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74 A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO yet been found, and a few asked to be given time in which to decide what they could do. The work among them was of course con- tinued to the end of the year. This work was practically closed by a final printed appeal, issued May 5, 1890, and sent to all Baptists who were thought to be able to help and who up to that time had not done so. It brought some unhoped for responses. At the end of the campaign when all the returns were in, it was found that the Baptist people of Chicago had subscribed two hundred and thirty- three thousand dollars. There was one sub- scription of fifty thousand dollars, one of twenty-five thousand, two of ten thousand, six of five thousand, five of two thousand, five hundred, six of two thousand, one of one thousand, two hundred and fifty, thirty-one of one thousand each, and so on down to the smallest amounts. It had been hoped and expected that two hundred and fifty thousand dollars would be found among the Baptists of Chicago, but the event indicated that there were exceptions to the well-nigh universal interest. It has been said that two hundred thousand dollars was raised during the first two months of the year. While, however, one- half the money had been found, only a tithe of the hard work had been done. The sixty-day campaign had demonstrated two things among many others. The first of these was that the denomination, outside of Chicago, had not been stirred. A few individuals and a few churches had manifested interest and had given assistance. But the great mass, though interested, appeared at this time to be chiefly interested in seeing their own people in Chicago lift the entire burden. They wanted to see the new institution founded, but it had not yet dawned upon them that their assistance in found- ing it was imperatively required. The second thing demonstrated by the sixty-day campaign was that the total sum required could not be found among Chicago Baptists. They would have given the whole of it if they had had it to give. But they did not have it. Where then could it be found? There were two places hi which to look for it. These were, first, the Baptist denomination outside of Chicago, and second, the business men of Chicago out- side the Baptist denomination. To these two sources of help there- fore the secretaries now determined to appeal. As to the first