Connecticut western news., 1895-07-18
OBITUARY.
The Rev. pr. Lewis II Reid.

TThe greater part of this sketch of Dr Reid was written by the Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Twich- ell, of Hartford. It voices the sentiments of all who knew pr. Reid.l
 The Rev Dr Lewis H. Reid died at his house on Atwood street in Hartford on Monday forenoon. July 8, in the first year of his age. So came to it's earthly close a Christian life of honor and usefulness.
 Though Dr Reid had lived in Hart ford only since 1888, he had many friends among us who held him in a peculiar | esteem and affection and who are deep- | ly touched with the feeling of bereave- ment by his departure.
 Of Scotch decent, as his name sug. gests, he was born in Charlestown, N. H., March 9, 1925, but was brought up in New York city. Ia early manhood he at first contemplated mercantile career, and was for two years in the employ as confidential clerk of Christopher R. Robert, founder If Robert College in Constantinople, who became greatly attached to him. But fnding himself called to the service of the Christian ministry, he relinquished his business prospects and turned 10 his studies, re- ceiving at the time, expressions of sym- pathy and approval from Mir Robert. which he never forgot. He grad uated at Yale with distinction in the class of 1S47.
 Completing his theological course at Union Seminary in 1850, he was invited to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville. N. Y, succeed ing the Rev Richard F. Cleveland, father of President Cleveland. Grover Cleveland. after his family removed from the place. continued for. season to reside there as a clerk in a store and the acquaintance then formed between him and the new minister was ever after pleasantly remembered on both sides. Since Mir Clevelapd's elevation to the chief magistracy of the nation, Dr Reid has received letters from him. referring in cordial terms to their relation in those times. How fruitful the eleven years of his labor in this his first pastor ate were may be judged from the fact that in the course of them no less than thirteen members of his church,
 which WAS but small, entered the min- istry. some as foreign missionaries, 10 his great and lasting joy.
 Ia 1862 Dr Reid resigned his Fayette. vile charge to accept that of the First
 Ward Presbyterian Church in Syracuse.
 N. Y. His service in Syracuse covered
 the period of the civil war. and 1t was
 in no slight measure due to the infuepcs
 of bis patriotic preaching that his con.
 gregation was distinguished in that re-
 zion for the number of men who went
 from 1t into the army. In 1868 pr Raid
 was called from Syracase to Chicago
 where for the six years following h. was
 pastor of the Eighth Presbyter Church
 in that city. Here again, as in the case
 of both his other settlements, the power
 of bis ministry was manifest in the
 marked increase in numbers and spirit
 ual quickening of his church.
 Dr Reid removed to Canaan, Conn.,,
 in the autumn of 1874 and conducted | boarding school until the spring of 18S(
 during which time he supplied the pull
 pit of the Congregational Church a
 East Canaan. The membership of the
 Church was largely increased under hii
 preaching. From Canaan he removed
 to Rye, N. r., where he also continued
 the boarding school. The climate a
 Rye nearly undermined bis health, ant
 in the spring of 1881 he removed tt
 Lakeville where he conducted his schoo until 1888 when he removed to Hart ford.
 Notwithstanding the cares and labor of his school he continued to do goot !, deal of preaching, being always ready on occasion, to help his ministeria
 brethren, but especially feeble churches
 in that way of service. In the eoclssias
 tical connection to which he belonged 2 in presbyter snd in synod, his counse was often sought and much valued Among tile responsible offices he Dor,
 were those of director of the McCormicl , Seminary and trustee of Lake Pores , University. He wrote excellent tract of one of which the American Trac i, Society has printed more than five hund !, red thousand. Three volumes of hi i sermons. entitled, Living for tb' 1, Master" Believing and Doing, . ''Similitudes of Christ" have been pub lished by A. D. T. Randolph X Go.
 During the last fifteen years and ul to within few weeks of bis death, D . Reid has been associated, at Lakevill and in Hartford, with his son Lewis, i teaching, work for which he had rar ? qualification and in which he has don !, great good.
 He was married in 1851 to Miss Mari : l.. Fuller of Kent. Conn.,. who survive
 him. It was happy and blessed union
 Of their four sons three are living Levi
 F., principal of the Collins Street Clas,
 ical School in Hartford; Clarence l. i, lawyer in New York city, residing T Stamford; Willard O., a merchant i v New York city. All three are grad nate of Yale. The fourth son, Edward W j. died in 1885, while junior at Yale. H
 was 8 young man of Remarkable promis ]. and was so greatly respected and belo, U ed that the college authorities include his name in the list of his class presen '' ed for the bachelors degree and it aI
 pears accordingly in the catalogue. . Dr Reid was man who, by all wh > were privileged to know him, must | J forever remembered with reverence an tender affection. In his personal aI
 pearance he was in the highest degre !. attractive and winning. His nobl, '1 benignant face; his kindly. graciou voice; his gentle Christian manners, hs i, a charm that no one in meeting hil v could but be immediately impresse
 with And the better one became a, .' quainted with him. the more clearly | 7. 7. could see that he really and truly WI " what he seemed to be-a pure, lovin, 'r good man through and through. Thel was benediction in his very presence ls While he has lived in Hartford h r fellowship in public and social worshi
 has been with the Asylum Hill Congr gational Church, to its memorable con :. fort and help. They who, in that fe i' lowship. have been wont to hear b
 words of spiritual brotherly cheer an his sweet prayers, 80 full of heavenl r. havors; so fragrant with the ripeness IF Christian experience; so pervaded wit