The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-28


She assisted her husband In the EN-
trail Presbyterian office all the forenoon
OF every day. visited the aniiOleu. siie
lonely and the poor in my consreeauoi'
every afternoon. and at night WIZ III
Vulnerable letters OF business am ~.
ship. | once advised her 10 take every
Sunday afternoon for quiet physicai resi-
in her own chamber. what ssiu sh.,
''in my room at The very hour ""en an
my friends are worshippins !" oul
! church? Oh. no. After the 'oiis Oh .ne
week and sunday forenoon worship. the
services OF the afternoon give me my
most delightful repose Of spirit. l md
my best refreshment and IMMIGRATION III
waiting upon God at the secohu se
vice" II was thus that she prepareu
| for the tolls Of the secular "eeh anu
for the heavenly rest.
During the late war between the states
rarely did train. an ambulance oi
messenger leave this city for the mrs
that did not convey some parcel o. ciot"-
ing or Of books. or OF something pre-
pared by her own hands, that nllsut iii'l-
lister TO the comfort of her soldier po!S
IN camp: or. II these could not be sent
then remembering how many
young man in his hours Of lone
liress. priyation and homesickness'
would be cheered by letters MI
! ed with sympathy and encourage
I1ent from a Christian W0mdn-perhaps
the friend OF his mother or slster-sne
sent, in numbers never 10 be Known mes
sages OF comfort whose value can never
be estimated
She died i'm Fredericksburg. but 1t was
every way fitting that she shcuid ne
buried in Hollywood cemetery, ana that
she should be followed to her last rest
inc To-. NJ
friends, TO whom her life had been a
benedict.on.
Another Of the remarkable women who
lived and died in the communion Of this
church was Mrs Jare Schoolcraft How
ard. Not ole OF those VINO daily met
this plain-look. plainly dressed little wo-
man on ;he streets Of Richmond. intent
on some benevolent e,rand, would nave
dreamed tha' her life had feen one full
of dramatic interest and strange vicissi-
tudes, such as fiction Z, mttimes invests
with romantic charm
During the reign Of Queen Anne an
English gentleman Of the name Of School
craft. Of distinguished III cage and aristO-
cratic bearing emigrated to America.
one Of his dos, eudahts VS. Colonel Law
renee Schoolcraft, an officer of great ca
pacity and courage during the Revolu-
t.Ondry war. Tine Youngest son of this
J officer was Henri Rowe SchCclcraft. the
renowned explorer Of the head waters Of
! the Mississippi river. the ethr Clogist, an
| riparian and historian. He published
work on the Indian tribes of North
America, AMI another entitled The
! Myth OF HiaWatha." He gave to Mr.
| Longfellow the suggestion On which he
| founded his beautiful poem of Hiawatha
| While residing near Lake Superior Mr.
! Schoolcraft became acquainted with John
| Johnston, Esq, an Irish gentleman Of
| great culture ana courtly manners, a
! kinsmaH OF the AttorEey-General If Ire
| land. During Mr.. Johnston's residence
| in the vicinity OF Mr.. Schoolcraft. he
was attracted by the great beauty Of
! the daughter Of the renowned chief OF
the Chippewa Nation, and married her
! His eldest daughter. Jane, was sent to
Europe TO be educated. and on her re-
turn her charms of person and character
won the love of Mr.. Schoolcraft. who
married her OF the four children born
| 20 this pair. one was Jane SchOolcraft,
who became the wife of the late Benja-
min :. Howard, who died last year at
his old home. in South Carolina. Mrs.
Schoolcraft. her mother, through pride of
| her descent from one of the native kings
of the country, perfected herself in the
knowledge of the Indian languages. Her
ed her father in all of his literary work.
and became acquainted with many Of the
distinguished statesmen and scholars who
were frequent visitors at her fathers
| house, after his removal TO Washington
city.
Among the remarkable incidents Of
her life was the frequency with
which she came near to the pos
session OF great wealth without
obtIining it, and the grace with which
she afterwards submitted TO a life of
| poverty after a youth spent in aiiluence
! cannot relate the history Of the manner
in which her father lost his interest in
a great domain belonging TO the Indian
princess, her grandmother. through the
| tr.ckery of land agents, and which. had II
been retained, would have enriched the
entire family. Nor can ! take time to
speak Of tine loss Of another fortune
which seemed 20 be within her reach.
| Mrs. Howard was never heard TO murmur
al these great reVerses. Poor in this
words goods. she was rich in faith ana
in good works.
For many years she was the successful
teacher Of the children's department Of
our Sabbath school. She was the secre-
tary and treasurer of the Ladies' BeneVO-
lent Society. which she maintained In a
state OF the highest efficiency. Mind and
heart were devoted to the advancement
OF the welfare Of her church, and in all
the departments OF industry and enter
prise. and she found in toll an mex
pressblc delight.
Il is worthy Of notice that she rarely
referred to her distinguished ancestry,
ever among her most intimate friends;
rarely mentioned the names OF the emf
nent literary men with whom she assO-
In, h.r ~ hqr ia home
in Washington, and never complained Of
the great reverses Of fortune TO which
she had been subjected.
4 great audience gathered at her fune-
raj. and many were the tears shed when
her remains were carried from the house
i'm which for thirty years she worsh.pped.
| 1t was a coincidence grateful 10 many
! that the place Of her burial was close to
| the grave OF Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, WAC
had held the same offices which Mrs
| Howard subsequently filed, and the mem
( DRY of whose pious labOrs IS stu cher
ished with undying respect and affection.
ANOTHER GRACEFUL MEMORY.
one OF the most eminent men ever
connected with this church was Judge
Robed Ould. In early life he chose the
profession OF the law, which he preferred
above all others save one. which in later
life he ranked above any secular Gaming,
and his choice was a noble one. Our
human laws says modern writer, are
but copies. more or less perfect or the
eternal laws, so far as we can read them
Law has been called the perfection OF
reason. Ii is the visible impersolt ton Of
justice. the tangible embodiment Of right.
Law touches society at every point;
guards property. life and character. II
curbs license. clrcumvents fraud protects
the feeble, honors good faith. and binds