The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-04
Tribute Of Respect.

On the 23d Of March, 1860, the Students
of Madison College, appointed Committee to
draft resolutions expressive of their feelings
on the death of their lamented President
whereupon the following preamble and resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted, to-wit:
| WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Almighty
| Ruler of the Universe to move from our midst
our venerable President, the Rev. T. C. THORN
TON, ID. d., and whereas, we desire to express
our heartfelt grief in so sad q bereavement,
and our deep regret at his lamented death,
therefore be it
Resolved, list That while we mourn the
loss of our aged and beloved President, whose
name will ever be sacred to our memory; it is
ours to cherish his paternal admonitions, and
submissively bow to the will of God.
Resolved, I'd. That our President was doub-
| ly dear to us both in the capacity of Guar
dian and Instructor, in his death we and the
College to which he has so long been devoted,
has sustained an irreparable loss, the church
an able and efficient minister, and the mis-
Sionary cause q jealous advocate.
Resolved, Sd. That we regard President
THORNTON to have been no ordinary man, that
his long life (spent as it was for the good of
the human race) gives evidence of his martyr
like devotion to the principles of christianity,
and that we mourn his death as only the great
and good can be lamented.
Resolved, 4th. That as he was the advocate
of equal government and the rights of the
South, never inundated by any false fear, in
his great zeal for the cause of justice, and
strong defender of our own Institutions, and
an able friend of Southern Education, he has
endearsd himself 70 the p-oplv Of the South. |
Resolved, 9th. That as he was so loved BY |
u.s. for his gentle and fatherly reproof for his |
learned and clear instructions, that it be our |
highest aspiration to emulate his great and |
good example.
Resolved 9th. In token of our appreciation |
of the many virtues and highly esteemed char |
acter of President THORNTON, we wear the |
usual badge Of mourning for the space of 80 |
days.
RESOLVED, 7th. That we tender to his ven.
cradle Lady our warmest sympathies, and our
sincere hope that the grace Of God may he suf- |
ficient to sustain her in this trying hour, and
that we give his family and other relatives
our coincidence, and beg them to remember,
that he whom we mourn, is not lost but only |
gone before, to the bright CLINE of joy and
bliss.
Resolued, 9Th. That copy of the above
premble and resolutions be forwarded to the
Vicksburg Wing Canton Citizen. N. o. Advo-
cate, Eastern Clarion, and Mississippian for
publication, that q copy be placed in the Ar
,hives of the College, and also that one be sent
to the relatives Of our beloved President &C
with letter Of coincidence.
Resolued, 9th. That H. C. Buck, ]. A. Hun
nicutt G. B. Hebron, in behalf Of the Senior
Class; L. M. Garrison, ]. P. Parker, Junior;
.. I. Easily, s. B. Bryan, Sophomore Geo.
Jackson, w. H. Wilson, Frenchman, be ap-
'ointed Committee to carry the foregoing
resolutions into effect
H. c. BUCK, Chairman.
j. A. HUNNIcUTT, Secretary.
Sharon Miss, March 9th, 1860.
Exchanges please copy.