The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-20
THE M. f. CONFERENCE,

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On Friday, resolution was adopted by
Conference requesting the Presiding Bishop
to make no transfers to this Conference un-
less an equal number be transferred from il.
An amendment was added declaring that
the request of any church or churches for
continued supply by transfers is unrcason-
able and un- Methodistiej and ought not to
be complied with IL was further resolved
to petition the General Conference TO amend
the discipline by adding to that portion con
lerrng on the Bishops power to fix the ap-
pointments, the provision that transfers shall
not be from one Conference toanother with
out consulting the Conferences Immediately
interested. According to the discipline and
through tho reports presented, special conf
mittees were appointed to try Revs. 7. b.
Miller, NJ. D., and William Major on ac-
count of their relations with the Philadel-
phia University of Surgery and Medicine.
The Lay Electoral Conference, on FRI
day elected to the. General Conference,
which meets al Cincinnati in May
next, Judge Dreher as delegate from the
districts outside of Philadelphia; alternate,
General Albright; ana as delegates from
the Philadelphia districts, Councilman John
Hunter; altcrtatbj John Whiteman. Reso-
lutions were adopted opposing any change
service of partor in the church TO three
years, and providing for the establishment
of a committee or board to decide upon all
questions Of church location. A recomend
alton YVES adopted that hereafter any minis
ter in The regular work and in charge Of
church shall first obtain the consent of the
Presiding Elder and Quarterly Conference
before proposing or undertaking TO engage
in any secular work, or connect himself
with any institution of learning science.
1t was reported at the annual meeting
Friday of the Philadelphia Branch Of the
Conference Board of Church Extension Of
this chdrch, that during the fourteen years
of the parent Boards active work, endihg
January l, 1850, the Board has collected
and disbursed 81 ,509,I72 A, of which $780,
920 73, belongs to the Loan Fund, from
which churches ale to be aided only by
loans, and that since the first OF this year
So churches Have been aided by loans and
donations. Addresses were made by Bishop
Merrill and Revs c. C. McCabe, d. D., and
T. II. Everett.
At the anniversary exercises of the Sun
day School Union on Friday addresses were
made by Revs. DIR. Butler and James Nor
row. 1t was stated that the schools have
5000 teachers and 10000 pupils.
AT Saturdays meeting Of the Conference,
Revs. DR., II. ". Warrehj William Swim
dells, W. j. Paxson, Jacob Todd and Geo
Cummings were elected delegates to the
General Conference which meets in Cincih-
natl during next May.
! On Monday Revs. Dr. James Cunning
ham and John +. Chaplain were elected al
ternate delegates to the Geiieral Conference
at Cincinnati. resolution, action upon
which was deferred until Tuesday morning,
was offered, declaring that it is highly i'm
proper for any preacher in charge TO en-
gage in any secular employment or occupa
ton, whether professional, mercantile, Off
! cial or otherwise; the resolution further
urges upon all "brethren in the pastoral of
! flee the absolute necessity, which is upon
us ALL to keep entirely clear from all such
engagements" The report for the Lehgh
district stated that, with one exception, all
debt burdeued churches are in an improved
condition.
Collections for the year past amounting
to $37 1853 10 were reported Monday eve
ming at the celebration of the fity-ninth an
niversary of the Missionary Society. Ad-
dresses were made by Bishop Merrill and
Revs. DR.. C. II. Fowler and r. II. Moore.
Conference indcfihitely Postponed Tuesday
all further action upon the resolution, offer.
ed at previous meeting, prohibiting min
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Action was also postponed upon resolution
requesting the General Conference to change
the law governing the election of Presiding
Elders, to consider whether it would not be
more economical or effective to have
a Bishop for each Conference, with an Ad-
visory Board of Presiding Elders, who shall
be chairmen of small districts, and, at the
same time, have pastoral charge, and to con
slider what other change, if any, should be
made in the work of Pesiding Elders.
Conference adopted resolutionsy Wednes-
day, expressive of sympathy With sufferers
in Ireland, and recommended that church
collections and subscriptions be sent to the
President of the Irish Conference for distri-
button through the ministers OF that body.
A report was adopted recommending that
none but the untermented juice of the grape
be used on saGralnental occasions, that the
subject of temperance be given prominence
in all the Sabbath schools, and that gll the
ministers present it frequently from the
pulpit. The Statistic Committee reported
that there are in the district 5gj5 probation.
ers, 1910 fhembers, 29S local preachers,
S06G officers and teachers Of Sunday schools
up GpnIoNr pahnIn,.,