, 1859-03-29
The Antioch College Fund.

Editors lrc.s auA Tribune:
Some persons on noticing That the property
tf Antioch College is advertised to be SOLO, nave
very naturally concluded, or at least apprehena'
I'd t1at the efforts put forth and the funds OBJ
taincd for tue purpose of relieving the inst'1u-
ton from debt hare ali been lost, or arc to Gnu
in future, The facts ure these: When luis
last grand effort Of rescue was commenced the
college property was, as it still IT, IN tue hanos
If an Assignee. The debts against the 1nstltu-
tion were nearly eighty thousand dollars winch
with interest since accumulated, make up atriile
above tl,ut sum. These debts were IN three d.
visions, and were By sort Of common CONSENT
assigned to the West to provide for oneporfton,
to New York and Pennsylvania another, and t"
New England the other. The West raised her
portion Of tho money in August 1858, and
n1accd it in the hands Of President Mann, as
Trustee. New York and Pennsylvania have
raised almost the whole Of theirs, and placed 1t
| in the hunds Of Charles E. Butler, Thomas Tile
stop and 4, H. 1.ow Us Trustees for that branch
| Of the fund. New England has paid III or
pledged about thrcc-q1arters Of the amount re-
airet of l.cr, and as she gathers it, places it in
the charge Of Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr., who acts
| Us Treasurer for that branch. About six thon-
| sand dollars 1nore is needed to be raised to
| cotuplctc the portion of the work assigned to
| New England, and this is confidently expected
to be- raised in the course Of the next lew
weeks. When that is done, the work 80 tar as
begging aud giving arc concerned, Will bc I'LL
isltc,l. 1t will then remain for fisuse who have
| ,u,,,le,l the ueuns for the redemption Of tic
| college to organize new corporation under the
laws of Ohio, and to purchase the property ny
legal form Of sale The ohjcct ot tins is to vest
| in the new corporation Il prritct title 10 1he
property which, has 80 long been lncumbered
with debts tn such extent Us to impcril the per
ma1lcncv, cnbarrass the operations, and dunn.
ISL tic patronage Of the institution The sale III
the property is necessary step in the conteill-
| plated work The friends Of Liberal Culture,
Liberal Christianity and Of tile present cduca:
t;onal management Of the College have busted
themselves in gathering the money in order that
they NAV be tile purchasers when the property
IL sold. instead If liuying tho institution pass
into the hands Of the Catholics or l'rcsbyte
ria1.s. lutl Of whun,, it is understood, want it
This institution has, in its five wears Of opera
tion, lad undrr its charge so'r fifteen illndrcc
sc],u]ars. or III, average If about three hundred
Iis7,uch the whole ttnIr. 1t llis It'll tue Whlit
brru. and is HOW, 1ludcr tue charge and Prcst
lcncy VI linn. Horace Mann, whose fame rs Ut
educator and u man is co-eStcnslve with SCI
eucr and letters l.n,h sexes arc here admitted
/" equal opportunities Of culture. and with nont
but ii. llaarI1irst results rs regards character
progress a discipline rre:'dtnt sid '1t. Manu. n j in u:
letter hcfore. us, dated Feb. ath Last. says w
mu,t have fortv or fifty ut least out teaching
school this winter" giving y glimpse. o
the way in wh;cl! t',c bcnctits Of tls instlta |:
lion arc bcin. litfiusc.l. Antioch College y
/ ,.:s, sf.h~u ts.1t1f1 tIn
nu divinity school connected with it. and is no
intended to have any distinctive sectarlan CHAR
uc1cr. The must earnest and h':.li.t"ned mo
ra,v aud Christian ethics are there incMlcate'i
Ut til. same time that a!l sloEnsaS and drnon'i
nat;onalis,ns arc designed to b. excluded. As til
is the only institution Of its class in large CIR
cult Of roiiulous country, possessing this non
t!ruominatiot,al character, its continuance Unite
the ,yc.cn, management seems highly drsir'
| bc. and Ii earnestly ssrivcn tsr hy numbers q
| those who arc nut often aroused iii behalf .
interests very fur from their own doors.
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