The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-14
THAT PARAMOUNT MATTER
To the Editor of the Eagle.

! 70 the Editor of the Eagle.
! The matter of the opening Of schools on
| Paramount being one of public Interest
the undersigned. corresponding secretaries
| of the Associated Bible Schools of Kansas,
| beg leave to correct some misrepresenta-
| tions and refute some false statements
contained in the communication in yes
| terday's EAGLE from the trustees of Fair
| mount institute.
First Misrepresentation. The Associat-
ca Bible Schools of Kansas has not be-
come the Paramount seminary, either in
name or fact, as stated in yesterdays ar
| ticle. The seminary is the educational in
stitution of the Associated Bible schools
(see advertisements in todays EAGLE(,
which organization proposes the educa
tional work to be done by the seminary as
only one department of the large move
ment for which it stands. This is now
the case and has all the time been the
case.
Second Misrepresentation. The &C
coIut in yesterdays article of the
attempt at negotiations between the As
ISOLATED Bible schools and the trustees OF
the institute is very misleading. This
statement from Us will suffice for the pres
ent. If the details of those efforts at ne
gotiatio1s were 10 be published some
unpleasant facts would have to be dis
closed which we have no desire 10 dwell
upon, but are ready TO bring out, If forced
to dc so, and the entire record of our deal
ingS with the trustees we are ready to
stand on and be judged by
First false statement, accurately quoted:
| The gentlemen in charge CT the AssoCi-
ated Bible schools went
to the meeting 0. the Wichita Association
of Congregational churches last Tuesday.
TO procure the approval OF their project. II
possible.
This is simply untrue. These gentlemen
went as Congregational minis ers to at
tend the Wichita Association. BuI they
did not there, a. they never have done, ASK
the endorsement o: the association. They
unhesltatlDgIy declare that they made not
the slightest effort, directly or indirectly.
TO have their work brought before the
association. Their work was, however,
reperred to 10 the sessions Of that aoay.
which, unsolicited, on Tuesday voted that
fifteen minutes OF al uBoccDpied hour
be set apart to hearing from the associated
Bible schools, and as - representative o.
the organization was asked TO presscs It's
work. which he did.
Now for the third characterization in yes
terday's article. IL l. IL the words 81 .s-
association did not give such approval"
nor did II Withhold such approval The
question of giving or Withholding such APP
prevail was net before the body.
As i entirely siIoss able ia Coz grezation-
.lisu. certain Congregational ministers.
mem beers Of the association hqd been eE-
gagged IN a private work which had been
50 diyiueiy approved that ia us pgoyl-
Dental development II bad attracted ri
tentiou and won faeeE Guti. X was Brought
up IN she manner boye stated Ia 4 repre-
sentative aneefiug Of congregational
churches ana ministers Secoas. la.sS stale
ment- Speaking OF the report wien lad
been prepared by the ass citation com NIT
ini,tee ia its meeting IA Wichita. ;ce Eras-
tees say:
The report was not satisfactory 30 them
the Bible school representative aud EA~y
declared that they coald not comply With
IL and nIaSl.estsi desire 10 have is with
held The eeat.emea d!a say they could
not comply With tss suggestions o. the re-
port, but they did not manifest = desire 20
have the report withheld Their move
meat osisg Z private o1x Is was lot de-