Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-03-27
.LITCHFIELD COUNTY MEN
WHO HAVE WON FAME
Interesting Facts Regarding
Early History of This
Country

came an important FACTOR III the T1-
ligious history of the world Samud
J. Mill was the first American sta-
dent who went out as missionary
for the evangalization of then World
He was born in Litchfield county ana
was the father of Adoniram JudsUR
who was one of the first five men ID
go out as missionaries under The d.
rection of the American Board o.
Foreign Missions. Cornwall had thAr
first school for the education Of mu,~
for the mission field. This school
was continued for many years an6
many natives from all parts of tffe
world attended this school and wersk
out as missionaries.
The first missionary to the Sand
wich Islands. Horace Brigham, grad-
uated from this school. rSeventeem
others followed him there and "a doz-
en- more went as missionaries Co the
Indian tribes of the West Savera1
of theh Indian graduates rose la
considerable Importance IN ;ribax
affairs. The work of American foz-
eign missions began in this county
,and its influence continued for many
years to b. n potential force in tn
evangalizaticH of the world.
Among theh early inhabitants, .thw
use of Intoxicating liquors was~
mere matter CT everyday ocaurre5assA
Rum was 4 beverage or tie side
board of every household Tnn
clergy used il IN their houses am
during their d!scourses. L. was dun-
ing q ministerial conference Shar
Lyman Beeche., aroused by tn
manner in which his fellow clergy
men abused the use of intoxicaniw
came the first exponent of thu
cause of temperance in Ameriuz-
This was followed by DR. Ebeneze@
Porter Of Curnwall, who wrote y
pamphlet thai had a wide circulation
decrying the evils Of over induIgenrr
in intoXicants, addressed specially
to the clergy.
Rev. Charles G. Finney, of War-
rem, was a powerful theologian. Hh
founded the Broadway Tabernacle I'm
New York city, and afterward, mt<
grating to Ohio, became the fousdeA
of 0berlin University; jeremiah Day.
who succeeded Timothy Dwight ~
president of Yale University; Henrik
Noble, d.. ID. and L. L. D., 'presideu&
of the Ohio Female College; DR.. y
M. Sturtevant, of Warren, presidenk
of Illinois College; DIR. Azel Backua
president of Hamilton College; ID.
Horace Holly of Salisbury, presider
of Pennsylvania College in kentucks
Rev. ]. A. P. Rogers, founder o.
Borea College, Kentucky, Rufus
Babcock of Colebrook, president CD
Waterville College, now Colby UnSs
versity, DR.. Ebenezer Porter Oh
Cornwall, president of |Andov@x
Theological Seminary.
These ten men represent .hs &C.,
tribution of one county in Connecn-
cut to the educational system an
education of the young men Oh
America.
Among the best known Americas
writers of text books, or algebra
geometry, and other branchese -
mathematics, were jeremiah DaN
president of Yale University anN
Professor Charles E. Davis, of Wesa
Point and Columbia University.
DR.. Augustus c. Thompson OF
Goshen, was for nearly half CEN
fury Dean of the Hartford Theptp-
gical Seminary. Professor ASdpA
Hall, discoverer of the satellites al
Mars, who was for many FEARS I'm
charge of the astronomical cxpes6-
tions of the United States govern
ment, was a native of Goshen. Eks
from Goshen to Micnigam
when a young man, walking tn
entire distance during the dead OF
winter.
Henry Dutton of Plymouth was .
governor of Connecticut and fow
many years dean Of the Yale law
school.
Connecticut was the first state IL
the union to recognize the necessity
of an efficient board of agriculture
The work of this board. has 5eem
recognized as a standard for many
years by our sister states and BY thu
government and many of
their departments modelled after II
For nearly two generations the
principal work Of this board was
done by Theodore Sedgwick Gold Oh
Cornwall. His father conducted =
school of agriculture which was No
tended by students from all parts OF
the world, for the purpose If study
ing a systematic method OF thing the
soil.
The reports compiled by ar. tiold.
books and pamphlets written by hirm
upon systematic and scientific farm
ng, are widely known. The influence
welded by him during the hslf CEN
Jury or more that he occupied the POI
'ition of head of the Coanectic: !.
state board of agriculture Upon III
proved methods of farming has been
widely felt.
The earliest retreat for the insane
n this country upon modern seieas-
ic methods of treatment was foyTsA-