New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05
NETWORK CONFERENCE.

Following The disposal Of tie report, came r 'cS
formal vindcation of Dr. ME- ,r " was ems, for
10 Omaha with a larger NOle u"h was N'
any of his five colleagues
DETAILS OF The EXCITING DEBAlh.
,,,r prpopr OF THE COMMITTEE AND DR.. KINGS
ANSWER TO lT-MNNY MIN TAKE PART
IN THE DISCUSSION
RGAMME FOR TO-DAY.
m.-Praycr.mectnc Dr.. C. u M0O'0' 'N'
a. m.-Busness session. , .ro-
10 30 a. m.-Nemoriai service III" 9'4''
go r. m-Busncss session.
,,1or +bo bour arrived which had been set apart
r., rac,al devotional exercises. Bishop Fo>' announcer
+ha, This order would he postponed rs the 'olii'.o
NJ Investigation was ready 10 hand N It's rePo'"
members were all hand and not Il le" NV '''' ~
ms near the front as they could. Inc Da'" DHi' VI "
rot, noor and the galleries were filled WIN "Om'l''
Dr. Ferguson. the chairman OF the oo"ii'''0o' .r,'o
ou.stod DIR. osbon. the secretary. 10 read 1t. Inc
following Is the report
The committee appointed investigate cer, ,hl
rumors in circulation derosa'ory 10 "''''N9
h'1y peg respccts the meeting Of certain members
Of this conference at Poughkeelse, we ,1 , Eeforr
opinion that in 30 far as any evu.,c nfv within The
u the holding of such meeting wa, ustS "4t ,bat
a. that meeting no action taken That "as III any
way derogstory TO lt> members. ;,or concerning
>econd-AS the ANONYMOUS, 'l'' W'u ~
,b., Meeting sent bv mail to the members OF tMo
Conference the coUmittee finds II not oN lalsg cm ~
statement ss9 81. of S BODY and cnpaby rrever
ent in it, msuses Of the Holy scripture, h, tbe
envelopes sent out and the handwriting OF the na,e1
on them pronounced by an eNPc'. e Gov the pro
tentson OF American Institutions, there was no Pio's
that they actually came from that once 1y a e a. the
sesd II that orce and secretary Of hat .oGiey to
state that hs denie, all knowledge of inc su'ho'p'
aulira AT a.
The third matter before the GomllueH wa, al IF
the New. York CITY Church Extension ana missionary
society defamatOry Of the character Oh ncI"ct Va
the New York Fast Conference and Thu letter ma been
from the machine typewriter "a, VIA, ~ ~
Rev DR. J. VI. King In some OF ha '9r'VNP w. ,,
Dr. King deuie, all authorship and parcpsi%h ,dd '
letter, but admits a kiowicu-e ul ,'' ~ .p, lie
sis,es however that he give the name OF the
person with whom he had three interview" c,,ioue the
Tho committee finds itself unable To continue uo
investigator further it ha, no power to 'nny y
unwilling witnesses who woHid II Og rFTd,IP son
HNDnREfW 'II6NGAcRE
Z Il. R H.KSP'
j. p. HERMANCE.
nr Crook desired to hear the report again and Df.
uuaj the secretary Of the Conference. read II IN MS
rich full voice And at frequent Intervals ouihR inc
dav he read Il. fully dozen tunes before 'o N"'''
vote. - -o,rr
nr vhco,ev wa. not satisfied with the report
Ito aid +, was 80 worded that the almost necessary
inference was that the ANONYMOUS letter iiu Oos"
traced to the Office Of the National Leasue ior No
Protection Of American Institutions ImS "'"'o
noc.eearv several assumptions. 1t assumed that no
other typewriter was exactly like Tie one on WIN"
the ANONYMOUS letter was written. Another as
snmntion wa. that no other lctcrpaDer Is in use IN
This city exactly like that used by Dr. King Ills
remarks were app,auded but the Bi'hop rchihu'u t'
Conference of the grave mdecOfun Of which thcy "c'1
guiltv and said that the sDcakcrs we're appe'inH ~
their minds not their hands or feet.
Tie Nes,or of the Conference was fervcnt III MS
r, nrotestinc against cutting of the Third section
rero wa. no reason 10 strike it out. he said. ana II tue
name in the paragraph had been that of his brother OF
his father he would die protesting against the diop"
Of tie section without some action being TAKEN III.
Crawford paid high tribute to Mr. colgate anu e"''
that 100 600 ewes upon them. the ncmDcra Of the Con
fercucc ronld not afford 10 trine with tie matter
DR.. M'GHFw ANALYzEs TIE REPORT.
Dr. McGrew took up the report TO anayze H. and' aS
usnal there were cries Of "loudcr." can't hear the
brother etc Tie speaker dropped the theme 10 re-
late an anecdote one Of DR.. Buckey's. II was said
member Of the Michigan Legislature, who was chcd Oh
IN speak louder ono day. told his friends that II thcv
would hear him with the fu length Of their ears they
could understand readily.
This pleasantly was taken seriously by several min
,sters. who called on the Bishop TO make Dr. Mc''rcw
retract Above the tumult heard the voice OF
Dr. CInwfOrd
BROTHER McGrcw should take that back
Dr. McGrew resumed his analysis with ceaInesS. b1t
mn, with rupldty lie desired 10 know two or three
,IIncs from the committee which they did not propose
"a disclose and the Bishop stood BY the committee
Dr lIcGrcw asked who the experts who Identified
Che letters rs IN the report but Or FO>> sam
mot lac ID not think progress would he made If inter
,,,,ons and explanations were allowed Baked here.
be snea,~r referred 10 the expert testimony IN the Field
,ooitv ca1e and in Tie CARLYLE Harris trial. showing
Co. ,hot cxncrs generally testified for the SIDE by which
The, v.ere retained and secondly. that expert
,,imnpv INNS, hc sci ovci against expert testimony.
Or NANNY CALLED TO ORDER
The nexi speaker was also friend OF Dr King.
wc,I Il was said that tie man who went to DR.
viucs on was not detcciivc. but one who acted
:. a detcc,ivea He wanted 10 know II clumsy I'M
rs had been AT work the letters acting as an
oxo.rt lie could not man pursued by
.,,neho,nes and not protest This sentence called
,, a,sscnt but no one called DR.. McAnney to order
tor ~ lie said further that II this manner OF pro
c.edinc against a brother was not changed 1t wonh
not be long before the bishops would be tracked 10
their deus 10 hear item erOwl
Dr Wheatley-l rise TO 4 point OF olGcE III
McAnney should not make these references.
Eishon Foss-Thc point OF order Is well takeh
DIR McAnney-J withdraw the remark but am
not ready TO vote yet We should bury deep Oil 'De
ecclesiastical sneals and snails who lift their shiny
Asads aud force their Shiny lseosahon