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

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grown. .Khout tha- tima- tha- son was grown, his ha-alth failcal, anal alta-r n lingering anal painful illna-ss, whia-h lu- hora- with nlanly anal Uhristian fortituale, he died. The three alanghta-rs, with sa-va-ral granalvhilalren livr- to glaalala-n the parents' lives as tha-y alraw lu-ar to tha- approaa-ha-s ol' nga-. ltr, liooka-r's strongt-st work as a pastor was alout- at lla-liron t'hnra-h. lt was whila- ha- was tha-ra- that his unusual gifts of ra-sonra-a-fulna-ss anal la-aah-rship ba-gan In ha- ga-lu-rally ra-a-ogniza-al. anal ha- was a-alla-al out of tha- a-omparatiya- qnia-t of it a-ouutry a-harga- lu la- t'hairman uf Synoal t'onunitta-a- ol' l'Iyaug0listia- Work, being thus introalua-a-al lo tha- gra-at work of his lil'a-. At that tinu- tha- Synoal itsa-lf haal not ha-gun to rvaliza- tha- ilnportana-u or tlu- possihilitia-s of its own vyangarlistia- work. l a-w nl' tha- a-lun-a-ha-s or ministt-rs wa-rv iuta-rt-sta-al in it. tlva-r thra-0 hunalra-al minista-rs anal oya-r four hunalra-al a-lmra-ha-s haal to ha- waka-al up from a la-thargiv stata-. Not only inta-ra-sl hut a-nthusiasm haal to ha- a-ra-ata-al. 'l'lu-y not only lltlal to ha- a-ra-ata-al hut sustaina-al. anal also maala- to grow. ln thosa- a-arly alays of llr. llooka-r's a-onna-a-tion with this llonu- Mission Work. tha- amount a-ontrihutoal hy tlu- a-luu'a-ha-s was so small that tha- Synoal a-onlal not atl'oral to giva- its l'lltlll'Ill2lll any a-ompa-nsatiam for his sa-ryia-vs. anal ya-t it was in thosa- alays that ha- alial his most lahorious anal a-ll'a-a'tiya- work. lla- was a-arrying all tlu- lahors anal ra-sponsihilitios of tlu- inmu-nsa- task Syuoal haal put upon him. anal at tha- sama- tinu- aloing thc nnahata-al work ul' a largt- anal sa-atta-ra-al a'olllllI'y pastorata-. 'l'ha- st-rious ala-trimcnt to his ha-alth. ol' whia-h ma-ntion has ha-a-n maala-. was tha- ra-sult of tha- haral work anal tha- na-ryons strain ol' thosa- alays. lt wa-ll nigh aaost him his lift-. But ha- has long sina-a- ra-a-ova-ra-al from that. Yigorous anal masta-rful at tha- aga- of sixty-4-ight, ya-ars. ha- is a-njoying tha- almost a-ompla-ta- triumph of his a-ausu. La-ss than tivo pa-r a-a-nt of tha- a-hura-ha-s ol' Synoal fail to a-ontrihutv a-aa-h ya-ar In tha- work. na-arly two-thirals ul' tha- a-lmra-ha-s a-ontrilmtar all that Synoal asks tha-m to a-ontrihuto. anal na-arly ona--thiral vontrihuta- mora- than tha-y ara- aska-al. Tha- work has vxpanala-al so as to ina-lnala- otha-r forms nl' lloma- Mission work. Xa-arly a-wry l'rt-shyta-ry now a-mploys a man for his whola- tinu- as Supa-rinta-nala-nt of lloma- Missions anal Sah- hath Sa-hools. Wa-ak a-hura-ha-s haya- Ia-on ra-yiya-al anal snpplia-al with sa-ttla.