New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
an ADDRESS on DOCTOR SCHAFE
THE REV. DR. MARVIN n. VINCENT SPEAKS
or MS L,TE ASSOCIATE BEFoRE

THE REV. pR. MARVIN n. VINCENT SPEAKS
or MS L,TE ASSOCIATE BEFoRE
TIE CENTURY AssocIArroN
AZ the request Of the Century Association tne
Rev Dr. Marvin r. Vincent addressed its members
last night ON the life Of the late DR. Philip Schah.
his associate In the faculty Of the Union Theoos''
col Seminary The occasion was not pubic o"e'
Dr. Vincent has furnished TO The Tribune the fo''o"'
Ing abstract OF his remarks:
am confident that am not alone IN the sense o.
loss which comes 20 me every time ! enter, me"o
rooms and miss the presence Of the dear oid DOC
tor For this one Of hts fayorse haun!% ny =. aas
familiar ~ the old portraits on the walls.
which nI rreSs. %S in not few minds
class. are narrow mer afstms ,soInsv onS .ome
n0:s r sn orS BY F Of
short intellectual outlooks and unsocmi nao,,H hs
e. true az that h men Or ns
er.on: enough to sHy that that Gns ns,ine. 1S were
s,1sns wrs not .Sa than
religious Is kei and sought ths sGf'ey % crses Gs Me
cn.iv.ssS c a..oesons on lines apart from his own
sprciaties he vas genial I,s and engaging ey%mt Som
eiGiSn S1iS.n 10 and sd' s0Ga rips :csoar Indss
s .ssS sylss ss' ,Ss KY o it, 's
::. ,,s S:s, si
teaching this country, during En- the last vt
ty "tx.y gs'fs Formative. III: liz os. ia"
MEDIATOR 6.!wesn .a, influx Of fresh .nGHsnt sDI,x.
"% snrS ts. sSn% n
him has been largely que ,nas nfoan ,hnknx are
fast becoming at home amid conditions where
they originally appeared az danser"ns noys,t!es TH
perristenee Of ignorance.
For such ONCE he was shapei by ms rarsv en-.
him Tor e. pGSGSns q &, ,.4.r% s.r%
nor his religious pursuits made him unintelllgent
e the pss ss. .,"@y OF to.
religious aspects Of American society went the he
political pr;Ssms ss.psrny yrs,ons a: rss
From switzerland ne went to Germany. where he
pursued his academic studies and BEGAN n nis career
religious thought represented BY Baur Strauss and
Ssar 2 A%e.S. 's ar IN .r. ne
cersburE. Penn. at a time when the touch OF the
great s,. e ns% ~ pn
for twenty years. CARRYING on from the nrst that
Of va: :nSn .nxn IN hs H"S Not
tempting to trnnspan. German thought and learn.
Ing wi,hou. adaptation TO the conditions OF free
In is, he removed to Ncw-York. and: six year:
sonE vii. n' WICK n 4.
mnrkabic series OF literary labor. beside. actins
fSa b n'tssH T"si.Sn Sn" co%m,,ss and .S m.mS"r ON
Ger md representative both at home and abroad
original and .iited. contains eighty -four titles.
Not . few Of his works were multiplied by numcr.
foundations.
the encyclopaedia character Of his mind and to the
vide ranEr of his rcholrrship
lie was no mere compiler. He worked from
original SOURCES. His large learning was clearly
classified and massed. and his judgments were IN.
convictions and q Formidable antagonist to any
one who assailei them The historical spirit per-
vaiei all his work. Hc was enthusiastic teacher
a. well ~ labortoms student "" was NO recuse.
and no man mingled more habitualy with his Eel.
lows or more enjoyed the rncness and fun oi
social chat II. had remarkable memory and :
larg" AMI precise acquaintance" with III" literature
. hat .veP
Over and above the conceded value cf his literary
work. his chief claim TO distinction r",'s on that
rare combination OF loyalty 10 conviction with an
irenic temper and ministry Quali!el hv his ;eRrn-
Ing and emincncc to be a partisan loader he was
everywhere recognized ~ mediator. He dis.
cerned truth anil good everywhere. and respected
them lie emphasized points of union rather than
points of difference Tie souvht conrlliation rather
than rovrrsy. Enshrinel In the aimirng recog
milton ~ the best minds OF America and Europe.
cherished in the memory Of host ~ loving friends
stamped upon the scholarship and work 81 hundreds
Of pupils. and departn this life In peace With God
and In charity toward all mankind lie rests from
his Iabors AMI his works follow him.