The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17

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 meetings in a great many towns and
 in most of the southern cities, this year in
 Atlanta, Savannah. Tampa, Waycross and
 other places. He has just closed sue cessfal revival in Mayfield, Ky. Sew I eral years ago Mr.. Jones conducted wonderful series of meetings in his home I city, Montgomery. The services were held l in the city auditorium, which seats about | 5000 people. On a number of occasions I hundreds were turned away because they were unable to find room in the building. expelled he did not have one word to say | in reference to the matter. Please do not quote me-" said MT. | Urquhart. q have nothing to do with 1 it and if anyone is. to talk, call up MT. | J. l.. Yancy, chairman of the board' Yancey Makes Statement | J. L. Yancey, real estate dealer, was asked for statement in reference to the prospective expulsion of Senator Moore,
 and he said: 'T have nothing to say for publication as to the charges against MT Moore. I am informed that some have
 
 were not signed by W. F. Urquhart. If
 they have been signed later l have not been so informed. I am of the opinion that the charges are not legal and I do not care to forecast what will happen | The board of stewards has no authority
 to handle such proposition. The pastor Dr. Matthews, must appoint committee to investigate; that committee reports to another. committee and a great amount of red tape is the result. pr. Matthews will perhaps tell you about it." Rev. K N Matthews pastor of the
 Eleventh Avenue Methodist church, de- any comment upon the report that the church contemplated action of some char acter against MT. Moore.
 | When asked at his residence for state-
 ment, MT Matthews said the question was enc which the newspapers should have no
 information upon and that others may l talk as much as they please, but he did not propose to say anything. q have absolutely nothing to say said
 MT. Matthews. You newspapers have
 no business with any information. You
 should keep out of It."
 Are you to expel Senator Moore?''
 asked the reporter.
 T have nothing to say,' he replied.
 'Did MT. Urquhart sign the charges
 against MT. Moore?''
 "I have nothing to say" Well, Mr. Matthews, MT. Urquhart says he did not sign them, and Senator
 Moore says the name 'Urquhart' was att tached to the original shown him by you last Thursday. How about that?'
 q have nothing to say. You are shoot
 no information
 "We have the statement of Mir Moore. Would you say that he is misleading the | rewspapers?'
 "Oh, no He and I are warm personal friends and he is a perfect gentleman"
 replied MT. Matthews.
 twill you make any statement?" was
 asked
 | At some future time, perhaps,v replied Mr. Matthews.
 | Doctor would you object to clearing up the proposition as to who signed the
 statement of charges?" was asked. You must stop talking of that affair l or you must permit me to go upStdils, l replied MT. Matthews.
 | When told that MT Yancey, MT. Ur- | qLhart, Mir Moore and others had talked of the matter, Mr. Matthews said they | may talk as much as they pleased, but hc did not intend to say one word.
 .If you are right in the matter, would
 1t not be better to give out full informa- tion?" was asked MT. Matthews. | Please excuse me-" replied MT. Mat l oA1 Ina ret11 e6 In O | the top iioor of the parsonage. Never So Embarrassed | Senator Moore said yesterday that lie l had been a member of the Methodist
 church for 10 years or 12 years, and that | he had never before been embarrassed
 "Dr. Matthews called attention to my | family and suggested for the sake of the
 members of my family that I resign" he | said q told him my family would never | feel the indignity any more keenly than |. 1 They may go as far as they like
 Walter K. McAdory, prominent mem Der of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church, said he did not have one word to
 say in connection with the proposed resig-
 nation or expulsion of Senator Moore. l The pastor of the church has been a l resident of this city some time He was l formerly pastor of other Methodist | churches here and is leader of the oppo- l S1t1Ont tOr regulated Sd1OOHS. - | Senator Moore, whose attitude Is one or I submission to the proposed expulsion or requested resignation, said yesterday pe l had harbored not the slightest i'll feeling in the matter and would submit to what | ever was done by the constituted authori- | ties of the church.
 | It is said Senator Moore could easily l mandamus the church and have the ques- | ton tried in court. Commissioner Lane, l who is lawyer of wide Knowledge, said l he was of the opinion that the courts would reinstate Senator Moore if he were
 expelled and then he would be enabled 1 to resign" concluded Judge Lane. | The rumor of the resignation of Senator Moore or his expulsion gained wide cur rency yesterday although friends of Sen
 ator Moore knew of the contemplated ac- l ton Thursday within 10 minutes after Rev. Matthews left the offices of MT. l Moore. The latter consulted several friends about the situation confronting | him. 1 FOR RENT
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