Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

VIII make the stomach right ana keep
the eyes bright and clear.
MISUNDERSTANDING THE UNIvER-
sITY or TEXAS.
Editor Gazette: believe in church
schools. ] have always encouraged
their large endownmeqt. apd hhGFE.
support. Hut ne need also the State
University Some persons, however,
look upon the university as hurtful TO
church schools From this class the
university has had active and continu-
Gus opposition. The following letter
indicates the usual form OF this opposl-
ton.
Wills Point, Tex, March g. 1895. dear
Sir: on last Sunday evening, at the
Baptist church, the Rev. @. II. Rogers,
financial secretary OF the Baylor
Female college Ia lecture to our
young people, made severe attack on
the State University, declaring that
there was an lnndel club organized In
the university, ana that most of the
professors in the university are avowed
atheists, Hoping that some means
may be adopted by which these
oalumnles may be met and stopped,
am your truly. H. p, DAVIS,
Clerk Of the Baptist Church.
venture to suggest TO brother
asoertalning the fact before making
such amazing charges, and before 30
Vehemently warning young people
against the University OF Texas. The
following facts are respectfully sub
mltted as the best reply TO these
wearying Misrepresentation and
calumnies.
!. There is not now nor has there ever
been an inhdel club organized in the
university. There Is not now nor has
there ever been an atheist In the faculty
OF the university.
2. All tho university faculty, with two
| exceptions, are members Of orthodox
churches. a majority &C the members
Of the faculty conduct morning chapel
exercises when called on, and nearly
all are teachers IN the various Sunday
schools OF the city,
g. Chapel exercises are conducted
each morning by city pastors. When
a pastor 10 nbsent, some member OF the
faculty con ducts these exercises
| Though volun cary. these exercises are
remarkably wsll attended by faculty
and students.
A. We have about q dozen brilliant
young men who talk leurnedly about
the mistakes OF Moses, but our students
as body are working Christians, In
stead OF infldel clubs, our students sus-
tain vigorous Religious associations
AAN = @iAs - ~ AhA ~ hAANAAht anu INC
v w. @. A., slxty-onc strong, hold
| weekly meetings and do great good
/ The Student Volunteer baud sustaing
much interest in Bible study, and six
! young men ana two young women are
| hitting themselves for foreign missions
| our students are prominent workers
In the churches, the Sunday schools
ana the Endeayor society OF the city.
| 3, OF the 4IO applicants for matrlcula-
| uon during the present session, our
! records show that over 800 are members
| OF some church. The following, show
| ing the church relations OF our students
/ deserves profound consideration:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 30; Parents
! Members, 80
Presbyterans-Members 65; Parents
! Members, a.
Baptists- Members, GJ; Parents
! Members. 20.
chriaupns-Members, 40; Parents
| Members, ~.
observation-disclosures, 40; Parents
Catholics Members, o. Parents
Hebrews Members. g; Parents
| Members, !.
| Other Denominatlons-Me 3; Pa
/ rents--Memhers, /.
Total members. $40,
Total parents members, l07.
bers. So.
Total not members. 100.
o, EVERY Texan has good reason to
I feel proud Of the University OF Texas
This Is the peoples school, In our won
derful state there is not single youth
of ability and pluck who may not he
come one of Its alumni In the near
future It's graduates viii largely con-
troll the Affairs of the state and become
leaders In every field OF high endeavor.
This II only Its twelfth year. vet the
students enrolled in the several de-
partments including the Agricultural
and Mechanical college exceed 1000. II
is safe estimate that In another de.
cade this number viii be trebled. and
the University OF Texas viii take rank
with the great universities OF the world.
Z. The above facts should be
emphasized by the press, our faculty,
and the pulpit. Our infant State Uni.
Nersity is broad, liberal, and sound TO
the core. II is the school for our
prepared young men and women OF
good habits who desire to do unlyer-
sity work. We do well TO cherish our
elementary schools; we do well TO foster
our nigh schools, our academies and
our eolleges we do wen TO cherish our
church schools; and l earnestly recon-
mend our young people TO graduate in
the schools named before entering the
University. that they may come we'll
grounded with elementary and hirh
school studies and with well estab-
nshed moral characters. We do we'll
70 cherish the university; for, In help
ing our State University We help all
me schools and all the industries In
the state.
In conclusion, venture 10 remind MI
our good Brother Rogers that zeal
not according 10 knowledge hurts and
uoss not help JOSEPH BALDWIN.