The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-03
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE
OPENING OF THE FORMAL SES-
 SIONS IN IORRINGTON.

fends the Accused -Committee Ap-
 pointed to Formulate Reasons Why 1 the Charges should Not he Entertaip sd | A Statement of Them.
 TOrrington, Conn, April 2.-The for
 nal sessions of the New York East con- ference of Methodist churches opened
 in the Methodist church here this morn ing at 9 o'clock with the greater part of the ministerial and lay delegates ac- credited to the conference in attend
 ance. Probably one- third of the con ference members were present last night at the Epworth leagues anniver- sary exercises, during which the guests
 were suitably welcomed to Torrington
 by the local clergy and borough author ities, and at which President Raymond
 of Wesleyan university made an elo-
 quent address Of the remainder the
 early trains this morning brought some
 thing like 150, while the midday and af-
 ternoon trains are landing the late ar
 rivals. Probably in all upwards of 300
 participants in the work of this import
 ant religious deliberative body are here,
 besides numerous interested visitors
 from the Metropolitan district of New
 York and various parts of Connecticut.
 The first business session of the con
 ference opened at 10:15 when the cleo
 ton of officers took place. Those chosen
 for the ensuing year were A. B. San ford of Brooklyn, N. Y., secretary; Dr.
 ID I q sistant secretary; Dr. w. P. Ester of Brooklyn, N. Y. treasurer.
 The charges against Rev. George F. Reed, D. D., president of Dickinson col- lege and state librarian of Pennsylva- mia brought by pr. Swallow were intro 1 dueed by Dr. J M. Buckley, editor of the Christian advocate. Dr Buckley | said that at the time the charges were l filed pr. Swallow was then under sus- pension by the Methodist church for falsity and that the signature of the | attorney who signed the document | availed nothing, since the latter had not | proved himself a member of the church, | hence the charges were worthy of no | consideration. The charges were dis | cussed by the members of the confer | ence some favoring their disposition | by a committee of the whole, others | moving for refusal to have them con sdered by the body. Dr. Buckley's | motion to have a committee appointed | to formulate reasons why the charges | are not to me entertained was finally | carried. The following were chosen to act in this capacity and to report at to-morrow's business session. Dr. J. M. Buckley, Dr. J, M. North and pr, D. G. Downey.
 The report of pr. Manley S Hard, as- sociate corresponding secretary of the church extension board, detailed the work of the conference, which now his 66 772 members. The conference has given s177, $50 to the board of extension, 2S1 of the 321 churches having contrib uted.
 The charges against Dr. Reed were embodied in letter sent to Bishop l Cranston, who presides a the confer ence by pr. s. c. Swallow, formerly candidate for governor of The letter complains that pr. Reed has been guilty of inn moral conduct" and in support of the charge it is alleged in substance First, that Dr Reed has violated state law of Pennsylvania in living in Carlisle, Pa, while holding the office of state li- brarian, instead of at Harrisburg the seat of government; second, that pr. Reed was guilty of defamation of character in statements made in public speeches regarding ex-Postmaster Gen nral John Wanamaker, Dr. Swallow and George M Jenks, formerly demo- cratic candidate for governor of Penn sylvania; third that in filling the two positions of state librarian and presi- lent of Dickinson college. Dr. Reed is guilty of unChristian conduct in that 1e deprives the college of the right to III his time and also defrauds the tax l 1ayers of the state by devoting only ( part of his attention to his duties as li- { )rarian, and that ''in supporting, cleo (
 oneering for and receiving favors from political party not occupying an atti- ( ude of open hostility to the saloon pr. z Reed has violated fixed rule of Meth ( ,6ist discipline. |
 The conference in session to- night at t he Methodist church celebra ted the an- i liversary of the Church Extension so- r iety, Rev. Dr. A. B. Sanford, of Brook yn, presiding. The report of the Church W"S pi"SeHteu py AeN. MHll- ey $. Hard, D. D., first assistant corre- secretary of the organization. Q t showed that during the existence of V he society 12,200 churches had been Il
 ded, and that the society was in good i' nndition. q
 Tomorrow morning al o'clock. after t he conference session the committee c ppointed to formulate the reason for W to entertain charges made | gainst Rev. George E. Reed, D. D., ti submit it's report. Dr. Reed arriv~ d in this city to- night and will be pres- mt when the report is submitted. Il
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