The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-16
GENERAL DENIAL ENTERED
To the Charges Made by Judge
STROLLER Before The Conference.
STAHLMAN IS ALSO TALKING FREELY.
Says He Has Been unjustly Attacked and
that He Proposes to Make Him
self Heard.

Dallas, Texas, May 15.--The war c aim
was up again today In the general confer.
cnce OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
South. The majority OF the publishing com
mtttoe OF lS0S submitted a reply to the
Strother paper, read last Tuesday, making
general denial OF most Of the statements
the latter contained Judge strother made
oral and printed rejoindcr and ali the
papers were referred TO the publishing COM
n,ttee. The most notable Incident was a
paper from Dr. Collin Denny, in Whit ne
positively challenged the correctness OF the
congressional Record bort OF his testi.
mony given before the senate committee
in 1925 Among other statements this orc
Is made; When | was before the senate
investigating committee IN the summer OF
ls9S the chairman OF that committee
courtoously Ns interpreted ID told the
stehueraphor not to take down all that |
said; that the committee desired To have Al
friendly Interview with me and dad not
WISH all Of my statements TO 70 into the
Record, The chairman of the committee
mAnded me the typewriter notes OF my
statements, made IRON duy to day and very
courteously told me that | could correct
them. The Record az no point, TO the best
ut my know ledge ana brhgf. contains a
single correction that made, and in some
| points varies very widely from what
dld suy.
Tho kilograms mislcd those whose knowl,
edge of the facts was confined TO the state
ment made ON the hoor Of the seplte In
connection with the reading Of tht tclc.
grams, and. under the circumstances, would
have misled anybody. / also stated that
did not approve the kilograms"
J. NJ. Mason aud z. G.. Reeves indorsc
Dr. Dennys statements declaring that they
heard ali his testimony and that II Is
ENrhled badly la the Congressional Record.
IL Is said that the other side 60 the con
troversy VIII get contradictory dispositions
Mr.. stnhman. the washington and Nash.
willie attorney who pushed the war claim
through congress reached Dallas yesterday
lie said tonight IL have been uniusty
attacked 10y a section of the religions press.
/ don't want to create trouble. hut my
good name is rs dear TO me MS is that OF
any man Of the cloth TO him This nght
was raised by my political enemies IN
Washington ana Tennessee. ! am tired ana
II insinuations rejecting ON me are voiced
further I shalt have something To say that
certain men high In the church won't want
said"
The publishing committee held meet.
lug tonight ia take MP the war claim iu-
vcstigatou. Lawyer Stnhmau demanded a
hearing and on opcu session that the pub
lie might know the part bc took In tho war
claim settlement before congress. The com
mittcc would not grant an open hearing,
! bur conducted its proceedings behind olos.d
doors Stahlman was allowed an hour and
u half m which 10 talk to the committee,
| II IS said thut after reviewing matters he
fore congress while the appropriation was
! poudlng he stepped into The hrd of sar
cusm aud criticism lie Is said 20 have
minated TINT large element of the con.
ference needed guardians, wet nurses ana
other protective accessories when trans
acting business for the church that II
didn't strike him as being unybody's bust
ness how much 81 fe''I nmmisslnn the
! church paid It's lawyers 60 collect us bad
/ debts, AZ this interesting juncture the
committee discovered that Mr. StahlmQn S
! time had expired II was not extended.
! Mr.. Stahlman threatens 20 address Iass5
| meeting at the city hall that this pubic
may hear his side OF the question.
The eighth days session was presided
over by Bishop CanfleF A privileged com
municatlon from the African Methodist
Episcopal church conference at Nashville
was rcnd
Greetings worc sent TO the Presbyterian
assembly at Nashville ana to the Cumbar-
land Presbytclims in session in Columbia,
Tenn
rha committee ON mission. reported great
progress IN this field The question Of the
o. o
odism In Japan Was brought up aud CON
currency In the plan prupu>rd of mi ing
the sis hruuruvs under one head was had,
the provision hcug mada that 20 commission
OF hv" be appointed 10 confer with siml tr
commissions from the other churches on
pau OF unity.
Tho committee ON tlncraucy reported
nOucpucurrCuCc In memorials requesting the
conference To allow no preacher 10 hold a
mission more thnu four ycals nor ANY
presiding eldership more than eight years,
Tnking up the regular business, thu re-
port OF the committee on education WAS
considered; Correspondence courses aud
open TO all ministers at nominal cost under
the direction Of the faculty of Vanderbilt
university were considered aud ordered cs-
tabllshed.
Or, s s. Kcrucr rco9encd the discns
sion MS to sending pupils 10 Vanderbilt
lie was opposed 10 C6uutauquas aud sea-
Side lessons ana correspondence schools and
wished to keep the old methods.
A long discussion participated IN by I)r
lIoss, Or. Murrnh Dr. Edwards Of Now
! Mexico j. u Hammond of Georgia, De-
John II Mclean and others, cusucd.
The section voting $1,000 additional for
the establishment Of correspondence
school was hcld TO be too large, An amend.
ment fixing the sum at 5000 was passed
and the report rs whole adopted.
Bishop IHrgrovc presented petition
from citizcHs of Nashville touching the war
claim.
The thrcshng over Of the war claim to-
day did not develop anything new. II only
emphasized the fact that the conference
seems TO be hopelessy split on the queS'
ton
Summarized. the report AYERS that the
fullest. freCst discussion was granted when
contrary To the contention ~ Judge Stroth-
or. every witness was allowed to speak and
| the session oaly closed when there were
no more witnesses; that Judge Strothcr
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