Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-07-23
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To the Members Of the Methodist
Church OF North Carolina.

AT the anuual ihSeIlHS VI ItiS N OItu'
Carolina Conference, as the close of
the session was approaching. and when
the general inquiry of Ministers and
Laymen was, "what is to be done in
regard to Trinity ?" and when no def
mite plan had been developed. the un-
dersigned, actuated by desire to aid
in establishing the College on better
and more permanent basis, and real-
izing that additional money was need
ed to pay in full a larger and more
efficient Faculty and to furnish more
apparatus and needed appliances, sub
mitted to the Conference proposition
which was unanimously accepted.
With the details of this proposition
you are doubtless acquainted and in
consequence of its acceptance, the un-
dersigned were placed in charge Of
Trinity College as Committee of
Manage ment.
Intending in the future, when the
available and proper man is found, to
place at it's head as President a man
whose zeal, learning and reputation
will command the respect and conf
dence of all, the Committee, SO short
atime intervening between Conference
and the opening of the Spring Term,
were forced to organize the Faculty
with Chairman at the head and in
so doing have put in that position
man whose love for the work and
whose iron will knows no failure.
With Chairman in whose business
qualities and general managing abili-
ties we have implicit confidence, and
with Faculty each member of which
is expert and faithful in his depart
ment, we congratulate ourselves that
the arrangement we have made gives
bright promise of success.
The following gentlemen will COM
pose the Faculty:
j. F. Heitman, Professor of Meta
physics and Theology, Chairman and
Treasurer of the Faculty; w. I. Gam
naway, Professor of Latin and French;
W. II. Pegram, Professor of Natural
Scienfes, Secretary of the Faculty; j.
M. Bandy, Professor of Mathematics;
III. A. Williams, Professor of Greek
and German A. w. Long, Professor
of English Literature and History
N. G. English, Principal of the Pre-
paratory Department and Business
Course.
With the above Faculty, composed
of men learned, aggressive, and fully
abreast with the progressive education
of the times, we offer to the Metho-
dists of North Carolina an Institution
worthy of your patronage and infu-
snce.
The Church demands the perpstu-
ity of College for the education of
her sons. The Conference requires an
educated Ministry to take the places
of those whose labors are gradually
calling them from their life work. The
State, in her advance to the front as
one of the first States in the Union,
needs wide awake, Jealous men in all
the departments of life. And shall
not the Methodist Church of North
Carolina furnish her share of these
men along with her sister denomina
tions? And shall not the sons of
Methodists be educated at an Institu-
ton where religious influences are
prominent, and in the successful dis
semination of which the whole people
of the Church should have a common
interest?
The Committee feel the burden Of
the responsibility they have under
taken; and it is with the Methodists
of North Carolina to decide whether
their efforts shall fail or succeed.
Therefore, waving all indifference or
prejudice that may have heretofore
existed, unite your efforts with ours
in every way possible, but especially,
when sending your sons from home to
be educated, give first consideration
to the claims of Trinity College upon
your patronage.
j. w. ALsPArGH,
]. 8. CARR, COMMITTEES
+ JAMES A. GRAY,