The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-27
NniYersItY 0rIhe homln.

A writer who signs himself Cam
denn has the following IN the Charles
ton News and Courier Of recent date;
beg small place In the columns Of
your influential and widely'circulated
Journal to Inform the large class OF
your readers who feel mn Interest III
the cause of Southern progress In Vlr-
tue and learning, that the University
of the South, that institution 40 iull OF
promise to the youth Of our country
and the Christian civilization of the
future, has found friends among the
dlgnitaries of Church and state IN that
grand old country, England, the
mother of all that Is grand and best,
even IN this much-boasled and BOAST
ing mnd Of pr0gress-frlends ready
and able to aid us in this our cherished
work for God and our country.
A letter and circular from the Rt.
Rev. Bishop Of Tennessee, received by
the writer quite recently, dated Lon
don, November a, gives the assurance
that the Bishops mission will prove
quito q success.
lie feels confident that he will Mt
least obtain funds sufficient for the
erection Of good and substantial
building for u theological college ut
Sewanee, one of the most pressing Of
the wants of the university ut the time.
But his efforts and his hopes 10y no
means stop there, and much more,
trust will result from his enthusiastic
and devoted work of pious faith and
love-
His circular has not been put in
general circulation, and his committee
has just been organized 1t IL most
refreshing to our hopes to find upon
the COMMITTEE such names rs the Lord
Bishop of London, Chairman, the Earl
of Shrewsbury and Talbot, the Earl
Nelson, A. j. B. Beresford Hope, M. F.,
the Rev. Canon Gregory, and Others
distinguished in the Church and State,
and IN the best social life of the Eng
fish metropolis.
The circular contains brief presen-
tation of the claims, objects and neces-
stiles of the University, followed by
commendatory letters from his Grace,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Bishops of London, Winchester,
Salisbury, Lincoln, Hereford and Lich-
field, the Rev. DIR. Bickersteth, Dean
of Lichiield, etc. Contributions had al
ready been announced, amounting to
nearly e700, and the contributors are
persons of distinction and influence,
whose example may be expected to
act most favorably upon their friends.
A grand matinee is promised to Bishop
Quintard at the Earl Of Shrewsbury's
The Countess is to issue tickets and
three or four good speakers are to make
an appeal in behalf Of the university.
The same thing is to be done at the
residence of Mr.. Beresfortd Hope, and
the best results are anticipated. These
particulars will prove of interest to all
the readers of the News and Courier,
who have informed themselves of the
great work now going on Mt Sewanee.
More South Carolinians are being
trained and equipped for..the battle of
life in this institution thhan anywhere
else out of the state, and its graduates
are already doing good work through
out the South in various departments
of life. From the nature of their train
ing they are bound to take leading
part in molding and shaping the future
of their countrymen in accordance
with the principles of moral and social
integrity, high literary culture and a
pure and enlightened christianity. Alb
solutely nothing could bring so much
of hope to the South as the complete
success ofthis university.