Cedarville College Bulletin, October 1915

16 CEbARVILLB COLLEGE BULLE11N also places an obligation upon the community to do so; and, in return for the blessings Fhich Cedarville College has brought· to •the com- munity, it is among the least returns, which the community can ren- der, to co-operate in speedily _raising the sum mentioned as necssary to give the college it1r rightful place ·and power, The past liberality of this community, its present kindly spirit, and its hopes and desires for the success of the College ·give assurance·and encourageinent that greater things are near in store both for the College and the com- munity. ' ' Will the $200,000 be secured? The answer rests largely with this community. When this region of fertile farms, far-famed for agri- cultural" products and live stock; when this' community of ha-ppy homes aiid prosperous people, most of whom are native Americans descended from the sturdy Scotch Irish; when this community,' dis- tinguished in peace arid in· war, and within whose confines have been born and reared some of our nation's most illustrious, among whom was one of the first citizens of our country, and whose likeness giaccs this hall arid whose memory is dear and re,feJ.'ed, your own distin- guished Whitelaw Reid; when this community, with its boasted schools and churches, is asked if it can raise $200,000 to endow and perpetuate an institution in its midst and for its own welfare, there can be only one answer, and that is, it can. ' When · it is asked if it will, in the light of all that the College is and has done, and what this community is and dese1·ves to do for its own sons and daughters, there should be but one answer, it will. When it recalls the goodness of God throughout all the years and reflects that this college is His call and challenge to this community to maintain and perpetuate higher Chl'istian education, its one re- sponse must be, that by God's grace it will. Cedarville College was founded in prayer, has been maintained in faith, and supported by sacrifice; and Jong after this generation shall have run· its race, Cedarville College will live to enrich the natfon, gladden the church, and bless the world; and with the years it will grow in ' material equipment until it becomes the ·joy of this com- munity and is numbered high among-the favored colleges of our country. · To bring Cedarville College up to this ideal is your work and' mine. We receive the greatest benefit from it; and, therefore, we should ren- der the most to it. · What we 'do, we should. do now. The next few years will decide· whethei.' we are worthy longer to be entrusted with its welfare, or, failing to do our pa1·t, it shall pass out of oUl' midat to another place and people who will welcome its coming and make of it what we ought to have made of it. ' · Nay, let us not dream even of such a• day, for Cedarville and Cedarville College are too closely identified and too much attached to one another; and this community is too wide awake to its best in- terests, that for the sake of hoarding a few dimes and dollars for each citizen, such an irreparable loss should be suffered to overtake the entire community. Today, rather let us resolve that we shall consecrate ourselves and ours unceasingly to the task of· building up a greatel' Cedarville College, an ideal college, in buildings, equipment and endowment - · · II. Along with the material resources; considered, there are per- . sonaJ e/.e-rnents which enter· into the make-up of an ideal college. L Among these,. is tne Boatd of ·Trustees. · To them is committed by civil authority the charte1· of the college; ·and they are charged ·with the execution of its provisions in accordance with the la,vs · of