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" eminent physicians had decided that a change of climato was 

 necessary on account of failing health in his household," and 

 therefore with great reluctance he tendered his resignation as 

 pastor of this Church. A mutual council was called, and after 

 a successful ministry of nearly fourteen years he was dismissed, 

 at his own request, Nov. IS, 1872. His pastorate here had been 

 eminently successful in building up the Church and increasing 

 its power. His pulpit utterances, enriched by his fertile genius 

 and winning eloquence, his unostentatious manner, his method- 

 ical pastoral visits, his self-sacrificing spirit and devotion to the 

 welfare of others, and especially his sympathy with the poor and 

 unfortunate, with his loving consecration to the Master's ser- 

 vice, had won for him a large place in the hearts of his people, 

 who witnessed his departure with unfeigned sorrow. In the 

 latter part of November, 1872, he began his work in St. Louis, 

 where, as pastor of Pilgrim Church, his labors were continued 

 with eminent success for more than thirteen years. In this 

 time while several new churches went off from the Pilgrim 

 Church, the membership of that Church was increased from one 

 hundred and eighteen to nearly nine hundred, and its beneficent 

 work was correspondingly increased. Mr. Goodell was born in 

 Calais, Vt., March 16, 1830. He graduated at the University 

 of Vermont in 1855, and at Andover Theological Seminary in 

 1858. He was married to Emily Fairbanks, daughter of Gov- 

 ernor Erastus Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, Vt,, May 5, 1859. 

 He visited Europe five times, and twice extended his visits to 

 the Holy Land. He died suddenly, Feb. 1, 1886, in the midst 

 of active work. 



Rev. Henry L. Griffin was ordained and installed pastor 

 of this Church Oct. 1, 1873. The sermon was preached by 

 Rev. Noah Porter, D.D., of New Haven ; the ordaining and in- 

 stalling prayer was offered by Rev. N. J. Burton, D.D., of 

 Hartford ; the charge to the pastor was given by Rev. N. H. 

 Griffin, D.D., of Williamstown, Mass.; the right hand of fellow- 

 ship by Rev. John H. Denison of the First Church, New 

 Britain ; and the address to the people by Rev. Samuel Harris, 

 D.D., of New Haven. During Mr. Griffin's pastorate of four 



