The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-14
Few Plain Words to the RActhodists
OF Soutl, Carolina,

OF South Carolina.
from Southern Christian Advocate.
DEAR BRETIiIEN: The importance of
Christian female education is generally ad-
nittcd, but not fully realized. The truth
Is that, so far as the Church is concerned
the Christian education Of our daughters i.
much more important than that Of our sons.
The solemn questions suggests itself, Are
we rs Church doing our duty in this great
mattcr2" TO my mind, the answer comes
Immediately, "Wc are not Let us look
quietly at some Of the facts.
We had at our last conference nearly G7,-
600 members. 1t is perfectly reasonable to
estimate that this large body of rcspccta-
bic people contains five hundred young
ladies of sufficient ability, intellectual and
pcCuniary, TO admit them to College.
There are, no doubt, at least Il thousand
who ought to Ec enrolled in some good
Church school Of higher or lower grade
TO meet this urgent demand, we have on
" the Columbia Female College. This in
slitution, admirably located, well equipped
and ably manned, is achieving its share Of
the work of the church to Ihc entire salts
faction of all concerned. But it is impos-
siblc for it to do all that the daughters Of
the Church urgently need. If all our girls
should seek access to its halls, ii could not
accommodate them all. And bCSdeS the
people of the Piedmont section cnnn0t be
induced to send their daughters down the
country to school; and the Pee Dee pco-
pie have formed the habit of patronizing
North Carolina schools, because they can
reach them so much m0iC conveniently.
Besides Keeping the Columbia Female Con.
legc 6lltd to its utmost capacity, we ought
to have as commudiOus an institution in
| the Pee Dee section, and another among
our Piedmont hills
This brings us to the action OF our Con-
| ference with reference to the Wiiliamston
Female College. 1t is proposed to pur-
chase This institution, and present il to the
Conference at its next session. The OWL
rrs OF tins property have offered it to the
church for &i6.ohO--not half what it
would cost if it were located in large
town. The bui'iinS is well designed for
its purposes, containing n spacious chapel
good supply of recitation rooms and uc-
| commodaliOns for the Faculty and sixty
! boarding pupils. The lot contains four
acres of land mos: Of which is in Il good
stat OF cultivation.
| Besides this real estate, the offer, in
! ciudts all the school and uschold furni
turc. The circulating and reference libraries
! tn" physical and chemical apparatus and
supplies, the college mu~4;im, and the in
! S"HnIcEis aud fixtures Of the music and
art DEPARTMENTS in Il word, everything nee
eSsarv for the successful conduct OF an in
sttution # high grade for the education Of
OuI daughters.
Toward the purchase OF this property
! for tn" Conference. propose to give five
thousand dollars, and my children and the
other citizens of Wiliaul~top will contrib
ul2 between six and seven thousand dol
lars, provided the Chl:rh at large will
raise The rcl,.aiIlel. That is to say the
| ~ tI
| p"runlN "t increasing tie oDtratinns in
tn" field of female education nboAt fifty
per cent, ana coming into possession of
Il very Valuable properly for this purpose.
10y raising only Il small fraction of It's actu-
al value.
1t seems to nc that we ought not to lose
This opportunity. 1t is highly ptoba olc
that We will never again have so favorable
an offer. An average Of about thirty dol
! lars from each pastoral charge in the Con
| ference wOuld secure the property 20 the
| Church.
1t will be impossible for me to make cx
tcnsiNc personal canvass for the raising OF
tins money. Neither is it nrCcsssary. II
each friend of tho c;Iusc Of female p,luCu
ton will make only Slight effort. the re
suit will be promptly accom pii>hc,l. | wi!
Hr SIid To receive rel "rtS ul coat: ihnt ipns
!"l~" or s!mall, a. soon Is Cunv. niun;: an,
Il lhr cuii"r viii live mr space, | will pub
uSh from time 10 time the progress We ur
making.
Now. n few personal words. Let il no
hH supposed this is Il scheme of mine
further MY own Interest. Our pr0;,o ui
! To transfer tie ownership and control o
Tins Institution Ia Trustees tu be aprurt,t
/ ~ conference i Hlt,ir in perfect wrOt
: lnth. True, Th" Conference cAultSsr,
IT'S sense that ought 10 he retained in tn,