Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

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His special s1,-1'1'i111- I11T111- 1-1111s1- 111 1-11111-11ti1111 was 1111t t11 1-1111 wit11 1111- f11111111- iug 311L1f1151U1'11lg1,11' W11s11i11gt1111 1111111-1:11-. f111' i11 1N1N. XV111'11 111- 11-ft 111111 i11stit11f ti1i111 and 1'0111111'e11 111 ,111-1111-1. it w11s 111 111111141 1111111111-1' sc1111111, w11i1-11 hc- Cl111l'11 '1111SCl111l111 A011111-1111. This Z1CEll1t'1l1'X' 111t1-1'. 11111,1L'1' 11is s1111, 1111- 111-V. 511111116-1 W. Doak, D. ll., 1-XI11111111-11 i11t11 21 1111111'is11i11g i11stit11ti1111, 11111111111 11s r1111S1'111111I1 C111- lege, 1i11'1-1' X1'1l1C'11 111- XVBS still 1111-si11i11g i11 185 7. The Rev. J111111 13111i1' Smith, 11. 11.. 1111111-1' 1V114l1ll S11111111-1 1,ll111i 1lQg'il11 his theologic-111 st1111i0s, was 11111-wise Q1V1'11 111' 1'1'i111-1,-t1111 t11 111111111111-11-Si1111cj'. 111141 she i11 t111'11, 11t 21 1nt1-1' 1'111t1-, was 111111- T11 1'111'11is11 i11 111111 t111- first 111-1,-side-11t 1,11 Z1 newly f11111111e-11 i11stit11ti1111 i11 X1-11' Y111'1i. B41l'11 i11 111111011511-1' 111l11111i', 1'e1111sy1- vania, 1111111- 12, 17543. 21 111'11t111,-1' of T1111 111-V. S11111111,-1 St11111111111- Smith, 11. U., 111'st 111'1-si111-11t 111 11illlllll11'1l-S14,1111'f' 114Y11l'1,l'l'. 111- QL'1'2141112lT1'11 1'1'f1111 1'1'i111Q-1-t1111 i11 1773, 111111 s11C1-1-1-111-1,1 his 111'11t111-1' t11 t111- 1-11111-go 1111-si111-111-y i11 17711. which l'l1'1'1C'l' he C1i111ti11111-11 to 1111 1111ti1 1759. 111 1'X111'il. 17111, 111- 111-Q1-1111-11 21 1-1111 111 the 1'i111- Street 1,1'11s11ytf-1'i1111 C'11111'1-11. 1'11il11111-111111111 11111 i11 17115 11e w11s 11311111 011111-11 t11 service i11 thc- H1-111 111' 1-11111-11ti1111. 111111 this ti1111- 11s 1111-si11c-11t 111: 1111 i11stit11ti1111 111 lc-111'11i11g just f1111111l1-11 211 S1-111-111-1-t1111'1'. X. Y.-1l'11i1111 P11111-gc-. 111: Smith. 21C'C'l'll11llg t111- 111'11111i11t1111-11t, 1,-11t1-1'1-11 11111111 tho c111ti1-s 11f his 111-w 1111101-, 111111 1'111' t111'1-11 .1'11111s I11'C'S1l1l'41 111'1-1' t111i- i11f1111t i11stit11ti1111 with g'1'1-at c1'1-11it and S1101-1-ss. 1Sl11'2lQ11l', Y111. 1V.. 11. 3119.1 111- 1111'11 1'1-sigm-11 111111 1'1-t111'111-11 111 his C11il1'Q1' i11 1'11i111111-11111i11, w111-1'1- 111' 11i1-11 s11111't1.v 111't1-1', August 22, 171121. Not llllly was 1112 31111111 110sti11c11 himself t11 Q11 f111'111 11s il 1'11111'es011t11ti1'0 of Ha1111111011-Si1i11111.v i11 11l'1P111g t11 211111211100 the cause 11f highr-r 1-1111C11ti1'111, 1111t l1I1f1Gl' his g11i1111111'-1- 111111 t1'ai11i11g 111111-1's w1-1'1- lwiug I1l'O112ll'Pf1 f111- i111p111't1111t s1-1'- vice i11 the same- 111-111. 111 tho Class 111' 1758 w11s 112111105 111151111,--11ft1-1'w111'11 the Rc-V. .1111111-s 13151111-, 11. 11., 11f '1'1'11r1sy11'a11i11 f11111u. He was 11111'11 111 N111't11 Ca1'01i1111 i11 17115. 111111. 11ft1-1' g1'11111111ti11g 11t H1111111111-11-Si11111'-y, st1111i1111 '1'111-1111119 and was 1ic'1-11s011 115' O1'1111g1- P1'11s11.x't1-1'.1'. N111't11 11il1'4ll1111l. 111 17213 111- w11s 111'- c1ai11e11 as 1111st111' 111' Pisgah 111111 Fltlill' l11'l'l'1i l'11111'1'1l1,'5, i11 1i1'l1111l'1i'V. 1t wus not 101151 :1ft1-1' 1111 111111 1111-11t1'-11 111-1'1- t1111t 1111111s w1-1'1- 111-11jq-1-t1-11 1111- 11111 1-stz1111isl1- 1116111 of 21 C'111'isti1111 i11stit11ti1111 111' 11-111'11i11g' wit11i11 t111,- 11111111115 111' 1ql111T111'1i'V1 and w111-11, 11111-s111111t 11f t111- 111-ti1111 t11111-11 115' 'l'1'1111s'v11'1111i11 l'1-1-sl1.1'l1-1-1' t11 1-st1111- lish the- 1il'll1l11'1if' .11-11111-111-V, 1111- 111-1'. 11111'i1'1 1111-1-. il g1'11111111t1- 111' 1'1'i111-1-t1-11 :1111l a t1'11st1-11 111' 111111111111-11-Si111111'v, 1'111111- 1-:ist t11 Sl'l'11l'l' 1'111l11S 1'111' 1111- 111-11I111s1-11 in! Stitutioll, 111'. 111511111 1111-1111111:111i1-11 111111 111111 1111- tw11 1111-11 t11g1-I111-1' 11111111- 21Ill11'1l1S for what was 1'1l12111.Y t11 111-1-111111- t111- 'l'1'1111s'v11':111i11 1'11i1'1-isittv. 27

