The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-17
TRIBUTE FROM A BROTHER
1T CAME FROM EUROPE CONCERN
ING ONE VINO DIED HERE.

He was In the Fullest Sense Christian
Gentleman, a Noted sehoiar-Iiis Life
From Earliest Youth Was Absolutely
pure-Devoted to His Family.
Paris, July /, 1895,
To the Editor OF the JOURNAL AND COURIER
A man has just died in New Haven
who was not known to many; for he
was retiring and OF shrinking and deli
cate sensibilries; but those few who
were admitted to his friendship found
themselves in the soothing presence OF
one of the best and purest of created
beings. He was In the fullest sense
a Christian gentleman. He would
rather suffer than have others suffer.
He would rather be blamed unjustly
than have just blame addressed to any
one. He would rather be injured, al
most insuHed, than have others hurt.
He was considerable, kind, polite, woy
out into the finest details. He never
Intentionally hurt the feelings of any
one; and If he heard by accident any
word or deed, had been misunderstood
he was most unhappy till explanations
had been made and accepted. He was
polite for politeness sake. He needed
out the same politeness to those who
were in authority above him as to those
who were by authority under him.
The equal worth of all manhood and
womanhood he knew and respected
while regarding and valueing social,
legal, and religious. orders and ranks
At the same time he was absolute In
his convictions, keen in detecting error
mercyless in exposing illogical conclu-
sion. outraged by the discovery of par
aiding ignorance. He had the highest
ideal of his position as teacher of
science and would have brought to 1t
every possible attainment of heart and
mind, In some respects ne was old
fashioned. He thought, as was thought
a generation or two ago. that every sci
entifio man should be a Latin scholar,
and that scientific correspondence
should be conducted in Latin. He was
always pleased to receive Latin letter
from one of his foreign contemporaries
and took the pleasure of a. jolly school
hoy in answering In Ciceroman SEN
fences. He enjoyed delightfully."- turn
Ing Off a phrase that had the true ring
and build of the best Latin. At the
same time to French he would return
French; and to German, German, de-
ploring all the while the use Of the mod
ern tongues. Some accused him of lag
glng in the procession Of entiflc ad-
vance; but he was most conservative.
He would accept no theory on suppo-
siticn. He demanded the scientific
proof Of every scientific proposition pre-
scented before he would alter an es-
tablishd notion. The plausibility of
the Darwinian theory he admitted, but
ne would not touch the theory till ite
lAcunes had been better filled, its links
better connected. He was satisfied to
follow in the paths established by his
predecessors. He would not look be-
yond the cleaning reach of authorita-
tive headlights, satisfied with the finds
isfactory objects of thought and re-
search within the lines laid down by
predecessors. He might have spread
his name over more territory had he
Joined the band Of scientific theorists
who are burt another body of the i'm
presSfonist school of the day. Bait his
quiet and conscientious work In estab-
fishing more strongly the foundations
of authoritative science will live long
after ostentatious bubbles have beer
pricked; catch penny theories exploded
OF late he was becoming interested ir
genealogy an i was applying to human
families the keen detective powers Of
research which had made him autfori
ty in all those plant falilies to which ht
had directed his attention. To expose {
bogus ancestor afforded him as mucf
satisfaction as the discovery Of new
family Of fungoids.
But let, those speak Of his works wht
know them. To me the man was eve
Tything, the delightful companion, tn,
faithful friend, the gentle monitor, tn,
wise advisor, the strong rock of faitl
and trust against sorrow, distress, cru
ell accusation, unjust persecution, tn
far more than cousin, the revered ant
loved elder brother. His life from ear
Hest youth had been so absolutely pur
that the lesteful Jester was silent In hi
presence No oath, even the most ordi
mary, ever came from his lips. Hi
greatest Joy was absolute devotion t
his wife and children. OH How the,
will miss him. The terrible shock whe1
his eldest son was taken away left al
impress that was never removed. Som
of his thoughts were ever away In tn
spirit land with his darling son. Hi
own great loss gave him the keenes
sympathy with the losses of others
That such man in his prime physical
ly, and in the Joy Of intellectual devel
opnent, should be stricken down an
tortured to death by unknown horror
beyond the reach, or the ken, Of tn
best therapeutic diagnosis of the centu
ny, shows how far away man still
from any knowledge of life, its prime
pies or its powers. 1fman Is to wor
out his own salvation from death, h
has hardly taken step yet In the righ
direction. There Is no consolation i
such death. It was never intende
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