Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-05-18
OBITUARY..
REV THOMAS HENRY ARCHIBALD.

REV THOMAS HENRY ARCHIBALD. y
Thomas Henry Archibald was born in XIII
lingworth (Clinton), Conn, oct. . 1921
In early youth he believed himself called to
be a minister of Jesus Christ and with this
end in view, studied nj the New Ham pton In
stitute i'm New hampshire where he grad.
uated in 1874 He was ordained at Concord,
n. H., being under appointment by the
Home Mission society, March 5, lSi7, and on
the same day he married susan w. Tuck, who
was also n graduate of the New Hampton In
stitute, and fitted by natural abilities, intel
lectual attachments AMI an unusually spirit.
ual nature, to be the helpmate of A minister.
Mr.. Archibald, with his wife, labored i'm
Dubuque and Davenport, Ia. for four years,
when the health of the latter compelled them
to return to the east Ne was settled "A short
time at East Greenwich, l.. and In 1853
came TO Manchester, VT, and in this state,
with the exception of two years at Exeter,
y. H., the remainder of his life was passed.
He was settled with seven different churches
in this state, and was actively Identified with
Vermont Baptist interests for the entire time
of his residence in the state. He was greatly
interested in the work of educntion i'm Yer.
mont, being member of .he board of trus-
tees of sew Hampton Institute at Fairfax,
lsji-ls10; he was made chairman of the com.
mittee appointed by the Vermont Baptist
State convention In 1868 to establish Bap.
ii It academy. Vermont Academy at Saxton's
River was the result of this committees
work, and he was corporate member of the
board of trustees of this institution and re-
mained Il member of the board till 1887. He
was n member of the board of the Vermont
Baptist state convention for 80 years, secre-
tary of the same for ten years and its presi.
dent for five years. For several years he
was president of the Vermont Baptist His
tOrical society, which Office he held till his
death. The last months of his life had been
given TO the preparation OF IA history of Yer
toll. arAl.
ton Mt the time of his decease. OF brilliant
mind and pronounced views, he made him
self felt in all that to which he gave his la
bors. His sympathies were ever enlisted In
behalf of the weak and oppressed, and in the
antislaVery cause he was an active worker.
In temperance we was also a speaker and
worker. A keen logician, and at times a
brilliant rhctoriciau, there was much of
strong personality to force home the truth
He stood for "the faith once delivered to the
saints" and had no place tor any he stating
or que suoning loyalty to his Master lie de-
lighted to preach Christ and Him crucifed as
the hope of fallen man. At one time he was
frequent contributor to periodicals, and
his strong grasp of the subject I'm hand, with
his firm convictions, gave forth no uncertain
sound. Men who were his antagonists recog
nizeo his loyalty to truth, and acknowledged
the power of a consistent life. His nature
wholly unsuspicious. 1t was literally
true of him that he thought no evil. He haC
the utmost confidence IN the integrity OF
others ana spoke evil of no one.
cone who never turned.hs back but marched
breast forward,
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed thou IN right were worsted
wrong would triumph.
Held we fall to rise, are bailled to flgh
better,
Sleep to wake"