Evening journal., 1917-03-31

cesses lean TO the unfortunate habit
OF letter writing and seeking publicity
and notOriety i'm the public press for
such baseless accusations and
charges against every one in auth
GRITTY
"rhc full extent Of this obsession
was placed fully and completely be-
fore the committee by his own let
tiers, the authenticity Of which
Brother Cooke admitted without hcsi-
| tation or reservation. IL is extreme
ly difficult for us TO understand such
a condition
eHoweyer, II also should be unde~-
stood and plainly stated here In pub
/ lice. that there is against the par
! ticular brother against whom these
accusations were made not the slight
est stain, he comes out OF this case
with absolute vlndicatiOn. We feel
/ that il is due to those involved that
4 this statement should be made in
this public manner. because the ac-
cusatOns were made so VIGOROUSLY
public
The particular brother referred TO
as indicated is District Superinten-
dent Robert Watt, it was explained by
some of the ministers later.
The Rev. Ralph 4. Coursey, who
was a member of the trial committee
stated that he felt the public should
know that never in his ministerial
experience had he ever met a man
who presided at such sessions more
fairly kindly, impartially or efficient
Ily. His motion for the expression OF
the Conference gratitude was halted
by the introduction of COmmendatOry
resolutions presented by the Revs. G.
IT Wyatt and w. r. Greenfield.
Following the adoption of these
resolutions, Bishop Mcdowell stated
that the reason why he had called
DR. Buckley TO preside was that he
was willing TO trust his own life IN
Dr. Brickloys hands, an therefore CON
lscientiously could trust those of Other
people.
The Conference then went into ex
ecutive session
Eject Of TOday's Action.
The effect Of todays action by Con
ference Us go prevent DR. Cooke from
serving as an active minister O
course. ne retains his parchments, ant
can ohiciate at weddings. funerals. etc
and can he used as a supply by dis
ltrict superintendent Being rctaine
under the control OF tho Conferonc
by retirement. ne could not institut
other work II will be noted that IA
secretary retains an papers in th
case which may he significant in cas-
of any future trouble
Tho Conference. OF course, havin
i
pei a minister, would have authOrlt
2 TO reconsider its action al some II
{ ture session and place Mr.. Cook
l back on the effective list IN n major
ity should so vote. 10 rs said tins
$ this win not be done The rctir
II ment was not made simply TO en-
p publicity but with definite purpo'
% which was shown in the statement
the recommendation OF the tri
20 board. and Dr. G. II. Bickleya publ
10 statement in open session.
IL Received Into Membership.
Conference opened this morning
- the reception OF the Revs. Luth
,e NJ. Broadway, Ralph G. Jon'
. John L. Prettyman and Charl
&c W. Spry. into full membership al
deacons' orders Bishop Mcdowell a
Il dressed them on Building OF
y Preacher"
=. According to present hopes and G
20 pectatlons, the Conference will a
journ early on Monday afternoon.
x The work OF the cabinet relati'
TO the assignments is intentati'
shape and names are entered on Il
: appointment lists.
II None OF the delegations urging a
h. pointment OF various persons as s
II perintendent Of Salisbury district ha
r. received even so much as a wink fro
n the bishop. II is practically Certa
.o that the Rev Thomas II. Nandyke W
be transferred 10 FrOsthurg. Md
In the Baltimore Conference. and It
4, reported that tho Rev: J. IT. Bickfoi
r. now at Frostburg, will so to New Ca
o. tie.
k In brief address to the membC
of Conference. Hshop Mcdowell ]
NJ ferred particularly to the kind Of p;
OF tors who year after year travel alo
IN the same old way, never giving th
al hearers anything new. never TIN
k i'm a sermon. no change in pra!
,st meeting. running their churches
W d'l4 90 tNN9 WIZ I'm Al""S 80
N ago.
* He said that he had had cons
co. cradle experience with dentists. {
ms told him a short time ago that he
ne learned to use 200 instruments
ne his work. Tho bishop said he
ca also known dentists who only
&C. one instrument the forceps. r.
no simply pull the teeth out and,
added. there are some preachers v
M use the same method OF getting
en- OF unruly members they yank II
IA OUT
ca Bishop Mcdowell also referred
'e the typc Of minister who carefl
IFS writes his sermon and reads il W
IS for word so as to get his gram
81 right
On "He may save his grammar
IS Bishop Mcdowell but he seld
saves anything else. Some pre-
% without notes. some without a
n thing. Many. like the dentist ]
he ferred TO. use one instrument OF
en- In some cases II is a gimlet, Offer
n is a larger instrument and the OF
u alton becomes q bore.
us The Rev J. o. Spencer. OF Nor
'Y College, addressed Conference on
PA half Of the colored students OF
institution. At the close of his
ed marks a member of the Confere
vi asked.
iul "Why are so many Negroes mig
re- Ing north?"
NIT THAT is a big question" rep
ven Mr. Spencer Briefly. it is beca
OF higher wages, chance TO liv
% s1l mans life and escaping from