Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-13
M. E. CONFERENCE.
LOCATING THE rORsIaN BIssor
Tho Episcopal Boaru Opposes the Measure
Views of Msmbers-OommItteesa at
work-The Reformed synod

oishopS, presented report giving their
opinion on the proposed establishment Of
episcopal residences in Europe, India and
Africa, and recommending delay and
further reflection, on the ground that the
church is not yet ripe for tho measure.
The report adds {: "1f it should be 80
decided it would not affect our opinion
hitherto expressed as TO tho number OF
bishops to be elected by this conference.
Rev. William Swindells withdrew the
amendment adding Africa, and led the
debate by recommending the measure on
the ground of expediency aud compliance
with the wishes of large party in the
church.
Rev. w. A. Spencer, OF Rock River
conference, suggested that bishop should
remain in Iudia sixteen months at time
long enough to be present at two snnua
conferences, so that at the next genera
conference two bishops would DO present
who would be familiar with affairs In
India.
Ram Chandra Bose, the East Indian
opposed the establishment Rev. DR.
Fowler was appreheusivo that the influence
of q resident bishop might outweigh that
of the missionary boards.
Rev. DR.. Buckley said We cannot
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attempt to elect them to GER
tain residences is new and dangerous
thing. The bishops will either stay or
come back. II they stay il is dangerous
Ii they come back, where is the good they
will do Even the bishops do not agree.
Bishop Harris says one thing and Rishop
Andrews contradcts him. A bishop for
India is bishop for India, not for Japan,
not for China. 1t takes as long TO go from
Iudia to Japan as to go from here TO In
dia-or almost as long. Wesley used 10
say The Lord had revealed many things
to him by showing him the reasons for
them" In conclusion Dr.. Buckley said
that the bishops should be sent out for a
longer time"
There were number of other speeches
for and against the measures, but confer.
euoe adjourned without disposing OF the
subject,
In the meeting Of the committee on
episcopacy the matter of the number OF
bishops was considered. The amendment
providing for the election OF six bishops
was not agreed 10, the vote being yeas, 90
nays, a The amendment recommending z
the election of five bishops was adopted by
a vote OF yeas, 80 nays, 81. Rev. DR..
kyrett moved that the number in all be
five II one or more are sent abroad, other
wise tha. the number shall be four, This
was laid Gu the table by vote Of yeas,
81 ; nays so.
The committee of lay representation
discussed the questions before them at
some leLath, aud finally decided on recon-.
mendiug an equal lay representation in the
general conference, and change Of ratio
for the ministerial representation of not
less than one to sixty.
10 the committee on reviyals another
paper on the subject of authorizing unor'
dained pastors to solemnize matrimopy
was reported upon and the whole subject
indefinitely postponed. 4 memorial ask
ing that no Que be licensed as a loca
preacher who will not wholly abstain from
the use of tobacco, was isvorably con
sideged, and sub committee instructed Z
formulate the matter for the PROPOSED
amendment to the discipline. The com
mittee recommend that the ancient pro
vision for love feast tickets be stricken ou
Of the discipline, and also the Requirement
that no young minister shall take any stel
toward marriage without consultation
with older brethren. A proposal 10 ado
70 the specification of prohibited impro
pT.eties, gambling in margins, bribery
SANDER and fraud in elections " was, aftel
consiperable discussion, negatived by &
small majority.
Methodist Celebration in Baltimore.
\ Methodist centennial celebration 10
behalf Of tie establishment Of female
college for the Baltimore conference was
helu in Baltimore on Monday night at the
Academy of Music. The building was
filled 10 its utmost capacity, and many
wer0 unable to gain admission.
During the evening the following figures
furnished by the centennial committee,
giving the number Of MethOdists in the
world, were read
Methodist Episcopalians in United States
-ltinerant ministers, II, local
preachers, IL, 337 lay members, ,769, ,534;
total Episcopal Methodists in United
States-ltinerant ministers, 23,870 ; local
preachers 33OOl lay members / IT'S, 740.
Non-Episcopal Methodists in United
States-ltinerant ministers, 1910 local
preachers, 1893 lay members, l88, 079.
MethOdists in Canada-Itinerant minis
ters, 1858 ; local preachers, 1919 /; lay
members, III, 9O3. Methodists in Great
Britain and missiOns--ltinerant ministers,
4, ,sO7 local preachers, SO, 762 lay mem
bers, $50, 449. Methodists in all parts of
the world-Itinerant ministers, l,O5l ;
local preachers, 4,4S0; lay members, l28,. .
jO4. Total Methodists in the world in 1888
-ltlnerant ministers, 33 564 local
preachers, 77,035 lay members, 8, 1865, :
5Gi Total Methodist population (esti
mated), 25,47e,370
Reformed Church General synod,
On Monday in tho general synod of the
Reformed church, the report of the com
mittee on the new liturgy was taken up,
which contained resolution TO adopt the
work OF the commission which had pre-
pared the liturgy and to submit it to the
.nVeral classes for adoption or rejection.
This caused discussion which consumed
tho greater part Of the remainder of the
morning session. 4 motion TO recommit
the report was rejected, but that vote was
aiteEward reconsidered and the discussion
continued.
A vote was finally reached, the previous
action not TO recommit was recOnsidered,
and the subject was again sent to the
committee, who amended it 30 that the
general synod would approve, instead Of
adopt the new liturgy, after which the
report was adopted without dissent.
After recess, Rev. DR.. Knetting, of
Philadelphia, made report on German
classes, having reference to constitutional
and other questions, which was adopted.
A request came up from the Potomac
synod, asking that new English hymn
book for the use of the whole church be
This was followed by q dis
cusslon, which continued up to the hour
OF adjournment without reaching vote.
The A. z. NJ. E. Conference.
in the New. York conference of the