Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-11

RESOLUTIONS AS TO THE MEMBERSHIP
In the Methodist general conference In New
York yesterday, after The STARS report closed
Rev. j. b. wentworth, OF the Genessee Conference
introduced the following resolutions. which were
referred to the committee on episcopacy:
THAT the delegates chosen by the annual and
lay electoral conferences In the ways and with the
qualifications specifed In the discipline are the
sole and only members OF the general conference
That when these delegates thus elected are as
sembled on the first day OF May In uuadrennial
session in the place and at the hour Med unon hv
the preceding general conference, or by a Commit
tee or commission appointed for that purpose by
the last general conference, and being duly called
10 ORDER are legal general conference. That the
general conference thus assembled has
and exclusive right In ITSELF in the absence OF any
rules upon the subject enacted by It's preCe-
cesSors, To Tx It's own rules for determining
all matters relating to the perecting OF its Organ.
Zatlon and FOR defining It's methods or procedure
In the transaction Of business. That the enun
citation and practical enforcement OF the doctrine
by the Episcopal board, at the opening OF this
terpreters OF law for the church inheres the
authority 10 prescribe and dictate to the general
zation the steps IL shall take In reaching that re-
suit including among other things, the arrogation
Of authority OF their part TO bear and decide upon
seats In this body, and TO say whose names on the
roll OF members shall be omitted ana whose
na In its nature and IN S%I history alarm
prevent any misunderstanding upon the sub D.
Il.
secretaries OF the annual and lay cleo
toral conferences shall send TO the secre-
tary OF the last general conference and also
furnish personally TO the delegates and reserve
delegateselect certificates OF election OF said dele
gates and reserves as soon after their election as
practicable, so that roll OF members and reserves
may be prepared for the opening OF the next gene
raj conference and said secretary shall act as sec
Rotary OF the next general conference and shall
have the sole guardianship OF the cerri1cates OF
Its members until said conference shall elected
It's own secretary. =. In calling the roll at the
opening Of a general conference the name OF every
delegate whose election shall have been thus
regularly certified 10 shall be called and no
challenges OF the right OF members TO their
seats shall be entertained unless such chal-
lenges are presented In writing in open session.
properly signed by the challengers. & Nochal.
lenge OF member as TO the legality OF his election
shah be deemed TO have invalidated the claim of
said member 10 his seat until after due consdera-
ton OF his case and decision against him shall
have been reached by the conference. But in no
instance shall challenged member be allowed TO
vote upon the decision OF his own title to member
snip In TINS body. Resolved, 6,) That the CON-
mittee on revsals be instructed TO insert the pro-
Visions contained In the last preceding resolution
In their appropriate place In the disciDliner
Inc house voted 70 go into the election OF bish-
ops ana OF omcers OF the general conference May IA