, 1864-11-20

lady In the city willing 70 sests3 q e
wi1lfuc 10 Sclp. afu requested to sond any Of tao
.bovs enumerated 20 .rbs!s;; ss +; h erpress' to tho
Christian cou9i.,1RR, T r. r. Nsfnoao is nsaa Chairman
Mrs. A. Fos1Ka, seeroaiy,
1hn1.to solomon sturee4.
We elIn from the Zaoesyille Co,arssr the follow
;nu eketrh of The late Solomon sturges, 20 long
Identified with our CITY:
Solomor srurRes wss born IN Fairfield, Conn,
April II, INA hc hsd early possion i9r tho ga.
s1d lbI0 1t the age q fonsteSn s@eaEtesd ats rs
csptsin, Bound @ for 6eorgssoTn, D: o. The pas
Sac as IT, .rG
desire. WEilo tho vessel was unloading, NJ. VIE
lams, a merchant OF Goorgetown. coming on
bst q psoeeess Viz IL
brother to Lisbon, he iahould entor NJ. Wlliams'
employ as clerk. In the Immediate neighborhood, |
and q1 % ne nox ns
bunker Of Washington, y. c, and George Peabody,
he cmlnent banker Of London: MI Of them poor |
fysep fTee afseen md twenty millions Of dollars.
In theNar Of 1915, young sturgea 1oi1ed volun- |
teer infantrJ company. and among his comrades
lie star spsdg banner, which has electrified 20
IN tho summes Of 1911, on tho invitation Of the
hB hHtof he camo 10 Putnam aud entered his store
a. a clerk, BY whom In 1915 ho was taken Into
partnership, and here deycloEcd that wonderful
yast wealth which have made bis name known and
his Interest folt In al he great commercial con-
ters OF the land. He led lie OF remarkable &C.
built, loatcdt and nav1Katdd f,a-boats to Now o..
leans, returning by land; and was ln that city
slsss Sss9 o. ss s. ssss I 4 M ss t'aS q 3D.
ststes @ " s:eop:; Wits tSefe ths q M az stee%ef,
sss IL ao o aes o
il August ie.2 NJ; s.aressM M ya. an!tsa IL INA mar.
TIC Is, VII epsnsiy S ssppy
eompanion and .ho .hirty..lx yeais taoy lived +:
amc ste M
s;arM M Hsa by aS i,s Of ho eas' ssf o9.n, s4
cas-. q gloom oyos tho whole family sireIe, and ~,
deed over tho ent!ra community. The tmPresaloa
wss not lost on lii. 1tufGcss.. 1lo falt IT "as =
tsrth a mors thouFhtisil - eonslderata ms9.
1lc subject OF religion occupied many Of "
thoughts, and gayo rlAo to much and often painful
knoslcdgod Il Tint noither tho wealth nor friend.
ship 0s tho world could Hoot tho wants OF !'la
nnfsl nature. Of sccuEo rcst!nR place aI9 pofion
suit ur material good; VARIED and hbaorbinR ~
wrrp bib earthly intcrcEta, hh was not nntn!tldfl
OF ollIoY and b1gher ph}ycN Q{ spgss::., Aliti i'd
stnhi"a Cots word, por;idas Of It particularly.
Fsr ODD, ~ shs Almighty Pa,,or and proprIotor
x o gnlystse l,s had moss p5oS!,%,s Ts'9ta. r.
. Ss a SSe ns1sss ss4 a. hs'a e I'LL ~;
als0 aligt appreciation Of Jsau4 Christ, ~ toachnF
sent from tiod. tla founder o. h!s lay. snd slu
s %ans sSs sosSs s :: " h. ay ss1ao% c
q Sast I. Isqsiiomoat: .ad sl!!oag!! ab!gea e
on tha mefciss Of notl u iii ana! rastipg plaee,
his aleadfaat nnrpoao 10 work out perfect right
couFneas kert him fEco, not only stona those gFoss
vices Into which too many thll. hut made b1m 4
man OF nnhlcmlsied morals.
