New-York tribune., 1895-01-08
1T WAS A LIVELY MEETING.
METHODIST MINISTER'S HAVE A RATHER
STORMY SESSION.
DR. THOMSON. OF THE SUNDAY LEAGUE. ACCUSES
DR. KNOWLES. OF THE AMERICAN SABBATH
UNION. OF BREAKING CoNFIDENCE-DR
KNOWLES TELLS HIS SIDE. AND
OTHER MINISTER'S HAVE SOME
OTHER MINISTER'S HAVE so
THING TO SAY.

THING TO SAY.
| The Rev. Dr. Edward Thomson. general manager
OF the Sunday League of America. at a meeting
| o. Methodist ministers yesterday morning at No
! iS) Ffth-ave.. accused Dr. Jacob n. Knowles OF
| the American Sabbath Union with having violated
! confidence. The accusation made In the course
OF heated discussion which arose over the motion.
! which under the time limit at the pre-
vIous meeting. to instruct the Business Committee
to schedule DR. Thomson for an address before the
Methodist Conference the subject OF Sunday OBJ
servance. Dr. Knowles had declared that DIR.
Thomson had invaded the territory OF the American
Sabbath Union simply 50 he could become suincent-
| y known to place MIN in some Eastern pastorate
| Dr. Abraham J. Palmer presided at the morning
se9sicn Dr. Layton brought up the motion ID IN
struct the Business Conmtte. to schedule Dr.
Thomson az "A speaker for a future meeting He
ana others spoke In favor OF the motion Dr.
know.es then arose with pae face to explain, as
he said. his position with regard to Dr. thomson
and tine sunday League
IL esteem DR. Thomson highly he said, and
I'm too near the end to harbor ill-wi against any
one Dr. Thomson has been the accredited repre-
sentative OF the American Sabbath Union on the
Pacific Coast and such he has done excellent
work. He came East without calling on me. and
was surprised to discover that he flooded with
circulars OF the Sunday League the New-fork ana
East New-York conferences. which action was
practically an invasion OF the territory reserved
Thomson on the street one day and asked him Tor
| an explanation oh he said. this Is only a
temporary affair. You see. l am seeking pas
torate East and this is OF the ways have OF
getting known.
Chairman Palmer then recognized Dr. Thomsoh
who jumped UP rather excitedly
"Dr Knowles's version OF the conversation we
had is only partially correct" said Or. Thomson
Now that my character is so to speak. assaiied
I wish TO be heard | want to say. too. that the
conversation was distinctly understood by me TO
have been confidential
As Dr Thomson getting ready to speak
from thu platform DR. Knowles handed to the
Secretary the following letter from Bishop New
man:
My Dear Knowles: You are hereby authorized
IN say 10 Dr Thomson that | WAS impressed that
the field he organized was west OF Missouri, ana
that | cannot be a director OF any Sabbath OBJ
servancc society whose agents invade the rightiuI
territory Of the American Sabbath Union
Dr. Thomson said he would write TO Bishop New
man. and he had no doubt he could prove himself
rirhi to evcrybody's satisfaction. Continuing. ana
growing warmer each minute. DR. Thomson sad'
"pr Knowles considered my friend. When We
came East | expected that would be treated at
the least aith ciyility by him told him he could
conricntiai friend / said that I hoped to be able
10 nnd pasioratc n ne tast a. SOM as
anythiug dishonorahlc IN this matter rcpudlate
him iii not know that what sah h 10 c,, n'fn snd III
injrrc me In preventing my getting hearing De
fore the more important churches ,.,,.. ..,,,A.,
icaly. pr knowles needs no certificate OF cnarac-
from this conference Any son & ~ blsnSp or or
Dr knowles has come to the wrong market with
II Dr 5rswford touched on the conversation held
h.,wecn the two doctors. and expressed himself as
condemning Dr Knowles II he broke conidence
The motion over under the rule to the next
meeting