The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-18
Dallas Gets Institution in West-Eastern Location Not Yet Decided
 Upon
ALL ADMIT THIS
 CITY HAS FINEST
 CHANGE TO SUCCEED
Methodist Commission in Session All Day Yesterday and Will Con- tinue Sessions at the
 Tutwiler Today

procuring the institution of learning to be established by the commission of Meth odist bishops and laymen appointed at the last general conference of the church at Oklahoma City After long session yesterday Bishop Warren A. Candler an- nounced last night that Dallas. Tex, wal agreed upon as the point where uni- versity would be authorized west of ths Mississippi. and that the commission, which meets again today. had appointed a committee to select the place east of the Mississippi, which would report to ths commission later. Bishop Cander is also chairman of that committee.
 The establishment of the schools, one east and the other west of the river, is a result of the split between the trustees of Vanderbilt and the Methodist church. It is stated that the two theological semi naries will be established where the Meth odist church has already schools or col- leges established.
 Birmingham in the Lead
 It was freely stated by members of the commission that Birmingham was the one place which was being considered with all
 
 fact that in the Birmingham college the Methodist church has already nucleus for seminary, such is desired, and on account of the fact that Birmingham had made a great impression on the commission and the committee of which Bishop Candler is chairman.
 It was stated by Bishop Candier nm self that Birmingham an awfully .s.. |. ,.kt prised if the new college were given to this city. This statement was made late last night after Bishop Candler had writ ten on behalf of the commission, state- ment for the press in regard to the work of the commission and the establishment of the school at Dallas.
 Offered Fine Inducements
 It is admitted by the members of the commission that Birmingham has bet ter chance for the other institution than most any place in the south This is said to be on account of the Birmingham col lege, of which Bishop James H. Mccoy was former president, and by reason of the fact that Birmingham had made bet ter claims for the college than any other city or community considered.
 Bishop Candler said that he could not make any announcement about the loca- ton of an institution of learning here further than to say that Birmingham was a great place, that the commission was predisposed in favor of Birmingham and that the committee was to report later. Sessions at Tutwiler The fight between the trustees of Van derbilt university and the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, was transferred to Birmingham yesterday when a meeting of bishops and laymen was held at the rutwiler hotel. With Bishop Warren Cander presiding, the commission composed of 16 prominent members of the Methodist clergy and lay men met here.
 The Tennessee supreme court having ruled against the bishops of the Meth odist church being the controlling fac tors in the famous university, the gem eral conference in Oklahoma City a few weeks ago appointed a committee to un- dertake a solution of vne problem pre- scented.
 There are said to be two questions for solution. One of them is whether a col lege for the training of Methodist minis ters shall be established and whether there shall be taken action which will turn back to the original patronizing con ferences the trusteeship of the Vanderbilt university. The belief is held that the Methodist church has temporarily lost its control of Vanderbilt university and that 1t will be necessary to establish ] new college for the training of Methodist ministers Separate from the University at Nashville.
 Working for Birmingham It was learned that Bishop Mccoy, who was at one time president of Bir- mingham college, was strictly in favor of adding the new college to that school as a neucleus. He is working for that while it Is said pr. J. F. Dickey, pres ident of Emory college, was also after the new college as an addition to his institution.
 In the lobby of the Tutwiler during the morning were Dr. J. D. Simpson of Birmingham college and Dr. l.. C. Branscomb, presiding elder of this dis trict, who are trying. it is said, to get Birmingham college recognized as the real Methodist college of this section Prominent among the laymen was R. S. Munger
 The visitors are as follows: Bishop Candler, Bishop W. B. Murrah of Jackson, Miss: Bishop J. c. Kilgo of Durham, N. C.: Bishop James Mccoy of Birmingham. the Rev. A. J. Lamer of Nashville, the Rev. P. T. Durham of Charlotte, the Rev F. G. Pettryman of Washington, G. T. Fitzhugh of Memphis, w. G. M. Thomas of Chattanooga. |. P Scott of Shreveport, Judge J. E. Cock rel of Dallas, Tex. W. D. Bfadfield of Austin, Tex. M. R. Fitzgerald of Dan vile. Va; T. T. F1shbone of Roanoke. Va. w. D. Thompson of Atlanta.
 
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