The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-09

| following paper was presented by DIR,
| Cannon. and It's discussion deferred
until Thursday norning.
w heaaas for three successive years.
the Method'sfH az Virginia through
their representatives IN district and
annual conference assembled have by
~ erw heiuing maiorttfes called upon
me trustees af Randolph Macon Col
ese, "A the representatives of said
Methodists on the said hoard. TO
4oin with the conferences IN a re-
.aest to the proper civil authorities
70 secure such amendments 20 tho
randolph Macon charter as Will give
10 the creator and the real owner
II the institution voice I'm the se-
ection af the trustees. who are to
.'epresent the owner in the Randolph
Macon board. and.
Whereas. at the last session OF the
Virginia annual conferences. held In
Newport News In November. 1909.
the conference adopted resolution
declaring that. II the laws OF the
state OF Virginia VIII permit the in
s.rticn Of u trust clause in the char
ter of Randolph Macon College. set
ting forth that the property Is held
in trust for the Baltimore and Nir-
sinia conferences OF the Methods;
Episcopal church. South. to De used
card of trustees Of Randolph Macon
College will make request that such
sent up to the conference for APP
proval TO Ill said vacancies. and.
whereas, the said resolution is not
binding upon the board for any
longer time than II shall consider
that such action is expedient, ard may
he rescinded nj any time. and. where's
as. the board OF trustees OF Wander
I AZ
uent with the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church
South. IN Baltimore In May. 1908.
and at its recent meeting in June.
1910, rescinded the resolution with
out the consent Of the general con-
ference. and. indeed. contrary TO its
wish. and.
Whereas the general conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church,
South. composed of ministers and lay
men from all over the church tin
tons that confront us IN the edu-
-atfon.i field, at Its recent session in
.Asheyilie In May. I9i0). carefully
considered the great questions tn
coived ia the control and govern
, ment OF our educational work and
amended the discipline of the church
concerning trustees and added new
paragraph TO the discipline. which
provides that at least three ourtns
Of the trustees OF our schools. COL
leges and universities, must at all
times be members ~ our church,
and all OF sal i'd trustees must be con-
firmed, nominated, or elected. by some
clause be inserted IN the charter OF
Randolph Macon College, and II the
said board viii. furthermore reQues.
that II shall be SET fourth in the char
ter that three-fourths of the trustees
shall be either clerical or lay members
Of the NJ. E. Church. Sour, residing
within the bounds % the Baltimore
Church. South. then this conference
will withdraw Its request made on
Thursday, November 11th. for q voice
In the selection OF trustees: and.
Whereas, the said Board OF Trustees
Of Randolph Macon College has not
agreed to accept this proposition. made
with great unanimity by the Vir-
giniA annual conferences. and. fur
thermore, has failed to comply with
the request Of the conferences that Il
secure = change In Its charter. giving
TO the conferences q voice in the
selection OF the trustees. but has SIM
ply allowed 10 stand upon the records
OF the said board the resolution adopt
ed by the said board in June. 1909.
which resolution agreed that in the
selection OF trustees the names pro-
poasd for election should be present
ed to the annual conferences for ap-
prevail. and. whereas. there have been
two efforts to resclnd this resolution
and at the meeting OF the board
In June. 1910, there were several
vacancies. and yet no names have been
governing body OF our church. or by
aone board Of officers Of the church
to which the power tosconfirm, nomi-
nate. or elect trustees, has been dele
gated BY the governing body OF the
church, thus placing on record the
practically unanimous opinion OF the
entire church that the church. through
Voice = the oeisqtion "a trustees. and.