Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-22
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Interesting Facts Connected with It's Meet
ing-where Shall the Proposed Un liver.
sity be Located

Interesting Facts Connected with It's Meet
ing-where Shall the Proposed I'm liver.
sity be Located?
The following proceedings Of the Bap-
fist Convention at Murfreesboro' were
crowded out of our Sundays issue on ac-
count of an unusual press of matter:
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
The following resolution, offered by
Rev. w. p. Shelton, was adopted:
Resolved, That the hearty approval OF
this convention be given to the action of
the Nashville Advisory Committee OF the
American Education Commission, in re-
ference to the Centennial Celebration of
1876.
ELECTED TREASURER.
e. L. Jordan was elected Treasurer of
the convention.
COMPLIMENTARY RECOGNITION.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the hearty thanks of this
convention, and the same are hereby ten
cred to all the citizens of Murfreesboro'
or the cordial manner with which they
have entertained the delegates to the con-
vention also, to the local press-and eSpe-
C jaUg to the NdshUiJIe Banner, for sending
out special reporter to the railroad of
ticals for their half-fare rates and other
courtesies; and to the different denomina-
lions of Murfreesboro' for the use of their
houses of worship.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
The following important committees
were appointed: On Location-Revs. L.
.IKimbrough, TT. Eaton, +. b. Mayes,
of East Tennessee; w. p. Shelton, E. L..
Jordan, w. P. Jones, of Middle Tennes-
see. Executive Committee Landrum,
]. r. Graves, M. Hillsman, - Collins, G..
r. Hendrickson, ]. f. Is. Mayes, -Burnet,
/. b. Kimbrough, - Goforth, G. G. Con-
nor, Z. l.. Jordan, - Shankland, L. g..
Jones, w. P. Jones, w. A. Nelson.
THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY.
II has been seen by the readers of the
Banner, that the convention resolved up
on the establishment of Baptist Univer-
sty as the foster child of the Church, to
be endowed with an Understanding fund
of $500, 900 1t has also been shown that
the live citizens of Murfreesboro', who
embrace the entire population, have made
a ten-strike toward having its site located
there by the raising of SlOl 900 of availa-
ole cash bonds and improved property.
Edgefield wants the University, and so
does Chattanooga, and it greatly depends
upon the pluck of those two cities as to
whether they can and will surpass Muir
freesboro' in the matter of subscription.
We are told that when it was discovered
that Edgefield proposed bidding for the
University, committee of Murfreesboro'
citizens went out in their town and in
creased the subscription $1,000.
A delegate to the convention informs US
that the Trustees of Bethel College, at Rus
sellville, desired the Baptists of Tennessee
20 unite with them, and gave the basis
upon which the latter might, II they
choose, unite with them. The Trustees
asked the subscription of s25O,Ooo, not a
dollar of which was to be collected in Ken
lucky.
It was suggested that if Tennessee could
raise that amount, it would be all that
would be required to erect a splendid edi-
fee in this State.
1t is thought that the location of the
proposed University will be made within
the next month. The Baptists Of the State
are in real earnest regarding its establish
ment, and they propose to have it erected
and put in operation at the earliest day
acticable.-NashUiLLe Banner.