Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-25
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
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learned doctors of divinity of all denomina- | tions left their private studies and crowded
 like children around this learned man 8
 feet; no wonder that busy merchants, sci | entific doctors and learned lawyers,
 | thoughtful maideus, middle aged wives l and mothers left their homes and places of
 business aud thronged his lecture room. 1 The great hall was frequently crowded l long before the time for the lecture to be- l gin. Every one had pen and pad in read I mess, and when the words of wisdom be-
 gan to flow each student was ambitious to Hasten them in words and chain them in
 writing.' But frequently the listener l would forget to write. His hand was l chained by magic, or his eyes were so suf- 1 fused with tears that he could not see to | write.
 "Agassiz, the famous geologist, said 1 that the supreme test of great teacher l was his capacity to draw around him l large body of enthusiastic disciples. Ap- | plying this test there can be no doubt that | the future historian will record the fact that l John Albert Broadus was the peer, II not the superior, of Pluto, Gamalial, Elliott, Wayland and McCosh.
 "One of the secrets of Dr. Broadus' success as a teacher was the fact that he never undertook to teach that which he did not know. He first made himself com plete master of the subject in hand and then spoke as one having authority. He seemed as much at ease ln using Greek ideas, language, literature, history and
  l that remote people. And when he lectured, | as he often did, upon HDemosthenes and the Civilization of the Ancient Greeks," he spoke as if all the temples of Athens had sent their most gifted Gods to clothe l him with their peculiar power. l may | say, and truly, of Dr. Broadus what Henry | Clay once said of his illustrious uncle:
 He was the past grand master of elo- quence.
 ha nj a a 9tud1nt. l a lifetime student of the worlds greatest | teacher. Christ was his model, and ris ht
 well did he copy the model in life and | teaching. He taught both by precept and example. His words were backed up by l holy life and great character. He wore | the white flower of blameless life.' His | words were his bonds, his oaths oracles, his tears pure messengers sent from the heart.
 "We are told that on one occasion Socra. | les, after listening to his students speak, | arose and pointing to them said with pride: What greater honor could | teacher ask than to have such pupils as [ Plato and Xenephon?' Brethren of the Socrates; go ye, therefore, and prove your
 self greater than Plato and Xenephon.
 Rev. Dr. J. c. Morris, the next speaker on the programme, was introduced. He | spoke in substance as follows:
 l -"It was my eminen6 good fortune to have | been personally acquainted and in touch | with James P. IBoyce, Basil Manly and | John A. Broadus. The names of these l three men The world will never let die. The l last of these three great men was one who was commended for what he was. He was a scholar and Christ-like man. When God has great truths to convey He embod- | ies them in human life. When He would teach faith He raised up Abram, and down to this generation he stands out the re- fection of faith. Patience is seen in Job, and today we hold him as Gods argument | in behalf of patience. Then look at Paul, the demonstration of Gods eternal love. When He would bring Divine life, and fix | God is love- in the hearts of men, he em- bodied it iu the life of Jesus Christ. But in | the lives of these men is tine witness. Look at Gods embodiment of Christ-liEe character. Gone, and yet not gone, for the | name of John A. Broadus will be as oint- | ment poured forth as long as the church | has history. In his life the Divine hand is | seen joined with the human.''
 | Here Dr. Morris read some extracts from l a letter from Frank Barnett, in which the | writer expressed great sorrow at the death | of this great man.
 Dr. Morris closed his address by saying | the world may honor that man upon whom | God has set such honor.
 | At the conclusion of Dr. Morris address | Miss Patti Ruffuer sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought.'' She sang it sWeetly
 and with much effect.
 Dr. B. D. Gray followed Dr. Morris, l and said that for four years he sat under | his teaching, and even while not under | his course attended lectures that Dr. | Broadus delivered. He said that in the | lecture room 1t was pleasure to listen to | the lectures filled with the greatest of | knowledge. 1 think if all his work was | information he furnished. As teacher | he had no equal. He was the Shakespeare | of preachers. He showed his strength in | conventions when strife and di agreements | A q, Mohi iIa ti<., |, 1 was the greatest man, and so at the one | held in this opera house. h Louisville he was called on for addresses in preference to | any other person.
 The great McGuffy said he had listened 1 to au hour's extemporaneous speech and | that he had not detected one single flaw in | his English. At Columbus, Miss, l heard l one of the foremost lawyers of the country | say that his speech was the princeliest ef- l fort he had ever listened to.
 One of the striking features of this man l was his character. It was impossible for him to do a dishonorable thing, and not in
 8 single instance was he ever scorned. | Whenever debate arose any of his ac- l quaintances were always willing to leave l their side of the argument to him. His re- | vision of Matthew created stir. For sev- | enteen years he was member of the Sum- l day school lesson committee and for this
 time directed this department. He was l tender, childlike and loved his people. l Dr. Gray spoke at length upon the life of l pr. Nroadus in general and paid him many 1 high tributes.
 l Rev. P. T. Hale was introduced and said; | "We have just heard of pr. Broadus as l d scholar and as teacher. am requested l to say a few words about him as preacher. l That he stood supreme as preacher all l agree. If the names of six of the greatest l preachers of the century were called the | name of John A. Broadus would stand high | upon the illustrous list. And wherein did l his greatness as a preacher consist? l | should say those elements of which we have l just heard, his aptness to teach and his ac- | lr and lad Ioor nipor erc