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

, institutions, funds and property BY
said conferencea. &c declare that the
| same are held in trust for the said
conferences, or Church, and to vest
! the practical ownership Of and effeS-
| tive control over said institutions.
| property and funds in said conferences
( by providing. either throuttt the
amendment OF the charter or by con-
tract between the defendant corpora
| ton and said conferences for the
election OF trustees of the defendant
! corporation by the said conferences,
or for participation by said con
! ferences by nomination or confiriua-
ton In theS selection of trustees 10
fill vacancies in the defendant cor
poratlop whenever such vacancies
shall occur. When their demands
, were first presented to the dcfendaps
corporation, TO wit, in the latter paft
OF the year 1907, its trustees took
I legal advice and at their annual meet
/ ing in June, 1908, being advised by
competent counsel learned in the Law.
made reply that they held the prop
/ erty in their hands under the terms
! of their charter and were obliged to
administer its affairs under and IN
conformity with their charter, with
in its limitations, and that thy had
TO transfer the power of electtng the
trustees to any other person or body.
But said defendant conferences con-
tinued persistently and detefminedly
To harass and press the defendant
} corporation. and the individual trus-
tees who are members OF said cor
poration, with urgent demands mat
said corporation. submit to and com
ply with the said claims set UP by
said conferences to the ownership OF
and right To control said institutions
and property and insisted that the
individual trustees of the defendant
: corporation who are members of tho
Iethodist Church were bound in con-
science to subordinate themselves In
the discharge OF their duties as truss
tees OF said corporation to the re-
auirement and dictation of said
Church, that they should agree that
the property held by them as trus-
! tees of the defendant corporation is
the property of the Methodist Church
! and is held by said trustees for sad
/ Church: and particularly that they
+ subordinate themselves to that pFo-
! Vision Of the discipline Of said
/ Church, with reference TO Church
j schools, which directs that three
! fourths of the trustees of every sneh
school must Mt all times be mcmhets
/ of said Church. and all OF them must
/ be elected, nominated or confirmed
! by some governing body of the Church,
/ and 10 that end demendad tfat said
! -t--trstrrI of the defendant corporation
| enter INTO an agreement with the two
/ defendant conferences that the said
! trustees would only I'LL vacancies in
/ their own body after they shall have
i nominated persons for such vacancies
/ to the said annual conferences 5tffd
/ such slntnInation shalt haze beeE AT
/ proved by them; ad finally at spe-
/ ciai meeting OF said defendant cor
/ DaiNa zion held at Ashland. Va, On the
i ath day of october. 1911, d majority
/ Of the trustees present at said meet
| Ing adopted certain resolutions which
they rendered to said conferences as
! an agreement in settlement OF their
/ claims and demands, VIZ
Resolved, That when there aru
vacancies in the Board OF Trustees.
We will submit one name for eaeh
vacancy to the conference in which
! such vacancy exists. for approval at
! the session at which the anne is pre-
scented, and when approved We viii
! elect.
Resolved, That these resolutions
are not to be repealed, except by a
| three-fourths vote or the Board Of
Trustees.
| Resolved. That we herein affirm
! our devotion and loyalty to the Metho-
dist Church. and offer these resolu-
I tons as a full settlement OF ali diff
/ ferences existing between the CON
! ferences and the BOARD Of Trustees
! Resolved, That II the Virginia and
Baltimore Conferences shall at their
next session fail to accept the fore
| going as a fun and satisfa ctory set
tiement of the questions at isue, then
the action of this board as embodied
I in this preamble and these resulu-
tons shall be null and void"
! Those complainants in this bill who
/ were present at said meeting Of &c
: tober D, 1871, and other trustees pres
( emit opposed and voted against said
resolutions. There were sixteen votes
+ in favor Of said resolutions and thir-
/ teen votes against the same. I'm
Inediateiy upon the adoption o. the
/ said resolutions eight OF the said
trustees present signed and nresc ntel
! the following protest. which was re-
corded with the minutes of the pro-
/ eeedinss viz!
/ We believing that the action of Tic
trustees in passing this resolution is
/ Illegal and in violation OF our obiiga-
Won aud duties as trustees enter cur
! protest against the action OF the
| board.
/ CS.gned)
G, NJ. ARMSTRONG,
II. H. NEWMAN,
JOHN y. ANDERSON.
c. W PHETTYMAN,
JOHN W. WOODS.
ED. s. CONRAD.
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