The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-25
DR.. Goodell's Flock Denounces
Action of Methodist Dele
gates in Circulating
Story.
GETS A DEMONSTRATION
In Three Other Cases During Present
Conference Same Tactics Have
Injured Candidates for
Blslloprics.

tt|t ok, May "a 4 ne lNeN' IL
Chatlas L. Goodell, pastor Of Calvary
Methodist Gnu ch, whose candidacy for
bishop at the Baltimore Methodist gem
eral conference was affected when re-
ports were spread that he figured in
divorce proceedings nearly quarter of
a century ago, was the recipient OF re-
marlable demons Gt.ons Of affection
ana esteem by the members of his con-
ggeGGton today.
over thousand members of his
church. after the morning service, filed
by the communion rail to shake the
hand of their pastor and TO assure him
that he held their entire confidence At
the conclusion Of the evening service
Z the scene of the morning was epeated.
Dr. Goodell shortened the morning re-
ccption that he might attend a special
meeting of the official board of the
church after the service. In executive
session tho 80 o. more members of
beard with several others from the
congregation unltedly praised DR..
Goodei In the highest measure. There
was discussion of attacks upon him,
but no names were publicly mentioned,
Applause followed each demonstration
of confidence, and finally DR.. Goodell
was called upon to speak.
II did not seek an election In the
Episcopacy," he said, II made no effort
for<it. The first intimation had that
my name was being put forward in
candidacy, was when / was informed
by the. II members from California that
they We're with mo all the time
Immediately afterwa.d a committee
ps seven members of the official board
the preparation of statement to be
issued on behalf Of the board.
! In his statement, voicing the senti-
ments of the church and congregation
protests the committee protests
against the injustice suffered by our
tastor, Dr. Goodell on account of the
un-Christian methods employed in the
general conference at Baltimore The
committee says that at the time of DR..
Goodells coming to Calvary church
1T was iilly understood by the official
board, ana lnany or the members Of
the church that DR.. Goodell should be
compelled to obtain divorce from his
first wife. II was also fully known un-
de. wnat circumstances the cause of
the action was had and the absolute
and unqualified vindication of DR..
Eoodell in the matter,
I'VE dcnore tho fact that in Chris
tlan body representing tine religion of
Jesus Christ there should be illustrated
spirit of Willingness to sacrifice tho
good name Of a brother that the cause
Of others should be advanced 1
Afier the evening service the board
met again and ratified the action Of
The committee.
Tho board tonight also authorized a
telegram to fifteen OF the most promin-
ent members Of the general confer
encc asking them to do all in theii
power toward the election of I5r. Good
ell and toward stopping tho stories
which had been circulating about him
Baltimore, Nd, May 24.--rhe Meth
odls Episcopal general conference now
curront will doubtless be leng remem.
bercd because OF the number and pc
culiar character Of the attacks upor
candidates for the bishoprics TO be fill.
ed. faus lar four men have suffered
Z mere or less by reason Of the circu.
lltion among the delegates of stories
some Of them very vague and not al
Of them with proper and just explain.
atiohs.
The most pronounced sufferer has
been Rev. Dr. Charles l.. Goodell oi
Calvary church a picayune story
wnicn falsely represented Rev, DR.. VIII
liam a. Quayle as having In his you'll
acted the part OF jilt, apparently hur
aim for time, but the reaction brough
marked to his advantage. A similar
result Is probable in the case of Rev
Dg. Joseph C. Hingely, secretary of tn,
conference, against whom resident o
OF the doctors home city, Minneapolis
attempted to influence delegates-ant
succeeded for n tinle-by means Of tel
egrams declaring that Minneapolis wa
nstoEished at the prominence given Dl
Hmsely in the ballotmg. A fourti
candidate who has been the victim o
n story partly told, which, If told II
fun, could not possibly have influenced
the vote of any sane' man against hin,
IS Rev DR.. George 7. Eckman paste
OF ST Paul's church. New York
1t Is not unlikely that the tenth bal
lot which viii be counted early to
morrow morning and announced to tn
conference unon its assembling, will
result In the election of two more bish