The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-16

Minutes Of Saturday read and ap
proved.
Bishop Paine reported the fol
lowing list of Dcacons and Elders
ordained ut Methodist church,
Pinevillc, at II aud 3 o'clock, Sun :
day.
Deacoas, Alfred Il. Clay. John $
Ranlle. James J. Billingshy, W
Hart. JW Hearn. A NJ Wales, a
UufTpower. " i Pilley j Z Sawyer
and J s White.
Elders, Robt s. Isabel, Phillip
Allen, John A Monroe, Vim A
.Droddy.
On motion Of DR. Parker, w o L
Raine was elected to fill the place
w s Mount, John Mathews to ill
the place Of Rev W V Tudor. Oh the
Board Of Trustees Of the Orleans
Dppcnsatory.
Conference then resumed the
consideration Of the substitute of
ferel by Rev James +. Cobb, for
mcr President Of Homer College.
for the report Of the committee on
Homer College, which came over
from Saturday. Rev. A u Good
win, chairman Of the committee ad-
dressed the conference in favor OF
the report.
Rev j = Cobb rose to make the
following point Of order that re-
marks upon the internal manage
mcnt Of the college by the Rev A
Il Goodwin was out OF order because
the report did not embrace any
mention Of anything Of that kind.
Not sustained.
Rev T J Upton, In favor Of the
substitute. The adoption of the
report will leave the College with
out President. There have been
only seven snifs instituted. No
snit has been instituted unless the
party absolutely refused to pay.
Wants to know who are both M
willing and unable to pay. Com
,nittec reply that the substitute
men have al the testimony and
that the omMs prVbaadi is on them.
Dwell at length upon the solvency
Of the subscribers.
Rev A. u Goodwin, made the
roint Of order that the committee
did not report upon the solv.ncy
of the subscribers. Sustained.
UPTON-Don't want Conference to
We put il a position where it can he
sued for damages FOR SANDER and libel.
The adoption Of the report will wrong
those who have been Iaboring for the
College. A Fro. Clegg and other Pro-
f-ssors. Because they could not col
lect endowment fund. Contract with
Dr. Goodwin. Trustees can not elect
President unless ratified Wv tho Con-
ference, nrd sycc vcvs0. S'OO'N Of the
sc, 600 is without any condition az to
the whole amount snbscriied. Severa!
have paid a part. and few have paid
all Of the principal of their obligations,
and this Conference would have to re-
never taken any notes but those taken
nhere he told the donors that they
would have topay the notes, told them
not to give the notes uDlcss they
would pay it. Could have got $780, |
600 # they had not been told tl'at they
would have TO pay the notes.
Lands at Tax Sales Bought in large
bodies: 5000 acres in one lot, many Of
them were bowed down with taxes to
tntn A q
not present State governments. STATE
was going to sell those wild lands.
bought them with tho appreciation ot
the communities. paid $4,000 or $1,000
into the State Treasury, lands not tax
able. Auditor said should pay taxes,
Ind spirited controversy. Auditor
gave it up and ordered tax collector
not TO collect taxes. Valncnf the lands,
10y the Board rs less than the amour.
for which the lands are being sold, are
selling them at e., 50 per acre. Com
mittcc thought that value Of College
property was too high. Their own
witness valued it at $4,000 moro than
he did in his report.
Maintains that the Conference has
no jurisdiction in the matter, reads
from Charter OF Homer Coil' &c, and
makes the point that the Board Of
Trustees have n'l the pownr of this
kind. That the Conference shall have
power to appoint the President upon
the nomination Of Trustees.
Rev A Il Goodwin, read from
in relation to lawsuits.
Mr. II } Bowman, hopes to state
facts fairly and squarely. Is not
his funeral. Sign Of weakness for
partyto undcrstate case of his Cp-
popcnt. Neither report nor facts
of college fully stated. Brother
Cobb stated that tho committee
to break down College.
Have not found anything to break
down.
Rev j. L. Cobb, made same point
Of order. Not sustained.
Notwithstanding Of a College
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