The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-09-30
No 10.
Cor. of Baltimore Episcopal Methodist.
Letter from Bishop Doggetts /.
BALrrNoRE, Aug, 90, Isl

bABTINORE, Aug. ~, 1865
Dedr BRO. Poisat I'll wrote you a hurried
letter from Spartanburg, S. O., In which pro-
posed, at some future time, to resume tho nsr-
ratire Of my tour. SO long an interval has
interviewed as almost hopelessly to break the
connection between the former and the present
communication. This, however, is an unim-
portant defect in n correspondents which, at
beat, can awaken only a temporary interest;
regret that did not sooner execute the pur>
pose which then formed, Of giving some ae-'
count of Woffurd College, inasmuch as lapso
OF time and a multitude of duties have quite
eHaced from my memory several facts essen
tial to an accurate statement. This Iustitus
tlon, under the patronage of the South Caro-
INA Conference, originated in the noble ron,
erosity'o the private gentleman whose hon
ored name 1t heads aud was planned and on
dowod with a muninccnce which, at tho time
had, perhaps, no parallel in the educational
history of any Christian denomination in tho
country. ltis located in the suburbJ of tho
village, presenting highly picturesque scene,
consisting OF an ample and admirably man.
agcd College cd6ce and Professors rcsidenoesy
in the form of crescent curving towards tho
village. The scale on which it was projected
evinced breadth OF conception in aceordancef
iwhh tho advancement of the age, and tho
wants of the coming generation. The build
inSs, the grounds, tho endowment, wero as
spiendid contribution TO tho cause of lenrnfup,-
and to the Metbodism of tho South. II won't
INTO operation under the bappest auspices
Dr. (now Bishop) wish tnan was its frst Pre-~
sidcnt. DIR. Shipp, his accomplished suecesa-
sor, still prcsides. Until tho war; this Institu--
ton realized the expectations Of its founder
and its friends, annually rcplenishcd its ha1Is'
with candidates for its honors, and returning
!nem to bies, the country aud tho Church.
During that eyentful period to the literature
OF the South, it did not suspend its operations
but struggled hcroically through the furious
tempest Though terribly damaged in its
nutrOnnUp- Nv ih, tnfa Ice ,,c ;lc ,Ia,-
ment, VI survived. to repeat its bcnedictions
upon the posterity Of people whose claims to-
renown rival those of Marathon and Salamis.
Its Faculty, with true heroism, stood their
ground subsisting upon meagre fare, guarding
with self.sacriicing vigilance the sacred trust
committed to their charge. They arc still at
their posts, ready to confer the rescued boon
upon tho generation of youth for whose bene-
ut 1t has bccn preserved amidst n storm which
has eXtinguishcd the light of so many institu-
tions amongstus. Very few Colleges in Amor
lea can boast of n superior Faculty. They
are men of profound requirements and eie-
giant accomplishments, men OF maturity and
experience. In n full corps, there Is not a
novice. They are tried men; and, / am hap
py to say, are all Christian mon of tho highest
type of character; who, TO their literary quail
ications, add the sanctifed endowments of tho
Gospel .t- ..s-- s...r.1 a. ...,...
r. consider that WofIord College is a bcauti-
full eSamplc of u fountain Of Christian learn
ing. where abound all the agencies aud guar
| antics of n religious oducatiop. AT the time
OF my visit, it numbered 20 students, nearly
az OF whom are pious, and who cxemplify
their pnrity by their lives" ofliciated on one
occasion, nt evening prayers. Immediately af
ter the usual defamation, n large number
withdrew for religious exercises into nm adjoin-
ing lecture room Tt was n delightful specta-
Gle. L will not omit the names Of n Fnculty
Of whom tho Church cannot be ashamed =
Doctors Shipp and Smith, and Professors Du =
mnn, Carlisle, DuPre and Lester. The site of
the College is romantic and healthy. Tho
Church, and especially the South Carolina
Conference, has large interest in this Insti
tuition. 1t deserves aud win richly repay tho
patronage Of the puHlic. In the loss of its
endowment, its only Investment is the conf =
d=nce and support of the people. It's merits
arc equal to the test TO which it has been re-
| dueed. r.
Afectionately, d. S. DoGGBrr.'