The Hartford herald., 1875-11-03
Rev. j. A. Humphrey prohibited
from upreachiug In Hartford.

Rev. j. A. Humphrey prohibited
from preaching in Hartford.
The GreenvilIe District Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
held at No Creek, last week, passed
the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, One feacher has no
pastoral right ia any territory other
than that which is included within the
bounds Of his own work, or that may be
included within it, and especially in the
territory which is embrac, d in the work
of another, without the invitation of
the pastor, thereof, and,
WHEREAS, The Rev. j. A. Hum
phrey, of the Ky. Conference of the
Methodist FL isccp j church, Scottville
circuit, has violated this right by
making and filling appointments with
in the bounds of the work of Rev. X.
q. Gardner, and without his consent,
and without consulting him, he being
q member of the same Conference,
therefore,
Reso,ued That We, the members
of the Greenville District Conference
Of the Ky. Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, regard this conduct
of this brother a violation of that
courtesy which Is ever due from one
Methodist preacher to another, and,
Resolved, That if this brother con-
tinues or persists in such a course, that
the Presiding Elder, present copy of
this paper to the Annual Conferences at
its next session at Newport, Ky.
J. w. CORNELIUS, SILAs GREEN,
j. s. RUGELs, J. T. PENDER,
Nc. J. DAVIS.
When Rev. hfr. Humphrey left this
work, and was assigned to the Scott
vile circuit, it suited him best to leave
his family in this county, he having
purchased home for them near Hart
ford. He is very popular as preach
er in Hartford, and generally draws
larger audiences than any other preach
er has for long time. A large num.
Der of our citizens petitioned the last
Annual Conference to return him to
fhis circuit. When it was ascertained
that he had been sent to Scottville.
and learning that his family would re-
main here, and knowing that he would
be back occasionally, the citizens of
Hartford earnestly solicited him to ar
raese Il so as 30 preach for us now and
then, which he finally consented to do,
making his appointments on all the
fifth Sundays that he could spare from
other work. Was there anything
wrong in thiss If in filling these ap-
pointments here, he neglected his work
in the Scottville circuit, then the
brethren there had right to complain,
but the murmurings come not from
them. If Mr.. II. had assumed pas
torsl position over a church in Mr..
Gardaer's circuit without his invitation
or consent, and was receiving compen.
sation therefor that properly belonged
TO Mr.. g., then he was acting wrong;
but there is no church here of that de-
nomination, and Mr.. H. was not Of
fciating as a pastor to church, but
only occasionally preaching tomembers
of all churches and to many not men,
bers of any church. If Mr.. H. was
preaching occasionally within the
bounds of Mr.. G's circuit, without his
consent or approval, and such thing
is interdicted by the General or Annu-
al Conference, then he was acting
wrong; but we have very good authOri-
ty for saying that neither the General
or the Annual Conferences inhibited
one preacher from occasionally preach
ing ia the bounds of the circuit of an
other, even ,citiom his consent, and we
have Mr.. H. statement made here last
Sabbath to the effect that Mr.. Gardner
was not objecting to his (H.'s) preach
ing here, and opposed the action of the
District Conference.
As no complaint comes from Mr..
H.scircuitabout neglect of work there,
and as Mr.. q. is willing that Mr.. HI.
preach here in his (G.'s) circuit occa.
sionally, and opposed the resolutions
prohibiting the same, and the citizens
of Hartford, one and all, of every de-
nomination or ism, are anxious to hear
Mr.. III. preach, then where tie neces,
sity of the passage of these resolutions;
who is injured by the preaching of Mr..
II?
Will the Reverend gentlemen whose
names appears at the foot of the resolu-
tons give us one good, valid reason for
voting as they did9 Do they think the
people of Hartford are so pure, good
and upright that they are not in need
Of preaching? Ifso, they had better
resolve that it is not necessary for Mr..