New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-25

lead the worldly minded to suppose that those who
indulge in them are not devoted Christians"
Paragraph No. 242 as amended would read an
cases Of neglect OF duty Of any kind impudent con-
Duct induging sinful tempers or words the buying
selling or using OF Intoxicating liquors as beverage,
signing petitions in favor Of granting license Tor Tie
sale OF intoxicating liquors, becoming bondsmen for
the persons engage In such usic renting property
~ a place in or on which TO manufacture or sell In
toxicaung liquors for immoral purposes, taxing
such amusements as are obviously Of misleading
or questionable moral tendency and therefore are, as
declared by the general rules such diversions as can
not DO takon In the name Of the Lord Jesus. or die
obedience tho order and discipline OF the Church.;
First let private reproof be given by preacher
or leader and II there be acknowledgment Of the fault
and proper humiliation. the person may be borne WITH
In a second offence the preacher Or leader may tshe
offence let him DO brought to Trial and II found
guilty and there be no signs OF real repentance No
"The cigarette habit has also wrought up the Com.
mittee Temperance and Prohibition to the point
Of issuing a general counterb!ast against tobacco
affirming that no preacher should be admitted into an
annual conference who does not promise 10 abstain
The minister OF the gospel the report continues.
:" should be a pure man. free from habits making his
Ts the ySIs Sps 81 .na
ness OF the example before young people. We urge
upon ell the superlntendents and teachers IN sunday.
insist that In all institutions OF learning the use
Of tobacco shall be dscountenanced both BY precept
and example
At this mornings session the Conference definitely
decided t. leave the pastoral limit undisturbed In spite
OF the strong majority report urging It's abolition The
after an amendment to send the question TO annual
conferences had been defeated. The majority report
was supported In strong speech by DIR. J. NJ King,
Of New York, whose rare appearance on the rostr1m
Is always warmly applauded.
This recommendation said DR.. Kug, marks the
greatest advance step I'm Methodism In fifty years NO
movement for putting time limit on the pastone
.Ean fuAnfv AFT II
Episcopal Church had been originated Before that
there was only such limitation a bad been impo, POSED
year ouly In duration. and any number OF 70
appointments does not destroy the i,nerant principle
When We find man fitted 70 the work he is dong, II
years. This action will put premium on experience
and maturity. The only ministry IN tbs country tnat
has dead line at fifty Is the Methodist. AS II was
In the beginning. now is and ever shall be- Is only ap.
plicable TO Gods works and not IN mans We niuss
be ecclesiastical BourboBs. never learning anythln
like, aud print what statistics We like In the news
papers. but falling In the centres OF POPULATION
II do the work We ought 10 do ~ -.
tile time limit DR.. J. +. chnaee. of Minnesota,
favored IT, and provoked storm Of granS and hisses
by asserting that the country charge was tIe MY
Brdgeman. president Of IIamlin University. onerH
an amendment providing that ANY bishop pNsdiss
by the bishops and the concurrence OF three'
forths Of the members OF the annual conference vo
preacher without regard 10 the limit Of five years.
This was laid on The table. The minority report was
tlrn accepted by vote OF POS 10 lS2 and was sub;
sequently adopted The result WAS reached anna
The Rev F. j. Rcener has subscribed $4,000 for
tho erection Of Methodist church building on ot In
Rome near the Vatican.
DR. j. f. Berry, Of Chicago. was to-day reelected
editor OF Tho Epworth Herald