Evening journal., 1917-01-25
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impression. The tenseness OF the
situation was relieved by the Rev. u
A Hill, Of crisheld, one Of the Nai
committee. who asked II. under the
circumstances. It would be proper
~. him and the Rev. w l. Whlte, OF
rs.ton Md. another member OF the
COMMITTEES. to withdraw and go hoihe
-, account of the funeral or oeaf
friend at Dover. 49,,
eTInder the circumstances oon
thing It would be WISE salo
III ~ might reflect discredit upon the
,,~oceedings and as the situation -
+. delicate one. I believe an nleiiinoi7 sil
~ the committee should remain.
Mr.. Neese Named Counsei. =.
rornaol for the church moved 10
Droceed with the trial and the Kew
George r. Neese OF North East, va
nnnoinfed counsel for the deienoahl'
re requested assistance, and lne nv nv
II Reauchamp OF New Castle Was
appointed associate. - ~.
nr wise called attention 10 tne
Nethodisx law. which, where the ~
eondant IN a trial refuses 70 attehu'
nerrits the trial to be held wltnou'
him. .t,tr,on,
~ MT Beauchamp, J. r. NicKerson'
r-bo hod been summoned as a VII
.ess ssted n he might sit by MI
Noosa ana assist him This permis-
sion was granted after some consiv n AZ,
eration by the court oinclals an l,',,.a1, -
Dashieii OF counsel for tne cnu1vn ~ =
said he had no objections ~ ~
church was asked to proceed ana tWne W
Rev. Thomas r. Van Dyke, pasuol
Of Mt Salem NJ r. Churcn' ""'
No Russelllsm Six Years Ago.
Mr. van Dyke testified he had beer
pastor OF Wesley NJ r. Church pre-
vlous 10 six years ago and had no
known OF any "Russellism" there'
The Rev. George White Dawson
and the Rev Asbury Burke, OF New
nort testified they had been pastors
III Wesley Church previous TO eigth
wears ago and before that ana the,
never had known any "husseiiiSm
'',1S ,slsvton 4. Crew testified he had beei
men,ber Of Wesley Church for twely
years. but that there WAS no ''kussen
,amv there He admitted under cross
examination that he knew nothing OF \
~ do not know the first line of IT, n
said.
aTf you do not know anything OF Rus
eellism how do You know there was n
sRusselllsm' there7s asked Mr.. Beau
clamp. Of counsel for the defence.
II knew Of nothing but Methodism
Wesley Church" replied Mr.. Crew
r. II. Manley a trustee of Wesle
church. testified he knew of no ''Rnssel
isws In Wesley Church, and had NO
hoard n mentioned except by Paste
coolre Under Cross examination he sal
he never had heard "Russellism' mei
toned In the Wesley Church by an
other naator. He admitted he had rea
some newspaper sermons Of Pastor ku
.ell and thought he might have take
about them to others He said he WI
NOT n believer IN "Russellism"
DR.. Watt testified he had preacne
practically the same sermon AZ we
lev Church and later az anoth'
church. in the latter OF which thei
were two portions supposed TO pe :
vided bv iRusselism." On the lntt'
occnslon he said, after the serino
representatives OF both factions can
10 him with tears in their eyes al
congratulated him
eve wished TO bring out this poll
TO show that Pastor Cooke was ny
justified in his statement that ID
watts sermon In Wesley Church ht
stirred up animosity on account OF
reference to 'RusselliHm.
Under cross-examination, DR.. wa
said Pastor Cooke bad taken great 9
ception to the sermon in question
The Rev. Or. e. l.. Hoifecker. seer
farv OF the City Mission Society. te
titled that while he was district e
perintendent he had heard intimatio
that conditions at Wesley Church VIC
in an unsettled condition. but the
had come unofIicially, and not fro
official sources.
The Rev. r. f. Faulkner, or Dclm'
one OF the trial committee, aaked
there had been any signs OF a divisi
m sentiment in the church quarter
conference previous to the preseu
of Pastor Cooke IN the conference.
'.No," replied DR.. Honecker;
Hoffecker also testified that whlle q
trict superintendent he had receiVe'
postal card from someone asklhe
something could not be done 10 s
Pastor COOKE libhi hAN"
'Russelism.' and that he had sNei
or sent Il TO Pastor Cooke.
Or. Hoffecker replied 70 quest
under cross-examination that ne co
not tell from the card whether,
writer was a believer in "Russells
The Rev. j. Howard Gray tesu
there were complaints made al
second quarterly conference OF the
lions Of DIR. Watt, and that most or
.omnlaints we're from Pastor Cool
Under cross-examination, Mr. q
r.sd Indications OF division appea
soou after the convening OF the sec
quarterly. when the pastor read
renorf and he said the spiritual 8
.tion in wesley Church was decla
10 be good. At least dozen pre-
shook their heads at this statem
Pastor Cooke at this time crluiSi
both the rulings and actions OF
Watt, and in a manner that seer
10 show he was angry.
Mr. GRAY said the report on the c
dition In the church was 10 IN "a
10 6 against.
The report In the newspaper
next morning said the support or
pastor had been unanimous.
The Rev. DR. W. +. Corkran,
Union NJ. r. Church. a former dist
superintendent, testified that never
any cabinet meeting had he obseI
any indications that DR.. Watt was
1T to have charge OF the appointn
of the brethren Of his district, nor
Indication OF being headstrong.
Hgerenf and over-bearing.