New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
REV. H. |. GRIFFIN
 EXPIRES AT BANGOR
Was Pastor of South Con- gregational Church
 From 1873 to 1877.

The following, taken from the Bangor (Maine) Daily News, is an ac- count of the death of Rev. Henry l.. Griffin, pastor of the South Congrega- tional church in this city from 1873 to 1877: ...
 Bangor friends were shocked Thursday morning to learn of the sud- den death of pr. Henry l.. Griffin, long pastor of the Hammond street Congregational church and a leading citizen in all that concerned Bangor's welfare
 "Dr. Griffin had not been in robust health for year past, but his condi- ton was not such as to give his friends alarm. Only two weeks ago did his illness take serious turn; the end came very unexpectedly Thursday morning at Southwest Har- bor. whither he had gone with Mrs Griffin for the summer, as in several years past.
 Henry Lyman Griffin came of a family distinguished in letters. He was born at Williamstown,' Mass, Dec. 1. 184S, son of Rev. Nathaniel Herrick and Hannah Bulkley Griffin. He graduated from Williams College
 
 school in 1873. On October 1, 1873, he was ordained to the Congrega- tional ministry at New Britain, Conn.,, and was pastor of the South church in that city until 1877. The years between 1878 and 1881 were spent in l study abroad, mainly at the Univer- sity of Berlin; he later studied at the | universities of Leipzig and Marburg 1 in Germany, and at Oxford, England. 1 Returning to this country MT. Griffin became, in 1881, pastor of the Ham mond street church in this city, con- tinuing in that relation until 1904. 1 A year of rest in study and travel fol- lowed, with return to Bangor in 1906. From 1907 to 1916 he was pastor of the Second Congregational church in Brewer, residing in Ban gor; and from 1907 until his death l special lecturer in Bangor Theologi- cal Seminary on comparative religion. He was trustee of the seminary from 1891, and secretary of the corpora tion for many years; was active in the forming of the Twentieth Century club, serving as president and later as secretary; he was president of the Bangor Anti-Tuberculosis association from 1906 to 1912 and always deeply interested in its work. Williams Col lege conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon him in 1905.
 The long pastorate of twenty three years in Bangor endeared Mr. Grif fin to countless people; he wrote hi: name into the church history of Ban
 gor as few men have. A polished , Christian gentleman, he was faithfu ) to his calling, his church, and all thu
 higher interests of his city. His un
 Railing courtesy, his wide acquain
 tance among scholars, and the stud
 ious habits of a life time made him vaued counsellor within and withou
 the church. He was loyal to hi
 friends and fearless in the advocac, 7, of the highest ideals. In the presen war he was passionate in the sup port of our government and scathin . in his denunciation of traitors an, the friends of inhumarity.
 "Dr. Griffin is survived by his wife } formerly Miss Lucy Frances Picker |. ing to whom he was married Sept l IS, 1884, and who shared with hin 3 devotedly the labors of his pastora :. and student life; also by two brothers
 one older. Professor Edward Griffir
 for twenty-six years professor of tn S history of philosophy and dean o d the college faculty in John IIopkin s University, Baltimore, and a younge brother. Solomon Bulkley Grifir [. known from one end of the Unite = States to the other as managing edi - tor, since 1878, of the Springfield 8 Republican. A sister, Miss Mar V Griffin, also srrvives