The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-24

discharged pastorial duties with gun in hand, such dire threats of ven geance did the Tories fling at him during the lively days of the Revolu- ton. There was special reason for this neighborhood hostility since the to magazine for arms and ammuni- ton This pastorial service extended over 8 period of fifty-seven years.
 MT. Zebulon Ely represented Leba- non and the church of the Trumbulls on this occasion. It was he who of- ficiated at the funerals of the first Governor Trumbull and William Wal- Hams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. MT. Ely was pastor in the historic town for forty-two years, and the father of twelve chill dren who attained maturity, he trans mitted his virtues to the later gene lations
 He had been a student at Yale when the British attacked New Haven, and other clerical brethren in defending the city. Later, a tutor in the col lege, he continued a scholars fidelity to this book.
 Dr. Samuel Lockwood travelled the rough way from Andover to Green field This Is the rare man who modestly expressed his sorrow that S0A ed as a trustee, had been so kindly disposed that the degree of Doctor of Divinity was bestowed upon him. Not flattered but pained by the honor be- cause of his own unworthiness, he deprecated the folly of such a mis- take. When his life- journey was ended, he passed on to his friend, Dr. Williams, as souvenirs of his affec- tion, his best boots and spurs, his walking staff and wig
 Judah Champion came down from Iitchfield. It was he who told the people on Sunday morning how the Continental soldiers on the borders of Canada were suffering. As g result his congregation on that particular had hastened to their homes, set in motion their spinning wheels and looms, illustrating as the good man observed on a later occasion that precious text Mercy before sacri- flee"
 EMzur Goodrich was another guest. This minister had been taught to speak Latin from childhood so that he used 1t with the ease akin to his use of the mother tongue. What a fine record this longtime pastor of the church in Durham has left us! Lin guist. scientist who rarely failed to compute the eclfpses, book-lover whose library literally covered the walls of three large rooms. teacher, having men under his charge. member of the Yale corporation, toMsome farmer yes, for was it not in the hayfield one day when he cried out, "Ah, see it! I see it! There 1t is.'' See what, father?" 'I see where the blunder lay. I must get back to that foolish paper from Dr. Rittenhouse be- 1,<, 1v,A (o y,<,vs containing a complicated mathemat- icaI problem). So he threw down his rake, ran into the house and sent a letter with all haste to his distant friend. This robust, viri1le member of the association gave to the children much of his natural force and ability, two sons becoming members of Con- gress, one a member of the United States Senate and Judge, and one a minister, the father. Peter Parly, that prolific and fascinating writer of the last century. A man eminent for his wisdom, with a lively flow of wit and humor, he carried grace with him in to every life relation. E.
 These annual meetings of this as- sociation, you remember, convened at the minister's house. On this occa- sion the host was Timothy Dwight, recently made a Doctor of Divinity by Princeton College. As the clerical travellers rested upon the crest of the hill. the undulating landscape unfold ed before them like a panorama, blue waters of the Sound in the distance and Long Island pushed against the dim horizon.
 Davis in 17S9, when describing a visit at pr. Dwight's home, sis all neat and his gardens are we'll cultivated '' The pupils in the family assisted their master in this enviable diversion of horticulture. There were old fashion ed flowers contributing their loveli- ness and fragrance. The strawberry the proprietor of this charming do- main and his young helpers. Dr. Dwight being one of the first men to introduce the cultivation of this delic- ious berry
 The parish acreage granted the min- ister abounded in the fruits of the re- zion An orchard yielded its generous the house the spacious house-set amid
 this prodigality of nature was pervad- ed by an atmosphere of serenity, good
 cheer fine culture, exalted sentiment
 The numerous paintings done by the hand of MT. Dunlap. his brother-in-
 law, the many books lining the walls of various rooms, the quiet evidence of a generous, noble life-these things all contributed to the happiness and the hospitality of the home.
 The pupils instructed by Dr. Dwight in his early period of service came to the parsonage for their lessons, but friends soon rallied to his support and built the academy, modest structure 34 feet by g feet, crowned by a cu- polo. There were three windows on
 each side Of the building. The room accommodated fifty or sixty students the number reached when the school
 was most prosperous. Spelling, read ing, penmanship. Reclamation, compo- sition, English Grammar, arithmetic
 geography, algebra, surveying naviga-
 tion natural philosophy, Latin and
 Greek were all taught with equal fa- cility and thoroughness by MT. Dwight
 Hebrew was added when some theo- logical apprentice requested it.. Many of the pupils were very young, ten years old, twelve, fifteen. Occasion
 ally student came down from Yale
 not to cram for an examination or atone for some deficiency as it is the
 frequent custom these days, but to
 take his fourth year with Dr. Dwight in preference to the course prescribed by. the faculty of the college.
 It was pr. Dwight's habit to rise early in the morning and discharge various tasks so that he might be prepared for the interruptions incl dent to the management of the parish affairs and his teaching labors. An
 incurable injury to his eyes when in college had crippled him in his read
 ing so that large part of his book
 knowledge came through the medium of helpers who read to him. Dr, Dwight employed no paid assistants