The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-16
ORE DEYEL0gPN PNE
IN REGARD TO the ,ssBELLkA
III, Guarantee Iil.r,d to H.,s Been GIr,i "a
Sswnss-BI.hOp Harris Earnestly shows q
the Methodist Church Had Nothing
to DO with the Speculation.

NEw YoRE, February l5.-In regard
4 the Isabella mine scandal, which hes Oh
CT :; much Of the attention of 20
Methodists ofthe country, the Herald stiptS
neafly two columns. Itisalleged N Rev,
Dt Newman was given writ;pT.Os, 1lntes
against loss by Col. Bixby.
BISHOP HARRIS on TN ,,r>,E.
Al reporter called upon b. ;Sps Harris
and Warren yesterday at The Bhhops'
oiaee, No. sos Broadway, in order to aacut-
tatnthe position held by the church in ie.
gard to the Isabella mine. "The Methodist
Church." said Bishop Harris, "an a the
Bible both have laws against dishon onesty
and fraud. There is no law that l know Of
which prevents minister Of the Methodist
Church from investing his money as he
pleases-in mining stock or any other
stock. So far as the Isabella mine Is con-
cerned or any other transaction in which
preachers or laymcn OF the Church are
concerned, II 1t be fraud and they arc
guilty OF dishonest action, the Church
holds them responsible. One rule
applies to all. II any ono will make
charge that either Of the gentlemen COT nect-
ed with the transaction aciel In any way
hut faith we shall losa no time, you may
be sure, in fully investigating the mat e.
But OF course va cannot touch it Until TIE
matter has been brought before the prop
authorities II any one has BEEN cheatt d
in any way by DR.. Fowler or DR.. Graves,
or any body else, It is their duty TO prefer
charges 1T once, not 10 the newspaper, b.
to us. The Heruid mas been misiniOrmed,"
continued Bishop lMrr,s, regarding tho
number oil reverend gentlemen vt NJ. sos
Broadway who were lnterts s'ed in the lsL-
bella stock. l have talked with about all
Of the gentlemen WIN were h.Ie ut the
time, aud am positive that only two Of
the clerpymen stationed here were invts.
tons. Were you told Of any others sptc,ii.
cslly, or merely told that all the reverend
gentlemen here were intereSted?'
~ WIS told, appAr, nily by authority,
that most OF those cOnnecIcd wllh THE BbVk
Concern had invested" }" replied the REPORT
or. abr. Hunt WIS specifically III. ntiuned
rs one Of the bitten ones"
81 don't believe he ever had share, !" ex-
claimed B,shsp Harris. I'VE will settle
that question ut once" Thu Bishop left
the nom in search OF nr. Hunt, who is eu-
vHgAl in the business department Of the
Book Concern. DR. Hunt WAS not in; hut
his partner, Mr.. Phillips, appeared, and
asserted positively that DIR. Hunt had never
invested. He WAS positive also that none
OF the reverend gentlemen in the building,
with the exceptions Of DB FUwl,r aud
DrPuy, had never touched the l-'b-Ila
stock. 1t was certain that neither Bishops
Harris and Warren nor Mr.. Phillips had.
"Uur pt,slliIn in the nlutter," saih Mr..
Phillips, "is evinced by the following iu-
cideni: \ man sent us a letter (the firm
was then Nelson & Pnilip; 1t is now
Phillips ( lluuD containing $500, TO he
paid to DR.. Spence. for stock il we thought
il all right. Dr.. Nelson WAS away, but
subsequently indorsed my action, which
vi to write the man a latter stating that
.e could not pay over the MONEY because
wc cOuld not take the responsibility Oi ui-
visirg him one way or the other. We
didn't know whether the investment was
good or bad, aud would not consent to ad.
wise man on such point, even II we had
invested ourselves, which We had not done.
That is aIl ever had 10 do with the lsa-
bella mine"