Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-23
HiMpDEN-sIDNEY.
observation-disclosures ana
General Notes.

HAAfPDEN- SIDNEY. VA, March r.
Especially Charles Ghselin. ID. d.
of shepherdstown. W. Va, will preach the
baccalameate sermon at tine next college
commencement. Or Ghise.in Is a native
of N0IfOlk. an honor graduate or me
college in the class Of 1874. an accom-
plished writer. and an able preacher.
The baseball team Is now fully organ
ized. and hopes to give "a good account
Of itself The following games and dates
have been arranged: Roanoke College OF
Hampdeu-Sidney. April "a. Richmond
COLLEGE at Richmond. April Sd. ana at
Hampden-Siduey. April 9Th. ST. Adams
40 Radford. April nth; Virginia Poly
f.cbnic Institute at Blacksburg April l9th;
Johns Hopkins University at Hampden-
Sidney. April 20th, Randolph Macon az
Hampdcn- sidney. April 25th. The MEM
beers OF the team, including sub5ututes'
are as follows: :. NJ. Mason, manager;
Bun, catcher; Sewer, pitcher; ID. c.. Nor
ton. first base; Gooch, second base cap
tain). Hart. third base; Lowcry and Ste
Vens. shott-stops; HerndOn, left helder;
Foster and WHY. centre feeders; Johnson
and Schultz. right nelders. The team has
availed itself Of all suitable weather for
practice, but old Boreas has been very
adverse. 1t is hoped that he will be more
propitious henceforth.
Or. w. ". Moore went to Princeton last
week TO deliver a series of lectures before
the Theological Seminary. lie WILL per-
haps, be absent for two weeks or more.
The condition Of Governor Mckinney
gives his friends here much anxiety. lie
is a graduate. a trustee, and a warm sup
Porter OF the college. Perhaps no man
i'm late years has been more generally
honored and beloved I'm Prince Edward
and the adjoining counties. To the man.
ncr born. he thoroughly understands the
temper and interests Of the people, and
is as thoroughly identified with them as
a man can be.
Or. Murray who for the past two weeks
has been confined to his residence, at
Worsham. with an obstinate cold, filled
the pulpit of College church on yesterday
and preached "a noble sermon from 10
mans XII, 22-"Behold therefore, the
goodness and severity Of God" I'm his
/ absence on the previous Sabbath. DR. Y
/ B. Stricken supplied his place and preach
/ al most impressively on Luke will, Is
+ "Take heed how We hear" A community
/ chat has the privilege of sitting under
/ such ministers as these is indeed highly
/ favored.
/ The weather has been unusually wet,
even for March, and the temperature IA.
/ been very high. For two or three days
/ past IT has been as warm as IS common
! I'm May. Fruit trees are budding OUT
/ Farmers and gardeners are backward IL
/ their work.
/ In a biographical sketch Of Hon. )
/ Taylor Ellyson in the Dispatch some days
/ since & is stated that his education wa
conducted at Richmond College and tn
/ University Of Virginia. The catalogue o
Hampden-Sldney College states that h
was a member OF IT'S sophomore clas
when he left presumably TO join tn
army. 1t does not state whether he dc
} rived any. educational advantage from
/ his connection with the college, but tina
he was a matricuiated student seems I'm
| disputable. Rev. DR. j. NJ. +. Atkinson
and Professors Charles Martin, l.. J.
| Holiday. and William Caruthers were a
that time I'm active service as members o
/ the faculty, and although the number O
, students was small and the exercises 0
! the college were interrupted more or les
by the excitement of the times, good worl
was done. and some men turned out VIII
have been a credit to themselves and thei
! Alma Mater.