The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-07-12
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Interest Nav That Is sd much Hike
the way i preacher divides his text.
Don't hint that your correspondent
may or may not be preacher. And
all must be in readiness for the enext
issue OF the DEMocRAT. Well, then,
firstly:
We don't manufacture fruit up
here. II just manufactures its sell,
lit grows III abundance, some years.
This does not seem to be one or
natures manufacturing years. ! sup
pose she did her work SO well last
year that she deems the supply equal
to the demand. ! must praise her
last years work. But of the manu-
featuring process / know but little.
The papers speak in glowing terms
OF il. They say the foundation Of
the binding has been land. / expectI
lit is SO, hut i don't know where
They say il will soon be in opera
ton. but / don't know when. They
say il will he a big thing for the
country. I'm glad Fayetteville 10 to
have one big thing besides the Uni
versity. | will not repeat what was
printed in a Springfield, Mo. paper,
j. G, shat this town needs some more
graves That is too harsh. But 4
residence within the corporate limits
Of this Modern Athens" sufficient
time tn make some measurahly cor
rect observations, canvinccs me that
AT eqnahte distribution OF its h0rdcd
wealth Yoald supefinshic. q leaithys
emnpt jiison in trade. ai.,i t,ngen,ier 4
spiintT inl,iit, tiise,s tieg'. ] most
E-titk &, my ,iiyIsimn al The text
q; a ''trat Canning" e,laili ThmenL
here lis, | often see my friend, Dir.
Simonds, on the street with a large
book under his arm, which ! take to
be the stock book, as lie is the re-
puted secretary; and the fruit bust
ness, and Its extensive Developments,
affords Col. ALI. Wilson an mex
| haustable theme for conversation. BY
the way, Col. W., ought to be Gov
ernor. You ask Capt. j. A. Wilson
about it on his return from Eureka.
Secondly, '.Univorsity Items. p
Now approach delicate subject,
/ hope, however, to handle IL in such
a way as not to give offense to the
honored president or any one else,
connected with the institution. Per-
sonally / admire Gen. HILL The
! University is not patronized as 1t
deserves to be. There is much un-
warranted prejudice against the In
stitution. 1t should be, and could
be, the pride of tie State. Those
who denounce it in unmeasured
terms know not what they do. One
or two newspapers are fighting it, as
they think, on just grounds; their
utterances have set the whole frater-
nifty to yelping. | am confident that
Moore of the Democrat started out
right, and his articles were well
timed. conservative in tone and suf-
ficiently incisive; but why should
Blackburn and score of others join
the chase and bark just because
Moore does? Some things connected
with the management of the Univer-
sity are not to be commended, as
see them. 1t is we'll known that the
President is a Calvinist "after the
straitest sect" and more or less of
this, Ito some) pernIcious doctrine
will find its way into the minds OF
/ University students through the me-
dunn of hiSlectures on Moral Sci
ence. These lectures are given from
a standpoint of Edwards, Hodge. ct
| ais of the Calvinistic school OF The
ology. Bat they are not intolerable,
for all that. However the enquirer
into Moral Science Is not apt to be
favorably impressed with Arminian-
ism. II Theological lectures enter
into the Curriculum of the UNIVERSE
W at all, as majority Of its stu.
dents are favorably disposed to the
Arminian School, it would seem but
fair that an equal division of time
and opportunities ought to be grant
ed to those who hold to this latter
view-Arminianism. am we'll aware
that this subject has not been dis
cussed by any OF the directors. II
your humble correspondent had any
serious objections to urge they would
be of this nature. That which most
seriously threatens the University is
TO, my mind, a wrangle In the
Churches. Each denomination
claims representation on the Board
of Trustees; and each will claim
representative in the Faculty. The
different churches are well represent
ed in the Faculty, as 1T now stands,
excepting the Protestant Episcopal,
but not represented on the Board of
Trust, 1t is singular fact that
Gov. Berry appointed Board ma
jority of whom are officials in the
Old School Presbyterian Church. l
am not inclined to criticise the gov
ernors action in the matter; but to
an impartial observer it would APP
pear to be apolicy measure. Already
the cry is heard, Gov. Berry has in
vested fourth. rate church with au-
thority to control State Institution"
When questioned IN regard to his
appointments the Governor replied
1T would be folly to appointa Board |
that would antagonize Gen. Hill, |
who is the head and front Of the |
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