The Globe-republican., 1909-04-01
HAS NO OFFICIAL CONNECTION
Until Property is Legally Trans
fered to Proper Authorities.
Pastors Advised to Dis
courage Contribu-
ti0nS.

IL Is possible now Ior lne Ooui
College at Dodge City to come unde
the direct charge Of the Methods
church, should the present boar
which holds the title, in trust for tn
church, see fit to convey the title to
board Of trustees TO be appointed b.
the church's board Of education
How the present trustees will look a
this matter the writer can DOT tell
The conference seems willing to as
sumo the management Of the college
and has practically invited th'
responsibility.
If the present trustees see fit t(
throw the management upon the
church, and the present board is nc
doubt tired Of The long struggle. il
will be up to the church to provide
for the future conduct of the school,
There is a possibility, however, thai
the present board may not see fit tc
transfer their rights to the church
and in such a case, the college and
the church will be further from each
other than heretofore. and the antag
onism which has 81 emed to exist to
some extent, will be more pronou need
than it has been in the past.
At the last session OF the annual
conference OF the Methodist church
which closed at Klngman on Monday
Of this week the following report Of
the conference Board of Education
respecting Soule College was
adopted.
WHEREAS: The question of the
relation Of Soule College, Dodge
City, Kansas, to the Southwest Kan.
sas Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church has been repeated
ly before this conference without a
satisfactory disposition, and
WHEREAS: The matter has been in
turn referred to various committees,
to the bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, to the General
Conference, to the trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and to
The Board Of Education of that church
without satisfactory solution, and
WHEREAS: The said Soule College
does not seem to US to be 80 con-
ducted as to entitle it to be con-
sidered either "a college or an in
stitution Of higher learning" nor to
entitle it to be denominated "under
the auspices Of the Methodist Episco
pal Church" in any legitimate use Of
these terms as we understand them
and,
WHEREAS: Up to this time at
tempts to have the property trans
fered to our conference or to some
body which could clearly and legally
act for the Methodist Episcopal
church, and conduct school on the
plans usual for such institutions
when operated under the auspices Of
the said Methodist church, seems to
have proven futile, therefore
RESOLVED: That this Southwest
Kansas Conference hereby declares
that Soule College is not an institu.
zion officially under its patronage,
and therefore refuses to appoint
trustees, visitors, or have any official
connection with it 80 long as the ex-
isting conditions prevail, and further
RESOLVED: That we request the
Board Of Education Of the Methodist
church to take cognizance
Df the fact, and it seems wise to that
BODY to issue some similar statement
the connection Of this in
stitution with the Methodist Epis-
,opal church at large. Be ii furthur
RESOLVED: That should the party
" parties legally possessed Of the
II The soule College property see ct
b transfer the said property to the
Board Of Education oi the Methods.
church il good and legal
Itle with an authorization to make
mob amendments to ita charter Is