New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-07
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DAILY CRES( CENT

The BEQuEsTs OF THs LATE ABBoTr Law
KENGE. The Boston Courier, spealsne Of tba
bequests Of this truly great and good man.
gives the following particulars, with tha accom-
1 panyiDg remarks :=sv-=---%, I'--s4-~
/ We last Monday gave sketcT df the life aud
| character OF the Hon. Abbott Lawrence, and
4 after stating that he had given Hfty Thousand.
dollars for the esta ablisbment OF the Scientific
\ School at Harvard College, and four thousand
l dollars towards the esablishmenE Of prizes In
! the Latin and English High Schools Of this city,
r mentioned that he had, IN his will, beqdeathed
1 further large snms to other public Objects We
are enabled this morning 10 state precisely the
| amounts thus bequeathed, which, In the er6ss,
foot MP to the sum Of one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, viz;
To the Lawrence Scientific School. $4,000
For building Model Lodging Houses in B4eton s00o0
TO the Boston Public Library 10000
70 the Franklin Library in the city of lawrence 5000
To the American BbIs society 5000
To the American Trset Socisty ..,.....l.... 5000
10 the Home Missionary soeisty =. 5eeo
The princely Donation here recorded, in be-
half Of science and education - fifty thousand 4
aotlsrs IN addition to @ similar aunbunt given in
hfs Lifetime --'is worthy fof sH praise. He
whose generous adniration fails tb be intensi-
ned IN tne atmosphere Of such caracious NUM-
ncenee, aad VINO IS not moved By the Alpine
gsahaear a ;9 q sns thought and the act, must be
lofty motives Of Christian heart. This act
| alone stands ont in bold relief, Ike colossal
statue. But it is the more domestic and tboupht
full bequest, in aid Of The stModel Houses > fhat
| opens at once the food gates Of she bertrand
makes every pulsation of humanity joyous
Such feeling recognition of The poor and III
needy whoare to share the benefaetors bounty.
during the unconscious sumher of the giser
pales all his other glorious gifis and uortrays "
in characters of living light hs goodness of
heart and wisdom of mind ~
There is no unworthy sel6shness sfr the ~
desire to gain the appreciation pf an approx
ing conscience, or the appreciation of man 6
kind' for deeds OF charity and love On the
contrary, it is the elevating incentive Of noble
soul. The goodness of Abbott Lawrepee was :
like &C acity set upon chill, that daanst be hid ,,
The ignoble reverse Of action, that atndiouslv
does nothing that is laudable and exalted, fers
fear OF publicity, may possibly consign both =
name and fame to the mere DUST from whence q
they ung-unwept, unhonore1 and unsurg.
The name OF the Lawrences glow with uDfadiDg
etfulgence in the same moral lcoReteiiatien which
embraces those of Harvard Frank lin, Lowell,
Appleton, Perkins, Mclean, Lyman, Shaw,
Smlthsen, Girard, Cooper, Astot, and hosts Of t7
other hminaries, who have left the si1aduwy
earth to shine among the stars Of heaven
He was born Of poor, but respectable
parents, Say the biegraphers. We have quite
a hat OF men iof our aown country, who were
born OF poor; but respectable parents, who are
not unknown TO fame and usefulness. George.
Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams,
Roger sherman. Nathaniel Green, David His.
h ath -Bowditch, BepjsWest, Robert {
Fulton, Andrew Jackson = Martin Van Buren, 4s
J. O. Calhoun, Geo sMeDuffe. w sitter Forward,
Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Thomas Ewing, =
Thos. gerwin,sJ j. Grittenden, Eias Wright,
and AboUtt Lawrence whose recent death nag
hlled the Land with deepest regret at the de-
cease of a mahSso useful to his race Mr. Law
renee died IN the full possession OF his mental
powers, and in the glorious trinmphs Of the
{hrisrian'S faith - SlsFEE4 a.ss-F7s