1 10 28 https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/d79bacf8b7d80a0f25c3f0fb07a22e47.pdf b5a8aff7ed7246e8bb7a3c2194635ec5 https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/df17722f6b9d7d9c07e840a2129db370.pdf b5b87c8baa5ded111449b5c3f333d13c Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sculpture Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Bradley Statue and Plaque Subject The topic of the resource Statues; Sculpture Description An account of the resource A statue of the Lane rebel, James Bradley, and a plaque describing his life. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Danhires Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Photographer Greater Cincinnati Bicentennial Commission Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_128 bradley james bradley lane debates lane rebels lane seminary lane theological seminary https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/3e17331eef2e19c5ea1941281161bb64.pdf 11d3bf3980b2380382c5caaf0ccc27b3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Founding of Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; College Presidents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Some of these documents are letters detailing Lyman Beecher's acceptance as president of the seminary. Other documents spell out the charter to incorporate the seminary. A Cincinnati newspaper article tells of the establishment of Lane Seminary. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_104) Line 1 Dr B Please to say nothing [unclear], & nothing in private Line 2 about Dr. B’s acceptance except that he will probably come Line 3 while you have his formal answer. Line 4 Bridgeport 21st June 1832 Line 5 Dear Brethrens, Line 6 You will be happy to Line 7 learn, after waiting with much anxiety Line 8 that the great question of Dr B’s remo- Line 9 - val to the west is ^ at length decided in the affir- Line 10 - mative. On my arrival in Boston Line 11 I found [new] & great difficulties in Line 12 the way of the Dr s removal. Their seemed Line 13 to be a special reason for Dr B’s remain Line 14 - ing in Boston on account of the ^ its present pecul- Line 15 - iar distribution of ministers. for For 8 chur- Line 16 - ches [but] they have but 2 or 3 Ministers. Line 17 Mr Green & Dr [unclear] are both sick & absent. Line 18 There seemed to be a great prospect of a Line 19 general theological controversy in N.E. Line 20 & Dr B’s presence seemed indispensible to Line 21 act as pacification. Dr B’s influence & useful – Line 22 - ness was greatly increasing & especially Line 23 among unitarians. I found the Dr not Line 24 a little at a loss on the subject of duty, & his Line 25 people using their people influence as to retain Line 26 him. On Thursday last evening last Dr B by Line 27 previous notice presented before his people Line 28 the reasons for and against going to the west. Line 29 The argument was [written] out in [June] ^ of an Line 30 hours length – most lucid, powerful & I think Line 31 & [reading] others thought, most conclusive. Line 32 The Dr declared it as his conviction to be in Line 33 favour of the west. He then wished to Line 34 have an advisory committee selected (Vertically written on Lane_104) Send [unclear] to Dr. B in [unclear] Boston & to me in N.Y. the pamphlet against Dr. [?] (Lane_105) Line 1 by himself his people, & myself. We met in Line 2 committee Friday [unclear] afternoon at 3 Oclock, Line 3 & continued with an hours recess till 11 Line 4 Oclock. The discussion was full, affectionate Line 5 & [unclear] favourable in its results. The decided Line 6 majority – all except 4 – thought the Dr B Line 7 ought to go. H He has now come to the Line 8 full conclusion to go, & intends to give Line 9 his decision to his people next Sabbath & to Line 10 join without delay to join the 3d Pres. Of N.Y. Line 11 with a view to give us a formal answer. Line 12 It is now Dr B’s intention to be dismissed soon & Line 13 spend the summer in making special prepa Line 14 - ration to commence his work in our Line 15 SEM Seminary; & will probably leave here Line 16 by the middle of Sept. No [very] definite Line 17 movements have been made, except by Line 18 [unclear] of & consultation respecting a Line 19 Profr of Biblical Literature. Professor Line 20 Stowe by common consent & by our Line 21 best advisors thus far seems to be the Line 22 most promising candidate. Dr B thinks Line 23 highly of him. I shall consult the wishes Line 24 of the founders of this Professorship in NY Line 25 in reference to [there] choice of a Prof, Line 26 & will in a few short time write to Line 27 you again on this subject. Line 28 I have not yet made any definite ar- Line 29 - rangement about getting money Line 30 but hope now to ^ be able to do so in a few days Line 31 as we have secured Dr B, & look like Line 32 going ahead under the most favourable Line 33 auspices. In reference to the appoint- Line 34 - ment of Dr [Slack] to the Professorship Line 35 of Mathematics I feel the deepest interest. (Lane_106) Line 1 I feel very reluctant to discuss [unclear] the Line 2 opinion of some members of the Board [unclear] Line 3 & others, who think, ^ as I have recently learned, Line 4 ^ that Dr [S] will be the right man for us. I did Line 5 not express the [reasons] of my opinion in a Line 6 former letter because I [unclear]. I did not Line 7 differ from other members of the board on Line 8 the Subject, but as I learn from Bro. Blanchard Line 9 that this matter is under serious consideration Line 10 I will ^ give one or two reasons for my [unclear] Line 11 opinion relying principally upon the opin Line 12 opinion ^ of others who think with me. Line 13 I have conversed fully with Dr. Beecher, Br East- Line 14 - man (Revd [unclear] of Boston, who was a Line 15 pupil of his in Cincinnati) & several others Line 16 some other gentlemen who are all decided Line 17 - ly of opinion that he is not the man, & that Line 18 [?] the department can never rise under him Line 19 These sentiments have been expressed as ones Line 20 without any opinion of [mine] . Br Eastman Line 21 who knows ^ him as well & respects him as highly Line 22 any of us, wished me to say to you that [he] Line 23 believed that it the Institution would be Line 24 decidedly better off to pay the Dr. a Salary to Line 25 stay at home ^ rather than to teach. You ^ now ask the Line 26 reasons for such opinions. In a word they are Line 27 these. Dr S. though as pious & inteligent man Line 28 was has always I believe ^ been rather an unpopular Line 29 & unsuccessful Teacher. A man not apt to teach Line 30 either in the pulpit nor out of it. [unclear] [unclear] Line 31 uninteresting, teadious, [nor] lucid & clear in his Line 32 own conceptions, & less lucid in illustrating truth Line 33 to others having little inspiration himself Line 34 & able to infuse but little into the minds of Line 35 students. Dr [Slack] was an Instructor in Princeton, Line 36 in Cin. Pres of College [at] & in the medical college. I have Line 37 never heard that he was considered deficient