The Denver star., 1913-11-29
THE SITUATION
IN METHODISM
Publication Board Dismlsses
Both Editor and Manager.
HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED

history Of tho Unfortu-
nate Affair Given In Detail.
Philadelphia was great
shake up in the affairs of the African
Methodist church in this city the last
week in October. such as has never
before happened. The publication
board. Of which Bishop Evans Tyree is
president, met and declared vacant the
offices of editor of the Christian Re
corder and manager Of the Book Con-
cern, held respectively by DR.. R. R.
Wright, Jr., and Rev. ]. l. Lowe, D. D.
This Is the dramatic climax of the
Wright-Lowe controversy. which be-
gan from the day DR.. Lowe assumed
the office of manager and continued
uEtil both parties were dismissed.
The immediate cause of the board
meeting was an editorial in the Chris
tian Recorder of Oct 8, in which Edi-
tor Wright charged Manager Lowe
with drunkenness. In this editorial
DR.. Wright says: Il can only account
for loves action on the theory that
he was In one OF his drunken debauch-
es such as have disgraced the Book
Concern since he has been manager. for
1t is common talk that he has been
picked up from the street and lodged
in the police station for drunkenness"
At the beginning of the meeting
Manager Lowe charged Editor Wright
with defaming his character and gave
notice that he would call him to trial
before the stewards OF Mount Pisgah's
A. NJ. f. church. according to the dis
cipline.
Charges Supported by Court Records.
DIR. Wright said he was ready to
prove his charge and produced an affi-
davit, SO 1t is alleged. from the records
of the Third police station, Delaney
near Third street. as follows: March
G. 1913 Jacob Lowe. 1921 Pine street.
age forty nine. married, black. arrest
ed for drunkenness by Officer Robert
son at Front and Delaney streets; con-
| dition when arrested. drunk: time OF
entry. II n. m"
DR.. Lowe insisted that he was not
drunk. but had an attack OF vertigo
and fell unconscious on the street. He
said he did not remember anything un-
I'll he came to in the police station. He
said he was not drunk and had not
drunk any whisky that morning. He
further averred that he had had
similar attack Of vertigo in vicksburg.
Miss, In SSO-thirty-three years ago.
He begged the consideration of the
board. asking that they take his word
that it was vertigo rather than that of
Editor Wrights affidavit from the po-
lice records that it was drunkenness
"Why. then. II you had vertigo. did
they take you to the police station and
keep you confined eight hours and not
send for doctor and enter you up as
drunk? Is that not strange procedure?"
Or. Wright asked. Then DR.. w A.
Sinclair. who is member OF the
board and who also apparently acted
as DR.. loves attorney. said. 81 can an
swer that"
Lowe Unconscious For q Long Time.
In the meantime DIR. Lowe replied.
II do not know what they did with
me. as i was n long time unconscious"
Sinclair continued: They did take
him to the hospital. for telephoned
to the PENNSYLVANIA hospital asking II
]. j. Lowe was there. and l was told
he was. then asked what was the trou-
BILE with him. and l was told that he
had an attack of vertigo and that he
was resting easy" Thereupon Wright
jumped to his feet and asked Sinclair.
Are you sure they told you vertigoT
Sinclair said. Yes. they told me verti-
60" THAT is strange, bishop" said
Wright, directing his remarks to the
chairman and pulling from his papers
letter from the Pennsylvania, hospi-
tai.
The letter stated that Jacob i. Lowe
was brought to the Pennsylvania hos.
pitni Mt 1910 n H.. March q, 1913.
His complaint was alcoholism. Said
Wright: This Is the signed statement
of the Pennsylvania superintendent that
DR.. Lowe was taken there March 6: al
cchoiism-i. e.. he was drunk; that he
was there Mt 1890 a. m. Couple this
with his arrival at the police station.
nearly mile away. at II o'clock, and
you will see how long he rested easy
at the hospital"
DIR. Wright said he did not believe
Sinclair ever telephoned to any hospi-
tai and says that the attack Of YER
tigo is n myth. 1.-THE truth is that Sin
clair was the man who, the police ON
Ger told me. called at the station house
Tor Lowe, and he was so drunk the
police would not even let him see
Lowe" This Sinclair did not deny.
and Lowe practically admitted saying
that Wright was prosecuting him. He
then addressed an appeal to the board
for sympathy. telling Of his long years
OF service