The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-03-10

eel sas their wives sfised il Bangkok.
Here The sahicci of ID. sketch lived and
lsbored fer pesfiy ten yeafs II. sosk
YES irsasisiins portions Of ihs Bible add
pfi1ting them 10 the mlssioa printing
ofses. 80 A be vss soos able 10 preach 10
that isssass for the lac, three years OF
bis s,sy be hsa the ssss. Of The printing
press tisvias bsd too very serious s'ck'
ses.s, ia the Lee, fev months Of he sisy
there. II vss accessory for him 10 lcsss
The ooan,fy. sad 90 Dec 2sih. isis be left
siam. ADD vita bis departure The Ameri
can Board left The Geld TO the Ptesb,.e riso
spa Baptist Boards Six mosihs aud .
hall after leaving Sism. be arrived sisb
vile sad three ohll rem ia Shorsbsm.
After fes weeks q rest. BE- brgsn again
10 preach. and speui few ssbba,bs 10
R.., whitehall. NY, The sib,er vas
spsnt 10 Cotswsll preaching 10 the Con
sresssiopsi Church. 10 Ne. 1851 he took
charge 81 the church 10 Ripion where be
preached for Dearly Ten years. 10 Dec, 1850
removed 70 Ks-seyille \ y. and bad
charge OF the pfesb, terisn Church there
lin NAY ls,, 1864 his wife's health being
seriously impaired. he returned to Shore
ham aud Gas without charge Tor eisbt
months. 10 November "a. bis siie died 81
Darlington. where she had gone for medi
esl treatment, a1i was buried at Sbore
ha.a. J,n 1t. 1865 be began TO preach
10 the Pfesby teri Al Cnurch 10 Mooers, N
Y, aud remained With them till April
1868. From September 1862 to January
n. be preached 10 West Hartford, Yer.
mont, aud the following three m on,bs he
preached in South Byslton. The sum
mer OF 1871 be spent 10 visiting bis kind
red 10 the West. aud Tor the first time 10
uesrly forty years the brothers and sisters
were all together again, In September 1871
be- begin to pressh 10 East Ohszy. T..
and rem ,ined over six months. He had
10 regular charge after this date, but
preached occasionally as supply. 10
Septemb Der. 1876. he came to live In THE
pleasant village with his SOD, and made II
his hons thereafter la all the places
sbere be preached, hs did good and faith
FOL work for bis Master, aud he attracted
10 himself q large circle Of friends. who
loved aud valued him for bis kidd Interest
in their welfare and his earnest purpose
AMI Christian example He was especially
tuterested ia the young people and never
failed to enquire atts ,hofe with whom he
Was acquainted. His place 10 church and
prayer meeting was rarely vacant, and no
trivial excuse kept hin away. Two years
ago be was seriously sick With iniinepzs,
aud his strength never fully returned
His pbysic,l system became enfeebled and
his waking was much impaired. HIS
strength grew less as the IN onths went Oh,
| and when he was again attacked with 10
aoeuz. 10 Dec 81, he was implicitly pros
trsted by it. For nearly pine weeks be
was 90 his bod and patiently awaited the
Masters call. la oil bis long sickness
there was 10 word Of complaint or impa
tience. All was well with him, He died
anietly and peacefully at half past two
Friday morning. February Goth. and va,
buried Monday afternoon Feb 29th, ~
in ID slluood Cemetery. The funeral ex
erc,ses we're conducted by Rev. 8. l. Bal.
as. and Rsy. Dr.. Stephen Bush OF Water
ford. N Y. VII, had hasn Ia y lam will
him, gave interesting facts In reference tt
his foreign missionary work aud spoke o.
the sffectiouate regard and esteem that be
and his wife we're held in ny the entire
company Of missionaries. His removal
from the home, that be had graced 81
many years, is indeed severe sihictior
to those who remain 10 it, but the memo
~ OF his cheerful presence. and his con
stsnt, loving interest 10 the grandchildren
AZ they have grown up around him. and
the earnest. answering Christian faitt
ths, he daily showed will go far towards
soitening the weight OF sorrow. Besides
his two sons aud their families, he leave'
two brothers and a sister in Illinois, aud 9
large circle Of relatives and friends who
will mourn bis loss