Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-30

ppy Iesuit III tne nnodDg by '
&c, almost to their own sur |
asis on which all interested |
ogetber in organic oneness, is |
ration, as applied to churches,
nancial maxim that "the way |
10 resume" and let the pro-
Fers go to some place where |
s chatter is not likely to in
the course of events or mar
ppiness.
odist churches Of Canada, |
lg common parehtage and |
ne same doctrinesA are largely |
late In their relat e size, and |
t,of harmony il heir forms
The smallest bdies are
Le principle of
esentation in
Inc other two
opposed, though
ority of laymen
q 900 members and
me indicates, episct i in its
Igovernment, modelled aimost ex-
~ after the Episcopal Methodisfns OF
the United States. The other body inter.
ssted IN the pending negotiations is the
Great Church which, with its l25, 900 mem.
hers, contents itself with the simple
1thedist, without the affix,
suthx, Episcopal, and
largely after the pattern
hurch of Great Britain.
a has three times the
Q others combined, and
Spgly, their superior in
6ge, has been up to
M. Episcopal, but
athy to Bishops
It from notions of
from unfaverable
e0i0cesan spiscopacy of
ufc4 England. The fact that
ese churches, so far apart, 50 dispropor-
,nate in size, so different in their economy
I'd views of church government, should
ave agreed through their representatives
oon basis of union, Is almost as much
after for astonishment as for congratula-
on, and your readers will be Interested,
,uhtless, in learning how the proposed
lew church, which is to blend so many
iscordant elements into one harmo-
ious whole, is to be governed.
accidentally it should be said that
be sub-strata of the plan of union
found in the Book of Discipline of
he Methodist Church, and hence the ques-
ion with practical minds will be, What
has that Church conceded to the Others,
md what concessions have they made to
-" Very properly She joint committee
ecommend that the hame of
THE NEW ORGANIZATION
should be simply The Methodist Church
bf Canada" Its governing bodies are to
be General. Annual and Quarterly Confer.
-nces, snd District Meetings. The General
and Annual Conferences are to be com.
poyed OF an equal number OF ministers and
lsymen. THIS is a concession ON the
rart OF both the Methodist and Method.
llscopal nunsln TO theI two
.ksr eodies Aeriod.,i-pro.
ssion in The conference >-is
be four years, ordination TO occur at the
EXPIRATION of that time, except in cases of
scessity virtual giving up by the
Methodist Episcopal brethren of the dis
uted deaconate as a ministerial order.
The lay delegates in the annual Conferences
kre to be recognized on all the committees,
except that which makes the appointments,
and are to have voice and vote in all the
business except the passage of ministerial
character, the reception and ordination of
practitioners, the placing of ministers on
the supernumerary and superannuated
lists and the trial of ministers whose char.
| al Tha &c
ing Elder is to be merged into that of Dis.
trict Superintendent, an official identical
with the
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN
Oh the present Methodist Church, who mas
pastoral charge like the other ministers of
the district from which he draws his paw,
20. beyond presiding over the dis.
has very little to DO. The
endent is to be elected by
ATence. The Ssationinp
place OF the Bishop
Methodist Episcopal
psed of the Presi.
lot Bishop, the
Ind other ministers
by ballot. There
e. aurch any ordina-
eough3 the parch.
IEesGy ordained |
In regard to
have these
Be, but they
pure Yves.
ESrs,
ht modifca-
d entirely OF
The way in
. Methodist
of g General
Hsion to their
3, is one of the
bw not to do
1t, that history
Superintendent |
at large, hav.
for his field,
yilege of pre-.
b, and of at |
as of another, |
~ appendage to
RS ordination |
church will
ement time
=. Mean
ceased,
fAiag
10 .
babe
hersl
the
own
side
s to
with
lied
Hess,
b rep
as in.
bdism of
scopal in
Ihodism of
ron.E Episco-
that drafted
n,sp;sta~. |