The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-23
THE BAPTIST FEMALE UNIyEE.
u SITH.
IL Is Qniet now While the Baptists are
Doing Other Work--It viii Have
Showing Alter March Ist-.What
Some Big Men Say AboutIt.

Some Big Men Say AboutIt.
The Baptists and their friends are 60
ing to have great female university in
Raleigh. 1t is a matter which has been
talked about for some time past It is
like all b G things moves slow II will
be big thing for the proposed plan is
to build some very handsome structures,
aud begin work with an endowment
fund Of at least $1,000 But the whole
matter is being left quiet now while the
baptlsts are applying themselves to the
work CT raising $50, 600 for Wake Forest
college by the first Of March This will
be done. After that the field will be left
| clear for some good advances and march
es In the female university. The univer-
| sity was talked about in the Baptist State
convention, and below are some things
| which some smart men said about it.
They are taken from the report in the
| Biblical Recorder.
Rev. DR. Carter said / an here to
plead for justice to the women, and es-
peclally the Baptist women of the land.
Christianity lifts up women and benefits
all her relations to life. One injustice to
women is that often while she does as
much and as good work as men DO, vet
| she gets not more than half tho pay. |
| believe woman IS entitled 10 as good ed
| ucatlonal advantages as man. | feel
| that she deserves II, and for one | want
her to have it. Look at the matter, and at
once you will see that even what little
| education she does get costs her twice as
| much as it does her brother | ask Is
this justl Our men have good schools
/ hInt h.E 4
| female schools, but they are not equal
to the schools for boys; and |
claim that this too is unfair, aud if we
keep on in this line it will not be long
before i. will have to be said that in
North CAROLINE, and some other States,
it will be great misfortune TO b. born
a white girl baby. Money has made
provision for the negro. | am glad that
you people have inaugurated this mat
ter, and that it will not be long before
the school will be started. | have not
been with you lOlg, but ! learn that you
Baptist people are in the habit of lead
ing all other denominations You lead
them in starting Wake Forest and the
Orphanage, and other enterprises, and
want to say to brethren Of other faiths
to come On. Come on, we will lead
, you, and at last we will lead you down
} into Jordan, aud baptize you if you be-
lieve in the Lord
Dr. Hufham: Some We're opposed to
calling this school 4 University but this
is just what it is. We have Colleges in
the State which are doing good work;
and we want to take the g'rls as they
leave these and carry them on to high
er plane of intellectual development.
The Baptists have been here for long
years, and there are no tombstones tc
? mark the graves OF their fallen enterpri
: ses. We have never yet looked back
d and God helping Us. We will not do 81
!. in this matter. Much has been done fol
the boys of the State, bit the girls have
not been aided. A change in their ia
9 vor will take place after March. Then
! God helping, the girls shall have {
chance.
DR.. Skinner: We have passed through
various stages, all of which had theil
}, pecuEarity; but none Of these ever sur
: passed the practical turn Of this age
}, We have seen strides in our work, an(
we still propose to go on. If a child will
}. study, give him a chance to come to tn,
front; but if be won't study, then pu
him to work. The girls will apply them
selves if you give them a chance. w
want to educate our girls to help us il
the work of life. We used to fix tShel
!. up to look at, but we have. gotten b
= yond that now.