Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-22

County, abundant evidence would be
found in the fact that Solomon Pool
walks the streets of Chapel Hill unmo-
Tested save by the whisperings of his
own conscience, that doubtless are
ever saying to him "thou art the vilest
of men,. The destruction of Atlanta
and Columbia by Shermanwas scarcely
more complete than has been the de-
struction of Chapel Hill by Solomon
Pool. vet a hair of his head has never
been harmed by the people who sa"
him day by day destroying their prop
erty, who saw him day by day taxing
the bread from the mouths OF their
children. Sherman's mode OF destroy
ing Atlanta and Columbia was sharp,
short and decisive. Pools mode Vi
destroying Chapel Hill was by the
slow torture and lingering death ina.
followed his so-called Presidency '
the University, an institution upon
which the property Of the village III ,''
former prosperity and that OF the
surrounding country depended' III SUCH
great measure.
Rut thank Godl better day has
Javncd uDon us, and we trust before
christmas comes we shall see Il new
BOARD Of Trustees, if not new Presi-
dant and a new Faculty. We trust,
too that on the first Thursday in June
NEXT. we shall once more have Com
mencement to inaugurate the exercises
of the Institution under the new
regime.
The writer of this letter was at one
of the last meetings of the Philan-
thropic Society, vested with full au-
thority to act as its representative, and
in pursuance of the authority thus
vested i'll him, with the assistance OF
the Secretary and Librarian secured
the "archives'' of the society, a short
while prior to the advent Of Mr.. Pool
topower, and we have since had them
in possession.
We look forward with pleasure to
the time when we may call meeting
of the Society aid surrenderto It's own
proper keeping the trust then contided
to us. It will, doubtless, be crafty
ing to the "Phi s" everywhere scattered
through The land to know that our
records are safe. They were not Sc
cured Il day too soon.
But other letters will tell of other
matters that | have not space to refer
to now. >.
CHAPEL Hill, n. G.,
August Il, 1873.
Ny DEAR Journal Our visit here
| has proved TO De well-timed. The
! day after orr arrival occurred the Bap-
list Sunday Sunday School celebration,
and great pains had been taken to
make it pass off handsomely. Right
| we'll were the pains takers rewarded.
| We propose, in this letter, to tell
! the readers Of the Journal something
| about what we saw ut the memorable
!
! too. for two reasons, first, because
Chapel Hill and everything concerning
il is or rather Was of general interest in
| North Carolina, and secondly, hecauSa
the exercises gave srch striking proof
that the people in thus section, at least,
are doing all III their power for the
education and improvement OF the
rising generation, which is also q matter
+. of general interest. Looked at from
the stand point, the results attained
on "Wednesday possess abundant inter
tercst for every thinking man in the
State. [ confess that 1 had not seer
| with my own eyes, could scarcely
have been persuaded that means seem
| ingly SO i,lequate could possibly have
| prudnrc.l results SO unexpected. Here
at least, ti... Sunday School has de
veloped 4 power for good, for good t.
the State and that, too, entirely aside
from the advantages Of religious train
ing and religious culture, that must
|
| Carolinia-lovinG man. as an institution
to be fostered and cherished and sus
tanned FOR what has been done here
can be done elsewhere if the same care
and pains be taken.
As the day dawned there were indi.
cations of bad weather, and by break
! fast time steady rain was pouring
! down that lasted unit! about - o'clock
IN spite of it, however, crowds OF
people, on foot, on horseback, IL
wagons and in huggies, and some i'll
carriages, began to come iatG town,
and as / saw the professions filing 10y
I could not help thinking ''there's life
| in the old land yet" It was II wet
crowd, though indeed, almost every
body was Infringing wet, and as nc
changes; of clothing had been brought
! tiere was speedily q great building Of
fires aia,l drying Of clothes. What the
number Of visitors would have been
! had the day been f'roi2itioHs, it is
difficult to say.
Two Sunday Schools met at thell
respective churches, and, owing tc
the rain, dispersed and went home
again One Of them was OKelly's
Christian Church. on the Raleigh
road, near the old Stage Stand, al
/ aLorines; the other being Cane Greek
soibe seven or eight miles Northwest
| of this place, The following schools
were present ia fu!l force, with al
average attendance CT a4 Tenty-five to
eighty-fve scholars eael,, Is wit
Damascus Christian Church, SIX sa4iles
West. on the old Hillsboro and Pitts.
/ l.oro' Road Mt. Carmel, four miles
/ Southwest Bethel, four miles West
Mt. Pisgah, aine miles Southeast