The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-26
BAPTISTS DISCUSS HOWARD COLLEGE
 
 Interesting Report Read on Con-
 dition of School. SEVERAL TALKS FOLLOW We'll Pleased With Instltution-con- vention Proposes to Make School at East Lake Even Greater.
 Delegates Hard at Work.
SEVERAL TALKS FOLLOW

Decatur, June Z6-lSpeclal.)- .)-Ine seconu days session of the state convention of Alabama Baptists opened this morning with devotional exercises, led by w A. Mccain of Cullman.
 Corresponding Secretary Crumpton of fered a resolution fixing time of meeting for Wednesday after third Sunday in July The resolution was referred to the committee on time and place.
 Dr. E. E. Folk, editor of the Baptist and Reflector" at Nashville. was intro duced to the convention, and made a short but interesting talk in response.
 A. J. Moncrief of Union Springs was introduced and responded briefly.
 Dr. A c. Davidson. president of the board of trustees of Howard College, read tNe report of the board
 Report of Howard College Truste,
 We would congratub te the convention upon another prosperous year of the col lege The session closed May S, 1902
 I he work done by the faculty and stu dents was of high order. The total en- rollment was 12; the total ministerial students 25; the total graduates 13 The trustees desire to express their high ap- preciation of the president and faculty. They nave performed ther work under meny disadvantages, yet TO college in the state has surpassed. if equalled, them in the real solid work done
 he faculty were all reelected for an- other year President Roof, however. de clned to accept. It was with profound sorrow that the trustees gave him up. His management of the college for the past five years, both in It's monetary af- fairs and in its discipline and instruction, has been most satisfa ctory, and merits the warmest praise. His bearing toward the truste es and faculty has always been kind and nost cordial, and his going from us leaves a most difficult place to fill.
 The property of the college Is in reason ably good repair and js free of debt
 After much correspondence with oreth- ren oyer all parts of the state and sev- erai conferences of the committee having the matter of the Rockefeller offer on endowment in hand, 1t was finally deemed unwise to attempt any great movement on endowment during this last year. Reasons for such action will be given in the report of the committee on cndow- ment, which committee was not only creature Of the trustees but of this con vention. The trustees, however, feel that the day Is now at hand when some great forward movement could be inaugurated
 
 that the following recommendations neet with your approval The same or similar recommendatitn are offered by the committee on endowment. First-That committee be appointed. with Hon. s. D. Malloy chairman, MT. Ray Rushton of Montgomery ana Messrs. Cabaniss and Stiles of Birming- ham, to have passed by the next iegisia- ture such act as by them seems sufficient to the trustees of Howard College body corporate, to hold a larger amount Of properties, and these properties free from taxes, which amount will be left to the discretion of said committee.
 Second-That such time as the trus- tees of the Howard College see fit and proper to call upon the Alabama Baptist State Convention to deed to them tr~ough its president such properties as are In the name of the Alabama State Baptist Convention, the president Of the said convention Is, and he Is hereby ex- pressly authorized and empowered to con- vey by suitable deed all of the right, ti- tie and interest of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, a body corporate, 10 the trustees of Howard College, body corporate.
 Third-That a financial committee of not more than five of our wisest business men be appointed who shall have full authority over the property or the col lege, holding inviolate all endowment fund investing the same and turning over to the trustees accrued interest on the same to be used by them for the best interest of the college; that the com mittee at least three of whom shall be trustees of the said college. and all might be, and that the said committee are hereby fully empowered to sell any ana all land, excepting college buildings ana campus, or any part of land that to thesn ri nd investing the same in any manner, way or form which to them may seem right and proper, having in view the best 1n- terests of the college and upon the said committee calling upon the president or the Alabama Baptist State Convention to convey any of the properties Of the col lege the said president Is hereby fully authorized and empowered to execute on behalf of the Alabama Baptist State Convention any and all conveyances. transferring the properties as said com mittee aforesaid has decided; that this committee be named by the president of the convention, the president of the board of trustees, the president of Howard Col lege.
 Fourth That the faculty of Howard College be releived of the expense of keeping up the necessary repairs on the college property and that these repairs be assumed by the Alabama Bautist . SL ate COnVentlOH, anu tiht the ioi- lowing committee be appointed by the convention. and are hereby authorized by the said convention to make said re- pairs during the ensuing year as may seem right and proper; William Hunt, chairman; c. c. Jones, N. A. Barnett, R. B. Holton, J. w. Hargrove
 F1fth-That the convention hereby au- thorizes the turning over to the financial committee all of the accrued interes; from a sum of money now Tn the hands of Eugene Ensen or R. F. Manly, Tn trust for Howard College and this same accrued interest turned over to the presi- dent or chairman ofthe faculty, which shall be by him used for the expenses or canvassing for students during the pres ent summer and that all the principal and interest shall be turned over to the prudential committee heretofore appoint ed. as is suggested in reference to all other property.
 Sixth-That Col. H. R. Dill be author lZed by the convention to take such legal stems as are necessary to have conveyed to this convention properties belonging to said convention and in the name of D. 1. Purser, trustee.
 At the meeting in May Col. H. R. Dill at East Lake was asked to secure a list of all properties held by the convention In trust for the trustees of Howard Col lege. After much time and trouble he has accomplished that worK. and here with are offered two lists or said prop erty. one for this body and one for tn board of trustees. He also had made rol this body copy of the charter of How ard College, which is also herewith ten dered.