The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-29
FOR PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL.
Savannah Presbytery's Plans for
Blackshear Seminary.

savannah Presbytery'S Plans for
BIackshear Seminary.
The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. in session at Allan
ia in May, 1900 determined to put on foot
Christian Education. to be known as the
Twentieth Century Fund Each synod or
presbytery or division of the church CO.
operating in the movement may, it was
determined, employ such agencies as it
deems wise. choose the institution or in
situations for which it's funds shall be
raised and have entire control and di-
rection of such funds, but making reports
of them to the committee appointed by
the assembly.
The Savannah Presbytery. realizing the
wisdom of this course, and especially feel
ing the great need of church and Chris
tian aducation within it's own bounds. has
taken steps, and located a Presbyterian
High School at Blackshear, which will
cost not less than $4,000 when the
grounds and buildings are complete. The
school will make no pretenses to do col
lege work at present, but thorough pri-
mary and preparatory education for girls
and boys, music and art receiving atten-
ton The principal idea is to educate the
heart as we'll as the head.
The English Bible will be taught as a
daily text book. The teachers have not
yet been elected, but this will in all prob
ability be done on or before July 10. It
has been delayed that a special commit
tee on this subject might have ample
time to secure the names of those best
fitted to do this class of teaching.
Work will begin in a few days to equip
a commodious school building for imme-
date use, which will accommodate 200 pu-
pills. Boarding pupils will be cared for
in our best homes until dormitories can be
constructed.
The general plan for the grounds and
buildings, when complete, will be a large
school building we'll equipped to accom-
modate FIVE hundred pupils, with the boys
dormitory on one side, and one for girls
on the other. with abundance of room
for games and outdoor exercise. 1t will
be a home school of Christian education.
The school will open the last of Sep
TENDER. Tuition and board will not ex-
coed $3.50 year. Ten thousand dollars in
property, cash and responsible pledges,
has already been raised by those inter
ested is this cause in Blackshesr, and
the surrounding country, and the next
step is to raise $4,000 additional. Rev
w. NJ. Hunter of Blackshear, has been
elected as financial agent to do this. He
WIN DtSih III "a N0titidn tO-AiAOlIOW, anu
DR.. Henry Lewis Smith. president Of
Davidson College. North Carolina, will
accompany him here.
DR.. Smith Will speak at the Independ-
ent Church in the morning. on the sub
ject of Church and Christian Educa-
ton" and at the First Presbyterian
Church at the evening service. DIR. Smith
is well known throughout the South as
one who is in the forefront of this de-
pertinent of his church's work, and we
unhesitatingly say that his address will
be rare treat for those who are so for
tunate as to hear him. 1t is expected
that there will be a large attendance of
the teachers of the city. No basket col
lections will be taken at the services for
this cause, but private contributions will
be solicited next week.