The story of the life and work of Oren BCheney, founder and first president of Bates college . ies fair play, gave general satisfaction, andthe session proved successful and wide-spread feeling of concern which pre-ceded this General Conference and the feeling ofrelief which followed cannot be better expressed OREN B. CHENEY 191 than by a quotation from a letter sent to by a prominent layman : Providence, Oct. 20, Cheney, Dear Sir: Although not able to be present atGeneral Conference, I felt a deep interest in it,and in conversation with some of the delegates,e
The story of the life and work of Oren BCheney, founder and first president of Bates college . ies fair play, gave general satisfaction, andthe session proved successful and wide-spread feeling of concern which pre-ceded this General Conference and the feeling ofrelief which followed cannot be better expressed OREN B. CHENEY 191 than by a quotation from a letter sent to by a prominent layman : Providence, Oct. 20, Cheney, Dear Sir: Although not able to be present atGeneral Conference, I felt a deep interest in it,and in conversation with some of the delegates,expressed the desire that you might be chosenModerator. Was much pleased in reading of thedoings of the Conference and particularly withthe wisdom shown in the make-up of the com-mittees, but most of all in your remarks at theclose of the Conference, I want to thank you forthem. They would have been worth to me a tripto Fairport. All I have seen that were in attend-ance, speak of it as being the most harmonioussession they ever attended. Let us take courageand press on. Yours L. W. O. B. Cheney About 1880 DEATH OF BENJAMIN E. BATES SECOND EUROPEAN TRIP DELEGATE TO ENGLISH BAPTISTS WINE-DRINKING INCIDENTS XVII The following entry in President Cheneys diaryfor January 15, 1878, tells a thrilling story: died last night of heart disease. Oh, whata blow to the College ! My best friend gone ! Godsave the College ! Called on Mrs. Bates. The diary entries for a time are too sacred toquote. Day after day found President Cheneymeditating and praying by Mr. Batess grave inMt. Auburn. There was something unique, some-thing beautiful in the friendship between thesetwo men. If under Gods guidance O. B. Cheney was aleader in a much needed educational work, Benja-min E. Bates was equally led in his purpose tostand by him financially. For ten years President Cheney had knownthat when nobody else understood his plans, hehad but to lay them before Mr. Bates to find asympathizer.
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