Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-11-16
Salem College,
BOURBON, IND. Nov. 11.n. II.

several documents, that VIII be satlsfac-
tory for the Brethren generally, to be
made acquainted with at this time
A proposition from the citizens of
Bourbon to donate to the school, Col
legc building and grounds for College pur-
poses, if the church would establish first
class institution of learning, and continue
it i'll Bourbon, was accepted by Northern
Ind District Meeting in May 1870. This
district meeting elected a Committee of
Brethren to act as Trustees for the church
and proceed to Bourbon and accept in the
name of the church, the property as pro-
posed to be donated according to terms
of the PROPOSE ion, and the Committee
from the charch thus elected discharged
the duties as their instruction warranted
and pledged the church they were acting
for, in the following obligation to cstab-
lish and continue first class College at
Bourbon, Ind:
First Obligation betw cen the citizens of
Bourbon and the committee rom Ger
man Baptist Church of Northern Ind
District
STATE OF INDIANA,
COUNTY OF MARSHALL
BOURBON, IND, MAY 2Sth, 70.
I Article of agreement made and entered
I into between Matthew Erwin, Howard
4 Barnaby, Alexander G.. Matchette, Newell
Minlrd, David " wilkins and X. Hickman
+ Of the 1st part, and Jacob b. Shivcly,
/ Jesse Calvert and Jacob BerIey of the
End part. The party of the ] ST part agrees
I to make good and sufficient warrantee
( deed, or cause the same 10 be made of the
: College property in Bourbon, Marshall
County, and State of Indiana, to the said
parties Of the End part, subject to the fol
( lowing conditions, 10 wit: That said
/ College property is to be used perpetually
/ for College purposes, after the order Of
I Obeliin College, IN the State of Ohio, eX-
\ cept the Theological department, and if
net so used by said party of the End part
/ to revert back to the persons, or the legal
representatives who have subscribed, and
TO pay the sum of twenty five hundred
dollars, in a ratable proportion to the
amount paid ly each person 50 subscIib-
ing And the party OF the 1st part agrees
to pay to the party of the 2nd part, the
sum of one thousand dollars, on, or be
fore the 2Sth day OF May, 1871. The par
II of the 2nd part, do assign the above
named subscri ption to the parties of the
the LIST part for their own use, upon the
condition that the party of the LIST part
make deed as aforesaid, and become re-
sponsible for the one thousand dollars.
Citizens Committee, NJ Erwin, K
Hickman. Howard Barnaby, Newell E.
-;.:nard and \. G. Matchett; Jacob B.
+ Shivelv, Jacob Ber,sey and Jesse Calvert,
Committee for German Baptist Church.
The foregoing agreement was fully lived
up to, and complied with, by the citizens of
Bourbon. The thousand dollars was
paid and the College property, worth ten
thousand dollars Was decided, and the Col
lege opened with every prospect of sue
cess, and has continued up to the present
time, with every assurance that it is to be
one of the first Colleges in the entire
country. in point of simplicity, correct
ness and tkoroughness Of instruction, and
The medication of moral and religious
knowledge. as understood and practiscd
by the Brethren.
Additional obligations of the Trustees
Of Salem College, for the German Baptist
Church, Northern Ind District. Th;
following articles of association, were
, adopted by the full Board Of Trustees, 0
Salem College, and their intention tt
, carry out its provisions in conductin.
the College, was duly affirmed to before
a Notary Republic, and placed on Recor,
in the proper offices in the State
BOURBON, ND, Jan 9th. II
Know all men by these presents, tina
we, Jesse Calvert, Jacob b. Shlvely
David sShively, Keylon Hickman am
e Paul Kuriz Trustees of the Salem Col
: lege in Bourbon, Marshall County, in tn
: State Of Indiana, Insti,atio of learning
are for the ditfusing of useful, religion;
moral, and scientific, knowledge, under til
: control OF the German Baptist Church, {
r the Northern District of Indiana
The amount of endowment which W
design to reach, is one hundred thousan
l. dollars; that we have connected wit
e said College in land, College building
r donations and subscriptions, property t
. the value of twelve thousand dollar
= Said Trustees and their successors in o
n fee were, and are to be elected and direc
e, ed by sail religious body from time /
N time, according to the usages of said r.
= ligious society.
II Jesse Calvert, Paul H. Kurtz, Kevlo
I Hickman, Jacob B. Shively and Davi
tie Shiveiy.
t, The above foregoing statements, we
NJ this day subscribed and affirmed to befo
: me this 9th day of January, A. d. 1871.
Il Witness my hand and NOtarial seal,
al Il. d. BOLTON, LIS
be The College was incorporated by IL
ry laws OF the State of Indiana, on the "a
ID day of February, 1871, thus giving OF
to first and only College, place among Il
is educational institutions of the countr
ir gained by few in so short period
time Already a large number of schc
is arshps have been sold by the College, til
at promises to give tuition in Salem Colleg
I'd Bourbon, Indiana, for three years; thu
IN committing the honor of the Truste
ne and church, to their honorable redemptit
IS, as agreed upon, on their face by this sal
ne large sum of money has been realiz
for the College, and still the demand
d. scholarships in the school continues.
r has been the intention of the Brethre
IN organizing and conducting Salem Cole
n to build up an institution, under the p
ut ronage and control of the churches, IL
n shall be a school where the Brethren c
ne safely place their children, when desire
Mt. of educating them, with the assurar
ur that they will receive that training a
lid to their young hearts, and cause their
au ture lives to be spent in the fear and S
r.. vice of the Lord, as believed and practi
The by the Brethren in all its purity and 81
er plicity, as taught by the scriptures, W
I ~ : nothing of the follies of pride, or the
ate voli,ies of the world, encouraged or
t Grated in the school.