Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-27

thoughtful laymen lest the revision was doing ,i ,ence to the Bible of our fathers and mothers-the King James version, as our English Bible Is called. number of lhs most intelligent msn got together to see if they could not secure man of wis dom and scholarship to deliver a popular lecture on Bible Translation and Rs- yision.' The choice fell upon Or. 2C00 people, for two hours he handled the d ficult subject to the instruction and de- light of all classes. In that address be illustrated the saying he quoted from Wieiiff. the great Bible transla. grace of God make the Bible so plain that the lad at the blow could understand it as well as the priest himself.' As the people were filing out of the church one of the great men of Louisville, not Baptls', said: 'There is not another living man that could have done it so we'll" And every word of that speech was delivered without notes. This is not strange when tell you that the great McGuffy. in his day the most inspiring teacher oi the couh- try, said he had listened for an hour 10 young John A. Broadus in extempore 8, e. eh without single mistake to rhetoric or grammar. Dr. HempLill, tue celebrated Presbyterian divine of Louis vile, said Dr. Broadns was the most. bril- liant and delightful conversntionalist he ever heard, the shining ornament of the Conversational club of Louisville. h. deed, his table talk would bear worthy comparison with that of Martin Luther, and he was fit companion for Oliver Wendell Holmes, the autocrat of tl.e breakfast table.
 For seventeen years Dr. Broadus was a memb Der ot the lesson committee of the h. teruational Sunday School convention. Dr. Warren Randolp said of hlm: He was the learned mem OCT and sweet spirit Of the committee.'' Dr. Moses D. Hoge, the emi- nent Presbyterian pastor of Richmond, Va. said: = Dr. Broadus was worth more than all the rest of us together.
 When we were gathering at the place Of rendt Zvous, as we were greeting each other, ihs first question would be: Has Dr. Broadus come yet?' And alter it was known that he was present there was ieeiing Of satisfaction that the work would be safely and well conducted. -
 Dr.. Broadus had burning love for the whole race, and was great missionary at heart. What III issionary be would have madei What translator of the scrip- lures into heather tongues!
 And now with all the above the greatest thing to me, next 10 his feryent plely, was his power 10 inspire men with nobler thoughts and aspirations. Was 1t in the Greek class? You felt that you must know Greek. Was il in the study of the EngIsa Bible? You fell that if you did not know Greek you must know all the English BiLle. Was it a lecture on preaching? You were stirred to preach better. And 80 on everything he toushed. Ho stirred every good impulse in q nan.
 HE GONE.
 pr. Randolp of Raode Island, on receiv- ing telegram announcing the death pf pr. Broadus, said: "Twenty- four years ago this very day we were walking together the streets Of Jerusalem. He is now Tn the Jerusalem that is above, and his yes have seen the King in His beauty.''
 Dr. Broadus closed his charming and touching memoir of Dr. Boyce with these words: 70 brother beloved, true yoke- fellow through years of toiI, Jest and dear est friend, sweet shall be thy memory till we meet again; and may the men be always ready, as the years come and go, to- carry on with widening reach and heig ghtened power the work we sought to do and did begin!' And now they have met again. The beloved Broadus has been in Heaven a week with the great hearted Boyce, the ssraphie Manly and our adorable Re- deemerl