The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20

namely:Sfit Is controlled by Methodist
men. The entire Randolph Macon sys-a
tenn Is controlled by a -perpetuatinga
body OF trustees. No church court has
college or any OF It's allied institute ons.
The Virginia and Bal tlmore conferences
give to those institutions, by annual res;s.535
5olution, their endorsements as they do gtdSs
any institution conducted by Methodist
people. For the education OF their young \;
preachers they mako an annual collec-
ton in all the churches and pay It over
"a the college. But no church court can
nominate or elect any member, either OF "a
the Board Of Trustees, or OF any of tho "
faculties Of these stitut1ons; Il nor at III
minister one dollar of any OF the funds
The Randolph Macon trustees could elect
any day a presi dent and a few mem bers
from other churches, iand proc aim tselt3s
a S.'ron-secttrla institution, and yet mot
affect in the slig htest de gree. the &C. "A III
stual UNCONVENTIONAL status Of the collie ge.S3
And II might be good stroke OF policy
Z to do SO. I make the stlon. s3
s8 AS to the election Of bers Of other
churches to the faculty, that i take Ait,SSs
Is common to all colleges-it #is g 4 habit 81
moment some-I3 do not know how many
members Of other churches in the fac u II.
ties OF the system Il Ii And It is ote-%
worthy that the present llberalizlng OF
the University faculty witt hin n the Il last
five years synchronizes with q somewhat
vigorous agitation that has been coins
on. In recent years over that subjec
For tic great school over which Dr.
Denny presides and the great Chr stan
enomination#with whchM It stands so D
closely allied. i have the profoundes g DE-
miration. For the success OF Dr.s y Den Nc
ny's own administration OF this grea1
trust offer my best wishes, u and Il ext E: s#
press the latest hopes. For the gen Lee
men before whom i have sat at az STU. q.
dent. and with the perfect abandon o.
a disciple, entertain the most sine erayS
II wrote without malice (for my owl,
church people, In my own church pal PERI ~
but out OF a profound conviction * nal AZ
those people ought u to have IN. n neI,!
ignorant, but which had come to me tll. 4
ring my stay In Lexing ton. found thaS Il
this was virtually Presbyt rian y nl7-s
yerslty, and that the influences. not PERI
sonal, so much rs general-certaln!y6no NJ.
personal to the University facult yI were
animical to the denomna tonal aloyaity..toII
our Young men, found q pra ctice t nat 9 IS. q
characterized as "morally antasonlstio338
70 US. whether right or wrong. dane. a Ss
Ing is "moral issue with NJ thodis!ts KIN
and tho final ball has no place on me
commencement programme 81 ou ~ ~ ~.
leges. found also, to the praise i.sIie
institution. that n considerable ~.
Jnf yits students were enjoying the beneEts 81
Of v scholarships and other privileges Il
~ q Ia possble by a liberal endowme nNtt'888
Fought patronag vas not used as !, ans 4
'offenslye epithet. but quoted as q strik, "A
Ing expression, covering as I5understeoa ~
it, the whole, helpful< ministry g mons ~
properly applied in aid OF young !n ....
saalsinr n college education. a ministry AZ
+ hone to see duplicated In the cary e.
history Of our own Randolph Macon d Col-8 a
lege' - - r,,,v ,,o,rs
J.. Fl, LIGHT
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