Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-25
REV. S. s. LAWS.
Biographical and Critical sketch OIL
ono of the Ablest Men of HIS
Time.
From the sunday Times ]

From the SUNDAY Times
Two brothers came over from Eng
land in the yesr 1862 aud settled /"
MARYLAND. The subject OF this sketch
is the descendant OF one OF these.
He was DORA i'll Nlrginta. ana haH ="
daneud on the ..uld field school for
tha ruaimeuts of educa'Iou. He sur
mouured every Il iii IL ty, became "a
student in Miami University, gradu
sted al the head OF his class, and was
chosen to deliver the "valedlctory
at the end Of the course. lie then
entered PRINCETON Seminary snd
after rursuing lis theological studies
there for three wears, was. on scc"uh
of superior attainment, appointed 10y
his fellow students to pronounce the
closing Grafton.
After graduation at Princeton, the
first impulse of the young preacher
was to sail for India as q missionary.
But DIR. Potts persuaded INN 10 re-
main i'll Missouri. where MS services
were Us much needed asthey cou!o w
abroad.
The Youthful minister. therefore,
beuau his work in St. Louis, where Il
field already awaited him. In SNORT
time a call was made out for nm pt
the Lexington church, which at thai
neriod was the second most lmpor-
1ant charge in the state.
While this matter was under on
sideration, DR.. Laws was elected by
the Gu raturs of Westminster College
at Fulton to the chair OF IhyslcaI
Science. He accepted the chair ana
remained II year i'll il, when, nav
inc been called t, the presidency OF
the SAINT institution, he occupied
that important position with ac-
kuowledged ability. Indeed West
minister College had a bright history
during the administration OF DE-
Laws. .
He resigned his post at Fulton at
the beginning of the unfortunate ana
calamitous war, anu was 4uletlS
~trsuslatiug Aristotle when his arrest
was effected. He was confined III
several prisons and endured great
bardships. Finally he was sent to
New York and kept there on parole
Meanwhile, he sought and obtained
permission TO visit Europe. where ht
remained for some time. Wien DIR
Laws returned to the United otate'
he found the war still III progress
and himself still under virtu"l arrest
The way to a peaceful past 'rai'
being closed, the doctor was turcr'
into business circles in orier t.
secure a support tor his family. "A
this trviug crisis he was elected vice
presideut of the Gold Exchange
upon All adequate salary. Under III
management the INSTITUTION tf's
peren 50 remarkably tina, the dIr"'
Tory presented ham Il ticket OF mem
ber>hIp. Il compliment, 10y the way
never conferred upon any "ther
After resigrrny tn" vie -pre-lden .
Of the Gulu E~xclnngr, the doci"
proceeded II perfect all lH-trumrI
for te~legraphing the variation IN til
price of gold, which i, at tue pre-
ent hour, used by COMMERCIAL men l
different countries. Tai, inventio
is so Constructed that te" fhou>aii
Instrument, eau be operated s'iuu
tsEeous.v and the value + colin co
yeyet i'll tie same niniliert 4" &c
busiue-s-h"use in Tie entire Lana.
During Dr.Lawe' 'ng residence
New York. he avnilri himself 81 tt
varied means att .r,:ei there tor a.
~yauceinrut III SCIENCE, literature IN
the arts. W..rie pursuing 9th
studies, DR.. l. w. Attended the me
ic,I school All, on grtiu ttIng. Pr
uufcu u l.li-tS VI E"S''
ingenuity, III It the name Of thu AUTH
Is now know widely and fiH"rao
among ph,s'cinn-.
Up TO the period Of which we wri
he has received the fotl"Wl!g q
gree: a.. &. y. NJ, ID. ID, LII. /
n. ID. IL. D.; and, better than a
those capnb c of Judging decide tn
DIR. Laws has fairly Won, through /
diversified auti splendid att"lnmcu
every degree conferred.
10 person, DR.. Laws Is of medlu
height, mu-cularly and compact
butt, aud is in the prime of Il Ere
and VIGOROUS manhood. HIS temper
ent is neutrality-suspicious.
matte. This combustion of temp
amcnt is usually found i'll WI
Ca-Ivle would call liable men
leaders in their respective spher
such, for instance, as Mahomet,
poleon, Goethe, Webster. One Il
constituted, provided the brain c
responds, possesses great powers
endurance to start with. 1t euab
one to wear well and long III the ii
of action, or i'll the quiet OF
closet. While the four tempe
men1s united in one person precl'
rapidity of emotion and quick
ClliUilliN Q
Warmth on ordinary occasions,
in a crisis and when a subject
wide and solemn interest Is ur
discussion this temperament bear.
posscssor forward on a strong "
while the final result is memori
action or words that live. The II
is SO poised through this temp
meut that extremes in thought
hasty action are avoided, While
physical, intellectual aud moral p
ers are toned for calm, regular
systematic work. Great eXclter
is reserved for great occasions.
was the temperament too OF FRA
Bacon and Sir Isaac Newton,
were thereby enabled to delve G
those mines which yielded impe
able riches for remotest posterit.
DR.. Laws possesses not only a
built and healthful bodily frame
if we may judge anything from
siolOgy the intellect Wlthln "agi
thereto" The ~phreuoiogist "
say O fhim that he has large cor
iveness, full self-esteem, firm
aud ambition of a decided, th
individual type
Though desirous Of approval,
nevertheless tenacious OF II
which have beea reached after
wears OF careful study. He y
prefer yielding populir praise tt
]rpuderino tn" sanction of hi oW
teIlect aud Judgment after these
been diligently lnfnrm"h.
On the forehead of DIR. Law
most prominent development,
eve, is e~vcntualitv. Tins pat
faculty., when large. excites Ii
thirst for Inform ton OF t. cry