Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-02

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| House to spend the night 50 rs 70 take
! the early train for Boston next morn
| iEg with less Inconvenience. l'uI ing
| that tight h became suddenly AMI
seriously ill., ami was rrnnN ed To- his
hcn.r where ON January -, 1875. rest
taiuc to him. IN" funeral services
were held ia tlr church on the fore
noon Of Sunday. january -. and in the
aiI,InoOn Of tn" same day. meeting
was h.ld for tn" puIpC$c OF mutual
coincidence ana Cmisti'n sympathy. 1t
WA indeed Il sad "cca sion and the RESP
/ buttons that We're adopted breathe TIL
deep and tender sorrow under which
The, shephcrdlcSs lock was struggling.
/ one iC solution is in itself a fitting
memorial 20 Mr.. Judd's life. II reads as
' follows:
Resolved that his idea of Chris
tiau church. as recently promulgated
and for the establishment of which. his
best energies wen" expended. is in our
! opinion the embodiment Of one Of the
Vital principles Of christianity and IS
such demands our serious cnsidrra-
ton"
wonder II the thought came To- thcm
that this resolution Was 4 little tard.ly
passed.
Int the book which Mr.. Judd had
himself procured tUr register ~
Chlist church was then copied tn"
declaration before referred to, ANA IN
~, foIluvin., SABBATH was brought t"
church and there with the split Of til"
saint.d uastur oNrr~hadowing them.
family after family. parents ana chill
lren. went rcNrrrnnE forward and
rllccd their signatures beneath II"
statement that represented his life ana
work
Mr.. Judd's personal pressure" must
have been most pleasing lie : Dc
scrihcd as h3NiuI Il figure" well set ana
of medium >iIr. a highly intc!lvctuhl
cast OF cuuntrnan,r anG I'M empress
sion that WHEN klndlcd VAS radiant
wiki = refined and spiritual beauty.
With the gown IL Which he always
preached his appearance in the pulpit
must haze been striking. Add I" tins
the spiritual icpth OF his sermons
,uurhcd i'll The pulcst English ana with
L wealth ~ apt illustration ANA you
have the higher type IF the scholarly
Unitarian clergyman Of the mi1dle OF
Ii" last century.
Time forbidS Il narration of MI
Iudd% work and reputation III other
lines. His was o:-r of thu finest II not
The finest litcrar. mind that this city
could ever boast ami his published
works. Margaret rhilo and Richard
EIncy brought Linn praise in large
measure. A. i lyt-um lecturer he was
sought far beyond the border IF our
state. As an organizer Of Inv init4r-
ian churches % Maine. il" WAS u leader
E,.t today We would remember MIN as
the uastur of this church which he 50
much Io"ed AND whose. future was IN
no small measur' assured by the per
sonalitv which u" impressed upon il.
Nor would We III this connection omit
tn mention the companion Of his mar
riti Years who WAS herself . daughter
of th.s church and ,vho fingered with
Us until - Recently. licr lifc Was a
tender hcncdictiun ana her latest gift
will ever remain a. 4 memorial to hcr
husband and herself Nor the sister
Mrs Vi Williams MO Vas faithful to thi-
society through all H. years Of weak
ness ANA struggle and ut her death al
So remembered rs with her blessing.
To such as these tn christian church
means much.
iftr. the death nj Mr.. judd. SET
vices were conducted bv Cox " illiamS
or Nj. Edward Fcnlo, Who often read
from The sermons ni their lat" pastor.
and y! Rev. Robert G. Wale:ston Of
Bosto-. who Was an intlmat" .rI"rd
Ct Mr.. .Iudd ana Who was finally in
vited to become the pastor, This invi-
tation n" felt obliged TO dcclin" ant
Re-. Loammi q. Ware. a student from
the Harvard Divinity school. Ms i'll
vited to rreac.l as candidate" He
quickly won In" hearts OF tn" people.
both old and young. was invited 10 be
come their permanent pastor ana was
ordained July 20. 1871.
TIL" gathering If distinguished! clcr-
Gymcn at the ordination services was :
tribute 70 the position which Nj. judd
had given The society in the dcnomina-
ton at large. and al" to The character
of tn young man who Was to fill his
place. The charge to the pastor waS
given by Rev. Dr. Francis Of Cam
bridge, the sermon by Rev. d. Bellows
Of y. j.. ana the light hand IF fcl-
IoWSh;p by f"v. Thomas Starr King OF
Rostun. surely i GALAXY Of brilliant
divine.
Mr.. Ware WAS 4 man Of rar" spirit.
Of wide culture ana IN authority IN the
iinc ants. He cndca-cd himself to the
young by his tender ihoughtfulncss.
and to the nature he gave the best
that was in him. Perhaps he hoped t.
accomplish too much for at the end OF
three years he rendered his resigna-
tion. Following 50 soon after Nj. judd
the position was trying on ard yet
no one could have mot the situation
more fully. He had many warm
friends who always viewed his depart
urc with regret and after bis death.
which occurred at burlington. VT. in
May 1881, parish meeting was held
and resolutions Of regret were adopted.
while our society has undcrg, nc an
almost entire change Of constituent.
by reason of death md removal of its
members since the installation Of Dr
Ware as their pastor in 1854 tncrc i
yet remnant left Gf very near and
dear friends, who regretted his rcsigna-
ton il 1891. Although his ministry
mere was Of short duration, ii was long
enough to leave an abiding impression