Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-17

gave some exceedingly interesting reml'
niscenses OF the great preached and edu
Gator.
During the two years Or. Broadus was
chaplain at the university" said DIR
Dickinson, II was pastor OF the Baptist
church in Charlottesville. and saw much
OF him and his work. And when DR.
Jeter and myself came In charge Of the
Religious Herald we induced Dr. Broadus
20 become associate editor with us. and
that relation he sustained to the day OF
his death. We print this week an edl-
torial Of nearly column. In which HI
gives his Views about sundry questions
now before the public. refer to this
that you may know that have had good
opportunities for knowing him.
DIR. Broadus preached his first ser.
mon In Fluvanna, and his fame spread
RAPIDLY. and when he appeared q lIttl'
later at che meeting OF the Baptist Gen
eral Association. in this city. there was
quite demand that young Broadus
should preach, and he was given tho
post Of honor at the O,d First church.
have more than once heard him refer e
what trying ordeal this was
MIR. -HENRY'S OPINION.
"By the way. speaking OF his first ser.
mon in Richmond. reminds me Of wha'
w. Henry. said OF Dr. Broadus IN n con
versation I had with him little while
ago. He spoke OF having been class
mate Of Broadus and OF having pro-
phesied the day Broadus graduated thai
he woIld become a very eminent man
and then referring TO the great things
he had done in the world Mr.. Henry
added: 1 am not at all surprised. / felt
IL would be that way when we studied
together at the university And ] hap
pen TO know that Or Broadus cherished
fondly those early associations with Mr.
Henry in their student life.
1.-THE marvellous influence Of DR.. Broad
us is a thing" continued DR.. Dickenson.
that impressed me more than anything
else about the man. His manner or
speech was not the kind that usually
stirs ana sways. but somehow In public
and In private his words moved with al
most rcslstless power. At birmingham,
Ala, when the great assembly drawn 20
that meeting Of the Southern Baptist Con-
Vention was at whitehead on proposi-
ton 10 cooperate with northern Baptists
IN certain lines OF work. the committee
OF one from each State cane In with ITS
report on the subject Or. Broadus
caught the eye Of the president and ask
cd that the report be adopted without
discussion. and IL was done. although
dozens Of brethren had come there just
to discuss that particular subject
word from Broadus Gained and swayed
men whom no other living being couII
have held back. He was born ruler or
men. and as such ha had a combination
Of gifts. and they all conspircd 10 give
him the great place he held among men.
SPEAKING 10 CHILDREN.
OR. Broadus went 10 Florida n few
months ago." Or. Dickinson went on
10 say. with the hope that its mildcr
climate might prO'ong his life. While
there he attended the Baptist State Con-
vention at Leesburg. and although very
feeble. he made suudry speeches. The In
tense anxiety Of the great crowds 10
hear him, and his profound and ardent
desire 10 DO good. brought him up as
the different great themes came before
the convention for discussion. lie made
a fine speech 10 a Children's mass-meet-
inc. and almost every sentence was en-
phasized by the evident delight with
which he was heard by the little ones.
At this children's meeting one of Or.
Broadus's old seminary graduates also
spoke. and he began by saying: Chill
dren. I viii preach you sermon and
viii give YOU a text but l will not stick
to my text Or. Broadus looked up with
a fN4iklt III his - anu StlA. IfIt =
nothing more common that that. Preach
ers often DO that way
Near the close OF the meeting he
asked for five minutes in which to raise
50 for some poor young men at the
seminary lie raised over the amount
asked for in less time than the five
minutes. He had a wonderful Gift In
raising money for good causes. Thou
sands and tens OF thousands have gone
into the treasury Of his seminary from
the skilful way he has presented its
claims to the rich and poor.
FOREMOST AMONG BAPTISTS.
"Dr. Broadus was" said Dr. Dickin-
son. "the foremost man among the Bap-
lists after Surgeons death, and con-
stantly grew in influence as a preacher
and teacher and author. No man of any
Christian denomination held a higher
place in the affection Of all good peO-
pie than DR.. Broadus. Some Of the best
tributes to his great worth that | have
ever heard were from Or. John Hall, Of
New York city. and Dr. NJ ID. Hoge. OF
Richmond and Bishop j. c. CRANBERRY.
His fame was not confined to his own
denomination, or TO this continent. His
books are used as textbooks not only
in theological seminaries on this side OF
the Atlantic, but on the other side, as
we'll"
HIS PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
When asked who would succeed Dr.
Broadus as president of the seminary,
Dr. Dickinson replied: II do not know
but il is quite likely that Archibald
Thomas Robertson. DR.. Broadus's sOn-in-
law. will be offered the position. DR.
Robertson is a native OF Chatham, Pitt
sylvania county, Va, and his parents
were warm friends Of the ThOmases OF
this city, and hence they named thif
son Archibald Thomas Robertson. He has
been professor in the seminary for few
years. and has grown very rapidly il
the estimation of those who VIII b'
called TO MI this important Office. or, Il
may be that Or. T. II. Kerfoot, another
Virginia boy" who a few years ago wat
elected to succeed Or. Boyce as trea
surer and as Professor of Theology, ma!
be made president"
Great Loss 10 the Entire Church
1t will be recognized that in the dealt
of DIR. Broadus. not only the Baptis
ministry, but the ministry Of the EN-
tire church has suffered a great loss
| He had reached an einirence an.
| achieved reputation Of which all de
| nominations were proud. lie stood 70
| higher education in the ministry gene
| idl4Es anu al tlidl Ntll1i.iAN " IL dn tt
| knowledged leader His power was tn
| power Of earnestness and cOnsecrGtiol
| combined with a mastery intellect, splcn
| did cultivation. and great liberIlity. II
| equipment as a scholar was cXcellcd Cnl
| by his pety, and these two forces man!
| tested themselves. and impressed as pro
| foundly In his private walks as they di
| when he was in the pulpit. on the foo
Of Il convention, or in the lecture-room
| GOES TO THE FUNERAL.
Late Friday evening Rev. DR.. w. I
| Thomas received from Mrs. Broadus
| telegram announcing the critical Hines
| Of her husband. and requested him I
| come to Louisville. In obedience to thi
| summons. DR.. Thomas left on the pigh
| express over the Chesapeake and Obi
| road. When the Southern Rantist Thee
| logical Seminary was at Groenvllle, s. c
| DIR. Thomas was pastor of the Barts
| church there He and DR.. Broa1us live
next door to each other. and were YER
dear friends
THINGS QUIET AT THE ARMORY.