General bulletin . MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE. The College is at Clinton, on the V. & M. R. R., nine miles west of Jack-son and thirty-five miles east of Vicksburg. In the early history of the State,this was the home of Governors, Senators and other distinguished village is still worthy of its ancient name, Mt. Salus, or Hill ofHealth. As long ago as 1830, the intelligent citizens established a College,first under control of their own Board of Trustees, subsequently under theauspices of the Presbyterian denomination. In 1850, guided by the fingerof Providence, the Baptists came into possessio
General bulletin . MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE. The College is at Clinton, on the V. & M. R. R., nine miles west of Jack-son and thirty-five miles east of Vicksburg. In the early history of the State,this was the home of Governors, Senators and other distinguished village is still worthy of its ancient name, Mt. Salus, or Hill ofHealth. As long ago as 1830, the intelligent citizens established a College,first under control of their own Board of Trustees, subsequently under theauspices of the Presbyterian denomination. In 1850, guided by the fingerof Providence, the Baptists came into possession of the College. Duringthe Presidency of Dr. I. N. Urner, an elegant building was erected, and bythe efforts of Rev. E. C. Eager, a cash endowment of $100,000 was number of students grew to more than two hundred. Then came the war between the States, which swept away the endow-ment, leaving the College to struggle with a $10,000 debt, incurred in thepreservation of the property. Dr. Walter Hillman,
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