, 1880-04-19
TIE NIETHODISTS.
THE GENERAL CDNFEnESCE or TIE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL. CHURCH.

Wv AFi1A lfs-AAto Gilt 20 ebuI1 ~
10 honnrctl with tho presence nf inrRu number
Of tho prominent lnen In tho Methodist Episcopal
Church. The thw-1r,nklng body Of this Church
is tho General Conference. composed Of both
ministers md laymGn, delegated by thor respcct-
I've conferences to represent thonl. Thorc Will
be nbout 100 Of these delegates, and besides
them ul,out Nfty frnternnl Delegates from othpr
branches 1T tho Methodist Church and othcr
denominations. All thoaD Delegates aro to bo
entertained, not ut thoir own expense, but by
tho Mctholtsts Of Cincinnati. To provide for
tliis and nuke othor needed Arrangements, II
General COnrerpnco Association WINS fnrtncI
tho teud'ng committee OF which WIS that on
Entertainment ot Delegates, composed OF tho
pastor al,t three members from each society.
This Committee hnvo 80 fur succeeded that tho
delegates nrc nearly NIL provided for In Meth
oti'st fnmilles and all will be before tho Confer
cnco opens.
The General Conference Association has &c.
eurr,l Plko's Opcr.l-l[ouso for tho use OF tho
Conference. This hnll will accommodate NIL
who Mny wish to nttcn.l, except on spcclal !nys,
will bo occtcd: nr wllcit thu very distinguished
orators Of the Ch,,rch, such ~ Dishop Simpson,
n %sss "a spS Gr So n ss pqys faa po1es SSs scs
been renred, and seats eru q bo reserved Ior
aosa wno entertain dr'csatca-o"o se"t for
ns Thse "Sss; axpeasS of tho General Conference to
Ct,,clnuuu MethotllsE, outside Of tho cntoriatn-
Incnt Of tlelcp,teH, will be M1oMt $1,000; to tho
denomination ut lnr9o about ffO,0N.
Tho General Conferuneo Is an important
ecceslastiuat lnaly, much 80 perhaps US my
ne III shs 10 So sd ero sy +" abos ne i'm VIII
he li1aong thp most Important IN tho history Of
tho t1enn1ntnhttoH Thcro Mro abundant stirInlsgs
mud suggestions i,s to what the Conference will
do aud us to wnnt It ought to to- :',lst ut this
ttnic Cluciu!suti, Is Tim point Mt whIoh tho oEln
ncctlofi centrc Hid in.,ru II known hero Ut whut
~ contemplated that perhaps Mnywhcro e!so.
The Heath II l.!seps Jane., A,nes and lavon,
lnbor III tho Methodist Church, make
AN ELECTION or NEW NlsiOpa
mn absolute necessity. At such tinlps-that ia,
T S, sw sSps sSss q r Il Unit sscs
their work, tho nsin.ter necessary, etc., mud lilo
pils rio McttHmss Church Is n decidedly tacmo-
crntic lnst!tution., Tho ministry, ~ 4 clHs Are
Srsea a T ct.s sTs ot # pJnx xe w na tor q a.t t
tho powers 0r tho bishops nla,ve whit IL tncIr
right Hut, whiie ths 1nMy By tro uf sptne, It Is
uLru,ltly received some nttunlion, Rnu, from
tho tonp Of tug cxprvsseI np;nions p M 9t writer's
M 4, II II 5 oe M pvers . by ynEso tSS
H,s Tho ss1ti."rtlcs of tho Church do not seem to
iats es Of c s ~ s 2sst qs Ill., aSr nhs "sy hy
,aond, OF tho uarrett isiSllcni institute, pull
lislc,l ntout y ye!r ngo. has nlrcnIy bcsolio I.
i,se ii prospective, ministers q tho MetholIat
Church. In thnt hunk tho n,tthnr usscrts, In ~
tIIo maintenance OF tho Church, un thnt with.
uut them It coltid nut bu constie1:ed. md do
eares at tpSo @er s in IN
discipline expresses tho ,Optnton that. tho
MufhoIist i'ishoiM nr, not atnap'y tho olliccrs
eIcStou by the ulner.! Conference. but are CO.
Tioro arc i fow In tho Church who aro Of the
optulnn ct Dr. tulytm1n.l, hut thoy nre very few.
fO1L.
crn Conference II supreme; thMt " It chose Il
c,,.l!a rDlt,t'vn every ono ut the isAhops. and
East 4s apStp Sr e. o s'a sSss % oaS
ton ot M tho iisfopsN tS tho General Conference
rho nunornl toufurenco adopted certain resol,i-
tions IN rexar.l to f,iahop A1"lro%: rsl,.essnE
i Sis tpissop % faudtion. @ ' ~ lank ~ 10 hold
alMyes. The Bnuthurn dclcgntos held thnt tho
Coilerenco hnA m right to iMke such actun lii
golvel, o.horwise, aid a 70 doing es.abss',od
tho sutn.rtinat,on nt tho Ertscnpncy to tho Gen.
EN- M Tns ,o P9sGn ws p'H m ray
iIamiiao ii,i il, IL iiEs''" ill., '''' 'esA's '> "
rho only rcllintn,ng semblanco OF tho suprel,i-
ey on e {, 'aS ,so oS Wbea Ill Z Ro"e @ III Is
Rnne: Alt. ~ It In I'm uAInuanintg procedure,
Il L oS eG ono s ssy S R soS bus nu % ssSp
then then bs 2a9 known smnly US Superintendent, us
' WIora v II 4 livcps,ty Of opinion as to how mnny
nishops shoui.i 70 cfcctutl. Tho pt,sel,t NUM-
Ner-Ilinc-ls evidently too Rn.ul and before an-
Shor eth hss Ss'f sso te Ss wssht Il
Dr. Daniel Curry, 1T New York, Ia said tn have
uxpressc.l tho oplnlan thnt twenty-five would
nro supptAnttnE tho Moth'Mats I'll tho elites. nii
that bhcAsls0 1T Ep!sunral supervision there.
an so s fsa, 21 1ar u ta To- DO at tho
TUE sELECTInH or TIE uisl1ors
IL considered ill Important unu IL delicate task.