The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-26
CARNEGIE'S MONEY GIVES
 CAUSE FOR TIE DEBATES
Question of Qualification of Central University to Receive carneole's Fund For Teachers Brings
 About Aerid Debate.

1 hh ohiidh8 fetts hldAJ aD.-AIIeT a n a1t- ernoon of debate that grew te SC at times the general assembly he Southern Presbyterian churc a## vention here. failed to rear HaH where vote could be te aaaH reports of its judiciary co tsa as the dispute which has arisen status of the Central university O. lucky.
 It was announced at the afternoon session that the debate would be con cluded tonight, but the evening ses- sion passed by with no debate and to- morrow is set apart. except for the regular addresses and other matters the programme has arranged, for the final set-to. The committees majority eport upholds the contentious of the compliments in the matter, while a minority report upholds the contention of the synod of Kentucky. The fight before the assembly. sitting as an ec- clesiatical court, is now whether the, assembly shall review the action of the Kentucky synod in permitting the 1 amending of the charter of the uni versty so to qualify for the Car negie foundation for teachers.
 Interest In Debate.
 While this debate was of chief in
 terest in the days sessions. yet the
 fight for the honor of next entertain
 ing the general assembly was hotlv
 waged. Lewisburg. ". Va, won out
 with 106 votes with Louisville Ky.
 next with 58, and Texarkana Tex,
 third with IT. Chattanooga Tenn.
 through H. A. Chambers, served notice that it would fight for the convention of 1911.
 The stone church in Lewisburg
 where the next convention will be held, is 11S years old
 At noon today Dr. S L. Morris of Atlanta delivered an address upon the Relation of Calvin and Calvinism to Missions"
 Tonight Dr. George H. Denny of Washington and Lee university spoke on "CalVin's Contribution to Eduea- tional Progress"
 During the afternoon former Cover nor Glenn of North Carolina made an address on home missions He said ] that in his travels through the south he | had become convinced of the existence | of five great evils-widespread desc cration of the Sabbath; indiscriminate l immigration, the vice of cities. the l ignorance and destitution of Indians and the flliteracy and poverty of the people of the mountain and plain dis l triets of the south.
 University Fight. 1 In the Central university fight Rev c l w. Somerville began the argument for 1 the compliments. He charged that in
 the face of notice of appeal to the
 general assembly the charter of the Cen tral university was amended so as to
 take advantage of the Carnegie founda- l ton for teachers. He charged that this
 action in making the university inde-
 pendent of the Presbyterian synod of ] Kentucky had diverted a trust and that
 the rehearing ordered by the general as-
 sembly in 1908 had been a prejudiced af- l fair.
 Gen Bennett II. Young declared that the synod of Kentucky has divorced i Central university and taken our money.
 too" The act was characterized as un- l justfiable, the making of pledge to the contributors of money to the schools and 1 the Violating of the pledge He said the l appeal should have stopped the plan to change the schools charter, but 1t did
 not; and asserted that the change had 1 been hurried through so that 1t could be 1 said. Its too late to take a backward 1 step"
 But we will make you do it." declared I | dapper Englshman who has 'hinttized l these brethren, but 1 thank heaven l am one who has escaped" He referred ev- denty to Rev. F. W. Hinltti, D. D., pres | tent of Central university. Majority Report. l Judge Helm Bruce followed for the | Kentucky synod and against the ajority l report of the assembly's Judiciary com- | mittee.
 l He stated that the question at issue was 1 whethed the general assembly would or | could revise the action of the synod of 1 Kentucky in the matter of the Central | university He asserted that from the | first charter of the school 1t was not
 meant that the school should be under | the control of the synod but only under 1 its auspices He discussed the alleged di- | version of funds He stated there was
 nothing in the record to show what funds ! were contributed at any time. He stated | of his own knowledge that the original $l50.000 endowment had been obtained on | the faith that the school would not be an l ecelesias stical institution. He asserted l that all the funds contributed outside of l the original endowment were spent in | running expenses.
 | Shortly after the conclusion of this arr | gument the afternoon session adjourned.