Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-26
GENERAL Is0NFERENCE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL, CHURCH..

In This body, III session in Philadelphia, on
Monoay last somewhat excited dis cussion
rose in reference 10 q statement that the Jour-
al Ct The Baltimore Cor ference, for 1861, had
been "stol.n by disloyal member" This was
amended hy inserting =" been Withdrawn by Tho
secretary OF the conference"
Rev Mr. l.apahan, OF the Baltimore Confer
el c., favored he amen dn ent, because the lar -
gnage was more becoming calm, deliberate
BODY of Christian ministers. tE8
Rev. Col. Moody said he believed that Mr..
Lanahan had and did sympa hize with the ne
belion That was bis private opinion publicly
Rev. Mr.. Peck, of California, defended Mr..
Lanahan. He said that any man who resided
on the border and had stood mp as nobly as
mark as had been applied to him. Thus remark
was loudly applauded by the conference,
Rev. Mr. Lanahan also replied. He had bus
one record, and that stood without blot. He
repudiated every and all charges of disloyalty,
and had in his pockets to. day records from the
War Department at Washington thanking hinQ
for the services he had rendered the Govern
ment. s..'
Col. Moody endeavored to explain, bu. the
Conference would not permit, a motion TO a6-
journ being carried.
On Tuesday, the above subject came I'D
again, and 4.LZ
Rev. Col. Msody rose Immediately after the
reading of the journal, and claimed the privi-
lese of mpking an explanation, in Continuation
of wbaL he pished TO say when the Conference
ADJOURNED the day previous He called atsen-
tion - misrepresentation. The debase on
mittee on Itinerancy, that the journal OF tho
Baltimore Conference for 1851 had been stolen
BY disloyal member, now notorious secesl
sicnist in the rebel ranks II was then moved
that the report be amended by inserting HIhs
journal was withheld by the Secretary OF that
Conference" This Mr.. NJ. opposed, as he be-
lieved in calling things by their right names.
Col. Moody stated that when the repor. CT
the Committee on ftDerancy was under con-
sidera,icn on Monday, Mr.. Lanahan had IA
voIed the adoption OF the proposed amendment
to strike out the word "disloyal" Upon this
Col Moody made a few remarks, in which his
intention was to say that Mr.. Lanahan was In
sympathy with this particular man to whom
the matter referred. - E,f,
Mr. Lanahan then made a personal attack ON
him, for which he WAS called to order by the
Chair. He thpn retreated his remarks. To
this Colonel Moody replied that he would
rather appear on the record as endeav voring 70
afflx the merited stigma On the secesh secrets
RI " no had ahseonded with the journals OF the
Bal'im ore Conference than to appear in SYM
pathy with a rebel, in shielding him from the
merited stigma. he did not charge at that time
that Mr.. Lanahsn was In sympathy. He
wished to withdraw the opinion expressed on
Nj onday relative TO his sympathy with disloy.
atty, as that opinion was mainly based upon
Mr. Lanahan action in the vote of the Balti-
more Conference, by which q series OF loyal
resolutions were laid upon the table. He was
among the number SO to vote The speaker
read the charges OF disloyalty preferred in the
papers against the Baltimore gentleman, al
though IT was said that Mr. Lanahan and some
others who voted to lay on the table were not
10 be cons idered as disloyal. He was glad 10
find that he so resented a suspicion Of disloy-
atty, although he (the speaker) was not in pos
session of all the facts in the premises wnen
he Tsaue tne ehnTEc Monday.
Rev Mr.. Lanahan said. he had naver realized
until that day the idea of being called 6 traitor.
charge OF this Kind once put for ward can
never be taken back. He was loyal man, and
during these troubles had never a feeling or
shadow of a thought that was not in the fullest
harmony with the Government, and by the
government he meant the Administration.
During the consideration OF the report of the
: committee on itInerancy yesterday, brother
MooGy and himself differed. This he had g
right to do. But be made remarks which mY
fritrds said reflected upon myself.
The speaker demanded an explanation, and
Colorel Ma ody replied that from information
re. eiyed at Washington and the Baltimore Con-
ference he believed he (tbe speaker) was in
sympathy With the rebellion. The speaker had
nothing further to say; he was willing thao
brother Moody should carry his own thoughts
With him in the wrong that had been done him,
(Nlr. IaIahan
MIR. Lanahan is Presiding Elder OF the VIZ
ginia Circuit, Baltimore Conference.