The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-01
Methodist General Co. ference.
BALr1MoRr, May Sl.-Bshop Merrill

Methodist General Co. ference.
BALTIMORE, May 3l.-Bshop Merrill
! presided at the Conference.
The report of the Committee on the
State of the Church recommending 1.-The
appointment of q committee of two
bishops, four ministers sndthree laymen
to make suitsb provisio, for holding
an Ecclesiastical Council wn adopted.
Report No. l of Committee on Boun
dsries in regard to the organization OF
conferences was considered and adopted.
It is as follows:
l. No petition resolution or men,
orisl asking for or relating to
the division of conferences or the organ
lization of new conferences out of the
territory already occupied by the organ
lied conferences, or the Absorption Of the
conferences already existing, shall be en-.
tertaIned by the General Conference un-
It'll it has been passed upon by tine annual
Iconferences Immediately affected by such
Iproposed action.
/ 2. No proposition for any, change
lin conference boundaries shall be
entertained by the general confer
ence until due notice shall have been
given by the annual conferences desir-
Ing such change or majority of the pre-
Isiding elders thereof to the conference
Or conferences that would be affected
by such proposed action.
II g. ANY two or more conferences that
may be mutually interested In
the readjustment of their common
boundaries, may at any time raise
Joint committee consisting Of five
members from each Conference immo-
dlately interested, and the decision of such
Joint committee when it shall be ap-
pointed by the bishop or biehops, who
may preside in those Conferences at their
sessions then next ensuing, shall
be final, but the committee SO appointed
shall fail to agree or presiding bishops
shall not concur their case with its facts
together with the records of the COM
! mittee shall come to the General Con-
ference Tor final adjudication.
An order was adopted providing for
the payment Of the expenses Of the men,
bers / the Judicial Conferences by the
uook concerns.
The provision to apply to conferences
heretofore rs we'll as hereafter to be held,
Bishop harris, editor of the Discipline
was authorized to note any verbal
changes necessary in the new edition
of the Discipline, provided such changes
do not alter the meaning and inten-
tion of the conference. The
bishops were authorized to
add ~ Of their own mum Der to the com.
mites Of twelve on Fraternity and
Uaion.
A report and recommendation from
the Committee on the Metropolitan
Washington City Church that the bish.
OPS be authorized to appoint financial
agent. who shall be clothed with plenary
mower TO raise the funds necessary TO pay
OF the debt hanging over the Metropoli
tan church, which debt is stated to amount
t 5000, led TO considerable debate.
DIR. Hotfuld opposed the proposition
saving there was no reason why specia
Aseflt should be- appointed to beg for thii
church. 1t had no peculiar claim on th'
church at large to pay OF its debts.
DIR. Newman. Judge Cooley and Gen
| j. B. Weaver spoke in favor OF the re
tport and recommendation, which were
finally adopted.
A resolution was adopted to send to th'
annual conferences proposition
to change the second restriction
rule iu paragraph ninety-four o
of the Discipline prescribing the repr"sen'
| tstion in the General Conference by hx
ing the ministerial representation at MOI
less thsn one Tor every ninety-nme mem
bers Of an annual conference. The pres
emit minimum ministerial representation
lhnot less than one for every torty-hv'
I members. No change Is proposed IN th'
Lay representation.
| The report of the special committee Il
consider and submit to the Conference
Code of Ecclesiastical Jurisprudence snt
Procedure, was taken up. The code n
reported by the committee, which consist
lof Wta III. Hunter of Central Illinois
N. ID Crawford, OF New York; George
l.. Clark, OF Troy; 5. B. Ransom, o
Newark, New jersey; D. r. Mitchell, o
Routh, Kansas; Luke Hitchcock, OF Yin
natl: w. 8 Prentiss, of Illinois, ant
John w. Ray, of Indianapolis, consist
| Of six articles divided into fifty sections
Article IL vests the Judicial power OF TIN
N Z. Church in Parish Court for eacl
uastorsl charge, and District Cour
vithin the bounds OF each Presiding
Elders district; 3 Conference Cour
within III, bounds of each annual confer
sntA an,i . Cour. ofa Appeals and on
Supreme Ecclesiastical Court, and dehne
the constitution and powers OF each court
II was stated that this was an impor
tant matter, more so than any which hat
bean before The conference, and 1t shoult
receive serious consideration.
| IA member questioned whether
quorum was present.
Bishop Ames demanded the cal
| d the house. which was ha'
nd 2l7 delegates, considerably more thai
ouor .m. answered to their names.
| The reading of the code was begun ant
tcoptlnued nearly through artic;e secon'
when. on motion Of Rev. X. Whestly
Ifurther consideration of the report wa
indefinitely postponed.
The bishops were then authorized II
appoint a committee OF i've TO cons'de
the cooe and report at the next Genera
Conference.
At the suggestion Of Bishop Harris tn
Secretary of the Conference was directed
to make up the journal OF to-dsys pro
eeedings SO as omit any record OF th'
indefiuite postponement OF the code an'
to state that 1t was referred to commit
tee to consider and report on: !,
A motion 70 adjourn sine d'e was mad'
and carried.
Bishop James then briefly con
graduated the delegates on thei
harmonious session and Acknowledges
the kindness and courtesy OF the bishop
while presiding over their sessions; n
inculcsted 4 constant cultivat on OF tn
Christian spirit among all the member
of the church, q daily Christian aie, sn'
concluding BY invoking Gods blessing
on each.
The congregation rose and sang
plss, he the tie Shat binds, Bsbol