Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-01-19
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vital necessity of a deeper spiritual
life, without which new church
would be of little avail Early in the
program, the ladies quartet rendered
an inspiring number, and on other
occasions the program was varied
by a song service, led by Professor
! Chalfant.
In 1886 Rev. VIM. G. NJ. Hays,
present pastor of the United Presby-
terian church of Pullm an, accepted
the pastorate of the small Presbyter-
ian church at Waitsburg, Wash. The
church was small, and the work it
provided did not consume the energy
OF the newly appointed pastor. He,
! DR.. Hays, made an examination into
/ the educational status of the town,
+ and found it very inadequate. Wash
ington was then territory, and there
were really but three high schools in
| the state-one at Seattle one at Ia
coma and another at Spokane. None
of these were in any sense the high
schools they are today.
Dr. Hays finally decided to utilize
his abundance of surplus energy in,
the founding of a new educational in-f
stitution. This was the beginning off
the Waitsburg Academy, which for 20 /
years did a great work 1t was lib
orally supported by the citizens of
Waitsburg and became widely known
for the efficiency of its work. In
later years the rise of the high schools
of the state supplanted the Waitsburg
Academy, so it was closed some years
ago. At the time it was closed the
buildings and grounds were worth
perhaps $4,000. Largely on account
of the very generous support the cit
liens of Waitsburg had given to the
institution in former years, the city
was able to secure it for the sum of
so, 000-and this sum constitutes
the 'Waitsburg Academy Fund,
which it is now proposed to utilize for
the erection of a College Church at
Pullman.
Several months ago. with only one
dissenting vote, the Synod of the Co
lumbia asked the General Assem- bly,
of the Presbyterian Church to endorse
the granting of the fund to the cree
ton of such a church in Pullman,
the church to cost not less than
$4,000. This disposition of the
academy fund was deemed logical, in
asmuch as the money had been raised
in the Pacific Northwest for Christian
educational work in the Pacific
Northwest. Hence, there is little
doubt but that the assembly will en-
dorse the grant The assembly meets
the 4th of next May in Seattle, when
the matter will be finally settled
At the last meeting of the Synod
Of the Columbia the Presbytery of
Spokane presented memorial asking
that the Waitsburg Academy Fund be
applied to the erection of a College
Church at Pullman, at the cost al
ready indicated. Among the reasons
enumerated for this action the Spo-
kane Presbytery mentioned the fol-
lowing ones:
1t is the only practical way in
which this fund could be made to sub
serve the interests of Christian edu-
cation within the bounds of the
Synod. The church at Pullman has
been doing splendid work for the
past l3 years and offers the best
field for special effort, because of
the State College.
Sentimentally, there is a strong
reason why the fund should be so
applied. The money was raised
under the ministry OF the pastor of
the Pullman church and largely
through his personal efforts during
the nine years he was stationed at
Waitsburg.
The work of the church in Pull
man has been hampered by lack of
room and suitable facilities and, be-
cause located in a college community,
it requires and deserves outside sup
port
The plan is in harmony with the
new movement of the great denomi-
no, L. ct