San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-08
Sewanee University.

Last Sunday morning, in the Epis-
copal cathedral, Mr.. Silas Macby, the
endowment agent, spoke at length on
the advan tages of the University OF
the South, at Sewanee, Tennessee.
| Though this address was delivered to
large congregation there were a
great many people absent who should
be interested in the subject.
First OF all, though this university
! is a church Institution, and Is under
the management of the Episcopal
| Bishop of the South, 1t does not mean
that only members Of the Episcopal
church should send their SONS there
to be educated. AT the last reckon
ing there was probably representa-
tive for every creed in this section of
the country. Hence it is not the case
there, as we find in so many other
church institutions, that students are
taught only religion Aside from
few prayers of each day and regular
Sunday service Except in the theo.
logical Department. there Is no re-
ligion taught, other than common
Christian Influence, which should
characterize any educational institu-
ton deserving of prosperity.
This university has IN foot one OF
the most important measures Of In
| rerest to the people OF the south.
1t is in the organization OF the
Sewanee Historical society. The OBJ
iect of this society Is to establish a
place where students of history can
come and get reliable information OF
the south and It's people. The need
of such a place is very keenly felt by
all the educational schools In the
south, for we have not history OF
the United States that is correct.
After careful revision there are MOI
that has been written that are rella-
BILE. The south and its cause is goss-
ly misrepresented, and why? Not to
stir sectional feeling, certainly not,
tut because all the authors of United
States histories, that have promin-
ence, are nor thern men, consequent
Iy they are written from a northern
stand point, and the reason the south
is not properly represented is because
there is no way OF getting the inform.
alton. Now this is true, and it is the
object of this Sewanee Historical
Society to afford reliable information
to compilers of histories whenthey
want it.
There are q great many ways in
which even the poorest people can he
of the greatest help, by contributing
any old manuscripts, relics or facts
concerning Texas history, Southern
history or in fact any documents con
corning the country's history. Let.
ters. drawings. ETC., everything that
q historian could use is what is want
ed. 1t would be possible to write
more lengthy appeal containing many
flowers and figures, but 1t is hoped
that the good southern people are
enough interested in this kind OF
work to comprehend the project at
glance. This appeal is addressed to
the southern people generally, but
specially to the members of the Epis'
copal church, for it is a duty with
them. This is. however, the cause OF
the south in general and should be
responded to by all true southern
people who have the article we want.
Persons having anything TO contri-
butte will please drop a card to Mr..
G. NJ. T0bin who will call or send
them direct to Prof. w. P. Trent, M.
D., President of the Sewanee Histori-
cal Society, Sewanee, Tennessee.