The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-11-08
2eliaions gutelliaeate.
FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES.

The Rev. N. N. Crawford, D. D.. an eminent Bap-
fist minister of Georgia, died October 9Th, aged
60 years. He was a son OF VIM. II. Crawford,
whose reputation as Il statesman is well known.
DIR. Crawford was minister OF brilliant elcquence,
of great wisdom, and of exalted Christian charac-
ter, of profound humility. and who held many
places of high trust in the Church.
Davidson College, N. C.-The Board of Trustees
met October 18th, with a view to consider the
question of eecting President. The ~ Carolina
Presbyterian says:
AFTER full and fair canvass of the matter it
was determined not to elect President of the Col
lege, at least for the present. 1t was known be.
fore the assembling of the Board that some of the
Trustees, as we'll as other friends Of the College u
Guiding members of the Faculty. favored the policy
of having no President. Let each Professor, it
was urged, stand on his own merits, control his
own classes in all that pertains to his special de-
partment while chairman OF the Faculty. chosen
by themselves could preside, when assembled to
consult as to matters OF common interest to the In
stitution. In support of this policy, reference
made to the University of Virginia. perhaps the
very best literary institution in America, as well as
10 all the large and most popular institutions IN
England and on the continent 1t was found,
when the board met, that this plan of governing
the College was strongly favored by the Faculty,
and that almost unanimously, and by several OF the
Trustees. Those members of the board who doubt
ed the policy yielded to the wish of others for the
time, and the result was, as stated, not to elect a
President, at least for the present
1t then became necessary to fill the chair Of Men,
tai and Moral Science, that the College might be
fully equipped for the work of training young men
in liberal education. Several names were pre-
scented to the board but the result was the choice
of Rev. T. D. Wltherspoon, d. d.. at present chap
lain in the University of Virginia, to ill this chair.
Perhaps any one OF the gentlemen whose names
were presented and whose friends desired to see
elected, would have made good and acceptable
Professor in this department But of the eminent
fitness of Dr. Witherspoon for the place, there will
be, we presume, no question Perhaps no man in
our Church has ever attained more reputation, at
his time of life. than DR.. w. As ripe scholar,
as profound thinker, as a popular preacher. as
cultivated Christian gentleman, he stands among
the foremost in our church,-and the friends OF
Davidson College may we'll congratulate them
selves if he shall accept the place here rendered to
him. OF this those who knew more of DR.. With
erspoon personally than we seemed to think there
was little doubt And, if he comes to the insttu-
tion he will at once meet many warm triends,-
and we have no doubt will soon make many more.
DIR. Witherspoon is native of Alabama, was edu-
Gated in his literary course at the University OF
Mississippi, graduated at the Theological Semi
nary at Columbia, S. c., was pastor at Oxford,
Miss, and then at. Memphis, Tenn, where his
health failed him year or two ago, preached for
few months at Christiansburg Va, whence be
now is He is thirty three years of age
The prospects of Davidson, judging from what
we saw and heard during our brief stay at the Col
lege, were never better than at present. The Fac
ulty consists of working men,-and they are work
ing tremendously together, each filing his place
well. Nearly one hundred students NINETY four
| L IL. .t..l
dance at the present time, and more promising
set Of young men were perhaps never assembled
in any institution of learning. They are working
faithfully to secure all the advantages offered them,
which is a filling up of the measure of College
student duties.