Smyrna times., 1855-11-14
WHOLE NO., a42.
John 2. Durbin, ID. d.

O" ui"o" county, kentucky, on the 10th dav of
o'1oer' 1oOO: His early education was sadly
ho anu "hen he was Ia years of ace
-, i'ue.tured TO a cabinet maker, with
whom he faithfully served ont his IT, VIZ. a..
eignteen, he experienced religion. and soor af
let ielt that he was called to Dreacb ~ -
lhhulately united with the church. and tho 60
i %o"'" received license to preach. and in oII
~ i' u"h'hess was sent to the Limestone ciror;t
Dut srtong desire for KNOWLEDGE sa;zod r.
aha hhdlng IN possession Of an Old Dptcbra",''
q copy oI : Clarke 5 Commentary" in nnmhors
nc .;1 borrowed them, and slipped two numbers a.
a time IN canister about four inches in S;as ~
ter, and lashed it on behind his sadJo III
carried 1t round his circuit. He soon aJJo5
w eSiey and FIetcher's works; and these Will
MS 81 DiOle and hymn book, formed his Tbrarv
Inc next year MIR. Durbn was sent IN Tnd;.
"a' ""1Ie ne procured a grammer. and com
He"ceu MS studies with great zeal. a studv;nrx
tI 1ne rules on horseback as he rode his c;rc,. 5,
his year II was his happiness to make tho ac-
fudi"Idnce and secure the friendship of tba
ia'e IT. huter, who encouraged him in hi,
aor.es anu tent MN the Latin and Greek gram
~ anu Suoi o'hef books as he needed. . AE.
obans S'atohed at Hamilton, Ohio, and
Leoahon' ne next went to Cincinnati and uaa1
ADMITTED to the Cincinnati COLLEGE, w;,S *tS
personal counteRaBce Of Dr. Ruter ana ,bo -
rreslaeht HARRISON. Here he finished his coT
| ies.ate course, and was admitted to the deoroo
OF A. NJ, without being required IN ,oLa ,Lo
hrst degree of A. B. '">e 'Ne
"Durlng these five or six wears. bis boL.a
OF study were unremitting. Tle invariably 80
at HFe o CLOCK IN the summer and sly n tho
winter and sat down to his books he as M
~ 'etileu at nine and ten o'clock at NIGHT
ne performed all his duties of minis
Ter OF the gospel, giving the morninG .,s ,'-i.-
twelve o'clock, or to the time of danas.:P 10
hIs appointment if on circuit-to stnJu ,I Iol
AFTERNOON to pastoral vistations and the cIn.oa
a"G tne evening to prayer and other meetnns, :,
on taxing his degree, Mr.. Durbin 6wass ?
Pc'hteu 10 the vacant chair of the professorshir,
OF languages in the Augusta College KnP
lucky. Al 1879, he was put in Nomination g.
'he chaplalncy of the United States Son..n ,oi
anu an was defeated by the casting vote Of NJ.
Niayi Two years afterward,a 1881. vitbnnt
nm Duro'hs knowledged, and in his absenoa'
- ,,'L:, y large vote, elected him TO that
"I, A Io3I nc Hlled with perfect acceptance
IN IS2l, he was elected professor df S,n.Es
raj SCIENCE in the WESLEYAN TTn;nar.;, - udlu-r
resigned IN 1888, upon being elected at;, ouS
Tue christian Advocate and JournaI,, "a
1904 without being consulted. and w;tbo,. IN
NnoWieuge ~ mat 1t was intended, he was eIao,nS
president OF Dickinson College. In 1913 tl
M r'u le"'e of absence from the COLLEGE t -
Europe and the East, which he did. seI;,a vIsIt
"s iis salary during his absence, of e;Gh,on
no.tns. r lie returned in 1S43, was meroho-t
" VI tne ueneral Conference of the Metbo5;.t
1plsoopdi Church IN 1914, and took p snrosa;,
,ba ct', P.o IN uIe great struggle which divided
rne onulcn; In 1874, he published his Ohssr-
vatlons In Europe and in IS45. bis .ot' opSer-'
tiohs IN the East These books ara ~.:n
uemand, an edition ofwhich having hoo,, 9.-; III
ou "i'n'h year or two; the first has haer -
Pi.n.e1 =. Two editions in Great Britain H.
