Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-07
RrcHKoND COLLEGE.

q Raiss $4,000.
fcorrespondence ofthe Richmond plsps.en'l
HALIFAX COUNTY. Jan. 9, 1888.
Vernon Baptist church. Halifax coun-
~ Va is IN the heart Of the bright
leaf tobaccv region cncirclirg Danviile:
lis pastor. Rev. P. II. Fontaine, and
Rev. A. Y. Dickinson held . meeting
there on last Saturday and Sunday IN
The interest of Richmond College, which
led to the unanimous adoption Of re-
solution permitting the pastor to devote
. much of his time as he might think
proper to an effort to raise from the
bricht-leaf tobacco-planters sl0.0oV LOT
enlarging the endowment OF Richmond
College. 49,,
Rev. p. H.>Fontaine said he believed
that he would have the hearty CO.
operation of the pastors and the leading
laymen of the Roanoke Association, and
boucd to raise $4,000 in cash by the
next meeting of the General Assocla-
ton. and it should be done without a
dollars cost to the college. And while
doing this he hoped to stir up the
churches to pray for the college, and
to send their young men to IT..
Or. A. 4. Dickinson said: TINS
movement originated here in your
midst. At recent ministers and
dcacons' meeting in Pittsylvania your
own country pastors talked it over, and
agreed that If any living man could do this
thing your pastor was that man. he
has often undertaken to raise large
amounts for good causes, and never
without brilliant success. BY father
and by mother he is related to Patrick
Henry. whose name he bears, and
Ike his illustrious ancestor. he
knows how to speak winning words.
am here to ask that you send him
forth on this most difficult mission. 1t
has been fourteen years since any effort
was made here for Richmond College.
Then you were poor, now you are rich.
Every acre of land is worth four or five
times what it was then. Bright leaf to-
bscco has brought this wonderful pros
pcrity to you, while the people in many
sections of Virginia are poorer than they
were when the war closed. As you
have been blessed above all others. we
wish you to lead all in the effort to en-
dow the college. 1t needs larger en-
dowment-needs it distressingly. We
have magnificent grounds, splendid
buildings. an able faculty, large
patronage and, added to tall, the
$50. 900 library fund may now be
counted success. The one greatpress-
ing need Of the college is a worthy en-
dowment. and that can be secured only
by generous gifts from the favored few.
Towhat better use can you devote some OF
your bright-leaf tobacco money? What
YOU give will do good through the ages and
centuries. the interest only being used.
When few years ago made little
effort at the North for the college |
promised the friends up there who help
ed me that the Virginia Baptists would
show their appreciation of northern aid
by doing more than they had done here
tofore for the college; that with return
ing prosperity we would do our best.
shall never forget the calm, quiet way
in which John ID. Rockefeller, of Ohio,
asked what Virginia Baptists had done
and what they were going to do for the
college as he wrote his check for IS, 900.
Nor can ever forget the enthusiasm OF
Joseph w. Hancox, of Connecticut,
who said II will give you one tenth
Of all am worth. My whole estate
would not bring more than sl0, 900. and
will give the college $1,000 of it,"
And he did it. We owe it to such men
to carry the work forward. and in or
der to do il in the surest and most mex
pensiyc way beg that you will turn
loose your pastor in this bright-leai
region and tell him to raise $4,000
for the college.
After the motion was adopted a pro
position was made that Vernon church
head the list with $1,000. Mr.. Edward
j. Dunn said: :" will give you $3.50
to start it, and if you need it to make
up the full amount will give $780,
Mr.. Anthony Tune followed with q
subscription of $3.50. The gifts of Others
will doubtless carry the contribution o
Vernon church above the $1,000 pro
posed as her part of the 10000.