Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-13
SEDER CLEARED OF
ALL CHARGES
Presbyterians Back Up and
Superintendent Of Anti sa-
loon League Gets Complete
Exoneration.


Rev. J. /. seder. superintendent OF
the Anti saloon league work IN New
Mexico, against whom charges were
brought recently by Rev. John Mnrdy
and sustained by the temperance conn
mittee Of the Presbyterian synod, is
completely eNoneruted Of the charges
Ia statement issued last night joint
- by the Ami saloon. league head
quarters committee ana the committee
Of the synod, The statement follow
ed q number of conferences held by
these two committees; and Il declares
the belief Of tho committees that See
der has been strictly honest and hiss
not nishandled funds.
The Presbyteriana decided 60 co.
operate with the other churches In
carrying on the league temperance and
anti-saioon work. IA Is stated that Mr..
seder should be freed from an cloud
IN his manner Of handling the funds,
az the method was agreed 10 by the
trustees and headquarters committee,
Mr.. Seder advancing considerable OF
his own personal FUNDS TO carry on the
work.
The statement Is as follows.
The Joint Committees Report.
The Joint committee Of the Anti
saloon league headquarters commit
tee and the synod's committee Of the
Presbyterian church met In Albuquer-
que on April nth and heard the com-
plants OF the Rev John Mordy va
the Rev. J. I. seder as to his methods
" conducting the affairs OF the Anti
saloon league.
THE evidence was submitted BY
Mr.. Mordy and an opportunity was
given 70 MIR. Seder TO answer every
complaint.
After due consideration OF all the
matters submitted, first, by each COM
mlttee separately, and then Jointly.
the joint committee has agreed upon
the following.
'Flrst.-We now clearly under
stand that In Mr.. Mordy's complaint
that Mr.. Seder collected funds which
he did not turn over 10 the treasurer.
he did not intend 40 Imply that Mr..
Seder had misapproprinted funds. but
that the treasurer OF the league cid
not handle the funds, hut they were
handled directly by MIR. seder, as this
seemed 20 him more practical.
And the criticism OF Air. Mordy
was that, BY handling the funds d.
roctly, the superintendent did not
safeguard himself and the league az
he should have done from misunder-
standing
1--WE. therefore. gladly announce
that upon the point OF the mlenppro-
Irlstion os funds tnerr has nfver DscT
any charge made But we benev,
that the mode OF handling the fund.-
ought 10 be through treasurer bui
III saying this, We 70 NJ. cari ans re-
Election whatever on Mr.. Seder's In
tegrlty. We believe him 90 be at
! honest man, and that the funds were
handled economically.
SecOnd--We behave Il WIS shown
THAI the use Of proxies OF trustees hi
l prevailed az the meeting 90 such az
extent as practically 20 nullify all tn
acts Of the league as a body. Thu
does not reflect any more upon Nj
seder than upon the rest Of the body
II Is q custom that has arisen ans
should be abolished, and we recon
mend a more compact and effective
J organisation.
"'Third-The evidence showed tina
the Rev. Or. Bright did noz ST. IN IN,
meeting with proxy. but, because ~
was elected by hts conference 50 &
: do, ard had, therefore, the constitu
J. tlonal right an a member Of the body
~FuurtA-Wc agree 60 she iisht ant
privilege Of the Presbyterian churcl
L 20 follow the recommendation .
their synod's COMMITTEES and wait tn
next meeting OF their synod bef0r
again becoming affiliated with othe
churches Ii the support Of the Anti
= saloon league. and during the interim
Il II agreed that no aapersiona an
criticisms shall be tolerated by IN
z friends Of Temperance and we agre
, 10 cooperate In our efforts againa
the common enemy.
"The Anu-saloon HeadquarteF
III Committed: IS. e. ALLISON.
y. II. HEAI4D,
"a. L. AULdCk
"rhe Synod's Commute,
anan