1878 Conference Minutes

1878 Conference Minutes

October 10, 1878

Parkersburg, West Virginia

Whereas, This Conference has a keen sense of the importance of keeping the higher education of youth under the control of the Christian Church, and fully realizes that where one student can enter a college or a university, a hundred must depend on the Academy or Seminary for training and instruction, and is deeply impressed with the necessity of a Conference Seminary of high rank, which shall be not only a help to learning, but also a fountain of piety, and is fully persuaded the Providence will speedily open the door for the accomplishment of our long cherished purpose in this regard; therefore

Resolved, That we will appoint a commission of five ministers and four laymen to receive any proposals that may be made by individuals or communities for the establishment of such Conference Seminary, provided that we do not invite proposals from places not accessible, or nearly so, by railroad, and that we will not undertake to establish a Seminary in any locality which does not donate to us at least twenty-five thousand dollars in land, buildings or other property, nor except the appointment of a majority of the Board of Trustees shall be vested in this Annual Conference.

Signed:

A.C. George

J. Wesley Webb

The commission asked for in the above resolution was appointed as follows:

Ministers:

  1. A.C. George
  2. W.R. White
  3. Samuel Steels
  4. E.W. Ryan
  5. D.H.K. Dix

Laymen:

  1. H.K. List
  2. A.J. Boreman
  3. C.M. Bishop
  4. Nathan Goff, Sr.