The Newtown bee., 1908-07-24

present at our periodical reunion two
 years since. From the sacred dust of
 a battlefield, from the green grass and
 marble monuments of our cemeteries,
 from the fresides of happy homes
 from the records of Yale, Princeton,
 Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cornell and
 Wesleyan and many other colleges, the
 divinity. medical and law schools,
 from the honorable, useful, business
 and professional circles, not one crim'
 inal or drunkard in three generations
 and not a criminal in the two succeed
 ing and only two incorporate men were
 reported. One of the most widely
 known men of the clan was Daniel
 Fayerweather, who gave more money
 for benevolence and educational pur-
 purposes than any other man in Amer
 ican history up to the time of his death,
 every dollar made honestly in a legiti-
 mate business. The writer makes this
 statement from his personal knowledge
 and the authority of the New York Tri-
 bune and Christian Advocate. The old
 est son of my fathers family Is the
 senior member of the New York East
 Conference. His son, the Rev E. B.
 Sanford, is the secretary and active
 business manager of the executive
 board of Federation of the Churches.
 He was graduated from Wesleyan uni
 versity, Middletown, Conn.,, and re-
 ceived his degree of D. D. from Yale.
 The last conference of the Confedera- tion was held in New York, Dec. 1905, attended by five hundred delegates representing thirty religious denomi- nations, and 2O,0OO,O0O communicants. This is considered the most important move in the Christian world during the past five hundred years. The other members of the clan are equally honorable and useful in their sphere. Dr H. J.Sanford and Prof Ernest San ford are we'll known citizens of Denver. "On the Mountain Division" is a book of merit and is enjoyed by all readers, by the railroad men. This was written by a member of the clan, the Rev Luman Sanford, a member of the Wyoming Conference.
 My parents were the custodians of ten children. They and their descend ants have blended into the develop ment of pure national life. We claim not supremacy of natures gifts but the grace of God in common with nu- nerous co-workers, who have madeline light use of their one or more talents n constructing intelligent, moral and christian homes in this favored land of freedom, the birthplace of religious In the magnitude of our government we have the growth of centuries of national and international sacrifice and patriotism in the perpetu- ation of this our national pride. The which govern thls republic will stand until nations shall pass away with the decay of time but this land, which is the gift of God for the of all nations, shall live. Let it be understood that the father of ;he writer was the grandson of Colonel Fayerweather. From this uni on origi- hated this branch of the Sanford clan. The Sanfords were conservative and aristocratic. The Fayerweathers were liberal and democratic. Both were equally honorable. My mother was strenuous in her religious convictions. n compliance with its teachings she herself from wine and strong lrinks and from the extravagant fash 1 ons of the world. yet she had the ,roadest charity for those who differed rom her in the matter of religion and |ress. For instance, having seen for he first time squad of lrishmen work, ng on railroad and fed like pigs and earing big Eoy call them Catholic 'addies," not knowing the meaning of ither, and considering it a phrase of nferiority. l called one by this name, vho came to work for my father soon fter. In consequentce went bawling 0 my mother and she said He served ou right. You must learn that an and Catholic stands for a entleman and a Christian, and you nust apologize for what you have said nd not repeat the offence again." resented him with two big apples and old him was sorry for what I had aid and he was ever afterwards one of ny best friends. My mother in estab- ishing her home, eliminated every hing of intoxicating nature. For years he would not even allow it to be used n camphor. The result proved that her ecision was wise and helpful as not ne of her family or their descendants ave been addicted to strong drink. In his she had the cooperation of my ather.