The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-07

Society.
7. The board of managers to
consist, ex-ofiicio, of the president
of the. Education Society, the pas
tor of the Morgantown Baptist
church, the Baptist professors in
the University, and such other per-
sons as may be associated with
them by appointment Of the direc-
tors of the Education Society
who shall have control of all de-
tails.
This is only suggestion of course.
The plan may be modified or
changed altogether. The hall is
the thing aimed at.
Now the arguments for such an
enterprise-the inducements to un-
dertake it-might be briefly summed
up somewhat after the following man
ner
/. The University now has four
hundred students, will have in the
near future several hundred more,
may have thousand or more before
many years elapse. Among these are
and will always be many students
members of the Baptist churches,
many others coming from Baptist
families, and still many Others who
will become Baptists If brought under
Baptist teaching and influence. The
duty of the Baptists of the state to
those students is clear. Also the adj
vantage TO the denomination resulting
from proper care for those students is
apparent. These points need no elab-
ortion. Besides, the duty Of the de-
nomination to the University, and to
the public, to the State, requires that
we shall do all we can do to provide
adequate and wholesome religious sur
roundings and influences for the young
men and women who attend the in
stitution. The opportunity for doing
good is great and the obligation is
imperative.
=. The hall can be made great
auxiliary to the work of the Education
Society. 1t can with proper manage
ment, be made to add to the resources
of the Society and enable it to help
more students for the ministry and
help them more. 1t is not proposed
to consume on the enterprise a dollar
that might be raised for other pur-
poses, but establish and maintain it,
by funds raised especially for it and
created partly by it. So it will be
clear gain, just so much in addition to
means obtained in the regular or
usual way. But this needs no further
elaboration. We might refer to the
manifest advantage of giving our min
isterial students their college training
at home and having their influence
upon the institution and students at
tending it, and the reflex influence
upon the public and consequent adj
vantage to the Educational Society
and the denomination at large.
3. This enterprise will be no rival
of our school at Broaddus, and will
not restrict or interfere with its work
or success in any way or degree.
4. The scheme is entirely practical
Bile on some scale. If such cannot be
done, at first, little can be done and
that little is good so far as it goes,
and is just so much done that would
not be otherwise done.
5, The hall will be an invaluable
adjunct to the Baptist church in Nor
gantown. The denomination ought
to maintain good church here-a
good pastor-for missionary principles
for the sake of the work among the
students alone. The hall will help do
this in many ways, and to great ex-
tent But we have not space to elab-
crate this point further.
1t is hoped that our people will APP
prove this enterprise and interest
themselves in making it a success.
Let the matter 10 agitated everywhere
discussed, explained urged. Sug-
gestions as to the hall itself, its man
agement, the means for building and
maintaining it, are in order and will
be welcomed by the immediate pro-
motors.
From some signs now visible, it may
not be altogether visionary to expect
that the hall can be ready for use, in
part, at least, by the beginning of the
next session of the University.
Program of the Morgan District. In.
stitute.
The Institute for Morgan District
will be held at the Flats, Nov. 30,
1896.
PROGRAM: 1870 p. NJ Address of
welcome by the President.
MUSIC.
Paper: General History and how to
teach it, Prof. Harvey Brand, Dis
cussion by Geo. VanGilder 20 minutes.
General Discussion 10.
Topic: How to interest children to
become general readers. J. l.. Stone
king; discussion by l.. M. Jaco.
Topic: Language in the primary
grades. Ella Simpson. School Gov.
eminent, d. B. Waters. General dis
cussion.
1870 T. NJ. MUSIC. Recitation,
Alice Cobun and Mary Jacobs.
MUSIC.
Topic: Would fraternity of the
teachers of the county be advantage
Gus to themselves and schools? G. b.
Hall.
ESSay-lua hackney, recltaulon,
Tida Briley.
MUSIC.
Topic: Should the county be the
unit of taxation? M. e. German
Recitation, Emma VanGilder. Reel
tation to be called for.
MUSIC.
All be prepared.
Teachers and friends of education
are cordially invited to attend and
lend their assistance.
EMMA VANGILDER, Pres.
]. G. GoRMAN, Sec'y.