New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23

Grant. for instance: OF Bryant, Lowell
Froude. Max Mueller. Justin Mccarthy
Goodwin Smith and many others. Ana
he is a vivacious descriptive writer on
his European travels.
Moses Colt Tyler was born on Au-
gust 2. 1885 at Griswold. Conn, the
son of Captain Elisha Tyler n veteran
of the War Of 1912. According to the
elder Tyler:
Il Is the voice or tradition that Iuing
the early settlement of New England
three brothers. named Nathaniel. Abra-
ham and JOB. coming from England
landed at Plymouth. and after little
delay seated themselves on log, par
took OF their refreshments. arose. en-
braced and kissed each other. then each
went his way. and II saith That they
never met again. This was about 1862.
one brother settled in Virginia. and
became the progenitor OF President
Tyler. Another settled in the New col
ony. the third, job, in Andover From
him was descended. I'm the eighth gen
Grafton, the author OF the History or
American Literature During Colonial
Times" the Literary History Of the
Revolution" life of Patrick Henry.
and several other works. among them
his earlier book on physical culture, the
"Brawnville Papers"
Moses Tyler was brought up by his
father with incessant reminders OF the
fact that he must make his own way
in the world. He began TO DO so at the
age of fourteen. Three years later he
was able to go to college first 10 Mich
igan University for a year, and then 10
Yale. II Is at this period. I'm 1854, that
his photographic record begins. with
letter 20 his aunt. In 1856 the young
man stumped Michigan (his family was
now living in DetroiD as campaign
speaker for Fremont In the following
year he once more made the long trip
from New Haycn to his home in order
20 bid farewell to his dying father. He
was graduated in 1851, beginning I'M
at the Yale Theological School, and
going subsequently 10 Andover. Al
Yale he made the acquaintance Of Dr.
Andrew -. White, the first of the
in the course of his career.
The photographic record becomes
consecutive with Tyler's letters TO his
mother while at the Yale Seminary.
His subsequent career as educator.
lecturer and historian is still sufficient
~ well remembered TO be passed over
here with briefest comment. His health
breaking down from overstudy early In
life, he turned from theology TO phys-
cal culture. which he practised and
taught both here and in England. with
excellent results to himself and others
He was appointed professor of English
language and history in the University
Of Michigan in 1867 was literary ed
itor Of THE Christian Union" In this
city during 1S73-'74, returned TO his
professional chair in the following year
and held it till 1881, when he accepted
thS piOAtSSOIsiID Oh american history
at Cornell University. which he occu-
pied till the day of his death, in 1900
He was ordained a priest OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Church in 1883, but
never held a cure. His connection with
the American periodical press began
In 1863, during his first visit to Eng
land, when he contributed articles to
The Independent"
These pages abound in quotable pas
sages. There is here, for instance. a
striking comparison between Spurgeon
and Beecher. much to the disadvantage
of the famous English preacher:
Sturgeon has absolutely none Of Beech
er's breadth Of philosophic thought and
ideality and spiritual creativeness Con-
sequently his prayers are commonplace
straightforward and rather dictatorfai
hortations to somebody called God but
utterly destitute Of the soul-ltfting sim
phcity pathos and poetic beauty of
Beecher's, that exquisite, wonderful. en-
pyrean spirituality and tenderness Of
hlisl reverence which make one Of