The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-17
MEMORIAL TO DR. HARDWOOD
SPECIAL SERVICE AT ST JOHNS
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Eloquent Eulogy by the Rector, Rev.
 Stewart Means, a Life Long Friend of the Deceased Eminent and Scholarly

| the Deceased Eminent and Scholarly
 New Haven Divine.
 At St. Johns Episcopal church yes
 terday morning the Rev. Stewart
 Means, who was for many years close
 personal friend of the late Rev. Dr. Ed
 win HarWood conducted service III
 memory of the deceased. There was a
 very large congregation of prominent
 people present who had been personal
 friends of the deceased during his ser
 vice as rector of Trinity Episcopal
 church.
 The sermon which was exceptionally
 interesting, was from the text Eccleci-
 astes thirty ninth chapter, first, second
 and ninth verses which read But he
 that giveth his mind to the law Of the
 most High, and is occupied in the medi-
 tation therof will seek out the wisdom
 of the ancient, and be occupied in pro-
 phecies. He will keep the sayings Of
 the renowned men: and where subtle
 parables are, he will be there also
 Many shall commend His understand
 ing; and so long as the world endureth 1t shall not be plotted out; His me
 morial shall not depart away and His
 name shall live from generation to gen. 1 eration."
 The speaker said that in the word
 Scholar" we have the whole story from
 the earliest until the latest hour. His
 was the scholars temperament; and
 because he was a scholar pre-eminent- l ly, the story of his life is mainly that l l,i tl,n ItMe i events are few and insignificant eX- ! cept in their relation to his inner devel- opment Rev. Dr. Harwood was born 1 in Philadelphia, August 21, 1922. He never was vain man and never made boast of his early studies but at the
 age of twelve had read among other I books the 'Colectanae Graeca Majora,' work of about 1000 pages of selections from the greatest of the Greek writ CTS.
 It was in these days that Dr. Har- wood laid the foundation of his wide classical knowledge. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1S40 when but eighteen years of age. In the autumn of 1S40 Rev. Dr. HarWood entered Andover seminary. The stua- ] was very remarkable and men seldom faced q condition more turbulent and chaotic. A great revolution was taking place in the spiritual history of Flu rope. Acting on a newly formed con- viction Dr. HarWood left Andover in 1S42 and entered the General seminary in New York. He was graduated from there in 1S44 and the following year was elected to take charge of Christ church. Oyster Bay, l.. l., remaining there until September of 1S46 when he became rector of St. Paurs church, East Chester. He later went to St. James church, New York, and after ward assisted in the organization of a parish under the name of the "Chnrch of the Incarnation He was but thir- ty years of age at this time and already a man marked for his ability and rare prom se.
 It wss turing these years in New York that he became so intimately as- sociated with the great Dr. Muehlen- berg, whose influence had much to do with Dr. Harwoods later career. It was at this time that his health failed owing to his many arduous duties and it seemed as if his career was ended but he was persuaded to go to Europe and there after q protracted stay his strength was regained. This was in many ways the most remarkable year of his life,
 The greater part of this year was spent in Italy. His classical knowl- edge, his fine taste and extensive read ing, his vivid and historic imagination gave to that land, rich beyond all oth- CTS in interesting associations and splendid memories, charm which he felt most deeply. In point of ability, scholarship, practical experience, high ideals and devotion to his work, he was, when he returned to this country prob ably without a superior of his own age. | He then accepted a chair in the Berke ! ley Divinity school al MiddletoWn. The ology with the history of the church in it's various aspects were his favorite studies. The amount of close, exacting and exhausting labor which those years at MiddletoWn represent is perfectly ! even to one who knows some thing of what hard work of that kind | means. After five or six years he re- signed to accept a call to the rectorate of Trinity church New Haven. This was in 1859 and until the day of his | death New Haven was his home and | the city never had a citizen more loyal | than he. He had in large measure the | spirit of a great ecclesiastical states | man and his eye was ever on the life of | the church and the forces that are nov ing or governing society.
 The establishment of the church con ] gross was more due to the efforts of | Dr. Harwood than to any other one | man. It was his idea. The part which he took in the church councils was a | prominent one and his presence was always felt. As to the man more diff ficult task remains. Tn Bacons phrase he was ''the fullest man I have ever known" The first impression which any one would receive in an extended with him would be, I think of his great intellectual power. His memory seemed sometimes almost mar velous in it's accuracy and this was only surpassed by the character of the things which he remembered. He knew more over a wider field, and knew 1t more accurately than any man [ have ever known. Truth to him was SO sacred that her garments must not le sOiled by slOthful lOr irreverent |