The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-12-01
HOST OF MINISTER'S
Hold Forth in Newn1n at ThhtY.Ninth
Annual Session of North Georgia
MGtnOalSt Conference.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South
was called TO order at Newman BY
Bishop Duncan at o'clock Wednes,
day morning.
The feature OF the opening day was
the appointment Of a committee -
Investigate certain charges agains:
the character Of Dr. W. w. Wads-
worth, which developed when the re.
port OF Rev ]. w. Quillian Of the Il
| bertOn district was made.
He made a splendid report regard.
Ing the work, and when the bishop,
az Is customary, asked whether there
was any report regarding the charac
ter OF the ministers OF his conference,
he said all were good, except for "One
lame, which the conference now has
When Or. Quillian sat down, q gen
tleman arose in the body OF the audi
ence and asked DR.. Quilllan II he hal
reference 10 him in his last remark.
DR.. Ouillian admitted that he had. The
man was Or. w. w. Wadsworth,
against whom charges had been pre-
ferred concerning his moral character,
and who was recently tried by an In
vestigating committee at his home,
HaTtwell, Ca, and found not guilty.
DR.. Wadsworth said he thought the
proceedings OF the presiding elder IN
stating the matter as he did to the
conference was unkind and unusual
He said that the presiding elder knew
that the committees had found him.
not guilty, and that there was no re1-
son for hirn TO do other than report
that not one person In his district
had anything against his personal
character Or life.
Or. Qulll!an stated that he thought
he follOwe closely the Methodist law
in proceeding AZ he had. but that 4
tho bishop thought otherwise, no
would be Glad to correct himself.
T.. G. Brown Of Hartwcll arose 1t
this junCtCre and asked for new
committee to 30 over again the
charges against the character OF DR..
Wadsworth.
Dr. Wadsworth asked to speak on
tho plea OF personal privilege, an
said he did not think he WAS being
treated justly He said that he had
never seen such precedent az this
set before. He said he could and was
willing to stand any number Of trials,
but that he did not want this new
committee appointed. as there was alb
solutcly no use In doing II. lie said
ne was troubled that no should be so
Inundated I'm public as this bringing
OF the matter up before the confer.
ence was Going, lie said he thought
II was unkjnd and unbrotherly to give
him the humiliation Of the public dis.
CusslOn.
Conference voted TO appoint a now
committee. DR.. Wadsworth has been
prominently connected with Method.
ism for M any years To his friends
the charge OF immoral conduct on his
part came az a great surprise.
The roll was called and showed
Roodly number OF delegates present
n lnrEer number probably than has
ever been at an opening roll OF the
North Georgia Conference before.
Tho conference reelected DR.. John
Heldt az secretary Of the meeting. His
popularity pnd good work nave serv.
cd TO make him fixture In the North
Georgia Conference, where no has for
thirty years served faithfully and eli
hcicntly ~ secretary.
Rev. NJ, J. Cofer, the popular
business manager OF the Christian
: dvoCdte .mad1 strong and stir
ring speech In regard to the work
witch The Advocate had done during
the past year. He showed that Tie
Advocate lad made more progress N
the past year than ever before. Rui
hat II was planned 20 give better
service 10 the church through It dur
iug the coming year. He thanked AL
those who had helped him In the work
of building up The Advocate.
AZ the conclusion OF the address Q;
Dr, Cofcr. conference went into the
Tearing ~ reports from each presid
ing elder regarding the condition Il
the work In their districts.