New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03

.oon., ceptprvs Mr. Evarts. In an address
commemorating the laying Of the Atiah'" adv
declared Columbus said Here Is one worlu-e'
there he two but Cyrus W. Field said Here are
two worlds-let there be one ana po'' a
were obeyeds one son. Timothy. became a heu-
tenant In the Navy and lost at sea III 1870
another Matthew D.. was eminent engineer anu
bilt a suspension bridge over the Cumbeflahu RIVER
at Nashville, which was destroyed uurih- t"0 nv
heIIion: Jonathan Edwards was several times pleSr
dent of the Massachusetts, state senate uaush'eI'
Emilia was married to the Rev Josiah Brewer q
wel-known missionary. and went with al 10 s''It
scbool for girls III Greece. but the way not being open
for that work at that time. the missionaries went 10
SMYRNA where they opened a similar school' Assn
aate Justice Brewer is son OF tms COUPE VIC
vounrest OF the nine children was daughter VIII
died many years ago u,
Henry MARTIN, who bears the name OF one VI
fbe most honored men in the history OF missions
v,as horn at stockbridge, Mass, and bapuzed j"
tho village church. where his father was pastor rom
1919 To 1887, the years intervening between HIS WV
....o. =, uaddam Conn The elder DR.. Field
nassed the last years Of his life in Stockbridse dying
there in 1867, at the age oil eeh'y-s ""0n
The present editor was twelve years old he entered
wyu,ams College. and was graduated In 1898.
Altar studuinc theology at East Windsor Hill. now the
hartford Theological seminary, ana at the naie DVinty
school in New-iIaven. he began Ms ministerial lie
before he had reached his majority From the Uheo
logical seminary he went drectS 10 81 Lo"e' "ho-o,
the spring of 343 he installed pastor OF the Ihd
PRESBYTERIAN Church For five years he abored IN thls
ar western country when he resigned and went aoroa
snend,nr a wear In Europe, where. in lo4o' ne WIS "
eyewitness of the French Revolution ana "ro'1 ios
account of it for The Newfork Observer ihs n'
regards as one OF the most Interesting mciuen.s Vi M
,,orIod life Later he witnessed and described 'he
Italian Revolution. Returning 10 America lie ue'"'0
nsstor of a church at West Springfield, where 10 ie
noipod from 1850 To 1854. lie came to NcW-iUh
IN the latter wear as Of the editors and pOpe'o'
of "The EVANGELIST and for more than twenty years
ne has been sole editor and proprietor OF thal paPoI'
Williams College gave him the degree OF D. d. III lo"o
Since that time he has been extensive traveller going
several times 10 Europe, twice 10 'Ao "i'e'i' ar" ~
around the world.
Dr. Fields first publication was the result OF WISH
10 Rome where he spent Holy Week and wrote
pamphlet called The Good and the Bad OF the Roman
Catholic Church. After he returned to America nc
became acquainted with The descendants OF the irish
exiles Wolfe Tone and Thomas Adds Emmett ana
others living in New-lOrl which led him to study
that tragical chapter Of Irish history in which they
took part and finally TO write book called The lrsh
Confederates and the Rebellion OF 100: Inc Irtsh
American reviewing this book said :" 1t Is per oni
and patriotic history which has about it all the charm
Of romance While at Springfield Ire published "a nun
Sew.York he began to write books of travel among
Snnices ns5OL History Of the Atlantic Telegraph"
Clso6,, From the Lakes OF Killarney to the Golden
Horn Qs76), Prom Egypt to Japan, uoID IN
the Desert from Sinai 70 Palestine; Journey IN ne
Track Of the Israeles' Ss5 among me Ii roy
Turkey after the War" u855l, Blood Thicker han
Water; a Few Days among Our southern Brethren
Cis36) Old spain and New spain ueoo). Dr. fielt
nso wrote series Of articles tor The North American
Review" in 1855, on " fath and Aenoscism' a dlo
cussion carried on with Colonel lngersol for some
time. , g. .. -
Dr. Field has been married twice soon after be
Ginning his Springfield pastOrate be married Mile
fenriete De f;irtes. After her death Dr. Field, ac
companied by a niece who has been member OF MS
family many years, went around the world, the tour
lasting more than fifteen months. soon after their
return I'm 1876 Miss Frances f. Dwight Of stock
bridge became Mrs. Field, and as she had u niece
living with her at that time there Is now delightful
two neces They spend a part Of the year In this
city, and the rest at their charmn: c1uniryiseat
Windy more on the HILL at Stockbrdge overlooking
one of the most beautiful scenes in the Berkshire