The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-30
MINISTER FOR
OVER 40 YEARS
Death Yesterday of Rev.
Henry A. GOodhue
of This Town
SIXTEEN YEARS
IN ONE PASTORATE
Had Made Brattleboro His Home Since
Retiring in 1903-Celebrated Golden
Wedding Three Years Ago-Positions
of Trust

Rev. Henry A. Goodhue, 81, for Al
years an active minister of the Congre-
gational church and for Is years in
the passionate at Westminster West, died
yesterday afternoon at 3 clock in his
home on Highland street He had
failed rapidly in health during the last
two months but had been confined to
his bed only two weeks. His family
were with him when the end came
peacefully.
Rev. Mr.. Goodhuc was born in West
minister West, July % 1899, son of
Ira and Almira Sawyer Goodhue. He
was a descendant OF Deacon William
Goodhuc, who came from England in
1886, and his family have been promi-
ncnt many years in Wiudham county.
III. prepared for college principally
at Oxford academy and graduated from
Dartmouth college with honors in 1857.
lie was a member there of the Alpha
Delta Phi fraternity. For two years fol
lowing his graduation he was principal
of an academy at Plympton, Mass. He
then took up study for the ministry,
entered Andover theological seminary,
and graduated therefrom in 1862.
His first charge was at West Barn
stable, Mass. where he remained until
June, 1853. He was acting pastor at
1 Croydon. y. H., one year and at Town
shcnd three years. In 1857 he was in
stalled as associate pastor at West
Minister West, where DR.. Alfred Stev-
ems was the pastor, and succeeded to
| the pastorate. He remained there until
/ Oct. I, 1903, when he retired from ac-
/ tive service in the ministry and moved
to Brattleboro where he had since made
/ his home.
! His paStorates were not numerous
/ but they were very fruitful and marked
|hy the cordial and sincere relationships
/ so much desired between pastor and
IparishiOucrs. Since coming to Brattle-
/ boro both Mr.. and Mrs. Goodhue had
/ been actively interested in the welfare
of the Centre Congregational church.
I For nine years Mr.. Goodhue Taught
! a class of women in the Sunday school
of the Centre Congregational church un
It'll failing health forced him to resign
last spring.
During much of his active ministry
Rev. Mr.. Goodhuc had been closely con
pccted with the educational interest,
of the communities in which he lived
He was superintendent of schools i
years in Barnstable, two years in Town
shcnd aud three in Westminster. In tn,
Congregational national council o.
1871 at Detroit he represented the Con
Igrcgational churches of Bamstabl
county. and in 1856 at Chicago and il
1895 at Syracuse, y. v, he represented
the Wmdham county churches.
In 1902 Rev. Mr.. Goodhue represent
ed the town OF Westminster in tn
state legislature, serving as Chairman
of the committee on education durin,
the greater part of the session. He pub
lishcd an interesting volume of ser
mons, a memorial volume for Dl
. Stevens and other interesting material
: Rev. Mr.. Goodhuc married Dee. J.:
1864, Miss Mary |. Perkins of PIymr
: ton. Mass, who is a descendant of tn
eighth generation of Miles Standish am
George Soule, both Of whom came j
the Mayllowcr. Mrs. Goodhuc is M