Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-06
EDIroRs WING AND TRIBUNE

/ EDITORS Wing AND TRIBUNE;
Rain, Commensurate with the wants Of
/ every body in this vicinity, fell here on
/ Tuesday evening last.
Chaneery Court is in session this week
| presided over by Hon. Jshn SOmmers.
Our Circuit Court cOnyenes here on
| Monday 18th Inst
The commencement exercises will COM
mence at the Odd Fellows Female College
on Tuesday the 10th inst. Quite an inter
esting time is anticipated by our citizens
We regret very much TO learn that the
charge Is being made By some 20 the effect
that this institution is not an Odd Fellows
| College, but q Baptist institution. Now
this charge, we think, IS in bad taste, as il
reflects very seriously upon the Trustees OF
the institution, who were appointed by the
Grand Lodge Of the State Of Tennessee, all
OF whom are active Odd Fellows, four OF
them holding no fellowship nor bearing any
relationship whatever to any church or
sect, and the other one = very mild and
highly respected member Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. Ii was under
stood IN the beginning Of this enterprise BY
all Of our people, that this institution was
70 be entirely under the control OF the In
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows, and for
this purpose the Trustees should be select
ed from among the members OF the order.
Now this Board Of Trustees being as we
said before) members OF the Order and
knowing, too, full well that our Order holds
sect, party or clique, went boldly on in dis
charge Of their duty and elected q Presi-
dent and entered into a contract with him
for the term Of ten years. They also elect
ed corps Of teachers, never stopping 10
inquire as 10 their religious or political
cast; but alas for frail humanity, they are
discovered TO belong 10 i church, and 10
the Baptist church.
President Johnston, Il is well known,
was in charge OF the Baptist Female Insti-
tute at Jackson, previous 10 his coming
here, and OF course had a corps Of teachers
teachers whom be had tried and found en-
tlrely qualified and competent in every de-
paTtment, and OF course il was nothing
more than could be expected that he would
much prefer them to others OF whom he
had no personal knowledge.
We take great pleasure in saying, with
out the fear OF successful contradiction,
that the Board Of Trustees have been very
Vigilant in watching over this institution,
seeing to it that its objects and aims, as
strictly an Odd Fellows Female College
should be attsined, and this they have done
with entire success, and be il said TO the
high bearing of President Johnston and his
able corps Of teachers that not child, from
the least TO the largest, can say that a word
or deed even squirting at sectaFianism has
been INDUCED in during the whole time,
nor is there the least danger Of such thing
in future as long as Odd Fellows control il
anu OUu + elbows eject the I acully. Ires-
colt Lodge No. ZIG l. .. o. F., has decided
TO present some nice and appropriate re-
ward to the young lady attaining the high
est proficiency in the literary department,
also to the one attaining these in the musi- +,
cal department.
Married, on Tuesday evening June End, |
by Rev. 10. McLesky, at the residence Of /
Mr.. +. Nj. NewhOuse, near this place, Col. |
NJ. J. Camden to Mrs. NJ. Z. Newhouse.
AS it is customary for wedding gifts to 1
pass one way or the other the Col. handed |
US a new looking 500 Confederate bill. |
We appreciate the present and will treas /
ure it up not only in memory Of the dark /
days of the South, but in memory of our i
venerable old friend and his appreciatiye |
bride, and, as they are nearing the other /
shore may no ripple mar the smooth and /
unruflled course Of their little 5arque.
HUBERT.