The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
Methodist Commission 9 !
Will Make Inquiry Con-
cerning University Ii
USE OF TOBACCO
BY MINISTER'S
Committee on Temperance Con-
den1ns Cigarettes Recon-
mcndatiotl Made for Three
New Bishops Great
Debate. on Revision
Continues.
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Thc .'l.imes Dispatch

(Spcclnl6,o The Tines Dispatccl2
t3LRNIINGIlAM .hIaS t2.-I'hc great de-
bate Oh Tic resolution providing lor lor ~, =.
Iappoin ttt,entloi Il commission TO meet VII ", ~
rin,iIa, commissions from other branches
OF The Methodist cimrcii 20 1ofi'1'.in'e 1ofi VIZ =
s nav statement Of fnitl, was continued.
bu, not concluded al to-day's SESSION o.
3 The general, conference. " was nc nc
feature Of ,hc8day ni,d consumed AZ ihe
fine of the session after Tic dlSpositioi y!
S0f routine matters. The discussion VII
in ali probubili,y be concluded MONDAY.
sfS Dr.. NJ A. Lambutii, missionary secrf,
stars OF The church. took n dccided s','nu
III favo,. of the commission for revision.
lie defended Dean liiicts. -, ol
ij0crbit Theological School. chairman oi
t,,n committee which submitted the re-
y cGMmcndatiun.
S&i.5 Z, II rlIglop. Of G. ol,imtin, Mo; Dr. r.
E l,lnolwp!l. president Ol Randolph :
Nluron college; j, Il. Godbey. OF i.it''c
Z Rock and George r. Stuart. were among
the prominent men who favored tue res res
oI,ltipn. while such ,ncn us Collins Dei'i,y,
Instructor Il, philosophy in Fan1e.rnIl''
nr =. 1,,o,,arlsou. Of Fountain CITY,
4 Tenn: r.. ~. Alnlonc OF Mcmpl'is, my
D,. ". f. Murray. oi Jnckson Miss.'
n,csIticnt nf the MillSaps College were
visoroits8En tlcir opposition.
Status Of Vanderbilt.
Tbc ,,o,nni,tec on eluchton. IN Il
,rero,, regarding Vanderbilt University,
'...Thcrr eaH be no question as TO
!.s X the ownership OF The university pS
a5 tln Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. or rs to the charter right OF
all .r1abishops, bnt,in view OF certain
questions. VIC recommend the appoint &
"a ~
.S men 20 inquire into and determine tne IL
nyescn Il relation tofl ls,he Vanderbilt ta@
s:y University 10 the thodist q i4s
81 a tsFc sgal steps Il
necessary. to perfect the ransiei q .fs4 .fss4
~ the university from the pat 70 lllllzins. Y
conference TO the Gene RAJ ~ 81 ~ y,
"A II az tic Methodist Episcopal Church.
south; TO define the charter right OF
81 ihc NJ, shops OF the Methodist Episcopal s5
church, South. and. when so 8detlnea.
tho bishops are hereby instructed 10
enter on the Eamc.
since the very beginning OF INC con-
ference the report mas been pelsistently
circulated that the question OF me rcI,
lionsbip OF the church and Vanderbilt
University would he tho subject Of u
g vhn rns encounter upon the conference floor
Of two strong factions.
rho origin Of the trouble. IT seems. was
.ln action ut the Board ot trust ~ US
meeting last June. In resembling p!-
G,w. which had been in effect Tor sotne-
hing like twelve years, ana "h'ch pro
vIdn1 that all the bishops OF tho Mctho-
od,st r,nIscopal Church, South. should be
members OF the Board of Trust ne
ohrorations Of this rule was deemed Wise,
un1 indeed necessary by Il majority OF
,he Board OF Trust. because OF the iact
thnt the number Of bishops has been III
creased from time to time. ana because
>hcre Is. no way OF telling how iar th's
sort of thing VIII be carried ana ana ~ '''Se
what 1t might lcad.
~ is pointcd out that at present an.
an,hi,t,s Board Of Trust is composed OF
,hirtv-three members. which under me
chortcr Is as many rs the laws OF rem
ncssec will permit 1t 10 have. IN tnescVeht
thnt Tho present conference should clect
four bishops the institute would nave M
4 Illegal board, unless some OF the pfeseh.
members were In some manner dlsposau
y of TO get rid of II member or members
Of the Board of Trust every time new
hIshons we're elected would not bclcon-
vcnient or cXpcdlcnt. and hence the Board
nf Trust deemed It wise to change thH
Inw and at It's last meeting it was repeal.
cd, leaving the board free to elect as
manv or as few: bishops to It's number rs
II chose, .f &
rolIowing this action five bishops, were
elected 10 the Board of Trust, the choice
z heInr with reference to seniority ana the
following men being electel bishops A..
N Wilson. W. ", Duncan, Charles b.
galloway, 10. r. Hendrix and J, s,tKcy
Personal Element,
Those who disapprove of tho action
taken meantain that it is an evidence Of
systematic effort on the part OF some
n sever one by one, the ties lhat bln1
tho university to the church and event.
,ally Ia bring about q complete sever,
ancc or connections that have ex'stru
from the Foundation Of the INSTITUTION
and to which the university owes ~
origin and its hoalthful expansion.
Evidences OF this desire to diso"n VIC
tender relationship which has existed
between tho churcli and tho srhoo arc
alleged to- have had outcroppnss mora
{. than once, and the discovery OF th's
tendency Is said to have been source
or much concern on the part of those
who are now bringing the matter before
tho General Conference,
That the personal element has entered
into the difficulty there is small doubt,
the election Of only five bishops to the
board OF trust having been regarded by
some as a thrust at the remaining mem
hers of tho Episcopal college. The
friends Of those bishops who were "let
olt.n as these friends express II, have
taken up the, fight in the interest Of
those whom they believe to have been
wronged. and, as n result, feelings not
altogether cordial arc said to have been
cngendered.
rrhoses members ofsthe board of trust
who favored tho abrogation of the rule
or bylaw which relieved the board from
the necessity Of electing all bishops TO
membership maintain that nothing Is
farther from their minds than an a.
,smnt. or even n wish to throw off the
wolsn OF the church., which has rested
tightly upon the shoulders of the instl-
81 tmtion since its organization. They arc