The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13

| philosophical Grafton vt commencement. In
| his junior year he had the annual Grafton be-
| fore the Methetian society.
! 1t was late in life when he began hls lie
work of Uniycrsalift preaching: but he came
| TO it wcll-cquippcd, with mature powers and
moved by profound earnestncss and belief
in his calling. His first sermon was preached
nj Hanson, Mas, during his freshman
wear and his second nj Saugus. He
preached in various pulpits about Boston
through h~ college course. and after
graduation his first pastorate was ut Allston.
where he served three years. Then he joined
The Sanitary commission n City Point, Va,
in july, 20. ana after three months service
there in charge of the soldiers mission stls-
tanned bv the l'nvcr.alists of New England.
After the war he was called 10 the paAtorate
Of the Bruttleboro church and remained here
i've years, NJ III, general conference III the
fall of 20 he raised several thousand dollars
for permanent fund. In II and - he can
vasscd Wisconsin for the jefferson Liberal
Institute. distinguishing Il debt that had long
been buriensomc. In rs he was stationed at
foNboru aud aftcrW ards at Brocton TN ~
he delivered the addrgS, before the y umm
Association Al the Tufts commencement
The following fall and winter he spent in
European travel, visiting England, Ireland.
Scotland, France, Switzerland and Italy.
His next pastoratc WAS at Clifton springs,
Y. Y. followed by others at Newport. Kings
ton, \. H., and Turner. Me-, until his break
down, when he moved back TO Brattleboro
and has since lived in comparative leisure.
He was prolific contributor TO the Uni
,ersalist magazines and papers though, a
period Of - years. Among the more notable
Of his articles being "Christianity the ultls
mate Religion in the Quarterly, Aspiration
of Workingmen' and SOCIALISM, while
few clergymen have had more of their SER
mons published in the denomInational papers.
or latesycars he has written much on ccononi-
jc topics. in which he had become deeply in
terestct. He was ever n man of independ-
ent views. reaching his conclusions after
careful and conscientious thought and then
standing rtsolutely by them. Originally "A
strong Republican, he had Of late years be-
come an utspo6cn Democrat, because OF ms
opinions on the tariff question aud hi- admit |
ration Of Mr.. Cleveland. II was always \ |
characteristic belief Of his that the duties OF
citizenship and Christianity were closely al |
lied and it was sometimes complained of him |
that his views appeared in hi SER |
mons but il was 50 candldlN. ar |
gumcut;ttively and sincerely and With I,
such tolerance OF the opinions OF others that /
no fair minded man could object. Ever /
centlemanly. scholarly. he was man OF /
tine conversational powers aud most in !
companion. lie was IN active and [
pastor and the local paper ut Tur- !
ner Maine said when he left there that ne /
had accomplished more for the welfare OF ms
church than any pastor who had preceded (
him.
MIR. Eastwood was three Times married /
first TO Martini, daughter Of Rev Warren /
skinner of Proctorsvillea and after her death |
to Lizzie cutting OF Gultord, who died in
1870 and the third time in ls19 70 her sister
Family Cutting, who survives him with one
son hy the second wife. now a student in the |
Medical department of University Of Penn.
sylynia. Three brothers and one sister out of
n family Of eight children also survive him
of Salisbury.Nt. VIM. 1T Los
Angeles. Cal, Wyndam at Binghanlpton, \.
Y. and Mary Monlton of Dcs Moines. Ia.
The funeral will Ice held sunday at 1880
o'clock 1T the Union church, Guilford Cen
ter. his hrothcr-n.liw. Rev. Gha> skinner
assisted hy Rev. Hal u. Maxwell.