The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
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THE METHODIST COLLEGE.
Greensboro is Opposed to Its Re
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Greensboro is Opposed to Its Re moval.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 notice. from some communications in your columns. that there is developing a laudable effort on the part of the citizens of Montgomery to establish at that city a seat of learning. say God speed to all such movements. 1 noticed, however, correspondents to undertake to get the Methodist Conference to move the South ern University from Greensboro to Mont gomery. thus depr1yins West Alabama of this place of an institution it has nourish- ed and encouraged from it's foundation and taking from us its elevating infiu- ence.
 This reminds me of passage in .an- cient history, which is recorded in the Bible. "And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him and said unto him, there were two men in one city; the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many hocks and herds: but the poor man had nothing save one little eve lamb, which he had bought up and seTa qp M 6g eat of his own meat, and drank Of his own cup. and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as daughter. And there came traveller unto the rich man. and he he own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor mans lamb and dressed 1t for the David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, as the Lord liveth, the man that has done this thing shall surely die; and he shall restore thing, and because he had no pity. And Nathan said to David, thou are the man. "
 Montgomery Is a city of many inhabi- tants. It is rich. It Is able. without aid. though the phiianthrophy of its own citizens, to build, equip and maintain such an institution of learning as it's past his- tory and its splendid future demand. Its citizens are law-a6iding, upright and and Christian men and women and l know of no city where better influences would surround place of learning.
 inhabitants, and, compared with Mont gomery, the municipality Is poor. It can be said of her as was said of an ancient family. '.all the sons are brave and all the daughters vtrtuous." While 1t is a small town, it is essentially town of churches and of homes and in my opin- ion Is the best kept town in the South. A large majority of its citizens are men are moral and cultivated and no danger can come to any boy or youth who is brought up in such an atmosphere. The Southern University is its pride: It was cestors. In it's infancy it received from us our encouragement, and since Its foun- dation 1t has received our cordial sup port Greensboro is the county seat of Hale County and no liquor is allowed by law to be sold at any place in the county and no law Is more rigidly enforced. Under the moral influence surrounding the University at this point, it has been of much good to the State. Its graduates have made themselves known in our pull pits, on the bench. in the field of states manship, in the world of trade and busi- ness and at the bar. Let Montgomery build her University, but let the Southern University remain where 1t was estab- lished and where 1t can continue to do good for all time. So long as the Uni versity remains at Greensboro every pious parent will know that his boy, here at college, has but few temptations offered to him; that he is lodged in some pious deiinauiiicy, his guilt win be quickly de- tected and the appropriate punishment speedily follow. The foundations Of the Southern University were laid by pious hands and It's removal to some other point would be a blunder amounting almost to
 Edward de Graffenried