The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-10
EXPLAINS THE PLANS
FOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Rev. S. C. Ballentine, Secretary of
Conference, Tells of Movement
for WOman's College.
To the Editor of The State:

To the Editor of The State:
In as much as impressions have
heretofore gone out that are not in
harmony with the actions of the joint
conference which started the move
ment, it might be in order for me, as
secretary of that body, to give a
somewhat semi-official account of the
matter. The project was started April,
1911, at st. Michael's church, Lexing-
ton county. A committee of four,
consisting of DR.. E. J. Etheredge, Rev.
&c. P. Boozer, C. M. Efird and Rev. ].
A. Cromer, was appointed by confer
ence "to indorse movement to estab-
lish a female college in South Caro-
lima" The two synods were asked to
appoint a committee of one each '''to
act in conjunction with the commit
tee of four appointed by conference" j"
This committee was "empowered to
act as long as it assumed no indebted
ness" In response to this resolution
Rev. S. P. Koon was appointed by the
South Carolina synod and Rev. B. D.
Wessinger by the Tennessee synod.
This committee made its report at
Bethlehem church, near Irmo, last
week. The report recites the history
of the committees work, stating final
ly that after having visited personally
each of the five places offered, taking.
everything into consideration, the
committee unanimously decided that
the Summerland hotel property-the
misunderstanding offer-was the
best place offered. Under the consid
Grafton of the historical part of the
report, the regularity and legality of
the committees work was fully sub
stantiated.
The principal part of the discussion
was upon the recommendations Of the
committee. Some changes were made.
AS it finally came before the body,
they read:
your committee respectfully rec
ommends:
THAT your body commend the ac-
tion of the committee in ACCEPTING the
offer of the Summerland hotel prop
erty completely furnished, and 40
acres of land, as the location of the
Lutheran college for girls.
SO. That this body suggest that the
president of the South Carolina synod
call meeting of that body as early as
possible, to consider the acceptance
of this proposition, and that this body
appoint a committee of three, whose
duty it shall be, in case the called
meeting of the South Carolina synod
is not had, to accept in trust the title
to the property, conditioned upon the
acceptance thereof by one Or more
of the synods, to be by them conveyed
to such board of trustees as may be
selected to accept the title to the prop
erty in trust, and to complete the
buildings for the institution.
SO. That the South Carolina synod
be requested to accept this offer, and
to provide for the election and sue
cession Of members Of board of trus-
tees, whose duty it shall designate, and
that it invite the Tennessee synod and
the Georgia synod to elect and pro-
vide for the succession of such mem
bers of the board of trustees as the
South Carolina synod may suggest"
After a thorough, spirited, but with
al harmonious discussion, roll call
was asked. By vote of 81 to 4, the
above recommendations We're passed.
Four members of conference did not
vote. Under recommendation two, the
following committee was appointed:
C. M. Efrd, ]. E. R. Kyzer and DR..