The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-07-20

tant States to Maryville. Rev. +.
F. Sawtell, D. d., Rev. Gideon 5.
White, Rev. Mr.. Beecher the father
of Prof Beecher, of Auburn, n. Y.
walked almost the whole way from
New England or other Northern
homes to Maryville. Rev. DIR. Min
mis- and others came from nearer
homes to enter the first classes.
DIR. Anderson trusted to the Lord
to send supplies for the boarding
house. "There was not man to
help or endorse this enterprise;
which to many seem extravagant
and foolish ito some appeared finati-
cal and tempting Divine providence
But he had faith in God, for he was
as he believed doing Gods work.
His biographer, President Robin
son, who is still living in Roswell
Ga, records that DIR. Anderson
once related to a friend his faith
scheme for the boarding house of
the theological students.-"Well,"
replied his friend."All have to say
is, they will have hungry bellies"
He sometimes had fifteen or twen-
ty young men at his boarding
house, and sustained them there,
yet he never asked any man for a
dollar. He taught, without salary,
but his farm brought forth abun.
dainty.
Sometimes "a man came and
brought the man of God bread of the
first fruits, twenty loaves and full
ears of corn: "Dr. Edmons then
about ninety years of age, the ia.
nous Theologian, the author of the
Exercise scheme" sent him $40,
others sent SIS $40 and $50. The
mama continued to fall for forty
/ years. The barrel of meal failed
not, nor tire cruise of oil.
, In 1920 or 1921, occurred the ia.
nous debate between DIR. Anderson
: and DR.. Blackburn concerning the
, removal of the Southern and West.
ern Theological Seminary to Mid
die Tennessee, which attracted so
3 much attention at the time, and
}, which has been so widely remem.
q bered. The Synod met at Muir.
: freesboro, and the Legislature OF
the State was then in session at the
8 same place, which was indeed the
h seat of Government. Many mem.
a bers of the Legislature thronged
J, into these meetings of the Synod
: to hear these great pulpit orators
: and debaters. 1t may be that DR.
1 Anderson remembered the crush
/. ing blows with which DIR. Blackburn
j. had demolished his own early sys
e tenn of Theology. He now showed
{ him that there were blows to take
s as we'll as blows to give. In shOr
y DR.. Anderson's victory was com
q plete. Said Col. John Williams O
q Knoxville. "This is the complet
d est victory of minority over {
majority that l ever witness
q ed. The great point which DR.. An
!. derson made in the illustrious con
!. flict, was the sacredness of thu
q trust funds. He showed that thu
I funds of the Institution a
a Maryville had been donated
on particular conditions, and fol
# particular purposes which had beer
;. fully avowed and perfectly under
y stood. He showed how atrocious
q it would be to break faith will
n those who had endowed the Insti
tuition and who had done so will
O the Hottest aims and noblest pur
4 poses. This was perhaps the crown
ing triumph of DR.. Blackburn
= life. He had secured the Institu
o lion forever we trust to an homes
}, administration of its funds. II
n respect to the many trials which
= DR.. Anderson encounted at differ
q ent times, in connection with tn,
dealings of the Synod in its care 0
this sacred Institution he expressed
t himself in the following noble wOrd
II 81 feel it myduty and privilege,t t,
. believe that there will at any tim,
J. be good sense, piety and benevolenc,
. enough in the Synod, to manag,
u matters in that way which shall
appear to them to be most for tn,
n glory of God and the good of tn,
S church." DR.. Anderson was hell
e in great veneration by the New
n Providence church. One of tn
7, oldest members here, has told m
e that in his childhood DR.. Anderson
Al his pastor, seemed to him next t.
l. God. | have seen the tears com
J to the ewes Of a prominent Judge