The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-06
Dr. WAITE DIES
IN EAST ORANGE
AFTER BUSY LIFE
Active as Clergyman. Editor and
Writer in Many Varied
Spheres.
FUNERAL HELD FROM
HIS HOME SATURDAY
Romantic Disappearance Of ar
Eccentric Millionaire Testator
Incident of His Career.

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Inc Rev. DR.. Henry r. Waite, a re-
tired minister of 80 Glenwood place
East Orange, who was found dead Of
hear disease in a machine shop in
Dodd street late yesterday afternoon,
VIII be buried from his late residence
Saturday afternoon at g.. !.
DR.. Waite was n of New Jersey
best known citizens. A graduate OF
Hamilton College. at Clinton, N. ", he
gained a name for himself as a minis
ter Of the Congregational C,nurch, an
author and editor Of religious and secu-
! Lar publications, and latterIy as a
e in civic reform. He achieved
note about three years age. when a
wealthy New Yorker. whose estate was
In his keeping, disappeared without
leaving a clue as to his Whereabouts.
Search for months failed to get results.
Meanwhile Il became known that Dr.
Waite was, under a provision in a will
left by the missing man against such a
contingency, the residdary legatee. The
eccentric testator had so arranged mat
ters that there was apparently nothing
to prevent the East Orange man from
entering into the enjoyment of the 81
600, 900 property. This DR.. Waite stead
tasty refused to, do, and he predicted the
return of his friend. One day the man
walked into his Office and gave an ex-
PLANTATION of the mysterious absence
DR.. Waite was complimented far and
wide for the position he took IN the
matter.
Edited Numerous Publications.
DR.. Waite maintained offices in New
York city. at 102 Fulton street, where
he edited q number Of publications. He
Was much interested in the automobile
repairing and manufacturing business
established a few years ago by his son,
Winthrop Waite, in Dodd street, and
he spent q good deal of his time there.
Born In Copenhagen, N. Y, December
16. 1876, DR.. Waite was the son Of the
Rev. Hiram n. Waite. 4Ie graduated
from Hamilton College at Clinton, N.
Y, in the class of '6S. He studied
theology at Union Theological Semi
nary. New York. and spent three years
abroad in general studies. Among
other degrees, he had that Of doctor Of
philosophy ron Syracuse University.
He married Miss Caroline A. UntOon,
Of Boston.
DR.. Waite. was the FOUNDER and pastor
of the American Union Church, at
Rome. Italy, during his stay abroad,
and was pastor Of 1t from 1871 to 1874.
While there he organized an Italian
Y. M. G. A. and an undenominatfonai
church among the soldiers OF the Royal
Italian Army. He was q member Of the
board of managers of the italian Bible
Society from his return to America
until the time of his death.
In 1869 DR.. Waite went into active
newspaper work., assuming the editor
ship of the Utica IN. " Morning
Herald. He resigned to go to Europe.
and. did not reenter active newspaper
work until 1876. He then b~ecameAeditor
Of the New Haven Evening Journal
IN 1878 he became editor of the Inter
national Review of New York. In 1885
~ founded the American institute of
civics and served as its president to
the time of his death.
Federal Appointments.
He edited all the publications Of the
institute. including Civics. The Citi-
zen. and the American Magazine of
Civics. In 1882 he was appointed sec
rotary Of the Interstate Commission on
Federal Aid to Education. President
Harrison appointed him expert statistic
cien of the tenth United States Census
in charge Of all INQUIRIES relating tb
schools, colleges, libraries, museums, re-
ligious organizations and illiteracy.
He was the founder Of the Patriot
Club, of New York city, and governor
Of the New Jersey Social Order of
Founders and Patriots in 1902 and 1908.
HIS two best known books are 1.-THE
Mormon Problem. written in 1886, and
1.-THE Dangerous Elements In the Suf-
frage.'
IN politics, DIR. Waite was a Repub-
lican. He was a founder Of the Gifts
zens' Union In East Orange, maintain
ing that there should be no partisan
politics In local affairs. He defended
his Republication in several public
meetings when the bitter campaigns
for local Office were in progress there
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