New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27
4 MEMORIAL Eos or JOHN GROWy

RECEPTION TO THE sCTLPTRrss. MISS EDMoNIi
LEwIs-PEEsENTA1InN OF THE BUST TO THE
REV. DIR. HENRY HIGHLAND GAENiT.
John Browns memory was celebrated last
evening" in earnest aud sculpured marble ny tn
coorrd peopleo tns city The occasion a pton
at she shil III Preshytorln Church. No. 40 sxtayc,
to Mas Edmona Lewis, he colortd scul S. aud th'
presentation Of her icsze bust Of John Brown to the
veteran cOlored Clergyman and aboltionist' the
Rev DR.. Henry Highland Garnet. AT O'Clock
tie body OF the church nearly filed
with well-dressed nd intelligent lcolinR
audience Of colored people very few white persons
we're present appear.d to be deeply Interested in
the exercises.
DIR. Garnet introduced Miss Lewis TO few pcrs ms
ana then The advanced 10 the platform, where the
marble bust was placed yelled IN white. The SOUP
rress has in her veins the blood q" tie Indian and Ne
gro races and her features show the characteristics Of
tho TWO types She Is small Of stature. and mOdcsty
~ nuttd her Ia sit on ir0ui seat IN the church. itaV
tie platform to her hui bad to pr Gnst the "
Frederick Douglas ind x-Cnnsui to san D'minso.
Wacn The ,oIr nd sung " America ma Miss Eva
line williams had read toe poem The Dying Cleopatra"
out Of cOinpl 10 Miss L"ws's fatue thai was eX
hLitcd AZ Inc Centennial, d. Garnet made brie; adj
DIR SIS H. said Were able physically could talk
to you at greater len III, for my heart and
mind are iuIl tonight Of things that this
Young lady VINO has honorcd us NJ home nnd abroad
By pecuar cement OF Providence she has In hei
veins the Of the only races that have been out
rcd ana prosecuted 10y the white na. Her mother
Chippewa Indian. and her father an African. Sac has
lone 1rt 10 rescue both the inferior position
In which they have been placed by her skill In her
chosen fed Of She was born VI Greenbush. near
A,btny. | have seen much largrr women
than sne is now, but she was little girl wh,n
she first came 90 see me, ana, booking up INTO NY
tacr said, L going 10 become an artist Mr.
Garrison applausel, that noble defender OF the rights
Cav W ara modelled before The foot OF baby Ho
sad well dome She then went into Haly. where the
Is not so closely drawn ns on ihis side OF tne
wnter, and worked like young man, ANA achieved
pIne Dlss hike This Of Joan Brown. and notice with
delight that she chooses Tor her subjects men who avc
dom she stood before the Memorial Hall at the
CentcDuia she saws, trembling Ike an aspen lea,
while the ease containing her statue Of The Diving
CLEOPATRA was being opened TO the ~ OF tue critics.
who ordered II at fret SIGHT Ia an honora lie position ~
the gallery of art she Is about to return to Rome TO
\. lin ROW" lie continued was nv intimate
visited my church Tor tho last time, on bis way to
Harper's Ferry, 'Fnend Blown. It srem. TO me
The work you about to undertake. Friend
sad 9s S De sn 9h n To- o Ho 6a tIfG %
ana II die IN the attempt snal Ero~ that have
GS E rig Sh Sa e@I ms TSs SS II re raid on
Harpers Ferry had not been mode, there might have
been ~ rebellion nnd abolition Of slavery. never
knew man who better acqu tinted vita
The SCRIPTURES than John Brown He never rwore ne
never drank drop Of intoxicating iquor and never
used tonacco. He was man Of strict morality and
lover Of religion. The last time he AT my church
he asked 10 sing B ow, trumpcts blow" IL was
JhIa hynu The Year OF Jubilee" WIZ followed by
che recalling John Browns last letter to his children
and his speech his tual Both mad deep Impression
on the audience Dr. Garnet asked all T. join IN -in cling
" John Browns Body lies MOulderiLg N iho Or Se."
Mss Lewis then assembled the platform and unveiled the
bust revealing tho familiar features Of John Brown, Gu
In white marble.
tharles Douglas made the speech OF presentation TO
DR. Garnet, u0sizing the character OF John Brown,
compllincnting the sCuptTess, and speaking IN warm
e ms Dr. GarnePs services 10 the cause OF freedom,
an his Organization oil sOciety for keeping sacred
the day on which john Brown lost hts life.
on tins point d. Garnet haii Ihni ne should never
fail TO RENE nber that I'd day Oi December. He and
a few abOlitonsts assembled at the old church
ut 10 O'Clock. aud Joined pi oyer and sup
plcstions to God that his life might be spared
until after the hour OF execut on. Nineteen
years had passed since then and On eacn Decemb'r2
"a few had met 10 commemorate the martyrdom OF
one OF Americas greatest heroes lApplause.i Wash
and LAFAYETTE and the other heroes of America
would have persisted by the gaOws II they had TAI Ell In
lT76 John Brown had maintained his principles single
hand against toe military aud ciYI forces OF great
government.
tbr platform referred TO the act OF Johu Brown In
taking In his arms a black babe and kissing Il
as he was walking 10 the scafiOd. The Rev. w L.
DIckeraou Of the Bethel African Church, who 10
have presided, made eloquent address. America
was his naive land he said; no knew OF no Africa. He
fet and 10 think that Miss Lewis compelled To cross
the ocean TO find opportunity aud recOgnt oh. As
clergyman recently aid to him, American prejudice
couldn't cross the ocean IL got dro sned the way.
but It always fshcd up again when the OBJECT OF