he did not, like them, remove always on a strictly religious account, yet in his sojournings conscience and religion were never left out of his calculations. In proof of this it should be recorded that, during a period of more than twenty years, he preached to destitute congregations and supplied vacant pulpits in Ralls and the adjoining counties; and for the greater part of this time he labored without any pecuniary remuneration. To the last, his interest in the churches was undiminished, and his labors for their edification were limited only by his growing infirmities. He died November 19, 1865. As this short memorial of a good man is written simply as a tribute of Christian affection on the part of those who well knew and loved him, for them any labored delineation of his character would be useless. He still lives in all our hearts, and the fragrance of his name, as ointment poured forth, remains fresh in all this region.

Let it be simply said that he was a man of singular kindness and geniality of spirit. Obviously by nature he was gentle, cheerful and easy to be entreated. But, by the grace of God, these natural elements of character were moulded into a form that endeared him to his Christian friends and drew forth the admiration of the unbelieving. Who that was at all acquainted with him is ignorant of his habitual joyousness of spirit, of his words of kindness ever ready, and that vein of humor so original, so pleasant, so free from bitterness? Far remote was he from the charge occasionally laid at the door of conscientious ministers, that with some their strictness is frozen into repulsive severity; while with others, intended pleasantry either evaporates into lightness, or else is turned into a whip whose lash inflicts a smart. He spoke kindly of all. He never indulged in the language of censure, even when it was deserved, except when ministerial duty required, and then his words of disapproval were mingled with regrets and tenderness. Hence it was difficult for any, even the most unreasonable, to be at enmity with our amiable brother. And as for the class that stand especially aloof from too many of us ministers-i. e., the young-Brother Gallaher was a universal favorite with them.

He was not content with the cultivation of these kindly affections in his own breast. As if conscious of the happiness they afforded him, he constantly labored to put others in possession of the same enjoyment by establishing peace and promoting harmony among them. To him truly belonged the benediction, Blessed are the peacemakers.' And by his gentle example and by his tender deprecations and his offices of kindly intervention he allayed many a strife and set alienated brethren at one again.

As an evidence of the extent to which his kindliness and good-will were due to the sanctifying truth and Spirit of God, we may cite the ready flow of his emotions whenever that truth, and more especially whenever the touching details of a Saviour's love and devotion were the subject of his meditations. We all have witnessed the frequency with which he was melted down when celebrating with us the sufferings and death of the Redeemer. And particularly, when he was called to officiate on those affecting occasions, we have observed how his breast and eyes filled up and overflowed with spontaneous joy and grief. Often have we known him to stop in the midst of the sacred song-a part of God's service in which he was at home and took delight-to stop, choked with the swelling tide of his rising emotions. His advancing age, his pressing infirmities and frequent acute pains wrought no diminution in these amiabilities of his character-another proof that they were the gift of the Spirit of grace. Nothing is more common than to find men of the world, once possessed of much natural kindliness, lose it all, and become disagreeably sour and even morose, amid the infirmi

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ties of old age, and in view of their approaching end. It is thus true that mere nature dies." It is equally true, as exemplified in our brother's case, that grace lives and abounds and triumphs even amid the decay and dissolution of the flesh. When Christian men like our brother depart this life, we can readily believe that their "souls are, at death, made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory." To complete the work of sanctification little more seems needful than to sever the cord which binds the soaring spirit to the "body of sin and death.' As the Bible Protestantism which our beloved brother Gallaher professed rejects all sacrifices for the dead, and repudiates the "masses" which the great apostasy offers even for her deceased priesthood, so also did he, by the growing holiness of his life, and his ripeness for immediate glory, verify and confirm the doctrine he believed.

In view, then, of his removal hence, that which remains for us is to mark his Christian virtues, to copy his lovely spirit, and after him to run with zeal in the course he has finished with joy. To all this we are more and more exhorted and stimulated by the happiness of his Christian life, by the peaceful manner of his death, and by the abiding confidence we have that he now possesses the great reward.

To conduce to these ends of personal fidelity, and no less to signify our affection for the memory of one long held in high Christian esteem, these present written words-not needed for the praise of our departed brotherare thus placed on record.

Sterling M. Balt.

GALT, STERLING M.-The son of Sterling and Margaret (Grayson) Galt, was born near Taneytown, Carroll county, Md., February 28, 1837. He was educated in New Jersey College, Princeton, N. J., and studied divinity in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J., where he graduated in 1861, and was licensed by New Brunswick Presbytery. He began his labors at Newark and Red Clay Creek, Delaware, within the bounds of Newcastle Presbytery, by which Presbytery he was ordained, in 1862, as pastor of these churches. This was his only charge; and here he labored till October 24, 1865, when he died of typhoid fever, at the house of his friend Rev. THOMAS LOVE, of Loveville, Newcastle county, Del., who writes as follows:

"In every view he was most estimable. He honored me as a father-I loved him as a son. To his Lord and Master he was a servant, faithful even unto death. A clear head, a warm heart and a flowing tongue were manifest in all his public services. To the pious people of his charges-particularly the young-he was a pastor dearly beloved. Praying and preaching, he was ever fervent in spirit, and thereby edifying. At his death great lamentation was made over him.