Ardent, vt genial In his social atrsettons hs was
cordial and considetatd brother, devoted, faith.
i@e @ t austed, and KID, ladnlsenI yos .oiicttous
father Il, hoWeyoF. ho Was anxious rsspscting
hia children It waa because he earnestly desired
thing excellent and lovely, and OF good report X
his injunctlons aud admonl lions were fteQueptand
!: =: 3 ss:$ e. saRsss: rs
= 5ne @ e;
iaaastsy is and wonderful energy Ind iaid up III fos
them.
Nj. stu.ges was man Of great simplicity and
Transparency, yet . decidedly positive character
ns p1 si and Th b @ ssFs I'll
intention IN of woundine anothers iecinss. Twill
sometimes appeared hatsh and ovcrbcariug, It wae
only because be wished 70 be trunk aud decided.
| He was Kind and generous nelghbor, An upright
bis transactions with men. Close and sharp at q
s$asesd not hi faiaiied d. letter and spirit of
| were meyer forgotten, but were remembered with
confidence cTer found ;n him aEm, steadlaat' and
acter, and such had waEm place In hs heart. He
| wEs keen observer Of men and things, read char
ncter with wonderful facility, and though soma
nmss f' msaEsa; o,ten, ~ glanee' judged men
70 ID Institutions Of religion he gave liberal
enhs sSba L. sTs aeqss
tentive and pptectattYe hea.sr ot the wor, :aouca
~ pracched, + light not carry conviction to hts
own mind: Ae sontFibatsd eheerfnlly to the vasi.
coioi zatiou society particularly, il whose mis-
| sion at one time he had great confidence, he gave
largely: The Ladies', Seminary. IL Pataam, ot
and for many yeafs trustee attesa Gc tntetest be
felt in female education, and the desire be had that
the daughters of the land might be thoroughly
| duties.
MI. sturges Was trus, ardent and sclisscrinc.
Ing patriot ne lorsd ths country toI which biz
cue when lmperiled. be hatcd corruption and In
psoyideuce 1nywhere. especially In The public ser
@ants. Alw1Ja p1eferEing right above any mere
which, to him seemed best sdapted TO secure thc
| highest welfare Of the nation. For demagogues
md peltdesl t1teksters, who scsk to fatten upon
the public treasury, without rendering an cquira-
| lent service, he had supreme contempt
When the present rebellion broke out, he enter-
we9sS I'd
don Of its lifc and power. he organized 4 compa-
~ q" hides osstlng by ow6 name, Involving
expenditures exceeding, perhaps, those Of any 9th.
er lndlstlnAl Ia tho country.
Whc,, Tho 0oye.nmcnt q The drst Of that dark
ssp;sa r. II e
several u the loyal Etscs proposed 10 indorss fvf
i sah.e,|'Sa iot tioa q ti,e IL! tsss loan otrsss
dse, IT, ep,,y es.' :. eyness sS III d nSs s
ssrly ana rapta su!:stfSn y nj" estto!a tos.
ss t. ~" .fsh"p.ss s.% w ss1asx .tss fssss sS
xSs ,Sas q Y ~ ,,:hs $s;iss \ hsaf! Al Ias' A
II n tS:s " @!s;|s''sa' slS;sa1; " Il! III iSf.s's%
..TGse spaht,y hsa: bad tsx men ef arsset ap..a.
d. Msiitrst At III own, kylana. iii. hnwontea
y ws& wSe xss ste :ss. g ;: ~ sae ,ed'ss s
Let " day, txa4 h9 ia lssat'HNsts f!uIt n ans
alte1n s sass. II. Wind Eaksa Nlk wa xas
,.ay rS 1n @ as eo. y
hitton~aIW1Ja tno Wit, eou,d Judgment and som,
mendah'o prudence, Tin any case thara was A
eoa,Ss1ne IL az * smpsss
nlept and msT be- raTdoped for tho LOFTY Ideal
which 6osted In hls Imagination: o,.
negative character, taxing IL c1emcnn and md shape
ftam surrounding influences; H. w. ~ one Of o.;