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A LAIDIAE DOOMOLD M. E. COaiflUB BUILDING TO EM DWMOLIBHED.ONE OF THE OLDEST. RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSIN NORTHERN INDIANA—ES-• *TABLIS1I0D IN MO-MANY LEADING CITIZENS AMONG ITS GRADUATES.In a few day* one of Fort Wayne's educational landmarks will Have disappeared. The first of this week- the large building at the head , of West Wayne street, known at different periods of Its history os the Fort Wayne Female college. Fort Wayne M. E. College, and Taylor university, will W lorn down, to make room for the opening of Wayne strct Old citizen* will look their last upon the venerable pile to-day and lo-nsurro«r. for soon the crowbar brigade will be at work tearing down the walls with Ur whose hallowed enclosure so many of In* tllaiifcS* 1k*s1 men and women received the training tluit made them honored and useful in the world.Tlie W. 15- college was organized in IMG. Iking, therefore, one of the oldest religious' educational Institutions in Fort Wayne. The first, religious school of which there Is any record was established by the Rev. Isaac McCoy, who was sent out by tbe. .Baptist Min-Reed. Mira Margaret Aiken, Andrew Nickel). Miss Mattie Erskine, Miss Susan Erskine, Mtae Suru.h Thompson, Miss Mary Melu»rry,.Mi*w Sullle Alna-Ie% Miss Estellii Aitudey. Edward (Judge) 0‘Kourkei Frank Alderman. Mra. Alderman (Miss McKee). F. C. BolU. Nary Bowens Amelia Sowers. Fred So were, E. R. Chittenden, I*. P. Stapleford, Etta Stapleford, Byron Thompson. Kerry Stapleford. L. R. Hortman. ‘ H.- C. ' Miirtrrmit, Isaac Hurtsock. Wesley Mbharry; Safllc Lloyd. Josie Harwell. Susan Randolph, Currie Yager.’' Jacob ' Blcber, John ShvufT. Mrs. Elizabeth Collins. AnnieWilliams, Benjamin -Kuffnei*. Eben it. LnttU*. ’/GENERAL LAWTON. -The student of the old college who has attained the highest point of eminence is Henry \V. Lawton, major general in the army- of the United Slates. General Lawton, u lall, diffident country boy. came to the college-in lk?J, and entered Tor Ihe regular course. H«* was a classmate of Mr. John W. Hayden; Lawton did not pursue his studies to graduation, however. He left college and enlisted In the army when the war broke out. and none liuve watched his rise in the* military profession with more genuine pride than those who with him conned over abstruse inulhematics and delved In the convolutions of “amo” amiiR in the auk*-bvilum days, within the walls of the old building that in a week will he no more.A Group of TagskmnrysoeHTJr ip itfSt;. to “teach and preach to thli ladlang. ' In im Concordia college (lAllherntt) Was vsl«l»-llshirt). Ft. A ujkua line‘s academyiCatholIc). wus founded In 1*M. The prwl»y(?rl«»j Lodk*#* Seminary was slurted in and a year later the Methodist college anw Into existence.At the third session of the north Indiana, conference «'f .the MetlMxMst E|dnvo|*nl church, held «t Lapvrtc. Ind. In Bn»fe»'iti*rr. the Fort Wayne Fvrnnfe c* dirge wu* vrtnniiotl. The lM.»ani «»f irtwiw* held Ils first fltufurinat) sembm on the ZKth. ir the ww month nn«l y«*ar. and on June is. IxlT. the iHianl antsnlaed under n charter. The comer of th*» wllege biilMlug ws?laid June 2L 1W7, the Rev. 9«nii*?1 Brenton delivering the attire**. The building win rpmtMr»t and th« col* 1*-«CT npencd In Um following autumn.The rtmt pfefttfeii t wap the Hon. A- C. Mbeyti*. who nerved fp.»m 9*i»4emtj?r.1MT. to May, IMS. OHirr* who filled the imallhm were: G. II. tummi*. May|act.July. 1*4*: (he Rar. Cyrus NtlM.July. l9W*frWetnber, 1*An. A. C. tfues* tin lao(lfig) |*M-Aj»rM. ixSiUm «ev. fi, T. OI licit. April.