The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-12
UP TO THE COMMITTEE
Church Will Build New UniVer-
sity If The Fifteen Say So
Conference Takes Steps To
Make Secure In Every State
Church's Right To Hold
Property
fBy the Associated Pres.e

fBy the Associated Press
Oklahoma City. Okla. May 9.-The
initial step, looking toward the pos
sible Incorporating Of all existing
boards Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. was taken here today
just previous to adjournment until
Monday, OF the General Conference
of the Church. : Bishop H. G.. Morri-
son named Isaac Carr. James Kill
gore, NJ. L. Lawson, J.. D. Simpson,
and r. E.. Roddy, members of a spec
ial committee to investigate and de-
termine the present charter rights OF
the church, its correctional boards,
hospitals, and institutions in general,
and to report on their legal right to
hold property under laws of the
states in which they are incorpor-
ated.
Secure Property Rights.
The appointment Of the committee
was made as a resolution, calling for
such a committee, was introduced by
the Rev. E. v. Chappell and 7. B.
Ellis. and was adopted by the dele
gates. The resolution is broad in
scope and provides that if the char
tiers under which the church now
operates are found to be insufficient
or hat the right Of the church to
hold property under present charters
a be questioned, the committee shall
be authorized to go into any State in
the Union and r~eincorporate, if, in
the opinion OF the committee, the
laws Of the states they select guar
antee the charter-rights to the
| church.
| The committee will begin work at
nee and is expected to render a re-
| port to the Conference before the end
| of the present session.
Vanderbilt Committee Busy.
The appointment Of the committee
is directly due to the adverse decision
of the Supreme Court Of Tennessee in
what was known as the Vanderbilt
University case by which the court
held that the church could not right
fully control the University. The
Vanderbilt decision and what action,
if any, h conference shall take, is
now up to a committee Of fifteen
members. which is meeting every
night. Upon the recommendation OF
this committee probably depends fur
Their action the church will take.
While no definite report from the
committee in regard to the Wander
bilt case is expected until after pub
lie hearings on the matter have been
held later in the present conference
there are rumOrS regarding probable
action. Thomas II. Stamford, of Ope.
lika. Ala, member Of the conference
declared today that he favored the
appointment of a commission with
full power to act for the entire confer
ence and that this probably will be-
done.
Will Receive Ovcrturcs.
The commission mentioned. h.
said. would be authorized to receiv,
overtureS from the Board of Trustee,
of Vanderbilt University, if that boart
cared to make any; to receive propO
sitionS for the establishment OF an
other university if the commissio,
: found it was unable to r~e-establish tn,
! church in its rights with Vanderbilt
T University and that the commissio,
would be empowered to do eyery
thing possible to bring about settle
ment of the question.
1t is also generally understood tina
a number of tentative proposition
1 for the establishments of a new Uni
yersity have been made. The com
mittee refuses to discuss this mas
of the case.
The Sunday school committee. at it
u session this afternoon planned for
large amount of constructive worl
during the next q~uadrennium.
4 The committee will ask for a SIM
day school board. "a q neral seer,
tary and an appropriation of $40 90
to carry On it's work.
The report of the committee tn
creation OF an advisory ommiss
To assist the colored EDisco
- pal church in work among the nc
= grOeS. set as a special order of b,,si
ness Tor today. was recommitted fo
further consideration.
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