The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-03
DIR. NOAH K. DAVIS
CALLED BY Death
Distinguished Scholar of Uni-
versity of Virginia Sue
cumbS to Illness
HAD BEEN FAILING
FOR MANY MONTHSs
Deceased was Third to Hold Chair
of Moral Philosophy at In
stitution-Story Of
Career.

Especial to The Richmond virginia..
LILLE. VA, May -
DIR. Noah Knowles Davis, the dis
-tfng utsiteti philosopher who for r. pe-7sss
riod of thirty-three years filed stne a
chair of moral philosophy at the Uni~g2
versity of Virginia, a worthy succees%s
sor to George Tucker and William
III. McGuffey died shortly after MON
Tuesday. He had been failing grad-#s
ually for months, The interment Will
take place either Wednesday Oe
Thursday in the University cemeteries
sketch of His Career.
Noah Knowles Davis was born M4yN
is, 1880, in Philadelphia. during ~
brief residence of his parents In thAa%
city. His father was Rev. Noah DAv11s
of Salisbury. Nd. and his motnse
Mary Young. of Alexandria, Va. M
ancestor, John Davis. came from Soutl
Wales and settled near Salisbury Mo-
His grandson was Daniel Davis, whA%
died in 1856, having been for forxys
years elder of the Salisbury Haptt~4s
church. He was the father OF Rev.
Noah Davis. who early became pastor
of the Baptist church in Norfolk. w.
After several years he removed tUj
Philadelphia, where he was placed lms
charge of the publication interests ~,
! the Baptists OF the United States. IN
Philadelphia he was mainly instrmS|
mental in establishing the Amertc9MS
Baptist Publication Society. In t6l9
service he died at the early age OF -
leaving his son, Noah. an infant ~,
two months old After a few ye1xnl
| his widow married Rev. John L. DA8Gsa
of Virginia. and the family moved t4E
Alabama, where the childhood OF Non4s
was spent, and where his preparatory
education WAS received.
/ At the proper age Noah X. Davis
entered Mercer University. in 9eOrx1nE
and graduated in the class OF I440l
| with the degree of Bachelor of Ax3g
] From his alma mater he AftexWakG
! received the degree Of Master ok Ax1r
I aud Doctor Of rhIloeophys Ea03<
4 University conferred upon him 6&
/ gree or poctofscf Laws xi11|
\ He spent some years In I'd
In preparation Ter HIS work ~ = k&aS
er. Howard College,. In AlabAma. then
1 called him to q chair, and he 49,
afterwards made principal OF the JuA-S
son Institute. He left Alabama Ia 14e4S
to accept the presidency Of Hsthx1s
College, Kentucky and while holding
his position he was called. In fg75. t0s
| the chair of moral philosophy In TN
University of Virginia Having cons
pleted the thtrty-third year OF hin nofrs
! vice at the University, and having
been invited to accept q life annuity
on the Carnegie Foundation. he rettf4
ed from active service July l. 1904.
As lecturer In the class room 1lRx
Davis had few equals In impAxttu&
instruction. He cared little for rh1@s
torie or for oratory, but was pf1@
/ found and logical; and his mAnne4S
were the perfect representation Of ~
| thoughts. being full Of Kindness aa&
marked with simplicity. directnesa md
honesty. The students attention WnM
secured from the first by the convios
ton which promptly arose that h11i
time WAS well spent.
1t is fortunate that DIR. Devils d3xE
! not trust to the heeting results u
oral lectures the excellent and prox
found ideas which he had digested o.
1 philosophy and its kindred f71nchx
OF intellectual science. His treattwS
on logic, philosophy and ethics -
4 the text books In more Than mr.
schools and colleges in the Uulfo&
States. In addition to the work ~
the class room. he delivered duf11
the past 20 years at the univessitt r.
/ Virginia upon Sunday afternoon H~5
lieal lectures, which have been 1I
means OF grace to hundre4s Of you
men. The substance OF these lectfr
has been embodied In two bO0E
Judas Jewels: A Study IN me NG$
brew Lyrics and The Story az 4fa3l
Nazarene in Annotated paraphrano 81
The University Y. NJ. C. A. owes M
preparatory and present strength IT.
large measure to the untiring effUrev
exerted by DR.. Davis during his y&sfn
of residence at the University.
DIR. Davis made many contribuflof
TO periodical literature and deliver6f
many addresses before literary ar1&nxs
tific and religious bodies. He WA ~
great reader, true friend and gentaN
companion. M n
On November a5. 1897, he naarriea
Miss Ella G. Hunt. of Albany. ca. 0n(0'
survives. with four chiidren--l1UN31S
Wilson Davis. Of Harrisonburx. Il
q prominent civil engineer; Areht6H3
Hunt Davis, a lawyer OF Atlanta f3SsS2
Mrs. Walter E. Brooks. OF Elyri& n
and Miss Clara Bell Davis. Of ChaSs n
llottesville. sss
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