Arizona republican., 1896-10-24
THE CONFERENCE CONTINUED
Bishop Hargrove Lays Down a
 Church Law.
A Minlster Who Abandoned His Charge 8 Severely Scored by the Conference and His Csse Dts- CusSed at Length.

The meeting of the Methodist con- ference yesterday was we'll attended. The business of the preceding day was continued, and reports of a number of pastors heard. When A. c. Bane was
 called to repdrt, Bishop Hargrove said that he held a communication from him with which he sent his parch- ments, certificates of ordination to Deacons and Elders order in the M.
 B, church south q am informed
 continued the bishop, 'adhat he aban- doned his charge in San Diego before
 the close of the conference year. No
 matter what may be his opinion he is
 answerable to this conference for his administration, and is still member
 of this conference. He evidently
 thought he could jump the ecclesiasli-
 cal fence and supposed he had with
 drawn from the ministry of our church.
 There is no provision in our church for
 leaving it. It is am especially awkward l thing for a man ito go out of one
 church into another. Still there is a
 sort of courtesy practiced by the diff
 ferent denominations towards each
 other. When a man goes out decently
 and properly his orders are recognized
 in other churches of the same stand ling. If there are no charges preferred against A. c. Bane he has the right
 to withdraw, while, if it were your
 wish, you could pursue him and call
 him to account for his failure to carry
 out his part of the contract with the
 conference I consider that it would be the wisest policy to accept his ere
 dentials and record his name in the
 minutes as withdrawn"
 Rev. T. J. Duncan, presiding elder of the Phoenix charge, said that he would agree with the bishop oh the condition that they would not allow Rev. MT Bane to think that the church ; 1 has no authority over him. But while we can legally pursue him." con- : tinued the elder, i've prefer to extend : to hiEn miIisleriad courtesy and to look upon his act of leaving his charge as an act more of ignorance of the real nature of his obligations than as an intentional disregard of the law of our ] church. His name was then entered or the books of the secretary as with drawn. a5,
 :. Bishop Iargrove then announced that he had received a communication from Dr. e. K Reddick, who applied for admission into the conference. Dr Riddick had attempted to be present al
 the conference, hut had been delayed : by a wasilout on the Southern Pacific - road. The doctor was formerly 2 Il member of the M. E. church south, bu 2 some years ago withdrew, and has beer t working with the M. B. church north o "I think he has learned a lesson ant I' we may lake him back" the bishop T said.
 d Rev. B. J. Harper, who has beel
 associated with Dr. Riddick in south > ern California, spoke very bitterl. s against receiving the doctor back int e the conference After some discussion d it was decided to telegraph Dr. Rid Il dick to be present. at the meeting Mon le case shall be taken up.
 n Meetings of committees were thel le announced and announcements made le Tonight at 7:30 Dr. Morrison, chair k' man of the board of missions, vii n talk on the subject of missions. S. At the close of the meeting tn E pastors of the Los Angeles conferenc Id presented the presiding elder, Rev. T. .
 Duncan, who was about to leave fo le Texas, with a handsome Stetson hat. ,r A M'KLNT gEJY HOTRFO