The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-30

West Haven and entered with entnusl-
 asm upon his ministry. He met Wltf
 a warm reception by the people o1
 Sherman, and was successful in win
 ming the hearts of his congregation and
 of the people of the village at large
 Here he remained few years, till the
 health of his family required change
 and he resigned his pastorate and re-
 turned to West Haven, where he spent
 one or two years recuperating his
 health and that of his family. But his good name remained behind him.
 Those men of western New York were
 Yankees of the first and second genera
 tions. They had come from New Eng
 land and could appreciate real worth. The church at Kiantone becoming va- cant and seeking a pastor, their minds
 were at once turned to Brother Rey-
 holds. He received an earnest call
 from the Congregational church at Xii
 antone, which he accepted and return
 ed to western New York, where he was
 pastor of the Kiantone church for sev-
 eral years.
 There were strong minded men in
 that church and they were fed and en-
 joyed his ministry. The young men of
 the parish received an impetus and di-
 rection under his influence and ministry
 which was eminently salutary and last 1 ing. Ii was in the time of the civil war l and the boys who went from his parish
 went strong in his counsels and with a l true patriotism, some to return and
 some to die on Malvern Hills.
 While at Kiantone he was prominent
 in the Congregational association of
 western New York, and his influence
 was important and helpful in all it's
 meetings, as well as in all the ecclesias- ! tical councils held in that part of the
 state.
 There seemed to be reasons, on ac- count of his father, which rendered it
 necessary for him to return again with his family to Connecticut, much to the
 regret of his parishioners and of the
 neighboring clergy. His name is still fragrant with sweet sympathies, and
 his memory is held dear to those peo- pie. After his second return to Con- necticut he was invited to supply the church at North Haven for one Sab bath, simply as supply for the day, l believe. But the congregation were at once attracted to him by his earnest, faithful and lucid presentation of the truth, and at their solicitation he con- scented to act as stated supply. and in this capacity he served the church for seven years Feeling that the normal relation of minister to church was that of an installed pastor, and not that of a mere temporary supply, he gave notice that with the close of the year in which he was employed he should re- tire fl om his position of stated supply of the church and give them an oppor- tunity to 'all and settle a pastor, and he would aid them in any way they might wish U secure one Not little to his surprisa, l think, for, brethren you know that after a man has preach- ed seven years to a church the people have had an opr ortunlty to find all the faults possible in his ministerial, social and private life, and what minister would expect a ca Il to the pastorate of church after seven years criticism?- so I think, not a little to his surprise, they gave him call to become their installed pastor.
 While they had had opportunity to criticise him, he had had like oppor- tunity to criticise them, and as they had only discovered excellencies in him, so he in like manner discovered excel lencies in them. He accepted the call and they were mutually drawn togeth CT in affection and sympathy, and their relations were not broken. but their united efforts for the welfare of the church were enlarged every way by his becoming their installed pastor. What an efficient ministry was his! It was said of Abel, He being dad yet speak eth" And so it may be said of Broth CT Reynolds He being dead yet speak eth. In how many voices lie speaks and will continue to speak to the North Ha- ven people and to all the churches where he has been ass oclated with them in the past. He speaks in the lives of those who have grown up under his He speaks by the influence he has exerted over all that pertains to the success of the church and parish, financially and spiritually. What a change from the church as it was when he first came to them and the present, Then it had it's low basement, it's mar row pulpit and platform. But now it has it's enlarged and spacious audience room, with it's organ loft and splendid organ. In place of the narrow pulpit built upon the side of the church it has it's capacious platform, with it's solid black walnut pulpit and beautiful chanc delier and frescoed walls, while the low ering the basement gives room for the large and flourishing Sabbath school and besides it's fine toned bell, which is such an improvement on what was there before.
 But not only in the church, but in the town, he showed his interest. North Haven people are public-spirited and patriotic. Numbers of them went to ,he civil war, some never to return, and the desire to erect some memorial to the heroic dead was quite general among hem. Not a few favored the erection 1f a granite shaft not uncommon 'orm of memorial, to be seen all over he county. But Brother Reynolds .hrew his influence in favor of mamo- 'ial hall, and it stands as a memorial of lis sagacity and inspiration which had lot a little to do in securing it, as well IS memorial of those who fell upon the battlefield.
 Whoever can remember the church md it's surroundings when Brother Reynolds first went to 1t, and its pres mt appearance and surroundings, must ,e struck with the great improvement