The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-25
NASHVILLE MAY
LOSE SEMINARY
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST BIDS FOR
NATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Will Give Site and $1o,ooo-NationaI
Secretary Griggs to Move West
ward-May Have Some signifi-
cance-PeopIe Here Better Get
Busy-Educationa Board
Reticent-Hard Fight.

Among the developments since the
adjournment of the National Baptist
Convention Is a proposition said to
have been made, two years in succes-
sion by the Jefferson Ridge Land and
Investment Company, located at Okla
homa City, Okla, for the location of
the National Baptist Theological Sem
mary in the new state of Oklahoma.
A Nashville man who is well con-
nected with National Baptist Conven-
tion affairs, relates the story of con-
versation that he had in Texas, with
Mr.. Cap Jefferson, VINO is the pro.
moter of the new company, and who
owns a large tract of land, within
close proximity to Oklahoma City. It
is stated that he has offered $4,000
in cash and a suitable tract of land
of ten acres to the National Baptist
Convention if they will change the To-
cation of the National Theological
/ Seminary from Nashville to Oklahoma
/ City.
The Convention voted, states the
/ Nashville man, some years ago
to locate the Seminary in this city,
and plans for the opening of the
school were well under way, in fact
the chairman of the Educational
Board Rev. T. ]. Searcy, D. D., of
Memphis, the former secretary of the
Board, Dr. A. N. McEwep, of Mobile,
Ala, and the present Roger Williams
i officials had reached a satisfactory
agreement whereby the Seminary was
to have begun operation on the pres
ent site with Roger Willinms Uniyer-
sity yet as an indepeidet institution,
onl yusing some of the buildings.
These plans, however, fell through
upon the death of DR.. McEwen.
The offer now being put forth to
get the school in Oklahoma, while re-
ceiving no amount of support so far,
is calculated, states the Nashville gen.
tleman, to really develop into move
ment by which Nashville and the
State of Tennessee will lose the
school.
A blue print drawing showing the
property of the Jefferson Ridge Land
and Investment Company of Oklahoma
City, in which is shown the college
! campus of ten acres, held as a fiatter-
ing offer for the location of the school.
together with the statement that
; $4,000 in cash would be forthcom-
ing whenever the school would really
be opened, lends a new aspect to the
, situation and grave danger Of the
Educational Board and the National
Baptist Convention finally accepting
the proposition
1t is stated, however, that Mr.. JEFF
: ferson had been unable to get Rev.
S. +. Griggs, the new Secretary, to
= give him an answer about the propo-
!, sition or to take up his offer, Mr. JEFF
fersOn declares that the directors of
. the Jefferson Rodge Land and Invest
p ment Company, which is incorporated
+. under the laws Of the State of Okla
r. homa, with splendid capital stock,
were mainly Baptists, namely, Rev. w.
4 Il. Jernagin, y. d Rev p ! r West
q brooks and Mr.. Cap Jefferson. The
a headquarters of the company are 229
, e. 1st street, Oklahoma City, Okla.
q Since this rumor started a repre-
- sentative of the Nashville Globe be.
gan to make careful inquiry concern.
. ing the possibility of Tennessee losing
! this denomnational school which, if
~ located here, would be as regarded by
- all as the logical center for such an
~ institution.
20 1t was learned from a source thai
could not at the time be confirmed
- that it was the intention of the
=, present Secretary or the Educationa
! Board to move his Headquarters t
=, the West, but no special city or state
I, was named so it is not known thai
=" this can be construed to mean tha
:, some attention will be given to thu
y proposition offered by the Jefferson
Ridge Land and Investment Company
and If the school is be located il
e Oklahoma City on the ten acres o.
ground is a natter that will possibly
not be settled till an announcement Is
, made by the Educational Secretary.
Y. The report of the Secretary of tht
y Educational Board, as made at Hous
a ton, Tex, says that he has been able
= 70 collect and a sTreasurer of the
II Board and has ON hand for the past
% three years work $1,000 Just tC
> what size this was augmented at the
Il Convention at Houston has not beer
D learned
2 It was pointed out that the Nash
s vile Board of Trade might do some
commendable work, if it would start
e movement to cinch the Theological
l. Seminary for Nashville
l. Mr.. Jefferson, according to the
S Nashville gentleman who gave out
r this information, will take his propo
a siton to the floor of the Convention
e il it is not accepted and If not r.
l. manently located before the next
e. sion of the National Bartiqt Go
t. ton as he states that the Secl
and the Educational Boerd vii la
% him no consideration whatevel-est
C. that the Baptists will be foundMEd N
u press themselves next year, ]HR