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Dr. Henry M. Baftenhouse
Dt·. Henry Martin Battenhouse, 74,
professor of Englis h literature at Florida
South ern College a nd author of several
books , died at his residence 623 Chatham
S treet, Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Battenhouse's teaching career was interrupted
last s pring when he was hos pitalized by
a stroke.
Dt·. Batte nhouse was born in Fra nkfort, Ill., on Augus t 27, 1885. He began
his teaching career in 1917 as a n ins tructor of English at Wesleyan College and
in 1919 b ecame assistant professor of
Biblical literature at Dickinson College
in Carlis le, Pa. In 1920 he became associate professor of English and Biblical
literat ure at Pennsylva nia State College,
serving there until 1928 when he moved
to Albion College.
He was an ordained minis ter in the
Methodis t Episcopal Church a nd dudng
the years 1909-1917 served a s pastor in
Chicago, Nevinville and Emerson, Iowa,
and in Denver, Colo., later he became a
member of the Detroit Conference, retiring in 1952.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sarah
Louis Krill Battenhouse, to whom he
was married in 1909; three sons, Roy, a
professor of English literat ure at the
University of Indiana, in Bloomington,
Ind., Ralph, a chemistry teacher at
Bil'lningham, Mich., high school, and
Rev. Paul Battenhouse, a Congregational minister at Long I sland, N.Y.;
and one da ughter, Mrs. E sther Field
of Louisville, Ky.
A me morial service was h eld at College Heights Methodis t Church where
he wa s a member. Dr. ChaTles T. Thrift,
Jr., president of Florida Southern College gave a tribute to Dr. Battenhouse
and Bishop Mars hall R. Reed conducted
t he set·vice at Edgerton, Ohio.
11 'f'- ,
Battenhouse Receives Acclaim
From Critics for Recent Book
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Jl.r Ellen Green e
t he ele menta ry t h emes of our Chris·w r iting in a wo1·ld of chaos where ti a n faith, the mes which furnish the
men
:l womeu have a ll but lost per e nnial fountain of r ed e mptive
theu· _ditlt , Dr. Henry l\I. Batten- power. A s talwart be lie f is ' h ere evlwu se, professor of English, has set id enced in the fact or divine reve lafor th an in s piring philosophy of the tion. Th e author is bold e nou gh to
Christian foundations of our cu ltu re make mu ch of the Incarnation, the
in hi s recently publish ed a nd wide ly Ato ne me nt, th e Resurrection and
a cc laimed book, " This Seed of P e ntecost."
Faith." Thi s is the fourth publicaDr. Batlenhouse has not written
tion of Dr. Bat te n hou se, who is a lso a n e le me ntary book, but rathe r a
th e auth or of "The P hilosophy or book whi ch is concerned with fund a1'\ietzche, " " Th e Bible Unlocked," !llenta ls of Christian faith, a very
.:..nd "New T estament His tory and important theme in time of crisis.
Literature."
Le t t h e author speak for himself in
" This Seed of Faith" has been g iv- describing the book. " I haYe not
€n th e first place on the honor list of tried to write a th eological treatise.
"Th e Pulpit'' h aving been chosen the ThP. ch a p ter s are too informa l fo1·
September Book of the Month in that tha t, th e course of discu ssion too
m agazi ne. R ev ie win g the book in 1 unprem editated, the a n a lyses too un.. The Pulpit," Charles Clayton l\lor- exacting. Th e purpose of the study
ris on, editor of "The Ch ris tian Cen- is to l(liOW more or ou1· Chris tian
tury," says of Dr. Batten house a nd fa ith in its fourfo ld a spect, fir st, as
llis writing, " H e writes with the fin e r e lig ious experie nce ; second, as GosfP.e ling, th e direct in sight, a nd the pe l lega cy; third, as Christian theol'-llle digni ty of one whose mind h as ogy and fo urth , as revelation in hisJ)ee n chastened by his intimate ac- tory."
quain ta nce with the best in liter aThis i!> the essence of "This Seed
ture. This is beautiful wi'iting, e f- of l•'aith ," which minis ters, teache rs,
fortl essly bea uti ful. .. . He is a mod- layme n a nd t·ollege stud ents a like
€ rn mind ed sch ola1·. H e has com e will find to be vital study of wh at
t o his present convic tion throu gh lib- hum anity believes about the truth
era! sc holarship. So me ' liberals,' no and r ~ aiily of the Divine.
doub t, would disown him becau se he
"This Seed of Faith" h as been ·
is so un d ly and s ure ly or th odox. But twice rev ie wed in the "Michigan
t h eir<'
what I ca ll 'arreste d libe t·- Chri stia n Advocate," once by Dr. Eualis lr.. . 'heir liberalism has le d them gene All en , a nd once by l\Ir. P e llowe.
into a blind a lley."
lt has a lso r eceived the honor of beWi llia m C. S . Pellowe, r evie\\'ing ing na m ed one o[ t h e highly r eco mthe book in the "l\l ichigau Christian ill end ed books l>y the R e ligiou s Book
Advocate," s t a tes that " It deals with club.
MRS. SARAH L. BAT1ft~mf~E,
73, of t he M. J . Cla r k Memon~l :)tom e,
Grand Ra pids, d ied September ~0 \\~
St . .Mary 's H ospital in Gra nd Rapids followmg a s udden illness. Mrs . Baf6nhouse was the widow of Dr. Htlnr; M.
Battenhous e who was chairman of the
Depm·tment of Literature of Albion College for 24 year s . Previous to this he
had s erved a s a pas tor in the Detroi t
Conference. Upon retiring from Albion
Co llege they establi s hed a home in Lakeland, Florida, where Dr. Battenhouse '
was . in the Englis h Department at ~
!"londa Southern College until his death ~
Ill _1960.
Mrs .. Battenhouse was a m em- ti
bet of the F1rst Methodist Church of -~
Edgerton, Ohio, of it s WSCS and of t he ~
P.~.O. S he went to Grand Ra pids to
res1de a t t he J\1. J . Cla rk Memorial
Home in A pril of t his y ea r . She is s urvived by one daug htet·, Mr s . John R.
er F ield of Louisv ille K entucky;
one
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Gran~ey of
Edger ton, Oh10; seven brother s, L awre nce, Paul and Arthur K1·ill a ll f
E dger ton, Ohio ; Georg·e of Ashla~d Ohi~·
W~lter of Columbus, Ohio, Ir~in of
Bnstol, Tenn., and John Krill of Longmont, Co lorado. Funeral services were
held at t he Clark Home Chapel and
conduc~ed by Dr. James W. Wright of
t he F1rst Methodis t Chmch, Grand
ser vices w ere held
a t the F irs t Met hOhio, wit h
Gdlill&'rd'u•#\'llll~ulg. lntet·Cem eter y,
Battenhouse, Henry M.