The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-01-19
Che Ianeoek Ssffsrsoniaa
NJ. r. Church.

Church, a slight error occurs in the
figures expressing the amount TO be
used by the church, as its centenary
oaering. A cypher and comma arc
left out, very slight errors in them.
selves but making a vast difference
in the amount-no less than the diff.
ference between two hundred thou
sand and two million, the latter being
the minimum amount purposed to be
raised. Already one generous mind.
ed man has signilied his intention tn
give one-eighth of that amount
(S250, ,000), and others are contem-
plating offerings proportionably gen
erous, so that already there is q
strong hope in the church that twice
two millions will be raised.
will now state, in as few words as
possible, the objects to which this
money is to be appropriated. There
are two general objects purposed by
the General Conference Committee
The first-Connectional and Monu.
mental. Several particular objects
are included under this general head
to either of which the donor may
give his or her offering, or to two or
more of them if they wish to divide
the amount given, viz:
/. Five Biblical Institutes, to be
located-one in the vicinity of Bos.
ton, one at Evanston, Illinois, one il
the State of New York or Pennsylva.
mia, one in Ohio, and one on the Pa.
cilic coast, in California or Oregon
To each of these $4,000. .. The
Centenary Educational Fund, into
which all unspeciiied donations are
to go, as we'll as all such rs are dcs.
ignated by the donors for that pur.
lpose.
This fund is to be securely invest
cd, and the interest only to be ap.
propriated, from time to time, at the
discretion of tic Centenary Con.
nectional Educational Board of the
NJ. l.. Church." to the followiuL oh.
jects and ho other: l. To aid young
men in preparing for the Foreign
Missionary work in the NJ. l.. Church
2. To aid young men, preparing for
the Ministry of the NJ. T.. Church at
home. 8. To AID the Biblical Insti-
tutes, in special cases of need. 4
To aid the Universities, Colleges,
or Academies, which may be under
the patronage of the NJ. +. Church,
in such eXigeucics as the Board may
deem proper. or the other objects
| will speak hereafter.
This great and glorious education,
al design Of the Centenary movement
is worthy OF the confidence and gen.
erous response Of our people and ell
who feel any interest in the growing
prosperity of Methodism. No dc.
nomination in the country has done
more for its educational interests,
the last fifty years, than the If. f..
Church; yet, in one particular, she
has partially failed to anticipate her
position and destiny in this great
country: That is in the thorough
education of her Ministry. This,
however, has, to a great extent, been
a matter of necessity for such has
been her rapid growth that it was
to meet the increasing
annual demands for more laborers,
without taking almost every man,
whether educated or not, who was
by divine impulse to call sin
ners to repentance. But this state of
things is rapidly changing, and both
the demand for educated ministers
and the means Of furnishing them
are leading the officers Of the Church
TO corresponding efforts TO meet the
case. None of our brethren need,
for moment, be apprehensive that
q thorough Collegiate and Theologi,
cal training will lessen the useful,
ness of the Ministry; but, on the
1T will vastly augment their
influence and power for good. (ItI
is, Of caurse, assumed that they have
been called of God to the great work
Of saving souls.
We have a glorious example Of
success, in this regard, in the Wesley
an Church in England They, at
their Centenary, in 1889, establish
ed two ministerial colleges; aud such
has been their success in preparing
their young men, mentally and spir-
itually, for the ministerial work that
the people everywhere desire, when
ever they need young men, receive
them from the "Richmond and Dds
bury clssses."
We say, then, to our weslty men
who shall read these papers, you csH-
not do nobler thing for the Church
than to make generous centenary
offering to this great Educational
Fund. More anon. j. W.