The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-27
4 USEFUL LIFE
Dr.. James q. Carlisle Passes Away Sur
rounded BY Loved Ones
Was TRULY A GOOD MAN

WHS 1AVGE u SVSO N21A'
8r:ef Sketch OF the D;st.nsui.he'
Educators Life and u,s Coca
Work fox the Young Men Of SCAT
Carolina as President Of WoEor
! College.
/ James Henry Carlisle was born Il
Winnsoboro. Fairfield county. Soutl
Carolina. May (. 1925. His fathe.
DR.. William Carlisle. was a native o
Ireland and came 20 this countTr il
isis. settling at W!ansboro. wae7'
/ he was a practicing physician fo
many years. Young James EenT!
Carlisle received his primary school
ing in his native ;own. Later on hi:
parents moved TO the historic town oi
Camden. where the young man was
prepared for college. being taught
bv Professors McCandless. Hatfield
and Major Leland.
He entered the sophomore class
OF the South Carolina College Feb
ruary !, 1892. During his course
at the college he was under Dr..
Robert Henry. who had charge OF
the department OF languages. and Dr..
I.eiber. who was in charge OF de-
pa-tmen. OF economy and civil Law.
Dr.. Carlisle graduated IN 1s4<; oe-
.os the second honor man IN he
class, the frsc honor man seinS Cen
?. Il. Nelson. who was killed IN the
battle Of the Crater"
Being the second homo. man It
fell to his lot 70 deliver the Eng
.ssh Grafton. His subject was "Shel-
ley" the poet. It is said that this
oration elected much favorable COM
ment and many predictions we're
made Of his future career. but bis
achievements have surpassed the
most sangu;ne hopes Of his most ar
dent friends
The real teacher. Ike the poet. Is
born. not made. Young Carlisle i'm
media.ely passed from the schoo.
room as student. to the school 7oom
IS teacher. being elected principal
oi the Odd Fellows Institute in Co
.u,n oia. which position he held foE
fou. years In leSt he vas elected
20 a position in the Columbia Male
Academy.
In December. 1850. Benjamin Eot-
ford died. He left by bis viii one
hundred thousand dollars "ior the
purpose OF establishing and er'ow-
Ing a college 70. literary. classical
and scientific education. TO be located
in his native district. and to h. an
de. the control and management OF
the conference Of the MethC!st
Episcopal Chunch Of his native
State" A charter was duly secured
and the tvu.ees held their Hrs' meet
ing 20 organize under II at New
berry, November 81. 1859.
Thus was established the iosu,u-
ton which was destined 70 De the
centre Of the intellectual life OF south
Carolina Merhodism. and which was
To be q potent influence in the pro-
iuc,;on OF the highest type OF c'c-
zenship for the State OF South Caro-
lima. One OF the United Sates Sen
ato-s from this State. one OF the
Supreme Court judges. seSers! cir
cult judges and many o,her officials
OF the State are graduates OK Wot-
ford College. while under tho pTesi-
dency Of Dr.. Carlisle.
Since 1854 the history OF WoaoTc
College has oeea largely determined
by James H. Carlisle. In ls'e be
vas elected president OF the :nst.iu-
ton. A, different times he Gas
taught mathematics. astronomy. CIV
les. ethics. toe Easlish Bible He "as
more thoroughly conrersan; With
South Carolina bistory than any ii"-
ias man. he is the author o: ao e1-
eelI.nt tex. book op astronomy. ea-
citled. The Young Astronomer.
Time snd again dst,erne offers from
other institutions have been made,
BIZ, to all Of them be ever gave
courteous refusal. prefectns TO serve
,ha, institution OF his church to
which he consecrated his lofty chat
acter and respendent abilities
The hcnors ,ha; have come 70 Dr.
Carlisle have always been unsougat
Being modst and unassumiaS. TIE
very :dea OF seeking personal hon
or seems utterly foreign 70 his noble
nature. He was elected meaoe'
q. the arse genera. conference oi
his church OF which layusen weE'
mem bers. and was elected 70 eacf
succeeding ore as long as ne fell
able 10 so. He was delegate troH
his church 10 several Ecumenica
conferences. He was membe: o
the secession convention. signing tai
famous ordinance. He was a repre-
sentative in the late confederate leg
isla,ure. lse3-l These we're III
| arst and only political Offices he held
though time and again he has beer
urged TO accept positions OF homo
i and trust in State and nation
/ Woeord's adored president ha
ever been a spiritual magnet. draw
ing out the highest and nooiess 4
the young men who have come unde
his influence. His stately FORM n
graceful movement. his loving ye
nrr voice. and his benign face. hav
blended in an imperative cafl I
Young manhood thas has found
RESPONSE II every heart that ia
known him.
II you seek the monument ct D.
Carlisle look about you - ccuTc
5 -s.,1 ,,S sso rhe mighty hos