Smyrna times., 1892-03-23

mlngtOn Conference, but a minister
ahotner conference supposed to be re
r erence to the Rev. DR.. Todd couId a
q tend the secret session and received 8
8. affirmative reply. The Rev. R.
It Adams asked whether the press repr
o sentatlves could be present and ",
:, told they could not.
:, Asking ex Presiding Elder Franc
J. TO preside, Bishop Andrews. accom
! panied by Bishop Foss, withdrew
r lilo o'clock to an ante.room 70 -
ferred. 'o pr
FRIDAY.
Alter the most exciting ecclesias,;..e
trial that Delaware has known in =,
GenG years. Rev. John A. B. Wilson
y. D. the accused Presiding Elder. ba
oeen acquitted. To this end the 2d am
81 days session of Wilmington Confs,
ence were held secretly in st. PanIi
NJ. +. Church this morning. Tber,
were present 1856 ministers.
bishop Andrews said he understoo,
Gounsei had agreed not to argue. r,
uld not think counsel was prepared fo
Next the bishop asked tbot tb
charges and specifications be read apC
Ihat ballots be taken to ascsrtoi,
whether the evidence sustained ~
specifications and whether the snacif
cations sustained the charges.
CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION"
;l lhe hrst charge was corrupt admin.
The first specification. that DR. WiI.
son asked and REQUIRED the Rev Il y
"a 0"' PeH'9r 70 sign blank application
on the Board of Church Extension
was not sustained. there being az votes
ing it. "'D'' '"s'ain u
The second specification. that Dr
Wiison l. said to the Rev. Vaughn 8
COlllns: Il do not want to lose vo,,
from Dover district, but need friends
on wilmington district" admitted bv
me defence, was sustained. there heinz
o. votes for sustaining it and "a against
~ Inc third specification, that Dir
W!lson sought in 1887 the aid of DR.
Price TO form q combination betwe.n
Dr. Wilson and the late Rev. r n
A.yres to control the action of ,be
TulsnoPs cabinet, was not sustained.
J Sner9 20 oeihe 90 votes for sustaining it
anu ~ ~ against sustaining it..
Inc fourth specification, that DIR
wilson sought to tamper with the min.
u'es OF the conference of 1890 bv IN
serung an appendum, also admitted bv
tne defence, was sustained. there he,
ing " votes for sustaining it and "a
against sustaining il.
IL was voted that the two snac;6oo.
lions sustained by the evidence did NOT
sustain the charge, the vote being 6S
a,,s IOr sustaining the charge and AZ against
ANOTHER TRIAL.
4ne charges against DIR. Wilson he.
ing disposed of, the bishop prese nted q
OIL OF charges against Wilbur F Cork.
ran, u. d., presiding elder of Salisbury
district. The bill is signed by w II
jackson and T. J. Carroll. lavmen of
that district. DIR. Corkran is accnsed |
~ .. PIottlng and conspiring to remove
lying, O VI
The conference refused to entertain
Ine nrst charge on the ground that the
'Peel1catlon named but one person.
"hlIe others were implicated in the al
eged conspiracy. DR.. Corkran siren.
iOusly opposed that action, but his no.
ltl0n was not upheld by upiifted hands
Inc Conference voted to entertain
ne second charge, the specification of
WHICH is that COrkran told Rev. n. q
" arren that he wrote a petition to the
'snop Tor the removal of Rev. Avres
nd IN an open letter to the PeniHsnIG
Methodist, denied having told Warren
nything of the kind.
> Keys. Robert Todd, ]. d. Rigg and
!. W. Townsend were selected as
ounsel for the church, and Revs.
>. AemP, ). b: Quigg, W. J. Duhad-
'ay, j. u. Z. Hanna and Robert Watt
Or the defense. wv
At secret session of the committee
lat afternoon, Rev. II. H. Adams was
ldge, Rev. r. w. Todd conducted the G
rosecutlon and Rev. J. d. G. Hanna
ad charge of the defense.
Rev. b. G, Warren, of Sbefield
lass, said that DIR. Corkran told him
wrote the petition praying the 4,
snOP to remove Elder Ayres. and w Z
jackson, OF Salisbury Md, read a =
tier signed by DIR. COrkran, in which u
said he did not write il. Rev. w =,
. Macfarlane, formerly of Salisbury u
strict, stated that COrkran had ac. :
lo"ledged writing the petition. Sew =
al other witnesses said it was Rener. q
ly Understood in the district that .
)rkTan wrote it,
Defense contends that the handwrit- q
9 must be proved before the charge a.
n be sustained.
Several laymen Of Salisbury district
sti6ed in Presiding Elder Corkran's W
Tense before the committee of fifteen.
d upon a ballot being taken as TO B,
3 guilt or ipnOcence of the accused u
mister, he was unanimously ao. ~
itted. "
SATURDAY. Oh
The Conference tried and acquitted ~
esidiDg Elder Wilson Of the charges III
'ught against him, but the ministers Ell
Ocked him out the next day in an HO
er contest, Rev. Wilson was ex. do
dinghy ANXIOUS to be sent to Omaha, NJ
b., TO the General Conference, but ~
rray, OF Wilmington, and Smith, of Ne
yrna. and Rev. II. H. Adams, of Ne
ton, Md. No
his rebnke coming so speedily after Pol
triumph in the trial, threw q dark RRe' ReS
dow over the victory achieved by R H.,
siding Elder Wilson. I
TX OTHER PREACHERS ACCUSED. 5or
ishop Andrews congratulated Pre- Mi
ng Elders Wilson and Corkran on A
issue Of their trials. He also re. ~
cd to six other bills Of complaint b
INST half dozen ministers. and ~
the Conference why they could ~
be entertained. Two of the bills Ki
, without signatures others were III
finite as to allegation, and the re. NJ,
ider related to alleged lying and MI
ptiOn, which upon intelligent in 81.
cation dwindIed down to possible SC
S Sll
shop Andrews said that some of Tnw nH