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


by the church We nil want the same
thing, but we ara going the wrong
way about It, We are attempting Ia
drive the trustees, and they object to
being driven, A man Is the meanest
thing on earth to drive
I'VE have not attempted to drive
anybody" came IA voice from the as
sembiasN, we have waited three
years"
Yes We have dictated To them,''
insisted Mr. Maxey. "and / believe
the Conference Will bear witness t.
what say"
Or. Cannon Protests.
L for one. won't bear witness 20
any sftuh thing" protested DIR. Can
non. rising quickly to his feet.
MOI viii l. either put In Rev. Dr.
j. u Reed. ore OF the trustees.
Several other voices yer. also heard
in protest.
Mr. Maxey, however, insisted that
NJ VAS right and Whou Conference
said to the trustees. You ought 10
do this or resign he felt sure that
dict4tiou was Implied in the terms.
4 thu we fan safely leave this
question TO the trustees. ne eontin-
zee %bt cause | believe they are con-
scientious and will de what IL right
If we force this issue. we Viii com
pei them to go into court
Enmity May Be Aroused.
ffTrtheraore. we have followed this
matter m such e WAY as 10 cause en-
gnitV atnong our brethren, This CUES
titn drives right down into our spir~
ltue} life. The way we q" things ar
gecitans are being shattered and IRA
terFal feelings severed, As proof or
this. we are now farther apart than
We wire lhrec years ago
"1efi az how 10 do II without frie-
1ToIT5 s9nf 0iie stske
"We haze left il 10 them for three
wears
''.fhe church cannot lose anything
by lea Wing the matter IN the hands
OF that board, said Mr.. AaSeE.
Wants 1t In Different Way.
n want what conference wants. but
l. want 1t in n different way he Went
on. ..and not in a ssay that VIII cause
enmtty among brethren. Leave the
matter IL the trustees and am sure
they Will do right
II am tired OF that Kind of talk,'
said Rev l}t Reed when Mr.. MsAey
had takeu his seat. We have not
broken up conference by the way We
have acted and we have had REVEALS
during the yehr
hut / want IT, say that II il is
finally decided that the college does
not helahs to the church j shall then
cease 10 he Il trustee
Rev pr Kelley. who followed Mr..
MaxeE. declared that ne was opposed
t. tse Cannon resolutions. because
theX Participated an adverse decision
and would bring about "a severance
of relations between the church and
college.
Defines Cannop's Position.
las | understand It." he said Or.
cannon has reached the position that
II the charter IF these schools is not
changed then his side is not with the
schools.
We should not follow the letter
too closely. for it Is the letter tina.
kilieth II ] have learned anything,
il is that spirit, aud not the letter,
Is the foundation Of Methodism. and
the spirit should prevail in this mat
ter
Carry out these resolutions and
You nullify the history OF eighty
Years. The danger is not in the trus-
tees, but in the conference itself. II
the college trustees do not do what
We wish. these resolutions practically
say. cut them of aud send them out
into the wilderness Hike Hagar' | am
not willing ~ let the colleges 70,
Carnegie NAV Step In.
i'ass these resolutions and YOU put
the colleges in the hands Of Carnegie.
Then stand off and say. There is
monument to our folly.
Why IA II SO hard 10 get this char
ter changed Because men love lib
erty and rebel when you try to take
II from them. Leave this matter to
the trustees and II will be settled
stop talking about # and stop writ
ing about 1t and In five wears we viii
Wonder why We had this tempest ia "A
teapot
Cannon Denies Statements,
i,r Cannon then replied 10 the OBJ
position. He regretted that the con
ference had launched forth Into tho
debate again and personally he did
not care Ia speak, However, he felt |
that certain statements from the other
side needed contradiction, DR. Kelly |
In particular having been somewhat
extravagant in his expressions
After declaring that he had never !
attempted 10 drive any one, or 10 /
make puppets ~ the conference MEM
bars, as come seem to think, Dr. Can |
non eontended that he hads sIways |
fought for The educational institutions, !
AS the light appeared to him
II am ready to answer for my con
duct, he said and stand ready |
10 retrtlet if am wrong rive
Brother Maaey the credit for his con |
science. | went to college with him !
and I dent believe he would hold
the views he does Ii he did nor hal
lieve at the bottom of his heart no !
was right. cherish no bitterness To- |
ward anyone, and always erideayor I
TO control my feelings especially on /
such occasions az these, as far nm n
IL within my power.
IF any man sits on n block of ice
you come about al near doing II AL
anybody | know" put In Mr.. Maxay
I'll have TO grant yon that II moth
ng else"
Challenges Opposition.
Continuing. DR. Cannon said We
have stated the facts as we have seep
hem. and we requested you to make
the charges In the charter, but we
have not tried 10, drive you In any
man says that he cannot do SO with I
IT these trustees do not attempt
10 carry out the wishes Of the General