Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-30
Rfy. BENJAMIN DODGE.
Deatn If Pioneer ia southern Ed"-
National Missionary work.

ported tie Death Al Peasant Hin, Tenn,
Of Rss BeaJsssin Doese, native Of this
coanty. wbe Ss- personally knoEu 10
nan. readers e iai- paper snd b5-e
work IN the S5zta "a. knoEn to al OF
them through H. occasional eontribu-
i5ou. 10 oar eoIuru- TEE information
regarding NJ Bo1rs'- death va asesgrs.
snd h4gz.vsag Haay Of oaf readers would
Ike to aear more. even a; ths. lste date.
80 vre;e 10 Plesssa; Htll Below ,. the
reP.y recv .yss4 from Rsg. ". Z ~beslar.
prime. - q tha P-es..a; H.a academy
NJ Dodge a1st Tuesday. jay 3. sged
serenity e eht yssrs-EDe
PLEAsAS- Hi Tenn, SEPT q. 80.
To tAe E6itor q n. au.erteaaz
Yogf Ietfe- A. hand and ne are happy
n have the inte-e-; expressed In orr dear
Broth Dod1s. aud in the vo'k n ~h.ra
De IS. engaged To- - many yesr.. -
p = : he dsy OK a. stroke 81 spoPiexy.
which occurred on MONDAY, July 5, he
had appeared unusually Heii Tor some
months. On the preceding Fri1sy he
weat . Cro.syille, attended session o,
the teachers institute and spoke inter
e1t.ng.y to the teachers. On Sunday
morning be -at on sae platform with The
minister 10 filled the pulpit, and dur
.ng a.. o. these "a; Gays Vas especially
happy aud cheerful.
Early Monday morning he bad tnis
stroke, and after it never spoke. lie lived
from Monday morning until Tuesday OF
the next week. During he no-t Of this
time be WAS conscious evidently, would
grs-p our hand- firmly and re-pond 10
questions ey pressure OF the hand.
The funeral services were held here On
the Thursday morning following rs
death, attended BY myself and two neigh
boring ministers. large nuuber Of
friends zat hered to express their sorrow.
We al feel that we have lost dear, good
friend. It seemed 20 me remarkable, his
efforts TO ;nzIntA!n hold pom the yoaug
people CONNECTED with the school in H.
la-t year. Yoa know. perhaps, that hc
castomsrly preached manuscript ser
uJn-, bat even IN the last year q tao he
has atrnost altoget her spoken extempors-
ueousiy TO our young people, because he
had essHe to feel that they liked I hAt bet
ter Unit the last tie Was interested IN
the Institution, and hAs every year 80
cured considerable sum Of money Tor
the school. although receiving no regular
salary from The American missionary a.
ISOLATION.
We feel cur loss deeply. Upon ne. e.
pecEa. y. the re-p3ns 4hti3tIee q the susts-
tuts5n seem doubted without the aid q
a. us--l sad tho b. p = hlch he secured
from oaF northern friends Weare IA
eers. anxious tat our northern trleua-
ali Hat forget u because not reminded
- the!f privileges al the hand q oar dear
Father Dodge"
The school HHs been pr1-pe3!ug Ia thee.
last year. and with needed help there
seems to Dc no obstacle in the way 81
continued progress Oar young people
are securing educstiou- winch tit them
tor the important trusts 81 HE Thts
year our neigh boring county, White, has
over one-thlrd Of IT. teac hers drawn from
students OF our academy. / think never
before have there been 20 many OF our
teachers employed throughout the sur
rounding counties as during the present
year.
Lat year wss the bes. year in our re-
iigiou- lie since my connection with the
school, and we had go out from u at be
end Of the year large number Of earnest
and active Christians.
During this summer, using students
who were owing the institution and
those who wanted to be students the
coming year with some outside help, we
have erected large barn, partly com
pleted four residences, made and burned
5000 brick, besides putting in and
gathering fourteen or fifteen acres OF
Hillet hay for The Use OF our stock. The
mill " hlch has been provided for the use
OF the school by the kindness OF northern
friends under Brother Dodge's efforts, is
doing much IN building up this country.
never before have there been 50 much
building and repairing a. this year. They
come to IL TO get their material, which
we have made with the aid OF our
STUDENT. EEv. w. +. WHEELER.
The Chattanooga Tenn Times says Of
MIR. Dodge:
Rev. benjamin Dodge was pioneer IN rea
giou- and educational work on the Cumberland
plateau, and he leaves a. q monument 10 hI.
name and lahor- Pleasant Hill academy, i free
school conducted under the auspices Of TIE
American missionary association
MIR Dodge Wa born in Brooksvlle Me, No.
L, Isls. Iu- father died when he Wa hut year
old. lie attended district schools until be Wa
seventeen years old, then two terms at the Blue
hill academy, In l.SG he entered the Bangor
classical school, working and teaching at inter
walls 10 pay the expenses OF his education. Next
he entered Phillips academy, Andoyer. Mass
then the Bangor theological seminary, from
which he graduated in ls47.