Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . thirty years served as a directorof the Providence- and Worcester Railroad. JudgeChapin was possessed of a kindly and highly sym-pathetic nature, always ready to do a benevolentact. and was active in helping to organize institu-tions through which charity could be wisely dis-pensed to the unfortunate and the needy. The OldMens Home of Worcester was one of the institu-tions conceived and aided by him. In belief Judge Chapin was
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . thirty years served as a directorof the Providence- and Worcester Railroad. JudgeChapin was possessed of a kindly and highly sym-pathetic nature, always ready to do a benevolentact. and was active in helping to organize institu-tions through which charity could be wisely dis-pensed to the unfortunate and the needy. The OldMens Home of Worcester was one of the institu-tions conceived and aided by him. In belief Judge Chapin was a conserva-tive Unitarian, and was an active, influential memberof the Church of the Unity in Worcester, in whichfor many years he served as superintendent of theSabbath school. After resigning the office of super-intendent, he joined the Bible class and thus con-tinued his connection with the school until failinghealth prevented his attendance. He was an active,strong man in the LTnitarian denomination and formany years took a prominent position in it. Hewas twice elected president of the American Uni-tarian Association, and for four years was a mem-. WORCESTER COUNTY 347 ber of the council of the national conference ofUnitarian churches. Judge Chapin was a man ofvaried gifts that made him successful: he was agood business man, an able lawyer, an upright judge,an honored and respected citizen, a man of thepeople, for with all his accomplishments and thegreat esteem in which he was held by those whocame in contact with him, he never displayed anytaint of egotism. As a speaker on public occasionshe was in great demand. His wholesome wit andcharacteristic presentation of anecdotes, interspersedwith Hashes of oratory, gave him a reputation asa good after dinner speaker, and the people of Wor-cester county were always pleased and instructedas they listened to the voice of Judge Chapin attheir annual gatherings given under the auspicesof the various agricultural .societies. Although
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