Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-09-30
DELAW ARE.
From the Smith Herald


MR. EDITOR :-HGving recently attended the
annual examination Of Air. MEULINs School, at
1Io&at Comfort. near Fayetteville, Permi, me
through the medium Of your paper, to give to tle
friends OF eIucatIon, some account Of this rising
Institution, and subsequently,, IN series of short
numbers, few practical thoughts on the general
subject OF education. 1t is generally known TO
yonr readers that Washington county surpasses,
IN literary institutions any other county in our
State. Those rich valiies, green woods and blue
mountain tops are sacred to Apollo and the }iu-
seS, and IN a truly christian less than classic
sense, they form the Parnassus of our rising State.
Christian education forms the common mind, -
and makes The intellectual, and moral atmosphere
OF those mountain regions, clear and inyogratiu.5
as the air that breahes along their blue SUBMITS.
or the watersprings that burst from their rugged
Sides Encouragement IS given to competent and
euterPrsing teachers, and the results of their per-
severng luoors, under God, are clear demOaztra-
ton OF the practical Importance of encOurc gIng
SUCH and such only, to como over into Arkansas
and ald US in laying the foundations Of our Ii te-
rary Institutions.
This school, al nt-Comfort, under the SUI
pervIslon Of Mr. ieckIin, has risen as a Phoenix.
from the ashes of the = Far West Seminary."-
FMS euterpr!slng teacher began three wears since
Sth five boys, in the brick meeting house on HE
CamP-ground, and last wee! closed the third year
with an Interesting and very creditabla examina-
non of thIrty-SeVen pupils. collected from this
Stale and the Cherokee nation. He has pgrchas-
ed the land and Tomnauts OF the iII-fated Far
" est Seminary and out of the smoulderng ru-
ms reconstructed commod!ous brick building,
IN which his next session, in September, viii
commence.
1t was truly encouraging to see the full audi
ence, which for two days Witnessed. with evident
satisfaction, the exercises of this third annual ex-
animation; and among those who aided in the eX-
animation, 10 find Glen Of character and experience
who feel deep interest in the work of Christian
education, some Of whom have recently entered
our State. Rev. Mr.. Wasnbourn was an early
patron Of this institution and we were glad to see
hlin there to witness its growth and prosperity.
The frs, notable feature Of this school was the
harmony and fraternal feeling which seemed 10
peTvade each class. and The entire school as ia
mIy united In It's patcrnel head. Here the rich
and the poor, the soa of the Indian and white nun
were not only CHASED in scientific pursuits. but
evidently united in the feelings Of common bro
therhoOd. The Eerary exercises Of the examj-
nation were creIigobls and ghIy Interesting, for
al Impress of christian morality. aGd in some IN
stances Of deep religious sensibiity, was cnarac-
teristc Of them. The young gentlemen were eX-
aminod in Latin, Greek, zebra, Gsometry. Sur
veyIng, and IN some Of the common branches, and
acquitted themselves well. Their exercises in
compositions, and declarations were generally
good, and the original orItions, with which their
exercises were draw 10 a close, would reflect
credit upon any institution in oar country. More
especially, it gratifying to witness the rapid
dcveOpenent OF mind III the youth who had come
from the Indian territory 70 this lns'lJI'ion.
Among these long neglected children of the forest
are some gifted iuleiiects and warm hearts and
the Lord he praised for those fountains which he
has opened for them here in the wilderness, at
which their furnishing minds may drink and thirst
no more. The good impression made by the ex-
ercses OF the institution, was deepened by the kind
hospilalIties of the families in this GeighboThood :;
and, We say too little, when say that our eX-
peclations were fully realized, and no one went
away disappointed. We hope this institution viii
continue 10 prosper rs it has ProsPercI, aud rs
cnterprisng founder realize the patronage he well
deserves and, moreover, may we not hope that.
in other portions OK our destitute State, such toun
lans will be opened and send forte their streams
to - make glad the city-o of our God" Z.