The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-11-10
MISSOURI SYNOD
Asks HALF MILLION.
Money Needed as Endowment for Mis-
souri, Valley College, Owned
by the Synod.

The Synod of Missouri of the Pres
byterian Church, U. S. A., is 0 in the
midst of d campaign to raise in the
ten presbyteries and churches of the
synod, as well as from friends Of the
cause of Christian education, a half
million dollars for endowment and new
equipment Of Missouri Valley College,
Marshall, Mo. The college is a CO
educational Institution, owned and con-
trolled by the synod, and this is the
first appeal of the kind 1t has made
in the 80 years of its history,
Rev. William H. Black, d. D., presi-
dent of Missouri Valley for the past
30 years and largely responsible for
its growth from Il small school to its
place as a great denominational col
lege, is the general director Of the cam
paign, under the authority Of the sy-
nod and synod's committee, the latter
composed Of the Board of Trustees of
the college.
Some Of Personnel.
The personnel of the campaign, as
far a now formed, is the following
st. Louis Presbytery-Isaac H. Orr,
campaign manager; w. j. Edwards,
chairman, Large Gifts; A. NJ. Keller,
Publicity and Lists; Lon s.. Mitchell,
Finance, and Rev. w. A. Clemmer, Ar
rangements.
Kansas City Presbytefy-R0bert T.
Morrison, campaign manager; Rev. G..
p. Baity, d, d., Lists Committee; 0.
NJ. Mitchell, Finance; H. S. Conrad,
Large Gifts; Baird Parks, arrange
ments; s.. Boone Gregg, Speakers, and
Il. G. Mcbride, Publicity.
Marshall and Saline County-A Citi-
zen's Committee of $50, with W.. G.
Iea, campaign chairman G. B. Bacon,
chairman for Saline County, outside
Of Marshall; L. d. Murrell, Large
Gifts George II. Althouse, Finance;
Il. II. Mitchell, Lists DR.. d. f. Man
ming, Arrangements J. d. Flemming.
Publicity and chairman of Division B
IN Marshall, with John w. Rose as
csairman Of Division A.
st. Joseph Presbytery-Rev. Arthur
]. McClung, D. D., chairman; Rev.
John r. Fraser, d. D., Fairfax; Rev.
j. Weston Mays, Albany; Rev. S. P.
Allison, Maryyille George Ward, King
City; James Terrell, Faucet DR.. Nc
Chung, chairman Of Lists Committee:
Rev. Marion HUMPHREYS, d. D., ]. X.
Terrell, Large Gifts George NJ. John
son, Finance and Arrangements, and
J. H. Ward, Publicity.
Campaign m anagers announced in
ether presbyteries-Kirksville Presby-
terry, j.. L. Witt, Granger; Sedalia
Presbytery, w. w. Ginum, Barnett;
MCGEE Presbyterys Robert A. Gutherie.
Macon Salt River Presbytery, Eugene
Pearson, Louisiana. Chairmen of COM
mittees for presbyteries where the or
|ganization is not completed are
Carthage Presbytery. Judge Charles L.
Henson, Mt Vernon; Iron Mountain
Presbytery, L. P. Whitwell, Donlphan;
Ozark Presbytery, William ]. Dysart.
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Springfield Salt River, Reev. Alonzo
Pearson, Mexico, Sedalia Presbytery
has arranged for six group meetings
of the churches, to be held at Sedalia.
Versailles, Warrensbufg, Bunceton
Clinton and Jefferson City during the
month Of November.
Third Of century,s Work.
Nearly 5000 boys and girls, young
men and women, coming from almost
every county in the State, have been
students at Missouri Valley College in
the third Of a century it has been es-
tablished. Many pulpits of Missouri
and other states are occupied by Mis-
souri, Valley graduates, and over 200
teachers of high schools and other col
leges were trained in this school.
%hs endowment asked will make the
college, more efficient In its work ana
enlarge IT. userC!aess In the Christian
education neld.