The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Is URGED By COMMITTEE
Wisdom OF Creation of s1.ooO,OOO En-
doument for This Purpose
Is Commended.
no LAI1Y RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
Mntter Of Establishment OF New uni
vcrstty IL Fight for Vanderbilt Is
Lost Is drought Up I'm ncsolutiOp.

Oklahoma city, May -Four pco-
pie must be brought to see that cdu-
cation divorced from religion leads to
the sprcad OF depravlty. and the de
structiou Of the basic element of our
Christian civilization, and that the dis
tinctive mission OF the church schools
is the development OF spiritualiZod
leadership"
This was tn" Keynote of the report
of the committee on education submit
ted to-day to tn. general conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.
The committee comrnends the wis
dom of the committee on education for
It's proposaS to create n 1000, 600 on
Nowment. the income from which Is to
he used IN efforts to advance religious
education.
The policies of tho board I'm bring
ing the charters OF the church schools
ana colleges into conformity to the
laws OF the church I'm the matter Of
selectio OF boards of trustees Is In
dorscd, and the committee recommends
that the board Of mission, sunday
schools and education unite In IN en-
deavor TO advance the work OF Chris
iian education and in raising $500, 600
%! the proposed Sl.0O0.OOO endowment
iun1 dnrinE the present Quadrcnuial
The report Will he discussed later
BotHD Will. CONTINUE
CONTEST FOR CONTROL
Resolutions authorizing the board
OF education TO continue the contest
Tor control of Vanderbilt universary
in the courts Of Tennessee and to re-
move the litigation to the United states
courts, II necessary, with power to
cchsc to operate In the management
or Vanderbilt i: final decision IL ad-
N":se. and To consider proposals for
the establishment of another thcologi-
cal school AT some point east of
the mississippi River" were presented
hY iIov. James Cannon. u. D., of Nir-
"inia. and James II. Pepper OF Mem
pills.
DR.. Cannon is m advocate OF church
ownership and control, and led the
tight in Virginia Involving the right
OF the Virginia Conference to confirm
the trustees selected for Randolph-
Macon College. Mr.. Pepper is ono of
The four minority trustees OF Wander.
hilt University, and a recognized lead
er OF the laymen Of tho church.
The resolutions wers forwarded TO
the committee considering the Wander
bilt situation without reading.
In connection with tho establish
nnent of new university the resolu-
ton so established shall guarantee
the right OF the general conference or
some other government body OF the
church to determine the method OF the
Gcicction OF the trustees"
Another section authorizes the board
OF tducntion Ia surrender tho charter
granted by the state of Tennessee In
1926. secure a charter In some other
state. and. If necessary for the pro-
lection of the interests of tho church
to incorporate the general conference
In some other state than Tennessee"
III FIGHT IL LOST WILL
CEASE TO COOPER ATE.
The board of education also would
be instructed. If the resolutions are
approved. to confirm no person as trus-
tee OF Vanderbilt University unless
such person as trustee cndcavor to
carry out the purposes OF the church
in the establishment OF the university
and the purposes of the general con-
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