St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
St. Johnsbury East.
Rev. John II. Quincy,

The CongrepatIunaIist OF recent date
contained the following obituary sketch
of former pastor:
John Hopkins Quincy was born Sept
81, 1921. al Dover, Ne, and died sud
denly OF angina pectoris, Dec. I, 1898
at the home OF his son, Joseph !. Quincy,
at Dover, S. D.
In his early boyhood days he moved
from Maine to Massachusetts, where his
youth was spent mostly in Boston until
he went 10 0 erlin CoIItge. lie gradu'
ated from Oherlin, together with Susan
S. Irvine. who became his wife, IN 1919
In lS49 he graduated from Andover tie
was married the same year and lmme0i
atel, began preaching AT East St joints
bury. Tie preached afterwards at Ne"
Braintree NJ ,ss.. Dover, Me, Nrpnnsel,
Mass, humboldt. la, and at Dover ) u.
At this place he ORGANIZED and hulIt up
one OF The strongest country churches III
the state
During his pastorates at East St Johns
bury aud New Braintre eight children
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy. All,
with the exception of one who died III
infancy, survive them. All seven were
married by their her, the youngest
about a month before he died.
H, seemed to regard this las. act asth
eliminating OF his labors. Several times
Thereafter he expressed his readiness and
willingness 10 depart. He had seen
friends and ASSOCIATES pass on Ihefe
were more beyond than here Here ~
was changing 1t was a different worli
from that III which his labUrs were per
formed. He as bee ming stranger IN
a new country. The new, The young,
were coming on. The new was all about
him. In him he Ielt the old, and the old
was passing away. He looked out to
better country, where he could rejoice in
unfadlng youth tor he loved youth better
than aye. He felt hat George Horizons
lines applied to him;
And what's foragel
Pains prison bars
Comfort ttat every trific mars
Dimuess and fear and then the stars.
And so he passed too suddenly to saw
far, well in the twlnklng OF an eve, from
out the dlmness and lear, bursting the
prison bars Of pain, to the country he
longed tor, whittier so many loved ones
had gone While making a brief visit he
died whtre his faithful and beloved wife
had died 10 less suddenly six years he
fore. SIDE by side in the lit lie C. mrtery,
SAINTS Rest on the prairie they both
loved the b,lnvtd two are resting And
an il flu, nee liv, S on and shall lave, strong
and pure as the " inds that sweep over
the sacred spot. sweet as the fragrance OF
the praire flowers that bloom on the
turf above them.
Mrs. G O. Ford, whose severe Illness
was mentioned last week. is somewhat
bett,r. Eddie Cushman is dangerously
i'll with pneumonia.
The Ladies' Society will take dinner
with MS. Emily Chase Thursday.
The Christian Fl deavor SOCIETY have
bought new baby organ for the church
vestry.
Word comes that & E Goodall is much
the use OF his limbs.
The rec course OF lectures at the Con
grt x +t,onal church will commence on
February 10th with lecture upon
"Abraham Lincoln" bv Prot S. w
Robertson, principal OF the High school
at Wuodsvlle. Mr.. Robertson rs a
scholar and a man OF thought who has
educator. But his talents are versatile
ana have not be,n untIied in journalism
and public address. and it will he 4
pleasure to hear upon the lyceum platform
one whose place III the scho"lroom is .
matter Of pride to his MANY rlends. a
cordial invitation to the enjoyment o
the course is extended 10 all. Doors opei
at Z 30 l,ctmrts al s ID. m.