The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
EDUCATION SOCIETY
10th ANNUAL MEETING


EDUCATION SOCIETY
10th ANNUAL MEETING
The Northern Baptist Education So
ciety had it's 10th annual meeting last
night. DR.. Nathan e. Wood, president
of Newton Theological Institution, also
president of the Education Society, pre-
sided A devotional service was held
at o'clock. President Wood then
said:
1.-THE Northern Baptist Education So
ciety is the most ancient Of any meet
ing here this week. 1t has had a very
useful life. The most sagacious men
of our denomination have felt and felt
wisely that it Is better to aid young
men in studying for the ministry, rath
er than let them struggle on alone.
Dr. Wood then proceeded to the bus
mess of the evening.
Rev. r. 0. Sherwood Somerville re-
ported for the committee on nominal
lions of trustees for Newton THEOLOGY
cal Institution in the absence of the
chairman. Rev. Orville Coats. The
following trustees were elected:
Glass III-1900-1904, Henry H. Ken
dali, Newton Centre; Glass " 1901
1905, Thomas B. Griggs of Brookline,
oliver M Wentworth of Boston, Hon.
| James L. Howard of Hartford Ct,
Rev. Henry M. King, D. D., of Provi-
dence, r. l.; Rev. William S. Roberts,
| of Burlington, VT; Rev. Thomas d.
Anderson, d. D., of Providence, r. 1.
The following committees were APP
| pointed by the chair: nomination of
| officers, Henry Hinckley, e. P. Farm
| ham, w. W. BASTARD; nomination of
trustees, of Newton Theological Insti-
| ~ ~ TIL, ID X
| Edwin. F. Smell.
Z The report of Treasurer r. j. Adams
was, in short as follows:-
RECEIPTS.
Balance from last years ac-
| count ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $2f3o o.
Received from churches. 1866 6!
Income from permanent fund. 1854 81
From other sources. 5441 g
Total receipts. ......s...... ."$1s,s12 q
PAYMENTS.
Cash paid to students. ........ $5203 81
Investments ..............".... 1915 8
Other expenses. ................. l249 /
Total expenses. $11, 1863 Al
Cash on hand. ,................ S2542 81
Permanent fund. $66, 300 OF
Rev. D. T. Magill reported for the
nominating committee the following
| list of officers, which was elected:
( President, Nathan E. Wood; vice-pres-
! idents, OrVille Coats, Gibbs Braislin;
corresponding secretary, F. w. Bake
man; recording secretary, A. E. SEQ
Vile; treasurer, r. j. Adams; auditors,
C. w. Perkins, C. c. Barry; directors,
j. NJ English d. w. Abercrombie, ID.
! T. Magill, M. F. Johnson, Frank B.
Cressey, G. b. Titus, H. c. Applegarth,
/ Henry Hinckley ]. b. Upham, F. H
Rowley, C. C. Tilley, H. w. Q. Milling
ton, Herbert ]. White, o. ]. 'hite,
| c. S. Cooper, C. F. williams.
The report of the board of directors
was read by Corresponding Secretary,
Francis w. Brakeman, d. D., OF Chel-
sea- who said in part:
1.-The board has in the past year CIV
en- beneficiary aid to So men, so at New
ton and 10 at college. 1t has expended
in so doing, $5203.50. During the year
1t has accepted 16 men at Newton, 10
in the junior classes 8 from other
classes. We have now on our books,
So men at Newton. and 10 in college
and academy. While the class at New
ton is not so large as usual, the quality
and promise of the men have not been
surpassed in recent years. The wide
range from which the men come is no
ticeable. The 10 juniors represent nine
QlIIeTeDI COlleBGS lTOul COiDy III hdiAASs
to William Jewell in Missouri.
"As a rule our beneficiaries meet our
confidence There are occasional ex-
ceptions We have had one case Of dis
cipline during the past year. A college
student proving himself unworthy was
dropped One such case as this af-
fords material for life time to those
who deDrecate any aid to ministerial
students on the ground that the mon
| lie hac4Dzrrad 11nwnrthU
Some of our men have failed to reach
the standard of rs per cent In their
studies and so have not received one or
more of their appropriations A few
have failed wholly. The board believes
that the standard is not too severe and
that the men whose mental ability is
not equal to such a test are not just
flied in expecting the churches to aid
them.
1.-THE question of raising the amount
given annually to our students ought
to be seriously considered. The appro-
priation rs years ago was $l40. Later
on it became $120; it is now 500 an
nually for students at Newton. Now
$3.50 is a low estimate for clothes, books,
laundry and incidentals. In addition
charge of $25 is made by the insti-
tuition for heating and care Of rooms.
1t is safe to say that every student
needs at least 5000 above what our So
ciety gives him.
"On the financial side the year has
been Of that kind which gives reason
for both encouragement and anxiety.
The particularly dscouraging feature
has been the falling of in the receipts
from the churches: 145 churches have
contributed as against 1856 last year.
These churches gave $2S66.69, falling
off of S356S1 from last year.
1.-THE decrease may be accounted for
in part by the endeavor made TO Sc
cure an endowment for Newton Theo-
logical Institution. Pastors have
written to the secretary that an offer
ing to the education society must be
cancelled this year on account of the
pressure for the endowment of New
ton. We all rejoice in the good work
done for our beloved institution, but
we do not commend that method Of
benevolence. The one pressing need of
our society is an advance Of at least
$1,000 in the sum contributed by the
churches"
The report appealed for the support
and loyalty Of the pastors who have
been graduated from Newton. The
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