Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-11
SOUTHERN EPISCOPAL CONVENTION

SOUTHERN EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
We have received the proceedings Of the Convea
ton of the trustees Of proposed University OF the
Southern States under The auspices Of the Episcopa
Church, which was held at Lookout Mountain, Tenn
on the 4tb of July.
The final result was the adoption Of the resolutions
following, viz:
"We, the undersigned, bishops and delegates OF the
dioceses of North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, Texas, Ar
kansas and Tennessee do hereby resolve to establish
University upon the following principles
l. The University shall in all Its parts, be under
The sole and perpetual direction of the Protesfent
Episcopal Church, represented through board OF
rustees.
.. The board Of trustees shall be composed Of Tho
bishops Of The docesses above named, e1ctc'o, and
ons clergyman and two laymen from each of said
dioceses. to be elected by the Convention Of the
same The joint consent Of the bshops as sn order,
and of the clerical and lay trustees as another orj
ehall be necessary to the adoption Of any measure
proposed. The senior bishop, by conservation, .ha
always be President of the Board.
8. This University shall not Do put into operation
until the sum OF least FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars be actually secured.
4. The funds subscribed TO this University, enali
be all considered as capital TO be preserved untouch
nd for any purposes connected either with the Ogsn
ization or management of the University; provided
that donations and legaces may be received for such
objects the donors may indicate.
S. There shall bs treasurer appointed in each do.
ces. by the convention of the same, to whom shall oe
delivered he cash. notes. bonds stocks, or titles 10
land, obtained as subscription in the dlocese whore
duty it shall be, under the advice OF the stana'hs
committee, to invest the cash and all money which
shall BIZ derived from the realization OF the ABOVE
mentioned privat- securities in the best pubic secu-
rifles and other I, Investments, paying over annu-
ay TO the treasurer Of the University the interest OF
the amount subscribed .,,
6. There shall bs q treasurer oil the corporation.
Who shs receive tho interest annually from the do
casan treasurer. aud eIpend it under the direction of
The board OF trustees. $780,,
Tbs amount subscribed in any diocese. as above.
hall in the event Of the dissolution Of the corpora
.;nn he returned 20 th. donors their legal repre-
.sn,atiyes and n case Of there being legal repgs
ssnt.fives, then it shall revert to the diocese.
8. The location of this University shall be 30 CEN
trail TO all the contracting dioceses shall be conss
tent With the necessary conditions of location.
g. No diocese shsl be bound by these principles TO
furnish any particular of money, but ito coutri
buttons shall be voluntary, according u It's pleasure
and ability.
10. The signatures to this Declaration shall not
bind the dioceses further than they may have already
bound, or may hereafter bind, themselves by their
respective conventions.
Signed at the Lookout Mountain, near Chattanoo.
"a, Tennessee, the 9Th day Of July, A. D., 1857.
Here follow the signatures Of the Bishops and dele
gates.