-al pastors, alostitnta- tt-rritory has ha-on oa-a-upia-al. wasta- fia-lals haya- ha-a-n rua-lainu-al. anal thon- sanals of souls haya- ha-a-n hrought into tha- Kingaloni. Ba-siala-s all this. tho Synod is a-ontrihuting ta aliminishing amount ya-ar hy ya-art from its own home mission tra-asury lu aial tha- na-w anal wa-aka-r Synoals of Wa-st Virginia anal Appalaa-hia. ov- a-upyiug in whola- or in part tm-rritory ra-a-a-ntly within tha- honnals of thu Synoal of Virginia. l'nala-r ltr. liooka-r's aalniinistration Synoalls lloma- Mission Work has ha-a-oma- a living, powa-rl'ul fora-a-, anal ha- is tha- author of its inspiring slogan. THE MISSIUN Ula' Tllli l'lll'l?t'll IS MISSIONS. At tlu- annual ma-a-tings of Synoal llr. llooka-r's ra-port on lloma- Missions anal tht- stirring aalalrt-ssvs he niakos himsa-ll' anal sa-a-nrt-s from otha-rs na-ya-r fails to holal tha- a-a-ntt-r of inta-ra-st. llas any alumnus of tlu- t'olla-ge alarm- a niora- suhstantial anal lasting work? They shall still luring forth fruit in olal aga-: tha-y shall ha- fat anal flourishing. Pug: Fon Inn

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1 41 - 4-- ---- - - Ilivuvrvnh 31211111111 1 hmarh ignnker, BE. By A. M. F11,1sE1:, D.1,J. HIS 11111111101' of the 1ii11C1l1ljSCO1lL' is 1101111111011 to 1110 11011-1'01111 J. 1C. Boolier. DD.. wit11 se11ti1110111s 01 at1'01'-111111 211111 a111111ra111111. Ur. 1B11H1CC1' is H11 811111111115 of 1131111111011-S111MGX. 111111 1111 1111111 01'0r pass011 11111 111' 1110 l'll11L'gQ 11'11O 0ar1'ie11 111I'O11g11 1110 a greater pr1110 111 11 or a 1110r1- Iilial 1,101'01i1111 10 it. 11 rei1e01s 2111 11U1101' 1111011 the 1iR1L'1l1OSL'111JC 211111 111.1011 1110 1-1111eg0 11,1 present 111111 to 11111' rea110rs as the patron of this 111111111l.'1'. He was 1f1OI'11 at Charlotte C'011r1 House. Virginia, FG1Jl'1l211'y 1111. 1850. 11111 was I'Q211'Gl1 111 1Jr1110e 1E11war11 C111111ty. 211111 1111311 111 that 1:o1111ty 1111111 110 1011 it 111 1878 to 110001110 E111 0r11ai11011 pastor 111 a11o1h0r part 01 the State. 110 was g1'3l1L1211GL1 from t11e eollege 111 1870 a1111 t110 1'1111ow111g year w1-1111 to 1'1111'0PC. I'G111H1ll1l1g there for three years. A part 01 the 111110 he was 111 Europe 111- was a S11111U111 at 111e 1111i1'ersi1i0s 111 Gotteiigeii H1111 1,1-ipsie 111 11l2I'1llil11j', a1111 1110 1'G111?11I1l1CI' 01 1110 t1111C 110 spent 111 SW1tZQ1'12111l1 seeking rest H1111 11Q211111. 111 1815 110 1Q1Qk'21111G a st111i11-111 for the 1111111Sf1'f' at 11111011 '1'11001og11i-a1 SQll11I1?t1'f', 111011 51111211011 at 11111111111Q11-511111652 H1111 was :LL'I'Hl111211Cf1 110111 that S1-111111ary 111 1838. S0011 after 10a1'i11g that i11s11t11- 1io11 110 a00ep101,1 a 1'a11 10 t11e pastorate of 1110 111011 I'CC'Q111f1f' 0I'gH111ZQi1 80111711111-1 P1'QS1JytG1'12111 111111I'C'11 at S1i11111101l, Virginia. 111 w11i1,-11 C'1l211'gG 110 011111i1111011 for eight years. 111 1880 he 1100011110 00-pastor with 11113 11012 .1'. F. Barr. 11.11. 01 the First C1111l'C'11, Charleston, West Virginia. 110 was 1-a11011 10 1'1C111'f1ll C11111'C'1l 111 Augusta County, W11I'g111121, 111 1883 31111 was pastor there for 1w011'e years. 11 was w11i1e 110 was serving 111 that 0apa011y that the Sf'11UC1 of Yirginia 0a1Ie11 111111 111 1895 10 110 C11211I'1'11H1l of its C0111111ittee 01 E1'a11g'01is1i0 Work. He C21I'l'1GC1 011 this work 111 0011110011011 wi111 111s pas10ra1 1'111ties 1111 1110 year 1900, W11011 110 resigiied from 110111 positions 2111C1 12611211110 a general evangelist of Sy11041. 