protomartyr of freedom,
by his heroism, daring, intrepid perseverance, inspired,--swallowed
with one great idea, had stirred all Kansas and Missouri to fear, and
carried off eleven slaves to Canada and set them free. He had
established his headquarters at Chatham, Canada West, and begun the
work of organization preparatory to striking the blow at Harper's
Ferry. Brown held his first convention at Chatham--only a few hours'
ride from Detroit--on May 8, 1858, at 10 o'clock A.M. The convention
was composed of some very able men. The following-named gentlemen
composed the convention: Wm. Charles Monroe, President of the
Convention; G. J. Reynolds, J. C. Grant, A. J. Smith, James M. Jones,
Geo. B. Gill, M. F. Bailey, Wm. Lambert, C. W. Moffitt, John J.
Jackson, J. Anderson, Alfred Whipple, James M. Bue, Wm. H. Leeman,
Alfred M. Ellsworth, John E. Cook, Stewart Taylor, James W. Purnell,
Geo. Akin, Stephen Detlin, Thomas Hickinson, John Cannet, Robinson
Alexander, Richard Realf, Thomas F. Cary, Thomas W. Stringer, Richard
Richardson, J. T. Parsons, Thos. M. Kinnard, Martin R. Delany, Robert
Vanrankin, Charles H. Tidd, John A. Thomas, C. Whipple, J. D. Shad,
Robert Newman, Owen Brown, John Brown, J. H. Harris, Charles Smith,
Simon Fislin, Isaac Hotley, James Smith. Signed, J. H. Kagi. The
following is the list of officers elected:

Commander-in-chief, John Brown; Secretary of War, J. H. Kagi; Members
of Congress, Alfred M. Ellsworth, Osborn Anderson; Treasurer, Owen
Brown; Secretary of Treasury, Geo. B. Gill; Secretary of State,
Richard Realf.

The reader will see that two Andersons are mentioned, J. Anderson and
Osborn Anderson. [Who these gentlemen are, the author does not know,
nor has he any means of knowing.]

Rev. D. W. Anderson's ministry in Detroit was a success both in and
out of the pulpit, both among his parishioners and among those of the
world.

His wife was in every sense a pastor's wife. She bore for him the
largest sympathy in his work; and cheered him with her prayers and
presence in every good cause. She was intelligent and pious, loved by
the church, honored by society. She found pleasure in visiting the
sick, helping the poor, comforting the sorrowful, and in instructing
the erring in ways of peace.

It is almost impossible to compute the value of a pastor's wife who
appreciates the work of saving souls. If she is a good woman her
influence is unbounded. Every person loves her, every person looks up