The news & observer., 1905-12-17

the two venerable physicians men
toned already, Drs. Ridley and Young,
Mr.. T. b. Littleiohn. Judge Robert b.
Gillian. who took first distinction at
the University; Calvin H. Wiley, who
also took first distinction there CATER
wards Rev. Dr.. Wiley; NJ. V. Lanier
LII an eminent learned lawyer,
who knew at least five languages; JAS
II. HOrner. Ii. D.. the great teacher,
Prof Ashbe! G.. Brown, of the Univer-
sity Of North Carolina, but a native Of
oxford, j. II. Mills, originator of OK.
ford Asylum and all of the Asy-
lums in our State, though in Vorginia
Rev. DR.. Waite, first president Of Wake
Forest College and Baptist COLLEGE, at
Oxford; Samuel l.. Venable. a promi-
nent teacher, and long IN charge of
the Oxford Female Academy; Thomas
y. Venable, lawyer and graduate of
Hampden Sidney College, Va; L. G..
Edwards, lawyer. q graduate Of the
University of North Carolina: James
S. Amis, lawyer and of high distinc-
ton at the University of North Caro-
lima; Edward II. Hicks University Of
North Carolina; James II. Littlejohn,
lawyer; William Jenkins. lawyer; Thos.
II. Willie. classical scholar and teach
er; Re. Lewis Is. Willie . Methodist.
and classical scholar and student at
Union 1heoogical Seminary. Va; Titus
IT. Grandy, Wake Forest College; Geo.
H. Venable. highly gifted; Rev. DIR.
, Marsh. UniversitrT of North Carolina:
Col. T. l.. Harorove lawyer; Rev. JOS.
j. Ridley. ID: Lewis Taylor. scholar
and writer; Adolphus II. Young, clas-
steal education; Rev. VIM. Hill Jor-
dan. one o. tho most distinguished
, BaptistS in tho State ut that time;
Rev. Thomas t.. Faucette, pastor of
Presbyterian church Re-" Edwin
Geer. rector Of Episcopal church,
Rev. Robert l. DeVin, pastor of Bap-
iGt church: Thadeus O. McClanahan; );
John w. Hays. lawyer; r. w. LaSsi-
ter, lawyer: and others who might be
named as among the cultivated and in
tellectual citizens who lived at Ok
ford between 1S45 and 1855. l. was,
really = very rare collection Of meE
for any community Of It's size in any
! State or section or age.
The women generally were educated
i, refined. pure. and some quite hand
( some and very attractive. The men as
q who," We're of an uncommon type
| high-toned, upright With proper ideals
and standards of life. | was not born
at Oxford. but a! Raleigh. | lived At
1 Oxford from the spring OF 1892, ana
spent some twenty-five years Of my
more than SeVentv-SeVen years in
that charming. highly civilized. cul-
ural and profound interest IN that
| town. | take a great interest also in
Granville county. and have written OF
| it more at length than any man ever
| born in it, In 1876 at the request of
! tho neople of the county. | delivered an
address upon its History" and the
written production would fill. l sup
pose. 100 octa"O pages of a book. 1t
was on Granville as il was before it
1a1
erected. Some five years ago the able.
scholarly pure, admirable President
of Wake Forest College, Rev. DR..
Charles r. Taylor, Virginian, asked
me TO prepare for the Wake Forest
fCollege) Student, a paper upon THE
Civilization of Granville County, say
ing that ever since he had been a res
ident of North Carolina-then sixteen
years-he had had an impression that
the civilization of Granville in the past
was superior to that of any county in
the State. He thought that | knew
more concerning it than any other liv-
ing man. The late Hon. George Davis,
probably the greatest man ever born
in this Cape Fear section. said to me
in 1876 that "the civilization of the
Nutbush section of Granville in the
thirties was the finest he had ever
| known.
/ read with qualification the address
delivered by my old friend Of quite
forty-fiVe years, Rev. Paul j. Cara
way. who has served SO faithfully in
the itinerary of North Carolina Meth
0dism for fifty years. 1t was de-
livered before the North Carolina Con-
ference IN session recentlv at Wilson.
1t appeared in The News and OBJ
server of 3rd December. / knew per-
| sonally all of the ministers of the past
of whom he spoke. with the exception
of HeZekiah G. Leigh and James j.
Jameson. Mr.. Leigh looked the great
man and he was a most uncommon
preacher of the GOSPEL. Indeed he
was great preacher in a true sense,
and al his best had in his day but few
EQUALS in this country. Once at Nor
folk, Va, when he closed his sermon
his congregation were standing, so
greatly had they been moved and elec-
trified. | never read of this occurring
before or since, but in the ministry of
| the greatest preacher in the nineteenth
! century, as l believe. Robert Hall. the
peerless Baptist preacher of England,
who was an open cOmmun!OnlSt. Al
Bristol. DR.. Olinthus Gregory, the as
/ tronomer, who wrote a very interest
ing biogra phical sketch of Hall. said,
that he often saw his congregation all
on their feet when he closed. William
| Pitt and other great men held Hall to
| be one of the intellectual masters of
| his day and their day. a great thinker
and orator. / never had the pleasure
| of hearing Mr.. Leigh but once-at Ok
| ford. about Island his theme was
Moses" and It was mastery. OF
Robert J. Carson an anecdote was told
of him that he was preaching in War
rem county perhaps it was. and he re-
nroVed 2 vOun" man for bad conduct.
After services he went out with saddle
bags on one arm and q stout horse
drover's whip in hand. the head of it
heavily loaded. As he went to his
horse he was followed by the offended
youth. a stout, vigorous fellow. AS
Mr. Carson threw his saddle-bags over
the saddle he was accosted by the irate
vouth who said TO him. You have in
suited noe. and | am going to give you
. thrashng for it," The preacher held
the loaded whip in his right hand, and
aDreared TO be meditating. making no
reply. Queried the youthful bully, as
he looked at the strong, muscular
minister. What are you thinking
about?" The response quietly came,
II was thinking that if the devil now
IL, won ShOu1d get into me what a ter