The evening times., 1900-02-05
THE EPWORTH COLLEGE
The Institution 10 BE Devoted to the
in Handsome Structure Orna-
mented With Corinthian Columns
That May Come From Indiv iduais.

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future success of this prospective institu
tior is believed by him to be assured
! Recently the Bishop wrote to a large mum
Der of prominent Methodist ministers anc
laynien, asking opinion as to the ad
| visibility of having at the University q
/ building to be known as the EpwOrth Col
lege of Literature
He received great many answers
! nearly all of which heartily endorsed the
! project. Some of the favorable answers
to the inquiry came from the following
Bishop w. X. Ninde, President of the
| General Cabinet of the Epworth Leagle
! Detroit. Mich; Rev. DR.. S. A. Morse
! Corning, n. Y; Mr.. William L. Woodcock
! Altoona. Pa; Rev. NJ NJ. Aston. Atlanta
| Ga; J. l.. Patten, Chattanooga Tenn.
! Rev. DR.. Royal S. Copeland, University
| OF Michigan; p. A. Chamberlain. Presi-
| dent of the Security Bank. Minneapolis,
| Mimi: Rev Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, Gam
I mon Theological Seminary; Rev. DR.. VIII
/, lam /. Haven, American Bible Society;
| Rev Frank Gary. Galveston. Tex; Rev.
J. W. Bennett, Presiding Elder, Montana,
| Conference; Rev. DR.. E. NJ. Mills. Core
| spending Secretary of the Twentieth
! Century Thank Offering of the NJ. f.
/ Church: Rev Dr. W. H. Jordan, Sioux
Falls. S D.: Charles r. Magee, Boston,
Mass; Rev DIR. Robert r. Doherty. New
! York; l.. J. Norton. Napa. Cal: Rev. Dr.
! Stanley Oln Royal. Troy. Ohio.
So complete was the general endorse
1 of to, hot EgfgI
! op Hurst no longer doubted the success OF
! the enterprise. and he at once arranged
| to have plans for the edilice prepared by
! Henry Ives Cobb. an architect who lives
/ in this city.
The intention OF Bishop Hurst is TO erect
! at a cost of al least 5000. 600 a building
| about 2G0 feet long, with a width OF some
! 100 feet 1t will be in particulars harmo-
nious with the general classical style of
/ the entire educational group which is TO
occupy the plant It is designed to be
somewhat more ornate in its exterior than
| the College of History, which is already
completed while the Doric simplicity OF
the latter viii be maintained in the
strength of the structure some OF the lat
er Cornthiau details appearing on the
outer walls
Believing that he is justified in so doing
by the endorsements OF the scheme above
referred to. in addition TO which the prof.
eCt has been approved by the Board OF
Control of the Epworth League. Bishop
Hurst will, in the course of few days.
send out an appeal, now in course OF prep
| aratiOn. TO each local chapter of the Ep-
worth League in the United States asking
their cooperation in making the Epworth
College of Literature success. There are
in round numbers Loo. 900 young people
of the Methodist Church enrolled under
the banner of the EpWOrth League, and it
is believed by the bishop that at least
200. 900 of these are able and viii be will
ing to contribute 81 each toward the erec-
tion of building In Washington in which
each giving Lacquer may feel d personal
interest.
The prospectus that the Bishop has just
sent out says in part:
The Board of Control of the Epworth
League at its meeting in indianapolis in
July reaftirmed its former action by
unanimous vote declaring with the bishops
in favor of the American University by
commencing this national educational en-
terprise to the Epworth League of the en-
tire church.
In harmony with this action the
authorities of the university have had
their architect, Mr.. Henry Ives Cobb pre-
pare plans for a marble building to be
KNOWN as lue EphOIlH OOileSe OF
Literature The building will cost $780,
000. All EpwOrth leagues will be asked TO
contribute 81 a member.
"A handsome certificate viii be sent 10
each subscriber. On il in fine relief Is q
handsome picture of the building. which
the young people of the Epworth League
will build with their dollars. The build
ing will face the majestic College of His
tory. which is now completed and will
stand by the side of the noble Illinois
College of Languages. Nothing could more
certainly and strongly appeal to the young
people of Methodism than literatuTe-the
expression of both history and language.
1T is worth much in the heart and life
OF a young person to be allied to some
great movement for the elevation of
humanity, to have some part. be it ever
so small in bringing about some great
result 1t would be a wonderful impetus
to the spiritual life of Epworth Leagues to
be united in this one thing and lay definite
plans for its accomplishment.
ITO stimulate larger giving il has been
decided that gift of $1,000 will constitute
founder, and the first contribution of /;
this size has come from Pennsylvania;
$500 constitutes the donor a counselor, |
s100 patron, $40 a benefactor, and 81 |
builder. Special certificates will be pre- |
pared for each class of givers.
There will be placed in the main hall of |
the Epworth College of Literature tab
let bearing the names of all the founders. |
a parchment scroll will bear the names of /
all other givers and will be preserved in |
the university archives.
Many of the Corinthan marble columns
which will adorn the front of the building |
will be erected by individual gifts. Tab
let's bearing the name of the giver will be
placed at the base of each column.
This is not to be a continuous appeal,
and it is hoped to close the entire Epworth
effort within the year 1900. The close con-
nection between the Epworth League and /
the American University is most natural
one. They were both founded in the same
quadrennum. They are sympathetically
united in a common and lofty ideal-the
systematical equipment of our youth for
the highest service. This connection will
be made stronger by a visible tie-one
that will bring benefits both to the
hosts Of the young people and to the insti-
tuition, whose chief end is the best and
highest preparation of our young men and
women for successful lives.
1T is expected to furnish, to limited
extent, free tuition to select young people
who shall come to the university with the
diploma of our colleges and for whom pro-
vision shall have been made through some
part of the ''Epworth Foundation" The
letails of the plan for scholarships will
ater be arranged and announced. The
7oung people of Methodism can, in one
zeal which shall stand as long as the Re-
public shall stand.''F
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