The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-06-21

IN Is entiro form will b given To the world
Neander lives very retired life in Berlin
and yet he 10 exceedingly popular. To
bscco pipes hear his likeness aud an impor
tant street in the city il named after him
and his last birthday was celebrated by =
torch-lighs procession.
THOLuCK, THE HALLE PROFESSOR.
While in Halle, spent On hour or two
with Professor TnoLUcK. On q bright
spring morning found him wrapped in his
overcoat, and walking in the long sheltered
promenade that bounded ono side Of his
garden. Returning my letters Of iniroduc-
ton unopened, he nj once received me with
that unceremonious familiarity that Ger
man scholars 40 uniformly exhibit towards
strangers. Ho spoke with interest Of the
many friends he had in America, and soon
showed himself very conversant with our
nstional institutions aud characteristics =
He remarked that during the late political
disturbances he long expected 10 be obliged
10 take refuge in the United States or Eng.
land, from revolutionary violence. lie
thought the revolutionary party of Germa-
ny unworthy of confidence or sympathy,
believing that it was generally made up Of
in6dels and socialists. aud that il was actu-
ntcd not 90 much by hostility 10 my psrtic.
ular form Of government AZ by opposition
TO every reasonable kind Of government
whatever. lie feared that its success
would result in tho destruction of tho Uni
versities, and the prosiration Of every thing
religious and redeeming in tho land. The
complete divorce Of the Church from the
State, established by the new Constitution,
ho had no doubt, BY destroying Protestant
unity, and sflording free scope 10 Roman
Catholic proselytism, would rebound great
~ to the advantage Of the Church Of Rome.
Il was his opinion thnt metsphy steal specu.
Lotion had for the present nj least pretty
much exhausted itself in Germany; for the
last two or three years llcgeIisnism had
made no progress, nor in fact any other
ism, except indiffercn,ism. The so called
Returned German Catholics were Fast d.
minishing and would som disappear, some
becoming Protestant. Luiherans, bu, most
raiionalists and inidels. RoxGE himself
had cut loose from all religions and moral
restraints, and was now living The life al
IN abandoned lihcr,inc. DovIor. the coad.
jI'or Of RonQe, had been imprisoned for sc.
di,ion, and hnd lately published nn avowal
TIM. he and his party had only made rcli.
gion . mask under which they might work
out their political schemes; and Czcrshc,
though good man, was weak aud WAIVER
ing. ] mention these things because be-
lieve TINT upon these important matters
tho views Of man so calm and discerning
and occupying SO commanding position ~
Professor ThoIuck are entitled 10 great res
pcct, il not implicit confidence. To inqu,
ries respecting his health he replied that j,
had been greatly injured by his lab"rs nj
the meeting 81 tho Evangelical AIIinncc in
London. He observed TINT il did not he
come the earnest but insfIiricni Germans
TO complain Of the business-like mechanical
,nndc 81 conducting such meetings in Eng.
land, vet ii the convention had been more
reunion md less n Parliament, il would
have been mnre agreeable Ia The delegates
from Germany. Like Neander, he en-
pressed great admiration OF Coicridge; and
yet he laudcd the Eng fish md Americans
for their practical disposition and habits.
Speaking ii the various English iransla.
tions of his works, he remarked :hat he
liked the translation ri some Of his sermons
nv Prof. PARK, Of Andover, better than tho
originnl--ihe English dress seemed To give
additional power and mnjesly 10 the ideus
RnE pt~A h. q.
10 his study and record my name in his
hook. A nv eve (ell. when entered, up
on touching Ecce Homo on ono eide ol
tho room, and the countenance NJ Martin
Lnti,er, that never quniled bcEse mortal
man on the other, could but recognise the
spirit Of the man in his ssoutward environ.
ments." OF his own accord he gave me
notes OF introduction 10 other eminent
sch0lnrs resident elsewhere. ] can hardly
help being surprised NJ tho interest and
kindness which this distinguished man
manifested towards a young unkn own A
,nerican. Since ] have been in Europe,
| have witnessed terrible scenes, that have
heen brsnied NJ with firc upon nv soul; but
these will be worn away long bcfnrc nv
interviews with Wordsworth, Ncsn dcr and
Tholuck cease TO lie green in my memory.
Professor ThoIuck 10 small, well bull,
man with chesnut hair, light eyes. some.
what wrinkled face. snd = mild. thoughsiu
cast Of features. flo 10 aboui fifty years ol
AGES very near sighted, and yet. like
Noander. doea not usc spectacles. lie hes
almost entirely vclinqnishcd wiring; his
labors now are chiefly confined 10 tho dcliv-
cry of two lectures daily, II the University
He speaks English with great readiness
and propriety, and ~ no told me. il 10 with
difficulty that he comprehends Akakspesre
in the original. Tho number 81 theological
students now 1t Halle. i about 400; the