The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-04-12
BAPTIST Ministers of State City Opening
uona sttlon In NallvleSx Weeks Religious
Given at New Theological SenaryBg
SUMNER SCHOOL.
FOR PREACHERS
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TO BE
USED-COURSE OF SIX WEEKS
-DRS. ELLINGTON AND FIELDS
ON FACULTY.

A summer school Will be conducted
for six weeks in this city at the Theo-
logical Training Seminary, according
to information just given out in
statement from President ]. L. Hard
ing, of the State Convention who
said, IAN opportunity to pursue a
theological aud missionary training
course during the summer months
will be given the young men and
women of this city and state" 1t
is learned, definitely that the Execu-
tive Committee in its meeting in
planning for the educational inter
ests OF the Safe decided on a six
weeks course of theology and mis-
slonary training. They have already
received consent of the Educational
board or the National Baptist Con-
Ventlon to use the property recently
purchased. Both buildings will be
thrown open and the student body
VIII be given the same advantages
That are to be offered by the first ef-
Tort OF the National Theological
seminary and Training School to be
operated under the National Baptist
convention by a state organization
In the United States. Much interest
is centered in this new move on the
part OF the Tennessee Baptists. II is
understood that these plans were
worked out in the past six months
In TACT, these plans have been under
way ever since the adjournment of
the convention at Atlanta last Sep
tember. 1t was not until certain de-
Tails were worked out that the var
ious interests represented could de-
termlne on the scope of the work
according to the best informed de-
nominational leaders around this
city. '
Further announcement with full
detail as to the opening is expected
daily. Leading men from all parts
OF the state will be invited and a.
DAY set apart and given entirely to
theological Seminary activities A
Dig educational campaign has al
ready been launched, under the
auspices of the State Educational
Board. President Harding who ia
also one of the trustees of the school
says that constant applications for
entrance to the seminary have been
coming in each week.
In addition to the school work
there will be an army in the burrows
conducted on the campus which
takes up five acres and it is under
stood that boy cadents under the
command of Col. Gore, will look after
the truck gardening and that each
afternoon these Sunday school boys
Will spend their evenings on the
campus while the student body takes
It's summer course in Theology and
missionary training on the inside. It
could not be learned just who would
head the faculty, nor be the presi-
dent, but it is understood that there
Will be such instructors as DR.. w. S.
Ellington, of the editorial staff of the
Publishing House, who is also pastor
OF the First Baptist Church, East
Nashville, Rev. j. c. Fields, who for
number of years was member of
the faculty of one Of the universities
of the city and who also is pastor of
Pleasant Green Baptist Church on
Jefferson street, and President Hard
ing, who is pastor of the Third Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, will be among
the first named instructors for the
summer school. Associated with
them will be the pastors of the
various churches in the city, together
with leading educators who will be
invited to speak on special subjects
during the summer school period.