Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-31
HAMpDEy-SIDNEY.
some Interesting Points About Ante
HcIIum Graduat.s-rhe Seminary.

Tcilum brnuuotte-Ihe seminary.
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY, VA. August 3d.
1spocial)-Something was said in this
correspondence few days since about
the alumni OF the college who entered
during and prior to the year 1919 An
mycstigation Of the records for the sue
occding decade ending in 1859. shows
hat for this period there are ~ living
alumni whose addresses and occupations
ere known, about fifty more than for
80 entire previous history Of the coll
leee. OF these q are farmers. 26 minis
tiers OF the Gospel. II lawyers. Is mer-
chants. II physicians. IL teachers,
Presidents and professors in colleges.
and tho rest miscellaneous. Among the
farmers are Captain +. w. Southall, Of
Prince Edward: +. Y Booth. Esq. of
Crrters Grove: G. b. Watkins. Esq. OF
Necklenburg. and ]. *. Hannah, of APP
y0mattox. Among the preachers are
rev. Dir. II. ". Hooper. Christiansburg;
Rev Or. A. W. Pitzer. Washington, ID.
g.. Rev DIT. r. III. Harding. Farmville;
Rev. Or. a. c. Hopkins. Charlestown.
W Va; Rev. L. w. Hubbard, Salem;
Eev. Or. w. L. Murkland. Baltimore,
SD. and Rev. DR.. T.. II. Barnett, At
lanta, Ca. Among the lawyers are
colonel j. Z. Fitzgerald, Farmville;
Judge Med. r. Venable, San Louis
Obispo. Cal; Major Il. NJ. Venable. Bal
tImOre: Judge J. J. pupuy, Sommerville;
Tenn: r. NJ. Dickinson. Prince Edward;
a. NJ. Gillian. Esq. Richmond: Hon. r.
r. HUBBARD. buckingham county, and
Hon J. @. Hundley, Amelia county.
Among the merchants are w. w. Cham
Lcrlaync Esq. Norfolk; John G. Dunn,
ESQ. Petersburg. and J. G. Tinsley.
Richmond. Among the physicians are
DR. H. l.. Blanton. Cumberland county;
Dr. Peter Winston, Farmville: Dr.
James Poulson. Onancock; DIR. j. w. W.
Avler. Newport News. and Or. w y.
Armstrong Salem. Among the teach
crs are Captain John b. BurweN,
e,atosvile y. c.; Professor James Din
vddie. Raleigh. n. c.. and Professor
a D. Chesterman. Holly Springs, Miss.
Among the presidents and professors
NJ colleges are Rev. DR.. i. II. Blanton,
Central University. Kentucky; Rev. DIR.
Richard Mcllwaine. Hampden-Sidney
college: Professor Charles H. winston
Richmond College; Professor Walter
Blair Hampden-Sidney, and Professor
f. III. Marques. Westminster College,
Maine. Many other names of eminently
useful and honored men might be added
10 these. but space forbids. All these
entered and nearly all left college be-
fore the beginning OF the war between
the states in 1861. An examination OF
the next decade. embracing the war
period. will doubtless show great
change. While the college was kept
open during the war, there were many
Interruptions and a constantly-s shifting
student body, and the enrolment did
not reach its maximum for many years
subsequently.
More than a passing notice ought to
he given to Rev DR.. Lindsay II. Blan-
ton. chancellor of Central University
Richmond. Ky. He is a native OF Cum
berland county, Va. not far from Farm
Vile After graduating In 1913 at
Hampden-Sidney, he spent year at
tho Union Theological Seminary and two
wears at the Danville OKy) Theological
Seminary. His ministerial life was
spent in successful labor at Salem. va.
and I'm Kentucky. About fifteen years
ago while pastor at Paris. Ky, ne was
elected to his present position, when the
university was bankrupt and moribund'
and it's conduct was regarded as Tor
lorn hope. He took hold Of the work
with energy and courage, ana possess
ing the confidence and receiving the sup
port Of the people of Kentucky, soon
lifted the debt raised an endowment,
added TO the buildings, connected
medical and a dental school in Louis
vile with his institution, and estab-
Nsbed three academies in different To-
rauues as feeders TO the university.
Last session there were $50 matricu-
iates I'm these several schools. DR.. Bian-
ION is also the protector and real found
or Of the Presbyterian Theological Semi
nary AZ Louisville. and stands before
tba country as one of the solidly and
largely useful and influential men IN
America.
Late accounts from DIR. George H.
Denny. whose sickness at Charlestown'
" va. has heretofore been noted. are
most cheering. He was able to SIT up
and conduct his correspondence, ana
hopes 10 be at Hampden-Sidney WITHIN
few days.
Major r. NJ. Venable, of Baltimore
0hO has been on a visit 10 his brother
81 Slate Hin. returned home yesterday.
~ II. Venable, Esq. of the Norfolk
bar. has also been visiting friends mere,
and leaves to-day
The authorities OF Union Theological
Sminary are sanguine Of n largely in
creased enrolment during the approach
lng session The professors are all on
the ground. ready FOR the opening next
Wednesday.
Rev. Dr. James Murray. who was ex-
p.lcl home to-day has been detained at
lhe sick bed of his brother Professor John
Murray Of stanton who has been Sc
nolsly ill for several weeks.