Cedarville University - Miracle / Cedrus Yearbook (Cedarville, OH)

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Despire his problems with rhe Board of Trusrees, McChesaey was weiirespecred by olumni ond by rhe community. For insrorce, from 1932 unril his death, he was elected by o wide margin ro rhe Ohio Legislature every term bur one. As presi dent, he grearty enjoyed rrovelng ro churches ro preoch rhe Gospel and rose supoorr for rhe college he bebeved in. An editorial in rhe Cedorville Herold coled McChesney a firsr arizen of his communi- ry and of rhe rebgious community or torge.” The piece wenr on ro express, He lived eoch day whar he preoched and whor he rought as well as whar he advo- cated for the uptfr of his fellow arizens. Lisa Fowcerr History 25

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Public Instruction even coled Cedorville one of rhe besr smol colleges in rhe stare. In spire of rhis ocodemsc success, rhe college's finondol problems grew worse. In 1928, rhe General Synod of Reformed Presbyrerion Churches gove up oil conrrol of Cedorville,- rhus, rhe college losr irs sup- porting consriruency. The Presbyrerion Church in rhe U.S.A. gradually filled rhe openings on rhe Board of Trusrees, bur rhe college was unable ro win rhe support of rhar deaominonoa in rhe students or dona- tions. In rhe midsr of rhese financial problems. o dissident group of alumni seriously chal- lenged McChesney's leadership, question- ing Ns abliry ro handle rhe college's funds. McChesney remained presidenr afrer o narrow 6 ro 5 vore of rhe Board of Trusr- ees, bur rhis division in rhe bocrd severely damaged his position Then, in 1934, McChesney losr rhe sup port of McKinney, rhe friend wirh whom he hod worked unceasingly throughout rhe hisrory of rhe college. Following rhe death of Ns wife, McChesney offidoty re signed os presidenr in 1940, and Reverend Walter Smirh Kilporrids was chosen ro fi his office. 24 History

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A MIRACLE BEGINS James T. Jeremioh's leodership of Ce dorvile Co'ege con be charocrenzed in rwo words: fairhful srewordship. Under his guidance rhe school hos reotzed rhe po renrol rhor Jeremioh sow m 1953 when he firs nvesrigcred rhe possibilities of merging rhe resources of Cleovetond's Boprisr Bible hsrirure with rhe physicd plant of o rhen oiling Cedorvile CoBege. Jeremioh's efforts ro persuode rhe B.B.I. rrusrees roword merger led ro meerings wirh rhe Presbyrenon rrusrees. Borh groups ogreed rhor rhe mission of Cedorville Col- lege musr focus on rroinng young people for many professions, so rhor every seg- menr of sociery mighr hove o beocon ro srond. os rhe school morTo yored, for rhe Word of God and rhe resrimony of Jesus Chnsr.” The merger compere, borh Dr. ond Mrs Jeremioh began ro invesr rhe rolenrs rhor God hod given rhem in rhe school while Jeremioh conrinued os o M rime pcsror in Dayron, Ohio. Ar rhe srorr of Jeremdh's invdvecnenr wirh Cedorvfle, his row moreriols consisred 26 History