Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

strife /, is refreshing 10 find DR.. Blair
writing OF Governor Nicho!Svn's sue
ccssor AS MS EXceNoncy. Edward
Mott Esq" our present Gos,Inor. on
position tn" country il exceeding
happy"
I'm the year i7oj Il destructive lire
LAID low the bli!dinSs OF wIiinm and
Mary College. and not until Governor
Spottswouds administration; (Which
BEGAN live years lntcr) were they re-
built. Or. Blair. Who after Il nine
years ministry ia Hcnrico Parish. had
removed tn 1850 to jamestown. in
order to he nearer the college. Gin
MO became the rector o. l;ruton
Parish. Williamsburg. in wl,ich town
William and Mary College stood. but
he did not cater upon his uutics as
college president until i72, Governor
ana 'ommissary worked together
smoothly for the general good OF the
colony for some years. Sruttswood
hcfricntcd Blairs educational schemes
and Blair sympathized with Spottswood
IN his grand enterprise Of u,tlins II
pathway across tho Blue Ridge Noun
ta'nS. but where twn enCh self -wilied
men were constantly brought. ia con-
tact th"rc was bound to hc Il rupture
sooner or later. and IL came in the
year 1913
In that year, the ninth OF spots
woods rule. the bishop Of london
commanded that Il convocation Of tho
clergy Of Virginia should he called 10
hear :, letter which he had sent To
them through his commsgary. The
letter had been called forth by reports
which had been carried 10 the bishop'G
ears % evil living among tho nnfG-
t:ers in the COLONY and Of the violation OF
the rubrics of the church by both
priests and people. Dr.. Blair opened
the convocation with sermon in
which ho expressed his viewg concern
ing government. which Governor
Spotswood. who was present. consider
ed reflection on himself; and in
letter which he sent TO the convoca-
ton he makes a severe attack upon
DR.. blair. which had the effect of
stirring up the slumberiuG opposition
of the clergy to the commissary, one
OF them, the Rev. Hugh Jones, boldly
moving that the Governor should sus-
pend DR.. Blair from the ministry in
Virginia. To their honor. the convo-
cation. with great unanimity. rejected
the proposition and with Indignation.
year after the meeting of the
clergy. Spotswood wrote of Il general
reconciliation" between himself and
his opponents. and said that he and
DR.. Blair had agreed to settle the
question of supplying vacant parishes
IN a judicial way, with an appeal
TO His Majesty III Council: but the
truce was only temporary, and un-
one OF her best and bravcst royal
Governors was removed from office
There is no doubt that the quarrel
with DIR. Blair went far towards bring
ing this about. justifying the charge
of the Rev. Mr.. Whatcly that Or
Blair was instrumental in public
changes"
After the departure of Governor
Spotswood. Commissary Blair had the
most hearty cooperation of Governors
Drysdale and Gooch in all his acts
for the moral and intellectual adj
vancemcnt OF the Colony In lTo2 he
published his one work. our Saviors
Divine Sermon OIL the Mount" in four
volumes. y second edition vas pub
lished in London in 1872. under the
supervision of DR.. Daniel Watcrland
In 1927 he commenced the active dis.
charge Of his duties preside nt OF
William and Mary College. which posi-
ton he had held from the founding of
the institution in 1893. In this year
the transfer was made from the board
OF trustees to that of a faculty of fully
equipped graduates of the great uni
versities in Great Britain. Besides the
president. there were six professors, as
sisted by an usher. subusher and
writing master. And thus the grand
old commissary had the satisfaction of