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Resolution to Inquire Into Black
stone Institute Matters Tabled.
Actionias 10 Randolph Macon.

h KEYSvILLE. VA, July. 2S.-College
matters were those OF chief interest In
the meeting OF the Farmvills District
Conference Or the Methodist Episcopal
Church.. South, Just closed here. The
a two features were the adoption Of res I.
OF the Methodist Church to the Ran
'dolph Macon system OF schools and
the tab1ing OF a motion providing for
4 the appointment OF committee to in-5
the Blackstone Female institute, and
what remuneration or benefit Rev.
James Cannon, Jr., has received az
It's president. The former matter came
up as matter Of course. as ali the
but the latter. came rather as a SUR
prise.
A to neutrality-suspicious..
The preamble and resolutions touch
Ing the Randolph Macon matter were
and Rev. Samuel G. Hatcher. The pre-.
Enmblc recites the statement made By
the board OF trustees in June last al
TO the status OF the college system as
regards ara control by the church, and one
Disagree with the said board In its
statement that this work was done
under the impression that the college
was was to be conducted and the trust adj
OF said confercnces.'''
Another resolution says: "Inasmuch
as our efforts and contributions were
put forth under the impression produce
ed by the agents OF said board that the
said instituttons were the exclusive
property Of the church, were owned AMI
controlled by the church, we declare 1t
as our deliberate conviction that the
board is under moral obligation to our
good the representations made BY
agents OF the board that the institu-
lions We're owned and controlled by the
church were indeed the exclusive prop
erty OF the church" - Il
conference to take whatever action
may be necessary to bring about d CON
Terence with said board, 80 that the
egnultions under which our people have
H Ra ndo1 labor and money to build up the
" defined and the institutions may be-
come as truly the property Of the
church as the laws OF Virginia viii
p perf = an, and pledges ita hearty sup-
tons while this matter is in process
OF settlement. = osess
NJ! Hln ckatone Institute Mater.
M me e, disscussion Of matters relating to
out o1 letters that had been written
70 It's president, DR.. Cannon. who Ia
1iiled that office for some thirteen
~, Inc institute was founded by
me me Earmville district OF the Virginia
conference. 1t seems that recentiS
Lhere have been reports in cfrcuIafinn
% the effect that DR.. Cannon. as pres.
ident. has been for some years recefy-
ing IN the way OF board Of his family.
tuition OF his children and in money,
some IoOO per annum. Some weeks
ago. Il. q Davis. OF Petersburg, wrote
10 Or. Cannon and stated what he had
near1 n reference to the matter. and
asked the president to inform him what
We're the facts. Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Lear
presiding elder OF the F'armville dis
trict, also wrote DR.. Cannon and res
quested that he have a report ready
Tor the Farmville District Conference
showing. among other things. what
compensation he had been and was re.
ident. - -
DR.. Cannon declined to give this in.
formation to Mr. Davis or DR.. Lear
but stated on the conference floor tina
while he did not recognize the right OF
Mr. Davis or Dr.Lear. as presiding elder,
70 call for this information, inasmuch
az the school was under the control
VIE. district, he recognized the right
OF the conference to call for such in.
formation and he had no objection t.
the conference appointing committed
to ascertain and report on these mat.
ters. IT was moved that committee
be appointed to investigate and report
to the next district conference on these
of the institute. for the last five years
when DR.. Cannon objected to the an.
potntment OF such committee and
moved to lay tho motion to appoint
on the table, which was carried There
was, therefore. no action.