Carthage College - Driftwood / Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

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; CARTIIAGN C D I'. I. Ed I: -- -- 8 a W CRIMSON RAMBLER Board of Trustees sysop 0F NORTHERN ILLINUIS REY. H. M. BANNEN, D. D. REV. PAUL B. HOLTGREYE, D. D. MR. HENRY DENHART A. THUMMEL svxon 01? 1mm REV. S. M. Imsnnu . . . REV. CHARLES W. MAGGART, D. D. Mn. FRED C. R13 WARTBI'RH svxon REV. H'ILLIAM Rommraxagn, D. D. REV. Bm'xo GARTEN SYNOD OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS REV. EZRA KELLER, D. D. Hex. A3105 MILLER 5:1;qu or SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REV. H. 1.. IIt-GJLL MR. PHILIP 173mm 'rm'snms Pun naxbnrx t'DI'NTY HON. A. V. CYHARRA rm. E. M. Rmmlxs JI'DGE D. E. Mach: TRUSTEE FOR THE ALFMNI ASSOFIATIIJX DR. C. L. FEKJUS, m Rockford IVasl': r' gm n- N'nsh in 9150-1; S ta ?'li'n g. Burlington Cedar Rapids Dubngue Carthage Al's'nzzriHr-r H 5.!!sbom Hmmm-o . A! m! a EPIMphysbm-a Carthage Carfhngr? Parffmge 'rr r! hays:

