Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-27
THE PROCEEDINGS.

The moderator pro tenn, H. II. Norman of Murfreesboro, Tenn, called the as- sembly to order promptly at the hour appointed.
 and Rev. J. H. Morton of Mississippi led the opening prayer. Nearer, My God, to Thee" was also sung, after which the business before the house at the hour Of adjournment was taken up, namely, the adoption of the report of the committee bn the theological seminary.
 J. M. Hubbert D. D., dean of the theo- logical seminary, was called upon to a nswer some questions relative to meet l dngs held by the board Of trustees of the Cumberland university. Messrs. Bird and Whatley objected to hearing MT. Hubbert but by vote of the assembly MT. Hubbert was allowed to make cer- tain statements relative to irregular greetings held by the board of trustees touching matters of the theological sctool and not allowing him to hear of ane meeting. MT. Hubbert related at Jenfth how he called to order the board of trIstees for not allowing him any mo- 1ice of the meeting or the action of the trus tees at that meeting. He also called 1neli attention to the fact that they were not abiding by the recent action of the assembly by not calling the board of wis tors to their meeting.
 He also said he objected to the trustees 115 .ng responsibilities upon other parties Nti4 lltHl. NIL I1uDDcit spo.-e of somebody with whom he had cunrer nrersation-supposably the president of the board of trustees. He gave inter- estiag accounts of conversations both In and out of the trustees meetings. He said the concurrence in the election of Rev. B. G. Mitchell was not before the meeting.
 Judge Nathan Green arose to cross ex- mine MT. Hubbert as to the reasons given to MT. Hubbert for seeming to ig- more him by not letting him know of the meeting of the board.
 Mr. Hubbert answered by giving sev- eral excuses that were offered for ignor- ing him. MT. Hubbert was asked many questions by various persons.
 MT. Bird asked to withdraw all items in his report which were parallel with the majority report. The minority report asks the confirmation of Rev. R. V. Eos ter and Rev. B. G. Mitchell to their places, as arranged by action of the versity at their meeting in September, 1895. He also reminds the assembly that MT. MitchelIs salary will be made with out impairing the salaries of the other teachers. The minority report suggests that the peace of the church depends upon the confirmation of MT. Mitchell
 Rev. w. T. Ferguson, D. D., of Bowl ing Green, Ky, chairman of the commit tee in charge of the majority report, said all the meetings of the committee were
  university gives the right to the faculty to be present at the meetings of the board of trustees but they cannot vote.
 In 1849 the general assembly decided to form a theological school in connec- ttion with Cumberland university. The names of the men who formed the com- pact with Cumberland university for or tganizing the theological seminary are ihousehold words. The original compact declares that the general assembly shall control the seminary, allowing the trus- tees to hold and control the property un- til such time as 1t shall seem proper to the general assembly to put the seminary under a separate board. and in the event this is done the board of trustees of Cum berland university shall turn over to the assembly all endowment and interest on the same and everything belonging to the seminary
 The last general assembly, to strength- en the relations existing between the as- sembly and the board of trustees, ap- pointed a board of visitors. who should be present and have a voice in the inter- nal management of matters touching the