The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-29
Communicated.
To the Editor of The Republican:

~ lue EulIDT OI Inc hepuDncan:
| noticed in your valuable paper of
Aug. Pend, 1907, a letter signed w. M.
Lister. He claims another correction
is sent to The Republican. | sent but
one, and it was as mild as | could make it.
If w. M. Lister had taken my advice
we would not be having this trouble at
the present time. This has come on
without any i'll will toward anyone, on
our part. When Mr. Lister told me he
was going to let Selbyspolt and Bloom
ing Rose vote the second time to elect
delegates, told him to let the people
have it as they had voted, and, even if
the results did not suit him, to say moth
ing aboutit, and let US collect his salary.
He said he had not thought about that.
said had, and if he did not stop the
second election, it would make trouble.
| told him Mr.. Bishoff had his friends
and so had the other side, and, although
it made no difference to me who was
elected did not want the trouble
knew it would bring He said Bishoff
was against. him and he was not satified
with the result of the first election.
then asked him if | could get out of the
matter. He replied there was only one
way: that was for me to appoint another
Judge and have the Quarterly Confer
ence approve it. | still urged him to
drop the matter and let US have peace.
he gave me to understand he would
nave it his own way and turned me Off
in his own simple way. So, you see,
could do no more. 1t is up to me
now, and, by the help of Him who has
stood by me in all trouble, | will do my
best for what | think is right.
The said w. NJ. Lister said in his let
ter ne would not be doing Justice to
either himself or his people to let a So
called correction pass by unnoticed He
said that three of the Judges did meet,
but, on the refusal of two to accept the
returns from Selbysport, it caused
hasty adjournment. We did not ad-
journ until our business was done. Our
minutes will explain all
The correction from Selbysport in the
same paper does not agree with Mr..
Lister. They claim the work was done
in private session. 1t is a pity, Mr..
Lister, you did not compare papers
with SelbYsport correction. " After
all our business was done our secretary
got sick, and we went into my office,
where J. S. Myers did some writing for
him. Lister also says the return Judges
have no president of their Board. be-
! cause the discipline makes the Pastor.
by virtue of his offics, President or
chairman of all committees appointed
by the Conference. 1t will be rernem-
bered that this work belongs to the lay
members of our grand old Church. He
has been saying what the discipline saws
and has not come down to the facts of
the question in hand. The General
Conference, in the year 1872. wisely
decided to give the lay-members of our
Church a voice in the General Confer
ence, and by such action left such ques-
tons as these all in their hands. after
the Judges have been appointed by the
Quarterly Conference. II is in the law
members hands to elect lay-delegate
and a reserve delegate 10 help elect Law
delegates TO the General Conference.
If Lister will read his discipline. he will
find that we lay members will attend TO
our own business and have President
and Secretary. We are responsible TO
no one but the Law Electoral Confer
ence. Our work will be confirmed bv
that body, if the man that Lister tried
to elect wants 10 stand a contest. He
tried to elect him by letting Selbvsport
and Blooming Rose vote the second
time and letting the polls at Sslbysport
stand open about two weeks in order
20 let him look up votes. taking the
election out Of the lav-members' hands.
We found, after looking over the results
of the elections held at the four points
the first time:
Friendsvile gave G. f. BishofT lsvotes
n, r. Selby 2
c. " Guard 2 q"
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