Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-02-05
The late DR.. Strlder.

| Notwithstanding the turf Of the grave
yard has been covered with snow almost
continually since the burial Of the late
lev. j. z. Strider, there has hardly been
a day in which there have not been visitors
TO the grave. The other evening, a party
OF some twenty schoolgirls stood around it
in the snow, and they had hardly gone be-
fore another party of young people came
up. They were all students from one or
tie other of the female colleges a
class of the young by whom the
dead pastor was greatly beloved. a few
days ago, Miss Minnie Strider received
the following letter from a prominent citi-
Zen of Savannah. Ga, Of whose family her
brother was member while he filled the
pulpit Of the First Presbyterian church Of
that city. 1t is interesting as showing
that. - Dr.. White said in his funeral
grafton, the same estimate of DR.. otrlder
was made by all those who came to know
him, wherever it might be:
SAVANNAH, Jan y 25th, 1856.
Dear Friend A short paragraph in
the Geographic column of our daily paper,
announced the death Of your dear brother
few hours after ny letter had been
| posted.
Contrary to the earnest desire Of loving
| hearts as expressed in fervent prayers. the
''givsr of every good and perfect gift has
gathered to Himself one, who was indeed
| and truly good man. To these who knew
him personally, She nobility of bis char
acter was apparent; bat to know him IN
L. @..,G~r + IL IL
social life in the family circie-was to
! lepe him. Having enjoyed this privilege
for some months, the grandeur of his in
! intellect. the simplicity and hollnssa of his
life, the strength of his faith, the godli-
ness of his walk and conversation, all bore
abundant testimony that he was one Of
natures noblemen. Therefore, TO those
| who knew him test--hls kindred in this
fesh-how doubly dear he must have been.
/ Words of sympathy fail TO reach such
hearts. TIE Holy Spirit-The Comforter
alone can sauctify such losses. To Him
therefore, Ego bury your sorrow, and all
| will be right"
+ | always considered your brother the
! most remarkable man l ever met. l was
inpercaptibly drawn TO him by some In
!! fluince which suggested that he knew my
ry.ttsughtS. 1t is not strange, there
fore, that | had no fear of con6ding in
him. HIS heart was SO large and his SYM
patty 80 intense, that the recital of any
touching incident made his expressive
eyes suffuse with tears. He told me that
it was painful to him to see strong men
weep, and we'll knew why he was thus
affected. His temperament was SO remark
able, his mind SO active, his culture SO
thorough that he SCARED to heights above
the reach of ordinary mortals. l have
| him with m unjfinpnf in
stlument, tuned ready for some master g
hand, from which pure harmony issues to
soothe, or excite to emulation, at the will
of the master He was master of his own
powers and brought his body under sub
lection to bis magnificent will. 1t is clear
that he suffered intensely by reason OF
/ his extreme nervous mperament-suffer
cd as few Of US can properly appreciate.
| His suffelings are all over, all tears have
been wiped away from his eyes; his head
is graced with 8 crown in which there are
many stars; his voice has been added to
the heavenly chorus. Why sorrow there
fore?
The family unite with me in these ex-
pressions of love and admiration for the
| loved one, and sympathy for the afflicted,
and with kind regards to your father
mother. and self.
Respectfully and truly,
JOHN M. HARDEN.
Miss Minnie Strader, Stanton, Va.
ACTION OF WASHINGTON Il LEE FACULTY
TIE Faculty OF Washington & Lee Uni
versity held meeting on the .25th ult
and adopted an address regarding DR.
Strider's death. After briof biog raphi
cal sketch of him, the Faculty say:
DE-. StFider was able, eloquent and effee
tive iu the pulpit, very successful in pas
torai work, as the results OF his iabor
abundantly show, and SO consecrated il
his work as to make ardent friends Wher
ever he ministered.
man of mature scholarship, positive
character, dignifed and attractive man
ners, and having ina high degree the spirit
of the Institution in which be received
his collegiate training. he was thought BY
the authorities of Washington and Lee
University worthy successor to his abit
instructor and immediate predecessor il
the chair of Moral Philosophy, the lament
ed Johu L. kirkpatrick, ID.
In the belief that the regular and quie
routine of college work might conduce tc
the improvement of his health which was
seriously impaired, he accepted thu
professorship to which he was elected
Ia August, 1885. and assumed its duties
soon after the opening of the present ses-
sion. but had only given promise of emf
neut success when d fatal disease, The
seeds Of which his friends think were i'm
planted during his travels in the East,
took violent form aud issued IN his death
on January 23sd, 1886.
In recording the death of lamentec
colleague, the faculty desire to accept the
bereavement as tie dispensation of a wise
and merclfui God, and tender to his fan
ily aud friends, an expression of heart
felt sympathy.
A copy from the Records of the Faculty
of Washington and Lee University.
JOHN L. CAMPBELL, JR.,
Clerk of the Faculty.