The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-09
RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE,.

MEETING IN THE INTEREST OF THE COL
LEGS YESTERDAY-FrvE UEDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE RAISED TO
ERECT COLLEGE BUILDINGS AND EsTAB
LISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND.
Macon College and n number OF invited
| friends of the institution, including mem
| bers of the clergy rs well as laity, was held
yesterday morning in the lecture.room of the
| Broad-Strset Methodist church to consider
| the subject Of raising funds for the endow-
ment OF The college, aud also to erect addi-
tlonal college buildings. The resolution un-
ger which the meeting was called was read.
4tter appropriate religious services, Rev.
saines a. Duncan being in the chair and
hey: >. =. Gmnbery, D. D., acting as secre-
| tary, a discussion arose as to whether the
| meeting was that Of the Board of Trustees
| ana the invited gentlemen present merely to
| confer with the Trustees, or whether it was
q convention to consider the subject.
| Ine resolution under which the meeting
was called was again read, and it was then
decided that the gentlemen present should
be organized as a convention. ----,..-...-.-.~.
On motion of DR.. Granbery, Bishop Dog
gett was called TO the chair, and SIR. Paul
! Whitehead requested to act as secretary.
Among the gentlemen attending the con.
veniion together with the trustees are Rev.
W. G. Coe, W. w. Duncan, G. C. Wander.
slice. Trustees: Revs. G. w. Motley, W. Is.
Rowzie, j. Landstreet, L. NJ. Lee, S. S. Ros-
zell, n. Head, L. Rosser, A. w. Maagum,
A. E. Brow n, A. w. Wilson, R. Irby, w. #.
Chandler, Rev. Mr Moran, Rev. John E.
Edwards, Messrs. Charles Fl. Page, D. j.
Hartsook. Thomas Branch, A. Snydor, Mr..
| Morton, Rev. j. {. GranbcTy. Visitors in
attendance Judge Hamil!, OF Maryland !;
| Rev. L. N. Edwards, Rev. Samuel Rogers,
| Rev. John Bayly, Rev. James w. Blimco,
Rev. Il. n. Snead, Rev. 2. A. Peterson, Rev.
J. p. Garland. j. \. Ii. Figgatt, Rev. Richard
Ferguson. W. w. Ballard, F. T. Vest, Rev.
A. G. Bledsoe. Rev. Paul Whitehead, Rev.
j. D. Hank, Rev. e. NJ. Wright, Rev. Lewis
Grey, Rev. Charles Watts, Rev. Mr.. AriDis-
tead, Messrs. William Willis, o. F. Weisiger,
| w. Taylor, Rev. James A. Duncan, ID. D.,
| president Of the Board of Trustees; Bishop
D. s. Doggett, Rev. ". B. McGilYIay, Dr.
w. w. Bennett, Rev. Mr.. Brown, secretary
of the Board DR. Wilson, besides'a number
Of citizens. ...-.-#
Dr. Duncan gave at some length the con-
dition of affairs at the college, and urged
the importance Of immediate action looking
to an enlargement of the accommodations at
the college and the establishment Of an en-
doWment fund.
DR.. Brown, financial secretary Of the COL
lege, read statement Of the financial condi-
tion Of the college, from which 1t appears
that the
Assets available are; ..sa4,6l9 53
-$97.S2S 46
Liabilities. Zo,or 1f
Balance favor College,. s7l,s5 81 80
After considerable discussion upon the
general subject on motion Of Mr. A. w.
Wilson. it was resolved that a committee Of
FIVE be appointed, to whom should be refer
red all m4tters connected with the subject.
The Chair appointed Judge p. HamlI, Mfr.
a. w. Ballard, Charles Shipley, Esq, Will
liam Willis, Jr., Rev. james A. Duncan, D.
D., Rev. 4. G. Brown, and Rev. r. S.
Moran.
The names Of Drs. Duncan and Brown
were added TO the committee after the origi-
nal resolution had been adopted.
On motion, the conference adjourned until
lisp. NJ -.---....
Evening Session.
The Convention resumed its session at s.
O'Clock, and was opened with prayer.
\ number of delegates who had not been
present at the morning session were 10 at
tendance. Letters were read from gentle
men who were unable to be present.
Kew. Dir. Milburn, " the blind man elo-
ouent." was introduced to the Convention
by Bishop Dogsett. the members rising i'll
respect to the distinguished visitor.
The committee TO whom was referred the
subject of raising an endowment fund, &C.,
ol,>I, f'nlIara rpnnrfpl rp-
commencing that $4,000, which they deem
necessary to be raised for college buildings,
| is the amount required at once; that the
committee hope ultimately TO raise S2Oo,00o
| for the completion of the plan.
MIR. Mangum thought that the committee
ought to have put forth the largest amount
| first. It would lend q tone and strength TO
| the Object.
| Mr.. Branch said that the committee ought
| to come out and say distinctly that it is the
sense of this body that S250,O00 should he
raised at oncefor building and endowment
purposes. and he therefore moved that that
amount be raised Immediately.
| DIR. Durca said that the sum ought 10 be
fixed at $500, 900. 1t would be great thing
| for the college. 1t looks like business, ano
will be on corresponding scale WIN otsei
institutions. He believed that great eeai
deDended on the announcem d lie tnought
that this sum would be dignlned-Wo1ia DC
| commensurate with other institutions. :,
Tie 100000 proposition was formally
nut to the convention and unanimously
adopted. !, s;,;aoa
co as to set apart 100000, to be known as
the building tund, and S3OO,OOo as the en-
doWment fund. Lost.
The report also provides that the amount
| cba,l he divided 60 that the Baltimore Con-
ference shall raise three-tiIths and the Vir-
ninia Conference two.fflhs of the amount.
This portion Of the report was, however
The mode of raising the s50O,OCe was re-
ferred to the special committee appointed IN IN
the morning, and the Convention (at lo:4u)
adjourned until II O'Clock this morning.
SENT ON FOR ISDIcTMENT.-.JoSeph Stuken'
burg, grocer aud liqaor dealer Of thi: city, ,
was Yesterday sent Oh to the United states
grand jury by Commissioner 1. :. A.kli,s,
| St..,-oa ,,,;.l, r;ni.finp the internal revenue