The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-22


ter of this Conference which has oeeh 50
g-atu:tously and violently attacked.
a. COKE SMITH,
B. F. JIPSCONIB.
WILLIAM R. PROCTOR.
r. II. BENNETT,
A NJ. HALL
w. AsEURY CHRISTIAN,
JOHN o. MOSS,
w G. BCGGS
READ THE REPORT.
DR.. Smith also read the article in ques-
ton the headlines Of Which, as WILL as the
body of the article. had offended the MN
listers who signed the resolutions.
As soon as the reading was finished rev.
r. I. Wilson. whose name had appeared
in the article. arose to question OF per
sonal privilege, and d:sclaimed having, on
the occasion referred to in the article, IN
tended to reflect on Rev. James Cannon.
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Rev. ]. Sidney Peters. whose questioning
OF Kew. Mr.. Cannon, earlier in the session
about the amount of money received tor
the Twentieth Csn.ury fund last year ana
how it had been applied, caused Mr.. Can
non TO feel that his integrity had ben
questioned. cam, forward He started
over to whera Mr.. Cannon was sitting ana
said as !lo moved across the room
come not over here to carry war into
Africa but come bearing an olive branch.
\ PROTEST.
Rev c. c. Wcrtenbai protested vehe-
mertly against the use Of this language pY
Mr. Peters, but later said h.. could not see
any offense in it. that probably brother
WErtenbalker had not heard al he had said.
Mr. Wsrtentoaker said he had heard II just
as said. Mr.. Peters then went on to say
that he had been trying to get the floor 10
bring the Olive branch" but was cut off
yesterday by adjourE.n Mt. and had not
found opportunity before this.
He then disclamed having intended to
reflect upon the integrity of Rev. James
Cannon. Jr.. tbs secretary and treasurer OF
the Conference Beard of Education, or
upon Dr. W. ". Smith. of thu Randolph
Macon school system, and of the twent--
eth Century fund movement.
He said he would defend these gentle
mEn's character anywhere; that he had
never int nded to call any ones character
into question in the matter; that with
him the whole. thing was simply a ques-
ton OF judgment.
He dos not approve of the management
of the Twentieth Century fund, but he
questions no ones integrity in connection
h rewith Dr. A. Coke Smith then spok.'
The Times representative was an asper-
sion on the Conference and an abuse OF its
privileges.
RULED OUT
Rev. Mr.. Maxsy here made a touching
address, in which he. RETIRING evidently
The Cannon-Petcrs matter, said he woall
be willing To die and Fave his loved ones,
even, if his brethren in the Confer nee
could be brought together in love. Hsre
Mr. MaXey was ruled out Of order. upon
parliam r:tary question raised by Rsv
Bernard LPscomb
DR.. Paul Whitehead said The Times
would probably Pay no attention to the
matt 7, and the Conference would only
make themselves ridiculous over these
''oombastes furioso" proceedings Flo
thought the publication improper. and that
The Times correspondent should be d.nied
the privilege OF the floor and that should
end tn matter. Drs. w. a Christian and
b. f. Lipscomb advocated the passage OF
the resolution of cenSurs.
Rev II. NJ Hop, who spoke for the cor
respondent. Who was not privileged to
speak, said that the correspondent Gis-
Gained any intention Of offending thu
Conference. Conference. however, passed
tn resolution. The correspondents name
was not mentioned
A MANLY STATEMENT.
NORFOLK. VA. Nov 2l.-Tne Norfolk
correspondent of The Times has to say
passed to-day by the Conference that he
holds malice toward no man living. He is
willing 30 be judged by others who hold
no malice, have no ends to serve. nothing
to conceal. That for the Methodist
Church as for all other churches. aud
for the Methodist Conference as a whole
he cn&ertaias profound respect That it
is his duty to furnish his newspaper with
a report Of what happens and what others
say of what has happened and he tried
TO do this. That il is not his province to
pass upon the prcpriety of publishing
news. That his obligation to adhere TO
the truth is as binding upon him as that
Of any one is. That the report of the
proceedings in Conference made by him
differs in no material particular from that
made by various o:her newspaper men.
That it was varied from and is mere
quarrel with phrases which may have
been considered by some applicable to
their peculiar cases. That every i'm
oortant statement in .;he report was made
upon the floor by members OF the Con-
ference whose words were quoted.
Tha.s the reference to expert pariimen
tary tactics referred to implied no
charge of irregularity. and only referred
to the tactics used 20 secure the ad
iournmelt of Conference or the ruling
out of order" of some speaker whom it
was desired should not ha heard, just as
Rev. Mr.. Maxey was, on a point OF order
raised by Rev. Mr.. Lipscomb, compelled
TO yield the floor to-day. That the good
repute of the correspondent is dear to
him as is any mans, and that he does not
believe the Conference really meant by
their action to try to take this away
JOHN Z. MAXWELL
DIR. w W SMITHS STATEMENT
NORFOLK. VA, Nov. 20.-Please say
that the statement in The Times to-day
S-oit Oh, there
is ground for distrust of Rev. James
Cannon is absolutely untrue. What
Chancellor Smith did say was that he
believed there was absolutely no ground
for distrust.
WILLIAM w. SMITH.