The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-31
CHURCH To RETAIN
SCHOOL 8. CONTROL
Under No Other Conditions Will
Randolph Macon Go on Car
negie Foundation.
/ sroclal to The rlmc, Dispatch /


ROANOKE. VA. March so.-Afte
spending fully half OF three days ses
sions in discussing the Carnegie Toun
dalton proposition in connection Will
Randolph-Macon College. the Balu
moro Conference to-day adopted by I
standing vote a compromise resolu
ton. The library committee and d.
Denny withdrew their reports. an,
Rev. II. II. Sherman presented the com
promise which had been adopted b,
discussing what led up to the propo
sition and the position of the churcl
In relation TO state laws as to owner
ship. says:
IF the acceptance by the Ran
dolph- Macon Board of Trustees or
ton does not require the said
board of trustees to take any ac-
ton or acduiesce in any interpre-
tation made by the trustees OF the
Carnegie Foundation that Will in
fringe upon this ownership, the
Baltimore Conference will be glad
to have not only the Womnn's Col
lego. but also the college for men
at Ashland included In the accept
ed list Of this foundation. But II
the acceptance of place on this
foundation in any way. either d-
beclouds the church's ownership.
then this conference confidently
expects tie board Of trustees not
to allow airy part of the Randolph
Macon system to be placed on the
Carnegie formulation. This confer
ence expects of the board OF trus-
tees such a guarantee for the flu
ture as shall put beyond possible
question the moral ownership by
the church of the entire Randolph
Macon system. Nothing less than
this is due to the church of to-
day, and nothing less. than this is
due to che memory of those faith
ful men and women of the past
VINO gave their means their ener-
sy. their advocacy. and. in some
dolpli. Macon as an institution of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
No gain. however great which
would deny or becloud the church's
moral ownership. would In real
ity be apparent it would in
deed be a loss alike to Randolph
Macon md to our church. After
careful hearing and considera-
ton OF all the facts OF Randolph
Mihcons system. we are convinced
that in the effort made by the
board Of trustees to secure the
DEMENT'S Of the Carnegie Tounda-
ton no change was Intended by
sara randolph Macon trustees in
the policy of the Randolph
Macon system, or in its re-
lation to the Baltimore and
Virginia conferences. It is now,
as 1t always has been, a Methodist
system. Furthermore we are con-
WINGED that 1t Is the purpose of
the said board Of trustees to con-
tinue to hold and administer this
trust in the future as in the past.
Conference shall confirm nominal
tions to membership in the board
made By the board itself. The
baltimore Conference has hereto
fore pledged itself to the support
OF the entire Randolph Macon sys-
tenn as ono of the important and
useful institutions of the church.
and confidently expects of every
one of its preachers and officials
and members of the church with
in our bounds the same loyal sup
port to this great institution which 4
has marked its history through the
past years"
In the matter OF confederation OF
he Southern and Northern Baltimore
conferences. it was decided to appoint
committee Of Ave to meet a SINH
ar committee from the other confer
nee to look into the feasibility OF
the conferences.
me meeting tonight was devoted TO
everal district reports. The con-
erence VIII adjourn tomorrow.