Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-05-05
DISCUSSED CHRISTIAN EpUcA
TON.
Or. Butler Makes strong Plea In be.
half Of the Texas Woman's Col.
loao.


half Of the Texas Woman's Col.
lego.
Dr. Butlor'g sermon In the Firi1 llap
list church Sunday morning was on
Christian education, with particular
reference 10 Baptist schools IN gonor.
nj and the Texas W0man'a College In
particular, The text was from tho
great commission given 20 the apos.
: ties by Jesus after his resurrection,
go and teach all nations"
Dr. Butler stated that the Baptlsts
OF the United states have twenty thoo.
logical semlnarlog including n proper.
~ value OF S2000,00O and endowmonta
amounting 10 Si.600,000; nlnoty.Gvo
colleges and universities, with prop,
crty value of S2S00O00O and ondow.
ments aggregating 5000, 900 one hun.
drod academies and Institutes owning
property worth SA,600.000 and eHlow.
monts totallng s2,000,000 Texas Wo.
mans College In one Of these While
only three years old II In rapidly TAX.
Ing lts place among tho great lnatllu.
lions OF the country,
All OF these schools represent gncri.
fee and effort, When God greatly uses
any individual or any institution he
first purges the chosen vessel for ser
vice by tho fiery trials OF sacrifice |
Moses, Job, Daniel and Paul were
mentioned M oXpmplca Baylor uni |
yerslty, now 80 great an prosperous,
hid small beginning. 'fh9 Southern
Baptist Theological Selnini fg NJ Lohh
vile was founded by Dr. Broadus,
who began with one blind preacher,
All great things must have time 10
grow. You can raise u hog IN one
year, but II takes half Gentry TO dc.
yolop n man TO fun maturity Gront
towns and the kingdom of God me
also Illustrations.
Dr, Butler gave II skalcn of the hit'
tory OF the Texas W0mnn'o College,
describing the character of ita work
and lts financial status and referring
briefly TO the interest that II has
aroused and the onylablc reputation II
has already attained all over Central
and South Texas. but especially In the
tributary 10 Bryan, H. repu'
Iatlon abroad IN good because the
character of lts work ~ thorough and
excellent It's spiritual power IN 80
great that all who have entered ~
portals IN n state Of alienation from
iOd have come tc II saving |
of the truth before return
ng TO their homes
The Toxns Womnn'g College was not
established M u money making inatl
utlon, II IN purely phlanthoplc IN lts
objects No school can mako better
moving I'm results In proportion 20
he capital invested, The town OF
irynn has put into II nearly $4,000
nd an equal amount has been added
rom other sources all OF which has .
ecn expended I'm building and equip. !,
icnt The school has property and :,
rounds within the corporate limits !,
'orth $4,000 The annual income for "
hc three years Of lta existence has =
voragod about 10000, for board and "
lltlon, This year. In common with
thor interests, II has been subjected
} n financial strain, but by wise and
management II viii close Il
a books for the year with bal n
nee of only about $4,000 on the debit n
de Of the ledger and this viii be N
royldod for by an emergency fund =,
he campaign for this viii be begun II
and n lB believed by the IL
Dard that the friends Of the nstlW.
on will respond literally lts stug
os have drawn old friends closer aud "a
Ilaod up new ones, "
II IL conceded that the school was q
irn of necessity TO meet demand a
n higher education OF girls In Central y
ID Southern Toxas Everybody now u
'Cognl1os the truth of Or. Books OBJ "a
ryatlon that there IN no competition y
culture" The schools of Bryan help n
10 another. Our business men are n
ming 10 recognize more and moro y
@ value OF the schools M factors IN "
atorial development IA
DR.. Butler concluded with hopeful :.
rooast of the future, but qualoacd "
~ with the statement that Il viii Il
what we make H. To insure glor -
M success Ave things are necessary, ~