Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-25
THE LATE DANIEL D. WELDON.
A Champion in the Great Slavery Contro-
yorsy.


versy.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The death of the Rev. Daniel Denison
Whedon, d. d., on June is great loss
TO the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
had long been leader in his denomina-
tion, and his scholarship and literary
gifts had given him eminenes among
the professional men of the United States
His name, moreover is inseparably iden-
titled with the greatest public question
which ever agitated the American peo-
pie.
lie was born at Onondaga. n. Y. March
20. 1908. When 20 yeats OF age he was
graduated with h0nOrs at Hamilton Col
lsge. Preferring the legal profession,
he than began the study OF law at Roch-
ester, New York, and read for time
with characteristic diligence. He had
not been admitted to the bar, however,
when. moved by strong religious cOn-
victiOA, he determined to devote himself
to the work Of the ministry OF the Meth
dist Episcopal Church. With this pur-
pose in view, after brief experience In
teaching, he gladly accepted the 0ppor-
tunity given him of becoming resident
tutor in the Seminary at Cazenoyia, n.
Y. He taught there until 1881, when he
became professor at Hamilton College,
which conferred on him the degree OF
NJ. A. His superior
ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE LEARNED Lam
GUAGES
led to his election in 1882 as the profess
sOr of Greek and Latin and of literature
in the Wesleyan University, MiddletoWn
Conn, He assumed this position shortly
after, and while holding it. distinguish
ed himself as teacher OF Greek. In
1886 he was ordained to the ministry,
and in 1913 assumed his first pastoral
charge, after being at Middletown dur
ing ten years. He resumed teaching IN
about two years as professor OF rhetoric.
logic and history in the University OF
After having served seven
years in this capacity ha was dismissed
from his prOfessOrship by the regents OF
that institution because of his views on
the question of slavery. Seventeen
years before he had written a series of
articles apologizing for the existence of
slavery. Now his controversy with the
Regents Of the Michigan University was
DccasiOned by those public utterances III
which he emphatically condemned the
expansion of the power welded by
THE PRO SLAVERY PARTY.
his position in relation to
his earlier opinions he said: "FOr the
existence of slavery L did and would
apologize, but never for its extension. l
would deal gently with the hereditary
Yin of Its being, but ablror the yolition-
II crime of its prOpagandism.'
Returning to the pastoral work. Mr..
'Thedon assumed charge of church at
Jamaica, l.. |. His intensely studiouS
habits, and an infrmity of deafness |
which was growing upon him, made his |
etirement from the itinerancy OF the |
church desirable, and in 1906 |
he General Conference elected him edit
IT of the Methodist Quarterly review.
Ie was also at the same time made gen
raj editor of the Methodist Book con-
ern, From then until 1884 he cOntln-
led editor of the most scholarly prOduc-
ion issued from the Methodist press.
DR.. WhedOn was frequent contribu-
or to the Blbliotheca Sacra and other
periodicals.. In 1856 he published
COLLECTION OF HIS LECTURES.
Public Addresses, Collegiate and Pop
lar" In 1864 appeared "The Freedom
tins Will as basis of Human Resp0n-
Utility and Divine Government" TWO
ears later he began the Commentary
pom the new Testament" which is gell-
rally considered the crOwning labor OF
is life. The fifth and final volume of
his was prepared for the printers
ands early in 1879. At the same time
ppeared the fifth volume Of the old
testament Commentary" which bore
is name, and was prepared under his
ipervisiOn and edit0rship by various
mlnent writer's in his own den0mina-
on. DR.. Wbedon was one Of the abiest
)p0nents of the agnostics.
His health was poor during the last
lirty years of his life, but his habits of
udious contemplation characterized
inn to the end of his useful life. He
ayes widow and three sons, one OF
HON is q minister in the church of
hich his father was for many years a
ornament.