Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-30
METHODIST CHURCH
BINDS THE COLLEGES
Authority Over RandoIph-Macon
Chain Asserted
DECIDED AFTER WARM DEBATE
Baltimore Conference Adopts Reso-
lutions by DR.. Denny


Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
decided that the denOminational
character of the Randolph Macon
system of colleges and schools should
be preserved at any price, even
though this course may cause
them TO lose the benefits of the Car
negie Foundation fund.
This question which is one OF the
most important to come up for con-
sideratiOn before the conference in
session the past week in Washington
City, at the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church, was settled
Thursday morning after an interest
ing debate. Finally, it was decided
to pass a resolution setting forth
that if accepting the benefits OF the
Carnegie Foundation in any way in
terferes with the UNCONVENTIONAL
character of the colleges the dona-
tions OF Mr.. Carnegie be rejected.
Rev. DR.. Collins Denny, of Nash
vile, Tenn, brought the question
to vote while Bishop E. f. Hoss
presided. He urged that the reso-
luton adopted be Of such nature
as to bind even more closely the
schools in Ashland, Lynchburg,
Front Royal, Bedford City and Dan
vile, Va. to the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which founded them
and has always contributed to their
support. In order to do this DR..
Denny suggested that steps be taken
to incorporate such a resolution in
the charters of the colleges.
The status of the Randolph Macon
Colleges has long been a bone OF
contention in the conference. While
none OF the ministers oppose the de-
nominational basis. some Of them
hold that the colleges and the church
are as closely allied as is possible,
that the incorporation in the charac-
ter of resolutions definitely estab-
fishing the UNCONVENTIONAL character
of the colleges is impractical, and
that the charters should remain I'M
changed. They believe the college
instructors should share in the
benefits of the Carnegie fund.
DR.. Denny, in his advocacy of the
resolution which he presented, urged
that the conference delay no longer
in asserting the UNCONVENTIONAL
character of it colleges.
Rev. B. w. Bond, of Falls Church,
Va, at the beginning of the discus
sion presented to the conft renee a
statement concerning the position
of the trustees as prepared by them.
This statement assured the Mary
land and Virginia conferences of the
loyalty of the board to the Methodist
church organization, but set forth
that the trustees are unwilling to
allow the conference to elect the
board of trustees, which would make
the colleges UNCONVENTIONAL beyond
all doubt.
DR.. Denny then sprang to his feet.
He declared that the simple assur
ance of the fidelity of the trustees
was not sufficient. and he asked that
a resolution be in order asking the
trustees to change the charter so
that the election of the board rest
with the conference.
A proposal by the board OF trus-
tees in the nature of compromise,
was then placed before the delegates,
which provides that in the event of
vacancies on the board the new
trustees are to be elected by the
conference board.
This proposal DR.. Denny opposed
I'VE are about to have swept from
us one of the greatest chains OF
institutions ever builded by the
Methodist Church." he exclaimed
The question was called, and al
though strong efforts we're made to
defeat the resolution introduced by
DR.. Denny it was adopted.
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