Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-28
RishoD D1ane's Statement.


statement Of his rase-and, as we published
some time since an expose Of his conduct
justice requires that he should have hear
ing though our columns. ~t
He commences BIZ stating the cireums'an'
ces thar led to his location In New Jersey
There, his receipts from his ofAee have not
averaged more than $500 per yeaS. The
Church there was in very depressed con-
di.ions and in order to bring about bet
VET state or things, Il was deemed accessory
IN resort to a plan Of Christian educa'ion'
In 1897, he removed TO Burlingtoc, and
opened a school for girls, ia an Institution
named 81. Mary's Hail. The disasters Of
.ha, memorable year embarrassed she opeT'
asioas OF the SCHOOL, and arrested the mea'
snres ID progress for securing the necessary
funds. The school, However, did no. stop,
though it paid nothing Of consequence. He
lnerged in the enterprise his whole resour-
ees and credit: patronage flowed in, and in
a few years success became embarrassing.
More buildings were wanted, and there was
no resource but current receipts and pledge
Of credit. The work went on and the. d..
mand arose TOR q school for boys.
The remainder Of the statement is in the
words Of the Bishop, with one animportant
omission onlys
In l645, special circumstances seemed
TO indicate that the time had come for such
an undertaking. A movement was then
made for a school for boys, sech as at ST.
Mary's Hall already was for girls. The
proposition met with signal favor. II was
At once said why not make IL College?
The time is propitioNs. Az any rate pro-
cure a charter, and use it when you are
ready" A charter was procured. The
site was purchased. The pressure Of pa
aroma &c forced on the work beyond its time,
SO that, at the end Of two years, the cata.
logue enrolled hundred and twenty-seven
students. There vas no endowment. There
was no moneyed patronage. Every thing
was to he done, and ao,hiRg 10 do II with.
Every thing was done, and done with no.
thing. For what was subscription oil
$4,000 toward the gcOunds, the buildings,
the fixtures, the furniture, the appara!as-
the en,ire provision, religious, scholastic,
and domestic-fof a hundred and twenty
seven children, and the whole staff Of teach.
rrs7 Nevertheless the provision had. been
made and the children have heen collected
and there they are. The examination just
closed, has secured, as itdeserved, the high
est approbation. And he who. with Gods
blessing, has accomplished these things, af'
Ter two most dangerous attacks Of illness.
which confined him for nearly ave Months,
having exhausted, in his enterprise ior
Christian education, his means and his
credit, 10 left with Two most successful in
situations. whose ANIMAL receipts are more
than $40, 00O. and with an unmanageablt
debt.
Wheu the undersigned frs. owned the
mercy of Almighty God. in turning back
his face and feet from toward the grave, his
distinctive impulse was 10 provide for the
.Teduc.io OF this indebtedness. il was well
established that, II the two Institutions were
subjected to nothing more than their pro-
uer expendiiare-ireed, that is to say. from
;he disadvantages Of credit system at bu-
siness, and of an extravaganza outlay for the
maintenance Of crcdis--a very large per
cen,age Of their receipts, after paying the
whole cost OF carrying them en-. might be
applied 10 that object. He therefore invi.
,rd three of his friends to accept the trans.
feY of his whole interest il both, numbering
together two hundred and eighty seven pu-
nils, in trust, 10 secure their mos, effective
and economical administration and then,
10 distribute the surplus receipts from time
20 time, among the creditors OF both dev0~
ting himself as heretofore, and more, 10
their continuance aud success, and waving
ali claim for consideration and c0mpenSa-
lion till every form OF indebtedness should
be extinguished. ~ TIVE large meetings OF
the persons chiefly interested, this PROPOSE
zion was approved, and It's prosecution earn
es,ly recommended. Ultimately, however,
IL was frustrated, by the refasai Of two or
three TO sign the necessary agreement; not
because they did not desire that Il should
be carried into effect, and believe that II
might be done successfully. but from expec
cations, PROFESSIONALLY entertained, Of relief
from ether quarters.
At council of his friends, called to con-
slider what should be done, in this state Of
affairs, the undersigned was unanimously
advised TO make an assignment of all his
property for the benefit Of all his creditors,
and 10 arrange for the carrying on OF the
institutions, under his Own conduct and sn-
peTvision. but on the financial resPoasibili-
" aud business direction Of others, 90 be.
, fore proposed. This has been dCne. The
undersigned gives up his property Of every
form. to meet, 60 Ear as IL may, debt not
personal 10 hisnseaf-his private income be-
tOg more than equal 10 his private exPend.
ituYe-but growing out Of his venture for
Christian education, In the two institutions
above named--and only desires the oprol.
sanity 10 NEE. aad pay the whole amcuu,
I,of debt, principal and interest. ~,
Nothing daunted and discouraged, he
considers that the foundation Of his gfea,
work Is now FIRST made sure--and he firm.
" believes that, with The continuance OF the
Heayenly faSer, heFeiofaEe vouchsaied, ey-
cry form Of embarrassment in very few
years, will Be Esmoved-and two great in
situations remain 70 be perpetual blessing
20 the country and the Church.
II is now more than i6 years since ths