Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-11

A GREAT UNIVERSITY.
What il Said of tho Plan Announced
by Bishop Hurst.
TALKS WITH cLKRaYMKN IHrEREsrRD IN THR
PRoJxCr.
The action Of Bishop Hurst in securing an
option on fine property near the Tenleytown
| road with the view of making it the site of .
national university under Methodist manage
| ment seems to have met hearty approval
among Methodists, not only in this city but
| elsewhere, and the enterprise is promised
strong support
SENATOR srANFoRp's INTEREST.
"Yes, am interested in the establishment
| here of national Methodist university" said
Senator Stanford to q STAB reporter this after
| noon. Interested, 30 far, to the extent that
| think it would be good thing.
No, I have not subscribed and cannot say
what / may do in the matter. Bishop
Hurst called on me this morning, but was
Just ON the point Of starting to the Capitol, SO
the bishop will call again tomorrow and will
give me more definite ideas than now have
on the subject The ground has, understand,
been secured. The plan rs have heard it stated
| Is good one and it should be encouraged"
WHAT REV. MR.. RICHARDSON SAYS.
Rev. Mr.. G. Herbert Richardson Of McKen-
dree church said to STAR reporter this morn
ing: "Now that the scheme of founding great
Methodist university has become public I sup
pose it is as well to discuss the matter openly.
As yet the plans are by no means matured, as
| the question has only been discussed for a
couple of months, but can say that an option
has been taken on plat Of ground known as
the Davis tract and the sale must be consum-
mated by the 1st Of March. That it will be
made is a foregone conclusion. The institution
will not be college, properly speaking. 1t will
be a university in the broadest sense
of the term to q certain extent along the lines
laid down by Johns Hopkins. No plans have
yet been made for raising funds for its
endowment, but Bishop Hurst has been very
active lately in the matter, and has, under
stand, already raised large sum Of money in
this city. Then the question will be urged
before the various conferences and other as
semblies of the church this spring and they
will no doubt lend their enthusiastic aid Our
conference meets at Cumberland on the 9th of
March, and by early fall ! am sure the
raising Of funds will be we'll advanced.
] am an ardent advocate Of the movement. for
know 1t will have first rate effect on our church.
We have no university now south of Syracuse
and Boston. From its location in this city it
will call upon all the south for support and will
l
have been chosen for the location of great
university than the city of Washing
ton, and am Of the opinion that
it will have the effect Of inducing other de-
this city. This institution Of ours, while it
will be under distinctly Methodist auspices,
will be broad in every sense. To show the
spirit under which it is beginning its exist
ence, ! may say that some OF the largest con-
tributions that have yet been received have
haan mi ppooh vko and Er,s
TALK WITH DR.. COREY.
Rev. DR.. George H. Corey of the Metropoli-
tan church, speaking to STAR reporter of the
university project, said: 1T has been by many
a long-felt want have advocated its estab-
lishment for twenty years. The city Of Wash
ington is the social, political and intellectual
center Of the republic, and the Methodist
church should have a university here. So much
for its desirability: The plans, that is
as far as they have been proposed,
will they be until the LIST of March.
We have, however, secured a site-a most beau
tiful one above West Washington, about ninety
acres-and it is admirably adapted for the pur-
pose, being about as high piont as there is in
when the papers are finished and recorded the
church throughout the land will be canvassed.
We do not propose a simple college. but uni
versity fully equipped in all its branches and
with post graduate courses as complete AS can
be made in all its departments. For this we
should have several million dollars and the in
dications are from some Of the heavy subscrip-
tons that we have been promised and men,
bership Of two and half millions, that We W ill
be successful"
REV. On. DAsHIELL's VIEWS.
Rev. John H. Dashiell, ID. D., pastor Of the
Fifteenth Street ME-. church, said: II think it
has always been felt among Methodists the
country over that great university should be
established in this city under their auspices
This plan is simply the elimination of that
idea. I think it is too early to discuss the
question at any length, but the plans are not at
all matured as yet and really know of nothing
more to say than has been said al
ready in The STAR. The whole matter
is in the hands Of Bishop Hurst and he is work.
ing enthusiastically to interest the Methodists
everywhere in his scheme, and he il sure to
meet with great success"
WHAT REV. MIR. CHAPMAN SAYS
Rev. VIM. H. Chapman of Union chapel said:
"If there is any one place where the Methodist
church should establish great university that
place is in this city, the capital of the nation.
firmly believe that the project having in
view such an institution Is bound to be a sue
cess. When the people here have the matter
fairly brought before them there is no doubt
they will give it their sympathy and practical
assistance. The location that has been selected
is, in thu opinion Of those who have visited it
and examined the grounds, very suit
able place. With Bishop Hurst at
its head, one of the finest scholars
and ablest men in the Methodist
church, have no doubt the scheme will be a
success. While the church has many colleges
1t has but one or two universities, and needs
just such an institution as this promises to be-"
DIR. MAYORS APPROVAL.
"You may write me down as heartily in favor
of the project" said Rev. Henry r. Naylor of
Hamline church. ''Such an institution
has 4 long been contemplated and the
time is now ripe for carrying the plan into
effect Methodism could not do a more appro-
pirate or far-sighted thing than to establish
Just such unworthy in this city, and have
no doubt OF its complete success.
1t will need money, several millions in fact, to
endow it properly, but this will be Forthcoming
in good time. Bishop Hurst, who is at the
head Of the movement, is just the man to carry
it through, and he will do it, too"
NOMINATIONS TODAY.
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