The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-11-16

~. AftnlLc NdlN'l liiis t'''
used the occasion To make a free GIT
To the town OF the spring and "a quar-
ter-acrc Of land adjacent. The spring
is now mo- longer spring, but 10 is I'M
tere,tinp 10 know the history Of the
new pump. Also, of the ST. George
Randolph purchase lot 80. 26 was that
ON which the Farm,ilIc Presbyterian
Church stood thi, church was form
erlv called the Hanover Presbyterian
Church.. The lot wa, conveyed 10y
Samuel W. Nenable, Clement Z.
Read. samuel Lyle, and Nathaniel
f.. Vcnablc to VIM. G.. floumoy, Jacob
W. Norton, John Dupuy, VIM NJ.
Womack. and w g.. Nenahle who
were In 1919 the trustees ofthe church.
The period from l>n1 Go 1886 is an
interesting one 100 the history Of the
college. I'M the former year DIR. Mos
@, Hoge came To- the coll re "a, pfesl-
dent. and Dr. Hoge was the actual
founder of the ruion Theological SEM
mary. Il has been seen how Archi-
bald McRolprt dying 100 1907 leit his
theological library to the theological
department Of Hampicn--iduey Col
lege. recently established. ' Dr. Hoge
would not accept Che office of prcsi-
dent until Hanover Pre-byiery offered
TO make him il, Theological Professor
with headquartcr, at the college. For
thirteen years Dr. lloge was President
.of the college and Professor of Iheolo-
w. lie trained "a good many men for
the Presbyterian ministry aud with
scant funds he kept the college going.
John Randolph liked 20 hear Dr..
Hope preach and that +, testimony
worth something. This was the
grandfather of Rev. Dr. Moses ID.
Hoge. Of Richmond, who was himself
born in Prince Edward county Dr.
Moses lIore died ion $50 and was sue
ceeded by Jonathan T.. Cushing Of
New Hampshire, "a man 20 whom the
college owes very great deal lie
introduced modern methods ofinstruc-
ton, and put the institution on a
sound financial basis, During Mr..
Cushing's administration the present
college building was put zap, as well as
three others of the substantial brick
houses now owned by the corporation.
I'm 1884. Martin, the Virginia gazetteer
could say: "Within the last five year,
Misunderstanding ha, received con
tribution of s3O.O0O, of which s2OOW
have been set apart for permanent
fund. The only assistance the college
has ever received from the state was
two small tracts of e,cheatcd lands
which were of very little value. Al.
though tie institution ha, had 10 en-
counter many difficulties for want OF
funds il ha, generally been in success
fIl operation and has educated up
wards of two thousand young men
many Of W HON have been of eminent
usefulness and some of great abilities
More instructors have emanaicd from
thi, institution than from any othcI
i'm the southern country. Mr 'ush
ing died i'm l7s5. ln his work he inn
pressed himself upon Virginia a
large. lie wa, the founder of the Viz
ginia Historical Society lie married
daughter Of Garter Page, ESD o
| Cumberland.
In 1924 the Union Theological Sem
mary was established at Hampton
sidney. there To continue until 1895
Asa distinct institution lis founde
was John Holt Rice who was born 10
Bedford county, at that time Prince
Edwards next ncighbor to the west
As young man DR. Rice bad been fo
wears Tutor at Hampden-Siduey Col
lepe. I'm 1872 he went 10 Richmon'
As pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
Religious feeling had been great,
aroused in the city by the burning d
the theatre. During hi, twelve year
i'm Richmond Dr. Rice was very activ
and very successful. lie set up th'
Franklin Press. whose imprints arc
quoted at dear rates today, and he be
gan the publication Of the Evangelical
md Literary Magazine, a most Nalua
, bic periodical too often found ON ih
: dustiest shelves Of old Libraries. B'
fore leaving Richmond Dr. Rice ha
been called to the presidency Of Oh
b. College of New Jersey. That hone
b he declined. But he was willing
p come 10 Prince Edward, where he Ina
, married daughter of Major Jane
o. Morton Of wellington and where !
, had spent part Of his studious you'll
! and where he hoped TO be instrumel
d tai i'm great work of his ch urch. u
e lived seven years after returning
e the county, which has been the res
G dence Of no greater man. John Ito
= Rice was one Of the great men Of M
c ginia. I9n
Death Of B. v. |. BlantOn.
BENJAMIN Watkins Leigh BlantC
n died at the homeof his daughter, Nh
e William Henley, in Huntingto
% W. Va, on Saturday, November lot
RI from a stroke Of paralysis susian'
8. on Tuesday, November 9Th.
!. lie was born in Cumberland count
ar Va, July 2sth, 1886, and was marri
Is early in life 10 Miss Virginia Wick'
n Of Richmond while both were SCARF