New-York tribune., 1882-09-28
DEA1H or PHILADELPHIIS MISER.
from Tne Ph.adeIphia ~ q yesst.erraag.

From The Fh.odelphfa Press Of yesterdaV-
Rev." Joshua Provinc Bon Eday' pr2pa-
,l e we9lthicst coured in Philadep ephia died on
Monday morning at his late residence at n, OIL oouin
ST His career which highly sncccssIu' one III Iis
,orId IN general was essurilv that of man OF one
iGea Almost from it, beg nng ,tnl ns enuHg nm %, of
nam and his absorption la this pursuit made him NOR
iiG ,us of ali me- met ana rel. er,d him
tilg bar pleasant companion. In lls carrier year. e
"a said 10 have. Oo, n rather misery than toWi lH
ia.t anl his adoption of misery, solitary hanllS ana
,e sir.ad .nslicon Of hi. kind thought 10 have
been caused hy a domestic anlctou-tne uniathfnhess
of n vie whom he Had dearl, loved.
Eddy was born in Virginia, ~ cn -, l79s, of slave
parnis. His f4tDcr, O1ug mechanic, was 'iap't at
comparatively early aee 20 plrchase hs o"n lt'"o,n @
and subsequently, that his vile. Al the Time oi iie
purcds she had jus. given Dil9 20 Joshua , 1, & '1
o. ncr .ly ,lrcw the bah! IN as l'r oi ls ,
cain The family took up IN II residence III 'ouhpI
Penn, whore tAc ia her kept pdIDS SlVP i ~ !" 1
rant. In the tIouboIi, tunes O 90, NnVn lnc u
people were attacked in several OF the ce1' '' niop
drove them away from Their nome ana te1 Ho" ~ 'S
Hcre Joshua opencd barbcr--hop siNhst., near
Lombard and succeeded so well that IN Two or lhice
car. he had three SHOPS III operation. He sold ieWery
cleaned cothinc bscke boots aud undertook any little
odd ob that wond bring him III dollar NE ihuu''$
was unring one OF nj aPpI[en''or7 [ ~bn vent into
euiors oi dmo wiz ~ T' lie had strong prcisnce
against banks because they would rot pay interest on
deposits, ana therefore rs soon "a he had dh h9china
ton OF cash he sought investment IN real ,St'l
That ni Judgment was good is evidenced by the present
value of property that cost hn very lltte ~ the e
SlOO 900 and 100000
RUf in, sne of his pennTioasness Eddy capable,
under certain cTcums ances OF spendlnS money Hecl
and Ctcn tucrc vas prospect of prOnt lie was lohd
OF law and iurusted all his regular business 10 MI Joh
A. Enron In cases of great importance, however he
aWays Ic. aimed the Hon. Benjamin H. brewster, anu III
some aucrs han led him large rctaiuefs On one oc-
cgsiOn when GrarI-iVc. wac bel cN ended, the Guy
assessed OliVc Cemetery, in which EDDY owned iOt or
two for 800. Ine company had no IuHn-, anu ic
directors proposed that owners On the me O me aVrhu
sh,uld lake yo lot. another location III pace o
one in front he lois thus &c ted 20 De sofa lot
buiiding sites This scheme acCcded 10 ny most OF
the lo owners bu Mr.. EDDY declined TO trade Oh ms
lois Mr. Eddy engaged General Brewster Tor 5000,
lost st suit, bat carrying the case TO the supreme
COur NJ the of the light. He proved that the Gem
eery was exempted from taxation for improvement B.
Nobody paid him cent ior MS 'I uiu "o
ever ask for a return OF the sums eXpeDd a.
Another case this sin stIlar mans generosity i
worthy Of record, II saved the most numerous sec
ZION Of the cjlOred church from ruin In 1866 inc
general conference OF the African Methodist ElscodI
9nnrch was held in Washing For the first time IN
the history Of the Church the convention was alendeu
by Southern delegates Freedom had Just come and all
the cOored folks jubiant. IL was PROPOSED ~
consolidate the African NE lt'l7l
Episcopal Ihurch with the Zon African Mehods' Epis-
copal CnuIch, and the scncme carried Dt inD"ly
O. seventy YOies. Eddy voted and worked az ds
H. bat his influence unayal1ng. On the next uay
he III his place, hut Bsop Payne tOld mnl lheIc
was nothing before tine convention. " am gong 10 put
something b fore H." HIS reply. Ihe delegates
eer ana hsscd and tired 10 storm him down. but ne
Stood his ground puckly ana nnally got hearing. "
want call The attention OF tls Dody 10 the idc. hh'
every A. vi f. the North mas constitution,
ana under that constitution the church properly De
longs 10 the a NJ l.. Church. nave $4,000 Ia spend
ana from church . church, ana Wherever ! can
get five members 10 30 with he II ecllc tue chnIch'r III
the name OF the general BODY 1hc Jeerlng ceased
| Wueu MS announcement made. ana ne scheme
was reconsdcred 10 this the A. NJ L. Church owes lis
existence to-day.