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S11CClfQK11l1g 'YL'lll'S 111111- 1,11-1-11 111111- 11,1 1l'2lC1' 11.lU1I' 111'1gi11 111 111111111111-11-S11111115' 111' 111 P1'1DC1111'111. XY1l1'11 111111111111-11-S1111105' 111's1 111111111-11 111-1' 11111115 1111 1110 bvlllltll 111 1110 C1'1llllfl'f' 11s Z1 S1-111 111 11'2ll'1l11lQf, 11f'l' F1lCll1T.V was 1-1111111115011 1-111111-1y of 1,1'1I1CQ11111 1111-11, 111111 l1111'111g 1111- 1'1l1'11l'l' 'Vl'2l1'S 111' 1161' 1-1111-1-1 1,l'1ll1'014l1l g1'1111111110s 1-11111111111-11 111 1111-51110 11v1-1' h1-1 111-s111111-s 111111 111 111-011115' 11L'l' K'11H11'51 111' 111s11'111 111111. B111 if 1131111111911- S111110f' 111115 1-111110 111 11w1- S11 11111011 111 1'1'1111-1-11111, 5110 was 11111 S1llNV, 11 w1'111111 S01-111, 111 11-1-11011120 1111- 111111g11111111. 211111 1-111'1'v S01 111311111 1131 pay 1111 1h0 110111 115' S1-1111111g 1'1 11111 111 Tlll'11 0111151-11 1111-11 1'1-11111 111111111g h01 11w11 1l1St1'l1lftH1'S, 1111w 111111l111y 1111111011 111 1111- 111110111-111 11111111111s11'11111111 111 011110g0 i11 fil11'S 111111 1lllI'1l'0SSO11 w1111 1110 1Z1l'g'1' S0111 111' 1l1'1' 11w11 111-11111-11111' 1111-. 111111 il g1111111y 11lllll1ll'1' 111' 111-1' w111'111.v suns, 11lI1'V 1-111111111011 w1111 1111-111111 1111111111111-111s 111111 111111-1111g111'v 11111111011 with 1110 51111111 111: 111111111 11111-1111s0 111111 0111111-st 1-111111011113 111 1101-111110 S12lll112ll'1'1 111-111015 111 1110 2Il'Il1f' 111' 1111111 111111 1'1Q'111 111111 1111111111-1--g11111'11s 111 1111- 1'111111s 111 11111111-1-1' 01v111z11111111 211111 Uf1111'il1iU1l. 1111111110 1111- 1'2ll'111'ST 111' 1111-sc 1111111001-s 111 0111101111011 was 1111- 111-v. S11111111-1 1111111c, 11. 11., 111 A11g'11s111 l'1111111y, Xv1l'g'1l112l, il :2'1'21l1llil1U 111 1'1'i111'1-11111 111 1111' Class 111 1775. 111- 1'2llll1' 111 111111111111-11-S111111-y 11s 21 111fU1' 111 17741, 111111 011111111111-11 with 1111' 011110110 1111' 811171111 1w11 'V1'1i1l'S, 111 1111- s111111- 111111- l1lll'Sll11lg 1111- S111115' of T11011111gy 11111101 1111- 111-1. 11111111 H11l1l' Slll1T11, 1111,-11 IH'1'S1111'llf. H0 was 110011s1-11 hy H11111,1v1-1 1,1'1-s11y11-1'y. f,1'1U111'l' 311, 1777, 211111 1ilfG1' 11111v011 111 N111111 Q1i11'1111I12l, 111111 111011 111 1111- Sl'111l'1ll1'l11 1111 1111110 1111111-S111111'-, 111 W11s11111g11,111 C111111153 '1'011110ss00, 211111 11l1'l'1' l1Il1'1'1l1lS1'11 ll f1ll'1ll, 1111 whic-11 111- 1111111 21 111g h1j111s0 f111' 11111'1111s0s 111' f'l,1l11'21- 11011.77 11'1'1-s11.v11-1'i1111 1C111'y1-111111-11111.1 This was 1110 1:1l'S1 111E'1'ill'f' 111s1i111111-111 1-s1111111s111-11 1ll 1111- V111105' 111 1110 Mississippi, 111111 h0 11l'9S1f1Ul1 11v1-1 11 f1-11111 1110 111111- 111. 11s 1111-1111111111111111, 111 1795, 1111111 his 1'011111v111 111 1111111111-1' 110111, 111 131g--21 l1l'1'14111 111 1'1111'1fv'1l11'1'l,' 'V1-1111. W11111- 11111-1111111g 1111- G1-110131 XX?