New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-11

DR.. ANDREW p. PEABODY.
At Beverly. chiefly under private tutors. OF his
boyhood friend thus speaks:
"IIe was prccOcous I'm his mental development.
lie learned 10 read early. and cannot remember inc
time when he did not enjoy reading. The earliest
books that interested him. in days when there were
few books at hand. were Evenings At Home Der.
gums Cld's Friend and Miss Edgeworth's Stor1es'
He read and studied in childhood to an enormous
amount even before he began to fit for college. In
those early days ne knew as much aoout maine
matlcs, OF which he always fond as when lie
was q mathematical tutor at Harvard, ana. thoush
not a regular mathematician. las kept np this IN
terest in mathematics through his whole life. lie
came to Harvard University In 1924 and entered
as junior He held respectable though not 'he
first rank and was graduated In 1926. The famous
Edward Tyrrsl Claiming was then the Harvard pro-
lessor Of bellies lettres."
From his graduation to 1920 he taught first In the
country school In Middleton Mass in which his father
had once taught. Next he was private tutor Tor a
year In Meadvtle, and then for year he was prin'
cipai OF the old academy at Portsmouth. In ls2o he
entered the Divinity School at Harvard from which
he was graduated three years later. This was thcn
considered the best divinity school In the country
Among its professors DR.. Henry Ware ST.. Henry
Ware, jr, Andrews Norton and DR.. j. q. Paifrey. IL
was then as now. under Unitarian influence, and both
Unitarianism. II was time Of religious questioning,
when the men trained in the theocratic system OF
NewEngland theology were beginning to break loose
from the bonds Of their old creed. Young Peabody
came to the school in complete sympathy with It's
tendencies. He had been brought up under the pas
toral training OF Dr. Abbott OF Beverly brother OF
the famous Dr. Abbott. OF Exeter. and was also pre-
pared BY home training to enter the Unitarian min'
istry even II his own intellectual bent had not lea
him In that direction. When he entered the school
lie must have been Influenced by Professor Nortons
famous controversy with the Trnarans. and the fact
that George Ripley was beginning to burst the swad'
ding bands Of his earlier prepossessons, and prepar
ing for that varied which threw such ustre
on his name.
III 1888 Mr.. Peabody was settled the Junior
pastor at Portsmouth: ard his senior dying almost
Immediately thereafter. he became sole pastor and
remained so for twenty-seven years. lie then In
1860, succeeded Bishop Huntington ms Plummer
Professor of Morals IN Harvard 1t WINS during his
pastorate Of Portsmouth that DR.. Peabody laid the
foundation OF his literary fame. His first publlca'
ton was q lecture Taxation In 1872 before he
WAS ordained. He also wrote articles .or The
Christian Examiner" of that date. lie studied a
great deal during this period. He was especially
fond OF the Latin classics and OF the French DOCKS
relating to them. but he was an omnivorous reader
In every department OF literature. Ills first ap-
pearance author was In ls44. when be brought
out a small volume OF Lectures on Christian
Doctrine TO which In 1857, when new edition
was called for he prcfxed article taken from
"The Christian Examiner OF May, lS42. Oh the In
snrntou of the Scriptures The book very
popular. His next publication volume OF
sermons entitled Christian Consultations" which was
also well received. In l55Ghe published small volume
Oh "Ccnversaiion It's Faults and Its Craces. III part
complied which went through many editions. In
1855 he published another volume Of sermons. Quite
early in Ills pas,ora!e ne began to be known as
Tie anniversary orator IN literary societies. as
t s"r thc press In 1853 when Professor Bowen
tired from the editorshp OF The North American Ke
was It's editor iii October, o63 and the titles Of
his contributions TO this periodical h almost page
:. .5d it, i Gi% at f' tS sEG period
'I He early acquired that mature style which goes
r nlas e Of the cl"resmem Of letters
critical a MsI a lie s' had oe h%
almost Of ihe period to which he no os'c cso
Sns int into i Sos and 5
ture for It's sake which constitute tnc uM ,o
the reviewer HIS oee ca addTessrs r' "nd
Tie Imnutabe Kiens' had the same clear thought
which finds in his revcWs and were hsa among Se are
power Of writing judiciay and these fugitive pam
phlets II wlnnowed and gathered into volumes s would
't It was inevitable that such man should grow
discussed questions that went far beyond paroclai
Limits and in his nn I'm ,6 nnd Mr'g wa' Of w"r
which cnme 10 him In 1850. when he succeeded Dr.
Huntington "a PIummer Professor at Harvard lie
NJ once felt that Harvard the place for him. and
Harvard knew thai he was the man Tor H. Ills
on Sunday to conduct the daily prayers and to give
instruction In Christian c'hics. For season he was
also stng professor OF political economy then nc had
charge OF the department Of logic. and for several
years the forensics Of the senior class were
Committed TO him. A. religious and intellectual
tencher and leader ne at once became power IN lhe
university. Ills wife intelligence broad culture;
sOd learning gave him the only credentials ne neencu
in such an Institution while his brilliant converse
iional power and social charm turned admirauon t h.S
the age Of seventy. hi, Influence WITH nnaersa"s's
always positive always candid, always mo"cN,.
he has carried great weight among them Ihcv lei,
ip the classroom lie has exered influence through
al the ranks OF university lfe Ills cticnI tcacnng
has been. perhaps. his chief work: II la. certainly
been thorough. II has not been strictly original, ana
vet Il has been original IN method II not In substance
glance at his elementary work on moral philosophy
definite. grounded In common sense" AS university
preacher his and influence were great ana
lasting. In 1875 he published volume OF sermons
entitled Christian Belief and Life" In i5ci he
sfltufe the OF giving the world Of his
best works "(lristiaraty and Religion OF Nature.
1904 and "reminiscences OF European Travel" 1868.
being the best known. Ills "Chrsfisnitv and science"
was delivered series of lectures In Union seminary
Of this city. Those books marked an epoch in the
DR. Peabody was we'll known IN this city, but much
better known In Brooklyn where he 0hhcated much.
and where he was a great favorite with cultured
people in all churches.