Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-07

ms uutDCS with peculiar emphasis, sending
home, for instance u notice of "mretng
nt the school house at half past six, with a
quick, positive and invariabe nod Of the
head
As a pastor he was faithful. but more in a
formal, official way than in the social
way Of Mr.. Wells. He had perhaps more
to do. He had classes at the school Of Miss
Peck. He had pupils in his family He
may have been more occupied with reading
and study. He excelled as "a teacher in
grammar, rhetoric and mathematics He
appeared at the schools and corrected mis-
pronunciatons of the pupils "Not Morlboro
but Marlboro" he would say. 1t has been
said that he hardly possessed the closeness
Of sympathy with the young which marked
his predecessor, so that, during a season Of
religious interest, in 1927, the young girl
who served in the house preferred to see,
when spending "A night in agony Of mind.
the visiting evangelist rather than her pas
tor Aud yet, those now living and then
young found him very allectionate. inviting
confidence, developing faith, aud becoming
the mean, uf leading many into the church,
no les, than 229, 10y profession during his
ministry. He must have been strong
! man, for he was the friend of the strong
est, and ranked as their equal a wise man.
for he most iudiciously guided a strong and
growing society during trying years a
tender man. for those now old and then
young loved him, and continue TO love him
and a skilful soul winner, for he won souls
He was "A noble Christian gentleman,
| prudent in business, authoritative in scho-
arship, Christian in spirit, and easily mas
| ter of a difficult situation. He introduced
| into his pulpit earnest men from the vicin-
age, such as the strong old school preacher
] V,.g4 6 4. II
/ ton of Marlboro, one Of the ablest ministers
the county has ever known; Revs Mcssrs
! Andrews and Foster Of Putney and Rev
| DIR. laggart of Coleraine, the latter a pc
culiarly picturesque and striking figure
| DR.. Taggart was ipag, rs well as eloquent
| He would hold the people for two hours, and
| when he had said "l6th-ly.' and the boys
began to grow cheerful, would come ont
with "Ah-but furthermore and then,
"Ah-hut again, until the end came by and
| by. DR. Taggart always prayed with his
eyes open. He would search out the causes
of sounds he would follow passing vehi-
rle- at family prayer at Dea. Holbrook's
house, he would bend down while standing,
and watch the progress Of a dog trying 10
crawl under a secretary too low for him,
going ON. all the while, most fervently with
his prayer.
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