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The Old and New Testament student (v. 12)
The Old and New Testament student - v. 12 Author:William Rainey Harper Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: AMERICAN OLD TESTAMENT SCHOLARS: CHARLES AUGUSTUS BRIGGS, D. D. By James M. Ludlow, D. D., East Orange, N. J. Charles Augustus Briggs was born in New Y... more »ork city, January 15th 1841. His academical studies were pursued at the University of Virginia, from which institution he graduated in 1860. The war-drum of 1861 drew him to the ranks, and he marched with the New York Seventh Regiment to the defence of the Capitol. They who have known him in subsequent years can see in the stripling soldier the same quickly kindled enthusiasm and fearless devotion with which the now eminent scholar is accustomed to follow up his convictions. The years from 1861 to 1863 he spent in Union Theological Seminary, where his indefatigable patience and power of intense application, together with his keenness for detail and grasp of broad principles, attracted the notice of such masters as Edward Robinson, Henry B. Smith, and Roswell D. Hitchcock. His instructors did not hesitate to predict for the young student a career of eminence. Certain reasons led him to give the years from 1863 to 1866 to business with his father; devoting, however, all leisure hours to the pursuit of his favorite studies. In 1866 he went to Germany and entered the University of Berlin where he remained until 1869, his scholarly attainments engaging the confidence and admiration especially of Drs. Dorner and Rodiger. Dr. Dorner's affection for his pupil lasted during the life of this venerable instructor, and his eager inquiries of Americans regarding young Briggs revealed the expectancy with which he watched the life of his favorite pupil. From 1870 until 1874 Mr. Briggs was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Roselle, N. J. But a different career was rapidly opening to him. The pen of the young country pastor was sought f...« less