The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-12
FOUND GUILTY
And Deposed from the Ministry
aud the Church.
NOTICE OF APPEAL
To the Genersl Conference of The Church
Glyea by Creighton, Who Says de
VIII Fight the Case to the
Bitter Fad. Some Plsil
Talk,

GltLGE EUS. JULIE
Talk,
The Jury Of th;ctsen from the Scutt
Csrolins Conference appointed b.
Bishop Wilson to try the Rev. c. "
Creigton, OF the Christian Appeal
Tor hbeling the presiding elders O.
the conference in ststing that the!
constituted q ring to conGrcl the con
ference a2d that for yeaEs they hat
been grating on the people and tbs
preachers by bsing sble to control ths
appointments, reportsd It's verdict h
the conferences Wednesday morning
The verdict ''sususins the charge
and finds that he is hereby depossd
from the ministry and is expelled
rron the mem bership Of the Me5ho'
dist Episcops, church, South"
Three OF the thirteen voting ZEN
bers OF the jury refused to sign the
report: They Sre the Rvs. ;. 3.
Traywick, ". B. Wharton and ".
B. Ari2l.
Soon ss the report vas resd, s1d it
was received il silence, Shsre being
no discussion OF it under the church
law, R,v. A. Coke Msnn, Gefscse
witness and q strcng supporter O. Mr.
Creighton, srose to question Of per.
sonal privilege.
.sAll I want to say" he began
trembling with emotion, is that II
that verdict Is true and CORSET, sinol.
las charges should be brought against
threetourths OF tie membership Of
the church In this stale. tor the same
talk is being INDUCED in against the
ring Mr.. Creighton has stascksa
throughout this"
IT rise to 3 point Of oyder," saic
the Rsv. Dr.. John o. Wilson, at cns
time a presiding elds, and for nun
ber Of years editor Of the Southern
Christian Advocsee, jumping to his
feet and inte1ruptirg Mr.. Mann.
The point was st once sustained
and after the Rey. Dr.. J.. ". Dsciel,
attorney for Mr.. Creighton, had given
notice OF sppesl to the general Con
fe,ence which nests Ghree gears
hence, the conference formally I'D
iourned and the annual appointments
were read. About two thirds OF the
members OF the conference had Lett
the city in spite Of Bishop Wilson's
rsouesS that members lesve only on
cermission OF the conference, and
snly 9 small crowd heard the verdict.
Mr. Creighton did rot appear on the
aoor of the conference.
He ssys, he hiss Just begun his light
against what he ts.ms the ring con-
trolling the conference sno that be
proposes to preach and lecture
throughoct the stste in addition to
carrying on : most stineing cam
paign In his newspaper. He says
the laity knows that he Is right"
''Ot course the verdict is 8 severe
blow said Nj. Creighton, but l do
not feel cast down or discouraged.
The Jury was packed with nen nre-
iudiced against my case. The E =.
Mr. Walker, for instance, who heads
the lit, conducts z negro school in
Auggsss, and everybody knows that !
have attacked that sort OF thing IN
spsrinesy as the cause OF friction oe.
tween the races in the south.
''rhere vas ample evidence from
the Rey. Messrs. G. 3. Smith, a. B.
Watson, P. A. Murray, A. Ccke
Mann, and Others, to sustain the
sha,gss I preisrred against the pre-
siding elders snd others controlling
@is conference through the sppoint'
nants, nins-tsnths Of which they
dictate, that they constitute 8 ring
to run things and graft on the
preachers and the people. They
would not allow me- to have a stenog'
raphsr, but we will demand trlns
cr5pt OF the evidence from theiz ste
nogrspher, III order TO rerfect the ap
peal.''
Following is q copy OF the verdict:
THE committee appointed to tr!
the case Of C. ". Creighton, charged
with gross lnncrsliry, report ahs
they haye carefully and p-syerfuli!
considered the same, and inc &
follows:
''Chsrge l: Specifications 3, 4, 5
z. 8, 10 and 13 are sustained.
Charge 2: Specifications 4 and
sre sustained.
aud that these specifications sus
tsin the charge, and be is hereby de
posed from the ministry and Is sx
pelled from the membership OF u
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
''(Signed) George Williams Walker
D. Nj. Mcleod, A. n. Brunson, J. D
Crout, c. C. Herbert, ". N. Duncan
3, L, Rolroyd, D. Tille,, John 6
Beckwith, L. Z. Bedenbaugh, commit
tee. -
'L. F. Beatty. chsirman; J. N
Steadnsn snd S. B. Harper, secreta
ries."
It should bs e1plsined that chsrge
:, sno 2 are not different eZceps as
time. The ,f:nse under the ms
charee occurred prior to the last COZ
ference and others occurred since tt
last conference.
The presiding elders Mr.. C.eigato
attacked were q. ". Bays, j, 5. Bes
lev. John E. Carlisle, q. B. Brow
W P. Nes6ows, Marion DNgan, ]
r. Jones, E: P. Taylor and J. '
Kilgo. =,
Following is a summary Of sl
charges against Mr.. Creighton,
which the COMMITTEES acted:
Chsrge /. I'VE charge G. W. Creig
tor with gross iuuorshty."
Chsrge 2. We charge G. ". Creig
ton with gross immortality, which S.
gross inn orslity occurred suhseo7e
70 the last annual conference, but
80 tina Investigating committee I