The Newtown bee., 1897-09-03
NUMBER 35.
Chamberlain is a mining engineer and formerly resided in the East.
Dea Henry Fairchild.

1 when told Dea Henry Fairchild had laid aside the cares, the tolls and trials of life and entered the rest of Paradise. Born in Newtown. Conn.,, July 20, ISIS, died July 26, 1897, he had entered upon his SOth year and, like a shock of corn fully ripe, he had been gathered to his fathers. In his death, his native town loses a man of sterling character and the Congregational church, of which he was the senior deacon, an efficient officer of consistent Christian influence, and one who in church work never tired.
 Left fatherless at the age of eight, the responsibility of his early training de- Volved upon his mother, 8 woman of rare gifts of character. The impress of her quiet, exemplary Christian life was strongly marked in the son and she, & true mother in Israel, lived to see her son unite with the church of her choice, promising to be one of Christ's faith. ful soldiers and servants unto his life's end, which promise was well carried out, in Christian service that covered period of more than half century.
 Uniting with the Congregational church in l843 he zealously entered into every department of church work. In the choir, the Sunday school, the social meeting, the business meeting of the church, wherever duty called, and there was work to be done.
 In season and out of season, he could always be depended upon, and of him it could be truly said, "He had rather be deorkeeper in the house of his God than dwell in the tents of wickedness."
 In 1857 he was elected to the office of deacon. That was at time when man of weaker faith, and less hopefulness, might we'll have ghrunk from assuming the responsibilities of the office, for numerically speaking, things were at a very low ebb.
 Frequent change of pastors, as we'll as many losses from removals to the West and elsewhere, had thrown the burden of care and expense upon the few, of whom the deacon was looked upon as & leader. His faith in the future growth and prosperity of the church, though sometimes checked, was never lost. Every pastor found in him 8 steadfast | friend.
 With him the Bible was no sealed book. It's pages were we'll conned OCT, and it might be said of him, as the Apos- tie Paul said to Timothy, That from 8 child thou hast known the Scriptures l which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.''
 A man of ripe Christian experience, where his last sickness came, it did not find him unprepared. In cheerful trust he waited and no cloud of doubt could finger long with him. The closing of the earthly life was but the putting on of glorious immortality. Nor anxious doubt, nor dark dismay l Disquieted the closing day, I But evermore the soul could say, 1 "My Father careth still tor me-"
 In childlike trust serenly going To that last trial of thy faith.
 The goodly influence of such a life who can measure? Who can tell how far down in the history of the church of which he was so faithful member, his influence will be felt?
 While we mourn the loss of such & faithful friend and brother. we will cherish his virtues, and, 80 far as he followed in the footsteps of the divine Master, we, who knew him but to love and respect, will try and follow his example.