The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-10

BUUketeQccs anu whereas tHS ss"tSt
i snc< has not seen tit to accept TIN
prOpoxai OF the sa,d board, ant
whereas the board. Ia view of th'
! destination of the conference. does MOI
Il tccf hound bg ffs proposal ans
L whereas :he conference and the h6are
are not only NJ nearer together. pui
Z are actually farther apart noR tdai
when the controversy began three
YEARS ago: therefor, nc it
Reserved. mat II is unWise Tor
the conference 20 force the issue
farther ut this time. and that ".
win let this whole question lie faile~
fes. q white. certainly Ter year,
with the hope that the healing hand
1T time may do work tor tvs which
ne ourselves have been unable 10
accomplish
Dr. Rowe Talks.
Alter feauing mas substitute. Rev.
Ir. Rove proceeded to sct forth hts
position In the matter, ctair1ing that
Il wauiu bic better for the conference
IL sleep on tho question for while
ana take IL up later.
II am In favor Of sof7p part Of f,r.
CannaYl.= PAPER" he said. and il l
have 30 lane tin viii ga with the cen.
ference every time and not with the
board.
what l.asc We IN hsse hs- waiting
4 ynar or So" Ae asked. IL We go
into court we vail lose the college
ano II VIII become "a part of the Car
ness Foundation"
This statement was greeted hg
cries 81 NY. no"
rr. Rowe, undaunteu by this re
monstrance, went on To- say that he
was In faver az confirmation BY the
conference Of the board OF trustees.
In the course Of his talk Or. Rowe
referred to the matter in dispute as
. wrangle. To this Dr. Cannon took
exception on rising to address the
body.
Il cannot agree with Brother Rowe
that this Is ~rangle,' he said. 1T
is not II wraDTIs. Az view the
matter. tho action of the last general
conference settled the question.
This II not a wrangie," he re-
peated. 'bat a great question.
Dr. Cannon began by asking: Shall
We have speedy and FINAL settle
ment of the question Pc
Up to August. 1906" he continued.
I'VE all agreed as To the facts OF the
relation oT the college to the church.
At that time the board OF trustees
passed resolutions 10 the effect that
IN inc seleeton or trustees Tor ran
uoiFn- macon thefe Is no nenofhina-
uonai test. tri"f 10 tnat Tune, IL
pupiisnea " tne MVtiu ,na' inc
the church"
br. Cannon ccntendea that hy
placing themselves thus on record
the board had raised the question in
dispute and not the church
Now the church demands. pro-
- ~, anan~aa .,,a ~ t..g.1 ti,l,
ssrnneyIy datsrm,ned
In,,,nt,,, Auouc.,
: Rev. Joseph n Amlss asked that
DIR. Cannon be made to confine him
e.lf Ia n atscuss,nn Of thu. substitute
runtian hefor. hodv offered nv pr
Rowe In renIv pishon wilson ruled
thar while the contention of Rev Mr.
Aynisx was Yechuteat, correct graa,
1atitnde was ordinarily atlow-ea in
such discussions ana he wo,,la ther.-
fore Kermit Dr. Cannon 10 proceed
Continuing. Or. Cannon said that,
though the church had offered
csnpromise. no response had been
made by tho trustees to thc proTered
olive branch.
The church" he maintained, has
right 10 have the legal title Of it's
property hut as u compromise the
church asked that the board change
the charter OF the institution so as
~ read that the property Is held in
tTust for the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. and that at least three
fonrfhs OF the trustees shall always
be Methodists
al the last general conference
law WAS enacted To tho effect mar
trustees Of our schools colleges and
universities must be M lAas. t,vepte.
one wears Of age ana tbr.,. so,rthv
OF said trustees must at AN t;m.s ba
ma,rhar. -. -. 90 ',''iss ..
N IA trustees r,nxt ~. ,o,err,.ss -,
mated ar aIec,1, ~. s,,...- .,r.,a....s....-
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ar nfrcerS ~ n 49,. -
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eles., ,,,,s,. ~ , ,''''iiiia't or
~. ~,.ar,si, u.'esa.'o ~
.-,,,..ss,s. - u ,he church;
saL. -, si's pios isi"ii shaH not
"'s july A. tSi-.
Works to Help College.
That" continued DR.. Cannon. -
what we ars trying Ia do
Il have never fought the collage
but have done ms much =. 49,, -
man to help il.
-tYou aon., ,sa, t
have done AZ DR. X X S,,i,h -. w.
terruptea Rey ptrh.rs t.an.. ~
Il hays aune no ,,,,'ah ISL
10 my ounor,r,i,,. . -, ao''fo,,is
cannon. n h.y., ~, 80 ~
tnnity eoual ~ mat ~ ~ '.'s eppot-
have I his ani,t,, = '''' io'