The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-18
HARGROVE FULL OF HONOR
The Committee on EpiSCOpaCy Exon
crates the Bishop.

He Was Accused OF Falsehood, Insti-
eating Charges In the Tennessee
Conference Journal and Improper
Motives In Stationing the Preachers.
The Salaries of the Bishops TO Re-
main at $s, ,ooo-No New Bishops to
Be Elected.
Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-THE confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal church
South reconvened this morning at o'clock
with Bishop Duncan in the chair.
DR. Brown, OF the Virginia conference,
conducted the devotional exercises. DR..
Brown then offered a fervent prayer and
the exercises were over.
The minutes Of last nights session were
read and approved
Bishop Duncan then retired and Bishop
Galloway took the chair.
The committee on Episcopacy begged
leave 10 report. They have had under
consideration the character and official
administration of John Q. Keener, AL
pheus w. Wilson, John @. Cranberry,
Robert X. Hargrove, w. G.. Duncan,
Charles b. Galloway, Eugene ID. Hendrix,
Joseph S. Key, Atticus q. Haygood and
Oscar i. Fitzgerald, and the same was
approved. In the case Of Bishop R. X.
Hargrove the committee adopted the fol.
lowing;
I. Whereas only three Of the allegations
made against Bishop Hnrgrove In tho bill of
complaints now before us are such as would,
II sustained affect his moral character, to
wit; Under the head OF the ninth error he IL
virtually accused OF falsehood, and under tho
head Of the fifteenth error Of procuring, con-
sentiug 10, or instigating charges in the Ten
nessee Conference journal; and under the
fourteenth error he Is accused OF being inhu-
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preachers; therefore,
Resolved, THAT II is the sense OF this COM
mittee that neither OF these allegations have
been supported by the evidence, but that on
the contrary, they have been thoroughly and
completely explained by Bishop Hargrove.
Resolved, That IL IL the sense OF this COM
mitteo that Bishop Hargrove has been guilty
OF no Intentional wrong whatever Ia the mat.
ters complained OF, and leaving the purely
legal aspect to be determined by the commit
tee of appeals before which they are now
pending, not presuming 10 pass upon them,
we respectfully recommend that his chsrael
ter pass
The reading Of the report was received
with applause.
Bishop Hargrove was not In his accus-
toned seat with the other bishops when
the report was read, but came in shortly
after the reading The report went to
the calendar and will not be decided until
tomorrow.
SALARIES UNCHANGED.
The committee on Episcopacy reported
that the travelling expenses and salaries
of the bishops will remain the same Tho
salary of the bishops is S3, 900 per annum
and their widows win receive 81 600 per
| annum, and any salary that may have
| been due the bishop at his death shall go
TO the widow.
In the matter of the election of three
bishops the committee reported non-con-
| currence
! Upon motion it was ordered that cop
les of the stenographic report Of the
workings of the committee which vindi-
Gated Bishop Hargrove be presented.
The committee on itineracy presented q
report recommending change In the dis
| cipline In regard TO the presiding elder.
| The report went 10 the calendar.
The following were elected |. III. Bar
bee. who now holds the position, was
elected senior book agent, and B. M.
Smith, junior book agent DIR. Hoss, editor
of the Christian Advocate; DR.. David
Morton, secretary of the board of church.
extension DIR. J. j. Tigert, book editor.
A recess was then taken.
| AT the night session Of the conference
Rev. II. e. Wilson and w. Il. Lambeth
were elected missionary secretaries. The
rest Of the session was devoted to dis
| cussion of the Epworth League report.
II was decided to elect one secretary who
shall also be editor for the league.