The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-01
THE COLLEGE OF EMroR1A
Organization of the Hoard or Trustee.
The Appointment of An Exeeu-
tive COmmIttee-1he Election
of 10 Financial Agent, Etc


of "a Financial Agent, ETC
At the meeting OF the gentlemen named
in the charter OF the college of Empori 4,
as trustees, held at the par1ors OF the
Coolidge hotel ON Tuesday evening"
January 80, 1888. the following we,e
presents Rev VIM. Bishop. d. d Rev
l.. Sternberg, d. d, Rev ID kngeiy,
Rev J. F. Hcndy, Rev. r. NJ Overstrec;,
Hon. A. II. Horton, Hon. John w Day,
II. G. Cross, Esq, o. ID. Swan, Esq, l.
r McCandliss, NJ. D., and S. b Riggs.
\ temporary organization was effected
by calling Rev L S,ernberg, D. D., u
The chair, and appointing S, B. Riggs,
secretary. A committee Of three com
posed of Rev. Bishop. d. D., Rev j F
Hendy and Rev ID. klngery were ap
pointed 10 nominate permanent officers
of the board. The committee reporlt Il
the following which was unanimously
adopted:
For president ofihe board, Hon 4 II.
Horton, of Atchison.
For vice president, Rev 7Nm. Bishop,
ID. d., of Salina.
For treasurer. Hon IL. G. Cross, Of
Emporia-
By request of the president of The
board, Rev. DIR. Sternburg invoked the
divine blessing ON the board as organ.
lied
o. D. Swan, Esq, submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That committee of five,
of which the chairman of this board
shall be one, and ex-olficiu chaIrman, be
appointed, called the executive commit
tee, to which shall be entrusted, when
this board is not in session, the execu-
tive business of this corporation, not
otherwise especially designated; the ac-
lion of said executive committee being
in all respects subject To the approval
and satisfaction of said board.
Under this resolution the president
named the following genilemen as nieln-
bcrs of the executive committee: O. ID.
Swan, Esq Rev. T. f Hendy. Hon r.
b. Plumb and Hon. r. w Day.
Mr. Swan offered the following rcso
luton, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the executive commit
tee be instructed t. correspond with ;he
special committee of the general assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian church, of which
committee Herrick Johnson, d. d. is
chairman, and with the board of educa-
ton of the Presbyterian church, with a
view to present II SAID committee and
board of education the action OF the
Synod of Kansas in establishing n col
lege at the city CT Emporia, Kansas, IN
der the perpetual care of the Synod :sthe
peculiar fitness of Emporia as the loca-
tion of said Synodicai college, and 10 So
licit The active sympathy aud co-opera-
tion of said committee and board of ed
ucation in bringing the matter Of en-
dowment of said college by the friends
of education before the general assem-
bly,, and through that body TO the at
ieniion OF the church at large in the
United States.
Upon motion Of DR. Bishop the board
proceeded Il the election of financial
agent, which resulted In the choice OF
Rev r. NJ. OveTsireei, of Emporia
Upon motion of Dr. Sternberg The
synodical special committee of which
DIR. Bishop IS chairman, who were
charged by the synod with the duly OF
preparing circular either 10 the
churches or the cynodical college, end
suggesting plan FOR the raising of The
endowment were requested TO propose
an superintendent OF the amount 10 lie
raised on equitable principles, between
the different presbytcries in the synod
of Kansas
On motion of o. ID. Swan, Esq, the
the executive committee were instruct
to prepare and present at Tue next meet
| ing of the board, code of bylaws fol
the government of the board
DIR. Sternberg moved that when the
board adjourn ii adjourn to Gaeet at a
time during the next meeting of the
synod of Kansas in Imports, be fixed
by the executive committee, unless soon
er called together by the executive
committee.
Rev ) F. Hendy closed the sessions
of the board with PRAYER. Adjourned.
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