in lear Line 38 - ning, but often ^ that he was not an engaging, interesting Line 39 popular, Teacher among young men generally. Line 40 I could mention many specific facts [unclear] on these Line 41 subjects if it were needful. The 2 colleges ^ of law - you will Line 42 know [never] [unclear] flourished, but [unclear] him. I have Line 43 no Idea that the Dr [unclear] can contribute to raise our Insti Line 44 - tution half as much if at all, as would be done by a Line 45 young, vigorous, inteligent, & [unclear] soul inspiring, young Line 46 man of [genius], & popular deportment & who would Line 47 at the same time he an acceptible preacher. Will Dr Line 48 S. in Cin. or the surrounding country by his preaching (Lane_107) Line 1 or by personal intercourse be likely to reccommend Line 2 our Seminary to the public, ? Will he be a very popu Line 3 - lar Instructor, & a favorite among young men? I need Line 4 not answer these questions. Every Teacher should have Line 5 his family on the ground. Would this be less in this case? Line 6 The Dr would need 800 Dollars , or more. A young man, Line 7 could do with 500. Or 600. And why [unclear] should we take Line 8 this undesirable course? Have we not just had experience Line 9 in [reference] to an unacceptable instructor? Must we [adopt] Line 10 the principle of taking an unsuitable man because, he has Line 11 a good christian character, has learning, appli asks an appoint Line 12 I [unclear], may feel [mortified] & unpleasant if he is refused. Line 13 goes with us in new school [unclear], & may fly off unless Line 14 appointed? I hope not brethren. And if this is [still] [thought] Line 15 I beseech you to wait till I can send you opinions & facts from (Vertical Writing, Center) FY Vail June 21 1832 23 Revd Amos Blanchard & Revd Asa Mahan Cincinnati Ohio Biggs 1 Beecher 2 Graham 3 Bullard 4 (Vertical Writing, Right Side) Please to write me soon in NY informing me fully of state of the Seminary, progress of buildings [unclear] of [street and 5 & 6] & all [unclear] 6th church (Lane_107) Line 16 Princeton. [unclear] I believe the Board will do what they Line 17 think best in this matter, but I do hope if they have any Line 18 regard to the wishes of Dr B. & other gentlemen menti – Line 19 oned, they will hesitate on this at least till we can Line 20 have more conversation on this subject. Line 21 I have several young [men] good Mathematician Line 22 in my eye, only [one] of [whom] I will now mention Line 23 Revd [unclear] of Rising Sun is reccommended and a first Line 24 rate Instructor. Has been for years a most popular Line 25 & successful instructor & can probably be obta Line 26 this fall if not before. He is a good preacher & Line 27 a man of [genius], superior talents & attainments. Line 28 Perhaps you had better write to him. May the Line 29 Lord direct you in all your doings. I hope all Line 30 buildings will go on with energy & the way be open Line 31 for our successful operations this fall. Yours in Christian love Line 32 FY Vail Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vail's Letter Regarding Beecher's Acceptance Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; College Presidents Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rev. Franklin Y. Vail Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1832-06- 21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_104 - Lane_107 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Vail recounting that Beecher accepts the position to come "west" to Cincinnati, Ohio. Vail also discusses payment and other possible professors for the seminary. beecher franklin vail letter lyman beecher vail https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/e078309b096a78aabb6f089a6d89619c.pdf ec118fe99c8dc02333df2c3da55b00b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Life at Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource These original documents showcase what everyday life was like at Lane Seminary. Maps are featured to display what the campus looked like soon after its opening. There are a few documents on petitions for changing things at the seminary, such as the removal of cows off the main lawn of the campus. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_108) Line 1 November 14 1837 (Walnut Hills) Line 2 My dear Sir Line 3 Yours of Aug 4th was duly [read] after travelling to Auburn & Line 4 back again, which with my correspondence with Mr Eastman, has delayed Line 5 my answer. I thank you for your kind attention to the subject, & for Line 6 the expression of your sympathy & your advice that “for one year” & if Line 7 need be for a second, the Trustees should [vote] my salary when it is Line 8 probable your brother will be able to redeem his pledge, or other friends Line 9 will make up the sum” _ & for the very kind wish that you had Line 10 escaped losses so as to be able to [charge] yourself with the sum. Line 11 I regret exceedingly, the necessity of again trespassing on your attention Line 12 but as I perceive the existence of some facts & considerations which Line 13 I conclude cannot have been taken into consideration by Mr A. Line 14 Tappan, & by my friend who concurred in his opinion decision Line 15 I beg leave to state them with the reasonings & results to which Line 16 my mind has been conducted by them Line 17 1. Mr A. Tappan made a subscription of $20.000 to the Lane Sem Line 18 inary on condition that I should be the President & Prof. of Theology Line 19 2. I declined accepting a foundation secured only by a ^ [unclear] subscription Line 20 on the ground of the liability to probability of such commercial embarrassments Line 21 as have actually taken place. Line 22 3. My decline & the reasons for it, were immediately communicated Line 23 to Mr Tappan by Mr Eastman Line 24 4 In reply, Mr Tappan gives the ^ a written document to Mr Eastman in Line 25 which he says “tho’ not a part of my original subscription to the Lane Line 26 Seminary, yet considering the immense importance to the religious inter Line 27 ests of our country & the world that there should be no disappointment Line 28 respecting Dr Beecher’s going to Cincinnati, I engage to secure the sum Line 29 of $20.000 subscribed by me by mortgage on real estate in the city of Line 30 New York & in New Haven. & this I will do immediately on hear Line 31 ing that this arrangement is satisfactory to Dr Beecher.” Line 32 5. Mr Eastman informed me on his return from New Haven, & [still] Line 33 remembers that Mr Tappan said in conversation, that “Dr Beecher Line 34 might come on himself, or send on an agent to see that the mortgages Line 35 were executed, or if Dr ^ B. chose to confide in him (Mr T.) he would see Line 36 it done.” I said in reply “that the arrangement proposed by Mr Line 37 Tappan is satisfactory; please to give him notice accordingly. As to Line 38 going myself or sending an agent, there is no need of it. Mr Tappan Line 39 engaged to do it himself on hearing from you that the arrangement is Line 40 acceptable to me. Give the notice, & I have perfect