Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-13
From the Charleston News and Courier.
Adger's New President.

Adger College can certainly congratulate
themselves upon the action of her board of
trustees at their annual meeting Tuesday
last, in citectinga permanent organization
and elccting as president OF Adgcr College
Rev. Francis 2. Mullally, D. D. Five
| years ago this institution was temporarily or
| ganizcd and has been run successfully under
the care OF an able corps of professors
The trustees we're induced to take the above
action from being satisfied that it wonld bo
for tho best interest of the college, that it's
| workings would be moro successful, and
that the friends of the college abroad should
no longer have any fears us to the perma.
ncncy Of her existence
The choice sfDr. Mullally is cmncntly
proper one. lie is one Of the most eloquent
pulpit orators in the Southern States, pro.
| found scholar, and has had extensive cxpe-
ricnce Id teaching. DR.. MulIally was born
in 1884, in tho County Of Tipperary, Irc-
land, aud left that country In his fourteenth
year Ills father belonged to that class of
gentry known in Ireland as gentleman farm.
crs, owning lease of some five hundred
acres Of land His education was only par
tally completed in ireland. lie was reared
aud tutorcd as follower Of that noble band
of patriots led by Smith O'Brien, serving
him oven in those youthful days for two
years in tic capacity of page. After Smith
| O'Brlcns arrest and transportation DR..
Mullally being classed as rebel for polti-
cai opinions sake, and consequently under
condemnation by the party in power, his
friends thought it best for him to quit the
country. lie accordingly came to America
and stopped in New York some six months,
hoping to obtain wcrk in that place. But
on account of his total ignorance of work,
his youthful appearance and probably the
fact that he had but recently boen follower
Of Smith o Bricn, made it an mpossibiIity
for him to do anything, and his means nearly
exhausted compelled this stranger in a
strange land TO seek moro oongenial spot,
and thus it was ho went to Hancock County
iE Georgia, and there, as he terms it, sin tho
good providence Of God, he fell into the
hands of that noble hearted Southern gcn-
tleman. Col. A. j. Lane" who took him to
his own house where he remained ono year,
and attended high school taught by Rich
rrd johnson. The next year he tuught
sohool 10 Jones County, Tenn. iIo was
then invited to enter the celebrated classi-
cal school in Georgia, known as the Villa
School, conducted by Rev. 9. p. Beman,
-. d, where no pursued his studies for one
year, nud aided in teaching. lie was then
given position in the school rs regular
teacher, tcaching,as it is the custom in such
institutions, the various courses, which ho
continued to do for years. Having detor-
mincd to enter tho ministry of the Prcsby-
tcriau Chuch, ho DOW entered the Seminary
at Columbia, where he remained duriog the
full torn of three years. Whilst in the
Seminary ho spent ono of his vacations 10
the mountainous sections of this county,
viaitiog and preaching to those people, and
the good seed sown during that summer arc
still bearing fruit, as many can testify. At
tho expiration of his term 10 the Seminary
tho health of the pastor 10 the Presbyterian
Church in Columbia, Dr. james ii. Thorn.
we'll, being much impaired from disease and
oyerwork, the congregation called DR.. Mul.
laIiy to DO co-pastor with DR.. Thornwell
llo labored in this capacity some eighteen
months, most of the work being performed
by him in consequence Of tho failing hcaltl
of DIR. Thornwel. At this time DR.. Thorn.
wcll resigned. DR.. Mutually having beer
called only as co pastor he also teDderct
; his resignation. DR.. Thornwcll's resigna-
: tion was accepted for causes above stated
: but tho congregation retained DR.. Mutually
) end he remained as full pastor about on
year. This was about the middle of th
war, and there being much demand 70
!, chaplains in tho army and there being seye
raj ministers in Columbia too nfrm for &C.
I, tive service 10 tho field, but abundantly abl
i. to take caro- of tho churches at homo, DR.
Mutually, anxious to enter the army a
chaplain, and doubtless feeling that spirit o
$ patriotic enthusiasm that fred his blood i,
0 tho days Of Smith O'Brion, resigned hi