Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-20
VANDERBILT UNIV.
IS THE PROPERTY Of
METHODIST CHURCH
Conference at ASheviIIe Adopts
Report Asserting Its Owner
ship in Nashville Institution
of Learning

ASHEVILLE. n. c.. May 1S.-That
Vanderbilt university is the university OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. south,
and that it must be controlled by the
church, was finally decided by the general
conference this morning, when the report
of the committe on education was adopt
ed. This finally settles one of the most
troublesome disputes with which the
church has had to deal.
There were two factions. One was head
ed by the university chancellor and the
trustees. The rules of the church for
bid the naming on boards of trust of
men not members of the church. if men
as competent can be found in the church
The trustees selected several men out
side the church for such positions includ-
ing one of the Vanderbilts. Then there
came a move to do away with the se!ec-
tion of the trustees by the conference
and make that body, the trustees-a self
perpetuating body. The college of bishops
went on record as opposed to this inno-
walton. The adoption of the report shows
that the stand of the bishops is approved.
Briefly, this report finds that the bish-
ops are common law visitors to the UNI
versity; that the conference has the right
to select the trustees either itself or
through any other agency 1t desires;
that the conference shall select the board
of trust and fill vacancies on 1t; that the
conference shall continue the plan adopt
ed in Baltimore in 1905, when 1t commit
ted to the board of education Tor con-
firmation the names of all trustees select
ed by the board of trust. Finally the re-
port confirms the stand taken by the
bishops on other minor points and IN
structs them to take any action necessary
at any time to protect the church's rights
in the university.
Following the adoption OF the report
the conference elected to fill vacancies on
the board of trust, M z. Harris. OF
South Carolina; A. w. Biggs, OF Tennes-
see; B. A. Colby, of Texas; F. 5. Far
ker of the Louisiana conference was
chosen Epworth league secretary ana edl-
tor of the Epworth Era
/ e. Dickey, president of Emory col
lese. of Georgia, was chosen secretary
of the board of education on the fourth
ballot -,
Election of the various church
officers not reported at yester-
davis busy sessions, was the or
Ger of business when the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, met today for its 18TH
davis session. The opening religious eX-
ercises were conducted by the Rev. j. b.
Cox, of Mexico, while Bishop James At
kins presided.
On the first ballot Rev. W. w. Hinson'
of Tennessee, was elected missionary sec
rotary, receiving 1855 votes.
DR.. McMurry, of Louisville. KY. was
elected secretary of the board of church
extension on the first ballot.
The committee on church relations re-
ported hearty accord with the nope eX-
pressed by the fraternal messenger OF
the NJ E. African Zion church for the
union of all colored Methodist churches
The report was put on It's lmmeoldte
passage and adopted.
SKETCH OF BISHOPS.
The following is a sketch of the bish-
ops elected yesterday:
Edwin d. Mouzen, dean of the depart
ment of theology at southwestern uni
versity, Georgetown, Texas, was born
in South Carolina, and educated at
Wofford college, that state. With the
exception of about two years spent In
educational work, DR.. Mouzen. has been
an active pastor since entering the min
istry. He has filled pastorates at Dali
las. Houston and Kansas City. He is
Is years old.
Rev. Walter R Lambuth, D. D.. of
Nashville, Tenn, son OF Rev. j. w.
Iambuth, one Of the first Methodist
missionaries to China and Japan. To-
DAVIS bishop-elect was raised in the
spirit of missions and is considered one
of the best informed men on that sub
iect in the United States. He Is "A
years old, and for many years has been
secretary of the board Of missions Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
with headquarters at Nashville.
Richard Green Waterhouse. a native
of Tennessee, now "A years old, was edu
Gated at Emory and Henry college in
Virginia. of which he has been for ten
years president. Before accepting this
position he was a member of the Hol-
ston conference, in which he was sew
eral times a presiding elder and pastor
of many of the largest churches.
Rev. James H. Mckay, the only bish
op elected from Alabama, is the young
est man of the bishops chosen today. be-
ing AZ years old. He is now president
of Birmingham college, a position which
he has occupied for about three years.
He was host to the last general con-
ference which met at Birmingham four
years ago, and his address of welcome
at that time had much to do with his
election to the episcopacy today.
Rev Naphthali Tuccock, fraternal
delegate of the NJ. E. church, was in
PRODUCED, and will deliver his message
DR.. Hori, of Japan. took an affectionate
leave of the conference. DR.. H. NJ. Du-
Bose addressed the conference and ask
ed the delegates not to vote for him
for reelection as editor of the Ep-
worth Era, as he desired to re-enter
the pastorate. There was no election
on first ballot for Era editor.
UNION is URGENT.
The committee on church relations rec
commended that the NJ. Z. church, south,
M. E. church and the Methodist Protest
ant church be brought into still closer
relationship. The conference adopted
the report. The following were elected
as the committee for selecting the next
meeting place of the conference: j. G.
Brown, T. B. King, L. Thomas, L. w.
Davis and A. J. Lamar. The second
ballot for Era editor resulted In no
election.
Several changes were made by the
conference in the ritual of the church.
On the first ballot for secretary of the
board of education there was no election.
DR.. Hammond, the incumbent, led.
D. NJ. Smith and Rev. A. j. Lamar
were reelected as publishing agents by
large majority. The morning session
then adjourned.