New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-01
Illinois. on the 10Th Of May next The House, teociock
adjourned.
THE METHODIST BOOK COMMITTEE.

cvvopsre or TIE MAJORITY REPORT - THE
RIsUoPs ARRAIGNED - THE BOOK ROOM
TROUBLES REFERRED TO TIE GENEhAL
CONFERENCE.
The majority report of the Methodist BOOK
Committee has been printed and Will DO presented 10
the General Conference early in the session IL IL 'o
luminous covering with the experts report nearly 70
pages of closey.printed matter IL presents no he"
points, but is merely extended review OF INC case
substantially a. IL has appeared In THE TRIBUNE NJ the
various stages of the controversy While the report Is
hostile TO Dr. Lanahan. 1t Is couched III very u ian
guage and chiefly remarkable as an extended deIense
by the majority OF the Committee OF their own omcla
acts. A synopsis is appended:
The Committee are painfully aware, they say, that
widespread dissatisfaction has and does exist IN various
quarters arising from their proceedings; they nave
heen uniustly censured much which has happehed
they feel this keeny and deem 1t only right that .hey
should lay before the Conference such deiense Vi 'e
action as will exonerae Them They arralgn the bisnop'
as the cause Of the present unsatisfactory state Oh
claiming that they interposed their ohciai au'hory
unwisey and in an unauthorized manner thus arresting
all proceedings against Dr. Lanahan at time when tue
Committee were fully prepared to put Dr. Lanaan ASIDE
and once and forever the Book Concern troubles
The action OF the Bishops is severely criticised ana Is
plainly intimated that the Conference would DO wei 10
inauire into their conduct in this matter lmmedatey
after the nonconcurrence OF Bishop Ames in the act OF
the Book Committee in removing Dr. Lananan, tho Noh
mlttee became convinced that great would DO the
partisan feeling in any committee OF investigation tht
might be named that good result could be attained
and that one man could do more than many They ap-
pointed Jas p Kilbreth OF Cincinnati, whom they re-
garded as one who from his integrity, pecuniy re-
sources and intimate knowledge OF business and parc-
ularly of Book Concern affairs. above all others the
man for the emergency They conferred ON him unii-
tied powers and leaving him TO his inyesgatons were
prepared accept his statements without questioning.
The Committee state that they had nj this time uhshaken
faith in the integrity OF DR.. CARTONS that not shadow
clouded their minds with regard TO Mr. GOOdenoughi
and now Mr. Kbreth has proved TO their satisfaction
that they correct They have no dcsre nor 90 ny
attempt analyze Mr. kbreths report, urging tnat no
has placed both Church and Committee under deep OD-
cations spent much time and labor IN ms e1
amiDatons, Tor which he now refuses single uoai VI
conversation and that he has done work which the
Committee could not hire him to do. They accept ana
put Mr. Kibrehs statements as their denDerate
convictions, without any verihcation. A., -. 49,.
The Committee make no recommendations, put resign
their the General Conference with nearly eA-
preston of relief Accepting Mr. kilbrehs report, tey
state that frauds have been committed although they
admit there may have been some irregularities ana
errors OF management They leave TO the Conference
to decide who Is cupabe for the troubles which nave
been brought upon the Book Concern and the Cnnrcn
The report OF the minority mas NOT yct peeh PCcu III
the hands of the printer.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE.
A preliminary meeting of the delegates to
the Methodist Conference was held yesterday in the
sandsst Methodist Church. Brooklyn to select seats by
ballot in the Academy OF Music. The Rev. DR.. Harris
presided and q majority OF the seats were assigned.
postofce for the distribution OF letters will be estab-
shed in Academy, and IT Is probable that telegraph
wires Will be brought into the building The conference
will convene at tomorrow, at the Academy OF
Music The first days session viii be devoted 10 re-
gious exercises, the examination OF the CREDENTIALS Vi
members, and the admission Of lay delegates