The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-21
OF TWO DISTINGUISHED
VIRGINIANS.

Professor Charles Scott NenaDle, n
lof the most eminent professors ever
connected with the university of Vir-
lginia, died on last Saturday, 18th Au-
gust, at his home at Charlottesville, Va.
He was a native Of Prince Edward
county, Virginia, and vas born on 18th
April, 1927. The public outside knew
nothing of his illness nor what killed
him. He was a nephew of the late
Hon. Abram w. Venable, of Granville
county, North Carolina, and himself a
NATIVE of Prince Edward. Professor
Venerable was indeed a superb mathe-
matician and ranked very high He was
l~certainly one of the most distinguished
educators the south a ever had. He
published several ext books, and won
distinction in the great war as one of
the peerless Lees staff. The newly
elected president of the university of
North Carolina is his son. Here is a
brief outline we find in the New York
Evening Post:
He received an academic education
lat Hampden-Sidney college and the
University of Virginia, being graduated
from the former institution in 1912 and
the latter in 1S48. He continued his
Istudies at Berlin in 1852 and at Bonn
i'm 1854. Prior to 1861 he held professor
Iships in the universities of South Car
lolina and Georgia and in Hampden-Sid-
ney college. During the civil war he
was a lieutenant-colonel and aide-de-
lcamp on the staff of General Robert E.
Lee. In 1865 he was appointed profess
Isor of mathematics in the university of
Virginia"
Rev. Chas. H. Read, D. D., for more
than half a century pastor of Grace st.
|church, Richmond, Va, died in that
city on las Monday night, 18th inst.
He had been in feeble health for many
Years and was in his seth year. He was
born in Connecticut. His father lived
Ito be in his Oath year.. He was a min
lister of very solid gifts and learning,
Ia man of distinguished mark, and
northern born was a very true confed-
lerate, enthusiastic and sincere. The
Richmond Times has a long article
upon him, and no minister or man de-
serves more considerate attention 1t
says of him, which we o with intel
est, as we have had knowledge of Or.
Read since about 1862:
About fifteen years ago RI. Reads
Health began to fail. He grew more
feeble by degrees, n his congregation
felt that he needed an assistant. Rev.
Thomas Drew, D.. D., of England, was
Icalled as ~co-pastor. He remained with
the church for five years, and later
Rev. James Young Fair, D. D., was
Icalled from Charlotte, N. c.. Rev. Jere
Witherspoon is the present pastor of
the church
DR.. Read was elected pastor emeri-
tus which position he has held ever
since.
In recent years he has been too feeble
to preach. AS a preacher he was a
man of great power and deep c~onsecra-
ton. He was a profound t~heologian,
and one of the best scholars in the
Presbyterian Church, south. He was a
very graceful speaker in the pulpit, and
was particularly gifted in prayer
He leaves a wife, one daughter-Mrs.
R. Ball-and one son, Mr.. Charles 81.
Read, Jr., the well-known architect"
We are in possession of a remark of
DR.. Reads concerning the late Rev. DR..
James A. Duncan, of the Methodist
IChurch. The famous Professor Will
liam T. Howard, NJ D., of Baltimore
gave it to us in the war. His brother
John Howard, a prominent Richmond
lawyer now deceased, was walking arm
lin-arm me night with DR.. Read
returning from the Methodist church
lof which Dr.. Duncan was the
pastor. He vas an orator fine
gifts, o in the pulpit n on the
platform. AS the two gentlemen walk
ed, a prolonged silence was broken by
DR.. Read who said: "I was thinking
Iof the Whenever I hear that
young man preach 1 begin to think that
was never called to preach" And yet
however modest DR.. Read was a very
superior pulpiteer. But Duncan and
Read inc Venable and John Howard
are all gone. The south is being rapid
ly bereaved of it's ablest, most learned,
most useful men.
We failed to see the Dispatches notice
the number not coming into u hands.