The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-25

listers.
The Methodist conference yesterday
spe4t a great deal of its time consider
ing sae-f recent AIabry scandal. The
result was = resolution fully eXoner-
ating Rev. Tiff for the part he took
in securing the indictments and a
resolution calling upon the North Iowa
conference, which has jurisdiction in
the case, to fully investigate the
charge. Bishop Foss, who left for the
east during the afternoon, carried in
his pocket charges in due form pre-
ferred against the unfortunate minis
ter. In fact the general feeling of the
assembled ministers was hostile to the
alleged offender
Rev. lifts Statement.
,Yesterday morning, as soon as the
cSSlforence assembled, an adjournment
was ken to the adjoining room and
an executive session of the ministers
was held to hear statements from Rev.
Tiff in accordance with the resolution
Of Saturday. This meeting was not
prolOp Sed. In it Rev. Tiff emphatic
ally sclaimed having acted in the
matter from any motives of jealousy
against D.. Mabry. He said that the
existence Of some feeling between him
sell and the absent man had prevented
him from taking as severe and prompt
steps as lie would have taken in the
case OF any other minister who might
have offended.
q By u Sense of Duty.
He - med that his whole action was
dictated > by a sense of his duty as
superintendent of the Utah mission.
He then detailed the whole circum-
stances of his connection with the case.
tracing it Up from the time he was
put ia possession of charges, through
his actions in securing aid in the case,
his final leaving il in other hands and
his other actions afterwards in putting
the whole case into the hands Of
Bishop Foss instead of "arreSting the
character of the minister and ap-
pointing a committee on investiga ton,
as he would have done in the ease OF
any other minister.
Rev. Hunt Denies.
Rev. Hunt also made a denial of the
allegation of Dr.. Mabry that he had
warned the latter of the charges to be
brought against him and gave advice
that ne should leave Town. Rev. Hupt
$ That this duty had not been dele
go TO him, and therefore he had not
INFORMED IT,
Mere vas a considerable disposition
l1ong some Of the ministers to discuss
the question as to the guilt of Dr.
Mabry and the actions of DR.. Tiff, but
Bishop Foss would not allow This, on
the 81, und that there was not time
Then it was decided that the resolu-
tons Afterwards presented in open
conference should be passed.
Cbavaex Prosecuted
The charges against Dr. Mabry, in
due form were presented TO Bishop
Foss yesterday. They were pre-
sdmably prepared by Rev. Gillian,
though no statement would be made
- that point. Bishop Foss has had
full charge Of the case, ever siniee it
WAS put into his hands by Dr. Tiff
Since his arrival here he has given op-
portunity for both sides to be heard
though he has been com PEELED to cut
these discussions short on account of
time He has used the utmost lnOdera-
rion18 handling the case, AMI there
is very little criticism OF his actions
He will rake the charges in his care
and present them TO Bishop Fowler
who has charge of the North lowe
conference. and the trial will be held
there The reason the Utah conference
has no Jurisdiction lies in the fact
that this is mission -feId and the
ministers working in 1t bear allegiance
TO their own conferences.
VIII Be Severe
The ecclesiastical trial will be as
severe and searching as the trial before
the civil courts 4 committee OF from
five TO nine ministers viii be appointed
in the North Iowa conference and they
will either send out some one to take
dispositions here u will come here
themselves and hold the trial How
ever it is unlikely that any proceed
ings VIII be taken before the criminal
trial is held. Then the case will be
Investigated and if the Offender is
@ound guilty he viii be suspended from
ne church. BY proper course how
ever, he viii be able again to obtain
fellow ship. The sentiment of the min
listers generally against DR.. Mabry.
" nile they exp IS themselves as he
ing unwilling TO give Judgment until
after the trial the opinion can readily
be told.
Some severe criticism was levelIed
against him for his absence from This |
conference Up 10 the time charges !
were hled against him he had perfect !
right TO take part in the church work. |
~ his enemies are using his absence /
~as an argument as to his guilt.
The New Pastor.
As had been expected Bishop Foss /
yesterday named the pastor of the /
First Methodist church. He is Rev " !
K Beans, of Omaha, one of lie best 1
known ministers Of that city His az |
cession to the passionate of the First |
Methodist church will not be promo !
ton from d pecuniary point of view. /
But the gravity Of the situation here |
was recognized. The bishop felt thai /
ii would require minister of unusual /
ability and standing 70 relieve the |
church Of the cloud resting upon ii |
since the scandal. Or. Beans is a very
able preacher. as well as a tactful |
earnest man of the highest standing, /
and he was picked on as just the one |
No perform the difficult duty The I
bishop telegraphed to him, stating the +
cfy-pl1r11 sta noes and received 2 favor