Evening journal., 1908-08-01
MORGAN STATES
Ills POSITION in
CHURCH CASE
District CtSuperintendent Denies
Responsibility For Reopen
ing LiehtbOuTne Matter
WANTED TROUBLE STOPPED
FOR GOOD OF THE CHURCH

The Rev S. NJ Morgan. district sup
erintendent Of the Dover District. wiz
mington NJ e. Conference, in the fol-
lowing open Letter regarding the trou-
bles Of Wesley NJ. L. Church. Dover.
emphatically denies any participation
in the reopening Of the trouble affect
ing the ministerial standing of the Rev
a w. Lightbourne. on the other hand
Mr. Morgan shows that he vigorously
opposed the signing of the memorial
which was presented to the General
Conference asking for a ruling on law
points in the Lightbourne case, and that
he has opposed the agitation all along
because of the injury which he believed
the church would suffer as a result.
Following is Mr.. Morgans statement:
Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
l write this letter for publication not
in any spirit or purpose of controversy
viii not enter the field of controversy
on this subject with anyone. Nor will
speak on the merits of the case it.
self. 1 write now solely Of my official
and administrative attitude and effort
to preserve the integrity and security
of Wesley Church, Dover, in an appar-
ent crisis in her recent unhappy exper-
fences. 1 have purposely waited ITO
write what I determined / would some
weeks ago, till all agitation and ex-
citement might have fun opportunity
to subside and disappear That time
and condition are now here
fba Drrnrfrr1rr ff.f, farnrn1 rarrf-,,
of Wesley Church held Thursday even
ing, July I'd. 1 made a statement OF
my official relation to the whoel case
involved. At the conclusion of that
statement a resolution was offered pro-
posing TO commit the members Of thai
body to an expression Of confidence in
the genuineness of the effort / had
made in behalf of Wesley Church In
the crisis. and in the truthfulness ol
/ my statement Of IT, Notwithstandin.
there We're expressions by severn
members Of the Quarterly Conferenc,
in that meeting that night. and since I,
me privately by other members. tina
that resolution exactly voiced thci
convictions regarding me and my en-
deavors in behalf Of Wesley, yet be-
cause the pastor opposed its passac,
for reasons, he pointedly alleged per.
sonal to and effecting himself his mo
ton TO table the proposed resolution
was carried by a vote of all the person,
present and voting except three From
that time l have felt that my only re-
course for fair and just judgment from
an uniformed or ill-informed church
public could only be by this means. an,
that, therefore. l should give the pub
lie frankly the substance of the state
ment, with the proofs of the truth OF
il, that / gave to the Quafterly Con-
ference that night; and thus qualify
them TO judge for themselves what i,
true and what is false of all that has
been said touching this matter
My transparency and integrity oil
character. present and past, are my
most valuabel assets and wherein
they are called in question by anything
said or believed, If it is Of suficienl
Importance to me. being the judge
| 1t is my right to stand them up III
the open and let the public see anc
judge for them selves; and this I nov
propose TO do.
/ said to that Quarterly Conference
that evening, and I now repeat il, that
Continued on Eighth Fage.