The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05

out of n possible thirty one, there were
twenty-five present.
When opportunity presented, Or. Xii
go rose to Il question OF personal prlVi-
legc. the right enjoyed by every mem
her of Il deliberative body, stated his
grievance. read the correspondence be
tween himself and YOU. and on motion
the said correspondence was referred
to IA committee of five worthy men. men
who perhaps rank second to none III
North Carolina III according TO you hon
or. respect and fraternal devotion. name
TX. Reys. e. \. Oglesby. +. a. Bishop.
w. G. Wilson. :. Is. Iurrentlne. ana
Col G.. ". Flowers. which reference re
suited not in a trial of yourself, as YOU
seem TO think. but the investigation OF
statements that YOU had made concern
ing another. and if any one was on trial
if was DR.. Kilgo. Neither Of You APP
peared before the committee, which.
after n careful consideration of the cor
resemblance. herein referred to. brought
in a report to the Board Of reaffirmation
and n hearty endorsement OF Or. hllgo
and his administration with the pledge
Of continued support; 4 depreciation ana
condemnation of the uncharitable aud Oh
fair spirit manifested by you in your
correspondence with and charges against
him; a positive affirmation. IN the light
Of ample evidence. that your charges
against him as including himself to be
t elected as president of Trinity College
for -four years. which was to secure for
himself "protcction from removal for
four years" were not only unsupported.
but actually contradictcd by facts. and
the expression Of the opinion that YOU
ought to resign as Il Trustee of the
College.
These conclusions in the form Of rcso-
~lutionS sent YOU by the secretary, Mr..
V. Ballard. were read. discussed and
carried. there being Only one dissenting
vote. Three of the Trustees are know
to have heen absent when this commit
tees report was adopted. One WAS sick:
two others left the afternoon before ant
arrived too late to take part in the pro
{, cccdin.> the following morning.
Your request for data. made Of Tho
Executive Committee through the sccrc
tary, MIR. Ballard. could not then be
granted for the reason that so far Is
YOU. we're concerned the case was con
sidcie1 closed until something e;se ap
ncarr,i. Your every complaint agains1
Dr. !Siigo has been investigated witt
the result rs announced to you and t.
that YOU were referred.
. Concerning the publicity given to the
subject through the Charlotte Observer
and in W.lich You tIn1 Justification TO
publishing your letter in the papers, the
loliow;n" kilograms are submitted:
"Durham. y. c.. June -, 1898.
Mr.. j. l.. Caldwell, Editor Charlotte
Observer, Charlotte, \. G.:
Item III Saturdays issue of Observes
concerning Trinity College and Judge
Clarke was not authorized by our Boar!
VIII YOU kindly inform me by We Il
whose Instance OF on whose information
the item WAS based.
y. II. SOUTHGATE, President.
Trustees Trinity College,
a" Charlotte. \. c., June -. 1898.
Jas. II. S~outhgate:
"See to-days Observer. 1t is enough
for me to say that item Clark'S re
S~i@nation asked was furnished withou
procurment or even knowledge of any
body connected with Trinity.
j. i. CALDWELL, IS
Editor Observer
Respecting the question of jurisdiction
! First. You will admit the right OF
dcl.berativc body to investigate charge
: against its members.
= Second. You will admit the right O
! our Beard to deal with DR.. Kilgo, d
crnpinyee Of the Board.
| Third. BY reference to Section Tire
I Of tie College charter you will find tina
no person can be elected a Trustee b
the Conference till he has first been II
. commended by Il majority of the TruS
! tees at Il regular meeting: and that tn
! Trustees shall have power to remove an
member of this body. who may rcmov
beyond the boundary of the State {
: who may refuse or neglect to dischar2
the duties Of 4 Trustee.
y II Il failure to respond to that part {
your letter which refers to the polite;
! opinions or the professional or bushes
! calling of my one or more members c
the Board should cause YOU to thin
; there is an objectionable degree {
Il weakness and infirmity and Il species {
I tyrrany manifest in the life of this l..
. loved institution. let it go at that. III
{ record fails to show where any one COZ
: nected with it has suffered or been di
counted for opinions sake in matters {
inublic policy. This record speaks ft
Y itself, no less than The meritorious wor
:. the institution is doing. and this. afte
: all. is and should be the standard i
. which it will be measured. SO Judge,
it is not to succeed: it is pronounced
Y success. Already the pride of Mort
+ Carolina MethodiSm its phenomcn.
: growth has attracted the admiring GA.
+ of the church ut large. 1t courts II,
+ honor nor popularity save as these ma
. come through right thinking and rigl
{ acting.
o With assurances, if such be neccssar
: that such an institution NAV be q,
Il pended upon to defend the character +,
4 the man who bears its standard befol
: the people from the mountains to II
O sea against unjust and unwarranted a
tacks by whomsoeyer made.
Q Very truly yours.
J.. II. SOUTHGATE,
/. Pres. Board Trustees Trinity ColIeg
e
u Judge Clark Replies TO Chairman S%ou:hgate
* o.tor