New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-14
Death Of Professor a. MOsyneaux
Hewlett.

L. becomes our painful duty 10 announce 10
our readers the sudden demise of one more OF
our honored and representative colored men.
Professor A. Molynesux Hewlett instructor
in gymnastics and physical culture of Harvard
College died at his residence in Old Cam.
bridge, about nine O'Clock Wednesday, the 9th
instant of abscess in the head Prof. Hewlett
has s;n troubled with an abscess for several
weeks, but no danger was apprehended, and
his death was very sudden. lie was about
fifty years of age, and had been connected with
Harvard University for ten years.
During the entire period Of Prof. Heyletts
connection with Harvard University, he has
enjoyed the confidence ana esteem Of its Off
GERS; and the city of Cambridge gave evidence
OF the respect in which he was held as q citizen
by the large conoourse Of its best citizens who
attended his funeral.
The following notice Of the funeral is taken
from the Boston Herald Of the 1lth instant:
Thief funeral Of A Moyneaux Hewlett. in.
structor of gymnastics at Harvard College
took place Sunday afternoon at the First Bap-
fist Church. Previous to the public ceremonies
brief services were held at his late residence on
the corner of Dunster and South streets, ct
which were present his family neighbors, and
a few immediate friends together with the Han.
cock Mutual Aid Association of Boston, OF
which the deceased was d member. At the
church, where there was large attendance,
the services were conduc ed by the pastor, Rev.
Z. f. Anabel, assisted by Rev. A. Z. Peabody,
d. d., and were of the most impressive charac
ter. After chant by the choir the pastor of.
fered prayer and read selections from the
Scriptures. Then followed the chant Nearer
my God To Thee," after which the officiating
clergymen each paid tribute to toe deceased.
speaking of him as good citizen, aud one who
had gained the esteem of the community ia
which ne had resided for the past twelve years
DIR. Peabody pronounced the benediction, and
the remains We're borne to their last resting
place in the Cambridge cemetery
Prof HEWLETT was never found wanting in
giving aid to any object for the benefit or i'm
proyement OF his race His children have been
trained up in the best schools of Cam bridge,
and his good wife, who has the sympathy in
this, her greatest bereavement Of the entire
community in which she lives, or wherever she
is known, Is always found among the foremost
IN all charitable enterprises thas il becomes her
lot to be associated with.
That Prot. Hewlett has held SO long the
responsible position in Harvard University, is a
sure guarantee of his fitness for the same
Taking the position under some dis .dyan tages
on account of his color, it il aeeiless here to
state that his strict attention, and his peculiar
illness for the same alone drew around him tho
numerous friends among the stu dents who to-
day feel the sad affection of his sudden death.
Few OF our race are appointed to honorable
positions, and the few who DO receive recogni-
ton of their qualifications, are usually soon set
uE~n by combinations of prejudiced men and
gradually drawn into traps set FIR their destruc-
ton. la the case of Prof. Hewlett it was
different, though many attempts have been
made by jealous persons to entrap him, others
ALLEVIATE the Officers of the Institution from
him, yet he was proof against them all, and
death alone has severed his connection with
Harvard University.
Prof Hewlett leaves a wife aud five children.
His eldest daughter was married lit g over
two years ago to Frederick Douglass, Jr.,
Business Manager of this office,) on her re-
tirement from the Female Academy at Cam.
bridge, Mass, where she graduated.
The family and relatives have our deep sym
patty in their SAD bereavement.