The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-03
THE coLLEoE or EmroRIA
Proceedings OF ihe Board of Trusteesa
Their Meeting Last Night.

Proceedings OF abe Board of Trusteesat
Their Meeting Last Night.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee of the board of trustees Of the col
lege of Ensporia was held in the par
lors Of the Coolidge Thursday evening,
April 90, at 7.30 O'Clock, pursuant 10
the appointment of the president of the
board and ex-oficio chairman of the
committee.
Present. Hon. A. II. Horton, chair
man; Hon. ]. w. Day, Rev. J. F. Hendy
and o. D. Swan.
Tue meeting was opened with prayer.
On motion of o. d. Swan, seconded
by Judge Day, Rev. j. F. Hendy was
chosen permanent secretary of the ex
ecutiye committee.
The chairman read letter addressed
to him by o. d. Swan, setting forth the
reasons for a meeting of the committee
at an early date, and stated that the
meeting had been called pursuant TO the
suggestion of said letter.
The following preamble and resolu-
tons were offered by o. D. Swan and
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church of the United
States will meet at Saratoga Springs
New York, on the 18th day of May next
and
| WHEREAS, 1t is confidently expected
that at that meeting the obligation of the
church to the cause of higher education
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be earnestly and deliberately considered
by the general assembly, ana practical
measures adopted for immediate and
systematic effort to establish and sus
J tain institutions of learning in the west
, under synodIcal control. and
WHEREAS, The action of the synod O
Kansas at its meeting in October, 1883
at Ottawa, Kansas, IN locating a synod
ical college at Emporia, Kas,, and adopt
ing measures to adequately endow tbs
same as an institution for education il
the highest branches of literature anc
science, should receive, as IL doubtless
will, the hearty sympathy and approya
of the general assembly, and is of RICH
entitled to the generous support of the
; Presbyterian church at large in tbs
United States, therefore,
Res0lCed, That the following named
members of the board of trustees of tn.
college of Emporia, to-wit: DR.. s. +
McCabe, DR.. Bishop, Rev. /, D. Hewitt
, are hereby appointed to appear before
the general assembly at Saratoga Spring
and present to that body the claims O
the college of Emporia to the sympathy
and prompt assistance of the -Presby
terrain church at large.
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED, That the secretary forthwith
forward to Rev. DR.. Bishop, Rev. DR.
McCahe, Rev. DR.. Hewitt and Rev. DR.
Kingery copies of the foregoing remarks
: and resolution, of the circular letter IL
behalf of the Synodical college, one O.
the extracts from an article in the En-
poria Republican under the date of Octo
ber,-1SS2, setting forth the action o
successive general assemblies OF thu
Presbyterian church, and the present at
titude of that church In respect of high
er education in the states west of tn
Mississippi; and further, that the secre
i tary advise these gentlemen that thi
committee confidently look for the mos
favorable result of their efforts befor
the general assembly.
After some further business, the meet
ing adjourned, with prayer, subject t
the call of the chairman.
The present prospects of the institu
ton were freely discussed, and th
unanimous opinion of the committe
was that they were such as to inspir
/. confident hope of the early success c
the undertaking.