The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-10-04
BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR SEMINARY N
GR G. L. PRINCE PRESIDED AT MEETING HELD LAST WEEK-BI
LAWS WILL BE DRAFTED SCHOOL SOON TO OPEN

'AiAS' AShh' -CoulpleLe organ
ization of the Board of Trustees of
the Theological and Training Semin-
airy was perfected at the meeting held
last Friday, September 27th, in this
city. These trustees were handed in
from the various state conventions at
the Little Rock session of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention last month.
At the meeting Friday, Rev. G. L.
Prlnce, ID. D., chairman of the Edu-
eatlonal Board Of the National Bap-
tlst convention, presided The scope
OF the work that the Theological and
training Seminary school will do
was first entered into and it was
thought best to organize board of
trustees.
Rev. c. H. Clark, of this city, was
unanimously chosen chairman of the
trustee Board, with Rev. j. l.. Hard
ing, ID. d., as secretary-treasurer A
committee of five was also named to
draft Bylaws governing the institu-
tlon and to obtain charter for op-
Grafton of the school, A committee of
seven was elected as a resident board
that VIII have entire management of
the school. A recommendation is
being made by the trustee board that
the Board shall be enlarged from
thirty to one hundred so as to take
care of the interests of the various
state conventions, as it is said there
are IN some states as many as four
Baptist State Conventions and five
Baptist organizations claiming to be
national in their scope. This fact
was brought out at the trustee meet
ing that the Lott Cary Convention
claimed National recognition, but
they devoted their energies primarily
to foreign missions and educations
The Free Mission Baptists have an or.
ganization; the Primitive Baptists
Western States and Territories claim
have a National Conventions; the
to be National; the National Baptist
Convention, unincorporated, and the
National Baptist Convention incor
porated. Just whether all of these
national bodies will be represented
on the board of trustees was no
stated, but from the statement give1
otit' by DR.. Prince before leaving tn,
city for his home in Missouri, it wa
learned that each State Convention
would have its pro rata of trustee
and that from the trustees at larg,
the seven governing or residen
trustees would be named.
Arrangements were further mad
to launch an educational campaign
to raise twenty-five thousand dol
lars for the operation of the school
A whirldwind campaign is alread
under way soliciting large subscrip
tions to meet some pressing obliga
tions. 1t was understood that tn
committee of five would consist prob
ably of Revs. A. w. Porter, d. D
pastor of the 18th Avenue Baptis
Church, H. M. Burns, D. D., pastor c
the Tabernacle Baptist Church, {
B. Taylor, D. D., pastor of the Secon
Baptist Church, with the chairma
and secretary-treasureT. 1t is nC
expected that the general board wi
meet before some time in June.
Final preparations for the openir
of the Theological Training Seminar
for Negro Baptist preachers and Mi
sionary workers are being made he,
today by the trustees of the scho
in their first annual session. III
Board Of Trustees was named tn
month atthe annual meeting of Il
National Baptist Convention, Edwai
P. Jones, president, of Vicksbur
Miss, and C. p Madison, of Norfol
Va, Secretary. There are sew
trustees at large, with residence
Nashville, and one from each sta
convention, and one from the VIC
ans National Convention. The repo
made tothetrustees by the thr
members of the special commit
that was holding the property C;
q ried with it a recommendation tn
in addition to the $4,000 expended
the purchase Of the site and bui
irgs, which was formerly the {
Boscobel College, that like amou
Of $4,000 be raised Immediately
n operating expenses The election
president and vice president is
pected to be announced soon af
the trusees' adjournment as
matter has been left in the hands
subcommitte. Notable amo
those who are being mentioned
the presidency of this National 7
illogical Seminary is the Rev. R.
Woods, D. :, President of the Lyn
burg College at Lynchburg, Va.