. A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary : with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the coloured people of the South. the old jail hastened daily with alacrity tothe newly-purchased building, and in various waysassisted in repairing it; they contributed fully athousand dollars worth of labor. They also gaveof their own means. They went through the city,and from people, both white and colored, they col-lected a $1,000. This was secured in small sums,and the list containing the names of contributorswas more than six yards in length. The School for a long time had been familiarlykno
. A history of the Richmond Theological Seminary : with reminiscences of thirty years' work among the coloured people of the South. the old jail hastened daily with alacrity tothe newly-purchased building, and in various waysassisted in repairing it; they contributed fully athousand dollars worth of labor. They also gaveof their own means. They went through the city,and from people, both white and colored, they col-lected a $1,000. This was secured in small sums,and the list containing the names of contributorswas more than six yards in length. The School for a long time had been familiarlyknown as The Colver Institute, but for satis-factory reasons the more general name, The Rich-mond Institute, was inserted in the deed whichconveyed the property to the Trustees, and underthat name it was incorporated by an act passed bythe General Assembly of Virginia, February 10th,1876. On November 22d, 1876, the Trustees met inNew York City, and organized under the provis-ions of the very liberal charter which had beengranted them, exempting from taxation property tothe amount of $500,000. Richmond TriKOLO(JiCAL Seminary 89 W. 90 History of the CHAPTER VIII. Extracts from Official Letters of Secretaries—Extractsfrom other Letters—Needy Students. rnHE following extracts from letters from Secre-?^ tary Simmons of the American Baptist HomeMission Society, and frona others, will give someidea of the growth and development of the work: November 3d, 1869. I want you to ask God, the great and rich God,for the sake of his son Jesus, to help you iind oneor several of his stewards, who will give $25,000 toendow the Colver Institute. Work among thosewho love, and will be glad to honor, the name ofthat prince among men, I^athaniel Colver. J. B. 12th, 1870. But God will give us the money, and it willpay large returns. Let us have faith, and so pleaseJesus. We shall soon stand in His presence withour work done. J. B. S. February 12th, 1870. To get money you must open you
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