The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-19

/ AsHEVII.LE. n. c.. May 1s.-The
adoption by General Conference yes
terday OF reports Nos. and from
: the committee on education dTsposes
of the Vanderbilt matter. which has
attracted SO much attention, and other
The fight, by far one of the most in
teresting of the session. was made in
committee and conference adopted
the report without debate and with
only one dissenting sSote. These are
I the reports referred TO:
Committee on education, report No.
/ 4.-Your committee on education have
laid before the ma paragraph OF the
Episcopal address relating to Wander
+ bitt University and special communi-
cation from the bishops respecting
their functions as common law WISH
tors OF the university We have also
carefully considered memorials from
the South Carolina, North Mississippi.
Oklahoma. Texas. Tennessee. Alabama,
Louisiana, North Texas, Mississippi.
+ Folrida. North Alabama, Memphis and
Little Rock conferences, asking for
settlement of the Vanderbilt question.
! Moreover, a communication signed by
II. NJ. DuBose, III. Il. Reams and other
members of this General Conference,
asking. among other things. that the
B conference fill such vacancies as may
now exist on the board of trust OF
Vanderbilt University has also receiv-
ed the careful attention Of your COM
mittee. The alumni of the university,
through memorial presenting certain
phases of the question. has also been
hAA In al Ian ff.f }eS
MORALS we have taken under consid-
Grafton the report of the Wander biIt
commission appointed at the last
General Conference to inquire into and
determine the legal relation OF Van
derb!lt University 10 the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. and to de-
fine the charter rights of the bishop
After mature and prayerful delibera =
ton. your committee respectfully re-
ports as follows:
First. That this General Conference
hereby accepts the report OF the Van
derbilt commission as "A definition of
the rights OF the Methodist Episcopal
! chnrch. South. to Vanderbilt Cniver-
sity; Moreover, that Ii accepts the 1udg-
unent Of the commission that the col
lege of bishops is board OF eoInnloR
law vssstoFs of the university; and
Furthermore. that ii accepts the find
ing OF the commission that the GEN
eral Conference has the right to select
the board OF trustees in such manner
as IL may elect, either by direct cleo
ticn by the Conference itself or through
such agency or agencies as il may
designate.
Resolved Second. That IL is the
sense of this General Conference that
its right 10 select the board OF trust
OF Vanderbilt University and fill Va
cancies in the same should now be
exercised, and hereafter at it's dis
cretion. and il being ascertafned that
vacancies now exist in the board oi
trust of said university, the follow
ing named members OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South are hereby
elected TO nh said vacancies, namely.
Resolved. Third. That following this
election the General Conference will for
the future continue the method III
choosing the trustees adopted by the
General Conference held at Baltimore
In 1898, when II committed ITO the
general board or education The con-
firmation of all trustees by the ho&Sd
OF trust OF Vanderbilt University"
Resolved Fourth. That the General
Conference approves the action of the
bishops in entering upon the discharge
of their duties as visitors of the nj
versity.
Resolved. Firth. That the Genera
7 Conference approves as a sound prin-
ciple of law the position of the college
of bishops. namely, that 'it Is not COM
petent for the board of education Il
delegate the function entrusted to II
by this General Conference to any other
body or person whatsoever" and thf
general board of education Is hereby
instructed to accede TO the request oi
the bishops. namely. that hereafter
said board will confirm no persons as
trustees Of Vanderbilt University ex-
cept such as may be officially nomi-
mated to the board OF education of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, In
writing by the board of truste of Van
derbilt University.
Resolved, sixth. That the Board o
4 Education of the Methodist Epfscopa
church South, shall provide what
lever means may be necessary TO sus
tain the finding of the Vanderbilt
Commission il II shall at any time b'
called in question In the civil courts
lin such event the bishops of ths
church are hereby instructed to tak'
I whatever steps they may deem neces
sary 10 maintain the rights ant
claims of the church.
+ ED. c. UREAR,
Chairman.
JAMES CANNON. JR.,
Secretary.
to- morrow at 10 o'clock, be the hou
Isat apart for the consideration of tina
report. !.