The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-14

stood that neither the Conference nor tbs
board shah be responsible for any debt con.
tracted bv this committee. 49,
| Hon. William Mines, Jr., spoke Ia highest
terms of the Wesleyan Female Institute and
of its management, and said that inasmuct
ms Staun'on Is rapidly Improving, and will
| soon have population Of at least twenty. five
| thousand people, he wanted the Institute to
| make progress commensurate with the pro.
glcss Of the city and the Church. lie most
| cordially endorsed the Institute and Rev.
William A. Harris rs the best manager Of a
| female school he had ever known,
/. j. Magruder, Esq, Of Baltimore, warm.
ly endorsed the Institute, and spoke in the
very highest terms of the soir$e given the
other night as unsurpassed by any he had
ever heard in Baltimore or the northern
cities.
There were some explanations as to the
ownership of the property. the point being
brought out that the Conference Is moi
named in the charter VERY fortunate for the
Church in the pending suit, but that the
Board Of Trustees hold the Institute in trus,
for the Conference.
The report of the committee was uuani-
mously adopted.
The Committee on Education reported
that committee of one preacher and two
laymeu from each district be appointed to
attend The convention Of the friends Of
| Randolph Macon College, in Richmond, LIST
| Of April.
The report recommends the appointment
of certain trustees to till vacancies in the
| Board OF Wesleyan Female Institute, which
| il commends in the highest terms. 1t also
| recommends Montgomery Female College, at
christians burg; West Virginia Female Col
| lcue, ut Union; and the Valley Female Cox
lege, recently organized at Winchester.
| Rev. Or. Duncan explained that the col
lection Of funds annually for Randolph Ma
con College was only in part pay ment for
the remission of fees to young men
studying tor the ministry and the sons OF
| the preachers.
The college actually giues at least 81 900 a
wear TO the Conference even if the whole
amount assessed is raised. Aud this not
withstanding the fact that tae college has no
endowment.
He stated that the average age of the two
hundred and thirty.two students is eighteen
and half years.
He alluded to the energy of the students
in raising ten thousand doilars-to the fire.
ouent reviyals-to the scarcity of room-anC
to the fact that Randolph Macon has large!
number OF academic students than any other
institution in the State or the South.
| He brought out the fact that the college
| has been teaching by subjects, and from the
beginning to the end that this has beer
done without the slightest lowering OF tht
standard of scholarship, and by the hardeS
work or the part Of the professors.
The college had taken young men just q;
it found them, and had worked hard tt
bring them up.
lie alluded to the English chair filled by
Professor Price and TO the thoroughnes:
with which it is taught. He earnestly in
, sisted that an institution with such history
. and such prospects as the college should
have the warm sympathies and liberal con
, tributons Of the Conference.
Rev. William 4. Harris, president Of thu
, Wesleyan Female Institute, explained tina
he had taken charge OF the Institute at
time when it was closed, and that the ar
rangcment which he made With the boart
was practically that he ran all the of risk ant
the board took absolutely no risk, but slmpl.
took Is per cent. of the profits.
He repealed the idea that the institute
could ever become his personal property a
repugnant to all of his ideas of justice ant
r right, and as refuted by the fact that he hat
. when the new building was purchased ever.
opportunity of having it decided to himself
p and had positively refused to do so, and hat
. even refused to own any Of the persona
. property, so that he now owns scarcely 81
worth OF property ON that beautiful hill, ant
| AS fully refuted By the report Of that abb
tinancier Moses Walton, Esq.
He reviewed the financial history of tn
? school, aud showed that the new lnstitut
f had positively made $1,000.
, The school is giving annuaHy $4,000 II
} the daughters of ministers and other worth
: cases.
He earnestly refuted the idea that he wa
l seeking any other aim than the good OF so
: ciety and the glory Of God, and made al
e earnest appeal for the sympathies and co
+ operation of the brethren.
;. The speech of Mr.. Harris seemed to max
4 q deep impression, and there were heart
b responses all through the house, "God bleS
II you, brother Harris, and your nobl
i school,"
: Rev DR.. Roszcl asked number Of ques
i tons; which brought out the fact that th
very life OF the school tits present propert.
|. and prosperity was due to the able manage
/ ment Of its president, Rev. William A. Har
ris.
/ Rev. John l.. Gilbert made a length!
speech in reference to the West Virginia Fe
e male Sc0OOl.
, Rev. DR.. Cox made very effective addres
, in reference to the Montgomery Female In
, stitute, at Cnristiansburg, Of which he is th
president, and was followed by Rev. J. e
e Armstrong in endorsement of this school.
Rev. T. Z. Carson spoke in favor of tn
Valley Female Institute at Winchester.
: There was some discussion on PROPOSE
5 | ton to assess among the circuits, DC, tn
t amount necessary to make up the 500 deici
in the collections for Randolph Macon Col
lege, brother present (Hon. William Milnes
Jr) Offering to advance the money now
2 the motion prevailed.
t 1t was determined to have an afternoon
f session in order to complete the work to
D day. 49,. ....
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the absence Of the Bishop, who wa
with his council ut work on the appoint
mcnts, Rev. DR.. REGISTER presided.
The devotional exercises were con ductet
BY Rev. Samuel Kepler.
Rev. W. X. Boyle, from the Committe
on Publishing 1terests, presented repor
: which, expressing high qualification at tn
condition of the publishing pledge
the ministers to seek to sell at least SlO'
: worth of their publications each !; recon
: mends the book-house Of this Conference 10
Gated in Baltimore; recommends the Nash
vile Christian Adcocate, the Sunday Schoo
I papers of the Church, and especially the
g organ of this Conference.-The Baltimore
Episcopal Methodist Adopted.
3 II. j. Magruder, Esq, from the JOINT
. Board of Finance, made detailed report OF
II Il y 4, t.,xk maid