The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-05-01
PROCEEDINGS
MEETING OF THE FRIENDS
OF THE
Winchester Female Academy.

Pursuant to notice given, portion OF
the citizens Of Winchester, Tenn, met
At the Winchester Female Academy on
the 25th Of April, 1857, when, on mo-
lion, DR.. A. G. CLoPToN was called to
the Chair, and W. w. BRAzELToN ap.
pointed Secretary.
DR.. Clopton explained the object Of the
nseting to be to take into consideration
The best means Of continuing the Win
chester Female Academy, to some ex'
tent frustrated by the death of J. G. BID
DIE, the Principal.
Whereupon, and on motion, A. 5. Col
var, John Frizzell, Rev. A. j. Baird and
Rev. F. A. Kimbell were appointed a
Committee 10 present some resolutions to
the meeting, who retired and reported the
following:
Resolved, That it is all.important that
this school, the Winchester Female Acad-
emy, shall be permanently continued.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves,
Individually and collectively, to support
j. with our means and influence,
Reso1ved, That Committee Of five be
appointed to take immediate steps to Sc.
cure the services Of Principal and a
corps Of Teachers; which Committee
shall, if possible, secure the services Of a
Principal before the close Of the present
session.
Resolved, That we sustain and approve
the action of the preliminary meeting on
Yesterday, as to the continuance OF the
schoo! during this session.
Which resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
The Chair then appointed VIM. Far
rs, John Frizzell, F. A. Loughmiller, F..
a, Kirnbell and A. S. Colyar a commit
tee under the 3rd Resolution;
And thereupon, on motion, commit
tee, consisting of Jas. K. Shook, Geo W.
Hunt, F, A. KimbelI, and A, S. Colyar,
were appointed to present a preamble and
resolutions in reference to the death of
Rev. J. G. Biddle. Said committee re-.
tired and reported the following:
"No greater loss has fallen upon our
community, since our acquaintance with
1t, than that which, in the wisdom Of
Providence, now aiIlicts us. Our highly
esteemed citizen, John G. Biddle, is no
more. He died April 23rd, at 10 o'clock
A. M. May God, in his mercy, be a
Father to his parentless little children.
"Mr. Biddle's place in this community
may be rightly appreciated by looking
upon the chasm which his death has
made. He was not only an ex ample Of
Christian piety-the equauimity ofwhose
even course was never disturbed by per.
turbations Of fortune or misfortune, and
upon whose holy walk in life the youth
might look as guide post-but as Prin.
cipal Of the Winchester Female Acade.
my, an institution Of great worth to this
community, he had made an impression
not only upon the community, but upon
the country, that will outlive the monu
ment Of stone which his friends may erect
over his grave.
Among the vast number Of young la
dies who were educated under him, no
one, we imagine, parted with him without
feeling the same sensations that she
would have felt upon separating with hel
father. Whatever of opposition to Mr.
Biddle or the school may have existed, il
any, the pupils were his friends. He
who only observed the quiet, unobtrusive
course and manner Of the deceased; he
who only saw him upon the street, OF
even occasionally came in closer contact
with him in the ordinary affairs OF life
knew but little Of his real worth. Thai
could be learned but by an acquaintance
with his Pupils-by seeing how fmly
and ilnmovably he was fixed in their af