Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-21
FULL-FLEDGED.
MISSIONARY BISHOP TAYL0R'S

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Position INDICATED by the General Con-
ference.
NEW YORK, May l9.-The bre1ch he
tween the ministerial and lay delegates il
the General Methodist Conference, Occa
siened yesterday by the recommendation,
of the Committee on Ministerial and Lay
Delegates, concerning the equalization o
representation, was widened to-day.
When Bishop Ninde called the session
to order it was evident that the minister,
intended, if possible, to defeat the ador.
ton of the committees report by exactly
the same Tactics that the lay delegates YES.
terday defeated DR.. Queal's substitute.
The taking up Of the report ot the com.
mIttee, on which the Conference was mt q
deadlock when the time for Adjournment
came yesterday, was hy unanimous con.
rnt. 4 ministerial delegate demanded
Niltlh Nlt Ntlf W lhht= ~ 'lA'hHt hN'l AbF
layruen got back at the preachers by call,
irg tnr the ayes AMI nays. No enc WIS in
Cub ~ to what the result Of this would
lie, bat when DR.. J.. NJ. Buckley, vino ycs
trriHy spake against the adoption OF the
report and voted in favor Of DR.. Queal's
substitute, voted aye there went up q
murmur Of surprise.
Dr. Buckley wanted Ia explain his vote,
bat the COuiercuc" wuuId not permit il.
Several others y: the ministerial phaliuN
who yesterday voted against the report
followed Buckley Lead, and to-day voted
for lis adoption. After the call Of the
ministers had been completed, Drs. W. f.
Kjrg. Weldon, 4. W. Stuart, who had
voted mo- changed their vote to AYE"
DR.. Achord, who came in late, also voted
tor the report. Yesterday DR.. hchyrl voted
for Dr. QGell'S Substitute.
The result of the change o. these votes
waS that the report was adopted ma.
jointly Of both o!d,rs voting in favor ct it..
The vote was ~ follows: Ministerial del.
ngat,s I~av0rinC it, l51; opposed, III; lay
delegates. Tor, III; against, II
De. kynetE then moved 10 have 4 report
offered hy him on Friday taken lrOm the
table AID referred 10 Il special committee
This resolution provides for the appoint
usnt Of . committee 10 determine what j.
he constitution OF the Church AID suggest
such changes therein rs they may find nee
- slry.
Dr. Hunt th,n offered an amendment
suggesting the division Of the conference
into separate H0us,r, which was carried.
Then conference then took up the order
of thr lay, which was the consideration cr
the report Of the Committee on Episccp.ry
Oh the missionary hi-hopric.
The report OF the committee was an in
tcfa~rirg one. u5 il dealt with the question
whether Bishop TAYLOR, CC the African
Mission, il 81 true bishop or no.. 1t prac-
tiCGly settled the question AMI plainly
said ihlt 4 missionary bishop ia h'rh1,
in the tru" sense Cf the term.
The Conference then took mp the order
OF the Giy, which was the rrpart Of the
Committee on E~piscopacy on the M;saion-
AIRY Er-hppTy. The Rev. W. n. Ohm, OF
" yOuIrW, the Chairman Of th" committee,
read the report. II YVES a lengthy doCu
:n,u', and Il very Interesting one. ~ il
dealI with the question with ia, question
whether Bishop Taylor, Of the African
Mission, is tine bishop or not. l. prlr-
ic3ily 'r't..j the much moorri guy.licn,
mi plainly said ,rat 4 Missionary Bishop
- . Bj.h0p in IL" true seuse OF lhc ,"rm
iijer - lengthy explanation, tine committee
n red the ]iullu"!UG resolutions
Hr.,-rhat q Missionary H,-h,p is
elected inr 4 specific i,r,igG mission
ii-id, wi'h iuil Episcopal rJw,r-, hut with
Episcopal Jurisdiction limited to the Tor
,i.n mission Il - for which hr wI- elected.
S.roDd-Tha, a Missionary Bishop is
not. M the meaning Of the discipline, a
general superintendent.
Tnird-Ihat q Missionary Bishop is rot
subordinate 10 the General Sup,rintgnd-
or any Of them Int ia amcntbla for his
conduct 20 the General Conference, rs il Il
General superintendent.
FcuFth-Tha.th the election ola Missionary
carries with it the assignment To- u
specified foreign mission field and that a
Missionary Bishop cgnuoth he made General
superintendent except by a district elCc
lion to that effect.
Tifth-Tnat a Missionary Bishop, biz
y, ''''T''"I' ''i"N ~ " '"'e'Ln "'7'''H
l'Il' Hh"Htu receive MS support from inc
l"Hi - "i 'n' missionary society as ANA
I"hG7 nave nee" G"l'fi'uteu 70 'os'a'h the
"o'KciS "i 'h1 'hui'h III iS foreign ms
7ion Ar."',
H'AtH-lAH' pAyiEg 'he S',"Iy oI Il MIS-
nonaTy bishop from the .! the mis-
4rGnriy society does roi dimini'h or IN any
effect his status a7 . bishop.
Seyenth-Tnai q Missionary Bishop
,houId in hi4 field cooperate wi:h the
Missionary Slci,tv OF the Church m the
same way iha, q General Superintendent
ia The Foreign Mls.ioa field
over which he has ErI-c"pll charge.
turn. Ia a very short time the first rrso-
1 lF fIHnHlItllA. ulitl lllltn Itltl't.