Evening star., 1896-10-21


| for the quickening and enlargement of all
| the educational work of the church. stands
| for increased support of all Christian
schools. No greater mistake could be made
than the supposition that the establishment
OF this institution for postgraduate and for
technical studies will in the slightest degree
detract from interest in and general support
of the other institutions of the church.
On the contrary, the new enthusiasm
awakened in the establishment of this uni
verSity, which is in no SENSE the rival of
any existing institution will serve to kindlc
greater enthusiasm in the great but too
neglected cause of higher Christian educa-
tion throughout the whole church Every
dollar contributed 20 this institution Will
mean added dollars given to the other
schools of the church. Every student en-
tcriEg these halls VIII mean multiplied
students focking TO the academies, the
colleges and the universities of the entire
church. The channels of 5.neyolenca for
educational purposes cnce opened VIII con-
finue to flow, as they ought to flow, more
generously toward the treasures of our
ScnooiS OF learning, and viii give to those
institutions what they have 50 long and SO
greatly needed-vastly greater endowments
and largely increased numbers of students.
All honor 20 Bishop Hurst for his
QCenchless zeal. his boundless enthusiasm.
| mis- tirelesS efforts in behalf of the Ameri
can Univrsity, which we believe will stand
through the coming centuries as his great
adJutors. whose cordial cooperation will
give reality to his dream. The American
University marking thus. as it does, the
progressive onward march Of the church
standing for an evangelical Christian faith.
held in the firm grasp of Intelligence. well
coming all earnest seekers of truth, lifting
aloft its high ideals for the inspiration of
an army of professional workers, empha-
sizing the equality Of all persons in the
temple of learning and markins, a decided
forward movement in the educational work
of Methodism that must tend TO lift every
one of its cherished Institutions 10 more
commanding heights of influence ard of
usefulness, deserves. and we rust will re-
ceive, the good will, the fervent prayers
and the generous support Of every lover
Of his church, of his country and of hu-
manity.
Meeting of the Trustees.
The annual meeting of the board of trus-
| tees of the American University was held
at the Arlington Hotel last night. The fol-
lowing members of the board were present:
Bishop Thos. Bowman of ST. Louis. Bishop
Charles H. Fowler, Bishop Alfeus W. Will
son of Baltimore, Bishop Charles c. Nc
Cabe of Fort Worth, Texas; Ex-Governor
| Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania. Rev.
| DR.. David H. Carroll of Baltimore. Bishop
John F. Hurst, chancellor. of this city:
| Mrs. Gen John A. Logan, Mrs. Elizabeth
J. Somers, Matthew G. Emery, treasurer:
A. b. DuvalI and A. Z. Brown, all of this
city. The non-voting members of the board
present were Rev. DIR. Richard WheatIey of
Irrington, N. Y: DIR. 2. d. Shultz of New
York, Rev. Arthur NJ. Griffin of Tfvol N
Y: Rev. Charles w. Baldwin, secretary of
| the board. of this city; Rev. Samuel T..
Beler, vice chancellor, of this city and
| Rev. Albert Osborn, registrar. also of this
| city.
Reports were submitted by the chancellor
| and vice chancellor which included a re-
ha6 h.ap lf,, d.
| ing the year and a statement of the
! finances of the university. In this il was
| shown that business block at Findlay,
Ohio, had been given the university by
! John b. Flint. A bequest of sJ09oo bv III.
A. Massey of Toronto, to be applied to the
| construction of the building for Canadian
| Methodism at the university. and a bequest
| by Mrs. Root. the mother of the wife of
| Bishop Hurst.
The university has also been made the
| residuary legatee Of the estate of Willard
Ives of Watertown. N. Y, valued at sli0.-
| 900. and of the estate of De Witt c. Weeks.
valued at S2.0000.
Mr.. Matthew G. Emery, treasurer re-
| ported that the receipts during the last
| five years have been s2S0.OW in cash. OF
this amount there are S2sihD in cash on
| hand besides assets consisting of property
| other than money. He said that s15.aU
| had been paid thus far i'm the construction
OF the nan OF history, the corner stone of
| which is to be laid today. Bishop Hurst
stated to the trustees that he had received
| pledges of s10o0O0 towards the fund being
raised exclusively by clergymen to erect a
| els Asbury. A total of s22.oG0 had been
paid in from these pledges $l3,eW OF which
had been received during the past year.
This Mornings Session.
The sessions of the board of trustees
were resumed this morning, Bishop
Thomas Bowman presiding in the absence
of the president, Mr.. john f. Andrews of
| New York. who was detained by illness
In addition to the members present at the
session last evening the following attended
the meeting this morning: Rev. Dr. Charles
II. Payne of New York, the corresponding
secretary of the board of education Of the
NJ. E. Church; Rev. DIR. James NJ. Buckley
editor of the Christian Advocate of New
York, and Mr.. c. c. Glover of this CITY,
| Rev. DIR. H. c. WeakIey of Cincinnati was
present Ali invited guest. After prayer
| by Rev. DIR. Parne the board entered upon
the consideration OF various business mat
ters.
There was discussion of the PROPOSE
| tion to have a hospital in connection with
the university, which was based ON the
offer of gift of such an Institution which
was made by General j. Watts lie Peyster
| Of New York, through the secretary of the
university. The hospital building, which
| is already erected and is valuei at $4,000,
| is situated on the bluffs of the Hudson
river near Milbrook, Duchess county New
York. 1t is designed as a hospital for
consumptives. The donation was accept
ed, and the president and secretary of the
board were empowered to formally accept
| the gift. This is General de Peystar's sec
ond donation to the university, the first
being a gift of $s0,0W, made some time
ago. to he applied toward the erection Of
building to be known the Hall of Lam
guages. This money is 20 be used as a
nucleus of a fund for the erection of
building which is to cost in the neighbor-
hood of $s0,0W
The following persons who reside in New
York were constituted a committee to con-
fer with the chancellor IN regard 10 the
hospitals: Mr.. Anderson Fowler, Mr. John
| E. Andrus, Mr.. John Z. Huyler, Rev. Dr.
| Charles H. Payne. Rev. Dr. James NJ
King and Rev. Arthur N. Griffin.
Rev. Arthur NJ. Griffin was elected
me mber of the board. TO fill the only ex-
istlng vacancy. The remainder of the
session was devoted to consideration and
adoption of changes in the bylaws The
board then adjourned and the members sat
| down together at lunch at the Arlington,
after which they proceeded to the uni
versity site.
Bodies Of Suicides.
The body Of Louis Marbles, the Balti-
norean who committed suicide In the
| Smithsonian grounds Tuesday morning, as
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