The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

4 ciAtGt ms u Cause. w nat tntf
\ condition OF affairs In the Randolph Macon
beard OF trustees? I. was tho test apple,
to men before, and when tlley were noml.
H EitG for m,sn,bs,ahip In the boardp,;-
1907 .'''i' sA''s'1'' ,oVe'su'e' oe''0er -
and nd wsereas thesa Expressions OF opln.
81 the righteousness Of tho action Of tile
Ittuslees OF Randolph Macon In passing thu
| resolution adopted by them August Is, 1905
"Eesolved. That IN the conduct OF Ran.
| aoiEh.Macon wosnan's College no denomi.
national test Is imposed in the choice Of
n,isslon OF students. nor are distinctly de-.
ne1linatlonni tenets taushtto the stud n.s'
And Md whereas, u is of record that in the
| College appeal was made by the trustees to
TIE general public for funds. and the no1t
o ooe tsiyc. financial factor was gift OF t1o..
rsGardless OF denomination. the Subscription,
psins headed by a non Methodist gentleman
amount given by any Methodist: and
whereas. from that time continuously for
mron the Randolph.Mac board OF trustees
| Zeno Of Mecklsnburg, who were not mem.
eerS Of, the Methodist Church: and
Nh sband upon pom shs renewal Of the college
and no successors arose at Ashland or else Lee.
Where WI 70 help in re.estnbltshing the college
nS gifts SGT, Of 1ny inheritance. 50 there was
no non'Methodist money invested In its wor|,
to claim represcntation on the board; and
Whereas" In 1891 the citizens OF Lynch.
s omrs; nm Va, raised by public subscription
In oy the Rivermont Land Company to the
sstent Of $4,000. and by citizens OF all
oe s1na nno and e none to the extent
were secured the donors did invite the trus.
teea Of Randolph.Macon College TO accent
thesc FUNDS in trust for tho establishmcnt
and maintenance Of a college for women in
that city; and
Whereas. said Institution has grown to
than ssoo,ooo, above all debts OF which MOT
more than SIS 900 was contributed by mem
hers OF the Methodist Church outside Of
thG city OF Lynchburg: and
Whereas, no part of the annual confer.
eEcc collection for educational is paid To
said SAID college. and 100000 OF us annual 70.
come from non-Methodist patrons; and
Whereas. the Carnegie foundation invited
n.s Se1eg e., to apply to be placed upon It's
stitution which, has no formal connection
with denomination. but a strong syInpa-
tbetie one; and which is generally looked
nation from catalogues. conference min.
ntes. etc, had been placed before it. and
with full knowledge, that all the members
Whereas. the board of trustees having
inc thlrty-scSen years elected non NIetho-
a , representatives of the Mecklenburg
gil: TO membership in the board was ask.
ei by the executive committee OF the
Wcman's College to ada TO its member.hin
representative of tho uon-Methodist do
nors or much larger sums In Lynchburg;
therefore
Resolved, That the special committee an.
pr:nted TO consider and report on the re-
-ls.tions. OF Randolph Macon to the Virginia
Gt6ference he requested also TO inquire nd
report whether In their judgment the nc-
| ton OF the board In the adoption of the
resolution on August l6. 1906 and the cleo.
ton subsequently OF a citizen OF Lynchburx
nor nor a Methodist. as an advisory member of
the executive committee of the woman's
T. i W y z ;y, RsLEDsoE,
JOHN P. PETTYJoHS,
t. T. SHEFFEY.
DR.. Cannon Amends.
| DR.. James Cannon asked lenve to
amend the paper submitted by him
yesterday, the amended resolution, OF
read:
Resolved, first, That we are unable
to reconcile the idea OF denomina tional
eSn!ro or With the rsgou
board, that In the selection OF trustees
there are no denom!natlonal tests.
Hesolyed. second, That q committee
ference which committee shall confer
With the Randolph Mac con trustees con-
corning the relation of the Randolph
Macon institutions to the Virginia An
Resolved, third. That this committee
be, and is hereby. instructed to request
that the Virginia Annual Conference
q the andolp ie1so 81 Doa tne
either by nomination.. continuation or
direct election, as in no other way can
the church have any actual legal con.
troll over the Institutions under the
care OF the board.
special committee on this subject.
~, a considerable wrangle occurred over
fered BY br. ". II. smith. II TIE psr dea-
cheney was finally SUPPLIED BY. the use
for the representatives OF the press. =
Many Are Approved.
Roll call for the consideration OF
character ana official administration 81
travelling preachers, under question 90,
MAS 81 Gont,nued until the hour for nd.
proved: - ~
Boyd Z: Hudson, ]. z. oyler, D. II
MN /, \. (, u, f. Eggleston, Jr, p. j.
s.. ". punkley, j. ~. Stir, : j. e Il,
Guthriell, w. IL. Davis, j. O. Babcock,
Z. 81. Rowe. Y. Il. Turner. II. Young
7. Men. Simpson, NJ. s. Colonna. ID. 6.
2. +. 0dell, w. f. Hayes. u X. Jolliff
f. r. McSparran ". II. IT. Ronttc" u t.
Weston, Ernest Stevens, ]. L. Mcsparran
o. =. I(FeWEy, X, III arnES, 49,. SsWSJll
j. G Harry, j. Il. Daniel, r. C, sGiulley
J. NJ, Rowland. j. S. Hunter. z. +.
r. Il. HarreM. W. A. Tompklns. : ii. ii,
Fl. Smith, G.. o. futile. c. n. II obday,
G. Fl. Ray. G.. II. Forrester, r. T.. Busby,
!. y. Forkner Frank Burruss. w. C.si
Pace. =. r. Parham, J. r. Laughton,s
w. r. Crowder. ], r. Gill. Richard Fer
gusson, w. T.. Ware. II. r. Duke. r. y. 4
Smart, T. A. Potts, G. y. Peasants,
r. II Wingfield,I W. Il, Edwards. T. Il.
Johnson, T.. v, Carson, II. Y. b. Mar
tin, II. 7. Allen. r. B. Blankenshtp, l.. I
G. CrutcIlfield, II. II. Early.IT. w. Og-
&. Moore. G. w. Leftwich FL ". Shen-
ton. T.. l.. Wells, "A. S. j. Rice. ii. III
Brown. j, sNVi1er Bledsoe, y. A. Thomas,
G. G. Kelly, r. Nj. BeclSbam. b. A.. C'and--t
Ter. j. w, Sshackfnrda 9. Nj. Harris IL
Z. Shearer. s. j. Hattin, II. ". Carroll, |
J. w. Frazer w. w. Royal ]. Il, /
Asa Driscnll, n. A. Ps ge. w. (
Is. lett w. l.. Mnrnhv. G., II Fielding, |
j. w. Dixon, i. VI, Sturgts r. NJ. Led |
better. q. II. Williams and w. w, Roy.
all.
Rev, r.. Fl. Bennett, ID. u. was pass.
ed and al his own request was ro-
turned to tbs pnstnrate.
Rev, r. c.. rranhe.v Ir. was siven
leave to study at Chicago University |
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