The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-10-13
TO MOVE LUTHERAN SEMINARY
No Decision Made Yet as to Future
Location of the Institution, but
United Synod Decides to Raise Fif-
ty Thousand Dollars for Enlarging
and Equipping a New Seminary.
News and Courier.

and Equipping New Seminary.
News and Courier.
AS was anticipated, the United
Synods Of the Lutheran church Of the
South have decided to remove the
Theological Seminary from Mount
Pleasant. That action, according to
dispatch received last night by the
Nows and Courier from its CORES
pondent in Savannah, where the Sy-
nod is now in session, was decided up
OH yesterday. 1t was also decided to
offer back to the village of Mount
Pleasant the property it has given
the Seminary. No decision has yet
been made as to the future location of
the Seminary, but the Synod did de-
eide to raise $4,000 for enlarging
and equipping new Seminary, and
provided for a committee composed
of one delegate from each Synod to
carry out this plan.
"Whcn it was planned to use the
words receive bids for erecting the
new buildingS.' says The dispatch to
the News and Courier, "Capt. J. c..
Sccgcrs, Of Columbia, Il delegate to
the Synod, in straight htforward
speech declared that The 'rccciving
OF bids is gambling and nothing else. ,
His words created sensation in the
| conference, but served to cut the OBJ
Jectlonablc words out Of the resolu-
\ tlons passed by the Synod"
! The Hon. John D. Cappclmann, who
khas been in attendance upon the Sy-
|pod, returned to Charleston ycstcr-
Jay morning. Mr.. Cappclmam was
'EssHcn by a reporter for the News and
courier and made the following state
ment:
"Thc matter Of the removal of the
Theological Seminary from Mount
Pleasant came up yesterday on the
report Of the standing committee. to
whom had been referred with other
matters appcrtaining to the Semi
nary the report Of the board of direc-
tors (of the Seminary presented
through Hon. John T.. Fickcn, secrc-
tary of the board 1t should be stat
ed that the prevailing objection to the
location of the Seminary on Mount
Pleasant was its inacccssibility, caus-
ing students, professors and visitors
great Inconvenience in attending lee
tnrcs in Charleston, and in visiting
and receiving visits from their
friends. This special committee rec
commended that the Seminary be re-
moved from Mount Pleasant to a
more central location.
"After much discussion on thi:
proposition vote was finally tak..
on the recommendation of the board
or directors embraced in the above
report to the effect that the people
of Charleston should have until the
first Of May, 1909. to locate the
Seminary in Charleston, and if re-
m"val to Charleston be not assured bv
that time that thereafter the board
be authorized to locate the Seminary
at some point other than Mount Pleas
ant within the bounds Of United Sy-
nod.
'Thls proposition was lost and bv
this action it was clearly shown that
the controlling sentiment was against
giving Charleston the exclusive RIGHT
t" take the Seminary for the time
limits. IT was strongly urged that
the Seminary ought to be located
nearer the centre Of the population
from which students are to come. 50
that vacant charges might be served
the NOR" readily by assignments from
the Seminary.
'Thc delegates from Charleston on
the floor of Synod were the Rev. NJ.
IT, G. Scherer. d. D.. the Rev. w. A.
I. Mueller. the Hon. John T.. Fickcn
&1nd myself. and we presented Char
eston $ cause to the best of our abil-
)ty.
k3 'Thc proposition to increase the
endowment and provide funds avail
bic for removal will doubtless come
Yup TODAY. and the matter of rclocat
ing the Seminary will in all probable
aty be left to the board Of directors.
TO- be elected at this session Of Sv-
! nod. 1t is expected that the business
s1f.thc Synod will be finished on Sat
4 urday'
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