Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-11

is survived by his only daughter, Mrs.
Obdyke The body was brought to his
home at 1910 Powelton avenue late last
evening and the funeral arrangements will
church in the United States and the pres
bytery in this city will probably have
charge of the public services.
In the death of DR.. Henry the Presby-
terrain church in this city and in the entire
country loses one Of its greatest figures.
AS dean of the Presbyterian ministers in
this city and as one Of the greatest mod
orators ever elected by the Presbyterian
church, DR.. Henry won the hearts of the
followers of Calvin from east to west and
from north to south.
DR.. Henry was one of the highest types
In the ministry of the church He was a
large man, brown as an Indian, with strong
features, as if chiseled from granite. Per
sonality" was written large upon his face.
His voice was Niagara of sound. yet filled
with a wonderful tenderness In every
sense Of the word, as an elder of his church
said yesterday, He was man, a big,
strong, Independent man with heart of a
little child"
Yet as big and as busy a man as he was,
down in the Italian quarter in the intense
heat of midsummer to help in the evangel-
istic work conducted there. Such acts were
characteristic.
His Career.
He was born in Cranbury, N. j., in 1885.
1t was June, 1850, that DR.. Henry, fresh
from Princeton Theological Seminary, was
ordained and installed as the first and only
pastor of Princeton Church. These long
pastorates were not unusual in his family.
His father. Rev. DR.. Symmes c. Henry, was
pastor OF the Cranbury Church for thirty
seven years and was succeeded by a son-fn-
law, Rev. j. G. S. Symmes, who served the
Cranbury Church for the same period
These, together with DIR. Henry's long pas
torate OF forty-six years in Princeton
Church, make an astonishing record of 100
years of service in two churches by only
three men in one family.
Or. Henry held many offices of trust In
1904 he was elected, amid scenes unprece-
dented in the history of the Preshvferian
church, by reclamation, to the highest po-
sition the church could bestoW upon him.
that OF moderator of the general assembly.
He was the first moderator ever elected by
reclamation by that body. The occasion
was a memorable one and marked the be-
ginning of the end of the practice of nomi-
mating candidates for the office in advance
OF assembly meetings by means of eccle-
siastfcal politics.
His conSpicuousness in Presbvterfan and
Protestant circles is attested by the fact
that he represented the church in this coun-
try In three Pan-Presbyterian councils and
IN many interdencm!nationai conferences,
visiting Europe in all twelve times In ad-
dition to his many other activities DR..
Henry took most active interest in the
affairs of his alma mater He was a trus-
tee Of Princeton University and a director
Of Princeton Theological Seminary. He was
delegate from the board of trustees of the
university at the four hundredth anniyer-
sary of Glasgow University. He was also
president of the Pennsylvania Industrial
Home for Blind Women; one of the incor-
porators of the Presbyterian HOSPITAL. a
former member of the PRESBYTERIAN board
OF publication and board Of home missions,
and director and trustee Of many other be-
neyolent Institutions
Washington and Jefferson College confer
red upon him the degree of doctor of d.
vinity. In 1905 he received the degree of
LII. D. from the same college.
Princeton Church.
The Princeton Church has a membership
of more than 800 persons. During his pas
torate the church was rebuilt twice. In
the later years Of his pastorate Dr. Henry
was frequently relieved Of preaching be-
cause of his many other duties by his as
sistant, Rev. H. Afford Boggs but he never
gave up his pastoral calls. These were
perhaps his greatest pride. Dr. Henry
made an average of 564 calls for each year
OF his pastorate, or more than 25,O 600 in ALL
AS a preacher Dr. Henry's style was sim
pie, forceful, practical. He seldom used
elaborate illustrations and never sought to
bewlder the less thoughtful members by
reconcile illusions His own personality
and vigorous delivery intensified the power
of his dscOurses