New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-28
THh Rel. JOEL NAM.

Along LIFE Full oF GOOD DEEDS.
NEw-HtvFN. Conn. July 26.-Nince the
death q few week since d Norwich Conn, of the Rev
Daniel y Beuuy 10 his ouo-hUudr-dth year, the Rev.
joel 5auu Who deC Monday evening ln bis mneiy-''Xta
YEAR w,s the oldest clergyman, wtrou, Doubt in he
United STATES, he had been in tne ministry seventy
lr years and am active preacher Bore ,hau h'y years
About tie wear I-t- 90 tals cy aud lFeu mere
uati M. death. SIR Mann was born i'm oxford. y H.
february = l7,3, and his early education was Sine1 ia
the district schools or that place. his
U,t,ar WAS % farmer and could NOT give
mn. son. who WIS one OF hr,een children,
those advantages which he wished and relying o. him
self the young HAL Was able 70 advance AMI m himself
for college He entered Dartmouth m L>oo' graddA''d
IN 1910 and having defer mined 10 devote AiinseH %
the ministry studied turo.o-y Win Ut. OA4uN'j' '"'
.b-,rou or his time nm UutAranism. Later. displaying
brilliant qualities OF mind he became ~ instructor II
Dartmouth position he did not long mold OWING TO ai'
desire 10 preach. Meantime he had satisfied hhnseI
cou-ccutously that The dsrrncs ~ tue Con-t sAtoa'
church nearest his heart a1i ne 1egep.- 'Ie POI
y There iu Ill Dee Aas ordained. and there ne ~
sod a., nastnr many wears The quality vi his preach
Ing Wa .uch Drus him niuch success eau nT W
REGARDED i- one ~ ne idIn- divine, ul MS tht. %
PrifG' he r,noved T. salem Mas. remaining number
Nrn-York civ where ne had charge OF one oil me AIa
l're.byterian hurcbes he regarded tns sep a. ~
crror ana n, remain b. returned the CDL-l ljloua
fold In $50 the period o. the great 'Va-' o tesou
following the time Of spread OF atheism AI, lam
Ma. i'm demand as a revival ana b. tins work met Win
success. In a positions ia the church Tor more 'h~u
u.ry years b. was radcr anu Al dttt4'o, "''A1..
and a most 10 the Last haur ~ hl- me an
,fteudant r1,op Ike .rrticrs ~ the church burlhS
The TWENTY-FIVE year of his residence tn NV ~ 1
added tu lI- lat 81 IlrHd-, bad Wlliieh an"
many sermons the last one u'lnB lu 'tloI'' "l'
town af fr. centennial celebration tAl'c year is' AZ
90 the be- had been an atieniin UPON .Ie ,
mg- oil Clergy here, being the c"mHdli'D 'l -ttD ~
known u-n a. Professors udv AMI DlMatedd liH Try.
Nr..r- AiI u. Nhtlesey ana Mes-erne. HIS ldil.5 -
"a i .aId Louor.d English one an De- W. ths ~ 49,
geneIiogy or ID. family winch h~ h3d tr'ei Dos ~
dred- o. years. ilc had 10 1s possession t'. .,.,is
arms Mr Mann kept FOR uralt '---tl -a, t,ts,tIv
darr. Il. was q strong ADO tloL-t aad Wa IAloH-l1
AMI Intimate with LLOYD Garrison anu tHr -.
Phillips ans W.. an a.lurrr Of me chi'ter 9hs "a .
reader Of the doctrnrs Oh VT 'ftoi''' 80
t,pgy WA Of the OIL scHIu.' ~. -
d.d not t.ke kindly IN modern de',-. rs -.
inr cbarac4ri-fr. were hrmuess and deieri MAJ ~
These carried him through many cri-e, 'I m 80 ,,ros
nir to endure severe scknesses which Wou Have P''
tratsd Others . , vorrop ~
Sir Mann married "a daughter ~ Governor Neihon' .,
Newport n and thus united 9ue oi thr olIrs' a..
~ that stale with Ms own. II De r'lltru ,r,i
4irht 81 the Lady who became ne VIZ We a., ,rs.rn
iOnnrcticut. where he had an apl"hth ~ i .grssson
Her face in the congregation nlaHt Nu t,.vrtsd
on aim that lie reAolv-d. n she va not Altiay Us ,s
Ia uruus4p tu her and ID is strange tI'ul'.u -,
the lany VA similarly Impressed Win me lte".ii
meeting vhich followed wa plrasinI on, vhlCh 10
mutual sentiments and resulted h u ulou tt. M,
tiuued long Nrs Mann died sixteen Y''I- ~" ,.,ts
left nne son Dr Frederick T. Mann 81 ''' ~. Soeer
Two o. bis desrendsutH are couhectfu ". ,ft,r
The burial of Mr. Mazn look place 90 , hurled
nooa FROM Davenport church, ana 'he D"'I Wv