The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-20

81 Tue 1ouren year Ea seed la examination OF
character, were apprcved on their strides,
and elected to elders orders. s 81
81 @. Evera, OF the same class, passed To- tx.
animation OF character : and pending the
discussion Of his election 10 elders orders
The case was laid over until tomorrow.
+ CONDITION or. RAsDoLrHxAeoN COLLEGE.
Rev. James A. Duncan, DID,, reported
10 regard TO Randolph. Macon College one
hundred and .ffty Eve students, thirty.nine
Of whom are preparing for the ministry.
This numbers though smaller than during
the past two years, is nevertheless greater
than that Of the other years of It's. history.
The financial condition OF the country in
part accounts for this,
Our young men now demand a practical
education, not q smattering. Students do
notremain long enough at college. BE has
been specially directing his efforts both upon
the students and their parents To- this Cend,
and reports more cid students than ever be.
fore In the higher classes. This he regards
as real progress, as many leave college too
soon to attain their highest usefulness. But
the college does not propose TO sever the
moral from the intellectual interest Of the
students for this is the only true Pounds
ton of real success In life, A distinguished
educator declares that our real difficulty is
that positions of trust and honor in civil
affiirs are filed by educated men who are
generally destitute Of moral culture; benee
our sad history Of shame, and sin, and de.
fault, and crime. ~ 80
He reported an example OF what may be
done By earnest effort IN citing case re.
Gently reported for the Bureau of Education
Of the United States. In Palestine there is
college one hundred and ffty.fve by eighty
feet, four stories high, with q medical de-
partment ut hand one hundred and fifty.fiVe
by eighty feet. Z 1t has been established six
years, and has one hundred and .forty.fiye
students. This Syrian Protestant missionary
college cost 100000, which amount was
given In New 7 ork city. The buildings were
framed in New York and transported bysea.
It is found that education Is the necessary
handmade to the introduction Of religion
among this people. See the material adyan-
tages growing out Of this movement In
1865 the imports from that country for the
United States for five years preceding was
only $50 1000. In 1872 it amounted to $4OO,-
900. There is ample territory In Virginia,
Maryland, and a part of North Carolina from
which the college should draw large pat
ronage and material support. We need
more earnest and enlightened zeal.
DR.. Duncan has been working as one TO
| whom this responsibility has been commit
ted BY the Conference itself. Every circuit
and station has share of this work. He
feels that he does the best he can in this
work. Some seem to forget that Ran.
dolph-Macon is not an eXtraneous SUBJ
stance-no parasite, living upon the vitals
of other and different interests, but SIM
Div the Virginia Annual Conference, in
| its unity, prosecuting it's work OF Christian
education. We are told that sometimes min
listers ask for support for the College and get
nothing. Aud why? Because it Is separate
Interest? Not so. Does not D orcas society
of church support its poor children? And
we would have sill remember that the college
| is doing great deal of this work in eradi'
eating intellectual poverty, but the people
generally do not so understand 1t. Some
preachers either do not understand
:. it or do not-explain it to the people.
Your circuit and station-work Is moi
my work, but my work is your work, said
! he. You are my principal, and / 20 to you
1 for means to carry ON your work. Many
REPORT prejudice and Indifference existing
against the college in places, and say If you
| would only come they would do better. He
i was once present at church where brother
| took up collection for the several objects
ordered by the Conference, and stated that
the amount for all was twenty dollars, and
that il this amount was raised he would not
trouble them again. Everybody resolved
to give some, and the amount was raised
but what did that people know of the inter.
ests and demands of the foreign missionary
work, of the claims of WORKOUT preachers,
and of widows and orphans, and OF the
bishops support. Absolutely nothing. They
simply gave 10 free themselves from the an
noyance of being asked again the motive
presented by the preacher. In. travelling In
the country you can scarcely find church
that acknowledges that it has a bishop,
though when asked IL they have presiding
elder, the answer is, "Well, yes" " Got any
college?" Yes; they come round begging
US for money for Randolph Macon, of
yondes." Thus they do not realize or know
that there Is identity of interest. We must
let our people know that there is system
1 in all these interests, and that they all de.
pend on each other for the highest good OF
the whole.
He thought that generally the assessments
could be raised if they were commenced In
time. He was told two years ago that 1t was
a tremendous work, and tnat it would
shorten his days. he was exerting all his
powers of muscle, mind, and heart in doing
| this work, but finds by competent advice
that he will have to desist from much Of the
heavy lecturng and travelling in the interest
of the college during the coming Conference
year. While he does not generallyef for
invitations, he will be glad to visit any part
of the Conference in the interest OF Christian
education to which he may be invited.
OTHER MATTERS. ,
DR.. Lee moved to reconsider the vote fix
ing the time Of meeting and adjourning at 8
<. NJ. and l P. M. Agreed to. And 81 A.
NJ. and II z. NJ. were substituted.
Revs. Norman and Tillett, of the North
Carolina Conference, were introduced.
Reys. p. A. Peterson and Paul White
head offered resolutions touching the useful
life and triumphant death of the veteran SOL
dier darcy Paul, and requested the Com
mittee on Memoirs to submit suitable re-
port. - # .i-gi>t- .5s!-.t&
A mass-meeting in the interest of Ran
dolph-Macon College was held at Main.
Street church tonight. The meeting was
addressed by Bishop McTyeire, Dr.. Duncan,
and others. a
DR.. Lafferty stated that he had arranged
with the most distinguished and skilful ar.
tist 10 the United States to prepare nam.
moth photograph of the whole Conference,
and requested one from each clerical and lay
delegate that was pronounced to be the best
BY his wife. Those that did not comply by
December 10th would be left out.
DR.. L. j. Rose and A. S. Jordan, lay dele.
gates, appeared and took their seats.
The people are enraptured over Munsey's
lectures. He gave another tonight for the
benefit of Danville Council, No. 13, Friends
of Temperance. -,
Tomorrow night the anniversary of our
Missionary Society will be held at MaiE.