Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-06
REV. ROBERT COURT, o. o.
Sketch Of the Author of the Sunday schoo
Less0p Notes.

Sketch Of the Author of the Sunday School
Lcsssa Notes.
Uneventful In moving incidents Is the
life OF the diligent preacher, OF the devoted
scholar, Of the literary man. Such has been
the career of the subject of this sketch.
Much OF his course has been pursued In
comparative obscurity, and some Of II has
been the cause OF bringing the subject Of 1t
into notice. DIR. Court saw Gods light for
the first time In the city of Glasgow rather
more than half q century ago. He received
an elementary education In the public
schools, distinguished even then for quick
ness OF perception and ease In learning.
From q child he was greedy reader Of
books--a habit persisted In all his life. He
read whatever came to his hand--novels,
essays, poems. theology, grammar, logic
and philosophy
In 1858 he met James Baxter Langley, M.
r. @. g., In set debate ON the Sabbath
question the report of which was printed
and 1900 copies sold. This led TO DR..
Courts studying for the ministry of the
gospel. lie entered Glasgow university,
taking the usual arts course occupying four
years, during which he took first prize for
best essay on Memory" In the logic class,
third prize In the ethics class, three college
prizes, including u gold medal, and two
prizes OF 500 each. lie studied theology In
the Free Church college. Glasgow, and In
connection with classes In the university.
For several years he lectured on temper
ance, Roman Catholicism and infdelity
and debated with Charles Bradlaugh and
others. He has been connected with jour
nalism In Glasgow, London, Manchester
and Lowell, Mass, since 1855.
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In 1869 and went TO Lowell In 1873, where
he ls now pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church, running his twentieth year. He
received the title Of ID. d. from New Eng
land college In 1884, while absent in Europe,
on the accommodation Of some of the most
distinguished ministers IN Lowell and other
eminent citizens DIR. Court has been ap-
pointed chaplain of Ancient York lodge Of
Y. and A. M. for IL consecutive years He
has been regular contributor TO local
| journals since his coming TO Lowell.
Dr. Court takes great delight In his IL
brary. which IL rich In theology, both an
cient and modern, mental philosophy. po-
etry, Scottish antiquities, bumor and song,
outre forms Of language cant. jargon,
slang, criticism and elegant literature.
| For many years he has printed weekly an
notations on the Sunday School lessons.
His endeayor Is 10 give connected. reason
able, clear view Of each lesson, diligently
pondering the purport Of the terms as well
ss the drift of the whole, and seeking TO
express the meaning in terse, plain but ap-
| propriate English. DIR. Court holds that
nothing IL 40 Injurious 70 the understand
ing and memory as the disiointed shreds.
patches and clippings that sparkle but do
not edify ON the pages OF the popular expo
sitions Of those lessons.
A logical and rational treatment Is more
easily understood, better remembered and
more readily reproduced than either the
heaps OF information that the ordinary
teacher has no time to master or the scraps
that dazzle but do not train ths thinking
powers. Dr Court Is known throughout
New England a the stated clerk Of Boston
presbytsry. an offios that be has held about
| IL years. DR.. Court has visited kurpDe
thrss ttnss since coming Y AnssteA