The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-11-22
INTERESTING CEREMONY.

The following VIII prove of interest
to many of our citizeus who subscribed
several thousand dollars TO the Kansas
City Training School. 1t will have a
scholarship in memory of the late Mrs
Myrs Smith of Greenyille:
Kansas City Evening Times.l
A petition was presented to Judge
Slower, of the circuit court, this morn
ing for the incorporation of the Scar
ritt Bible and Training School for
Foreign Missionaries and Other Chris
tian Workers. Judge Slower appointed
Major james 4. Mister as commits
sioner to examiue the proposed corpor-
alton to see that II conformed TO the
State statutes.
The incorporators of the new asso-
citation are Bishop Eugene II. Hendrix,
Ruth Z. Scarritt, Joseph S Chick,
Belle ii. Bennett, Isabelle J. Hendrix,
Maria ID. Wigbtman, Julia Il. Simpson,
Susan Jones and Sallie G. Trucheart.
AS stated IN the petition, the object of
the association is to establish in Kansas
City u training school for foreign mis-
sionaries and other Christian workers,
aud ii Is to be established, conducted,
controlled and maintained under the
auspices of the Woman's Board OF
Missions of the M. Il. Church, South
The incorporators mentioned are char
ter members and constitute the board
of managers Of the new school. The
principal Of the training school, the
foreign aud home Secretaries and
President of tho Woman's Board OF
Missions will be ex-ofiicio members.
The officers for the first year are
Bishop Eugene r. Hendricks, Presi.
dent; Miss Belle II. Bennett, Vice
President; MIS-. Julia L. Simpson, Sec
retary, and Joseph S. Chich, Treasurer
The officers will be elected annually.
The power aud duties OF the board
of managers will DO to improve the
real estate In East Melrose In Kansas
City, which Is held in trust by other
parties for the uso and benefit Of the
Woman's Board of Missions Of the
church named. A corps of advisory
members equal in numbers TO Its char
ter members and with the same power
except that of voting will be selected.
The now school will be authorized
to receive donations of money or
property by devise or bequcst, but It
will have no power to borrow money
or place mortgage on the school.
The petition Is signed by the President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the new
school.
This Is the school that DIR. Nathan
Scarritt stated just before his death no
wanted to sec established in Kansas
City, and before the general conference
of the M. Il. Church, South, at 81. Louis
a few days before his death he made
the generous offer of $4,000, toward
the building of tho school in Kansas
City If the conference could raise an
other $4,000. This offer was immedi-
ately accepted and the $4,000 raised.
DR.. Scarritt gave $4,000 cash and
$4,000 worth of land at Harris street
and Beals avenue. School buildings
are to be erected on this ground to
cost $4,000 and oil the plans for them
are now completed. Work will be CON-
menced this fall. The only matter left
unfinished toward the construction OF
the largest Bible training schools in the
world In Kansas City is the question
of endowing the new institution and
this Is now being considered. II will
probably receive a 100000 endow-
ment.