Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-23
Horace MAYNARD.

The following is an extract from
an article on the late Horace May,
nard, written by Rev. George Wash
burn, d. d., president of Robert
College, Constantinople:
HE was the first scholar in his
class at Amherst, and kept up his
scholarly habits to the end. He read
Greek and Latin with ease and UNI
affected pleasure, and could not only
quote freely from the classics, but
seemed to have an inexhaustible
fund of English prose and poetry
always at command. He was gen
uine orator. For six successive
years, on commencement day, he at>
dressed the graduating class of Robe
ert College, and I have never heard
addresses more admirable in style or
substance. AS statesman he was
thoroughly honest, and always true
to his convictions, whatever the cost
A thorough patriot. under the most
trying circumstances, he had high-
er conception of the honor and dig
nifty and destiny of our country than
almost any man | have
ever known. He made this
felt at Constantinople. He was
first and last and always an Amerir
can. He was at Constantinople at a
time when, even more than ever, it
was the center of European political
intrigue. Nothing could tempt him
to meddle with it or to forget for a
moment that he was the representa-
tive of America. The result was
that he not only won the respect Of
all for himself, but inspired the
Turkish government with the high
est respect for America. Possessed
OF the old ideas of Republican SINS
plicity, he yet would never yield a
point which seemed to touch in any
way, even in matter of etiquette,
the honor of his country We have
never had better representative in
Europe.
But Mr.. Maynard was more than a
scholar and statesman. He was an
earnest, devoted Christian man, who
took the deepest interest. in all
| Christian work, at home and abroad.
I shall never forget tie impression
he made upon the students of the
college, one Sunday night, by his OK
position of Romans xii. He took a
| special interest IN young men and he
knew how to reach them. / do not
think that many who heard him that
night will ever fail to think of him
when they read that chapter. He
was an invaluable friend and counsel
or of the missionaries, as he had the
warmest sympathy with them, at the
same time that be had the clearest
comprehension of his duties as min
lister of the United States. [ do not
think that he ever took step, in his
relations with the Turkish govern.
ment, In which he was not sustained
by the State Department at Wash
ington, nor that he ever failed to
maintain the rights of an American
missionary in any part of the Turkish
Empire.
MIR Maynard's health was not good
during the last years of his life, and
he sometimes took gloomy view OF
things; but there was something in
this gloom which was very like s un
shine, so that it was often difficult to
say whether he was seriously des-
pendent or whether this tone was
assumed to give more point to bis
rich humor at any rate, the most
/ gloomy speech 1 ever heard him
make was received with shouts OF
laughter and applause, although
those who heard it could never after
ward quite make up their minds that
they ought not to have wept.
He was master of this sort OF
speech, and often made effective use
of it in conversation; but there is no
doubt about his meaning, when it
was question of principle, OF faith,
or of friendship. Here he was never
to be mistaken.
Mr.. Maynard's death will be keen
Iy felt by all who knew him, but
especially by the rapidly diminish
ing circle OF Southern patriots, who
were true to their country during
the rebellion. Most Of them have