The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-11-01

Cn lMTOh AIN WEE ING OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The Board recently selected for the
management of Roger Williams Uni
versity held a meeting in the office
OF Superintendent of Missions for the
State of Tennessee, Rev. E. NJ. Law
renee, Friday, October 20. The pur-
pose of the meeting was to consult
and advise with the representative of
the Home Mission Society at New
York in the person of Prof. Geo. Sale.
OF Atlanta, Ga, a representative of
the Society, who is superintendent Of
education in the Southern States.
Prof. Sale was here Thursday, and in
company with Rev. VIM Haynes,
again visited the Roger Williams site.
The following members were present
at the board meeting: Revs E. M.
awrence, VIM. Haynes, G. H. Clark,
Drs A. M. Townsend and G. H. Ban
dy. Rev. Messrs. Isaac and Harding
were out of the city, but quorum
was present.
The new president Of the University,
Rev. ]. w, Johnson, was in town for
the purpose of attending this meet
ing. Much business of importance
was transacted and the matter per-
tanning to bylaws, under which the
new board of trustees was to be gov.
erned, was taken up and discussed.
A motion was also adopted consider
ing the date for opening of the Uni
versity for the early part of January,
1908, and the President was advised
to, as far as possible, hold himself in
readiness to take charge at the prop.
er time. Reports from the custodian
| at the grounds show that things are
in fairly good shape. The committee
on heating apparatus reported that
they had arranged for a rally for the
second Sunday in November at the
grounds. There was much enthusiasm
displayed by the trustee board and
the reinsurance is made from those
present that they will not only have
the cooperation of the city of Nash
Vile, irrespective of denomination,
but of the state at large.
Another important meeting and one
that has much significance was the
meeting Of the old Roger Williams
board of trustees on Saturday, Octo-
ber 26, which was called to order IN
the office of DR.. ]. NJ Frost, Secretary
of the Southern Baptist Sunday School
Board. The members of the old board
present at this meeting were Mr.. A. Be
Hill, Rev. VIM. Haynes, John y. An
1erson, Rev. E. NJ Lawrence Mrs. H.
Butorff, Rev. H. T. Morehouse by
proxy. 1t was officially announced
at this meeting, for the first time the
Vile, and Rev. H. c. Owens. of Mem
Dhis, which made a vacancy Of two on
the old board This was the first
meeting the old board has held since
p the death of these two trustees 1t
; was agreed that no election to fill va
cancies be had, as the old board of
trustees was simply meeting to wind
up the affairs with a view of turning
Nver all the effects of Roger Williams
University, constitutions, bylaws
nd the charter. 1t was agreed at
his meeting to read the charter care
fully. and that no amendments were
necessary, as the document could not
0 he improved upon But the old by
laws were turned over to the new
'rustees. Such business as was trans
acted was in accord with all the ac
tions taken by the new board and thC
representative of the Home Mission
# Society Prof. Sale assures the Ten
V Hessee Stote Convention, through it
n board, that the Society will co-operat
o with them as heretofore in making tn
@ University success. Rev. MI
= Taynes states that many letters hav
&c been received from various parts c
n he country, some of them comm
10 rom as far as Southwest Texas, asl
h ne for information as to when tn
in school would open, and making appl
Vi. cation for admission united e
IF fort will be put forth by the Tenne
n. see Baptists to begin work in earne'
bfrOm now on,