Show HEWED CLOSE TO THE TUE TN LINE LIE I I I Popular Preacher Who Published a aI I Book Has Ordered the Plates I I Destroyed I New York April G A preacher rising I to t 0 apologize to 50 of his fellow clergy clergymen clergymen I Imen men for a book boole df t fiction of which he was the author and then amid the plaud plaudits plaudIts its Us of the gathering seizing his hat hilt and overcoat to hurry lurry to his publishers to suppress the volume created a sensation at session of the New York Meth Methodist Methodist Methodist odist conference Rev Dr Benjamin C Warren pastor of Centenary Methodist church of this city was the tho preacher In question His book which was published some pome months ISO ago was strongly criticised In many man churches it having been de tle declared dared that It contains a burlesque on a dozen or mors mor preachers of the New York conference Conditions described d in the iho book are said to be bc strangely like those existing In a certain Hudson river rier town Today when most of the regular confer conference ence business had ended ende Mr Ir Warren after explaining about his book said salt It appears that I am guilty In having drawn rawn certain characters too close to life lite I jf if I i have animadverted on any man nina or woman of this conference I am heartily I sorry for It I think I an have that book j suppressed and md the plates destroyed de troyed I i iam i iam Iam am going to bend ny utmost endeavor In I that direction I do this not In hope of I rt ward or fear of punishment but be because because cause of the honor and esteem In I hold this bedy As the minister concluded and started down the lisle aisle for the publishers th tit gathering rose and cheered |