Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-29
An exceedingly unpleasant scene in the

an exceedingly unpleasant scene in the
conference. Bishop Hurst, In personal
explanation, gave h'a reasons for his
original decisiol, srd rldl.d bv declaring
that he would an rule sRai1
DR.. Alfred Whasler, who had voted to
sustain the appeal, moved a recopsidsra-
ton. Bishop Hurst asked DR.. Wheeler
to withdraw bis motion, which wa done.
In the meantime, however, Dr Blu. kley
had been busy writing resolution oen.
suriug Bishop Hurst for reiterating his
decision In tue teeth Of conferences veto.
This he proposed TO offer as a substitute
tor DR.. Wheeler's motion, but as that
WAS withdrawn the matter was allowed to
drop there.
The report Of tha committee was then
adopted with some amendments, much to
the disgust Of DR.. Curry who pronounced
he whole thing an abomination.
Trustees of church rducsti,naI insti-
'utions, the Missionary scci-,r the Cburoh
Extension Sscis'y ard other church
organizations were appointed.
The following trUstsss of the church
we're elected Germs expire 1899: Min
isters-Luke Hitchcock, Charles w
Kstchem and Earl Cranston Laymen-
MArcellus Hogan, viii Crutnhsok and
P. NJ. Bigney.
After q lorg debate the episcopal resi-
lercas were fixed in the foll'wing cities,
each bishop to select his place of resi-
denoe in order of seniority of election :
| New York, Philadelphis, Boston, San
| Francisco, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Topeka,
Washington, Chicago, Denver, Cincin
natl, New Orleans or Austin. Atlanta or
| al aatI Ia
| Indiana.
At Tuesdays session of the NJ. Il. General
| Conference, in Philadelphia, william H. Reed
| OF st. Louis offered resolution which pro-
| voked discussion. and as amended was
| adopted.
1t provides for the appointment OF com
| mission OF five business men and five minis
| ters to investigate the business affairs and
enterprises OF the church and to report IL
any changes were desirable.
DR. Buckley. chairman Of the committee on
itinerancy, called up the report from that
committee, which recommended that the
| presiding elder should be given power to ap-
point travelling elder to preside over a
| quarterly conference, and providing that in
the absence Of both the presiding elder
and the travelling elder 30 appointed, the
preacher in charge shall preside. This WAS
adopted
A discussion was started on the reading Of
the report, which recommended that no
change be made in the limit of three years
for tie pastoral term.
| DR.. Curry offered substitute, tending to
| secure modification OF the rule.
DR.. Hare OF New York, moved that all OF
| DIR. Curry's substitute be laid upon the table,
except that portion which provided that a
pastoral term should be extended to four
years sin clearly exceptional cases" where 1t
was requested by two-thirds Of all OF the
members OF the quarterly conference, and
| concurrej in by three-fourths OF all Of the
members of the annual conference, the vote
by such conferences to bo taken without
debate.
W. II. Reed OF st. Louis, called the pro-
vious question, which WAS on the adoption OF
the substitute, and M. Il. Rookie OF southern
Illinois, called for separate vote.
separate vote on the substitute was then
ordered and resulted AZ follows Ministerial
yeas ll5, nays 129; lay, yeas 3S, nays g.
The substitute WAS declared lost, and on
motion the report passed.
In the afternoon session another report
from the Committee on itinerancy was ther
called up. II recommended "In view OF the
weighty reasons advanced and upon the
} petition OF 4,055 German and Swiss and l5t
J official MEMBERS "that the three years lim
tation OF the pastoral term should not apply
| to preachers IN the Germany and Switzerland
, Conference, and that in this particular tht
conference be placed under the missionary
rule The report WAS adopted.
, The report of the committee on genera
conference districts was presented, and afte
7 slight amendment had been made, wa
i adopted.
r Total number OF general conference dis
tricts il l3 total number OF annual con
ferences, lO3 total number of general con
q ference delegates, $780,
a EVENING SESSION.
r Bishop Mallalieu presided at the evening
:, session.
4 DR. Dorchester, chairman Of the committe
/. on reyisals, called up & report which recon
h mended that the entire paragraph in tn
Il appendix to the discipline, entitled at
i. whom member holding certificate
o accountable" and paragraph AZ and AZ i
y, Part /, chapter 2, on 1.-The membership c
al the church" be stricken out. new part
Il graph, AZ, to be headed Receiving and Dil
,r missing Members" was proposed to be ii
n serted, in order to prevent improper person
"a from insinuating themselves into the churcl
N and to exercise the power of godly admon
i ton and discipline.
II Tho report provided for the reception
n, persons on trial and their entry into churc
,e membership. 1t was adopted.
le Provisions i'll further report from IL
q. same committee were adopted III follows
se striking out section OF paragraph l7S, rel
No sion Of members into love feasts quarterly
lv requiring Ill section l3 of paragraph 17A tn
nj the names OF those who have been receive
into the church be reported to each quarter
ii conference and at each quarterly love feast
d. providing in paragraph 1888 that i'll no ca
~ shall preacher be located while there a
4 charges against nim for immoral conduC
m The recommendations OF furth
ed report were adopted as follows
Al Amending paragraph 359, page u
II. by requiring the stewards to report
the fret quarterly conference OF each yea
of the details OF financial plan, and also
nm each subsequent quarterly conferen
d. whether the plan, Nc, had been faithful
,e- carried out striking ont paragraph IL
by which reads Take no step toward marria
Id without 1lrst advising with your brethren
"A reversing the order of the choice of baptiA
M IN paragraph 33, TO 'hprinkllng, pouring
Immersion changing the form OF address
ri. the church by the minister on the reception
OF members (page 2S2) so that it shall reat
lie Brethren, these persons have given sat
lie factory Responses 10 our inquiries. liza
any of YOU reason to allege why they shuu
GO not be received into full membership in I
)rt ehnrch n Adding postscript on page 2
M. as follows: "ln administration OF the saci
ise ments of the Lords Supper to the rick [
nd elder may use only the general confession {
nj prayer OF conservation, and the usual senten
rd in delivering the bread and wine, closing wi
on tho Lords PRAYER, extempore supplicati
ara and blessing"
A recommendation to add to Section
nix paragraph 05 and Section OF paragraph
he relative to the examination and licensing
lu. local preachers and exhorters, the addition
inquiry Iii they will abstain from the use
ty. tobacco provoked spirited discussic
raj The section was carried however, by vote
H. 17J to GO.
ed Items in other reports from the same co
ln mlttee were then taken up and adopted
in follows Changing paragraph 2ls 80 tina
mo preacher on trial, who may be accused
ld crime, shall be accountable to the ouarte
conference OF the circuit on which he trayt
N or the district conference within the bour
~ OF which his charge is embraced inserti
u after paragraph 22l, the following addition
lu liIu paragraph When local elder, deacon
.na5 preacher, dissemnates, publicly or private
~ ~. doctrines which are contrary to our artic
at OF religion or established standards of d
~ ~ trlnes, let the same process be observed
,bdd Is directed III paragraph 5l9,
a.
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