The Newtown bee., 1907-05-17
FAIRFIELDCOUNTY.
MONROE

CHARLES HALLETTE JUDsON-CHRIs-
 THAN SCHOLAR AND EDUCATOR EN-
 TIERS INTO REST, JANUARY II, 1907.
 A NATIVE OF MONROE.
 Charles Hallete Judson, l.. L. D., was born in Monroe, April 20, 1920 His parents were both of pure English stock. His father, Charles Judson, was man of sterling qualities and be- came one of the most prominent men cial circles. He was noted for a high sense of honor, a strict adherence to principle, rare good judgement.
 While not possessing a collegiate edu- cation, he was gifted with fine mind, which was cultivated by reading and
 by keen observation, and by association
 with men of education and culture.
 His father, James Judson, lived and
 died in Connecticut, and was also dis
 tinguished for his sterling worth,
 The mother of pr Charles H. Judson
 was Miss Abi Sherman, of Connecti-
 cut, a relative of the distinguished Roger Sherman. pr Judson's earlie st education was obtained at the public school in his own town. From this he was transferred to high school, near his home, taught by graduate of Y ale. He was afterwards sent to New Haven to prepare himself for buSness.
 Not long after going to the city he be-
 came interested in meetings in one of ] the Baptist churches of the place. He
 professed faith and joined the Bap-
 tists. AtabOut the same time Locke's
 Essay on the Human Understand
 ing" fell into his hands. These two
 circumstances combined to change the
 current of his life. AS result he re-
 solved upon leaving business and cop-
 tlnuing his education. He entered Hamilton Literary and Theological
 Institute, located at Hamilton, New
 York, known to-day as the Colgate University, and the Colgate Seminary.
 He remained at Hamilton two years
 and was then compelled to teach for a
 while to obtain means with which to
 further prosecute his studies. Ever
 since that day he was able to sympa-
 thlze with the poor boy struggling for
 an educatIon, and he generously assist
 ful life: He went from Hamilton to | Virginia, where he taught several
 years and then entered the University
 of Virginia, where he remained two
 shape his work as a teacher for life.
 There he formed high ideals as to
 what college course ought to be, and | these high ideals he had before him l for over 50 years, and this has largely
 made Furman University what it is | Judson married Miss Emily Bosher, of Richmond, Va. Together they walk ed life's journey, childless, till May, 1905, when she entered her heavenly
 rest. It was happy marriage and in all respects she was true help-meet. Soon after their marriage he began teaching boys school in London, Va.
 After two years here, he went to War
 renton, Va, where he remained teach hs fne 6esrd 6es yea5 af While at institution of learning at Anson- vile, N. O., and without friends, spe- c1al influence, or even acquaintance in the college or community, he jour- neyed thtther and made application in person for the position. In 1851, he heard of the proposed opening of x furman U University, and that facul- | ty would soon be elected. He applied | Tor the chair of mathematics, and was | elected. That was great day for | Carolina. He filled the chair of math- ematics till few years ago, and at the time of his death was still con sidered the head of the department. Until very recently he met his classes m astronomy, and was in close touch with the classes in mathematics, though the daily routine of that work passed to Prof M. D. Earle When pr udSOn became connected with Fur man university there was no building. no no l endoWment, % no equipment: He ~ S oaS P.1uo LoI oue uTSU DullQ- ing and superintended it's erection: he purchased the apparatus and eouip ments, and he led in every movement since then for the growth, improve ment and enlargement of the build ings and grounds, and the endowment, and has largely directed in fixing the course of study and the standard for the institution. Until recent years he was the treasurer of the institu- tion, and managed the funds and property, and it was very largely due to his prudence, foresight, personal sacrifices, unremitting watchfulness and faithfulness that the college funds and equipment we're not lost entirely during the Civil war and in the dark days of financial strin- gency since. The institution grew up, very largely, around two men, pr c. H. JudSon, and pr James C. Furman, the first president.