Evening journal., 1905-03-16
BISHOP CALLS COUNSEL
. FOR DEFENSE TO ORDER
AFTERNooN sEssIoN.

The best method for selecting the
remaining six members to make up
the committee OF fifteen occupied the
|entire afternoon session OF Conference
yesterday. Neither side was able 10
come to an agreement
As stated i'm The Evening journal OF
yesterday, Bishop Goodsell submitted
AN additional list OF twenty namrs
when the Conference re-convened, but
this list was exhausted without any
progress being made. After consider
ing the list the counsel on both sides
returned to the Conference at 3
O'Clock and the Rev. Or. W. l.. Me-
Dowell OF the Philadelphia Confer
.ence, Of counsel for the church, said he
would like 10 make a statement cf
facts. He said that thirty names were
submitted in the morning and the de-
tense accepted but nine OF them. on
the list Of twenty the defense had elm
mated all but three names and those
three were not acceptable 10 the
church. He did not think the counsel
could ever agree on a committee by
this method.
Rev. Mr.. Tompklnson made a mo-
tion that the Conference reconsider its
action OF submitting the names to .he
counsel, and fill up the list from the
names already submitted and that ne
defense be required TO challenge FOR
cause.
The Rev. Mr.. Coursey. Of counsel for
the defendants, objected and said the
remainder OF the names should be Sc
iected in the same way as was started.
The Revs. Wilson and Hanna. also
of counsel for the defense, in a few
remarks implied that there was a great
deal OF prejudice existing and that they
did not think the defense had been
sufficiently represented in the lists pre-
sented.
APPEALED TO BISHOP.
Mr.. Mcdowell appealed to the Bishop
and said he did not think such attacks
should be made against the integrity
of the presiding ofncer and the elders
The Bishop said he would not allow
such statements and told counsel for
the defense II the Presiding elders
have done that they should bring
charges against them. but to not at
tack them in the Conference.
After considerable more discussion
a motion to lay the motion 10 recon-
slider on the table was lost by vote
Of go TO 80. The original motion was
then carried.
Mr. Coursey again made a motion tc
select the remaining six members OF
the committee by the appointment OF
three 20 make the nominations. Hf
proposed that this committee OF three
be selected by the defense and church
each naming one man and the two tc
select the third.
There was considerable more dis.
cussion on the method Of procedur,
under the resolution to reconsider and
some members Of the Conference ex.
pressed themselvesas heing OF the opin.
ion that II was not unfair to The ac
cused.
Mr.. Wilson. OF counsel for the de-
fense, addressed the Conference a
some length. During his talk. Mr.
Lightbourne arose 10 a point Of order
claiming the speaker was making Al
appeal and that II was not the tinl'
for that Mr.. Wilson wes allowed q
continue his statement.
/ There had been much talk as to th'
personnel OF the lists and the counse
for the church claimed the defens'
gave no cause whatever for the chal
lienges Il made. II was also understood
that the presiding elders In making al
the lists did mot include any Of th'
secretaries as they would be too bus,
10 serve on the jury.
During his speech Mr. Wilson toll
1.-THE Conference that one Of the list
lcontained the name Of a secretary wit