Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-07
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ussassss-carsssssssess Of eoseni nature, though
snesssns W The psbbe. have prevented earlier
% - sfssebss ovss sks signstres shove psntoaed.
have eeaSfatsa,s myssh and resden the gontemany
ssd sosftsoss sssrns Of thsss wbsD. Questions Of
~ ssssrs. and especially shcss connected with the sacred
isssrsss Of Religion and Learning, should be discussed
whoss resort 10 abusive epthe and nsnuaiions Of
w"sshy motves such have been hsaped myself and
osr Synod In another discussion in your columns and
which,. sn persuaded be disagrreabe to you and
yssr rssdsr they unbccomng in their authors and
hilarious 20 the toue Of public morals.
6ad myself somewhat n lose how 10 shane nv repv
"a Cidssn Of Prince Edward" and Equal Rights. 90
- - sseid mHintssprstadoa.
Whsss deny the ssctsrsn character Of Hampton syd-
ney the sense in which appears be charged no,
only admit but Affirm that the religious character OF that
insutnon h. and, BY nights, ought Pcsby 1t
w. not however. the matter OF secariansm which my
denial had such dircet reference the charge
E1ssi Rghts" that the Presbyterian. had laid hold
Stsse lnstitutcn and converted Presbyterian Ins
ssfoa" will however, by full, though brief and sys
ssu'ste discussion OF tho subject endeavos both
brancbes Of the charge
i. Whether State Institution OF not, originally, the
Prsseyssrtsns have rendered sectaran,
ssusIfy applied TO that word There s testoah
Suirsd Of any officer, svince Presbyterians No
student Is required to learn the Cs,ecsm Confession
our Church. The textbooks selected with refer.
snce their Presbyterian character. No paualtcs arc
iarned away for not being Presbyterian.
2. presume, however, that both az. R." and "A Gil
THEN Of p. f." will define differently from my self on this
subec and that by proofs offered it has been
shown have been converted Presbyterian Cocce
This brings me, then what tho point OF NV denial
viz; deny that tie Pres5yieans have converted State
institution into Sectarian Institution. Nv position Is
made by disiiaci branches OF procl. a. H. Sid
ney d not and never n State Institution. By such
undspsand founded and sustained State WHICH
"a CITIZEN OF r E." OF Il. =, land Ae certainly
might have known better - "pubc property" and he
longs 10 the Commonwealth OF Virginia" Such ar, III.
uniyersy, the Military Institute, and TIE Institutions tor
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind because the State h.
founded snd sustans them by the public Treasury But H.
s. has never been under State patronage conrou aad
II no State institution, legally morally than
kosd or Bank chartered by the State, which
tributes nothing aud in whose no voice
Whsu "E. T." speaks OF "bargain contaminated be.
tween the Presbyterans and the College" he nimsIes
that up the time Of making this "bag the College
Independent OF the Presbyterians. will show ne IS
mistaken. This brings my other proof i2) The
College ~ by rights, and has been. Presbyterian
sdtution. BY this, mean that has been under the el-
gous influence 80 Tar ekertei OF this Church.
i shall discuss the propriety OF placing College
under some religious influence. Right wrong, circum
stances have made this very thing In the absence
OF State enierpTze ecclesiastical bodies all our cou
n.y. have actively engaged in establishing Literary Ins,u-
tons, which they have exercised an influence Such
TOO have been of successful institutions
Ills quite obvious that such bodies will unite in such
enerprzes-a least, they have done So The result
H. that right or wrong. large number of Colleges
under the religious influence of Church The State
OF va ~ much indeoed too TO this mode OF
Tor in her bounds, the various denominations have
hshed Colleges, by voluntary contributions which furnish
acsdemcn instruction from five eight times The num-
Der OF youth which the State furnishes by $4,000 per
snnum the University The simple Question then is
whether the Presbyerans have morally the right 70 exer
else the religious influence Hanpden Sidney say
they have, and for good reasons.
In the period Of Revolution Hanover Pre.by,erv
comprisng the entire Presbyteranism Of VRina under
took to establish two Academies Liberty Hail. Tnow
Washington Colege.) in Rorkbridne and the o,her n
Sidney, in Prince Edward. The Pesby,ery devised the
scheme and started the subscription and expressly
ed TO isslf forever Tin reference H. Sidney onoe ia
record, "the liberty of choosing the Superintendent Tms
and Assistants" Tbs right was transferred 10 The
Trustees when the College incorporated Itnav be
true, that others than Presbyerans have mo
ney and sent pupils but by the Law and common sense
the right legally when legal right be Plead or morally
rests in the original founders whatever Others give they
give knowing or may know the character the Institution
The original Charter OF H. Sidney, is before me- Ii con
tains the OF five Presbyterian Cierrymen and so.
ten or Twelve laymen in the list OF its fret Board OF Tru
tees No Legislature OF Virginia would have ever set y.
