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

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keeping an appointment. Calhoun bears witness that he was pious, zealous, well versed in theology, plain, simple and earnest. Regarding his influence, it was widespread. Judge Longstreet wrote: The fruits of his vinyard are scattered far and wide through most of the Southern States and long have they been seen in rich luxuriance in the Capitol of the Union. Indeed, it would be hard to name the place of rank which his pupils have not occupied . . . but l do fully believe that, without the impulse which he gave to their talents, many of them who rose to high rank would never have been heard of. Calhoun, Legare, Crawford, McDuffie, Butler, Longstreet, Pettigru! And a son of old Hampden-Sydney taught them! The spirit of Hampden-Sydney was carried by this alumnus to the lower South, there to be the inspiration of the great men of that region. Two sons of Waddell became celebrated and able teachersg one, James Pleasants Waddell, was Professor of Latin and Greek at the University of Georgiag another, John Newton Waddell, was Professor of Latin and Greek at the University of Mississippi and President of LaGrange College. Moses Waddell had another connection with the Prince Edward College-his daughter, Miss janetta Waddell, married Dr. Archibald Alexander, fourth President of Hampden-Sydney. Several of her descendants became great ministers and teachers. What a blessing Moses Waddell has been to mankind. Longstreet said of Waddell's Christian experience: As a Christian his character was unexceptional. I-le was not without the Christian's trialsg and these, for some years after he embraced the Cross, were uncommonly severeg but, as the surges that break over the coral reef only add brilliance to its native beauty, so these trials but added lustre to the 'beauty of his holinessf His piety burned with a steady flame . . . l-le was active and constant in the discharge of his ministerial duties and he shrunk from no labor which his ecclesiastical relations imposed upon him. After Dr. Waddell retired from the Presidency of the University of Georgia he lived at Willington. In IS36 he suffered a stroke of palsy. Three years later he was taken to the home of his son, Professor james Pleasants Waddell, at Athens, Georgia. Here he died, July Zl, l840. Of him how appropriately can it be said: Servant of Cod, well done: Rest from thy loved employ, Thy battle ended, victory won, Enter thy Master's joy. -THE EDITORS. I 22 1

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