Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
A. Il. GRACE PASSES away
LOCAL Y. M. c. A. LOSES REPRE-
SENTATIVE BY DEATH.
Served for Eight Years in Alfalfa
bad, India, Supported by Or
ganization Here.

Members of the Young Mems Christian
Association here were shocked by a
cablegram received yesterday announcing
the death of Mr.. ~ III. Grace their rep
resentative in Allahabad. India. For many
months Mr.. Grace had been contemplate
ing q visit in the United States and as
the guest of the Washington association.
With his family he had reached England
en- route for Canada, where his home was
located. He was the guest of his brother
at Tunbridge Wells when he was stricken
with typhoid fever about four weeks ago.
A letter from his wife was received by
President Woodward this week, stating
that Mr.. Grace was in a serious condition
and craving the continued prayers OF
Washington friends.
Selected to Pioneer Work.
Commenting on the death of Mr.. Grace
and the relation between Mr.. Grace and
the Washington Young Mems Christian
Association. MIR. John B. Sleman. Jr.,
president of the foreign work department
of the local Y. NJ. c. A, said:
"It was nearly nine years ago when
the Washington Y NJ c. A. first became
interested in the work for young men in
non-ChriStan lands. In November, 1879,
1oliF members OF the DOdfu OF directors dt
tended a conference in New York city at
which the claims of the new enterprise
were presented. AS result of the report
brought back the board of directors de-
cided to recommend to the association
that it raise annually the sum of $1,000
non-Christian land. In the course of a
few months following this action Mr. A.
II. Grace. a graduate of McGill Uni
versity. Canada. was selected 10 be the
Washington representative and to pioneer
the work among the thousands OF stu
dents of northern India. with head
quarters at Allahabad. He sailed for his
post in October. 1900. Since then until a
few months ago, when his eighth year
furlough began. he has been steadily at
work Several branches of the Allahabad
association have ben organized under
his leadership. the most important being
the work for Indian students.
Feel Loss Keenly.
'"The members of the Washington as
ISOLATION feel most keenly the death of
MIR. Grace Mr.. Sleman continued For
eight years they have followed him with
deep interest and have contributed an
nually to his salary and expenses. Since
inaugurating this foreign work policy
three other secretaries have been added to
the foreign staff of the Washington as
sociation-one for Japan one for China
and one for South America. The home
coming of Mr.. Grace has been looked for
ward to with more than ordinary antici-
patton by his friends here and deep re-
greet and genuine sorrow over his death
have been manifested among those who
have had the opportunity to follow his
work personally"
Commissioner mcfarland. who has
known Mr.. Grace personally since he first
entered the field of India. said: The
news OF Mr.. Grace's passing is an oc-
casion of profound sorrow to the WASH
ington friends of his work. He has con-
tributed to the Christian cause in the
universities of northern India d great and
lasting service, and was himself one of
the very choicest spirits ever sent out
from the colleges of Canada. l repeat
what 1 have publicly said before that the
corner stone of Washington's new build
ing in G street was really laid in AL
lahabad. for it was this foreign enterprise
and interest which awakened in the as
sociation here a new sense of obligation
and of outreach for the men of the ma
tons capital"