Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-06
NORTH AND SOUTH
Epworth University TO Be Built at
Oklahoma City
A MOST COMMEMORATE ENTERPRISE

A High Grade school That VIII Attract
National Attention to the Two Terri
tories-to lie Built by the TWO Great
Branches of Methodism
OKLAHOMA CITY: No single event in
the more recent educational history of
Methodism has aroused such wide spread
interest as the action of the Indian
Mission Conference of the NJ. +. church,
South, and the Oklahoma Conference
at the NJ. Il. church, in voting, with
practical unanimity on the part of each,
to unite in founding and building n
high grade institution Of learning to be
known as Epworth University and to be
located at Oklahoma City. The acrim
onious controversy over principles and
policies which led to the division of the
Methodist Episcopal church nearly sixty
years ago, and the civil strife which it
foreshadowed, add tinge of the ro-
mantle to this movement. Methodist
people have always been distinguished
for their intensity and if reconciliation
has been long deferred it may be only
the more complete when it does come.
Oklahoma City is the logical place to
build such a university. 1t has pop
ulation equal to that of any other two
towns in the two territories. 1t is cen
trally located, has railways radiating
in six different directions already and
others building now and is modern and
up-to-date i'll every respect. That its
people are enlightened is attested by the
fact that they have offered 800, 600 in
cash and beautiful fifty-acre site for
the location of Epworth University.
| The lands surrounding the campus,
which have been plated and which are
| to be sold for the benefit of the Univer-
sity, will be placed upon the market on
jane Eth. Special railroad rates have
been arranged for the occasion and
every Methodist in Indian Territory or
/ Oklahoma who is interested i'll higher
/ Christian education can afford to be
present i'll Oklahoma City that day.
Formerly Methodist schools and col
| leges were built from funds created by
the sale of scholarships. In the pres
ent instance, however it is proposed
that an opportunity be given to the
heads of Methodist families to purchase
property at reasonable rates in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the University
where they can later build homes and
afford their children every GTvantage
in the way of facilities for securing an
education. Fortunate indeed is the
young man or young woman who is
blessed with the chance to secure col
lege or university education under any
circumstances, but doubly fortunate
are those whose student life is blended
with the benign influences of family
association and home life.
The University Addition consists of
an elevated tract of land embracing
about 300 acres. 1t lies about a mile
and a half northwest of the business
district of the city, with which it will
be connected by an electric street rail
way line which is now under construc-
ton. The land is slightly rolling and
its elevation is such as to command a
magnificent view. The prices of lots
are reasonable, and, considering the To-
cation, advantages, conveniences, as
sociation, etc, there can be no more
desirable places to build home.
The proceeds of the lot sales are to be
Immediately available for the construc-
tion of buildings and the opening of the
university and its managers confidently
expect that on the day of the opening
of this tract there will be a gathering at
Oklahoma City equal to rush at a
government opening