The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-29
Interesting Hampden-Sidney Letter.
HAMPDEN SIDNEY, VA
March - 1901 I

"A HAMPDEN SIDNEY, Va =
+ March -. 1901 !
Rev DR. James Murray occupied hi
pulpit in College church yesterday, anc
received cordial welcome. after an
absence of eight weeks. lie has en-.
tirely recovered from the indispositiou
which detained him from home, and
preached an admirable discourse on
Revelations, xxi, Il.
The spring examinations closed on
Saturday, and the literary societies
have reorganized for earnest work. Ii
is announced that Mr. Gray McAllister
,class 1891 will deliver the. literary
address at the next college commence
ment, and that Rev. Dr. II. l.. Telford.
of Lewisburg, w. Va, also an old
Hampden-Sidney boy, will preach the
Oaccalaureate sermon before the grad
uating class. Dr. Telford is president
Of the Lewisburg Female Institute.
which has a fine reputation and
large patronage.
The base ball team is engaged in ac-
tive practice every afternoon, under its
captain, Mr.. r. 5. Graham, who will
probably determine definitely ON its
members this week. There are MANY |
more applicants than usual, and it is
thought a strong team will be put into
the field. Mr. Thomas r. English, Jr..
manager Of the team, has nearly COM
pleted his schedule of games on the
home grounds and at other colleges.
which will be published soon.
The late Colonel J. p. Fitzgerald, of
Farmvile, left in manuscript sketch
Of Cumberland Presbyterian church.
which in the earlier days embraced all
Presbyterian interests in the counties
Of Cumberland and Prince Edward.
This document is Of much historical
value, and will probably be published ,
ere long. One point Of unique interest ,
is the manner in which the fathers of
The church provided for its support.
1t appears that about the year 1860, ,
some Of the leading members of the
'hurch in the two counties, their names J.
being given, provided a fund of over q.
our hundred pounds sterling, which -
vas invested in the purchase Of three y
negroes, who were hired out, and the >,
'rice Of their hire went to the support d,
# the church. BY the year 1910. their {
lumber bad largely increased, and an h
rider was taken for their sale with o.,
very humanitarian condition, such as 81,
hey were not to be sold to spectators, T.,
hey might select the persons TO whom Il.
hey were to be sold. and every pur- -.
haser must be a humane and kind =,
laster. Over $4,000 was realized from :.
he SALE and this amount was invested .,
D the stock of the Farmers Bank of -,
'irgnia aud i'm the bonds of the State =.
Virginia. The fund continued in -,
act up TO the close Of the war between -,
ne States, and yielded income for the
lpport in part Of five separate H.,
lurches, which had grown out of the Il,
-iginal Cumberland church. Most of
ne fund was lost by the failure Of the ,,.
armers' Bank and the scaling of the n.
tate debt, and the residue was divided >,
tween the several congregations. 1t a.
not known whether this plan of "a
lurch support had other illustrations =,
Virginia and the South, but from an
lie present social, economic, aud reli- Va
Gus standpoint, it seems anomalous. %
,NCERT AT OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT wi
Farmville Ora ed and High School. at
Roll Of honor for the week ending w
arch %: ."
High School-Adams, Farrar, Hooper, 10
hitehead, Whiteside, Wicker .,
90. Mary Davidson.
.6). Lizzie Davis, Hugh Garland, ~
hel Lyon, Marjorie Thompson, 20" =
,ckett Walton.
-. Ben Rives Hooper 40
a. Louise Gray, Pearl Lee, Virginia -, Wv
nth, Virginia Paulett. ~
b. Annie Gray, Basil Jackson Tom -
e Lyon, Bette Gay Smith. -" ~
y. Elizabeth Smith, Emmett Web Wy