Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-02
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METHODlsTs IN COUNCIL.


PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The general conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church reassembled this
morning, at O'Clock, in Association hall. Bishop
Randolph S. Foster In the chair. The devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. G. II. Gregory OF
the New York conference.
Gen. Clinton B. Fiske, OF the New Jersey confer
ence, moved reconsideration OF the action OF the
conference yesterday IN placing conditions on the
appointment OF
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
vote was taken, and resulted In yeas, 1871: nays.
141. Rev. DR.. Morris DC. Crawford. OF the New
York conference, said IL seemed to him yesterday
that many of the brethren thought 1t was cru
Sade OF the larger conference against the
smaller conferences. 1t is an unfair thing,
when a body OF men have given their time
then for members who have not interested them
selves TO any extent to come In and overslaugh
whole thing. The general government has no
rights but those which the states gave them, but
the reverse is the case with the general conference
The conferences have no rights but what the gen.
eral conference gives them 1t is the general in
tereStS OF the church that the members OF the gen.
eral conference came TO consider. He claimed that
THE INJUSTICE DONE
was to the older and stronger conferences. AS the
matter now stands 1t is altogether in favor OF the
weaker conferences.
Rev Alfred Wheeler. OF the Erie conference. said
that the debate was taking an unfortunate turn TO
the effect that the smaller conferences were COM
planning OF the hard and heavy hand laid on them
by the larger conferences He did not believe that
a single conference wished to assume prerogative
which did not belong to It. There is committee on
Episcopacy-Nevada wants TO be represented there.
There is a committee on itinerancy-
Nevada wants to have her voice heard there.
The smaller conferences have great interest In the
work OF the church, and yet it is proposed TO cut
them on from all representation The annual con-
too There Is nothing TO be feared from the smaller
conferences
Rev. T. B. Neely, OF the Philadelphia conference,
said the custom had been that every conference
should be represented on every committee. II is
certainly
RADICAL CHANGE
proposed and great care should be exercised. He
deprecated all tendencies TO Capitalization. He IA
vC5ed letting Sr the old L, III,
ence said the present system had been In existence
since the conference had been delegated body,
give rights to minortiess The measure gives either
tco much or too little. On motion OF Rev. John
T.. Miller, OF Ohio, the previous question was
ordered.
A call fOE,the yeas and nays was sustained, and a
vote was taken on the following section OF the
plan: "As heretofore, the several delegates shall
nominate their members to these committees, but
with the following conditions: No delegate shall be
provided. which two committees shall
meet as above provided on alternate days Each
delegation shall appoint one OF its members to the
on boundaries But when a delegation
consists OF but two members Zone ministerial and
one ay) its member OF the committee on boundaries
S om ana
The motion was lost by vote OF yeas 162,
nays go
Rev. DR.. A. J. kynett, OF the upper Iowa confer
ence, offered the following as substitute for the
third sections 1.-The several delegations shall nomi-
nate their members to the committees, but when
delegation consists OF less than six members each
delegation may be represented on any committee
by giving notice OF desire to be so represented on
the day when these committees are formed and
the name OF the delegate TO be enrolled as q men,
ber.n
Rev. Dr. j. NJ. Buckley SAID from 1856 until to-day
there have been eleven or twelve committees to
which member from each conference is assigned.
In 1855 there was one minister for every thirty now
there is one for every f0rty-fve There is pecu-
liar Lew allowing representation for every fifteen;
but have they the same claims as the stronger con-
ferenceS.
ACTION As 10 THE COMMITTEE QUESTION.
Rev James r. Mills, Of east Ohio conference, |
onered the following as substitute, which was |
adopted, to the effect that each conference shall be
entitled to have q member on the committee on /
and that each delegate may nominate /
q member on each committee, provided they may
decline to nominate II they SO choose.
Rev. Leroy A. Belt, D. D., OF central Ohio con-
ference, offered resolution requesting the bishops
to appoint one OF their number as permanent chair
man OF the committee on boundaries: adopted
On motion OF Rev. Dr.. Buckley, q judiciary COM
mittee OF thirteen was ordered-0ne from each con-
ference district and one at large.
A committee OF nve was ordered on expenses OF /
delegates and committee OF thirteen on the Amer
lean Bible society. The conference then adjourned
until O'Clock p. m.
Acquitted On the Grouna % Insanity. /