Voice of missions., 1900-02-01
WORK FOR GENERAL
CONFERENCE IN 1900
A Change of Law, New Law and
Il
RetrenChment.

sIoNs-In looking over the columns of
your valuable journal, 1 see many
things referred to relative to the work
of the next General Conference of
1900, but very few are saying word
respecting the changes in the law.
You will please read Book of Discip-
lines page SO, chapter 3, section 4.
This law is lame, and I cannot see
why the trainers did not see it. The
idea of the signature Of the Pastor and
secretary of the official board to doc
ument with the Presiding Elder in
the chair, is nonsense in the extreme.
Much more could be said as to its
folly, but I will refrain from doing so.
1 most respectfully recommend the
following to take the place of the
chapter as it now stands:
NO. IA CHANGE OF LAW.
A. NJ. E. Discipline, page 98, chap
ter 3, section 4.
District Conference, business of the
Conference.
(a) The conference shall make pro-
vision for obtaining the Presiding Ell
ders' support.
APPLICATION FOR LOCAL PREACHERS IL
CENsE.
Every person desiring to preach in
the A. NJ. E. Church, must bring from
his church q recommendation to the
District Conference, setting forth his
character, usefulness and ability
among the people. This recommend
alton must be signed by the secretary
of the meeting held, and countersign-
ed by the Pastor.
(b) The District Conference shall
examine by committee the
applicant or applicants upon the
books laid down for them; and
if they believe he or they will be
generally useful, the Presiding Elder
may license him or them, according to
the form of our discipline, provided,
however, that they are certain that he
or they are up in their studies, the Ii
censes to be renewed annually, after
a public examination before the Dis
trict Conference.
APPLICANTS FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
Every applicant to the Annual Con
ference for the itineracy must bring
recommendation from the District
Conference as to his or their acquired
ability, his or their gifts, grace and
moral characters, as we'll as their use
fulness. It shall also take into con
sideration the following subjects. AL
after this we desire to stand as before
CLASS MEETINGs-CHAPTER 6, SECTION l.
First. leaders shall be persons o.
sound Judgment and truly devoted tt
God. All the balance we wish to stanC
as before.
All laws or parts of laws running IL
conflict with these provisions are here
by repealed.
OUR WOMEN IN THE STEWARDS BOARD
We have O large number of stations
and circuits, with but few men. We
have women of ability that can ac
equally as we'll as our brethren. Ny
object is to give the Pastor right tt
nominate females when he thinks best
for the good of the church, and the
Presiding Elder a right to give salt
nomination to the Quarterly Confer
ence. As the law now stands, some
Pastors think that they have no righ
to nominate females, and the Presid
ing Elder refuses to put said nomlna
ton if nominated to the Quarterl.
Conference, because the law says the.
shall be men of solid piety, etc.
recommend the following to be adopt
ed by the next General Conference:
A. NJ. E. Discipline, chapter IL
mage 800, section lon Church Stew
ards.
Section l. The appointments o
Stewards.
/. The number of Stewards for eacl
charge shall not be less than three no
more than nine.
o The Preacher in charge shal
nominate the number OF Steward
needed for his Circuit, or Sta
t;on. and submit the nomination t
the Quarterly Conference, which sha
confirm it, or, if see proper, reject II
nrovided, however, that he shall nc
nominate and the Quarterly Confer
ence confirm more than nine.
8 The Stewards then so nominate
and confirmed shall serve for the teri
of one year; the same course snail d
pursued each year.
4. To be qualified for their ONO
thew must be persons of solid plet!
who both know and love the Methods
doctrine and discipline. They mus
he of good natural or acquire
ability to transact the tempor'
business of the church. Inls par
= cranh has been adopted by the Roar
oke District Conference, also Ohapt'
3, Page SO.
NO. 3.-RETRENcHMENT'
OF this subject much has been sai'
but little I think in the right direc!i1' .
think that a law should be enacteu y
tbe church to take up the work TN
hundreds of societies are dong VIZ VIZ
ia eating out the vitals of the cnutci
7 know that O good class-leader -
bio man in our church. MY idea Is
to make him larger. Let him be ca
tain over his class; when men mem ! !,
Gets sick let him send out from L
Class persons to set up with them e"'
4 NIGHT: let hi. report the member
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