Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-09

marked aptitude " 7mpssaT4gbW for study, and it is FREEMAN CLARKE. related that when
 only 10 years old he had mastered the rudi- ments of Latin, Greek and arithmetic. New ton, where his grandfather lived, was then a small village, abounding in farms and forests, among whose wild rocks and streams the boy spent much of his time with the keen en- joyment of boys of his age.
 At the age of 10 he was sent to the Boston Latin school where he made rapid progress in his studies, although he himself often said that he learned more from his grandfather's teachings than he did during his five years at the Latin school In 1895 he entered Harvard college and was graduated there at the Sge of 19, having for classmates Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benjamin R. Curtis, after wards judge of tho United States supreme court, Chief Justice Bigelow, William Henry Charming, Professor Benjamin Pierce, George T. Davis and s. T. Smith, later known as the author of My Country, 'Tis of Thee" At this time the young man had come to no decision regarding his life work, although he strongly inclined towards the law, but in after life he often remarked that he was very glad his decision fell upon the ministry.
 After four years training in the Divinity school at Harvard the young theologian went to Louisville, Ky, for his new work and assumed the pastorate of a new Uni tarian church there. While thus engaged his labors were enlarged by the assumption of the editorship of magazine called The Christian Messenger, in whose columns, it is interesting to learn, was published the first of Ralph Waldo eEmerson's printed poems In 1S4O Dr. Clarke returned to Boston, hay ing previously married, in Pennsylvania town, the charming young lady who has borne through all the succeeding years a generous share of the honors conferred upon her distinguished husband. .r The young preacher was established in charge of the little Church of the Disciples in Freeman place.. The originators sub scrlbed to the following unique profession of faith and purpose: ''Our faith is in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God; and we hereby ] form ourselves into church of his disciples that we may cooperate together in the study and practice of Christianity" Seats were free to all, and simplicity characterized everything in connection with the society. Dr. Clarke at this time engaged in literary work with a diligence which after a few years necessitated an extended vacation, part of which was spent at his wifes former home in Pennsylvania, and part in Europe. 1 The little society, which had rather an un- l fortunate experience during the pastors | 1 return in 1858, and was established in new l church at the corner of Brookline street and | Warren avenue. This structure, like it's | founders is plain and unpretentious in every way, yet it has heart warming influence
 upon strangers which was ever the joy of the
 society. Even so with the pastor-never was there anything about his style elaborate or
 oratorical, fowery or extravagant. His de-
 livery was quiet, easy, gentle, without l strongly emphasized points, constant flow
 ing, limpid stream of beautiful, practical ! truths understood by all, coming direct from ! and appealing to the heart.
 Each individual listener could always find
 something in Dr. Clarke's sermons to take
 directly to himself, treasure up and profit by.
 Though his life has covered nearly the whole of the present century, he was never old fashioned in his ideas or narrow in his teach ings but he was always abreast of the times,
 especially during the stirring days of aboli- ton agitation. He had a warm Christian
 feeling for Theodore Parker, which prompted
 him to say: ''It is an honor to our institu-
 tions when they train up boys into such men ! as Theodore Parker"
 ! During his long and busy life Dr. Clarke's ! literary productions were enormous. For | many years his sermons have been widely
 read in the daily press by those who were
 unable to attend his church. His home was | large, roomy, old fashioned, but comfort able mansion on Woodside avenue, in the ! Jamaica Plain district. His study was a
 large, sunny room, with antique furnishings, and all the arrangements denoted an occu- pant of methodical habits Although ex- tremely fond of studying life upon the great
 thoroughfares of the city and in the very center of the turmoil of daily strife, his work 8 was mainly accomplished in this quiet simple 8 workshop, to which his friends were alway. welcomed.
 ! The gentle preacher was entirely free from q any false pride, affectation or arrogance, sim l. pie ill h s tastes and generous in all his i'm ;. pulses, broad and charitable in his ides, al l ways 0 consistent and lovable Christian, un , tirng in his efforts to elevate humanity n James Freeman Clarke will be missed iron l. the community more than can now be told l. for he was a firm friend to every one, and tho o place in this community left vacant by hi t death is not likely to be filled again. at leas = during the present century.
 j. Dr. Clarke's published works are numerous y They include dissertations on religious ano @ philosophical subjects a history of the cam
 paign of 1S12 and defense of Gen. Hull 0n
 ] grandfather for the surrender of Detroit
 the preparation of the memoirs of Margare
 Fuller d'Ossoli, in conjunction with Emerson n and Charming, and description of his Euro @ pean travels. His book, "Ten Great Relie 2 ions' was probably the widest read and tn It one which mare especially identified him il n the literary world.
 Indicted for nIanslatEls,ter. r. BOSTON, June 9.-Adolph Albrecht, wh
 killed Flannigan and Lannigan, the cam