The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-11
d PICTURESQUE ADIRONDACK MURRAY CER0YFAN And SPORT
Now He Is Living Quietly and
Educating His Children on
His OuIfOrd Farm, From
WhichFIe Sends a Message
Of Peace and Good Will 10
the People Whose Spiritual
Welfare He Once Essaved
to Guide.

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term. Then she went 70 Europe. and
for three years studied in Vienna Col
Iege, graduating at last with high hon
ors, surgical as well as medical. she
was the first American woman to receive
diploma abroad emitting her to prac-
tice as a surgeon.
Returning TO her native land. she op-
ened an Office and practiced very sue
cessfully in New Haven.
The same year that his wife divorced
him Mr.. Murray married Miss Frances
NJ. Rivers OF Montreal, a Catholic. When
in October, 1856. he returned to Boston
to lecture. he made no apologies or ex-
plantations Of any kind to his old friends
and companions. The one thing that he
did vouchsafe was the comment that he
had been crowded out OF the ministry
By the theoIogians OF both sides. neither
of which liked him
His Quiet Life Today.
Mr.. Murray is now a white-haired man
who lives retired from the world on his
GuiIford farm, the Murray homestead,
devoting the remainder Of his life to
bringing up his horses and his children
He is teaching his four daughters
himself. with great care. how TO speak
good English, and live good. simple,
wholesome lives. They have no COM
panions. and have never been subjected
TO formal religious or scholastic train
ing, but the family life Is an ideally
happy one, their father being, indoors
and out. their comrade, as well az
their mentor.
He has, since leaving the lecture field,
turned out several excellent novels, THE
Doom of MemeIous, published early IN
1855, being one of the latest. The work,
however. which, besides adirondack
Days" has won him most renown Il
How John Norton, the Trapper. Kept
His Christmas q vivid and exquisitely
pathetic description Of lonely NOM
taineer's perilous tramp 10 insure
happy Christmas to another.
As one reads this story one instinct
lively does homage TO the humanity ana
the genius Of lis writer Though his con
] duct on occasion and his Theology almost
always may have failed to please
congregation Of the Park Street stamp,
may even have so dispIeased The people
that they have a good and sufficient
reason for bauishing his picture from
their vestry walls to an obscure closet
in the tower. gentleness and mercy
we're undeniably virtues that the best N
the man Teverenced
Read John Norton" II you would
would judge Adirondack" Murray ehari-
tably.
Speaks Kindly OF Old Church.
Mr. Murray said the other day: 7 an
living at the old Murray homestead. at
Cuilford. where ancestFaIy, IN the per-
sons Of Murrays. Nortons, and Mungers.
we have lived for two centuries and {.
half or mere. engaged in home-makinE
and literature.
Looking upon the present eonyeu-
tfonaI educational system as nearly as
false and educational TO children as
aould possibly be invented by apatheJic
ignorance upon the part o parents.
greed on the part Of publishers, and stu
pid professionalism on the part of our
so-caued educators am safeguard
ing my children from 1t. A book has
been published in which is printed the
manner and method by which my chill
dren are being educated under my sug-
gestion and guidance
Il look upon agriculture as the noblest
employment Of man. and one which he
who loves sanity and health naturally
engages in when circumstances permit
And I deem myself specially favored that
T am privileged to cultivate q few fields
and to teach my children TO cultivate
them
His Special Endeavors-
My special endeavor for several years
has been to prepare a revised edition OF
my writings that had been previously
published and TO complete certain other
works perhaps Of more interest to the
public that have never been issued.
i have. Of course. read with interest
the statement that the Park Street
Church property has been sold. Ny re-
membranee of my professional life IN
Boston during the seven years that
was pastor Of the old church is a most
pleasant one. The people that worship
ed in the edidee while / was the preach
err were. intelligent. progressive and
am able