New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-18
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION OVER THE OFFICE OF
BISHOP.


rBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBrNF'1
CINCINNATI, May IA warm discussion
was sprnug IN the Methodist CcnercHce To-Day, Bishop
Wiley in the chair. ny the Introduction OF
q resolution declaring, among other thhE'' ihe
Methodist epscOpacy is not an 0rder Dul HI
office To this resolution Dr. Wentworth ot
tho Tennessee Conference, offered suhst-
tute declaring substance that nasm1ch as there has
never been any formal and authoritative declaration ny
the General Conference relative TO underlying Frlncr"s
and essential constitution II The epsc"nc' ana 'ie
fore there may be a degree of ipd' hhitchrsS ana
even dissimilariIy Of opinion tncrcnp"h' ana
"a certain acts and utt,rinccs have entered
into tbe proceedings of the General Conference
which NAV be construed indicating departure from
he uld-tlne and hitherto weilestablshed ideas Of the
de nomination respecting thr nature ana qua'y OF ue
general superintendency, therefore:
Episcopal Church. are by no m"@ns prriaticai
Resoinsd That while we holt 10 he as true aud
yali and scrptural an Eniscopacy MS Ia ever s@ 81
in the church IN any ar ne yr o dsG TG or , d
| " an cflce for tue exercise ~ certain
supervision and the perform nee ~ certain Kna OF
thr designation Of "tMId order" III the muisrF ~
whey cr.atc 20, and endowed with magical aud sAIcnt.
w" Pesored That inasmuch "a We thu> hold the episco
| maize As Incorporated into our church system 10 De
| simply and wholly in the nature Of an once nav,
edicitnt government ONLY, though by no mems
Waning in Scrip ,nrc warrant and support, IDusl
do and have always tleorc,lcAlly nrla '"a Si
| we hence affirm that when one snail pc tnlH
is from that moment de faetO a bI.Lop. Although he
may for time he restrained from me actual eaee,'p ="
tho DrerogatiVes and powers thus Conferred uhtl pf
scIibed ceremony Of Installation shall be performed
ResoIred That II follows hercfrom in logical consist
ency and also considerations # proprcy anu the
gats is author stvey declared TO be elected 10 tl'
Office Of Blshop he then and herein ceases unGn' hS
delegate, and loses his membership III the general Noh
| ference.
In a speech in support Of bis substit'He DIR
Wentworth said his only motive in nrodUc
ing these resolutions is TO secure such plan
| accommodation OF the doctrine OF Ehcopac'
nv the General Conferences shall forever hero are
put an end 10 all foolish controversies about H. ana t5
10 the EpiscOpal office, which have Obtained ana Dtt
| allowed i0 co Itinue IN the Church. ,
After warm d,c:Issiou ths substitute was re trrrI
the Committee EpiscOpacy by vOio or 100 I" l32
Among the other resolutl1rs Suhmtttd To-Day wa u
providing that thr BiSn%n' ,n ,r %T ~
four years !n Succession; sn"inrr hx, m ~ ~
90 out 'SD Of Office at he end Of eash Quad
rennum and IN this rs done dlning lhai in1
iority OF the Bisnops shall Lave vet" poWcr on al RUE
aud regulations that shall be- passed By the GSnr a
Conference for the government OF the 1hu.c
except such a. affect the EpIsc, paey, aud no rue
regulation shall be efsctiv, untsN approved BY I'VE
| thirds vote OF the General Conference.
| Much feeling aroused hy The introducil'n 9i
! preamble and rcsO ution by DR. DIN, OF WVomiAg;,
preamht Ise ~ thF o TvT d 81 10 t cnnfcrcnrc-
Dr. Gondari-had los; his f" ihroug III" ltt mp 'a"c
OF his brother. and the resolution hVies MISS FIah'e
s. willard, representing the W0hian's Nito al ChTis
tan UuIon, address the Conference ol zen nlhue1.
Tue resolution, which was adopted Wa Nlg[ TOY
oppOsed by Drs Buckley and Curry, wh0 aIgled tha
make such precedent wOud open thu Conference 10
flood of applicants for IA similar privilege.