The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-31
An Eloquent Eulogy.

Rabbi Moses, a learned Jew of Louis.
vile, KY, delivered an address to his
people on the life and character Of Dr..
Jas. P. Boyce, which attracted large
audience of Christians, including all the
prominent Baptist ministers in that city
and most of the professors from the
Theological Seminary. The eloquent
Grafton vas unique in character, and
certainly. does credit to, the head and
heartofthe gifted Rabbi, who was warm
personal, friend of Dr.. Boyce. In order
that our readers may see for themselves
what devout Jew has to say concerning
an eminent and consistent Christian, we
give the address as it appeared in the
louisville Commercial on the 9th Instant:
"eWhat is tie name of the2distiDguish.'
ed Israelite upon whom the Rabbi Of one
.of the greatest Congregations in the
United" .statvs is. about to deliver 9
eulogy, at the eve Of the Sabbath? To
what noble Jewish family does he trace
back his pedigree, or to whom in this
congregation was he relatedf To what
great synagogue did he belong, whose
departure from earth we lament, and
whose loss we mourn with countless mil.
lions in this and ether lands? He was q
GENTLE the Gentiles, "a Christian of
the Christians; Of the pureat Anglo.
American blood, With 8 long line Of
Anglo.saxon ancestors. The Rev. D.s
Boyce was member Of the Baptist
denomination; a far.famed teacher of
theology in general, and the Baptist belief
in particular. He was for 8 generation the
armnest pillar on which the Baptist
church rested. Why DO I come to praise
his life and exalt his,name in this Israel
itish congregation Because 1 have
loved and reverehcedh dhimas one: ofthe
purest and best Of mortals because. /;
have known,him to be:a', righteous and
upright man,who walked humblyain' the
sight ofSGod. AS a.Jew andias rabbi,
I rise. to.bear witness to the greatness of
his character, the e.purity and beauty Of
his life,. andlthe sterling qualities that
distinguished him. he was nota Jew,
but of that race we call .'the children of
God He was not related to US by blood,
but we were bound together by the holy
bonds of morality.
"The key and handspring of DR..
Boyce's life was his humanity. His was
q quick and strong sympathy with all
that is truly human, in every guise and
in whatever people it is found. He had
an immediate and profound fellow
feeling with the joys and sorrows Of his fel.
low. beings; he was miserable at the side
ofmisery and he laughed with those Who
joyea. No matter whether in Jew or
Protestant, Methodist or Baptist, he de-
lighted in recognizing true worth. His
heart went out to those in whom he saw
the spark of truth and intellectual yearn.
ing, His heart was d golden vessel full
to the brim of the milk of human kind.
ness, and at q touch overfowed in all
directibns; BE was charitable at all
times andlayish with his money, and it
may be trnlysaid of Boyce that his right
hand did not know what his left hand
gave away. This deep humanity and
sympathy made him, as nearly as
mortal man can be, an absolutely just
man. From my knowledge Of him, I am
convinced that DR.. Boyce in bis whole
life never did, consciously, wrong to
any being. 1.-The had believed that he
had wronged any one, he would have
travelled hundreds, thousands of miles to
do justice and on his knees ask pardon.
He was a perfect gentleman in the
highest, broadest sense; the ideal of
chivalry. he could not have been rude
to any one, even fhe had tried, for his
ever wakeful sympathy would not permit
him to inaict pain.
"In that mans countenance, Wit and
kindness were 80 blended that We could
not discern where kindness ceased and
wit began. Men who had converaed
with him left his presence thinking more
highly Of themselves and feeling that
they we're better men for having been
with>him. That same force of sympathy
built noble, splendid character. What
DR.. Boyce wished to see in individuals
and communities was righteousness and
loving kindness, and he strove to make
these qualities incarnate in himself. His
character was to love what is beautiful,
what is good, in all that the nations of
the earth have brought forth in ancient
or modern times. Like the noblest of his
race, he wished to leave to the heritage
Of mankind the wealth ofhis intellectu.
al attainments. Therefore, he accumu.
lated knowledge, and that not dead
matter, but living forces. He stamped
it with spiritual character Of his mind.
He was man who made knowledge USE
full to himself and to mankind. To
him time WAS of infinitely more value
than money-it was moral growth, men
tai acquisition and manly improvement.
He was one of the most learned and
wisest men of the present generation, as
his books attest. He was, by nature, OF
a vigorous, viYacious and profound mind ;
clear cut, but not of much imagination.
His Abstract of Theology is masterpiece.
Concede his premises, and you are car
ried by his logic irresistibly to his con-
clusions. He marshals his facts like a
general. In this, his last and greatest
work, the Old Testament and the New
Testament meet and blend under the
touch of his master mind.