The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-29
OBITUARY:
DEATH on MRS. pLArf.

he beginning Of the present century.
Daniel Henshaw was the direct descen-
liant of Puritan stock, aud his removal
10 Middlebury and settlement here
was destined to exert great influence
npon the future OF Middlebury society, |
As we'll as the cause, of religion here
and elsewhere, and as the sequel
shows, the. future of St. Stephens
church, not only in the past, but for |
ali coming time. The oldest son of the |
family, John p. X. Henshaw, after. J
wards a very able, jealous minister 6f
The Episcopal church, and later, bishop
Of Rhode Island, graduated ut Middle |
bury college at the early age Of sixteen
years. He afterwards became resi-
dent graduate at Cambridge. While |
there, he spent one of his vacations at
bis native place, Middletown, where,
under the preaching of the Rev. John
Kewley, he became converted and was
received into the Episcopal church by
the sacrament of Holy Baptism, the
Young convert evinclng his gratitude
to the agent of his conversion by as
summing q part of Mr.. Kewley's name.
This was the commencement of great
work for the family and the church.
Inspired with enthusiasm and zeal IN
the service of the Master whose cause
he had espoused, he returned to his
fathers house and began TO labor and
pray for his kindred with such success
that his efforts were blessed, and his
father went with his own carriage and
brought Mr.. Kewley to Middlebury,
where he received the whole family in-
to the ark of Chrisps church by holy
baptism, among whom was the subject
| of this notice, then fourteen years old.
This work, the conversion of his faith
er's family by the young and jealous
convert, then but eighteen years old,
was the beginning of very active and
successful ministry in the cause of
Christ, which he continued with una
baled zeal until he was suddenly called
home to his God from active duty
while making Episcopal visitation for
the bishop of Maryland. Who NAV
measure the influence upon society, re-
iigion, and the church in Middlebury,
and else W here, that was exerted by the
conversion OF young Henshaw, al
Middletown. A large and intelligent
family was thus inspired to exert O
great aud christianizing influence
Those that have felt 1t not only here al
home, through other states, and even
in foreign lands, can only answer when
all influences and accounts are summed
lup. Only the Oldest members of 80
ciety here in Middlebury can appreci.
ate 1t and they are very few who are
old enough to remember aught of II
and still fewer those who have felt 1T
power.
The date of Mrs. Platt's final confr
nation, of her baptismal vows,is un
known to the writer At the age o
twenty-five, she was married to DR.
James Kent Plat, by DR.. Joshnl
Bates, at that time president of Mid
, dlebury college. DR.. Plat died AM
/ was buried, we believe, at Pittsburgh
at the early age of thirty-two. Tw,
children were born to them, one sol
who died In infancy, the other daugh
9 ter who will be remembered by on
Oldest citizens as q most lovely yonn
lady, died at the age Of eighteen. Thi
y loss of her whole family was q sad BIZ
y reavement to Mrs. Plat, and durin
h tho years following, her burdene
l0dious verse that was pnhnsned at Tn
10 time. One that We wonld think. mu
c. have been written after the death
A. her infant sou was the following:
-
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