Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-04
DEATH OF HENRY c. HowELLs.

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We learn that Henry c. lIowclls. one Of the
earliest pioneers of Anti. Slavery in Ohio has de.
parted this life. Mr.. Howells was q Baptist
Clergyman who at the commencement Of the Anti
Slavery enterprise, resided ct Putnam, Mus
kingum county. In tho neighborhood of his res
idence, he labored with unsurpassed diligence,
fearlessness and fidelity to convince the people of
the importance of efforts for the removal of
Slavery. In consequence he with his family were
assaileG in their own dwellings and in the public
streets, and every possible effort made to annoy
and intimidate him.. But though these persecu'
tons compelled him to remove his lamily from
Ohio, they never for one moment caused him to
relax in his efforts, or abste one jot in the fidelity
Of his testimony against the oppressors of this
country. lie has thus proved faithful even unto
death. His memory is precious to the early
abolitionists of this State.
The following notice of his Life and Death we
copy from the Libcrator
DEATH OF FATHER HOWELLS.
DIED-At Eagleswood, Perth Amboy, New
Jersey, of a chronic affection OF the heart, HENRY
G. HowELLs, aged 10 years.
A good mans life cannot be put into words; it
eau Only DC urea It's ueeuS are Ut CUTOHlCleS ,ltSciI
it's only adequate expression.
Just such II life was that Of Father TTowells.
Each day spoke its emphatic word, and every day
the same, Inccssant and all alive in doing good
cheerful, even exultant in multiform suGferings for
righteousness sake-a moral hero, found always
where blows were thickest, he toiled testified, dared,
endured unto the end and came of conqueror.
Though a consuming fire against great wrongs
like that Of slavery, yet he was gentle and simple
as a child. alike yielding as dir, and immoveable
ms the hills-modest, considerate, courteous, gush.
ing with sympathy, fresh, genial, transparent, his
face all a-glow, and his words quick with the life
of his great heart, no marvel that every one, who
had a soul, felt the thrill of his presence, and said
it is good to be here.
Father IIowells was identified with all the moral
reforms Of the day but to the Anti Slavery move
ment, as the most fundamental, he gave himself
with an absorbing devotion,
Immediately after his removal from England,
and settlement in Southern Ohio, 1882 he began
to lecture on the subject Of slavery, and at once
became the two-fold victim Of pro-slavery malig-
nifty, and national prejuice and intolerance. The
sufferings Of himself and his family, from these
causes were hardly parallelcd during the reign of
terror then prevailing in that bloodiest field Of
American pro,slavery mobocracy.-Who that knew
him can repress the exclamation, "Well done, good
and faithful servant % Thou hast borne, and
labored, and not tainted" Indellible is thy record
on q multitude Of hearts.
On the evening of the 10th of June, as the sun
was going down, the old aud the young of our
little village and school gathered on the hill side,
among the evergreens, and laid the dear form in
the quiet bed made ready for its rest. As we stood
around, loving hands strewed flowers, and eyes
unused to weeping gushed with tears, while our
farewell hymn rose tremulous upon the hushed
evening air.