New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03
OBITUARY.
TIE REY. DR.. T.. A. WASHBURN.

The Rev. Dr. Edward A. Washburn, rector
m Calvary CGurcn, 1T Fourth ave and 1weDty frsts,
d'ch Yesterday noon at the parsonage, No. 1903 East
Iwrny'ilr-tst He had for long time been victim OF
lnaalia and cuan disorders by The advice OF
hS irehds passed iast summer among the Black Noun
rams o North Carolina. the hope OF rccupcrating his
health The result, however. what was hOped,
ana ic patient returned Ime rather Injured than bene
hted By tue change. Uhi Christmas however. con
ucd discharge Ina pastoral duties regularly He preached
his last sermon the second Sunday before Christ.
MAJ and since that time he has been for the part
confined to his bed Dr. sattcrlee, his regular yslcan.
with whom DIR. L0Omis has also been consultation,
says mat death was immediately owing to induration
OF the stomach com pcated with internal cancer.
Dr. Washburn was sirty-one years OF age. and ho
had been In cnrge Of his parish i'll NewYOrk Tor
teen years He leaves widow daughter, Miss
Weshburn.
Ut "ashburn's father Boston merchant OF
some wealth and his son, who born April l6'
lolo, enjoyed the advantages OF an excellent edu-
cation. acquired IN the Latin School OF BostOn,
aud afterwarl at Harvard College, where he
was graduated In the class OF 1889. Among his
panions lie always distinguished well for his
physical as for his intellectual qualities, being both
accomplished athlete leader of thought an specu
lat0n Alter his graduation he Determined 10 enter the
ministry OF the Congregational drnOminatiOn in which
lac bad been bred by father 1t at hat time the
Custom Tor students OF div nifty to distribute their course
vi thIoo WARS between AIuOVer huu Now maven, III
order to secure the peculiar Iutlges Of both schools
Young Waonbuin. with u band ri cOugcnial comrades
no had gathered together the school passed his first
year 1T And1vtr studied year unler DIR. Nathaniel
Taylor az NrwilayeI and returned to Audover 10 com
petc his OF study. The OF young among
whom WsslDurn a lie lding spirit accustomed to
review AMI dsclss with the utmost freedom whatever
books OF instructors presented to thcu and 1t not
without Wit ma by play upon the name OF tier
teacher Dr. Taylor they styled their band the 3irOr
Resar,u- Club" At inls perOI MIR. Washburn an
ardent adnilrcr Of Colerdgc. with whose AIDS to ke-
Thoroughly familiar. Carlyle also was one OF LIS heroes,
aud tno German w.IteTs absorbed much Vl hs aeDtlon.
After his graduation III Theology, Mr. Washburn
preached Tor shUl time IN ccntlao OF me COngrgA-
o the IIo trinity In Brooklyn had al that pefl usi
entered upon MS studies AndUvrr Chance tnrcw he
iva yonng IN 4. togctn Tor some months rs rOoun,s
ana ~ the number Of conversations thal they hrd with
each ohc, Wa~nhnr1 "cCt tine persuaded that he could
no longer consistently with his 05 CONVICTIONS remain
I'm Congregational body. BISHOP C!mk, VINO whS then
,n4 ,I', ~ GiS' s1StSa bp pTTe ID dc
tne a'IuHnhnc' o. Dr. AlrK .n'ier Fig!on, at whose
once offered himself AS rdni"ihn Tor orders IN me
Church 10 "hlrh hr atrrNard faithfully u"neir'L The
months qure bl the Clnrci tor his candidacy he
passed. ia Georgia. not FIR from Savannah whcLcc he
returned 10 B'' ." IA "a loii""ns SPINS u 'I,g now
naJr deacun he was Installed a. rciJr oi the Church
~ Nr"hit!Por AdoS "hetc ne renAihed lor i'uf Or
Atcr sryeriag his connection with this parish DR..
.,IDurl @hJ Was al hI' ale fond 81 travel ihd rs-
rrciy Of long rIp d"ns on FOOT IN de NJ 1'hs'V
Journey. ViahS typi, faerlinr, iuuit, Chint. aud
many "tirr IH's. aud completing tne cir'nnr1 yi-A"n
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ton VINO cc. III, li- vile after - ina To Amer
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ID. " t-lhu'u charged St.JUin's Church. Dur
Ills ministry b. tnA' CITY, N adil9n To- his clericnl
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