The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-23
THE TRIAL or DIR. STEELE.

Same tine ago DR.. Steele, the editor Of
the Lpwot.h Era at Nashville, Tenn, was
ad-l rnd-d nom The e4ltC.a snip oi the pa
per Is ,hC book cJmlnitte- OF tue cnurcn
Ul"'-. tpntp,H.nts VI 4nethCleuvy ana lnls-
tYH4uN.. \ eOmnItt-e vi nine ministers
Was Az Hi'h 10 &c, a. a tr.al commit
tCH. IHt> met last Week ANA after the
~ me- Was ali ~ me c4ae Was SGumlttcd
without alignment II 80 ems nat the COM
htttt- WI. about to su-.a.u ana conn
paints, III. Dr. st sic app,utra before
tu'n ana AN am.cuD.e adjustment OF the
Nuulc mdN,r WAS dgrcc4 70. IL. sterI,.'s
moral character W.4s not involved. II was
i cHdl5e against his Official almluis ira
ucil. NOW UAhl the matter Is scttlc,l all
p1rtes arr satisfied ana Mi Stee.e wlll
tr li4- "a "iii' ms WORK az edltoc OF the
Era We pu tc tho result OF the iny.s-
tlsdl.oh from the Nashville Dauy Amer
ic.hii, as follows:
Inc following statement was than IN
lhlt, oY 9ecteta'y j. -. Hamilton, who
is also secretary Of the book c1mmit,rr
,-,iier aH me evidence was IN and before
TIE NefIl,t Mas iuallN VeD4ered, Ilr. Steele
dpp'h u before the committee and utter
! lNlN!hS tHe matter over vita IN IN. he
| was lr"sentvI VITA the foiiow'ag agree
| mont ora" In his presence. n Tact by
| ihs''l ana II emper Of me committee
neieiY aA,e, ana covenant that | will
| most tlrur~4y oAieayur TO uerfnrrl INA
/ ~ Ties ~ my office is editor Of rha III.
! WORM lia ln such muuu .r as may corn
/ 'l.t'd th' AlipiD val and AynpnthV Of tho
/ t'.S' llHVI duthNittitS # VIC church ana
I lir h."'lN 1-"l rrat On of al tho u. eth
1 rev. !, iuri rmorc. a1cr,a e.. accent the
| l'tI"u az iu" '1rumittc' on ,rill a. .X-
| press M the mind OF saiJ authorities and
| hr'hreu, aul shall deter to their CONSUL
/ idlt.l 80 all the SeV,,,h points iltvoN od
/ W. iAr promises, and VIII carefully avoid
/ ai IRE matters complain" of in the bill
! 81 charges and specifications.
WITH my hand TINS i7th day OF Au-
ho>i, lsHG : \ ;tsaIS
s,iu on" '.. H' 'aii'n Of The tact that DR.,
So j. as ~ as titls committee IN II h.. vii
| a. 81 W." iH'nss complained If in re IL
! i,niHl marag mcnt ut TIE Epworth Era.
| ON Hrcrorr -"
Resolved, That vc reconsider cur action
In - ga ~ ng the complaints ~ im,r,icicncy
| ''i NJ S'fu llct ans al pt the following
| nS ~ N'tr''t i'm this ,aso:
IN V~w of all tho DNideucc. written oral
| Nnl printed. Which we hstNc cons dcrod i'm
| con1crton with each e tho spooih at ,ons.
| W" iht commlt'r Of t'il in thA casr
! - ''r, :. a. steele, Md the charges largely
| SUES, hii'd. and appr0Vc the action OF me
! uo'k committee in the matter and vet IN
/ IN" spirit r charity. takiug fun II AZ.
| count of all cXtcuuHtinu c.rcumstu,r <
| We ttol that the ends Of iustic@ aud ..oni
| government may he sufflci ,rtlv .rrr,..
| and pr Stccle have an cpportunit. 10 re.
'oem h,ms II ami measure M Ia tho a..
| u anis and rCssibliti s Cf MIS- Ifrh arr, 4.
| and as l'r. Sfcole la FORMAL ,rter,irsy
| mas given all assurances required nv In
| ,uu'm ilf" touching tho futu-c ,,rnduct a.
| MS oiic al work, the decision of the ON.
| mnttr" is Tint ho I've continued In ofFce
| l@H~'d by unanimous vote