The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-15
WILLTiM zArHRop KINasLEY.

iiiSAi VI AtllGlSi NlliACn VI NSl III,
 a true-hearted Christian, who showed his faith by his works, has crossed
 the bar" MT. William L. Kingsley died at his residence in this city on Friday afternoon. Here he was born and here
 nearly his whole life was spent His father, Professor James l.. Kingsley.
 was long a pillar of the college, and did his part in making it an institution
 whose name and fame spread through
 out the land. His youngest son, Will
 liam, was born on April l, 1924, and
 was graduated at Yale in the class of
 1S4S. He grew up among those by
 whom learning was prize, and in whom strict Puritan principles were associat- ed with culture, and in whom strict Puritan principles were associated with
 culture, and leayened by an enlightened spirit of charity. He studied theology
 in the Yale seminary, and through life
 held in honor Dr. Taylor whose doc trinal teachings he always cherished.
 Early after entering the ministry his health was seriously impaired. Three
 times he went abroad for the recov-
 cry of it. with only incomplete success. These periods of sojourn in Europe were well spent in travel and, as far as his
 strength permitted, in study. Return ing to his native city, $he became, in
 1857, the editor and proprietor of the New Englander, and continued in this vocation until 1892, when this periodical was merged in "The Yale Review"
 During all this interval, the burden of editorial labor rested chiefly upon him.
 He was untiring in his efforts to give to The New Englander a high charac- ter from every point of view, and in the management of it, esteemed pecun- iary gain of no account in comparison with the promotion of the public well fare. The cause of learning and re-
 ligion he ever made the uppermost in- ] terest.
 MT. Kingsley, until his health broke down, was physically one of the most
 active of men. None of his contempo- | raries and associates had so elastic step. Matched with this physical vii
 tality was a mental vivacity that was | never chilled. Keen in his perceptions, rapid in all his mental operations, with I a remarkable memory that held tena-. ceously to the minutest details, familiar with the best English literature, of which he was a constant reader, with a large store of historical knowledge, he was we'll equipped for the critical office | upon literary productions. His own | writings are mostly essays and reviews of books which have appeared in the New Englander.
 | MT. Kingsley was always a gentle
 man. He was refined and courteous in his manners, at the same time that he | was courageous, fearless and outspoken. He was extremely generous in the use of his means. He was loyal in frierld- ships. He was public-spirited, did a | great deal of work in connection with local charities, and, during the civil l war, showed himself an ardent patriot. It can be said without exaggeration 1 that no son of Yale university in his time was more devotedly and unselfish- l ly attached to his Alma Mater. or more ready to labor and make sacrifices in | promoting it's prosperity. His most CO., i pious work is a history of the univer- sity.
 In his religious character, MT. Kings | ley was an Iraelite without guile. He was, from conviction, as well as through | heredity, warmly attached to the tra- ditional faith of New England. His in ability from physical causes to take charge of a pastorate did not prevent | him from the performance of ministerial functions in humble ways. He found- | ed, and for many years had charge of the Taylor church and Sunday school in tha Sl1b11rhc of New Haven
 By the numerous personal friends of
 MT. Kingsley, who saw him in his home,
 accompanied him in his walks, were witnesses of his unfailing cheerfulness, ana of his hopeful spirit, even in days 1 of bodily infirmity, the announcemnt of | his departure from us will be heard with pathetic interest. G. P. F.