The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-21
NORTH CAROLINIANs IN NEW YORK

The dispersed abroad from North
Carolina has long interested US. North
Carolina has lost through the last nine
ty years many OF its most promising
and aggressive and successful youth
and their places nave not been supplied.
1t has sent out colonies into many
states and their native North Carolina
has been the loser, the sufferer. 1t
sent out statesmen like Benton. Allen
and a dozen others. We recall that at
~one time there were five U. S. senators
natives OF North Carolina exclusive Of
the two from this state. 1t sent out
such successful journalists IS Lumsden.
-Belo and others. 1t gave to the country
some distinguished doctors and the
great surgeon OF fifty ear ago. DR..
Thomas Muller, OF Philadelphia. 1t
gave to the country such distinguished
=and useful divines as Bishops Paine and
Fitzgerald. OF the Methodist E. church,
Bishops Davis. Polk. Green and Beck
with OF the Protestant Episcopal. such
great preachers as DR.. Lovick Pierce,
DR.. Cornelius Riddick, M~ethodists,) DR..
Manly OF the Baptist church and Others.
This is a mere glimpse.
We have been lately interested in the
reference to the living North Carolin-
,ians who are abroad in many states.
"The editor of the Sanford Express. in
its issue OF the 18th inst, gives a birds
eye view of the North Carolinians in
New York city. 1t copies from the New
York Commercial this statement
North Cardinals Colony here is
larger, compared as to area and popu-
lation. than that OF any other southern
state"
In an interesting way the Expresses
goes on to mention some of the North
Carolina successes in the reatest city.
1t names James W.. Osborne. assistant
district attorney. James G.. Battle hold
ing a similar position, w. w. Fuller,
Ralph Holland and John S. Hill, all
practicing lawyers. 1t notices with
special emphasis DR.. Walter II Page.
and names also Mr.. D. F. ST. Clair, a
contributor to Success. a monthly mag
azine, Mr.. Henry T. Sharpe. connected
with the Sun, and Ralph II. Graves.
son or the late Professor Graves. Of the
- " -NOA III SaI JIG VI IiiC
Two or three greatest mathmeticians Of
the south. who is on the staff OF the
New York Herald. We are glad to see
our North Carolina youth Identifying
themselves with journalism and being
connected with papers of the first rank
OF preachers connected with the pulpits
of Greater New York the Express says:
aTTharQ arc a number Of thann hut
only two are recalled lust now-Rev.
st. Clair Hester and Rev. a. G. Dixon.
Mr.. Hester is rector of one of the hand
somest churches in Brooklyn and Mr..
Dixon reaches to one of the largest
Baptist congregations in Brooklyn,
Mr.. Dixon is a very able and popular
divine. There are also dozens of North
Carolinians in New York city who are
succeeding as scientists, as railroad men
and as professors in colleges. Among
the professors is E.. B. McGilvary, who
fills the chair of philosophy in Cornell.
He came Of good old Moore county
stock. There are also North CAROLYN
ians who play successfully with the
Wall street markets"
There are several business men Of
more or less success who could be nam
press says:
Their name is almost legion. One
sometimes regrets that these busy
workers are not back here in North
Carolina. but had they remained here
they would have, perhaps amounted to
nothing. 1t is a matter of pride to
North Carolinians to know that all OF
those named above received their edu-
training in this state. They
are the children Of the University.
Davidson, Wake Forest and Trinity,
OF them claiming the university
AS their Alma Mater
We do not hin that men Of force
ambition fare any worse by re-
manning at home. These men of mark
would have probably achieved a good
measure of success and reputation if
they had remained "steadfast and i'm
movable had helped to develop
elevate their native Carolina. There
are young men in North Carolina who
are the equals of those in the north
both in distinction n accomplish
ments. Look at the several young men
In the United States house and the
younger Senator from North Carolina.
There are others not named in New
York who have succeeded we'll. We
only mention DR.. Russell Bellamy.
born in Wilmington. n DR.. William
Pritchard so we'll known here.
In the early history Of government
an the first thirty a of the last
century. one of the leaders in the red
eral congress. one of the ablest and
most eloquent, was d southern born