The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-05-13

Oklahoma City, May 13.-South- "
ern methodism will continue to re-
cite the Apostles Greed contain
ing the words "Holy Catholic
Church." according to a decision
Of the General Conference today.
An effort to change this express
sion to the "church of God"
brought forth one of the longest
and warmest contested fights of
the conference. |
Oklahoma City, Okla, May 13.-"Our |
people must be brought to see that edL- |
cation divorced from religion leads to /;
the spread Of depravity and the de-
struction of the basic element of our
Christian civilization, and that the dis
tinctive mission of the church schools
is the development of spiritual leader.
ship" This is the keynote of the re-
port of the committee on education
submitted to the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, at today's session.
The committee commends the wis.
dom Of the board of education in pro.
posing to create a million-dollar en-
dowment, the income of which is to be
used in efforts to advance Christian
education. The policies of the board
in bringing the charters of the church
in the matter of selection of boards of
trustees is endorsed and the com.
mittee recommends that the boards OF
missions, Sunday schools and edUca
tion unite in an endeavor to advance
the work of Christian education and
in raising during the present quadren
MUM of 100000 of the proposed mil
lion-dollar endowment fund.
Vanderbilt Controversy.
Rev. James Cannon and ]. R. Pep
per will introduce a resolution defend
ing to the utmost the rights of the
church in the Vanderbilt University
and to prevent, if possible, the conver.
sion of the university into a purely
secular institution. They desire a har-
monious understanding with the Board
of Trustees of Vanderbilt University
whereby mutually helpful status may
be maintained between the university
and the church, yet they are convinced
that the church must continue and en-
large her work of training ministers
and laymen. Their resolution will en-
power the Board of Education to re-
ceive and consider proposals from in
dividuals or communities for the es-
tablishment of a university or a theo-
logical school at some point east of the
Mississippi river. Full authority will
be given the board to determine the To-
cation of such institution and the con-
ditions precedent to its establishment
and acceptance as an institution of
the NJ. E. Church, South, provided that
it shall accept no proposition which
does not provide in explicit language
that the character of the institution
shall guarantee the right of the gener.
al conference or of some governing
body of the church to determine abso-
lutely the method of selection of the
trustees of the institution. Mr.. Pep
per was one of the trustees of Wander
bilt University who were opposed to
limiting the powers Of the bishops OF
the church in regard to the school.
The conference is becoming impati-
ent and is awaiting anxiously the first
report of the special committee ap-
pointed to consider the Vanderbilt
question
Dr.. Meek Quits.
It was learned tonight that Rev. R.
A. Meek, D. D., editor of the New Or
leans Christian Advocate and one Of
the most prominent members OF the
! special Vanderbilt committee. has re-
signed his position, and that R. e. L.
Morgan. presiding elder OF the Okla
homa City district, has been appointed
in his place. DR.. Meek's resignation
was due to the proposed invitation Of
w. C. Radcliffe, president of the Van.
lit Board of Trustees, to come to
oma City and address the com