The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
CONSERVATIVE OXFORD,
FAMED SEAT OF LEARNING.
Always Leader Promug eating Heas-Fi Inausurate
Movement for University Extension Reforms
Begun by Max Muller

English Here freedom OF faith claim d
martyrs in Cranmer. Ridley AMI Lat.nlvr.
Here John Wesley founded Methodisn
Here, again. the rltualistic reaction
originated that bore Newman and Man.
ming into the Church Of Rome. Here have
been clustered profound schoolmen and
sainted divlnes from nuns Scotus 10 Dean
Stanley. Oxford has given 20 philosophy
such minds as Roger bacon John Locke
and Bishop Butler; 70 English literature
a galaxy of distinguished names from
l.anriande. the author Of the visions Of
Piers the plowman" TO John Rusfin
Hale and Blackstone 10 the law, Adam
Smith to political economy. Christopher
Wren to architecture. Here England
trained for statecraft Cardinal wolsey.
Chatham, Peel and Gladstone Al OK
ford the Royal society was founded ami
the first English newspaper was issued
The most eminent divines Of England
are to be heard from time to time at
oxford Rev. Dr, Horton, Of Hampstead.
one OF the most scholarly and eloquent
OF London pulpit orators. spent several
weeks here last term delivering lectures
and occupying the pulpit OF Mansfield
college chapel DIR, Horton observes
marked tendency toward plain living
and high thinking In oxford undergradu-
ate life oxford" he says, lis much
better than II was a few years ago.
Men come Mp from the public schools
with more serious intentions than form
criy Perhaps this is due TO the infiu-
ence OF DIR. Arnold upon tho character
Of the preparatory school tenchins. AZ
| oxford the narrow, ritualistic tendencies
| Of Dr. Pusey's time have largely disap-
reared There Is now more effort In the
! line OF practical Christian work"
MAX Muller the Picturesque.
The most picturesque as wei, as the
most distinguished figure in the oxford
| life of today Is tho senior professor. DIR.
f. Max Muller, who has been resident
| Of oxford for more than fifty years. IL
would be difficult TO ind an example
OF more brilliant success In the records
| Of literary history. This native German
has given 10 India the Sanskrtt text OF It's
Rig-veda- He has opened 10 the English
! people more than one new department OF
! scholarly investigation. and he IL re-
/ sarded as well nigh the creator of COM
/ parative philology and the science OF Lam
| guage OF comparative mythology and the
science Of religions,
rpon assuming the chair of compare
| tive philology In 1861 Prof Muller de-
! clared that most 81 the feiowships at
! oxford were sinecnres, why" he asked.
should the grotesaua condition of CELL
hncy be imposed on a fellowship instead
| Of the really salu;ary condition OF no work
! no payG why should not some special
/ literary or scientific work be assigned to
each fellow whether resident in oxford
or sent abroad on scientific missions7'
| These bold words resulted IN radical
/ reform. "The oxford Of today says
: Prof Muller, in reply 20 an inquiry ne
10 It's distinguished characteristics, ia
| thoroughly devoted to teaching but too
| little 10 research. This criticism by tho
venerable scholar recalls his words OF
I more than thirty years ago: Let tho
university continue TO do the excellent
work which It does ut present rs .
teacher. but let u not forget the equally
! Important duty Of university. that OF
, a worker. our country has inherited tho
J intellectual wealth of former centuries.
and with Il the duty not only TO preserve
| 4, or 10 dole II out IN schools and uni
versitles, but TO increase u beyond tho
limits which Il has reached at pres-
eut Where there Is no advance there IL
retrosression--res is impossible for the
I human mind"