Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-16
KING COLLEGE GROWTH
OWED TO DR.. sCHERER
Graduated From Institution Ten
Years Ago Without Money,
but With Big Idea.
NEW SYNOD IS ORGANIZED
Embraces Rich Section of Four
States and Provides Funds for En-
larging Presbyterian Educational
Work-Buildings Nearly Finished.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]


BRISTOL. VA. September 15.-If
there Is one man in Southern school
circles who deserves special credit
above another it is DIR. Tilden Scherer,
president of King College, the Presby-
terrain school here for the education of
young men for the ministry. DR..
Scherer, who graduated from this
school ten years ago, was without
cent of money for school promotion
when he became president OF the insri-
tutfon. 1t was an embarrassing situ-
alton that confronted the school. al
though the institution was not without
loyal friends. DR.. Scherer FIRST con-
cetved the idea of a new synod, the APP
palachian. with Bristol as a center, and
King College as Its central scho 81
This dream camo to pass, largely by
reason of DIR. Scherer's fndomtnable
energy. To-day he Is building the new
King College.
1t was the call and ceaseless prayers
of DR.. Scherer that commanded toe
brain and money to do 1here things
He led in the organization Of synod,
which is destined to be one of the
strongest church bodies in the South
1t embraces all the rich counties of
Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee
and particularly rich portion of
Eastern Kentucky. and an equally In
wiling portion of North Carolina.
With Bristol as center. he began
to advocate his idea of making King
College the central school He found
Abingdon. Va. with her Stonewall
jackson Institute for Girls, equally am
bilious He combined their ambitions
and aspirations with his own, and nov,
there Is building not only King Col
lege for the education of young uen
within the bounds of the new synod,
but new StonewalI jackson School
at Abingdon. for the education Of the
girls of the same region
Dr. Schercr. although without funds
OF his own. reached with his appeals
not only the home people. but men in
distant States. He received thousa nds
OF dollars from one man In the Hoo
sier State who never saw him, out
whose heart and soul were fired by
the timely appeals Of DR.. Scherer.
The new plant for King College is to
eventually represent an investment OF
100000. Bristol will contribute apouI
one-half of this amount. The remain
der will be contributed by friends OF
the school at a distance. and by peopla
living within the bounds or the new
| synod The first of the buildings OF
the new college plant are now nearing
| completion. and DR.. Scherer, with an
able corps of instructors. will open
school in these buildings on Septem-
Der 81.
His triumph will be a source OF
qualification to distinguished alumni OF
this institution in all parts OF the coun-
try. and the school has turned out many
0otable men, among them being: DR..
James I. Vance. OF Nashville: DR.. Joe
A. Vance. OF Detroit; DR.. Charles r,
Vance. OF Norfolk; DIR. Trigg. A. NJ.
Thomas. OF Kansas City; DR.. Thomas
Clyce. OF Sherman. Tex, ETC.. extending
to men of influence in many States OF
| the Union.