The story of the life and work of Oren BCheney, founder and first president of Bates college . t. It was a newidea to me, but when Congress met, I found that was still a prophet of political events. There was more truth than compliment in the words ofMr. Blaine when he said : If Dr. Cheney was in politics,there is no man in Maine whom I should more fear as arival for a seat in the United States Senate. 240 LIFE AND WORK OF Board at Ocean Park in 1892, he reported a con-stitution for its government and guidance whichwas adopted, with modification. He then sawthe culmination of a movem
The story of the life and work of Oren BCheney, founder and first president of Bates college . t. It was a newidea to me, but when Congress met, I found that was still a prophet of political events. There was more truth than compliment in the words ofMr. Blaine when he said : If Dr. Cheney was in politics,there is no man in Maine whom I should more fear as arival for a seat in the United States Senate. 240 LIFE AND WORK OF Board at Ocean Park in 1892, he reported a con-stitution for its government and guidance whichwas adopted, with modification. He then sawthe culmination of a movement which he hadbeen advocating and for which he had been work-ing during nearly a quarter of a century. This incorporated body gives to Free Baptistsan admirable system of church co-operation, bring-ing as it does, all the church benevolences underthe direction of General Conference, actingthrough a Conference Board. As the delegates toGeneral Conference are elected by the churchesthrough the Yearly Meetings, it preserves to theindividual members a voice in all EX-PRESIDENT CHENEY IMPORTANT PLANS UNCOMPLETED HOME COMPANIONSHIP TESTIMONIAL BANQUET XXII It had long been Dr. Cheneys purpose to resignas College President, at the end of forty years ofservice. As the time approached, there came tohim a deep realization of his inability to do forthe Institution a tithe of what he saw was he hoped to accomplish three things: Onewas to add to the College resources by the endow-ment of the Presidents chair. This seemed likelyto be realized by promised gifts from personalfriends and members of the Cheney family. Another hope was to secure to the College anObservatory on Mt. David, a height near thecampus and well adapted for the purpose. Hehad secured the provisional gift of the site. Thepromise of the money with which to build seemedso sure that several meetings were held to arrangedefinite plans. But the need which then seemed greatest to thePres
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