The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-07-28
Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va, as
second-class matter.
C.oRREsPoNDENCE.
Letter from Missouri.

Letter from Missouri.
MeSsrS. Editors. Virginian travel
ling in the State of Missouri, finds much
not only to interest, but to give him a
home feeling. One Of the first things he
notices, is the fact that some of the best
churches are in charge of Virginia pas
tors, and many of the best members
cherish memories of childhood spent in
the old Dominion
Among those noticed during brief
sojourn in the State, is the Rev. George
Ley son of our former missionary to
Greece. He is acknowledged by all to
be an earnest, faithful, and successful man
in his work at Lexington, No. both as
preacher and pastor.
Rev. James Quarles, son of a faithful
elder of precious memory both in Mis-
souri, and Virginia, is doing great work
as Principal Of one of the largest female
schools in the State, located also at Lex
ington
DR.. Grasty, so well known in his old
State, is ranked among the very first
preachers in the State of his adoption,
and is also sustaining his character as
forcible writer
Rev. B. 7. Lacy is Just now without
charge. Though he bears the marks of
times touches, he retains much of his
old humor, and never preached with more
vlgor, earnestness, tenderness, and power
than he does now.
DR.. Rutherford, formerly of PETERSBURG,
Va, in his great and successful work in
st. Louis, is too well and widely known
to need mention here .
The list might be greatly heightened
with men in other callings, deserving of
more than passing notice One of these.
Mr.. Frederick T. Kemper, of Boonville,
is as remarkable for his modesty as for
his usefulness. He, with other sons of
the old Dominion, was trained at Marion
College in this State during DR.. Ely's
reign there, and came under the infu-
ence of such powerful Christian thinkers
and workers of that day as Gallagher. of
MISSOURI, and David Nelson, the author
OF a popular work on Infdelity. He
founded the Kemper Family School at
Boonville, nearly forty years ago, and
seems to be in the meridian of his influ-
ence now, having had over fifty Young
men and boys living in his family during
the past session, from ten different States
l recently heard this son of the old moth
er State repeat parts of a poem learned
IN boyhood, called, "Hampden Sidney 6y
Moonlight, and express wish to see It
all. AS many of your readers are ad-
mirers of that venerable historic college,
and would no doubt enjoy the poem, |
will enclose the lines as remembered,
hoping that you may be able to give the
entire poem and its history.
wish your valuable paper could be
read In thousands of homes in this west
ern country. It's editorials remind one
OF the trumpet tones of John Daniel. of
the R1chm1onod Examiner, of twenty years
ago. The themes are very different. but
the ring of the metal the same.
Have we not too many Church papers ?
Why cannot you and some of the others
unite in one grand quadruple sheet and
send your ringing tones all through our
Southern Church? The freedom with
which the young people of the present
day dlscus9 truths which their parents
were taught to receive and believe with
reverence and humility, requires to be
met with patient, thoughtful, and fearless
writing and preaching. Would not such
concentration Of power, as suggested
above, be a good thing?
Hampden Sidney Seen by Moonlight.
School Of the prophets, fair for thee
Hath nature hung her drapery.
Inc trembling aspen creeping vine,
ne lofty poplar mournful pine,
And deathless cedar garnish well
Inc Verdant lawns that round thee swell
And ne who now IS waking there.
Spending the waning night in prayer,
Or pale and weary Porine DER
The treasured tones Of ancient lore.
Is one who in life's dawn hath given
His life, his health, his all to heaven.