St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-08

member in good standing of the Meth
odst church, and well-known st. Paul
man, also member of the church.
Those parties had not had a chance to
be heard. and it would be rendering ex-
parte Judgment to adopt the report.
:lhe conference should 60 slow and not
commit itself without having good rea-
son for taking final position.
ReY. J. ,. Hingeley. chairman of the
Forbes committee, replied at length.
The committee had done all the ipvestl-
gat on it could under the circumstances.
Mrs. Forbes is in New York, and could
not, therefore, be heard. Last year the
conference had declined to take action
ia1the m case; Since that time DR.. Forbes
was adJudged insane. He has been
under treatment and is said to have
recovered all his powers OF mind and
body. Revs. F. o. Holman, l.. l.. Mer-
rltt and David Tice spoke. They were
Of the opinion that DR.. Forbes should
not be intruSted with a charge until
the conference could be better satisfied
nj his sOundneSs of mind. Finally DIR.
FORBES arose to plead his own cause.
Between sObs he said:
mo man regrets the publicity this
affair has attained more than do.
cehfiGed in q member of this coMkrega-
Ton, and he betrayed me, without know
ing 1t. Ii ever was mentally unbal-
anced 1t was because of the publicity
given to this affair. When am at work
away off up North among the miners.
Isolated from every one. 1t seems to me
every one is pointing his finger at Inc
and saying: He's insane.' Many false
Tuh0rs nave been sent out about me.
IL was said had mOrtgaged my house
mold goods to secure money with which
10 speculate. This is not so. III
sured them to keep them for my
FAMILY. Since l am here, l wish
10 say l do not ask this conference
1or superannuated relation nor a su-
pernumerary relation either. l have
always felt GCd out of His great bounty
called me to be His humble follower
ana to teach His words. have tired to
90 SO tor twenty years, perhaps unworib-
lily, but with the best talents that God
gave me. All want is to go to some
little country place, isolated from hui
manlty. and to continue to work in His
name. would not prove my wife guilty
II could. She is not to blame. 1t is the
member of the church whom l trusted
and who betrayed my confidence. l am
done. Treat me as you will, but know
that will pray and continue in the life
OF my master with Gods help"
Then the motion to put DR.. Forbes on
the superannuated list was lost, % t. so.
On motion 10 adopt the report OF the
committee giving DR.. Forbes super
hume rary relations, the vote stood lO1
for the committee report and against
II. Inc conference prOnOunceS DR..
Forbes a sane man.
AT the last conference Rev. l.. II.
Sunate was tried for contracting debts
without intending to pay them. He
pleaded guilty, was suspended for one
year and given chance to reform. He
mas requested transfer to another con-
terence. The ministers who spoke OH
the case thought that MIR. Sumate has
not tried 10 reform and they SAID they
were opposed to shifting responsibility
for Mr.. Sumates actions upon some
other conference. The matter was re-
ferred to his presiding elder. Rev. j. +.
Chaffee. of Winona. Rev.W. A. Miles,
suspended six years ago, asked for
restoration OF papers through Rev. j: F.
Chatfee. He will not get them. His
case was referred to a committee COM
posed of men who are opposed to re-
storing them to him.
The church federation plan was pre-.
Sented to the conference by Rev. j. II.
Chandler, of the Congregational Asse-
clation of minnesota, but Was not de-
bated. a committee of five was ap-
pointed to draw up report on it, and
the report will he made the special order
OF business for Monday morning.
Several more reports of presiding eld-
ers were presented. Rev. William Nc
kihley, for the st. Paul district, re-
ported the death of Rev. Ezra Tucker,
of Red Wing. one of the oldest members
OF the conference, and Fred w. Hoyt,
one of the most useful laymen. j. G.
Pierce has withdrawn from the confer
ence. The Epworth league and Chris
tian EndeavOr societies are growing in
numbers and influence. Hamline uni
versjty has had one of the best years in
lis history. The AFTERNOON session was
devoted 10 home and foreign missionst
and was especially for the ladies. Last
evening the Epworth league anniver-
Sary sermon was preached by Rev. j. +.
Berry.
1t is expected that the committee OH
temperance work will report today and
stir up breeze. The expectation is
that the report will take an advanced
prOhibtionist stand. declaring against
the liquor traffic, the saloon and the
license system i'll the strongest possible
terms. 1t is also expected that the er-
port will contain practical Endorsement
of the Prohibition party.
J. Milton Turner will positive
Iy speaf1 at ArHlory HALL tonight.