Washington telegraph., 1850-01-02

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! biLitu A responsibility, greatly dir,a,,,
rests for the most part very lightly unos
the conscience; and because We tbins
we can do but little, we are apt 10 A.
nothing Should the burden, wbirS
all in part should assume TO bear H.
suffered to fall upon a few, then we an
nounce. with sorrow Of heart the wo,L
must fail. Aud shall this be the fate :,
AN enterprise the most important in Tho
world. and in which, as Il State ana
Conference, we are SO much interested,
hope mott believe not Let us thipk
for a moment of the consequence of ,
failure labor and money which NAV
by few generous spirits be contributed
will not only he lost, 0or we must have
so much or not begin at ally but 1--WE Shall
he thrown back far beyond the point from
which we started. aud at least half +,
century must elapse before similar en-.
terprise by as can be thought Of An.
other generation more liberal, more On.
lightened, more considerate must arise,
all remembrance of our aborlive attemn,
must fade away before it would be wise
lat least for us) TO renew IT," All of this
must happen. unless we enter heartily
and speedily in the work 1t is nae or
nerer acith aeS We are actually in a
crisis here. SO far as College is con.
cerned. The effort now making will in
all probability he the last 10y us. and Der.
hdpS should be in all fairness aud juslic.
TO ourselves aud others. The youth Of
the land must he educated. The situa.
ton here for College is decidedly the
most eligible in the State, and if not
occupied 10y US, il should and must be by
others The people at large are still as
ever friendly to our aim and efforts, aud
are ready I'D assist with an encouraging
iberalty but if the institution be eslab.
llshed lCe must Oh our part manifest
becoming zeal aud concern III the matter,
not because we are Gully more interested
than others, flor after all it is only
school of aud for tie peopte not church)
but the order, fashion, custom of the
times as such. we must expect 10 BE-
tared q iittle beyond 0ur actmak share
in the concern, as are all for the honor
and credit Of u name, whether OF Church
or State.
Why we have heretofore failed is sim
ply and mainly because Ue hare Herera
any time gtrea enough. Ii requires no
SmaU amount OF money 10 built aud keep
"A college in successful operation. But
some of you, as have been Informed did
give liberaily-and yoW have a right to
ask where is the college! Truly the
Trustees of the Washington Seminary
were very unfortunate. IN former al.
tempt to build. As wise men they sat
down and and couuted the cost OF Sach
u house, as they were instructed and en-.
c0uraged 10 build-but III the hour Of
need, the PROMISED nd WaS rdntng-
what hal been done was oi no use or
avail. The huge and expensive pile OF
brick aud luuber exposed TO constant
INJURY aud decay, was forced 10 be sold
al heavy aud nortit5lnS sacrifice; aud
thus the Whole schenie, like The base
less fabric oil Il visioc, sunk and disap-
peared. Who III Tins sad and signal
failure Is 10 be blamed, is not lcr ne 10
determine. One th.ug. however | eau
say, it viii hardly occur again. The
past Will serve as beacon lI1ht 10 ad-
mon,>h the present, aud l should think
ali future Trustees To incur no risk IN
sluilIar cases, uHttt tie adegnGfe means
are 0btutaed. But turning away from
The wrecked schenls and hopes of the
past, aud cheered by the reflection that
we are made wiser by misfortune, aud
will he more prudent and cautious in
futurc-that we will plan better, give
aud do more; ieI rs set out atresh, with
renewed hope aud vigor. in this the be-
ginning oi new year aud HcW haJ
century. Let us resolve that the sun OF
1890 SHALL shine upou brighter and love-
Iief scene>, tue cork 0f our hands than
IL has ever yet beheid, aud let us begin
earnestly with our College, temple 10
be dedicated TO science, sound learning,
virtue and piety.
How mach u ShakI cast Is for Y0U 10
dectdc, but for beginning give us So,
40, 10, Or S2O,000. Fear not that we
shall have too much. More than we have
natned could be ludiclol,sly expended. if
not on one, Oh 6>fh departments OF the
Seminary. For The present. the male
institution will require not less than or
$4,000; with less we might begin, but
uot best much short oil il. Five thou
saud dollars should at this time be in
feadinesS TO commence putting up su:ta,
Die building, hinshing aud furnishing it.
purchasing apparatus, enclosing the lot,
Nc, NC.
In conclusion, brethren. we repeat,
come. give literally; "give hundreds if you
eau, If not, filties. twenlies, tens" Let
your dollars come quick and thick
many md short betceem-and soon you
shall see pleasing change spread "oer
the spirit of our dream. Soon you will
learn with Solomon. that '.inoney is a de-
fence, aud that it ''answerelh all things
Give. aud you shall see. as 10y subtle
magic, "a stately dome reard up. and men