ty thousand dollars, and vastly greater benefits in
e mental and moral training of their daughters.
This consideration ought to interest every minis-
and member of the Methodist Church within the
unds of the North Carolina Conference, in favor
the college. But this presentation of the case
peals partially to personal interests. There is
other purer, higher, broader consideration, that
ould stimulate us in this important matter, a con-
leration involving the best interests of society,
d the true welfare of the church of God-the
ucation of the rising generation. Education, by
hich I mean the proper training, developing, and
ving a wise direction to the intellectual energies,
d the susceptibilities of the moral and spiritual
ture, is the grand pendulum, whose vibrations
ep in perpetual operation the complicated ma-
inery of the world's mental activities, by which
e progress, improvement and elevation of the con-
tion of our race are to be accomplished.

Many men of talent, learning and experience,
ho have studied the world's history, and watched
osely the influences that mold human character,
nd decide human destiny, maintain the opinion
at the proper education of woman is not less im-
ortant to the well-being of civil government, the
appiness of social life, the prosperity of the church,
nd the universal spread of the gospel of Jesus
hrist, than that of the other sex. It is true, that
ne sphere of life assigned to her by her All-wise
reator is, in many respects, different from that
ssigned to man. It is also true, that the duties of

her appropriate sphe
sible, important and
his. There may be
ments, in some res
constitution. But t
them to their appro
woman's province t
of the outer world,
mingle with the c
preside over deliber
st the bar, to oper
explore fields of dis
tems, or re-organiz
to all the enterpris
gress, she sustain
these, her work is

what the spirit is
and informs." For
stone and marble,
immortal mind.
of intelligence and
knowledge of obj
beauty. She give
of immortals by t
the foundations of
has it in her powe
ness the whole s

palses to be felt
instrument whose
music, or grate in
and in the great
ous melody in he

propriate sphere are not less delicate, responimportant and difficult of performance than There may be differences of mental endowin some respects, as there are in physical ution. But this difference is such as to adapt o their appropriate spheres in life. It is not 's province to engage in the rough conflicts outer world, to harangue on the hustings, to e with the crowd around the ballot box, to e over deliberative assemblies, to plead causes bar, to open new channels of commerce, to e fields of discovery, to reconstruct social sysor re-organize political institutions. And yet the enterprises of this age of activity and proshe sustains an intimate relation. In all her work is, "what the soul is to the body; che spirit is to the matter which it animates forms." For she operates, not upon wood and and marble, but upon mind, the high born, tal mind. She takes it in its first dawning elligence and reason, and imparts to it its first edge of objects and its first impressions of 7. She gives character to all the future being mortals by the coloring which she imparts to undations of intellectual and moral life. She in her power to tinge with bitterness or sweethe whole stream of life, and to awaken imto be felt beyond the grave. She touches an ment whose chords vibrate in tones of moral , or grate in harsh discord, through all time, the great hereafter, will wake echoes of joyelody in heaven, or wailings of sorrow in per

ion. Though she may move in the quiet retireent of domestic life, she, nevertheless, unfolds and ects those stupendous energies of intellect and art that rule the world. She is thus enabled to eld in society a moral power which man can never nmand, a power which makes itself felt for good for evil, in all the walks of life. It steals into the ramifications of society and occupies all the cesses of the heart.

Woman's peculiar, holy, and sublime mission on th imperatively demands, that during the period her youth, she be furnished with all needed edutional advantages and facilities, and be surroundwith the very best moral and religious influences, at she may be well prepared for her responsible sition. In this remarkable age, we need refined, ell cultivated, sensible, christian women, in the nily, in the school-room, in the Sunday school, in e church, in society, and in the higher walks of

erature.

"At the close of Dr. Jones' address, the choir sang ost charmingly, and then Bishop Marvin introced Rev. B. Craven, D. D., LL. D., President of inity College, Randolph county, North Carolina, no gave the following

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF TRINITY COLLEGE.'

MR. CRAVEN said:

r. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:

Trinity College is indigenous to this country and the age. Neither in theory nor discipline, is it

Though she aay move in the quiet retice este nie, she, nevertheless, unfolds at d these stad us energies of intellect and pa: rul. t. world. She is thu- enabled to oral power which man can rever which makes it-elf felt for good

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e demands, that during the period

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In this remarkable age, we need refine! ltivated, sensible, christian women, in the in the shoom, in the Sunday chool, in and in the higher wals of

Jes address, the cho sang and then Lisi op Marvin it 9aver, D D., LL. D., President of Randolph county. North Carolina, Se following

DRICAL SAET I OF TRINITY COLLEGE."