Daily Republican., 1880-04-22

tnc III. n, Juulctkij jNOnIoreDco COubiu0f
cd yesterday, Is the smallest man II
the Philadelphia Conference. His fac
10 indicative of weak mind easily /,
b. lei by others. Yesterday afternoo,
when tina Conference re-assembled ant
counsel Tor the church opened theil
lease with fsres onsaulght upoa III,
dimiuntivs diploma divine, he sanl
fuythsr and further down In his sea-
until only the bald part Of his Uranium
vas visible. and all the while an sx
preston Of awful fear ovsrsprsad hiI
pinshed tsstures.
ACHAeoB on TIE NAJoR.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas had spoken in tht
morning, and Rev. !. II. Hargis, for the
church, addressed the conference in re-
lply to that gentleman. His address was
very able, and his denunciations Of the
objectionable practices in the alleged d.
ploma mih were exceedingly plain and
forcible. He took up Mr.. Thomas
statement that there was difference be-
tween connection and eomrlieity, and
said that il could not be doubted that
the appellant was one OF the acoomplicea
in the fraud; he had admitted that
completely was guilt, and they held him
10 the admission. He occupied 9 promi-
nent position in the College, being not
only q member OF the Beard Of Trustees
but also the Secretary, who was IT.
| aiired to sign all these diplomas.
The claim that he did not know any.
thing wrong is simply preposterous
he was leading man in the college,
he was acquainted with all its work
ipgs, he was one who had the diplomas
filed, he knew everything. He did not
know IL was fraud in the least How
ridiculous! Bat even if he did mot
know it, II would be simply culpabls,
criminal negligence on his part; It
would BE- ignorance that could bs no
more excused nor condonsd than could
the crime OF which he stands convicted.
The dignity of the church demands
tn at the verdict stand.
IN DEFREsz OF REPORTERS.
M Hargis went on to defend the
Philadelphia "Rseord" and newspa-
psrs in general. He said that some
hard things had been said OF the "Re-
cord" that were untrue and undeserv-
I'D. The "Eeoord" had done good
thing for the world at large as well as
for the city Of Philadelphia; it had eou-
ferred lasting boon On all the church
es as we'll as on the Philadelphia Con-
ference. 1t had brought to light o
great crime, aad one which the lower
court had to his mind dealt with even
too lightly. he wanted to see tina: judg-
ment, ct least, stand.
TIE LIE GIVEN.
Warming in his sui ject, Mr.. Hargis
with much force proceeded to rhetori-
cally lash the Rev. Messrs. Miller and
Major, and the whole collsge;he defend
cd John Norris, the "Record" reporter,
and said he thought John Norris a
truthful man, who had the interest Of
the community at heart. ~ do not
like 10 say it," continued the speaker,
"but I feel compelled to characterize
the statement Of Mr.. Miller that the
cause of the whole affair was that the
father of John Norris Is professor in
the University Of Pennsylvania, as al
willful and deliberate lie."
(SensAiioD.)
WHAT MR.. COKE LOVED.
Rev. p. J. Coke followed Mr.. Hargis, |
speaking against the appellant. He
liked 10 see Christian sympathy, he
said, and all that aort of thing; he
loved fairness and mercy, and believed
N showing mercy wherever 1t was due.
But there was another consideration-
hat Of justice The welfare Of the
,hurCh demanded that mercy be not
.lone considered or that 1t be granted
With lavish or an ipjudicious hand.
Z was the same old Methodist Church
Is long ago, and he loved 1t as much as
,ysr; it was the same and always
would be the same, and hs would al
Ways exercise the same caro- in its de-
ense. He loved Brother Major, but he
owed Gsd's church much more. He
vas 10 position to know what Mr..
4 o jor deserved. Justice TO the church
demanded tina, no be punished, at least
IS much as the Conference had de-
ided.
ABUSING NEWSPAPERS.
The case was closed by Rev. l.. W.
1rey, for the appellant. Mr.. Gray is q
hort thick-set fellow, with a mahogany
:olored skin, and hair that stands on
md. He talked, and talked and talk
ID for two long hours and thirty min
.tes. He declared that it was not the
that troubled Mr.. Major.
de did not care so much for that, but
10 did care for the blot which this con-
'ietion had placed upon his name. They
night take away health, wealth and
very thing and not hurt a man much
,ut when they took away his character
hey took away all. Mr.. Coke, after
defending Mr.. Major at great length,
ook up the plan of going for the prose.
'uting witness, and feresly attacked
he Philadelphia "Reeord" and its re-
,orters. He denounced the shrewd
nan John Morris and his creatures,"
o such an extent that he was finally +.
allied TO order. |,
BcoMMIssiONED. |,
Mr.. Gray had commenced to speak
bout $50 o'clock. At 8 O'Clock breath
ess and exhausted he took his seat,
md, the case was submitted. All but
he members Of the Court were exelud-
d, and in q few minutes it was decided
o reverse the Judgment Of the Phila.
lelphia Conference and re-instate Mr..
lajor by a vote Of II to 8. T.
Mr.. Major was in the vestibule when
10 heard the news. He dropped hat,
n rnnt bap and umhrella and W aa aboutt '