The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
And Dep osed from the Ministry
and the Church. 3
NOTICE OF APPEAL
'ltl 40 the dsaeral Conference ofthe Church
Given by Creighton, Whu Says He
VIII Flight tho Case to the
Bitter End. Some Plain

Talk.
The jury Of thirteen from the South
Qasolina Conference appointed by
Bishop Wilson to try the Rev. O. w.
Cyeigton, OF the Christian Appeal,
Tor libeling the presiding elders OF
the conference In stating that thoy
constituted ring to control the oon.
feSenoe and that for years they had
been grating on tho people and the
preachers by being able TO control the
appointments, reported It's verdict DO
the conference Wednesday morning !.
The verdict "sustains the charge
and finds that The is hereby deposad
from the ministry and is expellsd
from the membership Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church, South.n
ThEee OF the thirteen voting NOM
bers Of the jury refused to sign the
Report. They are the RsvB. J. B.
Traywick, w. B, Wharton and w.
H.,Ariail.
Soon as the repor6 was read, and 1t
WAS received In silence, there being
no discussion Of 1T under the church
law, Raw. A. Coke Mann, q defense
wi6neas and q STRONG supporter OF Mr..
Oreighton, atose to q question of per.
aonal privilege.
ssAll want to say" he began
trembling with emotion, "is that If
that verdict is true and correct, SINH
lae charges should be brought against
e threefOurths Of the 'memberahip Of
/. the, church in this aGate, fox the same
talk is being indulged In against the
ring Mr.. Creighton has attacked
throughout this''
II rlse to point OF order said
the Rav. DR., John o. Wilson, at one
6ine a presiding elder and for NUM-.
ber Of years editor OF the Southern
Christian Advocate, Jumping to hia
feet and interrupting Mr.. Mann
.nhd point was ut oi&e euststned,
and A&tas = JtSsslNa8ey. a sla8Sey. Pr. J,sW. Daniel,
Z ~ Sss E. Creighton, had given
WI. 4 to che general pon.
S{ls ~ ~ 4 ;- yf;
hence, the GonfeYenco formally ad
journed and the annual appointments
wera read. About two thirds Of the
members OF the conference had left
the city In spite of Bishop Wilson's
request that mombers leave only on
permission Of the conference, and
only small crowd heard the verdict.
Mr.. Creighton did not appear on the
floor of the conference.
He says he has just begun his fight
against what he leTms the ring COB.
trolling the conference and that he
prOpogeB to preach and lecture
throughout the state In addition 10
carrying on most stlnging cam
paign In bis Newspaper. He s2ys
the laity knows that he Is right"
or course the verdict is severe
blow" aaid Mr.. Creighton, "but do
not feel cast down or discouraged
The jury was packed with men pre-
JUDGED against my case. The R,v.
MI. Walker, for instance, who heads
the list, conducts 8. negro school In
Augusta, and everybody knows that /
have attacked that sort OF thing un
sparingly as the cause Of friction be
tween the aces In the south.
Ih6re was ample evidence from
the Rev. Me6srs. @. B. Smith, A. B..
Watson, p. A. Murray, A. Coke
Mann, and Others, to sustain the
9harges / praferred against tho pre-
siding elders and others controlling
this conference through the appoint
ments, nine tenths Of which they
dictate, that they constitute 8 ring
TO run things, and graft on the
preachers and the people. They
would not allow mo to have o stenog.
rapher, but we win demand trans,
orlpt OF the evidence from their ste,
nogIapher, in order to porfect tho ap
peal.'
Following Is 8 copy Of the verdict:
THE committee appointed to try
the case OF G. w. Creighton, charged
with grosa immortality, report that
they have carefully and prayerfuly
considered the same and find az
follows
"Charge /; Specifications 3, A, g.
q, 8. 10 and 13 are sustained.
49, Charge Q; Specifications and
are sust&!tned.
Aud that these specifications sus.
tain the charge, and he is hereby de.
posed from tho ministry and is OK
PEELED from the membergbip OF the
Methodist Epscopal church, South.
'(Signed) George Williams Walker
d. M. Mcleod, a. N Brunson, j. d
Orout, @. O. Herbert, w. M Duncan
r. L. Holroyd, d. Tiller, John @
Beokwlth, l.. l.. Bedenbaugh commit
too.
IL. g. Beatty, ohAirman j. M
Steadman and s. b. Harper, secreta
ries."
1t should bo explained that charge
ano are not different exoopt as ii
time. rhe clf snse under the frs
charge occurred prior to the Last con
ference and others occurred since th
last conference.
The presiding elders Mr.. Creighton
attacked were n. w. Bays, j. 9 Bcas
ley, John &c. Carlisle, II. B, Brown
w. p. Meadows, Marion DArgan, II
III. Jones, E: z. Taylor aud j. w
KilRo.
Following is o summary Of 6h
charges against Mr.. Creighton, o
which the comm|tt0a acted:
Charge l. We charge Q. W. Croigf
ton with gross immortality"
Charge Q. We charge O. w. Orelgf
ton with gross immortality, Thioh Gal
gross INN oraity occurred buhseQpen
to the last annual conference, but bt
fore the Investigating committee bt
gan its work "