The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11
EigTNoDlST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Book Concern Trouble Temporarily Disposed
GA Court Of Inquiry Institutad-ccn-
timed Illness Of Bishop Jones.

Kew. Df. GOOde leu the ueSOtiDHal eNcfclSCS yes
tcrday morning IN the Conference. Bishops Ames
ana Simpson presided alternately. The journal was
read and after several unimportant amendments
made adopted.
Rev. A. y IlvNr moved that saturday ct ten A. NJ,
be fixed for reception of the remaining lraternal
delegates.
DIR. A. NJ 0sBoN moved to suspend the rules that
the papers relating to the Book Concern ne taken
from the secretaly's table ana he referred. Carried.
Bishop SIMPSON explained the condition OF those
papers before the house. The original motion was
to refer them to the standing committee on Book
Concern.
Judge LAWRENCE moved an amendment that
they be referred 70 special committee OF
fifteen, TO be chosen by the delegations who should
have previously appointed one from each delegation
from whom this special committee won,d be chosen.
substitute offered by DR.. G. W. Clark, that
special committee OF one from each Annual Confer
ence be appointed to whom all matters relating to
alleged frauds and mismanagcment in the Book
Concern shall be referred. Upon this substitute the
vote would be taken first.
Rev. j. $. SMART called for
VOTE ORDERS,
and asked the Episcopal decision on the point
This given by Bishop Simpson, who ruled that
minister may call for the ministerial vote and u
ayman for the lay vote, ana that one third OF either
u
vote, independent OF the other order. Mr.. Smart
appealed from this decision moving to get the
sense of the Conference on it as precedent. The
chair was sustained and Mr. Smart withdrew his
cali for a separate vote by orders. The vote was
then taken on Judge Lawrence's paper, and by
vote OF 300 to 2S the motion for committee or NJ
teen was lost. DIR. Clark's motion for from
each Annual Conference was then adopted by vote
OF 2o4 to 1885,
Before the committee was appointed Dr. SIIcER
asked whether not it would be competent TO in
struct the delegations in regard 10 their action. lie
wanted none but laymen appointed on this
mittee 1t was to be purely business committee
and he thought laymen Were much better lifted for
the prospective duties OF IT than ministers
Bishop SIMPSON thought It would be improper to
give such Instructions and the sense OF the Confer
ence was decidedly opposed 10 1t.
DIR. FOSTER inquired whether the members Of the
standing committee on Book Concern Were eligible
for this special committee, ana the Bishop an
swered in the Affirmative.
A recess of ten minutes was then granted to
allow the delegates to consult III regard to their
nominations for this committee. After the recess
leave was granted to the delegations to fill vacan-
cics on this committee should any members be
called away, hut this action was subsequently Null
lied by restriction prohibiting any changes in the
complexion Of the committee after IL shall have be-
gun its work.
The Conference then defined what matters We're
to be referred to this special cOmmittce-namcly
only such as bear upon the
CHARGES or FRAUD AND MIsMANAGEMEST
In the Book Concern, and that all other matters re-
lating to the publishing interests go to the standing
committee on Book Concern.
Judge MCALMONT wanted the papers which relate
to the financial condition of the Concern referred 10
the special committee, but his motion to that effect
was not entertained.
Dr. BINGHAM thought there was singular omission
in this reference and moved that the report OF the
agents which had been previously sent TO the stand
committee, be referred to the special committee
Also
DR.. REID did not deem this motion necessary, and
moved to lay Ii on the table. Lost.
