The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-10-22
FRANKLIN GETS
next MEETING
PRESByTER|ANS
TENNESSEE SPNOD ADJOuRNS
AFTER HAVING BEEN IN SEES
SION HERE SINCE TUESDAY.
Synod Endorses Plan to Establish
Great Presbyterian College at Men,
phis-Plans Raise 100000 Outside
Shelby County.
(From Fridays Daily Herald.

(From Fridays Daily Hcrald)
Selecting Franklin as the next
meeting place, the Synod of Tennes-
see, which has been in session at the
First Presbyterian church here since
Tuesday evening, closed it's work on
Thursday afternoon and adjourned.
More was accomplished Thursday
afternoon than at any one session dur
ing the Synod meeting. After consid.
cradle discussion of the proposed
Presbyterian College at Memphis, the
movement received the endorsement
of the Synod, and it was decided that
Tennessee Presbyterians, outside of
Shelby county, should. secure an addi-
tional 100000 to be. added to the $500.
pledged by Memphis together with a
site for the proposed Presbyterian
college. In the establishment Of the
college at Memphis the Tennessee Sy.
nod will have the cooperation of the
Synods of Mississippi and Louisiana
and Alabama
Dr.. James |. Vance, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Nash.
vile stressed the need of school
which sticks to the old Bible and in
this discussion he stressed tho ration.
alism he had found in the great
schools of the north and east.
The Synod decided to create the of.
Ace of superintendent of Synodical
Home Missions, combining this office
with that of director of Systematic
Beneficence, and DR.. E. D. McDougal,
of Franklin, was called to the office at
a salary of $4,000 per year and ex-
penses
An allowance was made to the
Presbytery's manager of Systematic
Beneficence.
The work, of the young people and
the women Of the church was dis.
cussed, and it was found that sub
stantial progress has been made in
these departments during the year.
sThe records of the several Presby.
teries were reviewed, and received the
endorsement of the Synod.
<sIhel committee on minutes of the
General Assembly made detailed re.
port, calling attention to number
of. important matters, which received
the consideration of the Synod.
The Synod endorsed the efforts of
the French Presbytery to erect
Presbyterian church at Compiegn,
where number of American boys
were buried during the late world
waf.
Resolutions of thanks were read,
complimenting Columbia and her PEG.
pie upon the splendid manner in which
representatives to the Synod had been
cared for during their stay in Column
bia. Especial mention was made to
the courtesies extended by the Cen
fury Club, which placed at the dispos.
al of visitors its rooms ad equipment.
In the discussion of the Southwest
ern Presbyterian University speakers
feelingly referred to the condition of
Hon. Michael Savage. long prominent
ly connected with the University, who
is now suffering with fatal malady,
and special prayer for him was led
by DR.. Hemphill, of Louisville.
The Synod decided to establish a
summer conference for young people,
and committee was named to ar.
range all details necessary to the es.
and operation of this con,
ference. The committee follows:
Rev. E. C. McNeilly, Gallatin; Rev. |
Clyde Johnson, this county, and Rev.
j. d. Carpenter, Memphis, Tenn.