Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-31
n, E. CONFERENCE.
n.,egs.ss In Ssselon at New Ysrk
~ consider tho Condition Of super
surusted M!Dtsssfs.
.o,.t,on of the Law Touching the
PASTORAL Term Of Ftvs Years.
women as Delegates.

xDu YORK, MAY 50 the general
.,..sodist conference after the journal
,o.d and sdopted, the committee on
" .;..ls presented report referring to
n =. .dmissiou of prob.tioners into the
ss,rb After brief debate the.repo:t
=. ,blsd. Bishop Andrews then asked
W. W. Conference to interpret the recently
I'D lsw touching the pastoral term
s lace 7esrs SO 1t might be made clear for
a,n,,,strstion during the next quadren.
49, To this end DR.. Wheeler of Erie
ls..sn.ed the following resolution which
p.n,ssed: The new rule Of pastoral
VIZ ce shsll be applied as follows: At
=. .sssion Of any annual conference next
!!..so0jng this general conference q
lu..cser msy be appointed to charge
s;cS he hiss rot servsd for three years
ts..sedIpg, and ne continued thereafter in
"a cssrge for five years and the pastor
az ' serving tae charge which he had not
led for Inree years preceding his pres
:, n,storsl msy be continued through
81 mn term OF Ave years. In all other
. y. the rule of FIVE years in ten shall be
sTicsly spilled.
niscussion WAS precipitated by 6 report
,.n,, the committee on temporal economy
NV n.nTiiipg for better care of superannuated
rr,u;sters. This report recommended
"a creStion OF board of con-
,srspcs claimants to consist Of twelve
,rsmhers and twelve lsymen sp-
limited By the general conference, with g
corresponding secretary nominated by
Ne hoard OF bishops, who shall travel
,srourh the annual conferences and Sc
sr,s hedges and make collections for the
Dsrm.nent and disbursing fund.
M,ny held that the present plan of
.rpg for the super.nDuated was euH
liant, AID others declared that too much
sOuld not be done for men who made
Nsthodiem what 1t is. Il was finally de-
rdsd to have the m tier go over to the
,,1t general conference. The question,
mysyer, was immediately reconsldered,
rnd Drs. Kyaett, Buckley, and
others made stirring appeals for
.se adoption of the report. Little by lit
n. the conference seemed to wake up to
he Importance of periecting the plan to
better provide for men worn out in the
service of the church, and after listening
Is {, pointed address from Chairman
Calg, Of the committee on temporal
economy, the report was almost unani-
nously adopted.
Chicago was named as the place
where the new board of conference claim
ants should make its headquarters.
By unanimous consent Rev. Dr.. D. P.
Kidder Was made honorary secretary of
tie bosrd of education.
The committee having In charge az
nngements for the next general confer
ence reported in favor Of Omaha. The
new report wss from the com mittee on the
state Of church and referred to the admis
s!Oa Of women IS delegates 10 the geners
conference. The report recommended
ths!,duriug the months of October or No
Tsmber, 1890, an election be held at every
Place Of public worship of the Methodist
Episcopal Church 10 the United States,
nd tha. every member of the church over
tEenty-one years Of sge be given vote
relative to his or her desire to admit
women as lsy delegates to the electors
conference, the result Of the election o
b sent to the annual conferences in 1891,
which conferences could then take the
necessary legal sction in the matter.
The report wss adopted without debste.
The remainder of the session was taken
upbJ discussion Of a report offered to
bring about uniformity Ct public worship.
The report presented WAS attacked arti-
Gle by article, clause by clause, word by
word, and, according to DR.. Buckley, 127
different forms Of worship could be had
under Its adoption. All sorts Of substitutes
and amendments were suggested, and at
ter nuch 6ebste one calling for the fol-
owing order Of service wss adopted in
Place Of the report presRted: l. Sing
hg from Methodist hymn book, the con-
Eegstion standing. 2 Prayer, minister
"A congree alton kreeling IS Lessons
SON the Old TESTAMENT, Hymn,
Sanding 5. Preaching. Prayer, sll
5sftsling. Z. Collecti8ass. Benedic-