Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-10

Or. Alexander moved the original
question; his motion was put 70 vote
and prevailed. The amended motion
was put and carried.
The call OF resolutions was then
taken up. A resolution asking that
the election OF all correctional officers
be made special order of business for
next Monday was offered. on motion
OF DR.. helms this resolution was
tabled
The appeal Of DR.. d. C. Kelly from
the verdict OF the committee on trial
appointed by the Tennessee confer
ence. was referred to the committee on
appeals.
REV. Paul whitehead and Rev. Rum
sey Smithson represented the appel
liant, aud Rev. DR., Reed and Rev. d.
b. Bell represented the church.
The hearingot the report OF the COM
mittee appointed to revise chapters
seven and eight of the discipline which
was made the special order of business
for today at a previous session was
taken up.
DR.. smithson offered q resolution
that the report OF the committee be re-
forced to the committee on REVEALS.
DR.. Whitehead and others made
speeches opposing this and upon mo-
ton 1t was tabled.
Upon motion OF DR.. whitehead the
report was taken up seriatlm
The committee recommended an
amendment TO the amendment to the
answer to question /, chapter VII, ON
the trial OF bishop. which Is;
80 the general conference. who have
the power to eNpel him for improper
conduct II they see 1t necessary"
The committee recommended the in
sertlon Of try and acquit, suspend or
exper' after "to" in answer l.
DR.. Whitehead moved the striking out
~ or thgN IL nappggnIVf
amendment,
The amendment to the report was put
and carried
The next question and answer were
then read. They are as follows; Ques-
ton .. What provision Is made for the
trial of bishop II he should be accused
Of immortality In the interval Of the
general conference?
Answer l. When a bishop shall be
under report or be accused OF immoral
ity three travelling elders shall call
upon him and carefully inquire into the
case, and If there be strong presump-
ton of his guilt they shall report the
matter to another bishop, and It shall
be his duty to summon together at
some convenient place not less than
twelve travelling elders and also the
witnesses by whom the accusation is
expected to be established; and the said
elders shall (form) be a committee for
AlAN III NE1AlA uAlAll VI Allt NlAtlAEt blhuElll
against the bishop. And Il two-thlrds
Of them verify believe Uhe accused to
be guilty. that a trial is necessary they
shall have power 10 suspend him until
the ensuing general conference. The
presiding bishop shall cause an exact
record of the investigation, signed
by the president and secretary
to be transmitted to the general
conference. BY this record and such
other testimony as may be obtained
the case shall be considered and deter
mined by the general conference with
out the intervention of another COM
mittee
Dr. Garland moved as an amend
ment to the committees report the
striking out of 'he words strong pre-
sumption Of guilt and insert the
words. "if they feel an investigation
necessary"
DR. Hosborue moved to table the mo-
ton Of DR., Garland. Lost
DR. Andrews made a short speech
favoring the amendment. DR.. Haynes
also thought ,he amendment should
prevail. The amendment was then
put and then carried
DR.. Whitehead moved as an amend
ment the striking out Of the word
verify Carried.
Dr.. j, r.. Deerlng moved as an
amendment the Insertion Of the words
and others concerned" after the word
him" In the first paragraph. DR..
Lovejoy moved to table DR., Deerings
motion. Carried,
DR., Mellin offered an amendment 10
amend by inserting the words "or
presiding elders of the district Z,
which offense occurred on adjoining dis.
trict," after the word 'bishop" In tho
sixth line.
on motion DR.. Mellln's amendment
was tabled. Judge Parker moved az
an amendment that the wording OF
question two, section two. be substl
tuted for question two, section ono.
The amendment OF Judge Parker was
put and carried. Judge Strathprs
moved that the words "and otherwise"
be inserted after the word "an1'' In
the third line OF paragraph 2l7, which
comprises answer one.
Dr. Whitehead strenuously opnosed
Judge Strather's amendment by insert.
Ing the words they shalt after
"and " "t'eI
Or, smith moved ms an amendment
70 the substitute that the word "theyS
tute. 'u'SN
tn, The amendment was accepted by DIR.
Or. Pritchett moved that the ouestjo,
be put. Carried
Judge strather's amendment was nrt
70 vote and lost. DR.. Atkins siih.
sutuie motion was next put to a vote.
S The paragraph as amended was then
a motion to adjourn was made and