The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-04

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character, not unlike their brethren
BIZ The North, whose names have
peen given. These men were not
betfecl, of the South or North, yet
they have certainly eSer(ed Ii SIN
gular influence upon the country.
Andrew Jackson was a typical
ScOtch-Iiish Tennessean, with both
the faults and the virtues OF his
class, and his lndominitable adhe-
sion to the Union, immOrtalized In
the words, "The Unior '"st ana
shall be preserved" sustained Win
equal force the elOquence OF WEB,
ster, whose famous and Kindred
words were, "L'ber,y and Union,
one and inseparable, now aud lo,,
ever" This Southern Switzeiiahd
therefore, in the midst OF when
MaryviIle is situated, and OF which
il is one the most important ceii'ies,
forms one of the Gibralter fortresses,
of America. 1t is the key and
stronghold of vast portion OF The
Republic. Is not the Southwest
the pivot on which the destiny OF
the country is balanced? The CEN
tire around which great historic
currents are to circle? 1t is colh'
ing to be a great field Of mining
and manufacturing interests,
stretching from Birmingham in
Alabama to Virginia. This Is
doubtless destined to be a region OF
great wealth and power and OF I'M
,Aense influence upon the destinies
of the whole country. In relation
to this whole region, God has given
to Maryville a most commanding
position. The estimate OF Its I'M
portance as adjudged by the most
discrete public men at a distance,
was voiced by President Theodore
ID. WOOlsey, of Yale University,
The eminent commentator on III
ternatiOnal Law, who said: "The
noble struggle for Union and free
dom in East Tennessee, may be
traced to the influence of Maryville
College, more than to any other
influence whatsoever. Said Rev.
DR.. H. A. Nelson, editor Of "The
Church at Home and Abroad" and
formerly Moderator Of the General
Assembly, ~ never understood
East Tennessee till l went to
lIaryville.
Maryville like Plymouth and
New Haven and Oberlin and South
Hadley and Princeton, was early
chosen of God, for q certain moral
and spiritual conspicuity; to be a
city set upon q hill. We have
great occasion for thankfulness. to
God, that he has so highly distin.
guished US. This community Is not
rich in material things. 1t suffered
with other portions of the country
in the friction Of national conflict.
But whom the Lord lOveth, he
chasteneth. Perhaps it has been in
mercy; for our good, that He has
afflicted us. Ii we as community
had ten times or fifty times the &C.
cumalated wealth we now have, 1t
nay be greatly doubted whether
we should be as likely as now, to
feel our dependence upon God; or
to value 50 highly the great spirit
ual distinction which God has con-
ferred upon. This village is indeed
Immanuel's Land. This place has
been set apart and dedicated to
God. He has chosen it for himself.
| We as a united people ought TO be
very thankful to day that God has
50 highly distinguished W.. Gideon
Blackburn and Isaac Anderson are
names which will not perish from
American history, or from the his
tory IF the Christian church
Doubtless the other societies, the
two MethOdists, the Baptist, and
that of the Friends, have had
founders and supporters equally
sincere. T. e prayers and labors Of
the fathers and of their children
have not been in vain. Their re-
ward is witnessed here every Sab
bath in our full churches, and every
morning in the full College chape
ut prayers. The blessing of God i.
: here. The dew still falls as OF
: HermOn. The clouds of mercy
seem ever to overhang this field
! Already one of these churches has
, during the Fall passed, enjoyed
evival and ingathering, for which
we ought all this day, to render
: most hearty thanks. These
: churches are one aud the sacre(
College on yOnder consecrated hill
belongs to them all. Have W,
more than one Lord? Were any
of US baptised into any name bu
/ His? When the showers of reviv
ing grace descend upon any portion
of This field, is not the refreshmen
, intended for us alp Is there Greel
: or Jew, Barbarian, Scytnian, bono
f or free, in Christ Jesus our Lord
For my own part, l wish ever t.
l ,eel that l have personal interes
in every church in this place, ant
, in it's prosperity, almost as il wer
) communicate in that particula
, church. If there is revival wOrl
, in any one of these churches, l wisl
to have part in it; and wish tn
, College to have part in it, by gu
{ prayers at least, and by other par
|, licipation, SO far as other dutie
: will allow. And always we desir
> the prayers of all these churchr
: for the College; and when especia
: meetings may be held there, W
: desire all these churches and con
Y gregations and their pastors t
[ u lie with us. There is no uOrtI
r or south, or race, or denomination
a or divi-lve doctrine, in the work q