New-York tribune., 1892-03-30
SCANDAL AMONG METHODISTS.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS TO MINISTER'S.
rr,rorsy ABOUT THE OMAHA CONFERENCE
LEADS 4 CLERGYMAN TO DfSHON-
ORABLE PRACTICES.

Tho icalousv among Methodist ministers or
Ncw-York. which made itself apparent Just re-
fore the General Methodist Conference IN looo'
las evidently not disappeared, and some serious
charges are made against Of the most pfoml-
ncnt Methodist cergymen in the city Inc ac-
cusations an, that the Methodist PASTOR 10 IN
urp one Of his fellow preachers and TO prevent
him from being chosen delegate TO pe seh'
70 the Omaha Conference rcSorted to anonymous
lcttcrwritinC and was caught at II. At any
ratc letters rejecting in more ways than one upon
fine rnputation Of one or more Methodist hiiHS
tcrs were circulated, and they caused SUCH
commotion that an investigating committee WAS
appointed and the result may he that tle reS's"'
tion of a certain Methodist minister Will be asHeu
TOR i'm the near future.
The investigating committee learned that HosU
Of the charges if not all Of them, maze ny ''o
ANONYMOUS lcttcrwritcr were false ana 'hao O''o
letters we're written solely with the intention VI
injnrng the chances Of one or more ml'iS'oi'
The investigation further showed That ue ".'ei'
might have been written by Methodist niii'S"i
u.bo II sorne Of his fellow-w0rkers were injured,
would have a chance Of being picked out az
delegate 10 the conference
The members of the investigating committee
after Thoroughly looking into the affair came 10
the conclusion that they were Jus'i'l'u
in suspccting a Methodist minister oi
hcinp the author Of the anonymous letters
After reaching this conclusion, they hunted up
several autograph letters of the suspected PASTOR
and thc handwriting of the anonymous letter
writer and that of this clergyman were comparrd
4 remarkable resemblance. IL is SAID, was uiS
/ covored but TO make matters more POSITIVE d"
oynart ncuman was consulted. IL IS 6ald uia'
the expert pronounced the handwriting OF al ''''
letters shown 10 him rs almost ldchtlcal'
The suspected minister was call'u "cioic Wv
investigating committee, and he most eihp'd'i,''''
Icuied that he had rcsortcd to such naSc ir'
49, were attributed TO him. Tie commi''e
rot fully satisfied yet with what IL mas o"" -
and no report has been made regarding III"
Tho rcport. however il is said, WILL DE in"'' "
,,,,; the clerical representatives 10 the '"' WI"
ference are selected, and the result may P'''
GREAT surprise 10 New-lorK Nio'''
church-going people in general ., .,oorlo
Several Methodist pastors ara s'N''u p p,iaI
nromincut in Methodist churchWoIA WIZ ;.
ro,ortor for The Tribune last evening
hrt not one of those seen would 'aiH H''i'
.a o,.c Several admitted however that anohS
/ Nv i..,rs b,d hcou circulated with thc We" vi
inlIrinp the reputation Of some one pu' u" '''''
were mcatlnned ,;.o - aid ono of the
Nv ",rd an Injustice might he done II
,c .,cre mentioned. \ vigorous '""it 20
Ion made 10 l,c"p the entire mt''TI - q" ,,l,,
ucs.il,lc ~ II Is always hctteT 10 .on ",n A.
man c>c,uc than 10 injurc an innocent '''',, CO..
n : drlv one man guilty IN TINS cs'se' 81 Ia.
49, T., -,.nrcird il is not the lntehlIoh 10 ~. NO
onvbody until it is absolutely KNOWN Ill on'V .bat
;s,,lfc il being made. At present. kno~ 80 ~
~ ;,,.osticating committee is not In pue'i.s'n. u
w. ,rctsc any one man. and il may never w III :"
nositiou 10 he certain Of accusing anyoo"''