The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-10-28

This conclusion seems to have been
reached at the recent session Of the
National baptist Convention held In
New Orleans. The Convention did
not make any publication of their
action with regard to the Seminary
project, but Nashville people, who are
interested in the educational work,
and especially the development of more
schools in Middle Tennessee, have
made close and careful inquiries, not.
withstanding the fact that few of
these religious brethren care to give
out information in the absence of
their official journal or proceedings.
1t is said that the President of the
Convention, Dr. r. G. Morris, recon-
mended that the proposed seminary
be located at Kosciusko, Miss. 1t is
also stated that an agreement was
made with the Mississippi Baptist to
take over one of the defunct schools
Of that state Just how much truth is
in this could not be learned, as Rev.
Mr. Griggs, who is entering his first
| full term as educational secretary,
Is not In the city, and DR.. Searcy,
the chairman of the Educational
Board, who resides at Memphis. had
not been heard from.
DR.. Morris recommendation, it is
said, is directly contrary to the ac-
ton of the convention taken in the
meeting held in Memphis some years
ago, which recommended the location
of the Theological Seminary in Nash
vile. At the same meeting the con-
vention also recommended the lOca-
tion of the Training School for Wom-
en- and Girls at Washington, D. G.
There is a prevalent supposition,
however, that If the presidents rec
ommendation with regard to the SEM
mary is sustained and the school
does not come to Nashville, they will
lose the $4,000 promised by the
Home Mission Society of the North,
whose generosity has on more than
one occasion been shown to the Ne
gro Baptist brethren.
1t was hoped that this theological
school movement would have mate
irialized and that Nashville would
not have been disappointed in getting
its location. DR.. Searcy at one time
made trip to the city and gave out
information enough to substantiate
the idea in the minds of Nashville
people. This seminary was about as
sured after a close consultation with
the authorities of Roger Williams
University, with whom the Rev. Dr.
Searcy was supposed to have made
arrangement to occupy part of their
school for the first term.
There are other arguments, how
ever, saying that the presidents rec
ommendation is supreme or binding
upon the Educational Board, and that
the location of this school will be left
entirely in the hands of the board,
WHOM they say have labored these
years trying to carry out the first
order of the convention selecting
Nashville and Davidson County as
the proper place. This idea is hus-
tanned by the parties making the ar
gument by the fact that the retention
of Nashville as the headquarters Of
the secretary of the Educational
Board who would have direct charge
of such an institution. His report at
!, New Orleans showed that the first
substantial move made by the Board
toward the seminary was the money
raised by the board, balance Of
three or four hundred dollars re-
J ported on hand after most of the ex-
penses had been paid. 1t may be that
, no action at all will he taken end
, that Nashville may yet boast of the
/ ministerial school for that particular
r denomination.