Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-05-21
From the Presbyterian Witness.
THE UNITED SYNOD AT THE DEAF
AND DUMB SCHOOL.

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The United Synod of the Presbyterian
Church while in session in this city, visi-
ted, by invitation, the Deaf and Dumb
Institution.
The gentlemen of this body were con-
Quoted to the Chapel of the Institution,
where the mutes were assembled, for the
purpose of entertaining them with the
various exercises Of the School, in the sign
language. Sentences to write down, and
express in the sign language, were given,
and also questions propounded, of a mis-
cellaneous character, by the teachers, and
also by the different members of the Sy-
nod, communicated through the teachers,
all of which were readily written down, OF
answered in the sign language by the
mutes. Anecdotes were also very well re-
lated in the sign language by several Of
the pupils. Mr. Sanders, mute educated
in this school, and now a teacher, by request
related, in his happy and forcible style Of
signs, the story of the creation Of Adam
and Eve, and of the murder of Abel
His representation of the joy of Adam on
first beholding the beautiful Eve, whom
he represented as having rosy cheeks, blue
eyes, and light flowing tresses, and of Ad-
ans presenting her with a boquet of fresh
flowers, and then quietly leading hel
through Eden's richly scented bowers, was
when described in the expressive sign Ian.
guage, entertaining in the highest degree,
A little girl, Sarah j. Hinch, from
Clarksville, came forward, and wrote upon
the black board, in a neat and legible hand
the Lords Prayer, and then kneeled, and
by signs, in the most expressive attitude
of devotion, repeated it. The expressive
eyes raised beseechingly to Heaven-tht
form slightly inclined forward, the hands
moving gracefully but silently IN prayer
the sweet innocent face turned to Heaven
beaming with love and praise-all was Sc
affecting as to bring tears to the eyes O.
many of those present. The impression
was not soon forgotten. A few days af
towards, this little girl received, accompa
MED by beautiful present, the following
kind and highly complimentary note, from
the gifted and venerable christian scholar
whose name is attached to it:
KNOXVILLE, April 9th, 1858.
MY SWEET LITTLE FRIEND :--Tha
prayer saW you make, was more affecting
to me, than all the prayers l ever heard
God, who sato it, and who heard thi
speech, accepted it, believe.
May we see, and hear you in Heaven, il
the praises of Him who maketh the duml
to speak and the deaf to hear.
Your affectionate friend,
FRED. A. Ross.
To Miss Sarah j. Hinch.
This sweet, modest little girl, is abou
ten years old, and has been under instruc
ton some two years. She is an orphan
Yet it is sweet to feel and know that shl
has a Heavenly Father, who careth fol
her, and who "loveth whom he chasten
eth" and that she is not friendless, eithel
on earth, or in Heaven.
The credit Of this little girls profcienc,
is due to her kind and excellent teacher
Mrs. L. s. Richardson, whose gentle, re
fining, and christian influence has been o
great advantage in improving the man
ners, the hearts, and the intellects of tn,
female mutes connected with the school
The preferment shown this little cir
has excited no feelings, but those Of pleas
ure amongst hey sehooluatss. p.