The Robesonian., 1918-04-29
FLORA MACDONALD MAY
BE sYNoDICAL COLLEGE
Matter Of Making a Bid Left to Dis.
cretiOn of Trustees of College.
MINISTERS SHOULD DISCUSS
MORAL ISSUES OF THE WAR
Fall Session of Presbytery Will Con
vene September "a.

dA SESSION OF freSDytery VIII Con- n
vene September "a.
At its last session at the meeting v
held in Lumberton last week Fayette
vile presbytery voted to leave to the J
discretion of the trustees of the insti-
tuition the matter of offering Flora /
Macdonald college, now owned jointly
by Orange and Fayetteville presby-
teries, for the synodical college to be {
established in the State.
This action was agreed upon after
earnest discussion which was prolong !
ed to such an extent that it had not
been decided at the time for the clos
ing of the Thursday morning session,
which it was thought would be the
closing session of presbytery, and
the discussion was resumed at ses-
sion which convened Immediately af-
ter the dedication of Lumberton's new
Presbyterian church, where the ses-
sicns were held, Thursday afternoon.
| DR.. c. G. Vardell, president of the
college advocated the adoption of !
resolution instructing the trustees of
the college to go to synod and make
a bid for the location of the proposed
synodical cllege at Red Springs, Of
fering Flora Macdonald. Orange
presbytery, he argued, had passed
such a resolution, and there was all to
gain and nothing to lose. They could
offer plant at Red Springs, he said,
worth 100000, with an endowment
, Of s75, 900, and with almost certain
prospect of endowment by June OF
S150OOO, so that their offer would be
around $35O,000 and would almost
n certainly result in establishing the
n synodical college at Red Springs. Ii
l. the offer were not accepted, he ar
II gued, the status Of Flora Macdonald
IS would not be altered in the least.
$ college Of Of Charlotte and Peace insti-
1T tute, Raleigh, have been turned over
,r to a committee appointed by synod
,e and that they will be merged into
synodical college the location OF
n which will be determined by the most
to advantageous bid made for the estao-
d. lishment of one synodical college 1ol 70
u oirls in the State DR.. Vardell die
r. not propose to put Flora Macdonalt
1gl ;r,sls..s Stpool" with these other col
lie lepes in the sense that it would meal
er the closing of Flora Macdonald snoui'
ng s. be decided to locate the synodlca
,ol college elsewhere, but that the colleg
ne should remain as it is if its bid shoul'
oe not be accepted.
Mr.. A. W. Mclean of Lumbertor
ny chairman of the board OF trustees
ks Flora Macdonald, argued that IL Woul
as never do to tie the hands OF the trus
ms ZOOS with instructions to offer tn
Of college without giving them discretlo
Gle in the matter. He thought the chance
Sc for m Flora Macdonald winning out Wer
Sc, not 50 certain as DR.. VardeH bellevec
ice it would be largely contest anon
AK reai estate men, he said, who "oul
ex- he able to make more attractive paol pro
not os;tions than Red Springs could one
10 Ha Thought, too, that it would pia'
oes Tho college in an unfortunate posltlo
ng and Law It open to the charge OF rul
or ,;no with the hare and holding WI
son the hounds, to offer the eollege
NIT the synodical college should De
tablished at Red Springs, at ehe s1.l'
OF time refusing to allow the cone
MS to 90 in unless its otter were aGIepS. ~,
,wn Flora Macdonald, ne salo, Iau Doaoa lAN
ons H,1aen's and it would be best to lea
is. the matter to the discretion OF
1aW trustees to safeguard tile in'e'
ssed E1ora Macdonald.
\ to ! n Dr. r. Vardell bridged the differene
the ~ c.raa;no +o a resolution embod
less ;Ho ny Mr.. McLean's contention a
s11ch a resolution was drawn d
:. S. sdonted by presbytery. Orange pr
nten huterv will be asked to modify
'om- resol1tion in the same manner 81
own, to leave the matter entirely III
rom discretion Of the trustees: -
Ministers Should Teach Moral 1881
Of the War. =:
Rev. w. E. Hill, pastor OF the
- PRESBYTERIAN church OF Fayettevl
e 10 asked presbytery to pass fesoluI
ton, ,1rping it's ministers to instruct ~
curt CONGREGATIONS on the moral issues
the The war. which was done. tie IS ~
un and more impressed, he said, with
was tremendous power n!Ilse n!I5 ~ nor
influencing the attltude u I'D "a
'anlP nA toward all public auestlons' anu ~
!. NJ. NJ. felt that special effort shoule " ps Il,
1slns to keep the moral issues OIL ''iie
~ before the people.
cayer A resolution Of thanks was aaop
upon to be read at the evening serVlceiI
liant pressing m appreciation for the Mn n
sum hearted and open-handed hosplta
re- of the Presbyterian congregation
aontk the people Of Lumberton IN gen
! De- in entertaining presbytery.,
At %. m. Thursday prespytely
io11rned to meet in adjourned ses
rsaas E lSs in the Fayetteville FIRST cnurcH -;i1
u tne % at IL m. The fall session WI
vene at Henley, Johnston county
made r -.
sht in -"The Kaiser, the Beast OF