, 1877-07-20
WHEATON COLLEGE.

" HIN 4 OA1
Rcslgnntton nr the Hcv. W. q. Pierce.
Wnyaro::, H.. July 1G.-To he 1rYtt,ts u
1'h<aton to!l<at-t;EsrlEnE*: In my Judgment.
the AFFAIR." Ut Vacation Callcce nrc being ad-
EninIstcrcd III practically tu amount to brrach u
trust.
Firsf-The Endowment Funds a:r being used In
payment pf tic debts Of the Cnilrre. Large rnrnh
have ALREADY s,ccn eunl: In lhi* why. Tht.o fnDls
arc sacred trn.t, and thr legal cnntrnl Of t:iu
Trustees over them ia limited 10 tlic'r tnycttnent
Iu Eood divide end.paysng securities, md in appro.
prtatinE the lnc0ntc Eccnfn! IN the original will
Ut the donors. TU uer ihttr fund.-, under corr
Ut borrowing them far other pu:!orcs. is breach
Ut trust. tlvn. ,,a:rs for cas dues not disyulse
the nature Of the lrAntact:Un In the least. Tint
thsH t.n proper Investment nf ts.s-t funds no
not n innA Of any kind with which
tn rcplice ihcut. my reltahe
n,canr With which t" Insure payment uf interest t.
IT ,rar Ecrsmr, DE the rnuts!ty. ~ hasc u, lsrre
and continually Increasing i,arhi "durts. already
nhnil equal, "a thr sihire rninw,tent Fnntl.
Neither viii Il nuswer I" ssy that ihe COLLEGE
lhr En,lDNmcnt FUND. tnis.' wn!l: do nut pay
rsE,i- -anhual ,liyttsndt IN c.rh: They are fur
Iucta.r. in fnc1 drmaudL,, cr:.4tlut nutluy. for
rep4lsr nr. In n.usancr, aud wta or Gpitin. lizard
y t. imm,-abc to tell Sh' w!:i ho!i tho tlt'c, III
ths property few ycn-4. nr G.cH Il few nnNtlla
hcncc.. w TeIe informed At "aE bate mer,il,s
hat t1lr Interest LIE Wrlt-ter Fund ia,l teen
etcay tnrscn-fnc our !cht, lew Il u With tho
funds Ut uHn!rr l'fHlpsruF~httI VIZ kHoW tuU ~tt.
ann tlc eso"sh3 claim. II III" occnplnt VI that
cE1lf IT, hot the least unsatisfactory trIlufe OF lne
care.
S<eona- -spc!hca!!s: The fund. for s!'e chair Of
ttat char. md placing him H. Qust larsn pnf:.
thr coi,:c m tsbt.. an a1n now lie sfcssof i. nat.
fed TINT he IL relieved ft1 further duttrs III that
.cpaaiavnt Aany q t!,o ,l:n9rt GETTY .ha. thsy
TINT he wr*l I'LL tl4t chair. and btclusr ot that
| iact. Tht !aro good fnFtrnc ~ il,c C'cgr IN d.
curing illl., has heen declMrt4 tnr ant agan III on+
hearing by the President. ami hr ip cettaialy ~
su'npe'rh. fur tho place now q Ec has eyer been
sw!!i oe asa e e0nsi'!cs ils do"ors asai ths pub
msin1y a. e.slsrntcnec fur obtaining fnnt.s: now
that wlen tl.y arr wanted t"ruhcr insIa'-c- at
ix protesting ayatntt this wa+tu Of rutnw a,ent: or
IT. nn tnt4 that hy stands II Tho way of sumo uther
plaza not yet tts eH1ed.
Ihfri-Eut tsarre Is more raacal and tl.ae.sou.
lteach n trbAt tlian this financial ont. in the sprit.
atn. and moral quality af t'I aan,initiratlon ~
rutt,oHcs Of hs.ns,E. ernces,n* ltetal education
un!cr u'nral md religious fn'tncnee.. Far shn W.
sre sr.'on.i!e hi Z" thc 1ul,!e and to !,se Ch;,an
II tntIc to stand a. tho centre alr representative
4" an agitation I'll thn nanls of tn:ls rufuTm. 70.
its mrtlrds, 70 dcnuucintaTy in Its wnrs, 81 sf:u
.at " g ttrs. 50 paTsl.as' ia ils judgements, at
tFG4C VINO fn0tIfE4 WHICH tHey
ilhc[yriy dItcininctl --Ani il has bren n, ,.r.
ni.rniIy identified u III The tllrgc that II hns alien
.'pd mHhy of itn uI fsscnss pnd destroycn the sn.
