The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-26
n. 4. CONFERENCE,
Tho Bishop Of Afrien's Pecnlinrltles-In,
tercsiinR PrOctetIiugy.


terchting Proceedings.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24,-In the Metho.
diet General Conference Rev. ]. H. Cald.
well, Of Wilmington, obtained euspen.
sion Of the rules 10 present q resolution.
In reaching tho objective portion of his pa.
per, Rev. Mr.. Caldwell read the preamble
as sfollows: H.. 2,,E W.
Whereas, Rev. VIM. Taylor, who was
elected by more than two-thirds Of the
members OF the General Conference, and
then so!cmn,y consecrated Missionary
Bishop to Africa, has been invited to occu-
py a seat on the platform with the other
Blshops consecrated at the same time and
by the same ceremony, but declined the
invitations. We are, therefore, constrained
to feel painful sense OF the peculiarity OF
the position he occupies in this body; it is
q singular position, eccentric and anomal-
ous, and unlike anything that has occurred
in the hundred years Of our history.
AT this junc!ure Rev. W. H. Olin
moved that the regular order be taken up,
and by an overwhelming vote the reverend
gentleman from Wilmington was ruled
out or order. That part Of his resolution
which he was not permitted to finish had
Tor ito object the removal OF the Limitation
to the Episcopal jurisdiction Of Bishop
Taylor as missionary Bishop Of Africa p
and placing that Bishop on an equal foot
ing with other B shopB. Z
An animated discussion followed upon
the report Of the Committee of Lay Rep.
resentation in the annual conference. The
report provides for lay representation in
the annual conference on the basis for one
!ayman Tor every Six pastoral charges in q
Presiding Elders district, and one for every
portion OF two.thirds to be chosen by the
district Rtewards' meeting, laymen to be
entitled TO equal rights with ministers ex.
cept to vote ior miniGterial delegates to the
general conference, on admission OF min.
isters to the annual conference; or on the
characters OF ministers. +
After extended debate vote WAS taken
on the adoption Of the report, and it was
overwhelmingly defeated. I'd = "a
The report from the Committee on Lay
kepresentstion provided for the equaliza.
lion Of ministerinland lay representation
in the General Conferences by reducing the
ministerial representation from one in
every forty five clergymen 10 one in every
sixty, and allowing one lay delegate 10
every ministerial delegate. The debate on
thp Subject was general. Rev. J. M: Buck.
ley mosed to refer the whole matter OF lay
and ministerial representation to special
commission. Carried-l7l to l40.
The report OF the committee OF the sub.
ject OF entertainment of delegates to the
General Conference Of lSSS was next pre-
sented. II provided for the appointment
Ola commission to make oil arrangements
Tor the next General Conference, whish it
vRa suggested should bs held in the Peo-
pls's Church, Boston, or wherever else a
majority Of the commisaion should decide.
lev. DR.. Buckley favored the report, e4-
cepting that portion fixing upon Boston 90
the next meeting place. AS the General
Conference only meets every four years, he
Eap pf the opinion that it should convene
in each large rity bpt once in every hall
century. It met thirty.two years ago IL
Boston, and therefore some other place
should BIZ favored in 1885,. 5.,Es E;
Rsv.J,W, Hamilton, pastor of. the Peo.
| ple's Church, Bos.on, extended to the con.
ference q hearty invitation TO meet thers st
iis neXt segsioD. Rev. 6. S. Hare, OF New
York, moved that tho invitation be accept:
ed. Laid on the table. The report was
then adopted-ll7 to 105. ~, :!