New-York tribune., 1893-12-23
PRESIDENT PORTER or YALE.

The Rev. Dr. r. V Dale. = birmingham. fnf-
.iul ~ The British Weekly
There was a certain originality ahor' him of
which think nothing IS said in tho Memoir ire
ceutlv reviewed IN The Tribune. aul which II is
harl - define mean an originality ~ character.
bearlur aaI manner. II" WIS not man mat You
could have ciassed II. without knowing hm' yon
had met and talked with him In a railway car
ria.c. or hotel or asc~nlng mountain Had
rict hi.u IN these circumstance u would. think
mover have occurred 10 ne that he was a minister,
IA author a professor. tie president 81 great
college -ienst " an the elitor-!n-chlcf of dc
tlonnry. That h. was ycry highly oiGcai'd man
anI a man Of iarrc ard varied knowl"lG" would
have goon become apparent, but | should have
wondered what his profession could be- or whether
he hli arv was he country Ccnt"mnn' or
ha hc been m former years IN explorer oi strange
Countries. roucrnl In tho army "hat'
Whenever mt him ire ALWAYS seemed 10 hrinf
vith hun The feciug ~ being In The open air. rie
woods ana the hills rnl The streams seemed T. %"
behind him fIa voice and ls manner wcre-as !
remember h!ni-aly,ays quiet. hut n)w ana th"n
he would cxpr,fs an opinion briefly AMI pcgemp-
iorty. Ike a man who AZ som" time or oth"r IN
hts lfc hal been accustomed to command, ana
yet when thinking ~ him have often recalled q
sentence Of Cardinal Nrwman In The "Apoosln
abou; HE own habits when be- leading the
Tr'c'ariar movement. Il h"d l"lnh.aG' irrr-
ard-casy way Of carrying things on Theie was
tbs 81 iui-ln- MAY about III l"Fi'E N"'h
knew hD uaat put you I"ri.cuy AZ your ri7'' p',
fnardcI from yOu 40 intellectual oNcrtion. ami
hrd' bad ho % orIe can cxaciiy dcscribc tho charm
With I'll this ease. najurdness and freshness about
dr.1mod ~ taking q liberty When Mr. Hayes
"as President of the United States hc wsh"l him
- lcceD the nppontarnt Of American Minister IN
LONDON. Dr Porter declined the honor: lild he
accepted IT, he would have r'pr"s"nted his country
AMI h-r INT rests. not only with great ability but
win the dignity h" ng!ng 10 his great functions.
His moral ana rcglous qualities had been largely
% f,f. Btfri fop lie
Of reaolutc intesrtY-gtcadfast as granite rocks
and ~ nice sense Of honor; aiiectionate gentle.
;rus,fIl vet with a great deal Of the shr"w1ncss
,s %,i pai ~ NcwEngIand Ills religion was OF
his reason Cons,cience and %l had supreme @ and and
fn!.h in the Lord Jesus Christ. whom h. adorci
his saviour and his Lord he knew the secret Of the
.risiian ne. ne was humble I'm heart unoatenta-
,lons IN hs religions earnestncss pruned his words
,,rd b,s cvnerlance but was capable OF sympat thix-
inc with real religions zeal when II assumed forms
most allen from the sobriety and moderation Of his
own habits and convictions
ga lions 10 the able and cultivated woman whom he
married at the beginning Of his ministerial He For
mnny years she was an invalid. but her courag"
tnu D.oi b W., ms OF Wirh"use-ave viii be- remcr1
b"rcd with delight by every one that had the good
fortune 80 share his hospitality: and while he him
M ana hn thnb thn Tnan% VIII Seree 20 with viz m in
thinking that It's chief charm came from the in
valid lady who seldom left her couch IN the draw
irr-room To me. at least. the hours which spent
listening to her conversation are among my pleas
antcst and most vivid remembranccs Of New
Haven ihe was 4 highly cultivated woman and
smoke beautiful English She had lived all her life
among able ard accomplished people. and had very
much 10 say about men and women whose names
are honorcd on this side of the Atlantic. as well
az on The other. But she also knew what sense,
%yhat knowlcdge. what refinement. and what good
ness y,r. 10 la found in the farmhouscs OF New
snqland: among the women that lived In them
had found some Of her dearest and most intimate
friends anl her accounts OF the social and religious
iiSc of the forming people Of Connecticut In the
r. half of the present century Were among the
most striking illustrations that ! have ever met
with OF the nobility and power OF the Puritan tradl-
tor II I had to name the most interesting persons
that saw in America. Mrs. Porter would have a
place in the frst three or four.