The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-20
CARRIER SEMINARY.

is new educational enterprise. The building is
nearly completed at cost bf $4,000, and will open
IRVING FEMALE COLLEGE.
This institution is located in the Cumberland VAL
ley, at 1rvingtoD. 1t was founded in 1866. 1t has
college charter with power to confer degrees 1t is
presided over by Rey y P, Ege A: M, who T, sue
dent for nine years. This institution is designed to
furnish Christian home for young ladies, the mum
Der Of whom is limited TO forty. Its Christian cul-
ture has gone forth to bless many Methodist
family. Its property is estimated at $4,000.
PITTsBURG FEMALE COLLEGE.
This institution is located in the city Of Pttsburg.
The Church is largely indebted to Bishop Simpson
for the organization and founding Of this college,
designed for the education of young ladies. The
main college building completed and its hail
opened for students IN the year 1865. The statistics
show healthfu growth, both as regards capacity
to receive pupils and facilities to instruct. The
average at enhance during the fifteen years OF It's
existence has been go. II is under the control OF
Board of Trustees, of which Bishop Simpson is Pre-
twenty 1.-two members, presided over by Rev. j. c.
PeTshing, d. ID. The humber Of students for the
academic year 500 ana 1870 was 295. rhe esti mated
value OF the college property including buildings,
is 100000, with an Indebtedness OF $1,000
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE,
located at Meadville, was founded in 1915. The
number of the alumni is 454. The average yearly
attendance during tue last twenty-five years was
212, most of whom pursued elective studies. The
last catalogue records faculty Of seven, and stu
dents numbering 1875 IL has valuable library, eX-
tensive apparatus. astronomical chemical, and phi
osopbical; large cabinets, geological, meteorological
genealogical, chronological; museum of art and
history, and reading-ro0m. the college property
Ss3, 500 in productive funds and sS5.000 in unpro-
ductye funds, giving total of Sl7S5OO.
DICKINSON COLLEGE.
This college was founded in the year 1888 number
OF alumni is 1888; professors in the faculty number
persons; professors in the alumni, u students in
the present year, los; number OF students from
Pennsylvania, 5S number OF students who are reli-
gtous So The President of the college is Rev. r..
/. Dashiell, d. d. Professor OF Moral Science. The
amount of productive endowments is $4,000; value
Of real estate, $4,000; and the number or volumes
in the library is 25 5s8 The college is located at
an endowment fund, the greater part of which is
conditional on the payment Of The debt, part of
hay life strong and vigorous prophetic OF a noble
future in the service Of the Church.
This condensed exhibit Of the status and life OF
our literary institutions will afford anchorage
ground for the faith of the Church.
AT this period of our Church history an advance
movement is demanded The intense intellectual
forces Of the ages the stern grappe with great
social problems, the broad range of scientific
thought and Investigation, the increased demand Of
the state upon the Church for men preeminently
qualified for high civic end diplomatic POSITIONS all
these comprise o many reasons for placing our in-
stltutons On advance ground. To do this most
efiectualy there must be the sympathy and intelli
gent cooperation of the whole Church.
Mr.. LoOmis, after extended remarks on the sub
ject of the report offered the following resOlu-
tom
that sound learning is in harmony with the genius
and spirit of Methodsm, essential with the higher
Second. That sound learning should be sanctifed
by sound faith. To accomplish this our colleges aud
seminaries should be centres OF the highest and
tIuest Christian outline.
Third. That to render the universal attainment of
sound learning possible, the founding of literary in
sttutions Of various kinds is work legitimate to
the person OF MethOdisn1.
Fourth. That it is the duty Of the Church. by libe
raj donations TO establish seminares of Pennsy-
vanas on broader basis, and render them more
efectual in the work of Christianeducation.
Fifth. That the honor and future of Methodsm
demand immediate response to the call of our
colleges for increased faculties and endOwmentS
ADEQUATE to the enlargement OF the departments of
instruction, and for the generous support of men
who have consecrated their lives and the wealth of
their attainments to the cause OF liberal education
in the Church OF their choice.
Sixth. That in view of the sacred obligations OF
stewardship under Gods government, we urgently
recommend our rich men TO consecrate portion Of
their wealth TO the objects indicated above
Seventh. That we recommend our institutions Of
them the duty of educating their sons and daugh-
ters, even at sacrifice to themselves in giving the
preference to Methodist semnares and colleges.
Eighth. That we recommend to our young m IN
contemplating the work OF the ministry full collie
giate education.
Ninth. That we recommend the establishment of
fund to aid such young men as need assistance in
securing such an education.
Tenth That we deplore the growing sentiment
among our young men at present in our large cities
that wealth is the great object of life, sentiment
which leads so many to declare collegiate educa-
ton as OBTAINING them too long from what seems to
be their only cherished purpose. We recommend
TO such the suggestion that there are duties aud
BTOWluS OuL VI lhclI W SOClcJJ
ana fhe Church, to the performance OF which the
discipline and culture of thorough education offer
no mean help.
The above resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Resolutions.
Addresses were then made upon the subject of the
essay by Rev. DIR. DurDin, Mr. w. II. Allen, OF
Girard College, Rev. DR.. Tiffany, and Rev. q. Il.
Crooks, D. D.. OF n Y, editor of the Methodist
DR.. Crooks said that he thanked Dr. Loomis for
his able defense OF liberal education. What it
that had made Methodism power IN the land? Was
It thesreaching? No. IL was the bringing of lite
ratufe in some degree down to the common people.
1t brings literature, at least as welded to song
within the reach of all What is it that makes the
bricklayer or the hodcarrier go cbeeruy to his
work? If you viii listen to him as he sings at his
work you viii know He is singing the ''Gory Halle
uah" which he has learned at the Methodist camp
meeting But let us little by little make the Metho
dist Church a cultured Church, and then we will
Tne Rev. Jacob Todd, of the Philadelphia Con
ference was introduced, and said that the wants o
the age must be met, Ine plougnooy as wen as thl
daily papers and becoming cultured. To obtain the
power over the masses we must educate the teach
in proportion as the people are educated, or they
cannot be Taught.
And let me ten you that the converts to Method
| ism will not come from the schools OF another
| Church. We must have our own schools We mus
| educate and educate profoundly, II we would tri
| umph gloriously.
III YOUR children are educated as they must be il
the present day, their thoughts and doings will b(
| with educated men. Then when they come TO give
God their hearts they will unite with the Church tina
| has educated them. We can hardly expect them Il
go back and unite with the Church that Is the mos
ignorant. II we want them to join MS we must make
| our Church worthy OF them, and they Will come o
| their own accord.
Rev. II. L. Dashiell one Of the committee on the
essay of the day, and professor in Dickinson Col
lege said that the Methodist Church believed il
women it would not do for the actions OF this oca
| body to go forth TO the world without some recog
milton also of the female educational interests OF the
Church. He therefore called for Rev. Mr.. Pershing
| principal Of the Pttsburg College, to present tn,
| claims of that department,
| MIR Pershipg said that while he thanked Goo
| heartily that there are nine Methodist educationa
| Institutions he could not but be sorry that Dlckn
| son College, which numbers among its alumni thu