The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11

IOWA WESLEYAN UNlVERslTY.--As the
Hendee claim on the University has been
paid of, it is necessary 70 use all diligence
IN lifting the ANAL amountstill due against
the college, say some four thousand dol
lars. Now, 20 prevent new debt, as we'll
40 provide for the permanency and sef6-
cheney Of the college, there areseveral things
which ought to be done by the friends Of
education, and Of the church.
l. Let all who gave their notes as sub
scriptions to support the college, come for
ward and pay these obligations az once, as
honest and honorable men. We hope
none will, at this time, make excuse
obligations which they voluntarily
made.
2. Let all interest on scholarship notes
be also paid at once, in like manner, and
with the interest let the notes themselves
be paid up, and the money be forwarded to
the agent, Few. /. A. Bradrick, Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, 50 So to invest the money in
government bonds or other available funds,
AS this is to be 8 part Of the permanent
funds OF the college; the interest only to
be used, and the amount Of the original
notes 70 be invested. Let all honorable
and honest men come forward now and in
vest their obligations to the cause Of edu-
cation, that the college may be enabled 70
pay its current expenses, and carry on the
great work Of education for the rising GEN
Grafton. As the money is to be paid TO the
treasurer IL, Mt. Pleasant. let all send the
capital. and interest to the agent a: Mt.
Pleasant by letter or otherwise, according
to the contract, and this will save much
time, travel and expense.
3. The conference ordered that en- assess
ment should be made to each circuit and
station within the conference, as to what
would be their fair proportion ofthe mon.
ey necessary 20 meet the current expenses
Of the college. One half was to be paid in
January, and the other half in May. Each
pastor has been notified by the committee,
Of the amount. It is to be hoped this vii!
nent endowment, that our people may be
favored with proper place for the educa-
ton Of thei, children when they will see
fit to send them from the parental root.
Let the number of studies be increased.
How shall this be done? Let every preach
er announce noun to his congregation that the
18th, and then the advantages Of student
being placed under religious influences, as
we'll as at school Of high literary grade.
The religious state of the college 10 pros
porous, without narrow religious bigotry.
Let our own people especially patronize
the Iowa Wesleyan University. The con-
duct OF those who profess saving faith in
few dollars, or from other considerations,
will send their children 70 those schools In
which religion, If not sneered at, is ct least
neglected. Some even send to Catholic
schools, in which there 10 the lowest grade
Of Intellectual culture. Their course Of in
struc:ion, to our knowledge, Is limited, su-
perticial, untrue to history, - well a. 70
the proselyting Of protestant children TO
the expectations OF popery. They teach to
some perfection, music and needlework,
bat their general course is contemptibly
insufficient in their best schools, and much
below that In our ordinary union school
course.
As TO the remaining debt Of the Univer-
sity, our agent Rev. I. A. Bradrick, who,
is determined to leave no proper means
untried, has commenced to carry ont u
Plan TO finish this work in short order.
The plan is this: To get one hundred per-
soma 20 to give go each. to pay beforethe first
given in their names; we have given in
our own name. MIR. Bradrick puts us irst
on the list. But we care not whether first
last or middle, onr name may be placed,
only We want 1t somewhere; although our
contributions have already been pretty
largo for ou. neans. Let our friends, maie