New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-09
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claimed any knowledge as to its having been given out
| He had not furnished 1t.
DIR. Hitchcock then proceeded with earnestness and
warmth the memorial presented by the Rev
Dr. Lanahan Saturday last charging the insolvency OF
the Western Book Concern and c0nteDdng that the ale
cations OF the memorial untrue. DR.. Hitchcock
said that the report of the Committee showing tie assets
Of the Western Book Concern exceeded its liabilities over
100000 was strictly He said tho reports Of
two different examiners Of the Western Book Concern
agreed In every particular In establishing the correctness
OF the exhibit the Book Committee. The only dlsa-
greement-whch was small matter-was as to the
value real held by the which, Dr.
Hit hcock said was undervaued instead of overyalued
DR.. Walden offered the following:
Whereas, The memorial ia regard 10 our publishing
interests, presented ON Saturday through L Lan1nan
and signed by C. Herbert Richardson, joan Miller John
Baer and Jesse G. Wareld cOnta ned daragins state
mcnts touching the financial condition Of the Western
Book Concern at Cincinnati aud
Whereas These damaging statements In some way
communicated the press, have been made public, to
the detr;ment OF said Concern therefore,
Resolved That the Committee on tle Book Concern Us
hereby instructed to consider the subject OF sara
memorial aud report at me earliest moment praetctnIe
upon the financial condition OF the western Sethouist
Book Concern.
Dr. Walden tsen said ave want this for the protec-
ton Of interests in the West The time has come
when this Conference shall protect our interests DIR.
Lanahan to question OF privilege. and said the
scenes he had witnessed here this morning reminded
a locked up with fifteen men, and he felt as
II he would be torn in pieces because he had charged
that the New-York Book Concern had been robbed lie
had heard cry then to misrepresentation DE-
Hitchcock ne said was not the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Dr. Walden They were the servants OF
the Church. He Qanahan had entire confidence In Dr.
shnkle and that he Cshlnkle fully believed in what he
had asserted but examining the books was very nice
question John Jacob Astor and Marshall o. Roberts had
Endorsed the books VIM n. Tweed being all right
but does not every reollcot what occurred alter
ward Dr. Lanahsn proceeding to read statement
showing the annual losses Of the Book Concern fof sew
cra years back when Mr. Queal submitted point OF
order. that this statement being read by Dr. LanaAan
IVES german the question before the Conference,
namely the resolution offered by Mr. walden. The
Chair bishop FOSTER ruled the point OF order as well
taken.
DE- Lanahan resumed and said that to get at the facts
only necessary to pass resolution to require
certain ledger to be brought here from New-forE-a
ledger that had thrown aside For ID years the
Methodist Church had been swinded by false exhibits
liz said he had here checks to the amount OF $4,000
stolen from the Methodist Book Concern and held mp IN
full view what seemed TO be pack &c OF CHEEKS no
suc, array Of Indignation, he said. as was attempted
here this morning, would smother the truth. lie was
not shut up here IN rOom as In Now-f0rk ana whie
investigation going on another matter might be
investigated There were documents, two-thirds OF
which had been left out OF the journal Of proceedings OF
the last Conference which should have been inserted
and this MIht be lnycsii gated
Di Waiden's resolution then adopted, and the Rev
Dr. Nelson rose to question Of privilege and alludlnS
to lie memorial presented ON saturday sand t comp
ncnird the New-NJrk 30 X Concern, Tor which cOnpD-
mont he felt by no Obliged, and which they 10
PEELED He then proceeded To deny the statements anu
allegations OF the memorial
The irarrnal delegates from the Methodist Episcopal
Church IN Cluaca the Rev j. A. Williams ana the Hon
Jonn Mcdonald ". T., introduced to t1e confer
cn,e 10y Bishop James also, Bishop Carman OF Canada
and the Rcy. J.. Loundsbury, aud ll;O O'Clock tonot-
,l,-f
cepton Several memorials tBen presented and re-