The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-19

Offering az PRAYER in her schools, aud these
exercises nre held at the opening 81 the
daily sessions Of the three great schools
for whites in this State Are these the re-
ligions Influences" or part OF them, which
ssare hostile to the church ?" Are the lee
lures which have been given from time to
time TO the students of the University OF
Mississippi. from the rostrum OF her chapel,
enforcing manly obedience to the laws OF
duty 10 God and man, as recognized IN
statutes and usages, and in the teachings OF
the divine Master, unfriendiy to the
church Are the instructions ana adu-o-
nitions OF the professors to their classes III
the recitation room, as called Tor, ana prl-
vate advice 10 individual students, IN re-
ference 10 moral and religious conduct, to
be so construed Is the TACT that the
students Of the University at Oxford have
their undenomin atIonal Young Mems Chris
tan Association il which the members meet
every sunday afternoon for christian Wor-
ship and culture, likewise hostile TO the
church ?" From the organization OF that
University till now, her Faculty has been
composed to a very large per cent. OF chris
tian gentlemen, clerical and lay, who have
represented the leading denominations OF
the church in this State, except the Roman
Catholic. Ii i not known thar any student
has ever been harmed IN any way by any
one or all OF these religious influences"
The sum of religious influences" at Ok
ford has been ID favor OF 'the culture and
broad Iiberalitv of the Apostolic faith. "
Many Of the n0blest Sons OF the State have
been brought to Christ at the christian
alt Irs in Oxford, where they worshipped
"a students of the University. This year
OF our Lord is not an exception.
Whether the organic law of the Univer-
sity forbids the employment OF professors
who hold iuhdel doctrines or not, the Trus-
tees have practically guarded the institu-
ton against such injury, and will, nc
doubt, maintain this course OF action in
accordance with the christian sentiment
aud purpose of our people. the non
christian, or anti-christ'an practices thai
may be found in the University commu-
nifty are not different from what We find il
any other community in the State, and aft
not authorized or upheld by the Trustees
Christian denominations have a duty
IN providing for distinctly christian educa
| ton as far as they can, but this need no
| foster antagonism to State schools. A
/ an alumnus and patron of the noble Uni
versity Of our State, a citizen deeply in
| terested in the welfare OF our creates
school and Of all our schools, | must OPP
pose the injustice done our institutions il
| The extract made above To say that 9Th
young women and girls" in the school a
| Columbus ''are TO be soon put under tn
influence of notorious and coarse relig
| lous mountebank and adventurer" is reck
| less, unless the statement is indicated b,
the indubitable evidence of facts. Tn
facts have not appeared up to this date
| May 10, 1886. An act Of that kind is to-
foreign from the social, moral and intel
Iectual structure OF our people to admi; it
possibility; there is nothing known in tn
temper or beliefs of members of the Boar
of Trustees or the Faculty that could lea
the authorities OF that school to perpetrat
sucl. a social crime and scholastic injury
There is a mistake in the subject-matter c
this sentence about the notorious an
coarse religious mountebank and adven
| turer" ALUMSUs.