(amber. ihe tier, Jbeuiel itrtnUjn,Bepfeftilwr, tsf.j-AugMsi. iSoS; ih“ Hev, Ii^uben Roblnntm. August. Htta-Deeem-ber. IgW: the Rev. R, D« Robinson. M72-1ST?: the Rev. W„ F. Tucuiu. ixTMxtt; tho hov. It. IV. Herrick. JguMftft.... JhJJJS.Jfe ftpf• .fi* Jll USiL to a -* u g -ieetefl the eechWiihmeiit nr «‘nsl» «n|* lege In co*B*e«ton wlih th* institution.|BtMhC nalt^M referred (* Mrears.tdiWM Wflttwiito, tf«**(«■ Wa*HoWeyef.'bwt lh 1M0 (*? faculty nnlfed In a ifiweet to , the • irueiees.4fMng th*i. .iti'ati ntwdenw be admitted #t the b*Xl-te*nt, Thin requ«**l granted, and Irt Atfgtmt the board decided to establish a culfege tor males. umW the JuHsdlclkol of the North Indian* .conference.v lt;m October in, the Fort wayneFemale college and the Flirt Wayne COlleglAtc fn^lltUtlon f*»r YiHimr Men were cha*dld«ie'l. Hlkl the IlistlhKloh wia thereafter known as the Fort Wftyflu college.The Coiiege nsnl h coittlrumiia struggle for existence. Tltncw whhout number bright hopes were blasted, and ihc In* atUullon• wtiR many tlmca taVM from financial mill by auch men Hn William Itncklilll, Alien Ha mil I I'm, Joseph K. fcdgerton, John At. Miller, r George Brcckcnridfte. and lithcra.In IMfi Ihr flrftt i»lcM Vrcrc taken 10** ward phi ring the college under the patronage of the National Aaaoclatlon of Ltcal Preacher*, And In ISM the trustees naked that such nclhin Im» taken, after having agreed to make 'S|H'ctol ralo* for student* who wcro local preacher*, and for the. children of micli preacher* . And , Xtiutent* • prCfvarliiK themselves for miaHlohary wok. At the Joint meeting or truaicca and visit-oVa, hcld Jhnc iO. Ik^. the Hon. Chaun-cc*y Shaffer, of New York. In lrhalf of the friend* of Rkhop WilllHm Taylor, and Dr. C h. Stcmou arid William It. Chadwick, the educational committee of the National Asaoclatlon of' Local Preacher*, proposed that they would secure for the college certain 1 literal llnnnclal aid on Condition that the name lt;(f the ItittlfcuUon ’be cluinged. to William Taylor college, or unlvor*ity, n* might bo. mutually agreed ii|on. The joint board accepted the propofiilion and nppolirtod commit too* lo to the legal authorization of the change . In name, .which was accomplished-within the nfcxt few month*.As Taylor university the institution continued In this city until I89S. when 'hi* action of the trustees and the national association. 11 was moved to Upland. Ind., where a gTant of land was made It.• (After the removal of the college the tyle U. T. McDonald purchased the 'building and grounds. It was hln. intention to erect thereon a palatini man. styn. but death carried him: off before he could accomplish hirt plans. ''Among the well known peopio who, n( vnrlnun tlmoiu graduated or attended as student* the Fort Wayne Female college, and the Fort Wayne M. K. college, In Us onrHer days, were Mr. J„ W. Hayden', .his wife (Mias Sarah M. Green), the late Fred Drake, Miss Jo Kimberly, Mis* Roselin EdwUI, afterward* Mrs. Walker, of Chicago: Miss Helen Elt;bmU, afterward Mrs. DeGroTT Nelaon. Miaa Mary Ainsiey. Miss EttaVv— Wlmfever m*y le ihv ft**! oUfeoitone thing I* wfeln, und that I* i1»at the ws* fe?ff»rv th* oujlireak *f •w^RWU**if ngit Plo« hA* nU'vfdy hwrfMwl th* rt* »( wUi\will b« just ^jMtoiH)l»vit.