Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-10
MINISTER KICKS
 AT ASSIGNMENT
 ID PINE BLUFF
Rev. Mir. Builler and Little Rock Friends Say He
 Couldn't Live Here.

terday says:
 "Yes, sir. I was at the meeting of
 the congregation of the Capitol View
 Methodist church when MT. Buhler's transfer was discussed, but you'll
 have to get your information some
 where else," said Mrs. Alfred Drink
 water. 519 Wolfe street, when she
 was called on the telephone by a
 Democrat reporter, who had asked
 her what she thought of the charge that Dr. Alonzo Monk had used his influence to railroad" the Rev. H. F. Buhler from largb past saorates into
 small ones. "I haven't anything to
 say about it. Not a word, but I do think it was just terrible. More be-
 cause of his health than anything
 else we objected to MT. Buhler being transferred to Pine Bluff.' Wasn't the fact that MT. Buhler, for the third time, was being trans ferred to pastorate with a smaller
 salary, also considered?" Mrs. Drink
 water was asked.
 Would Go Anywhere.
 "No, indeed, not MT. Buhler. MT.
 Buhler would go anywhere he was sent and the salary wouldn't have
 anything to do with it. He couldn't I live in Pine Bluff, and the doctor at the meeting said so, and we couldn't think of having a man like MT.
 Buhler make any such sacrifice as to go to Pine Bluff and live in that climate.
 ''..Mr. Buhler has done great deal for the Capitol View Methodist church since he has been the pastor, and while I haven't anything to say about his being transferred to the Pine Bluff church think it's awful" Mrs, Drinkwater's sentiments were expressed by several other members
 of the congregation when they were asked as to their opinion of the re- cent transfer of MT. Buhler. '"I don't know who is trying to railroad MT. Buhler, but it certainly
 looks to me like someone is" said a man member of the congregation, to- day. q don't say that Dr. Monk has made any personal effort to humiliate MT. Buhler or make his work in the church any harder, but everyone knows that in three different pastor ates where he has worked his church up he has been transferred to small CT churches each time."
 ct certainly looks like someone Is
 trying to do MT. Buhler an injustice" said another man member of the con- gregation. neither of whom wanted his name made public because they
 didn't want to take any part in the
 discussion" ' t,. 7. Dr. Monk was criticised by several
 members of the congregation because of; his. refusal. to lead in prayer when requested at the meeting of protest
 Wednesday night. "I will not pray because it is not right to pray In the house, of the Lord when an in-
 dignation meeting'is being held in it, Dr.. Monk said, when he was asked to pray. '}f }F Es* &.1
 The Rev. MT. Buhler still says that he will go to the Hawley Memorial church at Pine Bluff, unless he Is
 notifed otherwise by. Bishop H. c.
 Morrison, who made the appointments at the meeting of the conference last week in Monticello. While none oi the congregation has announced that
 such a step has been taken. it Is be- lieyed that a petition jbeafing the names of all members of the congre- eation of the Capitol View Methodist church will be presented to Bishop Morrison, asking that he transfer MT, Rnhler to a more desirable pulpit and where his health will not be | jeopardized. st < :!