The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-08

missionary Jurisdictions as followss Alabama, Arkansas. Ashville, Dallas, East Carolina. Florida, Georgia. Ken lucky, Lexington, Louisiana, Missis- sippi: Missouri. North Carolina, soutn Carolina. Southern Florida, Tennessee Texas. and West Texas. Each diocese Is entitled to four trustees. viz: it's Bishop. one other clergymah. and two Iaymen. The Board of Trustees meets annually. For number of years now the University ihas had over 500 stu dents in it's various departments or Science and Arts, Theology. Law, Med icine. and the Grammar School, ana US alumni number about 6,oo0. It IS io- cated at sewanee, Tenn, on riateau of the Cumberland Mountains. sewa- nee is just about the geoEraphtcal cen tre of that rart of the United states which lies east of the Mississippi. It Is renowned for hea1thfuinsss because or It's pure air and water.
 Let me tell you the -story Gin part at least) of sewanee. More than fifty years ago the thoughtful and patriotic men of our church began to realize the supreme need Tn the South for an edu- cational institution which should stand at the same time for Christian moral ity and for higher learning. We did States. a single institution of learning worthy of the name. It was. indeed. a hulni1iating fact. True. some dio- ceses had established schools which lived for a little while and invariably ended in dismal failure. But the founders of the University of the South were not at all discouraged thereby. They had faith in our people. feeling sure they would prove their readiness to support and their ability to direct an institution of learning worthy of the church and also be Q credit to the country ;an institution which should become a truly great and national university.
 Among the men who contributed to the inception of this enterprise, which was destined to be of eminent service to our whole land, were three, con spicuous for theif qualities of learning and leadership: Bishops Polk, Otey and Elliott.
 They realized the grave necessity for
 classical and scientific knowledge
 They realized that the key of knowf-
 edge was the only key which could
 unlock problems of the times and prob-
 a large and liberal education is abso-
 luteiy essential to fit men with wisdom to plan, or ability to execute. measures
 for the welfare of their fellowmen and
 f6r their country's welfare. Above all
 they realized that man is not a crea-
 ture solely of intellect, but also Of
 feeling, of sensibfiity, of heart. and
 therefore should be trained in that re-
 zion sof his being as well, which neces-
 sarily means the application of Chris- tian principles to conduct, in g. word. Christian training. Moreover they felt
 sure, an irreligious or merely non-re- ligious University would do. no good. If not indeed, do actual harm. On the other hand, they were convinced that
 a sectarian institution would not re- ceive or deserve, the confidence of the public. Nevertheless, they believed the Episcopal Church, because of certain unique characteristics among bodies of Christians, was adapted. pre-erni- nently to found and manage Univer-
 sity distinctly religious in its spirit and yet too catholic to be sectarian.
 The characteristics of this church
 which Justified their conviction are: Its nrYnness in the essentials of faith, and the largest latitude possible in non. essentials, that is. in matters simply of opinion. ..., -.e ] 1t was such convictions as these such purposes as these, which animated l the founders of this University. The I result was the ultimate establishment | of an institution with the design to bt | truly national in character and infiu. l ence, although intended specially fol the service of the South And they l1at l large views with regard to the en. | dowment of the University, combined I with splendid courage and ihvincibi' | hope. Remember, at that time, 1857, 1 million dollars was Considered an i'm
 uiense sum-. But, they resolved opera l tions' should not begin till the endow.