The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-22
Opposed REIMBURSEMENT.

Sympathizers.
Opposed REIMBURSEMENT.
II. NJ. Crydenwise spoke in opposition
to the readjustment. He argued that
instead of increasing the value of Meth
odst service it would diminish its ef-
fectiveness in the rural districts. In
many years no commission has ever
agreed as to readjustment.
w. L. Thorpe asked that it be re-
ferred to the bishop and his cabinet
This precipitated an excited argument,
the majority expressing dsapproval.
The bishop said amably that tech
ncally, the decision belonged to the
bishop. He did not think that any
bishop had desire to run counter to
the conference. \ reimbursement would
necessitate the appointment of one less
presiding elder and would greatly in
terfere with the programme at close OF
conference. Under the tive-district plan
new district probably called the
Scranton district would be formed, tax
ing in the city of Scranton and tacking
IL to the present Honesdale district.
Chenango would be eliminated by div
iding it between Oneonta and Bing-
hamton.
T., A. Quimby aroused the emphatic
objections of DR.. A. Griffin, by stating
that one young man who had served
five years in a certain district was told
by his presiding elder that nothing
more could be done for him. and that
he couldn't pry into the other districts
with a crow-bar.
j. y. Sumner said that twenty-eiSht
years ago he had presented Il report
on the same subject in the same house.
He had wished to see the districts
changed, but was long ago discouraged
with the project for men who promised
to support him had failed to stand by
him. He did not care whether there
We're five or six, but he believed great
injustice is being done under the eX-
listing conditions. He believed 1T was
a great mistake to bring up the matter
at the end of the conference.
In Favor of Relief.
j. D. Hartsook spoke in favor of re-
lief for the Chenango district. DR..
Hard spoke on the subject and in his
own way he reused the conference to
roars of laughter. He then said that
the New York east, the Philadelphia,
the Newark, the Baltimore, the great
est conferences of Methodism, have four
districts each. The trend is toward
larger districts. When the presiding
elder of Wyoming district gets $2.40O
salary and the others in the conference
$1,000 less, something needs readjust-
ment. DR.. Hard gave some very hard
hits to the existing conditions.
DR.. Fuller said it is evident that the
present commission cannot agree and
that Il new commission should be ap-
pointed to make an early agreement
and report to the presiding bishop of
next year and render report on the
first day of the conference The COM
mission, which has served two years,
consists of the following: The presid-
ing elders, II. c. McDermott. II. NJ.
Crydenwise, T.. B. Keeney, G. A. Place,
A. f. Chaffee.
DR.. Griffin said that the fifty charges
in the Wyoming valley will soon be
reduced because of exhaustion of coal
These small appointments are assisted
now by Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
This support, under proposed changes
will divert. He offered an amendment
that the matter be left to the people
of the Wyoming conference. l.. b.
Weeks said that it was futile to refer
1t again, and offered as substitute to
the amendment that Il vote be taken
as to whether there shall be five dis
tricts or six.
Bishop Interposed.
The bishop tried to disentangle af-
fairs. but before the vote was taken,
A. F.. Chaffee said that he had been
working for five Districts during fifteen
years. If the bishop wanted to send
but he begged for five districts. The
uueStiOn was nut. and the vote was