The news & observer., 1905-12-03

think. his most superb works. which
l read before | was tWenty-three
years of age-"Moden Painters,
stones Of Venice, and Seven
Lamps of Architecture. His descrip-
ton of the great organ he heard in
81. PautS Cathedral IN London play
Cd by an artist of wonderful resource
and skill. was indeed marvellous
success. His picture of a sunset he be-
held in the Alps in Italy was rich and
exquisite, a genuine expression of
taste, imagination, gorgeousneSs and
beauty. The pastor. Rev. Mr. watson,
said to mc-"1hat sermon is great. a
lifelong sermon" l. Will be long
treasured no doubt by every one who
heard it who possesses taste, insight
and understanding. The sermon at
night was delivered without note of
any kind was no doubt mainly and
strictly extempore, and was an hour
in length. 1t was on Man and
Money" and was vigorous, suggestive,
interesting and impressive. 1t was
calculated to reach many and to do
more good perhaps than his grand
morning effort.> 1t was severely lucid
and awakening. 1t contained pleas
ant, simple, illuminating anecdotes.
OF the morning discourse, / wish to
add. that it had much Of the poetic
suggestion-a symphony of melodious
attraction and fullness, while the
night discourse was simple, rigid. cas-
lily ineligible "aS the proportions of
Grecian architecture"
DR.. Tillett is one of North Caro-
lina's illustrious sons who are of "the
dispersed abroad" He was born at
oxford, Granville county, and is the
most learned and gifted man ever
produced by that town-which when
a village of 700 or 500 inhabitants
was probably the most Athenian of
all villages in all Southland. with the
rtlc1 ~ the two great lawyers,
Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.
orotner archibald Henderson, DR..
Tillett is the ablest son of Granville
""rv his father was Rev. John
Tillett one of the purest, most
faithful of Methodist preach
ers, who lived to a green old
age, anu dying in the triumphs of
faith in the adorable Saviour passed
at once to the home of the good. His
mother was a daughter of James
Wyche one of the foremost, best es-
teemed of citizens, who was planter,
legislator, and president of the Raleigh
and CASTOR railroad. He has
brother at the bar sof the State. dis
tinguished and honored, Charles Til
lett. of Charlotte. n. c. Re-
Gently | heard the alest of the
Wilmington bar, Mr.. George Rountree.
himself educated at Harvard. say, that
Mr. Tillett was the ableSt lawyer in
Western North Carolina with but one
exception. / do not know where he
was born. l have known he had broth
"rS, from their youth up, and two no.
BILE mon they are. / also know their
parents and sisters and a brother. ]
am glad that North Carolina can
boast of two such sons. DR.. Tillett
is the author of two or more theologi-
cal volumes Of merit
| have been reading a small vol
ume that possesses a fragrance and
beauty quite unique. IT is well nam
ed" "Brightside Tdyls-Every Week in
the Year 1t is from the graceful pen
of Rev. James Power Smith. d. D.,
the scholarly. accomplished editor for
many years of the Richmond (Va.)
Central Presbyterian" The North
Carolina very eminent and able divine
Rev. w. w. Moore, DID. LID, pres
ident of the Presbyterian Union
Seminary at Rich
mond, writes the "Introduc-