New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18

~ NC WAS graduated he was at the head OF the CLASH
"a Dp"i'nien' OF Mount Hope Institute, in Baltimore.
nc then returned to New Haven and entere the Yale
Theological Seminary of which DIR Nathaniel W Tavior
MS pastor In infancy and boyhood was the
M Al the emu OF his first year in the seminary he be-
cHne tutor OF mathematics Ia Yale College in which
once he continued for nearly two years. purslng mean.
"he MS studies In theology He licensed to preach
oy tine Association OF New Haven, West I'm Nav
1884, and In the summer OF 1885 be resigned
his tutorshp to accept call to the
pastorate OF the First Church in Fairfield Conn., one of
the Oldest and at that time OF the prominent
III mat state He continued to be pastor of this church.
which had been presided by bright succession of
pastors, including sucn Heman Humphrey aud
Nathaniel Hewitt, and which had among ts members at
one limo such men as Roger Mnat Sherman, the late
Professor Thomas b. Osborne, of the Yale College Law
school, and the late Senator c. $. Ferrybetween nine
teen and twenty years, and became prominent among
the clergy and theoloslans OF his native STATE.
While yet tutor in college, Dr. Atwater had published
articles in TdeAmeiean quarterly Observer The Christian
spectator and other periodicals, which had mt ractel a.
tention and had given him reputation While at Fair
Held lie wrote frequently for The Literary
ana Heoiog'cH ReDieT, The NeU-Elgiahder,
me E'6Ec@ Repository and The Princeton Reriew.
Seytral Of these articles mostly anonymous, awakened
20 ucn qufy as t. their authorship, both by those who
l'ked ana those who wer" no in sympathy with them
some q them were at rtbuted 10 authors who had al
reiy won fame. such az Drs Leonard Bacon, Charles
hDugc, j. Addison I'd James w. Alexander It Ia
range there ore tnat when Dr. Atwater was known to
lie author i've many invitations to taFe chairs
'"Ne his chufch' however, un' III june 1904 when he
accepted an appOn mont 90 the Wy established chair
of Mental AM Nor Philosophy Il the College OF Ne "
JerSc' lie soon rose TO comma ding position in the
Princeton faculty aud among the educators
prom ting The material we fare Of the college
1861 he appointed to the Lectureshp ExuaOr1
ami Metaphysical Science for the tive We lrs for which t
was established In 1862 be college. which previously
hd scIrcey tue shadow of m endowment, was brought
10 great straits b. the oss II its Southern students In
this IN rgency Dr. Atwa,er conceived plan. and at
college, undertook the work OF securing a permanent
endowment of 100000 The successful accomplish
theu state OF an irs 10 Oeheve possible but b. mis-
well direce ed ehorts, without negectlny his class
lege treasury within ne space Off nearly $4,000.
IN 1868 DIR. Atwater ele tie unanimously by the
schOO as Professor OF Theology the Western Iheolog
ica seminary AZ Aleg cay Penn the chair vacated oy
Hodge This Position re declined The General Assem-
o 'O oeoDn IA 800 ue n,p me' ~ Oh Tue JJ,mo
which the OH and New school branches OF the Pr shy
lie IAN Church reunited. Wen Dr. John Mclean
rcd in 1868 tom the presidency Of tue College Of
New-Jersey Dr. Atwatfr was charged By the Board OF
Trustees with tne duties adm nlStraton ad interim,
and hrd this position until toward the close OF the
year. when DR. MoCOsn was made president. At that
tnc by mutual consent the department. 81 PsychooEy
teilistOry OF Philosophy were trans rred from Dr.
Await + t. Dr. McCUSn, while the department
Atwa er. Tuus since 1869 lie Professor OF
LO,C, Metap iysics, Ethics, Economics and Pol tlGil
science since 1876 Dr. Ava r had been ycc-pr,si-
dent II The BUar OF Trustees of Princeton Theological
seminary.
When Dr. Charles Hodge, the Z under and editor OF
The Princeton RcpeC 1rst went 10 Princeton he imme
I'll rN suught Dr AtwateIs services, of which he hal
eyiOus p"rleuce, asa constant contributor Owing
to me death Of MS most mDOrtan cOabOratOrs,
Dr AtN afer tals more freq ent contributor
The Rerjer tIn 0tncr MAJ CXcUp ing Dr. Hodge
himself 1869. Dr. IO igcs reque>t, DR. Atwater !
became tIe real ana re-pOnsOie eOr although ais ven
tbie predecessors lanc sun NAMED the place Of
lOnOr Oh tne cover By r.q.e.t OF the new editor aud
PUBLISHER. IN 1872 The RcriTc united with |
The American Presbyterian Heciec VIII the title Of The
Ircsby crtdH quarterly oitd princeton Rer en- under |
the lJlnt r1ilor-Mp Of DR.. Atwat.r ana tue late |
Or Henry +. SANTA But, OWING tIe Ill nealtD " Or.
iitL the Lr burden II editus It fell upon bis as
been published HE PicetDH ReCcU BEGINNING WITH
hs Well-kuOW 'e POWerO Of o. ny ,nOce,'
tue number for October, l-iO-repuOl- ~ the hrst
% ue PRINCETON Essays lilo contributions 10
h, Etrcc alone La L. 1876. exceeded 100 lccs dud
>, 80 selections RON his essays make Tai
,Oud volumes III Inc Library Of Prime ton coll ge."
lncy largely on Philosophical ANA theological SUD
ccts, bat ley also end 90 econ meal, social
poll ical literary aud mIsceueJls suOitc,s-eYincing
y nat "a Wu.cf ia The BRUSH QtdTierly styled his
prod gOus rSdtlty 90 ullnd' Many OF his ESSAYS
la beeA repuDsAed IN this country and in Europe.
II pub sHcd occasional dlscuurses. and Manual
become standard teXtbOOE Throughout the cOun-
ry At retired from tie edltprsnp The Kereio
Or. Ataattr 90 .tiuurd ~ nc hld OPpOr, IAity, 70
Tor tnr Press agtce on various suUl cls, which
nave commanded wide Attention aud exercised marked
influence.