Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-15
HOW 100000 WAS RAISED.
rHE VISITOFDR. BROADUS, OF THE SOUTH
ERN BAPTIST SEAfINAY, TO NEW YORK.


logical Seminary, in which he isa professor.
He is now, among the religious people, and
especially among Baptists, the hero of the
hour. In one week he has collected 100000
to erect seminary buildings. Work will
begin at once on the handsomest location in
the city of Louisville, on Broadway, between
Fourth and Fifth, having frontages Of sever
al hundred feet both on Broadway and on
Fifth.
Several weeks ago, when the great evan
gelst pastor, DR.. Edward Judson, of New
York, was conducting successful revival at
Broadway Baptist Church, party of North
ern millionaires passed through this city
and stopped over on Sunday. Among the
party were several Baptists. DIR. Judson,
Mr.. John S. Long, and several Louisville
Baptists called to see the visitors, and, in
escorting them around the city, called at
tention to the building site of the Theologi-
cal Seminary.
"When are you going to build:" asked
one of the New Workers.
ave are waiting for the money!" was the
reply.
"Dr. Broadus, come to New York, and l
will help you to get some money!" said DIR.
Judson.
In due course of time DR.. Broadus started
to New York. AS he is a very modest gen.
tleman it was published that he had gone to
Orange, N. j., (near New York City, to aid
in the installation of the Rev. James Taylor
Dickinson, a former seminary student. He
did attend the installation, but he did more
than that. When the subject of money for
seminary buildings was mentioned, he was
asked: SIS the lot all paid for ?"
"No," said he "there isdue on it $26, 800"
"Pay for the lot and we will build the
house, "said Mr.. John D. Rockafellar. "HoW
much will the house cost?" he added.
"Sixty thousand dollars" said DR.. Broad
US. Then he telegraphed President Boyce,
of the Theological Seminary, wanting to
know what progress he had made, and ask
ed for instructions.
"What time will be given us to raise the
money here to pay for the lot?" asked DIR.
Boyce by wire.
"Two days." was the reply.
$50 ahead" answered DR.. Boyce, 1--WE
will raise the money"
Now came the tug of war. DR.. Boyce,
in the absence of DR.. Broadus, was burdened
with double duty, and he was sick besides,
but he called to his aid his lieutenant, the
Rev. H. Allen Tupper, Jr., pastor of Broad
way Baptist Church. This fervent young
pastor had just won a great victory in aid
of the foreign mission board, which had
called on Kentucky to advance $1,000. Mr..
Tupper secured $4,000 cash alone from his
church. He was glad to engage in this
second emergency for his alma mater, the
seminary. He went to work at once among
his own members. In quiet office on Jef-
ferson, near Fourth, Mr.. George w. Norton,
who had already given S35, 900 to the semi
nary, gave his check for $4,000 more. His
brother, William f. Norton, gave $500.
Mr.. w. G. Hall gave $1,000, Col. Andrew
Cowan, Mr.. A. D. Miles, Mr.. c. w. Ghees
and several others gave $500 and lesser
amounts, till the whole amount was given
by members of the Broadway Baptist
Church, except $500 given by Mr.. Theodore
Harris, of Chestnut street Baptist Church.
"Close your bargain" telegraphed DIR.
Boyce, land come home"
DR.. Broadus saw his friends. Mr.. John
d. Rockafellar gave s25,OO0; his brother
William, Messrs. Bostwick, Pratt and 9TH
ers gave smaller amounts till the 100000
was made up.
Thus was accomplished financial feat
which will set much further forward the
foremost theological seminary of the United
States. This great Southern institution was
originated in the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton in Louisville forty years ago, but was
not established till 1859, and was situated
at Greenville, S. c., being moved to Louis
vile in 1876. 1t has in interest bearing
bonds quarter of million dollars, and in
real estate and Individual bonds a half
million dollars. The library and buildings
will make its total valuation exceed 81 ,OOO,-
600. Of this amount Kentucky Baptists
have given one-third, Louisville Baptists
giving the larger part of this. The STU
dents and attendants eXpend in the city
about $3l 900 every year. The faculty is
composed of Prof. John Albert Broadus,
Basil Manly, VIM. Heth Whitsett, John
Randolph Sampey and James Pettigrew
Boyce. The latter is chairman of the fac
ulty, it's general financial agent, and the
life-power of the institution, having pre-
served it during the war and at trying pc.
riods by his private fortune. Drs. Boyce,
Broadus and Manly have been with the
seminary from its formation.
OLD WoMEN.-The fiippant, contemptu'
GUS way of speaking of old women, and the
want of respect shown them, when in pow
erty or decay, might well pause before the
grand historic women who passed far into