Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-26
REV. DR. n. T.. MAGOON.
This Eminent Divine Passes 20 His
Rest.

Rest
The Rev. DIR. +. l.. Magoon, so well
known and so highly respected In this city,
died in Philadelphia yesterday (Thursday)
D corning at five minutes past | O'Clock. The
Philadelphia Times OF yesterday gives the
following sketch o; his career:
Rev. +. l.. Magoon, for many years pastor
OF ihe Broad.Street Baptist church, died At
les this morning. at the residence OF bis
son.in-law. John Y. Huber, No. 1919 north
Broad street. after long Illness.
Elias Lyman MagooD, ID. d., was born
IN Lebanon, n. H., October 90, 1910. HIS
grandfather was Baptist minister, and a
participant in the Revolution. His father
was a successful arcbitect. AT sixteen years
OF age Young Magoon was apprcnticed to
the bricklayer's trade, which he followedto
his twentieth year. During hisapDrentice-
ship be labored at his trade during the day
and studied at night to prepare bImse1 Tor
college. When he became iourneymln
he went to work in Lowell, Mass, where,
by hard work and seli.denial. be sue
ceeded in saving forty dollars, with
which sum he entered what was then
known a. Poor Mans College, but which
Is now Colby University. Watcryille, Me.
where Hannibal IIamlin and other men
flIlAt kUOhu W Nfl' HiN fi'''AAi'AtTs
All his spare time was devoted u the pur-
suit OF his trade to earn his expenses, aud
during that time he laid the bricks in The
first brick house erected on Mcrrimac
street, Lowell. While in Lowell ne board
ed with a poor widow who had son she
was anxiolls to have entered ut college.
When Young Magoon was in his junior
year she requested him TO take her son and
start him in college and look after him
while there. He consented, but being un-
able TO 90 TO Waterville at the time he
wrote to the Rev. Rufus Babcock, pre'i-
dent Of the college, introducing his charge
and coaImending him in the following Ian
Quage: Master Butler will make good
Scholar The letter was dated September
IS, 1884, and had neither envelope nor
stamp on 1t, and up to the time OF his death
was in the doctors possession. Until he
graduated he carefully looked after the
comfort and supervised the education OF
the widows son, "who," In the language
OF DR.. Magoon, "needed careful looking
after, for the positive characteristics OF the
incisiye lawyer, national legislator, Union
general, Governor OF Massachusetts,, and
presidential candidate were quite a. strong
then as they have been developed before
the world since" That youth, educated
under the watchful care Of young Magoon,
was Benismin +. Butler.
In 1886 Or. Msgoon entered Newton Uni
yersity. near Boston, and in 1889 was regri-
larly ordained minister in the Baptist
Church He Immediately settled at Rich
mOnd, Va, as pastor OF the Second Bap-
tist church, where he remained six vrlrS.
A beautiful new edltice was erected. ana
all was prosperous until the division arose
in the denomination on the question Of
slavery, which took place while the
young pastor was in Europe. Re-
turning speedily, he quietly resigned,
and was at once called to the Ninth
street Baptist church, Cincinnati. but re.
mained in Richmond until successor
wa. procured. lie served in Cincinnati
four years, and in 1919 removed to New
York as pastor Of the Oilyer.Street Baptist
church. In 1851 he took charge OF the
First Baptist church in Albany, where he
remained ten years, and from it removed
10 the Broad. street Baptist church, Phila-
delphia. where he continued to preach
until April, 1854, " hen he handed in his re-
.ignaio n and preached his farewell sermon.
Since then he has delivered lectures In
various parts OF the country, always at.
tiucting large audiences by his el0quence
ard fame.
In 1853 the Rochester University con.
ierrod upon bin The degree Of u. D., and
during the centennial anniversary Of the
city Of Lowell The hospitality OF the city
wSs extended him by the mayor and cor
pOration. He was an enthusiastic collector
of valuable books aud works Of art, his
study being miniature art-galIerAin IT,
self. His collection was at one time one OF
the Grest in the country, but few wears
before bis death he sold the bulk OF his art
collection to VaIsar College, oi which he
was a director, for 100000. He also pre-
scntcd his collection Of Protestant litert.
tme TO Newton University, illustrated
art works TO Rochester University, large
number Of miscellaneous works TO Colby
University. a collection Of water c0i0rs 10
the Metropolitan Museum, New York; his
Roman Catholic theological works 10 Clrdi-
nal McCloskey, and number OF literary
works to Bates College, Maine. He was
quite writer himself, his most popular
works being "Proyerbs for the People,"
"OTators Of the American Reyoluuon,"
d" "Republican Christianity and "Wcst-
ward Empire" As a pulpitorator DR..
Magoon had few equals and no superior-
in philadelphia. For seventeen years he
filed the Broad.Street Baptist church
with the most intelligent audiences.
Bold in expression, original in thought,
and untr,mmelled by denominational
prejudiccs, lie displayed an indepenI-
cnce which. though sometimes con-
demned by the stricter members Of his own
denomination. won him the sympathy and
support OF the masses and popularity that
never wsned. simple in his habits, he
never forgot his early struggles, and the
most highly-przed object in his valuable
collection was q simple brick encssed in a
frame OF beaten bronze. II was the first
brick be ever laid. He was great admirer
and friend OF Edwin Forrest, and at one
time thought seriously OF adopting the
stage Is a proic., son.
when the question Of opening the Per-
mancnt Exhibition on sundays was dis
cusscd he WAS toe only clergyman to come
out boldly IN favor Of the movement, and
when bis conduct in 30 doing was criti.
cized he .oid 1t is better to have men
ENJOYING Themselves quietly in q place
where amusement is blended with initruc-
tion than to have them lying around
taycns and saloons, corrupting their
minds and destroying their bodie, drinking
rum" lie leaves only two reatiyes-his
dauebter.in-law, Mrs. John Y. Huber. aud
an uncle, Professor Aaron Iagoon, Of Bos-
ton.