The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-07-21
Communicated.
, Editor OF the Inrellipencer:

To the Editor OF the Intellpencer:
DIR. Wayland, Robert j. Brecken-
ridge, A. Campbell, Archbishop
Canon Farrar, Dean Stand
ley and Dean Afford.
We propose as brief notice of the
above distinguished leaders of religious
thought as the space you have, and the
nature of our knowledge will permit.
Whateley, Farrar, Slandley and
Afford are all of the English Church,
and all are dead but Farrar They
embodied the finest religious culture of
almost any other men of their age and
time. They were of the ripest Biblical
and eclesiastic scholarship. Whateley,
Standley and Afford were great and
critical scholars, standing mountain
high over other men of their time and
country, and were looked upon as
influenced by honest and sincere
religious thought and spiritual motives
Of the highest and most exalted charac-
ter; hence we place the greatest con-
fidence in them and most of their
teachings. The Wesleys, before men
toned, were also of the Church of
England, which, in their day, was
suffering much from dry ceremonies
and Journalism. These men strOve for
more spirituality, and succeeded in
establishing such new condition, which
has ever continued with the reformed
part of this church until now, and is
working continuously with all our
Methodist people in many lands and
countries.
We now come to three giant and
robust minds: Wayland, Brecken-
ridge and Campbell. DIR. Wayland
was president Of Brown University,
Rhode Island; it was under the
auspices of the Baptist people. lie
was . very remarkable man, intellectu-
ally; in natural powers of thought he
was almost Webster. He had a
powerful face and head, almost every
indication of very great mind. His
powers of analysis, and clear and easy
style in writing, were almost perfect.
His Mental Philosophy, Moral Science
and Political Economy are master
works; we like TO read them much and
frequently. Two of these are now
used in great many of our leading
colleges and universities as the very
best works upon moral science and
economic questions. We suppose they
have been in use about sixty years, and
yet they are generally considered among
the best. Wayland never makes al
obscure statement on any subject in
any of his works, mental, moral oI
economic. All who read him have
perfect confidence in the man from hi.
fine Christian spirit, and the perfect
fairness with which he states prop
OsitiOR and reasons upon it. Hi
methods of reasoning are so easy, an,
vigorous, it rapidly cultivates in hi
readers a calm, deliberative anC
rejecting mind. His Moral Science
Political Economy, and Mental Philos
ophy are especially commended a
worthy of no ordinary consideration
His Political Economy treats all eco
nomic questions with the greatest fair
ness. On the tariff, for instance, tn
strongest and best on each sid r
clearly presented. This is the onl
method Of presenting any subject to b
properly studied, as it should be. Al
men acquainted with Wayland, can
help admiring and loving the man an
his writings.
We now come to two men who's
minds were, in some important re
spects. much alike, differing only i
the peculiar metaphysical powers
They both Immediately looked upo
any subject under consideration in II
largest sections. They had the mo.
remarkable memories ever given I
man. They Stunned no discussion
they were ready at moment
warning. As such men they full
believed in the advancement Of trut
by discussion. We have seen an
heard each of them speak, and we hay
read much and frequently what the
wrote. 1t is said that Breckenrids
could have probably given every chal
ter and verse in the entire Bible, froI
memory, had he been put to the les
He never forgot names, faces an
dates, also ones relatives and kinfolk
He was a giant IN his physical deve
Opment and strength. lie was vel
tall, and had long head from Il
center of the ear to the top of the heat
He was high in self esteem, firmnes
and moral obligation, and also reve
ence for God. lie had q lion face an
beard. He never feared anyihin.
He wrote two large volumes on Theo
ogy. They contain about fifteen hui
dred pages, S-vO. size. Through O,
very special admiration for this gial
of the world, we were induced to gi,
these works most thorough reading
Much Of these writings are very powe
fui and clear; full, too, at times,
the smoke of Babylon, and cOndens'
London fog. Much of this smol
comes from his intense metaphysic
mind. This peculiar cast of mil
courses all through, at times, of
WRITING and speaking, and well nis
renders much of what he has SAID Al
written Of but little value to maj
people. His son, Col. William c.
Breckenridge, educated for u preache
but spoiled in the making, looked up,
|, his father as the smartest man tn
ever lived. This he stated to a friel
OF mine. DIR. breckenridge was pr
+ found scholar; studied Greek eve
day. lie was n fine Latin, Frepc
English and Hebrew scholar. u
Laws told me, few years ago,
Warrensburg, in answer to my questi'