The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-10
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
In the Conference T0urhed mp bynVer.
Entile Correspondent.

EntilG COrrsoyp0ndent.
Special Correspondence Of l.c Inteigencer.
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-There was
regular storm in the General Conference
on Monday, and the diuturber Of the ele-
ments was DR.. r. NJ. Hatfield, Of Chicago.
This gentleman is well known throughout
tho church as one who is thoroughly inde.
pendent in his views and very much given
to speaking out in meeting. He has been
delegate to several General Conferences,
and more than one prior to the present in
stance has distinguished himself by stir.
ring up matters. In one Of these august
gatherings. he startled the church, and
caused many Of his brethren to raise their
hands in pious horror, by alleging too
close intimacy between the bishops and
those whom he called 'the money bags OF
the conference"
On Monday he entered the lists against
those who have brought into the body tho
arts Of the politician, who, ia he charged are
pulling wires to get certain men elected to
office and promiacuously button.holing the
brethren in the interests OF their fayorite
candidates. It appears that this kind Of
work specially characterizes the canvass
for new bishops, and hence the doctors
proposition, in which he was seconded By
Chaplain McCabe, was to put an end to the
disgraceiul proceedings, as he termed
them, by bringing the canvass to an abrupt
close and electing these iunctionaries with.
out delay. M ggSss ,4.,
CONVERSATION" ELEcrIoNEERrNa.
In delivering his sensational speech, DR..
Hatfield met with many interruptions, and
at it's close several eloquent and indignant
replies were made. In fact, to speak in
common parlance, the doughty doctor Was
completely sat down upon. Nevertheless,
an outside observer can plainly see that
there are some grounds for his allegations.
II, by log rolling and wire pulling, DR..
Hatfield means that certain men are "talk.
ing up" certain other mon and talking
down" leading opposition oandidates, then,
certainly, he is not far OF the track, for
there is any amount Of this kind OF work
going on in a quiet way. The brethren,
however, as they explained in the debate,
call this conversation. nl---But .aBpade 10
spade for all that, and this is tho name the
Chicago divine always gives to it. =,
.,j5tr TOO LONG IN ONE PLACE. ,.@fp
On Wednesdaywe had little sensation
of another kind. 1t took the form Of a face.
tious rap at the administration ol the bish.
ops in the case OF the Peoples Church, at
Boston. The pastor Of this church, Rev. ].
W. Hamilton, has, by episcopal appoint
ment, presided over his flock for eight or
nine years in succession. This In the face
Of the disciplinary stipulation that no min.
isler shall serve tho same church for a long.
er period than thres years. It is provided,
however, that this rule may be relaxed in
mission stations, and, to meet the emer.
gency, the Peoples Church is placed in
this category, It receives no appropria-
ton from the Missionary Society, and its
location is under the shadow Of number
Of imposing churches, yet it is technically
considered missionary enterprise flor tho
benefit OF neglected population" These
points were Rcst happily and forcibly
brought out by number Of delegates who
favor the extension Of the time limit, and
the hope was humorously expressed that
the bishops would meet other emergencies
in the large cities Of the country In the
same way.
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