Evening star., 1898-09-12
CLAIMED BY DEATH.
Venerable DR.. Crummell, Emfne I
COIOred Minister, Passes Away.


Rev. Alexander Crummell DID, died Sat
urday at Point Pleasant, N. ]. The news of
death, while not unexpected, was heard
with sincere regret by a large circle of
friends arc acquaintanceS DR.. CrUmmell
was one of the best-known colored men in
this city, where he had lived for the past
quarter of q century. He was man Of
scholarly attanments and exercised a wide
influence.
DR.. Crumme!l was born in the year 1919
in New York city. His father, who was
native of the western part OF Africa, Was
stolen when a boy and brought to this
country. The attempts of young Crummeli
to avail himself of the educational facilities
of the schools in his vicinity provoked the
hostility that was felt toward his race at
that time.
In 1855, in company with Henry High
land Garnet, late United States minister to
Liberia, and Thomas Sidney, he entered a
school at Canaan, N. H., but the prejudice
against the higher education of negroes
was SO intense that they were not permit
ted to remain. AfterWard they entered the
Oneida Institute and remained three years.
In 1889 he made an Application for admis
sion to the General Theological Seminary
in New York. as he desired to enter tie
ministry of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. This application was denied, but
subsequently license to preach was OBJ
tanned from that denomination, though with
difficulty. He went to England in 1S4S and
entered Queens College. Cambridge. and
graduated in 1853 He entered the MISSION
airy service of bis church and for twenty
years he was in Liberia, during which time
he acted as principal of the Alexandria
High School and president of the Liberia
College. He returned to this country in
1873 and established in this city St Lukes
Protestant Episcopal Church, corner 18th
and Madison streets northwest, and con-
tinueO rector OF this parish until 1Sy5
when he retired.
DR.. Crummel was president of the Color
ed Ministers Union and president of the
American Negro Academy. His published
works The Future of Africa issued
in 1862; The Greatness of Christ and
Africa and America" He leaves widow
and two children.
In several of the colored churches of the
city yesterday appropriate reference was
made to the death of DR.. Crummell. This
was especially the case at st. Lukes
Church, of which parish he had been rec
tor for SO many years. meeting of the
Vestry was held and the rector, Rev. Q. NJ.
Waller, was appointed to represent the par
ish at the funeral ceremonies, which take
place tomorrow In st. Philips New York
city, in which parish the deceased was born
The Ministers Union of this city, at
called meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church. adopted
resolution of respect to DR.. Crummell and
appointed the following delegation of breth-
rem to attend the funeral: Rev. Dr. F. j.
Grimke, Rev. DR.. ]. A. Johnson and Rev.
O. NJ. Waller.
The resident members of the American
Negro Academy held a special meeting yes
terday in the study of the Metropolitan A
M. E. Church and took appropriate action.
In Ivy City last night, after a sermon by
Rev. E. P. Moon, pastor of Lanes Chap
pei, c. M. E. Church. Mr.. Perry Carson
spoke of the death of DR.. Crummel, and
suggested that a resolution be adopted in
his memory, which was done. The resoIu-
ton was to the effect that the Rev. Alex
ander Crummen, D. D., great scholar and
divine of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
and ex-rector of st. Luke Episcopal
Church, Washington, D. c., whom we so
much loved and admired, having passed
away, we, the members and congregation
of Trinity Baptist Church, Ivy City deeply
regret the death of this great man, and
shall ever esteem his memory"