Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24
BLAKEMORE IS EXPELLED
Methodist Minister Charged With ImmOr-
atty is Found Guilty.
ACCUSED TAKES A FURTHER APPEAL
VIII Demand Hearing Before
Judicial Conference in the Fall
ResiEnatiOns of Perry and
TOtten Accepted.

FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept E.-(Special
Telegram AFTER an sll-nlght session the
special committee Of the southeast Ne
braska conference, which was hearing the
evidence in the Rev. F. p. Blakemore
case. returned a verdict Of guilty. There
were twenty-one counts against Blake
more, charging almost everything that
minister should not do and the committee
found him guilty on every charge. He
was expelled from the ministry and from
membership in the Methodist Episcopal
church. Blakemore Immediately filed no
tice of appeal from the action-of the con-
ference to the judicial conference to be
held this fall Owing to an error in sign
ing the report It was not put on record
today. Opinions are divided as to the jus
tice of the verdict
The conference opened this morning at
$50 and after devotional exercises and
an address by Bishop Hamilton. the general
work OF the conference was taken up. The
statement Of the Episcopal fund was read
and showed the sum Of S,5sS to be APP
portioned among the presiding elders.
The conference then went into executive
session to hear the report Of the special
committee that tried r. p. Blakemore and
TO consider some other business that had
come before them. All those who were
not members OF the conference were re-
quested to leave the assembly room. The
matter OF the designations OF A. NJ. Perry
and A. f. Totten was the first thing ham
died. The resignation OF Perry was ac-
cepted. That Of Totten was also accepted
and It was decided to place a copy Of the
charges made against him on record with
his resignation.
The report OF the select committee that
tried Blakemore was presented, together
with a bill of expenses. The bill OF ex-
penses was allowed and a collection OF
s74 Is was taken up to pay then. Owing to
the fact that only the secretary and chair
man Of the committee had signed the re-
port, the conference ordered the committee
to withdraw and sign the report individ-
ually and report to the conference again,
and then they would spread the report on
the minutes
The application for reinstatement Of
James MaIlly, who was expelled some time
ago from the ministry, was read and pre-
sented to the conference with a communi-
cation from Mailly. Mallly's letter was
read and after discussion the application
was Withdrawn.
The sum of 5000 was fixed for confer
ence claimants, to be distributed by the
presiding elders. T. F. Ashley, Hattie G.
Mauger, ]. F. Kempe and w. b. Alex
ander contributed $40 to the endowment
fund. DR.. Huntington pledged 1900 to the
same fund.
w. B. Maze was admitted as a minister
in full membership. Mr.. Maze was min
lister In a German church before trans
ferring.
A. E. Chadwick was given hymnal as
recognition of long service as postmaster.
e. L. Hutchins was transferred from
Hastings to the Kansas conference and
f. w. Bean was placed on the supernumer-
airy list.
The conference will close Monday after
| the appointments are made.
The following are to be ordained deacons
Sunday morning: William NJ. Brooks, A.
Otis Hinson. Walter H. Jackson, John r.
Martin. Earle N. Tompkins, Edgar ].
Warren, Royal D. Waterman, Frank o.
Winslow. The following will be ordained
| elders Sunday morning: Merrill C. Brooks
Edward NJ. Furman, Karl w. G. Hitler
Benjamin F. Hutchins. Irwin C. Lemon
| William A. Tyler.