The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-13

York diocese, a fourth, Galen, grad
 uate of Dartmouth college, was
 prominent physician in New York city.
 The youngest and only surviving
 brother. Benjamin Carter, is president
 of the Montclair Trust company The
 other surviving members of the family
 are the sisters, Mrs. Robert Chapman,
 of Portland, Me-, and Mrs. Mark Gould
 of Worcester, Mass.
 Theodore R. Carter, while fitting for
 college, was offered and accepted a po-
 sition with the firm of his elder broth
 CT and at the age of eighteen removed
 to New York city. He and his brother
 Benjamin became members of the firm
 about 1851 upon its reorganization as
 Carter Brothers & Co. On the election
 to congress in 1858 of Luther C., Theo-
 dore R. became the head of the firm
 which thertafter was known as Carter,
 Stewart X So,
 The firm of Carter, Stewart x Co.,,
 principally under the efficient manage
 ment of the brothers Theodore R. and
 Benjamin, held an honorable position
 among New York business houses of
 its line for more than a quarter of
 century, and until it was dissolved in
 1884 by the mutual consent of it's mem
 bers on the retirement from active bus
 mess of the head of the firm, Theodore
 R Carter. Mr Carter was a keen and
 energetic, but cautious and thoroughly
 conscientious man of business, and up
 on his retirement carried with him in an especial degree the esteem of all his business associates and acquaintanees. MT. Carter married in 1857 Miss
 Sarah Berdine, of an old New Jersey family, and a few years afterward he
 removed to this state where he there
 after resided, first in Jersey City and since 1866 in Montclair After his re tirement from active business he traV- eled extensively with his wife both 1n this country and in Europe. He was d keen observer and discriminating judge of men and affairs, and wherever he went he was deeply interested in all
 that seemed to minister to the better
 ment of society. By his kindly disposi- ton and thoughtfulness for, and inter-
 est in others he greatly endeared him self to an ever widening circle, having the rare faculty of meeting young and old alike and always with the hitting word. He was man of great con scientiousness in every relation of life. Of remarkably youthful spirit he took | a lively interest in everything going on | about him. He was delightful com | panion, and his conversation was al- | ways instructive, entertaining and on | high plain. MT. Carter was always | deeply interested in religious, philan- | thropic and educational work, and gave | generously of his time and means 10 | these causes. On going young man to | New York to enter on his business ca | reer he united himself with Beekman | street Presbyterian church, then un- der the pastoral care of the Rev. pr | Gardiner Spring, and, later, on moving | to Brooklyn in 1853, he connected him.
 self with pr. Wells church, on south | Third street Presbyterian church ana | became one of it's most active workers.
 He was one of the founders and for | several years the superintendent of the | Throop avenue Mission Sunday school so widely known, and had among his
 most efficient workers Hon. Darwin K. | James. All his long life, while his | health permitted, he was active in sun | day school and church work, and was | for many years an elder in the First | Presbyterian church of Montclair. MT | Carter was a chivalrous and devoted
 husband and father, and the sudden | death of his wife. from pneumonia in | 1890 was sore bereavement to him | He is survived by four children, Ser l dine, now in business in Mexico; Mary l wife of Professor Duncan of Yale uni versity; Russell, of the firm of Req 1 White & Carter, manufacturers, of | Gloversville, N Y,, and Miss Alice, the | devoted companion and efficient man. | ager of his home during his last years
 The funeral took place yesterday af- 1 ternoon at 2:30 from his late residence