Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13

the glee club my eyesight failed to re- spond and l gaNe~np my college work, going to, Boston for. treatment. After my return, the new adjustment to. life mad to be made, which was great strug- gle, after which I served the Connecticut Bible society as colporter for one year. In the spring of 'S5 I went with IT.. twp brothers on a 400 acre farm in ,MassA- cnuselLs, Islng be1wcn sDro9sAne.1 and Sturbridge. Here through outdoor life I tried to build up a constitution which might bring some hep to the eyesight- The eyes received no benefit, but good strength and vigor was secured. which has helped us through many a tight place in succeeding years.
 In the year ar, 'iy was thrown in with t,,,.. was supplying . Methodist church |
 ability and most friendly to mel He urged me to consider, the ministry ana apply for admission to Yale sDiVinity school, which I've did. This was at first denfed-in- the fall of. '79-but after wards granted through the intervention
 of President See.ey of Amherst college. Then came the great task of changing from eve to ear in the method of rece;v- | ing knowledge. Then the question faced us also. if we had the knowledge, could 1 we-preach?s ? Many experiences of strik- | ing sort were undergone and many | helpful, friends were made K Starts in Ministry.
 At the close of the first year star was made in my fathers pudpit at West l Stafford, he going out into other pulpiti
 and giving me the proceeds for my worf l the following year. This gave $50 witt | which to return to Yale for the second year. For the first year a dear lad, | who learned of my plans gave me $50 il l gold and a friend of my old mother prom ised me S100 for two years: This wa
 my only financial resource for the thre, | years work. Yale. however, came to m.
 rescue, giving me the same aid as tn men who were taking the regular work At Christmas of the second year I wa
 asked to supply the pulpit in Three Riv
 CTS, Mass, as the minister had been talk
 en sick, and for several. weeks 1 wen
 to Three Rivers for Sunday work. Fror
 that day to this I have, been steadily O the job, being is'e but few Sundays i l twenty-eight years.
 Took Examinations on Typewriter. ,l I was able to, finish the three year , work at Yale, taking all the exarnins 1 tions on my typewriter, but not receiN 1 i ing diploma as I was advised not to q : the extra and technical work necessar
 to secure it. The following. year I r turned to Yale. doing work in the D vinity school and also in the college. / : the end of the fourth year. was SC s tied in Bethlehem, Conn, as an ordaint : and installed pastor. My first real pa - toral work. however. was done for thr = l months in Bridgewater and one and on l. I third years in Easton. At the end
 | two years I realized that had miss q much in my. college course.- and as t l. eyesight was gradually falling. Task | the Bethlehem church for a leave of a ,- sence and. again with $50 in my .pocl,
 I started for old Yale, there, taking DC
 graduate work in the, Divinity school a
 college. I found 1t a struggle to mai
 tain myself and was in debt $50 at | f close of the year. This T. paid. off dl .,, ing the summer and was again req H for the second years work At the rcic 1- of the second year I remained with I st little church at Easton, after a lit ot bringing my father and mother to, I with us, while my sister was th 2 ilou = keeper. ....-.-....