character them waa now aa dial thousand were for laying die of a college of which it was that he should become the president no sooner was the plan and the list filled up than those ardent and men commenced the of the buildings of that which was afterwards ed by die and in compliment to those distinguished of england john and college having now completed his tour thus y undertaken daring die in whidi the were the he returned to the and connected himself as his venerable president and by ties even in and than those which die professor and pupil by marrying his eldest daughter a lady of great gentleness of disposition and amiable soon after this event he returned to virginia to take upon him the two fold charge of principal of die and of the church in both these he self with the greatest talents and address and fulfilled to those who had confidence in him their most sanguine his reputation both aa a pious and learned divine and an eloquent and every day increased and the attachment of his flock a students of the college to his person was and during the whole of his residence among them the and vehemence of his mode of preaching however added to his in die were too trying for a constitution which al naturally sound was not robust and in the course of three or four years health was great and his z of bit smith s succeeding die exercises of die became with thia appearance did not ai first his zeal or restrain his exertions but at he was found to discharge od in considerable quantities from his breast and it became necessary that for a time hb should from repeating this painful and dangerous experiment upon his lungs in order to his strength and recover his health it was thought advisable by his friends that he should retire for a season to a watering place among tha western mountains of virginia known by the name of the sweet springs which was just beginning to be held in great for the qualities of its waters on his way to springs an incident occurred to him which would not be worthy of an here except as it strongly to view the tenderness of that connection which between a good and his flock and may serve as an encouragement to the clergy to the cultivation of that of intercourse with the members of their communion which may lead to the formation of so ble to both parties during his journey to the springs he was one evening passing by a yard where an elderly lady the wife of colonel christian so famous in our indian wars was standing among her servants and as soon as she saw him she stepped forward asking pardon for her intrusion and begged to know if he was in any way related to that most worthy of all men as she said mr samuel his maternal uncle i consider him she continued as my spiritual father many many years ago no man was more dear to me and on seeing you as you were passing so strong a resemblance of his countenance struck me that i could not resist the impulse which induced me to make this abrupt inquiry however improbable or almost impossible it may seem to see any one of mr s relations in these remote ends of the earth mr smith informed her that she was not deceived in the had life of dr smith traced for that he was a near relation of mr and then stated the connection that between them forgive me my dear sir she continued with great earnestness if my affection for that good man me to urge you to pass this night as the day is far spent with my family i cannot help hoping to meet with his spirit in his perfect image and let me have reason to my god and for this unexpected interview which strikes my mind as a special act of his gracious providence designed for the consolation of one of the most unworthy of his servants tribute of regard and attachment whatever may be the difficulties and of the such a testimony of respect and affection from one pious woman an affection too springing out of so pure and sacred a fountain amply the for a life of toil when placed in competition with a sacred veneration of this kind for the memory of a good clergyman all the glory of the conqueror and the loud applause of the thoughtless multitude are but as tile dust of the balance it his memory his ashes and without producing the effects supposed to result from his to him its happiest rewards by his enjoyment in a future state of existence after a few weeks at the springs above mentioned mr smith found the of blood from his lungs to cease and the slow fever which attended it disappear on his return to hb family with recovered health new prospects opened to him in life and the way had been paved for his entrance upon a theatre in which the sphere of his usefulness would be extended and extraordinary powers he possessed be more displayed through the influence of dr who learned more to estimate the talents of mr smith in proportion to the intimacy of his connection with him a in the higher offices of the � of college he was invited of dr smith to return to the seat of his former studies and appointed professor of moral philosophy as it was known that this was his favourite branch of science and one which he had cultivated with the greatest diligence and success in the year therefore and th of age he received this appointment which was so well suited to his wishes and which introduced him into field of exertion in which he was eminently qualified to leaving his 