The life and letters of Robert Lewis Dabney . Valley of Virginia, visiting and preaching at Lexington,New Providence, Tinkling Spring, Winchester, Charlestown,Martinsburg. Berkeley Springs, Falling Water Church, Rom-ney, Moorefield, Petersburg, New Creek, Piedmont, and Cum-berland, Md. During this vacation he was separated from hisfamily nearly three months on itineracies. His jom-neying mayhave been somewhat greater that summer than usual, but itwas typical of his vacations throughout this period. He spentthem in laborious effort to build up the Seminary, and ennobleit by attracting a high cl
The life and letters of Robert Lewis Dabney . Valley of Virginia, visiting and preaching at Lexington,New Providence, Tinkling Spring, Winchester, Charlestown,Martinsburg. Berkeley Springs, Falling Water Church, Rom-ney, Moorefield, Petersburg, New Creek, Piedmont, and Cum-berland, Md. During this vacation he was separated from hisfamily nearly three months on itineracies. His jom-neying mayhave been somewhat greater that summer than usual, but itwas typical of his vacations throughout this period. He spentthem in laborious effort to build up the Seminary, and ennobleit by attracting a high class of students. In 1856. the election of an additional professor required thebuilding of another house. Dr. Dabney was made chairman ofthe building committee. He gave the vScminary, as a free gift,eight acres of land, on which the house was built; he drew allthe plans, and superintended the building of this, the fourthresidence. This house, which was very attractive in appearance,and a model of convenience, was assigned to him to dwell Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Polity. 145 He went at once to work to create a garden spot. The soil wasmost unpromising, full of small stones and of small black-oakstumps. He soon made it a famous garden, and similarlyimproved the whole lot attached to his house, planting anorchard, and an additional garden, which he watered by irriga-tion. This period was one of change in the professorial body. Hisdeep interest in the fortunes of the Seminary made him anxiousthat the proper men should be secured as professors. Thoughnot a member of the Board of Electors, he was, as greatly hon-ored and trusted by them, naturally invited to take an active,though unofficial, hand in securing suitable men. In the year 1858, his burdens in the service of the Seminarywere materially increased by the request, on the part of theBoard, that he should conduct the senior class in the Depart-ment of Systematic and Polemic Theology. The Board hadfelt that Dr
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