The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-14
COLLEGE QUESTION
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by various members of the different
com mittees, but none Of the argu-
nents presented Will be given at this
time. An excellent spirit pervaded
the discussion, there being no sharp
or bitter passages. The sessions of
the committee continued from r.
VI. tin midnight Tuesday, and from
9 A. NJ. till p. NJ. Wednesday.
The following resolution was offered
! for adoption:
Resolved, That the Joint committees
of the Board of Trustees and of the
/ Baltimore Conference and of the Vir-
ginia Conference recommend to the
| Board of Trustees of Randolph Ma
con College and TO the Virginia and
! Baltimore Conferences that the char
| ter of Randolph Macon College he
changed SO as to conform, SO far as
! the laws OF the State win permit to
paragraph 200 of the Discipline of the
! M, r. Church. South In that three
fourths of the trustees must at all
/ time he members OF the said NJ F.
/ Church. South. and that all OF the said
trustees must he confirmed, nomi-
mated or elected by governing body
+ OF the Church, or by some board or
officers Of the church to which the
! power to confirm, nominate or elect
trustees has been delegated by the
governing body Of the Church.
! (Signed) W. A. CHRISTIAN,
! T, I. FISHBURNE.
! This resolution was voted upon with
tho following result: For the reso-
Tuition; w ]. Young, James Cannon.
/ w. a. Christian. j. G. Parker. Frank
/ Talbot, T. J, Barham, T. 7. Fishburne
and j, II. Light. Against the resolu-
ton: ii. +. Hamil, +, y. Newman
! G, w Prettyman, David Bush. J. w
Bledsoe. w. w. Lear, w, II. Edwards
X. i. Davis, T.. +. Sheney and W. W.
Vicar.
The following resolution was offered
( by James Cannon and duly seconded:
! Resolved, That we hereby recon- :
mend to the Board OF Trustees Of
randolph Macon College and to the
Virginia and Baltimore Conferences
tthat joint committee be appointed
by the said Board of Trustees. and
! the said conferences. which commit
! Tee snail select a Board of Arbitra-
i fion. one mem Der OF said board OF ar
n1tration to be selected Icy the repre-
/ sentatiNes of the Board OF Trustees OF
/ randolph Macon College. one mem j.
| Der or the said board Of arbftratjo
10 De selected by the representatives
/ OF the Virginia and Baltimore Com
! 1erences, and If the third member Of
the said board OF arbitration cannot
/ be agreed upon by the joint commit
! tee. he shall be selected bv the two
/ @fpttfatoFs selected as above
/ resolved. :. That we hereby recon-
/ mend mat there be referred to this
board OF arbitration the question as
| 10 the LEGALITY OF such change in tho
| charter OF randolph Macon College
| as VIII provide that the trustees of
said college shall be selected In ae-
/ JII /, 4
| discipline OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, concerning the seiee-
ttoh OF trustees. and IL said board OF
arnltrators shall decide that such
change or charter can be legally
made. then the board OF trustees
agrees that such change shall be
made. and If said board Of arhitra-
! ton shall decide that such change
OF charter ia not legal then the con-
lofences VIII withdraw their request
for such change.
This resolution was voted upon
with the following result, For the
resolution. W. A Christian. w !.
+, OF ung, j. c. Parker. Frank Talbot.
l. j. Barham, james Cannon, T. r.
| fishburne and j. II. Light; again st
the resolution, f. u. Newman, G. w.
Frettyman, David Bush, j. w. Bled-
soc, W. W. Lear. W. II. Edwards, K.
- 1~1N4sf A.. L SIeliSS ana w. w
1 Vicar. II. ?. Hainill voted against
the resolution on the ground that If
such action should be taken he pre-
/ ferred that the question at issue be
| submitted a once to the civil courts
rather than to board Of arbitration.
James Cannon and w ]. oYung
offered the following preamble and
resolutions for adoption
+ Whereas, at the session Of the Vir=
fFTiu So
| Richmond, Va. in Novem Der, 1910,
a resolution was adopted calling for
conference between representatives
of the Baltimore and the Virginia
| Conferences, and representatives OF
the. board OF trustees OF Randolph
Macon College. with a view to reach
ing a peaceable settlement of the
| question at issue between the said
conferences and the said board OF
trustees: and
Whereas. the Virginia and Balti.
more Conferences are conferences OF
the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, and oil the clerical and lay
members of said conferences are
mem bers of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. and
Whereas. all the trustees OF Ran
dolphin Macon College, both clerical
and lay. are also members of The
AhCtiodlSl IpAcCOldt CuuIGi. pOutA
and. whereas, all the members OF
the Methodist Episcopal church
South. have entered into a solemn
covenant to be subject to the disci-
pine and laws of said church and
to support its institutions, and
i. Whereas. at the session of tho Gen
eral Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. held in
Asheville. N. c., in 1910. the dis
cipline OF said church on tho sub
tect of trustees was amended so as
to read: Trustees OF our schools,
colleges and universities must be at
least twenty-one years Of age. and
three fourths OF them must at all
times be members Of our church
and all Of them must be elected
nominated or confirmed by some gov
erning body of the church." or by
some board or officers OF the church
to which the power to confirm, noTi-
nate, or elect trustees has been dele
gated by the governing body OF the
church; provided that this provision
shall not take effect until July !,
1912.
And. whereas It Is the desire OF the
Board of Trustees OF Randolph Ma
con College ana also OF the preachers
and laymen Of the Virginia and Balti-
more Annual Conferences that the
Randolph Macon system of schools
and colleges shall ho known and de-
cIared to be the schooIs and colleges
t,af tha Methodist N.niaeopal Church
South. IN the future, as they have