The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
Voice Of the People
1yhat VIII I,tcl,monI Do.

II q +
What Will liiclimond Dos
Editor OF ,rhe Times Dispatch:
Slr,--With tho sentiments OF Rev.
Az. Z :, Lipsconb. uttered In the .MetIio-
/ In your editorial OF even date, All
mnily men will mpst cordially SYM
Rat,l1lz &C. No ell,f;iespeeting man or
matter whete the glvcr may happen to
panied with hdmilIntins conditions.
o fagha "a wi ubssrve say hGWeve
/ there is small occasion for these
declitrations Mr.. Carnegie establish.
cd a foundation for penslnnlng teach
state school and the denomlnationa't
school are In terms excepted from tic
benefits OF, that FUND. y has never
tors of that trust have beer actively
engaged IN endeavorinE to break the
allegiance Of UNCONVENTIONAL schools.
" seems that sometimes, It least son,o
carnegie board, but we have yet, to
hear of a case In which that board pur-
sued any one OF Our college presi-
But my special purpose in troubling
tha Baptist General Association on
paign for 100000 for a new woman's
college and for strengthening tile en-.
dowment OF Richmond College. IN
spite Of the temporary financial furry
the responses to this appeal are high
apaee. within It'll a few weeks. Richmond
will be asked to give 100000 to this
Of trumpets about one third of this
amount mas been raised. Richmond
Baptists are expected to give the bulk
oae nSnsy but Il Is h9 ,p that that
themselves Of the opportunity. to help
generously an enterprise which, means
So much to the city. These lnstttu-
ginia. who hold themselves respon-
sible. to the. public and to their Lord
for their wise and SAFE conduct. But
their benefits are open to the public
without respect Of religious belief.
Other faiths are represented on their
board OF control. In their faculties OF
instruction and largely III the student
body.
| Now this effort to raise this 100000.
! the greatest amount ever attempted
at any one time by any religious body
in the history. of our beloved Virginia,
| is greatly stimulated and helped by
q ,eiftIof s15o.ooo frc,n the General
Education Board OF New York Since
this board hes been criticized severely
not at ali Improbable ies that ' your gem !.
eral observations may be Interpreted
by prejrdiced persons as applying to,
them l venture to trespass upon your
patience far enough to say. that Our
arrangement with this board has been
published in full, and is open to the
inspection of any one Interested.
The only conditions OF our contract
subscription or s350,OO0 by March !.
| 1908; second, that 100000 of the en-
tire amount must go to endowment.
and third, that no part OF their gift
| Theological instruction.. Beyond these.
nothing Is required Of us. The much-
discussed and the much malisned Mr..
John p. Rockefeller has given large
sums. frequently to institutions or
learning throughout the land and we
have yet to hear of single unneces-
sary or hnmiliating condition imposed.
He has turned over to the General Ed
ucation Bo.rd in all 100000 and, SO
far as our experience with this body
OF Dhilanthropic gentlemen goes. they
are administering the great trust In
the same spirit.
We are confident sir. that in this
/ GRAFT effort to strengthen Richmond
College and to develop here our flour
fishing Wonlan's College into the great
est institution of its kind in the South
we shall have .he active corporation OF
Tie Dispatch.
In the deeply interesting debate in
the Methodist Conference, Chancellor
w. w. Smith made. . startling state
ment He said that Of, the $500. 900 of
enioWment and property belonging to.
the Woman's College OF that city. Vir-
GINA Methodtsts outside OF Lynchburg
mad contributed only $4,000, Lynch
spirited and progressive city! What an
|Msthodists led doubtless in this giving,
but citizens OF that plucky town. with
most cheerfully and generouslyj What
Richmond, Va. II. II. PITT.