Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20

erabie Divine Approaching HI
End-His Struggles and TrIumphl
How He HumbIed Two RabiC
Organs How He Won Conn
fort for His Declining Years
ST. JOhnss Day CeIebra'
tiOn Miss Fetter's Tribula.
tiOns and Prospects-Mrs. Sax,
toms t'Star" Nursery-marY Ander.
SON and Her Pa-The Doctor and
Ghe Ducats.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 16-The latest sensa
tionin business as well as society circles is the
case Of young White, who has just come tc
grief in connection with the theft of bond:
from the Fayette National Bank, in Lexington
KY. Henry White is so well known among
Louisville people and In fashionable Louisville
society that 1t seems like one Of our owr
young bloods gone SO sadly astray. Some
short time since box containing bonds to the
amount of $4,000, deposited in the bank by
MIR. Mcguire, wealthy citizen, turned uI
missing, and no clue whatever was to be found
to the thief. Young White, who was book
keeper in the bank. was quite as assiduous in
his efforts to ferret out the cuIprit as were the
other employees The theft was extensively
advertised, and at last notice wasi received
from the American Exchange Bank, in New
York, that two of the coupons had been pre-
sented there. The investigations thai followed
this information developed the fact that one
Dunlap, Cincinnati banker, had been the
purchaser
He bought the bonds from young man who
cyoxy N II
check on the Third National Bank for five
thousand dollars in bank notes, the supposed
Hardesty desiring the money in paper. He
was not identified, and, being unable to obtain
the money, came back to Dunlap, who in.
dorsed it, When the whole affair came 10
light. Dunlap came to Lexington. and being
brought race to face with the shrinking cul-
prlt, identified him at once as the guilty
Hardesty. The young man was admitted to
bail in the sum of five thousand dollars and
General w. I. Withers. the wealthy stock
raiser was his bondsman. White is the son of
PROFESSOR White, formerly the President of the
College OF Arts of Kentucky University The
young man himself has been a leader in the
social world, and no breath OF suspicion of any
kind has ever attached to him
The withdrawal of Dr. Stuart Robinson from
the pastoral charge of the Second Presbyte-
rlan church in this city is loss keenly felt.
and leaves vacancy which it will be difficult
w III. Inc T6BT6G Is ali Ilo more SOrrOWful
because 1t Is more than probable that the dis
t1nguIShed divine will never mount a pulpit
again to deliver ore of his deep and powerful
discourses, full of his old fire and earnestness.
He is now full of years and honors and a
gradual and general failing of his physical
powers for the past year or two betokenS too
surely that his long life of service and distinc-
tion winds to its close. The death of DR.. Rob
inson will remove from the Southern ministry
one of its oldest and most prominent land
marks. Struggling with poverty in his early life
and receiving his education from the charity of
a wealthy friend, he soon arose to profes or
snip IN the most prominent theological college
In Kentucky. From this position he was called
to the charge of the church which has claimed
his pastoral laborS ever SINCE q period of
nearly thirty years During his ministry it has
constantly grown in numbers and wealth and
influence, and amongst Southern Presbyterians
ranks in Importance second to DR. Palmer's
In the early days of his ministry here his
church was not able to sustain him hut he did
not hold himself up for higher bidder, With
characte eristic energy he opened q classical
school in the basement of his church and
labored as hard as any country peda-
gogue. He was even obliged to engage in seen
lar pursuits to some extent, and added to these
his work as the editor of religious paper. vet
with all these multifariouS cares pressing upon
him, never did he tail to meet the demands
upon him or to fulfill his duties acceptahlv at
all times to his flock. DIR. Robinson was an in
flexible Southerner in politics, and during the
war went with his family to Canada to escape
taking the ''irgn-cad" oath. Here he preached
and taught and wrote still editing his paper
and sending profound and able letters on no
litical subjects to Abraham Lincoln who rec
ognized the ability of the mind that conceived
them and frequently acted upon their sugges.
tions. AT the close of the war the Doctor de-
termined to settle in New York CITY but his
people at home so moved upon their beloved
pastors resolution as to bring him back to his
old honored place amongst us. No man has
suffered more from the ISLANDERS of an embit-
tered Northern press and people, and no man
has been more generous toward foe, Sew
eral years since he was STRICKEN with small
pox in its most virulent FORM and for weeks
mis- life hung upon the slenderest thread.
