Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-21

ference to prepare n report on the
proposition of Rev. e. H. Rowe and
| Wife to give the Southern Female Sem
mary at Bowling Green, Va. to the
NJ. 10. Church, South, submitted ma
Jority and minority reports, as fol-
lows:
MAJORITY REPORT.
THE majority of the committee APP
| pointed to consider that part of the
report of the Board of Education re-
lating to Bowling Green Seminary have
brought out the following facts:
Rev. L. II. Rowe und wife have
| made an absolutely unconditional deed
| OF gift of the seminary, including four
acres of land to the NJ. Il. Church,
| South.
THAT the Board of Trustees, to
whom this gift has been made in trust,
have been confirmed by the Randolph
Macon District Conference.
Ihat there was upon the property,
first, of Rev. e. II. Rowe and wife and
the seminary. debt of $1,000.
That the value of the property
reaches twice that sum, or more.
| That in good legal opinion this gift
can create no claim upon the church
beyond the value of the seminary prop
| erty; therefore,
Resolved, That the majority of your
committee recommend the acceptance
| of the Southern Female Seminary as
the property of the NJ L. Church.
South.
Nv. f. DAVIS.
"R. T. WILSON,
III. NJ. HOPE,
JOHN II. BOSNIAN"
/ After the reading of the majority re-
port Rev. r. L. Wilson requested that
action on 1t be deferred until the minor
lily report could be heard and the Bish-
Op so ordered.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Christian then read the minority
report, as follows:
"A minority of your committee an
pointed at the last conference to CON
slider that part of the report of the
i5oard or Education relating to the
towing Green Seminary, ascertain
mat ;e by deed from l.. II. Rowe and
WIFE. dated November 18th. 1900. all
conditions and limitations in the
former deed of November goth. 1899.
nave been removed; that the seminary
mas been incorporated by act OF Legis-
iature approved February 8, 1900.
Ihat the mortgage OF S499334 yet
remains.
That the trustees make no conten
ton for our part of the Twentieth Cen
fury Thank Offering
That the Board of Trustees to
whom the gift has been made in trust
Tor the NJ. E. Church, South, have been
confirmed by the Randolph Macon Dis-
trict Conference. In view of the fore
going and believing it for the best in
terests OF the church and the seminary
while the mortgage is unpaid:
Resolved, That the Southern Semi
nary remain now as it is, and that we
continue to recommend it as in years
| passed.
''W. ASBURY CHRISTIAN"
REV CHRJSrrT cDE,ryC
Mr.. Christian made strong and
forceful address in advocacy of the
adoption of the minority report He
thought 1t a very poor business policy
10 accept a piece Of property and as
sumo moral responsibility for it while
II is under mortgage up to its taxable
value and situated in a country VIII
lage away from railroad connections
and without any or the modern conven-
fences that schools have at this day.
He said he had no intention of reflect
ing upon Mr.. Rowe who is a member
of the conference, but would say that
when the conference accepts n gift it
should beware that it is not wooden
Morse. which, as had happened with
the people of old. may cause a great
deal of trouble when it gets in camp.
AT this stage of the proceedings the
conference became involved in legal
points in the discussion, in which a
numocr or the preachers and one or
two laymen participated, consuming a
great deal of time. DR.. Smith. seeing
that the discussion would probably be
prolonged to an almost indefinite
period. submitted the following ques-
lions of law for the Bishop to answer:
A QUESTION OF LAW.
THE Southern Seminary, located at
bowling Green, Va, which for the past
twenty years has been under the care
OF the church, having been decided to
board of trustees for the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. and for
school purposes. and the deed having
been signed and accepted by said board
OF trustees. the following question of
law is propounded for Episcopal deci-
sion:
Does such acceptance of the said
Southern Seminary by the said Board
of Trustees, to be used for the purposes
designated. make the said Southern
seminary the property of the church. to
be used as designated. without first be-
ing recommended to the conference by
the Board of Education?"
The Bishop said that he desired time
to consider the question, and on mo-
ton OF Rev. Jas. Cannon. the subject
was laid over until the Bishop could
have time to decide 1t.
ROSEBUD SOCIETY REPORT.
Rev. Thos. II. Campbell read the fol-
lowing report of the Rosebud Society
for the year. which was adopted: