An address at the funeral of Eli Ives, M.D : October 10th, 1861 / by Samuel W.S. Dutton ... ; republished from the "New Englander" for October, 1861.

  • Dutton, Samuel W. S. (Samuel William Southmayd), 1814-1866.
Date:
1861
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Credit: An address at the funeral of Eli Ives, M.D : October 10th, 1861 / by Samuel W.S. Dutton ... ; republished from the "New Englander" for October, 1861. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    traversed the whole arch of the mortal firmament, and had a slow and beautiful decline toward the west, and a serene and glorious setting in the horizon. Yet though thankful, our tribute is sad. For it is sad to see such useful activity yield to mortal infirmity ; to see one of such wide and beneficent labors so enfeebled by weakness, and beset by pain, that it is a relief for us as well as for him when he lays aside the worn out tabernacle of the body, and consigns it to the rest of the grave, and the renovation of the resurrection ; it is sad to see an impersonation of so much in- tellectual worth and moral nobleness and Christian beauty pass away, to be seen by us on earth no more forever. But such is the divine ordinance. And it has its manifest uses; one of which plainly is that we shall profit by the lessons of the life and character of those whom it removes. That we may gain that profit, while we indulge our respect and our affection, let us now take a hasty survey of the life and char- acter of our revered and beloved friend. Eli Ives was born in New Haven, February 7, 1779, the son of Levi Ives and Lydia (Augur) Ives. His father was a physician of eminent worth and large practice in this city. From these parents he doubtless received early Christian training and nurture, as they were decided Christians ;—the father a deacon of this church for thirty years, from 1796 to his death in 1826. He entered Yale College in 1795, having acquired his preparation partly by himself, inspired by his fondness for learning and his determination to obtain it, and partly under the tuition of Rev. Ammi Ruhamah Iiobbins of Norfolk, Ct, He graduated in due course, in 1799, at the age of twenty years, in the same class with the late Prof. James L. Kingsley, of Yale College, and Prof. Moses Stuart, of An- dover Theological Seminary. His class numbered at gradua-