Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-03-07
For the Herald
HISTORY OF THE BLOOMINGTON
EDUCATION SOCIETY.

For the Herald.
HISTORY OF THE BLOOMINGTON
EDUCATION SOCIETY.
We continue the history OF this Society for
the purpose Of more accurately laying before
this community, the connection Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church with the property Of
the Society, and correcting errors in our last
communication.
Since writing the last communication we
have ascer,ained that the CONSTITUTE IN of the
Society has not been disregarded by the M.
E.Church that "schools md school meet.
ings have" not ''been made secondary oh.
iect when the Methodists wanted il for their
meetings." as stated an1 charged in that com.
municasion. We take great pleasure in stat.
ing tina, the Methodists have, on all occasions.
dispensed with their meetings, even in times
Of great religious excitement, when the house
was wanted for schools and school meetings.
ard tina. the directors Of the Education Socie.
" have never closed the doors to any but DO
l,ical meetings.
Investigation has also proved, that, al,ho'
the title TO the school house property is not
now 10 the Society. but in Thomas Morford
in trust for the M. E. Church, yet that Church
has generously forborne to assert its rights,
under this title, and have permitted the prop.
erty to remain in the possession Of the Educa-
zion Society; nor have we been informed tha,
i is the intention of the Church to assert it's
rights under this title.
Our last communication was written in haste
aad without due investigation. We do not
wish to be considered repudiators of the 81.
John debt, nor disposed, in the least. to resort
10 the pettifogging bubble, that the ST. John
title is bad because his mortgage was execut-
ed by the Secretary, and without authority Of
the Directors. The house could not have been
completed without the loan Of $500, which
sum was borrowed of Mr.. St. John, by the
Directors Of the Society, and mortgage exc.
euted to secure the payment Of The money
and however informally executed, we are now
satsied that, as between ST. John and the So
eiey' j. was good mortgage. This mort,
gage was foreclosed by decree of the Dis.
irct Cour, of Musca,ine County, and sale Of
the premises ordered, and the property pur.
chased by VIM. ST. John, and deed executed,
aud the property afterwards sold and conveyed
by St. John to Thomas Mo'ford, in trust, &c.
II the mortgage was defective, advantage
could only have been taken of the defects be-
fore decreed on the hearing in tho Distric,
Court. The Education Society was duly
summoned into Court, by service of process
on the Directors; and # they permitted decree
TO be entered without objection, the decree
will be valid until reversed in the Supreme
Court; but this not having been done, the
property was sold, and after sale, no. even an
error in the decree, much less in the mortgage,
could be urged against the title; but az the
Methodist Church have never taken posses.
zion Of tho property, under The mortgage title,
i. is not necessary to discuss their title. The
property was lost. The Education Society
did not raise the means TO redeem it. The So.
ciety was stupidity inactive, an almost lifelsss
corpse, and tho M. E. Church come to the
rescue-took tho Society :rom the way side,
aud, under her fostering care, the Blooming.
ton Education Society yet :iveth. Since the
last communication il has been ascertained that
IL 10 not only the opinion of tho stockholders,
but Of the community generally, that the psss-
en-, house and lot had better DO sold. and a
more propi,ious 10. b purchased for education.
al purposes. Some lot more elevated and
si,ely, and farther back from the hum and
business Of the town would be far better adapt.
ed for school house.
The Me,hodists have not contemplated tho
building Of a Church on the lot until they shall
have amicably adjusted the matter Of owner
ship with the Education Society although they
have now the title to the Same. In conclusion,
we can but admire the generous, and Christian
like disposition towards the Education Society
manifested by the M. E. Church, and rejoice
that We have not in our misfor,unes fallen into
other hands. STOCKHOLDERS