The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28
known all OF them but forty. The his
tory of the Seminary and the sketches
of Its professors and alumni are exceed

known all of them but forty. The, his
tory OF the Seminary and the sketches
Of ITS professors and alumni are exceed
' BIZ 'Pi sckardss marriage was of special
hnd e t. me Ss from ney a
noon to hear the great lawyer, General
Walter Jones. speak before q court !. IN
Fanre We s Gnf sprnss at met nG
his son and his daughters and think
he was there q part of the time, Shortly
after | became. a member. Of the Rich.
the, Exchange Hotel. and be sent TO mo
and, my companion his bottle of Boyden,s
cchoiice,e burgundy, and we drank his
Packard married Rosina. the third daugh-
ter Of General Walter Jones, and the Rev.
M Owen, who ottcatea made him SAY, say
obevl Henry CLAY. r. d. Lee. Franklin
Pierce and other distngues We're present.
He says: We spent week IN Wasliing-
ton going into company every day. one
evening we took dinner with Mrs. Gales
and shortly after there was dancing.
b be I'VE had left SAM Grayes wh9
Bishop Meade, who took me to task
about 1t, but accepted my. explanation.
party"
Dr.. Packard also says: Mrs Harriet
lloyd, tavorite cousin. gave us beau, W,
Mrs. ". Fl. Fltzhugh were present. Tho
latter had not long been left a widow and
was one of the finest looking women /
eyer n,, r.,y saw, nt to grace a throne. wit Wit,
charming manners and converse ton"
How heartily do subscribe to what he
thus records OF that very elegant lady.
During that memorable convention in
Alexandria, had the honor Of being her
guest, and met at her hospltable board
Mr.. Park Custis. of Arlin gton; Rev. Mr..
Pine, of Washington and others. After
II. Fltzhughs still living. one Of whom
was my Intimate friend, In Fredericks-
burg,
DR.. Packard had Justly the highest re-
gard for General Jones and speaks Of his
absent mindedness. Besides the incident.
which he gives OF tho generals getting
ang whas us Is a reste q ta e onsa
when no was absorbed in preparing an
Important case. a client called and paid
nn % pes%ad lid fee He an W sGep
went home he told his wife Of the fee.
but could not find the money! nor did he
have any recollection Of what he had done
with It,. Some time afterwards he had oc-
casion to consult the Same volume he was
studying when he, received the. fee and be-
hold hold, there We're the lost bank notes be.
contain good photographs Of Gen. Jones
and DR. Packard and other illustrations.
We have an appreciative notice OF Bish-
piece Of history. when 1t is asserted that
University 81 Of tie IS South s though though Bishops
pos ngd 4ninton Its earnest and nd
this hh 1 matter straight right at sewanes
memoir of his beloved friend.
Dr. Packard was highly gratined by
the opportunity that was afforded him OF
He says: One Of tho pleasantest epi-
Of the revision Of the Bible from NJ 1sSs to
1854" twelve years. His account OF 1t
and Of King James version is interesting
sre and dream p o h lbs R Rs9d e he
I'D. He says: I'm 1874. many Of my
friends, chief amolg whom were Dr..
r pye r Bisa9p p1ae y S and Pr
ne for trip to Europe. 1t had been
,E!1In ' ia switz .nr,an and Rome" -
three months in which short time I was
able to see a great deal. ! had some very
nice ol letters sd Is to Dean Stanley and others.
Spurgeon. I saw the deeply interesting
ilsi spots Of ENGLAND" He also Wis
quite overcame him. He says: The 10th
Of July, 1874, was the memorable day The
hope and desire of years was realized In
tile SIS VI SlOnL- f3ldnc. MY eyes tllled
with tears and l thanked God, who had
IN my latter days, granted me this great
priyilese and unrolled another page in
His great book OF Mature and made me
feel more than ever how great and sub
lime He Is"
Notwithstanding these delightful cpl
sodes. his devotion to the Seminary never
and Howard High School, but have never
been at either on any public occasion.
have been acquainted with many of the
early ones whom DR.. Packard mentions.
Persons OF my blood have been educated
at both Of them and two Of them are at
Hay B BE- sph hs minister prcacb hos ons
sermons. to which DR.. Packard refers,
and did not get tired.
The tribute, which DR.. Packard pays
College, Is we'll merited. He says:
Gibson was the young lady Of the col
leEe., from his sweet countenance and
beautiful. fresh and ruddy, with, a pc
culiarly attractive expression. He was
a great favorite and everybody loved
him: a pure and beautiful character,
whose work and name will never be for
gotten in Virginia, where his son is now
bishop
Churchill Jones Gibson sustained this
character all his life; and had the RECTOR
during long period. near, II not quite
fifty years. He was. not In any of my
classes, but L Knew MIN intimately ana
always loved him. After my college
course was completed. I met him In Rich
mond and he introduced me to his fami-
~. He was grandson. of good Bishop
Moore, who lived to SEQ the excellence OF
this promising scion.
But there was one peculiar c'rcum-5
stance which DR.. Packard may not have
Manufacturers singular attachment to
a fellow-student who was as unprepos-
sesslng to the students generally as Glib
son was agreeable and attractive. They
smiled sarcastically at what they regard-
ed as Gibson's infatuation: called him
'"rrapnell's sweetheart" and gave his
pet very uncomnlimentary Latin
sobriuuet. Gibson was unmoVed and only
displayed the BITTERNESS Of his own heart.
BEN BLAKE MINOR
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