Christian Education by Congregationalists in the Seven Pacific Coast States1893 - Congregational churches - 55 pages |
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Page 37 - I came with one eye partly opened, for more light for my people, who sit in darkness. I go back with both eyes closed. How can I go back blind to my blind people? I made my way to you with strong arms, through many enemies and strange lands, that I might carry back much to them.
Page 37 - I came with an eye partly open for my people who sit in darkness. I go back with both eyes closed. How can I go back blind to my blind people? I made my way to you with strong arms through many enemies and strange lands that I might carry back much to them. I go back with both arms broken and empty ! Two fathers came with us; they were the braves of many winters and wars.
Page 38 - You make my feet heavy with burdens of gifts, and my moccasins will grow old in carrying them, but the Book is not among them. When I tell my poor, blind people, after one more snow, in the big council, that I did not bring the Book, no word will be spoken by our old men or by our young braves.
Page 7 - Christ, so the star of empire, rising in the East, has ever beckoned the wealth and power of the nations westward, until to-day it stands still over the cradle of the young empire of the West, to which the nations are bringing their offerings.
Page 38 - You make my feet heavy with gifts and my moccasins will grow old in carrying them, yet the book is not among them. When I tell my poor blind people after one more snow, in the big council, that I did not bring the book, no word will be spoken by our old men or by our young braves. One by one they will rise up and go out in silence. My people will die in darkness, and they will go a long path to other hunting grounds. No white man will go with them, and no White Man's Book to make the way plain. I...
Page 37 - My people sent me to get the White Man's Book of Heaven. You took me to where you allow your women to dance, as we do not ours; and the Book was not there. You took me to where they worship the Great Spirit with candles; and the Book was not there. You showed me...
Page 3 - Columbia on the north, the Rocky Mountains on the east, Mexico on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. In the faith born of this feeling the conference proceeded to resolve itself into the nucleus of a permanent organization to be known as the Pacific Coast Congregational Alliance for the Promotion of Education, and adopted the following provisional Articles of Constitution and Suggested Principles: ABTIOLE I.
Page 28 - Theron Baldwin, Secretary of the American College and Education Society, then newly organized to establish a college in every new state, who responded: " You are going to Oregon; build an academy that shall grow into a college, as we built Illinois College.
Page 37 - I came to you over a trail of many moons from the Setting Sun. You were the friend of my fathers who have all gone the long way. I came with one eye partly opened for more light for my people who sit in darkness. I go back with both eyes closed ; how can I go back...
Page 19 - For incidental expenses every student is expected to pay 85 each semester in advance, and those occupying rooms in the building twenty-five cents a week each for care of rooms. Board may be had at from $3.50 to $4 a week. The College and Education Society will render aid to needy and worthy students within the limit of $75 a year. Additional assistance will be afforded from the scholarship funds of the Seminary. Arrangements are in progress "whereby students may be employed among the city churches...