The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-17

seminary who are endorsed by this board.
and whose expenses otherwise would have
60 be paid out OF the students fund.
at viii be seen from the statement
Of our financial condition that II VIII pe
necessary for us 60 promptly have al
ditlonai contributions from the churches
10 relieve ms OF embarrassment az the
very beginning OF our years work. The
pressing demands from our mission boards
FOR Increased contributions have made us
unwilling during the past year 70 "fs'
our claims too earnestly upon ihc ~,
tcntion OF tho churchcs hut we cou'u
no longer withhold our earnest r'q'e',
for a prompt response TO our dem'"r
for funds for any failure TO meet our
oblieations promptly, entails nconv'n-
fence and suffering upon those 10 N"O"i
we are Indebted. who for the most par
can al afford TO wait Tor the amount ouo
fhe,r for the board az our student
1--WE enter upon the work Of the ne"
+ year greatly chccrcd by thc 't'D,' ~.
& that have been so freely gwen ~ .t-.-
confidcncc ard esteem OF our pi''"'
We shall ondeavor 20 go administer vac
f rms, committed 20 ms as 60 continue 10
deservc their support .,...,,o tho
..yvo cannot TOO strongly emphasize 'u'
srnportancc Of more liberal COM. -
90 Tho board We shall need Tor 'D' oor
Z M The current year not less '""ii 49,
let yonr beuclacuons Keep la. rot
noods and may the Lord h'ip "7
-, 10 orav for lahorers. but 10 ~
49, ~cos-ouslv 10 tho training OF '.o
80. men whom Ilo has commit" ~
o' p,ofessor poaiwrieht as chairman ~. ~
,...,,,,nter ON General hine"' ~.
~ read tho report of that hoos ~,
-cncrt drscribcd in detah t"' u'' a.,
stndics that are Taught IN 'N' va -,
stitutions of the idpi' ., .,idi-
=. ,.lvnc.fos the o-'ahilshirG OF an ''.''
lei number Of smaller acao1lr',
.hs,n should hc made subject 10 ii'"-
~, rou.~o Tho female insutullphH'
.,',,ct are an un ndowed. should not re-
,,,.s,. "a any longer Tho commute -
,,rcee their qualification ~ the VIZ
-. 80 richmond College. which y
,,,anifesfcd I'm the increase of thc NUMB
~ students from this state as We"
from elsewhere. This insl'u""h ''.
-, GA, introasc of IT'S endowment iuhu'
II this fund was raised 10 nan ''''
a. ,uitiou Zee. etc.. would De pliD'" ~
~, ~ -, ~ allow any poor man TO join II.
,rEps OF RICHMOND COLl.E''N'
rhe too renorts were then Jointly TAX, III
49,, Co.. discussion. and Professor Ni'e"-
~ ~ richmond College first disl u7F'"
,.o e,,hiect lie started out win "h-
-. ,tstorv and referred 10 Aih'h9.
.',.teh took GOOD care Of her women ana
her Youths. Speaking Of the eouo" ,'o ~,
~ the present age. Professor Ml''he"
said that I'm that hiehef~ IRE OF '"-'"
zion virginia was we'll in inc auN"ll'' -,
,..t,,,,.ton He fhcn spoke az Richmond
49, and Inc position 81 occupies
MON, the institutions of learning ih 'l'
S",',t dollar uut in % college he
said. would boar iruii VIC" "'
investments laid IDLE.
The first need az Richmond 'oI'h' "'
the enlargement of physical science ~
other thing greatly needed "i inc '''
lego was "a chair for animate a'l'"'
the science Of life. some man who ici'h-
&c bioiogv and botany. Another ihlnS
needed was "A Chair of History. he
asked the friends Of the college 10 proc
vide the means for securing "H ,N,a'
much-ncedcd facilities TO secure higher
oducation of the students. Richmond
College should be- made the apex oil lNe
higher life of the city Of Richmond ITO
vision should be made for Graduates OF
renutablc female schools 90 enter Ger
tain Studies at Richmond College. i'l
sfrenethcninr Richmond College. and Inc
crcaslng us patronage. the best influence
could he welded i'm Virginia in the TWEEN
ticth century.
Row. Or W. IT, Whitsltt OF Louis
vile. was the next speaker. A'er tell
inc the audience how ht first came "a
Richmond during the war as returned
nrisooer. and how he finally managed "a
carry out hif plan Of going through q
se0inar-f. hr' spoke Of bis visit 10 Hich'
uond College yesterday afternoon. and
the feelings that this visit awoko in
him. lie said the Education Board was
Indispensable TO the collcse, 10 the
Seminary. and he believed oven 10 the
success Of the Baptiets of Virginia. l'
conclusion. the speaker referred 10 IN,
Seminary, which at this time has -i'
students The quality of the mon wa
Improving year by year. College edu-
cation was becoming q much more com
mon commodity among the students than
II had been IN the past.
Secretary Smith here announced that
he had sent the following reply TO Dan
vile, Va:
Richmond. We. November 10th.
T. G.. Elsom. pastor OF Motifs Memorial
Baptist church. Ddnville, Va:
Greetings reciprocatcd. Acts Nj. l3
''Who. when ne came ana had seen tho
grace of God was glad. and eXhortec
them all that with purpose of heart they
would cieave unto the Lord
HUGH G.. SMITH,
Secretary.
Rev. Dr. tNnlNlNI WAS ltlf lrAi Nl'dh
ed. lie said "a man might be just as piou.
without education as with education
but he would not be as useful. Until re-
cent years the Baptists in Virginia ha'
not had the reputation of much cduca
ton. II was true that great man,
of the poor and common. ignorant pco
pie belonged 10 the Baptist Church, bu
they should not be kept i'm Ignorance. bu
should be educated. I'm speaking OF
different denominations. he said. he ha'
travelled an over the country but ne ha'
never found q Presbyterian where h'
could not drive buggy while Methodist
and Raptists would be found where they
could not drive buggy. while Methodist
bound TO stand FOR education, they stoo'
for democracy. not for the Democratic
party. they stood Tor the government n'
the people ana for the people. \ foo
al large was a bad man. A Methods
fool. a Catholic fool or "a fool of amy de-
nomination. had a bride ON while Bap
tist fool had no bride ON; a Baptist 1901
therefore was very dangerous man. y
BAPTIST therefore. was bound 10 stlnl
for religion and for education. Tho Bap
lists were also bound to educate the me-
rrocs OF the South or bc cursed by them
They were largely Baptists. Education
should be made broad enough Tor ih'
real wants Of the people. That meant
academies with college and universities
20 follow Tho trouble had been hereto
fore that there had boon no institutions
OF learning below the academies.