Evening journal., 1917-01-17

nc said: you need not bother about
onsidering me, you cannot stop me,
% words to that effect. he knowing the
me to be IN defiance of authority
nd subversive of all Methodist law
Ind usage.
6. The said G. a. Cooke. in the
first trial Of c. L. Crew, when counsel
for the accused objected 10 the intro
ductfon OF Henry and Harris, an obso-
lete and antiquated authority on
Methodist law and usage, offering
Merrill's Digest as the accepted
authority by the direction Of the Cen
eral Conference. and even after coun-
eel for the church agreed 20 tho OBJ
lection, said Cooke, in an insolent
and egotistic manner said II know
as much as any OF them. l am
authority here" or words 70 that ef-
feet he knowing the same to be sub
versive Of all Methodist law and usage
g. Further. said G. A. Cooke did
ass Henry AND Herrit aforesaid; bui
afterwards n The trials so called o.
Messrs Crew and Thorpe, sought to
function of tudgc Droeoclt0r a1d wit-
ness by an appeal to Merrri's Digest
the authority he had ia the above
mentioned case excluded. but IN the
latter case cited as authority and IA
each case upon the same point, viz,
the presidency of the court, he know
ing the same to he ia defiance OF the
authority of our General Conference
7. The said c. a. Cooke i'm de-
lance Of Methodist law and usage
when he on the basis of the aforesaid
NnHH 90. I.
Harris. did deny to one Mrs. Ella
Jones. an accredited member Of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church. the right
TO testify in the trial of c. L. Crew
when said Cooke had himself as heI
pastor given her a letter Of transfer
10 the Harrison Street Methodist
Episcopal Church.
g. The said G. A. Cooke on Sab.
bath. December "a. 1916. did IN de.
fiance OF the verdict acquitting c
L. Crew, not participate in the ses,
sion of the Sunday school of which
said Crew was superintendent, but
went up stairs into the audience room
and was Joined by Mrs Cooke Mrs
Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. LeatherbuTy, Mrs
Susan Jones, Mr.. Boyer and one OF
two others. When Frank Mamie,
visited the audience room he was in
formed by said Cooke that they were
having a special Bible class" h'
knowing such conduct to be the same
offence with which he had charged
said c. L. Crew.
8. Said G. A. Cooke, on the nigh
Of January z. 1917, did, in announcing
from the pulpit of Wesley NJ. p
Church, a trustee meeting for the fol
lowing night, criticise and hold up {,
public contempt a ruling Of the dis
trict superintendent, given in his on
cial capacity at the third quarterl!
conference held December q. 1918
And on the following night said Cook
went TO the meeting of the trustees
md sought 10 have J. R. Beckle!
recognized as trustee. the same beinl
In open defiance of Methodist law ant
usage.
10. The said @. A. Cooke, in tn
third quarterly conference held De
cember q. 1915, did publicly criti
else the verdict in the Crew case. say
ing. when the district superintendent
called his attention to impropriety o
such criticism. Are you here to de
fend TT" or words TO that effect, n
knowing the same to be in defiance o
Methodist law and usage.
II. Said Cooke proposed to hi
board to decline to honor the claim
Of the bishop and district su
perintendent, and to force said ON
GERS into court TO show cause VIII
they should receive their salary.
/ 70. The said q. A. Cooke. IN
meeting held at the request Of tn
district superintendent. at which Revs
y. L. Hoffecker. J. w. Easley and v
p. Northrup we're present, and whicl
was called by the district superin
tendent with G. A. Cookies consent
and at which he was present, to seel
to convince said G. A. Cooke that IN
deposition OF one Thorpe as a truste
was inconsistent with both ohurc
and civil law. said @. A. Cooke whe
the district superintendent, Rev. Rob
ert Watt. stated that he was willin
to go to the highest judicial tribunal 4
Methodism-the judiciary committe
with his Interpretation, said @. 4
| Cooke replied ~ nobody had an
more respect for that body than
have they would not care much for II
decisions