| Identifier |
J_bx01fd01_006 |
| Title |
bx01fd01_p03b |
| Article Title(s) |
Letter, D. J. McMillan to Rev. Sheldon Jackson, dated August 26, 1895 |
| Page |
3b |
| Subject |
Letters; Congregational Church; Methodist Church; Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City; Education--Utah--Salt Lake City; Board of Trustees |
| OCR Text |
Show [Continued from previous page.] <br> 3 <br> if we cannot meet I would like to know your views on this point. I am opposed to joint control, it has always been fruitful of discord and evil. But then we may be able to effect some arrangement by which the Board of Trustees may have a number of Congregationalists This might be satisfatory to them. They are trying now to induce the Methodists to join with them in their college enterprise. This I learned incidentally. <br><br> You are right as to the size of campus; but 50 acres will do very well. They ought, however, to have 80 or 100 acres and if our representatives in Salt Lake City manage it right, they ought to secure it. <br><br> Truly and fraternally yours, <br> (signed. D.J. McMillan, Cor. Sec. <br><br> |
| Further Information |
In this letter to Sheldon Jackson, Duncan James McMillan reports on a meeting held between the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions and a few prominent Congregationalists to discuss the matter of educational advancement in Salt Lake City, Utah. He asks for Sheldon Jackson's views on how the educational work should be conducted between the Presbyterians and Congregationalists. Mr. McMillan also discusses the size of a future campus in Salt Lake City. |
| Creator |
McMillan, D. J. (Duncan James), 1846-1939 |
| Date |
1895-08-26 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Source |
Letter, D. J. McMillan to Rev. Sheldon Jackson, August 26, 1895 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| People |
McMillan, D. J. (Duncan James), 1846-1939 |
| Setname |
wc_tw |
| ID |
1095791 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69w0dc5/1095791 |
