Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-12-05

Reverend Samuel u. Burchard.


We have no desire to publish an sbitu-
ary notice si the Rev. DR.. Burchard, Of
"Rum Romsnism and Rebellion" notority.
II his biography Ia correctly given he has
been teo usefsl citizen 10 the period in
which he has had being to create any de.
.ire 10 get rid Of him. lie undoubtedly
feel. deeply the no,oristy given him by the
alip OF the tongue at the never TO be for
gotten Fifth Avenue Hotel meeting. In
his sermon last Sabbath on "Unconscious
Influence he took occasion to say
"A single act Of an unconscious instrument
may change the destiny Of a nation" We
append below brief biography of DIR.
Burcbard's life service which will be read
with in,erest and which many might envy
Samuel ID. Burchard was born September
Q, 1912, at Steuben, Oneida county, New
York, where his father owned iarm
which he purchased from the heirs Of
Baron Steuben, OF Revolutionary tame.
Alter receiving n common school educa.
tion, supplemented by attendance at acad-
eniies, he began to teach, but was checked
in this pursuit by All attack of asthma. In
hopes of benefit to his health he removed
into Kentucky when Is years Of age. and
remained there as student Of Centre COL
ege. He was graduated IN 1885. and al
most Immediately afterwards began TO lee.
ture without pay on religious subjects,
temperance, and opposition TO slavery,
supporting himself by the work OF his
hands. BY this means he became known
throughout the Stale. The young philan-
thropist removed TO Danviile during the
first visitation OF cholera, when it proved
fatal 10 many Of all classes. He pursed
the sick and buried the dead when most Of
the theological students residing there had
| fed in terror.
After course OF theology ut Danville,
Mr., Burchnrd received license To preach,
granted him by the Transylvania Pr.sby-
terry in the year 1888. He was soon popu-
lar and received many calls, Of which he
preferred one TO New York city because il
gave him the advantage. Of the Union
Theological Seminary. Hir instn llation az
pastor took place May l, 1886 He WAS
smccersful and highly popular, aud his
congregation built n much larger chnrcl,
in 1S46. This was burned down in 1855,
together with the PASTORS valuable library.
In the same year new edhce was raised
where, about four years ago, DIR. Burchsrd
completed n pastOrate of more than forty
years duration.
In 1861 lie was appointed Chaplain Of
the American church in Paris, and in 1866
Chancellor of Ingham University. Hs
did not permit these honors to interfere
with his relations to his people, by whom
he stood Notwithstanding his receipt oil
many fattering calls.
After leaving his pastorate, DIR. Burch-
ard accepted the Presidency OF the Rutgers
Female College. and he preaches to .
small, struggling church in New York
His honorary title of A. N. was conferred
on him by Central College, where lie wa,
graduated, and that Of d. ID. by Mapisor
University, q Babtist Institution OF New
York State. He has written great dea
for periodicals and published in England
During the war he strongly denounced
"Rekellion. "Rum" has had in him al
enrnest enemy since the time when he be-
gan a temperance agitation in that un'
promising field, Kentucky +; but the docto
insists on it, that he has never, throughou
his whole life, spoken disparag,ngly Of hi
Catholic fellow citizens, either as to thei
Q integrity, patriotism or Christianity.
DIR. Burchard married New York lad
in 1S47. She died in April, 1883. He los
his eldest son in the previous year. One q
e the three sons remaining OF five children
II practicing physician, one n lawyer an
one, recently graduated, is as yet undecid
ed as to the profession he will follow,
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