The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-15
our CONSOLIDATED UNIVERSITY.
some verv Practical sugges,ions i'm
Regard 10 n


| Regard 90 It.
Very few persons are in position
o realize the grand result of the
meeting at Temple OF Waco and
Waco university.
90, Is but small portion oil the ben
eft.
| The greatest benefits are the moral
influences il will bring.
Baylor university WAS chartered in
! the last day of the old republic In
1915. For forty years ii has been u
great educational center. Among Its
illustrious students and graduates
such men as Colonel Thomas j. Co
rec, DR.. U. II. Oliphant, DR.. j. N.
Arnold, General j. NJ. Claiborne,
Colonel w. b. benson, Thoma, j.
Brown, eco, Charles Il. Breedlove,
esq, Rev. p. Harris, ID. d., Rev. +.
Kiefer, ID. D., Rev. w. II. PARKS, ID. ID =,
Rev. Reddin Andrews, ID. D., Hon. w.
ii. Ledbetier, Rev. b. II. Carroll, ID.
ID Rev. j. NJ. Carroll, Rev. u. Z. lay
lor, President |. NJ. Onins, Hon. j. N.
Perry, Hon. Lucius IL. Brown, Hon.
y. II Leland, Colonel Cicero Jenk-
ins, Professor w. II. Long and scores
OF others.
These all loved their dear old alma
mater aud while they saw but little in
ducement to invest their money at
Independence, yet they felt divided
affection aud thai it was disloyal to
love Waco university too well.
All their love aud v,st influence
will come with their alma mater 10
Waco 7 at ,hI ~oiiier aud elo-
queIt .awyer, 90 el b. Den,"n,
moved III the radua of thu two
universitic. b enroll one femi.
Iy II vas also asreeu IN, the truss
tees aud lac titles of the twp uniyer.
oiti be cor sdlldaied
the board of trustees of Baylor
university are noble b dy Of men,
ripe with The experience OF forty
wears, and the leading men of south
eXas.
Rev. DIR. Andrews, who becomes
vice-presidenf of the consolidation, is
ayoung man, a Texan TO the manor
born, and one of the ripest scholars
and finest educators in the state.
Prof Pace, as a scientist, stands pre-
eminent Tor his age. Prof. G. II. Med
emezer elects to remain at Indepen-
dence.
the grand old state convention, or.
ganized by our pioneer missionaries
in 1913, the pride and glory of all old
Texans, and especially to south
Texas, was solemnly pledged to Bay
lor. All her vast influence is now
consolidated with the general associa.
ton and all Texas, concentrated on
Waco University.
1t was resolved at Temple to rush
forward the endowment In cash to
100000 within tho next three wears.
Two wealthy families, whose atfec- |
tons have heretofore been divided |
between Baylor and Waco UNIVERSE |
ties, II is firmly believed, will give at |
least $4,000.
Again, over twenty influential fam
lilies have said 10 me, we are coming
TO settle IN Waco, and four of them I
authorized Rev. ). l.. Morris to Sc
cure them homes.
The grand colidated Baptist state
will meet in Waco the
first week in July, and will be the
largest religious convention of Tex
ans ever known.
And with suitable buildings we
can open our next SEASON in Senteu-
Der, 1886, with 800 students. who will
bring to Waco in cash $4,000 annu-
ally.
Did any town or city in Texas ever
have such boon offered so cheap
IL was urged by some that the
terms were too cheap, and that other
towns would gladly give $4,000; but
II was decided, in view of what Waco
has done and is now do
Ing. that if Waco will give sum
barely sufficient Tor the grand open
Ing III September, 1886, she should
have the price for $4,000, and the
present buildings and grounds, and
Iwenty acres for new and suitable
location.
II of which will be invested MS to
and adorn Waco aud make
her the pride of every Texan. / can
but add that WscS owe an immense
debt of gratitude, especially TO her
business men, who left their business,
spent their time at Temple to secure
this prize. Never did men bear them
selves more nobly.
RUFUS c. BURLEsoN.
Waco University, December II, 1885.
Just Received.
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