The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-05-28
SHOW CONFIDENCE
IN THEIR PASTOR
DR.. eooDELL's CONGREGATION
REsENTs THE ATTACKS.
CHURCH BoARD WITH HIM
Three Other Candidates for Methodist
Eplscopaoy Have Been injured
by Foolish or False
Stories.

New York, May 25.--Rev., h.
Charles L. Goodell, pastor of Galway
Methodist church, whose candidacy
for bishop at the Baltimore Methodist
general conference was affected when
reports were spread that he had fig
ured In divorce proceedings nearly q
quarter of century ago, was the re-
cipient of remarkable demonstrations
Of affection and esteem by the mem
bers Of kis congregation Sunday.
Over a thousand members Of his
congregation, after the morning serv.
Ice, filed one by one down by the COM
munion rail to shake the hand of their
pastor and assure him that he held
their entire confidence. At the conclu-
sion Of the evening service the scene
OF the morning was repeated. DIR.
Goodell shortened the morning recep-
ton in order that he might attend a
special meeting of the official board of
the church! Uniting their voices in an
executive session, the 80 or more
members of the board Landed DR..
Goodell: In the highest measure. There
was discussion of purpose at the bot
tom OF the attacks, but no names were
publicly mentioned. Applause followed
each demonstration of confidence and
finally DR.. Goodell was called upon.
Did Not Seek the Office.
II did not seek an election In the
Episcopacy, he said. 81 made no ef-
fort for it. The first intimation had
that my name was being put forward
in candidacy was when was informed
by the II members OF the California
delegation that they were with me all
the time l did not and do not seek
the office, but l thank you for the ex-
presslons of. regard which you have
given me-"
Immediately afterward a committee
of seven members of the official board
was appointed unanimously, and to
them was left the preparation of a
statement to be issued in behalf of the
official board.
The committee in this statement,
voicing the sentiments of the church
and congregation. protests against the
injustice suffered by our pastor, Dr.
Goodell, on account Of the unchristian
methods employed a tht general con-
ference at Baltimore The committee
states that at the time of, DR., Goodell,s
coming to Calvary q oh ut was.fhily
Ea1sITstaod by ,..-ial board, and
many of the meh,.ers of the church,
that DR.. Gooden had been compelled
to obtain a divorce from his first wife.
It was also fully known under what
circumstances the cause Of the action
was had, and the absolute and unquali-
fed vlndication of DR.. Goodell in the
matter"
Four Injured by Stories.
Baltimore, Nd, May 25.-The Meth
odist Episcopal general conference
now current will doubtless be long re-
membered for the number and pecu-
liar character of the attacks that have
been made upon candidates for the
bishoprics to be filed. Thus far four
men have suffered more or less by
reason of the circulation among the
delegates of stories, some of them
very vague and not all of them told
with their proper and just explana-
lions.
The most pronounced sufferer has
been Rev. DR.. Charles l.. Goodell of
Calvary church. New York. A plea
yune story that falsely represented
DR.. William A. Quayle as having in his
youth ACTED the part OF a tilt appar-
emily hurt him for time, but the
reaction brought by the statement of
the truth has been markedly to his
advantage. A similar result is proba.
BILE IN The case of Rev. DR.. Joseph
Hingeley, secretary of the conference,
against whom resident of the doc
tors home city, Minneapolis, attempt
ed to influence delegates-and succeed
ed for a time-by means Of kilograms
declaring that Minneapolis was aston
ished at the prominence given DR..
Hingeley in the balloting. A fourth
candidate who has been made the vic
tim Of a story partly told which, IL told
in full, could not possibly have infiu.
enced the vote of any sane man
against him, is Rev. DR.. George P.
Eckman, pastor Of st. Paul's church,
New York.