The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-11-09
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY RECORDS.
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] lNuuIN "a IAIllINt Old tiit ''HtliiNHt ti
Il754. had many vociferou, adherenis
'n England and the colonies.
The county had grown les, sentimen-
tal by 100. and IN that momenious
year was ready to bear it, due part boz
the movement for independence.
Again. am argument for Charles I'd
ward q, q namesake might be adduced
from The fact that those who remem
bered the ~tuarts iu 1904 might bee
more than willing 10 fight against
/ Hanover boo 100. These are quibbliug
matters. since whateyermay have been
the state of mind few years earlier,
Iitis surprising how unanimous, dur
ing the years Immediately preceding
| the Revolution. opinion grew 20 be in
the colonies BOO regard 90 the impossi-
bic conflict The cXigencie, Of trade,
Of course. had a part in the compare
lively sudden right-abjut from loyalty
90 antagoni,m. the eloquence Of this
and that pairiot-poliiician was power
/ ful. and not % be forgotten was The i'm
nueuce OF The colleges. Ii wa, iuevi-
table that "a, ancient history, Natiel.
Adam smith. etc.. came 90 be read in
the light ofcurreut events. America s.
should feel their peculiar Importance
a. pcople. and should incline more
aud more TO the policy Of a distinct
corporate existence. The Preshyierians
were well styled New Lights boz those
dim years. They did "a very important
work iu the way Inflammation. The
constitution oi their church wa, that
Of democracy. Their governing
bodic, were representative in character
and it ha, always been easy 20 adapt
/ the machinery of the church 90 that
Of The state.
Among the pre,hyterIaus on the eve
OF the Revolution Dr. Wither-poon, of
Nassau Hall. was foremost Dr.
| Wither.poon was not altogether sue
ce,,ful eilhcras "a statesman or as a
. college president, but it cannot be de
MED thatthe force OF his personality
wa, considerable factor 10 j, a
Itickh,h matter 90 decide what j, eyo-
Tuition and what is personality in any
mundane affair Possibly 10 wa, not
I Dr. Wither-po0u'- programme Co fol-
/ low up samuel Dane, work in Viz
g.uia with the establishment Of coli
leee-. AT all events within the same
twel,emouth two Presbyterian col
lcge, were founded iu Virginia and
they both owed their inspiration Co
Princeton. ln 1916 Liberty Hall
/ Academy, Washington * Lee Uni
versitv.. began it's work iu Augusta
| county, and boz 100 public spirited
citizen Of Prince Edward gave land in
order 90 encourage and promote a
/ seminary of Learning promising 20 he
of much importance to the public.
1.-THE donor was Peter Johnston and the
name chosen for thenew seminary by
him and bob, co-trustee, was Hampden-
| sidney. IfPnnce Edward was named
| for Charles Edward here was sufficient
proof that there were nevertheless,
commonwealth men in the county.
/ Peter Johnston came from scotland
Iabout the year l727 lie settled first
Inear Osbone'- Landing, near Peters
Iburg. Between 1868 md 1867 he NOV
ed to Prince Edward where he lived
until his death in l7S6. lie owned
several thousand acres of land in the
county. among other tracts one thou
sand acres about the old Court House.
I'm 1869 De was, with Thoma, scott,
/ Burgess from tie county. but it doe,
mot appeal that he held Office often.
/ With him %, first trustees Of the Acad-
envy of Hampdeu-Sidney were the
/ Reverend Messfs Richard ~ankey,
John Todd, Samuel Leake, David
Wallace, Paul Darlington, john Nash
Dr.. John Morton, Nathaniel Nenable
Thomas Read. James Nenable and
Francis Watkins. Sankey, Todd
Leake ard Wallace were presbyter
/. ian ministers of the Presbytery OF
Hanover. which at that time com.
prised most Of Virginia. Mr.. Sankey
was living in the county 10 1862. John
Todd wa, one Of the earliest Presby
terrain clergymen in Virginia. II,
came To the state i'm l752 His in
stallauou sermon was preached by
samuel Danes and was addressed e
the Reverend Clergy Of the Establish
ed Church in Virginia. IL IDS power
fuI document constituting in itself d
sort OF Declaration Of Independence
Paul Darlington Judge Paul Caring
ton. ST.. Of the General Court, Thorn
az Read, and perhaps John Mor'or
were from Charlotte. The rest wen
from Prince Edward Nathaniel Ven
able was the father al / =. senator
g Abram b Nenable, and Of Colone
samuel W. Nenable. Francis Wat
kins was Deputy Clerk Of the county
appointed in 1901 The President o
the Academy was Samuel Stanhop'
smith. who married Dr. Nither
spoons daughter, and later becam'
President of Princeton College O
New Jersey
The Academy prospered from ih
first. I'm 1779 Dr. Smith was succeed
cd in the Presidency 10y his brother
John Blair smith Every churcl
sect i'm Virginia has reason 20 remem
Der John Blair Smith. lie was al
able ard fearless man and an eiiicien
seconder Of MI jefferson in the pro
ceedings for disestablishment. Whel