New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-26
FOR EQUAL REPRESENTATION
ACTION OF THE METHODIST GENERAL CON
FERENCE.
THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE LAY AND MINIS
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Omaha. May 25.-Todays session Of the Methodist
Quadrennal Conference important one. Inc
consideration OF equal representation Tor iaymeh anu
ministers the question before the body. Bishop
Walden presided. TIE Committee on Equal Repre-
scntaiion reported resolutions asking that the Dsc
pine be amended that each annual conference shall
be represented by my delegates Of equal number with
the ministerial delegates provided that not less than
one lay and one ministerial delegate come from each
conference, and that the representation be one LOT
every forty five delegates In the annual conference.
Dr. Buckley thought the report should be adopted
50 that the next conference would be large that
the representation would have to be scaled down. DIT.
Nicely opposed the report, and moved to so amend as
TO send down to the annual conferences for their
recommendation and not make 1t binding on the gen.
eral conferences lie thought such legislation should
originate with the annual conferences. He moved 10
strike out tho last proposition and thus give the MIN
istry chance to decide the matter.
vote on a motion to lay DR.. Neely's amendments
on the table, WINS defeated by vote Of 1Ss to 1oe.
Judge Lawrence demanded the ayes ana hayes. Out
WAS defeated Judge Fielding demanded verhcaton
OF the vote but II denied The laymen then de-
manded a vote by orders on the Nicely amendments,
and at once all manner OF flibusering tactics were
begun. Points Of order and questions OF privilege
were thickly raised Finally the vote on demanding
n vote by orders was taken, and the laymen ordered
a vote by division.
Tho Nicely amendments made the report read
"The General Conference hereby submits to the annual
Conferences" Instead Of: 1.-The General Conference
recommendr etc. The second amendment strikes out
the main clause OF the report The vote by orders
was then taken. the vote stood: Laymen, aye, 3:
NAYS, lo6 ministers, aye, 100; nay 122.
The houses not concurrlng the amendments were
defeated.
Dr. Neely then demanded vote by orders on the
main question and 80 ministers voted for the call
and 1t ordered. Both the laymen and ministers
then demanded the ayes and nays. The ministers
voted against this call but eighty laymen voted for
Il and The call was sustained
The vote BY yeas and nays was then taken The
vote announced follows: Minlsters-yeaS l01,
nays los aymen-yeas 143. nays H.
The orders having cOnctrred the report OF the
committee adopted amid the greatest applause.
This gives eQuas representation to IN layneh pro
yded two thirds OF the annual conferences so vote
upon Its reference. ,,,
The reports Of the committee the Columbian
Exposition were both adopted The first. after long
preamble. demands that the Worlds Fair be CLOSED
on sunday, and that Congress mt once decide the
question By granting an appropriation Only upon tn
express condition. The second report simply ASKS
that "A committee be appointed to consider the ad
visibility Of making thoroughly religious exhibition
and TO determine whether the Methodist Church SHAH
take part.