History of Virginia, Volume 4American historical Society, 1924 - Virginia |
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A. F. and A. M. active Albemarle County American Association attended attorney August Augusta County Baltimore Baptist Church became Board born at Richmond Bowman Bridgewater College brother career Charles Charlottesville Chesterfield County City clerk Colonel Company Confederate Army daughter death December democrat died at Richmond Doctor elected Elizabeth engaged farm farmer father fraternity George ginia Goochland County graduated grandfather Hanover County Harrisonburg Henrico County Henry High School honorable Institute James January John Joseph July later lived Lodge marriage married Miss Mary Maryland Mason merchant Methodist Episcopal Church mond Mount Jackson National Bank native Norfolk North Carolina October parents Pennsylvania Petersburg politics practice Presbyterian Church profession prominent public schools reared resides Robert Rockingham County Samuel served Shenandoah County sons South spent Thomas Timberville tion University of Virginia Washington West Virginia wife William Woodstock York
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Page 125 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and the great commandment, and the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Page 248 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.
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Page 308 - The lawyer who conducted his examination before the Council, says Bishop Meade, from whose book the foregoing has been taken, "ever afterwards spoke of him as the_most talented man with whom he had ever engaged in controversy".
Page 125 - ... be a lamp to the feet and a light to the path of erring man — a shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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