The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-12-02

ready 10 help each other. There are -
mary young men growing up without
the benefits OF a collegiate education
that II j simply ineXcu>able in the cdu-
cational workers to stop To wraugle
over or autagoniZe proposition that
opens up the way 10 some poor bat
meritoriou, young man. to procure such
an education: because. tur~ooth. such
plan If successful. may give to ono or
another of these institutions an iutrca~-
ed number Of students The work il
which these good men are engaged ~
too noble and it involves too much et-
tectin2 the vital Interests vt the State
to Justify them il wasting their cner-
gieS i'll antagoniIing the work Of each
other Tie field j. large. the laborer~
are few. and there Is an abundance of
room for all No man can appreciate
more than | do the efforts the friends
or the denomination Of the different IN
etitutionS. To place their iaVorltc iii the
front rank: tut | love to see their work
confined 10 pushing their institution. |
do not like to see ii take the shape ot
attacking another or in hinderiug the
means proposed for cmlar4ing it, work.
1t may be, that my intense love for the
state, and my great desire TO See her
sons and daughters educated. may some
times lead me into error. as to the mo-
tiyeS Of the good men who are lab0rng
to build up their own institutions. 1t
NAV even lead me into error as to the
best means To secure the very results |
most desire However that NAV be it
will ALWAYS be well for the friends of
education to exercise toward each 9th
er the largest charity and to work ear
ncstly and harmOniously together. |
do not claim to be wiser or better than
other men: or more earnest or unseltioh
in my desire to see the State 20 forward
in All good works; but | do know that |
am the sincere friend Of all enterprises
having for their object the Development
OF her resources and the education Of
her children. 1t is i'll this spirit that |
am ready to help. in amy way in my
power. to place Trinity in position Of
absolute security and greatly enlarged
usefulness. The experience of other in
stitutions similarly situated teaches US
that such n position can be obtained BY
an endowment. Then why not endoW
Trinity: But you answer me we
have been talking a bout that for wears. :
Yes. am aware Of the fact that there
has been much fuL about cndowin4
Trinity. but | am not aware that there
has been any ftcI. d,tcrutlt1 e0oI5 to
do 50. While do not mean to under
rate the value Of talk about this impor-
tant matter. still venture to ask If the
time has not arrived for ,co,L, to begin
Will there ever be any better time than
mar Why not have the approaching
Conference resolve that Trinity shuIl be
endowed / meets in the IRE, Dro,Hrs>-
ire town Of ReiCisville, that knows only
ho'r to 90 fof7rurI. Why not let the
work begin H.rc1 The place where
that city it IS worthy Of the name) now
stands, was 4 few wears AGO waste and
yalueless land. 1t has attained its
present wonderful growth BY the per
sistent work of It's Ire people The
same sort of work that has built up
Reidsville will endow Trinity if perSis-
ted in. Then why not resolve to begIt
and coHtt,tHe TIL the work IS complete
II the work should be resolved upon |
VIII venture to offer Il few suggG- lions
to YOU which you may use u You
please:
First. There are no very rich men
in the State able and willing to Give
large sums to this fund, and such dona-
tions need not be expected.
Second. The only condition that
ought to be attached to the donations
is, that the fund shall be invested by
the Tru>t tees as they may deem best.
and the interest used for the good OF
the Institution. As a Trustee | would
say invest the 1unu III North CafOllna
bonds, but that question should be left
entirely to the Trustees. and not allow
ed to enter into the donation. And Just
here will make another suggest ton.
very nearly akin to this. The liberal
minded men who propose to give ought
not to say they viii be one Of certain
number to give a certain sum. Such
offers rarely accomplish any good. Let
them give what they viii and others
will soon follow their good example.
Third. This work must be accom-
plished little by little. or as the Portu-
guese say, ''Pouco Il Pouco. 1t can
be accomplished that way The com
modious buildings belonging to the Col
legp were not erected in a day, or at
an effort. The clay out Of which the
bricks We're made was taken from the
earth "A spade full at a time The
bricks were made lone at a time. =
They We're placed into the buildings
"one by one Slowly but steadily the
buildings grew till they were ample for
the work required of them.
The Press OF Senator Ransom.
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