Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-12
REV. DIR. HUSTON.
Action Of the Baltimore Methodist
Conference.
Speech Of DIR. HustOn-A Committee
of Inquiry Appointed for Inmedi'
ate investigation,

Speech Of DIR. HustOn-A Committee
of Inquiry Appointed for IEnmedi'
ate Investigation.
Correspondence of the Washington Republican.
WARRENToN, Va, March 8.-The char
acter of ministers were proceeded with,
and Rev. DR.. L. d. HustOn's name was
called.
Bishop Panels there any reason against
the character of Brother Huston, why his
character should not pass?
Rev. Samuel Rogers, the presiding elder,
arose and said there were very grave ru-
mors circulated in regard to DR.. Huston,
as the brothers were well aware, in the
newspapers and by individuals in Baltimore.
The rumors were circulated in his absence.
He (Mr. R. arrived in Baltimore on Mon
day. DR.. Huston had left the city the pre-
viOus "Wednesday. 1t was not necessary to
90 into a detailed account of these rumOrs,
as the conference would, doubtless, exam
inc into them.
Bishop Paire-Has there been any in
quiry into the rumors?
Rev. Mr.. Rogers-NO, sir.
Bishop Paine-There has been no official
examination?
Rev. Mr.. Rogers-NO, sir.
Bishop Paine-You have received no Off
cial evidence
Rev. Mr.. Rogers-None whatever. 1t is
proper to say, in Justice to DR.. Huston, that
he demanded the earliest investigation aud
to be tried at once.
Bishop Paine desired DR.. Huston to ap-
pear, and, coming forward, the Bishop shook
him cordially by the hand.
DIR. Huston said that he did not wish to
Oh gy,aa1h hrf SiVnn NV fAr tho catlGflH-
ton Of the Conference, TO make two re-
marks. The first related TO his leaving Bal
timOre, which he did To save the feelings Of
his family, and at the suggestion of the gen
tlemen who called on him. The second
was in relation to bis withdrawal from the
church; his object being to prevent an eccle-
siasticaI court investigating the matter until
after the decision of civil court had been
obtained.
DR.. Huston, continuing, said, beyond
what the presiding elder had stated, he
would say nothing. The reason he left
Baltimore was to save his wife and daugh-
ter from a trying ordeal. He would be in
pursuit Of the man who first blanched his
daughters cheek and stabbed his wife 10
the heart, who first started the reports, until
the day of his death. When he left Balti-
more he signed his withdrawal at the sug-
gestion Of his clerical brethren. Since his
| advent here he had not spoken to any Of his
brethren on the subj act Of the reports, for
it would be noticed abroad that he was try
ing to influence his brethren in his behalf.
He wished the subject-matter to rest onthe
evidence, and demanded an immediate in
vestigstion or trial, and wished the civil
suit to precede the ecclesiastical court.
DR.. Munsey moved the reference Of the
charges TO DR.. Huston's presiding elder for
investigation.
Rev. f. w. Wilson moved, as a substi-
tute, committee Of inquiry to Immediately
sift the grounds for the charge.
These motions provoked much heated
discussion.
DR.. Munsey desired to make an explana-
ton, and read a paragraph from the Balti-
more Episcopal Methodist, which stated he