Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
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greo. ",yar between the states or VINO
4, biq own proper sphere, did more loI
,bo IND and cause hc loved so well 40
member OK the '1tichnond Ampuial'Vo
| 1oro.nltfce' he could be seen on every
oroaf battlefield. and in the hospitals
| sf,erwards. with coat or and sleeves ron
Cd ND. working untirins!y ana most eli,
| cicutlv FOR the physical ana sprltuai WEI
| far. ~ our soldiers. and his eloquent
| voira could be often heard IN the camps,
telling 10 immense crowds the 'old' olu
story Of jesus and His love.
After Gettysburg he spent some ~
In working IN the hospitals and predcHl"s ,
as occasion offered, in WinchesteI, nv
then. In charge # an anOuia"co e,,a
,.oii,od ninety miles 10 Stanton. some
rascal had stolen his coat Oh 'i'o ~,
and he reached HarTisonburs SUNDAY
rnorninf. in his shirt sleeves. with his sus-
| ,ordcrs strapped over his blue jeans
/ sbirt Srpposing that no one would recog-
! ,,fz. him i'm this garb. no slipped into the
| proehvterian church az the hour Tor
/ morning worship. Some one, however
| tod the pastor Of his presence, and ne
! m once insisted that Or. Burrows should
ureach for him. what, in this uncler-
| cal earb"' he asked.
"Ycs. these are war times, and we 90
not care for your dress" the pastor TO
piled. "Well. il your people can stand H.
suppose / can" the Doctor responded,
and. going into the pulpit. he preached
one Of the most powerful sermons Oh MS
life.
lie was with me just before the opening
OF the Virginia campaign OF lStl' ana nav
ing had him preaching three uihes d gay .
| / ono night told him that / had made APP
pointments for him 10 preach four times
tbe next dav. Look here, John VIII
liam" ne said. els that not pilinS it on
inst q LITTLE too heavsly?' NO my dear
Doctor" ! replied; 1T will be hard on
YOU but the campaign VIII open SOON
and many Of these poor fellows are near
ing now their last messages OF salvation
"AlI right" he said. with deep feeling
Il only wish that you could arrange foF
ne 10 preach six times day.
Eternity alone shall reveal now many
OF the 1000 OF Lees soldiers VINO pro-
fesscd 10 ind Christ In the camp were
led 10 Him through the powerful sermons
and seli-sacrincinS laboTS OF this noDle
OLD soldier OF tho Cross.
For many years he was corresponding
secretary OF tho Virginia Baptist Educa-
ton Board. which supported students for
the ministry. and he was most efficient In
that as, indeed, IN every good work. As
pastor, preacher, and denominauonal
leader he had few equals.
Rev. James =. Boyce. p. D.. LID. Of
South Carolina, the founder and for many
years the president of the Southern Bap-
list Theological Seminary. was one Of our
ablcst. most popular, and most efficient
leaders. luheriting large wealth. and
with large business interests always In
his charge. he was one of the ablest buSl-
ness-mcn this country ever produced, ana
would have made his mark as merchant
prince, q railroad magnate. or great
banker, but determining 10 preach tho
Gospel. he graduated AT Brown Univer-
sitv and at Princeton Theological Semi
nary. was all Of his life q hard student,
and rose to the very front rank Of our
ablest. best-equipped theolosians. Yet he
was very cmphatically "a man OF affairs
a leader among his people, and one who
brought things to pass. Indeed, II is not
too much to say that the original estab-
lishment and the subsequent resuscitatiOn
after the war of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary was due, under
God. to the untiring labors and able man
agoment of James =. Boyce. who literally
laid himself on its altar and sacrificed
himself for it's success. lie was ready
debater and a born leader, and no man I'm
the Southern Baptist Convention exertei
a wider influence than he
John Albert Broaddus, NJ. A., d. D.,
LID. Of Virginia. but from its opening,
I'm 1888. Professor Of "New Testament In
tempretation" and of "IIOmiletics' In
the Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, was the very first New Testament
Greek scholar. one of the greatech teach
ers and i'm my judgment, the greatest
preacher Of the century \ Master Of
Arts of the University Of Virginia at a
time when this degree from this Unver-
sity was the highest evidence of real
scholarship Of any degree conferred on
this Continent. he was an enthusiastic
student all of his life, and his scholar
ship was recognized in Europe as well as
I'm this country. Refusing again and again
professorships in prominent colleges with
large salaries. he insisted that he must
either be preaching himself or devoting
himself to preparing others to preach,
and so he chung to the seminary through
an of its struggles and put into il his
very life. Wherever he preached, whe-
Their in Charlottesville, Richmond, Louis
Vile, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, or New
York. he always attracted large crowds,
whom he charmed. touched, and thrilled
10y his simple presentation Of the very
marrow of the Gospel. J have heard him
i'm the Confederate army where there was
not q dry eye in the several thousand
bronzed veterans who hung enraptured
on his lips; ] have heard him At univer-
sity or college, when faculty and students
were enraptured; 1 have heard him be-
fore the Southern Baptist Convention
when he seemed almost inspired, and /
have heard him~before some country con-
eregations who were melted and thrilled
bv his wonderful power. ] heard him at
the Northern Baptist anniversaries, in
Washington when in a ten minutes
speech he so captured thrilled, and moved
the vast crowd that they made spon-
taneous contribution Of $1,000 to the semi
nary. although he did not ask for con-
tribution.
And have seen him upon various coca
sions. when he was complete master Of
the crowd, whom he swayed at will
When John \. Broaddus died we lost our
pearl Of learning" our greatest teacher
our greatest preacher, and our most eff
Client leader.
The books be published-"Preparatio
and Delivery of Sermons" History Of
Preaching" Jesus Of Nazareth" Com
mentary on Matthew" etc.--haye had wide
popularity in England as well as in this
country. and make us deeply regret that
he was not spared TO give us other books
which he had purpOsed writing.
But this paper Is already too long. and
I have yet only touched on very few
Of the dead leaders Of our Southern Bap-
list hosts who now number white mem
bership Of 709.
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