The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-11

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!: md proiscsof 81 oassa1d asssnsfy
culture. While state Legislatures are turl
trg their chief attention 10 me political a
poets Of. this question, anti gr7utink hnf
meagre support for nch institutions ms Cd
University of Virginia, yet freely rnaktngaI
preparations TO schools, of limited srade o
scholarship the churches, uuaided by Stat
LUNGS, ne making larger provisions for higl
iiorms OF educatienr becoming the best pa
irons 81 extensive learning, and are astttrlralI,
doiagthe Chief business or educatfonf in iii,
iC0uutry. ~. e-s a.-.ss 49,
In view Of The monientous issues involved
the report insisted upon enlarged liberniitv
and closed as follows '' -.
There are two demands on Randolph
Macon College for funds, which are yery
pressing. One Is to- pay her debt; the othe,
to supply buildings for the accommoda
OF ner large and increasing patronage. But
we have been discouraged from urging O
plan for these two objects by observing that
IL IS dlthcult even to obtain the small sum
annually assessed to educate the sons of onr
ministers and the young candidates for the
ministry. Z -
We have waited for thesdesesepment Of
a still deeper and more unanfmots sentiment
which might promise certain Success in the
| effort to realize the larger amounts. Have
VT. pot Waited long enough ? Other churches
are spriDging to this work of fitting I'D their
| colleges, and endowipg. them, and doing it
| resolutely and successfully; yet they are
| fess they are superior in liberalty or intelIi-
gent zeal for this cause? q -,
To good people who go to church 10 wor-
~ Hol &, 81.
be detained for half an hour after religious
the delinquent and iliberal to do something
for the support of Church institutions ex.
cept that then even such efforts as these
should fail, and few generous Christians at
last be obliged to double their gifts to rem.
edy the deficiency Of the illiberal. This con.
duct in matters Of beneyolence is at least
eighteen hundred years old. To correct it
the Apostle Issued with what effect we do
not know his orders to the churches at
Corinth and Galatia. "Now," be says,
concerning the collection for the saints, as
nave given orders to the churches of Gala
TIA, even so do ye. Upon the first dav of the
week let every one Of you lay by him in
store as GOD bath prospered him, that there
De no gathering when come"
Unfortunately when we call upon some of
| our people we find that while much bos heen
| iaia by IN store as God has prospered them
| It has not been laidsby in store for the cause
| OF CHRISTIANITY, pus Tor worldly ends only.
They have nothing t6giye. They are yery
poor. They have iostsmoney in various
ways. Fhey are in debit They regret it.
but preachers must try to geton for the pre-.
| for the widows and orphans, but can give
them nothing this year. The missionary
and education funds are both important, but
times are hard.
In the mean while such people deny them
selves of hardly anything; they eat ant
dress, they buy and sell, they travel, ant
spend money in many things not necessary
to life and goodness. Such is the state o
things we must strive to remedy. -
Complaint is made that many Of our PEG
| pie do not take church journals, do no
read. do not attend church except on Sab
bath morning, do not take interest in churcl
affairs--ina word, lack devotion to the genera
welfare of the Church. This Is accounted
| for, in general terms, by saying they lacl
cally explained by the fact that they are 81
generally absorbed in seeking money. No
that this is sought from very noble motives
or with the design of doing some great Trims
with the money, .but merely because it be
comes the passion Of the person to seel
wealth. Thought and strength consecratet
to this passion have no opportunity for tn
service of God and his church.
As I mention all these facts it will be seer
that I have considered the questions Of sus
tanning and advancing the interest of you
| College. Now, in all the aspects of the sub
/ hat RI
desires and make proper provision for thi
great institution?
For statistical facts, and also for particular
statements concerning the financial opera
tons, of the College during the past Confer
tary, who will furnish all the Information de
sired. Respectfully submitted,
| JAMES A. DUNCAN,
President Randolph Macon College.
Rev, A. G.. Brown, financial secretary o
Randolph Macon, then read bis annual re.
port.
The report states that the college has
struggled under the double embarrassment
of having lost its endowment aud having @
rather burdensome debt to provide for ; bu
| that it bad been able 10 weather the finan
cial storm without very serious injury
Some students were prevented from enter
ing by "the panic" and few have beer
obliged to leave college because of it, anc
| the contributions for the support of the col
leee have not been as large as they would
| otherwise have been. But the number Of
students is still larger than ever before f; the
| college maintains the position in the fore
front of southern institutions which it has
fairly won; the debt has been reduced to
s1l, 900 the salaries of the professors have
all been met, and the current expenses all
provided for.
OF the 232 students al are from the Vir.
ginia Conference, Al from the Baltimore
Conference, and the rest from the different
States and Territories from New York to
| Texas. Nineteen students attend on scholar.
ships. 81 are sons OF itinerant ministers (none
of whom pay tuition), give notes pay able
| Two wears after graduation, and there are 40
ministerial students, who are oil exempt
from tuition fees leaving 1872 who pay full
| tuition fees.
The report gives detailed statement OF
the number of students from each district
Moorefeld being the "banner district"
The College RENTS this year in fees of min
istprial students, S3,3I5; sons Of itineraut
ministers, $2,025; scholarships, sl,O25-
making in all S7,025 which the college gives
to worthy young men. ,
The report answers the objection to such
large liberality by saying that the College
was not founded to make money, but to do
the largest good to the largest number.
The Virginia Conference mas resolved 10
raise an endowment and building fund for
the College, and the report earnestly pre-
sented for the consideration OF the Baltimore
f,onference these questions:
~ L. this endowment necessary!