The sun., 1892-04-03
HEATED CHURCH POLITICS.
rgE NJ r C0NFERENCE IN A STEW
OYER CAMPAIGN TRICKS

rHE NJ r. CONEERENCE IN A STEW
OYER CAMPAIGN TRICKS
~. Ks-s wan Not Rspay 20 Ais Asssssrs
Yet-Talhs OF Criminal RreessAiags anA
L,sei susts-Ths Latter 20 nar. Colgate.
The members OF the New York Methodist
Conference attended strictly to routine busf
ness Yesterday. and all reference to the scan
Sal which has now become common property
vas carefully avoided. Every minister In the
conference Is waiting anxiously for the report
oftho Investigating Committee. which. It is
now promised. will be ready on Monday. That
was to have been the last day Of the session.
but IL all depends upon the committees report
how long the Conference will sit II they bring
in recommendation for trial the Conference
will begin the trial At once behind closed
doors. and this would certainly occupy the
rest Of the week.
The committee had another hard days work
yesterday. and very little Of their doinRs
leaked out Tho Rev. DR.. J. NJ King was pres
ent all through the Conference session and
much sympathy with him was expressed. On
Friday afternoon he was before the committee
for more than three hours. and It 10 said tnae
he insisted upon having full statement OF all
the evidence which threw suspicion upon him
"A the promoter Of the anonymous circular
and letter before he would answer single
euastion. He was just as hxed as ever yester-
day IN his decision not to mako any public
.atacesuent until the committees report 10
brought in.
.The effort to throw upon DR.. King the re-
,sponsibility OF that anonymous letter attack
ing the Rev. Mason North" said one Of DR..
Kings friends yesterday. "is all part Of .
s 81 1sss sn ~ l Sss
sesrShina through his priysse rsPSrs lust e
sns anetssr her e. way. and Shen minister acts
that way eseTe s so are NO nara 70
"The whcls scandal" said another minister.
Rss ,.sS :na 3d. bss ss Dsssos a%ssH y c
ere each y g to
DOING his bsst to strengthen himself Pr Day
denies that the old trouble is responsible for
Rins. ~ sstill sRH % men very close to Dr. Day were
hs Bay aao S
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Sisnsaon expressed q The way pr, Kings
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meeting have consulted lawyers about the
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election as General Conference delegates.
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inE On ths Rsy: M NSrth s,.!S. vss sent. Tss s
discuss the matter in Any way. This q ssid
We understand that the name, Of certain
eharaeter have BEEN Brought ss Is mentioned % for
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were following np would bring us" snid
esstsation. %Sen we SG first q began. We " de didnt
think we would bag as big Eamo MS we found"
sas directed sssinst Dr. King Office. e as eer.
tain anonymous letters which appeared four
years ago at the General Conference were
At the business session Of the Conference
ysstte5day aE nHmser Of young men were nd.
Of the. Church Sustentation Society were re-
elected. ;, resolution q was adoptsd s;yn1pathiz.
%sthedist ;pissobal Church and tho he I II. 'Is +
De- yassrs Kas % as s s the %afs
ing Of tAe Conference Historical Society into
the oeety *, the Con
adjon.led until Monday morning, ut . o'clock
In TIE evening the Conferenre Temperance
row or and the Rev. G. II. McHenry.
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
sscc a s Ss% or Of hs Msw hd hef Es
Wing ias:"i and d the Rev; JOSEPH Pniman % Of New
Conierence. to be held in Omaha in May: The
atheF four deSgat.sss we're sIsced on Frdsyy
c and Esor
NJ. Adams were chosen reserve delegates A
Of Se sd Easss the
ture because 1t contains provisions repug-
sAnt to tho moral y sense Of the com mnpity:"
Candidates for deacous' and elders orders
The business sessions Of the Confcrencs Will
be contin ued tomorrow and Tuesday.
NEWARK CONFERENCE.
Norristown. the Rev. S b. Jones presented
GENERAL Eonference to 80 Change m parssrapS IN
No: 72 and table No. on statistics. us TO re-
9uire, preachers having charges to report.
contained the number OF progresstve con-
versions during tho year. to be published In
once manifested toward the measure. and az
ter sharp debate a vote was taken and the
resolution was buried The liev. DR.. John b
Faulks Of Havsrstraw was elected the fifth aud
last clerical delegate to tho General Confer
SSHse enc hss st Omaha; %; The Rev Pr A. l. PrIce and
elected as alternate delegates