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fied to go ; thought it was the best time, that he had lived 

 long, and gone through the duties assigned him, and he 

 expressed religious views and feelings that were satisfac- 

 tory. When last I saw him, on Monday, his mind wandered 

 a little, as it had done before. I exceedingly regretted that 

 I had not passed the Sabbath with him, as I should have 

 done had the danger appeared to me imminent. The 

 funeral was on Wednesday, September 1, from the Centre 

 Church, where many people attended. President Woolsey 

 had been absent in Litchfield County, with his family, but 

 was sent for by express. He arrived in season, and had 

 found time to prepare an excellent address, in which he 

 embodied the most interesting traits of Mr. Kingsley's 

 character and mind and attainments. The discourse gave 

 great satisfaction to the family, and to all who knew the 

 deceased. Our trio is now broken. President Day, Pro- 

 fessor Kingsley, and I have walked together in friend- 

 ship, and as colleagues in college-duty, for more than fifty 

 years, a rare case which, I believe, has never before 

 occurred in this country. The next call in our now broken 

 band, must be Mr. Day or myself, and it may not improb- 

 ably be myself, although I am six years younger than Mr. 

 Day, as I was one year younger than Mr. Kingsley. All 

 of us were born in August, I, the 8th, 1779, Mr. Kings- 

 ley, the 28th, 1778, Mr. Day, the 3d, 1773. I had a loud 

 warning in March, and I know not how soon the final sum- 

 mons may come, it cannot be far off; but my Saviour is 

 my shield, on Him I rely entirely, and trust I shall find the 

 reliance sufficient in the final trial. The hymn which Pres- 

 ident Woolsey read at the funeral of Mr. Kingsley, was 

 very appropriate and beautiful : 



" How blest the righteous when he dies, 

 When sinks his weary soul to rest; 

 How mildly beam the closing eyes, 

 How gently heaves the expiring breast! " 



The death of this aged Instructor was followed, in 



