Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-24
REV. DIR. GEORGE P. TYLER.
His Burial in BrattlebOrO on
Tuesday.

a Native of BrattlebOro, Pastor of the
Congregational Church for III Years,
and n Man widely Known, Loved and
Esteemed.
Judge Royal Tyler received last Satur-
day telegram announcing the death in
Lansingburg n. Y, of his brother, Rev.
DR.. George Palmer Tyler, man who held
high place in the esteem and affection of
very many of the older residents of Brat
tleboro who remember his long and sue
cessful pastorate over the Centre Congre-
gational church. Dr. Tyler was born in
Brattleboro Dec 10, 1902 and was one of
the IL children of Judge Royal Tyler, who
was elected to the bench of the Vermont
supreme court in 1901 and who was chief
| judge of the court from 1907 to 1872.
The father was a man of many accom-
| plishments, and was the author of the first
American play ever put upon the stage,
"The Contrast" played in the John street
theatre, New York, in April, 1856.
George Palmer Tyler grew up in Brat
tleboro, attending the village schools. In
his youth he was for time in Boston in
the store of his elder brother, Gen. John
S. Tyler, who enabled him to take college
course at Yale. The story of his life is adj
mirably told in an article in the Troy, n.
Y, Daily Times of last Saturday, from
which we quote:
"Graduatng with honor from Yale, DR..
Tyler studied for the ministry at the Union
Theological seminary of New York. Dr.
Tyler was married to Miss Elizabeth At
water Trowbridge May II, 1S41, and short
ly after he was installed pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Lowville, living
there Is years. He then accepted call to
the Congregational church of Brattleboro,
his old home, and remained there until
1860.
'From Brattleboro he came to Lansing
burg to be pastor of the Olivet Presbyte-
rian church. He occupied this position,
holding services in a building on Second
avenue until 1878, when he resigned. From
this time until 1883 DIR. Tyler supplied pull
pits in various churches, among them be-
ing the lakewood Avenue Presbyterian
church and the Memorial Presbyterian
church of Troy. His connection with the
latter was especially successful. He was
designated to be pastor of Olivet Presby
terrain church, Lansingburg, where he
preached until the close of his active lf,
as minister in 1891. In this year he wa'
afflicted by the loss of his wife. They had
been blessed with happy married life o
r more than 80 years and few weeks befor'
} her death had celebrated their golden wed
ding.
r HE was pastor emeritus of the Olive
e Presbyterian church and was president o
the board of trustees of the Lansingburj
E academy. The degree of d. d. was con
4 ferred upon him by Middlebury college
Vermont.
"Dr. Tyler was famously connected. Hi
:, mother was Mary Palmer, granddaughter
Il of Gen. Palmer, who distinguished himsel
in the battle of Lexington and one of who's
u sons was a member of the renowned Dos
/ ton tea party He had as cousins Mr.:
Elizabeth Peabody, the introducer an
g promoter of kindergarten work in Amer
n lea Mrs. Horace Mann, whose husban
was well known as an educator; Mrs Gee
h b. Loring, George p. Putnam and Mr..
= Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the letters G
Mrs. Hawthorne, published in the NJ
Ls vember Century, 1894, she alludes plea
Q antly to George as her favorite cousin.
4. ''Of DR.. Tyler's brothers three wei
"a ministers, two preferring the Episcop
~ church and one, like himself, the Presb
y terrain church. He was of rare abilit
- scholarly attachments and genial dispos
ton. The phrase ito know him was
v love him was particularly true in his cas-
lie "Shortly after his wife's death DR.. T.
J" ler's increasing age made 1t necessary f
him to relinquish active work and tend
I'd his resignation, which was reluctantly a
g, cepted Since last July his health hi
Of been slowly failing, though on Christm
day he dined with his family. On Ne
n Years day he was on the street for the Ia
as time A few days ago he found it nec'
H. sary to keep in bed, from gradual wea
ening of the body. He retained his ment
he faculties until Thursday.
is "Dr. Tyler often prophesied that
O. would outlive all his brothers, but the pl
phecy die not prove true as he is surviv
~ by Judge Royal Tyler of Brattleboro.
nd his two children, daughter, Mrs. 10
~, g. MARS, survives. He also leaves graz
Elizabeth MARS.
ny ''In Dr. Tyler's death the close of 10
hg and beautiful career is reached car,
'p- in which the qualities of virtue, learn
and refinement shone brightly and VIII
In end will be a deep sorrow to all who KIN
IN him."
ms Funeral services were held in Lansi
burg and the body was brought to Brat
W. boro for burial. Tuesday afternoon fiji
a services were appropriately held in
he Congregational church where DR.. Tyler
long ministered to the people, and VIII
nee his voice has often been heard since
tho pastorate closed. In the absence of r
raj Mr.. Day the services were conducted
:. Rev. Dr. George Leon Walker of Hartf'
and Rev. Frederick w. Greene of Midd
d. town, Conn. Miss Gregg sang "AsleeI
ORC Jesus" and "Abide with me-" In b
ex- remarks at the grave Mr.. Greene allu,
'lIy touchingly of the death of Dr. Tyl,
wife and the burial of her body here.
cen We give below. an abstract of Dr. Wa
n a er's address, whose fitness and elrnestI
and impressed all who heard it..
on
Abstract Of DIR. walkers Address.
lew Appropriate and reverent services