Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-23
SKETCHES OF PRESENTER Az AIsIsrERs

SKEFCHE5 OF PRESBYI ERl IN MINISTER'S.
writer ID the Charlotte o. - B Lain, CIV The
following personal sketches .nobg otse , Ct The Pse-
hy,eriAn clergJmen ia a;tendasc5 up,l tho Gsuarsl
Assembly recently in ssssion in tAat plaee:
JOHN LKYsgRs, D D.
From Richmond, Va, the Secretary Of be Committee
OF Publication AID EluealoD is scmexh.. below tho
ordinary stature He has large head, and 6Be,
open intellectual expressive face, AID seonn gy about
the age Of forty five f;y. lie il said o strongly
resemcie Garibaldi the famous Italian General Is
exceedingly compsnohaoIe and r.ta6ls aud Ia very
acceptable preacher add fac Platform speakeF Ia
everything that constitutes the Christian gentleman he
is u,t the man for cultivated spgreca.lvs woman to
admire, and Ike the gentle Dssd niosa, ! have no
doubt, many has said in her heart would that
heaven had made me sICh man.
lie writes with ease AID pcwel ana hs Letters rcm
Abroad" comprising Greece and toe Holy Land, are
something out Of the ordinary routine Of hinge,
which are often mere extracts tIom guide books but
he, the contrary, has seen Win his own eyes, and
given The result OF bis observations ia charming Nay.
NOSES D. Hoer, D, qe
From Richmond, Va. had Imagined him to be above
the middle age, aud surprised TO ese 10 younga
man, locking about thiryf or forty. 60 has DARK
complexion and wears a iiil beard. Be j. a man Of
than ordinary ability with superior cul vaton--
His manner eeems somewhat studied, though not
amounting to affsc;a,H. he Il Understood be en- ia
miar terms with tho leading members OF tie Conicds
rslo AdisnisIatcn, and to exercise Nh-losome IN
auence in that direction. He has distinguished hincelf
by successfully running tbe blockade 10 prceu from
the British aud Fofeign Bible S,ci,ty, me Wod OF
Life FOR tho people and sclders OF the ConfeceFscy
R. L. DABSEY, D. d.,
Il Professor in the Ueion theological Seminary of
Virginia He is decidedly the eJirit Of the As
semoly He Is considered MOI only ons OF the Glos.
talented and learned Of Vrgrias noble ccns but orc
of toe most useful HIS power lies in lhe successful
t.>,n vnfvo Eav .It
tso little regarded and tee little cultivated that Of
tsachng them think. He has written AID is about
to publish the life Of "Sonewall jackson" as tho re-
quest Of the family and friends Of that ncble General
W.. S. WHITE, D. D.,
or Lexington, Va is probably the oldes5 minister in
the Assembly, with fine head and beIsvslsnt counte-
hsncs Il. was the Pastor Of the cssbrate5 G.uersl
T J. Jackson, and admitted hip 10 BIZ. shu g. HIS To-
flsnce and testimony in bshslt Of the union OF the
New School was invaluable.
wX. BRowN, D.,
OF Richmond Va lie the editor OF tie "GtntrGi Pres
byterian" he has fine face apd asrteap.e utnnsr
He was rot a member of the Assembly, eus / was in
terssted In him being the husband OF TO faF-sGed
Ars Brown, who, With marvellous energy and benevo-
Ience fluids ways and DO everything fo eVery.
body thus rendering herself angel Of mercy TO
chspains aad soldiers.
raw. = =. LACY,
OF Virginia, is chaplsin in Lees army. He waT, be-
fore the aur pastor OF church in Frankfort KY "a
ter ihs war broke olI, he bad charge OF a cbu,eh in
Fredericksburg, Va. he is Of middle egg, Nth
reddish hair and whiskers add with open manly face
aud agreeable manner. H. erjlys the sp,ca aVsr Of
Gen Lee, and the -intniais -tlend OF Stgnewah
Jackson. De dil vered eulosy up ais he aud char
Tuesday night to large aud Gpprscstlye
dience. Tie wife OF Gen. JACKSON Eas present. This
lsyo aud admiration tie General rendered hun en-
hu,iaato and be spoke with gtsa! lderless AID pa
thoe, depicting msny in his vita
ole power and elcqueDci. IL il always ETsnd tilht,
to sre noble man erthu,iss.c.y ezgasee il good
CAUSE, bat when he denies hleseif iie comforts Of
hose and voluntarily the hsfSssi OF the SOL
def-comforting he il etaa poaang tbs dying TO no
Saviour, preaching sic Gospel 70 inc oot ut, thus
va kcg in tae foOssops o. his Divine Mss.or, 1t oe-
comes sublime, aud seem 10 hear, s-d,s I'D to him,
the Il.ldit, swell done, good anG fLfhsul sclyanl,
enter thou into he JOY Of ihy LORD"
REPORT OF TEE KILLED AND WOUNDED OF
TIRE BATTALION WASHING ON A&tiLLERY
DUR M THE ENGAG sESIS OF NAY i3sH, l4IH
AND l6ra NEAR DREHRY'S BLUFF.
HLADass BAIrALIos WASHINGTON ARrItLSAr,
hfy ~ 1864
lat Company, Capt 0wea commsadrg -kles-- +
Priy..es U Walden, Peyehaad, Go ohAnbals q
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