The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-30

New YORK, June 25.-The action of
the Book Committee in the Lapahan case
removes him from Office. II Is thought
that the final decision In the matter lies
with tho Bishops, without whose sane.
ton tho committees action goes for
nothing. The attitude of the Bishops
on the question has not been developed
They have sat in their corner listening
patiently all through the trial, but have
not said word as to their opinion.
The committee sustained the three
charges, separated and as whole. The
first one was voted upon in two parts.
The first division charged that the as.
sistant agent made affidavit and caused
proceedings to be instituted thereon in
the Supreme Court, for the purpose of
procuring writ of mandamus from
said Court against the Book Concern
and its agent, TO compel free access to
all banks, etc. This was not denied
during the trial, and passed unanimous.
ly.
The second division declared that "he
based such assumption upon the i'm
proper assumption that he was an agent
and operator of said Book Concern,
having equal powerand authority with
said agent, etc, all If which is contrary
to his proper ollicni conduct"
On this vote The division was male
which marks the attitude of each men,
Z,
ber OF the com mit'ee on the general
question. 1eas-Mcasr5. Brooks, Blades,
Bannister, Moore, Kennedy, Erwin,
Rawlins, Brngnam, Maltby, Rothwiler
and Woodruff. Nays-Messrs. Pike,
Slicer, MaitDy ana Nernon-4.
Inc record was the same on the Sec
ond charge, whic'i declares that the as
slstant agent fnS arrosated authority
not accorded TO nm by any authority
OF the Churcil, ana that his proceeding
in temporal court tends to scandalize
the Church ana the concern.
On the third charge, also, the same
vote was made. First, disregard and
contempt OF the authority Oh the BOOK
Committee ana OF the agent OF the Book
concern secohu' causing 10 De COPIED
large portions OF the pooks OF account
Oh the Concern ana carrying sald copies
away from the establishment; third,
causing extracts from SAID copies and
pretehued results OF examination there'
OF by accountants TO be printed secretly
without the knowledge of the agent or
conference with him; fourth, he has
taken further legal proceedings If the
demands are not complied with.
The act OF removal was carried by the
same majority, the following being re-
ported:
Resolved, lst, That the Book Com
mittee having concluded the investiga-
ton of Rev. Thomas Carlton, agent of
the Methodist Book Concern, dated
May 25th, 1871, against the Rev. John
Lanahan, assistant book agent, and
having entered our findings upon the
several terms OF complaint, this, our
Judgment, that the Rev. John Lanahan
aforesaid should be removed from his
office as assistant book agent, and he is
hereby removed.
Resolved, I'd, That the Bishops in at
tendance be officially notified of the ac-
tion of the Book Committee. In taking
this action, the committee acted on the
ground that 1t Is an executive rather
than judicial body. They do not claim
TO nave ascertalned whether or not
there nave been frauds In the BOOK
concern. Ihey think the public man
ner III when Dr. Lanahan has brought
MS charges, ana the perunacity with
winch he has insisted upon them, after
they were disposed OF by the commit
tee, has been detrimental to the Con-
cern, ana has rendered him more than
useless asan employee, ana, consequent
ly, they dlscharge MIN.
Ihe charges OF fraud ne has brought
against the concern previous to this
time they do not set down as untrue,
but as improved by him. They will
now investigate the matter in their own
way, as they desire TO hold more
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