The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-21


alone, but IN the United States, in church
extension.
Messrs. Sears, Corkran, Hopkins Bow
man, Etsty, Muchmore, Watt, Gray,
Reese, Mace and Price were admitted to
the conference. A committee was ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions of thanks
to citizens for their hospitality.
The bishop and his council met at
ocl"c}. to arrange the appointments,
which will be- announced as soon as the
trials are concluded.
The committee met in secret session at |
night to investigate the charge against |
Rev. A. w. Lightbourne and Rev. Mr.. |
Mowbray. The former was charged with |
abandonment of his charge, adultery,
keeping a lewd woman in his house,
denial of knowledge that there was any
intimacy between Aldred and the domes-
tic in his house, when ha had spirited
her away in order that sue should not be
able to testify; intercepting letters from
Aldred to the GIRL of ia lsehood in deny
ing knowledge Of any intimacy between
A'dred aud the girl, when he had her
confession both oral and written in his
possession; immoral conduct in attending
a circus and neglecting his pastoral
duties. II except two charges, aband-
onment of his charge and neglect of duty,
were Withdrawn after considerable de-
bate. Lightbourne pleaded not guilty to
these.
WEDNESDAY,.
The sensation OF the Conference has
been the trials of Revs. f. p. Aldred
and A. w. Ligbtbonrne for improper in
timacy with this woman who was sue
cessively domestic in the household of
each during his incumbency of the Eas-
ton, Md, charge. Rev. Mr.. Aldred was
$ WI " last week ard granted permission
Y nuablEa" H',m the conference, after
bourne tria n,Se<ed that he Lad been
the conference sittiation. The Light
e The session that night on Tuesday
until after 1 o'clock, at whi6eu doors. '
+ the testimony in the case had bee9urn ,
i ani read to the conference II &
: Immediately after conference opened
this morning tn: argument in the case
began. Rev. Mr. Lightbourne stated
that If the letter belonging to Emma L.
Mason, which he found in his house and
which had not been intercepted by him
= as charged, could be produced, it would
fully and entirely exohera.e him from
: al the charges connected with the Cir
{ or die Rev. Mr.. Aldrsd; but that he had
: sivel bis word of honor that he wou Id
not pr'duce it and that even to save his
own chaacter he would not violate his
= promise. He asked the conference to
lay ASIDE aiprejudice and to try his case
a on ITS merits He said: eff, from the
= evidences, you think me guilty, pro,
e nounce me guilty but if YOU think me
innocent. render our verdict accord
:, ingiy. lfyou PRONOUNCE me guilty Won
, will have the sight of D., ruined home to
stare yoa in the face in he daytime and
y to haunt your dreams at light"
He had not neglected lis ministerial
h duties, but when sickness prvented HIM
- from attending to them he hat supplied
~ his pulpit with local or other placbsrs.
d, In regard to the contempt of sentece in
that be resumed his ministerial functions
v whilst suspended, he said that he Id
!. not been guilty, as he had not from tina
. time preached, prayed, communed o
attended a meeting of any character i
. the Methodist Church There hav
+, been tiines.' lie SAID, when the pres
, sure OF the divine spirit within me be
, came SO great that | was compelled t
tell the old story of Jesus and His love
!, and will never cease telling the stor
of the Cross. 1t has been stated that
came here simply to get at your hands
:, vindication, after which | would with
draw from your body, but that is
matter for future consideration" ID
Lirhtbnurne made powerful and elC
quent spsech and was often loudly al
. plaudcd. He was acquitted of all til
:, charges bat one, that of contempt {
:, sentence imposed by the investigator
committee lost March. The penalty fe
this was a reproof from the conference.
" Imme diately after his vindication d
y Lightbourne presented through ID
Cald sell, his presiding elder, write
withdrawal from the conference.
The specifications in the charge
nc against Rev. Mr.. Tompkinson were n,
~ sustained, and the Rev. Tompkinson ";
nc honorably acquitted and his charact
''' passed lie was, however found gull
a of using angry words and of giving W.
NJ to his temper and the penalty impos,
y was that he should be told that fact
the bishop. He will have an appoiu
y ment assigned him and is sought aft
~ by many congregations on account
W. his ability aud power as a preacher.
=, The bishop dismissed the commission
in the case OF Rev. Mr.. Mowbray al
n ordered 1t to be tried be fore the conft
encr. Testimony is now being take
~ Efforts have been made for two years
- get this case before the conference, a
j., parties in Frederick are usin. every pc
sble means TO crush Rev. Mr. Mowbra
who is looked upon here as the vict
of conspiracy.
de- Rev. Mr.. Willis, speaking of t
on charges, said today: 1--WE will bring h
CHI through and not ruttie feather" A
7ll late hour Wednesday night no conclusi
ms had been reached, but it was then thong
new developments would clear \
ern Mowbray.
rts i.sv. Mr.. Lshtbourne left
in New York to accept the p.
torate of the Metropolitan Church
ing that city.
cen Conference was engaged all day Thu
i'm dag in hearing the testimony in the Nc
hs bray case This examination was conduc
by Rev. \. S. Mowbray, and his sxperie
IS lawyer served him well. The evidel
in the case showed much luminosity
bitterness by IA few parsons living in FIR
VI erica who had evidently come here to crl
eea him if such thing were possible. NJ
OF the witnesses Ill a civil court would III
my Gean impeached themselves, and in this
' H. was III almost every case successful. AS
ala ri. al nrnrreSSel the SymDathy of the Lawn