The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-25
It Has Been Moved
To Nashville, Tenn.

real anu personal property as the
purposes of the said Board may re-
quire, and to contract such obliga-
tons and liabilities as the same may
authorize;
(c) To take, hold and receive any
property, real, personal or mixed
by virtue of any grant. donation Oh
devise or bequest contained in any
last will and testament of any per-
son whatsoever, ETC."
You see what our charter gives
conventional control.
What is a Theological Seminary
Webster says theology is the "sci-
ence Of God and His relation to His
creatures" He says a seminary is
an institution Of education" Hence,
theological seminary is an insti-
tuition Of education for teaching peo-
pie the science of God and His re-
lation to His creatures.
That Is what we did two years in
Howe Institute. That is what we are
now doing in Roger Williams Univer-
sity, until we can get permanent
quarters, adjacent to the University.
Fifteen acres have been faithfully
promised by the Baptist State Con-
vention of Tennessee.
How Some Other Baptist Theologi.
cal Summaries Started.
The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary started in Furmon Uni
versity, in Greenville, S. C. They
started without plank OF brick
or stone of their own. 1t is now
at Louisville, KY, with large cam
pus, well improved. The white Bap-
tist Theological Seminary, at Roch-
ester, N. Y, began in the University
of Rochester, N. Y. A Baptist Church
is congregation of Baptist be-
levers 1t is not the plank or brick
house that makes the church, but
the congregation.
We have paid out hundreds of dol
lars to teachers for Bible training
of ministers and missionaries in
Memphis and have aided poor stu
dents. We have hundreds of dol
lars in a bank in Nashville, Tenn,
today dec. q, 1879 for the Theo-
logical Seminary faculty in Roger
Williams University, where our Semi
nary and Bible Training School is
being taught this year.
The white brethren have encourag-
ed our course, for here is what they
said in black and white, when we
started the Seminary:
Your report has the right ring
Ben Cox.
with something definite to work
for, the success of the enterprise
will be the more assured."-B. f
Riley.
Il hope that your forward move
ment will be successful" 2. Null
len.
us anything too hard for Jehovah;
Gen. 1S:14) expect to hold or
till we see the accomplishment OF
our desires. 20. L. Haley.
Il am glad that you are moving
forward" "A. j. Barton.
Il shall give to the interest of your
people my best thoughts and efforts
j. B. Gambrell.
Il hope the establishment of the
colored Theological Seminary will
soon be matter of fact."-H. ID
Gray.
"Susccess is sure now."-G.
The above letters were written dur.
ing 1916 and 1917.
A certified copy of the charter Of
the National Baptist Educational
Board was filed in the capital of the
State Of Tennessee on Wednesday
Dec. 18th, 1918, at 10 a. m. Hence
the Seminary has been moved anC
is at work under its own charter
and allows the convention to name
the board members.
What We Want.
/. Every State Convention, like
Arkansas did, to donate one hun
dred dollars or more
2. Ono hundred churches to give
from one to five hundred dollars.
3. Flee hundred churches to give
fifty dollars.
4. A thousand churches to give
twenty-five dollars.
5. Each Sunday School. B. Y. p,
U. and Mission society to give ten,
or more.
6. One hundred men to give one
hundred dollars.
7. Two hundred fifty dollars.
s. Five hundred to give twenty
five dollars.