The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-16
Tor the Anderson Mtelligencer.
A TRIP TO THE NORTH.

TO them NO more till meet in the spirit land
yet shall not forget their kindness received
there, and shall bear away with me grcatful re-
collection of the same
After the whistle and all aboard found myself
comfortably seaed-going rapidly along the mar
gin of the beautiful Delaware and the iron horse
did not appear to show any symptoms of tsstigue
from its travel
We passed net far from Princeton, where is
located one of the oldest Colleges, and one
unsurpassed in great usefulness, by any In
the land. DR.. Witherspoon from Scotland pre-
sided over it before and after the breaking
cut of the Revolution. He took prominent
part in the deliberations Of the leaders of our
Colonies, and directing the destinfes of our coun-
try. Many young men from the South have been
educated ct that venerable seat of learning, who,
afterwards, became ornaments to our country, and
trusted leaders in the councils of the nation. Dr.
Witherspoon was Presbyterian minister from
Scotland. Rev. Samuel Davis of Virginia, one of
the most eminent Presbyterian ministers of that
or any other nge also presided over it, and his in
fuence for good was as widespread as the extent
of our country When was there in 1881, the
strong granite walls of the College edifce carried
the scars on its 'front.' received during the contest
of the Revolution. Rev. Ashhe Green, DID,, was
the President of this far-famed seat of learning,
when Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin, graduated.
He was one of Georgia's ablest men at the bar, on
the bench, and in the church. These venerable
men are gone from the scenes of their earthly 10
bors but their works do remain. The fruits Of
their precious labors will never perish. DR.. With
erspoon once, when Moderator of the General As
sembly, looking over the body, said nearly every
man in it had been under his instruction DR..
Green, during the conflict between The new and
old school divisions of the church, was requested
to give history of The church in days gone by,
briefly that it might shed light the controversy
then going on. He arose gravely, looked around
upon the body, and remarked, before he gave the
minded him of an old tree standing alone where
once forest Stood and he did not know why Di-
vine Providence had spared him so long, while the
entire generation had all passed away but himself,
unless it was 10 relate the historical feots he
then called upon to communicate. The: fame of
President Davis has gone beyond the OCEAN
.'Thcre were giants in those days"
am free to admit that many Of the present
century appear to stand upon the shoulders of the
former. This is cmphaticaly al age of invention
and enterprise, and improvements in many respects
connecting distant points together by iron rails,
steamboats, sc. Business is nov carried on upon
larger scale than formerly; there is more wealth
o1,,,b b1o
and enterprises, than in days long gone by. But
this age requires balance wheel 10 regulate many
of their movements.
While the nge referred TO, they made ripe schol-
ars there soundncss and depth Of learning
which told upon that generation Then those who
had drank deep at the fountain os human learning
were not so anxious for distinction for new dis
covcries and really did not seek to ride into no.
lice and power, either political or theological, rs
many do at the present day.
AT this place is q Theological Seminary This
is the mother of all The Theological Scninares of
the Presbyterian Church in the United State .
Many of our Professors, of similar institutions in
our country, drank at this fountain. Few men.
who preceded and came after Drs. Alexander and
Miller, who laid the foundation and reared the su-
pcrstructurc OF this school of the prophets, were
their suprriors. or ever their equals. In strength
of intellect, learning, and sound thorough thcolog-
ical learning, they were pre-eminent; and pure
healthy stream has flowed out from this fountain,
that has refreshed and gladdcncd the churches of
this sunny land. This Seminary with its able Pro-
fessors, stood as strong wall Of defence against
in6deliiy and the various new forms of error
hcresies and anaticism, that has deluged parts of
the Northern church. These, and many other
BILE friends eff sound learning and religion, now
rest quietly in their cemetery. Theyery sight Of
the monuments that mark their last resting place,
ought 10 rebuke many itching cara and lovers of
fanaticism and novelty.
In This cemetery also lie memwho have obtained
notorety in different direction. Among them is
Aarcn Burr, man of giant intellect, finely educa-
ted, and of unbounded ambition. His pious parents
were taken away by death when he was child,
and then he was taken and raised by pious rela-
tive, who humored him and petted him with his
own youngest son, who was about the same age,
but did not use the same firm discipline with them
as he had done with his elder children; al of
| whom became pious and respectable. Seeing the
waywardncss of his son and Burr he became con-
vinced of his error when it was too late; and in q
conversation with friend on the subject of train
ing up children remarked, 'that maple sugar gov
ernment was not the best method of training chill
dren." What on ornament and blessing he might
have been to any country if his fine intellect
thorough education, and naturally polished man.
ncrs, had been turned in the right direction. The
amount of good or evil such man may do is in
calcuable, and can never be fully comprehendcd
till the judgment day. The latter part of his life
was spent in gloom and darkness, and it is not
known that any light or comfort cheered his path