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THU CHURCH UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS. 33 eut Church educational institutions. If not absolutely impracticable to name one or more justly, with marked commendation, it would certainly seem imprudent now to plead for one, with any special emphasis. Conflicting claims already arise. The Board has neither fadts or jurisdiction to settle them as finalities to be accepted of all. And yet, here, as in the other case, the Board is empowered and authorized to adt as the financial agent or trustee of any funds or bequest in behalf of any Church educational institu tions or interests, which may be specifically entrusted to it- And thus ultimately it is to be hoped that the Board will be called upon to perform precisely this function. Indeed it is to be presumed that in the lapse of time several subsidiary functions favorable to the educational interests of the Church w ill evolve themselves out of the practical use of the opportuuities which may arise. The existence of such an official Board, efficiently organized and administered, will undoubtedly draw to itself opportunities for the educational development of the Church which otherwise might never be utilized. The Board, however, feels that it should seek to create opportunities rather than to await them. It is convinced that a practical work of a spe cific character and reasonably within the aCtual ability of the Church is that which is first to be planned and that, at present, it should concentrate its efforts to formulating such a scheme. It wrould not in any case and (as ex post facto) it could not by the very nature of its establishment and incorpor ation, interfere with the rights and administration of any Church School, College, or Theological Institution. But it may legitimately seek to raise the standard of scholarship and to attraCt students, especially the brightest and most promising, to Church Institutions. Kxtended correspondence shows the substantial agreement o f all in the desirability of founding scholar ships and fellowships, provided the benefits offered be large enough to attradl the best men, and be restricted to those recognized by the Regents as study ing in institutions of our Church; and that the competitive examinations be of unquestioned excellence. The question, therefore, arose, is it possible to -devise a scheme or plan of operation, which is a t the same time wTorthy of the Church, and also well within its practical resources ? The outcome of these considerations is the ‘ ‘ detailed scheme of organ ization and operation1 ’ now presented to the General Convention. As directed it is here stated concisely, and may be found more at length, in the
