The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-03

They recommended Lawton.
1t was moved and seconded I,
adopt.
: Rev. l.. c. Wolfe of Shawnee
chairman OF the commission. Sc
cured the floor and made a length,
speech on Christian education. cal
culated to impress the messengers
with the gravity Of the question
which apparently they were to be
called upon in a moment to de
eide.
Hobart inquired II other cities
might put in claims.
The chair declared question
before the house.
house.
The Ship OF Zion bearing the
Oklahoma Baptist State University
then plunged In the dangerous mar.
rows OF parliamentary boulders.
anxiously steered by Revs. Wash.
burn. Wolfe, Cameron. Early, Wes.
son. Chancellor. Mr.. Stallcup and
Others. finally issuing upon placid
waters upon the motion OF DR..
A. G.. Washburn to strike out that
part or the report OF the commit
tee recommending the location OF
the university at specific place.
1t carried. The original motion
with the amendment was then be-
fore the house.
And Lawton, the beautiful CITY
OF the boundless western prairies.
stood aghast-though surely not en-.
urely unexpected was the outcome
that they had no Baptist uni
versity--not yet.
II was agreed during the stress
among the boulders that all other
cities so desiring might place their
claims before the convention. and
that Lawton and Chickasha, II they
desired. might amend their offers.
inasmuch as these two last offers
were public property before other
cities were definitely and certainly
know to be In the race.
The trip through the rapids was
most exciting and even after placid
waters reached the storm OF mo.
tion. amendments. questions and
consultations continued until ALL
were satisfied 10 listen to thel
pleas OF other cities and to learn
what they desired to put in with
the naptlsts Of Oklahoma to build
a great university.
Hon. Sidney J. Ray. representing
Shawnee and the commercial club
OF that city, by motion was given
the floor. His proposition was:
Choice OF four tracts OF land OF
AZ acres each. two scholarships
for three years. $4,000
In money and water connections
free for three years.
At this point Adjournment was
taken to resume the consideration
the question OF the orphans home
had been heard from at
the right session, but that report
and Its discussion consumed the
Whole OF the night session.
Friday Night Session.
The night session OF Friday OF
the Oklahoma Baptist convention
was devoted wholly to the report
of the orphans home committee
md listening to addresses. The
home is located at Oklahoma CityI
md It's superintendent is Rev. W.
Mckinney. late pastor OF Broad.
way Baptist church. Ardmore. Miss
Ada Thomas is matron.
The written report OF the com.
nittee dealt chiefly in figures and
hese pertained chiefly to the last
TX months history OF the home.
v. c. Scott-not the president
cad the report which stated that |
he home on June l owed 800
or current expenses that since I.
une 10, when Rev. Mckinney as
umed the superintendency. that
ebt had been cancelled, and in
ddition had collected s3,76l and
cquired by gift 260 acres OF land
he report gave an account OF the
eroic efforts OF numerous others
4 the care OF orphans, which 9TH
RS included the founder. Rev. ].
). Scott, president OF the conven.
on.
Rev, J. II. Bennett OF Chickasha,
hartman OF board OF trustees.
poke as did J. A. Scott.
Rev. w. A. Mckinney. superin-
'ndent, made an impassioned ad-
ress, giving detailed account
the difficulties encountered in
ipDOrt of OrDhans