The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-07
THE vIGOR or YOUTH
DR.. hoffai Says Trinity Is Just Entering
New Era Of Usefulness.

In an editorial letter to the Pres
byterian Banner, with which journal
DR.. Moffat is associated, he makes
some references to local interests
which we are glad to place before
our readers. They are as follows:
:" A year ago President A. f. Turn
| err Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
| church at Wayneshurg, Pa. was cali
ed TO the presidency of Trinity Uni
versity, at Waxahachie. Texas, and
was inaugurated last spring He and
| had been neighbors for four years,
and each of us looked after his own
college without interfering in any
with the work or prosperity of the
other; as occasion came we helped
each other as we were able TO do.
In planning a few months ago for
this fall 1t occurred to President
Turner that he would invite me to
be present and make an address to
the students and friends of that in
stitution; also to make an address
the following night, In the neighbor-
ing city Of Corsicana. at a popular
meeting in the interest of the uni
versity during the session of the
Synod of Texas of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church.
. iiefsfi "a ring irittsuuTE Monday even
ing | reached Fort Worth, a hundred
miles below the northern border of
Texas, Wednesday night at O'Clock
and was met there by Rev. Mr.. CaId-
well, pastor of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church there. and one of
his elders, Mr.. Harding. who took
me at once to the prayer meeting
then In session, and gave me an op-
portunity TO speak to the goodly num-
ber Of members gathered together.
1t seemed TO me in all respects like
prayer meeting in one of our own
churches-possibly the proportion OF
men present was larger than in the
average church in one of our cities.
After nights rest at the best ho-
tel, at the expense Of my hosts. who
would not allow me 10 be at anv ex-
pense, going. coming, or while there
Il went on 10 Waxahachie, where
/ addressed the university at IL a.
IN. The chapel was filled with stu
dents, trustees, faculty, citizens of
the town and many ministers on their
way to the meeting of the synod, an
audience any one might feel proud
y
thirty-Seyenth year, but it mas been
bat four years in it's present location,
having been removed from another
part of the state. Il has a campus
of ten acres. about a mile from the
court house, on which has been erect
ed TWO admirable buildings: the main
building with offices. class rooms
and chapel. and hail for girls, with
b.. r.,.ss4,
These buildings are of light brick
aud stone construction, present a
fine appearance and are commodious
and we'll finished The trustees
hold this property without debt, and
are at work soliciting money for a
hall for boys. with a good prospect
of success IN the near future. The
institution is practically without en-
d0wment. but as 1t is the only col
lege Of the Cumberland church in
Texas and our church has no col
lege in the state Trinity has a claim
that ought 20 be respected. In its
new location ir has the vigOr of
youth. and it is surrounded by good
people who are interested in it's
growth, and with the prudent and
earnest and popular administration
uf President Turner. iJ is sure TO
become more prosperous from year
10 year
My few days in Texas have in
creased nav desire 70 see AN branches
of the Presbyterian church brought
closer together The points of diff
ference arc as nothing when compar-
eel SO the points of agreement. and
jbe work for us to dn is so great