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Show METHODISTS MAKE WAR UPON BISHOP NEELY High Churchman Accused of Asserting Authority In Defiance off the Conference. By Leased Wire to The Tribune. NEW .YORK. May 13 Bishop . Neely must hn retired. This Is the watchword of New England Methodist Episcopal mlnlsteru. and laymen which has been .brought by visitors from that flection to the headquarters of the church at 150 Fifth avenue, Charfges of lmperlousness. of dogmatically dogmati-cally asserting unisL-opal authority In alleged al-leged dcllnnee or the general conference which appoints and controln the bishops, are made against Bishop Noely following the session of the New England conference confer-ence In April, It Is alleged that because of the appointments made to a large number of churches at variance with the wishes of the congregations, officials and ministers, a state approaching insurrection insurrec-tion has come Into existence. It Is also charged that he "defiantly refuses to obey the general conference." St. Mark's church, the leading congregation congre-gation In Boston, refused to accept the minister sent who was pot blamablc for tho appointment and finally refused, to accept any minister Bishop Neely would transfer to them and Its pulpit Is vacant for tills year. Bishop Neely denies the statement- that New England Methodist Episcopal ministers min-isters and laymen are In a stato of insurrection in-surrection due to the appointment of undesirable un-desirable ministers by him. "The whole tiling Is grossly misrepresented," misrepre-sented," the bishop declared warmly. "It Is nonsense. There is some motive behind be-hind these misstatements. It may be a misunderstanding. Some say it Is politics, poli-tics, but I won't say what it Is." |