The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-05-25
GODS, THY coUNTRYs AND TRUTH'sl''


one of the songs Mr.. Woodwork wrote
| during the war of 1812-14, and whose
popularity continued so long. It was
quite q popular song not many years
| ago in some places. II there was room
! here should introduce it. It was sung
to the air of Miss Baily,' and is full OF
vigor. patriotism, humor, and Yankee
| syim.'
! make an extract from letter Of q
gentleman who knew Mr.. Woodworth
personally but slightly. but who knew
\ him by character well, and has been &C
uuainted with his writings from the
| first:
| sMr. Woodworth's poems were we'll
| received; he had q pleasant vein of kind
ness and humor, and his poems show
him to be q man Of high moral tone
| In his religious poems he exhibits very
clearly his theological foundation. That
under the title sThe Incarnation is ex-
cellent.' $50
II Mr. Woodwork was member OF the
New Church. or Swedenborgian de-
nomination. One of his religious po
ems, q hymn, God is in His Holy Tenn
pie,' is sublime.
II It would be concluded that Mr.. Wood
worth was Mason, from several Ma
sonic odes, and references to the order
found in his writing. A brother of the
imystic tie,' at my elbow, appears to be
of that opinion too, but leave that for
the Sublime Princes to settle, being
myself outside of King Solomon's arch
iitcctural affairs; but I know that this
fgood man of whom write, believed in
the universal brotherhood of man.
George p Morris wrote of him.
t'Woodworth's lite was imbued with the
same kind. gentle and amiable spirit
which marked his writings. In all the
relations of husband, father, friend and
Ecitizen, he was most exemplary; and
Fthose who knew him best most appre-
ciated his worth. He was deservedly
and universally beloved. Many of his
Emost distinguished fellow laborers, in
the literary vineyard, were liberal In
/ their commentators of his effusions,
Iand he himself was one Of the most con-
ciliatory of critics, and ever ready to
discern, welcome and encourage true
merit wherever he found it. He was \
genuine poet of natures own creation.
He wrote because he could not help
yielding to the impulse of his genius;
and all his productions breathe pure,
healthy, benevolent spirit, and are inva
riably sound in sentiment and musical
in expression
Mr.. Woodwork was born in the town
Of Scituate, Mass. January 18th. 1879.
He died in New York, December 1912.
native town, and was apprenticed to Ben
jamin Russell, editor and publisher of the
| Columbian Sentinel In 1907 he pub
|
Conn, called The Bellies letters Repos-
itory;' and during the war of l812-14 he
edited q newspaper called The War;
He also edited The Halcyon Luminary
and Theological Repository monthly
| magazine, devoted to the interests of
the New Church, and afterwards con-
Quoted several magazines, The Casket,
The Parthenon' and The Ladies' Liter
ary Gazette.
He was one of the founders. in 1928,
in conjunction with George P. Morris, of
The New York Mirror and was until
his death associated with that paper.
He was an invalid the last six years
of his life, having been afflicted with
paralysis.
His early pieces were published with
the non de plume of Selim. He was the
author of several dramatic pieces. The
Forest Rose seems to have been the
most popular. The Champion Of Free.
| dom and The Confessions Of a Sensi-
tive Man are novels written by him in
1916 and IT.
Mr.. Woodwork was ever attached to
his art, and lost no opportunity to do
honor to the art preservative Of arts
He wrote numerous printers odes; Print.
ing, Independence, knowledge and
Light to the World. were ardent themes
of his, and plainly reveal his principles
while they add glory to his talent.
II is said of Mr.. Woodwork that he
bore up under the trials of life, and his
last illness, with marked fortitude, ami
ability and meekness, and had strong
faith in God He had large family Of
children, and wife to whom he was
much attached, and many friends who
were instrumental in making his last
days happier for their kindness. He
died in the fifty sev enth year of his age,
much respected by all who knew him, for
his modesty and integrity. as well as for
his literary abilities.'
Blessed be the Poet who can concen
trate and intensity thoughts into simple,
soft flowing rhyme, that we start to find
it is the embodiment of our own thoughts
and exclaim, 'how truer And thus we
claim his genius as our own. The poet
strikes the key note that is vibrating
through the great heart of the people.
and 10! ten thousand echoes respond to
the strain, and ten thousand .amens y
attest that he has found and touched the
right chord. Aye, blessed be the mem
cry of the Poet!
| Richmond, Ind.
/
THE SoUTH.-As an inducement to
emigration from the North to the South
ern States, it is announced that land in
that region, adapted to the cultivation