Daily Republican., 1881-09-13
PREACHERS ARE REPORTERS.
The Phi'adelPhia Methodiss
Preashcrs complain that Aepor'
sera nnn,t AO them Justice.

It will not be forgotten that some two
years ago the Methodist Ministerial As
sociation of thi. city became very much
exer ,ised about repor.ers.vislting their
Monday morning sessions and reporting
the proceedings in such manner as TO
engepder considerable opposition to the
reporters by the preachers. Finally re-
porters were excluded from the meet
ings and the St Paul's Trustees exc.ud-
ed the preachers from holding any more
meetings in the church. Since this time
the association has been leading noma-
die kind of life first meeting in one place
aud then another, for the last week or
Two in the pastors study in Grace NJ. E.
Church. 1t seems now that some of
the Philadelphia Methods preachers
are also disturbed in the same way, ,and
yesterday as will be seen from the fol-
lowing in the Philadelphia Times made
an unsuccessful attcmpt to exclude re-
porters also:
At the Methodist Preachers meeting
Yesterday considerable brcez" was oc-
raSioued hy u complaint made by ihe
Rev. j. Il. Mccullough, in which he
charged the newspaper reporters witt!
writing unfair accoHntsoi the meetings,
The particular reports that he row had
| in mind were those Of last week : meet
ING, ~ which Governor Iovt wa crll.
ciZen by S0.ne Of the ministers tor alIeg-
| eh a,mu, esSnry delay in issuing his pro
| eianatlou @: a tlur of prayer tor tie
President. IN the di>,usion winch fol-
lowed the REV. Mr.. MyGu.iourh'S re-
MARKS several c."ggvm"u echoed ils
complaint and spoke in favor Of tx-
"iuuiug the rcprcnrntativrs OF the press
from the meetings, q hers favored the
Cunp,ainr 10 the editors CT The various
"OitcuhinE Sheets while few C0ntei-
led that ,lla repur,S We're far and that
il was the iAuIr ot' the members Of tho
aSS> citation !! the account OF their pro
celIugs III some eases hOrd"red upon
the r!uivu,uuS. Considerable feeling
was evolved during the debate. Tic
lter. MIR. NcCui.uu-h offered , rpsul l.
lion that ruti3a.ltrc ot thrac 'vi tGc
Older aud b-'tcr' m.nIb,r, Of tle meet
ing be appointed 10 ~dtJ upon The edI
'ufo aud pgo,e>t against reporters chat
Showed "a want vi reNurc'' tor tht ~.
.tintipce aul lt> ,rnr,"dDrs~, As All
amuAaueut 60 '!le pr">i@iUg L der
SNuil~i., iluyeG frat Aerrdlter the
,0re be closed agaiu>t Al! except mem
berS.
"lNv cW't prevent foolish things
from being said and don" Grre, "uHrcrv-
ei tie Rev. Mr.. SWluuts.s, 'aud the
rrp' r.rrs udtNrai!y rlck out >urh th!nlS,
An editor oi uhe vi oar own thureh
papers was ,ri risld tor printing the
proceedings. Il /, impossible for lepor-
ters 20 dc justice 10 lis IN bare alb
stracts.'
"Do We behave in n disordrrly man.
ner " Do the papers call US rilicu-
Ious '' asked Nj, Strong, who .ppa-
ren'Iv bad not read the reports.
"Not in So many words, but that was
the impression made upon my mind,
replied the nev Mr.. Swind"ils. "rhe
members could "uioy hett-rc"nfcrrilcc
without the presence of reporters.
Finally, after n great deal more of
such talk, the substitute 10 close the
doors was vo'r,i down by n vote Of y to
l., and the Rev. Mr.. McCuilolgh's mo
tion tor a committee to wait upon the
editors was carried. the Chair appoint
ing the Rev. +. |. ID. Pepper, Rev. Geo
Cumlnins and Rev. r. a. Felnley.