The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-13
METHODISM.
The Book Concern Troubles In the New York
Conference-ExciLed Debate.

COnference-ExciIed Debate.
In the meeting of the East Conference of the
NJ. E. Church, held yesterday in New York, the
reports of the Book Committee in relation to the
affairs of the Book Concern were read, and on
motion of DIR. Curry the majority report was
ordered on file, and the minority report laid on
the table. On a motion to reconsider this last
motion Rev. j. w. Buckley took the floor in de-
fense of the minority report. He contended
that there was no real distinction between those
reports making it proper that one should be
treated differently from the other.
DR.. Curry interrupted, denying that the mino-
rity paper is report of all, and saying that the
speaker had no right to debate the question on
motion to reconsider. The decision of the
Chair sustained MIR. Buckley, to which, however,
DR.. Curry excepted, and demanded that the de-
cision of the Chair and his exceptions to it be
entered upon the journal.
The debate being continued, Mr.. Buckley said
an attempt has been made and is being made to
suppress facts which might be known to the
Annual Conference and to the whole Church on
this Book Concern difficulty.
Dr. Curry-I object to this as scandalous and
ask the Bishop to rule it out.
Bishop Ames-I have no authority to do so.
DR.. Curry-I except to the ruling of the Chair
Mr.. Buckley-And, further, that motion to
lay this minority report on the table without
discussion seems to me to have a striking slmili-
tude to what have just said as to the aforesaid
attempt to suppress.
DIR. Curry excitedly interrupted again, and
asked the decision Of the Chair, which sus-
tanned Mr.. Buckley. The doctor appealed to
the Conference, having explained that his
appeal was on q question of order and not of
Jaw. He subsequently withdrew his appeal,
and had his objection placed on the minutes.
Mr. Buckley continued to say that the Annual
Conferences are primarily the owners of the
Book Concern, and consequently have a right to
sit in judgment upon the affairs ofthat Concern.
He believed that the statements contained in the
report to be laid on the table were more needed
and more truthful than those of the paper
| ordered on file, and he therefore moved again
that the motion to lay on the table be recon-
| sidered.
DIR. Woodruff said that this attempt to i'm
| peach the Book Concern and the Book Com
| mittee is simply slanderous. In u fiery speech
| he denounced the attempts that have been made
| to brand the majority committee as q white
washing committee and as colluding with thieves
| and robbers, and he was ready for q discussion
| of the merits of the case without further delay.
| He was ready for weeks discussion before the
| Methodist Church and the public. DR.. Curry
| has rendered invaluable services and deserves
the thanks of the Church. (Great applause. }
| 1t has been asserted that the majority of the
committee, hitherto unimpeachable ministers,
had rendered their decision under the influence
| of bribes; but there has been no such effort to
impeach Daniel Curry.
DR.. Scudder moved to reconsider, that the
| two reports might be treated In the same way.
Rev. John Parker moved TO lay the vote 10
| reconsider on the table, which motion was ear
red by vote of 103 to 35.