Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-04
We Must secure the Prize

The Southern Baptist Theological Semi
mary, now at Greenville, S. c., will soon
be removed to more favorable location.
In successful operation for a dozen years,
with a faculty second to none in scholar
ship, with large and choice library-an
institution deeply rooted in the affection OF
nearly million Baptists in the South-this
Seminary will be rich prize to the city
that may be so fortunate as to secure its 10
cation.
The lover of Christian influences, of good
morals, the lover of education and enlight-
eminent, the scholar, the linguist, the his
torian, all would be benefited by the pres
ence of such faculty, such library, such
a collection of students, and such an atmos-
phere of sacred learning.
The owner of real estate, every banker,
merchant, professional man, manufacturer
mechanic-every railroad company, steam
boat, hotel or other property owner, would
be benefited by the presence of such an IL
stitution, with its noble structures, its resi-
dent population and constant visitors.
The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, at Chica-
go, understood this, when he offered a
beautiful piece of ground in the suburbs of
that growing city to the Baptists on condi-
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State University.
In removing the seminary from Greenville
the Board Of Managers have two objects in
view-frst, to secure better location-one
more easy of access from all quarters and
affording more fields of useful labor to the
students. Second, to secure q more ample
precision Of money to cOver expenses.
Confident that we can convince the board
that Nashville, from its centrality in the
Southern States, its numerous and con-
stantly increasing railroads, its healthful-
ness, ETC., is the most suitable place for
their seminary, we shall expect to make
an offering sufficient to provide grounds
and buildings for it, and then to point on to
the future, not distant, when the Baptists,
grown more numerous and richer, proud Of
its location and of its noble work, will pour
their thousands, and perhaps millions, into
the treasury to meet its every want.
"Men die, but institutions live" is say
ing not only true, but full of meaning to
US at this moment. We must all, in few
years, pass away, our work being done and
our possessions, large or small, being hand
ed down to others. But good institutions,
reared by our means, will live on, traus-
hitting our benefactions to those who
come after US, age after age. Let US i'm
prove the present opportunity to secure a
prize for our city, to do good in our own
day and to bless future generations.
The following citizens constitute the COM
mittee to raise subscriptions and do what
else may be necessary to effect our object:
DR.. Vim. Shelton, S. NJ. Scott, W. H.
Mclean, DR.. G. K. Winston, DR.. J. P.
Dake, John P. White, Prof W. P. Marks,
James A. Pigue, j. 7. Pendleton, T. Fl.
Jones, A. L. Demoss, DR.. J. n. Walton, J..
L. Weakley, j. o. Wright, Jesse French
Jas. H. Shankland, A. B. Shankland, John
Lumsden, p. S. Hollins, W. 81. PohlRan,
II. w. Buttorff, VIM. NJ. Duncan, Fl. G.
Scovil. NJ. B. Pitcher, H. V. Hooper, A. c.
Beech, Samuel Watkins, DR.. W. p. Jones,
NJ. B. Howell, S. w. Childress, John w.
Thomas, Capt. G. W. Peden. D.