Life and letters of John Albert Broadus (1901) (14592990150)

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Title: Life and letters of John Albert Broadus
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Robertson, A. T., 1863-1934
Subjects: Broadus, John Albert, 1827-1895 Baptist churches
Publisher: Philadelphia, American Baptist publication society
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library



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will leave Greenville. (3) Kentucky, Ten-nessee, and Georgia, afford the most desirable sites. At present noenthusiasm appears to have been developed except in Kentucky, anda few days more will show the result there, in part at least. . . On G. & C. R. R., Aug 7, 1871 : I am on my way to Kentucky.Ten days ago I declined presidency of Georgetown College. Butthey telegraphed that the board desire a personal interview andwill pay expenses ; so I am off. . . Perhaps it may be that I can leave the Seminary for the Semi-narys good like the Botany Bay emigrants leave their country. J. A. B. to BASIL MANLY : CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., Aug. ii, 1871 : I cant face the idea oflosing you, and it would be very nearly impossible to make me seethat your leaving us could be an advantage to the Seminary. ButI have much more confidence in your judgment than my own. Ifyou think it best, for yourself and for the cause, to make the change,I must try to be reconciled, but it would be very hard. I really?8o
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Page 280 THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SEMINARYS LIFE 281 shudder at the idea of losing your so dear companionship and sovalued co-operation, and I entreat you to be very slow to think it yourduty to change. I feel particularly disqualified for judging about thequestion, because I dont really understand the status of things. Irarely got the Herald while absent, and it is curious how com-pletely behindhand I find myself. I have been waiting to see youand Boyce in order to post myself. As to salary, we must all havemore in a year or two at the farthest, or the whole concern willfail. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., Aug. 12, 1871 : Uncle William came uplast night. He was at the Louisville Convention about removingthe Seminary. He says the leading Russellville men will not con-sent to merging Bethel College into the Seminary. They want usas a theological department of the college. . . He says the only real prospect is of our going to Louisville, anddoes not think that it is very brilliant. So Doctor Manly,