Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21


year of his ese lie descended from Viii
liam Wentworth of Dover, n. H., tho foun-
der Of the family in America; aud was
cousin Of Long John Wentworth Of Chca-
go. He graduated from the University of
Vermont in 1913, leading the entire college
In pure mathematics, ma standing third in
the class at graduation. After spending
several years a. q teacher in Dover, y. H.,
he entered tue ministry Of the Methodist
Episcopal church and joined the Genesee
conference in western New York.
Dir. Wentworth was one of the most emf
nent Methodist preachers OF his time. lie
was loved and honored by u wide circle Of
admirers and friends far beyond the bounds
Of his own Genesee conferences. Aside from
the two years he spent in Evanston, and q
year In Texas and q summer in Europe, DR..
Wentworth's abors were confined to west
ern Now York and western Pennsylvania.
In 1861 DR.. Wentworth was stationed
at st. Marks church, Buffalo, and during
the most critical period of the war he dealt
stalwart blows with voice and pen against
slavery and in defence of the Union. In
the excitement that prevailed he was re-
reateily threatened with personal violence
but he refused TO carry firearms for sef-
protection, and by his manlness aud cour-
age he won the respect of e friends and
foes.
Ills last pastorate was at Grace church,
Buffalo After two years of successful ser
vice in that important field he took the pre-
siding eldership of the Buffalo district and
after four years OF faithful work in that
capacity owing to the death of his wife and
his own failing health he reluctantly turned
aside from his chosen life work, to rest for
a few years in the homes of his devoted chill
dren. The death of his eldest daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wentworth Hsrtwe of
Buffalo last January doubtless shortened
MS days.
We copy the following: In the field of
literature, Dr.. Wentworth has secured
famo. Not mentioning minor works his
great literary monument is 1.-The Logic of
lntrospection, upon his fame a, a phil
osophic thinker and writer chiefly depends
We copy the following interesting sketch
of DR.. WentworthS college career from the
Buffalo Christian Advocate 1t is from the
pen OF Henry ". Hill, esq
John b. Wentworth entered tho Unver-
sity of Vermont in 1914 and was graduated
therefrom in the class of 1913. Among his
classmates were tho Hon. Robert d. Bone
dict, LII. d. , of Brooklyn, Hon. Dorman
+. Eaton, Ii. D., Of New York CITY;
Judge Erasmus D. Shattuck of Oregon, DR..
Thomas d. Strong Of Westtield, y. y. aud
others, whom DR.. Wentworth survived.
| His standing was among the first In a strong
c,a5s aud its members were widely scattered
after graduation. one OF the number,
Hon. James W. Marsh, bscnme member
Of Parl amtntin Honolulu; another, Fayett
Jewett, n. u physician in Syria
Several entered the profession OF the law
and some entered tire ministry. DR.. Went
| worths undergraduate associates included
many who afterward achieved success in
their respective lelds of labor, and notably
such as Nathaniel G. Clark, LII. d., Of
Boston, for many years professor of Eng
lish literature and Latin in MON college
John a. jameson, Ii. D., of Chicago,
VINO also .ecame an author; hon.
Thomas L. Nelson, Ii. ~, Judge of tbs
United States District Court of Messachu-
setts; Prof. John b. Perry, the geologist
and lecturer on palaeontolosy at Harvard;
Sidney II. Marsh, ID. D., president of Pa
cihc university; John X. Herrick, d. ID.
president OF the University of Dakota; Or.
L. L. Higbae, superin teudent of public in
struGtion Of Pennsylvania; Hon. Joseph
Warren Of the Buffalo Courier Hon. Ma
thew Hale, Ii. d., OF Albany, n. y,
Prot. William T. Wells Of the University of
Michigan aud President Mathew II. Buck
ham, D. D., Of the University OF Vermont.
With some of these DR.. Wentworth kent
up n CORRESPONDENCE.
The course OF study pursued by DR..
Wentworth in the University vas known
as the course in liberal arts. including an
cient and modern languages. mathematics
science. history. inteIiectual and moral
philosophy. which had been laid out with
great care by DR.. James Marsh the late
president of the University. The courss !,
intellectual philosphy was second to none in
New ENGLAND. md from the training tbers
received have come such wsIl-known an
tbors as tho late DR.. William G. r Sbedd
OF New York CITY: Hon. Henry j. Raw.
moul. founder OF the New York Times
DR.. John b Wentworth and recantlv DIR
John Deyey professor OF intelIsctusl mill.
o.onhy in tba I-ptversitv Of Nicbigar and
the most sminent psycbolooi,t in America
who. though Young IN wears has nonular
led psvcholocv During DR. lyentwortb,.
college course Prof Joseph Torrey d. d
one Of the aLl,st thinkers Of tina div bald