confidence that Mr Line 41 Tappan will do it.” Line 42 In view of this it is manifest that neither Mr Eastman, nor myself, (Lane_109) Line 1 nor the Trustees, had any occasion to call on Mr Tappan to execute the mort Line 2 gages. He promised as we understood the case, to execute the mortgages on cer Line 3 tain conditions. He fulfilled these conditions, & motives of delicacy restrained us Line 4 even to the last moment, from enquiring of him whether he had fulfilled his Line 5 engagements. My decline to go without bond & mortgage security, his offer of Line 6 this security. My return notice of satisfaction did not occupy more than four Line 7 or five days, & it never occurred to me that there could be any misapprehension Line 8 On learning that Mr Tappan “kept no copy of the document in which Line 9 he made his engagement, & that” never having been called on for the propo Line 10 sed mortgages he had never executed any, & that after he had seen Mr Line 11 Eastman & conversed with him he still did not consider himself notified Line 12 of my having consented to go on the condition of bond & mortgage security Line 13 I wrote to Mr Eastman a letter of enquiry. The following is an extract from his Line 14 reply “I have a distinct recollection of informing Mr Tappan by mail Line 15 that his proposal was satisfactory to you. I wrote what I supposed was necess Line 16 ary & all I supposed Mr Tappan would expect to induce him to execute Line 17 the mortgages as proposed in his letter to me; & never till this moment morning Line 18 on receiving your letter to me, did it enter my mind that he would ex Line 19 pect any other notice. I based my notice on our familiar, friendly, & Line 20 christian conversation on the subject & particularly on the fact that in his Line 21 letter to me he says “this will I do immediately on learning from you Line 22 that this arrangement is satisfactory to Dr Beecher” Line 23 In view of the case as thus presented I would observe Line 24 1. That whatever the effect may be in law of any misunderstanding in the Line 25 promises & the consequent failure of legal security, I should think it could Line 26 have no influence to cancel the obligations of equity. Contracts, I understand, Line 27 to be obligatory in accordance with the mutual understanding & intention of the con Line 28 tracting parties, & in the present case it was my intention to accept the call only on Line 29 condition of mortgage security, & it was Mr Tappans intention to give me such Line 30 security, & it was in the full belief that it had been given that I relinquished Line 31 my salary & situation in Boston. It is evident that the failure has been the Line 32 result of no intentional delinquency any where, but entirely the result of mis Line 33 apprehension. I certainly accepted on the understood condition of mortgage Line 34 security. Mr Tappan as certainly intended to give it this heart was set on my Line 35 going as a means of promoting the religious interests of our country & was Line 36 ready to do all he could to remove difficulties. Line 37 2. The evidence to me seems conclusive that due notice was actually given Line 38 & received, which (but for misapprehension) would have obligated & secured Line 39 the execution of the mortgages by Mr Tappan himself, without being called Line 40 on to do it by another. But in the absence of his written engagement & not Line 41 recollecting its exact & positive conditions, he seems to have acted on an impression Line 42 recieved in conversation, that he was to be called upon by the other party to fulfil his promise (Lane_110) Line 1 so that his obligations, compared with the written document were not percieved. Line 2 That I directed the proper notice to be given is certain _ that Mr Eastman Line 3 made out the proper notice & put it in the mail cannot reasonably be Line 4 doubted. That this notice miscarried, considering the regularity of the mail Line 5 between Boston & New Haven will not be thought probable_ & it is hardly con Line 6 cievable that in fulfilling the conditions of a contract which he had gone to New Line 7 Haven on purpose to make & not more than a day or two after his return Line 8 with the written engagement before him & the conditional notice of its immedi Line 9 ate execution in his eye, he ^ ??? should have failed to communicate the only thing Line 10 which was relevant _ the thing on which the whole matter depended _ to wit Line 11 that the his proposals were acceptable & that on those conditions I would [unclear] Line 12 Mr Eastman knew that I would go only upon mortgage security, & that Line 13 Mr Tappan would himself prepare it on hearing that the arrangement was Line 14 acceptable to me. He wrote expressly to inform Mr Tappan that his proposals Line 15 were accepted, & this according to the written promise was the notice on condition Line 16 of which the mortgages were to be given. It seems to be implied in the Line 17 letter of Mr Tappan’s forwarded to me that he recieved a notice of my Line 18 consent to go, tho’ not of its involving the condition of mortgage security Line 19 But it seems to me that ^ any notice of consent, in the freshness of a Line 20 transaction covering only four or five days must [simply] consent on the Line 21 written terms sent to me for the purpose _ especially when I had express Line 22 ly declined to go on any other terms. Nor is it the mistake ^ yet [but] it is Line 23 not difficult to percieve how the mistake ^ may have occurred, even tho’ the Line 24 notice given compared with the written document was obligatory, had Line 25 it been understood. Line 26 From Mr Tappans conversation in which he offered to Line 27 have me come on send to me the thing done & from the mention in Line 28 his late letter that ^ as he was not called on he did not make out the [securi Line 29 ty], it is evident that in the absence of the exact language of his written Line 30 promise he did not feel himself under obligation to fulfill it, simply Line 31 on notice of my acceptance, but expected to be called on as a part of Line 32 the condition on which it was to be done. In this view I cannot but Line 33 apprehend that the evidence is satisfactory that the requisite notice Line 34 according to Mr Tappans written obligation was made out & sent & Line 35 recieved. The absence of the document recording the terms of his Line 36 obligation created misapprehension _ still the obligations conditions Line 37 according to rules of equity do Line 38 on my part were strictly complied with & [unclear] ^ create obligations Line 39 [unclear]? How far the failure of legal forms may affect my claims Line 40 in law, I need not enquire, as I should be as far from thinking of such Line 41 a remedy, as Mr Tappan would be from evading the claims of equity, (Lane_111) Line 1 thro’ defect of legal obligations. In view of these considerations it appears Line 2 to me that Line 3 3 The $20.000 does not, as Mr Tappan supposes, stand on the Line 4 ground of a common subscription. A subscription is simply a donation Line 5 without value