111 15102 he was 00111pe11e11 to give up a11 work for several 111o11111s 1190211159 of i111pai1'011 11Gil1111. When 111s hea11h was Sl1f11C1G1111y restore11 he was 111sta111-11 Pastor 01' T11111JQ1' Ridge C11l11'C11 111 11o01111ri110'e C01111ty. 110 re111ai11e11 111 t11is 0harge for 01111 a few 1111111ths. The Sy11Olf1,S 1CVa11g:e1is1i0 Work having' 110011 I'QO1'gEl111ZQ61 H1111 proje01e11 1111 a 111'Ok1C1GT s0a1e. as Sy11o11,s Home Mission Work 111 19013. Dr. Booker was 1-a11e11 to 110 C11air111a11 a1111 Treasurer of the C'o111111itte0 211111 S111JQ1'11l1fG11l1Q111 01 1101110 Mis- sions. He has 116111 that l'GSPO11S1111G H1141 11111101111 place 1111111 that 111116 1111111 t11e present. 111 1915 11e re00iye11 the degree of 1J00t0r of Divinity S1111111fH11Ul111S11' from Washington a1111 Lee University a1111 1131111111011-S1f111Cy College. 111 1877 Dr. Booker was 111arrie11 to Miss Sa11ie B. Peck. a f1311g11tE'1' of 1110 Reyereiid Thomas E. 130011, D.D.. for 11131111 years a, 111s1111g111she11 professor of 11111011 '1'h0010gi0a1 Seminary. a1111 0116 of 1110 a1110s1 Hlllbllg' the 11111111ers of the S011t110r11 Presbyteriaii Church. '1'hr011g1111111 1110 Mrs. Boolqer has 1JQC11 the 1o1'111g a1111 11611111111 00-laborer of 11er 1111S11H11C1. Three 11a11g111ers H1111 0110 S011 111061 to 110 Page Tlzzrfeen

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r lt is safe to surmise that among all the hosts of men who have attended Hamp- den-Sidney not one has loved it with a more powerful or more unselhsh devotion. A few years ago he became deeply atfected by the condition of the old burying ground of Ynion Seminary in the suburbs of the village. After the removal of the Seminary to Richmond it was impossible for the Seminary authorities to give the burying ground the same attention that it had received before the removal. Dr. Booker obtained permission to put improvements upon it. Laboring at it with his own hands, spending his own money upon it freely, he has converted it into a beautiful spot, worthy of the precious dust of dear ones, and the venerable dust of Hampden-Sidneyts mighty citizens of a by gone time which are buried there. As one good deed is worthy of another, he next gave his attention to beautifying the college campus. It had already been greatly improved, and he completed the work, making it as beautiful a college campus as there is in the South. It is a fitting expression of his rare attachment to Hampden-Sidney that he has now come back to t'The Hillv with his family to make this his home for the remainder of his life. If he ever does get old Qwhich is doubtfulj, he will grow old here, but whether old or young in years, his youthful heart will always cherish a love for this place, its traditions, its development, its professors and students and alumni and everything else that bears any relation to the college of his youth and the chosen home of his later life. Staunton, Va., Jan. 14th, 1918. N 1 T I - S I Tn, Page F zfteen