Evening journal., 1908-03-18
HEARING BEGINS IN THE
DR.. LIGHTBOURNE CASE

The Rev. r. N. Cantwell, who signed
the charges against DR.. Lightbournc,
made a personal explanation, This
report is absolutely false so far as I
am concerned" he said Brother Shir-
man and 1 talked this over with some
Of the brethren and they aid the ex-
penses would be paid / have not
received a contribution from anyone.
When I went to New England last
summer Brother Shipman loaned me
ten dollars and the arrangement we
had as that we would pass the hat
around af,er the hearing 70 get money
to pay The expenses"
ITO ray the expenses OF botn sides,
asked the bishop.
"Y9s." replied Mr. C,lntv ELL II told
the witness who car1e from Fairfield
that wcnid pay his fare End take
care OF him and 1 viii do s.; personally
! II it is necessary"
! Counsel for bother sides then was
announced. Pastors Captwel. and
Shiprnan vii conduct the prosecution
| for the conference and tie Revs. T.
r. Terry and Z. H. Dashiel will be
counsel Cor DR. Lightbourne. Bishop
} Goodsell Submitted a list Of names
from which counsel could pick the Sc
lect number rf fifteen, and at noon
fafter couY sci had several consultations
and many names were reje ted the
fifteen selected weer announced, ans
tho first session of tia hearing was set
Nor 2.30 O'Clock this after afternoon.
At that TINE an attempt wit, be made
to have tpen sessions during the hear
ing.
To Elect Delegates.
Four ministerial delegates and al
/ ternates to the General Conference will
eb elected tomorrow morning, ten
o'clock having been set as the time for
the election!
The laymen's conference VIII begin
at $50 o'clock on Friday morning in
stead Of ten o'clock as announced ori-
ginally.
conference Organizes
1t was after 10 o'clock before Con-
ference got down to business. Or
ganization was effected by the re-elec-
ton Of the officers of last years Con-
ference.
The Rev. W. A. Wise. Of Centreville,
Md, was elected Conference secretary
for the fourth year. He names as his
assistants the Revs. w r. Mowbray,
l. E. Poole and w. E. Greenfield.
The Rev. H. A. G. Westerfeld was
elected statistical secretary for the
fourth year. He named as his assist
ANTS Revs. J. l. johnson, II. B. Kelso,
lG. S. Thomas, Milton Mccain, W. +.
Gunby J NJ. Kelso, J. H. Geoghe-
gan, A. W. Goodhand, f. X. Moore,
G.. R. Ellis. ]. A. Brewington. ]. R.
BicSing. W. H. Briggs. E. A. Giles
pie and C. P. Keen.
The Rev. Henry G. Budd. Of Girls
field, Nd, was elected Conference
treasurer for the seventh year. He
named as his assistants Revs. J. NJ.
Arters. J. w. Prettyman, G. C. Will
liams, T. R. Van Dyke, V. E. Hills.
~. G. Richardson, e. B. Taylor, c. l..
Jones and j. X. Easley.
Business sessions will be conducted
from to - o'clock daily, with a devo-
tional service from $50 to o'clock.
} The bar Of the Conference was fixed
} at the eighth row Of pews.
What are we going to do If all the
lseatings within the bar are occupied?"
asked the Rev. Z. L. Hoffecker.
Use gentle persuasion" replied
Bishop Goodsen.
The roll call showed that nearly all
= the ministers were present for the
opening session.
Bishop Goodsell's Address
Bishop Goodsell, after the Confer
3 lence had organized, made a pleasing
speech, in which at the outset he re-
called his two previous visits to the
Wilmington Conference.
: MY love for my church and my love
for my brethren grows every year."
said the bishop. Next year, in April,
I shall have completed fifty years Of
; membership in an Annual Conference,
. and in that whole time never have
b missed a service that can recall be-
cause Of nlness-an unbroken half CEN
tury without the slightest change in
my effective relation.
: 'T have been a wanderer Of this
globe during my episcopate, and last
year. when so many Of the brethren
were i'll, I sat for eight consecutive
weeks in conferences and then attend
ed a meeting Of the bishop. This ne
: lcessitated two trips across the conti-
nent. Some Of you who weary Of one
week of Conference can realize from
this an idea Of the exacting duties of
the bishops"
Bishop Goodseil referred feelingly to
. 1.-THE death of Bishops Merrill. Joyce,
? IMcCabe, Fitzgerald and Andrews since
last he presided over the Wilmington
e Conference, which has necessitated
eleven bishops doing the work Of six
teen.
but I trust the next General Con-
! ference will add to and strengthen the
epistopacy," said Bishop Goodsell,
"and from what I have heard there is
no lack Of brethren in the ministry
: Willing to give their services"
Bishop Goodsell said II he and his
wife live until June 10, 1910 they will
celebrate the semi-centennial Of their
, wedding. "She has Travelled with me, "
added the bishop" but she is shy Of
- attending Conference because some of
, the brethren imagine she exercises an
episcopal function because Of her rela-
tions with me-"
S Will Receive Laynen
The bishop said he would devote
. from 100 to 2.30 each afternoon and
from 7sO to 9 to receiving laymen and
. other callers about prospective ap-
! pointments.
Il have had some interesting inter-
, Views with the sisters as well as the
I llaymen," remarked the bishop. He said
he already received 110 letters regard
! ing the Conference session which he
had been unable to read yet
Il am willing for the presiding elders
Z to tell you all they think it is wise for
. Won 10 know" continued the bishop.