recieved or relinquished. But in my case it was not so. Line 6 Tho’ not in legal forms, there actually was a negociation between Mr Line 7 Tappan & myself _ he engaging $20.000 to Lane Seminary for my Line 8 support provided I would go. It was not offered to me as a gratuity Line 9 but on the proposition that I should give up a valuable consideration. Line 10 a delightful location of usefulness, an affectionate people, & an income Line 11 that was equivalent to an annuity of $2000 pr. an. [unclear] This I Line 12 relinquished for an income of $1200 pr. An. Now consider that as a Line 13 subscription it was in a [unclear] for value recieved. & then add to it that Line 14 I refused to give up my income for a simple subscription & Mr Tappans Line 15 engagement of mortgage security _ & the failure of it thro’ misapprehension Line 16 Is there not a strong claim in equity for my annual support? Line 17 I cannot concieve how a claim of this sort to ^ can be rightfully taken out Line 18 of the [unclear] of Arthur Tappan & [unclear] Line 19 To the opinion of Mr Tappan that he cannot draw out of AT. and [unclear] means Line 20 to pay his private engagements. I beg leave to suggest what I have under Line 21 stood to in reply 1. That if the 20.000 had been a donation by subscrip Line 22 tion without g^uarantee, & subject to commercial risks, I can easily per Line 23 cieve that it might not be properly paid out of company means _ But, Line 24 2. When the negociation which took place between me & Mr Tappan Line 25 thro’ Mr Eastman are considered, it assumes in relation to me, the Line 26 form of a regular business contract, in which, on both sides, the stipula Line 27 tion is for a valuable consideration. I relinquish $ 2000 pr an. For Line 28 $1200 on the ground of a mortgage security. Now tho’ in what I Line 29 3. Was not the property proposed to be mortgaged in reality^ at the time a part of the Line 30 company means, & did it not constitute a part of the foundation & extent Line 31 of their credit & was it not liable in law for company debts, & had it Line 32 been actually mortgaged, would it not have been taken out, if not from Line 33 active capital, at least from the [unclear] available means of the com Line 34 pany. Now in what I have written, I have consulted no books & followed Line 35 only the dictates of my own judgment. I have understood^however from an able Line 36 legal friend, that in chancery the rule of equity is, to place contracts Line 37 where consummation has failed by mistake or defect in form, on the Line 38 same ground & as subject to the same [unclear] construction as they would Line 39 have been had they been regularly completed. Or in other words Line 40 What ought to have been done, is considered, in equity, [unclear] done. (Lane_112) Line 1 If this be true it would follow that the $ 20.000 are already out Line 2 of the company means, & placed in equity, beyond the reach of conflict Line 3 ing company claims. Nor can I percieve why the claims should not Line 4 stand on a ground of higher & more sacred obligation than those Line 5 of ordinary commercial obligation. For merchants, the world over Line 6 part with their property on credit, knowing the vicissitudes of commercial Line 7 capital & taking the Line 8 risks & taking the risk [unclear] risk’s of loss, in prospect of compensation by Line 9 greater gains. Whereas I, in advanced age & having no property, & no pros Line 10 pect of compensating gains, declined subjecting my income to commercial Line 11 rich, & gave it up. Not until I had written promise of Arthur Tap Line 12 pan in my hand to make out mortgage security as soon as he should Line 13 recieve notice of my acceptance. The notice, [tho’] a mistake, implica Line 14 ting no one, failed of promised results, & has subjected me to the loss of all Line 15 things, contrary to the bona fide expectation of both the contracting parties Line 16 Now, contracts on earth & in Heaven are binding according to the mu- Line 17 tual understanding & intention of the contracting parties, & it is my full Line 18 belief, that no contract ever went down on the Book of God with Line 19 more sincerity & singleness of purpose & obligations of equity than char Line 20 acterized the negociation between Mr Tappan & myself. It was, on Line 21 the part of Mr Tappan, a transaction of magnanimous benevolence Line 22 & no less on my part of self sacrifice for the general good. His was Line 23 a princely donation, & I, having nothing else to give, gave myself, upon Line 24 the security of raiment & daily bread. If I had property the delay of Line 25 income for one or two years would be of no consequence. If the Trus Line 26 tees could command funds & advance my salary, they would do it Line 27 cheerfully. But the same causes which have crippled others, have crip Line 28 pled them, & rendered this advance of my salary impossible. And if Line 29 my people could safely be called on to double my income for a year Line 30 or two that would prevent the pressure from crushing me. But as Line 31 I ^ do not give them [unclear] my ^ whole time I know that it cannot be done & Line 32 therefore the calamities of the suspension of my salary from the theologi Line 33 cal foundation, for one year, can in no way known to me be evaded Line 34 I have a family of eleven, five of whom are children in the course Line 35 of an education, & by no possible retrenchment, or known income, can I [meet] Line 36 their wants six months. Besides this, I engaged in Pastoral duties, with Line 37 the intention of a gradual withdrawment as age & seminary duties made Line 38 it necessary, & it was my intention at this time, to have relinquished a part (Lane_113) Line 1 of my salary & secure a colleague. [Must an in the] [unclear] Line 2 [unclear] But as it is, I cannot give up Line 3 my pastoral salary wholly or in part & retreat to the duties & support of the Line 4 Seminary, & with both pastoral & Seminary duties accumulating upon Line 5 me, it does not seem possible that I should long stand up under them Line 6 since every day I am compelled to carry mental & physical effort Line 7 to the very front rank of endurance. God I know, can sustain Line 8 me but I am not authorized to expect support by miracles & only Line 9 within the constitutional limit of body & mind. I am confident of Line 10 the honourable & kind feelings of Mr Tappan, & that he will ponder Line 11 carefully and candidly the view of the case as now presented, & that he will Line 12 not fail to do whatever can be done to alleviate the pressure of a calamity Line 13 which so late in life & so unexpectedly, & so severely [presses] upon me. Line 14 For the fact is, I possess neither the means of sustaining my children Line 15 abroad nor of paying their expenses home nor of sustaining them Line 16 when at home, or of holding my family together, or of sustaining health Line 17 & spirits for useful action, if I can for even for the continuance of life. Line 18 I know that Mr Tappan did not intend that I should be placed Line 19 in such circumstances of such extreme distress & peril, & that he Line 20 will do what shall seem equitable & possible for my immediate Line 21 relief. It is my hope that he will percieve it to be equitable & Line 22 also that it will be practicable still to advance my salary in regular Line 23 quarterly payments. But should it be otherwise, I trust it will not seem Line 24 unjust to Mr T. of to his creditors, that I should recieve in com Line 25 mon with them, so much of my salary, as with rigid economy Line 26 may exempt me from prostration & put an end to my usefulness Line 27 if not to my days. And considering the self denial & suffering of Line 28 mind I am compelled to endure, I trust that no sum however Line 29 small, will be witheld because it may seem relatively small. Line 30 With sentiments of respect & affection I am yours Line 31 L Beecher Line 32 P.S. It is my desire that Mr Arthur Tappan may see this Line 33 letter, & if you deem it proper, that friend of mine who gave you Line 34 his opinion in respect to the course adopted by Mr Tappan. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rev. Lyman Beecher's Letter to John Tappan Description An account of the resource Lyman Beecher's lengthy letter to John Tappan details Mr. Arthur Tappan's financial pledge on condition that Beecher become the President of the Seminary. Beecher believes that his negotiation with Arthur Tappan would provide two-thousand dollars per year for his salary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-11-14 Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_108 - Lane_113 Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century Cincinnati, Ohio arthur tappan beecher eastman letter lyman beecher tappan https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/ed6e512ded79c7a6ac46feaf4b0676a1.pdf 6d624812c8e8323fb8d52109fa24afeb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource The Founding of Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; College Presidents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Some of these documents are letters detailing Lyman Beecher's acceptance as president of the seminary. Other documents spell out the charter to incorporate the seminary. A Cincinnati newspaper article tells of the establishment of Lane Seminary. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_100) Line 1 New York March 30th 1832 Line 2 My dear Brother Vail Line 3 You seem to have more Line 4 important business than to answer my Line 5 [unclear] and [unclear] letters I suppose. Line 6 Dr Beecher is now here with his daughter Line 7 on their way to Cincinnati. The dr says the Line 8 only reason that prevented him from going Line 9 one year ago is now entirely removed. But Line 10 other important reasons have arisen. Line 11 The question with him is twofold_ 1.t Which Line 12 is the most important [unclear] for him to occupy. Line 13 2d Whether his health and vigor will be Line 14 sufficient to carry him through the Line 15 [unclear] of a new enterprise. He will I think (Lane_101) Line 1 need all the encouragements which you can Line2 possibly give him to brace him up to the [shock]. Line 3 Mr. [Frenny] of [bonville] met him here this Line 4 morning, and had a talk about the west. Line 5 Edward Beecher is also here raising money. Line 6 I hope you will write me on soon and Line 7 let me know whether you are coming Line 8 on. I think you must come, for you are Line 9 the only man who can make the thing Line 10 [unclear] as it ought. Line 11 Lewis Tappan and others have just rented Line 12 the Chatham Theatre for Mr. Finney. They Line 13 expect to remain here permanently. Line 14 Remember me very affectionately to Mrs. Line 15 V. and all the folks. Line 16 Your aff. Chri. Br. O Eastman (Lane_102) Line 1 P.S. Line 2 I think I was to pay 50$ the first and 25$ ^ [unclear] on Line 3 the scholarship with Mr. Root, and after that 37 [unclear] Line 4 per annum. You can draw on me when you please for Line 5 the $62.50. making the 2d and 3d payment. Line 6 Line 7 [from] at 3 or 5 days [light] ___ (Lane_103) Line 1 Rev. O. Eastman Line 2 March 30th Line 3 April 1832 Line 4 Rev. F.Y. Vail Line 5 Cincinnati Line 6 Dr. Beecher Ohio Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eastman's Letter to Vail Regarding Beecher Coming to Lane Seminary Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rev. O. Eastman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1832-03-30 Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_100 - Lane_103 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource In this letter, Eastman tells Vail that Beecher is on his way to Cincinnati with his daughter. Eastman notes that Lewis Tappan has rented a New York theatre for Charles Grandison Finney. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records and the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; College Presidents beecher charles grandison finney eastman finney franklin vail letter lewis tappan lyman beecher tappan vail https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/68aca2adebb2f202ebae266b36b4de17.pdf 398552c3fffd71639958dcfceb40196d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource The Founding of Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; College Presidents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Some of these documents are letters detailing Lyman Beecher's acceptance as president of the seminary. Other documents spell out the charter to incorporate the seminary. A Cincinnati newspaper article tells of the establishment of Lane Seminary. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_096) Line 1 New York Jany 17. 1832 Line 2 My dear Brother Vail Line 3 Your letter come duly to Line 4 hand but I deemed it unneccessary to answer Line 5 it then. I now most cheerfully congratulate Line 6 you on your success in raising your $12,000 Line 7 in Cincinnati for the Lane Seminary and Line 8 hope you will go on till you have raised Line 9 at least 20,000 $. Ive that you are the Line 10 man for this business, and I am convin Line 11 ced that it would be a loss of time for Line 12 me to attempt any thing of the Line 13 kind, when your labors can be obtained Line 14 as well as mine. My opinion therefore Line 15 is that you had better [unclear] on Line 16 coming here to complete what you be- Line 17 gun. Suppose you have Dr. Beechers – Line 18 appointment renewed about the first Line 19 of April and thin come on yourself Written vertically in the left margin: The state of religion here is interesting, though nothing very [special] (Lane_097) Line 1 with it and make your arrangement to re- Line 2 main till after the anniversaries and Gen. Line 3 Assembly [unclear] in which time by your Line 4 [unclear] [unclear] you will be able I think to Line 5 complete the Prof ships and secure Line 6 every thing necessary to start the Line 7 whole concern. I think this will be about Line 8 the only way to [secure] what you want. Line 9 I am now hard at work for the [unclear] Line 10 Society and shall probably continue Line 11 in their service or