American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-28
March 28th, 1926.

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4 EXTRACT from the proceedings of the BALTIMORE
UNION S0CiE rY, in relation to contemplated Conyen.
ton to be held BY the reformers in the Methodist Epsco
! pal Church.
4 The following resolution adopted by the Baltimore
Union Society, at regular monthly meeting, held the
third day of January 1926.
| Rssolued, That committee of seven members be ap-
pointed by ballot for the purpose of taking into ser-
alton the propFety of calling convention of the friends
OF reform the Methodist Episcopal Church and to re-
port to this Society, the result of their deliberations
Upon counting the ballots, it appeared that the following
named brethren duly appointed. DIR. Samuel X.
jennings Rev. Alexander McCane, Rev. James r. vii.
liams, Mr.. Thomas Mummey, Mr.. John Merely. MIR.
Wesley Starr, and MIR. John Chappell
| At meeting of the Baltimore Union Society, held
March 2, 1926. The committee presented the following
The committee appointed to take into consideration the
subject of convention for the purpose of securing
nmy Of sentiment and harmony of expression, in the
memorials intended to be sent up to the ensuing general
conference, to be convened at Pttsburg in 1928, beg
leave to report
1. That it is the opinion of your committee, that no
measure Can SO efectualy secure this important object,
that of convention
O. That the want of such a preparatory measure was
most strikingly manifest il 1924 There great var
ty not to say descrpance in the different memorials
up TO the general conference This want Of unanmity
noticed by the conference in their circular,
well calculated to make the that friends
reform, i'll asking for their rights and privileges
radctory and Inconsistent; And the conference when
furnished with such preface exhibiting the confusion,
indefinite complaints and uncertain demands Of refomes
appeared the more graceful asserting, that all the rights
Of IS hae he
defined in the discipline, "pardon if know no
such rights if we do not comprehend such privileges"
eformers therefore, their memorials ought to speak
the same things and speak them in language which shall
be definite and convincing.
8. 10 recommending this measure, your committee think
important that it should be guarded that it cannot
be justly chargeable with the appearance of
sntra of
Brethren from different places and at different times have
called for pln which should forth in detail,
our expectations in the contemplated REFORM l; is the
opinion OF your committees that the plan ought to issue
from the General conference and that under existing cir
cumstances the attention of the reformers ought to be
chiefly directed TO the great and fundamental principle
of representation On this point, if your committee not
greatly mislnformed, the reformers unanimous. ALI
who understand the ect fully persuaded that when
ever the General Conferences shall have been made to
consist of body of men, ministers and aymen, chosen by
the Church, in such manner and ratio shall be
BILE and just every other necessary Improvement will fol-
low in manner which cannot fail to be satisfactory. Your
committee, therefore, recommend conventions, to be
sembed in the several states of the unon where brethren
inclined to adopt the measure for the exclusive pur
pose of making inquiry into the proprety and expedency
of asking for Representations and taking pre-
paratory to the formation of memorial expressly upon
that subject.
d. Your committee in conformity with this view of the
object of convention, would respectfully suggest the
proprety of recommending FIRST that when convention
of friends reform each stae shall have met such time
and place as snail nave been agreed on by the eforers re-
siding each respectively that the great question OF
presentation only ought to be agitaed confnng their
deliberations to this point, until there shall be satisfactory
understanding the subject and then proceed to elect
one or more delegates at their own discretion to meet
general convention, suitable time and place for
the express purpose Of preparing memorial to the next
General Conference And that it shall be the definite
derstandng that the memorial prepared shall be con-
siered speak the undivided sentiments of reormer
the subject of equitable representation in the General
Conferences taking great to prove and establish the
.rghts and privileges which claim, that the con.
ference may knozv them :to demonstrate the righteous
of claims by such arguments that the conference
may be able to =" comprehend" them.
S Your committee are Furthermore of opinion that in
order to be timely readiness for the next General Con-
ference, it important that this subject be Immediately
agtate perhaps would be best for the state conventions
have their several meetings before the close of the pre-
year. The propety of this will appear when
is considered, that the delegates to the general
ton will need time for insttung and conducting the
cessay preparatory correspondence And this thought
suggests another, respecting the Importance of timely
public annnnciaon in the Mutual Rights of the of
the delegates the general convention their places off
residence, &c. to facilitate the correspondence above
ferred to. And finally it is thought that the delegates
chosen by the state conventions ought be permitted
fix The time and place of the meeting of the general con-
vention*
6. Your committee think it might be acceptable to all
concerned to know that in their opinion Baltimore presents
itself very suitable and sufficiently central place for
the general convention And confident that the dele
gates will meet hearty welcome, and satisfactory accom-
mediation at the houses of the reformers in this city.
All Of which respectfully submitted by your commit
tee. 8 S. X. JENNINGS, Chairman.
The Report was read accepted and ordered be prn
ted the information and consideration of the eformers
the Methodist E. Church throughout the United States
sWe would suggest October. 1897, the suitable
time
Q Printers favourable to religious liberty requested
TO give the foregoing an insertion,