The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-04

in the city, having obliged him to re-
linquish school keeping for the present"
a steady person of good character might
enter upon a school of forty (40) pupils:
Ibid September s. 1903.
The winter wore away. The building
was an accomplished fact. On March
II, 1904, the trustees advertised that
1.-The inhabitants of Raleigh having lately
erected a house for an academy in one
of the squares given them by the Legis-
lature for the purpose" desire a teacher
who can give "a weekly discourse" This
advertisement. of course called for a
teacher who would unite with that work
the work of the gospel ministry.
March II. 1904.
This call was answered by the Rev.
Marin Detargny, who is described as a
graduate of Princeton College and of the
College of Maryland. The formal an
nouncement was made on June 25, 1904
that the academy was open, Mr. De-
targny being it's first principal and Mr..
Chesley Daniel, of the State University.
his assistant.-Ibid. June 25. 1904
Mr. Datargny was evidently Huguenot.
He remained in Raleigh but a few
months until he went to Charleston. S.
c., and was there ordained by the
Presbytery' as pastor of the French
Protestant church. The name was prob
ably, according to it's French spelling.
De Zarnez. or De Tarnez. A letter to
the writer of this sketch from the Rev.
DIR. Chas. S. Vedder, for many years. and
at present pastor of the French Protes-
tant church in Charleston. s. c., under
date of January "a, 1900, says: 81 From
MS. of a private individual (the records
of the church were burned by Shermans
army we find that the Rev. Marin De-
Zarny was pastor of the church from
1906 to 1908. You will see that the
name, as We have it, differs in spelling
from that which you have. I do not
know which is correct, but am disposed
TO believe :nat it should be Dczargncl.
for that is the way in which /. ha,pras
amongst other Huguenot refugees"
For some months after the departure
of its first principal, the academy was
in the hands of Mr. Chesley Daniel and
of Mr.. McGready But the trustees re-
peated their advertisement for a min
lister. Their next answer came from a
gentleman who was destined to exert a
great and benefcient influence upon the
educational and religious life of the
community. This man was the Rev.
| William Leftwich Turner.
| The Register of October 6, 1906 says:
I'VE have pleasure in announcing to
the public that the Rev. w. L. Turner
late Professor of Languages in the
Washington Academy at Lexington, Va,
gentleman of high character and at
| to;, ,1oo
of our academy and pastor of the city
He is expected to enter upon his duties
about the first of November
Mr. Turner took charge as principal
of the academy and pastor of the city
about the 10th of November, 1806.-Ibid
November 10, 1806-and held this i'm
| portant position for three years, remov-
ing to Fayetteville in the latter part of
| 1909.
The relation of the Presbyterian min
lister to the community at this period
is very well described by that phrase
principal of the academy and pastor
of the city" With the exception of a
small private chapel built by Mr.. Glen
dening in 1906. and located on Blount
street, between Morgan and Hargett
there were no houses of worship. Public
services were held in the State house
Ministers of different denominations
would preach occasionally here; but the
Presbyterian minister would be a resi-
dent in the community and would be re-
garded as the minister of all. His work
was necessarily on broad and almost
an undenominational basis. M. Turner
officiated as minister on almost all pub
liz hn ioio
services held on the Fourth of July. He
met his responsibilities ably and exerted
strong and powerful influence for good
upon the community. Under his adj
ministration the academy was filled to
overlooking; it was publicly announced
that no more pupils could be received
and enlargement of the building was
made a necessity.-Ibid. September l.
1907, and May 5, 1908, and June 2, 1908.
After the departure of Mr.. Turner, the
| trustees again advertised for principal
of the academy and pastor of the city"
The Rev. VIM. McPheeters was an
nounced as being in the city on March
8, 1910, and a call was made for a full
meeting of the trustees to be held in
the State-house in the forenoon of the
same day.-Iid. March s, 1910.
Just week later, we read: THE trus-
tees of the Raleigh Academy have the
pleasure to announce to the public that
they have engaged the Rev. VIM. Nc
Pheeters, from Virginia, a gentleman
eminently qualified for the undertaking,
: to become the principal of the academy