Publications of the Alliance (Volume 1) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1893 Excerpt: ... Pomona College, Claremont, California. ORIGIN AND GROWTH. The Association of Congregational Churches of Southern California had a Standing Committee on Education as early as 1882. In May, 1887, the Association met in Los Angeles and became the "General Association of Southern California." It was virtually decided at that meeting to establish a college near Pomona, and in the following summer the first Board of Trustees was appointed by the Committee on Education, as had been authorized by the Association. The purpose of the churches in founding this institution is expressed in the motto which forms its seal, "Our Tribute to Christian Civilization." The College rented rooms and began work in Pomona, September, 1889. In the following January Claremont Hall in the town of Claremont four miles distant, together with considerable valuable property, was given to the College, and the work was transferred thither. The first year an enrolment of fifty-five students was reached, of whom fortyfour were from Pomona and vicinity. The fifth year enrolled 172 representatives from forty-eight towns and fourteen different states. Although but five years have passed since the founding of the College, its work and influence have been widely felt and its life is already a part of the life of the state. It is repeating the history of most of the colleges which have shaped and moulded our states from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific. They have not sprung into being fully equipped, but have been the result of faith, prayer and self-sacrifice. Pomona is another and almost the latest link in the chain of Christian colleges which binds our states together and makes every part of the Union feel and honor the power of the Pilgrim faith. LOCATION. The College is located at Claremont, ...