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 The Law School of Cumberland University.

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CARUTHERS HALL. THE LAW SCHOOL OF CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY. By Chancellor N. Green. CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY was established at Lebanon, Tenn., in 1842. It is under the immediate care of a religious denomination known as Cum berland Presbyterians, which is a large and influential branch of the great Presbyterian family. The section of country lying in the vicinity of the Cumberland Mountains and the Cumberland River was called in earlier days the " Cumberland country." It was here this denomination of Christians origi nated; hence the name. The academic department of the institution was the only one in full operation until 1847, when the Law School was established.

Hon. Robert L. Caruthers was President of the Board of Trustees. His brother, Abraham Caruthers, was a judge of the Circuit Court, and lived in the county of Smith, which adjoins that of Wilson, in which the University is situated. After much persuasion, and after a guaranty by his brother Robert that he should receive an income as Law Professor as large as that he was getting on the bench, Judge Abra ham Caruthers resigned, and became the first Professor of Law in Cumberland Uni versity. He delivered his Inaugural Address in July, 1847. This address is a remark able production, which but for its length