The Jennings daily record., 1902-09-15
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answer all questions touching on
his past life.
When asked what he had to
state in answer to the Picayune
dispatch of last Friday, and
which seemed in the eyes of
some to look rather strange in
connection with his relation to the
Wisconsin conference, Mr.. Hick,
man stated:
II was born in West Virginia,
educated in Ohio, joined the Wis
cosin conference as q full mem
Der in 1889 and have been in
touch with the Methodist church
ever since. I was transferred to
this conference in 1901. Itseems
that the bishop transferring me
failed to notify the secretary of
my home conference, which
would leave my name upon the
conference membership roll, and
If I had still been q member of
that conference it would have
been my duty to report to that
body; but when the roll was called
and I did not answer, they sup.
posed me to still be a member of
that conference, and wondered
why I had not communicated
with them as to my work and my
desire for the coming year; and
naturally the question would
arise, why has he not written
or notified some member of this
body as to his desires, and to
represent him before this body?'
GAS to Methodism not knowing
my whereabouts, I have been in
correspondence with our Metho.
dist book concern in New Or.
leans, Kansas City and Chicago,
and our missionary secretaries
in New York, the president of
Grant university, in Tennessee,
DR.. Bashford OF Delaware, Ohio;
DR.. Terry of Garrett Biblical in.
stitute of Illinois and also with
Bishops McCabe, Gotsell War.
rem and Bishop Foss, who pre-.
sided at our conference in Lake
Charles last year. which would
indicate that | certainly was in
touch with Methodism and with
the leaders of the church.
"Mr. Hickman: It is reported
that you have been a member of
the Wisconsin conference for
thirty years?"
Answer: 'rhat item would
refute ITSELF"
"Mr. Hickman: How about
your wife receiving an annuity
from the Wisconsin conference?"
Answer: ''That reminds me of
the story of the young man when
the professor asked him to de-
scribe u crab, and he said: "1t is |
a red fish that swims backward"
The professor said there is only
three mistakes in that definition.
First: the crab is not a fish. Sec
ond it is not red, and thirdly it !
does not swim backward" Sol
in this case the Methodist church
does not give an annuity, and
S secondly there is not and never
was a wife TO which to give it.
Mr.. Hickman also stated in an
emphatic manner that any man
or representative of any paper in
any state who impeaches my
is guilty Of a sensa.
tiOnal and infamousllie
Below is a letter selected from
d number, which will give his
standing in the place where he
was pastor before coming to Jen-
nings. It is from the principal
of the Dartford, Wisconsin, pub
lie schools.
To Whom it May Concern:
I have been intimately ac-
quainted with Rev. M. G. Hick-
man for the past two years and
find him a thoroughly capable
and conscientious financial man.
ager. He is a man of unim-
peachable character, has excel
lent judgment and power of ad.
aptation to conditions, is kind
and courteous to all, and pos
sesses a strong personal in
auence. He is alstrong, earnest
and forceful platform orator, and
especially excels as thinker and
PHILIpH LEAHY.
Sept. 10, 1900.
At the Bazaar