, 1875-07-25

Continued to disturb lis action wond have quietly
yielded their OPPOSITION and reasaured the Board OF
thei7 willingness to b. governed by the majority, and
cooperate IN good faith with it. But when+ ,n1ne-
da:ely upon tie Of the vote, DR.. Smith
and Mr. Har1ls gave notice Of tner res'snanea -
were dssip1ted, snd We we're LEFT TO nope
peae on the prospect Of the withdrawal Of the
sbls, WI
BETTER THAN ETERNAL OPPOSITION.
It has alwsss b.en m exceedingly strange
idea to ne, that those who have Known almost
a active e' the opposing opp faction had .iwa5s been
s tine III should .na
controversy" ttey hSTe termed it, IN the baad
Of Trustees of The University. Has any naan ever
he{ora The public in any wsy defend himself against
ths continuous att-cks Of hia determined adrersa1y
and aecuse, or for the purpos, OF attacking hl OF
any one else = say eEppl2tic-llv that no man can
70 charge: and still tecause Of this eternal opPosi-
don be H. had to suffer- and be CHARGED with being
fae.ioniet: =nd fourAfths Of the Board have been
charged with r1.n,ua Of policy, because they
have not succEmbee to
THIS. oSE-NAx OPPOSITION,
and suffered the institution to be damaged ~ tney
believed beyond by the separation from It
Of the WHO originated it, and to whom We were
indebted for al the important suoce3s and prosperity
appeal to yop, xr and through you to the public,
whether il man, five, ahould year after year,
annoy you By making you unwilling defendant IN
court Upon shs5gs fhon1 u h 2tboat e1
i: would justify the rrcea OF the pubic n
tisas from good sda .nd 's oFael1y Society, and tha:
tie Co3rt slonid Ire iunpeached or addreseed
out Of oce tecause It felt it to M its duty to defend
and 1,rotect YOU from such persistent and unne11ted
perpexuion And yet such state of things would
not be one whit different from thc course
the bosrd Of T1ustcts which has fully, aud amott
unanimously, sustained him. What o'hcr course, l
ssk you could the Board have taken than the one fheT
did lake in the action Of which you 30 fu-iouay
cou1,iain A gremeiita!ed attempt waS Made 10
ignore and yolzte sacred compromise, entered iuto
bef6re stated. by majority oi the Boar1 ~ toe
terests Of the institution and was boldly announced
taat that eonnron;se WIS failure ,,,d sn3 sna
n. That eonseodys es head must
le brought on charger apd aA.rifoed to this wolf
ton O. iaith and p.oi.e Would you have ths Boafa
quietly submit TO the
oUrnAo8 OF SACRIFICING THE MAN
who had their coafdeace; the 1nsn Eho t-d ortgs.
mated the institution who bad procured Tue bs1est os
the valuable trsc 1 Ind npen rhsa u Is rs II:
amount Of nearly s1oo COO, towards i:s esabGshmsu
Who had procured its charter; who had been ita
rss hsa P1orsd ena hs " adaptaHy for
position Is 60 successfully governing the lnsf-
ssn t.t for acc,.ao so%s 70 b,;ae s'ees1 matter Il
controversy or discipline before the Board, nor
hid any csc OF appen frnn his decisions erer bern
student he man who had brought the institution up
from nothing to position Of crntnence never attsnsd
III any institution mot under the fostering fe q TIE
s.te> in the number Of Jearr with IN attend
ance Of students numbering about 30 With corps OF
slurnni numbering Us. and Of ehsraeer Tor
tcho,arsljp and Otherwise that venture viii compare
fsTorab1T with any other inr:,tution In any country;
