Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-02-23
ICTTER FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, Feb. Is, 1878

RICHMOND, Fep. 10, io'o'
The community was shocked Thurs
asv hv Tho death Of Rev. DR.. George
Woodbridge. He was very g.ea'iy
beloved by people of all denomina,ions'
He had complained of feeling badly
,h.t morning. After prayer, he was
suddenly taken with bodily pains, but
ia ootten better and sat down to read
the papers. Mrs. Woodbridge was
sitting near him, and began ID read.
She looked up in about FIVE minutes
after, and noticed that he was leaning
back in the chair, and his eyes closed.
She said, "He's asleep" She then went
to his side aud attempted TO rouse him,
and, finding that she could not, called
her two daughters, and, together, they
moved him to the lounge. After he
had been placed on the sofa he gasped
once and Immediately died. DR.. Hun
ter Mcclure was called in, but too late
TO do any good. DR.. Woodbridge was
born in Worthington, Mass, June 20,
1904. He was son OF Jonathan
Woodbridge, a prominent lawyer OF
Worthineton. His grandfather was
Jonathan Edwards, the theologlan OF
New England. a gentleman, who
took fancy TO him, secured him an ap.,
pointment at West Point. He entered
the academy in 1922, when he was Is
years of age. He graduated on the AIN
of July, 1926. He was then stationed.
as second lieutenant, at Old Point
After this he was sent to Fort lndepen-
dence, near Boston. Not long after
this Lieutenant Woodbridge resigned
his position in the army and went to
reside in Fredericktown, Maryland, and
began editing a political paper. While
at Fredericktown he lived with the
Rev. DIR. Stone, of the Episcopal Church.
Here he joined The Church. Soon after
he went to the Theological Seminary,
near Alexandria, and studied for the
ministry. He was ordained by Bishop
Moore in the Monumental Church, and
was at once appointed an assistant to
the Rev. VIM. +. Lee, rector OF Christ
Church, in the lower part of the city.
lie succeeded Mr. Lee as rector OF
Christ Church, and preached there until
the Monumental congregation built ST.
Paul's Church and removed into It.
Then the congregation of Christ Church
moved into the Monumental Church,
where DR. Woodbridge preached to the
time Of his death. He was a minister
in Richmond for more than 40 years,
and for many years be was President OF
The Virginia Bible Society. Dr. Wood
bridge was at West Point in the class
with Generals VIM. y. Pendleton, and
Ieonidas Polk, both of whom were,
subsequently, Episcopal ministers. DR..
Woodbridge married Miss Rcbecca
Nicholson, Richmond lady. 1t is
related tina; when Dr. Woodbridge was
at West Point, while he was walking
by the barracks, in company with Cadet
Polk, afterwards Bishop and General;)
he and bis friend came upon a tract
which had been thrown over the bar
rack wall They stopped and picked it
up and both read it and were so much
struck with the earnest appeal that 1t
contained that they determined TO be-
come members OF the church. 1t Is a
little remarkable, too, that both after
wards were ministers in the Episcopal
Church. The Ves;ry Of the MOnnmen-
tai Church met last night aud took
suitable action. The church is draped
in mourning.