New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-02
OBITUARY.
THE REV. DIR GEORGE b CHEEVER.

The Rev. Or. GEORGE Farrell Cheever died at his
bone. in Englcwopd. ~ j.. Yesterday morning. full
Of and BEARING chviablc record for good works
and life ~ noble Christian cnd"avor. lie was born
in Ilallpwe! Me-. April II. lsO1. RhcriinS literary
taste, from hi> father and grandfather together With
Religions nrlinaiioI, he early devoted his attention
10 r.iiia2 "f pur' and inspiring nature and wa II
dcvcur-r .. religious and thoughtful book> while a
mere boy. He WAS educated at Ililowell Academy
aud al EOwdo!n till"gc brunswick. and was In the
c!a>, Of i~-5. together with Lonrfcllow N"tl,ni"l
Hawthorne. the historian J. :. {. Abbott ard several
rhrr notable III, religious aud intellectual
tendencies bed him naturally to seek the pulpit rs an
outlet for hi thoughts. ard h. entered upon ministerial!
studio, at hndoycr and remained in the Theological
>cmnary there until The tim" Of his orsliiation
During IN" tine spent ~ - Theological student he
",at.ihht.d tc,ai articles If merit 10 The lEiird
.tli", L..n,r; ',alrrir" and The American Monthly
Maraznr." III, Literary style developed rapidly and
l"lprc he had ,orpl'cd his studies thu seminary
articles from his frllr pen were welcomed by THE
Norih Au.rrran Review" lie also complied the popl
lar American Commonplace looks Of Pros" and Poetry
.ul edited the select Works Of Archbishop Leighton
tf,.~ ordination Lc ti>t settled pastor al
NrNburyppr' ana from there 10 the E,s"X s'rT','
PRESBYTERIAN ,hurch I',>'or and in lr:I. WIEN only
fw"ni! S!Y years of aE". he assumed tie riHioiac o
| the lIowari street Chu,ch >arin.
II wa it salem that he drv"oIsa into Il p"l'mir
dchdirr, attaching the nItar'n creed and de-" idIls
orthodoxy. From his tim" Forward re was ever III
III" foremost RAM, Il, 4 d":l.rr If ls!t and dee r!r
IL ",il. both Ettir, 81 religion and tpycrnI nj and
hi addr,,-t~ Slavery Pop"ry and social AID
| political r'''!in. h;t"" mad" - name dear T." ih"n
sands Who 'h.;i>''d hi> view iui We're nuab" to
defend them with h~ power. He Wa- champion of
t"mpnran,c rcfp.Ii. a.i >"urh rr"i Hit the manu-
iacuIr ~ iri"Xi'aHi,. lie wrote AZ article IN The
| salem Landmark" attacking! AmO- Giles salem d--
hr. AID d~,:rird t,i - doing by the foreman
IF tie ir'W,y in the streets II salem. Dr. Cheever
indicted Tor He" ~ th> 'i>' tried. convicted aud
| -"r,icn"d ihirt, day imprisonment.
Upon HI r.',,>c from prison he visited EUROPE and
n return took the pa-tor1tic Of the Allen street
| PRESBYTERIAN Church In this city. Iii, health is'onl-
| INK impaired. he v,i;'d Europe again IN I044. and
puhl,hcd the r"NuIt Of bis travel, In several volumes
vhrh lare,ly 'irmat'"I. lie returned IN l-+I
ard vas apIolui,ri I'll Of The New lurh Evangelist
tud IA c"1n"tInl With ~'G" friends formed III" hurh
~ the luridn> and l",dW" II pastor. For III" neat
i,I> h." "ioi" Npluin.ipI>lE upon all t" burning
irli'- q" ~" 'n H. iiilck, up'n slhN eholt'lN ail
dpl"'h- f"l llf'riy ii; 'vl"r'd were read
IA "u.:l''u th" ltId and did uih toward m" cInan.
81. l-'i7. Ihd settled ia Eug"w'ri. y. j.. but
a. iuG"l!ti-Ihl" energy I'D him I" keep In touch VITA
me topic # IA" day. and from time 10 I'm"
'i'"r> triuG to advance the cause ~ irrth hhd
| ait,.
- ..,rupp."r # hl mI., Dr. Ct"cycr Wa known Z"
and ala for hI> GENERAL hi'sur" ~ ii Generous
go. tIhU'lrl> mission work i,'it foreign and h"mr
ago. r.. i1n"'al VII tab" place at The Eugl"w" ii
| Ia