The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-03-06
OBITUARY.

The iollosips obituary notice We copy
u the Mes York Observer OF Feb. Goth
ne.
hsteH MseCsrtse was born 10 New York
~ 90 toe cath OF September. 1880. hi.
tatr vas Rv Robert MceC.rtee, 1t tia,
tins pastor Of the Canal Street Church
llls mother. Jessie Bsthnne, vss . grand
daughter OF Mrs Issbei drshsm. Both
is1ihes we're prominent 10 the early relig
ials sal philsnthtopie work OF New York
oi,y.
dts earliest years we're spent 10 New
fgs and nj Por. Carbon, Penn. 10 1910,
Wbaa he Gas too gears OF age, his father
moved 10 Cohen. O.snse county, N. Y,
l. b. l.ys1 NATL lie vas nineteen, stud.
yin iAe sssdemy OF the town spd deyel
Cpl taste fot literature, history and
VI classics. Much OF The ejuostion
which he rtoslssd Al this time be obtained
hon association With bic beloved father,
fesains aud studying si,h bin 10 bic librs
~. OF bis enjoy ment 10 the close intims
cy Of these Days. he never tired Of spesk
log ia s'lsr yfsfr.
H. lsi9 his father moved 10 Newt ursb
enc 1t vas here that be fret united With
The church. Believing that bic father
could not sfford TO send him to college,
he decided TO siudy lay. snd entered The
Law eiiice Of Bates aud MeKissick 10 Nss
bnreh. Ia due time be vss admitted to
the Bar OF the State Of Nav York. He de
veloped unususl ability Is . public spesk
or, and became prominent 80 = debsler.
Boon after be sss admitted 10 the Bar. he
vent TO New York rs clerk 10 the Law
tii',s Of A. B. Belknsp, Who vas attorney
for the LsnoI estate. Afterwards be enter
Cd The oiiioe OF Daniel d. Lord.
He took bis letter from the church 10
Sesbursh TO the Fifth Avenue Pfesbytsri
30 church. OF which DR.. Jsmes w. AleIsn
def ss then psstor. sud sitersstds Dr.
Ohm Hall, He bec,ms very sciive 10 the
work Of ths church. especially 10 the mis-
ION snons The tenement districts" and
wAs sopsrln.endsuto Of the mission Sunday
s,nool. He Vas presiden, Of the Young
Mons Socisl and Benevolent Society oil
,na ohutch. one OF the oldest orssniE ,tiops
Ito lind 10 the CITY, He vss also co,
ponding secretary OF the Yong Mems
risiisn Association. OF which DR.. How
"a Crosby, u thst time . lsymsn. vss
o president He VS. among the men
10 controlled the Association. Al The
ase OF The Civil War be We appointed
)aly 10 the Assistant United Stsles
'ssurer 10 New York city. While still
,iias this position. be was oasred and
sptsd The position Of cashier OF the
rchsnts National B.nh; OF shicb Jacob
\ ysrnilys vss president The posi
be held for four years His health
llins " the end Of this time, be vss
fsAaied . vscssion Of sn months 10 the
5ps that be nigh, again re,nrn 10 hi,
so'k. He spsus several months 10 travel
IA EHfepe sud In tie South.
a yoal this time be vss married 10 Miss
lais PINE Jsrmsio. dsusttsf OF James
Duciar Jrrnsiu. Of Albany, N. Y. BE
sss nefs able 10 resuus bic duties 10 toe
bsgs, bal devoted bic tine 10 the scholar
v g!synsui Of literary pufsnIls 10 shich
b. wss 20 much Interested. During The
lst tsw yesrs Of bis life, be vss 10 ircrsss
insil poor heslth. until. 90 Feb o, 1907.
bis IA, ,osA lite Aisht sud be pssssd be
yot vii ia,o The Taller rssiis,iion Of
" "A sn3 love Of the Eternal F.ihs.
NJ M.rC.iise sss . mao Of nsrksd
,bslir 10 Essy liaes he vss 90 able
vrli and dee speaker srd reader. His
|sn iisr,y ~i,b lac, history, litesstnre std
he slsssiesi Lsttn, together With delight
'ul vata Of tamcr, made bic 90 sseesdins
y ip,efssiins eosvrsstionsiisl he sss q
,l.sys tue cOurseoas Chris,isn ssstlsnsp.
lisd cod eossiaersss 10 those With whom
10 csns 10 eoEiset he vS deeply rslis
oas, snd bis ressrsnes iof etsrnsi things.
ossthes With hls slsfiinG ehsrsctsr, msds Z
J lasting irpfsssisn sron oil sho ksss {
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