, 1879-03-24

loss Tint eonsc!cn.fous,y folt constrained to re-
gtct sotno Of his tcacl,tsiRa.
II TIE secret Of sorIow 80 unversal' under
sova ssa aren aSf1r M + u v p.rssun - T0se
1ua1ntntlce with DR.. Do knyen was very limited,
nartly from TIM fact that my work lry In
direction different. from his, and pnrtly,
py and unrhr!stIan tendency u marked dtycrsl.
tics III thcol11tcal thoughts IL produce w1la
social separations. Limited. however, lis It was,
u vas impossible 10 know such man even
nntnn MI but irresistlhir. There waR may
nottsn, In his nature which fasscnrd IN yptt
and followed you. n,l eyen. nfler you had rtset,
@ o. oss%o,c fa,,i sfew SS i ncs sost
unconsrlons;y, tn resume II ngan, onA this
MT nny nero physical magnetism, hut some
thing higher, noblcr, nloEe tnrrrd far,-l1r mag
though It l,ad lust coua forth lrt'i communion
with tiod, nlpl tsset huthp,, tuTusct. !ntcrres,-
ctratca ~ every Hire o{ Its being by ts Arrres
celestial influences, must nl! draw otllcr fouIs
within ZIG circle VI IL. sanctlfslnE power. 10 no
HE that las htywherc come under my obaer-
walton have cyer seen more pcrfcct ill;istra'
tn! ot tint striking ,hrsss 81 ti'e & rsaltnist.
nothing tu rcpel tron, tic Chrt.tlan life, hnt
everything to win, nnll WOO, nnA atraGt. His
was The purity not uf the snow that ehsl's, but
ot shc sunlight tllat warns. AMI gaaduens NM
ylyltcs. NOr wns It an nIrctntinn .0t purify
MI outside gash. worn Tor duty md propricty's
sakc, c,-it Wis rather Web woven lfoih W!In!n,
ti'e spontaneous, Necessary outcome ol n!,a!ur1
elcansct', In tta deepest rcreAscs, by iabsttai
'prnItenca towards tod aud faith iN tlic Lord
Jcfua Christ" nnl for wcl! therefore was r.
served, nmt l!as already been fnlo'lcd. lilo
graclous benrdtetio,, "plrssal arc tho p''Fc III
heart, for they slmll sce God."
t1Ne Of the peculiar features Of Or, De Koycu's
character was It's completeness. 1t was rounded.
full orbed ii pcrfyct sphere as much 30 as tho
necessary t!eiestvencss VI ull merely human
things would permit It to he: Doubtless, IN his
own tuner lfc iIis growing elturncss 0l Ills srir.
itunl vision w0,lhl reveal stErtt hlcnisllcs to 10
removed aud lingering defects to he supplied
from The unsrarenblc rIcllcs h!ltlrn iu Christ;
| Int 81 fnr rs tl,nan oyrs could sco there WIS
| contribute to tic purlertncsa Of character
| Soinu good n,cn arc eminent for Que trntt in
particular. mud eon'c for another, but III him
nni blendctl together Iii beautiful harmony.
The distinguishing characteristics Ut thu lead
iug Apostles were fuuul IN him In happy cotnbi-
nat!on. lcurncli, llku Paul; practical, like
io wis, within, loving, ike 81. john, and gentle
u,ul tender rs ans woman. Like the OAK, In Tic
toughncss Of his fibre, wlaerc, powers Of resist
nneo were pectled, g was also llke tc scnsi.
to,,rls of nnotier's ra'tl or sorrow. Wtsr as
the serpent III Ills n,ethus of work and udtnin:.
stratlon, 10 was yet harmless ~ tl'c dosc, and
| us 1HEQpAD}E Gl ln{llELNE HOuUus TIIiN NB u
rock, yea, trre:oeably firm, III Ills own convic-
tiona.-so firm TINT cvc, the frequent oppor-
tunity Of reaching thu highest lionors at tic
Churcll's bcstowal could not tempt hin to de-
part from his adopted sentiments cvcn by n
| il.r's brcndtt, hc wu5 at the same time broad
in l,is sypatlics, n,,.l incapable Of one unlsLnd
or unfuretv!ng thought to any man wIlu felt
himself compelled to .t!flcr from him. Or, on n
convention liuor, to oppose him, by either voice
or vote. Endowed with lofty intellectual power,
lie was vet, for sweet llleot,sciousness ant, hcau
ttful humility, like little child sitting at Tho
feet Of Jcs,lB. Cnn we wonder, brethren, TINT
n man SO richly endowed, a!tisc by nature asn Dy
grace, md blessed With n character SO strong
set 80 symmetrical, should draw men to him
with powcr oftcn OF resis,less fascination,
md bind t.lefn to himself III tho bonds or clos
cat md most loving bruthcrhoodl TIN we won-
der tl.ut not merely 4 family, or college, or
llIocesc, but the whole Church, should weep and
mourn TINT lifc 70 beautiful. so gifted with
capacities for the highest md most enduring
forms OF usefulness, should have terminated so
soon md suddenly, lis sl.n s!arkcncd at mid
day, while rs yet IL had but reached Its zcnithl
III Dir. Dr. 'Koven's abors as an cducator, 1
cannot Rtay to spcals at my length. Sul,ro
It to sRY tint In thls d!rcctlon tho Influence 10
welded will be felt, over wide nrca, down to
latest generations. It IL illposslblo 70 think 81
him In this nspnct, and not associate him with
the great Arnold OF Rugby wno dlti 40 mueh TO
rescue tho theory and practtco Of education
from old mistakes and abuses, a,ltl
put II or soung nliu c4nnflus pasls.
Like him. tie late warden Of Kaelna GoilcGe
appreciated thu s.lpcriortsY Of thy princtplc OF
prevention, II possible uvsr TINT Of punishment
as means uf cure, md With this vlcw It wins bis
practice to appeal wildly an farctbly to all thHt
was good, n',sl winning, Anu Ecncrous1 III uoy'a
nature, md to :lrow lin upon lis - own senso of
honor; not, tnlletu. rs u directly Christian mo
tsyr, but as moral shicll "n.l restraint by no
means 10 be Ignored Dr 1lsparnged. because
spect the lnws nsld Instincts OF lis own better
lnturc docs IL 40 far honor Hin whose Elts that