The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-05-29
OBITUARY.

TIE body u D@eoa ]. TAslor ss'
baOashl 10 this place on Tsesaa, o. tbs'
.ess for iniefmen: 10 The eeme,ery si
Manchester CeaRe Tho funeral ssr,ics
vas held 81 TIE Baptist charch. Rev. u,
q. HiseoI. pastor 81 the Fifth Avenue Bsp'
iis, charch. Troy \ T.. Of which the de
ceased has beea i0r ,we1iy ose years "a
active member, accompanied The fanil,
add preached a mos, appropriate sernor
from .be teIt Precious 10 The sight Of the
Lord lsihe death Of his ssisis he sPoss
10 terms Of the ,cnderssi lore and highest
hoaor Of the cheerful. heipiai, consistent
christian life Of Deacon Taylor, and pre-
seuisa many comforting thoughts drawn
irom his triumphant death aud the ceftain
u Of bis "abnadaat entrance into The
everlasting Kingdom OF orr Lord aud Saw.
isr Jesus Christ" Friends bad kindly
adorned the church with flowers, aud the
choir saog anthems foil Of the glorious
hope u Immortality, mskiug Il seem noi
as is sometimes said that 10 the midst d
life we are 10 death. but that 10 the mids,
81 death We have yet . very sweet and
blessed assurance Of eternal life How
filling that such an influence should sur
round the bier OF one whose whole life
was full Of joyful conservation to Christ
and willing, self sacrificing Efforts for the
happiness and the good Of othersl Many
outside tue circle Of his relatives. IN
this aud adjoining towns. cherish the
memory Of Deacon Taylor. A short sketch
OF his life will be OF interest TO all. He
was born in Manchester Vt, Nov. 18th,
1926. Being the second child and only
son 10 family OF eleven children, he early
acquired those habits OF industry and
faiibfulness which helped to make bis
mature life so eminently useful. At thir'
teen years Of age be became truly obcdien'
to the faith OF the gospel.
He was married May 10th ls49 to Miss
Mary Farnum OF Manchester W. and made
his home for five years at Conway, Mass.
At the end OF that time he returned to
this town and engaged III the business Of
piano and organ tuning. He also reassum
ed his church duties here and was elected
deacon which office he held until he went
to Troy N. Y. in 1869. There be became
identified with the Fifth Avenue church,
and there also was elected deacon. His
intensely active life wore upon his not
very robust constitution, and for many
years be has been sufferer from heart
disease and other painful physical derange
ments' Two years and half ago he was
compelled to give up his business entirely
aud since that time has been simply wait
ing with the most beautiful christian
patience aud cheeriulness for the time to
come when he should be absent from the
body aud present with the Lord. Toward
the close Of his life his sufferings we're N
creasingly severe, but in the midst OF them
all bis voice was often heard in prayer and
praise, aud smiles upop his lips attested
the power of faith to coDquor pain Aud
at the last the physical agony abated and
be quietly fell asleep in Jesus on Sunday
May %. MARX the perfect man. and be-
hold the upright for the end of that men
in peace
Doa Taylor leaves widow and two
daughters, Mrs. q, Waite Tubbs OF New
York city, and Mrs. G. L. Millinston OF
Lansipgburgh, N. Y.