Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-04-08
A Prominent Connecticut Divine.
Death of Hiram p. Arms, d. d., of Nor
witch.

Death of Hiram p. Arms, d. d., of Nor
witch.
The Rev. Hiram P. Arms, D. D., of Nor
wich Town, died between six and seven
o'clock Thursday evening, at the age of SO
years, after an illness of about one month.
He was born in Old Windsor, Conn, June
LIST, 1893, and was a descendant in the fifth
generation of William Arms of Deerfeld,
Mass. He fitted for college under the tuition
of the Rev. Nathan Perkins of Amherst,
Mass, class of 1896, and at Phillips Academy
under John Adams, LID, class of 1896; in
1924 he was graduated from Yale College. He
was married to Miss Lucy Ann Wadhams, of
New Haven, September ~, 1924. After
graduating he took charge of the Kingston
Academy, N. Y, for a year or two.
After preaching several years in Sing Sing,
N. Y, and Longmeadow, Mass, he was
ordained at Hebron June 30th, 1880. A
fruitful ministry of two years there was fol
lowed by one equally prosperous over new
church in Wolcottville, Conn, lasting three
years and a half. August LIST, 1886, he was
installed pastor of the First church of Nor
witch. The following year, in July, his wife
died, leaving five children, of whom three
are still hving-Mrs. Kate B. Fisher, of Oak
land, Cal, Frank H. Arms, paymaster in the
United States navy, and the Rev. William F.
Arms, of Sunderland Mass
In 1888 he married Miss Abby Jane Baker
of New York city, who died suddenly August
10TH 1878, while on a tour with him in Can
ada. Here he Iabored most acceptably and
faithfully for thirty-s seven years with the
| First Congregational society, being restored
at his own request in 1878. In consideration
of his long and able services, the society pre-
scented him with a life annuity, which gave
him and his family comfortable support,
and from that time until his death he re-
manned among his people as the revered
pastor emeritus of the church
AS the issue of the second marriage he
had three children, all of whom are living
Mrs. Sarah J. Clarke, wife of the Rev. Will
liam B. Clarke, Charles j. Arms, who is in
the custom house at Philadelphia. and Theo-
dore W. Arms, paymaster's clerk in the navy
He has over twenty grandchildren living and
one great grandcbild, whom he baptized at
the Norwich Town church last summer.
DR.. Arms had the degree of D. D. con-
ferred upon him by the University of New
York. He was the senior pastor of the town,
though Dr. Alvan Bonds settlement ante
dates his by one year. DR.. Bond, however,
resigned the passionate of the Second church
in 1864, while DR.. Arms continued to be
pastor emeritus of the First church until his
death.
He was for number of years member
of the corporation of Yale College. He
was member of the Norwich Town board
of education for twenty-five years, and chair
man of the board for a large part of the
time. He resigned the presidency of the
board but few days ago, seeing that his
work was done.
DR.. Arms suffered partial shock of paral-
ysis two or three years ago, from the effects
of which he never wholly recover, d. He WIS.,
tied the city some four weeks since, but has
of late been gradually failing. The last days
of his life have been cheered by the constant
attendance of children and grandchildren.
and by many loving remembrance both
from present and former members of his
church