History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . continued to live on, even after the Britishstipend had ceased, and became important educationalcenters. iffallesche Nachrichten, II., p. 192, new edition. 2 The schools which from various sources we have been able toidentify were situated at the following places: Lancaster, York,Eeading, Trappe, Upper Dublin, Northampton (Bucks County),Falkner Swamp, Skippack, Goshenhoppen, Vincent (Chester County),Tulpehocken and Easton. FRANKLIN COLLEGE. It was evide
History of Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 . continued to live on, even after the Britishstipend had ceased, and became important educationalcenters. iffallesche Nachrichten, II., p. 192, new edition. 2 The schools which from various sources we have been able toidentify were situated at the following places: Lancaster, York,Eeading, Trappe, Upper Dublin, Northampton (Bucks County),Falkner Swamp, Skippack, Goshenhoppen, Vincent (Chester County),Tulpehocken and Easton. FRANKLIN COLLEGE. It was evident from the beginning that the establishmentof public schools could not fully meet the educational re-quirements of the community. Nearly all the ministersof the Reformed and Lutheran churches had been edu-cated in Europe; but it could hardly be expected that thechurch in Europe would continue to send ministers afterthe pioneers had passed away. What was to become of thechurches without educated ministers? The question wasconstantly in the minds of the pastors and was frequentlyuttered at the meetings of the synods. In their correspond-. SEAl OF THE CCETtTS. ence with the fatherland the Keformed ministers fre-quently appealed for aid in establishing a gymnasium, butthere was no favorable response. The fathers in Hol-land were liberal in everything that directly concernedthe churches, but absolutely declined to engage in thework of higher education in America. They held that ifany American desired to enter the ministry he ought firstto visit Europe to be educated and ordained. As this waspractically out of the question there were few Pennsylva-nia-German boys who received a liberal education. APPEAL TO HOLLAND. 7 As early as 1767 the Kev. John Leydt appeared beforethe Grerman Ccetus as a delegate from the Coetus of NewJersey and JSTew York to solicit aid for a high-school tobe established in New Jersey. In its action on the sub-ject the German Coetus says: We will assist in esta
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