The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-21

mere inrostsnt forces " the sgs. be to1x
ID The iiD~ 10 their nos, po,sn, and Il
faenissl ooarss
jo$sph Dresser wloshsn- born
ThoDpsou, Coca. April 4. iTgT. repr.
presen. Va ~ The fail p,cssrt age Of O,
cseisry, sod more ~ nessiy four yea,
In this. is lsss decade. We ncei wiih vel
isv persoEs wbo cen spesk With Bis Gle,
AID r~ssniive memory of Wis, happeoe
10 the ari decade. sbd Of inporiss
greats HsospifiSs durIng biz majority
go cobsidsfed % slDos, the osIy survis
ins siiness Thus for Wednesday an
THURSDAY oithis week BE- hsi been oi!ieis
~ Invited 10 be rresea, aud give persons
fetaipisoeooes st the seventy 9th snnrv.i
sary Of the Boblss, 81 our Institutions, ID
American Bible Society
Mr. wictbsm passed nearly tue ~tol
Of Tho second decade Of tbis century =
New Haven. mostly ss s,uiep, or teach
e. 10 Yale Utiseritsy. Here was liter
sry centre. . living iountsia OF Christian
education aud ioGaence for the Who'll,
couniry.
IL might be easier to AK than 10 aoswe
the question 10 shst Official or private CO
pscity 81 earnest man cen make mos
hesIthful impf.ss upon his times and lesv'
% honorable record Obviously We neet
some skilled 70 as and leaders 10 civi
life, the iournslist and the preacher. end
men aud women 10 manifold positions o.
more open or more silent ilauenoe upor
our race. But in this place and ct thu
hour there 10 no occasion 10 argue This
value aud power Of the lie and WORK OF Z
rs ieacaev. We need only to say that DR..
Wiekhsm Was not only professional
teacher. but genuine, an effective and
successful, 90 eminent teacher. His pupils
may be numbered by thousands. and
among them very many men and women
who have helped make their country's bis
tory. have adorned their age, blessed the
world.
Among the institutions named in which
be has given regular instruction we're the
Hopkins Grammar School. OF which he
WAS Rector. Yale college. where be wse
Tutor. Washington Institute. New York
city Collegiate Institute. Pousbkeepsie,
and Middlebury college. But tits with
Burr 4 Burton Seminary that bis honored
name aud history are chiefly connected.
lie gave to this institution the personal
work of instruction for abon; aqusrter OF
, century Of the prime Of life. aud added
~ .hE another quarter Of century Of
most useful setsies for its supervision. en-
iowmeot aud substantial improvement
la true sui important sense this teach
q has lived ali over the continent and be.
'ond Ia tLsss buud,eds oi worthy pupils.
lie las ~rought through them in all
which they have said and doue, which
YES according to the counsel, discipline
nd beautiful example they received from
i'm. 50 far as ibese people have done
'tll and nObly Tor their day and genera
lou. they will confess ii to have been in
Ls direction OF the principles he iustiIled
nd the generous impulses conceived in
nose criliosl years Of their forming char,
oier and developing lite. What has been |
iesnly aud poorly done will not be charg |
4 to bis isuIt.
As 4 minister ofths Gospel Dr. Wick
am bad no inconsidersble ability, exper,
10 oe aud success. His Incense 10 preach
as received 70 years ago. Jan. 2, 1921 in
ew Haven county, Conn. Two and q
ali years later. 10 Chensugo Co. N. Y.
e WAS fully orl.iued - the ministry. In
Is ordination he MAS senior by many
Ears Of every Congregational minister 10
10 state now living. His first preaching
as for Home Missionary field on Long
land. His services were soon after SO
ired 10 the Central N. Y. agency OF the
merican Education Society. His first
tiled pAs.orste was in Oxford. N. Y. be
inning in 1923. In 1925 he accepted .
II from the United churches OF New
,chslle and West Farm, Westchester Go. |
9 vas commissioners OF the Pres by terry
New York to the emersl Assembly 10
90 J.
he had s,toos faith -
portance Of an educated Christ. the
~, 81 pen not only devoted n min
sLly disciplined for tAs but thor
70. At tue call o. Oh sacred profess
esrllw years 10 .ist and the church
, 10 the pair niiefnafed from teach
YEAR, be-, ITO the class room, 10 lat
soho, .Jtermiugied or supsradded to
Az u work much service M a presch'
pastor.
a the neis boring town Of Dorset. dor
,g several broken years preceding the
resent pastornte he rendered much val.
ed sid 10 the supply Of the pulp, and 10
az marriages. aud funerals.
lazy u our beat men nnd women bad
cell his pupils 1t the Seminary and 10 sev
raj CDr.stiau ho0sehoidsbis mans Is CRATE
lilly ldeIhhsd With dates and memories
chief events ri their history More ex
.nsively still. as | believe. were such ser,
ices called into requisition and wsrmly |
pprecis,ed III this town OF Manchester |
bIch had been his place OF residence so
sny yesrs.
10 our personal relstion hs was to me
, early and stesdfsst friend. aud kind.
loug htfni and helpful father. He was
bout the brs, miGisier al tho county to
elcome me TO Vermont aud !. promote
easAnt scqnaiaialcr Win The churches
I'd with tue Seminary. l was with bim
, bis Goth bntudsy in 1857. vi the Sem