The daily gazette., 1879-07-17
WILMINGTON. DEL. THURSDAY, JULY II, 1879

Mr.. Killiam said that recent articles
that had appeared in the papers, regard
ing certain Wilmington church trouble,
were very much out of place.
Mr.. Thatcher said that Mr.. France, in
his resolution had not started right. In
order tn stop news of church troubles
from getting into the Wilmington papers
it would be necessary for them to first
stop the troubles.
Mr.. Houston, from his position behind
the pulpit, where he felt secure from in
terruption and criticism, then deliver
ed an irritated and angry TRADE
against the newspaper reporters in his
most practiced falsetto. He made the
reporters, who occupied seats at his right
hand, the personal objects of his vitu-
peration. He said as Wilmington had
no preachers meeting to "curry down"
the reporters in, 1t might be well for this
body to censure them. He laid the whole
blame of the death of the preachers
meeting at the feet of the reporters, who
he said, by their malicious misrepre-
sentations and vile slanderings had caus-
ed the preachers to stay away for their
fair fame. The preachers were not
responsible for what the Wilmington edi-
tors and miserable Wilmington reporters
wrote, and none of them were to be be-
lieved.
Mr.. Houston, during his speech, had
been called to order, and as soon as he
had concluded, Mr.. France rebuked him,
saying that he would withdraw the reso-
luton, apologize to the reporters, and ask
them to keep out all that had been said
If another speech like that was made.
Such words would injure the cause of
Christ, and he did not wish to see the re-
porters so openly insulted.
Mr.. Davis supported the reporters say
ing they had right 70 find out every
thing, but church people should not
make church troubles public. He there
fore favored the resolution.
Mr.. Thatcher said the public press
destroyed the preachers meeting, but
1t was stopped because the preachers
conduct 90 before the world The publi-
cation of church troubles would make
those troubles also.
Mr.. Murray opposed the resolution be-
cause nothing should be covered up, and
the publication Of everything would have
been good influence. If he desired to
60 into the papers about church mat
ter, he wanted the privilege of so do
ing.
Mr.. Gregg, of Newport, favored the
resolution but supported reporters.
Mr.. Mann said the reporters we're al
ways misrepresenting and he believed
they did SO Intentionally. The repor-
ters had club with which they could
break the heads of their enemies aud
they were always ready to use it. They
lied in their reports for two reasons, first,
they do SO because scandle aud sensation
will sell the papers, and second, they
run after scandal because their minds
are not above it Wilmington was bad
enough without the reporters making
themselves set of liars.
Mr.. Sheppard called the reverend
gentleman TO order and said the resolu-
tion was on an entirely herent subject
than reporters. The reverend gentle
man, however. persisted in his TRADE
upon the reporters and said they were a
goddess and irredeemable class.
He, 1.-THE reverend gentleman,] might
not be talking upon the resolution but
he never lost a chance of pitching into
the reporters, and he would give them
piece Of his mind as they were here. He
never took pains now to deny news
paster's statements and did not loaf
around newspaper offices as he used to
and gave them no news. They always
lie and he knew it.
Mr.. Houston again got the floor and
abused the reporters right soundly, and
again talked ramblingly about them
breaking up the Preachers meeting and
spoke of them as "lhose fellows" and at
the same time pointed cohtemptously at
the reporters present. DR.. Caldwell said
this abuse Of the reporters was unwise.
The newspapers were bound to find out
every thing. Wilmington reporters were
no worse than reporters in other places.
Mr.. Houston, think they are, think
they are.
On Mr.. Gregg's motion, the words,
"refrain from publishing or allowing to
to be published" were stricken out, and
the words, discourage the publication
as far as practicable" were inserted in
lieu thereof. The resolution was then
adopted.
A resolution of thanks to the pastor,
trustees, congregation and ladies Of Mt.
Salem church was passed.
At Mr.. Frances suggestion, commit
tee of five consisting Of DR.. Matlack, DR..
Caldwell and Messrs. Killiam, France
and Murray was appointed to arrange
for the formation of a Ministerial Asso-
citation for the district, as the conference
had been dissolved, aud would not meet
again.
Adjourned sine die.
THE SERMON AT NIGHT.
In the evening, DR.. Caldwell preached
to large congregation,