Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-11
HAS FIELD OF USEFULNESS
Some Plan Desired BY Which Services
Can In Measure Be utilized-The
Color Question up In Protests Against
Hotels Action-Problem Of the
Book Concern.

speech of the Rev. E. w. S. Hammond
of Tennessee. which was a feature OF
the mornings session of the general
conference.
the studied character of his Grafton
indicated that he was not above max
ing capital of the insults said to have
been heaped upon his race. The con-
ference, to man, was responsive TO
his contention, and appiauded his res
olution of protest with promptness,
but DIR. Hammond made it difficult to
believe that one could have suffered
greatly and have spoken about it with
SO much rhetorical elaborateness and
finish.
Hotel Men Were Informed.
The local committee on entertain
ment has no blame attaching to IL.
the hotels to which the colored dele
gates were assigned having had frank
and full notice of the fact that the
delegates were colored, and their pros
prietors had contracted to receive
them Notwithstanding. In the light Of
this, such coriduct on their part is, DR..
Hammond said, indefensible, cruel AMI
UNI Christian.
Other features of interest in yes
terday mornings session were the fra
ternal addresses by the Rev. NJ. Waddy
Moss. d. D.. representing the British
Wesleyan conference, and the Rev.
Charles III. Crookshank, NJ. A., repre-
senting Irish Methodism. The adj
dresses We're admirably supplementary
to each other, DIR. Moss dwelling on the
problems of the church created by
modern modes of thought, and Mr..
Crookshank emphasizing the power
and necessity of evangelistic fervor.
Finest Address of Session.
In the reach and penetration Of It's
thinking and in the quality of its ex-
preston, the. address of DR.. Moss is
easily one OF the most perfect things
the conference has yet listened to, and
the only matter for regret is that
the acoustic properties of the hall
were such as to defeat his being heard
In every corner of the house. Mr..
rCrookshanks address was finely vi
vacious bit of Irish eloquence and
was enjoyed to the full and responded
to with reclamation.
resolution introduced at yesterday
mornings session indicating another
line along which the committee on
episcopacy Is finding trouble. The
resolution had reference to the use
to be made OF superannuated bishops.
II some way could be devised, and
some way ought to be devised. for TAX
ing advantage of the knowledge and
experience of the aged bishops. 1t might
Mac }if,Dl, 40 tn cyfH
and estimahle field OF work in which
they would be content and from which
the church could receive profit.
Take the case of the seniors, Bishops
Merrill and Andrews. Both man, tho
along in years and incapable of pro-
tracted physical strain, are In the
rpened era of their powers. both men
tai and spiritual. 1t would be SER
ious abridgement of invaluable gifts TO
set such men aside with nothing to do
but to receive an allowance. and a
conference might well hesitate before
consenting to such a loss. The resou-
ton aims at remedying this by asking
the committee on episcopacy to pro-
pose a definition of their rights and
powers and the scope of duties as SUI
perannuates. If this could be done 1t
would help the episcopal situation inn
mensely
A proposition, which in all likelihood
will come before the conference itself,
is that of limiting the age of active
episcopal service to 72 years. by which
the conference will then be relieved of
any protracted or delicate discussion of
a bishops fitness for this work.
Even If this should be adopted it is
more than likely that the law will not
be operative until four years from now,
so that no relief could come from it al
the present session.
Problem of the Book Concern.
The COMMITTEES on book concern is
confronted with the problem OF deal
ing with what has come to be known as
the Hammond case. For many years
DR.. John ID. Hammond was agent for
the book concern at the de pository in
San Francisco. Four years ago there
was a formal and sharp criticism of
Dir. Hmmond's administration and the
general conference appointed COM
mission to take charge of the deposit
tory.
The criticism, while charging no dis
honesty upon the part of Dr. Ham
mOnd, Claimed That the business was
sprely mismanaged. Charges We're
later preferred against DIR. Hammond,
and of six counts in the Indictment. five
were sustained. The verdict declared
only for imprudent and unministerial
conduct. DIR. Hammond was suspended
from ministerial function for one year.
From the beginning to end, it is claimed
DIR. Hammond was shielded by DIR.
Homer Eaton, senior agent of the east
ern branch % the book concern.
1t is this feature of the case which is
likely to initiate against DIR. Eaton's
selection as book agent, and it may
even become responsible for other
changes in methods of safe guarding
the book concern in the interests of the
church.
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