The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
WELL KNOWN DDS
NOT IN A FIGHT
Story in Hearst's Los Angeles
Paper Repudiated by M. E.
Conference.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 2e.-The In
cidents connected with Rev. J. R.
Days election and resignation Of a
bishopric of the Methodist church
were rather sensational.
During the session Of the Method
list conference, while the excitement
at its height, the Los Angeles Exam
liner, the Hearst paper, printed a
story that DR.. Day had, in a discus
sion with DR.. j. T. Hardy Of the Uni
versity of Southern California, so far
forgotten himself as to strike DR..
Hardy with his fist. The trouble was
supposed to have arisen over the fact
that DR.. Day stood for the higher
criticism and that DR.. Hardy OPP
posed 1t.
At the next session Of the confer
ence after the incident, DR.. Day Sc
cured the recognition Of the chair on
a question of privilege and asked that
the article be read. DR.. Day then
made the following statement:
At the close Of the educational meeting
Thursday, DR.. Hardy approached me and
asked my views on higher criticism. He
wished to know if I had attacked colleges
and church membership and naturally
stated that the statements were notstrue
However, he was SO excited that found
II 1mpOSSlDlo TO get MS StILenIlOn auC
withdrew. DR.. r. B. Bovard was present
at the time, and trust to his honor tc
confirm my statement. thought the in
cident was closed until heard It reported
that DR.. Hardy was claiming had sale
he lied
I am also told the doctor said I struck
him will not even deny this, because
1t is too absurd. When the reporter whe
wrote this article called on me, told him
the report was not true and supposed tina,
would satisfy him, as 1t should have done
any honorable journalist.
DR.. J. M. Buckley then took the
platform and read the following reso-
lutions. which were signed by himself
Judge Charles B. Lore, Thomas S
Murray, John w. Hancher, D. S. Gray
and Judge H. Ii Sibley.
Resolved, That the publication by thu
Examiner Of this city Of a scurrilous ant
anonymous attack upon DR.. ]. r. Day
one Of the most distinguished member:
Of this general conference, Is Disgrace
to journalism, an insult to this genera
conference and to the denomination i
represents; an indignity to our host II
the city Of Los Angeles, and fagran
violation Of criminal law.
Resolved, That this conference repud1
ates all derogatory allegations against DR.
Day and assures him of it's confidence.
"And I wish to add an amendment
on my own account, continued LIT
Buckley, 'that the Examiner be ex
cluded from the press privileges of the
conference.
On a vote being asked for the 70(
delegates rose as one man to denounce
the action of the newspaper and thu
resolutions and DR.. Buckeyes amend
ment were passed with cheers. The
latter was afterwards rescinded, how
ever.
After the credentials Of the news
paper men had been examined and the
Representatives Of the Examiner asket
! to retire, the conference resumed thu
business Of balloting for bishop. Afte!
two ballots had been taken, DR.. Da.
was elected, the result of the attacl
having had the opposite effect Of wha
was suspected Of having been the in
tention Of it's authors.
! The examiner published an apolog,
for the publication Of the article.