New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-09
WHITE AND GOSS EXPELLED.
TRAVIS GETS OFF WITH A SUSPENSION.

IhE NEW-l DIRK CONFERENCE SEVERELY FURNISHES
THREE MINISTER'S.
st. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church. in
West Fify-thirdst, crowded last night the clos
ing session Of tho NewYork Conference. All the rou.
tine business OF the conference bad finished In the
morning and tho work OF the session the
pulson OF three ministers, r. r. White W. r. G0ss and
C. H. Tr avis The session had been continued one day
In order to give full hearing to the testimony in
these cases. Committees had been appointed and a
counsel for each OF the accused Minister'S and on
Wednesday night the committee were engaged all night
IN taking the testimony OF the 1t unusual
occurrence in the Conference and result OF the in
vestigation was awaited with an xety by all tho
bers.
The Rev. X. +. White charged Will crimnally
assaultinc Elfrda Robinson, \ yonng woman, while v-
ins In his house. The tried before the local
courts In White Plains. and the jury disagreed. Miss
Robinson then brought civil suit for damages against
the clergyman. Her brother in law the Rev. W. X.
Goss. and the Rev. Mr. Travis both testified against Mr..
White aud he brought counter charges against them.
While the conference waiting for the committees 1t
was announced that the expenses OF the Investigation
Tor stenographers had amounted to $685. and collec
ton was taken up for the final expenses OF the con-
ference total Of 5000 deep silence eDsued In tho
church when The Rev. DIR. J. s. Chadwick, chairman OF
the committee Mr.. Whites case, and read In
q trembling voice:
charges against Robert f. White make this report.
accused guilty in the manner and form as charged in
sPeeihcation. 1s Sd 4th 3th 9th and 1th OF charge
form as charged in specification sf Of Charges and You
committee do find that the specifications sustain the first
ncations under charge i:npIudent conduct sustain
that charge In view OF these findings Robert F. White
Is according to the law OF the Methodist Episcopal
said church.
The Rev. DR.. John p Hermance then made the report
In % t,oth tttnah had
not found Mr.. Whites charge OF immoral conduct
tained but that they found Mr.. Goss guilty of
spiracy to cal hat he himself affirmed that he knsw
was crime and vany thereby rendering himself pdrft
ceps criis which the committee decided carries with
1t the disciplinary penalty OF expulsion.
A deep breath drawn by tho conference
when this decision was announced and 1t
appeared TO be expected that the action
in Mr. 1ravis's would be less The Rev. DR..
Sanford presented the report IN his case 1t found HIM
Character, for which offences 1t recommended that he
be suspended from the function, OF minister for
mou.ly. The Rev. Dr. ". II, Ferris then
entered an appeal counsel for Mr.. Goss Bishop
Harrcwer counsel for Mr. White, said that the finding,
had taken all by surprise bat he also asked TO enter an
pearod deeply affected and some OF them burst into
Tears. Mr. White. who was standing to the
If se eHnreh b
tho ana ne alluded .s IN rs
the Conference Bishop Hurst in few re.
the year alluded to this action of the CON
ference new experience TO him which
he hoped never experience again. The ministers had
title to the subject, the serious termination
seeming to have been beyond their expectation
The report Of statistics OF the Conference for the
year showed that 1t has 40 500 members increase OF
O23 during the year; 122 local preachers, 400
churches, 4i9 Snnday-schoOls 8.45l Suuday-scho0l
Teachers and 49, 2s5 scholars The church property is
valued at So 9O6.7l0 the parsOnages at s62sOOO The
l07 during the year
s37 O32. The Rev. DR.. Ensign. McChesDey was trans
ferred from the Troy Conference to the New-Iork and
was changed from a sudernumerary to an effective
preacher Dr. McChesney is TO succeed Dr. j. r. Day in
St. Paul's Church lie has cen In Germany studying
and his home. but was detained by the ac-
cident to the Brittanc The Rev. d. A. Mclean, for
many years secretary OF the conference takes an APP
pontnent the Sands Street Church, Brooklyn. next
year and the Rev Charles Willard was elected TO M
Ills position In the conference Among the
transfers announced by Bishop Hurst - we're
those OF Or. Tiffany, OF the Madison Avenue Church,
to the Phllade phia Conference and tho Rev. Merritt
Hurburd, OF Washington Square to the New YORK East
Conference DR.. Tiffanys place is filled by the Rev. Dr.
C. p Masden OF Baltimore; DR.. James K. Day goes to
Trinity Church OF Newburg. the Rev. III. G. Parl
to the Thirty-hfth.st Church and the Rev.
Dr. J. r. Thompson, OF the New-York East Conference,
to the Washngton square Church. DR.: George s. Hare
was appointed presiding elder of the PoughkeepNe
District in the place Of DIR. A. H. Ferguson.