The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
warm WORDS IN CONFERENCE
Continued from Eighth Page)

power, Justice to ALI will be the motto
of each. In honor preferring one an
other" will be the refrain of every song.
Till then, King Saul and his men will be
gathering up the spoils
one of King SauFs men, young in the
conference but high in appointment-so
called by place hunters-said to me: III
tell you something if you wont give me
away?" "All right" said I. you made
great mistake when you came into this
conference" Howe" HAD you come I'M
der the influence of King Saul and Abner,
my father you would have been serving
the best appointments now How does
that sound? Glad 1 did not. He'll ends
that road.
But King Sauls reign is nearly ended,
and Abner and his following will repent
or lose their power. Then Israel will have
victory over her enemies and grow in
favor with God and men.
King Saul has been writing you sweet
letters of late. His chief care, however
is for votes. The greater number you can
control the greater his love, provided you
cast them for him.
Cease to follow him, brother, he will lead
YOU to hell Some among US, once pious
but coming under him are now worthy and
without bitter repentance, will be among
those who will cry in the end, Lord
Lord, have we not prophesed in thy name?
Then will 1 profess unto them I
never knew you" 'If any man have not
the spirit of Christ he is none of his"
The year after my last circular l served
q charge that paid me $500 for the whole
year-and King Saul was the chief actor
or $500 in debt and my wife in bed three
months. But she is well now and am out
of debt again and ready for another like
experience, if he can bring it. Your brother
w. \. Huckabee.
DR.. McGeehee took his place before the
conference with no ,f NO in ,ie
hand. 1t was his intention to answer the
circular. He said that he had been a men,
Der OF the conference for many years.
Some of the charges, he said, dated back
four years. ana he felt that. they should
have been brought against him at former
meetings. He did not think that the cir
cular showed Christian-lil1e spirit, and,
charged that its object was to drive him
out of his presiding eldership and destroy
him in the confidence of the conference.
The circular was Issued" he said ito
have an effect upon the members of the
conference who have entered it within the
last four years. My character has been
passed upon to-day and for four years be-
fore, but 1 cannot be quiet under the
charge implied in this circular for fear
that, in their inner minds my brethren
may say that it is through my inability
TO answer it. This conference is not to
be siandered in newspapers and circulars
ana l want to answer this more on its
account than my own"
Mr.. Huckabee here asked personal
privilege. us DR.. McGehee the author of
the newspaper article to which | refer
red?' he asked. The doctor replied that
ne did not want to be interrupted, and
that as he was young and inexperienced"
and as Mr.. Huckabee had himself said
Let justice be DONE" he thought they
ought to allow him a little justice and he
would answer in time.
DIR. McCIQhpa said that tho oirc,1ore
come every four years. Il want to say
that before would hurt a member of this
conference in the way of which / am ac-
cused, l would have my right arm cut off.
Before l would hurt his wife or children
l would have the other cut off and then
go armless through life. 1 would rather
be accused of burglary or of arson than
this thing that is brought against me-
He started to read some of the passages
of the circulars and branded them as an
true. Il had nothing to do with the APP
pointment of Mr.. Huckabee'' he said, and
some OF the members of the conference
echoed that it was So
Mr.. Huckabee rose again to explain.
but DR.. McGehee said, keep quiet and
you will get a chance to explain later"
He then proceeded with the charges as
set forth in the circular. A letter writ
ten him by Rev: j. D. Anthony was pro-
duced and read. He stated that this
letter had not been written upon his So
Hcitation and that its author at the time
was Rev Huckabee's presiding elder
The letter stated that DR.. McGehee
had had nothing to do with the procure
ment of the appointment of Mr.. Hucka-
bee after the former circular was issued
1t went on to explain how the appoint
ments of Rev. Huckabee and Rev. c. D.
Adams, who succeeded him as the pastor
of the church at McRae had been made.
Dr. McGehee stated, upon the strength
MT hot
the statement of the circular was a per-
version of the truth, and reiterated that he
had had nothing to do with the
appointment He said that Mr. Hucka-
bee was only trying to carry out what he
had attempted four years ago when he
was practically successful in his object,
the conference having practically Endorsed
his circular. Since that time he had be-
gun to show some life, he said, and Mr.,
Huckabee had decided that he would fire
at him again and that this time wet his
shot in order that he would be sure to
kill. He then started to read the circular
of four years ago, which was on "Olig-
archy." ut should have been Anarchy
and, instead of being signed w. A. Huck-
abee,' it should have been signed Richard
Croker, of Tammany Hail. "
Rev. A. NJ. Williams interrupted then.
and said he did not think DIR. McGehee
should go so far in his defense as to stig-
matiZe Mr.. Huckabee as an anarchist. DR..
McGehee replied that he did not entertain
the slightest feeling against his brother,
Huckabee, and that he would treasure no
resentment; he had felt little unkindly
toward him at first when he sent him the
circular, but this had been overcome.
DIR. McGehee then proceeded with the
reading of the old circular, and followed it
with what he called a letter of ''recanta-
tom that had been written by Mr.. Huck-
abee in 1893 after the conference had been
held. He said that it was a curious let
ter for a college professor to have written,
and that its author might have done away
with so much that was parenthetical.
Now to quote from the letter." said DR..
McGehee: My heart aches when L think
Of it," he says parenthetically. He show
ed some grace there, but 1 am sorry he
fell from grace when he issued this other
circular. The letter says: Burn the cir
culars and will issue no Others 1t goes
on to say that the author had written the
circular after consultation with other
members and that the circular had grown
out of those conversations, but that he
alone was to blame for 1t. do not think
this tha cagp IF others have said any,