The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1873-08-20

anking as a College is supported en- c
ircly in this way, and it would be S
mere folly, therefore, to think Of in. ,
,reasing tuition until by this means it
would be self-sustaining. The desire
now is to decrease tuition, and indeed,
if possible, to throw open the doors Of
our institution and admit all poor wor-
thy young mem to enter and receive
the benefits thereof free of charge. But
this desirable state Of things can never
be brought about until our Colleges are
literally endowed. We need men Of
very high moral and mental qualifca-
tions to assume charge of the literary
institutions of our land, and men of this
class command fair salaries wherever
they may locate, and Of course we could
not expect them to make too great sac
riice in accepting positions in our
schools. Those in charge of some of
them at the present time, are willing to
make some sacrifice indeed are making
great sacrifice, for the welfare Of the
rising generation, but we must recolIect
that the most of them have families de-
pendent upon their daily labors for sus-
tenance, consequently cannot afford to
! devote their time and talents to any en-
mere nominal sum. In order to retain
such men as some of our colleges are
controlled by, men fully qualified in ev-
cry respect to Rave the supervision of
our sons and brothers while they are
laying the foundation of useful lives,
we must see to it, that they are not
only promised support, but that they be
: handsomely maintained, and the way to
do this is to donate to our Colleges
property, the income from which will
be sufficient to place them upon firm
footing I'm glad the Baptist Of
: N. c.. are endeavoring to raise one ham:
dred thousand dollars for Wake Fores,
College, and am now gratifed to know
} that they are going to do it too; have
already much of it pledged. Endow
/ ment Meetings are being held throueh
: out the State attended with much sue
5 cess. Although the good old Cap
Fear Association seems to be slow t.
, move in this good work, yet am glad t
+ announce she is beginning to awake an
G realize the Importance of work des
tined to be great and lasting good NO
: only to our State, but to the Who'll
/ world I might say, for Wake Forest
| represented to day even in Chiana in tn
Il person Of that great and good man d.
! Yates, whose name and noble deeds Wi
It be living and growing brighter an
n brighter when the most durable mont
It ment that might be erected to h
memory shall have crumbled into dus
We had the Endowment Meeting
ct Piney Forest Church on the 2r
E,hhath prAf.ssnr " r Royal.
j, Wake Forest College was with us ar
=: made quite favorable impression up(
!, our people by his impressive sermon
- and manifest zeal for the prosperity
- our Baptist institution. May his Ii
be spared may years, and usefulne
" augmented with every step until
W enters the " Celestial City" IL
~. :" church has pledged four hundred dolla
- for the endowment Of Wake For,
College, the greater part of viii
-, has been paid. That this great wo
~, may be speedily accomplished. is t
~ sincere desire Of the writer, and oug
- to be of every lover of education,
.. pecially Of every Baptist, who sho,
manifest it by contributing somethi
to aid iii its accomplishments.