The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
GEN.. KING ACCUSES
HILLIS'S EX-ADYISER
Issues Statement Asking Why
Frank L. Ferguson Is No
Longer a Minister.
TALKS OF O~VERCHARGES

The progress Of the row between the
Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills and
Frank l.. Ferguson. formerly chairman
Hillis's business manager for five years,
was marked yesterday by an exchange
Of accusations between Mr.. Ferguson
and Gen. Horatio c. King. clerk of the
church and one OF the pastors at
torneys. DIR. Hills spent the day pre-
pairing his sermon for this morning. the
subject of which was not announced,
but his adversary, In the present dis
cussion OF his affairs. and his friend
prepared long typewriter statements
attacking each other bitterly.
All the issues that has been discussed
during the week were reviewed in the
wordy %outpourings. with new ones In ad-
dition. Gen. King insinuated among
other things that Mr.. Ferguson over
charged DIR. Hills for commissions,
services and expenses in handling the
ministers timber investments and other
business affairs. He also intimated that
Mr.. Ferguson. a former minister Of the
Gospel. might have reason to explain
why he had quit preaching and why he
had transferred his property, as Gen.
King said he had, to a Connecticut
company.
These insinuations." asserted Mr..
Ferguson in reply, ARE simply OF a par
with all the rest OF his article, which
would have discredited itself without
n comments which l have made"
Financial Accounting withheld.
Gen. King reiterated the charge that
Or. Hills had tried for a yea to get a
financial accounting from MIR. Ferguson
and urged that "A suit be instituted which
would compel MIR. Ferguson to surrender
the mass Of documents. checks. letters.
&c. bearing on Dr. Hillis's extensive
business enterprise. He has much mat
ter. the General says. which he may use
against Mr.. Ferguson at h proper time.
Gen. King declared too that he told Or.
Hills that an amicable settlement Of his
and Mr.. Ferguson's differences was no.
possible, and therefore Frederic w Hin
was selected to accomplish IL. The
account presented by Mr.. Ferguson to
DIR. Hills Gen. King brands as unsat-
isfactory.
There are manifest charges for COM
which DIR. Hills says he is not
to-" states Gen. King. And he
still refuses to let Or. Hills have the
books. papers and documents. Mr.. Fer
handling of the doctors bank
book and attorneys account when
brought out In court will amaze the peo-
Pile of Brooklyn.
81 think, too. II will he interesting to
read the history of Pomona College
(Cal.). Mr.. Ferguson's last appearance
was president-was in a bac-
address which one of the pro-
fessors found In an old volume which
happened to have. Mr., Ferguson il
or was a minister OF the Gospel, but he
had not preached for many years.
Why?'
In r%efutation OF the latter statement,
Mr.. Ferguson produced a set of reso-
lutions given to him when he retired
from Pomona College, expressing the
appreciation of his able adj
ministration and valuable services to
the college" and added
"He says that | was once a min
lister of the Gospel and l am wonder
ing what reflection apo my past that
would imply in view Of his professional
relations TO "a celebrated lvine who
within a few days has made a peniten-
tial confession that has been published
throughout the land. 1t is sufficient
for me to say that I had at my own
request, an honorable dismissal from
the last ecclesiastical association OF
which l was a member, and which car
be printed II desired. 1t is also sufficient
to say in reply TO Fen. Kings anxiety
about my creditors that up to the pres
ent time I have been able to take care
OF my obligations"
Mr.. Ferguson replied to every point
made by Gen. King In an equally long
statement. Gen. Kings i~nsinuations
abOut hia connection with church buill-
Ing activities, Mr.. Ferguson says, are
directed against the whole board of
trustees of the church and not to him
self. Mr.. Ferguson also mentions al
legged objection Of DR.. Hills to Gen.
Kings election to the church board and
to another Incident In which Mr.. Fergu-
son quotes DR.. Hills as saying that
the pastor Of Plymouth removed the
Generals picture from a prominent place
In the Arbuckle Institute at the build
ing's opening.
II have never denied" aid Mr.. Fergu-
son. that / Endorsed the Alberni timber
bonds accepted by DR.. Rossiter w. Ray
n others any more han ! have
that l Endorsed the original and
renewal notes for DIR. Hills for hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars. 1t IL
apparent that Gen. King and one OF
DIR. Hillis's other attorneys would de-
liberately put him In the position Of re-
pudiating the ownership OF his own
timber licenses subject to the
outstanding bond issue OF 100000.
81 never said" he added. that I
would do my best to ruin DR.. Hills, for
! am not the kind of bird that IL said
befoul his W nest. l could find no
satisfaction In undoing tho strenuous
work which / accomplished for DR..
Hills by five years effort"