Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-10

THE SEWANEE REVIEW Quarterly.
Edited by William II. Trent July, 1879.
Longmans, Green & Co, New York,
London, and Bombay. g a year
This is one OF the best Of oar college
periodicals. It is ably edited, and its 1913
pages in each No. are generally filed with
instructive and wel-written articles. In
the present No. is an excellent one by
woman. Eleanor a. Towe, on the "Reco
lections OF Aubrey de we're"
The University Of the South. at Sc
vance, Tenn, is a sample Of the most
legitimate expansion. without national or
governmental aid. 1t is the fruit OF the
thought and labOrs OF two grand. origi-
native, and liberal-minded bishops OF the
Episcopal Church. Otey preceded Polk in
the ministry and in the EpiscOpate, and
when Polk came TO his assistance in the
missionary field Of Tennessee he had al
ready planned some liberal things in be-
half Of Christian education. Then they
took hold together OF that noble work
and co-operated beautifully and cordially
Even when Polk was missionary bishop
Of Arkansas he lived in Tennessee not far
from Otey. and naturally looked up TO
and loved and venerated his senior and
friend They were both generous men.
uniting Tennessee and two Of the adj
Joining doceses in founding and main
tanning a collegiate institution, with a
theological department. He and his
friends obtained a charter for 1t by the
name Of Madison College. TO be located
at Jackson Tenn. Polk was one Of the
corporators. and cheerfully undertook
the work of canvassing for it in the State
Of Louisiana and elsewhere. But finan-
cial panic Qn 1897, we think prevented
him from carrying ont his plans. Madi-
son College was thrown into allegiance.
Polk became Bishop Of Louisiana. and
with his large wealth an extensive planter
there The work that he. as a Chris
tian master, did for his slaves is about
the grandest that ever was done by any
man. But pecuniary misfortune overlook
him and he lost his plantation. Then he
proposed 10 his convention 10 let him en-
gage in n diocesan educational enterprise,
but they did not second his plans.
In the meanwhile Otey had been carry
ing on the work Of education, male and
female and abiding the time when he
might hope 10 realize his plan for "a joint
collegiate institution. like Madison COL
lege. lie saved the Columbia Female In
stitute and had Mercer Hall and Ravens
croft College.
The affairs Of Bishop Polk had become
materially altered, but he had not lost
his liberal spirit. The condition Of pub
lie affairs and also Of the Southern Epis-
copal dioceses had greatly changed, so
that Bishop Polk proposed that all the
southern dioceses unite in the establish
ment Of the University of the South.
Otey took hold OF the scheme with all his
vrorfl have fuLnn
hold Of an Improvement Of his telegraph.
Rishop Elliott was afterwards much as
ISOLATED with Polk but he had 10 be con-
verted. for "his fingers had been burnt
by some educational ventures similar 20
that from which his Louisiana conven-
ton had saved Polk.
Well. the University OF the South was
chartered a large domain for 10 on the
Sewanee Mountain was granted IL, sub
scription list OF half a million Of dollars
was obtained. and the cornerstone laid
with imposing ceremonies and under nat
tering auspices But the great war shat
tered everything except 'he domain, and
nearly everything had TO be begun de
novo.
After the war Bishop Quintard obtain
ed. chiefly I'm England, funds enough 10
start at Sewanee a grammar scnool'
which has gradually expanded into the
present University Of the South. sus-
tanned by fifteen dioceses. with its aca-
demic. theological, medical, law, and en-
glneering departments, and its excellent
Quarterly Review.
THE VIRGINIA LAW REGISTER.
Sentember No. Volume V. Edited by
W NJ Lille. Published by the J. y.
Beu Company, Richmond and Lyncn-
burg, Va.
Contents: I. The Impeachment Of Sam
uel Chase. Alexander Pope Humphrey,