The morning times., 1895-10-17

at home those who. in large numbers go
| abroad for help not adequately furnished
| on American soil, Is an object worthy for
l our endeavor
yet more worthy ambition is to SO de-
velop our future Institutions that we may
encourage and stimulate a hundred fold
larger number OF our trained men and wo-
men to enter these higher walks OF thought,
and to add by large increment to the per
centage OF those who not only possess kno WI
edge, but who, by personal influence in all
the avenues OF professional, commercial
and social life, incite the nultitudes to do
more independent thinking"
OPEN TO WOMEN.
The American University proposes tn
receive as students, young men and women
VINO shall have completed their academic
soudies ana VINO have received their first
degree. The intention is to furnish the
anplest opportunities for the broadest
and highest work in professional, special
and original study.
The university, situated in Washington,
must necessarily possess unequaled IA
ciiities as distributing center for great
intellectual and moral forces, 81 the sue
cess of the American is pra ciically assured.
From financial standpoint, it has the
promise of glorious future. Its incor-
porated capital, includ ing the present
valuation or the Site. is now over ST.
100000. Since the adjournment OF the
trustees in May, when the subscription of
$3.50, 600 for the ball OF history was
completed, several further donations have
been received.
Gen. John Watts de Peyster, of Tivoli,
n. Y, at the August meeting of the
building committee, presented to the trus-
tees, magnificent piece of property near
Riverside Park, New York city, whose
minimum value is about Si50,000. This
VIII form the nucleus OF fund tn build
the j. Watts de Peyster Hall of Languages.
In the general plans of the university
it was originally intended that the hall
OF philosophy should follow the erection
of the hall Of history, but at the request
of Gen. de Peyster. this change was made
to the hall of languages The intimate
connection between history and the Ian
guages is so apparent that this diviation
is a wise one. All the special work in
literature and philosophy covering the
vast departments OF oriental and semitic
Greek, Latin. romance. Germanic. and
English will BE- doue co-ordinateiy with
the courses pursued in the hall of his
tory.
AsBURY MEMORIAL HALL.
Another great college which VIII soon
awaken universal interest is the sbury
Memorial Hall nG Divinity. The Epworth
League and the various conferences Of
the NJ. +. Church have undertaken to
raise 81 100000 to build and endow tins
lasting monument OF the sanity Bishop
Asb1ry. Bishop Hurst during his last
tour Of collection received over $4,000
for this purpose.
The wOman's building which Mrs.
The wOman's Building which Mrs. LO-
gan is so actively and zealously enconr-
position in regard to the ouplctc p1no-
rama. Ii viii not be a college as has
been lately inaccurately published. but
simply q residence for women students.
which VIII cOntaina Il gymnasium and
reading aud club rooms The American
University Will maiTicIiste women and
men In all its courses. hence there viii
b. TO need for wnnian's cileEc.
The man who Is mostly Instrumental in
this noble work Is the chancellor. Bishop
John 7. Hurst. Bishop Hurst has been
resident of Washington FOR thirteen years
and has been from the beginning a prom-
inent figure in scholarly aud religious
life. He Is native Of Salem. Dorchester
County. Nd. and first attended school in
Dickinson College, Carlisle. Pa AFTER
teaching the ancient IA ngua ges fort wo years.
when he had taken his first degree. the
future renowned chancellor determined
to pursue the courses Of higher philosophy
at the great German universities OF Halle
and HeideiburG.
SKETCH OF THE FOUNDERS.
Bishop Hurst is one of the few American
born scholars who have have been hon
ored with professorship in foreign uni
yersity. For five years he taught at Bremen
and at the theological college at Frank
fort-on The Main. lie relinquished these
important posts to return to America where
he was constantly employed in different
colleges until his election as bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church in 1880.
For thirteen years he has presided over
nearly all the conferences of worldwide
Methoiisni. and his administration has been
for the greater glory of God. the edifica-
tion of his brethren and the increased pros
perity OF the Methodist church.
DR. Samuel L. Beiler, the vice chancel-
Tor, is q man " no has conspicuous place
mong the co-laborers for the American
University DR. Beiler was born in Lima,
Ohio, and received his collegiate educa-
ton first at the Ohio Wesleyan College,
snd af,erw ards at the College of Liberal
Arts, Boston University. from which Inc
stitution he holds the degree OF Ph. ID.
DIR. Beiler was pastor of various churches
in Toledo and other parts OF Ohio, and
for seven years filled the pulpit of the
Eighteenth Street Memorial Church, Brook
iyn. He came TO Washington about two
years and a half ago, and has already
large circle of friends and admirers.