Denison University - Adytum Yearbook (Granville, OH)

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It is time, brethren, for us to .take a decisive step against the prevailing errors of the day. Let us afford ajv e ppbrtiii ministering brethren to improve the talents God has gi-wn them. Let us locateaS -hpol in Ohio under our patronage, where not only the correwiess of the present tran ation of the Scriptures will be in- culcated, but where the Hoiy-Xiracles may bere j n the language in which they were originally written by men who we re in toed to write as they were moved by the Holy

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Thus it was that the Ohio Baptist Convention decided to look for a school site. Granville was chosen not only for its high community character, central location and the offer of a farm site for the campus, but because of the town ' s prosperity and growth prospects in comparison with other small Ohio towns such as Cincinnati and Colum- bus. On December 13, 1831, Principal John Pratt opened Granville Literary and Theological In- stitution. oundat ion em u While the Institute was struggling to remain in existence and prosper, a new and exciting addi- tion, The Granville Female Seminary, opened in 1832. After being an Episcopal school from 1838 to 1860, Reverend Marsena Stone brought the build- ings back into the Baptist fold through a six thousand dollar purchase and the Young Ladies Institute was established. Meanwhile Granville College had become Den- ison University, named after William S. Denison, who, in 1853, donated ten thousand dollars to the school, and by 1886 the two schools had the same president. In 1900 the merger was completed and women received Denison University diplomas. This 1900 university included Granville College, Shepardson College, Doane Academy, the Conser- vatory of Music and schools of Art, Mathematics, and Science. 5