The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-17

similar body from Georgia. The commit, tee from the Synod of Alabama consists
 of five members, and all of them were
 pres, n1 .xc,pl Juoge Coleman, wno was
 detained from attending by important
 business. The committee on the part of
 the Synod of Georgia consists of six
 members, and every one of them was
 present in Montgomery. except one. The
 large attendance of those pointed to
 look after the interests. of the new col-
 lege shows how thoroughly the Presby-
 terians are aroused as to the importance
 of the establishment of the school. '+
 MT. Little was seen by ane Advertiser
 representative this morning and he talk
 ed very freely about the scope and pros
 poets of the new college. Among other
 things, he said:
 "Yes, have just returned from attend
 ing a meeting of the committee appoint
 ed by the Alabama Synod. and we held conference with a similar body from the Synod of Georgia as to the founding of college for men. After a free inter- change of views, 1t was decided to call a meeting of the Synod of Alabama in Selma in the First Church on February 18th, to consider the matter of co-operat- ing with the Synods of Georgia and Flor ida. ,
 "The fact developed in the conference that 1t might be better to establish two schools than to unite upon one. The col lege that the Synod proposes to establish will be one that will not come in compe- t,tion with the gh-priced institutions of our land, supported either by the State Or church. It will be an institution which will be economically conducted Tn every respect except in the matter of teaching. It is proposed to put the prices of every thing connected with the institution at actual cost. and hence the larger the en- dowment the cheaper will be the cost of sn education to the boys of the State "The school will not be a theological seminary. It is not intended to turn out ministers for the Presbyterian Church. It will not provide professional educa- ton of any kind, but is intended to give our sons a thorough academic and busi- ness education. at the very lowest cost. The languages, ancient and modern, the | sciences, mathematics, mental and moral philosophy. the English Bible with some business courses. will be thoroughly taught. Tn addition to what has been said. a definite plan of what kind of college we need will be laid before the Synod and bids will be invited from various places desiring such an institution, to be laid before the committee between now and the fall meeting of the Synod.
 Ut is the plan of the committee on founding the college to have meetings in the interest of Christian education in the various towns and villages of our State during the year and a suitable man will be selected as financial agent to canvass the churches of our Synod"
 Messrs. Dan Mitchell and W. B. Black
 well, Jr., returned last night from Mont
 gomery, where they were witnesses in the
 Cawthon-Furth trial.
 Mir. s. P. Irby of Rehoboth spent yes-
 terday among his Selma friends. Capt. E. T. Walters, Chief of Police of Selma, is attending the Chiefs Conven tion in Birmingham.
 The Board of Revenue has ordered an
 iron bridge built across Valley Creek at Shackleford's Ford, where several per-
 sons came so near drowning during the
 past year. 'e-
 Capt. w. Lewellen Pitts of Uniontown