The sun., 1891-04-02
OBITUARY.

Auo NOV. LII. Safnu0t Il. Sp6HT ul6u euOu0nIy
Yesterday morning at l26 Lincoln place. Brook
lyn. In his 10th year. He ate breakfast and
read his morning papers. Then he suddenly
collapsed physically. and although every effort
was made to resuscitate him, he died OF heart
failure at 10A. NJ. DR.. Spear bad for some time
abandoned all ministerial and editorial duties.
He was for years one OF the most prominent
mentors OF the Brooklyn Presbytery. and was
considered an authority on ecclesiastical law.
He defended DR.. TalmaRe when tho TAberna-
clio preacher was accused before the members
OF tho Presbytery OF lying and deceit.
He was born In Ballston Springs.
He was ordained In 1885. In ls43 he became
pastor OF the South Presbyterian Church In
Brooklyn. He remained in charge OF tho con-
gregation until its consolidation with the Clin.
ton Street Presbyterian Church. twenty-five
years later DR.. Van Dyke was the pastor OF
tho Clinton Street Church. The remainder oil
DR.. Spears life was spent in editorial and lit
erary work. He was for years contributor to
the Independent. and at one time assisted
S ns %s ssSs s
. Bible Heroes" and "Church and State"
pr. Spear lived with bic two .yrendd dauahters.
ago he lost his wits and son within a short
time. Tho funeral will take plnce from tho
We%stminster % Presbyterian Church at sP M.
Collins Fitch died In watertown. Conn. aged
iTs'a at hs srnt e
when he !eis his employ. alleging that some
years ago Iii. Strait called on n the man and
mUnns s IN s0ms
pi Strait Fl sHs
3ls9, which Mr.. strait said was the BALANCE
eitIzen ik Of Watertown. OWN "'' . ''N'e''s'''0
Charles J. Barton awel.knowH orgsnist and
g. ss ds nsrs e. y ss ssx e osE sS ana srfa ID
Frot @ ssS%'d. srssslst st IT, Fs,riek's ~ Cattle. s
ss Gsa 4. EsF s ssrs Js
f,ye years at st. Joseph's Cathedral. Buffalo.
psSS wei sa1ss ,hSs & hs
wife and five children.
Ezra Baldwin died on Tuesday Of pneumonia
at 1858 Decatur street. Brooklyn. In his 18th
publican party in BrookIyn. Snd was city S as as
SCISSOR Tor number Of years. He was one Of
ses 81 s lie
Hs an oda Fellow n' He sves " ss %doR
and one son.
dam. n. Y. died on Monday, aged II. He was
native OF Vermont and when young man
g. 5as pns
s had s,r,s 5 B9ad ns S
the town Of Grinneli. Iowa. died on Tuesday
night afteI, years illness. aged 70 years. OF
one Of iowa's best known men. having filled a
number OF official positions In both the State
and national Governments.
Ws% %ssa fH.dns 9ew'h res
forty years Identified with the business. inter-
ests OF that city. q prominent member Of many
eSsh 1ssoSs sHs's.y Sr
y. 7. Donnelly. q young actor who had been
companles :his season. died yesterday morn
He was a native Of Washington: and was but
taken to Washington.
John s.1,.a Pha|ep who went 'FGm Queens county
h ss csoe IN
years IL his house. died in that place Monday,
John Gallagher. First Sergeant Company I.
died ut $50 De Kalb avenue. Brooklyn. aged az.
house, and a. r0@ os
St. Johns Church.
william LSt.i DIED 81 d. on Tuesday at 29s Hart
a
IN Italian, and English opera. When he lost
Post Office.
son LudinRton. died at the, plankinton House.
Milwaukee. yesterday. aged 64 years. He had
IL e orsnS nsas ha mon
besI;knoTn be lawyers in Middlese1 county. died
al hs,S a ~ ieaIin tnn nass aGeo os ne
ssnted his district in the Legislature in 1875.
Johns Roman Catholic Church at White Plains.
St. ss'Se Sossphs Fh Theoosea s:mnal9 Tioy no az
Dr. VI ; q; Smith Of Of sayapnab; Waype county:
days ago. He was 50 years old. and was for
ho is survived by widow and ave sons.
din Mr. IS. sa F91s os0n S{ ss
died suddenly yesterday while leaving lis
office. He was about 90 years OF age.
Mrs. Julia A. Lowndes died in Asbury Park
on Tuesday at the nee Of SO. She was the only
living member Of the Dunn family. which ut
%s GSnsd ci ss SSifs s OF land the
John Dobson OF Ocean Park died at his homo
there Tuesday night He was ST years old and
had held number Is OF oifices in in No Monmouth
regiments IN the civil war
Mr.. Charles "; Clark died on Tuesday In
the oxbnry Latin School and Of Harvard COL
lege. class Of 1888. He had contributed to the
leading magazines.
Edward NJ. Plum. who was for, many years a
CLERK OF record In the county Clerks office Is
dead. He was about 80 years old. and was q
member OF the TammRny General Committee
OF the Fifth district
The Hon. Russell T. Morse Is dead at West
Bolton. Mass. at the age OF 6S years He had
represented Bolton III tho Legislature. was