New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
DEBATE ON THE MISSIONARY BISHOP.
THE RESOLUTION FINALLY ADoPTED-A VOTE Fol


INCREASED LAY REPRESENTATION.
After the reading of the minutes Bishop Nindc who
presided announced that another vote would be aken
on the report of the commission on lay representation
I'm the General Conference. The Conference had adj
ourned on Friday without settling the question, there
having been no concurrent vote Of the orders. The
secretary began by calling the names OF ministerial
delegates when Dr. Bucklcy's name reached, he
sprang to his feet and asked II he would be allowed
to explain his vote.
Bishop Ninde-You may not.
Dr. Buckley-Then vote Ycs.' (Applausc.)
Tho vote continued and number OF changes were
Indicated and several moro were made after the roll
was completed. The vote announced then stood
as follows: Minlstcrs-Yeas 157; nays. ia. Laymen
Yeas 121; nays, "a. DIR. Kynett inquired whether
twothirds majority was not required to adopt tho
report. The chairman ruled that for final action
two-thirds necessary, but the majority vote
was all that necessary to hand the report down
TO the Annual Conference
The regular order of tho day was then called for.
This was the report Of the Episcopal Committee ON
the Missionary Bishops DR.. Oln presented tho TO
port which was read by the Rev. Dr. Edwards, OF
Chicago. 1t taken up and considered section by
section. Tho report is substantially the same as that
presented by the subcommittee and published in Tho
Tribune on Friday. Several additional resolutions
had been added, however.
THE MISSIONARY BISHOPS STATUS. +.
The recommendations were then as follows:
Resolved, THAT Missionary Bishop is Bishop
elected for specified foreign mission neld with full Eps
copal powesr but with Episcopal jurisdiction limited %
the mission field for which he elected.
Resolved, 2-That Missionary Bishop is not in the
meaning Of the discipline, general superintendent
Resolved, 3-That Missionary Bishop is not subordi
general superintendent Of them,
but is amenabe for his conduct TO the General Confer
ence O is a general superintendent.
Resolved, 4-That the election Of Missionary Bahop
q specined foreign
HELD and the Missionary Bishop cannot De made gen.
ONCE ,,.,i
bens IN foreign MISSION ed Should receive his support
the funds Of the Missionary Society a. sad Iunds
have been contributed sustain the work OF the Churcn In
its mission fields.
Resolved That paying the salary s Of NsSH
diminish or in any way affect bis status or authority
Resolved That Missionary Bishop should lt in his
IN foreign mission Held which he has episcopal
Resolved. 8. That when Missionary Bishop By death
or other cause ceases 70 perform M dS ens
Conference the superintendent at once take super
Resolved That in the matter o.a transfer S. Of
General saperntenden nom conference under
aeia within the jurisdiction Of Missionary Bishop.
% @ Be- the Two
bishops having charge when the &c e tive
Rssoyed 10 THAI IN he matter complaint against
o G n hs "a s s Ss
the Missionary Bishop may Judicial
ference In the United States of America.
THE SECTIONS TAKEN ONE BY ONE
Dr. DIN said that this report was one Of tho most
important that would before the Conference, and
he thought that presented by the committee It would
meet with the general concurrence Of the Church The
first resolution objected to by the Rev. Dr. Todd,
of Wilmington, Delaware. He thought there was an
unnecessary discrimination between the terms Bishop
and General Superintendent, and he presented an
amepdment that the word Scrptura DO used before
Dr. Neely-Are not the General Superintendent
scrptural, do they not require that qualification
Or, Todds amendment lost, and tho fEst resolu-
ton was adopted. Dr. II. H. Moore, Of the Erie Con-
ference, objected to the second resolution ne com.
those days for General Superintendent as formerly,
man 1t was metaphysical abstraction that he could
not abide This resolution was adopted The third
Leonard making the resolution read that tho Missionary
Bis hop Is coordinate with the General superintendent
within the snh Of his s d sncS s S.s y
necessary, the General Superintendent did not come
p a as hs S. night aS 81 So noT
but it could not be said what would be the result In
Sa no nG The
Rev. DR.. G. W. Hughey, OF the s. ,o9is Confeence,
Illinois, spoke 10 its favor a motion to lay 1t on
the table was lost and the resolution, as amended was
adopted BY vote Of lS7 t to is$ w,,,ou, o,,
but the 9TH relating to the support Of the Bishop
The amendment was supported by the Rev. J. z
Robinson, Of the south India Conference
and Dr. Buckley occasioncd surprise BY
his support OF tho amendments.
He said that this General Conference was not bound
in rs action by that Of any previous General Con-
ference, and that by its own action in making the
power OF the Missionary Bishop coordinate with that
OF the General superintendent 1t had established his
right TO be paid from the Episcopal Fund
- should not have voted for this resolution, said
Dr. Buckley II this Conference had not adopted that
relating 20 me powers OF the Missionary Bishop and
desire here to express for Bishop Taylor tho yaluo
place on his great work" The Rev. Dr. J. W. Hamth
ton spoke In favor OF the substitute and on the vote
Il was adopted by large majority Tho sixth rcso-
luton was withdrawn In consequence, and as the
others passed on without opposition. the entire report
was adopted. The Conference then adjourned