The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-13


to the total sum which shall at that
date have been expended for the pur-
chase and improvement Of said pro-
perty from all sources.
In witness whereof, The American
Baptist Home Mission Society has
caused its corporate name to be sign
ed hereto and its corporate seal to
be hereto affixed by its Correspond.
ing Secretary and its Treasurer, at It's
office in the City of New York this
4th day Of March 1908.
THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME
MISSION SOCIETY.
By Henry l.. Morehouse, Cores.
ponding Secretary.
FRANK T. MOULTON,
Treasurer.
STATE OF NEW YORK CITY AND
COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
Before me, S. n. Goodacre, a Notary
Public in and for the State and County
aforesaid personally appeared H. l.
Morehouse and F. T. Moulton, with
whom am personally acquainted, and
who upon their oaths acknowledged
themselves to be the Corresponding
Secretary and Treasurer, respective
ly, Of the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, the within bargainor,
a corporation, and they as such Cor
responding Secretary and Treasurer
respectively, being authorized so to
do executed the foregoing instrument
for the purposes therein contained by
singing the name of the corporation by
themselves as such Corresponding
Secretary and Treasurer, and atfiXing
the seal of the corporation thereto.
Witness my hand and official seal
at office, in the City and County of
New York, this 18th day of March
1908.
S. H. GOODACRE,
Notary Public New York County.
1t is alleged that the Convention
paid five thousand $4,000 Dollars or
One half the purchase price of the site
for Roger Williams but in the event of
dissolution of Roger Williams the
Convention would have no redress.
That the Home Mission Society made
provision to get back what it might
put into the institution, but that no
provision is made for the Convention
to get back what it puts in.
The Conventions interest has been
provided for in Bylaws that were
agreed upon and adopted by both
the Board of Trustees and the Con-
vention.
l. We quote here only Article 2, II
and 70 which touch the question at
| issue.
ARTICLE II.
The Board of Trustees shall be
| elected by the Executive Board of
the Baptist Missionary and Educa-
tional Convention of Tennessee. OF
| the Board first so elected, five shall
be elected for three years; five for two
years; and five for one year. The
| said Executive Board hereafter elect
annually five members of the Board
Of Trustees, who hold office for three
years in place of those whose terms
of office expire. Those retiring from
office shall be eligible for reelection.
The said Executive Board shall also
elect persons to fill vacancies in the
Board of Trustees caused by death,
resignation or otherwise.
ARTICLE TX.
All lands, tenements, possessions
and property, real and personal, and
all invested funds for endowment or
other purposes, belonging to Roger
Williams University, and all gifts, de-
vises and bequeaths made thereto,
shall be held in trust by the Board
of Trustees for the Negro Baptist de-
nomination of Tennessee which is and
shall be legally represented by the
Baptist Missionary and Educational
Convention of Tennessee.
ARTICLE XII
The Board of Trustees shall not sell,
mortgage or otherwise dispose of
any lands, tenements or other pro.
pertv, or any invested funds, gifts,
devices or beQueaths, without the con.
sent and authority of the Baptist Mis-
! siOnary and Educational Convention OF
Tennessee; such consent and authori
ty must be given by the vote of the
Convention at regular annual meet
, inr Nf ,ryI,i nf ~
ter to be voted upon must be pub
lished in the leading Negro Baptist
papers of Tennessee one month before
action is taken; and copy of sucf
vote certified to by the President anC
Secretary of the Convention must bt
entered upon the record of the Boar(
of Trustees before the consent am
authority can be legally acted upon
It is evident therefore that by thi'
action the Board of Trustees bount
itself by agreement to be subject to the
behests Of the Tennessee Baptist Mis-
sionary and Educational Convention
The Board Of Trustees hereb!
waived its right to self-pernetuation
and the minutes of the Tennessee,
Missionary and Education Convention
for each year will show that the new
members of the Board of Trustees
have been elected in the manne
aforesaid by the Convention through
its Executive Board.
This agreement and relation be
tween the Board of Trustees, and tn,
Convention has been understood, ant
has operated without the least friction
There has been no effort on the par
of the Board to perpetuate itself. TIL,
Board has made recommendation t.
the Convention for those who havu
served their offices well and for ap