The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-02
DAY CHARGES LAUGHED ASIDE
METHODIST CONFERENCES IG-
MORE THE REV. GEO. COOKE.

In the New York Meeting Bishop Moore
DlsnlisseS the case Against the chan.
c%eilOr-In Brooklyn the Bovine and
buckley Cases Meet = Like Fate.
Three big conferences Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church got under way yesterday
the New York conference at st. James's
Dhurch, Madison avenue and l26th street,
the New York East conference at the Han
son Place Church in Brooklyn, and the
Newark conference at Plainfeld, n. j.
The Rev. George A. Cooke Of Brandon,
st.. although a member Of neither the New
York nor the Brooklyn conference, occupied
he attention Of both. In the former con-
ference his charges against Chancellor
James r. Day Of Syracuse University be-
oause Of his attacks on President Roosevelt
we're dismissed by the presiding Bishop
and in the Brooklyn conference accusations
made by the Brandon charges against the
Rev. DR.. p. B. Bovine OF Boston University
and the Rev. DR.. James NJ. Buckley, editor
n the Christian Advocate, met with a similar
fate.
The Cooke charges accused Chancellor
Day Of having DETAINED the character OF
President Roosevelt in his book "A Raid on
Prosperity They were taken up soon
after the conferences was called to order.
chancellor Day himself occupied a seat
in the front row directly in front OF Bishop
d. NJ. Moore Of Oregon, who presided
Brother James h. Dayl' called out the
secretary in going through the roll, The
Rev. George W. Grinton arose.
is there anything against him?' asked
Bishop Moore.
Il have received charges in five counts
prepared by Brother George A. Cooke OF
the Troy conference, " said Mr.. Grinton.
Several Of the Methodist brethren laughed
out loud, but Bishop Moore looked serious
aud orierCi the charges read. There
was more mcrriment while this was being
done. The charges were based upon the
general rules Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which forbid speaking evll OF
Magistrates.
@" rule these charges ont Of court abso.
lutely,F said Bishop Moore at the conclusion
" the reading. .
Ire Methodist ministers began to applaud.
and me OF them jumped up and started to
speak.
please be seated" said the Bishop, as
wish to explain my reasons. The General
conference has decided that charges OF
libel or Islander must be preferred by the
person slandcred or his accredited agent.
These charges are not 80 signed. Further
more these charges must be ruled out be-
cause they are preferred by a brother wnt
ia not a member Of this conference.
ALLOW me to say" added the Bishop amid
laughter and applause, that while II IA
had policy to mutilatc a corpse II ia also
100 bad to let these charges die without
a little torture. -.
If suppose our annual conference il
Srhicient to Judge Of the general character
End good name of its members, and It ought
10 he a settled matter that a member Of ar
alien conference cannot attack the char
:cter Of a member OF another conference.
These charges are absurd. Charges
might as well be brought against one OF
the United States Senators, a leading Meth
odist, who Just the other day spoke feellnsly
~ executive invasion. There might, say
have been charges brought just as readily
against Senator Teller.
ANY man in public life who has a policy
challenges the ruling Of the people who.
thank God, are still the rulers in this country.
Bishop Moore called for a vote by as
many as would pass the character OF
chancellor Day Every hand in the big
assemblage except DR.. Days went up and
there was another volley Of applause
Later the Rev. DR.. Clark Wright OF larry
Town introduced a resolution commencing
Bishop Moore's action and characterilinR
The Cooke charges as ridiculous Bishop
Moore asked him 10 withdraw the resolution,
but Mr., Wright insisted on having it put
c%onsenting, however, to striking out the
word aridiculous,r@ This resolution wal
adopted unanimously.
The New York conference adopted q
resolution in support Of the antl-racetrack
bills and had IL telegraphed at once to the
Governor and TO the President OF the Senate.
The charges brought by Mr.. Cooke OF
prandon in the Brooklyn conference against
DR.. Bovine Of Boston University and the
Rev. DR.. Buckley are not the first he has
lodged against them. They probably wont
be the last, for he announced yesterday
that he would file another set against DR..
Buckley based on yesterdays occurrences,
which ne characterized az a regular Stand
ard Oil proceeding Mr.. Cooke charged
Or. Bowps with heresy in his original SET
Of charges and the Rev. DR.. Buckley got
into trouble through successfully ue-
tending DR.. Bovine. .
The second edition charges against
Or. Buckley got scant attention yesterday.
The heV. Ut. Y. -, NlUR InONCu tuab NuVy
he dismissed. When Mr.. Cooke objected
10 this he was shouted down on the ground
that he was not a member Of the conference
and had no right TO be heard.
There was a tilt as to whether the charges
AGAINST DIR. Bovine should he heard in public
or referred 10 a committee. The dispute
was settled by dismissing them altogether
by reclamation. DR., Buckley took the
1eld in support Of Or. Bovine and put a
hvpotheticaf question to the conference
embodying his ideas Of Mr.. Cooke OF Bran
don, hut leaving it for others to put them
in positive form. The Rev. +. j. Mcconnell
read what he characterized as Mr.. Cookies
mast performances" giving the list of
charges which the Vermont charger has
brought, all Of which have beeI dismissed,
The charges against DIR. Bovine which
we're dismissed yesterday charged defsma-
ton of character intimidation and hypoc-
risy in connection with AZ article OF DIR.
Rowne's in the ZION HCrnld, Of which
Inc Rev. DIR. Parkhurst is editor.
The Brooklyn conference also unant-
mously passed a resolution calling upon
the Senate to pass the ~anti-racetracb
gambling bills.
Both conferences will 90 on to-day.
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