The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-19
BISHOPS ARE COMMENDED
Chancellor Kirkland Scored As
Having Betrayed The Trust
Placed In His Hands: Meth
0diSts Debate Question All
Day and Night In Effort For
Final Disposal

Oklahoma City, Okla, MAY
The establishment by the Methods;
Episcopal church, South. Of A new
university to replace Nanderbilt tn.-
versity became a strong profanity
here late tonight, with the adoption
by the general conference of the ma
jority report of the committee Of ~
teen, after oratory both for ana
against the report a been pleut.t.l
in morning, afternoon and night ~e~-
sions.
The final vote on the mottou g.
adopt the majority report taker 4. -
o'clock, resulted:
Ayes 1913; Nays 1874.
The vote came after a moGtn II.
substitute the minority report had
been lost. A motion To reconsider
| was then entered and the confer,re.
adjourned until Monday.
DR.. Durham For Repor1.
Among those speaking in fave. #
nal vote were DR.. r. p. Durham
Winston-Salem, y. G. For the m4no-
rity report at the night session.
speeches were made by Or. w. H.
Tillett. Dean OF Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn, DR.. Ii. n. Snyder.
Spartanburg, S. G.: and DR.. W !.
Christian, Richmond, Va.
For the first time since it met ten
For the first time since il met ten
days ago, the General Conference ~
the Methodist Episcopal church.
South, today held three sessions in an
effort TO dispose of the reports Of the
special committee on the Vanderbilt
University case. A motion to take .
vote on the substitution of the Minors
~ for the majority report at %
o'clock tonight was defeated and
arguments were continued 1t he
night session.
Oratory was plentiful throughout
Chancellor J. IL. Kirkland and the
board Of trust OF Vanderbilt were
severely arrf -gned as having betrayed
the trust placed in them by the
church; the action OF the CoIleea Il
bishops in connection with the lHl-
verrsity since the last General Confer
ence was unanimously approved and
numerous plans were proposed for
consideration.
The conference showed It's desire
TO hasten action OF the Vanderbilt
case at the morning session, when =.
r. L~inebaugh, chairman of the special
committee, sought to have the com
mltteeS reports made the order for
the day. After a brief discussion the
Conference voted to first hear from
several fraternal delegates from the
japanese and Canadian Methodist
churches.
With Report No. / of the commit
tee, approving the work of the
n in the past four wears. unapi-
mously adopted, the recommendations
OF the were brought be
tore the Conference by a motion t.
substitute the minority for the ma
jority report.
Argument was opened by Rev. !. \
Lamar, speaking in favor Of Tho ma
Il IOTffE renOff He Icfnrr1l - Co.,
eeilor kirkland. Of Vanderbilt, a. the
man who conceived the idea Of sepa
rating the University from church
!. ownership tie said the Board q
Eoucation couia not take the Wander
plIt case 10 the Federal courts b1-
cause 1T had been adjudicated In N.
state courts and declared that II,
!. Methodlst wanted to go through ths
State courts again after the church
1 recent experience.
Or James Cannon, of Virginia ar
: gulne FOR the minority report. sal,
l he did not believe the church shouIc
l stand by and allow the trustees :.
secularlze the University and diver
IL from the Of its foundation
: re declared the church had a
much control over Vanderbilt uuaci
the recent court decision as il ha-
q over most Of it's Institutions.
Q Dr- Cannon asserted that were y,
z member Of the board Of educ.tiuI
ne would make d test OF Chanceitot
James IL Kirkland, because he doe.
: not agree with the views IL III,
/, church.
y Ihis statement was greeted viii
applause lie explained that h. Il
incorporation of the board Of ed.ca
IoH IN another State il could 20 fnf.
the Federal court and lest its rights.
= Wnen the conference met IL ~
q eIternoon . motion to take ar ~.
anu nay vote at 10 o'clocL to9..h
was 6tCfG4fal orT