The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-06-07
MOVING A COLLEGE.

prlsing ODIon, oyer, ilopeNei
and Memphis, having jurisdiction
over Bethel College at Mckenzie,
have been called to meet in extra
session at Humboldt, June 10, to
consider, or reconsider, the adyisa-
bility aud probability of changing
the location of this school.
We have not thought much
about the question, and don'tknow
what influences have been brought
to hear to produce the sentiment
for a change. Whether Or not
the school has thrived sufficiently
to meet the demands of the san
guine element of the church, or
whether it is the judgment of these
people that a more suitable loca-
ton could be found, we cannot
say. 1t has always seemed to us
that Mckenzie offered some very
desirable inducements as a loca-
ton. 1t is we'll situated and health
full. and easily accessible.
But if this sentiment we speak
about has grown TO such proper
tions as to make it probability
that such a change may be made,
then it becomes little more in
teresting to the people living at
points in the territory liable to be
discussed for new location. We
have heard rumors of towns al
ready in the field with amounts
reaching to very neat sum, which
they propose to offer as an induce
ment to secure the college.
OF course, if in the probability
of things land we understand the
matter has been before the Pres
bytery on several previous occa-
sions), there should be such a
change, the new building would
be much more commodious and
elaborate than the old one at Nc
Kenzie. 1t is very seldom a new
building is erected that is not an
improvement on the old, not ex-
Guiding the accidental causes which
make a new building necessary,
and hence the college would be
much more desirable in a new To-
cation.
Now then, again supposing the
probable change, could Union City
offer inducements, both physical
and financial, enough to place her
in the ranks of formidable candi-
dates for this splendid denomina-
tional schoolg Would the people
Of other churches cooperate to any
appreciable degree with the Cum.
berland Presbyterian Church in
its efforts to obtain the schools
There are several very fine advan
tages we may mention which Unior
City can offer, and which are
worth considering in the Location
of q boarding school, First, W.
have splendid water system anC
as heaIthful drinking water as cal
be found in the State. We have
also an excellent street-lightins
system; splendid graded and gray
eled streets, and good walks lead
ing to almost any portion Of tn
city. Quite number of these ar
entirely new, of cemented gravel
or novaculite, and there are other
now in the course Of construction
Then the city is situated at tn
junction Of two great systems Q
railway, the Southern, or the Mobil
and Ohio, and Nashville. Chatta
nooga and st. Louis railways
which are controlled by them. w
are also in close proximity to tn
Illinois Central road. 10 respeC
TO health, what was once consic
cred point subject to malaris
influences, has been entirely trans
formed to a healthful climate
these local influences having OF
tirely disappeared by the substitr
tion of artesian wells which SUI
Div ali our water, and a thoroug
system Of cleaning all over th
CITY. Then, not the least Of a
these points Of advantage, Unio
City is distinctly city Of church,
and a church-going people. MOI
than that, we can boast Of as clev'
people as ever lived on earth
kind. courteousand generous. "
have already two fine schools, an
should it come within the purvie
Of possibility we would like 70 b
come a city Of schools, not only
the Cumberland Presbyterian cul
but Of other denominations.
To say the least Of It, the matt
.hnnla IL taken under advieemel