. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. ary in New York 1837-8. On account of illhealth he was obliged to rest for ten years, 1841-51, duringwhich time he was engaged in farming at West Hartford,Conn., where he was prominent in religious work, oftenpreaching there and in neighboring towns. From 1857 tillhis death he lived at Williamstown and Pittsfield, living at Williamstown he
. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. ary in New York 1837-8. On account of illhealth he was obliged to rest for ten years, 1841-51, duringwhich time he was engaged in farming at West Hartford,Conn., where he was prominent in religious work, oftenpreaching there and in neighboring towns. From 1857 tillhis death he lived at Williamstown and Pittsfield, living at Williamstown he supplied the Congrega-tional churches in Becket and in West Cummington, Mass.,each a year, where his ministry was blessed in both caseswith revivals and many conversions. He was clear andpungent in his prcaciiing, i)rofound in his religious coiivic-tions, sturdy in his princi[)les. He belonged to the Chris-tian wing of the anti-slavery reform, where he did goodservice. He was an earnest supporter of temperance. Hewas rugged in his nature, lacking some of the niceties ofsmoother and more polished men, but possessing markedability, and when roused capable of speaking with great elo-quence. ]\Tr. Morley evincetl marked aptitude for REV. SARDIS B. MORLEY. old high school. 15 His own scholarship was thorough ; he graduated withhonor in college, receiving the Philosophical oration. Inteaching he made his scholars thorough. He fitted his ownsons for college and saw them graduate with honor. Manyof his early pupils remember him after the lapse of fifty. years with gratitude and affection. He was married July21, 1834, to Anna Clarissa Treat, only daughter of SelahTreat, Esq., of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Morley died, lamentedby all who knew her, May 9, 1881. Mr. Morley died peace-fully at Pittsfield, Mass., October i, 1889. One of his lastutterances was characteristic : I know in whom I havebelieved. Of their four children, Edward W. Morley is pro-fessor in Adelbert College, Clev
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