they who watched waiting hourly for it to
snap asunder. 1t was when the physicians
had declared themselves without hope. and it
seemed he would never rise again to right a
wrong, that the Chicago Post published an in
famous libel, charging Dr. Robinson with
having advocated the dissemination of cloth
ing infected with smallpox and other fatal
diseases amongst the soldiers of the Union
army during the war, and soemnly pointing
the moral of this case of retrfbutiva ins
tice, the Doctor then dying of the
loathsome disease which he had so
cast amongst innocent people This
was copied into st, Louis paper, which also
indulged in some remarks tinctured with venom
to suit the occasion. But the Doctors iron
constitution rallied almost from the grave. and
as soon as he was able he instituted suit ainst
both papers, the Chicago Post for a larger
amount as LQ6 originator OF the Slandar Roth
papers haStened to make profuSe apology but
went on all the same The Doctor
won, but res erved merely enough of his gains
to pay all expenses and returned the bulk to
the vanquished foes. Bu there is no calamitv
that overtakes the Northern people. no disaster
of fire or flood that calls for the substantial
help of men, that does not find Dr. Robinson
foremost and most generous of all in his dona-
tions.
Dr. Robinson is now man of large means
rare in a minister. He purchased
small farm when Louisville was less preten
tieus city than now, near the town, and as
streets and wide avenues stretched out to il he
sold it of in building lots reserving onlv sniff
cent for his own magnificent residence which
rears its beautiful marble face just opposite
Central Park, on the handsomest avenne in
the city. Here he is surrounded by his garden
and quite respectable vineyard, aud here he
has delighted cultivate the most luscious
strawberries and immense vegetables produced
anywhere near MIN. may many years still be
granted him that in this more quiet and re.tfuI
period of his busy life we may know and feel
his kindly and helpful presence amongst us.
Unusual preparations are being made here
Just now for the midsummer encampment and
the celebration of st. Johns day with extra
Domp and circumstance. vacant common
rs large as Central Park and adjoining il Is to
be inclosed for the tents, and the celebration
IS to last three days. The President has been
invited to join us on the convivial oc easion. and
here are to be drills and prizes and bewiIder-
ng evoutionS enough to distract an ordinary
MORTAL who is not in the charmed circle of the
at the bare concentration Our
people always need something to stir them up
e is not sufficient that the FUNDS gathered in
rom the celebrations are an absolute necessity
10 the maintenance of the inmates of the Ma.
ionic home, but unless each year some new
attraction is spread out we stay at home con-
enJedly, allowing some one else to step into
)ur places and take our tasks upon themselves
'r leave the widows and orphans to look for
uStenance other than st. Johns,
Miss Selma FottAr her return from har
Southern tour, was rendered a benefit by our |
,riz 7ns. She has been quite ILL., and gave evil |
lence Of it in her performances. She played |
Isabella" for her benefit, and then the next |
light essayed the role Of Juliet Mary An
lerson had just played it a night or two before.
md Miss Fetter suffered in the comparison |
has been her misfortune to be connected |
With the most execrable company conceivable, |
1t her debut she was supported by John Nor |
on, her manager, but with this exc -ption, her |
upport was wretchedness itself. Miss Fetter |
will be hard student during the summer and |
will come out for another season In new roles, |
md it Is to be hoped with better assistance |
louisville has taken a start to turn out |
ctors and readers. There are numer-
us young girls of bright talents, who |
ave, during the past winter, given
evidence of the powers within
hem. There is q regular school of etocu-
ion, established in this city several years
ince, Of which Mrs. Scott Saxton is the
principal, which has alreaoy turned out one or
wo young actresses and many public readers
he wonder is where so many full fine round |
ID voices come from, instead OF the shrill, girl
sh trebles that are the common lot of woman
t is surprising to see slight fig ire that one
would expect to be accompa MED by thin, keen
oice. shaken with impassioned utterances and
hrilling intonations
Ia spite Of Mary Anderson's affectionate
ard Of denial OF the charge against her step
ather, there are plenty in Louisville who do
lot scruple to assert that the wonderful Doc
or evolved that effusion from his own mighty
The Doctors name does not belle