Hearne History - Page 803

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still being conducted on same lines. For many years past the annual running expenses have been $125,000, and the receipts about $165,000; the overplus being used for permanent improvements and missionary work throughout the world. I shall always he thankful I was permitted to go and look in on this wonderful work, and see for myself. I noted that up to June 1909, the amount of money thus sent in answer to prayer during seventy odd years, is $8,958,610.00. I trust my readers will pardon this seeming degression from a family history, but I could not help it.

Page 740. Previous to 1906, George A. Hearne gave to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, more than fifty pictures of very large value, and in Jan. 1906, he gave to the same $125,000, the income of which was to be used in perpetually adding pictures of merit.

Sept. 29, 1909, William E. HearnPhoto of William E. Hearne on page 804 , of Heronswood, East Barnet Road, Enfield, Middlesex, London, W. C., England, wrote me as follows:

"William Edward Hearn, son of James Daniel Hearn, died 1900, at Enfield Middlesex. He was son of Rev. William Edward Hearn, Rector of Kilderbrumberton County, Cavan, Ireland, born 1787, died 1856, was son of Major Robert Thomas Hearn born 1743, died 1792, son of Archdeacon Daniel Hearn, born 1693, died 1764; came to Ireland 1732, as private Chaplain to Lionel, Marquis of Dorsel, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at his death, 1764. He was archdeacon of Castal Vicar of Drung and Larough County, Cavan, Rector of Fenagt County, Lertrim; married Anne D'Oley, secretary to the Irish Treasury. It is presumed this archdeacon Hearn, quarreled with his family in England and altered the spelling of his surname from Heron, to Hearn. Patrick Hearn, a wealthy job master and property owner of Gray's Inn Road, London, died recently, and the business is carried on by his sons. "Hearn" is not an uncommon name in England or Ireland, Wm. E. Hearn, first mentioned above, has a sister, Miss Alice Hearn, that lives with him in their home, ten miles out of London. May 1910, I received the following: "My mother was a Hearn, and her father was an Episcopal minister; I have many cousins in England and Ireland of the name of Hearn.

Mrs. L. C. Whitney,

687 Marshall St., Milwaukee, Wis.

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