Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-29
LATE REV. sIuJAn c. BALDWIN.

LATE REV. ELIJAH 0. BALDWIN. A Tribute so His Memory-His Life
 Work and Usefulness.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 CHESHIRE, April 2S-In addition to the obituary concerning the late MT. Baldwin, published in the COURIER of yesterday, we desire to add the following for the benefit of the many friends of deceased and as a fur- ther tribute to his memory:
 It h with feelings of sadness that we chronicle the death of the Rev. Elijah 0. Baldwin, the acting pastor of the Congregs- at the parsonage on Sunday at a. m. after a painful illness of about two weeks. He preached his last sermon in Huntsville, in exchange with the Rev. Nr. Diven, two weeks ago yesterday. At that time he was not feeling as well as usual, and on his re- turn homo was taken more severely i'll and kept gradually growing worse until his de- cease.
 MT. Baldwin was born in Milford in the year 1883, and was at the time of his death 6fty-seven years of age. He prepared for his seminary course at the schools in Milford and was for time under the instruction of the Rev. Dr. Brace, then pastor of one of the Milford churches. He taught school for time at West Haven, at Ellington, and for noVoIdA yohkb Wdn tnC HkAuOlRhA VI tuo AiHA school in Milford, under whose instruction several young men were prepared for college.
 He entered Union Theological seminary at New York city, where he graduated in the year 1860. In September of the same year he was ordained and installed as pastor of the Congregational church at Bethel, Conn.,, where he remained until the year 1865, at which time he was called to the pastorate of the Congregational church in Branford, Conn.,, and was their duly installed pastor in April, 1865. He remained in Branford thirteen years, or until the year 1888. In November 1889 he was employed as the act ing pastor of the Congregational church in duties of pastor (some seven and a half years), until laid aside by his last sickness, which so quickly put an end to his earthly labors.
 MT. Baldwin as pastor was faithful, often visiting from house to house, tenderly sym- pathizing with the sick and sorrowing, re- joicing with those in prosperity, and urging upon all the importance of seeking first and above everything else the kingdom of God and its righteeusness.
 As preacher Mir. Baldwin was above the average, his sermons being uniformly thought ful and practical and delivered with plain- ness of speech that could easily be understood by all his hearers. He took a deep interest in the Sunday school, where he was faithful teacher. In the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor, from whose regular meetings he was seldom absent, and was ac. customed once in two weeks to ride some two and one half miles to Cheshire Street and there hold divine service.
 For many Sabbaths he preached in his church in the morning, attended Sunday school at noon, rode to Cheshire street and there preached in the afternoon, attended the Young Peoples meeting at p. m. and again preached in his church in the evening, thus filling up the Sabbath hours in preaching the everlasting gospel. He also for several years edited the Home World, more or less frequently for many years, and wrote up the early history of several towns in New Haven county, leaving upon record @ great deal of valuable information that would be difficult to obtain elsewhere.
 He leaves . wife and four children to mourn hts death; one 6 daughter, the wife of a minister in Ohio; Q son soon to graduate at the medical department of Yale; another son a student at Yale, and another son who is connected with the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D. O. Rev. E. 0. Baldwin died in the full and comforting hope of blessed immortality beyond the grave. His funeral will be attended on Tuesday, the 29th inst. Prayers will be offered at the house at 1:30 held in the church conducted by Rev. Geo. w. Banks of Guilford, and Rev. Wm. Rey- holds of North Haven, after which the re- mains will be taken to the town of Cromwell for interment. The bereaved family have the sympathy of this entire community in this hour of their deep sorrow and are tend- erly commended to the care of him who doth not willingly aff1ict nor grieve the children of men.