The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-28
TuAr ENDOWMENT.
what Waco hns PLEDGED, and 4,
should be Redeemed.

what Waco hns PLEDGED, and 10
should he Redeemed.
Citizens of Waco;
We, the undersigned committee of
trustees, earnestly wish to lay before |
you some great facts concerning the
of Waco for all future
time.
No intelligent man need be told that
for twcnty-four years Waco Univer-
sity has been an important factor in
building up the present greatness of
Waco's educational, social and flnan-
cial facilities. Every intelligent citi-
zen knows that Waco, in 1861. to Sc
cure Waco University, not only
pledged to furnish the buildings
needed, but actually raised and ex-
pended $1,000 In four months to inaug-
urate the University, In September,
1861. This fact not only sheds lus-
ter on our heroic founders, but gives
an example of liberality and intelli-
gence. But the facts we wish 10 i'm
press deeply in your minds are these.
LIST. Three years ago the citizens OF
Waco pledged themselves in accord
auce with the promise of 1861 to raise
$4,000 for building, provided the
General Association would raise &c.,.
600 for endowment by the nth of
August, 1884.
2nd. The General Association did
raise $6O,OOO In bonds by August II,
1894, and not only 30, but appointed
their agent, Rev. 5. l.. Morris, to press
ON and add at once 100000 more for
endowment.
3rd. The fact that Waco failed to
raise at once the $4,000 has not only
injured fearfully the patronage of the
University, but is with equal power
gripping the iabors of tho agent OF
Waco University in raising the addi-
tional 100000 and is bringing doubt
and confusion on the donors of the
100000.
ith. There is powerful movement
among the 10000 Baptists of Texas
10 consolidate their two universities
Baylor and Waco, and to raise at once
an endowment fund of 100000, and
make an institution that will add
glory not only to Waco and Texas
but to America.
9Th. The prompt and generous ac-
ton of Waco will have pow erful
bearing on this question. Waco may
now become one of the great univcr.
sity cities of tho world, while tardy
or niggardly response will drive this
consolidated university away to add
wealth and glory to some of our sis.
ter towns.
9th. The Baptist General Associa-
lion meets at Ennis one month hence
and waco must show by that time
what she intends TO do.
7th. In order to hurry forward the
great work. the trustees have released
their indcfatigable agent, Rev. l.. s
Morris, to canvass Waco, aud entreai
our citizens to ponder these seven
great facts and respond generously.
Your committee are fearfully con
scious of the fact that these are hard
times. Yet tweniy-four years ago the
village of Waco, with only l,200 in
habitants, without railroad or tele
graph wire, in harder times than
these, in the midst of the confederate
war, raised $4,000 in four months to
inaugurate Waco University in Sep.
TENDER, 1861. And would IL not be a
sad comment ON our intelligence and
liberality If the city of Waco, with
10000 inhabitants, and three great
railroads and two telegraph lines, can
not raise $4,000 in ten months9 Let
us demonstrate that resolute mind
is omnipotent, and that we are moi
the degenerate sons of noble found
ers. Let us resolve that Waco shall
forever wear her queenly appellation,
"rhe Athens of Texas" Then oui
heroic founders will smile upon u;
from their seats of glory, aud future
generations will rise up to honor and
bless the citizens of 1885.
Respectfully,
Il. A. STURoIs,
w. ii. jenkins,
NJ. ID. HERRING,
+. j.. CARROLL,
Nj. IL. SrANDEFER.