The Washington times., 1910-03-29
Controversy Over Randolph
Macon Colleges TO Go to
General Conference.
VIOLENT DEBATE
AGAIN is RAISED
Appointments of Ministers Made.
Clifton Forge Gets Next
Gathering.

INat the controversy over the control
and ownership OF The Randolph Macon
colleges. which has split the Baltimore
conference OF the Southern Meteodist
Church. now IN session at Mt Vernon
Methodist Church. will be appealed 90
the general conference OF the Southern
Methodist Church al AsheviIIe. y. G..
in May, and will In all probability be
taken into the courts. was decided Ar
this mornings session Of the confer
enCe.
For q second time during the present
convention. the question as 90 whether
or not the Baltimore Conference can
force the trustees OF the Randolph
Macon colleges 20 change the charter Of
the institution. raised a violent debate.
The issue was injected into this morn
inS's session when the Rev. f. Y. Reg
ester. secretary OF the conference. in
The reading Of memorials from the
Baltimore conference 10 the general con
ference in May, came 20 one which az
fects The Randolph Macon colleges.
The Memorial.
The memorial drawn by the commit
tee on memorials, Of which DR.. Collins
Denny IS chairman, is one which asks
the general conference TO take such
steps as may be needed 10 secure 10 our
church all the educational institutions
built up by the wisdom. toll. and Sifts
OF the church. and 20 settle, hey ond
cavil, the ownership and control
through boards OF trustees, Of edIca-
tlonal institutions. so far as The law OF
the States viii allow the church 70 own
and control these institutions. "
The memorial also rcuuesrS the cen
eral conference 10 enact that no con
ference shall levy an assessment. or
make appropriation. or an appeal for
the benefit OF any educational Institution
not owned and controlled by the
church
Armstrong; Speech
The reading of the memorial was fol-
lowed by an impassioned speech against
IL. made By G. NJ. = mstrong. one of
the trustees Of the Randolph-NIacon
colleges, and also a member Of the Bal
timore conference He declared that hv
the laws Of Virginia. the charter Of the
colleges cannot be changed as the Bal
umore conference desires. and asserted
that the conference could withdraw its
appropriation from the RandoIpn-NIacon
colleges without appealing the matter
10 the general conference.
Mr.. Armstrong spoke at some length
against the memorial and was answered
briefly, but hcatedlv. by Dr. Denny.
VINO has led that side OF the conference
which desires TO compel an amendment
iu the charter OF the Randolph Macon
colleges so that the names Of all t~us-
tees Of the colleges shall be submitted.
before election, to the approval Of the
conference.
Memorial Adopted
When a vote was taken. the Denny
memorial 20 the general conference was
adopted. The matter will come before
the general conference IN MAY.
The statistical report read al this
mornings session Of the conference
showed the total membership Of the con
ference 10 be g. Is7, and that there are
go church buildings belonging 10 the
conference, the property Of which is
valued al &,eN,3l5. During the past year
Sl52.l6I has been raised for ministerial
support
Clifton Forge. Virginia. will be the
next meeting place OF the conference
The appointment of ministers was an
nounced by Bishop Wilson this after
noon.
The following appointments were made
in Washington churches
Mt Vernon Place, the Rev. J.. H.
Mt Pleasant. the Rev. C. w. Jeffries.
EpwOrth the Rev J. ". Smith.
Marvin, the Rev H L Hout
81. Paul. the Rev. W z. Henry
Calvary the Rev J. l. KibIer
Clarendon. the Rev. J. J. Reeves.
Alexandria. the Rev. II. NJ. Canter.
he Rev F. J. Pettyman is presiding
elder Of the Washington district.