Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-19
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THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The Report ON Equalization OF Lay
and Ministerial Delegates Adopted.

The Report ON Equalization OF Lay
and Ministerial Delegates Adopted.
NEW YORK, May 19.-The breach between the
ministerial and lay delegates IN the general Meth
odist conference, occasioned yesterday by the
recommendations OF the committee on ministerial
and lay delegates concerning the equalization OF
representation, was healed to-day.
The taking up OF the report OF the committee on
which the conference was at a deadlock when the
time for adjournment came yesterday was by
unanimous consent. ministerial delegate
demanded that the vote be taken by orders and
the laynen got back at the preachers by calling
Tor the yeas and nays. No one was In doubt as TO
what the result OF this would be, but when DIR. j.
NJ Buckley, who yesterday spoke against the
adoption OF the report and voted In favor OF DR..
Queals substitute, voted "aye" there went up a
murInur OF surprise. several others OF the minis
report followed Buckleys lead and voted for its
adoption. The result was that the report was
OF IT. The vote was as follows: Ministerial dele
gates laVorlng IT, l51; opposed ia; lay delegates
Tor, III; against "a.
DIR. kynett moved to have q report offered by
him ON Friday taken from the table and referred
10 special committee. This resolution provides
LOT the appointment OF a committee to determine
what IS the constitution OF the church and suggest
such changes therein as they ind necessary. Dr.
hunt then offered an amendment suggesting the
DIVISION OF the conference into separate houses,
winch was carried. The conference then took up
the order of the Gay, which was the consideration
VI the report OF the committee on Episcopacy on
the MISSIONARY bishOpric.
BISHOP TAYLOR TRUE BISHOP.
The Rev. W. III. DIN, of wyoming, the chairman
or the committee read the report. IL wasa lengthy
document and dealt with The question whether
p SeP Ssb6 ay,or OF the arc can ,ns mission -
AIRY bishop Is bishop In the true sense OF the
term After lengthy explanation the committee
offered the following resolutions:
1. That a missionary bishop is a bishop elected
Tor specif1ed foregn-misson field with full eps-
eOpal powers, but with episcopal jurisdiction Inn
tied TO the Iol eign-mission field for which he was
elected.
2. That missionary bishop is not in the mean
ing OF the discipline a general superintendent.
>. That missionary bishop Is not subordinate
10 the general SuperintendentsC or any OF them but
Is amendabie for his conduct TO the General Con-
ference as Is general superintendent.
T. That the election OF missionary bishop car
ries with IL the assignment TO a specified foreign
mission field, and that a missionary bishop can
not be made general superintendent except by a
district election TO that effect.
3. That a missionary bishop, his Jurisdiction
fefng in foreign mission field, should receive his
support from the missionary society, said funds
have been contributed TO sustain the workers OF
the church in its foreign mission fields
q. That paying the salary OF missionary bishop
from the funds of the missionary society does not
diminish or in any way affect his status as a
bishop.
:. That a missionary bishop should in his field
church in the same way that general superin-
tendent cO-operates In the foreign mission field
over which he has episcopal charge:
Each OF the resolutions was voted on In turn.
In very short time the first resolution was
almost unanimously adopted.
Resolution ), after much debate, was amended
so as TO give bishops coordinate authority
In the mission fields. The amendment was
passed by vote OF 1877 10 165. The resolution
providing for the support OF bishops also oc-
caSoned much discussion. The recommendations
OF the committee that the missionary bishop be
paiu out OF the missionary 1und, were OPP
posed on the ground that all bishops should
be equal, and that being equal, performing
the same labors, all should De paid from the same
fund An amendment therefore was offered pro-
no nanr nf mia
salaries from the episcopal fund as Is the
rule with other bishops. The amendment
was adopted. The time was extended TO
permit the conference TO finish its con-
sideration OF the report OF the committee on
Episcopacy, and the following resolution was
laid on the table, and the remaining resolutions
were unanimously adopted. The preamble, how
ever, being inharmonious with the resolutions as
adopted was laid upon the table until the report
Was adopted as whole and then II Was recon-
mitted 10 the committee
After the reading OF greeting from the Centen-
NAL General Assembly or the Presbyterian Church
recipTOcating the greeting Of the General Confer
ence sent yesterday the conference adjourned