The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-02
CRUDE ATTACKS.
ON CHURCHMEN
Candidates For Bishoprics At Metho-
dist Conference
Slandered
SUFFER IN THE BALLoTuNG.
Two More of High Offices Are Elk
pected To BE Filled
Today


now current will doubtless be long re-
nembered for the number and peculiar
membered for the number and peculiar
character Of the attacks that have
been made upon candidates for the
bishoprics to be filled. Thus far four
men have suffered more or less by rea-
son of the circulation among the dele
gates of stories, some of them very
vague and not all of them told with
their proper and just explanations,
The most pronounced sufferer has
been Rev. DR.. Charles L. Goodell of
Cavalry Church, New York. A story
that falsely represented DR.. William A.
Quayle as having in his youth acted
the part of jilt apparently hurt him
for time, but the reaction brought by
the statement of the truth has been
markedly to his advantage. A similar
result is probable in the case of Rev.
DR.. Joseph hingeley, secretary of the
conference, against whom resident of
the doctors home city, Minneapolis, at
tempted to influence delegates, and
succeeded for time, by means of tele-
grams declaring that Minneapolis was
astonished at the prominence given DR..
Hingeley in the balloting. A fourth
candidate, who has been the victim of
a story partly tod, which if told in full
could not possibly have influenced the
vote of any sane man against him, is
Rev. Dr. George F. Eckman, pastor of
st. Pauls Church, New York.
1t is not unlikely that the tenth bal
lot, which will be counted early to-
morrow morning and announced to the
conference upon its reassembling, will
result in the election of two more
Bishops, leaving four to be chosen.
There are some indications, and more
hopes, that the selection of men for
elevation to the episcopacy will there
after go on more rapidly, though none
will venture a prediction as to when
this portion of the work of the con-
ference will be completed.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Rev. DR..
Charles L. Goodell, pastor of Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church, whose
candidacy for Bishop at the Baltimore
Methodist General Conference was at
fected when reports were spread that
he had figured in divorce proceedings
nearly a quarter of a century ago, was
the recipient of remarkable demonstra-
tions of affection and esteem by the
members of his congregation today.
Over 1000 members of his congregation,
after the morning service, filed one by
one down by the communion rail to
snake the hand of their pastor and as
sure him that he held their entire con-
fidence. At the conclusion of the even
ing service the scene of the morning
was repeated.
II do not seek an election in the
episcopacy," said DR.. Goodell. 81 made
no effort for it. The first intimation
l had that my name was being put for
ward in candidacy was when l was in
formed by the seventeen members of
the California delegation that they
were with me all the time 1 did not
and do not seek the office, but thank
you for the expressions 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 on behalf of the
official board. In concluding it's
statement the committee states: 1T
can not be questioned that the mem
bership of Calvary Church are unit
in their opinion of the fitness and abil-
ity of DR.. Goodell to fill any place
within the gift of the church, and that
/ Calvary Church would be a great loser
if the church at large should deem it
necessary to take from them beloved
and devoted pastor.
I'VE are not making this statement
as a vindication of DR.. Goodells in
tegrity of character, for he needs no
/ defense in this respect, but as a pro-
test against the methods of misrepre-
sentation resorted to for the manifest
purpose of injuring his reputation in
order to advance the interests of 9TH
ers. We deplore the fact that in a
Christian body representing the re-
ligion of Jesus Christ, there should be
illustrated a spirit of willingness to
sacrifice the good name of a brother
that the cause of others should be ad-
vanced."
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