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N INETEHN FIFTICEN My father i'llm-lninm all cm-dit :mrl hmmr in regard tn the fnumling and location nf Carthilgu Fullewn me Ht'lllCHK'PH in his skott'Iu-s hr x'tIIIWH hi5 Hm: I-t-Iiof that ltrnvitit-m-o hail ilirl'f'tl'll tlw founding.r :Intl lm-ntinn of Carthage Vol: ll-gl': WFhiS hl'liet' gm'l' nw m-n'rrs of iron when mutiny I-rukv nut in thruun. 188i, until it w: rrA-t-stnhlishml. Will Gml allow the dl-struttilm uf what II:- has lnmnght ahlmt? Will HI: rlisuppnint tho. pl'uyH-s that mmghf nut man's will but IIiH will for the gum! 0f Ilia rhul'rh? Returning tn tho :Iayh: ut' the 0Ht:.lhlislmlt'nt qu-n tln- Bnard uf CnmmiHHinIu-rs met. n t'umnlittt-v of citizens nwt with them pledging: the town :31ch cullnty fm- ally Iw-asnnahlv mnmlnt tn Hl-rurt- thc vullegv. Mujnr Md'luughroy and Lawyers Drnlu-r :uul Srui'u-ld spoke in hchulf of Carthage. At this iirst mvtting 01 tht- t-mmuiseimwrx thv Synod of Smitht-ru Illinois ware rt'prt-Srntml hy va. Shnfm-r; letrnl Illinois lay Drs. Springvr :lnd Kuhl: Northurn IlillEJiR Ily lirv. 'l'l'imprr :md Mr. Flock; Iuwu by How. Uvigl-r nml .th-linc. The visitors wert- Prof. ttnrhvl illltl Dr. Dmlgv from Ml-mlnta, Mr. .1. Snydm' :Inll Dr. .Hh-n frum tt'nsh- ingtun, :mtl :I I'qsrt-m-ntutiml frum Cnrtlmgv. After the meeting: tht- citizmls hold :1 mm-ting to ratify m'I-rturm m:ndr- hy its rnmlnittec. .Kftt-l' this InL-eting the hmu-tl Ind again in tlw northeast jury mum to nttrml to detail wnrk and 91001: am agent to mm'mm f'm- rmlnwnwnt t'umls, although lutv Ell. night thl'y all went to Mr. Frank Martin's restaurant for oysters. During the snmmrr of 1870. whilr le' Colh-gu- Wm; living huilt. frh-nds urged rrmmncnoing :1 prI-pnratnry SHIIJHI. Prnf. I.. F. M, Emall-rdzly Was callicd to take charge, uml it wan; upward tht- lh'st wu-k in Solltmnhfr. My father gave Prnf. l'lustH-daly what :IsHthznm-e hr muld in this m-hnul. tmu-Iwing Ul'rmaln. Natural Phi- lusnphy. :md Urrt-k, t'utltilnling tlw German until Prof. 1'1. F. Uicse mum.- in 137:3. XVith the :Icm-Hsinn nf Pn-Hith-nt TITSRII'I' tht- sn'hmsl took its rightful plum; and the love and ttmiitlunov nf Hlt' mlmnunity and t'hurt-h were. ht'rs. In 188-1.. whrn the fimlm-ial :Iifficultien were at their height and prossurv was hruught to hear ulmn tho institutinn that scmnml :Ill'llllht to crush it. Dr. .Tmiah 'l'rvsslcr and Dr. Kuhl wvnt uvcr all the auscts alnd lizlllilitil'H of the college and laid hvfnw the oxm-utivv committee tlwir plan: 'WYI: t'nn reorganize and conduct :I fair curl'imllmn Hf college work on an L-c-nnmnit-nl lmsis. taut who will undertake tht' work 1- lhnong 11mm: Wlwmr inHucm-c wins prunnum-vxl fur tht- Inuintninilnce 0f 1h? school tht- names of Joseph Nam; rvprkunting the Synml of Central Illinois. '1'. J. St'nfwh! and Dr. Spith-r. stuckhohh-rs. and C. .T. Sunfiold. with legal aclviw. m-o nwntium-tl, At this- critical time in the history nf 1hr college the life of thr institution was dependent upon the rhuivv of the right man for president. Dr. Bzu-thnlmmnr was Hll' mam chnst-n. Again 1 rnpy from my futhrr she'tches: Thanks to Almighty God fur the Divine prntvotinn afforded to this institution in thr hour of her wrest trial and for the pruspm't of future pence and useful- nuns. In speaking of the election in the pl'csith-m-y of Dr. Bnl'thnlummv, he says: tth: nther man Wale: m t'lllnpetrnt to fill i'ht' presidency as he. N0 Illlt' would hun- tatkcn it against all mlds :15 hr dill. He luhm't'd with tlw sick 1m- tivutly until uolwnlest-ent. liis anxieties. trials. and worries must hzn't- hem great. chvn hl: received the call from Augustamu :Ind askt'tl me if he should resign hero. 1 said: tResign; it is: the host for you. Stt-el will hrv:1k,' It is iitting that in recognizing whut Dr. Bnl'thnImm-w has chum fm' Curthugt- L'nllogv. we mention. with Im'l' and grutitudr. the part Mrs. Barthulmm-w played in thnsu rvmnstrm-tinn days. The facully :md xhult-nts were always wrlcunwd hy her in the humv. Some nf the delightful social t'vmlings. little dinners. and always thr formal Svniur dinner grin-n hy Dr. and 111's. Bartholomew, hnre tht- imprvss of 111-1 artistic tempvrunwnt. With the ciose of Dr. Bnrtholmnowk presidency, thus rvft-rem-cs tn thv Cnh logv 1n the skett'ht's left hlx' my father are wry few. Fur Dr. Dysingvr and his work for Carthage Cnllegv 1w entertained tlw highl-st regard. In rinsing this; I wuuhl again quolc: ttB-Iuy God in mercy protect L'al'thugv Cnllcgr against those who are governvd hy vnm'eita l'nthcl' than the ft'nl' and hn't' nf Cod. Carthage College was pluntrd in faith and prayer. and so lung as Shl' i5 tl'm' tn the highest. she wilt have the hh-ssing of tho Gad uf those who founded hvr nnd nt' those wlm now un- giving their lives.- and service for her welfare. 31131311: Krill. R1211: l CABTHAGI: COLLEGE tH

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N I N H 'I' E F, N F I l-' 'I' E F. N :- t'JIlTIIklf-H COLLEH F. H 9 an- :r