Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-29
CANADIAN BUILDINGS,
The Request of MIR. Massey to
American University,


Rev. DR.. 8. L. Beiler vice chancellor of
the American University, has received off,
cial notice from the probate court at To-
ronto, Canada, that, as heretofore stated
In The Star. the university has been made
the beneficiary under the will of the late
Hart A. Massey of that city to the amount
or $4,000, on condition that there shall be
erected in connection with the university
in this city a building commemorative Of
Canadian Methodism
The authorities of the university are
naturally much graufed that the institu-
ton in which they all feel so much inter-
est should be so handsomely remembered
by Mr.. Massey, but 1t is hardly probable
that the erection of the building desired
by Mr. Massey will be begun until at least
100000 is contributed for that specific
purpose.
1; is believed that there are a number of
Methodists in Canada who feel sufficient
interest in the success of the American
University to supplement the gift of Mr..
Massey with at least $JO,0OO, to en-
able them to erect structure worth
Sl0O.VO that will when finished correspond
generally to the others composing the
group. The plans of the university trus-
tees looks to the putting up of buildings
whose minimum cost will be not less than
100000. and 1t is expected there will be
some that will cost S150,OOO and one at
least that will represent an outlay of
S25O,GO.
The late Mr.. Massey was an American
who. about twenty years before his death,
which occurred recently, removed to To-
onto. He was quite wealthy when he
left this country, but after entering into
business in Canada amassed riches very
rapidly. Upon getting settled in his new
home he found the Methodists of the do
minion divided into five bodies or factions,
each composed of devoted followers of
John Wesley. but neither of them having
any considerable amount of Influence.
He at once set to work to get all the
various bodies united into one, and after
years of unremitting labor and with the
aid of other leading men in the denomina-
ton, succeeded in doing so, thereby FORM
Ing powerful organization which, in Can
ada, occupies the same relative position in
the immunity as do the Methodist Episco-
palians in the United States. From the lat
ter they differ but little, their doctrine be-
ing the same. but in their form OF church
government they have, in place of bishops
superintendent, and instead of presiding
elders, chairmen of districts.
Some of the most celebrated Methodist
ministers in the world have held the first
named place. among whom were the late
Rev. William Morley Punshon, who visited
this section of the United States several
years ago and preached in some Of the
largest NJ. E. churches
Among other requests by Mr.. Massey be-
sides those to relatives and to the Amerf-
can University, were the D. L. Moody
schools. Mortified. Mass, 10000; Uniyer-
stty of Victoria, Toronto, 100000, Of which
SlD.oo Is for an endowment fund and
$4,000 for a home for women students: to
the same university, $1,000, the interest to
be used in purchasing Bibles to be given as
prizes to students; Metropolitan NJ E.
church. Toronto, $4,000; also $4,000 to the
same church for the erection of a dea
coness' home; $4,000 to each of a large
number CT charitable institutions and 500
900 to each of several more.