lctneu rom the college in IS45. and snhso
nau charge OF stations in PhiladoInL;a
ana at1 a!So travelled the PHILADELPHIA district
1oH"' he was appointed unanimously bv, .ha-
o'onopo oi the Methodist Episcopal Church mis-,
.1'L secretary IN the place of DIR. p,:,,an
C.nS Cno .esignea on account of IL health. Tne
the same post" "PPoihted MIN to
Dr. Darbin has travelled extens;.o,,,,,
az nome and abroad, and has nnhl;sSna O1til I
: observations OF Travel" in yerv ro.I.me L's
volumes Besides the degree of Doctor nf n!
Viiity' winch he received from his own ooIiGt "
-' iiu0 oeen elected a member ofmanv i;,a~ss,,,
W 'e"''lc associations, among which mo-,
HI ne mentioned the Academy ofNatural Sc;enos
A.. n,iaue iPnla the Royal Society OF Nortbern
1Ar1lquarians' Copenhagen, Denmark: and The
american oriental Society. 'io
rank I'll a. - ~. DurOln holds q very hiOh
Iank' ana the National Magazine >, eyn.ag gA
es It's belief that he is the most e e
enectVe preacher 10 tho denomination 10 SnS
he belongs. ''''''" ''o" 70 winch
'HE JEWS IN AMERTcA.-The San Frar.;s..
S"h thas closes an article upon the n,assnt
condi'ion OF the Jews in the United St.,as
which we consider just tribute TO opr, c;,;s6ns
of that faith 80. ...,......- 0-'iAe"S
Inc American Jew isonly less proud of h;s
country Than his religion. To saw he j. -a Us
. uWelier upon the soil, because It affords H..
."e "ieans OF support, is TO libel the most ,ohJ
u0l's OIL MS Character The graves of k;s 90
ces'ors are around HIM. His heaven is as nea,
70 nun on the shores of the Pacific as upon ,he
Soo,eu SAL mount OF olives, or within the classic
maiis ol Jerusalem. His God is omnipotent
omhipresent and omniseient He hos ~,
oefore that awful presence alike ON the dasne.s
Oh ARABIA and the frozen zones of Siber;a onJ
why should he here, where the law recoon;sar
ms : Ielig ION and his political privileges. with
holu an affection to which he is impeliad b.,
every consideration of prosperity TO bimsc z
ana tuture happiness TO his children Hisr
sPect Tor our laws is shown in the fact thar \.
seiuoui violates them. His wealth has gone
towards building up and enriching opr -"
lie cultIvates the arts, and poes heart anI
with our active citizens in every nsafni o.s soui
prise lie quarrels but little heads a ,ooS uoter-
never, You wall find him in our courts of ius-
S"t Soe, on tne BENCH at the bar, in the iury box
ont seldom ever arraigned for heinons cr;n,;i ;o
ohence. This is the American Jew. ie, L;a
good qualities be initiated his bad aaes shomIS "IS
be forgotten" -" '''sS Si'ouia
,a. ~ a young widow was asked why she was
gong to he married so soon after tho des,h as
her husband. '.i ..021Ui - iueatn OF
"oh, la, said she, "I do it to prevent f.a,
ting nYself to death on account of poor Tom !"
O"Why don't your father take a na.
paper = asked man OF. a little boy whom, ho
oangni p'neriag his paper from his doorstep W 30
nrcSn Chi "e s'n'S n'e 20 take itnilsnswered, the
~ 1Ihlp. n. stnda .l.... wy