Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-31
To The Citizens of Bristol and
Vicinity.

Vicinity.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed a committee, by the Board of
Regents of Bristol Female College,
I with full poweEto act, take this meth
Cd OF bringing to your notice, fact,
as we think, of special interest TO every
citizen of Bristol-GoodsOn, VIZ: That
cur Board has Inaugurated measures
Tor raising Centennial fund of $50, 900
10 be used in erecting in your midst
the splendid building planned and
modelled by A G. Bruce, of Knoxville,
Tenn, and which you may see q
Lithograph Of at the Book Store, Post
Office, or Bank in this place We
have had, during the hard times since
our College was chartered, a severe
struggle to secure funds needed to meet
payments for property at first pur-
chased. This enlargement has been
wholly il. consequence of our inability
to collect bonds aud subscriptions
made to the College. We have never
abandoned our purpose, however, to
make our school an that we at first
promised and designed. We yet hope
to make this The most popular and at
tTactiVe College of our denomination
in the Sonth, and that will attract
here. from year to year, many young
ladies of other States, while it will
naturally be the point of greatest edu-
catiOnal interest of the fifty thousand
members Of our Baptist churches in Z.
Tennessee and 5. w. Va, as well as
those of W eaterp n. G.. Our school
has already enlisted many strong men
in its interest who live remote from
Bristol, and who have and will con-
tinue to spend their money in the
furtherance of this Institution but as
every man in Bristol, of whatever
rank or profession, is to be benefited.
directly or indirectly, by the building
up of our schools, we respectfully sub
init If ii is expecting too much to ask
of the citizens of all classes, and ire
spectlve Of denominations, to make
subscriptions to this object, say to the
amount Of s., coo? Several OF our citi-
zens of other determinations have al
ready done generously, but even they
could well afford to help us yet more,
and thus contribute to the develop
ment Of the town, and thus enhance
the value of their own property, How
could those interested in the growth of
our town and its material and moral
half so good an investment OF means
as to put at our disposal s., 900, as
part OF fund that would be expended
in your midst in the erection of a
building, such as will be Just source
OF pride upon the part of all, and tend
to increase largely the population,
business, wealth and elevation Of our
whole community? Nom that oar
est faiiY guaTded, the payment Of
your subscription may 6e made condi-
tiOnal, upon the carrying out of our
plan and the object for which this par
ticular assistance is asked. We will
take subscriptions OF money or what
ever you may have to give that can be
utilized ia the prosecution of this work.
Gentlemen who own lots and lands
in and around Bristol would, we think.
help themselves by helping us in this
matter. Other and smaller towns than
Bristol have offered much more than
we have asked of our citizens, for
schools of less Importance than ours.
The matter Of raising funds will he
prosecuted vigorously, with the de-
sign of having the building ready for
occupancy by next summer. Rev. A
II. Burroughs has entered upon duty
as agent in the Cllnch Valley AssOcia-
ton. Rev. Y. J. Davenport has en-
gagged ta spend twelve months in carr
vassing Eastern Va Our young
friend and townsman, Mr. Charlie
Minor, Will canvass the Lebanon AS
s0calion One or two able men Will
soon enter upon duty II East TeAnes-
see.
Hoping that this circular will re-
ceive a thoughtful perusaI by all to
whom addressed, and that when call
ed upon you will give us such aid as
viii encourage us to prosecute this UNI
dertaking in other sections OF our
country, we are.
Very respectfully, &C.,