Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-18
.LE|LICH MUST CO,
WILL LEAVE UTAH.
Methodist Conference Lets Him
Down Easy as He May Bidc
His Time Here.
GOING BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA.
Local Church Members Wouldn't Have
Him and Cranston Wouldn't Have
Him Attacked.

The Rev. Mr. Lellicb. champion man
ufacturcr Of groundless sensations, and
wrecker OF his own church in Utah Is
to be sent back TO Pennsylvania,
whence he came The opposition TO him
among the Methodists was such that
even Bishop Cranston, with all Of his
desire TO strange the trouble, was
compelled to take coguzance Of It,
There was tax Of him being retained
here permanently-ta that caused
many MethodIsts to say they would
qult the church for AN time II that
were DONE In fact. some have already
done 81.
While Bishop Cmnston wouldn't per
init I.eilich to be Kicked OUT he was
apparently willing that he should be
"let out" providing II were done de-
Gently And that IL Is considered, has
been done, as while Leilich succeeds
himself here temporarily he has been
ordered back to tine Pennsylvania con-
ference. An this was done 50 quietly
and successfully al the closing session
af the conference that the fact was al
li'1el over IhNkNu. llNN ~ VIII ANN Wv ANfah
before the reverend gentleman win
quietly slip away whispering not
oycr-iond farewell TO Utah
CLOSING EXERCISES.
The annual session Of the Utah Meth
Odist mission conference came 10 an end
yesterday afternoon. The most interest
ing part Of the closing session was the
appointments for the ensuing year. Nv
making the announcement Bishop cram
ston stated that the changes were made
at the request OF the respective minis
ters. and were satisfactory All round,
when Rev !. J.. Leilich's name reached
the bishop be said that at ms own re-
quest Mr. l.eilich wished 10 return To
the conference from whence he came,
that Of central Pennsylvania, and that
he was at liberty % do 80 when that
conference met, or before II ne saw No.
In the meantime he was appointed as
presiding elder Of Salt Lake district.
In other words. it let Mr.. Leillch down
easy. and ln the course Of time he viii
quietly disappear and cease 20 be an
element of discord IN the community
WAS RUSHED THROUGH
Itisa subject worthy Of remark right
here that the anti" Mormon resolution
or report that was passed yesterday, did
not meet with the approval OF many OF
the members Of The conference, and Il
is fact that some Of them did not
know that any such action had been
taken until they read 10 In the News
OF In this mornings papers, which cop
led the News account The report was
an ortbogrluhic curiosity and II pub
llshed verbatim ct literatum, would
have caused many hearty laugh. As
sample Of the spelling II con-
taIned on, Illustration will suffice The
word stake" was spelled steak, but
1t didn't say whether Il was teudrrloin
or sirlou Oh plain rump. II was really
worthy of Arthemus Ward or Petroleum
Y. Nasty. only these worthless could
smell correctly The report was taken
up In the midst OF other business. hur-
riedy read and quickly passed without
any comment whatever
THE BISHOP wINKED
when the News" representative
spoke 90 Bishop CranstOn about a. he
simply ,siulcd his eye ana shrugged
his shoulders, and said nothing The
plshNP 's "i"'" ~ 10" 'i'.''
most of his fellows. Mhen ne mas any
thlng q" say ne s'sS j. M'''i el'lino ,,.
and dlreciness. ana he also knows tne
value Of "A sun tongue III a wise heau'
lie made q great hil mere ana lhe con
ference paih him the compliment OF
passing % resolution requesting the
board OF bishops 20 appoint MN 'u sue
coed himself Ihey ALSO passed Ieaolu D.
lions expressing confidence ana esteem