New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-10

,.ruscrn. and when for a moment he stood erect ana
.ved co honestly and earnestly at his hearers be drew
them 10 him as TO friend in whom they might coGide
"a uhos svmpaihes were ever with bis Redeemer and
With al good men Then there wssa classic purity h
his syle which fascinated the hearers who we're trained
N discern IL Then there the terse. sententious
mathematical uterances which startled aud delighted
the men who we're able TO understand them He did
rot care so much sbou; the logical form Of his dscOar-
ses a. sbout their inost heart They were free FROM
eomronplaees and had 4 luxursnce OF thought and
feeling which reDrded Of trees with their branches
bending and breaking under their fruit They were not
50 remarkable for an obvious unity, as tor Pat1es thss
svclled through them or a vein Of sentiment original,
delicate graceful Intangible enchanting They would
have retained semblsnce of logical order mad there
not been so great effort TO avoid all trte and dry
savings For the sake OF avoiding the tedious repetition
Of connective clauses Mr. Edwards failed sometimes 20
exhibit the principle which bound his various thoughts
together He had in small degree the artessnesso OF
George Herbert whom he loved so tendery. Ills SIM
pehearted suggestions reminded one of the meek War
ton 10 whom he had rare likeness
In the sutumn Of 1881, Mr. Edwards was APP
pointed Professor Of Hebrew in the AndOyer Sem-
nar,. and on the resignation of Mr. Stuart IN
lSiS he was elected 10 the Chair 81 BIBLICAL
Literature. He thus devoted the last fifteen years
of his life to the Office OF Biblical teacher lie was
wei prepared for the duties. which it involved His ear
lest studies were Biblical Before he eleven years
old he had read the Bible through times and all Oh
Scots Notes twice Commencing the study Of the He
brew language at the age Of twenty-five he pursued &c
REGULARLY as long as he lived He had studied the Old
Saxon tongue as an aid to the full appreciation Of tho
English Bible In order to gain more thorough
knowledge of the Hebrew idions, he carefully studied
the Arabic and other cognae languages He was taml-
liar with the German tongue which Professor Park
observes lis the key to the Biblical literature Of the
word the instrumental tongue without which no one at
the preseut day will be an adeptn sacred learning All
his studies we're with reference 20 his owncomprehcnsve
aim ofbeeoming mastery expounderOfthe sacred page.
When he made the tour OF Europe for his health ho
did not forget his one idea lie reveed amid the rea-
sres Of the Bodeian Library and the Royal Library at
Paris he sat as learner at the feet of Montgomery,
Worlsvorth Chalmers Merchant, Ncander the Geo
logical Society OF London aud the Oriental society of
Germany and he bore away from all these scenes new
helps Tor his own comprehensive science. Tie had trans
lated Biography Of MeancthOn, for the sake IN pare,
Of qualifying himself to look upon the towers OF Wtenl-
berg and he could scarcely keep his seat in the racar,
when he approached the city consecrated BY tho gentle
Phip lie measured with his umbrella the cell Of Luther
az Eriurt wrote his own name with ink from Luthers
inkstand read OF the notes which the monk had
penned in the old Bible gazed ntenty on spot where
the intrepid man had preached and thus by the mnutest
observations he stroye TO Undue his mind with the hearty
faith of the Reformer that he might become tho
profound and genial as teacher Thiswas ruling pas
sion with him He CLEANED Illustrations of divine truth,
Ike Alpine flowers along the borders OF the Mer do
Glaze and BY the banks of the troubled Aryc and at
the foot Of the Junglrau. He drew pencil sketches of
the battlefield of Waterloo, of Nobuhrs monument Ut
Bonn aud Of the cemetery where he surmised for mo-
ment that perhaps he had found the burap Of John
Calvin"
Bus the best fruits of these devoted studies sere not
given to the world. by of the unexpec ed pro-
gress disease of which the seeds had been lurking 10
his constitution for many years. He was just ready to
finish for the press his exposition Of Habahuk, Job tho
Psalms and the First Episte 10 the Corinthians He
had prepared the substance Of Introduction 20 tho
Old and New Testament. 70 which work he had given
the labors of fifteen years. The time had come TO
bring them before the public eye when he was informed
that the pulmonary complaint under which he had long
suffered was supposed to be incurabe. Unwilling TO
Yield his hold life, without effort 20 complete his
cherished scheme, he sought relief in a Southern cline.
In the autumn Of 1851, he repaired to Athens. in
Georgia, but the grasp Of death was upon him. "He
accompanied in his Southern retreat by his family
Yet he learned what many have learned before that
10 mans weakness there is no place equal 10
his own home. lie would probably have suffered less
in his study chamber at Andoyer than he actuaiy en-
dured amid the exposures OF Southern dwelling. A
winter Of almost unparalleled severity deprived him OF
bis needed reereatOns. He became too feeble for
study. He compelled to shut his books This
was a new rebuff to his enterprsing mind He seemed
Ike man deprived Of his children. He looked like
one who to die of a broken heart His oftest
ideals, the most comprehensive scheme Of his life
waved before him in his last bOnrs. His frame was
attenuated; it was almost a shadow but bis mind
continued as 1t had been want TO engross itself With
great themes Socrates would have referred TO him a.
sign and pledge Of the souls Immortal life aud YOUTH
"rIis poetic sensbilities remained
heslthfu until he died On one Of his last 3ays he
called for the reading Of Byants Hymn to the Even
ing Wind. Ga several Of his last Sabbaths he ex-
claimed, How should love TO hear Thine earthly
Sabbsths' sung 70 the great congregation On tho
very Lords day preceding bis DEATH he asked that the
doors Of his might be thrown wide opcn so that
be might the fields esteniDg in the sunlight and
might inbale the fresh breeze Of spring He was en-
chsnted with the yerna scene with the bouQhs putting
forth their tender leaves. His soul was alive with
happy thoughts, all the happier because it was the
Sabbath morning He recited the words
As when to them who saH
beyeho the esps Of Hope and now past
MOzsmbic. o. northeast -iudsh