Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-25

At o'clock Rev. J. H. Foster arose from his seat and announced to the audience that those present had come to honor man who not only belonged to the Bap- lists, but to all denominations. He made few preliminary remarks about the life of Dr. Broadus and what it had been to the Baptist denomination.
 His announcement was followed by prayer, led by Rev. James F. Lowell. His prayer was very fervent one.
 Rev. M. M. Wood then read some pas- sages from the scriptures, and this was followed by "Rest, Spirit, Rest," by a quintette.
 Rev. W. A. Hobsou was introduced and ."Tha memory of the just is blessed.''
 It istruly fitting that we honor the mem- ory of great men. It is an evident token of high and healthy civilization.
 We rejoice in the light Of their coming and weep in the shadow of their going.
 The Christian women who rose up early in the morning and went to the sepuchre with the sweet spices of loves memorial obeyed the promptings of sacred feeling, which every noble heart has for it's buried treasure.
 Every great and good man is as much gift from God as if his birth had been an- nounced by an angel from heaven under the oaks of Mamre UT in the temple at Je- rusaem.
 What pen or tongue is equal to the occa- sion which calls us together?
 In the Dresden gallery there is portrait by Titan of a brother painter. He is in hated by the light of genius--while on one side, and little in the background, is the lace oi Titan himself, gazing upon his friend with loving admiration.
 He who would paint true picture -of Israel's fallen prince and peerless scholar should study well this one. Let that noble face hold it's place in the foreground, for God put it there.
 am requested 10 speak of Dr. Broadus a; scholar. Degrees and titles are com mon, but scholars are few. That Dr. Broadus was scholar none will deny. IL is one of the enduring facts for the histo- rian's page. In early life were seen flashes Of that splendid genius which shone with increasing radiance for half century. He possessed that passionate love for knowl- edge that in heres only in a mind that is positively great. As Dr. Eaton has well said :, he was an admirable example of the man ln the parable who had received five talents from his master, aud rendered his account: .Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents; behold, have gained beside them five talents more."
 The first recognition of Dr. Broadus' scholarship was on the part of the Uni- versity of Virginia, where he graduated in 1850 wit the degree of A. M. He was re- tained in this institution after his gradua- assistant professor of Greek and Latin. But it is in connection with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary that his life work appears. Had he not been the scholar he was the seminary could not have been what 1t is. The Baptist min- istry of the south especially owes more to his superior scholarship than to any human force. He put more in men than he put in books. His scholarship far ex- celled his authorship, as every one knows who knew him well. His tongue was the pen of a ready writer, and yet his pen was by no means idle. Il is thrifty vine, richly laden with imperishable fruit.
 h 1867 Dr.. Broadus wrote series of papers, which were published in the Re- lie1ous Herald, criticising the American Bible union's version of the New Testa- mont. These articles placed him at once in the front rank of the New Testament scholars and critics, 8 position which he held, without superior, to the day of his death He was in New Testament Greek onfessedly a master-the Chrysoston of the nineteenth century. Dr. Henson says of him; "As a member of the interna- tional Sunday school committee and of the Bible board he was pre-eminent. He was princely scholar.D His ''Commentary on Matthew," published in 1886, was one of his greatest works. It is monument to his scholarship and careful interpreta- ton.
 Az professor of homiletics in the South. ern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Broadus felt the need of better text book on this subject than could tben be had, and in 1870 he wrote his famous book on "Preparation and Delivery of Sermons"