The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-22
OBITUARY.
THE REV. AMOS REDLoN.

The KEW. AnaOO hEDiAO~Ss
Father Rsdlon died at the home Of his
daughter in Stark on January IL. aged 50
years. He became converted at the age OF
elsven, and was received into the church
at sixteen. He was licensed to preach
in ls41, and had thus bsen In the minis
try for sixty years. For thirty years
he was useful and honored minister In
the Fres Baptist denomination. At
that time hs became Congregatlonalist,
and for thirty years WAS preacher
among the Conversational churches. His
work was mostly In the services of tie
Maine Missionary Society. he had an
unusually large experience In building
new meeting houses In country parishes,
In repairing many more aud in raising
church debts In such work he had a
superior gift, ana many OF our country
meeting houses ara monum ents TO MS
skill and perseverance,. he also spent
some time In raising money Tor edu ca
tional purposes. In the old anti-slavery
contest he was a radical working In sym
oathy with srch men as David Thurston
and ID b. Randall. de was an extern
sive temperance lecturer, and wisely pro-
Rressive In his sentiments. He spent
cons derable time during the war OF the
heb elton, in the service Of the Christian
Commission His active life extended
over the great and important events OF
our couutry's history daring the last
injury. and In all these he took an in
teliigent and positive part.
As may be inferred, he was blessed
with coed health, by which he endured
the many long drives which his mission
airy life demard he was an intelli-
gent man, out aide OF his profession, and
though making no pretPntions to scholar
| ship, kept himself informed In the politi-
cal and scientific discussions OF the day.
As pres cher he WAS biblical, thoughtful,
serious. earnest and sympathetic. Having
had a Il sep aud positive experience OF the
| truth OF the Gospel in his own heart, his
prea hing was of the experimental and
practical kind which common humanity
| always demands.
He was a man OF large common sense.
and knsw how to talk with men upon the
prac sicai relations Of life, and hence WAS
at home with the farmer, the mechanic
ard ths merchant. He had q large and
warm heart which made him useful
pastor among the peopls in their seasons
OF trouble and sorrow. de was delight
| full companion among men, quick TO SET
and apprec la to a sharp point or thf
funny s.ds OF an incident, and full OF
Illustrations from a long and varied ex-
| perisncs, which made him u companions
| Bile man at all times. His home was hos
pitabls, and he was as pleasant guest al
he was host.
He had firm convictions. a strong will
and was generous to fault. The Gospel
he had preached for sixty years became
| more precious to him in his old age, And
| his faith was naim and his hops bright.
| No pen can record the greatness OF such
| a ministry of more than halt century,
which to the unthinking ssms very
humhls and commonplace, but which
was spent among the common paopie,
/ telling the story or the GROSS. visiting
from house to house. helping weak
churches, comforting the sad, lending
souls to Christ and casting his private
and publis-influenoe on tbs right SIDE OF
all reforms With but little pay on ths
financial side, giving more of his small
ircome than any of his people gave to
MIN, but q life OF constant helpfulnafs
ar ID rich in It's memories. In its approha
tion of God and in Its eternal rewards.
More and more we learn to admire the
unsaIfish doctrine of the New England
home missionary who with small salary
and an uncsrtsin earthly home, spends
| his life in seeking to maintain the thingi
that remain, and is tie good shepherd r.
! the scattered people of God. Ills funera
was at Wiiliston church (of which he wal
| a memberl, on Monday. Jan. 81.
SMITH BAKER.