The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-26
WANT TO ENDOW COLLEGES.
ALL METHODIST INSTITUTIONS IN
VOLVED IN THE PLAN.

HnSi"nd, Canada, the North ana
south Assume Responsibility In
Raise Immense sums-No New In
stitutions 10 BE Founded, but old
Ones to he Endowed by the he
ginning of the Twentieth Century.
south Georgia Conference Must
Raise $6O,O0O OF the SI,5O0,OOO
Promised by the Church SOuth-Mr.
j. p. Williams Has Contributed
1,oOO to the Fund.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the South Georgia conference
of the Methodist Church, South, proposes
to get TO work in the Savannah district as
speedily as possible raising money 10 be de-
voted to general fund for The endowment
Of all the Methodist colleges and institu-
tons of learning now in existence. 1t is
not proposed 10 found new colleges with
the money. The plan Is rather TO start the
next century with wei endowed insiitu-
tons for which the matter of finances
viii have no terrors TO impair their use
fE.ness
rolling beautifully in Savannah by con-
tr.bution of $1,000. The money will be de-
voted to Emory College, 1t being right
reserved for donors TO indicate to what
institution they desire their contributions
TO so. Mr. Williams IS a member of the
committee for this district, and his work
wiH be as active and energetic as his con-
tributlon was generous. This IS the second
thousand dollars Mr.. Williams has contrib
uted TO Emory. lie is a member Of the
board Of trustees of the institution.
Presiding Elder John A. Thompson, Rev.
Bascom Anthony of Trinity, Rev. Ed f.
Cook of Wesley aud Mr. s. b. Adams are
the other members of the committee They
viii see that the matter is brought before
the various churches In the district as soon
as possible, as it is desired that all the
contributions be received before the close
of 1900, and sent In 10 the educational
boards of the conferences, under whom
the fund will be raised.
1'he plan for the endowment of Meth
odist institutions of learning is internal
tional in its scope. The church in Eng
land, Canada, in the North and the South
is interested, and in the countries and
sections named the legation has been
assumed 10 raise large sums.
The church in the North is most numer-
Gus and wealthy. 1t has undertaken 10
raise s20,OO0,oO0. England comes along
with another great sum-, and so does Can
ada The church in the South has un-
dertaken 10 raise Sl,500000, the last gem
eral conference, which met over a year
ago at Baltimore, having given its sane
ton 10 the plan and adopted measures for
its execution.
In each country and section named the
funds raised win be expended for the ben
eft of its own institutions of learning
The scheme of self-aid will extend even
further. each conference receiving into its
own institutions the amounts Il contrib
utes. De jure the funds in each great
division of the Methodist Church, for the
best management of the enterprise, will be
consolidated but de facto they will not.
Bishop Warren Gambler is at the head
of the two conferences of Georgia in this
effort TO get up the money wanted from
the state. He was asked TO assume
charge of the movement at meeting of
the educational boards OF the conferences
that was held last month in Macon. The
bishop is eminently qualified for the place
and under his direction II is not doubted
that both the South and the North Geor-
gia conferences win raise all the money
expected from them
The South Georgia Conference has been
called upon for $4,000. That will be a
dollar for every member which was the
basis followed in deciding upon the gem
eral fund to be raised in the church In
the South and is its division among the
various conferences All this money will
go to Emory and Wesleyan Female Col
lege, while it is probable that both instr
tutions will be assisted greatly by the
North Georgia Conference.
Emory is not so greatly in need OF the
endowment 1t is believed will come from
the subscription as is Wesleyan. The in
come of that college is inadequate for its
support upon the scale upon which IL Is
conducted, and 1t Is most earnestly de-
sired by those who have the interest of
the grand old seminary at heart that It
may be relieved of its financial distress
by the generosity of the people whose
daughters attend 1t. The faculty at Wes-
leyan is an expensive one, and the salary
list is large.