The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-11-24
Hampden Sidney.

7 beginning Win impressive 1tIh ICES iil
the college church on Sunday morn
/ ing, the 10Th, when a special sermon
on the Call to the Ministry was
| preached 10y the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
James Murray At the evening ser
vice held in the College Chapel the
subject Of Prayer was taken up. from
the text found in Mat. 7:ll: "If We
then. being evil. know how 60 give
good gin, To your children, how much
more will your Father which is in
Heaven give good things 10 them
that ask Him 3" Following these
services were fneen-minute, services
each evening through Friday, con-
Quoted by the students in the Ass0cia-
ton room New leaders among the
students were brought to the front
and the meetings were largely attend
ed each evening, with increasing in
terest. II j, proposed 70 follow up
these meetings with Others conducted
| by leaders in Association work early
in December In this connection it
may be added that the Christian
work among the young men Of the
College ha, been vigorously carried
forward with results that are most
gratifying
On sunday evening. the 18th, large
audience was present in the Chapel to
hear an address from the Rev. r. \.
Rodriguez, Of Campinas, Brazil, who
spoke Interestingly on the mission
work Of the Pr otestants in that land.
Mr. Rodrigues was converted 10 the
Protestant faith while attending the
Protestant school at Csmpinas.
entered Hanpden-Sidney College in
1876, graduating I'm 1850 with the de-
gree of A. b., and, returning at once
TO his own land, soon engaged in mis-
sion work. continuing his labors with
success ever since that time He
married while here Miss Nenable, Of
Charlotte county and she is now with
him. spending this furlough from
work ion which she has been his faith
ful helper Mr.. Rodrigues is a gentle
man Of pleasing manner, and address,
and hi, command Of the English
tongue is quite unusual forone unused
10 it for so many years.
The recent Democratic victory in
Virginia brought into or continued in
office a number of Hampden-Sidney
men. Among the members Of the
new Legislature we note the names Of
Hon. Jno. W. Churchman. Of Augusta
county. 4. b., OF the class Of 1873, and
for years one Of the most prominent Of
Augustus public men: Hon. Edwin
Piper Cos. a. b., Of the class Of 1855,
one Of the safe and trusted young men
in the political life Of Richmond; and
Hon. Harry Houston, a. b., Of the
class Of 1899. from the district that in
cludes Hampton. Mr.. Houston comes
i'm a. one Of the youngest members Of
the lower branch Of the Legislature.
While at College he took rank a.
writer. artist, editor and speaker and
since college day, has been making
reputation forhim,elf as one Of the
rising young men of Tidewater, Viz
giuia lie has been for years the edi-
tor OF fThe Hampton Monitor and
the correspondent Of other papers in
the state. lie i, the son of the Rev.
r. R. Houston, Of Amsterdam, Bote-
tout county, Va, himself a man Of
varied gifts.
For the state ticket, Hampden-Sid-
ney furnished more men than any col
Iege i'm Virginia. Hon. J. Taylor Ely
son. the next Lieutenant Governor,
was a student here and also at Rich
mond; Hon d. @. Eggleston re-elect-
ed Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
Was a student here for three years, and
aud Hon. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston
elected Superintendent Of Public In
struction. graduated 1t Hampden-Sid-
nev a. A. b. in lSN6 and was honored
with the degree Of 4. NJ, in 1897. He
succeeds i'm office another Hampden-
Sidney man the Hon. j. W. Southall,
who did not stand for reelection. Mr..
Eggleston : experience as an educator
both in North Carolina and Virginia
ably fits him for the high office to
which the vote Of the people has elect
cd him. Clear-headed, fearless, az
gressiye, he possesses just the traits
that are needed and called for in the
leadership in public education in the
State.
The "Hampden-Sidney Magazine
for November contains, among other
thing, Of interest, a concise record Of
| the Glass Of 1894. The issue for De
cember will give full notes Of the Glass
of 1894 The issue for December will
give full notes Of the Class Of 1898.
From the copy" for the general
alumni notes in the latter issue we
take the following: "Nlr Thomas
Reese English, IT,, 1901, ssn Of Rev.
Prof Thomas r. English, Of Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond
Va, graduated first in = large class
i'm law at Washington d Lee Jniyer-
sity last June and is now praciiclng
his profession in Charleston, W. Va
Mr. Herman Melyen Roberts, third
honor 1901. ranking first in law at the
University Of Virginia last June and
is the assistant in that department al
the University this year. "Prof
Webb, Of the department Of Latin at
the University Of Virginia, graduated
with first honor m the class Of 1901