. The life and writings of Rufus C. Burleson, containing a biography of Dr. Burleson by Harry Haynes; funeral occasion, with sermons, etc; selected "chapel talks;" Dr. Burleson as a preacher, with selected sermons. d lecturing on homiletics. Mydear brethren, I wish to say in all kindness and love, this is asad innovation on the laws and usages of Baylor Universityfor forty-six years, and by which the school has achieved itspresent glory. I solemnly fear that great evil will resultfrom such an innovation. But to decline, and dissolve my connection with Baylor,for which I have toiled for forty-s
. The life and writings of Rufus C. Burleson, containing a biography of Dr. Burleson by Harry Haynes; funeral occasion, with sermons, etc; selected "chapel talks;" Dr. Burleson as a preacher, with selected sermons. d lecturing on homiletics. Mydear brethren, I wish to say in all kindness and love, this is asad innovation on the laws and usages of Baylor Universityfor forty-six years, and by which the school has achieved itspresent glory. I solemnly fear that great evil will resultfrom such an innovation. But to decline, and dissolve my connection with Baylor,for which I have toiled for forty-six years, and sacrificed$18,000 inherited from my father and father-in-law, wouldbring irreparable damage on my life purpose of founding a De. RuFUS C. BuKLESOiS. 465 great Baptist university. I ^^all, therefore, accept the posi-tion assigned me and give it a fair trial, and do all in mypower to advance the glory of Baylor respectfully, EUFUS C. BURLESON. When the reading of this letter had been concluded, theTrustees knelt, while Dr. Burleson led in prayer. And thus,and there, and then, terminated his public career, in a spirit ofhuman magnanimity and flow of Christian love and 466 The Life and Writings ov AFTER-WORD. OKD MACAULAY said that while England couldboast of multitudes of literary men possessed of ahigh order of genius, yet she had produced but twowith great, original, imaginative minds. One of these wasthe author of Pilgrims Progress; the other Paradise Lost. So we say, Texas can boast of a multitude of great preach-ers, accomplished scholars and able educators, but has pro-duced but one K. C. Burleson. Some surpassed him in thepulpit, others were superior in scholastic accomplishments,and still others outstripped him in profound learning. But incourage, unconquerable loyalty to purpose, ability to make astanding place, marvelous capacity for work, in strength ofadministrative capacity, in the educational affairs of Texas,like Bunyan an
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