The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
TIME LIMIT IS ABOLISHED
IMPORT1NT Il OIIoN BY METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
Preachers TO be Appointed Annually by
the Bishops-,They May Now Stay
Longer Than Five xears-The Length
ofTheir Pastorntcs VIII Depend Upon
Their Own Ability and Popularity.

Chicago, May 23.-By vote Of 433 to 23S
the Methodist general conference to-day
abolished the time limit of paStorate,
thus finally disposng of one OF the
most important questions before this
great Methodist body and dong away
with one of the fundamental features
of the itinerant system of the denomi-
nation. Hereafter according to the
amendment to the discipline adopted
the preachers will be appointed annual
ly by the bishops with no limit on the
number of years pastor may serve
one congregation, except the limit I'M
posed by his own ability and popular
ity with his congregation. He VIII stlll
be a pilgrim and a stranger but now
may tarry longer than five years FRA
ternal greetings were exchanged WITH
the Presbyterian General assembly
now in session at st. Louis.
Agent Mains, representative of the
Methodist publishing interests in New
York, was kept busy tonight explain
ing portions of his quadriennial report
to the committee on book concerns,
Chairman AFTER of the subcommittee
to which was referred the report of the
publishing agents in the east submitted
statement which will in all probability
cause a sensation when it reaches the
general conference. 1t calls attention to
the fact that the eastern publishing
house has permitted it's working capi-
tai to become exhausted while 1t has
loaned its credit to outside enterprises.
One case of the kind referred to in the
report is that of the international Bi-
BILE society. According to the report
this concern has owed the publishing
house ISL. 900 for several years. Agent
Mains explained that the western and
eastern houses We're partners in the
of Bibles for the Interna-
tional society, but the laws of the state
of New York prevented the two corpo-
rations from combining, so that one
could not settle its accounts
with the other.
Mr.. Arter did not appear satisfied
with this explanation and condemned
the system of book keeping in use. At.
ter an exciting discussion it was decid-
ed to redraft the report in spite of Mr..
Arter's protest The report also stated
that the eastern house had paid large
dividends and subsidies without reduc-
Ing it's liabilities. The sub-committecs
on periodicals submitted a report recon-
that the salaries of all editors
be reduced. 1t was finally decided to
direct the book committee to carefully
this subject
The committee on Episcopacy consid- |
cred two important measures tonight, !
but took action on neither of them. |
The first was protest, signed by the |
presidents of all the Methodist educa-
tional institutions of the country and |
aimed at Bishop Hurst and his Ameri- |
1an university, demanding that steps |
De taken to check the general superin- |
endents of the church in their tenden- |
" to use the Episcopal office as club |
% force subscriptions for the benefit of |
colleges in which they were Interested |
rhe name of President Henry Wade |
Rogers of Northwestern university
headed the list of complainants The
protest was referred to a special COM
nittee of seven.
The other matter was the report of
he subcommittee fixing the Episcopal
esidences for the coming quadrennum.
The subject was deferred until to-mor-
ow. Here is the list as submitted to
he committee tonight: Boston, New
FORK, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
'hicago, Detroit, st. Louis, Topeka,
San Francisco, Portland,
oregon, and Chattanooga, with the
ommittee undecided as to Washington
nd Denver.