The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-28
METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
Return of the War Claim
Money Requested.
DIR. BARBEE'S CHARACTERPASSED
DIR. ID. c. Kelley Made Presiding Elder of
Nashville District, and Rev. p. A.
SowelI Sent to the Columbia Charge
Other Appointments.

The Tennessee Annual Conference,
in session at Clarksville, took up the
Methodist war claim matter last
Thursday morning, and the discus
sion continued for two days, result
ing in the adoption of resolution
asking that the money paid to the
Book Agenus by the Government be
returned, condemDing the mislead-
ing kilograms sent to certain Sena-
tors by said agents, and passing the
character of DR.. J. D. Barbee, one Ct
the agents, after he had admitted
! that he might have made a mistake,
and if SO was profoundly sorry Tor
it.
Under question 20-"Are all the
preachers blameiess in their life and
official administratiOn?"- hitch
in the rOll-c call occurred until the
name of Rev. j. ID. Barbee was
reached in calling the Murfreesboro
District. Rev. J. A. Orman, Prestd-
ing Elder of that district, explained
the details of an alleged trial and
acquittal of DR.. Barbee, by a COM
mittee appointed by the said Orman
for that purpose. He explained that
all the testimony in the case that
he had ever heard of was before that
committee, and that the committee
reported no trial necessary. DIR. Or.
man moved that the character OF
DR.. Barbee be passed.
Rev. w. h. PEBBLES, Presiding Ell
der of the Columbia district, said he
was not ready to vote for the passage
of the character of DR.. Barbee. He
was not satisfied with the matter
and would like to have another com.
mittee to investigate. He moved to
non concur in the committees re-
port.
. DR.. D. G. Kelley said he believed
that if DR.. Barbee would make
,, statement to the conference, every
thing would be cleared up easily.
DR., Orman stated that DR.. Barbet
: had said before the committee tha
y there had been no Intentional
}. wrong done by him.
Bishop Key said he was glad tt
r see the conference considering the
=, matter in conservative, Christian
II spirit.
>, Rev. William Green said that tn
Orman committee that had investl
|. gated the case was unanimous tha
DR.. Barbee had been guilty of no i'm
!. morality. He had offered resolu
ton that while DR.. Barbee had no
D. been guilty of immortality, he ha
p made mistake. The cUmmltte
had decided that this was outside
s, the committees duty and shoul
not be considered.
c. DR.. PEBBLES arose to state tha
nothing personal should enter int
n this matter, no difference how ma
ic loved another or otherwise, He ha
is not sufficient light. The transfer
r DR.. Barbee and the committees r,
h, port had muddled him. He wante
ut all the information that could be S
cured. He would be glad to hay
g DR.. Barbee make statement III
Il conference was up against the bi
It, gest thing it had ever tackled al
in the eyes of all ChristendOm were {
the Tennessee Conference. The co
ference should be deliberate and
act that the world would say th
or had acted like men.
is DR.. r.. A. Young spoke at sol
length on the matter. He review
the case from beginning to end a
4. made a strong plea for DR.. Barbt
at DR.. Young is a member of the Bo
Committee, aud his defence of /
at Barbee took a wide scope. He poll
ed out the fact that the matter h
at been up in committee at the Ge
an eral Conference and that Barbee a
smith were re elected agents on I
Mt. first ballot. In every trial, in eve
investigation by church authori
ldy DR.. Barbee had been held guiltl
and he saw no reason for furtl
al pursuing him. DR.. Young prom
.,o. gated some strange doctrine, enti
lv new in Methodist Conferen
at taking the broad ground that VIII