The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-02

InlS gifted man was intensely re-
ligious. In 1904 he wrote a set Of
rules for the guidance of his life
which breathe spirit of rugged
piety. A memorandum of his nota-
Bile will reads as follows: ct will
be we'll to say here in whom / place
my hope, trust, belief and faith, and
in the tenets Of what church ] have
walked. My hope, trust, belief and
faith are in salvation through the
perfect, the all-sufficient and accep-
ted atOnement Of our blessed Lord
and Master, Jesus Christ. And I
have walked a Presbyterian of the
Presbyterian church, socalled, or
that church the ecclesiastical gov
eminent of which is conducted and
ruled by presbyters. " Because of
his faith in Christ he loved the
church. Therefore, as soon as it be-
came lawful for Protestants to en-
gage in public worship in Louisiana,
we find him taking a leading part
in the movement which in 1905 re-
suited in the esta blishment Of a.
Union church which later became
known as Christ Episcopal church,
the Oldest Protestant organization in
Louisiana For time McDonogh
served as a veStryman in this con-
gregation. At the end of his life
he was a communicate in ST. Peters
Episcopal church, not only because
it was nearest to his plantation home
in McDOnOghville but also, no doubt,
because the Presbyterian church in
New, Orleans had, sometime preyi-
ously, been torn to pieces by the
= Unitarian heresy. Upon his, origi-
nal tomb which still stands in the
cemetery in McDon0ghville La. we
may read the following inscription
written by himself: Here lies the
body of John McDonogh of the CITY
OF New Orleans, in the State Of
Louisiana, one Of the United States
OF America, the son of John Nc
DonOgh and Elizabeth 1IcDonogh, Of
baltimore in the State of Maryland,
also one Of the United States OF
America; awaiting in full and firm
faith the resurrection, and the com
ing OF his glorious Lord, Redeemer,
and Master to judge the world"
AS we would naturally expect,
such faith expressed itself in q life
Of earnest service to humanity.
During his earthly career McDonogh
was greatly misunderstood. His
strong personality and the earnest
ness with which he ever sought his
aims often brought him into con-
flict with his fellOwmen. He was
reserved, and conscious of the recti-
tude of his own motives, he cared
little for the praise or blame Of the
world about him. AS he grew older
he became more Isolated His un-
compromising Professionalism brought
down upon him the suspicion and
hatred of the Roman Hierarchy,
who we'll knew, in their grea test
stronghold in the United States,
how to manipulate public opinion
against him. "His strong, self-ren-
ant nature, his pursuit of aims
above the comprehension of those
around him and the Scotch-Irish
blood within him, made conflict far
more pleasing than compromise. I"
After cOnsecreating his wealth to
noble charities he became intense in
the care of his stewardship and felt
it to be but his evident duty to
maintain intact what he had devoted
to promoting the welfare of his fell
loWmen. We get a glimpse Of his
attitude toward the contemporary
world in the following extract from
his will: 81 have much, very much,
to complain of the world, rich as
well as poor. 1t has harassed me in
thousand different ways. Suits at
law of great in i1ctirn have hooO in