The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
WAS RULED OUT.
Rev. G. w. Creighton Not Allow.
ed to Prefer Charges Against.
THE REV W. n. DUNCAN

Try tilm at Greenwood. Copy Of
the Complaint Mr. Creighton
Wanted to Submit to
Conference.
Among che first mstters taken u 4
In the South Carolina conference aet
week In Ooluyabis was the celebrate d
Creighton casa. whieh eanao over from
bbe conference ef th" year befoYo. Ii
Will bs remembered sha6 all che lass
conference tbs character OF Mr.. Ofaigh.
ton was errstgMad by tho preaiding
elder Of hia diaefict. ii being ohargad,
uhas Mr. Creighton had publiehen
slandeIous eeatn&ente In his peper
noous ths presiding elders, 10 beine
slleged that Mr Creighton bad onarg
% thst the preniding eldoTs wsre gull.
W of graft.
Toe ca at that time attrScsed Q
great deal Of interest and osugad big
sensation. There we're two fastioRs,
one baking sides against Mr. JYetgh
ton, dhe osher rallying 10 his sup.
port. A eomraittea was appolnsed 10
iavestigate the eaeo bus no repart
vas msde, and the case WAS ear,
rted over for year. In ths moan.
oiao Mr.. Creighton wea given no work
and was vireuslly suspended fron tho
aintsbry. MT. Orsighton's friends
olaim that he waa ready for trial as
last years conference, and that the
past possponemen6 Of hia case and ra
fusiDa 30 give him work, was an ouh.
rage and intended TO humilasa him,
The oommietee ths. had oaen ap
pointed TO try the case So Gha confer
ence Of lass year mst at Green wood
last summon and took testimony.
During the investigation there
was another senast!on. 1t appears
that when tho oUtn nittee mst at
Greenwood and Assem- ',lnd In o room
Mr. Creighton WaB On hand, brina .Ng
with him young woman stenograph.
or, declaring tbab he Ras going DO
nave all Of tho testimony taksn down
ind published TO tho world. The com
mitt6e protested against the presence
OF the stonographer aud invited her
to leave the room.
This brought Mr.. Creighton to bis
feet, and the accused minister made q
most vigorous protest, declaring that
if an eHofG was roade 10 eJsOh lila bse-
nographer he would call in polca pro.
tection. He carried his point aud aha
etenographer was allowed to ramaiD
and tSke down the svidenee. This end
ed the matter until last wcek wher
the matter oains up again In the o,n.
ference ab Columbia last week Mr.
Creighton was on hand ready TO oln.
tosG the case TO ohe end
As stated above Mr.. Creighton was
suspended at the conference of lass
year under the charge Of SANDER aid
lying The oharge Was brought b
presiding alGers then in Nee, Ah n.
Ine Rev. Mr.. Creighton had efiUoisad
In his paper, the Christian Appea.
He had opposed system or paying t,jl
presiding elders OF the churcn eve;
since he has been editor Of the Onris
tian Appeal. Uldor tho present sy6
tenn the prosioing elders arc allowed q
psrcen sage Cf the COLLECTIONS OF hhG
onuich, which according TO hi. yiew
ID wrong. He thought that under the
sSstem che presiding elders COS salar
les altogether Out Of proportion tc
m&n7 OF the ministers on stations and
cirouiba.
He also claimed that many Of the
preSdiDg elders are too dictatorisl ana
Onab shey arc eloshed wish TOO great
authority. He has wriSton freely ard
frankly on the subjBeb and 1t is safe
TO Aay that he will continue 10 epesh
htB thoughts hhrough his paper. Mr.
Oreightan's paper haa q large ciroule
tion aud seemB 90 DO growing. He hes
greab many warm friends both II
eho ministry and among the laymo,
OF tho church, who agree With hlra IL
most Of h'S charges againse bbo syB
tom.
On last Wednesday In che confer
snoe whom the minigbors eharaetar
"efe called, beginning with the presid
ing elders, their charaoters were pass
ed witnoub without challenge until tn
h2ne OF the Raw. w. L. Duncan wa
called. Mr.. Creighton arose and at
tempted TO prefer charges aRains
him. Bishop Wilson promptly rulet
him OUT, Gazing thai as Mr. Creighton
had been suspended, he could not pre-
fer o clsrge. Mr.. Creighton made ,
sarcastic reply to tho sSffSot that ht
supposed he would have to bow to th,
facG shat man who has been hanged
has no appeal. Presiding Elder Dun
oan's ch&racSer was then passed. Tll,
ohafges whioh Mr.. Creighton wOult
have stated If permitbed are as FOL
loHa:
That la the investigation of til,
complaints agsina6 O. w. Creighton
w. t. Duncan, presiding elder o
OoEeSbury district, and ohsi,mAn o
oommiGtso OF investigation, oom ~ Ii
bed acts OF maladminissrse hon, in al
and singular, the following partiou
lars:
Il. That w. II. Duncan deprive,
the ACCUSED, O. w. Creighton, Of hi
right TO representa- b5 and asRis
tanoa OF council In said ,nyes bigsaion
y. Thab w. r. Duncan selecte
the commiAtGe Of investigation from
she Conference ct large when Ii dl
not appear THAI suisablo men ooal
not be had In the Ookesbufy disArict
| %. That the said w. r. Dunoal
knowingly and willingly packed sal
committee, ovor the protest OF the &C
J cused, With the blood kin Wibhin th
aixth degree OF the accuSefS wit
& second cousin Of enc of the acousoY
and a nephew Of presiding elder