New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-09

,,,, IN be the head and front OF some movement
In led him to this country in 1854, and he Joineu 'e
community at Amenla OF which Jane Warins was o.
actve member. The members OF this community nav
hank at Armenia; hence the report that has gone
that Mr. Harris has been banker at one period o '
career This however is erroneous, for he hau ho'e
vybatever to do with the management OF the pahA
1857 Mr. Harris in conjunction with Mr. Laurence O
miami founded the present society at Boston an" s
members of the old Armenia Community inciu"i"S '""N
WarIng ioinedIthe new organization. ,... Cir
Mr. Laurence Oliphant is the only son OF .o i,'o -
Anthony Ophant, for many years ChiefJus'ico Vi
lon and IA nephew OF the late Col Olphant VIM "'0i
seeing considerable service in India, was for lons po
riod Director OF the old East India COMPANY ~
have had so wide experience even IN tDo Oou-o
long life as Lawrence Olphant who Is sun 5Uue a
had had even before he emerged from youth Mheh very
Young he visited india and went on inc '"'i'"'o -
Tn, pobodaer the Nepaulese ambassador, whom no
had known in London, visit the Court OF Napaui' M
Olphant published animated account VI th' 49, ~
which was widely read. Returning 70 treat b'I'",
entered the University OF Edinburgh ana became nj
her first OF the Scotch and then of the English DAT "
did not however take much trouble to make "a' "a
his profession indeed. his snguary encrgc.U ,n"u
his Iowa of travel and adventure rendered III" i
ppsuited for the slow, heavy, uphlh uiuuS'
OF barrister's early career He tra'eiou' go,
about the year 1851, all through Russia anu Ino
and published as the result of his Journeyihe' ~ c.
five Of South Russia especially dpouU WIZ
shores Shortly after he became private secretary W VIZ
Earl ~ EIpin who was appointed GovernorGehera' VI
Canada and he Travelled far aud VIDE through ''"' .
try and the United States. when the oil'e"n "i =.
ont Mr. Olphant crossed tho Atlantic aeaI"' wen "
Turkey and attached himself to the stan onar i"0"'
during some OF the expeditions OF 'no i"A -
After the close of the war; when tho Earl OF ESh was
cent out On hts mission to China, Ohphaht aocoih'
ranied him as his private secretary oupSo'
0uently he was appointed secretary vi i'sa
ton IN Japan. and he was IL "o io"o'o
rightly one OF the Engishmen VINO 80 Narrowly osoP'"
death when the British Consulate was attached oy Jap"
e assassins After this he came back to England anu
-, ,re think made another visit TO the United
states he seemed disposed to settle down In BRITAIN
He offered himself as candidate for the otrng oulHn'
in Scotland and by the force OF earnest Ldper"i Po
PIES and ready and effective eloquence' nc su''oeu "
obtaining the choice Of the electors although one Vi '
competitors was Edward Mial, the distinguished Non
confornst leader. In Parliament he quickly took con-
spcuous place. His effective, easy spontaneous Syio'
nis graceful manners and his wide and varied ntOrma
tion won him the favor OF the House lie went III
frankly and boldly for manly, earnest LiDeraiis anu
he seemed just the sort OF man who Is maReu out oi
office and for career OF distinction and influence Soc
oily be was about as much OF success az IrohOpes
Pbineas Finn He contributed good deal to English
magaz,ne ljterature-ndeed, he had all through his
career been writer for magazines and journals ana
had moro than once acted newspaper correspondent
In Br1cE,rood The CornhiH The Pdu Mall GdseHe' ana
Tn, Times his pen was best known After two or three
sessions OF Parliament he disappeared out OF London
and IL was stated that his health was failing ana that he
had resolved to resign his seat. He did, IN fact resign
it. Withdrawing thus from a brilliant Parliamentary
career at a time when successful men are usually
only beginning it, 1t then that he began TO carry
ont ng.chershed idea Of collecting band OF fellow
thinkers and permanently taking up his residence In TINS
country In Mr. Harris, with whom he was on intimate
terms and for whom he had highest esteem he found
an able and willing co0peratOr. Tho result was the
establishment OF the Salemon Association at Boston
on the shore OF Lake Erie
That this Association may in time assume aspects ana
dimensions not possessed probable but at present
can see nothing in it beyond the banding together OF
body of mon and women desIrous OF leading as pure
Christian life as is possible. and who think that such
life can best be attained by thoroughly rural exist
ence with plenty Of hard work, and mutual ala ana
announcement The effort is praiseworthy one ana
heartily wish IL Any casual visitor TO the Sa
lem.on.Ere estate, would imagine he was passing
through an ordinary farm district for with the oxcep
ton of identity OF religious views, and the cooperative
system Oh which all their affairs managed. Facts OF
which he would OF be ignorant there Is nothing
whatever to distinguish its occupants from their neigh
bOrs