The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-06-20
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WEDNESDAY JUNE %, 1877.
TIE UEIVE RSITY.

1t is the cause of profound thankfiness,
not merely one Of pride or qualification. to
find the IMyersity NJ length Using to hat Y !.
height Of CEREAL State interest aud con-
slleraton so,earaeftly. worked for, and so
anxiously waited for, Ny lits many Sincere
friends. ssfhe .iate GommeneemeatsdeGen-.
strated the fact that i was fast reaching its
importauss As the focal siPoiat u education,
al interest. the great centre OF light from
which aabeneRcent radiance was to illuIni%l
nate the whole people. a
We long ago took the position that IN the
revival Of the University. there was no an
tagonism to the prosperity of the other ex e
celent Institutions, doing their good work
while tue University WIS PROSTATE under
the leaden heel OF political rule; there was
nothing these institutions had to fear from
the rivalship Of a resuscitated body be-
cause if resuscitation could be made. it
could not be effected bya galyanic action
upon matter susceptible, oulyy 70 spasmodic
movcmsnt. hut mustproceel froma vital
influence ,animaling the whole people. That
vital influence, Tie interest 10 education,
once aroused, lnast act upon every sect,
every denomination, every class. sThat in
fuence, Etstea pue, anast aifsstssl,.
all would bs imgelel by tie same resist
less current in The SANG direction. And
that current Ksuid sweep away those petty
obstacles. which in times Of weatal torpor
seem such Formidable l'arriers--soctHian
bigotry, neaa. rriigalstip, class jealousies o.
supine indifference.
1t is pi,iable 10 remember how ins!itu-
tions erected for tile eEeryl PurPosetof dis
semipat,pg literal instruction, have e}ashed
with and ohstguessd saea other 10 what
oughsto have bssna joiet onward progEess,
llOw few are these ihstitutious! bow small
point Of Eight DO they present. in pfopOr.
,iOn To the rass area 81 daikhcss they wer,
set up 10 bsaish away 7, HqF few compare.
lively do they attract within their sphere.
But nshe pasteseh las beenliarassed viii
jealousy az tiie arpesssDee Of psssibisii
val; each tas acted asif il albae pOssessc,
the light q, ,trpti aud an tic rest Het,
teacl.ersDf error, ", each acted as Ifth
materiais eaEshleancnt were eiEeua.-
serbea sndtko exis saee ofes sshiasiitptiOl
depended upon ,nodcpSl Of aIlthe mate
rial. These institutions multiplied ten fo,d
would no: absorb The BALI of this material
provided that they stimulate The spirit tha
is NOW abroad. and provided they keep N
to the standard that Is nov demanded. tn
very rivalry that exists between thsse inst
tutions, VIII aifthe walls Of an. BavidsOo
Trinity. Wake Forest, we're not the le.
thrOngsd, when The Uniyersity was ovei
crowded. Thoy abaye not materially prf
f,ed BY the decadence Of that institution
NorSil they ysufs. when again the UDiyer
si,y enters Opa what He'bslisve will be Il
most brilliant era Of its existence. na aha
See:asisn prejudice q going down und'
knowledge Of tie fact thai al denomini
tious haze an equal intsreat in and an e9ui
infueoce cserthe University. Glass pref
dice i going down when il is sseu that p
serty docs pot obscure merit. Or veal
give licenoe 70 vice or dnlnsss, but thai .
alike share the Louniy u tho State and II
Institution. isiesisp - ha6a u e.sl
We n0iicc with much pleasure the lib
'al sPiTif of Tie Biblical Recorder tliaptis
which might be excused for Par,iaIiiy. !.
wake Forest 81 far from this. its el
lightened editor. 10 eomnieniing upon d
Commencement. says: -.fyery Baptist. i
deed livery North Csrolinian. ought to .
joiee si.at the University IS. rising from ]
asbeA,. So far from iHjurlDg our denOinib
tional Colleges, the enthusiasm aroused
Pesideut Bastis and others on the subjs
u eiuessicn. will give Msks Forest. ID
vidsor. and rrtiiy more students tlIan N
roula.Aays 4 l6sy we're gle Only eolleg
iutle State. ~ AEd tie Iiey-t a. y. ,Bel
miaiNs tIlidstiaa aAdcsebte, Metbodi
sys ssiFe Aasths Uhiyorsity, MOI as
,i,ai u s.wsg II yssstPlsssaht,
,iSOes isl.ssTleis u TTaissi but p
Laixessity - nlie.s -5ne y ahe rradlla
u these colleges esn EofOr bishertraipir
These Colleges will al beed profess
ifamed IN she tibiyersit5. "d al .ssvttt
Tie dissspiibs'ion of saeh sentiments
these. :ibsral. generous. and appfeeisti
mnst Il length give 70 Tic University q
IFOpineBss il ought q have az State
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