The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-28
.SEWANEE HISTORY
 . IS REVIE WED BY |. BISHOP AN. KNIGHT
Divine Speaks on the Ac- cOmpIishments and Aims of the University of
 the South

Sewanee university, it's accomplish
 ments of the past and it's aims for the
 future, were discussed by the Rt. Rev.
 Albion Williamson Knight, former bishop
 of Cuba, and present vice chancellor of
 the University of the South, at the
 Church of the Advent yesterday morning
 at Il o'clock. He made similar ad-
 dress last night at St. Andrews church
 Large audiences were present.
 Bishop Knight told of the duty of the
 church in the matter of education, and
 made an able defense of the necessity for
 the denominational school as part of
 the educational system of the country
 The speaker referred to the long list of
 prominent men who were graduates of
 the various denominational colleges and
 universities and showed the influence for
 good which these institutions had had.
 Biship Knight reviewed the history oi
 Sewanee and showed what work it had
 done during it's existence. That the
 university had played a prominent part
 in the educational history of the south
 and had been a powerful factor in the
 work of the Episcopal denomination, were
 statements of the speaker. He spoke oi
 the handicaps under which the institu-
 ton had labored in the past, due to the
 lack of sufficient funds, and told of the
 plans which were now under way to re-
 move this obstacle.
 The bishop outlined the pans for the growth and development of Sewanee anc showed how, with the loyal cooperation and support of the alumni coupled witt aiA of a T1niGCOnal 6pnO0QI. nation the school was designed to be- come an even greater factor in the field Of education.
 The address of Bishop Knight was pre- liminary to the launching of the cam paign to raise $300,000 to pay off the indebtedness of Sewanee and an addi tional $500OO for further Improvements and the enlargement of the work of the school His visit here was for the pur- pose of acquainting a larger number oi people with the work purpose and Visior of the university He spoke last nighi at St. Andrews church, and will leave this morning for Sewanee.
 At a meeting held at Chattanooga last Tuesday. attended by bishops, rectors anC laymen of the Episcopal church of the south and prominent alumni of Sc vance $50,000 was raised and a movement started to secure S300,000 additional to pay off the indebtedness and make certaII improvements needed. central com mittee of seven members was named al the Chattanooga meeting to arrange fol and conduct the campaign to secure this money Bishop Knight, the Rev. Henry D. Phillips of Sewanee, George F. Mil ton of Chattanooga; H. G. Seibels of Bir mingham. Robert c. Aston of Atlanta John Howe Peyton and Lamar Rankin of Nashville compose this committee. May 15 has been designated as "Sewanee Day among the various Episcopal dioceses o1 the south, when the report of the cam paigners for the fund will be made. Among the Birmingham men who were prominent at the Chattanooga meeting and who are aiding in the work, are Rob ert Jemison Jr., the Rev. W. 5. Poyner H. G. Seibels, Vernon S. Cray. the Rev l.. G. H. Williams, J. A. VanHoose ane Edmund c. Armes.