The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12
OAKLAND, MD. sArURIlAY FEBRUARY H. 1884,

brought III new people. new fashions
OF thought, of aspirations, of ambi
tions. A nearer view of the East.
withits adyanced civilization, culture
and refinement made our city a com
panionable place tor kindred spirits.
President Monroe came out to Union
town to see The far west and to in.
spect this great work of his admin
istration. have seen Gen. jackson,
Henry Clay, Presidents Harrison
and Tyler, Col. Dick Johnston, Vice
President. and Col. James X. Polk
on our streets and at our hotels over
night. And also Santa Anna, more
than once President of Mexico, and
Black Hawk, the great Indian war.
rlor, and his brother theAProphet. In
1874 l saw in pavilion on our
Dut,iic plaza that great Fsrenchmau
the Marquis de Lafayette, his son
the Prince DeJ@inville and their
dlgnified trayeling companions who
came to see our country, and pay
their respects 10 their countrymen
and our henored fellow citizens
Albert Gallatin and Commodore
Nicholson of New Geneva.
Under these favorlng cIrcumstan-
ces our Fayette county Bar, and
Forum and Pulpit soon exhibited
surprising develepmer Is of native as
well as imported talents. Hon. An
drew Stewart long member of Con-
greSs, was a peer amongst the great
men of his day, and U. S. Judg-
Thomas Irwin, and U &. Judge JOS.
Williams, and Jude Kennedy, of
the State Supreme Bench, and Judge
James Todd, of Gov. Ritner's Cabi-
net, and Judge Nathaniel Ewing anil
U. S. Minister r. 2. Flenniken, were
all members of this Bar, and many
other men distinguished for great
talents who were not in the public
service. The medical profession was
equally distinguished in this day by
men of talents, education and patri-
otism. Drs. Daniel and Louis Mar.
chand. DR.. Hugh Campbell, DIR.
Smith Fuller, and DR.. Daniel Stur-
geon, who fer twelve years represen-
ted the Keystone State in the United
States Senate, are some of the men
who served their generation in this
line of thought and culture. General
Henry w. Beeson. Hon. Andrew
Stewart, and host of smaller lights
led off in the political forum. They
gave written lessons and free lectures
were earnest, faithful educators o
the mRsses in the science of govern.
ment. 'as they understood it. And
of course we editors, like faithful
Aarons and Hurs, help up their
hands and encouraged their hearts
in the day of battle, and gave voice
like trumpet to their thoughts, and,
by way of variety, added some of our
own, with hearty Amen, SO mote
it be, to all they said that was right
and true. If it was not, we passed
it under the table and let them load
and try again. But it was in the
Theological field where the greatest
advance was made in educating both
the young and old, and elevating
the standard oil public morals and
social enlightment. Uniontown. now
made easy of access, was selected by
the geaeral Conference of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church as the site OF
her Western Theological Seminay,
and an eloquent Kentucky divine,
Rev. Henry B. Bascom was chosen
President. assisted by large and
talented crops of Professors. They
occupied the buildings of Madison
College for several years in this way,
and hundreds of earnest young men
were educated here, many of whom
entered the ministry and became
useful men and shining lights in the
church and the world. These men.
young and old, were all earnest
workers for the truth, and under
the preaching of such men as Presi-
dent Bascoin, Charles Elliot, j. H,
Fielding, Thomas M. Hudson, j. G..
SAMSON, Charles Cook and George S.
Holmes. a revival of unusual power
commenced in 1923, and continued
through quite number of years. II
reached all the Evangelical church
organizations oyer a wide field, and
added, in the aggregate, thousands to
their communions. 1t was here, and
in these precious times of earnest
enquiry for the true way, that the
Methodist Protestant church was
horn, under the leadership of Rev.
j. G.. Sansom, Rev. George Brown,
Charles Avery and many other dis
tinguished divines. And. without
injury to others, this young branch
of the church has accomplished a
great work, and now holds in its
communion perhaps more than a
hundred thousand members. And