Cedarville College Bulletin, October 1915

8 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE BtLLE'riN Creswell, of Cedarville, President of the Boa1·d of Trustees, read the following report of the action of the Board of Trustees: ".Extt·act from Record, Board of Trustees of Cedarville .College, June 3, 191i.i: ".The election of a new President of Cedarville College was referred to the Committee on Instruction. "The Committee on instruction reported .and presented the name of V{ilbert Renwick McChesney for the 1Jresidency of Cedarville Col- lege. The repo1t was accepted and on formal motion Dr. }llcChesncy was elected to succeed Dr. McKinney as President of Cedarville College. "J. L. CHESNUT, Secretary." "JAMES H. CRESWELL, "President of the Board." Then followed the inauguration of the !'resident by the Rev. David McKinney, who, preparatory to the ·inauguration propel·, gave a short historical sketeh of the first inaugul'ation and the subsequent life and work of Cedarville College. He exp1·essed his appreciation of the triLute paid him by the. Alumni, and in response to it said that he felt that the past had been theirs together; that the future belonged to Dr. McChesney; that though little had been done jn the past jn contrast to what might have been accomplished and what may be done in the future, the College had. passed throllgh the experimental days and had been established on a firm foundation on which future successes can be built. He said that he had not at first truly appre- ciated the place that was offered him; that he had taken it because no one else seemed available; that each yea1· had demanded morn anrl more of his time in the interests of the Colleg-e, until he felt that some change would have to be effected. For the last eleven years he had Leen waiting for the propitious time to come when he could step out and give over his place to a sllccessor. That time had come, and no one was better fitted to take the position than the man who had be~n chosen for it, who had on former occasions refused the sugges- tion of the position for himself and had suggested others; but who, at last, was niade to feel that it was God;s call for him to service. As he in the past had pledged and paid loyal co-operation to Dr. Mc- Kinney as President, so Dr. McKinney in turn pledged to him his sympathy and co-operation, and appealed to students, faculty and Alumni to support him with untiring loyalty. The following questions and answers constituted the formal in- auguration: (1) "Do you, Wilbe1't Renwick McChesney, accept the office of P1·esident of Cedarville College, to which you have been elected by the Board of Ti-ustees, and, as we believe, called of God 1" · "I do." (2) "Are a conviction oi duty, a desire to serve God, to be useful in the work oJ training up the young in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and in advancing Christ's kingdom upon earth the mo- tives which govern you in the acceptance of this office 7" "They a1:e." (3) "Do you pl' Omise that you will faithfully discharge the func- tions of this office to the best of your ability; that you will earnestly