Show CHURCH ROY ROW GETS WARf I I President Pre sid e n t Accused of Slander By Insurgent Bishop I I INDEPENDENCE Mo No April ii 11 By By lly a Q yote ote o than two t to one the gene ll conference conference o of the Reorganized Church of ot Jesus ChrIst Christof ot of o Latter Day Saints Sainta voted down 1 today today a document aimed by bi 11 td sat lion of directional control in the th church burch The document signed oy ny about delegates aC-a aC ata at-a meeting lat iaal Sunday Sunda opposed a plan presented by Frederick M I Smith president of ot the Ute church who has been seek seek- seek I Ig through h a week ot of o acrimonious debate adoption of his plan Ilan for tor a centralized church government PRESIDENT T ACCUSED INDEPENDENCE I DEPE D NCE Mo 10 April 11 Benjamin Benjamin R It MCGuire Insurgent bishop of ot the Reorganized Church of ot Jesus Christ of Latter Iatter Day Saints today charged President Frederick Smith In Jn the annual church conference with slander I Bishop McGuIre was yesterday termed oI altor by the tiu b president I I of the church for rt l In opposing op- op opposing posing a a proposal hitS fc tw f centering I aut authority in the pres ency McGuIre spent a long time limo today toby exchanging his views and defend defend- defendIng defending I ing his position He Ho quoted ex extensively ex- ex from the writing of Joseph Smith former president comparing comparing- them with utterances utterance of his ton son the Incumbent Mr MI Mc- Mc McGuire Guire said Frederick it M Smith had failed to conform to his fathers father's precepts precept Nearing Nearine the thE close cIoe of bia bla Bishop McGuIre McQuire M said Brethren there is one matter of ot a personal nature I would rather not discuss but I 1 feel compelled to do so I 1 refer to what was waa said yesterday by the president concern concern- concerning Ing a 1 protest against supreme di directional di- di directional control and a branding of ot the signers as aa traitors to the church It was a perfectly lawful and legitimate assembly at which the protest was signed I We so 0 are arc entirely within our rights In assembling and express express- expressIng expressing ing tog our sentiments in this matter matterand and yet we are called traitors for tor I doing so eo If It the president were ere hero now I 1 would demand that he be retract this slander statement heI I I I Do IL It now demanded the voice of the president behind me toe speak speak- speaker er en President Smith had bad entered I to the bishop Elbert A Smith a member of I the presidency had occupied the chair II i |