The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-05
WAS RULED OUT. /.
Rev. G. w. Creigaton Not Allow.
ed to Prefer Charges Against.
rHE Rev W. DUNCAN

Try Him at Greenwood. Copy Of
the Complain, Mr.. Creighton
wan,ed TO Submit to
Conference.
Among the dzst matters taken ur
in the South Csreliza eoate1ence last
week in Columbia was the cale5ras: c
Creighton case. vhien came over fre "a
che conference OF the yesr bsfors. T.:
will b. remembered that all 5he last
confarsnes the character OF NJ. Cssiga.
ION was arGsigssd by She presiding
s.der Of his diss-1cs. IL bsisg charged
saas Mr. Creighton hsd published
siande,eus asssaEents In els qsse>
seous tho presidng elders, 1t bsing
alleged snaJ Ar Creighton had cnarg
sd sass shs p1esiding eldsrs wers gull
- OF graft.
Tee c. at that time attracted .
great deal Of interest agd esussd = big
ssnsasion. There we're two factions,
one taking sides against Nr. Jreigh.
son, ahs eshsr rallying to his sup
rors. A. committee was aproin ssd TO
il vestigase the eass, bus 40 repe,s
sas made. and the case was car.
Eied over for year. La the mean.
time Er. Creighton was given 40 work
and was virtually suspended froza she
ministry. Mr.. Orsighton's friends
claim that he vas ready for tfisl at
last years conference, and that the
past possponement Of bis case and re
fas;ng TO give him work, was an out.
rags and intended 10 humilate him.
The committee thss had been ap
pointed to try tho ease st tue confer
encs OF last year mes st Green aood
last suDmar and tcok testimony.
During the Investigation there
vas another ssnsss:oI. Il appears
shas when the com n,tSse met al
Greenwood and Assembled in q r2om
Mr.. Creighton was On hsnd, bringing
aish him young woman stenograpA.
ST, declaring that hs vas going &c
nave al OF the testimony taken 6oTn
and published to the world. The COM
Uittee protested against the presence
oi the sienographer and tnVited her
10 Leave the room.
This brought MI. Creighton to his
faee, and the accused minister made I,
most vigorous protest, declaring tnas
II an effort sas made 10 ejsca BIB ste-
nosraoher be would Gail in polics pro-
tsction. He carried his poina and Gla
ssenographer was allowed to rsmai:
and t4ke down the eviGeree. This ena
ed the matter until last week, Wnsp
she matter came up again in the Goa.
ference at Coluno ois last week Ml
Creighton was on hand ready TO cln
teat the case to she end.
AS stated above Mr.. Creighton was
suspended a. tie conference Il las:
year under the charge OF slaDde: and
lying The charge vas brought b.
presiding elders then in flee, "f"n
,oe Rav. Mr. Creighton had crit 'clssd
in his paps-, the Christian Appesl
He had opposed system OF paying tGs
presiding elders OF the cnurch eve:
since he has been editor Of tDs Chris
tian Appeal. o ider toe present. sys
TEN the presioing elders are allowed q
2srCen iage Of the collections OF the
cnuIcu, which according to his Vies
is wrong. He thought that under tue
system the presiding elders goa salar
les altogether out Of proportion TO
many Ct the ministers on stations ano
circuits.
He alao claimed that many ef the
pres: ding elders are too dicsasorial sn1
snas aney are oieshsd wisn too great
authority. Ho has written fresly sad
frankly % she aubjsst and it is safe
to say that no will continue to speak
his thougnts through hts paper. Mr
Creighssn's psper has large circula
tion and seems 10 be growing. Ee has
great many warm friends both In
she ministry and aneng she layner
of she church, who agree With hin IN
nose Of his charges against the sys.
seu.
Ga last Wednesday in the confer.
euos when she ministers eharscters
we're called, beginning with the presid
ng elders, their characters we're pass
ID wit3out without challenge until the
nane OF the Rev. ". r. Duncan was
called. Mr.. Creighton arose and at
tempted to prefer charges against
i:im. Bishop Wilson promptly ruled
Elm Gus, saying thai as Mr.. Creighton
had been suspeDdsd, he could not pre-.
Ter Charge. MI. C1sighton made 8
sarcastic reply to the sefsct that hs
supposed te would nave to bow to tic
TACT shat man vino has been hanged
a.s no sppsal. Presiding Elder DUE.
cans character vas then passed. The
charges which Mr.. Creighton Wcu!d
have stated If permitted sre as fol
lows:
'That in the investigation Of the
con plainos against O. ". Creighton,
W. T. Duncan, presiding elder Ct
Ookosbury DISTRICT and chairman OF
committee OF Investigation, eemnis
ted acts of naIadminissrss zion, In all
and singular, the following particu.
larE:
i Il. That W. T. Duncan deprived
the accused, O. W. Creighton, Ct bis
right to representation b9 And assis
tanee OF council In said Investigation.
g. Tsat W. T. Duncan selected
the committee Of investigation from
she Conference at large when Ii die
nos appear that suitable men could
. not be had in the CokesbuIy district.
! "3 That the said W. T. Duncan
knowingly and willingly packed sale