The New York herald., 1870-01-28

long reposing IN the bosom OF the iuure as tne nel
less infant calmly sleeps on its mother's breast ana
nourished there for future activitlesi THIS was IN
deed munincent gift, worthy Of the man VINO
bestowed IL. Yet lts mere financial proportions 90
not constitute its most important Significance The
design OF reaching the lower stratum OF society
ignorance and degradation, aside from such gifts,
sparing. furnishing the means OF self eleva.
ton, self-improvelnent-these features 0vershad0w
| all others. These aspects determine the magnitude
and the trne benevolence OF these vast char.
| ties Having no children or his 0wn he conceived
the grand idea OF adopting the unfortunate OF his
| native and his adopted countries; wisely beqneath-
more e. wisely wisely granted than BY personal Ssstowments
squandered or exhausted In brief PERIOD as might
have been under some circumstances. BY which fu-
ture generations would be blessed, remembering the
name OF the donor a q father indeed, who had more
regard Tor future benefits real prosperity and con-
tnuous rultage than for brief and temporary graJif-
| cations. SUCH monument will Outive marble and
| granite; sucn record II indeed indehble.
ANCESTRY.
| flower though offered in the bud,
| Is no vain sacrifice.
They that seek Ne carly shall nnd Ne.
1t Is often said that "the child Is father of the
man." and In no small degree this can be afiirmed
| OF every prominent statesman or philanthroplst
Tne traits evident IN childhood are often prophecies
OF distinction In certain paths then indlcated wnen
the years shall have given gray hairs to the brow
! and maturity TO Gil the mental powers. This was
emlnentIy true Of George Peabody, the nancler and
lhe glory OF his later years; and yet MS
childhood was not marked by incident or memorable
OF after years. his childhood was not In any sense
that OF an oddly. Men and women Thought OF him
as the good boy, the faithful son the dntlu child.
the Industrious student the honest youth; ana II
they sometimes called him "mOther boy" IL was
not because he was shy and enemlnate ana wanting
IN boylsh energy and daring, but because he loved
his mother; and it was the Joy OF dts young life to
add anything TO her happiness. That he was brave
and honest upright and conscientious, Is not at all
strange when we consider his ancestry. However
any may sneer at neraldic embems, u is yet true
that as the SCRIPTURES declare the glory or chit
ara thplr fnQv hnr
cestry. The geneaoqy Of the Peabody fam
dicott, OF Salem and revised by william s. Peabody,
OF Boston, with partial record OF the Rhode Island
wao aaopea the Of
pray thee OF the former age, and prepare thyself to
the search Of their fathers" In the spirit Mr.
blcentennal celebration thus spoke OF the origin OF
the PEABODY family IN America
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The spirit Of family Pride or Of antiquarian curiosity great
oW ws
De called nss has already attained growth Of nearly
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Boadcea when bleeding tbs Roman rods" From the
disastrous battle in which she lost her and e he fed
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three settled in BoIford and remained in Tops
he Peabody. II vi. country Among sSo.s Of u: % name
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ago, distinguished. Thos. Peabody: now,
Bourne-twins not In age only bus In genius and virtue,
died while professor in Coeg deserves honor
moment is6Ssng dsy0!sa m'T.iop.!y anssn. land
81 x. IS Fssscy Of TOO %
fsvor.o known S rsHure that should more than suds o
Es sHs s.1 IN e: s.s .s s9S
onsry One them fen with Wolfe ana N Moncsim or
O.r mas among the most gallant an on
and sent his 70 the army fast they became
commanded regimen. in the Rsvoiutonary and sub
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perhaps the quality than the number Of prActions IN
msbim.
BIRTHPLACE AND CHILDHOOD.
That rich banker was born poor boy, in the town
OF Danvers Mass, the 18th day OF February 1885,
not a. all IN apject poverty, but IN circumstances
tion save for the rst decade his life in the com
mon schools. Hon. Alfred A. Abbott at the laying
vers, remarked concerning this Danvers boy:-'The
character ana history Of MI. Peabody have, by the
natural G Sssoms SO mSr
NAME they nave almost come to be mousse
hold property. How. nearly threescore years
quiet village. no was born, the son OF respectable
parents, but In humble circumstances; how from
from 1903 to 1907. to use ms own simple words, he
obtained the limited education his parents means
could afford, but TO the principles then lnculcated,
owing much Of The foundation for such success as
Heaven has been pleased to grant him during long
business life'-all this Mr. Abbott Thought familiar
native place, as much as anywhere, George
Peabody's memory is precious and, however 1t may
be with prophets with this successful and benencent
honor save IN his own country and among his
own people," In fact, the town where he was
was part Of Salem; then, for a century,
II was known as Danvers; for season
Peabody, in honor Of nim whose brief and nscessa-
rily imperfect memoir Is here presented.
On the occasion Of his visit to Danvers In 1856
..here was Mr.. Peabodys home; here slumbered the
honored dust Of his fathers; here native and 70 the
he passed : and the
playmates and when young amOition ana
ms Dependents ana the nrst STRINGS OF that
great energy already indicating Che future
triumph, loQ MIN IOTtn 70 Othef ana OfOa00r U006
OF labor the eyes OF his t0wnsmen, like their prayers
and best wishes, followed him; and from that day
to THIS tho events OF his life and his whole career
have been part OF she public and most treasured
property OF the town. And, al along what returns
have there been, and how warmly has this regard
been recipr0cated There has been time when
we have not been In George Pea5ody's debt. Sepa-
rated from us by the wide ocean, living amid the
whirl and roar Of the worlds metropolis,
engrossed with the weightiesJ concerns, nat
tered and carrcssed by the titled and the great,
that heart untraveled' has yet cung steadfast
to lts early love. Wnile wherever his lot has been
cast every worthy object OF charity every benef
cent enterprise has received mis- ready ald in an
especial manner mas he remembered and cndo we'd
us When fire desolated our village ana swept
away the sacred house where In cnlldhood he lis
tened TO those truths which have been the guide and
soace OF maturer years, he helped to rebuild the
ralters and point again the splre TO heaven. When
q pious local pride would rear an enduring monu-
ment TO the memory OF our fathers who fell in the
first fight Of the Revolution 1t was his bounty,
although he lived beneath the very shadow Of the
crown from which that Revolution snatched Its
brightest Jewell that assisted In rearing the granite
pile and transmitting to future ages the names and
heroic deeds OF our venerated martyrs. so when,