New-York tribune., 1901-03-26

Charlotte Mary Yonge the only daughter OF
W. c. Yonge an army officer and magistrate Tor
Hampshire, England. She was born at otter
bourne, in that county. She brought up N
what called in those days the high church, but
which to-day would be classed almost broad
church. When she twentv-one years old she
published abbey Church; or. Self-Control ana
SeIf-Conceit,' which followed by several nov
the interest of the high church doctrine and
by some volumes of history for youthful England,
entitled kings Of England" and Landmarks of
History" Then appeared The Heir OF Redclyfe.
and Charlotte NJ. Yonge became household name
"Heartsease" "Dynevor Terrace THE Daisy
Chain" The Young Stepmother; or. Chronicle
of Mistakes Hopes and Fears; or. Scenes from
the Life of a Spinser'' The Lances of Lynwood,
The Little Duke" and THE Dove in the Eagles
Nest followed in succession.
In 1868 Miss Yonge published a very interesting
work called "A History Of Christian Names and
Their Derivation" Then came The Story OF Eng
lsh Missionary Workers. Lady Hester Life OF
John Coleridge Patteson. Missionary Bishop Of the
Manesian Islands, Stories of Greek History for
the Little Ones" Unknown to History; Story of
the Captivity of Mary of Scotland" STRAY Pearls:
Memoirs of Margaret de RibarmOnt, Viscountess
of Bellaire." 'Netties Fatherland" and "Reputed
Changeling"
An American visitor in her home in England
wrote thus Of Miss Yonge few years ago;
Miss Charlotte NJ Yonge was distnctivey the
novelist of the Anglican Church, and through her
numerous books she undoubtedly did much TO- popu-
thor Of The Heir OF RedcIyffe' that portraiture
sweet faced woman Of seventy. She lives in the
hamlet of Thursby. near Winchester. a neighbor-
stance that John Keble. the author of The Chris
She has arrived at a time of life when most women
would desire to give up all work Miss Ionge IS
still busy, not only in writing tales but in editing
pdrodSa ify for y6ung people Her rst story was
entitled Abbey Church; OF. Self-ConroL For
some years she turned out large number 1To6 Of
church people the time. have not lived in mem
ory. In 1883 however. she at once achieved fame
The Heir of Redclyne." which went through
book we're devoted by Miss Yongr 10 hitting out
missior ~ schooner. which she called the Southern
land some years afterward she gave the profits
of her book. The Daisy Chain. amounting 10
Auckland. New-zeaIand Her love for the church
is. indeed. passion. end her whole lie mas been been
decides to canonize some saints il II pretty GER
tain that Miss Yonge VIII have place very high
up on the list OF candldates, some peopIe, Know
ing her TO have strong high church ieanings, have
wondered why she has never gone over 70 the
Roman Catholicism Is her special aversion-so
much so ihat she docs nov car 10 nav i'T!9 -i,
the late Archbishop Of Canterbury. once described
"od admiral or inc hu", a phraSt. 'naI
apty suggests the military eXacutude OF her
and the whole field OF human life and end@avor
governed by the preceTts of the church catechism
snow white hair bright eyes and alert and
getic step She is generally hahited in dark blue
IS a silver cross given 70 her by Bishop Selwyn
many years ago. Or: Puscy was her warm per,
OF her stories. While she viii not achiev" any
permanent fame through her novels II has been
her OF people. In point of fact. her novels are
simply church homies dressed up in the garh or
more powerful inhuenc" on the religious thought
Of her generation than many noted churchman-