William and Mary College AND THE University of the South.William and Mary College AND THE | University of the South. RICHMOND: WHITTET & SHEPPERSON, PRINTERS 1879To the Hox. JAMES LYONS, Rotor of “Witraw axp Mary Couuzex,” Biehmond, Virginia : ‘The undersigned, profoundly interested in the union of “Wil iam and Mary Oollege” of Virginia, with the “ University of the South,” the proposal of which was duly presented you dur- ing the past winter, desire to supplement that proposal by the fol- lowing statement The University of the Sonth is the joint property of the follow. ing dioceses of the Southern braneh of the Anglo-Ameriean Church, viz: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, (the Missionary districts of) Western and Northern Texes, Arkansas and Tennessee. The remaining Southern dioceses, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, may enter into joint ownorship whenever they 00 fit ‘The University is designed to be, in all respects, a University ; and nothing but the pecuniary depression of the dioceses since the war has hitherto prevented the full realization of this design, which, in a few years, will no donbt be an assured if not an accom. plished fact. Perfect freedom will be given to seseurch ; but this freedom will be exercised in an atmosphere of historieal Christianity, repro- sented by the American Branch of the Anglican communion as it exists in the dioceses of the Southern States, and which is indebted, under God, for her first foundation, and a long continuance of nursing, care, and protection to that Church of England which founded William and Mary College. Wausax M. Gnaux, Bishop of Mississippi. Atnxavpee Gunac, Bishop of Teas. Riowaro H. Wnacee, Bishep of Alabama, Csances Toon Quusrann, Bishop of Tennessea. Joux Frsswan Youxe, Bishop of Florida Henry N. Prneox, Bishop of Arkaneas. Tavo. B. Lyuax, dost. Bishop of W. Carolina