The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-03
METlIODISIS COUNCIL.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The Genera
Conference Of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church reassembed this morning, Bishop
Foster in tho chair. The action OF the con.
ference Yesterday in placing conditions on
the appointment Of the standing commit.
tees was reconaidered by vote OF yeas,
l0l; nays, al.
Alter the debate votc was taken on the
following section, md lost "As heretofore
the several delegates shall nominate their
members to committees, but with the fol.
lowing conditions: No delegate will be ap.
pointed on more thnn two committees ex.
cept as hereinafter provided, which two
committees shall meet on alternate days.
Each delegation Bhall appoint one member
to tho Committee on Boundaries, but
when the delegation consists OF but two
members (one ministerial and one lay) It's
members ofthe Committee on Boundaries
may also be appointed on two other com.
mittees, and may be permanently excused
from attendance"
Tho Revs. Il. Newton Young and Sylyes.
ter Whitehead, Of the British Wesleyan
Conference were introduced 10 the Con.
ference.
The Rev. DR.. A. ]. Kynett, Of the Upper
Iowa Conference, offered the following as a
substitute for the third section: ''The
several delegations shall nominate their
members to the committee, but when the
delegation consists OF less than six mem.
bers, each delegation may be represented
on Any committee by giving notice on the
day when the com,nittees are formed, the
name OF the delegate 10 be enrolled as n
member"
The Rev. James r. Mills, Of the East Ohio
Conference, offered substitute, which was
adopted, to the effect that each. Conference
be entitled TO have member on the Com.
mittee on Boundaries and each delegate
may nominate member on each com.
mittee. provided they may decline to nom.
mate II they 30 choose.
A resolution by the Rev. Leroy A. Bell,
Of the Central Ohio Conference, was adopt.
cd, requesting the Bishop to appoint one
OF their number as permanent chairman
Of the Committee on Boundaries. A Judi.
ciary committee OF thirteen was ordered,
one from each conference in the district
and one ut large. A committee Of five
was ordered on expenses ol delegates and
committee OF thirteen on the American
Bible Society.
When the Conierence reassembled
Bishop Wiley took the chair. Rev. Dr..
Henry @. Bennon, OF the California Con.
ference, conducted the devotional exer.
cises. AT the suggestion OF Amos Shinkle, |
the Kentucky Conference resolution was
adopted, providing for committee OF two
ministers or two laymen from each general
conference.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard, D. D., Of the
Cincinnati Conference, moved commit.
tee OF twenty.iour be appointed on temper
anCo and the prohibition OF the LIQUOR
traffic. Rev. DR.. William Olen, OF the
Wyoming Conference, moved it be called |
a COMMITTEES on Temperance and Constitu- |
tional Prohibition. He expected the con.
ference to cay as much as they mean, j. is
question oil all questions with which the |
people have to do. The time has come to |
stop tinkering and 90 to the root OF things.
The motion Of MIR. Olicn vas adopted, |
A resolution was agreed to that the COM
mittee shall be Compostd OF twelve minis.
ters and twelve laymen, and one at large.
Rev. Dr.. A. ]. kynett, Of the Upper Iowa
Conference, moved that the organization
OF Colnmi.tees be made the order Of the
day for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Rev. Theodore L. Flood, OF the Erie Con.
ference, moved to lay DR.. kynstt's motion
on the table. Lost, yeas, 154; nays, III.
The conference then approved the nomi-
nations OF the various delegations for the
Committee on Episcopacy aud adjourned.