New-York tribune., 1881-10-13
OBITUARY.
JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND.

"a 90 Fd;t,r of Scribngr,s Mdgdzine, died in this
citv Yesterday morning about o'clock. He was
o.tacled hv heart disease and before his daughters
could be supmoned he expired. He had suffered
for several years from angina pecfors, ana ne nau
long antcipa ed sudden death. lie returned Hoih
his simmer home at a eXandTia Bay on the oth
inst. and was engaged daily IN his editorial duties
in the Office of the Century Company untll lueSuay,
Yesterday morning he awoLe about 6 o'clock, and
to1od cbcerfully TO Mrs Holland but while still in
bed he suddenly began to struggle Tor breath anu
died almost Immediately.
Dr. Holland was born in Bechertown, Mass, on
the oath of July. 1919 His parents were in mod
crate circumstances and bis first education was
obtained in the public school. He WAS anxious ior
more liberal culture. and began to lit himself ior
college IN the Northampton High SCHOOL puV ho
was interrupted by a severe Illness ana uPo"
his recovery, after some school-keeplhg he
began the study of medicine ho was
graduated NJ ID. from the Berkshire Moul'a'
College in 1874. and began Pfactce III
Spriuc,ald. His tastes were literary. and he con
tributed several poems 10 The h"ickT6ocST "dGa-
zine and to The Ame,icdn Ecciec In 1sl7 he pub
lished for a few months in Springfield, literary
noriodical called The Ban state Courier In 1878 h.
went TO Richmond, Va, TO teach III private school
but was soon elected superintendent "i the pnoilc
schools of Vicksburg, Miss In March, lS'o' ne re-
turned 20 Springfield, and from lsl9 To lSoo ne
,as mart nronri.ror and one Of TIE editors Of that
well known newspaper The Springfield RegH'hcaH'
Mr.. Bowlea found lin an able coadjutor and he
doubtless contributed greatly to the prosperity ol
Tie Republican.
In 1854. DIR. Holland edited volume of poems
written by Mrs. d. f. G. Shepherd, III IS beginning
hi literary life with an act of kindness which, as
he became better known and acquired position ana
influence. he was glad to repeat whenever tt oc-
cosion offered lie published in 1870 History oi
Western Massachusetts," 2 vols II mo- which has
been spoken of as one of the most van-
able contributions to American local history
In 1857, appeared his novel OF baY
PATH He contributed to The hP"'pcaR
a series of papers signed "Max Manncring" Ills
Letters to the Young,' printed in 1898 under the
pseudonym of " Timothy TitcOmb," Int the taste
o. that class Of readers for which it was DESIGNED,
and the book went through nine editions within
few months time. 1t was followed in the same
wear by " Bitter Sweet" poem which also went
through many edihons In 1883 appeared " Gold
Foil" and i'm 1860 a novel entitled Miss Gilbcrt's
Career" In $50 Dr. Holland also published Les
sons IN Life y; in 1868 Letters to the JoneseS ~; III
1865 "Plain Talk on Familiar Subjects y; IN 1870
"The Life Of Lincoln: IN 1867 kathnna,'
poem: in s72 "The Marble Prophecy: in 1873 Ar
thur Bonnicastle" and "Garnered Sheavcs,' col
lection of poems previously printed, and in la7t
THE Mistress of the Manse." He published also
"Sevenoaks" and Nicholas Minturn.'
Dr. Holland in 1867 disposed of his property III
The SprinqfeH Republican, and during the follow
ing year he visited Europe. In 1870 he became
Editor of Scribac's Moathly, a magazine III the es-
tablishment of which he took leading part. II IS
unnecessary to dwell upon the great popularity OF
this periodical which from the start has been
well printed well edited and well illustrated
DR.. Hollands own editorial contributions were
principally comments upon current literary pohtl-
cal and social TOPICS and were marked by much III
dependence of opinion ana plainness OF speech
Whatever may be the final estimate OF l)F. lloi-
lands literary merits, it cannot TO denied that
whenever a question had a right ana wrong side ne
was always found upon the right If he gave ad-
vice, it was almost always good and ms morals
were none the worse because to some ther appeared
tn be- commonplace. lie knew for whom hc was
writing and he was more anxious TO pcrsuad" than
TO startle them He had no iOndncss for giving
pain, and for young writer's especially he
had always word Of kindness ana
encOnragement. lie carried the amiibility winch
made his ON home happy into the business Of ms
fe and never forgot. didacuc rs he was, that
charity is better than Consciousness, ana thal
criticism may sometimes be at once accurate ana
unjust. Nothing which he wrote could Quake his
readers worse-a great deal which he "lote ought ~
least TO have made them better
Dr. Holland won considerable distinction and
popnlarity as a lecturer and continued in ~" Held
until compelled TO abandon il by iil-heath com
plec edition of his works has been in course OF pre-
paration and will soon be published.
Dr. Holland married Miss Elizabeth Chaplin, OF
Springfield. when he was twenty-five years oi age.
He leaves two unmarried daughters and a son. Mr.
Theodore Holland, who is member Of tho senior
class of Yale College.
The popularity Of DIR. Hollands books is attcsed
by their publishers figures. OF the "Iitcomb Let
ters." 81 900 copies have been sold; of Bitter
Sweet" 30 900; of " KATRINA" 100000 while the
circulation of the magazine has always been very
large Perhaps il is better evidence of hc ability
and industry of the pllnstaIng aud IahOriouA
man who is now 1T rest than any of hrs books or
all of them together OF course, Dr. Holland mas
had excellent assistance; lnt to him the scheme
of the magazine is attributed ana he had
Roswell Smith What he specially dId IN >crbn0'i IN
the way of literary work is known 10 ali ITS readers
Nor is il often that popularity like his IS attained
with the class of which ne IL tayOrIte, without
any sacrifice OF good morals, or OF good literary
taste His books have given pleasure and pr0ht 10
whole generation of readers, ana there ls hothlhg
in them offensive unclean. His popularity was
wholesome ONE, aud III this age that Is saying a
great deal.
II NAV be interesting to mention that the last
pubcafjOn from the pen of DIR. Holland was SON
net on the death of President Garfield, vhIch ap-
peared in THE TRIBUNE and the propuety ana
feeling OF which our.readers Will readily recall
LEVI ROBBINS.