Washington telegraph., 1850-01-02

Ministers
Church South, within the bounds oil the
Arkansas Annual Conference.
DEAR BRErHREN:- me in this
summary manner to address you on the
subject of our school at Washington, Ark.
would be much oleased to see and con-
verse with all and each Of you intiuidu-
| xLLv in relation to the varied interests
.onnected with this important and inter-
sst;no matter, bat as this will he quite
out Of my power, at least so soon as is
! desired. must content myself with thaS,
IN. onlv available method can far the
present adopt nv which to approach you.
! in order that your generous cooperation
NAV he secured in the work have uE-
ldertakeu.
| Tn regard to the present condition Of
| our school here, it is as hattering aud
nrosnerous as could be expected U,saer
eristiug circumstances. Being as it is
without suitable buildings, apparatus, &c.
lit labors under serious Inconvenience.
So far as the zeal industry and ability OF
the teachers, and the number and ini-
provement of the pupils, (both i'll the
Male and Female departments,) are con-
Icerned, we have cause for congratufatlon.
But if we are to succeed TO the full extent
of our wishes. in accordance with the
! original design contemplated in The estab-
lishment Of this Seminary, we must bestir
ourselves. and provide adequate means
Cor more enlarged, liberal and perma-
Nnent plan of operation.
| am happy to inform you, in relation
TO The Mule department. that certain
plans and measures have been adopted
by the Board of Trustees, appointed at
the last session of our Conference, held
at Batesville, which, If carried out, will
give us an institution such as we trust
will rebound to the honor and credit of
the State, commanding as 1t must liberal
and extended patronage. 1t belongs to
you, my brethren, to say whether tins
shall be so or not The main object
brought under consideration by the Board
of Trustees at their last meeting, was TO
reduce to some form, aud so BRING INTO
full and immediate execution th0h arh1Ch,
though some what indefinitely. Is yet
UtrtualLY expressed in an act OF the Leg
islature Of Arkansas in 1916. ''ncorpor-
ating the Washington Male and Female
Seminary"
tn tl,a, act a provision is made, in Sec.
8 to change, whenever deemed necessary
by the Trustees the name (and thereby
its general character) of Seminary (as it
respects the Male Department. to that
of College, in order that the Board of
Instruction (styled President, Professors,
&c.) shall have power with The Trustees
TO grant or coufer such degree or degrees
in the arts and sciences upon all by them
thought worthy, as III other collegiate
institutions
Now as the Trustees, in their enligtt-
ened aud deliberate Judgment, have ut
this time deemed II necessary, and have,
in order to bring it about, adopted certain
plans and measures to he presented by
the Agent to the community al large, so
that sufficient means may be realized to
erect a College edi6ce and Stewards
Hall, provide suitable chemical aud phiIo-
sophical apparatus, and secure the ser.
vices of learned and able faculty. it is
to be hoped that You will not only heartily
approve Of these plans and measures, but
will also zealously and literally sustain
the efforts of The Agent in the good and
You cannot for a moment doubt the prac-
titability. utility and necessity of the OBJ
ject contemplated. BY your prompt and
generous cooperation, we are sanguine
in our hopes of success. The Legislature,
syou see, has wisely provided ior your
action in forwarding the Accomplishment
ofths great object. The Conference, at
its next session, will approve of and sane
tion the plans and measures adopted by
the Trustees. The people at large, for
TWO or three years past, have been anxi-
ouSly waiting to see yOM engagrd eArn-
esAy and acttUeky III this important and
Iaudable enterprise. The progressive i'm
provements of the age, the onward march
of lntellecf and science, common bene vo-
lence, wisdom, justice aud PATRIOTISM
all in harmony with this scheme, demand
i. at our hands The success of similar
enterprises III various portions of the
UniOu--the readiness of numerous friends
Of education generally, not only in our
own State but elswhere, TO assist us. to.
gether with the f0Sterage Of the institu-
ton conferred on us as church by
deliberate act of .he Legislature, cannot
as tTu't ldli 10 encourage ana urge us |
forward in this great field Of intellectual
and moral action. In due on-iderarion
of all herewith connected, | would say
to you, my brethren, both Of the ministry
and laaty. as good meu, faithful and true,
come TO our help-your oton heLp-the
help of the present and future generations.
the help OF your couniry-the church =
the world.
The plan by which we propose to raise |
funds for building purposes and appa-
rdtuS, Is simply by soliciting contribu-
tions OF money payably tn han1 or by |
2aOte Of six, twelve, eighteen or twenty. |
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