The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-05

before the Conference ut one time including oricl-
nal resolutions or motions, amendn ents and subst
tutes; which was adopted.
APPOINTMENT or SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
DR.. MUTT, OF Indiana moved for the appointment
ofspecal committees, to consist ofseven men each,
on temperance, pastoral address, expenses OF dele
gates to General Conferences, American Bible So
cicty, on Metropolitan Church and on Scandinavian
Missions.
DR.. SAPp wanted committee OF thirteen on fire
insurance, and explained that the Methodist Church
has now $7o,ooo,ooo OF property, and 1T win soon
have $100,000,000 They have now to pay great
deal to insurance companies to partly insure this
property II the Church could mutually insure this
property 1t would be great saving
DR.. STRONG moved to refer 1t to the Committee
on Church Extension.
DR.. HIsTER, OF Southeast Indiana, thought II was
time to get with business, and moved to lay this
matter on the table. DR.. StrOng's motion was
asked for were ordered. The Committee on Ex-
penses Of Delegates to General Conference was In
creased to twenty-five.
The following important
RESOLUTION ON THE BOOK CONCERN
was presented by DIR. Hunter and othcrs:--
Is THIS ere nat
cern at New York in regard to its financial management
to the stability and great usefulness OF the Concern
w ire hat # @ sFaiS
the management Of The Book Concern is publishing
tee demanding ali their time in dsvising Ways and means
for the greater efficiency Of our publishing ntcrests
Resolved That special committee be appointed con-
com@scS c 70 whom all and charges
's Be- S and %a h m
$ A.. W lJTEwErT,
motion was promptly made TO lay this paper on
the table, but DR.. Lanahan asked that the Confer
ence allow 1t to be withdrawn rather than be thus
disposed Of 1t was however, laid on the table.
Dr. LANAHAN then moved to reconsider, and made
eloquent speech in defence OF his own character
as involved in the Book Concern troubles. lie said
II there man on the floor OF the Conference
who should dread this investigation he was that
man. For two years he had been held up to public
condemnation for asserting in his place as agent
that fraud and Acknowledgement did exist in the
Concern. He was ready to prove 1t, ana had the
printed documents with him for that purpose. II the
Conference would give him the opportunity to do
SO. He did not mean by msmanagement that Of an
ordinary character, which Is likely to occur in any
business, hut hn meant
FRAUD PLANNED, GREEDY, PERSISTENT AND ENoR-
NOUS.
He asked the Conference 10 hold him responsible
for the proof He ready to furnish 1t. He has
been held up In the official papers, he said to pub
lie odium for doing his duty AMI declaring what he
not be found trne, then they might cast ont his
name as evil and hang up his character the glib
bet OF public opinion. But, IL proved true then he
asked This Conference to vindicatc his character be-
fore the Church and before the world. This the
least lie could ask that the Conference could do.
lie had been twice suspended because he main.
tanned that his allegations OF fraud and msmanage-
ment are true, and he had his report printed
with those allegations sustained by figures
aud facts And he asked shall this investigation
be denied hmY Nevcrl He had too much respect
for the body to think so, and too much faith In te
Church and love for it TO believe that Conference
would send the case to the Standing Committee,
already oyerburdened with business.
He had confined himself in his report to Book
Concern matters alone, though there are other
matters which he would Ike to refer to special conf
had felt the weight OF the darkness ana the odium
which had rested upon his name and had almost Op-
pressed and
CRUSHED HIS PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION
and he now asked the Conference, by Its regard
for, truth anu for the honor OF the Church
not let this matter become more entanglcd
allow IL to remain AS it IL, but that IL VIII send
it to special committee Of the best men in the
Church, whose decision shall be respected anu
shall be final. He had been arraigned on civil pro-
cess also In the Courts by those who had endeav
ored 10 blacken and destroy his character, and he
demanded the fullest investigation that be
given to this entire subject.
matter to the standing Committee on Book Con-
Germ because its effect would be bad. That commit
tee is so large thar all Its members cannot be pres
cnt during the investigation, but nevertheless
when the hnal vote is To be taken they will all be
there and will give the weight OF their vote i'm the
Judgment when they know not whereof they af-
firm. He was also opposed TO it because there
men on the committee who are not qualified to be
there. The editor OF the Christian Adcocote, for
ment on this question:. He had already prejudged
1t in that paper, and his preceding history In con-
disqualified him from rendering an impartial judy
ment on this question. The editor OF the North
1crstern Christian AdrOcate was another man unit
from his previous record on this matter TO sit in
final Judgment on it.
Dr.. QUEAL here raised the point Of order that it
was not proper for Mr.. Buckley TO discuss the quail
fcafions Of persons
Bishop SIMPSON ruled in favor of the point OF
,Ir p,-,v, ny accor,od tho aocy,or ,nd coid ,,ot
the gravity OF the subject such that IL ought to be
referred TO n special committee, and the vote by
which the resolution was laid on the table ought to
be reconsidcrcd.
Judge McAfMoNr raised the point that a motion
TO ay on the table or to reconsider motion laid on
the table are not debatable.
Bishop SIMPSON ruled that in Parliamentary pro-
cecdings this point was proper, but the Conference
adopted rules for its own guidance and this was
such rule the chair would adhere to it.
MR.. BUCKEYES PACKED COMMITTEE
Mr. BUCKLEY continued To argue In iav0r OF a
special committee. because the standing committee
has too much business and cannot properly attend
TO it; because BY past experience and history many
members of II are disqualified from sitting in iudg-
mcnt on the question; because the investigation II
had in this way at all, must be had before sub
committee of the main committee, VINO nave the
right 10 modify and change the result and II the
main body attends properly TO It's business II can
not attend to the Investigation OF those allegations
a. it should. IT the Conference adjourn without
making some distinctive ntterancc on this subject,
hut leave IL unsettled before the church for another
four years, they will have cause TO regret II be-
fore two months are over. But If Ii il settled
now the Conference will be doing much more for
the Church than they think. He did not care how
the committee was appointed; by the bishops he
should be satisfied, but he wanted special COM
mittce for this business.
Dr. JEwErr, OF Rock River gave reasons for ap-
pending his name TO The paper, and said that
nothing more important than this Book Concern
matter would come before the Conference and they
should know all about IL. He granted that those
who had participated In the Investigations knew all
about il: bat the Conferences was moi so fortunate
and he thought the matter should be investigated
that the entire Church might rest satisfied. The
standing committee will not have time to attend to
this matter they should, give that attention
10 IL which the subject requires and demands He
had not shared with his brother Lanahan in
his convictions on this question: he had rather
been on the other side; but he wanted to vote
intclligently upon the verdict whenever IL shall he
rendered He wanted men this committee
against whom no one object. lie had noticed
100, that members on the other side were very