The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-04
RICHMOND COLLEGE
To make RENEWED
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Campaign Committee Decides
to Go Forward With
Its Work
EDUCATION BOARD
GIVES FURTHER AID
Of the Remaining $4,000 to
Be Secured 1t Will Give $751;
000--Executive Com
mittee's Statement

ahe Richmond college campaign
committee has decided to renew its
mond college, $4,000 of which has
already been raised. There remains
$4,000 yet to be secured. $4,000 of
which has been pledged by the gen.
eral education board Of New York.
conditional upon the securing Of the
other $4,000.
November 10th has been hxed as
the date for the completion OF the
work. The campaign committee VIII
not make a general campaign for the
funds needed. but in the few churches
where nothing. or next to nothing,
has been done. requests will be made
for offerings renewed efforts will be
made to collect pledges already given.
but not yet fulfilled. and appeal Will
be made to friends who have al
ready subscribed generously to give
again In this final effort
Hatcher Memorial Fund.
The Hatcher memorial fund Will
also be pressed to completion ana
every dollar given to that fund will
count in the general campaign.
There Is still urgent need for
scholarships" writes President Boat
wright, chairman of the campaign
committee especially for women.
and a considerable part of the re-
naming sas,0G should be made up
OF 1000 scholarships
The following Statement, regarding
the renewal of the campaign. and the
deliberations which formed the basis
of the conclusion TO make the re-
newal, has ben given out by +. w.
Boatwright and r. IT. Pitt. of the
executive committee;
Acting upon the instruction or the
trustees Of Richmond college, OF the
members of the education commits
sion. and with the approval ana en-
dorsement OF the general education
board. and also OF a representative
confer er,ce of leading Virginia lay
men and pastors, the campaign COM
n1ittee has decided TO renew me
campaign for the completion OF the
ssno. 600 wonan's college and endow-
ment fund II will readily be re-
called by readers Of the Herald tnat
the Anal time limit set by the gen.
erai education board expired Nav !,
1919. and that on this date the fund
still lacked Nifty thousand dollars OF
completion.
Some disappointment
While there was room for con-
graduation that s45e.ooo in money
and 100000 in land had been Sc
cured in the campaign. II was never
theless disappointment to feel tna'
50 much earnest effort had fallen
short OF complete success The cam
raign comrnfttee was nevertheless SIN
cere in their expressed purpose to
terminate the campaign on May i.
1913 They felt that they had latin
fully and un.emittingiy presented the
cause entrusted to their care. and
that other times and perhaps other
leaders would have to provide the
money required for the great under
taking at Westhampton.
When various brethren. notably
MFR. p %. Camp. of Franklin. Va,
urged the calling OF conference
the campaign committee respectfully
declined to become responsible for
the call and. while approaching the
, fraternal interest did not sign the
kilograms or letters calling the con-
ference OF April, 2sth. We felt that.
POSSIBLY, we had exhausted the
patience of the people. At any rate,
we did not wish further to importune
cur friends.
As has already been published in
these columns. representative
group of brethren from various parts
Of Virginia, who elected Mr.. James
". NJ
+. Wilson as secretary. urged the
campaign committee to ask for more
time and to go on with the campaign.
When the matter was later taken up
with the general education board. the
campaign committe was commended
for what had been already ac-
ccmplished. and was granted the re-
mainder of the year, II necessary. In
which to complete the fund. When
~ In ~ n "
college met this month. resolution
was adopted instructing the campaign
COMMITTEES to proceed with the work.
\ and promising the hearty co-opera-
ton OF the members of the board.
Why 1t Was Silent.
Up to this writing the committee
has remained silent because 1t SEEM
Cd desirable that ait PARTIES eeseern-
ed should have opportunity to speak
freely and to say whether or not
they wanted the committee continued
and the work pressed to completion.
The cause belongs not to the cam
paiRn committee. We are simply
your servants for Christ's sake. We
really wanted to know the wishes Of
ne leaders in our Baptist Zion. They
have now spoken in no uncertain
voice. and we shall renew the CAM
paien with heartiness and zeal. While
the work has been arduous, we have
often thanked God for the co-opera-
ton OF our brethren and for their
sacrifices In behalf Of she new col
leres. We rejoice 10 be I've that we
shall still have In full easure that
support and sympathy ~ necessary
I "a success. OF ourselves we can do
very little. BY the help OF men and
women all over Virginia. who love
[ youth and believe in Christian edu-
cation, we can now complete the
work to which we set our hands nve
3 r. w. BoATwRIGHT.
r. H. PITT.
Executive Committee.