Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-29
Some Long Pastorates.

Some Long Pastorates.
Ministers did not change parishes in the
old days as often as they do now. 1t is
difficult to determine whether this was due
to the fact that they were more competent
and their parishioners less critical, or to
other reasons. Alfred Ely, pastor of the
Congregational Church at Monson, Mass,
occupied that pulpit for nearly sixty-one
years. from December II. 1905. until his
death, July 6, 1866. His predecessor, Rev.
Jesse Ives, ministered to the same people
for more than thirty-two years
The Rev. Stephen Williams. DID,, was
pastor of the Congregational Church of
Springfield, Mass. for sixty-s!x years, until
his death on June 1OI 1882, in the ninetieth
year of his age. DR.. Williams is buried in
the old cemetery at Longmeadow, and his
epitaph describes him
"A prudent and laborious pastor
sound and evangelical preacher,
pious and exemplary Christian,
tender and affectionate consort,
devoted and considerate parent,
sincere and faithful friend.
disinterested lover Of mankind,
Who departed this life
With an humble and cheerful hope
OF a Better.
Softly. with fainting head, he lay
Upon his Makers breast.
His Maker kissed his soul away,
And laid his flesh to rest
The successor to the Rev. Mr.. Williams
was Rev. Richard Salter Storrs, grand
father of the famous Brooklyn divine of
the same name He preached to the people
of Longmeadow for thirty-three years, until
his DEATH and when they buried him beside
his predecessor they placed this quaint in
scription upon his tomb:
He was distinguished for his appro-
pirate, perspicuous and affectionate EXPOSE
ton OF evangelical truth. for propr.ety
richness and fervor in social prayer and
for his instructive conversation
His son Richard Salter StOrrS IT H.
ed from the same pulpit to the people Of
Braintree, Mass, for sixty-two years, and
his son. Richard Salter Storrs III, was born
there. The latter was fitted for college at
the celebrated academy at MonSon, Mass,
where he was afterward a teacher, grcdu-
ated at Amherst in 1899, studied law with
Rufus Choate in Boston for three years,
and then the mantle of his father fell upon
Seminary Shortly after his graduation, in
June, 1S48, he was called to the Church of
the Pilgrim in Brooklyn and remained as
its pastor for fifty-one years, when In 1897
he retired because of his age and infirmi-
ties and became pastor emeritus. These
three members of the Storrs family occu-
pied three pulpits for one hundred and
forty-six years, which is an unprecedented
family record.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Dana was pastor of
the church at Ipswich. Mass. for sixty-two
years, curing the greater part OF he eight
zenith century. His son. Daniel Dana. was
Mary similar cases may be found in the
towns and villages of New England during
the last century.
Colored Students at Williams
The students of Williams are drawn from
all parts of the country; at present twenty
seven states are represented, with three
undergraduates from Japan and one from
Africa.
There are four colored boys, Eugene Au-
gustine Clark of Washington, D. c., junior;
Ernest James Marshall of Baltimore and
Willis Monroe Menard Ct Washington So
phomores, and Arthur William Campbell of
Waco, Tex, freshman. None of them has
distinguished himself in scholarship al
though they rank with the average stu
dents. Clark is one Of the best athletes of
his generation and has taken prizes for
running; Marshall is good foot ball player
and is on the college team. They are
treated as equals in the classroom and on
the athletic field. but are not invited into
the Greek letter fraternit:es ard do not
1.-Two uit Uhita students