The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-29
s4O,OOO FOR HENDRIX COLLEGE
And $1o, ,ooo for Galloway Se-
 cured by Dr. Thomas.
Announcement is Made That Two Men, Whose Names are Withheld, Have
 Given $25 1000 Each.

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 Friends of Hendrix College throughout the state are rejoicing over the announcement, made in last weeks Western Christian Ad- vocate, that $40, ,ooo had been se cured for Hendrix College and S1o, 900 for Galloway College.
 This magnificent sum was do- hated by two men, who names are not announced, each of whom qave $2s, ,ooo. It was secured by Dr. James Thomas of Texarkana, who is in charge of the financial interests of both institutions.
 The announcement was made in the following signed statement by Rev. Jas. A. Anderson, one of the editors of the Western Christian Advocate:
 "On the way to the Indian Mis- sion Conference went by Tex arkana to talk over matters with Rev. James Thomas. My associate President Millar, had about a week previously been on a similar mission. Plans were then matur- ing under the hand of Brother Thomas to lift the shadows from over Hendrix College and to se cure an advance movement for Galloway College.
 Brother Thomas authorizes us to announce definitely that he has secured $5o,ooo, $25,ooo each from two men, $40, GOO for Hen drix and $Io, GOO for Galloway. He has in reach several smaller amounts. He feels perfectly con- 6dent that he has made only a small beginning of what he can do.
 This is glorious news, 1t is sunrise for our educational work in Arkansas. 1t IS marvellous, when we consider how many good and true men have toiled for years at this task. If James Thomas lives, it is certain that he will swing our educational work into the monday. He himself does not understand how he does 1t. But we venture to say that he does it as he has done everything else-he stays close to the heart of God, looking earnestly to God for help, and God has in him a re- markable medium through which to reach the hearts of men. It looks like magic, but it is not magic; the forces that work are spiritual.
 Tt is proper that l should make confession, though it be of a rather personal nature. Brother Thomas and l are both members of the Galloway Board of Trustees. At the last meeting of that Board we were confronted with the fact that Galloway could not, for lack of room, take care of all the girls seeking admission. Broth CT Thomas led the advance for larger equipment, to cost some S5o, ,ooo. The Board agreed, and we put Brother Thomas to the task of raising this amount, to be done while he went forward with pastor al work. Meantime, while we were in session at Galloway, the . Hendrix Board was in session at NHendrix College, and they deter mined the very same day to ask Brother Thomas to undertake to rendow Hendrix College, and pay its debt. Rev. D. J. Weems had already nearly extinguished the Galloway debts. The action of the Hendrix Board was telephoned to Thomas. He immediately con suited his friends. The plan was to cut him loose from pastoral work and put him in the field. When it was ascertained by the Hendrix Board that Thomas had agreed to undertake the Galloway enlargement, they then proposed that he act for both institutions. There were certain reasons why l thought that Brother Thomas could not afford and we could not afford, at so critical a moment, to take the very great hazard of fail ure. l accordingly stoutly ad- vised against it, and l stood on that advice, along with some oth- CTS, till it was officially determined to enter upon the work. My con fession is, therefore, that l was not wise, that President Anderson ot Hendrix and those of his trustees who stood for this course were wiser. It always does me good to make good and honest confession