The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-17
Some or the Celebrities at the South.
ern baptist Convention.

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John a. Broadus, d. D., of Greenville,
Sohth Carolina, is a yonng looking man OF
some forty years, with dark hair, keen eyes,
and shoulders bent by study. When the coun-
tenance is lighted up by the animation of
Speaking; there Is wonderful play Of emo
tions In his face but ordinarily he looks calm
and inperturbable. DR.. John a. Broadus has
ton in the Baptist Denomination South. He
Is and has always been a hard student, and
the result is that he already stands in the very
front rank OF his brethren as classical scho-
lar, preacher, theological professor, and q
man OF general information.
he possesses real genius-thinking, speak
ing, preaching, and writing in n manner DIFF
ferent from all others, and always In q man.
ner that has peculiar charm. As n preacher,
he possesses the unusual power Of getting hold
OF the hearts Of his hearers, and holding them
fast from first to last: and his sermons,
though different, are inferior to none others.
He has peculiarly winning smile, attracts by
the gentleness and suavity Of his manner, and
talks like one who has the subject Of discus
sion under perfect acquaintance and control.
His conversation Is alike attractive TO the 81.
rant and to the student, to the wise and we'll
in formed, and to those not enjoying those ad-
vantages.
His published writings have the calmness of
conscious strength, and his preaching Ia cha
racterized by the simplicity OF real power and
thorough comprehension OF his subject. Few,
pathos and power Of thought united to man
ner inimitably attractive and peculiarly his
own. He is n man of deep feeling, though
placid in outward appearance; and If he lives,
will make his mark high upon the roll of Bap
fist worthless, as he is yet about forty two
only. For several years he was pastor at
charlottesville, Va, but went to Greenville,
5. O., in 1869, to become Professor of the New
Testament, Greek, and other branches, in the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary His
ll-k q
they are apparent 10 all. He is 4 cousin Of
DIR. William +. Broaddus, who spells his name
differently. An amusing anecGote growing
out of this difference of spelling is told of some
good, honest brother, who was greatly dis
turbcd at what he thought was vanity in his
pas tor, DR.. William f Broaddus. The Doctor
was having door plate, or something of the
sort made, and laid particular injunction
upon the insertion of the two DIS in his name,
BrOndduS. The good honest brother was really
distressed, thinking The Doctor desired u. D.
appended TO his name, and was troubled at
the thought of his caring so much about such
4 vanity, until he discovered that nothing
was meant except jocose particularly in
having his name spelt Broaddus instead of
Broadus. So far from being troubled with
vanity, q" DR.. William F., ;" as he is familiarly
called in Virginia, is one of the most estima-
BILE of the preachers Of the olden time, richly
endowed with 4 warm heart, flowing and
persuasive eloquence, unstuded and ire
preside humor, and melting pathos. He is
now engaged i'll an effort for the education of
soldiers orphans, which has been widely use-
full and deserves universal aid. His abundant
labors in Virginia and Ken lucky have ell
deared him to thousands; and it would be a
fitting close 10 a life of singular usefulness
and excellence if he should be enabled TO
establish upon q sure foundation this plan for
the education Of those whose natural protec-
tors have been removed from them by The ter
rlbe ravages of war.
Rev. A. i. Dickinson is pastor of the Leigh
street Baptist church, Richmond, Va and
junior editor of the Religious Herald, the or
gan Of the Baptists of Virginia, Maryland,
West Virginia, and South Carolina. Educa.
