Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
sT0NEWALL JACKSON.

S1UNEWALl JACkSUN.
THE SOLDIER WHO PRAYED AND
FOUGHT WITH EQUAL FERV0R.
Some Interesting Reimbursement by |
Rev Florence Mccarthy, Chica-
go,s PIainspokcn Preacher.
Sixteen years ago when was COM
menciug to preach, was the pastor
OF the Baptist church III the village
of Lexington, in the valley of Vir-
ginia, the seat of the Virginia militia
ry institute and of what is now called
Washington and Lee university. A
more beautiful and romantic spot
than Lexington cannot be found.
The village, and indeed the whole
country is Il succession Of beautiful
hills which gradually swell into lofty
mountains, encircled at their bases
with glcns and grottoes and rivers of
crystal broken by waterfalls and cas-
cades without number. A few miles
to the east, the Blue Ridge, like
wall of clouds, extends from north to
south as far As the eye can reach. Aud
on the west numerous mountain
peaks rise above the general outline
Of the horizon. a few miles to the
suuti, ia the famous natural bridge.
The foliage and forests of the whole
region are beautiful. the air is always
crisp and salubrIous, and the sur
roundings just such as would stir the
heart of poet To the very depths.
Sixteen years ago the village of
Lexington was place Of some $500
inhabitants, and to all appearance
had been finished some twenty years
earlier. The binding Of new house
| was almost an unheard-Of enterprise.
| There WAS no railroad nor telegraph
nearer than Stanton, about twenty
five miles away; and stage coaches
were the hest the people ever hoped
for. On walking the streets the ap-
pearance OF the place was by no
means attractive, but when we look
ed down upon it from some neigh
boring hill, its snow white houses
and church steeples embowered in
green, looked like a srene in some
fairy land. One of these points Of
view was the site of the two imstitu-
tioms of learning TO which referred,
and which. with spacious grounds
around each, stand side by side, the
pride Of the place. The village has
been called the Athens of Virginia,
and certainly contained some of the
most learned and some of the most
aristocratic families in the state.
When | became pastor in LeXing
ton, Maj. Il. j Jackson was, and fol
several y cars had been professor il
the military Institute. What his de-
partment was lnever knew, but ht
was not the principal of the imstitu-
tion, and by no means the mos
; prominent teacher. l was not per
. sonally acquainted with him. but h,
was sometimes i'll my congregation
l saw him constantly, and 1 rcmem
Der distinctly his reputation at the
time the war broke out aud his mar
velous career commenced.
Most people at the North woult
be somewhat surprised to know
what the personal appearance OF thi
great man was. Jackson was abou
t six feet tall, very lank and long
+ limbed,
, LARGE-BONED, LOOSE JOINTED AM
, FLAT-FOOTED.
When lie walked it was with long
mcthodical stride, and accompanie
with leisurely, pendulum-Iik
Z, swaying of the arms. He wore
military cap, the visor of which meal
ly touched his nose, and his eye
seemed always fixed on the grount
When L knew him he always wOr
a which concealed the lower part c
I, I Il; a
c meeting him one day Oh the iirs
8 Bail Run battle field, the day alte
/ the battle, aud getting view of hi
e mouth. The mouth is usually
e great index of character; but anyOn
would search Jackson's mouth j
vain for any sign of greatness. Lii
lips were thin and red, his upper Ii
short and tie corners of his mout
slightly upturned; the whole mout
expressing in most unmistakabl
way a vast amount of sweetness all
gentleness, but giving no hint {
courage, endurance, perseverance, {
any sort of genious. Jackson's voie
was like his mouth, very soft, kindl,
and fnarticulate, sometimes like
faint jabber. His forehead, nose All
chin were prominent, and correspou
more with his character. 1t is pre-
ty safe to say that while his appea
amce and carriage were somewhat e.
centric, his looks were entirely dest
tute of anything Msfingue, and thu
he passed for an ordinary lookir
man.
The most prominent trait in JAG
sons character was
HIS PIETY.
He was II member of the Prcsbytri
AZ church in the village and was VT
known AZ an humble. cOnscientiOu
Z. devoted and consistent Christis
man. lie was not Snly a constant a
tendaDt on preaching. but Il consecr
~ ted teacher of = class of negro ril
IL dren in the Sunday school, an exhor
y or in the prayer meeting. and II sy
e. teHatic and mIniIicent giver to evel
AZ benevolent object. In illustration
IT. this point II ia related that IL dav
IL two after the first battle OF Bull RI
y the whole village collected at Il
III stage stand in 4 storm of eXcitemen
20 awaiting the news. When the sta!
10 arrived and the mail was opened
e was announced that DIR. White, q
III venerable pastor of the Presbyteria
CnuTcH, WHO WIS present, nau fecel
Di ed a letter from Gen. jackson. III
'p doctor mounted the stand. arrange
&c his spectacles, broke the envelOp
v and proceeded to read to the anxiol
N crowd the momen,ous document.
3, ran somewhat as follows: "Dcar Pa
al tor: We had Il battle yesterday. f.
~ closed please 1ind check for 500, b
ot ing my subscription for foreign mi
III siOns now due" And the ferYcnt T
ic ETY. seemed 10 deepen during his Ii
l. in the army. His hours of pray
l. while in the tented field were o
10 served with singular faithfulnes
te The old negro who was his body Sc
he want in the field, declared that
III could always tell when there was g
e. ing to be any heavy fighting by Il
Il constancy with which his master ga,
:. himself to his devotions. And Jac
Il, sons humble faith in God shone for
ic the brightest in his diving momel
u. For, after receiving his death ouu
" when all about him were uverwh hell
I. cd with grief, he played the part
Up comforter, and constantly cxcIaimc
iS al nil all