Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-06
! 10 tAs Edisrs Of tie WA,ss
TAs Ynsisis Conference Defended sssjnsf fAs attack
Of "B.s

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1h Fns'sss Conference Offended against fAs ATTACK
Of "B"
t;entlemep--Ya-r cotr,.pondrnt .B- in hi. address
Ito the Minister. and Members of the Methodist Eps-
eo2s Church in Virginia, has faea into several
takes which truth and the reputation Of Virginia Con
ference require Be corrected As one OF the original
Board Of Trustees created BY the the
ssssspsssd sss femsle Collegiate Institute. and also.
= member of the Conference strangely ss.ailed,
may, without any npashon of improper cling enter up
the defence of the licensed party With the motives
that prompted this attack upon large aud respectable body
Il Christian Ministers, have nothing do; they are with
Him who " knoweih what Is man. and who "ludgeth
rghteousy."
h generally correct IN his statement u tie otigia
and Incorporation 81 the Female Collegiate Institute but
he entirely In error IA saving tho Virginia Conference
ies.ed the INSTITUTE The Conference had nothing 10
do Nth the ins'ute until after It's Incorporation by the
bessnmc-and meh II only gave IT'S SANCTION 20 tue en-
eipue' ana recommended Q" the bcnev'enee ana P'-
tonaee o. tne Ieop,o OF s pastoral care the suc,eet
"'ss o'oush' before 'ne C"n'c'enee AZ US session. ~
1884, unoer prop uon rom 'no TWO 'ho''uu.is NJ
ue instance informally OF 'he trustees. Inc oUl'e' OF
'n" popo-"n was 10 secure inc hienoy e'
"e oomevnee w es'acshine an ,sn'u''0n LOT "e S,s
s'maec ane 'no"ugn e'"oauon W reniaes' pcsSo "'e
oen.n's W cc oe'N.u 'ri IN. 'aNoaoe 'ee"'in' "uo"
me "o ohet o'yees were soush' " DC SC
eucu ~ m,s nppnvsuon' Al ,he ume "e ap?"eauou
soe, 'ns o"o'gso ., 'ne 'nsn a. oo ~'e :" po..ss
% eiccuon ~ an esu"a'eo cos' VI S~''VoV' "s Ut
e',u W i"se ms a,oun'o, INC payment " '"o ~,
anu sso' ID tase 'he aoauon'i sum o, S',ooo 'o' "e
Psrmanen' enoo~men'o inc ihsuu's ihs isge SUM-
~esoene'co, ~ouu pe seeureu ny he 'o'u''y o""uou'
'ons VI '"e "e,nouiss "'"in "e '"e."is
naea oy o'neis "enoy 20 'he cause oi iemac euuea"'
D'ne appeal oouu no' DC maae W hsn WIN an! Pooa-
omy success wi'no" inc concurrence ano 'ceV"'ten-
Ssuon " 'ne OVn'e'enee' hence Tue 'pi'Sa'S" Vi "o
'lusees !" DC 'aAeh nnuc' inc auspices n"u PHuV"ase
:" 'ne Conieienee ine appeanon uid oeyVnu
mus pom. ne |ome.ehee was no' a,Nou 70 pu'.nas '
'ne properly, nor Se' ease ~ ""u ~ was "'iou.
means 70 90 'ne one OF WISH 70 10 inc oiher ihe Sn,
W P'oPeiv VIZ !" Va" -" ees "u NC :.
u"u '"c sag " 'e esaesen oy 'he sesur'"'s VI "o
o in S :, us me ,i , ',ss Iou'iue's -
@ ~ % t ."a' i'e , "i' ~ ~.
came "ipie LOT "e ue"'s mig" "' eiu contract, nus
gta'uouS iouu'no" !" 'uc ''o's
OF ' uansaeuo OF Tue o''wcea 'ne par
.r 49, "'N .t.,", ,r, ~ ~ ~ -
pu W i,us y" ' ,! nv ~ I'm o ~ !, y y.
ae'py wtn ~ auop'u e i'u'.e, Anu it'o,'' 10.
~ "c i"o'noss W ',s'"' Us s1i'o'e p'aeo 'V' CSC
'uueauvi ' W 'ie" ' M 10
,e'Po"soNv ~, u' 80 VI .u.."' 'Npe"se
n,'Ie''e vas W u''.'e -, p'1is W S >, ,' %
ans'e' a'u ~ aecsP"ne 'he p,opos'Ho" " ue 'oAu VI
tse' o"'y sn'eH I" pio'Iue '''. a. WI as 1t IT,,
t"e enuss'' VI 'S''e euu1a"oh. Tue p'a'u VI iI"
.es, ANU un'es ain er1ay n's'aNe", We one o'
tNo0 asNneii 'eeoIos VIII snow never e So"-
ence Us W any sense responsoe Tor u'o's OF men con
uaI.ns' anu al'housn ne Conference claimed vac fsl'
,Lo, a'''vue US "" u" a
- 'o'i'' IT" i'e poaiu w .usves ""u 'eI'"su AZ
I ~ ~, VI .le ~. W ue az -
oy sue" '.e puIpIse " 'ie oouy 20 eAtreise onIl'Ia"
s' &c ", 1''i VI ''S ''-7i'u'' '"I ~, "
"onary oversight OF tne proceedings =" ,e n'ntu' ~
Souu no' no @ man ', WIN any regard 'ol us n ere
ai =. e "e'e u 'ose VINO, eonuuIng w !uuenS"''
gn' give theh money 10 me INSTITUTE ana inuIst iheit
-'u's" " '9 :, u' "u' ''s ''''''"N'' "'"'u'
- rs = 80 , -. ~, . ~
s. I 80 ~ $500. w., Wv - 80.
nee !, nn'aII g. - - I,,LaI t,a
-, ~ y, .N' V'a' 800 u.'Ie"eu ''o''.