who had gwen nlore labor md more money 70 Lne Gu
terrise than other President OF hem have any
knoYledee and who had }uEt concluded years. fcrr-
ces without cent Of moneyed compensation the reent
OF which had been that he had succeeded TO WITHIN
about 5000 of securing subscriptions ana nied1a
Sufficient to free the institution from ita funded in
debtedness and had just consuramated beyond Fea-
souable doubt the securing Of permanent endowment
Of Professionally by the father OF one OF the most
tutipp and who had died within few months After
his graduation ane-but not to enumerate further
TIE Board sacrifice such and Euch officer for
une had rendered any services except those
ordinarily rendered ny eneh a. oesr; ana w. naa "a
5000; who, the prosperity OF the tnss1,nt1oa
during the year is 70 indicate his peculiar e1eeance
and fitness for the o.ice would
yEHY POORLY JUSTLY THE EITRAyAGAST LAUDA-
T1oss
which have been heaped upon him by few friends ~
in their pu1s through the press for the purpose Of
Ills, I would say our number q students
and our income fror tnition has been reduced about
81 No. while have been quite 1rget! IN.
creased who hss not only ~ himself and as eaat
tnarfed degree hi. professions Of fidelity to the sacred
compromise without which he never could have oen
elecd to the but hss =, ts o'
that he hxs been orroeed to Dr. burroughs for s.1
ve1s while making there professions Of determined
e,amine for ti1 ne nzr merit fer his '' fraEnoss
in opposing boldly" his plighfed adherence 10 'he
raid compromise md actually speaking against a'n
his inaugural address," reeogntzs The faT snat
others have lahorea and toted; that men had put
no ourht to touch it without reverence for those
who haye gone BEFORE" How cautlid this rruars
was may Be inferred from the fart that N ess snan
three months thereafter, ho actually made open or-
nostou to the appointment Of the who had Put
hs blood and brains into the institution, upon ths
Committee Grounds - for the making of Walks q
and GROWING Of shruazerv! Now. ask again,
WHAT OTHER DECISION
cz7rd the Beard mase when this question WIS forced
uron thern and when they eEe admonsoea tnat ~. e
violence Of decap,t.ting their old aad ted iflena
might be perre.r.te1 in the face Of pledges and CON-
/ saw dr. the Board o{ Trustees would convict
themselves Of total uutne.. TO have the government
Of auY institution for the education q young men
thcv should fail In such ~ this, to put Their
most emphatic expression Of rertobatton upon auch
violation of ssed compact and good faith It ID our
naS thst We x not toeTa;e aneh Violations Of sacred
agreement and compromise; and now eay tnatl
quits tn to know ras.e. !ns men q, "hq IL. '0Tpose Go
1es,,t7 the boff' 81 Chicago. # they DO not from
~. t;re fcryrrd the world that they sre the
nyernors al that institution and that realizing tho
sreuess Of their trust, they will not be driven again
f-oT, thpir convictions OF duty by enemies In Any
uire or by mistaken friends Who volunteer, without
~ nscrs.rT mems Of information to condemn their
cnrse in sne dtscharse Of their duties eEen though
they BE- The BAPTIST ministers OF PhiadeiPhi2, *ho
they were as good businessmen as they are
vuuld never have perletrAted their recent ton5-
In conclusion, let In one wota, say IN 1e!1! -
m the local which haTe appeared Ma
At Appearing from day day in the papers o1 our
own city, and which you probably viii nave naa ero
this brought to yonr notice. that one trumpet. oo.n
b. one mouth, rl.y many tunes AND IN A"5 III
fcreut keys and oue man may,
CSpER THE MAsK OF ASoTfNoCeSEss'
dance before the public in many charaeteTs muitapy
ing himself 70 rapidly to make tuFer.tdons chll-
Crc teeye that there is army Of giants ah1oad II
the land. But t1o>c who pierre through the ptose5n
.u1Ak Of Anunx.no,ness will discover beneath all to
many ehares rcGn ony- One pea writing s'saaE
6irp9tures. rAy make untnformed I1h1,c 6eiese
tnat there many dk1dected ones; Al four or nFe
members In Board Of forty-fhree have kept mp
copttant aRit1on fnr Jears, this rersifteu minority
shall b. and is, alone held rGapoasiole for M!
criticism which yo7 and the press n2y visit upoa the
lon0-sud e1ng majority for Keeping alive this devil
ID fealouty and diseord-" So dent be deceived uy
the numerous " communications" by the so-c&ued
~ Frieuds of the University" This hydfz;headed
nonttcr whose 1uultitudinoan hiB h1s thoroughly
frtentspsd you md u now HJdng 70 acazs ths public