The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-06
BETHANY COLLEGE,
AN ADDRESS sY THE COMMITTEE

Az ADDRESS sY The COMMITTEE
TO lis Alumni and Friends And ths Disciple, o,
The coaatrI, Aatfns Coa.slbutions Toward . 4
Fund for the Permanent srpport Of (.
4 The CollsEs-iis Present SMd.. "a
The Executive Committee OF Bstb.nv co,.
legs has sent Gu. to ffies ds all over the conI.
Try blank forms for subscriptions accom-.
panied by eli cnlar letters, A,kins Thai snh.
,crlptions be taken up In tho churches. An
address hts also b,en Issued by tho commit.
Tee, which c,nsists uf Mtssrs. A. d, Mytrs
Geo. u: Anderson, J. w. Lewis. ]. "a Pa.
nher, G. Il. Deali and ]. +. Curtis, which cor!
tains the following sentences: 1,.101 - !,
( rms sln8liinlion i3 now In the midst Of fha
,ofty.'hird year Of Its us sifnl career, II was
touneed by Alexander Campbell In lSil.
ahd ,Sos wss PRESIDED over by him I'LL bis death
N lsG5 Since then It has been nnder the
presidency Of ". X, pandle,ou. Who Who wss s
1ns OF .t' original faculty, and hrs rem.
,'r,d Q; ntinnous strrices 10 Il for frv.
three years. We need net mind thos,
familiar with the writings OF Ale1anl,r
Campbell how earaestly he lsbo :e,, 10 buiid
up this most cherished oi all tho yaried
means which lie 81 actively tmployed and
telied upon for tho growth, support and M
ligatenmeata.de educated defense OF The great
work OF reformation which h,untler Providence.
se all Iecosniz'; he WAS called 10 inausuIa,a
aud establish. lie es'd that, In mn spo Of
general popular, education 'a.d ever nd.
vancing scho!a shlp, the Church nut Law
noiu oi these Instruments to advance and
deleai TIC 'c'aitua and ,,iac y ca & Of
apostolic Christianity; aud, Win Tho
Characteristic prompines, an; ,iesola,ian
oil hisgteat and devoted hesr., hs nroueeded
as ouce with his own nesus 10 eren, ibe
necessary huildiugs, employ u con,petent
faculty, and 80 begin the great worI which
We recognizes to-day as the iuyaIuabIe result
oil this movement. 80 = r.'''. !.
A!sxausr campbell usal 10 ssy. n{t tse
brethren do NO: support Bethany College, :
us great work mus! ce2se" Thin Is true, Ii
has no moacs Of Incsting i!u ex,ondltu,,s
save those which come from tbs iree viii oi.
terlnss OF tina Disciples Twas founded In
me lnletest OF the church, a4d deptndB
anon the appreciation sud liksraii,y Of lis .
members. 1t has slTlys been 60. : n hns
never besn independent, Of The bratbrsn. Wa
believe 1t is true OF nll cur colleges that thoy
nave been compelled to stand la tho attitnde
OF perpetual beegsrs This is no reproach to
tEe eo.leets--humiliaiicg as Il NAV be.
they y must "a Dc this, or givS up this good .aai:=
We ncknowIedss- with era iiude the fact
that this support has never utterly fuicd
Bethnny Collegs, II has nauhled its Trustees (
70 efect The largest and m5s: cscditab.e co..
l'ge building owned am my ug, 10 RUIN It
with suitable separates U d for nssr half
century 10 pay Il e'ger,l sup; or 10 lis =
dowment -. 'N' o'e - y. : :
But for the last ten yen:s the ;ucoms f,or,
Gil sources has fs l.n sho' of the pxpeusta ~
the mort ecsnomicsl management. pey,ous
20 tnat time large part Of tho ircone was
derived from 1ntercs! ps!d annually oa nu,es&
given by friends to tbs college, but the prin-
cipal OF which had never come in.o the bands
OF the trustees =. : 5''',' : -N' e e
Tho widespread financial disas,er which
sWept over ths country In In 1873, not on'v
aestfoyed our hops OF galtiug Ina principa:,
nut also cut Of! the payment OF the insoTsst.
