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2,s5 1911
THE DEATH oF DR.. N'cLISroCK.
The following resolutions in regard to the
death OF the late Rev. John McChntock were
adopted:
Reso!rsd Jy the Rah,mor, Anrva! C,a5srence N
tonyutHoe assembled. That we have Ju.t heard with
Rey. John McCintock. u ID. IL ID. the Presidani
OF Drew Theological semin airy by which the church
has lost one OF It's most useful, learned and distn
kesOirsd, That the sympathy OF this Conference is
the afflicted church.
ELDERS ORDERS.
The following were elected to Elders orders,
VIC. L. Baldwin, w. III. Read, b. f. CIarkson,
and the following continued as Deacons, viz -
w. L. Bird, Wesley X. Davis. j. T.. Wilson,
Thomas Slicer, L. j. Cross, w. A. Coontz, j. Il.
LAY DELEGATION.
Several brethren recorded their votes on the
Restrictive Rules recommended on yesterday
and on Lay Delegation. The vote stands at this
time affirmative SO, negative 81. DIR. Kynett,
Corresponding Secretary Church Extension So
ciety, was introduced to the Conference.
FINANCIAL.
The Conference Stewards submitted their re-
port, showing that Ssci.96 had been received
this year more than last; 15 per cent of claims
had been distributed this year, 63 per cent last.
The report was adopted. The Committee on
Necessitous Cases reported that e., l20 had been
appropriated for neeessitous cases and $500 for
education.
ELECTED To pEAcoN's ORDERS
The class of candidates for deacon's orders
was called forward by Bishop Ames, to b.,
questioned according to the form of Discipline.
The following presented themselves:-H. z.
West, w. X. Gwinn, ID. Haskill, T.. L. Ander-
son, Albert Jump, j. j. G.. Webster, j. w.
Howard, E. H: Smith, NJ. b. +. Rice, ID. q.
The Bishop proceeded to address the young
ministers and Conference. He said that il was
as true in morals as mechanics that the .sstream
isters should be an "example to the flock"
Ministers are not private individuals-they can
not bei their example is doing either good or
evil. These have been examined on literature;
you now come to look into their spiritual life.
In their answers they will unveil their true
characters. Mr.. Wesley preached no new doc
trlne; Repentance, ,""faith, )" degeneration"
and "sanctficatiOn'' were terms familiar to the
church. 1t was not by new terms that the
church was moved, but by old terms, de-
Slared with an earnestness that was un-
Known Others had preached the word, but
the people had not heard it so that the
flames of hell seemed to rise before them.
lhey mad heard of repentance, but not so as to
feel Its pains; OF sanctiticaton but not from men
whose countenances were all aglow with its ii,-
ward hres This was the novelty of the fathers
OF MethOdism. So may it he with US! Nav we
have an experience of our own. The late Chief
Justice Mclean at three different times ex-
pressed his fears that the modern ministry had
iost large part or their pulpit power in eXclud
ing their experience from the pulpit He had
hardly ever heard fathers when they did not
introduce their experience and illustrate largely
by facts The Bishop had often seen him
rouse himself with new life when the preachers
introduced their own experience and that of
others. The Bishop continued for some time to
comment on the questions of the discipline
HIS address vas one OF unusual ability and effect
1he disciplinary questions were then pro-
pounded. The candidates were then elected to
Deacons' orders with the exception of j. W.
Howard and j. L. Hne, who were discontinued.
deacons' orders, viz: James North. f.. Potter.
John Edward, John Justice, Il. r. Bergman
and Thomas Lampligh.
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elders orders, viz: }. q. Dean, n. NJ. Smith, j.
w. Loane, and w. N. Barnes.
MR.. LANAHAN AND THE METHODIST BOOK CON-
Germ.
A report was presented by the special COM
mttee to whom the character of John Ianahan
was referred; as follows:
Inc committee to which was referred the case
OF hev. John Lanahan respectfully report that
they have examined the allegations contained
In the editorial referred to them appearing in
Sne CHRISTIAN Advocate, published at New York
MaIcn "a, 1910, and read in open conference
and hnd that, from the testimony before them
the printed document purportiRg to be a state
,h meh1 10 me BOOK committee was laid before
the BOOK Committee by DIR. Lanahan, first in
manuscript and then in print. 1t was procured
py the baltimore American from another party
anu without Dr. Lanahan's knowledge, and
Printed by said paper from the printed COPY as
laid before the Book Committee.
Dr. Lanahan assures US that he put his state
,. mehu IN printed form because he believed it
ougnt 10 60 to the Church. 1t was referred to
Dy the minority of the Book Committee i'm their
report, and was by them declared to be ..corroh-
ota,eu py documents drawn from the books OF
dealers, and also from the order books of the
fr1ntlng Department Of the Methodist Book
concern 1t had gone into the secular pres
by no act OF his, and he deemed it better to
send 1t out under his own inspection in order
that the Annual Conferences which wished to
40 so, could examine the facts it contains We
nnd iurther, as he AYERS, that the on.y ''varia-
nonS from the statement" as laid before the
Book Committee are, (O a reference to certa;,
nrms by initials rather than by the full name:
| W the omission CT the name of a bishop l.,
statlng recommendation of his: and (31 n ref
erence to certain immoralities OF An emnlove
Ihls Tart omission, he declares was made he
cause he preferred to state his cause with less
| reproach to the public. ' e'0N
IN the opinion of your committee there is M
occasion Ior calling these variations ssmaterial
We also report that sufficient re ason has hcep
shown why General Conference officer sboniJ
nave employed Q General Conference organ to
aeho1nce , the Official statement Of another Gen
| nnt,;I H ence W omcer, and that of his own
infamous" S"ia'ion
Nor can we regard it as within the ranye n,
edltorlal privilege to ''warn the public pen
orally against placing any coniidence in tba
anegauons OF an elder OF the Church. a membey
OF TINS body, and an officer Of the General Con
We would not abridge the freedom of the
| press, nor needlessly limit editorial discretion
out we do object to and enter our solemn iudg,
neht against such assaults upon our brethren
anu connectlonal officers as are contained in the
edtorial referred to our consideration. We Offer
the following: W o-.''
Hesotred That, having carefully investigated the
facts consected with the publication a the stat IN
ment 10 the BOOK Committee, - made by Rev John
Lanahan, ID D., Assistant Book Agent at New Yort
We nnd nothing to mplicate his moral or MINI
character do now pass "u 'n1'' his
The report was signed by the committee:-T
~. Eddy, w. B. Edwards, Geo. Hildt. l.. F.
Morgan, b. P. Brown, A Kelley, j. B. Stitt.
Rr. EDDY briefly advocated the report.
III. Sl1cer did the same EXTENDING b;s ra
marks into defence of the minority of the
BOOK Concern, and denunciation of the
jority. f Va 'lio ina-
The report was adopted, and the character of
rev. John Lanahan passed by rising vote.
baltimore Annual Conference M. r.
Church South.