Show V I flAN IN tN MINISTRY KeV Hc W W. II 1 li Oldest Unitarian Preacher In Country An o of the lie death o of lc Vii Wil William Vl liam lam I II m Irish h father rather of of William Ilam II It I Fish hh Jr former pastor nastor o of the First Uni- Uni t titian church of or Salt Sl Lake appears in inthe inthe the Christian Register Resister Ho lie Hea was a the thc oldest oldest old old- est minister in the time Unitarian fellowship In t e United States State and amid had hind he hc lived hived J ed another month mouth would have h c reached th the 1110 ago age of 91 years eal Ills Ils death reath took look place at atthe the time hOl home of or hs h's son somi at Pa and he hl was hurled burled at Norwell Mass or Of orthe orthe the life lre and work of or Rev Rc Mr 11 Fish the Christian Register in ln Christan says sS s'S partHe part part He lie was IS ordained to the time Christian Christan ministry min nun In imi the lie charge at al the lie ordination ordina ordina- ion tion lon being delivered l by Rev Re Adin Alin Ballon Ballou Bal Buil- lou lon with whom Mr lh Fish wa was closely associated associated as as- Co for or I many years ear With VilI 1 Mr lal Hal Hal- lou Iou and others he COU r the lie Hopedale community He lie also took an au active part pan partIn In the tho slavery anti struggle tr Ie that preceded preceded pre pro ceded the time warS enjoying the tIme conti- conti ind friendship of William ViI Wil J liam Ium 10 Lloyd d Garrison Phillips and amid other abolitionist tea loaders leaders el The Til most of his imis life UCe wa was spent however in lii time the service service ser ser- vice of and ant Unitarian congregations con con- York YOlk in iii Massachusetts Us and amid ant New In New England and New York Yolk Mr lr VIsIt Fish 1151 shared the generous enthusiasm of or sonic t tome of ol r the he noblest men o of that genera genera- genera genera- ion tion lon bitterness of o feeling or 01 any uny reaction into tho LImo i m which xo so IO often follows the lie cl disappointment of ot noble he lie learned tIme the tie painful le Ic leson son which Tennyson records years yeans ear after his hi first Locksley was written writ writ- t ten n when he lie found that progress was wa to U be secured cured with wh malY many a u backward streamIng curve U 4 f t A friend WIIl writes of him Mr I Fish Fiti was ag always a f faithful disciple an aim ni carn earnest t preacher devoted to peace temperance equal rights religion rel- rel reli rell- gion II's word was for Cor truth his Ills rork tolk was for fOI the Lie common welfare hI his hope hopt was as for tor the tue hc best 1 Ills memory Is Ii h hc blessed c |