New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-09
MEMORY or ALBERT WooDBUFE

pn. sroERs's ECLOGY OF GREAT sUNDAA-
SCHOOL WORKER.
The Rev. pr. Richard : storrs last evening al lne
c,r,b ~ 3D.. PILGRIMS delivered address III mem
,.v n sle, Woodruff the sunday-school worker WIZ
osd N, October II last DR.. StOr1s SAID th"t nc was
sbsent from the CITY al meeting OIL 'i'e
board al Pitt field and was unable 10 81! "ii' '"
tic TINE The was a Protestant Snhu"! -s'ii 49,,
Madrid almost urdcr the shadow Of the tomD Vi mp
H. and is es-abishmnnt was due 10 the eh"I'S "a 0-l
man. an American citizen and n member o, t'e NH' -
o. the Pilgrims lie was born In sanoiShea' - -
August. 1907. and up to the age Of twelve HVe" Vi
a farm in nerl. hire county Theu the foInlly move"
10 prr,-ord. Conn. Mr. Woodruff. bafaed OF his nope
for COLLEGE education. came TO Ncw-NoTk aho cs''o
Ished So connection with his brother uie D"'''
which be carried until 1850. .o. IN
Early in lie NJ Woodruff became inteTes''u ~
Nhs- va, his greatest work. on coming 70 Nc" ''i
he bad been connected with the BI1cA Oh'u''
lficyvard with tho Broadway TabeTnac'c !" -
nsfas his home in Brooklyn, he a''eh"e. ~. 90
the First Presbyterian Church, and In peeeH0e, "
~, w., ,o,od With others in founding the Church oil
re Plr-ns lie WIS always interested IN su"o"'
shori v,ort Flr,f he carried schooi Oh "y'
pupils On q ruLuc school building IN lower NV iOi"
In 1885 he a>tonished people by the grea, 7u'."',
schoG excursion with 800 children from NV 'o
70 Staiep Island President Van buren, WIZ " e
On Tie oecasiOn and Governor seward H""c 81
e.S He was supenntendent OF the Pilgrim 'h"''H
sundav.se,oo' when It was founded wien nc W"
~ The pethei afterwar adopted by Plymouth Chur'"
n 1sIe rn6er tree at safest ana "aiue"
Pace Le catboced some children, and VITA
De hs,, ~ others that effort hhailA
became he present Pilgrim chapei at Ho"is or
Deg-aw Ct lie went abroad In 1886 both ;'f h''
health ard IN examine the possibilities Of suno't
school vnris the-e and in 1861 went ABROAD sSsh !"
spesd two vas,s in establishing schools ne u'u :"
70 France italy spain and Germany. NJ hfs' nc ca
eouui.rcd ret onncstIon but afterward' e~peclal'S
In Ge-,nanv tho work spread rapidly. Inc Anercan
Foelga srnaavsehooI Union was established IN loo9
10 carry an the work IN all countries, ana ne vas ~
President until his death lie never los' ihVe'es1 ~
Tie work and when eighty years Old was WI"
Difficulty persuaded from a trip to Russia IN rs SIT
vee
Il think said Dr. storrs Of the men VAN '''i'''
ard wealth who have passed away lesVhe "o mo-" 90
IN the community since ! have been paatoF " %
church. ard then think Of the work Of TINS man VIZ
had only "A moderate fortune, small outside fesou'ce'
ard knew no language but bis own. and say his Was
rpbls work"
Dr. stors. in speaking OF Mr.. Woodrnfs ci''fa' :,
sad that his power lay In his faith in scripture. ne
ssFhest belief IL the sunday school, a. an h9.i
i.f TIE vsngclization Of the world, his great l'ei
~ men through earDestness. aud BIS uhb9u oeu ~
noeisee " the attainment Of results under 'ou y
were united vita sweet tender and afectlonate enc
hshtS Of tlc Spirit.
q Tie frst time saw him" continued the speaker
"a 81 BrooEne. Mass. when yOung PsoOgf tn L.
mao Jus, received call 10 this work. Inc lac, t.nc
~ 10 his pew here when j returned tbis auInnll'
fWy-hve years were between those two fnectngs
s~ahet but count IL glorious thing inat MI ''ese