Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-05
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE.
Latest News From the Stormy
Albany Gathering.
BRETHREN ONLY TO SOME EXTENT.
4 Full Explanation to be Made
at , O'Clock p. IN. this
Afternoon.

ALBANY, OE,, May d lue Clly L
still highly agitated over the events
concerning the unfortunate churcl
affair. The public is becoming
more and more interested, Every
hodv acknowledges that it is no
an affair of small interests.
GOOD WILL.
The members of conference anC
the Bowmanites meet and gree
each other as brethren and it il
evident deep wounds have beer
made on both sides. OF course the
hot-headedness of some prevent
them from being truly friendly
The ex-bishop when told by one oI
his opponents "that we are brethren
stlp' answered with emphasis,
'only to some extent" Because
men think that he is not bishop
any more they are his brethren
"onlv to some extent
FALSE CLAIMS.
IL is remarkable how different the
Bowmanites act now in comparison
with their actions before the organi-
zatiCn of conference. They tell all
around that there was no danger ut
all in the direction of which the
anti-Bowmanites speak now. They
would even misrepresent facts
They claim that the conference las
it was is nearly equally divided and
send out such statements. To make
the public and their friends believe
that five to eleven is 'ne ariy equally
divided" is Just one more Of the
many Misrepresentation that have
been used all along in this church
controversy.
"BISHOP BOWMAN sWoRE."
The "boy" of the town reports
all around that Bishop Bowman
swore. When suspening j. Bo wer-
sox, he exclaimed with vehement
gesture and oratoric power ain the
name of the Lord Jesus Ckrist |
suspend you" Bowman, no doubt
thinks that this was not taking the
uame of the Lord in vain.
WILL EXPLAIN.
This afternoon at 2 p. M, Bow
man will give history of the diff
ficulty. This will no doubt neces-
state the conference to give its side
of the situation. 1t is a pity that
not every member Of the Evangeli-
cal church knows all about this long
agitation that has been
destroying the peace and harmony
of this church for some years.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
w. G. Kautner, president of La
fayette seminary, preached to a
large and interested congregation at
the NJ. f. church South. Though
we may be forsaken by the "bishop," !"
it was evident that the Lord was
still with US.
J. BOwersoX preached the ordina-
ton sermon at $3.50 p. IN. j. NJ.
Beauchamp, H. L. Pratt, and w.
L. Beaumont were ordained elders.
The missionary meeting in the
evening was addressed by j. NJ.
Dick, w. G. Kautner and J. Bower
sox. In a short time about 5000
were secured for the missionary
cause.
The work of conference will hard
ly be completed before Tuesday even
ing. Everything is being dine very
cautiously.
The Bowmanites have elected HI.
Bittner presiding elder of the entire
conference. Their would-be confer
ence is doing very little official
work.
Our members and friends at Sa
lem will have an opportunity given
them to hear a full explanation o.
the difficulty that brought this
division.
KATIE EMMETT.-ThOse wh'
witnessed the "Waifs of New York
Saturday night as played by th'
Katie Emmett troupe were unani
nous in praise of the star, who's
name the company bears. She is