Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-11

w. Field, ID. d., died here. TODAY. aged
81 years. He had been i'll for several
weeks and failed rapidly in the past
few days. Death resulted from a gem
eral breaking down, incident to the in
hrinltles of age. The funeral services
will be held, at 1890 A. NJ, Saturday.
in Central church.
Rev. DIR. Field was born on Dec. 9,
1918, at Belfast. Me. He was educated
IN the common schools there and at
Bowdoin College, from which institu-
ton he was graduated in the class of
1887. He spent the following l3 wears
of his life in teaching, having been
principal of schools in Freedom. Bel
iast and Gorham. During the latter
part of his career as teacher he pre-
pared himself for the ministry and en-
tered the Bangor Theological Semi
nary, from which he graduated in 1916.
He began preaching that year and was
located as pastor of the COngregati ton
al church at Frankfort, Me. for year
He was then called to the pastorate Of
the First Congregational church in
Brewer and he was at the head of that
church for two years, 1896. His
work with this church attracted at
tention all over New England and dur
ing the latter part of 1865 he received n
call to the pastorate of the Salem
Street Congregational church in Bos-
ton. He accepted the call and was
pastor of that church until 1862. In
1868 he was called to the pastorate of
the Central congregational church n
Bangor and accepted. He remained at
the Central church until 1892 when he
retired on account of his health. His
resignation came as a great surprise to
the members of his parish and every
effort was made to have him continue
but he declined and his place was filled
by Rev f. B. Barry, now of Massachu-
sets, who remained with the church
for short period and was replaced by
Rev. John S. Penman. the present
pastor.
Since his resignation DR.. Field has
been a resident of Bangor and has
been as far as his health would permit
actively engaged in church work. He
has supplied the pulpit of the Central
church several times in the absence of
the regular pastor and an announce
ment that he was to preach always
brought out an immense congregation
For many years DR.. Field managed the
Central Club course of lectures and it
was through his efforts that Bangor
people have been given an opportunity
to hear some Of the most famous men
on the American lecture platform be
sides many musicians and singers of
prominence in the musical world.
Dr. Field received the degree Of doc
tor of divinity from Bowdoin College in
1869. In 1876 he was married to Mrs.
Chaplin Humphrey of Bangor. Besides
q wife he leaves a niece. Mrs. Charles
S Pearl of this city and several rela-
tives in Belfast and Boston.
Rev Or. Field was a man who was
studious and scholarly IN his habits
and tastes. He was an attractive
preacher a man of keen wit and much
originality. He was a man who pre-
ferrcd to confine his labOrs with mis-
church and as one result of his retlr-
ing disposition he has published but
few Of his mastery sermons or, as ne
preferred to express it. the few have
been published for him.
DIR. Field was taken i'll on Dec. last.
when he celebrated his S1st birthday,
at which time several of his relatives
and friends gathered at dinner in honor
of the event as had been their custom
for many years. His illness was not
thought to be serious at the time. but
the change for the worse soon took
place and ended in his death.