Asbury University - Asburian Yearbook (Wilmore, KY)

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1. 1-3, 15.4.13 REV. JOHN WESLEY HUGHES The firsf Presidenl' and The inspired man of God who founded Asbury College in l890. He asked ThaT if They Truly wanTed The school builT in Wilmore ThaT fBl,6OO be raised wiThin The week. The TacT ThaT iT was accomplished is a splendid TribuTe To The Wilmore ciTizens. EighT hundred and TiTTy dollars was used To pur- chase six acres oT hemp Tield land TronTing on Main STreeT near The presenT lvleThodisT Church. The remaining money was used in The building program. There was no endowmenT: The only income was obTained Through consecraTed pledges and giTTs by Triends of The new holiness school. From The beginning The religious moTTo has been, Free SalvaTion Tor all men, and Tull Sal- vaTion Trom all sin. The ArTicles oT Incorpora- Tion sTaTe: No presidenT or Teacher oT said col- lege shall ever be allowed To anTagonize a Tull gospel. The D,ocTrines oT JusTiTicaTion, Regen- eraTion, WiTness oT The SpiriT, and EnTire Sanc- TiTicaTion shall be sacred. IT is chiefly To pro- lnferior of The chapel on The old campus near fl-,e Mei-hodgsf Church. .JJ-. Ms, .V el im iQjX IN Qi gi E: li Q, A j - Jie 4, h L! 41' 1? is ,eg is 5 5 E mm -+- oo.7.'fD.e erTy This ness To b TaTic defil Ta ug less ernir God Sc I 89C Boys is a wiTh ouTsi secui secui lvlosT Th mem TirsT FIR J I N THE L'GHT . of 429' F2252 9 1 - Us cfilifi 252251 X'-, 525' fiif 'i-E221 :5:5EIE :xg-:X 21:53 'fl 4 252555 me x5?gQ.,,.JEfE5E55- Q3 gg SC R O SS N 1 , L, .X xx suwke. , H F A . 'ri

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