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��Me. ; in 1820 was ordained pastor of the church in Cumberland, Me. ; in 1821 at Warren ; in 1829, at York ; in 1838, became a farmer in Falmouth, where he died in 1874.

Amos Foster, from Hanover, en- tered the school in 18 15 ; Dartmouth College in 1818 ; graduated in 1822 ; studied theology with a class under the instruction of Dr. Tyler, president of Dartmouth College, and Professors Shurtleff and Haddock ; ordained pas- tor of the church in Canaan in 1825 ; at Putney, Vt., in 1833; in Ludlow, Vt., in 1853; in Acworth, N. H., in 1857; at Putney again in 1866. In 1872 he retired from the ministry, and still lives in the place. Few men have enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the people more than he.

Jonathan S. Green, from Leba- non, Vt., entered the school in 18 16 ; at the seminary at Andover in 1827 ; ordained as a missionary to the Sand- wich Islands at the close of the year, where he labored until he died, in 1878.

Ebenezer Platt, from Bethel, Ct., came on foot to the school in 181 5 ; entered at Middlebury College in 1816 ; studied theology with Rev. Mr. Andrews, of Danbury, Conn. ; ordain- ed pastor of the church in Darien, N. Y., in 1825 ; at Babylon in 1834 ; at Miller's Place in 1838; at Northport in 1844 ; a teacher in Brooklyn in 1850; pastor at Darien in 1863, till he died ; a man every where useful in the service of his Lord.

Aaron Foster, of Hillsborough, from the business of teaching, entered the school in the fall of 18 15, at the age of 23.

He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1822, and at Andover in 1825. In an exercise in the seminary he deliv- ered an address on the importance of a stated ministry in destitute places, which, it was believed, grew out of his own experience. While teaching in such a place, he was awakened, with many others, to seek his spiritual life. The minds of the professors and of the students were deeply stirred. ' This

��address was in the chain of events which led to the formation of the American Home Missionary Society. (See the Home Missionary for No- vember, i860.) On leaving the sem- inary, he, with others, was immediately ordained as a missionary at the old South church in Boston. He went to the South in the employ of the Charles- ton Missionary Society. After the labor of three years he became the pastor of the church in Pendleton, S. C. Here he became extensively useful, and enjoyed the confidence and support of the Hon. John C. Cal- houn. But he could not make his home in the country of the slave, and came to Fort Covington, N. Y. Under his labors here many were awakened, and commenced the Christian life. After a time his health failed and he preached without writing, and sought an effectual remedy in hard work upon the farm. His health was materially benefited, as also were his pecuniary interests.

From 1S45 to 1850 he preached at the Robinson church in Plymouth, Mass. In 1S50 he was installed at East Charlemont, where he had a min- istry of twenty years.

Mr. Foster ever had a small salary, yet he carefully educated his family of daughters, maintained an independ- ent home, and practiced a large hos- pitality.

His companion was Dorothy Leavet, daughter of Dr. Leavet, of Cornish, and sister of the late Dr. Leavet, a minister of Providence, R. I.

In 185 1 Mr. Foster was appointed delegate to the World's Peace Conven- tion, in London, when he visited many portions of that and some other coun- tries.

He numbered among his friends and correspondents many distinguished men both at home and abroad.

At the age of 72 he wrote of him- self, " I write and deliver my sermons with all the satisfaction and success I ever did, but I am becoming less ac- tive." He died suddenly, in 1870, aged 76.

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