The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-01
Tn C METHoDIsT CONGRESS.
A Special Agent to BEG for the Metropolitan
Church-Adjourned Sine Die.

BALTIMORE, May 31.-The Conference as
sombled ut . o'clock at the Academy of Music,
Bishop Merrol presiding. The report Of tue
Committee on Sunday Schools and Tracts was
read and adopted. The report Of the Commit
tee on the state OF the Church, recommending
the appointment Of commission OF two
Bishops, four ministers, aud three laymen, to
make suitable provision for holding an Ecu-
menicsl Council, was adopted.
Re port No. OF the Committee on boundaries
in regard to the organization and division Of
Conferences was considered and adopted. The
order, as adopted, Is as follows;
I. No petition, resolution. or memorial asking for
or invoking the division OF conference or the uis
alton Of conferences OFT of territory areadN
pied By organized conferences OF the absorption O.
S are crnc ha, Been psse upS
by the annual conferences Immediately affected BY
No prSpo,,ion isI any chang in conference
en- until Que notice snal have been by the an:
nual conferences desiring Gu, chanyu majority Of
ferences tnat would be affected oy suc proposed ac
.. ANY two or more Conferences that may be mutual
" interested IN the rea,justment - tner common
bounddrits at any time raise Joint com resion
consisting of nve members from clcn conference In
isx shsn IT, .ha be approved BY the s Sp
who may preside ~ those copierc9.ess their sessions
appointed sha fan to sgree the presdiug Bishops
Sh the records Of The s conssion snail CONE
the General Conference for adjudication.
An order was ndopted providing for the pay
ment Of the expenses OF members OF judicial
conferences by the book concerns, the provision
to apply to conferences heretofore as well as
bishop Harris, editor Of the " Discipline" was
authorized ~ make any verbal changes neces-
sary In the new edition 81 the Discipline" pro-
vidcd sucn changes do not alter the neaninx
and intention OF the Conference. lie was also
authorized to publish in the "Disci2line" alt
resolutions passed by this General Conference
that he may deem Of general interest 10 the
church.
The bishops were authorized to add two Of
their own numter to the Commission Of Twelve
| on Fraternity ana Union.
a report and recommendation from the Com
! mittec ON the Metropolitan (Washincton city
! Church, that the Bishops tie authorize ID to ap-
point financial agent who shall he clothed
| with plenary power to raise funds necessary to
| ray 4 the debts banging over the Metropolitan
! Church, which debts the committee state
| amount 70 $500, led to considerable debate.
| DIR. Hatfield opposed the proposition. saying
that there was no reason why special agent
should be appointed TO beg for this church. II
DR.. Newman, Judge Cooley, and Gen. J. d.
| Weaver spoke In favor Of the report and recon-
| incubation, which were finally adopted.
! A resolution was adOUted TO send the annual
conferences proposition 10 change the second
restrictive iulc (parderaph ~ OF the Disciplined
| trescr bug approximation In the General Con
ference by liking the minimum ministerial rep
rcseutgtiuu at not less than one Tor every ninety
! nine memhers OF an annual conference. This
! present minimum Ministerial representation Is
| moi Ices than one for every forty-uve mem beers
| No change l. proposed in Law representation.
The report OF the srecial committee to con
| slider and submit to the Conference a code 81
ecciesiasticai Jurisprudence aud procedure
| was taken up.
Tue reading OF the code was begun and con
| tinued nearly through article 2, when. on mo-
tiOn 81 the Rev. X. wheauey ofNew York, the
further cons deration OF the report was indea
ntely postponed.
Tue Bishops were then authorized TO appoint
| a commission OF I'VE To consider the code Hnd
| report to the next General Conference.
AT the suggestion OF Bishop Harris the Score
| tary of the Conference was directed to make vi
the journal Of TO days proceedings SO As to onli
uuy record Of the Indefinite pOstuoueuent OF IN,
codc, and to STATE tnst 1t WAS referred to a com
| mission to consider aud epott on.
1t va. now one o'clock, and a motion TO ad
| journ slue die Was made aud carried.