The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-10


distinguished OF these being the Rev. Dr.
James Komper who moved TO Cincin-
natl I'm 1891 and founded the First Prc7by-
terian church on Fourth street In that
CITY and was the pioneer OF the Preshy-
terrain Church I'm what was once the
great Northwest Territory. lie founded
Lane Theological Seminary on ground
donated bv himself and sons and was
man Of type seldom seen in these days.
Governor Kcmper was another descend
ant Of the colony Of Germanna, ana u -
believed that az least two-thirds of tns
people Of northern Virginia. west or
Fredericksburg. trace their descent in
whole or I'm part from these colonists.
From this colony a few began % move
At an early date 20 the valley or Nir-
giuia. there to meet with others oi the
same nation ality coming into the valley
from the north. These founded chufcn-
os at various places ana few years
later on. m 17iy. they were visited oy q
missionary sent out bv the classis OF
Amsterdam of the old Dutch Church or
Holland. who made his way through The
trackloss wilderness. as FAR south as the
southern part Of Rockingham county
preaching 90 the great congregations,
that assembled 10 greet him. and VINO
listened with tears streaming down their
faces to the glorious gospel given io
thom once more hy pastor of tncli own
Church boo their own tongue.
The great body % the settlers or the
Valley. came 20 This country through
the port at Philadelphia and hndinE theH
way across the easy fords OF the Potomac
at Point OF Rocks. ~ Shepherfstown
and at Failing Waters. they filed tho
vacant places iu the Valley of the Sheu-
andoah and pressed onward into tho
,sllova ~ The lanes and other rivers ~
fhn south until they met with other
streams of enumeration coming into the
colonle- tbro,lgb Tho norris of Inc South
crn states
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this day. though living in cordial rela-
lions with each other.
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not dun and ignorant They had tho
most beautiful books Of devotion that
werc known in that day-suporb Bibles
of almost every edition Of the Protest
amt Bible from that of 1880 down to the
2Gth edition from one press alone OF
the millions of books issued Doe me siN-
teenth seventeenth and eighteenth Gene
turtles they owned their share and more
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/ dies and Psaitors and Praver-Bo'kf and
| Hymn Rocks and Psalter Npieis and
| Arsshunds and 'atcchisms and books OF
devotion, OF philosophy. ana OF hitfa '-fe
/ OF every sort. Ihey soon began Too pub
hsh thcr own DOCKS ana maze ll'il-
! selves lnutpendth' OF ihe hooheeHe'a OF
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