The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-10-16
TO SELECT SITE
FOR SEMINARY
Columbia is One of the Cities to be
Considered by Committee.
The State, 18th.

The State, 18th.
The board Of directors and the aux
lliary committee Of the Lutheran sv-
nod may be called to meet at any
time now to discuss the matter Of re-
moving the theological seminary, and
Columbia Is one Of the places that
Will be considered as a locating place
The question Of the removal of the
theological seminary from it's pres
ent location at Mt. Pleasant occupied
considerable attention Of the synod
at the meeting held in Savannah last
week, and the discussion Of the mat
ter consumed three sessions.
The vote as finally taken instructed
the board Of directors, together with
a committee composed of one repres-
entative from each Of the district sv-
mods, to remove the theological semi
nary from Mt. Pleasant.
1t was also resolved to proceed at
once 10 raise $4,000 for the larger
equipment Of the seminary. This
movement includes the employment
OF 4 third professor, as we'll as the
provision Of better facilities of a een-
eral character in the work Of the
institution.
The board of directors. as elected,
and the auxiliary committee as Sc
\ lectcd by the delegation Of each dis
Atrict synod, are:
Board OF dircctors-Rcv. McSsrs. II.
- y. Holland. d. d., M. G. G.. Schcrcr.
-. d., w. a. Dcaton, NJ. O. J. Krcps.
Fl. Wilson, D. D.. G. A. Freed, V.
Boozcr. McSSrS. J. +. Ficken, C..
Efird, Geo. B. Cromcr II. s.
R'out, j. d. Cappelmann. J. r. Coop
'ef, J. Wulbcrn.
Auxiliary cohnmittcc-North Car
olina synod. Rev. Geo. II. Cox. ID. D. !:
Tennessee synod. Rev. ChaS. X. Bell :
South Carolina synod. Dr. 0. b. Nav
er; Virginia synod. Rev. j. \. More
head, d. d.: Southwest Virginia Sy-
nod, Rev. l.. \. Fox, d. d.: Georgia
synod, Rev. +. c. Cronk: Houston 81
nod, Rev. Y. {. Ridcnhour; MISSISSIPPI
pi synod, Rev. !. l.. Derrick.
AS the matter now stands. it is to
be decided by the board Of directors
and the auxiliary committee ut their
meeting where the seminary is TO be
located. Columbia is one Of the cities
that will be considered. as will At
alnta, Hickory. n. C.. Charlotte and
Salem, Va
The Main Consideration.
"Thc monetary consideration will
not be first in selecting Il site for the
seminary,' said prominent Luther
an yesterday, "but the natr raj ad-
vantages Of the various cities will be
carefully examined into. T believe
that Columbia offers certain advan-
tagrs that will do much toward in
fluencing the moving Of the seminary
here
When the synod delegates were
, here last Tuesday an inspection of
the city was made and certain sites
were pointed out to the delegates as
good locations for the seminary
Among the sites that are offered are
the following: BY c. NJ. Dempsey, a
site ut his new property, Spring
Brook, on the Winnsboro road; by the
North Columbia Land Investment
company. Oh the Asylum road: Il site
by +. II. HYATT. on the road leading
from the Columbia college to the Mon
ticcllo road; a site offered by L. ~
WildS. ont on the Monticello road
opposite Ridgcwood club: site own.
ed by the u. c. Williams Realty com
Pany. not far from the old camp OF
instruction.: a site Offered bv the Co.
lonial Heights company: Il Joint plot
offered BY l.. Y. Wilds and F. RI
H>Ntt. ronsiStin" Of 10 acres beyond
RidGewnod club. on the Monticello
road: a site offered by G. M. Drmp
8 sey, at Plcasantvillc. and two sites
8 offered out on the Two-Notch road.
Z II i understood that at least one
Z OF The cities bidding for the seminar,
g has Offered some money also to brinc
thc seminary into its community. A:
= stated above, the money Offered
will not be the primary consideration
of the committees in making thcil
choice Of a site for the seminary.
% II is believed that Columbia has
natural advantages that will 90 a lon.
way in her favor for brin"in" tn,
seminary here. The Luthrran Puhl