Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-13
LAID OFF FOR A YEAR.
This is the Sentence Imposed on Rev.
Col. Danks by the Judges.
HE WAS PUBLICLY REPRIMANDED.
The War Veteran Receives His Punishment
With Deep Emotion.
WORK OF DEAD PREACHERS PRAISED

In accordance with the verdict Of guilty,
reached by the Danks court of inquiry last
Friday night, the militant pastor was yes
terday suspended from the active ministry
ior one year and was publicly reprimanded
by Bishop Foss.
During the morning hours Rev. Mr.. Leak,
chairman of the Select number" as the
court of inquiry is called in the Methodist
Episcopal discipline, held several interviews
with Bishop Foss in relation to the
church law governing the punishment
in case like that of Rev. Colonel Danks.
Soon after the opening of the forenoon ses-
sion of the Conference, Rev. MIR. Leak
asked the Committee of Fifteen to retire.
1t was after u o'clock when the committee
completed It's work and reported to the Con-
ference. The finding of such committee
is binding upon the Conference. There is
an appeal to the Court of Appeals, which
consists of three members each from the
Pittsburg, Erie, Eastern Ohio and West
Virginia Conferences, and from that body
to the General Conference in 1892. The
following was the report presented by the
committee and read bv Secretary Watkins:
PITTsBURG. October Il 1889
The select number TO whom was referred the
a.
follows: That having carefully considered the
evidence adduced. we find him guilty of the
charge of immoral conduct in threatening the
life of fellow man and in defamation of
character, and afiX as penalty that he be sus-
pended from the ministry for one year and
also be reprimanded before the Conference by
the Bishop.
APPROVED BY THE JUDGES.
The report was signed by 7. j. Leak,
chairman A s. Hunter j. A Ballantine
j. B. Taylor, G. W. johnson, D. j. Davis,
John Conner, o. A. Emerson, G. 7. Rey-
nolds, J. f. Murray, B. r. Wilbur. B. E.
Edgell, j. E. Wright and o. P. b. Graham.
Rev. Mr.. Watkins, being detained in the
conference meeting, was not a signer of the
report. Attached to the report, as a supple
mentary declaration, was the following:
The select number, in view of certain publ
cations in the daily press, desire to express
their conviction that DR.. T. ]. Leak, the presid-
ing ofio a. has conducted the management of
the sase in an entirely impartial manner
throughout and that the counsel on both sides
have also discharged their duties properly.
This was intended as a rebuke TO one of
the morning papers, which said that Rev.
Mr.. Leak had strenuously labored to secure
the acquittal of Rev. Colonel Danks.
Bishop Foss called Colonel Danks to the
altar. The gray-haired veteran went for
ward with bowed head, his face revealing
deep emotion in his breast. The Bishop,
with sad voice, said: 'It must move
your heart to know that15 of your brethren,
free from prejudice and approved by your
self, have arrived at such verdict. l
soundly admonish you to watch against the
temper which led to that immortality. Lie
low at the feet of Jesus, and never again
allow such an action to be committed py
you" Colonel Danks returned to his seat
near the rear, where he sat silently, with
bowed head. During the reading OF the
report and the utterance of the admonitlon,
there was solemn silence in the assemblage.
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS TALK.
The Conference listened to addresses by
President Wheeler, of Allegheny College,
at Meadville, and President Marsh, of Mt
Union College, at Alliance. The Commit
tee on Education recommended the appoint