New-York tribune., 1882-03-11
OBITUARY.

THE REV. DIR. HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET.
WASHINGTON, March 1O-The State Department
is informed Of the death Of the Rev. Dr. Henry
Highland Garnet United States Minister to Liberia,
which occurred at Monrovia February 13.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Highland Garnet born In New
Market. Kent County. Maryland, April Is, 1915. His
grandfather Joseph Tsty stolen from Africa. and
endured all the suferings incident TO apassage In the
early slaveships. George Garnet, his father, was
q slave In Maryland where no married and re-
ma'ned until 1924. In that year, obtaining permission
to attend funeral. he took his little family
In a covered wagon Wilmington Del. where they re-
maincd night In the barn OF Dr. Garnet Quaker
The next day tho fugyes cOntnu cd their escape from
slavery. and in short time reached New Hope, Penn
in 1925 the Garnet family to this city. The
young boy, ten years OF age sent TO African
free school in Muberry-st He took part with many OF
his school friends July 1927 in celebrating tho nbo
tiOn OF slavery I'm this State He served as cook and
steward on a cOasDg schooner when only fourteen and
coming home from these trips he found that his
family had been sought by tine savehuners and he was
hurriedly to Jericho L. L. until the prosecutions
had ended.
In 1881 Mr. Garnet entered high school for colored
YOUTH where he began the study of Greek and Latin
Commenting on this new departure Of the negroes
New-YOrk editor asked "Whst possible good can
classical education do them VIII we feel any better be-
cause the who waits table read Horace
and Wright" Entering sunday-school at the corner
OF William and Frankfort-ss Mr.. Garnet attracted the
attention OF Thomas Wright who assisted him In con-
tinuing his education. He went to Canaan Academy,
New Hampshire, in 1885 One day the prejudice
OF the people vented Itself In the formation
OF a mob. All day long ho remained in his room
casting bullets for the expected attack 1t soon came
and when tho angry crowd hurled bricks and stones at
his roOm he returned the salute with large musket
which dispersed the mob The next year he entered
the Oneida Institute, VIII esOwn Seminary, three
miles from Utica, n. Y, which ut that time man
nal labor school, under the presidency OF the Rev. Be
rah Green While riding in strcetcar in Utica one day
he was dragged OF the door by several citizens who
declared most emphatcaly that no New-Yorlt Niger
should ride In Utica sreetcar" Returning to this city
in 1870 he delivered his first public speech given before
the American Antl-Savery Society.
After being graduated from the Oneida Institute, in
September, 1870 Mr.. Garnet settled in Troy. where he
taught the district colnred school, and ordained
ruling elder in the First Presbyterian Church or that
city. He then studied theology under DR. Beman ard
was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Troy in
1912 In the next year he installed pastor Of the
Liberty Street Presbyterian Church in Troy where he
remained for five years. He strong advocate Of
temperance and often delivered addresses that sub
,ect. While pastor in Troy he married Mics julia
Williams. In 1s43 he delivered eloquent speech in
Buffalo before the Liberty Party Convention. He ad-
dressed the Legislature Of this state in January 1884,
and In 1916 he presided at the Delevan Temperance
Union. in Poughkcepsic. About Ibis time the late
GeFrt Smith apPGinIt9d him an Iorc agent ntt 0r
lands in this State among colored men,; In 1850 Nr
Garnet was invited to lecture In England, ana
made an address in Exeter Hail. aud was eecie dele
gate to the Peace Congress nS az nro Pas
Prussia and France In 1852 he was sent by the United
PRESBYTERIAN Church OF Scotland as missionary to ia
maica, West Indies. .
Mr. Garnet received unanimous call to the pulpit of
rOnsts this city while at jamaica ana soon b came the
leader Of the coored population In this city:
In 1851 he revisited England, as the president
of the African Colonization Society but returned
and volunteered chaplain to the cOlored troops at
Rkers Island. His house escaped the riots OF 1868 by
the foresight Of his daughter who had wreDchedt the door
plate from the door He early took an active ntec@t In
the pOOrer people OF his and organized several cnar
abc societies which for all the c0ured people VINO
try TO stippor themselves. Dr. Garnet was the first col
orcd maD who any occasion spoke Ill the National
CAPITOL where lie preached on Sunda', February IL,
1868 In the hall OF the House OF Representatives In
| April of that year lie was called by the fft-
teenth Street Presbyterian Church OF washing,
ton, and accepted the call staying there several
years Again he returned TO his former church, t9o
Shiloh. in this city, and its pastor until last fal,
when he accepted the appointment Of United States
Minister and Consul to Liberia The last Official ACT OF
| President Garfield July was to sign Dr Garncts
ber when President Arthur nominated bin for the same
ofce to which he had been appointed His nomination
was confirmed unanimously by the senate, ana on No
ycmbcr II be sailed on the steamship Egypt Tor Engau
Arriving there he remained week, and al once
started for his field of labor where he arrived December
2S found his daughter who had preceded him as
teacher in perfect health and was enthusiastically re-
cetved by the people or MonroVn, whose Mayor F!slteu
this country last summer.
Several letters written in January have been received
by DR. arncs former parshOneTs but In none OF them
does he speak poor health The only news OF Ills death
that received from Washington