The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-09
rom the Nashville World, ID inst
MARY SHARP.
Can This Great Female Col
lego ho Secured for the
Athens OF tho
South.
Fu!, Account of tho Proceed"
inGs az the FIRST Baptiat
Church Last flight.

There was u meeting Of citizens at the
First baptist Church, in this city, last
evening for the purpose Of taking steps
booking towards the transfer Of Mary
Ehnrp College from Winchester to thi,
cIly.
The meeting was called 10 order by
DR.. W, +. Jones, who was appointed
chairman.
The Rev. DR.. G. W. Griffin stated
Che object of the meeting and gave an
accurate description Of the high rank
that Mary Sharp College held among
institutions OF learning in the country,
and spoke particularly Of DR.. Il. c.
Graves, the president Of the institution
lnuding his learning, executive ability,
and tact rs n principal Of an institution
of learning in the highest degree.
Col. a. 5. Colyar said # the faculty
and friends Of the school should decide
To remove the school hcwoull then take
IN active part in it. lie thought it one
Of the permanent institutions Of the
country. lie thought well of the mcuI.
iy and knew that they had done more
70 far as he knew to train the mind toI
think than any similar institution in the |
land. lie sad he kncw the president
well, He was man who never seemed
10 he out Of place except during vaca.
ton, when he appeared to be in actual
pain and misery Until vacation was I
over and school was resumed AGAIN d
then he Immediately became bright and
cheerful. +
The speaker thought that the most
difficult thing that either young man
or woman had to do was To keen the ,
mind long enough upon any given sub.
lect to do it justice. The power If
teaching this he thought was possessed
rs mental faculty on pill in greater
degree by the president of this inslilu.
ton than any person he ever knew !
lhiHy-Hvc years ago the Baptist Church
decided that they wanted an institution
OF tins kind, and there was meeting
at Murlrccsboro for tie purpose Of de-. q
rldlng where TO locate the school. He {
hen spoke in favor OF Winchester as the Il
'cSt place, and he was surprised to sec Il
us views on this subject adopted. He "
'as also appointed chairman of the Ii
ommliice 10 cpsagca principal for the m
nhool After thinking over many t.
roper persons the committee agreed on
pom Rev. Il. G, Graves, the present
rincipal, who was then nj III
mesville, o. lie dscluimcd any in. on
,ntion Of trying to take away the to,
'hool from Winchester, but was in. ulI
lined to believe that the faculty aud rn
lends Of the college would fnolly con. go
mt to its removal. When this Vas IA 60.
fact all the friends Of the rel
'llcge had to do here was Just what Pc
G faculty required, which they could in,
assured would not be unreasonable. pc
The colonel argued in conclusion that ma
was great privilege to give charity
wards an institution like this, and he boz
ought with the saying in the Bible, ma
1t the greatest of all the virtues WIS zen
lrity. When a boy he had been sus- esp
ions Of the tenets. doctrines and in to
ence Of the Roman Catholic Church, con
had long ago been forced. through Bal
observance of their great charities, val
forget whatever prejudice or misjudg. schc
Mt he may have had Of them. will,
len w. &. Bren spoke Of the favor tees
location of Nashville for instiu. to \
rs of this character. 1t was, he be 9