Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
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family, for, although his sickness was
bronchial pneumonia, he was natural
ly so robust that it was thought he
would overcome the attack.
A week ago last Sunday. he read
the Gospels for the morning to his con.
gregation at Christ Church cathedral.
This last effort fatigued him unusual
ly. and on Monday he took to his bed,
gradually growing weaker and more
frail, and for the last 48 hours of his
illness his children and his wife had
remained by his bedside night and day.
On Wednesday evening he rested some
what easier. No one thought that the
end was near, and at three o'clock
Thursday morning all the family re-
tired for a little rest except one son,
Mr.. William Schuyler, who remained
watching with the nurse. The evening
before the venerable ecclesiastic had
greeted his physician and his old friend,
DIR. Cosgrove, with a hearty grasp OF
the hand, and then had turned his face
to the wall. as if to say: This is good
by
Dr. Schuyler was born In New York CITY,
January o. 1s.4 He was descended Of old Dutch
stock. his remote ancestor, Phillip Pieterse
van SCHUYLER, having come to New York
early in the seventeenth century. DR.. Mont
gomery Schuyler was the sixth In line of de-
scent from this early ancestor, and was the
son Of Anthony Dey schuyler and Sarah Ridge,
his wife. The family has been identified with
public affairs in the eastern states for more
than a century. The grandfather Of DR.. Schuy
Ter was personal friend OF Gen. Washington;
and the Gen. Schuyler Of the revolutionary
war was a member Of a collateral branch of the
family.
Montgomery entered Geneva (now Hobart)
college, but was graduated at Union college.
Schenectady, in 1884. after which he studied
law for two years. then turned his attention to
theology and entered the ministry in 1841. His
first charge was Trinity church. at Marshall
Mich, where he was rector for three years.
He was rector at Grace church, Lyons N. Y,
for year and half: and at st. Johns Buffalo,
II. Y, for ten years.
He then came to Christ church, St. Louis,
at which he preached his first sermon Oc-
tober 1. 1854 The church was at that time
situated at the corner OF Broadway and
Chestnut street. In 1859 the present lot, on
Thirteenth and Locust streets, was pur-
chased, and the old lot was sold to q real
estate firm. In the interval between this time
and the time OF the completion of the church
services were held in the old Mercantile Libra
~ hall, and later In St. Pauls church. The
church was building during the civil war. and
was opened for the first time on Christmas
day, 1857. DIR. Schuyler has been its rector
ever since, and six years ago, when the church
was made cathedral. he became its dean.
During the civil war he espoused the cause
OF the Union, in the face of unpopularity and
desertion of friends. ministerfng to the sick
and wounded in the military hospitals.
when such ministratlons were resented
by southern sympathizers; but when
confederate soldiers began to I'll the hospitals
and prisons. he was equally kind to them.
The nobility Of his character was appreciated,
he w al Ia
showed great gentleness and wisdom in keep
ing down dissension in his church during this
period, and it has often been said that had q
less able man been at the helm 1t is likely the
congregation could not have held together
through the storm.
Dean Schuyler had been married three times.
His first wife was Sara Sanford, OF New York
city, who died at Marshall, Mich, after bear
ing him three children. All these died young.
The second Mrs. Schuyler was Lydia e.
Roosevelt, of SkaHeateles, N. Y. who died at
Buffalo. OF this marriage there were three
children, Montgomery Roosevelt Schuyler, now
of New York city Frank Schuyler, who died
when a child, and Rev. Louis S. Schuyler, who
died in September, 1873. victim OF the yellow
fever at Memphis. He was living in the north
when the fever broke out, but his generous
nature was touched with the story OF suffering
and he voluntarily offered himself as priest
tosdminister the last sacraments to the dying.
He was only q years old when he died, and the
blow fell very heavily on his father, who had
loved him as his favorite
In 1854 DR.. Schuyler married Miss Sophia
Elizabeth Norton. Of Buffalo. who survives
him. Immediately after this marriage he
came to St. Louis. There were eight children
of this marriage. as follows:
Rev. Philip Schuyler, the rector of st. Am
brose church. New York city, who is said to
be very like his father in character and man
ner; Mrs G. r. Talboys. of New York city;
Mr.. Walter Norton Schuyler. William Schuy-
La aOifr h nt,c r6rsoJ Mrc Tafv1 hf.llc
and Misses Sophie and Gertrude, and Mr.. Eu-
gene Schuyler, who lived at home with their
parents
After solemn services in the cathe-
dral, conducted by Bishop Tuttle. the
remains were taken to Marshall, Mich,
tor interment.
without the Presidents Signature.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The act to
authorize the ST. Louis s. Oklahoma
Railroad Co. to construct and operate a
railway through the Indian and OKLA