The Bourbon news., 1912-01-05
DEATH.

ist clergyman, author and veteran of
two wars, died in Christ Hospital in
Cincinnati after a long illness of
diabetes. A development of the dis
ease, hardening of the arteries, was
the immediate cause of death.
The more than rs years of Rev.
Heuderson's life was crowded with
notable achievements and end eavors.
The diversity of his activities and his
unfailing success stamped him as one
of the men who made history both for
his church and his country.
The last time DR.. Henderson met his
many friends among the clergy of Gin
cinnati was on the occasion of his
seventy-ffth anniversary on August
Is, in. Glendale. 1t was Immediately
after that event that he became i'll and
entered the hospital.
The body of Dr. Henderson will lie
in state in Wesley Chapel from to 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
Gervaise Roughton, an intimate friend
of the deceased. will then conduct the
services, assisted by Bishop David II.
Moore, Rev. D. Lee Aultmann, of
Trinity church and Rev. d. H. Jami-
son, Presiding Elder of the district.
Rev.sRoughton was at the bedside OF
his friend until midnight Monday and
DR.. Henderson, calm in the knowledge
of the approaching end. quietly dis
cussed his funeral arrangements re-
questing that Rev. Roug ghton preside.
On Friday the remains will be buried
in Frankfort, KY, with services by
the Masons and Odd Fellows Of that
city.
Howard Andrew Millett Henderson,
D. D., LII. D., was born in August
| 1856, at Paris, Bourbon county, KY.
His father was Howard M. Henderson,
a native of New Hampshire. who had
come to Paris to take the Presidency
of large female college. In this col
| lege were euducated some of the most
| famous bellies of the Blue Grass relgon.
Prof. Henderson was a graduate OF
Exter Academy and of Yale Uni
versity, and was the author of num-
ber of text books. He married one of
his pupils, Jane Elizabeth Moore,
whose father was an influential man
of Cynthiana, KY.
H. A. M. Henderson completed his
education at the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity at Delaware. Ohio. and then.
intending to enter the laws, went to
the Cincinnati Law School. He also
studied in the office of United State
Senator Garrett Davis at Paris. but
his inclinations were toward theology
and literature, and under Bishop kava-
naugh he was ordained in the Method
| ist ministry. He took charge near
Demopolis,, Ala and while there met
and married Susan Watkins Vaughan
daughter Of DIR. Alfred Goode Vaughan,
a physician and planter.
/ Soon after the Civil War broke out
he organized the Twenty eighth Ala
bama Regiment, of which he became
Colonel. DIR. HendersOn's prime OBJ
ject in entering the army of the Con-
federacy was not to fight for the dis
ruption Of the union and certainly not
for the perpetuation of slavery. He
was alwatys an advocate of the abolish
ment of slavery. as was his wife, who
inherited from her father much cottoI
land and slaves. His great aim v as t,
do what he could on the very scene o
war to soften it's Inevitable horror
! and minister to the men.
! DIR. Henderson was a relative o
Jefferson Davis, and after two year
! in the field he was. on request assign
! ed to the Depar tment of Exchange o
Prisoners of War.
During this service he exchange
Z about $4,000 men. Among the mos
cherished possessions of DR.. Hender
son were thousands of letters frOr
Z Union soldiers expressing gratitud
for kindness he had extended to ther
while he was in charge of them. Hi
4 headquarters were at Cahaba, Ala.
near Selma.
While in the field DR.. Henderso
. was in many engagements, and ros
to the rank of Brigadier General.
Afetr the warthe was for time ed
tor of the newspaper, the New Era.
Demopolis. Ala, in which he advocate
forgetfuIness of the war, and did VIVA
he could then, as he did ever after
ward, to wipe out sectional lines an
feeling.
Returning to Kentucky he hel
charges In the Methodist church 9
Frankfort and Lexington and in th
early seventies was elected Stat
Superintendent of Public lnstructio
in Kentucky which office he held fC
two terms.
While Superintendent of Public IL
struction he wrote many papers an
delivered numerous addresses on ed,
cational topics, and besides promote
the publication by his department of
work Oh school architecture that had
marked influence in bettering tt
physical plant of schools of kentuck!
He was also Professor Of Litreatul
at the Kentucky Military Institute.
During this period he tUok an activ
interest in Freemasonry and eventua
ly became Grand Chaplain of tt
Grand Lodge of Kentucky. a positi,
he held for years. He was Knigl
Templar and a Scottish Rite Maso
Southern Jurisdiction. He was lor
editor of the Kentucky Freemason al
was influential in establishing tt
Masonic Home.
DR.. Henderson was also INTEREST,"
greatly in Odd Fellowship and besid
contributing much to its literature b
came Grand Master of the Order
Kentucky.
BIRTHS.