The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-07


At the next Wisconsin Convention no
doubt memorial service will be held
in memory of these two devoted Wis
consin pastors.
May God bless the afflicted families
of these two faithful ministers lately
gone home. They were one in spirit, in
life, and in death not long divided. May
he also bless the Church that has been
deprived of their strong, earnest and
consecrated services.
ALFRED CONSTANTINE BARRY, was
born in Delaware county, N. Y, July l.,
1916. and was therefore seventy-two
years, eightmonths, and twenty five days
old at his death, March 26th. He was ed
ucated in the public schools of his native
town, and at the age Of nineteen COM
menced preaching. He spent about a
dozen years in the work of the ministry
in the State of New Y FORK, writing often
for our periodicals and assisting some
times in editorial work. In the year
1885 he was married to Miss Adelia
Robertson, most worthy woman, and
helpful to him in his pastoral work.
Five children were born to them, three
of whom are still living, and were pres
emit at the funeral.
In 1915, with his family he came West,
and settled at Racine, Wis, where he
assumed charge Of the Universalist
church. In 1850, with the late Ster-
ling P. Rounds, he published, at Ra-
cine, The Old Oaken Bucket, tenn
perance paper, Mr.. Barry acting as ed.
itor. In 1855 he assisted John G.. Per-
cival, the poet and geologist, in geo.
logical survey of Wisconsin. In the
same year he was appointed by the
governor State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, to fill vacancy !; and in
1855 was elected by the people to fill
that Office, and served till January, 1858.
When not in public Office Mr.. Barry
served as pastor Of the Racine church
till the breaking out of the war in 1861,
except one year at Waukegan, and one
as pastor Of the I'd Universalist Society
Church of the Redeemer), Chicago
At the beginning of the war he was
appointed Chaplain Of the 4th Wiscon-
sin Regiment. On returning home in
1852, he was chosen member of the
State Legislature from Kenosha county.
AT the expiration of his term of office,
he was appointed Chaplain of the 10Th
Wisconsin Regiment, but before the
war closed his health compelled him to
resign, and soon after returning, he was
appointed, by President Lincoln, Chap
lain of hospital at Madison. After
the close of the war the Racine parish
called him back again as pastor.
He subsequently acted as pastor of
the Universalist church at Fond du Lac,
and also at Elkhorn, in both places
he did most excellent work in orga-
nizing and planting our cause. Lom-
bard University gave him the honorary
degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1870.
While located at Elkhorn, in 1876 his
wife died, and in 1878 he married again.
The second wife and one child survive
him.
DR.. Barry was also four years pastor of
the Lodi church. During two of these
years he gave half the time to the Prai-
RE du Sac church. He preached also at
other places, and acted for short
time as state missionary for Wiscon-
sin. During the last two years of his
life he preached but little, his health
not per mitting. He had little place
of few acres near Lodi, and he gave
considerable attention during the last
four years to horticulture.
Thus it will be seen that DIR. Barry's
life was very active and laborious one.
Aside from the work mentioned above,
he gave much attention to Odd-Fellow-
ship and Masonry, often lecturing be-
fore large bodies Of these fraternities.
He was one of the first, if not the first,
to introduce the "Temple of Honor"
a temperance organization into the
State; and at the time of his death he
was chaplain of the Loyal Legion of
the State, that organization sending, as
a token of respect, a beautiful tribute
of flowers for the funeral.
AS aplatform speaker, Mr.. Barry was
quite popular. He lectured before var
iOus organizations, upon a variety of |