Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-06-17
LEAVE FOR THE EAST
DR.. c. c. Polling and Family Go to
Pennsylvania for an Extended
Stay.

DR.. G. c. Polling and family leave to-
morrow for their new home in Pennsyl'
vania They will spend the Summer
vacation at the home of his parents in
that state, and will probably take up
their residence in Johnstown about
October l. Their object in leaving
Dallas at this time is to give their son
Daniel an opportunity to take a post
graduate course in the history of phi
losOphy and literature in one of the
large universities of the East-either
Johns Hopkins or Andover. Their
departure is greatly regretted through
out the Oregon conference of the Unit
ed Evangelical Church, and
especially by the students and friends
OF Dallas College, and the hope is gen
orally expressed that they will not
long remain away from Oregon.
Dr.. Polling came to Oregon in 1880,
beingsent from his pastorate in Johns
town, Pennsylvania, by the Board Of
NJ Missions Of the United Evangelical
Church. He was the first English
missionary of the church in Portland,
and built the first English church for
his denomination in that city. After
three years work in Portland, he was
sent to Dayton, Yamhill county, where
he remained one year. In 1888, he
was electeu Presiding Elder, and was
reelected i'll 1892. In 1895, he resign /
ed his office to accept the Presidency
OF Lafayette Seminary. This insti-
tuition Of learning had been estab-
ll5hed at meeting OF representatives
OF the church called by DR.. Polling in
1888, at which time he was elected
president Of the Executive Committee
and Board Of Trustees. He was
)Hcred the Presidency Of the school at
his meeting, but declined the office,
and DR.. W. c. Kautner was elected.
After the resignation of President
Bowman, in 1895, Dr.. Polling was l
Igain asked to take charge of the I
chool, and this time he accepted the /
Dosition rendered him. In 1899, he
vas reelected Presiding Elder of the
hurch, and" gf8Ge that time he has /
orne the double Btdfffd4eeRR, .tf,.sc Ct church
nd school work. When Lafayette
and the LaCreole Academy
'ere consolidated under the name of
Dallas College four years ago, he
loyed his family to this city.
DR.. Polling is prominent among the p,
9ading men Of his church and has u
TENDED four sessions of the General
Conference in Pennsylvania. At the ~
lst Conference he served as one of 81
le four English secretaries. Since H
loving to Dallas, he has been re- II
7atedly asked to accept pastorates in
)me OF the large Eastern cities, at a
.r8e salary, but has steadfastly re-
lsed to leave his school work here. II
ow, that Dallas College is no longer
a experiment, but is firmly estab- II
shed among the prosperous Institu, !
ons OF learning in Oregon, he has III
und his consent to take a brief III
spite from his labors of the last II
urteen years. He will have the
tere.t Of the school constantly in II
ind during his stay in the East, and
II visit all the Summer conferences
Id campmeeting5 and use his in
renee in obtaining financial aid to /
Up carry on the work so we'll begun H
the last four years. This influence 81
II doubtless be felt for the great q
od of Dallas College. -
The many friends of DR.. Polling Il
q his estimable family will wish
I'm a pleasant stay in their Old
nnsylyania home, and a safe re-
n to Oregon at no distant day.