Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-21
HIS FAITH In CHRIST.
Dr.. Landrum Discusses the Religious
Belief Of Captain Babcock.
WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
,.rx Worthy Institutions Generously Re
membered by the Benevolent msson-
Requests to His Relatives

Rev. DR. W. W. Landrum, himself
.,oau ,+c,d Of the honored Mason and
nhilanthropic citizen OF whom ne Writes'
has 4, rrished the Dispatch with the foilo"-
ing statemsnt regarding the faith OF Cap
tain Babcock. and It will be read with
both interest and comfort by those who
.nioved the friendship OF that gentleman
,n no and hold his memory in tender az
lection:
Inquiry has been made OF me so fire.
ouently I'm regard to the religious faith OF
tho late Captain a. G.. Babcock that 1
feel II Is due his memory for me to say
n word or two on the matter. That he
vas a lever OF humanity his benefactions
show: that his benefcence was actuated
by no sectarian spirit Is proved by the
in,parliality with which he conferred It,
the recipients being ROmlnlst5 as well as
Protestant Christians. To say that he was
q Master Mason in good starding is equi-
valent to affirming his belief In the teach
ings OF the Ola Testament Scriptures; TO
I cay that he was a knight Templar In
+ full fellowship Is TO assert his confidence
in the Inspiration, suficiency. finality. and
authority OF the New Testament Scrip
/ lures. II nothing more could be said about
Captain BabcOck's religious views, the
/ proof is absolutely convincing that he was
I not athcstic. inldel. or agnoslc.
| EXPLAINED HIS FAITH.
More. however, may be said Saturday
! afternoon before his death ! passed an
! hour o. more In his bedroom, and We
talked freely on the great subject OF r.
/ ligicn. Ills ingenious nature. so frank.
/ and 50 cOnfding TO a friend. opened It's
religious expert nee fully to me. lie en-
phaLcally ayowed his confidence III
/ Jesus Christ as personal Saviour, and
expressed his hope OF Heaven through
| faith IL Ills name He withheld nothing
J from me rs II the pccliiar;ies OF ms
/ convictions There always hung in his
parlor large picture OF the late Rev. DR..
/ Chaplin. OF New York city. whom Cap
/ tain Babcock regarded as the greatest
and most Christian OF all the ministers
who ever preached the gospel on this con-
/ tinent His admiration for DR.. Chaplin,
| as he told me with great ardor, was well
nigh unbounded. My denominational
! opinions" said my friend, harmonic
. with Il ose OF Dr. Chaplin" There is no
/ church OF Dr. Chapins denomination now
/ in the city. Our oldest citizens will re-
member when there was one, and some
will recall the preaching Of Or. Chaplin
before he left Richmond for New York
city. Captain Babcock felt that though
III was Protestant and, doctrnally, an
evangelical Christian, he could not con-
scientlously subscribe to the creed Of any
Protestant body existing in this commu-
ni;y
FOLLOWED IN PRAYER.
He heartily enjoyed the hopes OF the
| Gospel AZ | repeated them to him. When
/ knclt at his bedside in prayer he reye-
rently followed each petition as 1t ascend
/ 81 10 God in the name Of Christ and at
the close he repeated Amen" As | rose
70 20 he thanked me most heartily for
my talk and prayer. and entrclted me to
/ come again rs soon as / could do So lic
said the same thing to Mr. Douglass Left
Wch vino came into his room just before
Irdycr vas offered.
Inndelty athe. IN. agnostlcism were ut
| tcrly foreign TO Captain Babcoct's nature.
Whatever may have been his errors.
faults. and sins, II IS cruel TO his memory
to imagine him other han Il firm be-
lever in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What
ever may have been his virtues, his cour-
age his truthfulncss. his fidelity, his pa
tr.otism. his magnanimity and generosity.
and centlon,s5 1t IS but fair 10 say that
he believed them 10 arise from his faith
IN the Bible and his desire TO initiate the
eNanple Of our Lord Jesus Christ.
VIII Admitted to Probate.
The Will OF Captain BabcocH was pro-
! bated in the Circuit Court Of Henrico
county yesterday morning. The provis-
! ions were substantially az printed In
/ yesterdays Dispatch. The first stpula-
/ ton In the paper IS that all the debts OF
| the deceased, funeral expenses, &c, are
70 be paid. To his nephew. Alexander
| DezenIOrf and his niece. Emma Hutton,
he leaves the net proceeds OF n life-insu-
rance policy for $500 in the Manhattan
| Life-Insurance Company, OF New York
Messrs. Joseph S. Babcock and William
! .. Babcock. brothers OF the deceased.
are left $500 each.
! The executors are directed 10 Invest
! 5000 in some solvent securities for the
benefit Of Mrs. Ida James, sister OF the
deceased. during her life. to so 70 her
! children ut her death. and Mrs. Mary y.
! Dezendorf another sister, IS 10 receive
| 5000. The executors are also directed
! TO cancel the mortgage held by the de-
/ ceased for ISL on house and lot No. 40
! Hudson avenue. brooklyn, standing in the
name Of Mrs. DeZcnd0rf.
Ida Kuhner Sarah Allen. Fanny Lyons
| Robert and Alexander James. nicces and
ncphews Of the deceased. receive $3.50
/ each; Alexander DeZendorf. Emma Hut
/ ton, Lillian Harrison, Lillian Babcock,
! Mary Babcock. nephew and nieces, 5000
| each: Susie Euhner, OF Washington, grand
niece OF the deceased. 1850; James Hut
/ fish. OF Franklin Park. y. j., $1,000; y. g.
! Oakley. Captain Babcocks manager. 500.
GOOD SUM FOR THE HOME.
The Masonic Home Of Virginia is left
( $4,000 for general use and 100 share5 OF
/ stock OF the State Bank OF virginia for
/ the endowment fund Of the Home.
/ Other requests ar:
Leo Camp Soldiers Home $500
ST. gaph!a's Home. under the manage
mont OF the Little Sisters Of the Poor,
/ 500 and all wearing apparel Of the de-
/ ceased.
/ Richmond Male Orphan Asylum, Tor en-
( dowment fund. $500.
! Retreat for the sick, $500.
Callaudat Home for Aged and Inhrm
Mutes. New York. 500.
shelter.ns Arms. Richmond. 5000.
J Tho executors. benjamin. i. August and
Fran, II. WEIGH. OF New York, are to
dispose Of the effects as speedily as pos
/ sib,e. and 20 give any residue to the en-
dorruent fund for the Masonic Home.
The will was dated July T. 1892, and the
witnesses are William u. I'M and John
/ = Elicit. The estate Is thought ~ bee
worth something over 10000. The execu-
/ tors In qualifying Yesterday gave BOND
| In the penalty OF $4,000.
\ GREAT FUNERAL.
Captain Lang r. Christian, who CON
Quoted tie funeral OF Captain Bahcock
so admirably. says Il was one OF the
/ largest and most imposing ceremonials
] that he ever whine sod over private
, c.iizcn in Nirgiail. The deceased was
v7r,n personal friend Of Captain Chris
/ ian. end il was with a peculiar and ten
/ se- interest that the latter fulfilled to-
v,,ri him the solemn vocation OF funeral
director.
Want Lists OF Charges.
! 4 melting Of the cOmriittee appointed by
,ha Cllrk's Convention just before the adj
/ iournment OF that body was held at Ford $
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