finances. In the local church, a desperate need could be met by appealing to people who understood the problem and were familiar with the circumstances. However, appealing to churches across the nation required a different approach. "I learned that you don't send out letters of despair if you want a response. The answer to that kind of thing is. 'If they are that bad off, why should I give to something that's going to die.' I learned that lesson early "9 on. This knowledge became an important part of the second key event in introducing Regular Baptists to Cedarville College. In 1958 the Baptist Bulletin, the official organ of Regular Baptists, was a struggling journal. Jeremiah recognized the value of that publication in circulating word of Cedarville College. He entered into a verbal agreement with the editor to place a Cedarville advertisement on the back of the Baptist Bulletin each month. For years every issue carried such an advertisement. With the passing of years, the quality of those advertisements bore testimony to the development of Cedarville College as an educational institution, and Regular Baptists watched the progress on the back of their national magazine. As Cedarville grew, Jeremiah was aided by the faculty, staff, and students in carrying the message of the validity of liberal arts study to the Regular Baptist constituency. As the link between Regular Baptists and the college was nurtured, more and more students learned the value of receiving their liberal arts education in a Christian atmosphere. The institution continued to trumpet the message that "spiritual vitality and academic excellence are not opposite and unreconcilable extremes. They can and must be a part of any Christian college. The trustees, faculty, and administration of Cedarville are committed to the emphasis of both."IO Thus, under Jeremiah's leadership, Cedarville College carefully forged its link with Regular Baptists. This became a significant factor in the dynamic story of Cedarville's success. The first key to success that had been lost by the Presbyterians in 1928 was now once more firmly in place. A second important link that needed to be reforged was the relationship to the community. This task was complicated by several factors. First, the Village of Cedarville was, in many respects, a Presbyterian community. The college had been placed there because many of 116/Chapter XIV Student organizations remained a vital part of College life as they did in 1895. In 1963, Alpha Chi offered men the opportu– nity to grow socially and serve the community. the town's first families were descendants of the old Scottish Covenanters who came to America- and gradually migrated westward through the Ohio Valley. For most years of the college's existence, it had drawn the vast majority of its students from the immediate vicinity. In fact, in 1920 the Cedarville Herald announced: "Every member of the Cedarville High School's graduating class this year will enter Cedarville College except one."ll Cedarville was an important railroad stop, which enabled students from nearby villages to commute. In later years the popularization of the automobile and the development of the American highway system enabled people to leave the area and head for "distant places," like Dayton or Columbus, for their education. But the link between the college and the community remained strong. When the Baptists arrived, though their student population was small, virtually all the students came from areas other than Cedarville or Greene County. Many were from northern Ohio, the previous location of the Bible