The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-02
MAKING STRONG BID FOR NATIONAL BAP-
TIST SEMINARY
Will Give Big Tract Of LandCaSh Bonus in AddOn--Na
vile May Loose the Institution
Western Neighbors Very Active
Secretary Griggs Nom
Committal.

Failure to take definite action upon
the location of the proposed National
Baptist Theological Seminary by the
Educational Board, which called its
meeting at Memphis several weeks ago,
is said to be responsible for renewed
activity on the part of several capt.
talists and prominent real estate men
who are identified with the Baptists
Of the state and nation in the city
of Oklahoma to secure the location
of the Theological Seminary, indorsed
and voted to be established in Nash
vile, Tenn, by the Convention
proper. 1t seems that the Theological
Seminary proposition among the Ne
gro Baptists, as far as can be learned,
has been a see-saw question, once
you see it, now you don't see, once
it is to be established, now it is not
to be established But according to
the latest developments, land con-
Germ headed by Mr.. Capp Jefferson,
of Oklahoma City, Okla, In addition
to Offering a ten-acre site with ten
thousand dollars to the additional
property to locate this schtol in Ok.
lahoma City to occupy the beautiful
suburb Of SmithVille, is proposing
now to give an additional seven thou
sand dollars to the National Baptist
Convention, to be divided one thou
sand dollars each among the several
Boards.
Capp Jefferson declared, however, in
a letter to one of the leading Bap.
tfefe fhf1 o,f thof nathan hfc
company nor the city of Oklahoma
would contest for the location Of the
school against Nashville, if Nashville
, was in the race. But, that If the
capital of Tennessee was not in the
race, Oklahoma City would re-enteI
: to fight it out On its merits.
In addition to the seventeen thou
sand dollars now offered in cash, to
gether with the ten-acre tract, one
, thousand dollars additional is to q
to the National Training School 10
Gated in Washington, d. c., operated
by the Women's Auxiliary of tht
Convention, and twenty-five per cen
on the sale of ole hundred Thousand
dollars worth of real estate in an(
; about Oklahoma is to be applied tt
the bid for the school proper.
Mr.. Jefferson, the promoter o
Smithville, presents further offel
; from one of the leading railroads II
the state of Oklahoma that they will
establish a first-class station on tn,
school grounds for the handling o
passengers and freight, giving fou
passenger trains service per day. TIL
gentleman in question declared he wa
Z not prepartd to give out any furthe
facts until the National Baptist Con
vention and the Educational Boart
proper had acted upon the matter
But he stated he felt safe in sayinl
/, that Capp Jefftrson, the gentleman
, through whom the offer came for hin
; to present to the Executive Board
would be perfectly willing to stand b,
all Of the propositions made.
$ The Secretary of the Educationa
. Board was in Nashville last week, bu
3 made no public announcement relativ
+ to the Theological Seminary. The pro
4 position will most likely be ont o
, the live issues to come up before tn
9 National Convention next September
= when they convene here In annua
Y session and to celebrate the fiftieth an
D niversary of the emancipation of tn
race