, 1874-02-19

mont could bo advanced. Prior to tho appear
ance Of tho letter from which tl,ia ,abstraot ia
takon. tho question Ind boon frooly dlHcuaAod III
friends Of DR.. Burroughs. Tlley wroto at lcaat
IN his inteTeat, md they. woro surely mol the
friends Of Dr.. Eyerts. Tho question had been
co1nmentod upon, In no uncertain tono, IN tho
tlononlnatonnl press Of this md other citios by
tloao whoao -frlenlHhlp for Dr.. Dnrrollgls mud
connootion with tho University woro vol UNDER
Htood, Whilo DR., Burroughs himself appeared in
tho daily pross,, over his own elgnaturc. These
aro facts which no ono oan .controyort, aud
Which the Standard should not layo sought 10
conceal. Their. publication, however, might
havo led to the inquiry wAotlor Dr.. Evorts Ia
tho only ono who troubtoth IBraol.
Las!ty-I called upon tho Standard to state
TINT oil that DR.. Eyorts dosrcB ts, that tho quos-
tiona iu controversy 30 subjected to MI inIpar~
tial md oflloont Investigations TINT tho profnis-
% history 20 properly guarfed' TINT non-pnr-.
tisans only bc ongagod In its compilation; that
tho public suspend thoir Judgment Oh tho caao
Until Possessed Of al te fsets whon THIS snll
aucncol by friendship and unbiaBed by proju-
dico bo awarded III accordance with Justice Ani
tho truth. From such decision ho foels that ho
will not mood to shrink nor desire to appeal.
Those, Mr. Editor, aro tho facts which I hnvo
cal1ea upon tho Standard to sproad bofore It's
readers in roply to tho partiaan attacks which
have appeared in itH columns, but without auc-
cess, aild I. therefore, ask, through tho medium
Of your journal, most respectfully but earnestly
TO ontor my protest against Tho whole course OF
tho Standard in tho University controversy.
First-l protest that, as guardian Of donom-
national trusts, aa q wRtcllman upon tho towor,
1t has fniled to inquiro into and expose tho weak
ness Of tho administration Of tie University,
under which It Inns languiHliod and already lost
half tho margin of ita original promiso.
tSccoud-1 protest tllat whilo unfavorable
Judgments OF tho qualifications OF the officer
placoa at tho head Of tho University haye beon
n
students, by the STRONGEST Of tho facllty, BY tho
moet enlightened friends Of education iii tho
Baptist denomination, mud by educational OK
ports generally, tho Standard has porsistonty
covered thcHe Judgments from tho public view,
aud crcatod by its silence or ovasiyo statements
tho impression that DR.. Burroughs waB generals
" supported by competent judges, and lla co1l~
tinuanco in o!1ico objected to only by dtsafrect
cd few.
:. 1nira--I protest against tho invidious 81
lenco md ovnBive statements continued for years
Oil questions affecting tho very life Of tho insti
tuition, by neans Of which distrust and proiu-
dico ltave been awakened against the most enr-
ncBt and successful workers for tho University,
aud againat tho recent course OF the Standard
IN opening it's columns to the most alandorouB
imputations upon personal character aud con-
duct, Willie refusing to tho party aygriovod q
hearing Bayo on terms which no honorable nun
can accept.
Fourih-I protest against tho course pursued
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for years tho removal OF the Into President of
tho University by various private means, Us por-
eOnal appeals, conferences with othprH, mud
pledglng the accomplishment Of such rclnoval,
II prccodott by tue withdrawal Of DR., Eyorta
from tue Board in now exhibiting want Of
frankness by presenting DR.. Burroughs US d
competent officer, but 1nucl-pcfscouted man.
Fivh-1 protest further and moro particularly
that the Standard, while knowing Of The poryer-
sion Of tho funds Of tho Crock Chair from the
purposes Of its donors, did not raiao its voico
against that diBhonorablo breach Of trust, nor
Doard, or proposed my measures for repairing
tho injury dono to tho credit Of tho anaucos Of
the institution.
Sizih-1 protest, while knowing or having cor
tain means OF knowing the history OF tho lanti-
scheme fer tho benefit OF tho Univoreity, that
honor wns due, and has permitted falHo histories.
doing tho greatoat injustice to tho authors Of
that Hchomo. to appear without robuko or effort
to Heo Justice done.
serenlh-I protest that, wllilo tho pastor Of
tho Firat Baptist Church las been arraigncd as n
ycrsity, tho editor OF tho Standard, knowing the
gross injustice of tho charge, not only did not
buko this extraordinary and dangerous asEulp-
ton Of tho powers Board Of forty by four or five
partisans, but did hmsolf sign TINT CHARGE such
action being an unwarrantcd ind arrogant OK
orciso Of power, calculated to promote liscord in
tho Church and in tho denomination, md in
tot]od ns diversion from tho merits Of tho Unit
yors;ty controversy tho Standard faiieain its duty
whom it failed in expressing itB storm aid I'LL
qualified lisapproynl OF this proceeding.
I write these protests with profound grief but
with sincere conviction Of their truth, and of the
injustice to individuals, to tho University, to tho
denomination, and to tho public, inflicted by tho
undue craftsmanship OF the Standard in this uu-
fortunate strife. ". ". EyEnrs, Jr.