New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03
ROCHESTER MOURNS IT'S EXPRESIDENT.
DOUBLE FUNERAr,-pROFFsSoR ANDERSON's
LIFE WORK.

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LIFE WORK.
Rochester. ~ Y. March . SpcclaD.-An college OK
crci-cs al the University ~ Rochester have been Sis
pended during the latter half Of the week ont ~ respect
70 the memory Of c1.pre-ldcnt Martin Bremen Andcr
son. whose death at Lake Helen. Fla.-clos"y follow
Ing that Of his wlic-waS announced in Thursdays
Tribune. on Thursday morning the students assem-
bed In chapel, and Dr. :. A. baltimore said that the
college doors would be closed until after the funeral
~ DR.. and Mr.. Anderson. which VIII occur on
Tuesday The Doctors body brought here last
night and taken 10 the chapel of the univ 'rsty In
Anderson Hall. which has been appropriately drapcd
There the two lodes will rest under an h norry guard
Of students until Tuesday afternoon. when they will
BE- removed under escort ~ all the student, to the
Second baptist Church. where the services Will Doe held.
Tho remains viii be- temporarily placed In the rcccv-
Ing vault AZ Mount Hope Int viii ultimately BE-
buried In the plot owned by the university In that
cemetery. In the slmr plot Dr. Anicrson's father
IS buried. The speakers At IN" funeral services viii
be the Rev. Frederick /. Anderson. u the second
Baptist Church President Ill., %. the university aud
President strong. Of the Theological seminary. Tho
Rev Dr. James p. shaw Of the Brick church. viii
make the prayer. Tho faculty and several other
bodies with which Or. Anderson connected have
adopted suitable resolutions. DR.. Anderson, mind
entirely unaffected almost 70 the minute Of his
death. he knew that hl, wife had gone before him
and checrfilly awaited hs own end. giving tho most
minute d!rcotlons for h.s own funeral and her..
with his death The lr,t epoch IN the life II the
university IS fairly brought to close 1t ha, been
time ~ slow but steady and solid growth well
according with The character of him % whom more
than - any other II, has been dle. Though
man u Affairs. active ia polite, religion. and society
be- va, prominently teacher. lii
name viii rank with the names %
Timothy Dwight. rnnci, wa,hnd. Mark Hop
hin, and Ihphaet Nott "a among the greatest 81
College presidents. HIS great influence men
largely lag ln the scisc Of h, OWN power with which
be- Impressed them. talk with him Az uspira-
ton and when In his prime he rarely addressed AN
audience without to Use hi, own Oft quotcd cApfc,
.lonu getting 4 hook in each mans nose " and draw
ins TIA, man 10 himself. Though an honorary mem
h.r # the Golden Club and believer In the theory
Of freedom 81 trade between peoples, he never lost
sight II the Influence q time, and situations upon the
working. OF economic Theories. and always opp"-ot
the at,p., To carry into elect the United stat,
the view, oi Ia, fellow theorists abroad. lie
u positive character ana strong prcjudlcc'. Yet
Of the bfuadest mind By birth and education = New
England baptist. h. entirely outgrew the bounds ~
pur!tanlsm and willis strong in his own convictions.
cfcct- He vas man Of great resources and almost
a specialist ia every department Of learning. Ih,
division of hi, powers contributed I'm marked degree
A. II hi- !, iidissoubly connected With the
pressure II college duilc, the great obstacle 10 his
having achieved high rank m American literature
4, IL f.. ms is irds>Ylahly connected with the
university. TO IT he gave up ~, lc. declining many
offers of more distinguished place. and made II 50 far
circums ancc, permitted the exponent 81 hnl.'li
The highest wish that be lndulc'd for the Uni
ycry ~ Rochester i that the next thirty I've
OF IL, life be vigorous * the past has been.
and mat s'artins from the iIin foundallon lad by
Dr. Anderson, it may develop 10 meet the demand OF
the time.