Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-07
A Lively Battle in the Presbyterian
Synod at Memphis.

Commercial as follows:
"The predicted breeze over the
theological seminary question arose
shortly before 10 o'clock. The friends
of the Southwestern Presbyterian
University at GAINESVILLE rallied val
iantly to its defense. Mr.. ID. N,
Kennedy and DIR. Joseph r. Wilson,
of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, made merry
over the proposition of the Kentucky
Synod. The Synod likewise was
made merry by their presentation Of
what they considered the unique
display of gall made by the Ken
tuckians in demanding the neglect
by the Southwest of its own univer
sity.
"Mr. Kennedy said the difference
between the Kentuckians and the
people of this section was that they
had to maintain themselves against
the Northern church, while only
satan need be fought in that country
After warm speech he called upon
the synod to vote down the memo
rial, not even voting the Committee
OF Conference allowed by the Nash
vile and Arkansas Synods, as thai
would compromise the question and
leave it unsettled for years, perhaps
CDR. Wilson, who followed Mr.
Kennedy, began his remarks by tel
ling a story of the Prince of Orange
who, on his arrival in England, tolc
the people he had come for theil
goods, all their goods. The gentle
men said they had come down here
for the good of the Memphis Synod
and they should have added for al
its goods, for they meant to take
away the patronage Of the beloved
GAINESVILLE University. DR.. Wilson
adverted to the ignorance, or ignOr.
ing, of GAINESVILLE by the Kentuck'
ians, and wondered whether they
were not rather DESTROYS of forgetting
its existence. 1t was too big fol
them.
"Speaking of GAINESVILLE, he said
it had two institutions, his friend
Mr.. Kennedy and the University,
with its distinctive theological semi
nary. DR.. Wilson spoke with great
feeling of the institution with which
he has identified himself, leaving the
seminary at Columbia, S. G.
"The mention of Nashville and ST.
Louis in the Kentucky memorial he
secuted as ridiculous The Kentuc.
kians meant Louisville and nothing
else, for nobody would bid against
her. Speaking of Louisville as a
Southwestern center, Dr. Wilson
created "a roar of laughter. Louis.
vile had not even gone into the
GAINESVILLE movement. In fact, it
was on the border. The Kentuc-
kians wanted to rival Mccormick and
Princeton, but they had millions, not
one or two hundred thousand. 1t
was best to begin humbly and let
the institution grow. In fact, DR..
Wilson did not think big city, with
its atmosphere of strife, sustaining
Union Theological Seminary at New
York with its Briggs case, suitable
place for IA theological student
The Synod agreed unanimously to
stand by GAINESVILLE and the South
western Presbyterian University,
by adopting the following response: :
"In view of the fact that the Synod
of Memphis, in connection with
other southwestern synods, is pledged
to the support of the theological
5, hoOl in the Southwestern Presbyte-
rian University, an institution fos-
tered by the means and labors Of
some of our most liberal and ablest
men, which is already a success and
doing a grand work for the church,
which promises constantly increas
ing usefulness, this synod cannot
agree to cooperate in the establish
ment of a new theological scht oil
proposing to draw support and en-.
dowment from the same territory
and which would cripple the work
in which we are engaged.
ave cordially invite the Synod OF
Kentucky to cooperate in this work
already in successful operation, feel
ing assured that the aid of that
Synod will enable us sooner to make
our Theological Institute abundant!y
adequate to all the needs of the
"This Synod pledges itself to re-
newed efforts and urges the other
synods co operating to make with us
earnest effort in building up such a
school as is worthy of our great field
and such as will meet our needs"
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