Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-20
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Methodist CONFERENCE.-The Mission
AIRY Bishop, Etc.

Methodist Conference.-The Mission
AIRY Bishop, Etc.
New YoRK, May 19.-The report OF tb
Committee on Ministerial and Lay Dele
gates, concerning the qualification Of REP
resentation, was adopted this morning b
the Methodist Conference by vote c
276 to 1856. The conference then took u
the consideration of the report Q
Committee ON Episcopacy OF Missionar,
Rishoprics. The report was very in ter
esting, as it dealt with the question
whether Bishop Taylor, OF the African
Mission, is true Bishop or not. Th,
committee suggested the following reso
luton, which was adopted by the con
| ference:
| That Missionary Bishops be elected t.
/ specified foreign missionary fields will
full epis opal power, but with episcopa
jurisdiction limited to the foreign missior
filed for which they we're elected.
The committee also suggested the fol
lowing resolutions: That Missionary
Bishop is not in the meaning OF The Dis
cipline general Superintendent; that 8
Missionary Bishop is not subordinate tt
the General Superintendent nor any @
them, but is answerable for his conduc
to the General Conference; that
the election Of 6 Missionary Bishos
carries with it an assignment to q
specified foreign mission field, and thai
Missionary Bishop cannot be made 9
General Superintendent except by dis.
tinct election to that Office, that Mis-
sionary Bishop. his Jurisdiction being in
foreign mission fields, should receive his
! Ism, ort Il a..
Society, as said funds have been
contributed to sustain the workers
Of the church in foreign mission
fields; that paying the salary o.
a Missionary Bishop from the funds o.
the Missionary Society, does not dimin
ish or in any way effect his status as 8
Bishop; that Missionary Bishop should
in his field cooperate with the Mission
ary Society Of the Church, in the same
way that General Superintendent CO.
operates in the foreign mission field over
which he has episcopal charge.
The resolution designating the au-
ihority Of Bishops. after much debate
was amended SO as to give all Bishops
subordinate authority in mission fields
Providing for the support of the Bishops
occasioned much discussion. The rec
concentrations Of the committee that
the Missionary Bishop be paid out of
the Missionary funds were opposed on
the ground that all Bishops should be
equal, and that being equal, per-
forming the same labors, all should be
paid for the samesiund. An amendment
was therefore offered providing for the
payment of the Missionary Bishops sal
ary from the Episcopal fund, as is the
rule with other Bishops. The amend
meut was adopted.
After the reading Of the greeting frorn
the Centennial General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church, reci ,rocating the
greetings of the General Conference sent
yesterday, the Conference adjourned.
DUNKARD ANNUAL MEETING.
WABASH, Ind, May 19.-The annual
German Baptist Conference of the United
States is being held in Harten's Grove at
North Manchester to-day. About five
thousand of the brethren are already on
the ground and incoming trains on all the
roads are heavily laden. 1t is expected
that 10000 members Of the church
will be in attendance by Monday
morning. Immediately after the open
ing sermon in the great tabernacle this
afternoon, Elder James Quinter, editor
OF the Gospel Messenger, of Huntington
Pa, and President OF the Normal College
of that place, led in prayer. While
upon his knees on the 1ostrum
in the center Of the tent. sur
rounded by an audience Of 5000
people, he was stricken with apoplexy
and died almost instantly. Elder Quin-
ter was probably the most prominent
mac in the Church. A long list of bish-
ops to constitute the Board of Manage
ment was elected, among them being
Isaac K. Studebaker, of Northwest Kan
sas and Colorado. Tomorrow the serv-
ices will be largely attended. Elaborate
preparations have been made for feeding
the multitude.
This is the denomination known bv
the general name of the "Dunkardsn or
German Baptist Brethren. They mum Der
about l00,0 600 members, being, with the
exception Of small mission in Denmark
confined exclusively to this country.
They are peculiar in their doctrines, ard
their annual meetings, which are some
times attended by $4,000 people, are
seasons Of great Interest," The venerable
James Quinter was the leader of the
denomination for many years, and man
OF exceptional abilities and purity Of
character. In his death the sect has lost
its strongest pillar.-Ed.l
AFRICAN METHoDIsTs~
INDIANAPOLIS, May 19.--In the African
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
to-day the time was spent in balloting
for bishops. The following were elected :
w. j. Gaines, Georgia; B. W.. Arnett,
Ohio; f. T. Tanner, Pennsylvania, and
a. g. Grant, Texas.
The Mother of Paraeis.
New York, May 19.-Mrs. Parnell,