DIR. HESTER moved that the special committee be
empowered to send for persons and papers, and to
make u thorough investigation and report to the
Dr HENRY OF Illinois, did not think it necessary
DR.. Lanahan had made his statement before
| the Conference and presented his report and the
reports Of the agents and experts were before the
committee and the Conference, and he thought that
the narrower the compass and the closer the com
mttee confined itself to the documents the sooner
would they dispose OF this question, and the surer
and greater would be the peace secured to the
Church,
DR.. r. O. HAVEN thought the design OF the Con-
ference in appointing a special committee was TO
investigate this whole Book Concern matter and ii
the committee want to call for persons and apers,
let them do So
Mr.. BUCKLEY thought the question in its details
had been heard and decided during the four years
past, and now the committee should have only the
papers which relate to fraud and mismanagcment
laid before them But they cannot investigate this
subject without the right to send for persons and
| papers He wanted a full, far and impartial inves-
4 tlgation.
| DR. HARRIS the Secretary called attention to DR..
Lanahan's remarks yesterday Thursday, that the
agents reports contained mlsstatenents, which
\
NOT CLERICAL ERRORS, But suPPREsSioSs
| OF facts. Dr. Lanahan, however, promptly dis
claimed having said any such thing though score
OF delegates in front OF the orchestra affirmed that
he did use substantially such expressions, and the
| daily press reported.
After further debate the motion before the house
was amended as to send DR.. Cartons report TO
\ the special committee, and granting That commit
| tee power to send for persons and papers, aud on
this state of the motion DR.. Foster moved the
yious question, which was carried.
DR.. FOSTER then moved that returned mission
aries visiting the Conference, and the venerable
Secretary Of the Missionary Society, Rev. j. J..
Durbin, D. D., be invited to seats on the platform.
/ Carried.
Mr. h. r. BONSER, OF st. Louis, chairman ofA the
| standing committee on Book Concern, and who is
also a member OF the special committee the
same, was directed to call the first meeting OF the
special committee.
/ DR.. HUBBARD, of East Genesce, wanted DR.. Lana
\ han and the chairman OF the Book Committee to
have the right OF ten peremptory challenges before
! the special committee. Denied
Changes and substitutions were made on COM
i mittees announcements were made, among them
one by Bishop simpson, that, though Bishop James
illness Is not OF serious character he is not i'm,
for his recovery. The Conference then adjourned
The following Is the
1 SPECIAL CoMMITTEE ON BOOK CONCERN.
Abd Sss hy s. k W FnmOTs % E More" SS
Williams; Central New YORK, W. J. Moses; Central Ohio
ssa1s
aware, James A. Jones; Des Mones, W. IT, II. BeadIe,
Detroit John Owen East Genesee, H. Decker; East Ger
man, c. +. Grimm East Maine, c. Beae; Erie, John Nc
Almont; Genesee, A. D. wibur Georgia W rrettyman;
Coblegh; Illinois, H. Buck India II. Manse Indiana,
w. @. De Pamo; iowa, r. W. Evans Kansas: W; Fair.
child Kentucky. A. SchnkIe Lexington, NJ W. Taylor;
Liberia, q. A. Pttman Louisiana L. Matlaek; Maine,
w. Deering; Michigan, j. w. Stone; Minnesota A. Lewis;
Mississippi A. G: Mcdonnell Missouri, Samuel Hoffman,
Nebraska, T.; II. Rogers; Nevada, Thomas MeGrath; ,
New Hampshire G. NJ Dinsmore; New Jersey, A. Il. Bal.
born; North Carolina, " g Nation North Indiana Jos
/ g. A. LaIor; Northwest Indiana, J. BrownHeld Ohio. L.
A. Crtchfeld; Oregon George Abcrnotby; Philadelphia
j. b. Mccullough Pittsburg, A. Bradley Providence a.
r. Gavin Rock RIVER q Goodrich; s. Louis, ?. 4. non
McIntosh southern Illinois, j. Van Cleye; Southwest
German. ID. O. Smith Tennessee, ID Rutlick; Texas, W
r. Phayle Trou, Q. " Burdick Upper Iowa, d. NJ. Coo
ley, Vermont, j. G. " Coke; xirssnia W NJ Berkeley
bard West Wisconsin, j. b. Bothm8n; Wilmington, ~ ~
Bates, Wisconsin, q. d. Pisbury; wyoming W. H. DIN
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