Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-25
RUSSELLVILLE, KY.
Past, Present and FUture-FarmS and
StOcHs-BetheI College Literary

Past, Present and Future-FarmS and
StOcEs-BetheI College 80 Literary
Exercises.
Correspondence of the Union and American.
RUssELLvILLE. June 22.-This place
was the first point settled in Southern Ken
lucky and therefore can claim the title of
'Old Russellville," and their citizens pride
themselves on their title, for the town and
county claims the honor Of being tie birth
place of some of Kentucky's MODEST sons,
John ]. Crittenden, Chas. and James T.
Morehead, John Breathitt, all having filed
the Governors chair, Ewing, Supreme
Judge United States, and Bibb, United
States Senator.
The OWensboro railroad will cross the
Memphis and Louisville road at this point,
and if proper effort be made by the people
they can make prominent manufacturing
city of what is now quiet old-fashiOned
town.
The farmers are very busy harvesting
their wheat, which promises to be the best,
both in quantity and quality, for years. This
is by far the largest wheat county in the
State, and also one of the most prosperous
tobacco counties. There is quite an inter-
est in line stock also being developed,
Messrs. Briggs & Hill, proprietors of the
Greenlawn Stock Farm, having one of the
finest herd of cattle in the State. They
have forty head of pure bred short horn
cows and twelve bulls, al of
them hard broken animals, and about
fifteen head of Jersey or Alderny cattle, be-
sides some fine Ayrshires. They also breed
Berkshire swine and COtsWold sheep.
Greenlawn stock farm is one Of the most
beautiful places in the State. Russellville is
especially noted for its beautiful women, its
fine college and its flower gardens. Speak
ing of colleges reminds me that Bethel Col
lege of this place has recently passed through
its final examinations, commencing June
and continuing about week.
This college has steadily advanced in pop
ular favor for some years past; it has at its
head Noah Z. Davis, Ii. D., so widely
and favorably known throughout the South
as thorough teacher and leading thinker
in educational subjects. If, as there are
good reasons for believing, the college under
his charge continues to progress as it has
done heretofore, it will probably occupy a
very prominent position and be widely
patronized. Bethel College has large en-
doWment, from the income of which it pays
the Faculty and other expenses and grad
ually adds to the principal.
The address and other exercises attend
ant upon the close of the session were Of a
high order, and well deserve special men
ton. On Sunday morning DR.. S. Landrum,
| of Memphis, Tenn, delivered the annual
sermon before the graduates of the
institution. The reputation Of the
| speaker as an able and earnest
| preacher, was well sustained. On Sunday
| night, Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, of Louisville,
KY, delighted large and highly spprecia-
| tive audience by an eloquent address made
before the Ross Society, composed of the
! theological students connected with the
college. Mr.. Hawthorne, though cOmpara-
| lively a young man, and SOutherner by
birth and education, has achieved a repu-
tation not confined TO his section only, hav-
! ing filed, Just prior to his call to Louis
| vile, prominent pastOrate to a church at
/ Albany, n. \. The evening Of the 11th
was passed very agreeahiy by large por-
| ton Of Our citizens in attendance upon the
| "Junior Exhibition" which consisted of
| o-ations delivered by undergraduates.
! Some Of them were highly commended.
I But perhaps the occasion which afforded the
! greatest pleasure to all classes of hearers,
! was that Of the delivery of the address be-
| fore the "literary societies." which took
| place on Wednesday night. The speaker,
Rev. DR.. James Dixon, of Augusta, Ga,
who is well known as an elegant scholar
AID accomplished writer, delighted his au-
dience with an intellectual treat. The rich
ness of Illustration was unequalled, while
its beauty OF dictiCn and Overfowing gen.
| eTal humor carried AL before it.
| On Thursday the commencement ex-
ercises of the college were successfully
| gone through with. The usual Orations
were delivered by the graduating class.
| These were characterized by soli2
thought and accuracy of expression rather
than by the high-fying, so common to such
occasions, forcible address was delivered
by the President of the college, Just before
the comforting of degrees, in which he main
tanned the position that religious culture
was Of great importance to the rising gene
ration. because Of the prevalence of inddel
| tendencies so characteristic of our age; and
that those intending to preach the gospel
should receive a broad basis Of general cul-
ture before devoting themselves TO special
training for their sacred calling. The stu
dents met their friends on Thursday night
at the collage and spent pleasant event ne
! I'm EOPial converse. B.