Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

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ln 17518, when Kentucky Academy was incrged in the l'niversity of Tran- sylvania, llr. Blythe was inade a professor, and later served as acting president for twelve or lifteen years. Associated with the Rev. llavid llice and l7r. Blythe in the founding of this institution w88'AJ1ulge Caleb Wallace illltl the llev. John Todd, of Louisa Count ', Vir-rinia, both l'rincelon lfraduatcs and both trustees of 1Ll1ll111lLlULl'SlLl' d C 33 ney. About the time Dr. lfllythe resigned the p1'esideucy of the college he established a seminary for young ladies, in wl1icl1 we1'e introduced llliilly of the higher branches of education, especially the tnatlieinaties and natural science. llc was exceedingly thorough in his instructions, and his inilucnce in this de- partment was widely and deeply felt. tSprague, Vol. IV., p. 593.3 lf, in founding other institutions, llainpden-Sidney had an opportunity to show her appreciation of the good otlices performed by l'rinceton in her he- half, it was reserved for her as a peculiar privilege and a special distinction to send hack to Princeton in the person of the Rev. Archibald Alexander, D. D.. LL. D., o11e of her own presidents, and illllflllg the niost. illustrious divincs and distinguished educators the Church has produced. there to liecoine the founder ufTl1C Princeton 'llheological Seminary. ' .Xt tl1e age of twenty-four llr. Alexander was chosen l'resident ot' llanip- den'Sidney Uollege and was inaugurated in 1797. Here he centiuued until 'ISULL and then resigned To lreeoine pastor of tl1e Pine Street Vhureh. Philadels phia, May 20, ISHT. ln the saine year he was elected moderator of the General Asseinlmly, and the next year lveferc that liedy he preached a serniou in which he inade a suggestion in regard to a Tlieological Seminary. That suggestion. it is thought, had an iinportant hearing on the ultimate action of the Church in establishing the Seminary at Princeton. lSp1-agile. Vol. IV., p. 615.6 ln 1812, the .Xsseinhly having decided on establishing a Seminary at Princeton, Dr. Alexander, on the 2d of June, was chosen to the Professorship of llidaetie and IJUlUll1lC 'l'heology. He accepted the appointinent . . a11d was inaugurated on the 12th of .Xugust following. l'Il11'd., p. til5.l He organized the Seminary, formed its eurriculuni during its earliest years, and presided over its administration until his decease. Oetolrer. 1351.0 4 l'rel1yterian Eneyclopt-dia.t ll'hile Hanu,den-Sidney was sending forth her sons lllfo other States as pioneers of civilization and education, and while she was contributing so generously To the ranks of the f'hureh and was helping so largely to provide 28

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in regard to the niatter, adding that 'we had always counted on you as the 1nai11 pillar of . . . supportf tlbfri., p. xxixxj An act establishing the college was passed ,l ebruar,y 14, 16113. Later, when steps were taken to establish a university, there were found to be niany difficulties ill the way, nor could the work be aecoiuplished without the assistance of sonic one who would accept and assume thc duties of a leader. the proper discharge of which would tlfilllilllfl a steadfast zeal and discretion not unlike those of Jefferson l1lIllSClf.u tlbid., p. xxvi.j The right nnan was to be found in Joseph C. Cabell, and to this post he was assigned by ex- press invitation of Mr. Jefferson. lt only reinains to be said that he under- took the arduous enterprise and conducted it to a successful issue. tllfid., p. Xxvi.l In referring to the services,rendered b M13 Cabell, General Dade, during , ASQLS, Q u 'C UQ, S094-1 PfUL9 95 V, , a-naeiaa-l1e1'e-ft-lfet-1iassefF1-.-1-!+,a-n1-l- '.cen-i-lane-dt-l-ie irft from the liniversity, the pride and glory of Virginia, the 111C1lllJO1' from Xelson cannot be forgotten, for he, in promoting that nioinunent of wisdom Hllil taste, was second only to the innnortal Jefferson. Qlbtid., p. xxxixj Nor was ,Hainpden-Sidney's part in founding State institutions linlited to Virginia, for one of l1c1' lllusi illustrious sons, alniost, at the saine nioinent that the plan for the l'niversity of Virginia was being finally Wo1'ked out, was called to revive the waning fortunes of' Franklin College, Athens, Ga., which under his guidance was to develop into the strong and well-established University of Georgia. The Rev. Moses Waddellyll. D., of lredell County, North Carolina, was a nieniber of the Class Q' 1119, and afterwards eonibined tl1e professions of preaching and teaching, chiefiy in Georgia a11d South Carolina. It was he who founded the famous Academy at Willington, S. C., in which John C. Cal- houn, liegare, Mellutlie, and Pettigru, of South Carolina, and Cobb, Longstreet, Crawford, Gilmer, and Appling, of Geo1'gia, received their youthful training. XVhile not, strictly speaking, founder of the University of Georgia, he was its reviver and first successful adnrinistratorf' Franklin College, as it was at first. styled, was projected as early as 179-1, but opened its doors to its first students as late as 18434, and after fifteen years of what seems to have been a sheer struggle for existence, there was a virtual suspension of its functions until Dr. Waddell was invited, in its darkest hour, to undertake its restoration and iniproventent. The invitation to his earnest religious nature Caine like a sunl- nions to a hearen-appointed duty, and in this temper he began and prosecuted 30