The log cabin Democrat., 1916-11-03
URGES SUPPORT OF ENDOWMENT PLAN CHURCH' 'SCRFATESTWORK
Dr. James Thomas Asks Methodist Ministry to Aid in Campaign for
 Hendrix College.

An appeal for support by the Meth odlst ministry of the campaign to raise an additional $4O0,00O endow- ment and building fund for Hendrix College is made in the Arkansas Methodist this week by Dr. James Thomas, financial commissioner of the college, who characterizes it as the church's greatest undertaking. Dr. Thomas letter follows:
 For one week I have been travel ing almost constantly in the interest of the church's greatest undertaking Have been in eastern Arkansas, north ern Louisiana, western Arkansas and central Arkansas. 1 have had some very helpful associations and advice from the brethren of the ministry wherever l have been. All seem to be determined to raise S400,000 for Hen- dirk College. By the way, it is nee essary for us to do this, or we will be set back 25 years in our eduea- tional movements in Arkansas. There is no question of doubt about it, and think all thinking men will agree with the assertion When our con- ferences committed themselves to raising money, they appreciated the fact that it was the greatest under taking the church had ever projected and right we'll the brethren are stand ing by the proposition.
 ''In this connection I want to say, once for all, that we take no condi- tional gifts. Whatever we get, we will have, and there are no strings tied to any gift made to Hendrix College. Should man wish to give on the annuity plan, it in no way counts on this scheme, and whatever arrangements of that character We make will be based upon a scientific line.
 'I wish the pastors would make it a point to call the attention of the church, frs,, to the absolute necessi- ty of having a better equipment at Hendrix College; and second, the de- mand for more endowment, both of which demands enter into the very heart of our great college, and unless met, humiliation to the whole church will fall, and disastrous setbacks to all our school plans.
 I have wondered how the Roman Catholics could abandon their college property in Little Rock, that repre- sents more property in brick anc mortar than we have at Hendrix, be- cause lack of room, go out to For rest Park, buy acreage and build { number of fine buildings, all of then far ahead of anything we have in the state, and l am informed they ar' planning to put million or mor' endowment on it. Our church is very very much stronger, numerically anC financially, and yet we quibble ant whine and struggle when we under take to do less than one-tenth o1 what they are doing, for, in my judg ment, they are putting more money into the new buildings of their col lege than our whole endowment anC buildings amount to at Hendrix al the present time.
 Again I appeal to the brethren of the ministry to speak on these things and let our people know how little they are going. Every Methodist man, woman and child, preachers anc laymen, ought to give something quickly to this enterprise. If they would, we would have no trouble fol money. Outsiders and members o+ other churches will give as freely as our own people"
 In it's personal column this weel the Methodist says:
 "The Conway Methodist Churcf Bulletin reports meeting of th' official board in which was discussed the question of giving up the pastor Dr. F. s. H. Johnston, so that h' might assist in the Hendrix endow ment campaign. There seemed, natur ally, great reluctance to give him up but the matter was left to Dr. John ston 1. to decide. If the bishop ap proves, it is almost certain that Dr Johnston will re-enter this work il which he formerly engaged with s' much success, Drs. Thomas an Johnston and the ether men whom they will call into the campaign wil