The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-10-28
Ocl. 49,, 1858.


Then the Board Of Trustees of the
"Winchester Female Seminary met
Present, Hugh Francis, President pro
tenn, LoughmilIer, Faris, Russey' ~
FrizZeIl, John Frizze.l, DIR. Clopton'
Cowan and Brazelton.
The special Committee appointed on
behalf Of Synod, TO wit: Rev. A. J.
Baird, &. w. Mitchell and c. 2. Reed
appeared before the Board and reported
that Synod accepted the proposition Of
this Board in regard 10 houses, lot, &c.
Of said Board for educational purposes
and retains the present Board OF lrus
tees.
On motion, it is agreed to change the
phraseology of the proposition Of the
Board, as follows:
4th. That the present Board of Trus.
tees will transfer TO a. Board Of Trustees
appointed by Synod, all the property and
effects of the present Board, to be held
in trust for the use of the Synod"
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted, viz.
Resolved, That this Board request Col
umbia Synod, to appoint a special or ex'
%ecutive Committee to confer with this
Board in relation to raising and expend'
ing the means proposed to be raised by
Synod.
On motion,
Resolved That the present board ac.
cept the proposition Of Synod TO retain
them as a Board ofTrustecs and agree TO
act as such. A copy.
w. W. BRAZELTON, Sec.
Your Committee therefore recommended
the adoption Of the following resoIu'
tons. i
1st. Resolved: That Synod approve Of
the modification the the 4th item OF the
as heretofore submitted By
said Boari.
2nd. Resolved That Synod appoint,
rs requested by said Board, an executive
committee for purposes mentioned in said
request, and that said Board with the ad.
vice of the executive committee, be and
are hereby authorized, if deemed
advisable, to employ more than one gen.
eral soliciting agent.
3rd. That the Board with the consent
Of the executive committee be and are
hereby authorized to give al instructions
to the soliciting agents with
regard to the mode Of raising the contem'
plated funds.
4lh. Resolved That when the amornt
of $4,000, shall have been secured the
Board in conjunction with the executive
committee, be and are hereby directed to
make such improvements on the Semlna'
ry grounds as they may determine. pro-
vided, however, they shall not exceed in
cost the amount Of means raised Tor said
purpose.
9Th. Resolved That the Board and ex'
%ccutive committee, be and are hereby au.
lhorized, if they see proper, to raise at
least $4,000 for improvements oil said
premises and the ben eft Of said Semina'
ry.
9th. Resolved: That Rev. Al. Baird,
Rev. } L. Payne, Rev. N. 7. Power, DR..
VIM. Estill and John II. Layton, be and
are hereby appointed SAID executive coni'
mitec, any three of whom shall be a quo
rum to transact business.
Your committee would also recommend
the adoption of the following
Resolved That Rev. S. R. Rosboro,
be and is hereby recommended to the
Board of Trustees as a suitable person TO
employ ms n soliciting agent.
Resolved That a copy of all the ac'
tons had by this Synod in reference 10
said enterprise be furnished by the Clerk
to said board and executive committee.
Respectfully submitted.
A.. J. BAIRD,
On motion of Rev. w. W..Estill, said
was concurred in and the resolu'
tons accompanying the same were adop'
ted.