The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
yTYGTNT4 BtPTfsT> DISCUSS THE
LIFE or 4 FsNOrs PREtcHiE.
DIR. Hidden and Others speak on Eeco'iec'
lions Of William .. Droaddns-1bs
stone at Wakefield.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Feb -
Specialize Virginia Baptist historian
Society met to-day at 10 o'clock Ni'''
the opening exercises the following OIL
cors were elected for the ensuing year:
Rev. j. Il. Taylor. president. kcN. ). NJ
pitcher and Mcssrs. j. Taylor hhyson ana
81. Quinn. vice presidents. ana H. theo-
dore Elyson, treasurer. executive commit
zee. H. 4. johnson. r. Lee Tfaylof. heNs.
j. q. Kirk, l.. r.. Thornhh and 1. = Dun
away.
and Rows George y. Taylor and X. H.
PITT were elected active members and Dr.
Rroaddus. OF Caroline. honorary
member OF the Society.
The discussion Of the life and times of
DR.. A. Broaddus was again taken up ana
q addresses delivered by DIS. \. Broaddus
and r. = punaway.
AZ the close OF Or Dunavay's ADDRESS
a very touching scene occurred. Ihcre
were many moist eyes when the Society
came forward 10 take leave Of the aged
and infrm Dir. A. Broaddus, OF Caroline.
who left for has home.
A REMARKABLE EVENT
manor ON the Life and Times OF DR..
William +. Broaddus was read by Dr.
G. n. Ryland. the secretary. which had
been prepared by the late Rev W. \.
Whitescarver In his lifetime which fecit-
cd DR.. Broadduss expulsion from an as
sociation AT Rock Hil In 1893 because OF
his advance views on Missions ana sun
day-school work.
At this junCturo Mr.. Thomas ~. FRANK
lin. of this city. arose and testified ihat
he was present ana Witnessed 'hdt event.
sixty-three years ago
The Society adjourned for dinner and
met again al $3.50 L. NJ. and went IN a
bodv 10 the grave OF Or. Hroaddus IN the
CITY cemetery and also visited the Wash
ington monument
At the grave OF Dr. Broaddus prayer
was offered by Rev DR.. J. c. liiden, ana
the hymn
How firm a foundation. yo saints of the
LORD
the Society placed a sprig of evergreen on
the grave.
The Society met again al f.oo tonight
an it's closing session. An able and inter-
esiipg address Of a hitOrical character was
delivered by Rev. Or. J. 9. Hi0cn. which
was listened TO with absorbing attention
by the convention.
DIR. afDEN'S ADDRESS.
DR.. Hiden said In part:
NV earliest recollection Of VIM. +.
Broaddus dates from the June Meeting
at Hampton. 1875. lie was then pastor I'D
Fredericksburg His nephew. John A.
preached at that meeting. and seeing the
great crowd he drew, Bro. W m. J.. s'ilu
10 William Thomas. What wise pro
vision of Providence that people run az
fer young preacher, When ! was young
they ran after me. but now, when don't
need IT, and John does. they run after
him. Don't you see2' YES" said Thorn
as. "and IL Is a wise provision that an
old man can take that view of the case.
This sally was highly relished 10y bro.
Broaddus. who seemed never TO be more
pleased with a joke than when il was
at his ow expense.
Some two years later ! supplied his
pulpit here when he was absent Meet.
ing him soon afterwards. ! told him how
his choir had surprised me / had given
out the old hymn. BLOW We the trumpet.
blow: and a number OF performers on
fiddles. big and little. had nddled and
sung il through. / had never seen IL on
this fashion. He laughed heartily. and
said: so you told them 10 blow the
trumpet and they played the fiddle"
During his pastOrate in Charlottesville,
our acquaintance became quite intimate.
living. as We did for some time, I'm the
ssame house and sometimes occupying
the same room. Here heard him preach
regularly and spent hours with him daily
describe IL would hardly be called Eek
pository." though ne Ctalt frequently in
exposition Of Scripture. i can hardly call
IL topical" though he usually had some
topic in view. II was not exactly tex
tual" though hc usually stuck more or
less closely 10 his text. Nor was IL "hOr-
1atory'': but ne always had more OF less
of exhortation. Upon the whole should
call II "discursive" but his sermons were
not long. dry nor disconnected.
He was not technically a scholar: but he
had read a good deal. ana 70 good pur-
pose. His respect for the average com
mentators was not high. and his tastes
and training We're not such as 20 put him
in sympathy with such commentators a.
Olshausen and Ellicott: and Vet he hal
real respect for scholarship. and high
estimate of its importance TO Baptists
lie was not conspicuous as student OF
books: but ne closely studied men ana
things lie mad made himself master Of
n correct and forcible English style: and
his knowledge even Of the nicetes Of his
mother tongue was far beyond that Of the
average educated man." that is 70 say.
the college graduate lie was especially
fond OF pathological questions. and. in
discussing them. would often surprise his
friends by exhibiting home-spun knowl-
edge and a linguistic insight and cute
ness rarely found amongt those who are
technically called students
His wit was his most obvious charac.
teristic. II was not precisely like the
wit of any other man whom ! have per-
sonally known nor do the famous En-
gish humOrists furnish an exact parallel.
II pressed for a comparison. ! should say
II was Ike Sidney Smyth's Favored with
a dash Of Tom Hoods
As a lefter-wrtor ne was remarkable.
and his letters frequently betrayed his
quaint humor. During the war. Rev \
L. Dickinson once had on hand n supply
OF the famous "killikinick" tobacco. and
promised to send Bro. b. a fvo-pond
package TO he divided with Mr. John
Hart. The package was slow In com.
ing. so Bro. BrOaddus wrote letter I'm
verse. reminding Bro. y. OF his promise
The last stanza ran thus:
80 come on Alfred r.,
For John Hart and me
And send II a. soon as YOU can:
And then as We smoke
Wen say without joke
That Alfred's mighty nice man -,
This brought the tobacco. whereupon
Bro. Broaddus wrote Mr. Hart the FOL.
lowing note.
''My dear Brother Hart.
Come up ana get part