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

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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

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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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