Telegram-herald., 1891-10-25
VAR NOT ON WHISPERS
A Minister 10 Opposed to Earring
the Beard.
By USE OF RslOaS AND SCISSORS
A p~faaet Caiieg. Receives the Attsstiea
Of shs Wssi~yaas-Brsthsr pety
Demands . Siaatcatisn-Con
mittsss apposntea-BAiiot
ting tor A. ittoF.


nedy conducted religious services
The conference nominating commit
tee announced the following commits
tees:
Reform, II. II. Smith. d. Leslie. J. IL.
canIicld, q. ;. Mead. james Arnold;
missions. j. Hester, Geo. Smith. L.
Perehass, III. ii. Rickert. Alvina Ellet;
sabbath. w. J. Lakins. n. y. I.athrop,
III. +. Walker, Clara Tear. Mrs. o. j.
Davis. book concern. C.. W. Siblcy. Vim.
Pinckney. ". HI. Kennedy. III. NJ. Rora-
baeher. L. ID. Cutshell: conference rec
ords, j. Dayton, w. j. Seekins. \. ID.
Lathrop, A. W. Greer, NJ. 4. Baldridge.
The roll Of conferences was then cali
ed and addit tional proportions Tor re-
yisal were presented from the various
conferences.
The Rev. p. B. Campbell presented
a paper which was referred TO the
committee on boundaries.
Propositions for reyisal were pre-
sented by the Rev. r. w Hawkins and
=. ID. Cutchall of the Allegheny confer
ence; the Rev. III. II. Smith, of the CEN
tral Ohio conference; the Rev. G. w.
Story OF the Iowa conference.
The order OF the day, the Agents re-
port. was suspended to give time TO
complete the presentation of reyisals.
The Rev. r. r. butcher offered n pa
per deaouncing the marring OF the
whjiskers as he was pleased TO term
shaving and trimming the whiskers
and other products OF civilization. II
was referred to the committee on re-
yisal.
The Rev. j. l.. Benton presented a
paper from The Syracuse conference and
the Rev. j. ii. Garfield from the Michi-
gan conference. Referred to committee
on revisals.
The Agents report was then claled.
1t was unanimously adopted. The re-
port OF the auditing committee was
also read and adopted. The Rev. II.
K Smith then offered the following
paper:
Whereas, There was in existence at
the time of the last general conference
an educational institution known rs
the Wheaton Theological seminary, for
the support of which our people had
contributed large sums of money and
from which institution people were
expecting pastors thoroughly schooled
in the principles of reform advocated
by the Wesleyan Methodist church.
Whereas, Said educational institution
has ceased TO exist and this expendi-
ture of money has brought but little
fruitage to the Wesleyan church.
Whereas. 1t is charged that the con-
nectional officers and the board OF con-
troll did discriminate against said edu-
cational institution to its hurt, and
that there was due to the president
Of said institution on his salary at the
time OF his resignation over $4,000.
Whereas, There are counter charges
to the effect that the presidents salary
was piad each year in full, and that
the president had borrowed from the
educational fund 1000 on his own
personal obligation,
Whereas, II Is further reported that
there did come into the knowledge and
possession OF the connectional officers
and the controlling board certain let
ters and evidences that did seriously
implicate the moral and Christian char
aeter of the president of said institu-
ton to the extent OF iustifying the ask
ing of his resignation.
Whcreas, II has been charged that
the attributing the authorship of these
letters 70 the president OF this insti-
tion is unjust and not we'll founded in
fact. and that they are a forgery, the
result o! n conspiracy on the part oi
designing persons to destroy the char
acter and blast the reputation of the
accused party.
Therefore, resolved. That there be
created by this general conference a
committee OF seven persons who shall
Investigate pro aud con rs fully as
possible the above rumors aud charges
and shall ask the said connectional
officers and educational board to fur
nish to the said committee n full state
ment OF the cause OF their action in
gard 10 this institution together with
all letters, evidences, etc. that may
be in their possession. and said com
mittee shall report to this body as
soon ms practicable during this session
and said repovt. including said letters
and evidences shall be published In the
minutes of the general conference or
as an appendix thereto. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.
The institution referred TO Is located
at Wheaton, III, and the accused presi-
dent Is l.. y. Stratton.
The following committee was NJ
pointed To make the investigation: II.
T. Smith, H. Acker. Y. n. Lathrop. G.,
III. Mattoon, j. l.. Benton. l.. W. Mills
J. l.. Bush.
IL was made the order OF the day
for Monday to hear from the Rev. ".
j. Iioughton concerning the interests
OF the Houghton seminary located nj
HOughton, n. Y.
The Rev. Story then presented y
quilt to the Bible Training class ol
Hourhton seminary on behalf of the
ladies OF the Wesleyan church nj
whitehall. Mich.
collection of s1s.s4 was raised 70
enable the church at whitehall 20
make some necessary repairs.
A. W. Hall addressed the conference
detailing plan for new eduea'
tuionsl Institution 10 be located al
Narengo, Iowa.
A committee consisting III 4 W.
HaH, q. W. Story. and II. ". walker
was appointed 10 consider tae posi-
eslify 81 said instttnfion.
Adjourned until afternoon.
The conference met ~ o'ciock. and
r. X. Dofy promptly stirred NJ p
sqesbble BY demanding a large chunk
~ personal vibdication. IL bad been
stated that his resotHtion 0f fhe aay
pTesbous had been the resuit - asef
go commend the administration - tha
editor. " A Waidren. 90 re-eieet him
president, hut to dufeat nin =
ne came mp again as candidate '"F
editor.
NA waisren then rose and said
As esittar aud chairman. ] sm N
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