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

body. and especially TO protect it
against interference or influence from
without by naming, in section ), Ger
tain persons deemed worthy and com
petent to constitute the original body
corporate. and by providing, in see
ton s, that when there shall be
vacancy occasioued by death. removal.
resignation, or refusal to act, the re-
naming trustees, or a quorum of them
shall supply the vacancy
6. That complainants are advised
and aIiege that the object or purpose
of the corporation. az set forth ia
the allegations of the fourth para
graph Of this bill of complaint, and
the inherent character of the body
corporate, especially as the came is
affected by the obligation imposed
upon the trustees 10 supply vacancies
ne they occur in their own number,
as set forth In the allegations of the
NTH paragraph Of this bill Of com
plant are substantial and mateHal
provisions of the charter, in the nature
Ut essential provisions or deed or
trust, that they cannot be altered,
amended nor disregarted either by the
State or by the corporate body, not
by both Operating but must hs
conformed to and applied with by
the trustees and must be enforced by
the State in case the trustees disre-
gard or vary from them. and that the
legal title to all the property, endow-
ment and funds held by the defen-
dant THE Trustees of Randolph
Macon College is in said body cor
porate. and that said defendant cor
poration has the full and absolute CON
troll Of said property. endowment and
M a np rle =
which constitute the Randolph Macon
College System, subject only to the
terms Of the charter Of said corpora
ton, free and independent Of anS
control or supervision save only the
duty and authority Of the judicial
branch OF the government Of the
Commonwealth to require said cor
p0ratfUn TO conform to, comply with
and carry out the terms of Its char
ter and that the, whole beneficial
interest or equltah title to said
property, endowment and funds Ia IN
the youth who may be educated or
trained In the Institutions to be there
by established and maintained said
youth being the beneficial owners or
ccstul que trustcnt.
:, That tho idea OF the establish
ment of the institutions of learning
now held and administered by the
defendant corporation was conceived
In the said Virginia Animal con-
ference, the plans for Its establish =
ment and orga niaation were framed
and carried forward by said COR
ference and said conference sought
and procured from tho General As
Sembly the charter embodied In the
said Act of February ;, 1880, and
sRE no. N,
ming continued ana stIll continues TO
foster and promote the institutions
which are held and administered as
aforesaid by the defendant corpora
ton. About 1857 the said Baltimore
Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South became, by
arrangement with the defendant cor
| poration, patron Of the said In
situations in the sa me manner and on
( Hike terms with the said Virginia Con-
ference and has from that time fos-
| tered and promoted the same and
continues to do 80. Said institutions
mas always been, by virtue Of their
/ origin, Of the fact that a large ma =
| 1ority Of the trustees OF said defen-
( dant corporation have always been
| members Of the Methodist Churef,
! and by reason of the close rela tioI $
=
| tween said defendant corporation ma
/ the said patronlzlng conferences,
Methodist schools in the sense that
the prevailing religions influence and
sentiment IL that rf the Methodist
! church ana there IL and always has
been the consciousness and reCoe
hti"N ny tho trustees of the defendant
/ corporation uf the close relation or
kinship between their institutions and
the said church, and the trustees of
| said corporation, who are parties com
plainant 10 this bill desire and be
/ leVe that this condition will continue
perpetuailH and in this sense their
! institutions Will he perpetuaily Metho-
uist SCHOOLS but it appears from the
'"Fh'S OF Inc charter procured To be
enacted ny the said Virginia Con
/ ference AS hereinbefore set forth tbat
! If, the said charter. was held nuf
10 the world as n deed Of trust under
which donors might make gifts To bf
used for purely scientific and literary
! eudHallnn without being pubiert 10
secfarian or ecclesiastlcaI ownership
ur control .--..-t-l- -, y
&. That Immediately, after the in
corporation OF the defendant. THE
Trustees of Randolph Macon College, -"
To wit; In the year 1880, the said
trustees issued an appeal addressed
TO the public generally and To the
ministers and members of the Metho.
DIST Episcopal Church particularly.
requesting their aid and cooperation
in procuring funds for the establish
ment Of Randolph Macon College. "
During the first year after the in
corporation m tine said defendant cor
porauon, IT received contributions and
subscrI ~ Ions toward the establish
ment OF the college TO the amount of
s2S'foS.29. or this sum 10000 was
a subscription OF MeokIenburg coun-
w $1,000, the largest single sub
scription. was from William Townes,
VINO was n'S n Methodist. and the
remaining $lI7032 20 was contributed
IN part by persons who were not
MethodistS. hut the larger part OF
SAID balance Is believed to have been
contributed by persons who were
members OF or adherents to the
Methodist church
y That about the year 1880. the
defendant corporation acting pur-
suant to the terms OF its charter as
amended by the Act Of Assembly OF
1871 chapter 1871 established an
acaaeInS ur preparatory school. at
the town of Front Royal, In the Com
monwealth Of Virginia. When this,
academy was In contemplation. the
Trustees of Randolph Macon College.
the defendant corporation. assenhles
IN a special meeting in said town of
Front Royal, which meeting was
called 10 consider the establishment
lou,