Presbyterian Clegymen estate Iasttuiion in those
days, especially when the influence OF rnos Jefferson was
In the ascendant The Trustees in sil publiely reeoy
nse the College as having been founded under the ausp
ces OF Hanover Presbytery by L,ceuliate 49, Smith
Isboarng under its care" they say sit al rst and has
ever since been mainly supported by the Clergy and ay
OF the Presbyterian Church.: Have they asked The pro:
byteries OF T. and W. Hanover recognise under the,
patronage
and not State Institution, speak by the records
mean that IL owes TO them its origin lis suppott And
ouf m
Tess right 10 look into its application. II the COLLEGE
must have Religious influence it will be PRESBYTERIAN
Its natural should appoint Prebyterians To control
and thus, while eschewing any seeaan measures as
planned above not only admit bu, affirm its
character We may certainly give money and manage
II without intruding on Equal Rights.
add, (having omitted il 10 its proper place nc sh.v;,,
this not State Institution. that have heard wien
spplca tons for Legislative aid have been made HAT The
aid was rendered provided the Trustees would surrender
their chariei which they refused do would the Iegis
a CHI f.,
take OF give at pleasure. This then il no State ns,o,
was formed and endowed by Presbyteriaus and there
was no "bargain consumma,ed in Farmvle but ,he
Presbyteres merely recognised, the Trustees had ion
the true character OF the Institution.
j. But aiisr all why this great ado about H. Sidney -
have adseitcd to the fact that there other College. in
the State founded and sustained in a similar nsnne, :
The Meihodnuh have Randolph Macon tderl,r.d -,
areeent winter in the Wing, be the darling child OF the
Conference" or words 10 that efect) and Emmy ard
Henry ;-bearing the names Of distinguished Method
list Bishops The Baps have Richmond College lonr Ban
'Semnafyl and Rector bg,i chartered, and College
10 be at Johnsons Springs, Boeour. The Campbsilic
have Bethany. (sso chartered Think The Euiscops-
lsns have Hizh School near Ae4andria-and e Viz
gnia Female Institute, ayOwedly designed To be dcea,n
and under the patronage Of the Bishops Tn. Catholic.
have College near RchnoLd-ehsri.fed or MOTT mas
be-. The Methodists had Collegiate Institute in Buck
ingham Nov here u quite array Of S.ctsrian Gil
leges. Wonder II f.. r." cannot allow Us Eo,sl
Rights and wonder If "a Citizen Of r. En- will nal
e tbese dreadful monsters and take refuge ia some le
land untouched 10y the unhaowed hand Of Secarinnistu
have not before me the Of knowing the -,atu. of
but one OF these lnstiiutons,-R VI. College. Th,s IN
1888, had 40 Trustees, Of whom ~ uere Atkod,sf CIR,
gymen My impression is, that one who was not .i,,,
minister or member Of the Methodist Church has owe,
held sprofessorshp in the Institution Yet ,hs Coiis,s
h much nearer being State Institution than f,, N !,
required by its charter TO report annually 10 the
snd Directors OF ne Literary Fund Lei Us not then bsyc
the pleasure of wagng alone behalf Of Eccles,s
teal Institutions Of Leaning. Hero are bTawny hand.
and stawon arms among brethren who are IN the .s.
category with ~, aud equally obnoxious 10 the wrath Of
"E. R."&c. ~ -
T. Ney GO farther Though holding TO the Isht 4, do Al
others do, ani ss!ain influence has been ba,
al was four years student Of n. Sidney and d,ri,s
those and sevefai subsequent years there was an
lao IN the scuiy, who duly read prayers all his week
"a citizen OF r. T." might testify little here :-read-sn,
the President believed 20 be and ultimately did bsco,
sn Epseopslion. We have had one or two Bap,iss ,nt
two Other Episeopslisus Now Tke H. this libsf,liiy n
Jar ~ OH 70 whaieve help We have received m mobe
from EpiscOpsians and BapGss In W. College nnJrI
s-nd there y Bsps professor and that ioh wondcfl
efefarla nIann ID LIngnnrcr L. :.