Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-08-25
WANT MONEY
FOR M. E. SCHOOL
MethOdists Meet in North Car
Olina to Discuss Plans For
Aiding Endowment of the
Atlanta University.

Rev. DR.. ID. p. Hurley. the Presd-
ing Elder of the Tnzcwcll District, hus
returned from The big meeting OF
Methodist leaders, which was held at
Lake Junaluska, N. G. There were
present ut this grcat conference, says
MIR. Hurley, Il number of Bishops, II
larger number of Presiding Elders,
leading laymcn and others from all
over the South. The object of the
meeting seems to have been To discuss
plans, ways and means, for the pro-
Sccution of the great educational cam
paign undertaken by the Methodist
brethren for the endowment and
equipment of the Methodist univcrs-
ity in Atlanta, Ga. 1t will he recalled
that the Methodist church South lost
Vanderbilt University some years ago
in which the church had put, all told,
two million dollars. AT this univcr
sity the minister's of the Methodist
denomination were educated. 1t was
the "School Of the Prophets" of Sou
thcrn Mcu lists. owned and control'-
cd by the church
The trouble started when it, was
learned that the teaching in the Uni
vcrsity was not in harmony with th..
doctrines and traditions of the Mctho-
dist church. The ruling Bishop took u
hand, and then somthing was started.
The Bishop was coolly informed that
he was not in control, neither was the
Methodist church, hut the Board of
Trustees. And then there was war.
The matter was discussed in Confer
cnce, and steps taken to establish or
re-cstablish Methodist control of the
University, and to dictate its curri-
culum. The rest is history. The matter
was taken into the Courts of Tenn
essee. Eminent counsel was employ
ed by both sides. a warm and some
what bitter contest followed, the Con
ference of the Methodist church on
one side and the trustees of Wander
bilt on the other side. The Courts
finally decided against the Confer
cnce, and that the control of the uni
vcrsity rightfully ccntercd in the
Board of Trustees, with all its appur-
tenunccs thereto belonging. endow-
ment and all. The Methodist church
picked up its hat and walked out of
Nashville, leaving the big pile of
brick, two million dollars endowment
and all, in the hands of the Board of
Trustees. and said, 1--WE will ustab-
lish school of The Prophets of our
own, unuer our control, to do with
rs we please" A Committee was ap-
pointed to select site and report to
next Conference. There was Il lively
contest between leading cities in diff
erent States of the South Finally
one man, whose name is not recalled
offered to start the subscription list
with the muniiiccnt and appealing
sum of one million dollars if the uni
vcrsity was established in Atlanta
That settled il, and to make short
work of II long story, the university
was established, and already two mil.
lion dollars has been expended there
and more in sight. The main object
of the great meeting nj Junaluska
was to further the endowment of the
university in Atlanta. Other questions
of missionary character were dis.
cussed by distinguished missionaric.
present.
Cannibals Never Eat II Woman.
Mr.. Hurley said that he heard ,
number of great addrcSscs-the fines
he ever heard. One of these was hS
traveller and missionary inv.stiga
tor. who has been in every country
and island where human beings live
investigating conditions and tabulat
ing facts for the guidance Of mission
airy workers and intelligent prosccu
tion of the work of the church
Among other interesting statement.
made by this gentleman, says Mr.
Hurley, was, that cannibnls wcr,
never known TO eat II woman. A grea
cannibal chief, who had eaten hun
drcn men, or helped to do so, wa
asked by this gentleman why Il wo
man was never served up by them