The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-05
TODAY IN HISTORY
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER S, 1910,
Birthday Of Two EmInents.

Today is the birthday Of two distin-
guished mcn--onc an EngIishman and
me me other an American The one was an
rTIsisn author. and parliamentarian; the
ohrg,oa, Dim"l ian American theologan and meta
Ply slciah. Ihey each accomplished their
work In their own particular way
about the same period. Horace WaIpolo
was reared IN the English court and was
% part OF that court for number OF
!ehrs' Ills education and his lfe's work
vas OF the character that Is fostercd un-
Ger Ger. such atmosphere. Jonathan Ed
MHTds; with very much less chance the
united chance that was offered to an
american OF the carly part OF the eigh-
'e&nlh T3l1 century arose To equal fame.
orators and writer's or his day. Edwards
WIS profound thinker rather than Il
orlii,iant mli,n orator: but an equally productive
and court life OF England In the time OF
me Georges. Edwards employed his pen
IN metaphysical dlscourscs and treatises
Inc Inc ono labored with subjects OF poll
tical Importance of his day the other
spent somc OF his best years as mis-
Si,nharS among the Indians. and wrote
d5lsicoIrses on the freedom of the will, %
deIending original sim and a brilliant
history Of the Redemption"
The work OF both Horace walpolc and
Jonathan Edwards WIS Of great Impor-
yanee mas IN me varied sphere in which it
whs confined Although they started
life only fourteen years apart. Edwar rd 5
having been born In 1903 and Walpole
IN Ila17. The latter lived to a ripe old age
Of so. while the strenuous work OF ED
wards in the New World was brought to
end when he was only SO. and still ac-
tive in his work.
Among the multitude OF works writ
ten by Walpole. those of which he owes
INC preservation of his name are his
letters. These will always be inter
es,ins as pictures and records OF the So
Though Walpole thought OF himself
rather as fine gentleman, who conde-
scended TO write than as a professional
author. the literary vaino of his Letters
Is very high, and sets him unquestionably
at the head Of English letter writer's.
I'd wards was pre- -emlnently religious
ably the most famous book in theology
mat America has produced. and one OF
ne most famous philosophical works Of
the world There was much that was
and he may be said TO have started a
distinct theological movement In this
country.
Sir James Macintosh. the eminent
Scotch philosopher. says OF Edwards
This roma rls bic man, the metaphy
sician OF America was formed among the
Calvinlsts OF New England, when their
stern doctrine retained Its vigorous au
thorlty His power. OF subtle argument,
perhaps unmatched. certainly unsur-
passed among men. was Joined. as in
character which raised his pIety to fervor.
He embraced their doctrine. proba bly,
without knowing II to be theirs True
religion, says he. in a great measure.
consists In holy affections To theologi-
cal students his works are almost inds-
pcnsable. The number and variety Of his
works show the intersencss of his indus =
try and the uncommon strength Of his
intellectual powers"
Following Edwards's ministry among
the Indians. and on The death Of his son :
ip-law. Rev. Aaron Burr the father OF
Aaron Burr. who afterwards became vice
president Of tho United States, hs wss