New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
CHURCH EDUCATION.
4 SOCIETY FOR THE UPBUILDING OF
EPISCOPAL COLLEGES. SCHOOLS
AND SUMMARIES
TIE REV. DR. CHARLES r. HoFFMAN's GENEROUS
CIT AID THE WORK HE DESIRED TO &C
COMPLISH-PREsEHT ORGANIZATION

COMPIISfI-PRESEHT ORGANIZATION
OF THE SOCIETY.
Although the Association for Promoting the
Interests Of Church schools, Colleges and SEMI
naries Is one Of the youngest organizations in the
Episcopal Church, II has already become strong
and influential and bids fair 70 become potent
factor In the educational development OF the
church Il was founded in a quiet way with
no flourish ~ trumpets. in December $3.50. oy
the late Rev Dr. Charles +. Hoffman. rector or
All Angels Church. in this city. whose many
munifcent gifts 10 Episcopal institutions OF
learning had made his name well known
,broughour the whole country. Briefly stated
the purpose that Dr. Hoffman had In We" IN
fo,,rfing the association was, first 10 secure
the cooperation OF Episcopal educators In rails
ing the standard Of education in all the educa-
tional institutions OF the Church; second. TO
MI, an their feet educational institutions hnan-
c,a,,v embarrassed by loaning them money at
nominal rate OF interest. and third. 10 raise the
,,na ~ scholarship among students by offering
scbora~ships TO be competed for by the students
OF all church colleges.
7, is needless 10 say that an organization Of
this character would ind work TO do in every
denomination, but EQiscopaans say there IS
esnecial need OF II In their body. because. for
one reason or another. the educational institu-
,ions Of the Church have not been generously
supported by churchmen. and many Of them are
laCging behind other similar institutions in their
educational standards. For this reason many
Episcopal families with sons ID educate pass
over their own colleges and send their boys 10
Harvard Yale or even Princeton. indeed, II is
said that there are more Episcopal students in
these three colleges than in all the Episcopal
COLLEGES Of the first rank in the country not
counting Columbia University, which, though
norninally under Episcopal influence. is not a
denominational college. In the opinion Of many
churchmen the interests Of education would be
advanced by wise consolidation OF many IN
s,ltut!ons that are now barely existing, and when
such consolidation IS both desirable and de-
sired II will be ;he aim OF the association 10 use
It's good Offices 10 bring IL about.
Az the preliminary meeting for organization
,bera were present q large number Of bishops
and other eminent clergymen. as well as repre-
santatlves Of educational institutions in nearly
every state and Territory. Or. Hoffman was
elected president Of the newly formed associa-
ton an Office which he held until his death last
spring; and he threw himself into the work Of
hnuaing I'D the association with all his accus-
toned energy. His first gift was used 10 es-
tablish a loan fund. and his second 10 establish
q prlze fund which gives three annual prizes
Of $500 each 10 be competed for BY juniors, and
three prizes OF $500 each to be competed for by
seniors in church colleges. Honorary advocates
were appointed in all the large cities. and every
effort was made to arouse the members OF the
rniscopal Church to a sense OF their RESPONSE
bllitv 10 the cause OF education. The annual
dues were made s., and no admission fee
demanded. The association was duly incorpo-
rated. with the following Board Of Directors
President the Rev. Dr. G. F. Hoffman; secre-
tary. the Rev. DR.. S. De Lancey Townsend
treasurer. George Zabriske the Rev. DR.. g. r.
Van de Water William NJ. V. Hoffman and
John Sabine Smith
But soon after the first annual meeting Or.
uoffman's health began 10 fall and he died at
Jeykll Island. Ga. on March last To the as
ISOLATION his death was an irreparable loss
Ye, 80 strongly had It commended itself TO Epis-
copaI clergymen and laymen Of influence that