Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR DissENsroN
John g. wooIey Charges the Society
IL HOss Ridden

BOSTON, Nov. 13.-John G. %ooley, who
has a controversy with President Francis e.
Clarke OF the Christian Endeavor
society, has written a letter TO
the society at large in which he
declares the society to be under boss rule. -
and declares that the corporation policy
adopted by the management. leaves nothing
to the judgment Of the members. Mr..
Wooley says: "The president Of the cor
p~oration that controls the United Societies Of
Christian Endeavor is also chief owner of the
Golden Rule.
There are some 5000, 900 Of us 'privates.
We have no president, no trustees. no secre-
tary or treasurer, no newspaper, no voice
and so | am forced to address you individu-
ally by the mail or submit to the injustice
and tyranny Of boss rule, which | refuse to
do. for your sake no less than my own.
"On October II, the Voice, newspaper,
published an article containing portions Of
two speeches Of mine. one delivered before
the Genesee Methodist Episcopal conference
at Rochester, n. Y, and the other before the
New York Methodist Episcopal conference at
Newark, N. j., on October Is, in which
alluded to Mr.. Francis e. Clarke in terms de-
rogatOry to his leadership Of the Christian
citizenship movement in .ouS -sscrety, but not
otherwise. On October % Mr.. Clarke, Mr..
Baer and Mr.. Shaw had letters in the Boston
papers, and later in the Voice. from which
it appears that Messrs. Bser, Shaw, and
probably Clarke, are party prohibitionists.
THE Associated press dispatches Of Octo-
Der 26 contained my reply On October 81
the Golden Rule published, one side Of the
matter and suppressed the other.
Suppressed, | say, but also since that time
its editors have been requested to publish
my side and have promptly and CURLY re-
fused, which was perhaps fair enough to me,
but not to you, This accords with the set
tied policy Of the corporation. | do not even
suspect that there is any conscious selfish
ness in the management Of our organic
would doubtless be an advantage II the 3, 00O,-
600 had less chaperoning and more responsi-
bility.
October, 2S l sent to the secretary of the
United society a scheme Of conciliation, in
substance as follows:
al. | apologize to Mr.. Clarke for the
sharp language of my Newark speech and
suppress so much Of it as relates to him, il
being still under my control and not having
been as yet issued in pamphlet form.
%. Mr.. Clarke to apologize to me for
his conduct in the corridor Of the Brunswick
and print my Boston Common speech as writ
ten, with his upon its points
seriatim.
"3. Mr.. Baer to write a brief state
ment Of the difficulty and its settlement, this
statement to be signed by himself. Mr..
Clarke, Mr.. Shaw and myself, and printed in
the Golden Rule.
T. Inc WhOle matter 70 end there as to
its personal features
This proposition was also rejected and
so. having done all l could, | stand and write
you this for truths sake and conscience sake.
Nothing could induce me to lead a division of
our society.
owe ought to be loyal and respectful to our
leaders, but leaders are very prone to forget
that they owe us loyalty also. And a pres!-
dent Of our society, whose attitude toward the
saloon is indefinite in its ordinary details,
is deficient in loyalty or bravery. or capacity.
FINALLY, | confess myself bafled and
beaten in this last effort. Mr.. Clarke's exact
whereabouts remain undiscovered. but the
effort has value for what ii did rot ac-
complish. -
after such a trial. one feels lltGss returned
polar eXpedition-as If he had been close to
a place which had neither latitude nor longi-
tude, not quite. grl
Il will meet you at the equator.
JOHN g. WOoLEY."