Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-27
NDARD- McMINNVILLE TENNESSEE sATURDAY-oCT 81 1885,


have upon your grounds neat and
commodious frame building "a #.
Sc #. for the use of the Primary De-
partment of the College. This build
ing is not quite paid for, but will be
paid for by the close of this scholas-
tic year.
There are now some repairs needed
on the College building and the fence
around the building needs to be re-
paired.
AT the close of the last scholastic
year Professors r. f. and w. +.
Johnston resigned their respective
positions in the College, and Prof. r.
E. Goldsby and Miss Cora Hart were
added to the Faculty.
The Faculty is now as follows:-
Rev. j. l.. Dickens, President and
Prof. of Belles-lettres and Philoso-
ply, and also Prof. of Pedagogy.
Prof. Dickens also gives instruction
in the Department of Biblical In
struction.
Prof. w. B. Sheriff. is Prof. of
Latin and Greek and is also at the
present filling the position of Prof. of
Chemistry and Natural Science.
Prof. w. w. Hamilton is Prof. of
Mathematics.
Prof. r. e. Goldsby is Principal of
the Preparatory Department of the
College and is also Principal of the
Commercial Department.
Miss Cora Hart is teacher in the
Primary Department and Miss Beu-
lab Brown is teacher of Music.
According to the provisions ofyour
charter the time for which Capt. j.
w. Smith, b. p. Gilbert, Esq, and
j. 7. Burns were chosen to serve you
as trustees now expires. We recon-
mend that they all be re-appointed.
We hereby file exhibit A showing
date of reorganization, the number
of meetings held during the year and
by whom attended.
Hoping that our labors have not
been in vain; and asking the prayers
of your reverend body upon our fu-
ture efforts in behalf of your Institu-
ton of Learning, we most respectful
ly submit this report.
A. E. COOPER, President.
w. M. CARSON, Sect'y.
Rev. f. p. Flaniken then address,
ed Synod at some length in behalf of
Church Erection, after which recess
was had until 6:45 p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the night service Rev. l. d.
Steele preached an able sermon, after
which the sacrament of the Lords
supper was administered by Rev. G.
w. Mitchell and Rev. Jesse e. Hick-
man, assisted in the distribution of
the elements by visiting elders
Adjourned till Thursday morning.
THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, Oct. 25th.
J Synod convened at 8 O'Clock and
spent half an hour in devotional ex-
: exercises, conducted by Rev. F. P.
Flaniken. The roll was called and
corrected, and the minutes read, cor
rected and approved.
, Synod then proceeded to the order
of the day, which was the hearing of
an address from Rev. j. III. Miller, of
Evansville, Ind, in behalf of the
Board of Ministerial Relief. He said
that about two hundred persons were
receiving aid from the Board. The
Synod of Tennessee he said was ahead
of all the rest in this work.
DR.. G. III. Bell, of st. Louis, then
, delivered very strong address on
= home and foreign missions. He was
very hopeful of the missionary work
of the church.
y Rev. A. r. Whitley, COL, then adj.
dressed the Synod in behalf of the
colored G. p. Church at Gordonsville
A fund of about $125.O0 in cash wa:
raised for that church in a few min
utes.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The entire afternoon session was de
- voted to the exercises of a Sunday
q School Institute. The following pro
\ gram was observed:
f Devotional services, led by the Rev
p ]. w. Fitzgerald, Lebanon, Tenn.
q Address, "Scope and Needs of Sun
q day-schools in our Synod.' By thu
e Rev. j. l.. Dickens, Mckenzie, Tenn
Free discussion in three minute talks
Address, Difficulties in the Way
. of Sunday-school Success" By tn,
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