Daily Republican., 1886-04-03
That sAmusing Lockout I"

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On Saturday, March 18th, . local APP
peared in the REPUBLICAN headed An
Amusing Lockout" The article stated |
that J. 4. Mowbray, occupied the
Methodist parsonage at Frederick and
that until he moved out Rev. Mr..
Haines could not remove from Newark,
Rev. Mr.. Prettyman from Wilmington,
Rev. Mr. 6tanRle from Middletown and
30 on, Affecting quite n large number OF
other ministers appointed 70 new sta
tions by the Wilmington M. z. Con.
ference which adjourned ON the proceed.
ing Wednesday. The article was re-
produced In number Of papers on the|
peninsula, more presume becsuse ttl
was somewhat amusing than for any
other purpose. Word came to nae ver-|
bally day or two afterwards through
another party stating that there was mol
truth in the report, and requested .
denial Of II.
The denial was not made ~ that
time, simply because the matter was
considered Of trivial importance. and,
being looked upon as joke, IL could
iDjure no one. / vas surprised, how
ever, afterwards to End that ~ the item
| travelled 10 grew larger, amazingly fast.
Mr.. Mowbrsy, sensitive over the con-
fiict through which he had passed In
| the con ference, with his friends con-
strued the article into an attack upon
| hi % personally. and ne Rev. w. L, 8.
/ Murray happened 20 be one OF the
/ counsel for the conference against Mr..
Mo bray, the authorship ofthe article
1 was naturally attributed to him. Mt.
Murray has not only been upjustly &C
cused, but annoyed by letters and news
papers assailtnR him for the supposed
authorship OF the "Amusing Lockout. I"
About Week ago Mr.. Murray wrote to
the REPUBLICAN, demanding the
name OF the author Of the Objectionable
article. Immediately wrote Mr. Now
bray, stating that wrote the article
and that my author was . prominent
lay member Of the church, and not q
minister Of the gospel.
Since then IN appeal has been mad
to me to state my authority and there
by clear Mr.. Murray Of all suspicion.
Immediately waited upon my authorit!
to see II he had any objections to m
using his name In succinct statemep
Of the case. As ] expected, he had nc
the least objection, and 90 by the cor.
sent Of all parties concerned, l max
, the following statement:
1 Ou tu0 uobu hAhOu uhtOh Aobhy
attended q Sunday school teacher
m citing 10 the Union M. K. Church
, Amongst those present WAS Isaac Woo(
l row, who was in pleasant manner rela
Z log to some lady teachers the"Amusin
Lockout" referred TO. Sitting benin
Mr.. Woodrow my attention was nj
tracted 70 What he was telling rs som
) thing little funny, and I said, "Isas
n tell that over again" A lady said, :"
y you do, it will 60 In the papers"
answer ed, "Of course 1t will"
I Mr.. Woodrow then detailed 1t agail
: and noted 1t down and published
Y the follow ing Saturday. This is
. explicit - can make Il, and 1 kno
,, that Mr.. Woodrow 10 ready 1T NJ
i. time to give hts authority. At NO tin
did Mr.. Murray ever say word TO m
: 10 reference TO the matter, although
u is reported In one or more Of the peniI
p sula papers that / should have said
N was my author. l will state. howeve
that on the following Monday (Mart
= 15th) Rev. Mr.. Murray and wife, Re
u w. Is. Gregg and wife. now at Berli
"a Rev. Il. @. Jones, Of Mt. Salem RI.
"a Church; Rev. J.. L. Estlip, of the r
formed Episcopal Church Of the B
= deemer. OF this city, met in q soci
~ capacity and took tea together at {
a residence of Mrs. Ann Kay, 304 XII
street. and while there the Amusi
Lookout" was referred TO by myself.
:, view Of two Of the ministers prese
~ having 10 change locations.
hi In . spirit OF pleasantly, the questi
u, of succession OF lockouts was TAX
up and carried all over the conferen,
~ broken only 1t Epworth church 10 Il
az city, where Rev. W. B. Gregg had be
stationed, and where there was no pa
souase TO be either locked or unlocks
. have been thus minute and particu
d In my details TO show that In all Il
~ was said aud published. there was
intention TO ipjure any one, and be
= the foregoing statement will be sal
X factory TO all concerned.
II SOLOMON HERsEY