New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14

,o,ds Particular things lnhucAccu HIS '""''' VI ST.
81 trc colleges remembered IN MS will rs q ""''r
corr.c His Interest in the University o. virginia
VI i,,,rce ,t, Of LONG standing. How did it arise
5nrc IN this way. When he was a young man.
i,, fin about from house to houSc-when. In snort
-, ras tin pcdlcr in Virsnia-thc people IN Charo'''S
IN, ,ccre Kind to him. lie never forgot their trcav
'ont If him. and in his Old ago even referred VII"
n,casprc. TO tic true gentlemen OF virginia. ANU
,hcv hid received him in the DAYS
., his poverty. Ills decision u N'Io
:" t,orsity money, therefore, in part purely
,i,c,lal lie SAID that it was a matter u IN
atr,rrncc 10 him whether the Institution needed tno
rc,. or not lie wished II 10 have II. me i','
tt hi, tanncrrs were in West virginia MARY la'''
to-, Tennessee Pennsylvania aud Ncw-forh han
,,uch +, do with his choice OF some OF tue cor
,., f., tr,-c states. Cornell Lafayette, HAMPTON
80, v,r',tto. with whose president he conSuPed
| , remembered in that way. He wished to give
o ,por boys Of those regions opportunity TO increase
tcr knowledge. lie believed that some Sc"'uc'N
| =, Gaining an education, was good lor young MN
! rbc cfris in hi, VIII arc not the Only ones "h'ch ~
| M made 10 the colleges. however. During tic H''
''' ,,. bc ba, made a humbcr u gifts TO instltu-
| ,ious Of learning. in the same INVESTIGATIONS way
| t, characterized all that he ever dld.
/ ,,,o,c the colleges which benefited III
iI. ,,.v vas thc Northwestern InIvcrst, at Evanston
| M IT,, ur...cntcd it with 10000. His Interest III
po advancement Of the Indians ana Ms "ellcI "'''t
h had not been properly treated by the Government
| ,d him 70 give 100000 to the Hampton school at
I,mp:on. Va. Ilo also q great friend OF "eier1H
! ,n,..ronc ifs principal All Of the money to the
H. t. left without restrictions. He did not pre-
d n dictate -, to the use of hi, bcqucsis lie be
IL we'd thai the trustee, and officers III ch'h case ""uu
understand the peculiar wants OF the Institutions o'c'
lich ihoy presided and would best know no" I" use
,he money lie lct discretionary powers u HIS '00"
| tor, ior the same reasons
| ..fI..r mi. uds Of
COR. son Ly a Tribune reporter the Rev. William
| Ilo,d pastor Of the Central Congregational Churci'
d.. yc.r sald the preacher. knew Mr.. faycr"et'heF
| we'll.
| f,r thirteen year, During that time he was a mem
lcr of my parish and Of the congregation but nc was
| npt a member oil the church. can't 10y that t''fo
Na, ANYTHING rmarl,abic ab ut him. Un."-' IL "a'
hi, rctlccncc and D., extreme and unaffected honesty
There was. however u'tc In hi, life 10 make one re
| member him. III, Worl wa, AWAY, a. good a. MS
| loud | remember hearing the Mayor Of Detroit say
| .Iui he nd gait In cuisines, with W.T. i"'r"c","'.
f- t,.lt, I'VE Year, and that IN al tna time he had
never mi-rcpr--out.I an article 10 any way lie wa
| , man. t,o. who never boosted OF his wealth III uo
| ,larch hi. contributions Wcrr LIBERAL. Whenever !
called. fr,u him for ala for religious work he was al
n.,Y. ready 10 respond. Vet h, sf'' were not "i "a
! Mind 9, I,at one - suppose lat h' vas 4 IVA" -
| -,.. wealth. Hc nr'cr Indicated 10 H' ~
,.r. Cham a general way he manner IN "hi'h
| % intended 20 dispose II MS wealth.. ai' "''''
.ta Ll.. =, know what Influence FED hm I" NE
| Dol. money a.. DE- di. II IT, Indeed, an Interesting
,I,..t.on lie had fow friends. AID never met 'u'
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have great lINu"At' Over I4ii' W '.'''' ''
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