the service of the Line 12 Am. B C F M. In the service of these societies Line 13 where I can preach I find I can do much Line 14 more than in business where every thing Line 15 depends on personal solicitation. While you Line 16 have a talent for both, you have a peculiar Line 17 talent for the latter, I mean effective Line 18 talent. I hope therefore you will not fail Line 19 to come on to complete the work at (Lane_098) Line 1 Phil,a and here. Dr. Cornelius has just Line 2 gone to Boston to arrange and start business Line 3 for the A.B.C.F.M. I have written to him to Line 4 p do what he can to bring the Dr to an Line 5 unattenable decision. I feel concerned too Line 6 in relation to the renewal of his appointment. Line 7 Do your minutes, show that he has declined? Line 8 If not how can you reappoint? If you do Line 9 not make a new appointment what can you Line 10 or he say to his people about the negative? Line 11 We must be very cautious [less] we Line 12 suffer the Dr to get entangled. Line 13 Your letter introducing Dr. Nelson come the other Line 14 day mailed at Phil,a; but he is not yet here. Line 15 I saw Geo. Beecher at New Haven and Catherine at Hart- Line 16 ford both of whom said they expected to go to Line 17 Cin. on that their father would go. It seems a Line 18 greed upon in the family. C.s book is not pub- Line 19 lished except for the school. She expects to Line 20 leave the school in the spring. Her health is poor. Line 21 Mr Patton has just sailed for Charleston S C. Line 22 and intends to visit Savannah. Mobile New Orleans – (Lane_099) Line 1 Natchez and be in Cincinnati about the 1st of Line 2 April. He goes for his health but will act in [behalf] Line 3 of the Bible Society and explore for the Education Line 4 Sec. Mr Owen has just arrived and is acting Line 5 as, assistant Sec. or rather as Cheif Manager Line 6 in the absence of all others. Written Vertically: Line 1 Rev. O. Eastman Line 2 17th Jan. 1832 Line 3 25 Line 4 Rev. F. Y. Vail Line 5 Cincinnati Line 6 [unclear] Ohio Letter Continues: Line 7 Remember me very affectionately to Mrs. Line 8 V. and your family. and [other] [friends] Line 9 Write me here Your aff Chri Br. Line 10 O. Eastman Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eastman Letter Regarding Beecher's Agreement Renewal Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rev. O. Eastman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_096 - Lane_099 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Rev. Eastman's letter congratulates Vail on his fundraising success for the seminary and Beecher's renewal to return to his position in Cincinnati. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1832-01-17 beecher eastman franklin vail letter lyman beecher vail https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/ba4b52c2600d2eb9b2fa97dd5d7128d0.pdf d022e00b7b258793c7f0a2ead89218e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Founding of Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; College Presidents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Some of these documents are letters detailing Lyman Beecher's acceptance as president of the seminary. Other documents spell out the charter to incorporate the seminary. A Cincinnati newspaper article tells of the establishment of Lane Seminary. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_010) Line 1 An Act to incorporate the “Lane Seminary”~ Line 2 Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, that Line 3 there shall be established Line 4 in the vicinity of Cincinnati a Line 5 Seminary of learning the primary object of which shall be Line 6 to educate pious young men for the godful ministry under Line 7 the style & title of the “Lane Seminary” – Line 8 Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the fundamental Line 9 principle of this Seminary shall be that every student be Line 10 required to spend not less than three nor more than Line 11 four hours each day on an average on agricultural or Line 12 mechanical labour the avails of which shall be applied Line 13 towards defraying the expenses of the institution including Line 14 the board [?] of the students – Line 15 Sec. 3. And be if further enacted, that Joshua S. Wilson, Line 16 David Root, James Challen, William Schillinger, Robert Boal Line 17 Jr, Jabes C. Tunis, John F. Keyes, Isaac G. Burnet, Ephraim Robbins Line 18 James Warren, John H. Groesbeck, Robert Wallace, William W. Greene, Line 19 John Thompson, Daniel Hayden, Benjamin Graves, Ludwell P. Gaines Line 20 Jacob Lindley, Caleb Kemper, James Thompson, Daniel Wurtz Line 21 Samuel January & Abraham A Halsey and their associates Line 22 & successors known by the name of the “Ohio Board of Line 23 Education” be they hereby are created & made a body Line 24 Corporate &politic with perpetual succession who shall Line 25 be known & distinguished by the name & style of the Line 26 “Trustees of the Lane Seminary” by that name & style Line 27 they & their associates & successors shall be a body in law Line 28 capable of contracting & being contracted with, [suing] & Line 29 being [sued], pleading & being impleaded, answering & (Lane_011) Line 1 being [answered] into defunding & being defunded [or] natural Line 2 persons are or may be in all courts & places, & in all Line 3 manner of suits, complaints, bills, causes, & matters what- Line 4 so ever. They may have [unclear] a common seal. They shall Line 5 be capable of purchasing, [receiving], holding, & enjoying, Line 6 and granting, selling, & conveying any estate or property Line 7 [real] or personal necessary for promoting the object of this Line 8 act of incorporation, which object is above declared – Line 9 Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, that the Trustees aforesaid Line 10 & their associates & successors shall [learn] [from] to perpetuate Line 11 this Board by filling their own vacancies [unclear] by Line 12 death, resignation, [unclear] [unclear] or otherwise_ provided Line 13 that the said Board shall always consist of not less Line 14 than twenty three nor more than thirty five Trustees ~ Line 15 Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That there shall annually Line 16 be elected by the said Board of Trustees from their own Line 17 body a President, three Vice Presidents, a Recording Secretary Line 18 a Corresponding Secretary a Treasurer & such other offices Line 19 as the said Trustees their associates & successors may Line 20 find it necessary from time to time to appoint ~ Line 21 Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, that the Board shall Line 22 annually elect an Executive Committee consisting of thirteen Line 23 Trustees, including the Officers, who shall conduct the Line 24 affairs of the Board under its direction, seven of whom Line 25 shall constitute a quorum ~ Line 26 Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the officers & members Line 27 of the Executive Committee shall reside in the city of Line 28 Cincinnati or its vicinity and shall be elected by ballot. (Lane_012) Line 1 Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, that a majority of the Line 2 members of the Board & of the Executive Committee as well Line 3 as all the instructors employed in the Theological department Line 4 of the Seminary, shall members of the presbyterian church Line 5 under the care of the General Assembly of the United Line 6 States in good standing. Line 7 Sec. 9. And be it further Enacted, That the [unclear] offices of the Line 8 Board shall be Rev. Joshua S. Wilson President, Rev. Daniel Line 9 Root, Rev. Jacob Lindley & Isaac G Burnet Esq. Vice Presidents. Line 10 Abraham A Halsey Recording Secretary, James Warren Corresponding Line 11 Secretary & John H Groesbeck Treasurer who together with Line 12 John F. Keyes, Jabes C Tunis, William H Greene, Robert Boal Jr. Line 13 Caleb Kemper, & William Schillinger shall compose [the] [unclear] Line 14 Executive Committee to serve in their respective offices untill Line 15 the annual meeting in the year 1829 _ Line 16 Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Trustees Line 17 of said Seminary may grant & confer on any candidate Line 18 in such form as they may direct all or any of the Line 19 degrees that are usually conferred in any college or Line 20 University within the United States ~ Line 21 Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the Board of Line 22 Trustees may appoint such professors & tutors as they shall Line 23 think necessary & remove them at their pleasure. They may Line 24 from time to time make & enforce such rules regulations and Line 25 bye-laws for the government & well being of the Seminary Line 26 as may seem to them proper, provided they be consistent Line 27 with the laws of the United States & of this state. They Line 28 may [vest] in the faculty or professors such powers as Line 29 they may think expedient for the [preservation] Line 30 of good order & for enforcing obedience (Lane_013) Line 1 with rules regulations & bye laws of the Line 2 institution_ they may hold their meetings at such Line 3 times & places as they may designate & appoint_ The Line 4 President may call special meetings at any time & Line 5 such meetings shall always be called by the President or Line 6 Recording Secretary at the written request of three of the Line 7 Members of the Board of which meetings notice shall Line 8 be given. And generally the Board shall have power to Line 9 perform all such matters & things as they may judge Line 10 necessary for the benefit of said institution. Line 11 Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the Annual meeting Line 12 of the Board of Trustees shall be [held] on the last Line 13 Wednesday in October at 10 Oclock a.m. when the Line 14 Officers & Executive Committee shall be chosen, the Line 15 proceedings of the past year reported, the accounts Line 16 audited & such other business transacted as may occur. Line 17 This Act shall be subject to such Line 18 alterations as the General Assembly may from time Line 19 to time see proper to make _ Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An Act to Incorporate the Lane Seminary Description An account of the resource This document states the rules, requirements, and regulations of the Lane Seminary, also establishing the Board of Trustees. Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Possibly 1828 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Seminary Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_010 - Lane_013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century lane seminary lane theological seminary seminary https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/ca90a47a3bf4c4a66a46eb6a14f25258.pdf 0ae648f2ae3ce1f80286b49c8cb11a90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Founding of Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; College Presidents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource Some of these documents are letters detailing Lyman Beecher's acceptance as president of the seminary. Other documents spell out the charter to incorporate the seminary. A Cincinnati newspaper article tells of the establishment of Lane Seminary. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_008) Line 1 To the Hon. The Senate & House of Representatives Line 2 of the State of Ohio in General Assembly ~ Line 3 The Petition of Joshua S. Wilson, David Root, Line 4 James Challen, William Schillinger, Robert Boal Jr, Jabes C. Tunis Line 5 John F. Keyes, Isaac G. Burnet, Ephraim Robins, James Warren Line 6 John H. Groesbeck, Robert Wallace, William W. Greene, John Thompson Line 7 Daniel Hayden, David Wurtz, Samuel January, & Abraham A. Halsey Line 8 Respectfully Herewith _ Line 9 That whereas Your Petitioners Line 10 impressed with the importance of religious Education and Line 11 believing that the interests of religion & learning in the Line 12 west require the establishment of a well regulated Line 13 literary & theological Seminary in this section of Country Line 14 have conceived the design of forming such an Establishment_ Line 15 And whereas the peculiar plan of the proposed seminary Line 16 combines many advantages especially in the facilities which Line 17 would be afforded to [indigent] young for acquiring a Line 18 preparation for the godful ministry ~ And whereas the Line 19 pecuniary means necessary for the support of said institution Line 20 after its establishment [under] a legal act of incorporation Line 21 have been guaranteed to your Petitioners by Messrs. E. Lane & Co. Line 22 Merchants of New Orleans, who have generously offered to Line 23 appropriate for this purpose one third [part] of the next Line 24 annual income arising from the profits of their mercantile Line 25 concern for the term of three years & one fourth part of Line 26 said income under certain limitations there after; & have Line 27 moreover bound themselves in a written covenant that the Line 28 said appropriation shall during the first four years Line 29 amount at least to the sum of four thousand dollars_ (Lane_009) Line 1 Your Petitioners therefore pray your Honorable [unclear] to Line 2 incorporate them a body politic by Enacting the annexed Line 3 bill into a law of the State of Ohio_ And Your Petitioners Line 4 as in duty bound will ever pray_ Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Draft of Bill to Ohio Senate and House of Representatives Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Description An account of the resource A petition to the senate and house of representatives in Ohio to establish a presbyterian theological seminary. It states the institution has the support guaranteed by E. Lane and Company, Merchants of New Orleans. