The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-30
LET CONFERENCES
OWN The COLLEGE
Resolution Passed by Raleigh
District Conference.
he VOTE Is UNANIMOUS
he Matter Of Greensboro Female College is
Brought Up and Or. Ivy Makes
Strong Speech fayoring
the Resolution.

Louieburg, June 25-The Raleigh District
Conference of the NJ. L. Church. South,
i assembled in the little city of Louis
burg, on-the Tar. DR. w H. Moore, Pre-
siding Elder Is presiding over the confer
ence.
On roll-call IT was found that there
were present twelve preachers out OF SIN
teen III the district, and eleven lay dele
gates out Of an elected representation Of
riXty-four. Brooklyn City Mission Raj
egh, Granville circuit, kcnly circuit and
Tar River circuit were not represented
Today there are fourteen OF the preachers
here DR.. Ivey of the Raleigh Christian
Advocate, and twenty lay delegates. J. NJ.
Culbreth was elected secretary OF the con-
ference.
Rev. G. T. Smith brought about a splen-
did debate by reading the following reso-
luton:
we, the members of the Raleigh Dis
trict Conference, have heard with deep re
gret OF the closing OF Greensboro Female
College. Being the first institution IL
North Carolina and the second in all the
South chartered for the education OF
young women, it has rendered long ser
vice to the cause, and has Il noble his
tory. Its alumnae are widely scattered
over the State and have become we'll es-
tabshed in the best social and religi Gus
life of North Carolina. The permanent
closing of this institution would weaken
the educational forces OF the State, prove
a most serious loss to Methodism and
bring sorrow and painful regret TO a de
voted alumnae. 1t would be not thing short
Of 4 calamity.
We appreciate the usefulness of the
noble men VINO pat Their money INTO the
college and maintained a school OF high
grade and thorough work. THIS was III
/ order that it might be continued as q
/ female college for the Methodist church
/ IN North Carolina 1t was no inancia
venture, as they SAID over and ovel
again, until it Is well known, there va
no desire or expectation OF making any
money out Of the Investment. And then
desire that the property should continue
! for educational purposes IS further shoWl
| in Offering this college worth more thar
$100 900 to the trustees of Trinity Col
| lege. provided they would arrange Tor pay
| ing the debt oi about 200 on the prop
crty. Knowing this to be their desire, arc
believing that this should be urged upon
the Meth0d;sts of the State therefore
/ be it
htSONcu i. Hat II - luC StliSt VI lii4t
District Conference that the North Caro-
lima and Western North Carolina Confer
ences should own Greensboro Female Col
icge Jointly.
2. THAT committee Of five be appoint
ed to ascertain from the Board CT Direc
tors whether they VIII tender the col
lCgc to the two conferences on the SAM
condition that it was of, red to the tru~
tees of Trinity College, and if such otfel
is made the said committee Is instructed
TO proceed at once by correspondence e
test the mind of the conferences as tn'
probability of such acceptance.
g. THAT we appeal to the loyal Meth
odists of the State who have an inter
est IN the higher education OF our youns
women to rally to this college and mak'
financial provision for its opening by al
ranging to relieve the present owners o
Their heavy obligations.
4. THAT leaders in our Zion, lay an
clerical take steps Immediately as ma,
seem best to them, to adopt some feas1bl
plan to save this institution to the caus
of higher education OF the young Wome
OF North Carolina.
The debate that followed the reading {
this resolution residted III deferrlng actIo
upon the paper until this morning. a
40 the matter was taken UP again an
DR.. Iyev spoke to it az follows:
THE closing Of the doors OF Greensbo1
Female College is to be accepted as mott
ing less titan a public calamity. For on
half a century this great institution ha
been doing for Methodism IN North Car
lima work whose value to It's social, II
telectual. and moral life Of our peop
cannot be estimated 1t was the pride
Greensboro It was the pride OF Mort
Carolina Methodism We are glad
know from an authoritative source. pra'
tically officially. that things are not !
dark as they would seem in connecuo
with the status Of the college and the II
ture OF Methodist female education
North Carolina II the closing OF Z
doors of Greensboro Female College v;
caused bv financial eXigencies, those e>i
geacies are indirect and remote. "
have no criticism Of the stockholders
the college who are broad business ms
and Christian gentlemen. We hay
learned that the college for the last six
eight wears has fully met all running e,
!, penses. including the payment Of the al
ni1al interest This Is not bad finance
= ,howing IN the light of the fact that ed
, rational institutions are not established
! the church for the purpose OF makir
= money There was never a time IN o,
HISTORY when our female educational i
t5titutions were in q more prosperous cond