St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-28
A TRUCE FOR HULL
CHARGES AGAINST THE REVER-
END WITHDRAWN FOR THE
PRESENT.
WILL BE GIVEN A CHARGE
AND HIS CASE REFERRED TO
THE GENERAL CONFER
SCOTT DID TIE KISSING,
So the Trial Court DecIares-DeIe-
gates to the General Confer
nee Chosen.


The Methodist conference made
quick work of the election of min
isterial delegates to the general con-
ference this morning. Only one bal
lot was taken, the number of votes
necessary for a choice being 5S. DR..
Jennings, of Mankato, received so;
DR.. Bridgman, of Hamline, rs, and
DIR. Stafford, of Mankato, 62. E. P.
Robertson, of Rochester, and E. X.
Lathrop, Of Hastings, were elected
as reserve delegates. DR.. Bridgman
is now elected to the general confer
ence for the third consecutive time.
AIo one else has been elected twice
n succession from this conference,
and this action in regard to DR..
Bridgman is generally regarded as
a fitting testimonial for faithful and
successful work in preceding con-
ferenceS.
BISHOPS ADDRESS.
At 11:3O the members of the lay con-
ference entered the hall to listen to
the bishops address. President Hall,
of the lay conference, took a seat be-
side the bishop and was invited to ad
dress the assembly. He modestly de-
clined, however, to make a speech,
and the bishop proceeded with his ad-
dress.
The speaker said that an attempt
was now being made in this country
to solve some Of the great questions
that have puzzled the world for CEN
turieS. One of these is the question of
the separation of church and state.
lieved that no body of men would
voluntarily support the benevolences
of the church. The result has proved
how mistaken was this idea. In this
country is witnessed the highest
spiritual development in the world and
with it the highest material develop
ment. We find here more testaments,
more beefsteaks, more silk dresses and
more broadcloth coats than in any
country on earth.
The laymen must take part of the
| responsibility resting upon the church,
and can do much to reach the result.
| nish recruits for the ministry. And
| we want good men. The laymen, as
| body, mean to do their duty, an6 not
! from dictation. The Roman Catholic
church builds up a great institution of
/ pigmies. The Methodist church must
make great men.
The bishop closed his remarks with
a plea for the laymen to provide good
church buildings, located in suitable
| places.
HULL'S CASE DEFERRED.
reported to the conference it was
announced that the charges were with
drawn. Mr.. Hull was accordingly
-, aI
signed to some charge. The case will
| not be dropped, however. 1t is not
necessary that charges against a min
lister be preferred first in the annual
| conference. He may have a prelim-
| mary trial outside of this body, the
result being certified to the annual
conference. 1t is understood that Mr..
| Hull will be given this preliminary
trial, which is under the direction of
| the presiding elder, and the case will
then be finally passed upon at the next
conference. The change of plan is
made, it is stated, in order to allow
Mr.. Hull to be given work by this
| conference.
THE. CHARGES
against Mr.. Hull were as follows:
To the Minnesota Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church:
ord9 Tne u 1ndersi1ged tsa 9fm trustees and stew
church complain to you that the Rev.
]. G. Hull, pastor in charge of the
same, has been guilty of immoral con-
duct and he is hereby charged there
with as follows:
Charge One-Defamatfon-
ton THAT the said Rev. J. c. Hull
on the 10th and 18th day of September,
| 1895, at ST, Paul. did utter and publish,
| m a nd in vii on Of bn Ia
of the discipline of said church the
following false and libelous matter of
and concerning the members and Of
ficers of said church, the same being
hereto attached, and known as exhibit
Specification 2.-That the said J. c..
Hull on the 18th and 18th days of
sepptember 1895, at St; Paul, did utter
ton of the rules of the discipline the
following false and libelous matter of
and concerning A. M. Lawton, chair
known as exhibit B, hereto attached.
These refer to the articles in the st.
Paul papers on the dates mentioned.
Charge Two-Lying-Spec 1.
In stating that the official board of
run the church in the interest of the
A. P. A, which statement is not true.
Specification I'm regard to the Nor
covered the A. P. A attitude of the
lecture, and on his own responsibility
interviewed the lecturer, and had it
changed in subject which is not true.
Specification 3-We charge him with
the church was impecunious and dis
respectful Of the dignity and calling of
the pastor in having him to do the
janitor work, which is not true
Specification 4-In stating that he
paid the gas bill, water rent, and put
in electric lights and hot air pipes, and
other Improvements for heating the
church at his own expense, which is
not true.
| Specification Sin claiming that he
did the work of janitor himself and
had continued to do so up to the pres
ent time, which statement is false.
| Specification Elm stating that the
Monday, September 16th 1895, was
called without any intention or pur-
pose Of raising any deficiency, but
objects of a society Of which A. M.
Lawton is secretary.
Specification THE further charge
patch of Sept. 1S, 1895, where he as
serts that II found myself in a situa-
ton where I could only afford protec-
ton from q use for which the Method
iSt church has never been erected
endeavored to do this first through
private persuasion, and as a last re.
sort appealed to public intelligence"
Specification SIN claiming that he
is not O. candidate for appointment
which Is false.
Specification 9-That the statement
!, published by him in the Pioneer Press
of Sept Is, 1895, '"That we had selected
some particular pastor to become pas.
speesacatioh 10.-That in saying ir
the sDublic prints that A. B. LawtoI
: called q meeting of the committee ant
, dictated and ordered it's actions, which
is false, ~.s.s . -, .@s,1s..- ~
Specification u,-That Whsn he statet