Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1895 — Rob Roy, the Philanthropist. [ARTICLE]

Rob Roy, the Philanthropist.

During more than forty years John MacGregor (Rob Roy) was a great exemplar of the best sort of philanthropy, There was some narrowness, T erhaps bigotry in his religious creed; but none wnstevcr in Ins practice. He was a man of considerable atta nments in literature, science, art. anl music; above ail, he was a born adventurer, as his voyage s n his “Rob Roy " canoe testify; and all the profits that he obtained from his bcokp and lectures were handed over to the charities—charities ot the Lest tort—in which he was interested. By lecturing alone he earned and thin applied £IO,OO, and, having set himsqif to collect that sum, he persevered in the work during several years, a d afte • h's health had begun to fail, until the total had been reached. Dying in 189?, at the age of 87, he left a recor ■ ot steady heroism and of real service to his feTow-men which is almost unique.—The Academy.