The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-15
Virginia Conference In
dorses Rejection of His
Proffered 81, 100000.
RANDOLPH-MACON
GETS MORE MONEY
Endowment Is Increased and
Additional Funds Given for
Current Expenses-John P.
Branch Receives Thanks
for His Gift Of $25,OOO
to Institution.
ny MAMIE BAYS

ny MAMIE BAYS
IynchburE. November ii.-Ey rising
vote. members Of the Virginia Confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, to-day indorsed the action OF
the minority members OF tho board Of
| trustees of Vanderbilt University in
voting against acceptance Of the 81
! 0oo 600 gift offered to the universities
medical department by Andrew Car
n.gie. They also voted their approval
Of tho action OF tho college Of bishops
in vetoing thc action Of tho majority
members Of the Vanderbilt board The
resolution offered ia this connection
states that the action OF Mr. Carnegie
In Offering tho gift is appreciated. but
\ II is regrcttablc that he surrounded IL
with such conditions that IL could no.
be accepted by the church.
Money for RnndoI phi Macon.
The EXPRESSION Of the conference in
connection with the CarncSie offer
came VI. with a report Of IN, board or
| cduca tion, which was submitted by Or.
James Cannon. This report also rec
ommcnded an enlargement OF tho en-
dowincnt OF Randolph Macon College
and an Increased appropriation for it's
current expenses. This feature OF the
report met with some opposition, and a
minority report was submitted to the
conference by James w. Bouldin. The
aJority report. which had been com
me dcd In u letter written by John p.
I Branch, of Richmond. was adopted. MIR
4 Branch has recently given $4,000 To
4 Randolph -Macon College to he used in
( building the Thomas Branch Memo
I rial Dormitory. and he received the
\ formal thanks Of the conference for his
| gift The report, as submitted by DR.
4 Cannon, follows
Your board of education presents re-
port number one 10 the conference Tor
ADOPTION:
Resolved, FIRST. That the joint board
of france be- and is hereby instructed,
TO npportlon S5.552 TO meet tho assess
ncnt for educational extension and
$1,000 Tor the benefit OF Randolph
Macon College. which may be assessed
! separately and raised as may seem
! Wis. on each charge.
Il Resolved second. That out OF the
amount raised upon tho assessment laid
\ by the conference for the benefit OF
! Ra ndoiph Macon College. the executive
( committee OF the college is hereby au-
thoriZed TO set aside $4,000 per annum
/ for four years successively for tho
7 permanent endowment fund OF the col
4 lcge, the balance OF tho amount raised
TO be used as heretofore for the cur
! rent expenses Of tho college.
! "Resolved. third, That we request the
/ board Of trustees oil Randolph Macon
I College 10 develop and strengthen the
courses OF instruction offered by the
cblleGe for students preparing for the
/ ministry. so that n more thorough
i preparation than is possible at present
may bo obtained by students for the
/ ministry, who are not able TO take {;
full course at a theological seminary
/ Regret Conditions.
! Resolved. fourth, That while we
| fully appreciate the proposition Of Mr.
! Andrew Carnegie to give 81. .000 900 To
I the medical department. Of Vanderbilt
/ University. ana while we recognize tho
/ value of such n gift TO tho cause OF
medical science, wo greatly regret that
IN making his proposition. MIR Carnegie
| imposed such condition and used such
| language as made 1t Impossible for n
self-respccting church OF Jesus Christ
/ To accent it
/ We indorse the notion OF tho four
minority members OF the board of trus-
tees of Vanderbilt University IN voting
against the acceptance OF the gift, With
/ the conditions annexed. and we rejoice
that the college Of bishops, on reprc-
sentation OF our church. vetoed tn. ac-
tion OF the majority of tho board OF
\ trustees and made such reply to the
/ proposition OF Mr.. Carnegie as main
tanned the sclfrespcct OF the church.
vindicated the educational position and
work Of our church. and emphasized
the scriptural doctrine that tho end
does not Justify tho means
/ tSigned JAMES CANNON,
Secretary"
! James ". Bouidin, a member Of tho
board OF education. submitted n min
! ofity report TO be submitted for the
! recommendation in the first section
/ @: the report Of the board. yiz.-that
I the assessment for Randolph Macon
/ College he Increased
! The minority report contained also. Il
resolution Of appreciation TO John r.
/ Itranch. OF Richmond, for his recent
! gift OF s25, 900 to Randolph Macon cnl-
lego, for the building Of the Thomas
/ liranch dormitory. and urged that other
laymcn Of the church follow this ey
ample
/ Speaking to the minority report Mr..
fonidin said, first that an Increased
assessment for Randolph Macon COL
icGc would be unfair to other schools
! OF The conference, which are much in
need OF money with which to conduct
their work. Also. that an increase Of
TINS assessment at this time would be
unfair 10 pastors who arc receiving
salaries OF not more than 5000. and
must meet heavy expenses In conncc-
ton with their work
Branch F'nyors NIaiurfty
Thomas Whitehead, Samuel G Hatch
or and DR. Cannon spoke I'm favor or
tho majority report DR. Cannon read
Il letter from John II. Branch. who fav-
ored tho majority. written to DR. Hatch
er. secretary and treasurer OF the col
lcgc, and Haid that Mr. Branch mad,
II known that he would contribute
nothing toward the college until after
the recent action OF tho court touching
the relation OF tho college to the con
ference, md DIR. Cannon then stated
that tho adoption OF tho majority re- |
port and the completion OF the cndow
mcnt fund Of the college would give