Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-10-10
ORPHAN SCHOOL.
Some Important Facts in Regard
to this Institution.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, October Sin con-
sidering the advantage that one To-
cation has over another, the Board
of Curators, who have it in their
power to locate the orphan school
of the Christian Church, should
calmly consider a few facts and
figures that Mexico and Audrain
county have to offer over and above
any financial consideration con-
nected with the location of the in
stitution. That college is to be To-
Gated in the community offering
the highest and best bid. No offer
of money, however great the
amount, can compensate that Board
or the Christian Church of Mis-
souri, for the location of this college
the pride of tie whole denomi-
nation of the State, and the only
hope of the free education of its
and other destitute and dependent
orphans in any other than that
community.
Offering first: The highest stand
ard of moral perfection, religious
influence and intellectual develop
ment.
Second. That of physical health
and social purity.
Third. That location most ac-
cesslble from all parts of the State
by trunk railroads.
The people of Mexico and Au-
drain county do justly claim that
We possess the first two enumerat-
ed advantages in a pre-eminently
superior degree over any city and
county in Missouri. We have a
larger church membership of all
denominations in Mexico than is
in any other city in Missouri of the
same number of inhabitants, Mex
leo has the largest individual men,
bership of Disciples of any similar
size city in the State. The lines
of sectarianism is less distinct and
more harmony among the churches
than any town in Missouri. The
last named fact arises largely from
the united efforts Of all denomina-
tions in the Sunday School work,
and to this fact of harmony among
churches is added the impressive
| and very important fact connected
with the location of this college,
the truth that Audrain county is
the banner Sunday School county
in the whole State, she having
seventy mine per cent. of her chill
dren in active Sunday School work.
The curators of this college may
Judge from the last named fact
what is now and will continue to be
and to grow-the moral influence
that will surround and sustain this
institution in our county. In point
of health no location is superior
and but few are equal, situated on
the dividing ridge between tbs
mississippi and Missouri rivers.
We are free from malaria in a high
altitude of pure air. No epidemic
ever visited Mexico (even Sam
Jones never lectured our people
but once.) In point of access we
have every advantage that can be
utilized; central and midway be.
tween the two great cities of the
State, with the two strongest and
best railroad corporations in the
West, passing through the entire
} county and city. We have no ma
t chine shops or railroad divisions
, with their accompanying evils O
coarse and dissolute attendants
D We have never had an insur
f rection, strike or hlnderance to tn
3 quiet enforcement of civil law. W.
Ihave unquestionably the best fe
male college in Missouri. Hardin
college, under the control of th
Baptist Church, and public sehoo
: system in the city and Throughout
= the county that IS not equaled Il
the West. All these advantage
are to be considered. The churel
: is not begging for money. 1t is n
pauper that 1t should accept an.
Y offer so it is accompanied with tn
t largest amount of money. Tw
a hundred thousand dollars can b
), raised from the churches of Disci
4 pies in Missouri in six months
4 this college is located in CON
i munity offering the advantages tha
= Mexico, Audrain county, gives
which cannot be balanced by money
4 And of the money, and of our tho1
ough water-works permeating es
a cry part of our city, and complet
electric light plant by which ou
,r streets, churches, public building
i, and many OF our residences ar
;. now lighted, our citizens will spea
;. November 9Th.
j. V. WILLIAMS.
An Excellent Move.