Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-23

rhJ Efforts to Remove the Institution
From CIarirsburg Condemned.

nj r2oyts 70 Remove the Institution
From Clarirsburg Condemned.
spscidi Corr0poadsncs or ths Rs0isssr-
C1ARKsBuRG, w. VA, October 20
II now seems that the enemies OF
Broaddus College are determined that
the school shall be closed, or removed
from Clarksburg.
Some procedure lacks public spirit,
and is characterized with the utmost
nnfairness. when we remember that the
magnificent gift of $4,000 made by Mr..
Bailey. of Freemansburg, was with the
understanding the school was to remain
at CIarksburQ. The stockholders In
the original Joint stock company own
ing Broaddus College transferred their
stock to the committee represent
ing the Baptist denomination In
West Virginia. upon the sole condition
that the church was to maintain that
institution at Clarksburg.
II now becomes question 81 honor
and good faith whether this denomina-
ton will permit the school to be re-
moved in violation of such explicit IN
derstanding. Notwithstanding all this
the people responded literally, and Of
fered cash subscription TO the amount
Of IS, 5O0-and options on six sites In
this sity-for Broaddus College; beside
there was in the hands OF the trustees
81. OOo The General Association d.
rected the trustees to push the matter
to completion. Never were the
opportunities OF Broaddus College
greater than at that time.
But without any reason the college was
closed and the young men and women
being educated were compelled 70 re-
turn home and seek other schools.
The fimsy, shallow pretense that Ii was
necessary to close the school because
there was some typhoid fever here was
a mere subterfuge. There is not more
beautiful locality in the State than
Clarksburg. And just at this writing
II is reported an epidemic OF typhoid fe-
YER is raging in Morgantown (some-
thing that never occurred here), and no
there has even thought Of closing the
University for that reason, and, II such
A thing were advocated, it would De by
some poor, ignorant person unacquaint-
ed with the history of the disease or the
laws VI uCoAbh'
All this action to remove Broaddus
College IS taken without any consulta-
ton with the original stockholders,
among whom are such men as Luther
Haymond, Nathan Golf, John Basel,
Ben Wilson and K. T. Lowndes, who
aided to maintain 1t in its ear y strug-
gle for existence. Nine-tenths OF oil
the money heretofore donated to this
institution has come from people living
within a radius of forty or forty-fve
miles of Clarksburg. We are Informed
that the Union, Broad Run and Judson
associa lions represent more than 1000
Baptists who desire that the school
should be maintained at this city. and
have asked in the interest OF peace,
harmony and UNCONVENTIONAL honor,
that the General Association turn over
to them Broaddus College, to be owned
and managed by themas an academy OF
high grade. This we believe would
have been done by the General Assocla-
ton, but was prevented by resort to
senatorial tactics" the enemies OF the
college having stated their side, shut
of the friends OF the college from re-
Div, and laid the report on the table.
These kind of methods are often
resorted to in political organizations,
but we trust the day is not far distant
when the Baptist Church will rise in its
majesty and set fatty down on these
college opponents. hear the whole con-
troversy and decide to foster the college
ut Clarksburg as II was originally de-
signed, and as the church proper de-
sires and is in duty bound 10 do. When
this matter is understood We believe the
Baptist Church will do In good faith It's
part, and we are not yet satisfied be be-
lleve that it will approve any effort or
method to remove the college from this
place in the direct violation OF the dis
tinct understanding with its stockhold-
ers, those who have made II donations
and the citizens Of Clarksburg. The
truth is mighty and will prevail.