The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-12
MANNING,S c., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER r. 1906.

charges oo vhtca Creighton vss fcul
gu:ley sr6 she report u Ehe commit
| tee vas based srs, IL hrtst, SIS follows
Specification No. 3 UEder cha1e
/: TIE assertion ms5e by NJ. Crs!gh
tor that the presiding slider e1eTcis
the powss CT SELF 2erpa-ua5iog body
Il yiolstion OF TIE la,ws OF the church
this assa1 tor beicg d9Dcminsted OF
tie specification rs follows:
Specification No. <: The assertion
':hat tne presiding sliers shslvs mel
who for sag rssson DO net sym psthiz
Tish them and approve their methods
promote those who stand By then au6
support esch other in doing il: 5hii
% ertion being oec,arsd to ae mslic
iouslY fs'sa.
Specific zion NJ. 5: The assertion
shss :he p-es;d 1ng elders agree upon
8 method OF forcicg up aheir salaries
in violation OF the law ct the church.
Specification No. !: Al editorial in
the Christian Appeal Of March 10,
1865, in which It vas charged that
the presiding eiders were guilty OF
hesroless conduct il grinding snd ex-
acting eXo.bttsa5 proportion OF ths
preachers sslsTies.
Specification NJ. 9: An editorial in
which tee toiloaing occurs: When
ne take into consideration the con-.
potency aud efficiency OF the presid.
ing elders and the sn0un5 Of service
which they render to the church, We
dic7ver q clesr case CT gcsisa.' The
presiding elders mentioned in this
CONF acsioG sre Rev. II. J. Stokes
(since dseeaseo) Rays. y. p. Mes
doRs, J. S. Baas:eg, J, ". Kilgo, b.
B. B:o8ns snd 4. ". Bsys.
Specification NJ 10 -afe-s 90 az &c.
ito1isl IL toe Christian Appsai, as.
5acking 5he R.T, E Q. Watson, who
wss st inst time acting IS editor CT
she Southern Christian Advocate, aD6
*ho had in thst psper called en- Nj.
Creighton to specify what be nsac:
oy the uss Of the term ''gca:s." Nj.
Watson is referred 70 in thts editorisi
In coltecopt1ous terms.
Specification No. l3 Zslstcs to aaat
ssck on Rev. D5rgsn. who had as
sume6 personal support OF s mission
sry at So ezpanse oi $3.50.
The Article calls this contribution
by Rsv. NJ. Da1gan a conscience
fund"
Uader chs-ge No:2, specification
relates to Creighton's cha.ge thst inc
orestaicg elders CT the Southern. Csco
lima conferences brought chsrges
against hin thst they knsw 80 De
false. Spec;fcStioE No. s relates to
IN sEt!c:s By NJ, Creightoa, referring
80 M.. r. z. Jones and co.oonspics-
tors, charging conspiracy Of the part
sf ths presiding elders.
The otAer specifications which are
not referred to il the report Of the
trial COMMITTEES, it IS sre'une6, were
not sustained 70, lack OF sufficient eV
idsnce. They were OF tbs same gan-
essl character ss those which ~ers
sustained sl5 which are outlined
above. being bszed upon other arsi-
cles CT the same nature IL the Chris
Gisn Apresl.
The character Of Creighton wss
first s.tacksd IN conference two yesrs
sgo and committee Of Investigation
was sppcinted. This committee con-
sisted Of Rev. N. L.Csrlisle, Rev. T.
@. O'Dsll and Rev. &. ". Barber. The
coEmietse reported il 1905 sa Spar
sslhurg that pheg Old nos hsys sui
iciens evIdence cn which to 60 10
trisl Of the charges sn6 recconenceo
that the case be left IN the bands Of
ehe presiding elder, in whose district
Mr. Creighton vss ststtonsd. This
presiding elder was ". r. Duncan, OF
the Cckesbury district. Mr.. Creigh.
aon appointed the following commit
tee to Investigate the charges; Rev.
T. G. Odell, ". &. Msssabesu and
Pster Stokes. Their report wss msde
at the present session and upon that
report the committee Ct trial vas ap'
poinged whose report wss submitted
THURSDAY.