Rock Island daily Argus., 1891-09-14
DEFIANT ARNEY.
The Methodist Brother Admon.
ished by the Bishop.
he WILL NOT GIVE UP Els HORSES.

And Makes Scme Rather Caustic Com
ments on Those WIZ" Brought Up til e
Matter-AlIeged Incident of One of is
Charees-Bishop Newmau's Rema,I 0
to the Erring Preacher-A Disspprov
of Church Members Attending Base
Ball Matches.
GRAND RAPIDS Mich, Sept. IA came
to the conference conscious of no violation
either of morality or propriety, and my
years work has been abundautly blessed
with conversions and collections. My
congregation asks for my return, and j.
A. Ramer, OF my charge, is SO earnest
about it that he offers to pay my entire
salary if l will come back. | did no
wrong, l have made no apologies, and
have none to offer, and have given no
promises. When l go home l will con-
time to work and drive my horse" So
spoke Rev. John W. Arney yesterday
when asked about the decision of the con-
ference in his case
What the Committee Reported
The committee to which the matter was
referred Friday made its report Saturday
to the effect that enough had been gd-
m. tied by Brother Arney himself to cause
sorrow and regret. That the bispop be
requested to admonish him to change his
urse; that his character be passed and
that he be continued in his present class
Rev. Arney came forward after the report
W IS adopted and with bowed head tot K
h medicine The bishop said the brotL er
hnh a -. I,
granted that he was good man, but was
sorry that be had brought this scandal
upon the church.
Must Bow to His Brethren's Will.
After saying that the brother was made
martyr by the press and that he (the
bishop would not be in such a position
for the world, Bishop Newman proceed
ed: Il know every man has right to his
private judgment and many things
may be lett to conscience. Yet you
must remember the consensus of the con-
ference is superior to your will This
case has been before this conference once
before; / trust it is now dead. don't be-
lieve you viii ever come before us again.
l hope you will, like a man, overcome
your passion; that you will abandon your
besetung sin and throw off the weight
that Is bearing you down"
A Whack at Ease Ball Cranks.
Then the good bishop took whack at
the base bali cranks, saying: The broth
ers who attend the professional base ball
games, which are gambling institutions
and no better than horse racing,
should also abandon the evils of their way
But the error OF one man is no excuse for
that OF another. You are young man,
talented and with ability, and the ques-
ton is simply whether you will submit
to your ruling passion and identify
yourself with monster evil, or rise up TO
the dignity and honor of pastor"
satan Reprovins Sin.
Continuing to speak OF the matter yes
terday, Mr.. Arney said: "Rev. J. a.
Sprague, of Three Rivers, is the man who
brought this humiliation upon me- and he
attended the horse race at Three Rivers
himself. This / know to be fact, bat |
have said nothing of it. I'm too much of
a gentleman and he hasn't enough manli-
ness to come out and say so. The day /
attended the horse race gave my ticket
at the gate to a Methodist deacon. |
make distinction said Mr.. Arney, "ba-
tween driving for stake and driving for
prize. The former may be in the nature
of gambling. but the latter is as limo:
cent aud inoffensiye as Demorest medal
contest held under our Met hodist church
roof
What is the Matter with CogshalL
another thing, my friend, DR.. Cog
shall, who was 50 ferocious in attacking
me on Friday on my horse record is quite
an admirer of a horse himself He used
TO keep n sorrel nag at Eaton Rapids that
he thought could go, but it wasn't much
of a horse. The only trouble with Cog
shall is that he's not bright enough 10
make anything on his horses. while
make profit Cogshall is probably dis
outraged with the business and has gone
back on it"
Can Afford To BE Independent
Brother Arney can afford to he indie
pendent. He has an offer to take the
management of breeding farm at 8, 600
year and expenses He friends think he
will soon retire from the field he has
had hard luck as a preacher His first
charge was at Northport at a
500 salary He worked as a
painter during his leisure hours
to swell his income and support his
family. At the end of year the elders
asked how much he had earned outside
and they deducted the amount from his
salary on the ground that his time be-
longed 10 them. At Saranac his salary
is S400 and he has a wife and three chill
drpn tn supOorf