|9it|4oking up ttB*tuu4ullnf .ra^bfclF.Ahp. wMt» thy*V bi^tiniado hipiFFl^ahhandling o!to 1*0^1righMnv. : • - 'I ■Thr old fe*hh»rtvd nwkfit-wttrrlonr. Wfe1of the Tagxlr*?, «rlt;* nlr?at*' A thtnc «*f 1 vroni* u* «rp khown in thr rtrr^nqmMyi1 mre Might tivtanl In *he WHppUfei*.THE COURTS.Kotmttn It.:Cfiumb?p(*ln^c*i40 *«U yrntpistuy to rdeover 12.HW from Ctarlfr llpn Uunvkvr 9t kl. Robert Lowry 1* attorney Tor tllv PlnlhtUf,in (ho dlvorro t»rlt;»c»^dinK* lri*tltutod by Margiii^i fJcwb^ ifr.a/itvbrre'feuW lt;iMI*?rt ClovMi y«*terdtiygrunted th ilwrrwr of *rpnr«Uo» to Utehusband,Jtnlciifetil* .wprc. pnirred ht 11k* *u« wnor eoUtlj ye*ferdn.y *gBln*t Miolufel Brown vt al,. Tor In fevor of ihrSecurity c’Uipany of Hurt ford. Conn., in favor of Mitrihd 15. Hl^kl for lSKf».i!?», and In favor of John I’, icvgh* fur $214.34.CilvlF acihm W.*»n ‘begun yvklerday ngulhal ttoltMb Thlemi? by Iferruml Kii|»|K'nhcii«vr ctSll., fi»r MW, by life lloehlhiK Mniiufjurturing eolnpnily for $2(K». und by Louis FltiKkor. for 11.200. Yesey licitluft nrc attorney*.LlClCNfllfll) Ti) WED.SamiiH Was* and Sarali 1C. Cnslli*.John G. .luday aiuk Tlsbic Cook.REAL ESTATE SALES.rslnie rotnpHeil 1»V Co.. ul^tnicli-rs. a.*!Transfer* of real John 0. Heller He West .Main strcol:CITY.Abiuv M. TCckiirt to Henry Franke, for $4O0. J.ol 42. In K liurmti, 3r.*» iidillilun.Owen N. IlCiilon id ill. lo' Iha* Wllhiiur-Inn Conley Manlifaehn'luK c»inimny, for tl.tlS'i, I»t* 3»; W- 41-42 43, 44, 4R, 40;47, 4M and 4!». In .bbh Taylor** addition.Fort Wayne Loan and Trust company lo T. II. Could, Xoe MJJW, Lot ’..C, la WII-lliini** adilltloii.. ■Fort VYi^vno I^mn.and Trust company to C. and L. J. Darnell, Tor %ZM\ west .84 font and 3 Inches of 'Lot 1K», in Williams* addition.’, f .. ,George V. .Freilenhurg to Trl-fltale Building arid T^un ii**ocifttlon, for Jl.flOO, r»t 31, and the ciijit one foot of Lot 32. In II. H. Heed'* addition.n. H. Kiokhoff to J. J. anA A. W. AutJi. for $C0ft, caat 40 feet Lo.l 3. in Elcklwlf addition.Nora M. Weller, to Henry K. and Ida b, Sprnguo, tor $2,300, north % of space •corner Wayho and Ha nover street*.Henry Wiebkc to Fred Wlchke, for $7(W.y undivided H “f - Lot'an,* ln‘ BfnndrflT nml Ayres* addition. ?'• • • •:* Cntbren A-.Rpmy. to Simon and M. F. 'Fretstrotfcr. for $30(i, Lol;.®2* 1,1 Hanha, Sr.** addition. .1 Paul Lfehlte'ot nl. to P. 1\ and M. A. Uchlfe, for JliW-O/its I T*, c., 7. S, fl and10. nhd west 2G tcci oD IxU-A In Hcrrprk's addition. .OKnrk‘3 Wilding, ip August, Kayscr, for ♦2,200. the’cast li.oC Lot Ml. Hanna’s addition. ' • * .Ellxnholh J. Snlton to Emma ,f. McCain, for $i.f/75. part nr Lot* SI ah f.l, lo'Fairfield addition. ■’W. A. Rn*s to William Pfliuv. Tor $1,100.T^ot 2S. in H'. ’B; Ucetl rf addition. ’'• * * COUNTRY. ’IT. W. Felt* to'wilfJn’m Celneklng. for $200. wenl part northWest Vi, Soellnn In Lake Uuvnflhlp.: Anna Volz t6 'Johh ll. Gutermmb PL nl.. for $3,000, part sonthenst s4. Mellon 31
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Ft Wayne Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sun, Jul 23, 1899
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