The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-22
AMENDMENTS TO THE DISCIPLINE.
A Proposition to Give Bishops Of the A. N. e.
Church Certain Veto Powers Defeated.

The greater part Of yesterdays session of the
General Conference of the A. NJ. E. Church was
devoted to a consideration Of the church Disci-
pline and suggestions for remodeling it. Bishop
Wayman presided over the session.
Devotional exercises were conducted by the
Revs. A. Hall, w. E. Franklin and DR.. r. F. Hur-
ley. Several matters of minor importance occupied
tie first portion of the day. L S. Lee stated
be had been misrepresented as having caused
the defeat Of T. A. Saxon.
A resolution commanding the work of the La
dies Mite Society was referred to the committee
on missions, after which the report Of that COM
which various amendments were offered regard
ing the adoption or rejection Of the report, it
was, on motion of DR.. Townsend, recommitted.
Bishop Payne submitted a number of anne nd
ments TO the Discipline Of the church, and
asked that they be referred to the on
revision. They related to limiting the power OF
the bishops to employ certain men as pastors,
and restricting the election of delegates to the
General Conference. The conference then by a
vote decided to hold night sessions the remain
der Of the week.
The committee on Discipline su omitted its
report. 1t recommended that a veto power be
vested in the Board Of Bishops. who might DO
authorized to return any measure to the con-
ference with their objections three days after
its passage, provided that a two-third vote shall
be required to pass it over the veto. This rule
applies only to measures passed within four
days prior to adjournment The report COM
mended the successful alliance between the A
NJ. E. Church in the United States and the B.
NJ. E. Church of the Dominion
of strengthening such union It also provided
to reduce the annual conference representation
from one for every twenty members to one for
every twenty-five Members. 1t also provided
that the consideration of the report of the
committee on Discipline hereafter be made the
special order Of the day.
A motion to take mp the above report by sec
tions prevailed. The conference then adjourned
until 8 p. NJ, there being no afternoon session.
The night session took up the report Of tho
committee on Discipline, and its consideration re-
suited in a very lively discussion. The sections
were considered one at a time, and the first was
adopted without much trouble; but when the
second section was read. which provided to give
the board OF bishops a limited veto power, 1t met
with violent opposition. and q motion to strike it
out was carried by 154 yeas to 10 nays. This led
Bishop Wsyman to remark: ''In 1852 the Gen.
eral Conference voted almost unanimously
against the admission of lay delegatea I was
one Of that little minority, thank God. and to-
night half of the conference is composed of lay
delsgates."
The section relating to the union of the A. NJ.
p. Church, OF the United States and the B. M.
Ah OnokShs Va tho - Sohooos SAOoeSo
fully az much discussion, 1t being claimed that
the report stated that such union had been sue
| cessfully consummated. when it had not. There
| was an acrimonious debate on the question be-
tween Secretary I. II. jackson and Mr.. HAine. OF
| South Carolina Finally, q Mr.. jackson, Of Iudi-
ana made . brief and very effective speech. urging
| the adoption of the section, which was done BY
q good majority. A motion to adjourn then
| prevailed, but not until after IL had been de-
cided to hold a secret session to day from 8 to
9 o'clock.
The election of general officers will probably
occur this morning. 1t 10 not expected that the
candidates for these positions will be 90 numer-
Gus as they were for the place Of bishops.
One of the leading candidates for editor OF
tho Quarterly Review lie Prof. W. S. Scar.
borough, of Wilberforce University. He is a
well-educa ted young man and has pronounced
ability.
DR.. L. ]. Coppin. of Philadelphia, is spoken oil
as DR.. Tanners successor in editing the Church
Review. He is a graduate Of the Protestant
Episcopal Divinity School His wife Is quite
we'll known in the East as q writer and lecturer,
under the pseudonym of Fannie jackson. The
Christian Recorder will probably be consolidated
with the Church Review. The Southern Re-
corder, q young but influential paper. published
at Atlanta, Ga, is also to be supplied with an
editor. Bishop Turner having done the work
hitherto. DR.. Upshaw. Of Newport, r. L, is
mentioned as the editor prospective.