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192 his soul. Following the general supply of the Bible, in the course of a few years, occurred the general revival of 1831. At that time the courts in this large county were held in Rochester a portion of the time. The number of lawyers usually attending these courts was about twenty-two. They were from different parts of the county and indicated the progress of the revival, eleven of the above number professed to have commenced the christian life. One of this profession upon his bed of death, gave the following charge to his pastor, which at this distance of time he would be glad to repeat. "Be faithful to lawyers and others in the higher walks of life. You ministers will go and sit down by the side of the poor, and labor for their spiritual interest and pass us by. We do not enjoy the same privilege." Indicative of the state of things in Rochester, the pastor, being much abroad, attending protracted meetings, said to his people at the close of the services of the Sabbath, that he could not visit them as he would, and he was desirous of knowing more fully the state of feeling; requested so many as felt unusually the importance of their spiritual interest to signify it by rising, when it was judged that one half of a large congregation arose. The scenes of that period in our churches have been forgotten; other generations have come upon the stage; but they will be remembered in heaven, as the commencement of the religious life of multitudes. In Rochester, where in 1830 in the Congregational church, a case of discipline for intemperance could not be sustained, the contest has been more successfully carried on than in many of the surrounding towns, and where more than six thousand dollars worth of intoxicating drinks in that place, fifty years ago, was sold in a year, we hope little is now sold. Through the contest with intemperance, which has often been severe, the churches have stood firmly for the right.

Connected with the Piscataqua Association, there have ever been five churches from the State of Maine, with which the writer of this article had not so intimate acquaintance as with those in New Hampshire, and has not the means of speaking, except in the case of South Berwick. With this church as their pastor, Dr. Heeler, had his early ministry, who has spent a long and useful life in another part of the State. This church has had an able ministry.

The facts stated and the scenes witnessed as given in the foregoing statements, were at the time of great interest. But the men in the ministry and the churches, and people whom they served, have gone to there final account. Happy will it be if succeeding generations in this territory, shall live as useful lives and depart with prospects as fair.

ACHARIAH CHANDLER was born in Bedford, N. H., December 10, 1813. He was the son of Samuel Chandler, and the grandson of Zachariah Chandler. Zachariah, seems to have been a favorite name in the Chandler family. He received an academic education, and came to Michigan