Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-23
FROM historic OLD VIRGINIA.
General Rogers is Jostled by Southern
GirlS-V Visits Places of Interest.

EDITOR CENSOR. This has been a
great week in Richmond, second only
TO the unveiling of the Davis monument
few months ago. which occasion was
/ the crowning event OF the late states
man president of a defunct Confeder-
acy which cost a half million human
lives and devastated the South. But
they are not too poor to build monu-
ments TO perpetuate the honor, the
meraory and glory of the defenders of
the lost cause.
The city is beautifully fixed up: elec-
tric lights by the millions span the
streets; Union and Confederate flags
are unfurled side by side in front of
hotels, business houses, saloons and
gateways it's being the week of Epis-
copal convention. horse show. state
fair and Bryan and the Wild West
The convention conyenes in the house
Of bishops, closed doors, house Of dele
gates open. They want money. Bish-
op from Shanghai will get along with
half million TO complete college to
educate the Chinaman, ard in a century
promises to Christianize China. From
Philippines a call for hundred thous.
the natives: from Japan q call to lead
the Jap from Shintoism to Christianity; !;
the bishop of Liberia wants money To
send missionaries into darkest Africa
and tell the lost people of the beauty
and glory of the Christian religion; the
bishop Of Brazil wants money: Jamaica
wants help to lift up; help, help, every
where help us or we perish This con-
venti0n reports the largest thankoffer-
ing ever received by the church, one
million dollars; one hundred thousand
each from Morgan and a Philadelphia
philanthropist; one-quarter million from
the women's auxiliary.
The governor gave reception in
honor of the lord bishop of London.
Everybody was invited to meet the
bishop, whose york had been with the
lowly of London, as well as bishop at
King Edward VII clapel He wears
knee breeehes, legglns and low shoes.
Everybody did not 90. many did. The
bishops and rectors with collars but
toned behind. their wives and daughters.
the lay delegates, the fashionable of
Richmond, the elite in empire dress, a
horse show costume, IN numbers that
packed the mansion to an uneomfort-
abe condition The Richmond girls
pushed me against a column, crowded
me into corner, elbowed me against a
deaconess, jammed me against bish-
op and rolled me around the lemonade
table After two hours in that surging
Jam | made my escape. Had met the
governor and shook hands with the lord
bishop Of London and had been pushed
about the room by the girls in empire
dress. After two hours got used to
il and right much liked to have the
girls crowd me- The lord bishop said
he was delighted to see such mass of
| Ar erican beauties.
The daughters of the Revolution and
of the Confederacv are doing much to
preserve the oil historic landmarks
The Confederate museum is Of much
interest. a collection of relics, swords,
saddles, uniforms, orders, letters, etc,
represent tho lost cause. go to the
James river to cross that designates
the place where Capt. .j~hn Smith tied
up his schooner, the first white to nav
igate to the falls of the James. We go
down the river and note few colonial
homes that escaped the torch, because
their owners were Tories when Bene-
tios Arnold came up the river in 1881,
ran Governor Jefferson into the woods,
and caused Layfette to GO up country.
They also escaped the torch at the time
of the civil war. They are decaying
now by neglect; bramblers are growing
where once the chivalrous cavalier and
planter extended a hospitality known
only to the Virginian of the old school.
We reach the jamestown Island, where
the small sailing vessels discovering
Godspeed and constance, turned their
prows to the shore, after an all winter S
tossing on the waves of the ocean.
The daughters received ten thousand
dollars from congress to restore the
old tower TO protect the shores from
washing, and have erected cross
where the vessels landed. We take
an automobile and run seven miles in
land to Williamsburg. 1t is the day
appointed to present TO the old Episcopal
church, 10y the lord bishop, bible from
King Edward, and lectern from Pres
ident Roosevelt by the bishop Of Wash
ington. A great multitude assembled
on this occasion. The presentation was
duly made inside the church. which for
two hundred and seventy-two years has
never missed a Sunday morning COM
munion. The arch bisho of Canada
preached a sermon; while N the shadow
Of the wide spreading bl inches of sye-
amores, other bishops preached and
PRAYED, and the five thousand people
outside sang Praise God, etc. The sill
yer communion set, two hundred and
twelve years in use, was brought out
doors that the people could see the cup
from which Washington, Randolph.
Madison. Monroe and many before had
taken the symbol Of the Christ blood.
We wander through the old town and
note the Williams and Mary college,
established in 1893; headquarters of
CORVALLIS, Brafferton Hall for the edu-
cation Of the Indians in 1868; the house
of Chansellor Wythe, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence and a
teacher Of Jefferson, Monroe ard Mar
shall at Williams and Mary college.
We are shown the site of the first
theatre in America, the headquarters
of I.ayfatte. the site of filst hospital
for insane built on the continent, also
house where Washington and Corn
wallis signed the terms Of the surren-
der. Hard by Mcclellan fought the
first battle in May, 1862. The daugh-
ters have been active and marked all
these places with tablets Of bronze.
On looking over some old history Of
early ecclesiasticisrn, the first govern
ment. find the preachers tried to
make the people observe the ten com
mandncnts and enacted. ANY per
son profaning the name Of God, for the
first offense. public whipping; for the
second offense. q bodkln run through