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��commenced the publication of the " Bible Examiner," in which he ad- vocated his theory of "no immortality or endless life, except through Christ alone," which publication was contin- ued in different forms, either occasion- ally or regularly, until his death.

He was editor of The Herald of Life and of the Coming Kingdom from October 21, 1863, to August, 187 1, during which time the " Bible Exam- iner" was suspended. He resided at Philadelphia nine years, and preached there mainly ; but frequently visited other localities and was constantly oc- cupied in lecturing or issuing his pub- lications. He was a man of irre- proachable purity of character, pious, exemplary, zealous, noble, generous, magnanimous, very vigorous and effec- tive as a writer and preacher, conscien- tious, fearless and untiring in advocat- ing what he considered the truth. His integrity, sincerity, and piety, were un- questioned. Possessing great decision of character and marked characteristics, he was true to his convictions, inflexi- ble in his firmness, and boldly an- nounced his views, whether popular or otherwise. He died at his residence, No. 72 Hicks street, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1879, aged 83. His widow, Martha Waterman Storrs, died at the same place March 15, 1882, aged 82. Their only son, George F. Storrs, died at Brooklyn, January 31, 1867, aged 41, leaving a widow, who now resides at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. One other child, Harriet, lives in Brooklyn, un- married. Mr. Storrs, while a member of the New Hampshire Conference, was a strong man, able and influential in its councils, and the beloved pastor of several important churches. He was stationed at Portsmouth in 1831.

Rev. Holmes Cushman was pastor of the Portsmouth church in 1832. His record is not worthy of recogni- tion here. Financial delinquencies marred his usefulness and terminated his ministerial functions, as well as his membership of the New Hampshire Conference.

��Rev. John G. Dow, who was presid- ing elder in 1833-36, was born in Gil- manton, N. H., June 15, 1785; ad- mitted to the N. E. Conference in 1822, and continued in the itinerant ministry thirty-six years. His last ap- pointment was in 1857. He was a preacher of ability, an excellent presid- ing elder, faithful, acceptable, and effi- cient in every service. At one time he was the financial agent of the New- bury, Vt., Seminary. He died of par- alysis, May 18, 1858, aged 73, at Chelsea, Mass., while on a visit to his son-in-law, Rev. Dr. John H. Twom- bly, a native of New Hampshire, then and now an influential member of the N. E. Conference, and recently presi- dent of the Wisconsin University, at Madison.

Rev. Reuben H. Demincs was pas- tor at Portsmouth one year, 1833, and was very successful. The church was greatly strengthened during his minis- try. Many additions were made to its membership, and among the num- ber several who became prominent. His brother, Hon. Benjamin F. Dem- ing, a member of the twenty-third congress from Vermont, was born at Danville, in that state, and died July n, 1834, at Saratoga Springs, where he was stopping in quest of health. His brother attended his funeral, and a son of the governor of Vermont preached for him, in Portsmouth, to a large congregation, the Sabbath he was absent. The necessity for being near his Vermont home and attending to his deceased brother's estate, pre- vented his return to Portsmouth by the Conference which assembled at West Windsor, Vt., Aug. 6, 1834. A throat difficulty subsequently caused him to remove to Kenosha, Wiscon- sin, and to retire from the active du- ties of the ministry ; but his name is a household word with the old Meth- odists of that town, where he assisted in organizing the first Methodist class, and continued an efficient and beloved member of the church until he died in peace, Feb. 9, 1867, leaving a no- ble record. He will be long remem-

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