Evening journal., 1899-03-24
DENOUNCED ROBERTS.
difference 10 Demand His
Expulsion From Congress,
DEEMS PoLYGAMY A CRIME

REPORT CF PRESIDING ELDER
WATT cE THE WILMINGTON
DISTRICT TO THE CONFERENCE
NOW IN SESSION AIT CAMBRIDGE.
MATTERs PERTAINING TO REvs.
sTENGayE AND GREEN.
Cambridge, Md, March PA wave
cf enthusiastic applause swept over
Zion Church. yesterday I'M uhs second
days ,session of THE Wilmington Am
mural Conference, at the conc,usrcal OF
a strong address by Rev. D. T. c. IHff,
superintenldenC OF The Utah mission,
urging Glhs expulsion of brigham III.
Roberts from THE seat in Congress uo
which, me has been e-ebted from Utah.
"Thene Is rising tide cf .ndigna-
zion throughout This country" Tie
clared Rev. DE Iaff, looking to .hs
expulsion OF Brigham III. Roberts from
Congress. On electkn day this man
was approved in his unlawfu. and inn
moral mode of life 10y a majority OF
5000 votes. There is one thing laft fer
us, and that Is to rise i'm the majesty Of
cur rights as citizens of this graat
country and demanH THAT Mn Roberts
be expelled from Congress at the very
e,,-. ,,,,,,r.4s,v, ist,,
POL IYGANdY MUST GO.
AM ths conclusion Of Rev. Dr.. life
remarks The conference adopted by a
rising vote, tine hlllowing resolutions:
Resolved, THAT upon such a grave
issue ais is heria.n involved every TRUE
American citizen win expect the House
Of Representative to stan1 unoompro-
m.singly for law, for morality anh the
Christian home by seeing to it that
Brigham II. RoheIts lis promptly ex-
pelIed from the Fifth-siNtlh Congress
Resolved, That we earnestly call
upon the representatives Of our con-
gressional districts to use thelr ut
most endeavprs 10 secure action byth
Flfty-sixth Congress proposing an
amsnEment TO the national comttitu.
t,on and submitting tine same to- ths
State Legislatures making polygamy
unkien whatever pretenEe, a Grim,
against The United States, punllahablt
by severe penalties. Including disquaM
fcation 10 v.'ts or 10 Cho-d amy office o
honlor or emolumeno under the Un1te,
States Ur amy state or eeairatory There
in"
REV. GREENS CASE.
The committee on ministerial ue,a
tions, to which was referred the cas-
OF Rev. w. NL Guaan, who was chargal
by Presiding Elder Baker, cf the Dove
district, with having absanlbed hlmsel
from the Hooper's Island charge, ID
which, he had been transferred iron
W7oOdside. recrmmsndad THAT the min
lister be transferred from the effectdv
to tlhla supernumerary relation 1t wa
Explained by the chairman OF The CON
mllttee elhalt This course had bel5n take
at The ueQueeo Ci Rsv. MIR. Green,
}, Bishop Foes askd The committee If
lind onsidred fully Rev. Mr.. Green
/ character. The b,shIap stated that th
ministerial character OF REV MIR. Gree
! had been affected by The charge mad
by the presiding eld5r. Tle case wa
3 then resubmitted to THE committee.
t SUPERANNNUATE REDATION.
p Am affecting scene occurred in dh
y conference when REV. James CaTol
p who has been a member of the oonfei
; ence since 1865, advanced to uh
r altar rail and in a la.tsring voice nsl1e
p THAT he ice transserred from THE effe
r tive uo the superannuate relation. III
request was granted and a gesolutio
r adupted providing for the appointmsl
OF a ocmmittee TO draw up a suItalb
(, minute expressive of THE conlerencs
!, depreciation If the Labors of Rev. NJ
? Carroll Within J,s bounds.
d Rev. f. o. B. Walltn, who enterC
b the conference I'm 1871, also asked 0,
v The superannuate relation.
ii ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.
d The anniversary or the Woman
Foreign Missionary sroieBy was CT
brated in THE afternOCn. Ad1v,cs
were made by REV. DR.. JoIal u. Gcul
N er, president Clf Wcnan's CJL-ge, Gs
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