Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-08
Doe HILL, HIGHLAND, Va,


Mr.. Editor Although not a subscriber, yet
am reader OF your paper, being only So
journer here for the present. l see you have
no correspondent from this part of the coun-
try; if acceptable | will give you the news Of
this section while [ remain here. -
: We have no local news of interest except
that there has just closed a revival Of religion,
which resulted in 81 accessions to the church.
Last March, the congregation worshiping here,
hired Rev. VIM R. McNeer of the Baltimore
Conference M. E. Church, South, to become
their regular pastor and to take charge of Oak
land Academy at this place. Under his pas
toral care the church has steadily grown in
numbers and religious experience The Sab
bath School, under the Superintendence of DR..
II. Ell. Jones, has been a great success and is
one of the best Sabbath Schools to be found in
the country. The children under his care have
all learned to sng-it would do you good to
hear them-it is model school, But no less
success has attended the labors of the Acad-
emy am sure land hope | will be pardoned
as am one of the students), that no set of
students have accomplished more in five
months than we have under our principal, and
he has the happy faculty of advancing students
more rapidly than any man | know Of, and yet
he never suffers student to pass over thing
until he thoroughly understands it. He seems
utmost capacity, and they have learned to do
it. He stirs US early-he stirs us late-that is,
he stirs US all the time. The experience of all
is, that they never knew how to study before.
[ can say from experience. that young man
can do no better in any school preparatory to
College than here. The discipline is fine, firm,
but mild. Every young man is treated as a
gentleman until he proves himself unworthy of
such treatment A better society is no where
to be found-no profanity-no Drunkenness
no inducements to young men to become I'M
moral, but all influences are in an opposite di-
rection. Nearly every citizen is church mem
berthe entire school are church mem bers-
preaching every Sabbath-prayer meeting
twice week-one by the young men, Where
could young men find a better situation. And
then the charges are so much below what they
are elsewhere For 10 calendar months $1l0
pays all expense, which is nearly eleven school
months. Should young men short of funds
desire an education, here is their chance The
| school is now full (4O students), but the second
session now opens in March. The present
session closes February 18th. Examination,
oath, 25th, 26th and 9th. Exhibition 2Sth.
Come out Mr.. Editor We will give you cor
dial welcome and plenty to eat More anon.
W. r. MAUPIN.
P. S.-If there are any young men or ladies
lege, they cannot do better than come here. If
they desire any information they can get it by
addressing Rev w. r. MCNEER,
Doe Hill, Highland county, Va.
The Pope of Rome, thoroughly and COM
pletely dethroned and deposed and divested OF
regalHy as he has been by the vicissitudes of
the war in Europe, is not only the most fortu-
nate of the victims of revolution and change,
but is really to be congratulated upon the issue
of events as far as they relate to his personal
condition and comfort He is deprived of his
temporal power, which was merely nominal, OF
no earthly value or Importance, and source
only of delusion and vexatious embarrassment; !;
but is left in the clear, undisputed and unin-
| terrupted enjoyment of his spiritual supremacy,
which is undisputed, unmolested and protected
even by the powers which have succeeded him
In the civil dominion His position as the au-
gust head of Catholicity is not only not to be
disturbed but it is to be augmented in power
and increased dignity and in the respect of the
faithful. His residence in the Vatican, which
is In itself almost an empire, Is not to be dis
turbed, and loyal homage, profound venera-
ton, and jealous respect as high pontiff, from
whose intaible authority there is no appeal,
will await him in the exercise of supreme pow
er in the Church of which he is the undivided
head while from the tolls and trials and vex-
ations of civil and political life he is happily
exempt. The excision of the Church from the
civil authority will augment its dignity and its
influence, while the separation of the State
from ecclesiastical control will strengthen its
legitimate powers and advance the cause of
popular freedom and independence. Boston
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