LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN ALBERT BROADUS BY ARCHIBALD THOMAS
ROBERTSON Trofessor of the Interpretation of the V ew Testament in
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ThAte is no life of a man
faithfully recorded, but is a heroic poem - Carlyle PHILADELPHIA
Bmetican Baptist publication 1910 Copyright IQOX by the AMERICAN
BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY Published May, x from the Society own
pees Si quis piorum manibus locus si, ut sapientibus placet, non
cum corpora exstinguuntur magnae animse placide quiescas, nosque,
domum tuam, ab infirmo de siderio, et muliebribus lamentis, ad
contemplationem virtutum tuarum voces, quas neque lugeri, neque
plangi fas est admiratione te potius, quam temporalibus laudi bus,
et, si natura suppeditet, aemulatione decoremus. Is verus honos, ea
coniunctissimi cuiusque pietas. Id filiae quoque, uxorique
praeceperim, sic patris, sic mariti memoriam venerari, ut omnia
facta dictaque eius secum revolvant, famamque ac figuram animi
magis quam cor poris, complectantur non quia intercedendum putem
imagimbus, quae marmore aut asre fmguntur sed ut vul tus hominum,
ita simulacra vultus imbecilla ac mortalia sunt forma mentis
aeterna quam tenere et exprimere, non per alienam materiam et
artem, sed tuis ipse mori bus, possis. Quidquid ex Agricola
amavimus, quidquid mirati sumus, manet mansurumque est in animis
homi num, in aeternitate temporum, fama rerum. Nam multos veterum,
velut inglorios et ignobiles, oblivio obruet Agricola, posteritati
narratus et traditus, superstes erit. TACITUS DE AGRICOLA. X
PREFACE their lives to it. No institution has had a nobler history
of sacrifice and heroism. It is enough to fire the blood of every
lover of Christian education. It iscertainly one of the great
achievements of our time. But the life of Doctor Broadus would be
worth the tell ing apart from his share in this high performance.
His personal character, accurate scholarship, original think ing,
marvelous preaching, matchless teaching, great wis dom, rare
personal influence, breadth of view, high ideals, and earnest
piety, mark him as one of the foremost products of American
manhood, one of the ripest fruits of modern Christianity. The high
praise here given will seem sober truth to the multitudes who felt
the joyous touch of his personal power and will be amply justified
to those who knew him not by the life story here unfolded. It is
not an exaggeration to say that he was the pride of American
Baptists and his influence is undying among us. The materials for
the early part of Doctor Broaduss life are not so abundant as for
the later years, and yet enough is known to trace with clearness
his childhood and to give a fair picture of his youth. He himself
began to jot down notes of his early days, but he could not find
time to finish them. A visit to the scenes of his child hood
revealed many points of interest concerning his boy hood. Enough
good material exists for several volumes. The selection has been
made on the principle of keeping Doc tor Broadus himself constantly
before us and from vary ing and progressive points of view. This
will explain to some why their letters are not used. Chapter X L
alone could have been made a whole volume. At every point in the
European and Oriental tour Doctor Broadus wrote careful
descriptions of surpassing interest. From Rome he sent some fifty
pages of discriminating criticism. So it was at Jerusalem, Athens,
everywhere, Besides the PREFACE XI letters there was the diary in
the Oriental part of the trip. Nearly all this had to be
reluctantly passed by and only the more personal parts introduced.
It would not be possible to recount the many courtesies received
from numerous friends, besides the family and other relatives, who
have gladly furnished material for this work. A general
acknowledgment of gratitude is here made. But I must acknowledge
special indebted ness to Prof. F. H. Smith, LL. D., for help on the
Univer sity of Virginia period, and to Dr. W. H...
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