Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-13
METH0DIsM.


Proceeding of the BHethOdist Con-
fereaces - PnfladelphfR Confer.
ence Opposing Transfers-Try ing
mcmbrrs for Connection with
Quack Medical Colleges, &c.
At the Philadelphia, Annual Confer
snos Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
yesterday, a resolution was adopted re-
questing the Presiding Bishops to make
no transfers to this Conference unless
an equal number be transferred from
il. An amendment was added declar-
ing that the request Of any church or
churches tor q continued supply by
transfers is unreasonable and un Metho-
distic, and ought not to be complied
with.
II was further resolved to petition the
General Conference TO amend the dis
cipline by adding to that portion coz
ferring on the Bishops power to XII the
appointments, the provision that trans-
fers shall not be from o1e Conference
to another without consulting the Con-
ferencss Immediately interested. Accord
ing TO the discipline and through the
reports presented, special Committees
were appointed to try Revs. 7. B. MIL
.ler, NJ. D., and William Major on &C.
count OF their relations with the Phila-
delphia U University ofsurgery and Medi-
cine.
The Lay Electoral Conference Of the
Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday elected to the Gsner-
al Conference, which meets at Cincin-
natl in May next, Judge Dreher as del
egate from the districts outside Of Phil
adelphia alternate, General Albright ;
and as delegate from the Pniladelghia
districts, Councilman John Hunter al
ternats, John Whitemaa. Resolutions
ware adopted opposing any change
in restrictive rules limiting the
usual term Of service Of a pastor
in the Church to three years, and pro-
viding for the establishment of q COM
mittee or board to decide upon all
questions of church location. A recon-
mendation was adopted that hereafter
any minister in the regular work and
in charge OF a church shall first obtain
the consent of the Presiding Elder and
Quarterly Conference before proposing
or undertaking to engage in any Sc
cular work, or connect himself with
any institution Of learning or science.
NEW JERSEY CONFERENCES.
The New Jersey Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church adopted a
resolution yesterday requesting the
United States Congress to appoint a
Commissioner to inquire into and take
such measures as are deemed advisa-
BILE towards passing law to abate, as
far as possible, the future manufacture
and sale Of Intoxicating liquors, go far
as the general government is concerned.
Revs. D. B. Graw and w. Moffet were
chosen delegates to the General Con-
ference at Cincinnati. The Lay Con-
ference elected as delegates Jesse H.
Divsrty, of Dennisville, and Gen. c..
D. Fisk, Of Trenton, Judge W. s. Yard
and J. W. Nswlin being chosen as alter
mates.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE.
The Central Pennsylvania Confer
ence, in session at Altoona yesterday,
elected the following delegates to the
General Conference
Ministerial-Rev. W. W. Evans, s.
c. Swallow, J. c. Clark, 8 s. Monroe,
D. D., and +. B. Riddle.
Alternates-Re Thompson Mitchell
aud John ]. Pierce.
Lay Delegates--Dr. Hugh Pitcairn,
Altoona, and g. M. shoop, Danville.
Alternates-Jonathan Boynton and
Jacob Sallade.