Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-07

us rich men can be Chrletlans, Presi-
dent Gates would give US the advan-
tage of q big needle with big eye. OF
President Gates ability 1t goes without
saying that he is the peer Of anything
in the west. An old neighbor OF the
president thus expresses 1t: "He's all
right ii he'd let that darn foolishness
of Herron's alone"
Mrs. Rand. whose motives none have
ever questioned, and whose latest ac-
ton proves that she is real friend to
Iowa College, adds much to her reputa-
ton as such by leaving this endowment
intact, only providing that Applied
Christianity must be taught and the
interest of the fund devoted to that
purpose.
Professor Heron himself comes off
with flying colors. His letter OF resig-
nation is manly, and he does not take
back thing. Not every one has read
his letter in full. There is SO much in
it that can have general application
to all cases of this kind that the writer
will pick out few of the strongest
statements. To the trustees he says:
None the less, your position is trus-
tees is made more serious and difficult
each year by the recurring demands
for the removal of the chair of Applied
Christianity and its occupant. These
demands come not only from the press
ana from public men who feel indig-
uant at my teachings concerning prop
erty, but from old and sincere friends
of the college, who feel that Its we'll
being Is being jeopardized because of
the lack of support from men of finan-
cial means and of influence among the
churches. The self-sacrifice and devo-
ton of these old friends of the college
demand full and sympathetic consider
alton. Whether they be mistaken or
not, it seems to be the now generally
accepted opinions of your constituent
cy that men who have money will not
give to the college while remain in
Tits faculty; that the churches will not
depreciation of the teachings of Jesus"
That is much better stated than
when in this column sometime ago the
same ideas were brought out.
And here is an extract that shows
Professor Heron is above petty spite
and revenge. No one doubts that his
influence could have been used detri-
mental to Iowa College:
by the terms of the endowment the
department of Applied Christianity
can remain in the college only by my
voluntary retirement from the chair or
by my removal by the three special
trustees of the endowment. To this vol
untary retirement Mrs. F. d. Rand has
finally consented. i am entirely un-
willing to take this endowment of $685.
900 from the college, and am happy to
be able to leave it, through Mrs. Rand $
generosity. Upon my retirement the
endowment will be so changed as to be
turned over to the college, without any
conditions attached thereto would
only ask that the faculty and trustees
| in selecting my successor, give the gra-
| cious consideration due to Mrs. Rand s
wishes in such selection. trust that
under more conservative teaching, the
department may have noble and
abiding history in the minds and ideals
of the generations of the students who
shall come and 60 And 1 pray that
my nearly seven years relation to
Iowa College may count for something
in the services and memories OF the
college,"
And in closing he makes some gen
feral statements that his ardent friends
who proposed to keep him in the fac
ulty regardless of results would do vel
ITO commit To memory:
"Out of Justice to you as trustees,
4 feel that ought to say to you that
am not sure but that those who refuse
10 support NY presence and freedom t.
teach in the college may have a cight
1 to refuse such support. Anyhow, with
! out regard 10 the right of either of us
controversy is not good influence Il
\ be about a college or university. And
aside from controversy, i question
whether an existing college or univer-
| sity is any place for the sort of work
am trying to do. i do not know that {
ipresent-day educational institution car
rightly make place for the mere apostle
of an IDEAL whether he be right o.
wrong. Institutional education ha.
4 chiefly to do with what has been sal,
and done rather than with what is Il
be said and done in the future. An.
proposed change of institutions. an.
Ideal of new mode of society or lif'
or industry. has always been subjec
Iof conflict and dispute. The truth is al
ways rudely and imperfectly stated b.
Its earlier apostles. The imperfectiol
land conflict have been as UNAVOIDABLE
I as the truth. But educational institu
lions, as now organized and supported
dependent as they are on gifts o
g money from the existing social order
afford no place for the teaching of dis
lturbing social ideals, though 1T can no
be that human truths that are new vii
ALWAYS be outcast and vagabond upol
the earth, even when rudely Spoken
until accepted and made a part of tn
past AS college education is now or
ganized, however. l question any man
right to teach that which the colleg
constituency does not want. He may a
as Individual teach the people VIII
care to hear him, but not as membe
of an educational institution which h
does not represent"
) The last two sentences cover tn
whole issue so satisfactorily" al
ranged and brought to close,