Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-11
GReEHBRIeR COUNTY SEMINARY FUND
NEWS.

announce progress in their work
and report that various lists from
the County are almost completed
ana that the indications from these
are very encouraging. The work of
assembling information has been
under the charge of DR.. Hugh G..
Mcpherson, who has had wide en-
Periencc in this work with the AS
scmkly's Committee of Christian
Education.
The Board Of Directors feel that
the telling Of the story will be al
most sufficient to arouse the inter
est of every resident Of Grcenbricr
County and in order To do this. the
facts concerning the old Seminary
her achievement in the past; pos
sibilitics for the future, have been
assembled and are about ready for
distribution. One of the clcarest
statements yet made of the need has
been given by DR.. Armstrong, the
President Of the Seminary, who
Says:
"On January third, at seven in the
morning, the Dormitory of Lewis
burg Seminary with all its contents
Yves destroyed by fire There
was forty-iivc thousand dollars in
suirance on the building and three
thousand on the contents. The
future continuance of the Seminary
will depend on whether new dor
mitory can be built and furnished
by September first, of this year,
and ii is estimated that at least
scvcnty-livc thousand dollars in adj
ditlon TO the insurance will be need
ed. We can't begin to build till we
know where this seventy-five thou
sand dollars will come from.
Lcwisburg Seminary has history
OF more than hundred years of
Christian Education Of girls. Hun
drcds, pcrhops thousands of women
have been trained here, and count
less homes and school rooms and
other places of supreme influence
have been filled today by Lcwisburg
Seminary Alumnac.
The continuance of the insiiiu-
lion beyond the current year will
depend on securing Scvcnty-live
thousand dollars within the next
few weeks.
May God bless and guide every
reader OF these articlcS.'
Almost every day brings to the
headquarters Of the Grccnbricr
County Seminary Fund. statements
OF encouragement and good wishes
from men and women who have
known of the institution. One of
these recently received was from
no less person than Bishop Collins
Denny OF the Methodist Church. II
seems that Bishop Denny has had
occasion to visit the Seminary and
know Of its work and what efforts
were being made to keep it alive.
He Immediately sent telegram to
lis, as given below:
Lcwisburg Seminary means too
much to Grccnbrier County to be
allowed TO perish. Scvcntv-fiyc
thousand dollars cannot be better
invested than in the care and train
ing OF the next generation. COM
mend the cause and hope the money
VIII De raiScd.'--Bishop Collins
Denny.
This is an evidence to those who
nave the work in charge that the
splendid Christian Character of the
institution is recognized by leaders
Of all denominations and thcv are
interested in having the old school
continue.
Al meeting Of the Committee
on Tuesday. Il calender Of activities
/ was laid before them and approved
by which their publicity will be re-
leased, survey Of the County conf
plctcd and solicitation begun.
The Committee announces the ar
rival this week Of Joseph 4. Ken
nedy, who completes the staff sent
out by the Committee on Religious
Education to assist in this under
taking. Mr.. Kennedy comes from a
number Of successes with the
Christian Education Committee
and in his remarks to Board Of hi.
rectors on Tuesday, ne said that he
tclt that the chances for success
here were really encouraging.
An important feature Of The work
has been the continuance Of the
prayer groups as organized by the
women Of Lcwisburg and other
places, in which every Christian
woman is invited TO participate.
They pray daily and in weekly
meetings for the success Of This un-
dcrtaking.