The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-12
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The late Rev, e, w Andrews, who
died recently in Chicago, had many |
friends in Connecticut, especially in
Hartford and New Haven, and the fol-
lowing sketch of his career by his
brother, W. H, Andrews of Wethers-
field, Conn, which appeared in the
Hartford Times Tuesday will be of in
terest:
He was born in Windham, Conn, July,
1911, and was the second son of Rev,
William Andrews, then the pastor of
the Congregational church in that town,
and a lineal descendant of William An
drews, one OF the FIRST settlers of New
Haven, along with the Rev. John Dav-
export, the leader of that colony,in 1888,
His boyhood was spent in Danbury,
Conn, to which his father removed
when he was about two years old. While
quite young he was apprenticed, at his
own earnest desire, and through the in
f1uence of a boydsh companion already
learning the trade, to James Brewster
of New Haven, then the head of the
carriage making business in this coun-
try. While an apprentice he helped to
found 1.-THE Young Mems Institute"
which afterwards grew into the great
| mechanics Society,"" which l believe is
flounishing to this day, James F. Bah
cock, afterwards editor of the New Ha-
| ven Palladium, was another of its seven
founders. In the year '57 Mr.. Brewster
| invited him former workmen to a pub
| lie meeting, and gave them an address,
which was printed, together with one
delivered by Mr. Andrews on the same
occasion.
| AS he was quite young when he be
came an apprentice, his father reserved
| for him six months of study, when be
should be old enough to profit by it.
This literary vacation awakened in him
a desire for a better education, and he
was released from his apprenticeship,
and entered on course of classical
study. He passed an examination at
Union college, but feeling that he had
no time for a collegiate course he en-
gagged in teaching; and at the age CT
nineteen he travelled extensively in
Ohio as a Sunday school agent and lee
turer.
| He afterwards studied law with the
Hon. Truman Smith of Litchfield, and
for time was in partnership with him.
But his religious feelings We're strong,
and he gave up the bar for the pulpit,
and in the autumn of 1887 he was settled
as colleague with the Rev. DR.. Perkins,
| the aged and venerable minister of
| West Hartford. After several years of
pastoral work i'm that parish he was call
ed to the Broadway Tabernacle in New
York, in which he preached with great
popularity and abundant success in in
Icreasing the membership of the church.
His next field of labor was the Sec
lond street Presbyterian church in Troy,
where his labors were also acceptable
and useful. Feeling that his health re-
lquired change. he relinquished pas
toral work and established a large
boarding school in South Cornwall,
lLitchf1eld county, which he conducted
with much success for several years.
Wishing at length to be freed from the
lcares and burdens of such an estab-
Ilishment, he sold out his school and re-
moved to New York, where he resumed
the practicve of the law In this work
he continued until after the breaking
out of the war when he joined the army
as captain of a company which he him
self had recruited, in Westchester coun-
lty, then the home of his family. His
Illegal knowledge fitted him for valuable
service, and he became adjutant to Gen.
eral Morris, with the title of colonel,
and was placed in charge of Fort Nc
I t., l..
manned until the close of the war, hay
ing many strange and touching ex-
periences- in connection with the pris-
oners of war there confined.
| When peace was restored, he went
back to the duties Of civil life, and
was, for time, editor Of a newspaper
in Virginia, and had something to do
with politics, running, if l mistake not,
for congress, but unsuccessfully. For
some years afterwards, he mingled the
professions of the ministry and the
| law, preaching in Michigan and west
/ ern Virginia, and having charge, for a
year or more. in Boston.
For the past few years his increasing
infirmities have compelled him to with
draw very much from active labors,
land almost his last public appearances
We're in connection with the Connecti-
cut Historical society in Hartford
which employed him to give lectures
on the history of Connecticut In a
number of towns in Hartford and Litch-
field counties.
Il During his residence in Norwalk he
was sent to the legislature, and twice
1 4
Fourth Of July, one Of which was
printed.
When Lying in New York, he was
one of the examining visitors at West
Point, and drew UP their report.
He died on Monday, the I'd of Sep
TENDER, aged eightyfour, in the house
of his only surviving daughter at Nor
wood Park, Chicago, worn out by long
continued sickness, in which he was,
at times, a great sufferer.
The labors of few men have been SO
diversified, for he was successfully a
mechanic, teacher, lecturer, lawyer,
Clergyman, military officer, editor and
politician, and, although his too great
impulsiveness of character led to fire.
quent changes of purpose and life. him
dering his highest usefulness, he vet
rendered important services to the
church by his powerful preaching of
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