Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-05
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Meeting q Eight-Dr. BOyce and
the COEinE Convention of hap
fists I'm Memphis.

DR.. Boyce, of South Carolina, met many
leading citizens of Memphis and several
gentlemen from other States, gathered
here to participate in the conference held
in order to devise ways and means for the
transfer to this city of the college estab-
lished long ago at Greenville, South Car
DINA. Il is designed that this venerable
institution, with its corps Of professors,
its libraries, laboratory and other Incl
dents, with its name, influence and 1850
lions shall constitute the nucleus for an
university st Memphis, The Bsptists, and
there are q million of them in the South
6rn States, lave conceived the idea that
intelligence is power and it is th6ir pur-
pose TO gather here from one to five, or
even ten Thousand students. There Is 10
reason why they should nos. There have
been thirty thousand students at one
time st Oxford, England, and the wealth
and population Of these Southern States
will yet exceed that ofGreat Britain. The
Baptists are content just now 10 believe
that they can secure at once from thrse
to five hundred students and with this
modest beginning they propose to under
take task ofsubime bGnefcencs.
A CONVENTION OF BAPrIsTs.
will therefore b9 hsld here during the
last week Of April next. Every church
in Northern Alabama, Mississippi, West
ern Tennessee, Western Kentucky AID
Arkansas Is requested 10 send delegates.
A circular viii be prepared and addressed
to these churches, asking them to send
their wisest and most Intelligent men,
bers, that the plans for the endowment
and maintenance of the institution may
be thoroughly discussed and effective
measures adopted for the proper endOw-
ment Of professorships. A banker of this
city proposes to immortal IS his nsme by
giving it to of the chairs of the
university. Measures are on foot, of
which n of three or four broad
tracts of land, within five miles OF the
city g confines, will be secured. In fact
Baptist brethren are thoroughly i'm
bued With the idea that they can do more
for d cause of the church and for the
country by the establishment now, in the
infancy Of Memphis, of g great institution
OF learning than by any other action to
which the potent denomination may re-
sort.
THE COMMITTEE.
DR.. Boyce defined the scheme proposed
be executed with great clearness and
force. Many other cities will now under /
the same task proposed to be exc
outed by the Baptists of Memphis and Its
Vicinity; but 1t is not believed that those
Of any proposed site of the university can
compete In valuable Inducements offered
With those that Will be proffered by the
April convention, to be held in Memphis.
Dr.. Landrum is chairman OF she commit
ZEE Of which Messrs. Tchenor, Phillips,
Nay and DuPre are members to define o
plan for the c0nvocstion of Bsptists and
make known and populsrizs the pur-
poses of the body.
n fsct Is palpable; the Baptists are
thoroughly in earnest, and nc loftier par
)ose OF practical wisdom or moral benafi-
was ever conceived than this which
length assumes practical shape. Let
very church in States, and portions Of
Itates, above designated, have here its
iblest representative members.
AID OF NEWSPAPERS INVOKED,
Our exchanges published within two
hundred miles of Memphis are requested
o make such notice of this scheme of the
denomination as viii cause the |
hurches to send delegations to the con-
ention, which will be held here during
be last week of April rext.