The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-13
A WARM DEBATE.

The regular order was suspended for
the purpose OF resuming the discussion
OF the constitutional revision. DIR. ]. +.
Goucher. OF Baltimore, first took the
floor Speeches were limited to ten
minutes DR.. Goucher did not agree
with the conclusions OF the constitution
commission. DR.. I. 3. Bristol, OF Chi
cago, the noXt speaker, held that thero
was no such thing as the constitution OF
the general conference apart from the
constitution OF the NJ. L. church.
The laymen at this conference hold
their seats hero by statutory enact
ment," said DIR. Bristol. '.This confer
encc can at any time by statutory enact
ment admit equal lay representation"
Applause.
Judge Lawrence, Of Ohio, now got the
floor. lie was given the most profound
attention. He said the object OF this
great discussion was to determine
what the constitution of the Methodist
Episcopal church was. He agreed with
DR.. Bristol in the statement that the
constitution Of the church embraced
the constitution OF tho general con-
ference, but he held that no plan OF lay
representation did not depend on
statutory enactment, for ono OF the ro-
strictivo rules had been changed consti-
tutionally to admit the laymen.
DR.. Kynett wanted to contradict a
statement made by Judge Lawrence
with regard to his utterances, but Rev.
Douglass, OF Indiana, had the floor by
right OF priority in springing into the
arena.
4 heated contest followed between
DR.. Kynett and several others, who
thought ho should not allow himself to
catch fire because some one had said
that his speech OF tho day previous was
revolutionary. Dr. Kvnett was shut
out for the time being.
Dr. Neelcy, Rov. Douglass, Rcv.. II.
Ridgcway, of the Rock River confer
encc, DR.. Prenton, OF New York, Dr. J.
Potts. OF Detroit, and Mr.. J. II. Murray,
OF Pennsylvania, were each given n
voice in the discussion. Mr.. Murray is
n lawyer with 4 voice that reaches away
out into the vestibule. 81 do not share,h
said he, sin the fear which some OF nv
ministerial brethren have with regard
to the safety Of tho laymen OF this
body: Laughter. We are here to
stay" [Applause.1 Ii our seats are in
danger, the seats OF the ministers are
also in danger, because there has becn
no legislation on this particular uucs.
tion since 1872, and the rights OF the
ministers in this body rest upon exactly
the same act that the seats OF the lay
men rest on.
Il A REPUTATION. n 81.
When DR.. kynett finally succeeded in
securing recognition lie was greeted
with applause. BE proceeded to refu.
tation OF, the remarks that had been
made the day before, by DIR. Buckley
with roferonce to his inconsistent atti-
tude and he also replied to the speech
OF Judge Lawrence who had character.
lied DR.. kynctt's opinion rs being revo.
lutionary. DR.. Kynett declared that
there was no such thing ms the constitu-
ton of the general conference. It was
the constitution Of tho NJ. f. Church,
II this document was simply the consti-
tuition OF the general conference then
there were thousands Of ministers who
,werenot held by any constitutional, en-.
actment because they were not mem bers
oi the general confcrence. 4 Applausc.l
DR.. ]. NJ. Buckley created n laugh by
Iwitty: sayings, and then declared that