Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
REV. JAMES EASTWOOD.
Death of an HOnored Universolist Pas.
tor, who Was the Oldest Graduate OF
Tufts college.

Death of an HOnOred Universalist Pas !
tor, who Was the Oldest Graduate OF
TUFTS college.
Rev. James Eastwood, the well-known |
Universalist minister, died Wednesday |
forenoon at the home of his brother-in-
law, Joseph G. Cutting, in Guilford. Mr.. |
Eastwood sustained a stroke of paralysis, |
disabling his right side, while he was a |
pastor at Turner, Me-, about four years ago. |
Since then his home has been at the old |
Cutting farm in the west part of this town.
Mr.. Eastwood had suffered one or two |
more slight strokes of paralysis since com
ing here, but he had partially recovered his
physical vigor, while mentally he remained
bright and active. Mr.. and Mrs. Eastwood
went to the home of Mr. Cutting few
weeks ago and there on Sunday morning
| he was smitten with an attack which com
! pletely crippled his powers, consciousness
never being recovered.
Mr.. Eastwood was born of English par
ents in Rotham, Parish of La Cole, Can
ada, about nine miles from Rouse's Point,
! March 1G, 1929. A few weeks later he
moved with his parents to Hampton, N. Y,
where he spent his childhood. In 1888 he
went to West Haven, where he passed the
most part of his youth and early manhood.
For an occupation he followed that of his
father, wooden manufacturer.
In 1S43 he was a student for one term i'm
Castleton seminary, and later, in 1850, was
for a brief period in the preparatory de-
partment of the New York Central college
at McGranvlle, Cortland county, being at
tracted by the manual labor feature of the
institution. After this he was at the Troy
Conference academy in Rutland. In 1854
he re-entered Castleton seminary with the
intention of preparing for college, and COM
pleted the course there two years later.
Mr.. Eastwood matricuated at Tufts col
lege in 1856, and graduated with the class
of go. At the commencement exercises
he took third place. delivering philosophi-
cal Grafton. In the autumn of the preced-
ing year he deiveredIth annual Grafton be-
fore the Mathetiau society of the college.
Mr.. Eastwood preached his frs: sermon
in October, 1856, at Hanson, Mass, and
his second at Saugus. He continued to oc-
cupy pupits in the vicinity of Boston
throughout his college course. His first
settlement was in Union Square, now ALL
ston, Mass, where he remained three years.
In July, 1864, he joined the sanitary COM
mission at City Point, Va, and about three
months later took charge of the Soldiers
Mission sustained by the Unversalists of
]
this work until the close of the war
Soon after his return from Virginia, Mr.
Eastwood accepted the pastOrate of the
, Universaist church at Brattleboro. His
pastorate here was for five years, 1S65-70.
In the fall of 1870 he raised several thous-
and dollars in Vermont at the general con-
vention for permanent Insurance fund.
During 1871 and 1872 he canvassed Wis
consn in the interests of the jefferson Lib
eral Institute, eXtinguishing a debt which
had long been standing. In 1878 he was
stationed in Foxboro, Mass, and later in
Brockton. He delivered the address before
the alumni association of Tufts college at
the commencement of 1876 During the
fall and winter of this year Mr.. Eastwood
travelled in Europe, visiting England, Ire
land, Scotland, France, Switzerland and
Italy. After his return he had pastorates
at Clifton Springs, n. Y, Newport and
Kingston, n. H.. and Turner, Me.
, Mr.. Eastwood lhad in recent years en-
! joyed the distinction of being the oldest
! living graduate of Tufts college. He had
+ marked literary ability and during the past
: % years had written many articles for the
UNCONVENTIONAL and other publications.
/ His pulpit productions were marked
by depth of thought and conviction. In
r his personal relations he was a beloved
pastor, while his life was true in every re-
4 spect to the profession of which he was
I an honored member.
:. Nh Eastwood and Miss Martha Skinner
of Proctorsville were married in 1862
q Her death took place in 1864. In
1868 he married Sarah Elizabeth Cutting
. of Brattleboro who died in 1870 In 1875
Q he married Emily c. Cutting, sister OF
p his second wife, who survives him. A SON.
! nv no OF
r wood, a graduate of Tufts college and nov
+ a student in the medical department of the
!. University of Pennsylvania, also survives
: The funeral will be held from the church
a in Guilford Centre Sunday at 1890, anC
f will be attended by Rev. Chas. Skinner o
Cambridge, Mass, assisted by Rev. II. d
A Maxwell. The burial will be in the Gem
n etery at West Brattleboro.