The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-04
DR.. MONCURE DIES Try
INC To SAVE SERVANT


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tom nr. Moncurc. without mo-
ment's hesitation, pluned overheard
after him, The boat shot to one side,
ana when the minister court not lo-
cate his servants body he swan to
shallow water near the shore
The effort had been too much. and
In sight ot dozen fishermen, who
had not turned "A hand 10 help the
TWO in distress, Dr Moncure threw
up his hands, sinking jnhp the water.
Death was caused by an attack Of the
heart, "a which he Was often sabirct.
TWO Washington men, ii. s. Mill
stead, former dishursing clerk Of the
interstate Commerce Commission, and
a. h sArs In Mn eFai,sate Of the sop.
eminent printing office, about two
hundreds yards away. hurried 10 the
scene when they saw the minister
diving for the negro They called
10 others in boats nearer 10 the two
men tn 60 10 their assistance. The
people shouted back that none Of
them could swim and calmly contin-
ued their fishing
Mr. MiIIstead reached the scene
first and pulled Dr Munoure from tho
water IN an unconscious condition.
Every means Was resorted 10 10 re-
store respiration but in vain There
was n" wafer In the lungs, but the
heart had ceased t. beat The body
VT tbs 1egro WAS recovered later.
Or. M0Hcure WAS perhaps the best
known Episcopal minister in Rich
Hond, if not in the diocese. His
was the duty pointed out hy the Naza-
rene. that Of miuisterng To the lowIy
His work was apiong the Iails. in the
with the municipal in
stitutons into his ear WAS poured
the tale Of tha ,riminal the nnfor-
tuuatc 70 him went the jailbrd for
help and comfort lie ministered to
the either half The lower strata felt
his guiding spirit From the bottom
they looked to him for uoVicc.
Here Ten Years.
T'r Moucure took up his work ~
city missionary III Richmond ten wears
ago, nfter he was forty wears old
Time had taught him many things.
He looked upon the criminal not as
one. apart but as a brother, one who
had gone wrong Views entertained
In his earlier ministry had been tenn
ueIed. Lis 4nu41hI=2- W2rc- hroa dor.
his heart was tsnderer.
Last. year Dr. Moncure was given
Il trip abroad by his Richmond
fr!cnds This was. as he told his In
Inmates, one IF the greatest pleasures
uf his life
IT Moncure was q member of til"
We'll known family of Moncurea that
hive lived for two centuries in stat
ford county, He was born at sum
Wets"L The ancestral home. neaf
where he was drowned. nfty years
aEo His father was william Mon
cure. His wife WIS q Miss Vance, to
whom ht was married in ohio. where
h" held charge soon after grad
r"tien from the Virginia Theological
t'f6in~ lbiw E1r Moncnre went to-
Philadelphia, where he preached until
coming to Richmond.
i)r. MoncEre, IN addition to his
work AS city missionary was one of
the Departmental editors of Southern
Churchnan. In the diocese he was
recognized as arch deacon of work
among the colored race.
4'hree sisters who survive are Miss
May Moncure, Stafford county; Miss
GcorgiarH Moncure, Washington; Mrs
f. y. Rees, Washington. Brothers
gre, K. T. Moncure. New York; VIII
lam Moncure, Washington. Robert
NJ. Moncure. Stafford county.
J y, Moneure. William A. Mon
cure and Mrs. Linwood Antrim, All of
Richmond, are cousins. A wife and
aatgs4t"1- sr~ lefs
The funeral will be conducted Sat
urdaE AT Summerset, the old home Of
Mr. Moncure- Richmond Masons will
attend in body. Many relatives and
friends viii 40 from Richmond