New-York tribune., 1890-05-21
REPORT OF THE BoARD OF AID
GRAND RESULTS snowN Is ITS woEK DIR HER
RICK J.uNsON'S PRAISE
,nr rrLtcaArm TO TIE 1nnrNE.r

-,rato.a Nav 2O.-The standing Assembly, Com
rittco on the Board Of AID for Colleges "nd
Academies. through it, chairman DR. Hcmphill. Of Phl
adclphin. today recommended the adoption 4 IN" Col
loving resolution:
ri,, That hi. Assembly recognizes with r-rrtuc.
M ra,fod blessing. u God upon the Work Of i- Board
n t- year, Of IT. history. and earn"-' pf''- mat
,te blessing, Doe multiplied IN the '"'Is - come.
sccond-Ihst vc heartily apIr'cat the fidelity. 'ai
a,d bu,n.lc sagacity with which The Board h'N carried
f,rwar! the sork mited 10 -, care
Tird That i,s seventh annual report show. % 10 have
roach,d such stare both Of results and o emc'"n.f
. -,,t. rra, and Immediate incra,r of IT. rcsoufD
rourtnTnat IT, In removing al debt from many
- a., ro-t valuable school propcrtr-, IT, good prospect
= RAPIDLY reducing what d'ot remains aud IT. t""od
,oacy Of preventing future debt and Of securing all
o.er,v p.i,s b, nen deserve the attention and cooperl
lion OF al who wa I" max" -''o hF'S1"''S III "'"'
Of Chri.t.an cGucas,n.
rinh-T.at a. r,4ldly A. any colleg" or academy is
cleared o, debt the Board be advised to state 600 'Ih
church M,galne," and IN is annual report "nat h'
.,,ro and ,a.uc of the property 20 CLEARED and that
" ,,,,.., ,t,.r. Are hereby urged arrange with rhr
nd for 80 ,nGowlng such schools by secured invest
,,n,. tfa thy shall De established IN their "oFd and
relieve the Boari on yearly contributing 10 thrr support
SiNt,-Tndt ia order t. encourage uc Wo4H oi cndow-
.,, t p.r-on gn, 10 !, o. the hr-t importance that
,to cLurohe, b, hei annual .'tiono m"A" drqH't"
,roi. Oh fpr Boaru supply Of current ad 70 un"n
dow,d Institutions and uat for the year no" begun the
,ur, hc are urged 10 raise their Joint contribution io
, ,rro.c 10 tie sum $50 600. aud 10 hold al col'c
,o, taken In the Boads name sacred 70 it. distinctive
,.or. a, adminst ri by is'lf
A.,.utn-ihst tho following person, be and hereby
, e. rt.d ucnlel~ II the Board. - serve three
nam,ly: Ministers. the Rev. :. j. N'c"ls. u. D.. m'
re, IT. Worcester IT, -. D.. thu l;V Robert Christie.
d. d. The r., II. II. jenkins -. -, and the Rev Thomas
& nan 10 mi the un'ApIcd term of John = Kendall
- d. deceased Ild,r- John G. ''fant W .. lmr.art
Henry " johnson. Dexter \. Eno"lion.
An o,elt.r. from synod oi Cdta"La on the matter
of directing Board Ai TO coll g"- and academic
4, change u, rule nllb.une them from giving aid &,
coll, a.d acadinirs for frdrn having bcn p fcrr
10 this committee, "c recommend the i"loNins. That
the overture b. answered IT, n",aIvr The matter
ufop,r RI, rclon., the Board Of Freedmen than Ia h,
Eoari Of Aid Tor Colleges aud cadcmlcs.
The Rev. Dr. Ilcuick johnson spoke In favor Of
the report, a, follow,
1 thauk the nrctnrcn for this report. seven year
AGO | STOOD on tins very pld,iorn and little dreamed
| mai tu would lay al the ic,t of tho
church a million dollars cOn,ccraci 10 Chr tiar
learning, thlri- Of Whic! would never have hc n
III uo,.c>siou of Inc Church II H. had not uccn for Tho
nr,,,nlation of thi, Board brethren. 60 home and
tel that to your people. IL VIII tell on their pocho;>
| II viii TIL their heart, and especially thciI
convictions. Then again, open your animal report
when YOU get II, early IN The fall and look upon the
that indicate how these VaNt mtcrcontlncnta spacc,
have been dotted with these Christian colleges and
| then think whether seven years Of such kind oi
service l. worth recognition. THINK again, tliil
these infant institutions, organized under the
| Of this infant Board, to-day sending one. two
three and young al n time To Onr theological
scminarics candidates for the ministry, ana re-
| member that seven Nc-trs d of warning was
sounded In the Of this Church from th, plat form
| 10 the effect that threatened with famine
In the ministry. and tell me whether that is not