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Sharon and the Tree of Life. May the birds of Spring and Summer
chant daily, at morning and at evening, from their leafy oratories,
their melodious orisons; yet, also, may the aspirations of many
hearts be wafted upward by the celestial warblings of the bird of
Paradise. Here, at this University, on this beautiful mountain,
may hosts of ingenuous youth, year after year, gather knowledge
that shall prepare them to do faithfully, in the fear of God, life's
noble work; may they gain the best and brightest laurels to which
high culture can aspire; and, when life's labors shall be over, may
they be found worthy to win a good degree in that upper Univer-
sity, of all kindreds, nations and tribes, upon the Mount of God,
receive those amaranthine honors which are to last, not for fleet-
ing days or years, but for countless ages, and hold, as the title to
everlasting bliss, that diploma, which bears the precious sign-
manual of the Savior of mankind. May the morning and the even-
ing hymn never fail. Though above the heights of Earth and
Heaven stands the Throne of God; yet, ever should rise to the
Supreme, from the mountains of Earth and from Mt. Zion above,
the holy chorus of praise,

"GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO."

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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH
AT THEIR SESSION, HELD IN
New Orleans, La., February 8th, 1860.

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NEW ORLEANS:
PRINTED AT THE BULLETIN BOOK AND JOB OFFICE.
1860.

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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OF THE EPISCOPAL ORDER.

*Rt. Rev. JAMES H. OTEY, D. D., LL. D..................Memphis, Tenn.
*Rt. Rev. LEONIDAS POLK, D. D..........................New Orleans, La.
*Rt. Rev. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, D. D...........................Savannah, Ga.
Rt. Rev. N. H. COBBS, D. D.................................Montgomery, Ala.
*Rt. Rev. WM. M. GREEN, D. D................................Jackson, Miss.
*Rt. Rev. F. H. RUTLEDGE, D. D............................Tallahassee, Fla.
Rt. Rev. T. F. DAVIS, D. D.......................................Camden, So. Ca.
Rt. Rev. THOMAS ATKINSON, D. D......................Wilmington, N. C.
Rt. Rev. ALEXANDER GREGG....................................Austin, Texas.
*Rt. Rev. H. C. LAY, D. D............................................