ths TACT WIGS stated t the friends tf the o.
ieee, aha they were cal ed npyn 10 cuine 10 +
us a'a IN annual contributors cf imsll
sums lor current expsns.s. This call was Z
met With b.sali:y that say.d Tie Otll,ra +
from immediais suspension, and it has bsen
IN 'hls way that 1t has been enabled to con.
hnae t's services till now. fut ttu time hes
coma when this can 10 longer b, relied
upon, and We feel constrained to ms ka
the idct known to thu hnnt.eis Of ihnus- /.
ands Ct tiaciples who do, o mean ,tat I,eih. 4
any COLLEGE thall bs deserted, .. 'I7l e
The building Bethany COLLEGE, which
lor architectural bsnu!y aud aiastaiion Ia a
monument wer.hy Of it, great f,under: !
neees Feraits, and the Increasing Attendance !,
OF young tadies demauds iitabie boarding 4
hall for their accommodation. Aboye ali, =
hA AL
known TO many tha. our president Is eiyinp
gratuitcus service In his .ardnous aud hsr. I.
raising position, aud that NJ ne Of tho faculty
ts IecefTtue moro than bnst support, Il
from time 10 Tin c We have bEen compelled &
10 give up onr ab!o ard approved professors.
bscsuse wo could not corupe,e with other
and younger. bnt better en- owed. +;pstitu. y
tions in tbe matter OF sa!a'y. Msn who. in {
Bethaay College. hai built for themselves a :,
national reputation, We bave been mortified j,
TO have taken away from US, simply beoause 1
We cunld notPs them fessoaab!escppott 4
We belioye that tbs friends OF Bethany fiol. Z
lego will ssy this ought not, and must moi. y
10 be, and therefore wa mske ihis
ee:nest appeal 10 them for aid. tIF-ii / u
We appeal TO SIX hGnGr.d alumni. Ia Ava
thoasand H9stticalatts. 10 i've thousand ma
churches, t. thru t4ousuud seven ?
hundrnd and e'gh,y.two ministers, and: to
tiva hundred aud ninuy-ons 8 thousand. 4
ciSht hundred ind .weniy-one DiscIpI;s Of {,
Chi'st to give US each and all something. 1!
and give 1t promptly. rs 81 5l..t %.
T9thls appeal, Pfesidcct Perdleton adds \
the following: 7777I.T"S.I - 4
Ihs foregoing statement and appeal OF lilo 4,
Executive Committee Of Bethany Collpra in
sent forth with ny most hearty apnroyal :.
and ftr7eAt prayers l tvus. 1t will not fall y
unht ede1. l have Eiveu all the yes,s ! nv y
public life, dfrectly or Indirectly, to the ia.
terests OF Bothaay College, aud ,te,o is no,t.
ing which cherish viii, SO earaey, hone
as tha, / may, DO spared 10 sea it
permanently AID adequately endowed.
| have asked the ;rps ess ia o1-rT. I,
lieve me-, after this yosr, Ct The daily 4
tfadgeIy OF teaching, bn. ttrusti TO bs aba
only the more usefu!iy TO serve the college in u
other #syht Teepreseat ntceasitv Is an aGe. Il
4 uato provision for tho aupport Ct our fscu!-
~. This, and e large attendauce OF sin.
dents, We must work ior. Our friendv mis-.
help uP. II there BIZ nty veacration for tho t'
memory Of Alexander Campbell, lot il bo
shown to the college he bounded; II apy an
p'ec'aton or approval of my iift -!uag seryices
10 Its halls lst my friends help ms 10 accom-. 4.
plish this most Earnest drsire OF my bent. -
AND !end mo generous ard tptedy aid In en-. y
lowir Bcthat y College, ,'..l ~ Z -. z,
II .. rROr;GAL L. .OAhIS n! z.