The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-08

efforts of his mother he was placed
at an academy at Meriden, N. H.,
where he fitted for Brown University.
| which he entered in 1912. In order to
/ partially support himself by teaching
winters he left there at the end of
one year and entered Dartmouth Col
I lege, from which he graduated in July.
1876. Even in college his pronounced
opinions. sterling character and his in
telligence marked him for a leader.
He secured employment in the law
office of Charles G.. Loring. studied law
at Harvard University Law SCHOOL,
and was admitted to practice in De-
cember. 1851. He concluded a part
nership with Hon. Samuel f. Sewell, a
learned member of the bar, and con-
tinued with him for fourteen years.
The partnership with Mr.. Sewell was
always a pleasant recollection of Mr..
/ Angel in after life, owing to its pleas
ant and harmonious character. After
practicing about twentythree years he
retired and thereafter devoted him
self to works of a public nature, In
which he accomplished much good,
but from which he never sought any
peCuniary reward.
From early childhood Mr.. Angel
was extremely fond of animals. He
personally interfered in a number OF
cases of cruelty to them, long before
he ever heard of such a thing as
Society for the Prevention of Cuel-
ty to Animals. and in 1864, two years
before the formation Of the first So
ciety in in America by Henry Bergh
of New York. he drew a will giving
considerable portion of his property
It be used in circulating in schools.
Sunday schools and elsewhere, infor-
nation calculated to prevent cruelty
to animals" In 1868 Mr.. Angel gath
cred together a number of his friends
and organized the Mass. Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
becoming its first president. This was
organized with a state charter and he
continued to lead It's work while he
lived.
In 1868 he started the first newspa-
per dedicated to humane work.
known as Our Dumb Animals. He
did not at that time know from
whence the means would come to sus-
tain either the work of the Society or
the publication OF the paper. and was
much pleased in after life to recount
the many "providential ways in which
money was supplied for his work"
In the United States, Mr.. Angel
was always interested in organizing
societies. and was often sought to
speak at public meetings to form or
CARNATIONS for the protection of ami
mails. BY tongue and pen he was
continually active in behalf of the sub
: ject most dear to his heart, and rarely
did year go by that some marked
advance along hum>ne lines was not
due to the activity of the president of
the Massachusetts Society
In 1882, the Rev Thomas Timmins
of England came to the United States
and assisted Mr. Angel in the forma-
ton of Bands of Mercy" among chill
dren, The first american Band" was
formed in Mr.. AngeIl's office, and tens
of thousands of other Bands of Mer-
cy have been the direct result.
In 1889, through his effort the
American Humane Education Society
D. wCs organized. of which he becam e
the president and continued as such
E while he lived.
In Mr.. Angeles death the world has
lost a good man; humane effort, a
tower of strength; those who knew
him and respected him, a loving
friend; and the thousands and thou
sands of animals, birds and others OF
G DDS dumb creatures, a defender and
= advocate.
George T. Anglers life is past blu,
d; his work will go on. He indeed has
= builded well, whose structure is erect
= ed and increases as times advances.
= 1t was the daily prayer of Mr.. An
e CELL that the work which he so ably
conducted in the state of MaSSachu-
sets should spread over every state
\ in the union and the countries of the
r. world In the states west of the
e Mississippi river the work has beer
e started and the interest is growing
= each year
f The teachers of our schools and col
s leges secular, parochial and techni-
l cal are especially appealed to to helr
= in this great work. The education
which will impart the motto of this
; great teacher, GLORY to God, Peace
= on Earth, Kindness, Justice and Mercy
y to Every Living Creature" to the chill
8 dren who are entering life's arena will
s make our nation a power in the peace
] armament which is so devoutly hoped
e for by the Christian nations.
BY addressing Mr.. Guy Richards
10 Milk street. Boston, Mass, persons
interested in this good work may OBJ
tain the instructions and literature
relative to forming The Bands of
Mercy which Mr.. Angel so much de-
sired to see established in every school
in every school in the country.