Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-01
Death Of Rev. Edward Lane.
THE FOUNDER OF THE CAaIPINAs MISSION
ENDS ms COOP WORK IN BRAZIL.

THE FOUNDER OF THE CAMPINAs MISSION
ENDS HIS GOOD WORK IN BRAZIL.
Rev. Edward Lane, the home OF whose
wife and daughters is Staunton, and who
was himself well known and greatly be-
loved here, died on Sunday last at the Cam
pinas Mission of the Southern Presbyterl-
an church in Brazil, South America. Mrs.
Lane, whose residence is with Mrs. I. A.
Bledsoe On Frederick street, Staunton, and
Whose two daughters are pupils at the Au-
gusta Female Seminary, had been absent in
Nottoway county for some days on a visit
to the family of her brother -in-law, Hon.
j. f. Epes, member of Congress from the
Fourth District. The cablegram announce
ing MI. LaIie's death was received 10y DR..
NJ. Ii. Houston, Secretary Of Foreign Mis-
sions, at Nashville, and by him sent to DR..
Preston of Lexington. It was received by
Mrs. Lane at Lynchbrrg Oh her way home
tuesday. She came to Staunton on We'd
nesday with her son Edward, who is a stu
dent at Hampden Sidney College, and is
now with her cousin, the wife of Capt.
James Bumgardner.
It is presumed, bnt not known, that MI.
Lane died from fever. A letter from Miss
Charlotte Kemper, formerly of the Angus
ia Female Seminary Faculty, and who is
theassistant al Campinas Mission, of which
MI. L. was The head, has been received here
dated February 18th, in which she said the
nope that Campinas Mission might, as it
dld last year, escape any serious sickness
this year. had been dissipated in the previ-
GUS ten days by the appearance OF bilious
fever. Though up to that time it had
proved manageable, it had been thought
best to close the schools which was done
onFtfe afternoon of the day on which she
wrote. MI. and Mrs. Armstrong would go
OF the following day. Friday, to Caldas,
and Miss Reed and Miss Chambers would
go on Saturday to 7 tn, Mr.. Cannon would
make a missionary tour, and she. the Rod
rigues, and MI. Lane would remain at
Campinas. Miss Kemper wrote that she
and the others who were acclimated, would
not he in danger.
On the same date, Feb. 18th, Rev. Mr..
Margaret and Sallie Lane at the Augusta
Female Seminary, from which the follow
ing is an extract ''For several weeks
here have been malignant fevers in Sac
| Paulo and q great many other places.
Campinas had escaped until about 10 days
ago. The fever is row here and said to be
Increasing, but is not yet epidemic. 1t is
SIMPLY bilious fever of dangerous type
which the people call yellow fever. / urge
that the new Corners all leave for healthful
localities. Miss Kemper refuses to go. l
will remain at my post of duty, which is
here. am well and perfectly calm, and
the work goes On as usual. The political
state Of the country [ consider bad. 1t af-
fects the church work injuriously, but it is
only by hard and terrible sufferings that
nations as well as individuals will learn the
lessons of truth and soberness. It is eter-
nally true, Whatsoever man soWeth that
shall he reap"
Rev. Edward Lane was born in ireland
and came to this country when about ten
years old. He commenced American life in
Georgia, and when the civil war came on was
living in Savannah. He enlisted
and came to Virginia with his regiment
where he served till the war ended. At the
close of the war he entered Union Theolog-
ical Seminary at Hampden Sidney in 1865.
He graduated in 1869, when hewent direct
ly to Brazil as a missionary, where he has
been ever since. He founded the CampinaS
Mission and made it one of the most sue
cessful of missions. lie had erected two
schools there and was. we believe, engaged
in erecting Theological Seminary at the
time Of his death. He was married about
1872 to Mrs. SaIlie Lightner formerly Miss
Poague OF Rockbridge) and he is survived
by his wife and three children-Edward
aged Is, a student at Hampden Sidney, and
Margaret and Sallie aged respectively IA
and 16 years, who are pupils at the Angus
Ia Female Seminary. Mr.. Lane had many
friends in Staunton made during his visits
here. The last time he appeared in the
pulpit here was On the eve of his return to
| Brazil some years ago, when he delivered a
lecture on the revolution which had just
occurred in that country, at the Second
Presbyterian church here.
An Associated Press telegram from San
tos, Brazil, Tuesday, says yellow fever is
e3ideln1c IN that city with 200 victims daily.