The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-09
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
LETTER FROM ,sTAUNT0N.
The Churches -Intcr esting Circumstance "A
billiard Club Visit TO stribIsnR Springs
Camp Meetings Row, &C. - -, -

r .seE ...sr iSTAUNTON, aug. %, 1Sil
The subject which Is engaging tho atten-
ton Of the Episcopalians: in this co1nmu.
nifty Mt present is the desire to fill The pulpit
Of Trinity Church, nude vacant recently
by the resi- gnation Of Rev. j. A. Latane,
who has accepted call to another field
An important meeting Of the vestryl will be
held this afternoon for the purpose Of con-
sidcring this subject. Already several min.
listers have been called, understand but
as vet the yestry has not succeeded in .se-
curing q pastor. The names OF the Rev.
Walter Williams, Of fredericksburg; Ghol-
con, of Georgia, and Perkins, of Kentucky,
are spoken of in this connection. On Sum
day morning the services were particularly
interesting. and a Richmopde der mi ghtalmost
imagine himself at home, to hear Dr.. Min
nioerode preach and Madame Rhul sing,
90 was the case with me. DIR! Minnigerode
is the guest Of Mr. A. F. Kinney, and will
remain here ms pastor Of Trinity Church
until the lat of September. There is an IN
terestipg incident connected with the death
or an old man who was greatly attached to
the former pastor. and which might mot be
unintcresting A young lady OF remarka-
ble beauty, who was in the habit OF visiting
the poor Of the congregation ana munster
inc TO their comfort, heard Of the condltloh
Of this old man, and, in company WIN Mr.
llflne. SlSll6u dnuoob
degrees from her own home and purse fur-
nishcd his humble home comfortably. Some
months AGO he was taken sick, and during
his sickness she was accustomed each Sum
dav morning to visit him before breakfast.
read the Bible, 60 through the service OF
the Church, and pray with him. Finally
he sent for her to come to him, as he be-
lieved he was dying. In company with her
pastor, she went to the bedside OF the poor
old man for whom she had done so much.
Relieving that his end was last approach
ing, he requested that the will Which he
had prepared should be read. This was
done and in it he had left all of his savings,
amounting to nearly S400. TO this worthy
and beautiful Virginia girl. After it was
read she said IS Oh, can't take that l
do not need it now. All that may have
done or said was prompted by another mo-
tive but will receive your blessing, and
the money let me give to the church.
This he decided to do, and 500 was given
to the Sunday school; the residue to the
church. Kneeling at his side, the old man
put his hands upon her head, gave her his
blessing, and died. This circumstance
would never have been known mad not the
superintendent of the Sunday school i'm
portuned the pastor. who finally gave the
name of the lady. And this is the sly lc or
| the Virginia girls in this section.
The PRESBYTERIAN church Is heing'htted
| m as q musical hall, under the direction Of
Miss Baldwin. A handsome new church
! for this congregation is now under process
of construction. .. ;. g.. III.
The Baptist Church is represented to be
lfiourishing. The pastor, Rev. G. B. Tay-
lor, has but recently returned to its charge.
He was the chaplain at the University last
year, to which place he went from Staunton
A billiard club, composed Of number
Of gentlemen of this place, has just been
organized.
On Saturday I drove out to Stribling
lSprings, which is pretty little place hid
away in the mountains, and just pleasant
drive from Staunton. About half the people
from this place are there. I counted as
MANY as twenty-nine members Of one fam
lily. There are also number of persons
from Richmond. Mrs. Marlborough, Mrs.
BossieuX. and others are Of the number.
1t Is not what one would call a fashionable
place, and is far from being gay, though
there are about seYenty.hre visitors, and
the number increasing.
Camp-meetings are all the rage in this
Ineighborhood just ROW. The whites are
Holding one near Weyer's Cave, and the
colored folks are also having one near the
town. Another will be held at Striblng
Springs next week.
| | am told that there was quite serious
difficulty near Weyer's Cave on Sunday, i'll
which man by the name of ZeiGler was
seriously injured Git is feared fatally by Il
blow which he received from bottle in the
hands Of man by the name of Boush.
| The weather is intensely hot here, and
| the farmers are complaining OF drought
| and short crops. NED.