The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-13
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Death of Rev. Dr. Buckingham O1
 Springfield HonOred by Yale.

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 Springfield HonOred by Yale.
 The Rev. pr, Samuel G. Buckingham of Springfield, Mass, brother of the late Governor Buckingham of this state, died at his home in that city at 1:25 o'clock yesterday morning. Dr. Buckingham, who was one of the best known representatives of New England Congregationalism, was born in Leb- anon, in this state, November IS, 1872 He was educated at Yale college, grad uating in the class of 1888. His class mates included Professor James D. Dana, Dr. Josiah Clark of Williston seminary and Smith college, Professor George Edward Day of Yale Theologi- cal seminary, and Alphonso Taft, sec retary of war under Grant and United States minister to Austria. He was graduated from the Yale Theological seminary in 1886, and licensed to preach by the New London County association of Congregational Ministers. Directly after he was ordained pastor of the Second Congregational church of Mill bury, Worcester county, Mass, and re- mained in that charge for ten years.
 In 1S42 he was invited to the pas torate of the Seventh Congregational church in Springfield, which subse- quently became the South church. He ,is to, gesting that the Rev. Noah Porter be called, and the future president of Yale college became first pastor of the South church. The two men had mar ried sisters, daughters of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel w. Taylor, an eminent theo- logian in his day, and close friendship was notable
 When Dr. Porter was called to Yale professorship, he was succeeded by pr. Buckingham, who was installed June 16, 1S47. Dr. Buckingham pas torate had been one of great power and influence. The Rev. pr. Edward G. Seden was installed in 1885 as the as- sociate and active pastor of the church, and after he had departed for a new charge in Albany the Rev. Dr. Philip s. Moxom accepted that position, and has held it for fotlr years.
 In 1887 Dr. Buckingham married Harriet Taylor, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel W. Taylor, who was one of his instructors in the Theological seminary in New Haven. At Millbury was born their only child, Harriet Tay- Tor Buckingham, whose life has been devoted to her father Mrs. Bucking- ham accompanied her husband to Europe in 1856, being then in failing health. She died in 1863. Some thirty years ago Dr. Buckingham adopted as daughter Miss Maria Robeson, a grand daughter of Dr. Taylor, and the four sons by her marriage with Rollin H. Loomis have been brought up and educated by Dr. and Miss Buckingham. The eldest son is Dr. Julius Stirling Loomis, who has just received his de- gree as physician at the Yale Medical school.
 Dr. Buckingham received his degree of D. D. from the corporation of Yale college in 1869, in recognition of his sig nal ability as pastor.
 The chief literary labor of Dr. Buck ingham was in the admirable Life of William A. Buckingham, the War Gov ernor of Connecticut" published in 1894 by the W. F. Adams company of Springfield. The book is treasure of history, excellently wrought, and ex- pressed with fine dignity and concision, while 1t possesses the frequent vivacity of personal observation and knowledge. It contains many anecdotes of that time not elsewhere preserved and among the rest an account of Dr. Buckingham own visit to Richmond within month of it's evacuation by the Confederates.
 He was for forty years a trustee of Williston seminary, Easthampton; he had served on the reconstruction and building committees of the theological department of Yale college; he was trustee of the Congregational churches fund for the relief of the families of Congregational ministers.