The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-24

Edgar u. Newman, Frank II. Chal-
mers Charles W Prettyu'au.
Charles NJ Armstrong. members of
the body corporate, the Trustees
Of Randolph Macon College and
Trustees Of said Corporation
vs. In Equity.
The Trustees of Randolph Macon
College. a body corporate. w
Asbury Christian William ]. Young,
James Cannon. J. c. Parker. T. J.
Barham, Frank Talbot. represen-
tatives OF the Virginia Annual Goa
ference Of the Methodist Episco-
raj Church, South.
and
Forrest ]. Prettyman. John II. Light,
Upton fatsf1hurre, TgprpsgTtH-
lives Of the Baltimore Annual Con
ference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South.
To the Honorable. the Judge of sad
Court:
The bill Of complaint Of Edgar u.
Newman. Frank H. Chalmers. Charles
w. Prettyman and Charles NJ. Arm
strong. suing as Trustees and Corpora
tors OF said defendant corporation re
apectfully shows unto your honor:
i. The complainants are members
or corporators of said defendant cor
poration as well az trustees thereof.
And that the defendant the trus-
tees Of Randolph Macon College IL
a body polite and corporate Of the
Commonwealth of Virginia. incor-
porated by an act passed by the
General Assembly Of the Common
wealth on the Sd day Of February.
1880. Complainants pray that said
Act Of Assembly be taken and con-
sidered part Of this bill Of COM
plant the Same as II II set out herein
fully at length.
2. That the Virginia Annual Com
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. In a voluntary unin-
~prpUrHtsd Hus0r1Ert0U, composed Cf
about three hundred ministers OF the
gospel. who are members OF said
association for life or until their
membership in terminated by with
drawal, expulsion or some other act
positively and definitely severing their
relation 10 said association, and Of
forty fay members who are elected
annually to membership in said ar
ISOLATION. the memberships Of such
lay delegates continuing only for see
term for which they are SO elected.
The members of said association are
bound together in ono organized body
by certain doctrines OF faith and
| morals and by certain rules OF gov
! eminent and discipline contained in a
printed volume entitled. The Doe
trine and Discipline Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. south" The mem
hers Of said association are too
numerous to make all Of them parties
! t" this suit, and the membership is
! subject TO change and fiuctuation by
! the admission OF new members. death
| a he. I'm -
matters which constitute the subject
or this suit are, In so far as said as
( SoHiatIon Is at all concerned therein.
! OF 81 nnon or general Interest 10
eoch ana every one Of said members
/ wherefore. Complainants have made
( tn" following persons who are mem
| ocrs or said association and nave n
| common or general interest with all
| OF the said members in the qucsti >ne
| and matters involved parties defen-
uant az representatives of the sail
! voluntary association the 'Nirgin,a
/ Annual Conference of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church. south" and an IN
! members Of said Conference, viz, W
/ Ashury Christian. William J. Young
/ James Cannon, J, G. Parker. r. J.
| Harhan. Frank Talbot,
j. That the Baltimore Annual
/ Conference OF the Methodist Episeo-
| GAL Church, South" Is a voluntary
! unincorporated association colnnozpd
IF afout TWO hundred ana ninety
! ministers of the gospel and twenty
/ eight lay delegates. The character
/ ana nature of this association Is the
ga me as is set forth in the last pre-
/ ceding paragraph. and the duration
/ term and conditions Of It's member
( snip, beth ministerial and lay. are
| Identical with those set forth in satti
! preceding section. and. for the game
/ reasons as therein stated rou1niafr1-
! ants have made the following persons
! VINO are members or said last men.
/ t"Hed association and have a com
/ mon or general interest with all OF
/ the members thereof in the questions
/ ana matters involved parties defan
can't a. representatives Of the said
/ voluntary association. the "Baltlmerp
! annual Cnnfertnee Of thu. Methodist
/ Episcopal Church. south" and or an
! rTIt7rrT or said Conferences. + ".
/ Forrest J. Frctty;nan, John n. Light
! Triton T. Fishburne.
( 4. THAT tho purpose for which the
| detondalt col poratInn The Trustees
/ OF Randolph Macon College" was
granted c"rpurnte existence With ,ta
I accomplishing powers and privileges
/ was 10 maintain a purely literary nur,
| scientific Institution for the instr1c-
! ton OF youth as directed by the man
| date of section ! Of It's charter ttho
! Act Of February 3. 1S30l. which pro
Nldes Tor . seminary OF Learning far
/ the instruction of youth In thu
various branches of science. Utera
! tnre, the useful arts. ey~icuiture and
the learned and foreign languages :.
! with the express limitation, AZ enacted
! by section Is Of said charter; That
nothing herein contained shall he so
/ construed at any time to auth orize
! the establishment of q theological pro
( fesSorshin in said college: the said
corporation was directed by section
or its said charter to dispose Of
| all property and interests of any kind
whatsoever. which may come into its
possession, to the legal purposes Of
the institution" BY chapter lS7 or
Of the Acts OF Assembly OF 1890
approved February 7. 1890, section 3
Of said charter was so amended as
10 permit the trustees who constitute
said body corporate ITO erect. es-
tablfsh and maintain upon any such
lands or tenements," which may have
already been given or by them pur-
chased. or may hereafter he given
or by them purchased for the use OF
such college," such schools. acade-
mics. or other institutions Of learn
ing for the instruction Of the youth
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