The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-11
THE LATE REY. d. nENRY MILLER.
His Funeral at Mystic Monday-Close of
an Active Life-was Chaplain of the Fiji
teenth G. V.

His Funeral at Mystic Monday-Close of
an Active Life-Was Chaplain of the Fiji
tenth G. V,
Norwich, Nov. 1O.-The Rev, j, w,
Nicholson, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Bridgeport, officiated at the
funeral of the Rev. d. Henry Miller,
d. D., at Mystic on Monday afternoon,
There was an unusually large assem-
blage at Chestnut cottage, DR.. Millers
home, to assist at the services. The
funeral was at Yonkers, N. Y.
DR., Miller died Saturday at the age
of seventy-one. He had been in poor
health for upwards of six years, and
while comparatively feeble, yet was
able to go to the polls to vote on Tues
day. The news of his death, was,
therefore, unexpected and was a sur
prise to acquaintance throughout New
England, where DR.. Miller was gener-
ally known. He had been in the minis
try nearly fifty years and in that time
has had seven pastorates and baptised
1867 persons.
He was born on the island of Jersey
in the English channel on October 81,
1925; was brought up in the Methodist
church and educated for the ministry.
He graduated at Wesleyan university
at Wilbraham, Mass, in 1S45. He was
ordained to preach in the Baptist min
istry at North Stonington, December II,
1S47. From there he went to the Staun-
ton street Baptist church, New York
nitU In Nav 1910 ba RI yaf.s
and under an elm tree organized
church with but seven members. Here
he remained eight years and built up
very prosperous church.
In April, 1857, he was called to the
First Baptist church of Meriden, where
he remained until 1862, when he enlisted
as chaplain of the Fifteenth regiment,
Connecticut volunteers, of the Army of
the Potomac. He was in the field two
years, In 1854 he accepted a call to the
First Baptist church of Trenton, N. j.
Here he remained until 1867, when he
went to Elizabeth, N. Y, at the Broad
street Baptist church, which he had
built at a cost of 100000.
In 1872 he was called to the Worthen
street Baptist church OF Lowell, Mass,
( WueIS lie IeIldllleu OIe year, dlleI
which he was called to Plymouth Bap-
fist church of New York city. In 1875
he went to the Noble street Baptist
church of Brooklyn, where he remained
for ten years.
| In 1885, on account of i'll health, he
made a lengthy visit to Europe. On his
return, as his health was not improved,
he returned to his cottage at Mystic.
His only pastorate since then was in
Norwich, where he was pastor of the
First Baptist church for several years
/ Since that time he has resided continue
ally in Mystic.
DR.. Miller was a member of Williams
| post, No. S. G. A. r., and at one time
was department chaplain of the state
organization. He was also prominent
Mason. In early life he succeeded DIR.
| Downing as editor of The Baptist
| Memorial
| In 1856 the degree of A. M. was con-
ferred upon him by Madison university
and in 1866 the degree of D. d. by Lew
isburg university In 1887, the fortieth
anniversary of the ordination as pastor
of the church at North Stonington, was
duly celebrated, the address being made
| by the Rev DR.. T. J. Armitage.
| He was married three times His
third wife died in Mystic some time
ago. His second wife was Mrs Sarah
Maynard of Norwich, the widow of DR..
| Maynard