Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-15
Western Book Concern.
A STORMY DAY IN THE METHODIST cor



For second time during the session of the
General Conference OF the NJ. E. Church at
the Academy OF Music has the scene been
one which it could hardly seem possible
would ever occur In q body of a religious
character. The trouble was the Western
BOOK Concern again, and the attempt made
by Dr. Lanahan TO fasten the source OF the
presented q week ago by members Of the
Baltimore Conference, upon statements
made by DR.. Nelson, one OF the New York
more Conference. DIR. Nelson emphaticaliy
denied the charge, and there the matter rests
Rev. DR.. w. H. Hunter, OF Central
Illinois, acting chairman of the book con-
Germ, requested q suspension Of the rules
for the presen tation OF the report of that
committee touching the memorial referred
of the Western Book Concern. The rules
were suspended unanimously and great in
terest was shown for q hearing OF the result
secretary read the report, which closed with
the following: Res0lred, That the assertion
of the memoIfalists that the Western Book
Concern is practically iDsolvent," and is
condition" is both unjust aud untrue, and
entitled TO no consideration by the public;
ana That any member of the n. E. Church
who was instrumental In its clandestine
publication in the newspapers deserves the
cepsure OF this General Conference and the
church.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
AT the close OF the reading OF this report,
which was received With tremendous burst
OF applause, DIR. Hunter moved its adoption,
least dozen delegates rose In an instant To
express their feelings on the subject but
Rev. Granville Moody, of Cincinnati, with
MS usual success, was the first to obtain re.
cogn1tfon OF the chairman. He said: These
memoriallsts, In my opinion, are more sinned
against than SHINING. III they had looked
through their own eyes instead of through
things In different light, and think some
Inspiration has led them on.
Kew. DR.. Lanaban gained the q DOR, and
said: $! do NOT desire to prolong this discus
memorial, but the remarks made by DR..
Moody make IT obligatory upon me to go
beyond what 1 originally intended. When
breaks forth. For three years was perse-
cuted for my expose of the swindling in the
New York house"
Cries of "Order!" "Order!n accompanied
by very audible Kisses, arose at these re-
marks, and the chair ruled that DR.. Lanahan
mi st confne his remarks to the subject OF
the report before them for adoption.
DIR. Lanahan.-I was only illustrating.
lLaushter.l He continued: DR.. Moody sees
MT to compliment these memorialists. He
think some inspiration has led them on. /
cerroborate his belief, and think can show
where this inspiration began. He then went
on to charge DIR. Nelson and DIR. Phillips, of
the New York Book Concern, with being
"the source of inspiration"
Rev. DR.. Il. Nelson, Of the firm of Nelson
* Phillips, the New York agents, said: The
untruthful and apparently damaging decla-
ratlons made touching myself, by DR. Lana
nan, would give me some solicitude If they
anne from any reliable source; but coming
as they do nom man who is Buown as an
.accuser Of the BRETHREN" care little for
them.
After further debate, Rev. DIR. j. p. New
man moved, under q suspension of the rules
OF order, that as, he said, discrepancy APP
peared between the statements OF the me-
mOrialists and the statements OF Mr.
Nelson, committee OF five be appointed TO
Investigate the same.
Rev. DR.. w. Fl. DIN, of Wyoming, said: /
suggest that we proceed about our own bus
Int 50 and not 60 of ON an exploring expedi-
ton after Investigations. Applause This
disease is little contagious, especially in
ihe latitude from which the brother comes
who makes the motion, and am afraid he
Is affected by It. tLauRhter.l
On motion OF Rev. b. i. Ives, DIR. Newman's
resolution for the appointment of q commit
zee was laid on the table amid great ap-
plause.
Rev. DR.. Nelson said he desired to express
willingness to appear before the commit
tee OF the Baltimore conference, and that he
had made no charge OF MISREPRESENTATION,
but OF Observation-Disclosures Baltimore Ga
zette, 18th.