The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28
AID FOR THE COLLEGE
APPEAL MADE TO CONGREGATION
ALISTS TO AID A FARGO
INSTITUTION
1T is CARLET0N'S NEIGHB0R
nut as 1t In Three Hundred Miles
Distant Their Rivalry Is Some
what Remofe-secretary Clifton,
of the Congregational Educa-
donal Society, Made Two Stirring
Talks for 1t Yesterday.

Theodore Clifton, national secretary
OF the Congregational Educational So
| clety, Is making canvass of the
churches of the Congregational denom-
1nation of the Twin Cities in the in
| terest of the Fargo college. The in
stltutlon has for some years labored
under very heavy debt, which was
DuI recently reduced to Sill 900 by the
friends of the college in North Dakota,
and particularly the business men of
Fargo.
Mr.. Clifton made an urgent appeal
before large audience at the Ply
mouth Congregational church yester-
day morning, and spoke in the even
ing at the ST. Anthony Park church.
AT both churches liberal subscriptions
We're made towards assisting the insti-
tuition. The Congregationalists OF Min
neapolis and the other st. Paul
churches will also be asked to assist in
placing the college on its feet.
The trustees Of the institution have
succeeded in raising $12 900 of the debt,
and the Congregational Educational
society proposes to assist in raising the
S11,OO0 necessary to wipe out the debt
Mr.. Clifton is a forcible speaker and
aroused considerable enthusiasm at
both churches where he appeared He
explained that the college had at pres
mad been assured at the opening of the
fall term, many more would have en-
tered. The college is the only Congre.-
gational institution of it's kind in
North Dakota, and is 300 miles from
It's nearest neighbor-Carleton college
Mr.. Clifton pointed out the great flu
ture of the school if it could be foot
loose of the debt which had been a
great impeachment to It's progress. The
friends of the school in North Dakota
were many, and all We're working to
raise the debt, and had partially sue
ceeded, but it had been found neces-
saTy to go outside of the state for part
of the money. The friends of the
school We're anxious to place the insti-
tuition on a par with Carleton college,
of this state, Of which the Congrega-
tionalists of Minnesota We're justly
proud
Mr.. Clifton spoke at some length Of
the work of the Congregational Edu-
cational society, which was a CONSOLE
dation of the two organizations the
American College and Education soci-
ETY. and the New West Education COM
mission. The consolidated organize
ton supported during 1897 ten free
Christian schools in Utah and New
Mexico, assisted nine home missionary
colleges and seventeen academies in
the West and South, and partially sup
u
in theological seminalfes.
The primary object of the society
was to promote Christian education in
all its branches. It's field extends from
Maine to California, and its work had
covered period of ten years. The
mission schools in Utah and New Mex
ice had prospered in surprising man
ner during the last five years, and
were considered one of the most val
liable adjuncts to the associations
work. The schools in Utah among the
Mormons had been especially produc-
tive of good. and among the education
al legislation which had been secured
through the efforts of the society was
| the law against polygamy.
a vast amount OF good had been
done by the organization in assisting
struggling students through the acad-
envy and seminary. OF those assisted
a large percentage would finish and be
ordained as pastors.
The general method of the work Of
the society, aside from a general in
terest in all the colleges of the denom-
ination, was to assist such institutions
as might need help. The Fargo col
lege had been especially commended to
the association, and by heroic efforts of
the trustees and the support of the
Congregationalists success was about
to crown their efforts
In closing, Mr. Clifton said he re-
garded the school as one of the most
promising institutions OF a denomina-
tional character in the Northwest