Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-31
BILL OF EXPULSION.
BISHOP CRANBERRY pRoNouNcEs THE
SENTENCE OF REV. c. c. BRAGG.
nr,vcu from Ministry and Membership OF
the Church--Young Ministers Commune"
ON Tfisl-The Wheeler Case.

FREDERICKSBURG, Mafch ''
cial )-To-days session OF the conferences
onened with the Bishop in the chair de-
vo,,onaI exercises being led by Rev. >.
w. Grub.
Several memorials to the General Con-
ference were read and referred " 'he
Committee on Memorials.
THE Committee OF Trial in the case OF
Rev. c. C. Bragg. formerly pastor oi
Calvary church. Baltimore. MADE i's r.
mort This committee sustained the COM
m,t,ee which had suspended Mr.. Bragg
IN the interim OF the conference and an
nounced his expulsion. The bishop theh'
10 a profoundly interested audience pro-
nounced the sentence expelllng MIR. Bragg
from the ministry and membership OK
the Methodist Episcopal Church, south.
The bill OF expulsion was signed by Rev.
7 r. Williams, president, and Rev. G.
II. Zimmerman. secretary.
Rev. Mr.. Kessler asked to be discon-
,,nued on account Of poor health. and the
request was granted by vote OF the con-
ference.
ALL PUBLIC COLLECTIONS.
Revs. G. II. Zimmerman. H. +. Hamill,
and G.. r. d. Collins. and Messrs {. r.
Diggs. r. J. Armstrong. and Il. }. Mil
Ter were appointed by the Chair as a COM
mittee for considering all public collec-
tions desired to be taken at this session
OF the conference.
The various classes Of young men came
I'D before the conference. In answer to
the question, "Who can be continued on
tr,aI9' the names OF Linwood Ham
mond. James Thomas Myers. William ID.
Keen. Il. Lee Parrot, Harrdh NJ. Reed.
lanes Henry Smith. William j. White
sell. Henry A. Wilson, Homer Tenn lar
Uieronimus. Josiah Judson Ringer. and
Sidney J. Sarver were called. Their char
acters were passed, and they were con-
tinued on trial.
DEACONs.
In answer to the question. "Who are
elected deacons?' the names OF William
$. Hammond. j. H. Schooiey. ard II. l..
Hout were called, and their characters
passed.
In answer to the question. who are
deacons of one Year, the names If a.
Is. Sites. J. l.. Grant. ". II. Marsh, u.
l.. Fultz. G. NJ Sarver. j. 6. Houk, a.
c. Hamill. and j. II. Wells were called,
their characters passed. and they were
o. W. Lusby was not before he Ex-
aiming Committee and asked or To-
cation in order to attend college. The
request was granted.
ELDERS.
In answer to the question. "Who are
elected to elders orders?' the names OF
Jacob NJ. Eavey. William l.. Smith. Sam
uel NJ Bowman, John W. Beall, William
N IgXpp- .IOln -.
EnIe Isaac q. Michael, and John II.
White were called, their characters
passed. and they were elected by vote to
elders orders.
The ordination of deacons and elders
will take place on Sunday.
Rev. DR. George @. Smith addressed the
conference, abiding To his former con-
nection with IL. and referring especially
to the Rev. DR.. J. II. Waugh. now a SUI
perannuated preacher at Harrisonburg.
Presiding Elder Armstrong said that
Rev. A. b. Sites had built church at a
village of Southern Maryland-a village
which. though 30 years old, mad never
had a church before.
THE WHEELER CASE.
Rev. ]. w. Duffy, chairman OF the Com
mittee OF Investigation. on the case OF
Rev. V. w. Wheeler, said that inasmuch
as three investigating committees h'h
already been appointed In this case. the
present committee had determined TO
make a thorough canvass Of the whole
matter, and that IL would sit week II
necessary to receive all the witnesses on
either side had To say. This was done
that the conference might be entirely sat-
isfied and that the public at large might
know that the conference had gone into
the bottom OF things. Now" said Mr.
Duffy, "all who know anything that the
committee should know. come to Us and
tell it, or else forever hereafter hold your
peace
The Bishop introduced Rev. DR.. Camp
bell of the Presbyterian Church. Bible
agent Of the State of Virginia. who adj
dressed the conference in behalf of the
interests of the American Bible Society
The Methodist church tonight was
crowded to OVERLOOKING. The missionary
anniversary was held, and interesting adj
dresses delivered by Rev. DR.. II. {.
Morrison. missionary secretary, and Rev.
Mr.. Masso. japanese student from VAN
derbilt University.