New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Editor, Author and Critic
SuccumbS TO Acute At
tack of Asthma
STARTED BY BEECHER
ON WRITER'S CAREER
Sweet Tempered and No
bIe-Minded Man, Says
Col. Roosevelt

lecturer, critic and for fifteen years
associate editor Of "The Outlook"
died yesterday at his home In Fern
wood Road, Summit, N. ]. Asthma,
which became acute ten days ago, was
the immediate cause of death, al
though Mr.. Mabie had been in failing
health for more than a year. lie was
stricken with indigestion in Novem-
Der, 1915, in Philadelphia, where be
had gone to fill lecture engagement
Returning to Summit, he was confined
TO his home for several months.
Last spring came part recovery, and
Mr.. Mabie was able, infrequently. to
be at his desk In "The Outlook" Of
flee. In September he discontinued his
visits to this city, devotinG himself
to writing at his home.
Mr.. Mabe was born at Cold Spring,
n. Y, on December 10, 1846. From
his grandfather. Mercer Hamil-
ton, who came TO the United States
from Scotland, he derived his Chris
tian name. He was graduated from
Williams College in 1857. He Their
took a law course at Columbia Uni
versity and obtained his degree. MI
Mabie then hung out his single and
sat down to wait for clients.
Decided on Literary Work
AS | read" said Mr.. Msbie, in an
interview years afterward, cit became
more and more clear to me that
must follow the bent Of my nature
either to be happy or successful, so
I resolved to make q break for IT. and
about that time | was offered JOB
on what was then called The Chris
tan Union That was in June, 1879
Mr.. Mabie gave up law, accepted
the offer and went 10 work under Henry
Ward Beecher, then the editor OF THE
Christian Union" Soon afterward
Beecher retired from that position and
Or. Lyman Abbott became editor OF the
publication, which from that time on
was named "The Outlook" AS soon as
Mr.. Mabie had mastered his editorial
duties he engaged in other writing, and
F in 1884 ne published his Morse stories,
first fruits Of long and careful study
Of mythology and folklore. Then came
Mature in New England 1890; My
Study Fire." in the same year; short
Stories in Literature and Under the
Trees" in 1891; Essays in Literary In
terpretatiou," in 1892, and the second
series Of the Study Fire" two years
later; Mature and Culture" Books
and Culture" and Work and Culture
I'M 1897 and 1898, and Life Of the
Shirt" in 1899. One or two volumes
followed every year thereafter until
1919. when he went to Japan as lecturer
for the Carnegie Foundation for Inter.
national Peace, delivering course OF
lectures at the Imperial University IN
DR.. Abbott, editor OF "The Outlook"
WAS not told Of the death OF Mr.. Maoie
until late last night. Members or Or
Abbott's family purposely withheld the
rows Ct the death OF his friend ana
editorial associate OF nearly iorIy
wears until after his address before the
/ People's Institute in Cooper Union.
When DIR. Abbott learned Of his as
sociate's death he was much ahected.
at is a great blow" he said. Our
friendship was very intimate and OF
many years duration. We often didarea
in opinion. but our relations were never
Effected. Mr.. Mabie was. In my opi'.cn'
one Of the clearest and most eTeetNss
Interpreters of life through literStu7V.
Member Of American Academy
Mr.. Mabie was a member % ths
American Academy Of Arts and Letters,
president of the New York hindergsr-
Ten Association and a trustee or VII
lisms College. His widow, formerly
Miss Jeannette Trivett OF PoughkeeP-
SIC n y, whom he married IN 1876,
and a daughter. Miss Helen Mabie' sur
vive. I...4.a &,
calvary Episcopal Church. Summit
Wednesday' at 10 a. m, by Bishop. Ed
yin F, Lines, Of the Protestant Episco-
nal Diocese OF Newark, assisted by the
Rev. Walker Gwynne, rector emeritus
~ the church, and the Rev. Walter u
KnsoIving. Burial will be in the fam
iIy plot in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Tarrytown.