, 1874-05-24

History Of His Life and His
Works.
The Philosophical Society.


SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
The city has been surprised by the death OF
the Rev. Joseph Haven, D. D., LID. There
vere few who knew he was sick, and none real
lied that he was so near his end. He has been
confined to his 1ouse but about three weeks.
His disease at first Was indammatory rhenma-
tism, which, when its painful symptoms we're
assuaged, left the sufferer but little physical
strength, and finally degenerated into typhoid
condition. from which he did not rally, as e1-
pectel by physicians and friends.
Prof. Haven WAS born in January, 1916, at
Dennis, on Cape Cod, Of an ancestry which for
generations had been clergymen. His father Was
q graduate Of Harvard University. He WAS an
only child. He is described, in 1881, when he
entered Amherst College: the Youngest OF the
class, as mlld-mannered, inofcnsiye boy Of IL.
who conciliated all by his genial, unobtrusive
spirit, which even then bcamed and cor1uscated
With that keen wit and dubbed up in that quiet
humor which never fo1sook him, but was all
element Which made him, in the lecture-room.
in the midst Of tho driest disquisitions, and iu
social intercourse, always centre OF attraction.
He graduated with honor in 1885, remarkable
more for his easy and graceful composition and
spriehtly and poetic style than striking protclen-
cy in those g1aver studies which after" Yards
won him national reputation as a philosopher
and a theologlan.
For some time after his graduation he -was In
New York, connected with an institution for tho
Gvaa G'aosaa;.o1 g.m;n.rr whera ha WA rraduated
Iheoioelcal ssmny; WILLIS st.,a5 no n11 j., ~ -;u
~ 1oe.. a,.,a,a NJ M.ss ana efrar dac1in;n1
call to Brookine. was again called to the same
place, and accepted. While engaged IN these
1nant Of tie Couqreqationalis,, the organ of the
Now School Congregatlonalists, as against the
growing Old School Tendencies Of tho Boston Re
er1 eorder 1nnder the Rev. Parsons Cooke. Ho wrote
f for and lis
aaS eao n1e arecaI,,I md nnnrnnt nen Gd much to
eao5: ta oar11' nnnnarity md interest- Whcth-
s.'g =. 40 ;;c he cn1t,vatcd in college fol-
e. .ns ueo - 1;a rnr.1 -streat ia mt kf1ovn.
~. b;s beort declared or Lis pen eIabo
put Snassg1 us eot neut ~ 1n',";c - N1'
M-a - oa that he laid the foundation Of that
c,.asic stva of sermonizing which has ALWAYS.
-; a. saara emnl;c,tr fnnnd artlent admirers
~ ito 80 4d,,ahad nsor han1t chord and
auu Muts1l !sJ naa tono,'d .-;+;n;yrn
VIZ ~ aoosu a,.a c1araSnan hnd hv soma re-
Ane suunH IounA !. NJ Nat5nra1 49, Tha,io,, - ond
s!e"S ~ ,a1,ss1, ~, ~ Tr;ntg o6nd' other
u ~. oeuD1n on ~. o ,nnrs, n3,inosnhv nt-
e!as'Ga @ ,osn @ H. .saa a1octaa ~ fha Chair ri
1nu, 1,uatoI'aJ - to' sIa,a1 phiioaonhv IN Amherst
f.a1,are Hara ha roa nonniar VIII, both F,cnltv
1oaeu ,nd s %i thopo ao sd he rood for
49, ~ ,,r,,dar h;s ;1atr,ctona ove1 Ia this
tuue W e4t uas. sats; ~, ~ 10 1.s,;c tonch
os! iee. aue 80 dsaat ,na+onhvsics noorv ;tseIf
w. ~ rosn 7eah for art in ali its ns1hetic
lao na4 T: TO- L. ,.;-.~ad hv a ionrn.v ~ tLa
1plue. t0 ' -
eonsinen'i h,;,h.d h;s =. af.,+o1 pbi1oaonhv
N 1907 ue p4o!!snou p. ns ,;l;1.t;aa .1J 1T;i1s
4. "uo e...;rea ;ti favor and very 1arrejv
Wnlcn WAS ieeotset h"n, -, snhon1a aemnnr:ea
olsP'as1u, 10 ~ ponniar ~orIa ~ Palov and
ana eoieeee' tns poeu'A1 "oAA0 - ''o' ''@~~
Wayiand. x.
Ihs puoieauon anu nls menento ~ tho rhair of
ton secured MN an appo,ns1ans W 1Ta 1aI ~
Ssstemane 1ne0!oss " ~. .ue fat Gnea Eotaesno n
seminary II t1oo, Us 10 10. o;atn T., ~. ~
ea1nue1 y. pal.ett oe1oe nta rr +ba tbao-
teen yeals he nas oosa @ %a ~ nnr c;tv
IoGicai, plulosopne1' ano ~ oo ;.n.;rad ~ Ia.ifh
"a 10y constant iapof .iaat nuu 80 lhanI hova
rendered II .na; a;t.J 10 Enrora arain
season OF 1est Anu ne orLs ~ ~ ~ Gar
giving amp!e tne ~ o'uuy E,,;s, i.
many auo llAy; aua ~ 1850 ~ - onynth.,s;oat
Equtles, ~ =, I, ~ ;s,nad 1;a -a.;1nation IT
Gohtnueo a,e;n n.'n J.; 1s1n tba Us s,1sTF ~ wh;ch
tue rroteSsotsatp -. 81 ~ et,,- !, 1871
"as tipe1aly a; - - Hara1 has haan an
olnee tu.,r ,;a former 1abors. and
faSs n1,h1;shcd a Slorai Philosophy" aud one or
TWO otner VOTES oi pu'iosppu,e ps, az
ano has oee1 XXX "a nnderstood to ho nearly
-eadv fnr 't1a nress.
| Uo has devoted considerable tims to the
preparation of lectures On hls favor1te subjects
Of research, and has most OF the tune had lalea
classes VINO ~ore WILLY " ~ a.;a ,,1asne- n1
WIFI ane me Iast few months ho accepted tho