He was buried from the residence of his brother, in Washington, D. C., whence a friend writes as follows: "He was an humble, devout and exemplary Christian-firm and decided. Strong in faith, possessing a full assurance of hope; a workman in the Lord's vineyard who needed not to be ashamed; rightly dividing the word of truth, and by lucid exposition, cogent reasoning, pertinent illustration and pungent application giving to saints and sinners their portions in due season. He plainly, faithfully and entirely declared the whole counsel of God."

G. Musgrave Giger.

GIGER, D.D., GEORGE MUSGRAVE-Was born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 6, 1822. He entered New Jersey College, Princeton, N. J., in the autumn of 1838, and graduated with high honors in 1841, and the labors of an earnest life were ever a connection with his alma mater. He studied divinity in the Theological Seminary at Princeton. He finished his course in 1844, when he was licensed by Baltimore Presbytery; and on the 15th of February, 1860, he was ordained by New Brunswick Presbytery.

Soon after finishing his theological course he was chosen tutor in New Jersey College. This position he held till 1846, when he was elected Adjunct Professor of Mathematics. In the following year he was elected Adjunct Professor of Greek, and in 1854, Professor of the Latin Language and Literature. He held this chair until the opening of the session of 1865, when declining health compelled him to resign. He removed to the residence of his uncle, George W. Musgrave, D.D., in Philadelphia, Pa. Here he lingered until his death, October 11, 1865, of consumption, and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by John Maclean, D.D., LL.D., president, and Lyman Atwater, D.D., and John T. Duffield, D.D., professors in the college. Dr. Maclean paid a hearty and affectionate tribute to the memory of his deceased friend and associate. Dr. Giger was ardently attached to the interests of the college with which he was so long connected. He bequeathed to it his library, and it is also a residuary legatee to the extent of thirty thousand dollars, and he also left legacies to Clio Hall, one of the college societies, of which he was a faithful member, and to the Order of Masons.

Rev. J. T. DUFFIELD, Professor of New Jersey College, Princeton, N. J., writes: "I knew Prof. Giger intimately for twenty-seven years, and, so far as I remember, I never knew him fail to perform, to the best of his ability, any duty that devolved upon him. Throughout his college course, I do not believe, that when called on to recite, he was ever heard to say, 'not prepared, and he uniformly recited well. In the Seminary he was distinguished for this same trait of character-always ready for every duty. The habits of industry, regularity and punctuality which he formed thus early characterized him through life. As a member of the faculty, his duties-aside from those of his professorship-were many, and frequently arduous; yet we always felt that whatever he undertook he would scrupulously perform to the best of his ability, and we were never disappointed. Another trait was his gentlemanly deportment; he was always polite, good-natured, obliging; and though differing in opinion from his intimate friends, and never hesitating to express himself frankly and with the earnestness of one whose convictions were conscientious, he always retained the esteem of those with whom he was associated."

As an instructor he was eminently successful, appreciating the difficulties of the students, and securing their respect and esteem. He was publicspirited as a citizen. His efforts in the cause of education in repeatedly serving as a school-superintendent, his self-denying labors in behalf of the colored people, preaching for the Witherspoon Street Church in Princeton, a church composed of colored people, his devotion to the Masonic lodge, all show the true greatness of the man, and secured to him the love of all who knew him.

He was held in such high esteem by his Masonic brethren that they

held for him a SORROW LODGE. This is of rare occurrence, and indicates that the member was distinguished and eminent in the Order, and reflected honor upon the Order. This was held December 20, 1865, and after the ceremonies in the lodge-room the Masons proceeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Trenton, N. J., where a public address was delivered by Dr. Thomas J. Corson, from which the following estimate of his character is taken: "When brother Giger died a good man went to his rest. His death has left a sorrowful blank here our sorrow is natural, for our loss is great: we mourn not for him, for he has been translated to a happier sphere, but we mourn for ourselves; for a kind friend, a prudent counselor has been taken from us. If it be true that 'To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die,' then our friend is not dead, but sleeping. But, alas! he sleeps that profound slumber from which naught but the trump of the archangel can waken him. We shall never again behold him until that dread day when

Tuba mirum spargens sonum
Per sepulchra regionum
Coget omnes ante thronum.'

