The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-05
(idversement0
TO the Citizens Of Winchester II ma
Franklin County.

| learn, WIN ltSIet, tHdt u'N'sloh VI
sentiment has arisen in the Board Of Trus
tees Of the Mary Sharpe, which has re-
suited ia the rtsignation of several Of the
members, and no small amount Of mis-.
representation is ahoat in the community
calculated to prejudice the public mind
against the College. ] am prompted to
submit plain statement of facts by the
sole desire of removing the dsalfecton
of those members of the Board who have
sent in their resignation, who are at heart
the real friends of the College -corroct
these Misrepresentation, and thus fur
Their the interests Of a school that is just.
ly the glory of Winchester, and is giving
it an enviable reputation, not in this
State only, but throughout the whole
South.
In the year 1849, the Baptists Of Ten
nessea resolved to establish Central
Female College for the whole State. a
proposition was made to locate it in that
town in Middle Tennessee that would
subscribe the largest amount for the build.
ngs. The citizens Of Winchester raised
some s12 900, N Minnyile over $lS 900,
and Mulrreesboro an informal pledge of
some 10 or $4,000. Owing to the cen
trality Of Murfroesboro, the ma orlty OF
the Board located the proposed school in
Murlreesboro. | voted against that To-
cation in NJ, and gave my vote, in ac'
cordance with the exact letter Of the pro-
position, TO McMinnvllc. Through Dr.
Fitzpatrick, | learned that Baptist re
male School was greatly desired in Win
chester-that it was a point that, on ac'
count Of its many advantages, would
doubtless command good patronage
With him | visited Winchester for thu
first time, and | was delighted with it:
appearance, and was satisfied that, on &C
count Of its high and romantic mountain
posi,ion-its pure air and water, that
school of the right character would com
mand a patronage from the Baptsts no
of Tennessee only, but Of the whol
South. | addressed the citizens at
called meeting in the Court House in thi
place, and informed them that If the
wished they could still have Baptis
School located here, since the Genera
Association of Tennessee pnd North Al
ALBANIA had urged upon each Associatlo
} to build up a Baptist Associational In
5 stitute or High School within its bound:
J, stated it was my opinion that the Due
4 River Association in Tennessee, and til
D Liberty Association in Alabama, might b
=. induced 10 unite upon this place and SUI
y tain joint Baptist Female School
, offered to do what was in my power
y effect this union, and proposed to take II
subscriptions, provided this could be az
!, complished. lspent several weeks in 81
Letting subscriptions upon this plan, an
raised very respectable sum. | the
Il visited the above Associations and laj
; the plan of the College before them, an
!" notwithstanding persistent opPositlo
from brethren from the Middle of Il
i State, carried the matter through bot
IS bodies, and they united upon Wnchest
q as the place for a joint school, whlo
d was to be under the direction Of Boa
It of Trustees, majority Of whom were
d be chosen from their respective bodie
VI and the condition Of the school annual