Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-16
BODY WILL COMPLETE
ITS BUSINESS TONIGHT
Prohibition Report Probably Will be
Adopted Without Fisht-Further
Resolutions in Randolph Macon Con-
troversy--Annuai Assignments in
Closing Hours of Session.

Football as it is played in the col
leges of the United States at the pres
ent time was bitterly denounced at
yesterdays session of the vagina an
nual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. and the
conference adopted resolution enter
ing the solemn protest of the confer
ence against the brutality of the
game and urging the faculties OF the
institutions of learning to use their
best oces to have the game so changed
as to eliminate the rough and dan
gerous elements The resolution fur
Their advises the Methodists of Vir
ginia against encouraging the game
as it is now played by their presence
on the Geld-nu
The adoption of this resolution WIS
a direct result of the death Sunday
of young Archer Christian. of the Uni
versity Of Virginia football team, who
was fatally injured at Washington
Saturday in the game between Vir-
ginia and Georgetown. After the vote
ON this resolution had been taken,
: second resolution was offered provid-
ing for the petitioning of the State
Legislature to pass law prohibiting
the playing of football in Virginia.
After a lively discussion, the measure
l. -lalr mo
vote.
Viii Adopt Temperance Report.
Although much business is yet to be
transacted. Bishop Morrison announc-
ed yesterday that the conference will
close tonight Among the most i'm
portant things to be considered today
is the report of the temperance COM
mittee, which, among other things,
urges the Anti saloon League of Vir-
ginia. to petition the legislature to put
the issue of Statewide prohibition to a
vote of the people.
Rev. T.. +. Dadmun, who is a men,
Der of the temperance committee, and
WHO also II tut StCitldls VI thC NNS
cutive committee of the Anti-saIoon
League. in an interview last night,
stated the be thought the conference
would adopt the committees report
as whole. He does not think that
any opposition to the report will de-
velop, nor does he believe the report
will provoke much discussion. The
provisions of the report are well
known to the delegates and are said
to meet with the entire approval OF
majority Of them.
Randolph Macon Controversy Again.
The Randolph Macon Carnegie
Foundation controversy was brought up
again Yesterday and the conference
unanimously adopted n resolution Of
tered by the educational board. This
resolution sets forth that If the law
OF virginia will permit the insertion Of
a trust clause in the charter of Ran
dolph- Macon College, setting forth
that the property is held in trust for
the Virginia and Baltimore confer
ences and II the trustees of the col
lege will request that it be set forth
in the charter OF the college that
three-fourihs Of the trustees shall be
either clerical OF lay members OF the
two conferences. this conference will
withdraw its resolution OF last week,
requesting voice IN the selection Of
the trustees.
DR.. Cannon. chairman Of the educa-
tional beard. offered a further reso-
luton. which was adopted. and which
requests all schools which are moral
" the property % the Methodist
Episcopal Church. south. and which
claim patronage and support from the
church to place the title Of the prop
criy held By such institutions IN the
Methods; church 50 faT as the laws
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