-SClll111y 111 P111111- 111-11111111 111' 11-1-1-111-11 il s1111111 11111111111111 111 0111ss11-111 111'11111s, wh1011 111' 011111011 111 21 511011 1111 21 1111011-11111's0 1110 1111111111111 111110s 1111011 111 T1-11110ss01-, 111111 11115 wus 1111- 11111-1011s 111 1111- 1111l'ill'f' 111: wh111 was 111 1100111110 1V11s11111g11111 i1U11PQl'. 1'S111'ag111-, JXllll31S 111 11111 Alll11l'1f'2ll1 ID111I111, V111. 1V., 11. 3151-1.1 Mr. 13111111's s1'1111111 was 111's1 1111'-111'111111111-11 as h1R1'111l AC'1l110lllf'. 111 1795. 111111 1Z111'l', 111 17115, as 1V11S11111g11111 c1H11f'gl'. 111s s111111-1110. 111 1111- 011115' 11Ilf'S 111 '1'1-11111-ss1-1-, 1111011 2111 1110 1011111011 p111f0S- s11111s. 111111 XVl'1'l' 1111111'1s1 1111- 111115' 101101101's, f1'11 S011-1111 y0f11's, 111 1110 111111111 S01- 111-1111-111s 1111110 YY1-S1 111111 1110 S1111111w0S1f' fI111'd., 11. 5397.1 26

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ln 17518, when Kentucky Academy was incrged in the l'niversity of Tran- sylvania, llr. Blythe was inade a professor, and later served as acting president for twelve or lifteen years. Associated with the Rev. llavid llice and l7r. Blythe in the founding of this institution w88'AJ1ulge Caleb Wallace illltl the llev. John Todd, of Louisa Count ', Vir-rinia, both l'rincelon lfraduatcs and both trustees of 1Ll1ll111lLlULl'SlLl' d C 33 ney. About the time Dr. lfllythe resigned the p1'esideucy of the college he established a seminary for young ladies, in wl1icl1 we1'e introduced llliilly of the higher branches of education, especially the tnatlieinaties and natural science. llc was exceedingly thorough in his instructions, and his inilucnce in this de- partment was widely and deeply felt. tSprague, Vol. IV., p. 593.3 lf, in founding other institutions, llainpden-Sidney had an opportunity to show her appreciation of the good otlices performed by l'rinceton in her he- half, it was reserved for her as a peculiar privilege and a special distinction to send hack to Princeton in the person of the Rev. Archibald Alexander, D. D.. LL. D., o11e of her own presidents, and illllflllg the niost. illustrious divincs and distinguished educators the Church has produced. there to liecoine the founder ufTl1C Princeton 'llheological Seminary. ' .Xt tl1e age of twenty-four llr. Alexander was chosen l'resident ot' llanip- den'Sidney Uollege and was inaugurated in 1797. Here he centiuued until 'ISULL and then resigned To lreeoine pastor of tl1e Pine Street Vhureh. Philadels phia, May 20, ISHT. ln the saine year he was elected moderator of the General Asseinlmly, and the next year lveferc that liedy he preached a serniou in which he inade a suggestion in regard to a Tlieological Seminary. That suggestion. it is thought, had an iinportant hearing on the ultimate action of the Church in establishing the Seminary at Princeton. lSp1-agile. Vol. IV., p. 615.6 ln 1812, the .Xsseinhly having decided on establishing a Seminary at Princeton, Dr. Alexander, on the 2d of June, was chosen to the Professorship of llidaetie and IJUlUll1lC 'l'heology. He accepted the appointinent . . a11d was inaugurated on the 12th of .Xugust following. l'Il11'd., p. til5.l He organized the Seminary, formed its eurriculuni during its earliest years, and presided over its administration until his decease. Oetolrer. 1351.0 4 l'rel1yterian Eneyclopt-dia.t ll'hile Hanu,den-Sidney was sending forth her sons lllfo other States as pioneers of civilization and education, and while she was contributing so generously To the ranks of the f'hureh and was helping so largely to provide 28