The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-05-23
Chr 5Marietta gonrnal.
Marietta. Georgia, May %, 1878.
ORPHANS HOME.

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MARIETTA, GA. May 9th, 1873.
To The Subscribers to the Lands tas
the Location Of the Georgia Bap
list Orphans Homee
GENTs--It is perhaps known to
many of you that DR.. jerks and my
self went as delegates recently tc
the Georgia Baptist Convention in
the interest of this community in or
der to secure If possible the perma-
nent location of the Orphans Home
in or near this city. The deeds to
the lands donated by you, together
with the Memorial signed by our
citizens were presented to the Con-
vention, and, after a thorough inves'
tigation of the whole subject by .
special committee appointed for that
purpose, the Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following report O.
tHat ColututttSSs
Rev, D. i. Hamilton from the
special COMMITTEES appointed to con
slider the report of the Trustees o
the Georgia Baptist Orphans Home
and accompanying papers, submit
ted the following report which wal
unanimously adopted:
The Committee 70 whom the repor
of the Trustees of the Georgii
Baptist Orphan Home, and thu
Memorial of thu citizens of Mari
eta, we're referred, report:
That in their opinion the people
of Marietta have failed to comply
with the terms Of the agreement be
tween them and the Trustees of tht
Home, and that the deed now ten
dered by the people of Marietta il
not sufficient compliance. But as
the people Of Marietta have shown a
liberal and kind spirit in the matter,
which is highly appreciated by the
Committee, they are of the opinion
that the Trustees should, if possible,
make a satisfactory arrangement with
them. Your committee are salts
fed, as was Bro. w. L. Mansfield
prior to his death, that the location
proposed at the foot Of Kennesaw
Mountain is net suitable one, and
they therefore propose that the Trus'
tees make an effort to accommodate
the matter with the people of Mari
eta by securing proper location il
or near the city, if possible. But
they fail to adjust the matter to tn
satisfaction of the Board of Trustee
and the people of said locality, thel
your committee recommend that tn
Convention authorize the Board 9
Trustees to make such permRnen
location of the Home aa in theil
Judgment may best promote the OBJ
iects Of the Institution, and secure,
with the Divine blessings of Provi-
dence, its ultimate success
You will see by the above officia
action Of the Convention that 1t was
agreed that the lands donated by US
near Kennesaw Mountain was not,
in consequence Of its great distance
from the city, a suitable location for
the Home.
II is expected that in accordance
with the above official action of the
Convention that the Board Of Trus.
tees or a committee Of the same will
at an early day visit our city for the
purpose Of selecting more suitable
| location. Any Of our citizens hav
ing places improved or unimproyed,
suitable for said Home, will please
confer with Dir. Jelks or myself.
In case a suitable location is MOI
obtained in or near the city then ane
in that case we have an arrange
ment with the person from whom
we purchased the 220 acres Of lane
whereby the land will revert to hin
and as we have all the subscription
lists we will by the first Of Septem
Der next be ready to refund al
amounts actually paid in for the pur
chase Of the lands. AS many ques
tions have been asked, thought !
proper to lay this brief statement Q
facts before you.
Very Respectfully,
A. w. York.