, 1881-02-09
MISSISSIPPI,

An Attempt by Young NIrn to Isrcnlk
Up II Golorch Theological School
Firmly Mot nsld Happily Frustrated
-rh" school Approved or Mt II Puhlle
lIer1inx.
WAs,arSGroS, Feb. a.-prot. William ireland
WIS sent to Mississippi i'll November Inst by tho
Wonfcn's Mi+sIdmry SDcHty Ur tho Christian
Church to establish Theological sch1ul for col
ored students. The Socety had collected III tho
North Sa5,NN for this enterprise, AMI Sttkl,tMl
more bud btcn rrorStys III uisst UF ncc. 1'rnr.
ireland wns encouraged by Sr ". j. s. Merrill,
M Old and highly respected citizen Of iEt,ntning.
: way Carroll Cnl,liy, MHs, to cstanIfsh Ills
schuo 1T that plAce. Hi cl,lrrl fa tlO SD, ntlA
mcl with s1ct SUCCESS ,tnt u, tho NTH 81 Inst
month tho school wns opened under very favor
Mlle ntArlcpH 1T HrIlcnrs, however, TINT some
nf tht. "hlotnla'' III tbut vicinity were greatly
cN&'iei by the appearance uf nuUthur 1'nnktu
scliooHastcr, pllI determined tn nip Ills enter
i'rlsc III tho ud How they tried a,ltl how they
tnllch is told III tho following pytyncts from
!atter written by Mr.. Merrt To his son, who Is II
arorrcspoIident III Washington ut tho Louis
:, villo C"yicr-Jnar,a1. Mr.. Merrill ntnl .s Hui
Democrats iii politics. r. Mississippi hutt Il tpy
thousand more. sHth citizens lie Htnte wnuld
snnii " ~ IL tilr slore cs'e''l's''gt'iK condition
The cxrncts ironi ar. Mcrrlll's letter. which Il
i,ac in ths evening ' Of % an ' IT, ii rccSss,,
soDr r. in,;sii'lr, as, il nlnlcr ri nisu iai
hrcak up The EchCpl. On my wny ,let l,nlthcrs
Wllson md trr!niil, wtlG rllni. tn nlu from Il
thlck.t where they hlt' takcn svr'Irn IRON Mhnt
wc reach'st llcIhslt!nEwny 1Elrt 0f tllD mol 1!ni
left thu pAet: Nnh to tih3se vito remained tM,11
tNensit,it TO tiHak II few very 1tnrhutlc words.
They, fortunately rarlls ul. nun.lu no rr,y.
found that this ,ner.lns IF Inc o!Pusitlon was
"a or desired, uni they hnsl np1s,iltci nnn,her
!ncGtinE, tn CONC oil thu euts1!ay following.
i'ng sh' ny @ s'n4 5 Me ;et m a. s e. sy ine
Witli;. y, g, th9 lcn,lcr nf tho .noyenrnt, 10
i,,l re"h rr,a It. ls H. tore M the linz for thcr ct.
S..sssti procs.i!nSs. si' ss,i lat' liz s IT, IT,
opposition, .lerlartnx his henrty nrsrola-
tim of tns Arhos.: ~ thc I.Ic.,t!'H o. SAur-
dMy int a hr e. ns % r stanI iI1 tho ~
'yhiclsl 'll, as you may SUPPOSE, wah u urpnt
dcal Of peasnrc. On the ground, VI waitei i"r
their appointment. hut iiHlns thnt ITO move
Wouli ge @ nMs ", ourselves = ;'!!!a TIC ,nc%tlng
iirothcr Wsois ami myself, v.ic % wns t,tit"l', IL
which rcsltss. III unanimous 1.,l rugor upl,,z.
Gatlon q the school,, vs.ly t"n pr thr,s nut yot
!ntor, nild mi even 1siol,st. WIS brought forth.
Ihts weak an.l sllty attempt. In yionion of Inv,
lisnstrously 10 tho hest Interests ot tho wI,ulu
Sta.9 n n @ y TT ts", ,r H. ntly Wilt itrn.
aud Intelligent citizen. Of tIllr rHtnfnunIty,
Everything Is now quiet au.t the sclonl Ii gting
On without uiy frnr ut Interference III lii,
"1ho demonstration III uplN,sttun tu tho
sshuui hnA resulted IN Inot; il h,ls drawn to In
othurs who were n,Tcrrtt. mil j.,y completely
sluHlrhe tho mi l:1itcd fcw who Toso M IN up
i Ssss" ossssux HIT wtss ts ,o, ~Ss soa.c S tn S
tuary' waA first presented I hsNrtiy ui,pruyr.I,
believing w en.t,l thus 4" urea. ;t.yl q us.
nbus!nx tho Northern mtII,l il regard to tIe it,
tUlGrNflEG which IL hltttfhSAA to exist utUtE tH