The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-26
JUST CENSURED SCHELL
BOARD OF CONTROL RE-
VIEWS HIS "OFFICIAL WRONG"
He Promises to Do Better, However,
A Final Adjournment
Is Taken.

The board of control of the Epworth
League adjourned last night, and most OF
the members have left for their homes.
The charges against Edwin A. Schell, sec
rotary OF the league. were considered. and
the decision of the board is contained in
the following resolution:
Having considered the documents re-
ferred TO this board by the book committee.
we find that General Secretary Edwin A.
Schell, IN the business transaction referred
TO. committed a serious Official wrong. But
after a careful and candid consideration OF
the case. in view Of all the facts which
have come to our knowledge. we are i'm
PEELED 10 receive his emphatic assurance that
he had no wrong intent. He has since seen
his error, frankly confessed II, and has
promised to avoid all occasion for further
onense.
I'm view OF all these facts we deem It
inadvisable to proceed further into the
case"
1t came out that the exact amount OF roy
altieS Mr.. Schell received was 81, O69 90 This
money he has refunded. He explained to the
hoard that he had helped Mr.. Excel in max
ing the song book on which he afterward
received royalties but Mr.. Excel persuaded
him to leave his name off the title page. so
that the book might be known as solely the
product Of Mr.. Excel. Mr.. Schell said that
he made a mistake in so allowing himseif
to be persuaded, for If his name had ap-
peared on the book he might have accepted
the royalties and no one could question his
right. AS Ii was. he admitted that he hao
been guilty OF an indiscretion. but he prom
ised to avoid such indiscretion in the fu-
ture. Only the kindest words were spoken
for Mr.. SchelI.
But the secretaries must learn that they
must not take any money at all for work
of this kind" said Bishop McCabe.
Resolutions felicitating all who were con-
nected with the convention were passed. The
following resolution was passed relative TO
closer union between the young peoples
societies of the different churches:
Your committee. TO whom was referred
that portion of the presidents address re-
ferrfng TO closer union OF young people
societies. has carefully considered the mat
ter, and, believing that any relation which
would be satisfactory and lasting can only
come as result OF careful elaboration be-
tween representatives of different societies,
we respectfully recommend that Bishop
Ninde. w. /. Haven, L. ]. Norton, F. W.
Tunnel and r. s. Copeland be authorized
to act as the representatives of this board,
with authority 10 arrange a meeting with
representatives of the other young people $
societies. with a view toward a full discus
sion OF the terms on which closer relations
may be brought about"
Yesterday afternoon the members OF the
board called on Governor Mount and came
away so pleased with him that they passed
the following resolutions:
I'VE desire not only TO put upon record
our appreciation OF Governor Mounts cour-
tesy as a public official and the manly words
TO which he gave utterance on this occasion.
but we also congratulate this commonwealth
on having at its head a gentleman and a
Christian. whose. office is the more illus
trious because of these qualities"
The fact has been known and has been
published that the higher officials OF the
Epworth League we're not in sympathy with
the attacks Mr.. Lasby made on the Gov
ernor at the time OF the tent controversy
The board recommended that at the next
General Conference the Office of general Jun
Tor League superintendent be created. This
officer will have charge OF the Junior League
work.
The election of officers will occur May ]
at the General Conference at Chicago. Mem
bers of the conference board denied that
their action in the Schell matter was a
withdrawing" but when they were asked
whether or not Mr.. Schell would be re-
elected general secretary, they only smiled
and declined TO answer.