He was noted for his true piety and earnest devotion to those duties inculcated by the Christian religion. He was distinguished for his purity and consistency of Christian profession. His religion was an ardent love for his Maker and for his fellow-men. It made him kind to all, ever ready to sacrifice his own pleasure that he might do good to others. He moved among his fellow-men gently and pleasantly, doing good in a quiet way. He practiced faithfully the lesson so forcibly inculcated in our Masonic lectures, which call upon us to 'do good and communicate.'

"Another trait was generosity; no call for charity was ever unheeded by him. But it was not only in pecuniary matters that his generosity was shown; it was exhibited in his tender regard for the feelings and opinions of others. However much he might differ in his views from those with whom he was holding intercourse, he was always courteous in his expressions. He was always ready to admit that he might be mistaken, and that his opponent might be right; but he would require to be convinced before he could be converted. Another trait was his moral courage and independence that which he believed to be right he boldly maintained in defiance of all opposition. He never preferred policy to duty-never made a compromise with conscience. Another trait was his fidelity: his obligations were sacred, his promises inviolable. This was more strikingly illustrated by his connection with our fraternity. Those who were most intimately associated with him, and whose good opinion he most highly esteemed, were strongly opposed to the course taken by him in this matter, because, no doubt, they were conscientiously opposed to Freemasonry; but he, knowing that their opposition was caused by their want of knowledge of the principles of Freemasonry, and having learned for himself those beauties which the profane can never know, was faithful to his vows, and continued to the close of his life an earnest and devoted member of that institution whose principles of virtue and morality he so well exemplified.

"Brother Giger was initiated in Princeton Lodge, No. 38, New Jersey, August 31, 1855, and was installed Worshipful Master of the same lodge, December 27, 1857, which office he held two consecutive years. He passed under the Royal Arch, and became a member of Three-Times-Three Chapter, No. 5, at Trenton, N. J., July 5, 1860. He joined Gebal Council, No. 3, of Royal and Select Masters, at Trenton, December 19, 1861, and he shortly after took the orders of Knighthood, and became a member of St.

Bernard Commandery, at Hightstown, N. J. His modest worth and merit were appreciated also in the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, and at the time of his death he held the office of Junior Grand Warden, and many looked forward with fond anticipation to the time when he should fill the Grand East, for which honorable position he was so eminently well qualified. But alas! our hopes were doomed to bitter disappointment, and his friends and the Craft in general were deprived of one of Masonry's brightest jewels. The brother who has gone before us has left us a bright example of devotion to duty and consistency of profession. Let us then follow that example."

Gro. F. Goodhue

GOODHUE, GEORGE FRANKLIN-The son of Samuel and Mary Goodhue, was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, June 16, 1821. He was educated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., and studied divinity in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J., where he was licensed by New Brunswick, and entered upon his labors as a missionary in New Jersey at May's Landing, Weymouth, and several stations. He was appointed to this field June 1, 1849. The following year he removed to the West, settling at Marengo, Ill., where he was ordained and installed, and where he labored for a number of years; thence to Belvidere, Ill., and on the breaking down of his health, he removed to South East, N. Y., where he labored until his death, Nov. 8, 1865, of consumption.

He married Miss Elizabeth Lindsley, who, with a family, survives him. Rev. A. L. LINDSLEY, of South Salem, N. Y., writes: "The most important period of Mr. Goodhue's life was spent in missionary labor in Northern Illinois. He was among the first and most successful founders of the Presbyterian Church in that region. He was identified with every good cause, the ministry foremost, and with it education, religious literature, temperance. He was a missionary, pastor, church-builder, school-founder, superintendent of colportage, president of Collegiate Institute. His labors wore him out, and he came East to recruit and to die. Alas! the Church and the country do not know how much they are indebted to Western missionaries."

Rev. R. H. RICHARDSON, of Newburyport, Mass., writes as follows:

DEAR SIR: You have requested me to prepare a sketch of the character and life of the Rev. George Franklin Goodhue, who died in South East, Putnam county, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1865, and I very cheerfully comply. You may be sure that no worthier name than his can find a place in your Presbyterian Historical Almanac.

He was so good a man in all that could be included in the term that even the partial pen of the nearest friendship is in little danger of overstating his excellence. It was because I knew him so well that I loved him so much, and because he was so worthy that the more I knew him the more I loved him. The most intimate association of many years does not furnish the recollection of anything in his character or life that was not true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report.

That he loved his Master and his Master's work more than he loved himself was his highest commendation as a Christian man and minister; and this love he proved, not by boastful professions, but by an unfailing readiness to do and suffer anything for the Master's sake. That this spirit of selfsacrifice prompted him sometimes to do what a proper regard for his own