The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-11
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EDITOR NEWS -HERALD-I read
carefully the attempted defense of the
action of the Cincinnati Conference of
the NJ. E. church in regard to the
Hillsboro College property by Rev. NJ.
p. link in your last issue and think
that any one who read it must agree
with me that the actions of the con-
ference have been inconsistent.
He says, ~ will say and it should be
distinctly understood, that they did
not and could not transfer the proper
ty to the school board for they had no
property right in it and they could not
convey what they had not. But they
did go through form of transfer by
quit claim deed, to the School Board,
of their control Of the college, but the
transfer did not touch the right Of
property but only the control. The
question of compensation could not be
considered"
And then i'm conclusion ''When it
comes to disposing Of the property,
money consideration must he received
to devote to the cause of christian
education, to carry cut the design or
the charter"
Thus in one place he says that the
Methodist church has no property
right to dispose of and then comes
right back with the proposition that
If they do dispose of the property
they must have a compensation to
devote to the cause of christian educa-
tion.
Surely Rev. link does not mean to
say that christian organization is
now trying to sell something they do
not own. But no other construction
can be placed upon what he does say
for 1t is in effect, "we have no proper
ty right in the college property but we
want 5000 for it.
And then is the christian educa-
tion" to which the money is TO be de-
voted the Ohio Wesleyan University
at Delaware on account of which the
Cincinnati Conference abandoned sup
port of the local school, l for one do
not believe that the people of EFillsboro
should be held up by the Methodist
church for 81, 600 for O. w. u.
Again in Mr.. links article / find.
ut is true that the Conference does
not and cannot use 1t. = *# sit was
instituted TO promote education, re-
ligion and morality and for no other
purpose" While Rev. Zink seems to.
think that the education received in
the public schools is not christian still
| believe that it would be more in the
interest Of christian education to be
used as a public school rather than be
as 1t now is place for the meeting of
lewd and dissolute characters of both
sexes.
40 w way hilS NNllhOi DOdld uOll
use the property, 1 suppose it is be-
cause the stockholding trustees who
have possession WON'T let them. And
why the stockholding trustees hold on
to the property, Isuppose it is because
they don't agree with Rev. link and
me and think they have a right to it.
But can not see what these things
have 10 do with the Cincinnati Con-.
ference wanting $4,000 for what Rev..
link says "does not belong to them"
/ am still of the opinion that the
Cincinnati Conference and the Metho
dist church are inconsistent and act
ing the dog-in-the-manger in regard to
the college property in asking $4,000
for what the champion says the "can-
not use" and ''does not belong to
them" A METHODIST.