The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-02
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Act OF the Associate Reformed Synod
Which Must BE Satisfactory TO All.

1t is gratifying TO every real friend OF
Erskine College 10 note that the ASSOCIATE
ReiOrmeu Synod at its recent meeting IN len
nessee took steps To correct the inJuSiice 10
the public. and the wrong to Erskine College.
which had been perpetrated at 81 former
meeting by the reduction OF the number or
trustees of that institution.
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Of last
week contains the following announcement
Tine Board Of Erskne College was enlarged to
twenty-five members Five We're elected at large hy
synod consisting of Hon. ID. +. Finley of iorkvie;
r. X. Elliott of Winnsbnro: NJ. \. Rrnwick, New
berry J. N. Miller, Camden. Ala. W. A. Lee, Al
hcvillc ). c. The Alumni Association will elect 'c
next Commenc ement. This will make twenty-five
with the present members Of the Board"
The gospel is spread and Christian truths arc
disseminated by practical methods.
Salvation Is won and we are enabled 10 en-
ter the pearly gates by practical methods
Governments and Kingdoms are built up or
torn down by practical methods.
In like manner schools and colleges must
live and flourish by the application of pracll-
cal methods, or else they must languish and
die because of the lack Of that business tact
which is necessary To bring success.
AS no man liveth to himself. so no college
can flourish ,or prosper which withdraws IT,
self from afiiliation with the world.
The institutions OF this earth are earthS and
those which assume ETHEREAL forms and refuse
the touch of The elbow TO mortals whlle draw
ing the skirts OF their garments 80 closely
about their form as to conceal their virtues
and 10 separate their identity from the great
public heart must inevitably 60 down.
They must make friends OF the maInmon OF
unrighteousness, il they would be factors IN
saving souls, or if they would be effective in-
struments In the hands of men 10 direct US on
the:road to the higher walks Of life.
They must be frlendly-and not exclusive.
For fifty years the people of Abbevllle coun-
ty have cherished and nourished that institu
tion by their prayers and friendly offices.
For half century they have voluntarily
contributed money to its support, and they
have cheerfulIy given of their substance for It's
establishment.
They never for moment doubted that each
and every one of us had Il personal interest In
1t until it dawned upon us that II was possible
for an eight to seven board to take up the
building from its very foundations and de-
priye us of that institution which we have so
long regarded as "our college"
While we think the number OF trustees
should be doubled again, yet we are proud oi
this step which adds ten to the old board.
The act which entirely separated the COL
lege from the sympathy and touch of the ell
bow from the general public, II not corrected.
would have curtailed the future usefulness
and alienated from II some ofitS be I friends.
Assuming that 1t is not the best policy OF
the Synod to exclude the outside world from
the benefits to be derived from the College,
and belle wing that it is better TO restore that
union and harmony which formerly existed
between the College aid the general public,
we doubt not that the Synod will at an early
day still more heartily extend the friendly
hand which was entirely Withdrawn several
years ago.