Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-20
OBITUAR N.

OBHTUARXa
 The Late Henry O. Kingsley, Treasurer
 Of Yale College-A Tribute to His
 Memory by Ex-President Porter.
 Died at New Haven, Sunday, December 18th. Henry Colt Kingsley, in his 72d year.
 On the morning of Friday November 18th, MT. Kingsley while driving to his business received @ severe injury. A cart was driven against his carriage and as the result he was thrown violently forward upon the wheel. Two ribs were broken and other injuries were received. For some weeks he seemed to be in fair way to recover, when unfavor- able symptoms developed themselves and after severe and protracted suffering he passed away on Sunday morning, December 18th, about 4 o'clock.
 He was born in New Haven December il, Lydia (CoiD Kingsley. He graduated at
 Yale college in 1884 and in 1885 entered the
 Yale Law school. Here he spent two years
 with the exception of the winter of 1S36-7,
 which he passed in Columbus, Ohio. In
 December, 1887, he was admitted to the
 practice of law, which he commenced with
 his brother, o. T. Kingsley, in Cleveland,
 Ohio. He continued in active practice till
 1852, when in consequence of the impaired
 health of himself and wife they went to Europe. On returning to this country he
 removed to New Haven. In January, 1854,
 he was elected director in the Cleveland and
 Pittsburg R.R. company which was then seri- ously embarrassed and in 1857 became insol- vent. From 1857 to 1866 MT. Kingsley had the principal charge of it's affairs and in 1862 it regained the position of sound, dividend paying company. In 1858, being much reduced by overwork, he made @ second visit to Europe, and was absent a year. In 1869, after the death of Edward 0. Herrick, he was elected treasurer of Yale college, and continued in this office till his death. Besides discharging the duties of this office he has filled many public and private trusts with remarkable ability and conspicu- ous fidelity, being distinguished for the acuteness and rapidity of his judgment and the singular fairness and comprehensiveness with which he estimated the merits of any question, and the promptness and force with which he passed from 8 decision to action.
 He was a man of few words, and at times seemed abrupt in his utterances, but he was a man of many thoughts, and the positiveness with which he expressed himself was the suit of the habits of clear and rapid thinking to which he had been sehooled from his childhood. Naturally shy and reserved he dlu uOG ODtTuU0 LIS Oplu1Ous lucy were asked for, but wheu his opinion was request ed he showed that, while others had been discussing, he had not been idle in his think ing. Naturally ardent in temperament and positive in his convictions he had disciplined himself to more than usu- al taciturnity the outgrowth of singular shyness or reserve, which was native of the man. Though warm in his affections and tender in his sympathies, the force of neither was respected, even by many who seemed to know him well, till on some rare occasion his feelings broke forth into fervid flame. A chronic invalid for all of his active life, he expended the surplus energies which are so lavishly wasted by many in constant strife with bodily &discomfort and nervous unrest, never complaining, always on the alert with his powers ready for action and equally ready to dismiss Q subject when it was disposed of As writer he was distinguished by rare condolences, dirsctness and force. He did not often enter into extended discussions with his pen, but whenever he appeared in the role of a controversialist or critic his ability conspicuous. We hardly need say that he was admirably fitted to the duties of the office which he filled in Yale college for twenty-four years, and that it will not be easy to find man who will dis charge it's manifold and various duties so well. For fifteen years the writer of these lines has been 1nG1m8I6lY 8SSO0laI6O W1bQ nm as a witness and to some extent as an associate in these duties. During all these years scarcely an hour has elapsed during the office hours which were common to both in which some words have not passed between them which have not been more or less characteristic of the man. Upon all these words simplicity and godly sincerity have been distinctly honesty and truth. Those who have sought to criticise his acts or his methods have us ually confessed to his ability, thoroughness and his honesty. Those who have found fault with his caution have not infrequently confessed that his foresight was directed by true financial wisdom. Those who have become acquainted with the enormous cident to such an office when sat- isfactorily administered have con- fessed their astonishment that a man of such extraordinary capacity for great enterprises should concern himself with transactions so minute. All without excep- tion who have had dealings with him have, however, felt the force of his honest and out ed the sweet reasonableness of his character and aims.
 It scarcely need be said that MT. Kingsley loved the college for which he 1abored so as- and sacrificed so much, and that to care and sacrifice for it had become the pas SlOn or ms HIo. 1nlS p8S6lOn was the pro- duct of high principle and loyal devotion to duty-of Christian principle animated by Christian faith. In the church of which he was a member there were few whose faith was more firm, whose patience was more ex- emplary, whose benevolence was more willing and whose zeal for the kingdom of Christ was more sustained. He was loyal to it's loyal to it's pastor, loyal to it's enterprise and its domestic charities, and above all loyal to Christ as the hope and rest of his own soul But, perhaps, most conspicuous of all was his patience under manifold bodily infrmi- ties, and such as consume the life and waste the energies and mar the usefulness of not few, but which in his case were a constant discipline "to the peace of God which pass eth understanding and 8 blessed foretaste and preparation for the rest which remaineth for the people of God. N. P.
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