The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-08

greatly hindered the twentieth century
legal ownership and control ought to
have been known to our people.
What. perhaps. has given most
ofYense is that the trustees did not
vote for the resolutions. laying: THE
relation OF these schools and colleges
to the church. as we understand 1t, Is
one not only OF traditional friendship
writes me is, after all, moral owner
ship
But moral ownership was con-
sidered too vague an expression to
use In giving definition of the re-
lationship.
Policy for the Future.
But though majority voted against
using this expression, still the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted. which
undertakes to give not a definition.
but a description of the relationship
between the college and the church,
description of what a hostile critic
writes me after all. is moral owner
Ship
Whereas, in the Judgment Of this
board, Randolph Macon College was
founded through the efforts of Metho-
dist people, and has, since Its organs
cation, been fostered and built up
chiefly through the active efforts and
contributions of Methodist people con-
nected with the Virginia and Baltimore
Conferences of the M p. Church.
South, under the impression that the
college was to be conducted and the
trust administered under the auspices
and patronage Of said conferences;
therefore
Resolved That we, the board Of truss
tees Of Randol PHI Macon College, de-
clare that we hold the property Of the
college under the terms OF the c nal ~
and are obliged to administer It's at
fairs under and in conformity with
.this charter and within its limitations;
xet.srealizing that the property which
we hold is most largely the result OF
ina efforts and contributions Of South
ern Methodists within the bounds OF
said conferences, we feel that5th the trust
IA, a sacred one, which should be exer-
cised so as /! to carry out the WISHES
and Intentions of the contributors, as
= hove set forth, SO far,as 1t can pc
done consistently With the terms OF
our charter and our duty and obllga-
Itiona Hereunder. 58
we believe that the management Of
the past tllree-quarters9o of century !, Is IS
the best guaranty. we can give TOR tle
4fattntul4s GlSClluTE GfOll oul " -
assurance thatsit the confidence feposed
in us has not been misplaced
(Signed)
JOHN p. BRANCIIsf
d JOHN A.. ANDERSON, x
il3 s P.S W d. CONWAY a
81 b, w, BOND, H 3s.,s 4
r.. S. CONRAD.
RICHARD b. DAYS.,
W. w. LEAR,
s35i III se JOHN n. PETTJYOHN, IA
", w. VICAR.
TO Continue ax heretofore. Il
IF the relation hat has existed be-|
tween the conferences and the college
has been. satisfactory, and II ( 1T is; the
purpose of the board that this rela-t
ton shall never be disturbed,' surely
with the above declaration Of how the
board regards It's trust the friends OF
the college might be satisfied that the
affairs of the college will be managed
as in the past. ~ @
Tho board has built up a system OF
schools whichis an honorsto the whole
State, and which has brought honor
to the Methodist Churc This board Is
composed entirely % ( Methodist No
college In Virginia. though ofFlcallYi
and legally bound o Its church, ha 8 I.
board clusively OF ts denomination:
neither Richmon ~ III e, MOI amps
den, ldney, no ~ Emo Dry an II enr5,,y,