Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-02
NJ. n. eenernI Conrerence.

had 70. DR. S has been the incumbent for
the past four years.
2. Editor Of Aefbodist Quarterly Repiec,
at Now York Dr. ID. d. Whcadon was re-
elected by aecamation
3 Dr. j. T. Durbn was reelected Cores
ponding Secretary ofthe Missionary Society by
acclamatiou
4 Editor Of Sunday School Adrocdte and
Sundayschool hooks and tracts, ut New York.
Whole number Of votes 2l6; necessary TO q
choice l0B Rev, Daniel WISE the present
incumbent, had 100 DR.. Il. Cook, at Wiscon-
sin, had o. ta
). Assistant Cor See Of Missionary So.
ciety for the West Whole number of votes
2l0; necessary TO choice ll0, DR. w l..
Harris received l4l, DIR, j. NJ Trimble 3s,
Rev W " Qoode 3s, and Rev p s Bennett
| l. DIR, Harris was elected ha
| G. DR. G. Kingsley was reelected editor OF
the Western Ohristioa Adcocate by acclama-
ton
I. DR. D. W. Clark was reelected by nc.
clanation editor Of books aud Of the Ladies
Repositoryssat the Western Book Concern
8. Dr. W Mast was reelected editor ofthe
German Apoiogist and Of German books, at
| Cincinnati.
0. Rev r. NJ Eddy was reelected by nc
clamation editor of the North-icesteJH Chris.
tim Adr0cqte ut Chicago.
. TO- For editor of the Central ClJistian
idrocatc nt ST. Louis. Whole number of
votes 2l7; necessary TO choice l09 Dr
Charles Elliot had 1871, Rev. Jos. Brooks 80.
! II. j. s. Bingham. of the Black River
Conference, was elected editor of the Morth-
erH Christian .idcocoto, at Auburn n. Y
H. Rev. = II Nesbitt editor of the Pitts
burg Chrjsfini idrocatc
10 Rev. T.. Thomas, reelected editor of
the California Christian IdrOcate.
4 H. Rev. T. II. Pearnc, reelected editor Of
the Oregon Christian 1dcocdte
To- Rev. DR. I, Carlton book agent at
New York
l6 Rev DR. Jas, Porter, assistant book
agent at New York,
H. Rev A. Poe, book agent Mt Cincinnati
IT, Rev L. Hitchcock, assistant book
agent at Cincinnati
The following are the majority and minor
ity reports on the subject of Lay Delegation
reported TO the Conference on Wednesday
last Mr. Goode of Kansas, the Chairman,
handed in both He stated that the Commit
toe had been rynearly divided onthe subject.
The reports were laid over, and ordered to be
printed; motion to rend having been lost
The following are the reports, the preamble
of the majority being condensed
f MAJORITY EsroRr
The majority report, that some Of the An
nual Conferences took 20 action upon either
the East tennessee or Oregon rules upon this
subject, but so lpr MS ascertained, large ma
,, iority have. voted against these rules This
however the Committee does not recognize
AS a decisive vote Of the Conferences. Several
/ Presiding Elders have presented the subject
TO their Quarterly Conferences; l37 of them
have voted; II for, Ii against, and 80 were
, divided on the subject.
There have been 0 petitions received, sign
ed by 679 members for and 40 against the
change In addition, the scheme has the fa
! vorng voice of one Stewards meeting and q
! Convention partially representing % churches
! ! in Philadelphia 1t is evident that the grea
= body OF the church has not yet spoken on the
! question so that the Conference is not nov
: prepared to act in the premises. The Com
e mttee think that whenever the laity manifes
. :. a desire to be represented, they ought to BE-
= allowed the privilege As ministers, the Com
u mttee do not feel ambitious to retain power
which was first devolved upon them not from
choice, but from necessity This necessity ut
longer exists, and they hope that the laity viii
8 he introduced into the General Conference
o aud that their introduction will give them
!, deeper interest in the affairs of Zion
!. They, therefore, submit the following pln,
q for Lay Representation in the General Con
e ference, with the request that the Superintend
l. ents during the third year following the pre-
!, sent Conference shall present it TO the yariou
u Annual Conferences for their action. IL th
D plan obtains the sanction Of majority o
n members voting, it shall become law upon
d declaration Of such vote by the Bishops;
II "The Discipline shall be so altered in char
e {, sec. 2, p. 81, ans. l. as to read
q J. The General Conference shall be CON
W posed of one clerical member for every -
e members of each Annual Conference, to b
a appointed either by seniority or choice, at tn
e discretion of each Annual Conference; yet 8
q that each representative shall have travclle
ID at least four full calender years from the tim
le that they were received on trial by AN Annua
III Conference, and in full connection at the tim
+ of holding the Conference.
And the General Conference shall also cor
sist of number of Lay Delegates, chose
from within the bounds of each Annual Cor
Us ference equal to the number Of Clerical DE
y cgates,
I'd 3 Any male member of the Church nc
er under 30 years of age, and having been /
'e good standing for five consecutive years, at III
a, time Of the election, shall be eligible 90 tn
lu to the office of Delegates
70 g. Each circuit and station shall be entitlc
re TO one clector, to be chosen once in lal
I,e years by ballot in the Quarterly Conierenc
IT. next preceding the session of the Annu
pc Conference to which it belongs No memb'
e, of an Annual Conference shall he entitled
'u' vote at such election.
W. 4. The electors chosen as above shall me
OF at the seat of the Annual Conference on Il
D- first Friday Of the session next preceding Il
VI General Conference, and, having been du
a organized shall proceed to elect by ballot Il
lot number of delegates TO which they are en
NJ tied The Secretary Of said meeting shall FL
'd nsh a certificate Of election to the sever
ed delegates
lot O. The Lay Delegates shall be entitled
&c, seats with the Clerical Delegates, aud TO cqu
a rights and privileges Provided that they shl
,nt not sit on the trial ola Bishop nor on the n
lie peal of Minister
The Lay and clerical de e rates shall vote
gether, and the votes thus cast shall be
:, counted and recorded unless ten mombe
" shall call for the vote by the lay aud cleric
hs delegates separately, when the vote shall
I'M so taken, counted and recorded And
er such case no measure shall be passed witho
'er n majority of the votes cast by each branch
~ delegates. But in case Of election Of Gener
d Conference Officers, the vote shall be by joi
a. ballot.
"A. MINORITY REPORT,
to Whereas the introduction Of Law Delep