The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-15
REV. CRISLER
FOUND GUILTY
Mississippi Conference Orders His
ExpuIsion-Appointments
Made Today.

Brookhaven, Miss, Dec. 1.-THE
entire forenoon session yesterday of
the Mississippi conference =. The
Methodist church was devoted to rou-
tine business.
The list of appointments for the
coming year has been completed by
Bishop Hoss and cabinet, but indica-
lions are that it will not be formally
announced until late this evening, and
final adjournment may not be reached
until tonight.
The conference was literally del
uged with routine matters throughout
the forenoon, many matters that
should have been disposed of Satur-
day having been carried over until
today.
Rev. J. w. Crisler, OF Crystal
Springs, was found guilty of gross i'm
mo, atty as charged before the in
vestigatng committee, and was ex-
PSAASu IL Jill SAO ShulSh, pulpit anu
conference. This action is final, sub
ject only to the action of the general
conference, to which alone he has the
right of appeal.
In the list of appointments which
was given out today, more than so
per cent of the ministers in the con-
ference return to their old charges,
and there were no changes at all in
the presiding elders.
The following was adopted:
Whereas, The vicious and criminal
elements of society are continuously
organized and at work to obtain i'm
nsunity from the least possible inter-
ference with their evil practices by
procuring, through trade and chilean
cry, the election of incompetent or dis
honest officials; and
Whereas Insignificant fines, unac-
companied by Imprisonment following
conviction of pleas of guilty, are more
adapted to encourage than deter
crime, protecting offenders from
courts that would really enforce the
law and constitute the regular meth
DDS whereby the law is defeated in
some of the municipal and magis-
trate's courts; and
Whereas, BY advanced legislation
and improved methods of administra-
| ton, the too often defeat of justice by
delays and technicalities could be
avoided and all crimes from murder
to liquor and cocaine selling and pis-
toll carrying could be greatly dimin.
ished, and righteousness imme asur-
| ably promoted Therefore, be it
Resolved That this conference
earnestly asks the Mississippi legis,
lature to enact laws by which drunk.
en-, incompetent or dishonest officials,
who stand between the law and its
just enforcement, can be speedily in
vestigated and dismissed from office
that the power of licensing crimes by
fines so small as to amount to moth
ing but protection against the other
prosecutions to be taken from officials
who are using their places to nullify
the law; that improved methods be
adopted for the election of good men
for, and the exclusion of corrupt men
from, jury service; that the reproacn
to which the law is subjected by rea-
son of it's defeat through technicali-
ment of the laws against all offenses
ties and delays be removed and
speedy justice insured, that all crimes
be deferred by the impartial enforce
and all offenders; that licenses be
Cancelled and future license refused
to all persons who, in connection
with their business or profession, VIC
late the law by selling cocaine, liquor
or morphine or engage in Sabbath
breaking, and that all methods by
which liquor selling is prompted, en-
couraged or operated, including solici
tation through newspaper advertise
ments, be penalized,, and that any
business or employment, through
which violations of law aimed to sup
press liquor selling or to regulate CO
caine or morphine selling, be declare,
a nuisance, and be subjected to civi
penalties, and that the chancery cour
be authorized to enforce such penal
ties and to suppress and enjoin sucf
nuisances by summary proceedings.