, 1876-05-10

Tho Book Concern Charges EattsEnc-
tortly Disproscd-lslEhts ef Lay Dele

Tho BOOK concern Charges H2ft9EnC-
toriiy Disprosed-klEhts ss Lay Dele
E1Atcx.
.ptetat pt.ro'ea 10 n. cafsoso Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 9.-Tho furry over she At.
tack on tbs Western Dook Concern yc4tsr1.y has
slreedy la1sol, and the allow rou:ins Of busnezs
Las been resumed.
Ths Committee on ths Book Concern. k-sely made
of Judgea lawyera, merchants, and bankers, about
eighty in ALL from al parts Of the country, nayc e1-
2ra.ued into tia merits Of the docuacns Of tic four
Baltimore rnemosalIBts. and by Aimost unanimous
yoto have laid tic tabia unworthy Of further
@ Its only psEsneys y W. ~ The asmors
ts u.s. Whole a:tses ha. s0i fae 1oot q y TIL. ia u:
a;entl to-day.tets u not Que 70 bc found afsasrs
Hitchcock AMI W4ldens reelection is noss uuyrrs.
conceded ~ proper indication Of thc,s high uh.r4e
fTo u.s A.sciatt>i Ire.1
=. .aa aosnns Il eaod. IL,
morning. ..
Dishop Harris announced the Committee m thu
Gen. J, u. Weaver. Of 1nwa, satd 1t WAS puIcly
charged yesterday that large amount Of 1nuncy hsh
nss ~ ssofn from II" s q ns "a nna ,ss
Investigation. Laid oil the sabls,
Dr. ]. +. Eewmaa submitted tho following:
THEnEAs, Provision II Maae In tha Constitution
Of the Church fos thrce-tourths vote Of tho Annu.i
Conference on Ii hesA,loas Of the restrictive rules
WnEnrs. Tbs delegates Of the Lay Electora, Con.
fesences hayoa r1gat TO participate lu utwo-.hirls
vote Of the General co1tefcac.. but hav. not .,ae
right 10 participate in t1ree-1ourth1 vote Ut the
annual Conferences; snd
wEaEAs. Such participation wonla harmonic. with
the constitutional rights Of tho lay delesa,as In this
jlx.olrtd, Tia. the COMMITTEES .oa Lay Delegation
shall sons1aer and re2oFt on the propricty Of 10
duly-tlectcl lay delegates may in th+ Lay Elec-
toEal Conferences on al psoposed alteraona o! the
I:eierted TO tho Co.umittes On LAY Representation,
J. 8. Smart, Of Deroit. submitted rc'olution that
all tho arers III reference To shc organisation Of
thr Conferences from tho Cen4ua,ttes loundar1e<.
and referred 10 tae Conmlltco On tho 6tAts Of ths
xas final, and gtying the matter to the C5um!tev Oh
the State Of the Church would bring ii under tho Ru
rcrvtson Of shn Conference After diasuasiun tho
Fratsrnh delegates from The British Wesleyan
caursa tout their formal leave Of the Consstenee.
avass Of ths difficulty hore tas questoa Of eiucs-
| ttoa iu England; They, were, divided OF many
ts.ns, s1t oy ss s,e..ty tesy Ssss ssra
hibts a uto Of tho Scriptures III tho srloos Of tbs
land. lArps4use.l Common sclsooh had thoIr origin
Of The Wesleyan Society for SECURING ha pel Of TIN
Commissions nlaeasss aet which wa refstFed to d
S.essss Ia u z cs!s se1
cor1nunt alton frum tas frstnri!I ate2ates from
ths Aethodat Episcopal Church. south ansounctng
their rtadlnessto sppear bcfrx tar Conference. VAS
rra& Aul committee ~aa appointed TO Arranss snr,-
sne1osatiys service Of the Conference hell Ia Dat.
mnrn May u, ons hunlsed ,nass Aso.
| Adjourned.
| SMotai D.spatrA to 7nt Chicago 7'ritnne.
| CINCINNATI. o., May g:-iour correspondent to.
Day iutersiswe af. C. Q. Edwards, clGhar and gen-
er. booktceper o! tbs Me.'.s look Conrcrn III this
ctJ on tho subject Ut tbs charge of fzs In tnAt
cern aid 10 haye b,, lAade by Dr.. lanRhau In the
Methodist EptscorAl coufetonas tn baltimore. Nr.
| Edwards Axid
] Iauthan sent this to ths Nav York 71m<s to be
published IN advance, knd It In ihzt that 4rYt
aaw H. aud think 10 unlv revival Of tia OLD Nsw
York troubles Of four Eight yearA ago this
man was elected sgcnt Al Chicago the plan ol
reun3unq ths Church North and South, he hayiun
been cf those TINT went % on tAe stsvery ques
uoa 1884, and returned Attsr tts WA1. 1t i rally
my Impression That ttis Is 10 open up tha old
Nav York sore thAn anything olsa.
Relnster-ls tlcts any truth In h1 chaf2ss atout
tbs Affair." OF tho Cincinnati Concetu7
Ar. Edwards-No; our exhibits Ats CORRECT In py.
cry stnhs Ut tha word. No not onlJ keep booka ia
tho mo.s complete way. but tAfs r0cepts Ia boola
In you can fot YuutsIl-for estr1
cent dhbuzseI. Thore il iucA COMMITTEES thai,
eTery month, exAulnes tie aeeountx Alt checks By
souchssA- Hy our lax snnual showing, our asse,a
we're $se9 md our liabilities sss6. .i6Aa3, leaving
" net capital Of $ao5,2A.1a Thai doe4na took like
iuPolsenoy doeA 1T
Aeportsr-1s thsrs any shadow Of au e1russ for
these charges that LaaAhAu 1uaksa against this co,
ce.u3
Ms. Edwarde-Sut in tbs ieast Iauahsa kpoF1
nothing about this honsr Tie truth Of 1t u he h
monomsn!Ac il such matters, and. when hs tAlkl
about ua, dossu't know whst ha IL sAytnH.
NspostcE-T4en tbs whola story il, ths thsza s nst
word Of truth tn tbs AFxes AZ 4tnst ha plcetn
AE. EDWARDS tTsFJ smphaacalJ }--Aot ons word