The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-10
PUNGENT PASTORS.
Exciting Scene Between Drs.
Wilson and Miller.
The Quarterly Conference OF the
First M. e. Church-Some
Acidulated Resolutions
Which Were Not
Passed.


at the quarterly conference of the First NJ
f. church, south. For some time pas
there has been a lack of harmony in the
relations between the leading members o
the First Church and the presiding elder
of the district, Rev. DIR. j. q. Wilson
The old house of worship for this congre
and Eighth street. A new edifice on Glas
gov avenue and Dayton street is approach.
ing completion, and the Conference last
evening discussed the financial situation
When the movement westward was dererm.
ined upon some of the trustees resolved to
appropriate $1,000 of the funds for the
establishment oil downtown mission. Mr.
f. c. Kitchen, one of the trustees, however
moved last evening that the money, or SO
much of it as was necessary, should be ap-
propriated for the completion and fitting of
the new church. This led to a warm dis.
cussion, and in the end the motion pre-
vailed and by this absorption the down
town mission WAS abandoned.
THE PRESIDING ELDER
was in scolding humor, and he had a
great deal to say about the affairs of the
new church. He complained that the
plans had never been submitted to him,
and that DIR. w. G. Miller, the pastor of
the First Church, had stated at the minis
ters' meeting that all the money needed
for the additional improvements and COM
pletion of the new church had already
been provided.
This provoked DR.. Miller, who stepped
up to the chair of Presiding Elder Wilson
and raising his hand in front of DIR. Will
sons face, warmly remarked: "lf you say
that eyer stated that, il is not true"
"Dr. Wilson replied: 81 should be will
ing TO confirm my statement under oate."
Whereupon DIR. Miller, with increased
warmth, said: "Your word is as good as
your oath, but you had better qualify it,"
Every one present
EXPECTED VIC ENT SCENE
as the result of this colloquy, but DIR.
Miller cooled down under the notice of his
friends, and the business of the meeting
Some resolutions of regrr.
we've adopted upon the removal of Dr.
Miller from the First church to the North
Missouri district at ST. Joe. he reverend
,entleman's labors here were suitably
and all present signed the
except the presiding elder, who
point blank refused 10 do SO, and left the
'oom. Before doing SO he took occasion to
ay that he was not responsible for the /,
iction of Bishop Stansbery i'm removing
Ir. Miller, and that the men sitting at |
hat board. who had said so, meaning J. |
Il. Chambers, mad not stated the truth |
The friction among the Methodist minis |
ers OF the southern conference located |
lere is very strong, Drs. Lewis Tudor, /
Jodbey and Presiding Elder Wilson pull |
ne way and the ministers OF the minori-
y appear to se tie Rev. Drs. Miller.
Sounds and Watts, the latter assisting I'm
diting the Christian Advocate A new
IethoO list paper, edited by DIR Godbey, is
o he issued next week, and will represent
he presiding elders element i'm the local
The secretary of last nights conference.
dr. Gus Councilman, WIS handed some
esolutions by member of the official
'oard denouncing the presiding elder
hey were read a. er the conference hai
djourned, and formed no part of the of
clal proceedings. The following is under.
TODD 10 be a copy:
Resolved, BY the Fourth Quarterly
onference of The First NJ f. church, South.
Il. Louis, that the conduc, of the Rev J 4
Wilson, presiding elder of this district,
lerlts censure In this: That i'm the con-
uct OF official affairs he has assumed AZ
ecclesiastical arrogance and dictatoral
pirit entirely foreign to the genius and
inform practice OF officials of the Metho-
list church, and more adapted to the ex-
rcise OF authority 10y the pontiticiaI aud
piscopai author lilies of the church of Rome.
han attaching TO the simplicity of prac-
ice obtaining i'm this commission; that in
his undue and unchristianiike exercise OF
u:hority he has offended alike the clergy
nd official members; that his treatment
our beloved pastor, Rev. DR.. Miller, has
cen unchristianlike and lacking i'm the
uiture and good fellowship that belongs
, the character of gentleman
Resolved, That copy OF this resolution
e respectfully transmitted to the presid-
,g bishop for his information
Jimmy Elliott, the champion pugiIisi.