ted ut Richmond College and the University
of Virginia, he has, added to native talents,
such culture as was needed 10 fit him for the
important positions he has filled. He was,
before the war, General Superintendent OF the
Virginia Baptist Sunday School and Publica-
ton Board, and when it was seen in the
spring of 1861 that Virginia was to be the
great camping ground of The Confederacy, he
at once sent to the camps and hospitals his
band of trained colporters, begun the work Of
publishingl tracts for the soldiers, and APP
pealed to the people of the South for help. He
travelled in all Of the States, raised thousands
of dollars, and sent to our brave boys tracts,
Bibles, colporters, and missionaries to COM
fort, cheer, and lead them to Jesus. 1t is no
disparagement to other societies to say that
this Board, the first to enter the field, always
led the van in the labors OF those great rcviTals
Christ, and resulted in the conversion of fifteen
thousand soldiers in the Army of Northern
Virginia alone. Mr.. Dickinson originated and
for 4 time superintendent, the efforts of Virgil
MIA BaptstS 10 educate the children of de-
ceased and MANNED Confederate soldiers, and
which is now being so successfully prosecuted
by DR.. Broaddus. Mr.. Dickinson had u very
successful pas torate in Charlo ttesville, Na.,-
the location of the State UniYersty-and in
his four years passionate at Leigh street,
Richmond, he has added five hundred men,
beers TO the church and established two mission
stations at DIES titule points in the city. He is
4 great Sunday. school man, and has Sunday
school of four hundred mem ers. which is one
Of the best conducted schools in the whole
country. Mr.. Dickinson is considered one Of
the most earnest, efficient workers in the de-
nomination, and is greatly beloved by those
who know him. He is about thirty eight
years old, in full yigor, and may hope for
many more years of usefulness.
Rev. James b. Taylor, ID. D., of Virginia,
is the corresponding secretary OF the Foreign
Mission Board OF the Southern Baptist Con-
ven tion. he is a man Of lovely spirit; indeed,
we doubt whether he has ever had an enemy.
With all denominations of Christians he is
held in the highest esteem. For twenty years
he was pastor Of the Second Baptist church in
Richmond, Va. afterwards he served in the
same capacity the Grace street Baptist church
Of the same city. AS pas tor he had no supe-
rior in the land, and the present great pros
perity of his denomination in Richmond is
due 10 no small extent to DR.. Taylor's success
while pastor. For twenty-eight years DR..
Taylor has had direction of the Foreign Mis-
sion work Of Southern Baptists, i'll which i'm
ports position he has with great wisdom
and zeal served his brethren. He has three
sons who are Baptist ministers. Rev. a: Z.
Dickinson, editor of the Religious Hsrdld, is 4
son in law of DR.. Taylor.
J. l.. Reynolds, y. D., of South Carolina, is
Il man of distinction in the literary and iheo-
logical circles of the South. The Doctor is
about sixty years old, and though stll nne
looking, is not the handsome man he was
twenty years ago. He is native OF Charles
ton, S. c., and is thoroughly pervaded with
the spirit of his State. He ranks high as
classical and Bellies Lettres scholar. Ills
writings and speeches are nearly faultleSs'
He was at one time Professor of Theology in
Mercer University, Ga, and for many years
Professor in South Carolina College, at Co
lumbia, where he now resides. In social life
DR.. Reynolds is remarkably genial, full OF WI
and humor. He deserves the high position he
has attained, and commands the respect OF all
lis brethren. .
There was the yenerated John L. Dagg, ID
D., old in years, venerable and apostollc IN
appearance and sanity in spirit, whose pre-
sPnce was almost like temperance from a
sanity grave there was the celebrated Dr
Fuller, from Baltimore, whose golden oratory
delighted all there was the distinguished Ut
Armitage, of New York; the eminent anc
dignified DR. Jeter, of Richmond the learned
Crawford and Broadus; the commanding
Royce; the eloquent aud brilliant Curry the
accomplished Brantly; and among many
other able men were Manly, Williams
Tucker, Winkler, Pondexter, Taylor, Sum
ner, Devote, Graves, Mcintosh, Reynolds
Henderson, Burrows, and DR.. William +
Broaddus.
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Gle of person who died recently at Elgin, II.
linois, of trichiniasis, have been examined
under a powerful microscope, and thirty thou'