The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-13
MT. OLIVE BAPT. SUNDAY
SCHOOL RALLY A SUCCESS
TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED EIGHTY
DOLLARS
MISS KATIE A, BOYD, LEADER OF MEXICAN ARMY
REPORTS $4,000


set up its Charter right, even in the
face of custom and long usage be-
coming a law and binding, and hence
the answer to Mr.. Harding's question
why are so many of the present
Trustees of Roger Williams Univer
sity on the Charter of this new Con-
vention, the Baptist Missionary and
Educational Conventions" Tis true
that the moving spirits OF the Trustee
Board of Roger Williams University
are also prominently connected with
the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and
Educational Convention, and as men,
bers of the Board of Trustees, in
order that they may pass to genera
tions yet unborn an heritage not blight
ed with selflshness; and heritage
whichm shall not be blotted with
even one spot Of personal gain at the
expense of the denomination an heri-
tage with noble sacrifice with not a
tinge of dishonesty; and in order that
the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and
Educational Convention with its con-
stituency of 100000 might be at ease.
in order to forever set at rest the fran
tic efforts and feighed doubts of con.
+ trivers and evil designers, yea, in
order that the Tennessee Baptist
Missionary and Educational Conven-
ton may never become the victims of
a breach of trust on the part of this
creature and be plunged into a long
strung out lawsuit to come into pos
/ session of its own, the Board of Trus
tees of Roger Williams University
recommended to the Convention to
become legally Chartered so that its
power to own property might not be
questioned.
This was done and the Trustees Of
Roger Williams University made le-
gal and forever binding their agree.
ment by the following Conveyance;
CONVEYANCE
Whereas, The Board of Trustees OF
sity in order to induce the financial
aid and support OF the Baptist Mis-
sionary and Educational Convention
of Tennessee, did on October 26, 1907,
adopt bylaws declaring that all lands,
tenements, possessions, and property,
real and personal, and all invested
funds for endoWments or other pur-
poses, belonging to Roger Williams
University and all gifts, devises and
requests made thereto should be held
in trust for said Baptist Missionary
and Educational Convention of Ten
nessee and further provided that no
property should be SOLD, mortgaged or
otherwise disposed of without the con
sent of said Baptist Missionary and
Educational Convention and,
Whereas, Prior and pursuant to
said declaration in said bylaws, said
Baptist Missionary and Educational
Convention of Tennessee paid one-halt
the purchase price of the property
| hereinafter described and has from
time to time contributed to the i'm
provement and equipment of said
property and to its funds, and
Whereas, said Roger Williams has
not executed any conveyance or other
instrument declaring the rights Of
said Baptist Missionary and Edu
cational Convention except as de
clared in said bylaws, but wishes now
to end any dispute over the rights o.
said Convention,
NOW, Therefore, in consideration
of One ($1.O0) Dollar and of the
premises aforesaid and in con
sideration of the further promises o
said Baptist Missionary and Edu
cational Convention to aid annual!
and regularly Roger Williams Uni
versity, in conducting, supporting ant
maintaining an institution of learnin'
for Negroes upon the property herein
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