The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-23
THE WESLEY CHAPEL TROUBLE.

The trouble between Rev w. c. Grit
fifth, pastor of the Wesley NJ. +. Church,
South Wheeling, and DR.. j. w. Mccoy,
member Of that congregation, was before
the Fourth Street ID. E Church quarterly
conference last night. II Will
be remembered BY our readers
that DR.. Mccoy was before
the church tribunal, and was expelled
from the membership Of the church, on
the charges and specifications preferred
against him BY the pastor. Through his
counsel he appealed from the decision OF
the court to he Fourth Street NJ. T..
Conference. and the hearing OF the APP
zeal was commenced last night.
The members of the Conference assem-
bled at the Fourth Street Church last
night, and it was opened by the singing
of a familiar hymn, after which prayer
was offered by Rev. F. Ball, Presiding
Elder Of this district.
Mr. J. Bailie was elected Secretary,
and Rev. Mr.. Thatcher, assistant.
The Presiding Elder stated that there
were several reporters present, ana II
there WAS no objection they would be
nermitted to remain. None of the mem
hers entering Il protest, the knights OF
the pencil kept their seats. The reyerned
gentlemen then stated that "a ne had
been somewhat connected with the case,
as it appeared before the lower court, as
witness and otherwise, and he asked TO
have DR.. Reilly act rs Presiding Elder
during the progress Of the trial.
DIR. Reilly then stepped forward, who
acknowledged the delicate position in
which he was placed, and the business OF
the Conference was proceeded with.
a. }. Clarke, Esq, one OF the counsel
for the defendant, arose and read num-
beer of reasons why an appeal should be
Granted and the errors of the court be-
low.
Rev. j. X. Thompson, prosecutor, then
presented his side of the case and in a
somewhat lengthy argument contended
that the defendant was not entitled to an
appeal on the ground that he evaded and
abteuted himself from trial ut the lower
court, read read extensively from
Bishop Bakers Church discipline to sus-
tain his view Of the case.
Mr.. Clarke argued that his side had not
evaded trial, but had appeared at the
first meeting of the court and continued
in the ease for three days.
Judge Cochran on the same side made
Il short argument to the same effect.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson replied, and con-
tended that even il the defendant had
appeared in court, an appeal could not
come before this conference; but that il
must come before the Bishop at the next
annual conference to be held in March,
1876 and the present body had no juris-
dictlon in the matter.
DIR. RELY was about TO put the ques-
ton of entertaining an appeal when DR.
Logan arose, and stated he was not
prepared to vote rs he did not exactly
understand the law of the case or juris-
dictiOn OF this conference.
DR.. REILLY stated that every member OF
the conference WAS justified in voting
Just as his judgment dictated, and then
read ut length from Bakers Church Di.
cipline rs to the law of an appeal
After little discussion, DR.. Reilly put
the question. Shall the appeal be enter
taincd?' and the ayes and nays being
called, the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-Mssrs. II. X. List, a. NJ
Adams, r. II. Logan, Joseph Seybold
w. G. Brockunier, G. w. Brockunier
Samuel Lewis, Benjamin Davenport, j
NJ Richards, Franklin Cocn, John Bal.
lie, William Odbert, W. II. Nanleye-l3
Nuys-Messrs. y. &. Wincher, Elijah
Day, I>iah Warren, |. u. Williams, },
n. Christlieo-j.
The Presiding Elder then announced
that the appeal was before the Confer
cnce.
The next order OF business was the
reading of the record Of the court below,
which occupied the attention of the Con-
ference until the hour of adjournment,
the facts of which have heretofore been
published.
The Conference adjourned to meet this
evening ut the same place.