Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-27
PRESIDENT BRUSKE
Writes the AImanian Concerning
the Synod Of Michigan and
Alma College.

however IN danger OF DtlnS NAo 7A~'~
Which reminds me of the story of Bis
hop Vincent and his son. The father
duties in the Methodist church took
him away from. his home frequently
Occasionally when about to leave, he
would solemnly warn mis- young son to
be very careful TO do nothing IN the
fathers absence that he would not do
in bis presence. Remember whose son
you are. would be the affectionate
words of parting One day the boy
turned on the Bishop and rising to his
full height he said And when you
are gone don't forget whose father you
are -
Don't forget whose son you are .
says the Synod to Alma. Don { for
get whose father you are, - should be
the response of Alma Alma Col
lege should be loyal TO the Synod of
Michigan, " has been rightly said over
and over again on the platform and
from the press: is 1t not time that
some one should sound the equally re-
sonant bugle call, The Synod should
be loyal TO Almay'
While the heated discussion was in
progress at the Synod in Bay City. the
Board of Trustees of Michigan Semin-
airy were selling at auction that insti-
tuition of learning: planted and foster
ed by the Presbyterian Church. 1t has
been sold under the hammer because
the church did not ''loyally' support
il. II might have become the one
Womans College of Michigan, an
institution for which there is abund-
ance of room. 1t had an honorable,
history of almost half century.a home,
beautiful for situation; An alumnae
association loyal, and self-sacriticing
but il is gone because
There is now in the beautiful town
Of Monroe an excellent seminary for
young, ladies. under the management
of the Sisters of the Roman Catholic
communion. Presbyterian fathers and
rlothers are sending their daughters
there TO ne educated Do these parents
ever inquire from whom that seminary
was ohtainedl Lst them not
There was once Marshall College in
Michigan unto which the pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in Detroit
went and became the first President.
He entered upon his work hopefully,
heroically depending upon the Preshy-
terians of Michigan for loyal sup
port The college did not survive Nr
half decade A time of financial de
preston came. The enterprise was
not supported and the disconsolate
president fled to New York for work
and bread The embittered face of
this man may he still seen in some of
the prints of sixty years ago.
The Presbyterian church founded
Alma College in 1885,. In 1887 it be-
gan ITS life That beginning was soon
clouded by the financial DISASTERS of
1928 etc If it had depended only
upon the loyal support Of the Synod
of Michigan during those years it
could never have seen the twentieth
century More than four years ago
the Synod accepted the pledge of $25, 000
made by Ammi W. Wright. for the
further endowment of the College
conditional on the raising of like
amount by the churches and members
of the Presbyterian church of Michi-
gan. The loyalty" to Alma has ex-
pressed itself up to the present time
70 the extent of raising $4,000
This is certainly more creditable
than the action of the SYNOD of New
York. The latter wanted to control
Hamilton College. The trustees OF.
ferd the privilege to the churches on
condition that they would raise an
endowment of S25, 600, The Synod
accepted the responsibility and raised
nothing. So Hamilton still calls
itself mon sectarisn -
And how may the Presbyterians of
Michigan show a loyalty" to Alma
that will bind the two in bonds Of love
never to be brokeng / venture to
answer - % Let the pastors and
officers of these churches the fathers
and mothers whose membership is in
that communion send their childpen to
Alma College to be educated Nothing
could SD bind the church to the col
lege and the college to the church rs
"a have the children of the church edu-
Gated in the college Of the church.
(2l Let those congregations of Presby-
terians that have never taken an offer
ing toward meeting the pledge of S25.
600 show their loyalty and sincerity
by at least giving the people an OPP
portunity TO make contribution. CD
Let the pastors and the people work to-
gether. using all the means of God
appointment. to make Alma College
the very best il can he made. Let them
do this and Alma College will continue
TO fll Presbyterian pulpits with AN
educated and consecrate1 Ministry
send Home and Foreign Missionarie:
10 the habitations of cruelty" where
Satan holds his seat, and return son.
and daughters educated and refined te
found and multiply Christian homes al
over our State and Nation. BE as
sured honored brethren and friend 4
that Alma college will never, forsaks
the Presbyterian church no. not ever
IL the church should forsske the college