tIencr Ut thu community III Il. Wheaton t'alLece
| ~ knnwn nua felt to BE- IN ntt-Maronlc .ucicIy
r,..hr, than ati educational Institution. Nj QUE
ilet tetcaIe4l. tea,t Ut ai lu any OF The Trustees
1sut now cnnt!nrtes! thru to b. ALL
ab."s1lns tAea dIfeettn: Its a!n'nsssratIon. ,!..
lr legitimate ub}rct Of reform society. but 1t
pt0.s Tor whisn fness. a,s
he liu rrtAt bu.ear II our College, amt 10 snuks
war upo,! .sc,n .he chief end q 10 existence so
nun . ;' t'' cs* Ms Il at Tc Goun'y ,s IT,
presented to the l'oas king for changes n lc ad
lninlsssn'ion uf sAr tollsrc. We ~ess ,excl!ealy
petitioners solen,nly affirmed that Il was Hatno.
and sltheuS' thctc !. no aoub. !s! tho pc'itonsrs
prsS md ss i II s "sany
woniI hardly be- po-.ibls 10 ri i pv,ttion rI.ncd
by vi larsu u ni.tnbcF, for ai,Y s,n"!e purpose,
Aid yet W. wcss a-lcd to turn deaf ctr 10 T. w.
cause = WA Ma,"nie u.a,e."rnt. u that was
sncut haa nip.t *,.i,ally fart In llll'arr Counly
anh 4naLe II oas great Mas'l!c 'uc!ety. And
have No dnubt that t"r seaasuey II its AGITATION
w. nos irii. aid ,i's t.et ta.tel ,aly II tho *
spto Il, a single iIra. = cnlle.e II ~ ehwcattun
81 instiuioa. 1t Should rtnbosu all tue lauralt-
s.S s. 1n 'G" w IT, @ ~ 81, s W.: sIs:sfs Gsis:s s4s
| NafruM Ing Its tnDsiitErncy tD small elites II Hen
! of extreme VIEWS t,a htng'e Har~iuu. 1t must
grl Ita funds ElHI thcn 1t must and IT, students
fru41 that cla4s, with tho addition 1T llluse wIu
tt,,uI thu InIurdt4ie nci.hEnrno,l tan hardly Iu
otbrrwi.t lnan avail themselves Gf such url,lrtA-
nllics a!Ers fnr cduratla. itat IL this last
ca*s ~hi' lsuest Again.t tl.r ,pi1ft u liz adnin!s
t. it the rIo1tA 10 Ta.s fnns 1nr thr tulo Ut Iatu
have ltcn llsu hAslx VI t!t!s ,a:ldA uI tlt.Y
solicited o" tho gr''umtt taat tb.. c"r:e rcpfr-
sent. Ihts prnt'osed reform. Will What sNccrts
this has hcrM dune thu condition Ut uur trp.susy
uas.s .lne and rld raItaEt. TIL. right II any n.sv
IL asttale against frrs Masfnry ssan.t secret
tsrtCtts. generally ~ not tuvrlitnr lint to make
ttl4seS" thu centre AMI rtpFrsehtIitSc Ut such
agitation Acrns an ditwsss.oin asn3nneb: Wvt nixh
| 10 iMsAhIty,
Hut au4 sulsi that NC hate vent OIL .an,e most
excellent mud aac y.IHa; n,rn. rejuile 1tsI this
plorc I'D. n1rsuw spirit HAT ret.Ea In thu ulsyr.
aud 1t il a!s0 further lTup that l,sny t0 nnt with
sne. .stdcGness VI M"rat development that mars
ulu,t nts, adl Ia. 1t IL np,mrcns tnat thr tocgu
il too u.uc, un4cE tito tlurnsc Vt faalily, Lh
| IT, ian4tly t1-lts, feelings. t1rws, un4 btaa Ths
aud Tho family devotion! |" him, viii. u1any VI
them III tic Fieaty ant u, shs fo4n!, n,aka that
influence tou nearly shtalute. This u sa. not III
| cEl.!c!snt of that family devotion.
sprroyal. a. Ii e3cites my seusIbi1ittcs, Nor III
criticism uf motives; but ii II Eud III lcsulI1n
to truth. and ~ part Ut dnal spEcaa IL
ths standardization tu Aan:t its IafIeS. ~ mat
trrs Aanj. the government Ut leafnn tallssr
/ IL pfaetiGslly al autotfacy.-tne rule nf ~ ab!s
RAN doubtless. Iu rt:isIrr wlose sdicls scr.us 10
! bs ths chlst duty ot lhu hoard,
FtuIi the ac.uu Ut the buusl at the lake meeting
inIes theirs |. teo,pret of Immediate rh nse VI
po1lry. EiuIiuI nj views ~ utterly Ut iarlanro
with ihr majority Of tho bard. tstl ."!n9sled "
prc.sea hn;a hist uLal i trru w,su e"uusrls
NAV vet ust.ail. as this H1tGf that CunGrsI1