The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-26
BETHANY COLLEGE.

From the wetzel County yindIcatorl
Bethany College, the oldest in the State
OF W. Va, has received an endowment 81
$4,000 from the State, in return for which
one student from each county is to receive
the benefit ofthe collegiate course free OF
oil tuition-By the act Of the Legislature
West Virginia takes her rank with sister
States In examples Of beneficence for pub.
lie benefit go at.-t yAii'i5ls -57iff u
As, now every, citizen Is interested In
Bethany College, We will give. a briei.a
count Of its origin, progress and future
prospects. Its tounde Alexander Camp.
bell, Was born in Ireland and educated In
the University Of Glasgow At the AGE
OF twenty:one he came to this country and
began, with his father, Thomas Campbell,
the work Of restoring to the world the
primitive faith and worship as set forth In
theNew Testament; 1.-THE result oil which
Is the present body OF Disciples NUMBER
ing seven hundred thousand commune
cants, with thirteen colleges and thirty
periodicals. 81 s.l - - r =
Tosay the most Of Mr.. o. in fewest
words, we will give an extract from q lei.
ter written by Henry Clay to the cabinets
Of Europe
"Dr. Campbell Is among the most emil
nent citizens Of the United States, distin=
guished for his great learning and ability,
for his ccesafnl' devotion 70 the educaS
tionlef youth, for his piety, and as the
head and founder Of one Of the most
important and respectable religious
communities in'the United States. Nor
have his great talents been exclusively
confined TO the religious and literary
walks In which he has principally moved:
he was distinguished member, about
twenty years ago. OF the convention called
In the State OF Virginia, to remodel its
civil constitution, in which, besides other
eminent men, were ex. Presidents Madison
and Monroe, and john Marshall, tho late
Chief Justice oithe United Statess" 6
Mr.. Campbell hlmself formed the grand
scheme which brought Bethany Colleee
into existence, when history cot,ld refer
tothe genius Of Prince Tailyrand aIone
for conceptions so grand and a schema an
exhaustive; for deciding that The Nest
means Of contributing toi returms vas IN
cultivate misunderstanding Of Tie neoo, a.
The French Assembly Committed ~
TallyrandL the most extraordinary tasl,
ever undertaken by an individual. in
charging himto produce o plan OF public
instruction which should prepare the
coming generation for the lofty destiny
supposed TO await them" :
Bethany College was conducted by MIR.
C.someyears as q private enterprise, when
in 1S40,it was chartered by the Slate d
Va, land the following year Organized
with Mr. @. as President, with four Pro.
fesOors, and one hundred Students. The
institution was -Bylnumerons handsome
donations soon placed on q firm financial
basis; but In 1867 the building was re-
duced TO ashes. This calamity; which
many thought wouldsprostFate the insti.
tuition, only aroused MI. o. and his friends
to fresh efforts. Rooms were Immediately
fitted up at the Inn, and the regular reci,
tations were suspended only for a sinele
day. Mr., Q. then made a tour thronSb
the EAST raising fifty thousand
dollars 10 repair the loss. ThiS
tour was interrupted by the outbreak II
the Wal, and he hastened home 10 lilk mr.
his voice In solemn remonstrance aaains,
the threat ening conflict Mr.. O. 'aboul
this time Iesigned the Presidency OF the
institution, and the present incumbent
VIZ. Pendleton, was chosen. Thep
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