The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-04

black letters the words, Roger VIII
liams Just Transferred" and
Whereas, we as your committee
have Investigated this startling pub
LEGATION and found that the matter
as was stated in the Nashville Globe
by the writer, Rev j. l.. Harding,
B. D., President of the Baptist Mis-
sionary State Convention of the State
of Tennessee, to be true, be it
Resolved that the Ministers AL
lance, (D endorse in full every
word of the article. CD Pledge our
selves to support the stand taken by
the writer, the Rev. ]. l.. Harding,
B. D., in any and every way possible.
And
Whereas, the Roger Williams Uni
versity was established for the Bap-
lists of the State, and for no special
part or faction thereof, be it
Further Resolved, that the minis
ters of the Baptist Ministers AL
lance, unite with the Rev. j. l..
Harding, B. D., in an effort to ex-
pose the fallacy and to ascertain the
facts and claim the rights of the
Baptists should their be any to
share the benefits of said institution
for the education of the youths of
the denomination. And
Whereas, the article as published
by the writer, the Rev. j. l.. Hard
ing, B. D., is in keeping with an
article in a resolution that was
passed in the session of the Mission
airy Baptist State Convention, when
in session in the First Baptist
Church, Columbia, Tenn. Date, Oct.
1922, 1916, on page 16 of the min
utes of the said session, wherein 1t
is pointed out that the Baptists that
compose said convention will take
such steps as will place the lnstitu-
ton in proper relation with our mis-
sionary and educational interests of
state.
Therefore be it further resolved
that we call upon the State EXecu-
tive Board to call special session
for the purpose of drafting such
plans as will have the proper affect
and effect upon the conditions that
now exist in the ownership and man
agement of the Roger Williams Uni
versity, through whom, the Baptists
of the state will be represented In
. this matter of a careful, advisory
. and legal investigation, looking for
ward to an adjustment of the matter
that will satisfy the claims Of al
of the Baptists of the state. W.
) wish to further recommend, that thu
D.. Ministers Alliance, notify and cal
: upon all organic bodies that are &C
. lively engaged in Christian work
working in harmony with, and unde,
the direction of our Baptist Stat
' Convention to unite with us in delv
, ing into this matter until a salts
). factory adjustment of the same shall
, have been reached. Believing as W
6 do that the Baptist Church Of Jesu
Christ is the highest authority o.
earth in matters that pertain t
N Baptist faith and practice, be it
:, Resolved that we call upon tn
y Baptist churches to take under cor
- sideration this grave matter, in eac
. individual church, and also sen
> messengers to special meeting tina
: should be called to take under con
!" sideration the article and thus NOR
. fundamentally stamp our approve
II upon the steps taken by the Rev.
e l.. Harding, b. ID. Having given t
. you our views to same extent on thi
matter, we pray that the Baptists G
II our Convention together with ouI
g selves will both indorse and stan
l. by the article as published by on
}. President
}. Respectfully submitted,
|, Committee-Rev. c. H. Clarl
/, Rev. G. B. Taylor, Rev. H. NJ. Burns
J. Rev. H. A. Alfred, Rev. A. w. POI
!. ter, Rev. w. H. Whitaker, Rev.
n Phillips, Rev. W. S. Ellington, Rev
}. w. j. Baugus, Rev. j, c. Harding
r Rev. J. T. Tunstall, Rev. j. T, Tun
7. stall, Jr., Rev. G. B. Bolden, Rev
|. j. A. Brown, Rev. j. c. Fields, Rev
= j. b. Ridley, Rev. N. T. Stoner, Rev
), ]. S. Davis, Rev. E. w. Hawthorne
t, Rev. M. D. Batson, Rev. S. S. Gun
by.