New-York tribune., 1901-08-19
MIR SCHELLS PLANS FOR NORTfIFlLLD
NEW-YCkKER SPENDING A QUARTER OF
MILLION ON \ RESIDENCE.

East Northh'd. Mass. Aug. IS Especial, soon
hfter Mr. Moody built The Hotel Nortnn,ld IN
4S5s Francis Schel, OF New-Tork who h..: t.,or1,,
interested In Mr.. Moodys work came here and
spHnt summer or two. ana hnal!y purchases sew
eral acres Of land ;he street from the hotel
He at once enlarged the house and from :in,e tc
time has bought adjoining property. untn he has
now about forty acres. covering all the space be-
tween Highland-ave. and Main-st in the block
where his house stood except two corners. one
occupied by the Congregational Church and the
other by the Dickinson Library
The house. which did not please him was tor,
down and the material given away a few months
ago. and the foundations now laid for A French
oaronial residence. the finest by in this part Of
NeW-England II is to be built from plans out
lined by Mr.. Schel. While the estimated cost can
not be ascertained, IT is said that II will be more
than $2o00C1 Along with the construction OF the
house. landscape gardeners busily engaged in
laying out the grounds. Through the centre Of the
property flows a brook This is IL be deepcned and
widened TO form lake covering three or four
acres The rest of the property VIII he converted
into park. II has many natural beauties which
Will be preserved, and when the house and grounds
are completed Northheld Will have new attrac-
ton that will delight students and visitors for
generations to come
To people accustomed-as MANY here are-to
count dollar twice before spending IT, Mr. ScheIis
prodigal use Of his wealth is wholly unexpIainable
but the majority Of the townspeopc rejoice that
such liberal spirited man has chosen this town
for his home; they realize that his expenditures
are giving work 10 scores of men. and that he is
making permanent investment which Will be for
the benefit of all the people
Mr. Schell is generous man. and both ne and
his wife are deeply interested in good objects In
NTw fa, orK they are connected with the First Re
LoLihsu Episcopal! church, In Madison-ave.. of
which the Rev Dr. Sabine is pastor When a
large party Of New-York girls was here three
Tour years ago Mr. Schell sent his carriage
peatedly to take those driving who were able to
is member OF the executive committee Of the
nterdenominational Council of Women for Chris
Mrs Darwin r. James, Miss Helen NJ. Gould Mrs
Charles II. Parkhurst, Mrs. r. S. Macarthur, Mrs
George b. Watts and Others in an effort 70 arouse
the public conscience 80 that Congress shall
cede the demand of the people to- make poIyg-
Union"
ENDOWING THE SCHOOLS.
The summer visitor at Mortified has never seen
all Of the charms OF this delightful town. He has
doubtless repeated. half unconsciously. the Psalm
lists description of the Holy City beautiful for
situation" he looked the fascinating land
scape of campus and meadow and woodland and
the blue hills in the distance; he has renewed his
youth and recalled experiences of bygone days as
he sat in Bonar Glen sauntered through Lovers
Lane, drove over the picturesque road to Ashue-
lot or Winchester or Brattleboro; he has been IN
terested and satisfied by the pleasant acGuaint-
ances formed In the hotels and halls; but above all
and chiefly his spiritual life has been deepened ana
quickencd as In the great auditorium or on the
slopes OF Round Top he has listened 10 the pleas
for a conservation OF soul and body 10 the service
OF Jesus Christ. Many a man and many woman
throughout the land look back over their expert
in this place with feeling almost too sacred
for expression. But Mortified in winter is in many
respects more beautiful and more interesting than
in summer. It is then that one sees how broad
were the sympathes and how wise the meth
DDS OF the great evangelist whose name has car
ried that of his birthplace around the world by
establishing schools that have already reached
thousands OF young people.
The valuation of the grounds and buildings OF
the schools is follows: Seminary. $4,000; Mount
Hermon s45OsS2: Bible Institute. s95,3O
soon after Mr.. Moody's death various memorial
projects were put forward. His family and friends
who knew him best believed that the perpetuation
of the institutions Northfed. Mount Hermon
and Chicago. which occupied SO large part OF his
later life and labors would have pleased him more
than any memorial shaft of marble or bronze 1t
IS necessary at present TO raise A25,G00 annually
70 carry on the school work and the trustees have
annointed an endowment fund committee TO
cure II possible s. 100000 render further press
Ing appeals unnecessary.
The Mortified students and graduates making
an earnest effort to increase the fund. The girls
have already secured 81 900 toward the $4,000 which
they have planned their goal, and the old stu
dents at Hermon have subscribed an equal amount
The character OF the work done at the schools may
be judged from these Official statements:
Most of the girls who go out from Mortified
have share in the worlds work They are