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Possibly 1828 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_008 - Lane_009 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century ebenezer lane lane lane seminary lane theological seminary presbyterian seminary https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/0cb1a8f8fe9274a629ab89c498f20c25.jpg de6cd2c40b1605d7c0dd30c83c535ada Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Life at Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource These original documents showcase what everyday life was like at Lane Seminary. Maps are featured to display what the campus looked like soon after its opening. There are a few documents on petitions for changing things at the seminary, such as the removal of cows off the main lawn of the campus. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_123) Line 1 To the Trustees & Faculty of Lane Theological Seminary Line 2 Gentlemen, Line 3 We the undersigned, members of the Line 4 Seminary, take the liberty of addressing you on a subject Line 5 not very important, but yet intimately connected Line 6 with our daily convenience and pleasure. Line 7 It is with no little regret that we have seen our Line 8 beautiful front yard, for the last six weeks, turn’d Line 9 into a pasture for some dozen or twenty cows. It is Line 10 needless for us to state the many little annoyances Line 11 to which we are subjected, by so many cattle running Line 12 at large through the yard. _ _ For the sake of having a Line 13 neat & pleasant front yard, that shall not be disagreeable Line 14 to ourselves, our friends, acquaintances & visitors of the Sem 7; Line 15 we respectfully request that some other pasture may be Line 16 provided for the cattle; at least, till the close of the present Line 17 term__ Line 1 Lane Seminary, April 22. 1842 Line 2 Hiram Bingham Charles D. Simpson Joseph S. Graves Line 3 William Swift Geo. C. Curtis H. S. Gilmore Line 4 Ephraim [Ward] John M Boal Erwin Page Line 5 H. B. Fisher Samuel Hall G. W Griffith Line 6 Albert Bushnell Thomas Griffith John Leighton Line 7 L. M. Glover John Green George Pyle Line 8 A. Bardwell John G. Fee C.B. Andrew Line 9 Thos. S. Milligan G D Miller B. J. Smith Line 10 WB Hall J. M. Bishop W. R. Stevens Line 11 M. Hicks Josiah Wood R. W. Wilson Line 12 J W Campbell Clinton W. Sears James C. White Line 13 John McMaster Geo. W. Olney Line 14 Joseph F. Tuttle S. W. Bonney Wm. M. Cheever Line 15 Saml. S. Thomson Williston Jones Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lane Students Against Cattle on Lawn Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Multiple students from the seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_123 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Students--Social life and Customs Description An account of the resource A request to the trustees and faculty of the seminary, that another pasture be provided for the cattle now running at large through the front lawn of the campus. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1842-22-4 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1840's Cincinnati, Ohio lane seminary lane theological seminary letter petition students https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/2b84e52ba3ff08c28131b4be829b4c61.jpg f34cc3921e4e417bc2e0c55eb225140c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Life at Lane Seminary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource These original documents showcase what everyday life was like at Lane Seminary. Maps are featured to display what the campus looked like soon after its opening. There are a few documents on petitions for changing things at the seminary, such as the removal of cows off the main lawn of the campus. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_121) Line 1 Bill of Fare Line 2 Breakfast Dinner Supper Line 3 Coffee. Meats prepared in Tea. Line 4 Milk. Various styles. Butter. Line 5 Butter. Bread. Bread. Line 6 Bread. Milk Milk. Line 7 Sauce. Line 8 Cooked fruit, puddings and pies Line 9 shall be occasionally provided, with the dif- Line 10 ferent meats. Line 11 The above articles shall be prepared in Line 12 all the various modes, common in Line 13 good Boarding houses. Line 14 Submitted to the Trustees of Lane Seminary, Line 15 by a Committee of the students, selected for Line 16 that purpose. Line 17 Committee. John Laughlin Line 18 Pennoyer. Line 19 B. F. Clark. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bill of Fare Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Laughlin, Andrew Leeds Pennoyer, Benjamin Franklin Clark Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_121 Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Students -- Social life and Customs Description An account of the resource This document lists the meal plan that these students requested for Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown, possibly between 1832-1836 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio board of trustees committee lane seminary lane theological seminary students trustees https://woosterdigital.org/causeforfreedom/files/original/646c62bfcb5916671bac6967bc100c2d.jpg db0fa5160e37d6d5584fb47ea68826b5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource The Lane Rebels Dismissions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; Activism, Student; Protest Movements; abolitionism Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Copyright</a> Description An account of the resource These are signed documents from the Lane rebels requesting dismission from the seminary. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document (Lane_038) Line 1 Lane Seminary Dec 9th 1834 Line 2 To the Reverend [unclear] & Line 3 Faculty of Lane Seminary, Line 4 Gentlemen Line 5 Will you have the good- Line 6 ness to give me a letter of dismission from Lane Line 7 Seminary. Line 8 The reason of this request is not that I am Line 9 not highly gratified with the instruction I have received Line 10 but that after long, calm and carefull examination I have Line 11 been driven to the conclusion that the laws which have Line 12 been [unclear] with their modifications are subversive of Line 13 natural and unalienable [right] and were by many as I Line 14 think intended to hinder the progress of a cause which I Line 15 will ever think it my duty firmly to advocate. Line 16 Respectfully yours Line 17 L. D. Butts Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter of Dismission from L.D. Butts Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lorenzo D. Butts Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unpublished Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maddie Smith, Transcriber Sara Smith, Transcriber Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lane_038 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1834-12-9 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> No Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Part of the Lane Theological Seminary Records at the Presbyterian Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century 1830's Cincinnati, Ohio Description An account of the resource This letter was written by L.D. Butts in which he asks for a letter of dismission from the seminary. Subject The topic of the resource Lane Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Theological Seminaries; Activism, Student abolition butts dismissions letter students