The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-28
ON A FIRMER FOOTING
FRIENDS OF DE PAW ARE TRYING
TO PLACE THE UNIVERSITY.
Report of the Trustees and Visitors
-ResolutfOns Alphabetically
Last Evening.

ministerial delegates or the Alumni OF lie
PAW University in the interest of that in
stitution, held at Meridian-street NJ. Z.
Church yesterday 1t was decided to appoint
large committee of influential men and
women of the State, to be known as the
committee on permanent endowment. 1t
will be necessary next year to raise $4,000
for the teaching force, beside which the
necessity for endowments for chairs has
been pointed out The Methodist churches
of the State were by resolution requested
to observe the third Sunday in May as De
Paw day with appropriate services and
the taking of a collection Of at least 10 cents
for each member In the afternoon William
Newkirk, president of the joint board, sub
nitted a report and the committee on reso-
lutions submitted resolutions embracing the
various recommendations made. Both were
unanimously adopted.
AT the morning session yesterday Glenn
Studebaker, of South Bend, presided ].
Frank Hanley, of Lafayette, and Eugene
Iglehart, of Evansville, made addresses re-
citing the history of Asbury, now De Paw
University. Rev c. n. Sims, pastor of the
Meridian-street Nj. E. Church, spoke of De
Pauw as THE Child Of Indiana Method
ISM"
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES AND WIS.,
ITORS.
William Newkirk, president of the joint
board of trustees and visitors, who presided
at the afternoon meeting, submitted the
following statement:
THE board of trustees and visitors of De
Paw University beg to remind you that
this is the great Methodist institution of
Indiana for carrying on the work of higher
Christian education. 1t has noble record,
and is now doing excellent work. We are
mindful of past benefactors, but the time is
at hand when 1t is impossible for the uni
versity to meet its demands without thor
ough equipment and large endowment. We
rejoice in the growing interest of the church
in the school, and in the Hberality OF
number Of friends who have given to a 'sus-
tanning fund. We hope to close this col
lege year without debt. Be we will need
to raise at least SIS, 900 next year from con-
ference collections and the sustaining fund
in order to maintain our teaching force.
We believe that this can be done. But
great school cannot depend permanently
upon annual collections or small gifts. De
Pauw University must have large endow-
nent. 1t is incumbent on us, therefore, to
take immediate steps to secure a largely
is the hour to begin forward movement.
From the best information obtainable the
university will receive from the De Paw
estate about 100000 additional when the
estate is settled, but that cannot take place
for at least five years, and the university
cannot walt nor depend upon that source
alone. Therefore,
Resolved, First-That we now enter upon
a forward movement to increase the perma-
nent endowment fund of the university.
''Second-that there be appointed a suit
able custodian for the permannt endow-
ment funds OF the university. whose duty it
shall be to loan such funds to the best ad-
vantage, preserving the principal inviolate
and applying only accruing interest to the
current expenses of the university.
''Third-We recommend the appointment
of a large committee of prominent men and
women from all parts of the State to be
known as the committee on permanent en-
dowment for De Paw University to CO.
operate in securing endowment funds and
otherwise to promote the interests of the
university.
D. G. Hamilton, of Chicago. led the dis
cussion that followed the subject How
Shall We Sustain and Endow De Paw Uni
versity?"
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following report:
1--WE believe it the most sacred and i'm
portant trust of the Methodist Episcopal
endow De Pauw University. It is the
solemn duty of the church, the alumni and
the friends of this institution to join the
trustees and the committe on endowment
in a forward movement. We believe that
our children and the young people who de-
pend on us for higher Christian education
should have advantages equal TO the best.
Methodism has a great responsibility to our
civil and Christian institution, which she
cannot meet without DOING ner Iull snare IN
providing for higher Christian scholarship,
and we have a special and more sacred duty
in this respect to our own children. The
first mission Of church colleges and uni
verSities is to provide Christian leaders.
The church of the future will more than
ever be the church supported b. her col
leges and universities. In our opinion the
time has arrived to take a forward move
ment in behalf of De Paw University;
therefore,
Resolved, First--We inIorse the call of
the trustees and visitors herewith accom-
panying these resolutions to increase the
permanent endowment, and we pledge our
selves to unite with them and ali friends
of the university in contributing to such
endowment fund
"Second-We indorse the plan submitted
downeht. to be composed of representative
men and women, and we Will cooperate
with this committee in carrying out its
work.
'',Third-We commend most heartily the
plan for a sustaining fund, and call upon
our people to give freely by private contri-
buttons to this fund upon the t1ve-year plan.
"Fourth--We request all of our churches
in Indiana to observe the third Sunday in
May De Pauw day. and We ask that a
sermon or address be delivered and suitable
exercises held on that day in the interest
of De PAW University and that a collec-
ton be taken which shall amount to at least
10 cents per member of the charge, and as
much more as possible.
Bishop Bowman presided at the night
meeting, when addresses were made by
David Moore, Of Cincinnati, editor Of the
Christian Advocate, and Charles H. Payne.
of New York. During the day music was
rendered by the De Paw Glee Club.