The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-02-10
j.. II. DILLINGHAM

O0Audly IL duu WGuI lulO d sCOulci-
ence with his friend Rev Seymour
who told him about the fire (not that
I think he told all about it for / be-
lieve that Rev. Seymour could have
told the Bishop more about that fire
than any other living MANI. The
Bishop publicly criticised the Trus-
tees for not having the church ready
before his arrival and would not al
low them to make any explanation.
Did Rev. Seymour tell the Bishop
that he had used every means within
MS power to collect the insurance
many times, and that he went to the
insurance agents and told them that
he was the only person to receive
the money, and that he kept this up
for about two weeks? After he had
failed to collect the money himself
he had a committee appointed on Sun
day the 14th in the presence OF the
Presiding Elder and started out on
the 18th for this insurance money
again and in the meantime the Trus-
tees had been doing all they could to
adjust the claim, and finally Oh the
18th the agents informed Rev. Sey-
mour that they would not have any
more to do with him, that ne had
made several different statements
about the matter, and that they
would only deal with the Trustees.
On the 18th the Trustees and insur-
ance agents agreed on the damage
and on the 18th check was paid
over, on the 10Th the contract was
given out and signed for the repair
ing of the church amounting to
something over 5000, and here comes
the Bishop on the 21st greatly ex-
cited and publicly criticised the
Trustees for not having the church
repaired on the goth | suppose, or,
was it really because he had come
all the way from the South to hnu
that his friend Rev R. Seymour had
not collected the insurance money!
But this was Rev. Seymour's inst
card and it had to be played, and ne
plaved another right in the presence
of the Bishop. He had young man
to come up and join the, church, and
they made a great admiration over
this to show the Bishop that things
we're not as serious as they seemed
and that people desired to enter the
church. But did he tell the Bishop
that this young man wanted to join
on the 10Th of November and he was
asked to open the doors OF the church
upon that day, but he was too BUSY
getting authority to buy coal to take
time to open the doors OF the church!
The Bishops next statements were
significant and unusual for a Blshop
to make. He said that no man could
buy him and if any man said or &C
cused him of being bought he would
have to answer in the Courts OF the
land. NY. this almost took my breath,
still | had hopes, but what is the
difference in the cause OF Christ II
bias and unfair action is purchased
by friendship or by money? | know
of a quotation that goes something
like this. Greater love has no man
than this that he lay down his LIE
for his FRIEND but I would rather
give nv life for my friend than my
honor and disgrace high ONCE Inc
Bishop said there would be meeting
or Monday night the 22nd and that
everyone having charge would De
heard but this meant complete eH-
posure of his friend Rev. K. Seymour
and it had to be changed and 1t was
changed. The Bishop preached
good sermon on that Sunday and laid
great stress on the fact that the OD-
iect of the church was to save all
men, The Bishop was laying the
foundation to save his friend on the
following night. If ever that silver
bound Episcopal gavel was used
against the interest and the cause OF
Christ and the A. NJ E. Church for
and in behalf of friend, it was used
in st. Paul, Mimi, on that dark night
January %, 1906, by Bishop &. /.
Shaffer.
On Monday at eleven o'clock III
the morning the Bishop held three
and . half hours informal talk with
the Trustees, (While his friend Kew
Seymour was gathering up his follow
ers for the night meeting and mel
deutallv paying some OF his coal Dill,
IN get if separated from the churchs
bill that lie had made at the expense
Of the churchs credit, for there mao
been IN c.cs,ent hunting some one TO
nav iD. At the close OF the talk
With the Trustees, as they were iea',
ing the hall, the Bishop said 1t WouAo
he a good idea to have some one VI
two present, to represent the diner
ont sides at the night meeting. re
did net saw the Trustees side and the
Stewards side. AS the Trustees had
no charges filed as body. it was sup
Dosea that he would have a hearing
Of the people, who did have charges
AGAINST Rev Seymour, and we agreed
with this idea, but the Bishop turned
this around at the night meeting, 10
tho great surprise Of everybody pres
en- excepting Rev. Seymour. MS
friend. who was on to the tl1ch. lllaL
the Trustees and Stewards (meanlng
the Stewards that were cOnhrmea ny
the Presiding Elder IN the secret
Quarterly Conference) would get To-
gether and select someone to repre-
sent them and the person TO repre-
sent them must be member III good
standing in the church, but this state
ment was changed. AS it was hrst
stated the Trustees could have Sc
lected two to represent them, that
had charges and had come prepared
to- talk on them. so when the trustees
asked the Bishop if they could select
members of the church that were not
on the Board, the Bishop SAID no
one unless he be member OF the
Board" This underhand action mao
been well planned and we'll carried
out by the Bishop, who looked with
fire in his eyes and pointing with MS
left hand and holding in his right
hand the silver bound Episcopal gavel
which was being desecrated from its
intended purpose and his voice sound
81 like a master speaking to his slaves,
he would cry down every man ana
woman who attempted to say any