Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-24
RIcit,yG>D COLLEGE.

On the evening" Of Tuesday, the 2ls lEst d; the First
Baptist Church in this city, meeting was hello for the pur-
pose OF presenting The claims of Richmond College To the
support If citizens fer trief and appropriate prayer
tom tic Rev Mr. Taylo Bcnnet Furycer Esq Professor
o Experimental Sciences introduced 10 the audience
The ncodca Of his thoughts aid the cslase
beauty .! his style, less concGsveness o: his
:casoiag gave what lie said interest which command
- tie undivided attention the audience. After discuss
Ing The relations Of education the present political ANA So
condition of the people ut State after den'nstTa-
ling the Importance ani necessity of instructng the
ec mind in order TO prepare for an enlightened exercise
al Inc gh functions It has to perform in the use OF the cec
soon TO Re greatly extended he proceeded 10
so" that effective for dlusinc the requisite
enlightenment among the masses could be devised, than that
q; fostering sustaining colleges inasmUc rs these
Colleges send form those who alone fully competent 10
uac and discharge properly the responsibilities OF nsIruc-
"f youth in primary schools and academies He
happily ds>pated the popular deusion that eeya
ton ot Colleges in the scale of success is attended win
responding depression n primary schools and lie confirmed
the convictions OF mind that these instead OF being
rivals in fact coadutors and auxiarles. He
Guided by showing that the endowment Of colleges abso
luey ESSENTIAL TO their successful operation. Ga. only OBJ
lection tu his refnarks was their breVlty.
He was followed BY the Rev. Mr.. Pondexer, the agent
appointed by re Board of Trustees q" the College their
last meeting TO procure subscription of 10000 for
is endowment hr Pondexer commenced by Illustrating
and enforcing the remarks ulreuJy submitted. He then pro-
cecdc the prevailing error that there already
many colleges in The State and established By conclusive
ar5unehtdton the Propriety and policy Of multiplication
l colleges Having established this prnposi,,on he then
proceeded o:tn the peculiar fitness OF Richmond,
location for institution Of learning The fact that it il
he metropolis Uf The State that all the thoroualures Of
travel conccntre here is therefore accessible all
sccuns of the county, that il has within It's limits
large number OF young men, ready 10 avail themselves
Of of intellectu training, these and other
arrayed 10 prove the position ot the
speaker. II also shown that in much as il
great perunary saving citizens to send their
children to Richmond College instead Of Institution at
Na aptila nal thor
cress city would be necessarily promoted BY the in
lax of money, occasoned by The attraction Of large num-
her of young from abroad it therefore peculiarly
incumbent upon the people OF Richmond lib
orally towards the proposed endowment Tho Rev. Dr.
Howell o I'd Baptist Church. being called from his seat
br an aiuson made him the conclusion OF Mr. Pvln-
exers remarks addressed the audience in the clear ucble
and impressive style, characteristic OF the We would
give synopsis of his views time is limited to do