20 s -. P ' o ~, IS u e's' a"u n'
.' ' as 81 ase"' 70 'o"e' suose'p'"s '' inc iist''
'e. 1Au" .le. !" "'S - !" Oo "'i'""'u '''Sl ~ vac
Pr, Wv -, 'le . y. .'' " .'J "p'Pu.-'S .r ~ ue SUI
.;,.a,. -, - H. -, 80 :; - ~ y. y -
.d...,;,o ~. ,h. ,.e. W ~, 80 ',H,. - -
.. m - w. ''.e. =" % ~ "' " u.s.
r." LII a., 50 80 ;',, 'u S -
49,, :. c. 80 gd ,, f; y, "e "'' i1r~ ', ,
ii - O'i $50 -, - " 20 ' -
- -, =, 49,, -, - ., IT. - ,pt = y ~ go
rI :. - -, ~, s. r. ~ 49,. .. 80 81 "
80, i ~ 1 ,' 49, 'a ae -, r r . ~ ."o''
mus, ,1 :, g. =, a;.,o ,oor,,.h -, - - -
;, = on he -. @ -, hi ~ - 90" -. ~ ~ :, - y" "'ay
10 he ,emnrr for hrs ,u,hori,v 4, s,s,,,n ,b,o N
II ,s I'm ,. S ,ho cnni -, -, -. ~ ,, ,i,, ,,
VII, ,,nra.S 49,, =, y, -. =. - -
I, purchase the Inst , nj resy oi"ced i, m.
- 80 .t.t " - es"' e-' ~, I'm y" I've
s'e"co sesd .n and u 10 W, G"m
.rs One al :. its pT ..n, owners " =, Ions, w. IN
her az the Ro,,d nj 'T,s,,,s A. 49,. 80 g., ., s 49,,
Hoard 10 cIose il. donrs sS,I - and ncb, y, " 60 ,b
n,,iT,I snr, " ., Sosoo Tt Csc,,an.. -. 49, -
If n w,r, IN nuTcb,se !, ,orld b,yc ., ,Iy 80, ,hn ~
erostv of the aeon. 70 furnish IN. If n,v,, an,
,yh. epgag.d in J,;n,, h,. a. ,,,, :, -, 49, = "a
.rai, md he h,,gb, a., Ies. .. i,,I en- " - s.3snn
IL was wise decision of ,bc Conference ,hereors rho,
,,a ci,cup,.,.rcos Of ,b. ,;,,.s A., 80, a.. 81 - - 49,.
chase of tho Ins,,u,. -
There IS connected with the mechanically fall ,f ,b II
s,a,e series of fucrs stated IN the communcati, f
H- that ..nnot he rs.d y.i,I,ou, lin, ~, ,arabI
without sorrow refer Il, the fact. rcsoec,ne ,bc I,ss
,ustaned by nd,yiiuas Such Ioss ,boosb con'o ~
I,.i,o.s ,ra,s,.,;ous -. 49,, - I,,I 9rI 10
referred 10 by are essentially nj business ch,r,rr
'rbe L,cauon of the J,.,t,,. in ,,,s -, -,
great deal Of business and money viii i, Eve,v .
in m. vicinity was Interested in - add h,,f,,.j b. /,
opeued new market and a good ono for nil ,h. ,,.,s
IL the eounry And as ol were Drotr,ed lac - a. -
nil Interested m its permanancv Tn ipd,c,d ,b.-, .,
credit the Agents Of the Bo,rd in tho dihrrrnt en
Inern,ed by b. And Lenr. ,bnucb MAJ - ,b.
,,ioers wei in winding an tho r,a,,,, s,,a
But IS the Conference I, bl.,nc f,- ihts, cc,,,i no,
N did MI authorize nor encourage IL c,si sys, II
the Conference had not been knoun m the n,.,,., ,
same .v.iem would have no.. nr,rt,.S D., ,. Gu '''
fetence by diselaning ,l r..no3.,bi,y i, tho ,.-,
and nv pub,sbinv "a. 1iscl,i,nar az i, a. r;t;., a.
own reputation and confa,es the in,.,,ce md - -
unkindne-, of This asssjlani Of ia cbar,c,e- So, w.
this armour Of booor and ,.sce !, can fc mn f,, -, ,
men ,l "B - and no dread tina, Inc j,y,, - -,
will be eve, raised by one Who !. " al c,r I,,i 81
pure b.au- VIZ
"B- Is brimf,l Of -onp,sfn, He M, mile ,,,,-f.;o.
-. 81, H. rs,ts.s.-a ~ . - '.' 't'f.'''s