New-York tribune., 1871-12-28
OBI7 IA Il \.

TIE REV. ROBERT j. BEE'kENElN'f' ~ v.
The Rev Robert Jefferson Breckenridge
H. H.. IL. d., died yesterday at Da'il''' n.y. "''
l,-nirar1cd Illness. He was 1on OF the HOE ""'
Brcckcuridce author OF the kentucky Resolutions oi
l-gs and Attorney General under President Jch'IS"'
lie was horn at Cals',l's Dale, ken,ucEF MAR
: 1soo He studied succrssiycly at Princeton. YALE
and Union Colleges and was graduated III. IL"
He then prepared for the bar and p'a''iced 1t"
in Kenturky for eight Years from Is!3. being III tha %
rod several times member of the state L@@isa''r"
His family Prrshl tcrans, and upon the lr"l'7s'"
nf h.> faith in 1879 r joined thai church. ii" "aN or
dl!ncd pa Of tine Fr>t PRESBYTERIAN 'hrrch III h"'
more H. ls2 N wh position he fch"ijrd i" !''N' anu
rose io eminoncr bY his eloqu'urr and 7"ai
-. a preacher In ls45 he elected President oi Jcni
son College. Pennsylvania. where n" remained TWO YEARS.
nt I'm, same time being pastor of the church III 't
pri.hhorine village. He nest removed L" hch'ucNH'
assumed the pasturatc of the First Presbyterian "u''h
IA IL liugton. and became superintendent "i fn"h'
Instruction tor the State In 1883. e resigned 'ht'
charges having been elected. hy ;hr General Assembly
Professor Of Theology The then newly established
Seminary Dahvlc, Ky. Dr Breckenridge ihtic il"'d
l1r.clv IN the religions. moral. and pl'llA'hr"pc
ruovc,,u.s and controversies OF hs time. WI" IN l-
triorc hc edited the Literary and lrlIs!"n. Ma
zine aud tie SPIRIT of the Nineteenth Century, ami
IN his discussion with The Roman Catholics gave 'Nl-
dcnc OF the extent h.> knowcdc" o church hi,tor,
iid ~y.iemaiic 1hcoogy. In the G"n'ra Assembly, "l
;h" Presbyterian Church, i'll "nh r", "H'h
n.d q seat. he cXcricd n powerful Hln'hrr'
Im.'n 81 the church INTO old and rev hooi-,
conservative III his views ana tt' 'tr'd - ''
NOV as,"li;y from The contest. II wa, ch" th"u:h
h~ ac,icy that the Inan.cr> Of the Ehlc c.y after
voting adopt the revised edition o VI" HIhr H. % IT
s1arIaId. subsequently rc"dcd from that action H.
tlc pIiucpd. author {" ia" common >i"oi :! - III
of hcni,ici,y ana advanced the prosperity of Tia" u IL.
VIII Theoocirai seminary, hy ms connection
With II. In the anti Havcry discussion he
"a not favor opinion, ch"r side" and for his
kud services the free blacks vi Wand on one u'a'
>ion hr rc,.Acd Irc- " f"d il1iG a, m,, IRON,
Travels Eur Pc III 1884, and, hrSic |r"d' hiilni'
OF tract, "-HaI. ant I"''Drs p1inrn % m 1,
hc IuuatZrd with the Union CtlIsc, aud it tI"nrrd
H. c n" john 6. Brcch"mrid the y Wee l:>.d"n;
oi t,ic United Staic~. 'oi joining thr Rebels
THEODORE HAGEN.
Theodore Hagen. editor and publisher of The
Wf,Eg Ecrie,r. de yesterday al his rrs'nce III tins
,; No. SO4 West Fourtccnth-st. Ilr w"N born III Ger
many AIr 10. ls4. ami ccucacd at llridri"cr AZ Inc
age Of Il he wrote for the Partisan newspapers and
pODded from Paris for journals in Hamburg and
IeipSic He much attention to the study 'f music
and after his arril al this country in lNji. taught IL
uiie extensively. He wI> soon employ - cdllor "l
IN, MuScd Rtriew which hc finally ?uc -cd and con
tuuc,! conduct. Ia JaniIy. l-j, II was converted
into The Nfr yoy WeeLiy Ecriew. Mr. Hagen was con,
nectcd for many years with Ithe LepS'o "'o w
.,ote weakly letters that paper for upward al l6
xears the last -being written "A! few days hcOre his
death. II" was distinguished for hIs s'ud"us habits.
manLc,s oi character, and sweetness Of temper H.-
lie and siA cLdrcn survive hII.
CARUINAL AMiT.
4 telegram from Rome dated yesterday, states
that Cardinal Anat iii san FihppO sorso Is dead He
born CagIii. Sardinia June Il. l7gG AMI Was
promoted the rank Of Cardinal in 1897. He
sed bishop OF Palesrna Italian See. March 5 1852
and Vcc-C hamrrlor OF the local Church Of kOnc.