Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-06
Rev. DR.. Dinwiddie Passes Away.
HIS SUDDEN DEATH AT aREENwool

HIS SUDDEN DEATH AT GREENWOOD.
Rev. VIM. Dinwiddie, D. D., died on
Saturday last at II A. M, at his home at
Greenwood, Albemarle county, of apoplexy.
He was apparently as well as ever, had been
to the post Office and had gotten his mail,
to his wife that he was feeling little badly
and added: 1.-The Lord's will be done; the
end is near at hand.'' In few moments
more he had passed away. He was. well
known and greatly loved in Stanton, hav.
ing often filled the pulpit of the First Pres
byterian church here. and having some
years ago conducted there one of the most
successful series Of revival meetings that
has been held in Staunton.
He was born at Campbell c. H., Va,
sixty-four years ago, and was one of a large
family of children. He went to Hampden
Sidney where he took A. B., and after
wards to the University Of Virginia where
he took A. NJ, in his 2sth year. He was then
appointed to the position Of assistant to
Prof Gessner Harrison, who was Profess
sor Of Greek. In 1855, he started the
Greenwood school for boys, where Dr.. N.
Wayt of this city. was one OF his first pu-
pills, and Prof. Ohm Murray Of the Augusta
Female Seminary, was an assistant. That
school and that of Lewis Minor Coleman,
were then the two University preparatory
schools in the State All this time he was
studying theology. After he was licensed
to preach by West Hanover Presbytery, his
llrst preaching was done to the churches
around Greenwood. He then became pastor
ola church in Alexandria. He was elected
othe position of Stated Clerk Of the Synod
OF Virginia, succeeding Rev. VIM. Brown
OF the Central Presbyterian, and when he
accepted call to Lexington, KY, was sue
ceeded in the place by Rev. J. P. Smith,
who was on Stonewall Jackson s staff.
After several years at Lexington, KY,
he returned to Virginia and was elected an
Evangelist of the Synod of Virginia. He
has been frequent visitor to Staunton,
and was always a welcome guest at the
Augusta Female Seminary, a school which
he held in high estimation.
DR.. Dinwiddie's first wife was a Miss
Darlington of Charlotte His second wife
was daughter Of Albert Taylor Bledsoe,
former law partner Of Abraham Lincoln;
who was elected Professor Of Mathematics
in the University Of Virginia, in 1853, by
one vote over Stonewali Jackson, and who
afterwards became the Assistant Secretary
Of War of the Confederacy. This wife
survives him as do two daughters and five
sons. OF the sons William and Albert
Bledsoe Dinwiddie have taken A. M. at the
University of Virginia, and Robert E. Lee
Dinwiddie will take it next year. The two
older ones have been teaching the Green
wood school for some years.
Tie funeral took place on Monday. The
pail bearers were all brothers of the de-
ceased-Rev. John Dinwiddie of Basic
City, DE-. Joseph Dinwiddie, Prof. James
Dinwiddie. President Of Female College
in Tennessee, Marshall Dinwiddie of Pitt
sylvania, who was for many years at
Swoope's in this county, Walter Dinwid-
die OF Charlottesville, and Edgar who is an
assistant at the Greenwood school.
The funeral took place from the house
and the interment took place at Tabor
Cemetery. Among the ministers present
were Rev. DR.. A. r. Cooke of Waynesboro,
and Rev. DR.. G.. w. Finley of Thinking
Spring. Among those from Staunton were
Dr.. N. Wayt, Prof. John Murray and Nh
Baldwin Wayt.