New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
OBITUARY
DR.. Theodore Ledyard Cuyler Dead
at Eighty-SeJen.

The Rev. DR.. Theodore Ledyard CuyIer. dean
Of the Protestant ministers of Brooklyn, died at
10 o'clock last night at his home. No. 176 South
Oxford street, Brooklyn. He was eighty-seven
years old Although DR.. Cuyler had been I'll for
about ten days. his death. which was directly due
TO intestinal paralysis, comparatively sudden.
DR.. and Mrs. Theodore Ledyard CuyIer. jr. were
with the aged minister when the end His
daughter, Mrs Mary G. Cheesman. wife of DR..
William S. Cheesman, of Auburn, y Y. was at
once informed Of the death Of her father and
started for this city last night
DR.. Cuyer was, perhaps the conspicuous
figure among the ministers Of Brooklyn. having
served as pastor Of the Lafayette Avenue Pres
byterian Church for thirty years, until he retired,
in 1880 On his retirement he declined the honor
OF pastor emeritus, and several years later de-
ciined the honor Of having memorial statue
placed IN CUyler Park, plot of ground at the
junction Of Fulton street and Greene avenue. which
had already been named after him. His parish
toner's, however, placed an elaborate memorial
window, designed and executed by the Tiffany
company in the Lafayette avenue church.
DR.. CuyIer born in Aurora y. Y. January
10 1922, and was descended from Hendrick Cuyler.
who settled at Albany in 1917. DR.. CuyIer was
educated at q school Mendham. y j. and at
Princeton University, from which institution he was
graduated with the class Of Il. Following his
graduation he made an extended tour abroad and
became personally acquainted with Dickens.
Wordsworth, Carlyle and other celebrities. Il was
at this time that he began his long series OF con-
On his return he entered the Princeton TbeoIogi-
cal Seminary. and was graduated in May. 1876. He
first came 10 this city pastor OF the Market
Street Reformed Church. in 1855. Two years later
he left that church and Lecame pastor Of the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church az that
time known the Park church where he re-
mained until 1890
Under his guidance the Lafayette avenue church
rrospered remarkably. IT'S Sunday school rising TO
the rank Of third in point o. numbers in the
General Assembly. A remarkable fact is that dur
ing the ffty-six years OF his active ministry DR.
Cuyler only twice unable to perform his minis
teriaI duties account Of Illness
Besides contributing very largely the religious
and secular press. Or. Cuyler published number
Of volumes among them being Thought Hives" -"
STRAY Arrows" The Empty Crib" The Cedar
Christian" Heart Life" Pointed Papers From
the Nile to Norway How To Be a Pastor"
Newly Enlisted" The Young Preacher" Stirring
the Eagles Nest" 'Beulah Land" etc II IS esti-
mated that hundred million cepies of his arti-
cles have been published in various papers and
magazines in this and other countries a temper
tract written by Dr. Cuyler and entitled
Somebody's Son attained circulation Of over
five hundred thousand copies
He ardent anti-slavery man. and issued
many campaign documents in aid Of the Republi-
cans during their first fight for the Presidency. in
1856. During the Civil War riots in this city his
church with that OF Henry Ward Boechers.
closely guarded by the authorities.
The degree of D. D. was conferred upon DR.. Guy
Ter by Prime ton College in 1866. and that of LII d
by Princeton University in 1898. He married in
1853 Annie E. daughter Of Joshua Mathiot, of
Newark Ohio member OF Congress. who declined
the Governorship of Ohio.