Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-04

College. use no sessrisn creed es,eehi.m a, 6,,
"lay We sfes Up osr prayers TO the DIVINE Father Of
our In terms common 10 ell christian or,hiop.t,
We teach students 10 read and 10 ur,r.tand for
the msslyes, the sacred records which all
resou for instruction; and Ia eIposons Of the sscred
tent We avoid tho discussion Of
oas. which unhspp,ly divide our religious commnnI,v
Oseass Of the would be utterly GU, Of place her,
This Coies. designed foe the education OF youth Of
all christian denominations who may choose 10 resort "a
US for Instruction. We o.r 10 all youth of sood NOR,
character the same benefits and privileges We inquire
not into the sriicles Of their creed, teach them mo-
thing that Is peculiar 10 own. We explain 10 them
grounds of the faith: ~ helm them
ITO peruse tho sacred pages; and there at the
To mbibc tho pure end benevolent spirit of Christ
Here we stop IL they To be undermined with ,ys
stem of scholastic theology, OF II they arc In he d,.nch.d
with the bitter OF seetarian bsotry thev nu,t 40
ese~hefr we eschew the task" Ties. were
Delivered and printed aud circulated by the Board before
was hrst organized aud OF course could have
been prepared with reference to their use on the pre
sen aud let me add. that those who know Dr.
Nunner BEST VIII DO the last to suspect him Of giving
preston 10 sentiments which he did entertain, simply
Tor popular effect Ia whatever sense Col Smith meant
10 sppy tue epithet, "denoninauona TO washin,,on
Coege' no could with truth apply "a, IN incou
ss'ent with suiet conformity. in the VI its
government To these views; And " this be
aisin agreeing as do in sentiment with Dr. Ruffner
hes ,ae not TO lay, er asims G"d forbid. tina, Washing
ton College should ever be anything else than denomina
tionsl Here leave this subject.
'Cousderations presented ia the csmme nee of mi.
VII o.'eI me rom making any further newspaper
communications on this subject" Such il Col Smi,b,.
closing paragraph Were the mser psr,ona between
B. and myself courtesy might demand that as he had with
drawn from oil communication with the public too ,bouId
wiihdraw-aihoush even then. the egumat. extent of
the demands OF courtesy, would have Inv
the nature OF tho But the of de-
bate s the character Of public institution into which IN.
public have right TO enquire. and into which, in popular
government such as ous II Is their duty enquire
rule which Col s. has prescribed for himself can have no
binding power over me, even the bar courtesy
ecpng that arising from the the
upon which is based My views of
have already eIpressed-aud entertaining such views.
Col Smiths example will be utterly lost upon me- Now
that the wound for sometime fostering beneath the surface
has been opcnedi say let be closed until il can be
efectualy healed.
In the course Of few weeks. shall send YOU Mes,,
Editors, my views Of the Institute, the form Of nor
mai school,, somewhat more large than was able 10
present them In my first communication. And shall do
TINS the more willingly, you have shewn disposition to
shake oil the general apathy, which has 10 pervadd
the public mind respecting the of popular
IN Virginia BY so doing ii accomplish nothing else,
shall at least shcw you that there some who sympa-
thze with you, IN feelings respecting this and
who are willing to afford their aid feeble though IL NAV
he, In your noble undertaking.
GEU. D. ARMSTRONG,
w. COLLEGE. LEXINGTON, Va.