Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-11

warm and intimate friendship grew up
between them Commod odre ManrT
stayed al the parsonage az one time.
and his daughter remembers. as very
Young girl. her fathers FRIEND and the
beautiful garden which surrounded the
home. In the biography o. Maury.
written BY one of his daughters. there
are several letters TO Dr.Tremlett from
Maury.
While visiting the Duke OF Bucking
ham AT his palace of How, Commodore
Maury wrote again 90 Or Tremlett.
telling OF the privations then suffered
by his family: with this pitiful pic
tire in my minds eye / felt as ii
aust choke with the sumptuous siands
set before me on the dukes table
Commodore Maury brought his family
with him 10 England in 1866, and
through DR.. Tremlett's influence he be-
came a member OF the church al this
time. being confirmed at St. Peters 10y
BisHop 9ainiard. Of Tonarssce. tAen ~
London. ATTENDING the Pan Anglican
Council. Dr. Tremlett was prominent
IN raising the "Maury Testimonial" for
his distinguished guest, which was
presented To him az a banquet given in
his honor. az which General Beaure-
gard and other Confederates were
p~e3eEt.
Early in July 1865. Commodore
Madry returned to Virginia 20 reside at
l.exineton. where he Lad accepted a
Drofessorship at the Virginia Military
Institute lie wrote from there to his
Dear Frank" asking for that visit he
had promised MIN, NOW that | have a
nest Of ray own, the house is never TOO
full but that we can always find a
place for you"
In his last illness. in 1873, Commo-
dore Maury sent loving messages to DR..
Tremlett. when | am dead" he said
write TO Tremlett and tell him that
think with gratitude of him as a means
of bringing to the communion of Christ
and that / love him. Tell him that
when ! die and go there raising his
eyes upward. Il will. If a repentant sim
ner may, intercede for a mansion for
him."
DR.. Tremlett and his sister, Miss
Tremlett were deeply interested in the
building of the University of the South
at Sewanee, and helped TO raise funds
in England for this purpose; and hall
Of Sewanee is named "Tremlett Hail.
after DR.. Tremlett. The first honorary
degree conferred by the University OF
the South was that of doctor of civil
lawupon DR. Tremlett in 1869. This
was on recommendation of BishopQuin-
tard, then vice-chancellor of the uni.
versity. whose eloquent pleas had
awakened Dr.Tremlett's interest in this
institution A sermon on Christian
Brotherhood" was preached by DR.
Tremlett, November 1, 1868, it's object
being TO further the movement to form
the Society for the Promotion of tho
Cessation of Hostilities in America.
and it was published soon after
1t is a noble plea for peace. and con
tains a fine tribute to the South, "a
people" he says, who have cultivated
in no ordinary degree the domestic af
fections; nay, to such an extent as K
have inspired a servile race, which
was originally planted on their shores
with a love and affection for their mas.
ters, which have astounded the whole
world. We know, too, that they Christ.
|ianized that race, and when we remem'
Der that there is scarcely a bondmar
among the millions there, who might
not be free tomorrow if he chose tC
seek the protection of the invading
armies, and further, that of those
whom capture or bribery has carried
away, many have gone, like Onesimu;
the friend of st. Paul, voluntarily bacl
TO their masters, we may we'll believe
that there are questions connected
with this mighty contest which VIZ
have hitherto very imperfectly under
stood"
He goes on to say: Has there not
been slaughter enough, spoilation ot
property, ruin and devastation enough
10 satisfy even the moloch of republi.
can ambition? but, when, as
The average scourge of an invading
army reploted from the dregs Of Eu.
ropean cities, and for no other purpose
overwhelming nation powerful enough
than that the invader may become al
to disturb the peace and safety of the
world, whenever political c5nsldera.
tion shall offer a plausible pretext-
we feel. say. that death and ruin
inflicted thus carry with them far
deper and intense sorrow"
DR.. Tremlett died in London in June
1913, at the advanced age Of ninety
two. surviving his sister, Miss Louise
Tremlett. eight months. A niece, who
is married and living in America, has
kindly given much of his correspond
ence with his Confederate friends-as
well as photographs of some of them
TO these here most deeply interested
in these souvenirs. X. NJ. r.
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