The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-21

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edgement was made py the committed
OF the generous bids and cgrte0us treat
men. Of all the competitors. and OF the
value 20 the institution Of their compe.
tiaion for its location. Waxahachle's
bid, being In the opinion Of the com
mfttee the best one. all things c0nsid-
cred, was recommended to the Synod
&C HIiisboro. and IL was adopted by q
vote OF 81 TO Is at high noon. Sept II
| 1901, during the interFegnum OF our
government between the decease oil
President Mckinley at 2:i5 a. m. and
the inauguration of President Roose-
welt at 3 p. m. Of that sad day.
The bonus OF Waxahaehie was $685..
900 cash. an equity In $500 In notes
and ten acres of land for campus es-
timated by the city at $500; total. $780,
900.
The Board OF Trustees. to whom was
committed the executive work of car
rying into effect the removal as early
as possible. consists of the following
members: Rev p. NJ Riley. President:
Rev J. w. Pearson, Secretary; Seth
w. Stewart. ESQ.,. Hon. r. M. Lusk. Mr..
w. S. Aston. Mr. F. NJ Drane Arthu
Low. Esq. NJ. B. Templeton. Esq. and
Mr. r. E. Grimm. by whose unanimous
vote the final legal step was taken to-
ward transferring the domicile Of the
institution from Tehuacana TO Waxa-
hacnie. in accordance with the Synod e
action. The following gentlemen COM
pose the building committee appointed
by the Board OF Trustees: T. A. Fer
ris (vice W. II. CetZendaner resigned).
NJ b. Templeeon. 0sce Goodwin. J. r.
Strickland, b. G. Lancaster. w. T.
Fakes and ]. c. Smith. We to-day be-
hold the tangible evidences OF the com
petence and vigor of our Board of
Trustees and building committee In
the beautiful design on the trestle
board and the actual execution of the
work as far as TO the corner stone.
We are TO-DAY acting In the double
capacity OF making history and writing
history. IL liz a rare combination OF
pursuits, and success In such combina-
tIon lie even more infrequent than the
ly leave us an alternative, and we
should approach the performance OF
the functions OF this day With the So
hering thought OF the unavoidable re-
sponsibility attaching to the making
and the writing OF history.
To-day In the laying OF this corner
stone, and in making these doeumenta-
ry deposits we are at once celebrating
gratifying achievements and adding q
noteworthy step to the progress OF this
laudable enterprise We are In most
deliberate and formal manner assum-
ing and proelaiming our responsibility
in the sight OF God and men for carry
Ing to success the institution thus far
auspiciously advanced. This occasion
win In the future be marked as glo-
rious day by the results OF the COM
bined efforts OF our church 10 this
great state and the local cooperation
OF this rich and public-spirited eommu-
nifty, or II will suffer such partial
eclipse as may result from division or
apathy on the part OF those profoundly
concerned In the success Of this tnsti-
tuition Standing aide by side. the Sy-
nod OF Texas and the city Of Waxa-
hachie, each from Its own standpoint
and Its own motives has common In
feTegt and Is under the strongest
bonds to watch and foster an institu-
ton that appeals 20 both-~to the Synod
by the powerful token Of its interest
In Christian education. home-born
and bred ministry for its pulpits. the
marvellous bond OF college association
uniting It's sons and daughters more
flrnly to the church, the self-respect
of the denomination In its emulation OF
other churches with their schools In
the state. and that appeals to Waxa
hachte by the token of It's investment
40 muniaeently made 20 secure the To-
cation of the school. the natural pride
that no possible failure shall be ca
pahIe nj being laid TO the citys lack OF
public spirit and generosity. the
spreading over the coming years of the
noble returns to the city in numbers of
young men and women assembling
here the colony Of patrons the facui-
iy, the domiciIe of the schools endow-
ments and the prestige Of being the
Jerusalem and Mecca SO largely Of the
denomination ln the state. We shall
not grudge to the city the largest aa-
vantage coming To II from tho school
nor viii Waxahachie grudge to the
church the fultillment of its most san
guine hopes, for. in fact the gain 10
| either will be TO the advantage OF
both.
A business-iike and cordial under
standing between parties affiliated In
| an enterprise projected through many
years to come will lay the best founda-
ton for success The parties should
expect of each other neither too much
nor too little. Let patience with each
other have her perfect work, but let II
be patience In well doing Let the
| church devote Its energies to giving
tue school a commanding faculty, 9
competent endowment and numerous
patronage, Let Waxahaehie be ready
to receive Hospitality these children OF
the church. and meet the Synod gener.
ously in providing comfortable domi-
ellie and accommodations for thest
boys and girls.
| In the yoking together of such q
church and such city. with such evil
| dences of enlistment in the noble en-
a