The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-05-26
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EDW ARD EVERETT,
OLE MASSACHUSETTS.

chusetts, and is descended from one of the
earliest settlers of Massachusetts Bay, who
established himself at Dedham, where the
family still remains.
The subject of this sketch went to the pub
lie schools of Dorchester and Boston, attend
ed for year the school kept by Ezekiel, the
brother Of Daniel Webster and was prepared
for college entrance at the academy at Exeter
New Hampshire. when the distinguished Dr.
Benjamin Abbott was head master. He
entered Harvard College when only few
months more than thirteen years old, and left
it at seventeen. with its first honois. He now
bethought HIM Of profession, - showed some
preference for the law, but changed his mind
at the instance. it is said, of President Kirk
land aud Mr.. BuckninS;or-an took to d.
vlnity. He pursued this study Cor TWO years
at Cambridge, and acted as Latin tutor dur
ing portion of that time In 1873. not yet
twenty years old. he succeeded Mr.. Buckmin.
ster in the Brat,le Street Church, in Boston
and entered upon his arduous duties with such
zeal as TO materially impair his health. His
diScuurses even at this early age. and sue
ceedng so eloquent preacher as BucHmin-
ster, drew very decided attention.: and their
hearty. honest el0qrence created expectations
which were not disappointed.
In 1874, he published quite an elaborate
treatise Give hundred pagcs) entitled "A De
fence Of Christianity in answer to The
Grounds Of Christianity Examined" by Geo.
b. English. In this same year. the late SAM
u,i Eliot. of Boston established. anonymously
a foundation for a Greek proressorShip at
Cambr idge. Mr.. EVERETT was invited to the
new chair. with the tempting offer of leave to
visit Europe to recruit his health. lie took
the chair in 1915. before he was twenty one.
and departed for Europe.
He remained more than two years in Got
tingrn, acquiring the German language, and
making himself acquainted with the state OF
Pathological learning the mode of instruction
i'll the German universities, and those branches
OF ancient lltera ure appropriate to his profess
sorship. In the autumn Of 1878. in company
with ;hc late Gen. Lyman. of Boston. he set
out on an extensive tour in the east Of Europe.
After visiting the most interesting portions of
the south of France, Switzerland, and the
north of Italy. they divided the Winter and
early Spring between Florence, Rome and
Naplcs-Mr EVERETT studying ancient art in
its connection with ancient literature. -
Through Canoya, he obtained constant access
to the library Of The Vatican. In March,
1919 the travellers passed through the lower
part of the Kingdom Of Naples, and crossed
from Otranto to Corfu. thence to Yanina. the
capital OF Albania Spending few months
at Ynnina. Mr.. EVERETT and ms friend crossed
Mount plndus into TheSsaly, visited Veil
Pacha, second son Of Ali at Turnavo, cxa,ni.
ned PharSalia and Thclmopra went over the
mountains. and passed to Athens by the way
Of Delphi and Thebcs. After stay of two OF
three weeks at Athens. they made the tour Of
the Morca. re crossed Parna-S into 1hcsSaly
and took passage from tie Gut! Of Vulo 70,
the plains Of Troy and Constantinoplc. En-.
cpunter,ng n storm off Mount Athos, thei,
vessel sprung leak: and, leaving her at the
island of LcmnoS, they made the rest Of til,
voyage TO the Troad in an open caiquc: spent
the month of June in Constanlinople, rcturnrc
through Wallachia, Hungary and Austria
and in the Autumn of 1919 were home il
America, after an absence of four years and ;
half. This residence abroad was one Of pccu
liar interest and advantage to Mr.. EVERETT
Greece Commanded his freshest memories o
classic literature and history. In Italy ant
Sicily even, the traveller IS still in the modtrl
and Western world. But, " says Mr. EVER
EFT, -" he realizes with full consciousness tina
he is indeed on his pilgrimage when his eye
? rest upon those gems Of the deep which tn
skill Of the Grecian minstrel has touched will
a spark of Immortality when he can say t
j, himself, as he passes along. On this spo
WAS unfOldcd the gorgeous web Of the Odys
! sey from that cliff Snppho threw herself I'M,
. the sea on my left hand lies the gardens o
AlcinouS--and the olive and the grape anc
the orange Still cover the soil before me rise
the ,mbatilcd citadel which Virgil describes
!. on my right are the infamous AeroccrauniaI
rocks of Horace: and within that blue noun
tain barrier which bounds the horizon wer
concealed the mystic grove and oracle Of bod
ona--the cradle of the my theology Of Greece
On his return, Mr.. EVERETT diligently ap
piled himself to his proltssorshp, and il
addition to his regular lectures, published
translation of Bu:tman's Greek Grammar
from the German. and Greek reader, on TIT
basis of Jacobs. About this time he ioine,
the club of literary and scientific gentlcme
who owned and edited the North Amer1cu
Rerier, which had been establ shcd som
years but could not boast Of any positive sue
= cess. Mr.. EVERETT accepted tue editorship
commenced new series. and also new era
). lE February. 1920 Mr.. EVERETT preached
: a sermon in the Capitol at Washington, whicl
j, Judging from the testimony Of Judge Story
= must have settled the preachers character a
an orator among men of intellect. Judg
! Story writes, The sermon was truly splcn
:, did. and was heard with brcathlcSS senc,
y The audience was very large: and. being i
tidt mag apartment OF lHe House {
y Representatives, it had vast effect saw MI
King, of New York, and Mr.. Otis, of Massa
y chusetts, there. They wero both very muc
: affected with Mr.. EvERETr's sermon and MI
Otis. in particular, wept bitterly. There wcr
some very touching appeals to our most del
VI cate feelings on the loss of our friends
II Indeed. Mr.. EVERETT was almost universal II
l. admired as the most eloquent of preachers. =
p MIR. King told me he never heard discours
r so full of JUNCTION, eloqueLce, aud good TASTE
G In 1922 the MeSsenan Senate Of Calama Ia
V the first organized body of the Greek Revou
r ton, through their Commissioners at Paris
a sent their Appeal in manuscript to Mr.. Ever
n EFT, who, by request, translated it into Eng
S llsh and published it in this country. In Dc
c tobcr, 1923, he had an article in the Mort
It dmer'can, accompanied by a translation c
6 the Constitution of Epidaurus. His appea
e created much interest throughout the Unite
" States and many sympathetic meetings wei
" held.
On the Slh OF May, 1922 Mr.. EVERETT wa
married to Charlotte Gray, daughter of Pete
I. Chardon Brooks, one of the leading men
:, Boston.
y During the four years of Mr.. EvERErrs ed
y torship Of the Moth american he wrote fit
$ articles for it, to which may be added sou
d sixty others contributed while it was unde
e the management of his brother Alexander, an
q those W no stfcrepdp1 hin,