The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-04-10

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BAPTIST COLLEGE

The Monongahela Baptist Assoclation
at its annual meeting in September last,
appointed committee of ten persons
with the Rev. I. NJ. Purington as chair
man, to enquire into the educational in-
terest of the churches in Western Penn
sylvania, and to confer with a similar
committee from the Ten Mile Associa-
tion.
And the Ten Mile Association at its
meeting in September last appointed
committee OF ten persons A. a. Purman
ESQ chairman, to confer with commits
tee of the Monongahela Association
on the educational interest of the church.
es and the erection of a College within
the bounds of one or the other of the
Associations.
AT the call of tho chairman of the
committee meeting was held at Smith
field Fayette County Pa. on the 7th of
Feb. last, and after full interchange Of
opinions, it was resolved 10 erect COL
lege within the bounds of the associa.
ticns, and elected a, A. Purman Esq,
Rev. l. M. Purington and Prof c. A.
Gilbert to select site and prepare a
plan of endowment and report to the
meeting of the joint committees to meet
at Brownsville Pa. in June next.
The plausibility Of this enterprise is
apparent when we refer to the fact, that
these associations embrace in their CONS
munion moro than eight thousand per-
sons IN the counties Of Greene, Wash
iDgton, Fayette and parts of Westmore.
land and Allegheny, and including
Monongala, Marion, Tyler, Marshall,
OHIO and Brook counties, of Western
Virginia, the number would exceed te n
thousand. And TO these may be added
more than five thousand Disciples with-
in the boundaries, who may be consider
ed as earnestly the friends Of the College
as the Baptists themselves.
The College can and aoiH be built! For
the want of proper facilities for the edu-
cation of the youth of Baptist parents,
other organizations are over,reaching
your numbers. Yet your Church was
the first Protestant in the valley of the
Monongahela. 1t was the Rev. John
Corbly who first proclaimed the gospel
of our divine Master to the few pioneers
who sought homes in this then desert
wild. Baptists in South Western Penn.
sylvia waken up to your interests
Build the College on an eligible site.
We would suggest the capital of
Greene County as the proper place.
lst. Because Waynesburg is near the
center of the Baptist organizations of
South Western Pennsylvania and North
West Virginia.
2nl. Because 1t is one of the most
healthy locations in the land, aud of
easy access by its turnpike to the river
its connection with Cameron on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and with
Washington Pa. by line of coaches.
Bird. Because of tho moral tone of its
inhabitants out Of a population of seven
hundred adults, about four hundred
profess to be followers OF our divine
Master.
4th Because Messrs. L. M. Savers
& VIM. 4. Gapen Esqrs., will give one
thousand dollars worth of land well 10.
Gated, on the southern side of town, on
which to erect the College ediIice. While
the citizens Of Waynesbarg propose to
give several thousand dollars--and the
Baptists OF Greene County proverbial
for their charity would freely give to
adorn their county seat with this valua.
BILE institution.
A FRIEND TO TIE COLLEGE,,