The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-06-13
A CARD,

II th- rn,tea' ~ waco
wish to call your earnest attention
to the fact that in this issue Of the Elk
AM1NER ! have oRl,ed together the com.
mittee composed of Hon w ID. LAIR,
Hon. w. q. Galloway, Il. G. Burlcsun, ID.
ID, u. II. Carroll, ID, ID. and myself TO
confer with yOu IN regard to Waco
University. Al the general association
held III Waco last July we were up.
pointed to confer with You IN regard 10
putting Waco University ON solid
foundation. The object ~ to make the
University blessing to all Texas, and
thereby great pecuniury blessing 10
the city oi Waco.
LIST. Tn Texas Baptist general H-soci-
alton, embracing central eastern and
northern Texnn is determined to- cstab-
fish a literary institution within her
bounds, equil to any in Americn.
2. Such institution will bring to any
community where located at least 300,
900 year besides mighty mo nj and
social influence and prestige through
ont the entire state
3. AT our next general us8ocintiuu IN
July steps will be taken to put agent
or agents into the field to raise at the
earliest possible day 100000 FOR endow-
ment.
L. That Waco University has won FOR
herself name and patronage, which
demand u I rward move upon the part
both OF Waco and all the friends Of the
/ University, cannot be cuntroverted.
3. We think the time has fully CONF
TO push the work Of endowment Will
energy, and that hearty corporation
upon the part OF Waco city will serur,
| the highest success.
A matured plan Of cooperation vii
be submitted after the meeting OF til,
committee on the 18th INST. The genera
outline OF the plan will be: Tina
| for every 8 600 Waco contributes to Tia,
| building fund, the general association
will furnish $4,000 Tor endowment til
S2O,WO haa been contributed by Waco
and S60,OOO by the general association
When these sums have been contribute,
Waco will not be expected to oontribut,
further TO the building fund, but tn,
general association will still push for
ward the endowment to 100000. Th,
contributor to the building fund vii
have the right, by an able and iudiciou
committee OF tn il own, to disbursc tin
money and see that not n dollar Of it i
unwisely expended
IL will be agreed that Waco shall no
actually pay u dollar to he bun tdiuI
fund till SGO,OOO OF the endowment II
actual cash or bankable paper, ia ou de
post in one OF the banks OF Waco
We only want her to give buukabl,
assurance that she will come up will
100000 to be expended on building
when 100000 endowment is raised
This secures Waco against the pa men
OF anything till the $50 900 ~ raised, ant
at the same time secures the pny
ment of the s2DOO0 by Waco whel
the 100000 il raised We want TIN
conditional pledge FOR the sake Of til,
impetus 1t will give III rnislng the en-
dOwment BY this Arrangement Wac,
will have every possible guarantee Tor :
iirst-class institution, not ior "A few
years, but for ali time, before she eS
ponds dollar herself. The value oI
such an institution to Waco, pecuniRrily
morally and socially, can hardly he over
estimated. The schools oi Waco hav,
given her the high social and religiou
fame abe to-day enjoys, both in her owl
and in other states,
Let no one who reads this say he ctl
do nothing now. Rather let eRch ON
pause and ask himself the question, hoy
much will give to see Waco unlNersit'
on solid basis with 100000 endowment
and 10 her present buildings 22O,OOD
worth more added The men AMI the
means are in Wuco to accomplish tn,
work OF raising the hui ding fund, uut
1t Is believed TINT the mon can be found
who can raise 100000 endowment within
twelve months. w. j. Blows,
WACO, June 18th.