The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
SUPERANNUATED
BISHOPS OF THE NJ. E. CHURCH.
Status Fixed by General Conference
Church Extension Ruies-Heresy
Charges Discussed.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 14.-The
Methodist General Conference can now
said to be fairly launched upon the
work of legislating in the interests OF
the church at large Two matters OF
much Importance affecting the ad-
minlstrative work of the church were
disposed OF at yesterdays session.
One was the rather delicate duty of
the episcopacy committee in fixing the
status and relationship OF superan-
nuated bishops OF the church. and the
other rule reported by the board OF
church extension and adopted by the
doniereuce, depriving certain congrega-
tions owning churches costing more
than 10000. Of the right to apply to
tfat board for financial assistance.
The paragraph fixing the status OF
the superannuated bishops which was
finally adopted reads as follows:
"A superannuated general snperin-,
tondent is relieved from the obligation
TO travel through the country at large.
and may choose the place of his resi-
dence. He shall not be assigned to the
presidency OF annual conferences. nor
make appointments, but. II required by
bishop presiding. he may take the
chair temporarily in general or an
nual conference. and at the request OF
the bishop presiding in the annual con-
ference, he may ordain candidates pre-
siously elected to orders"
Rev. A. G. Kynett OF Philadelphia
presented a report on church exten-
sion which contained change of great
Importance to the more wealthy con-
gregations, II takes away the right
of the board of church extension to as
sist churches costing more than s10.-
900, but gives the board the right TO
make special recommendations in GER
tain cases. This change was adopted
by the conference.
The charges OF heresy made by DR..
Munhall and others against the Garrett
Biblical Institute and the Boston
School Of Theology continue to occupy
the attention OF the members of the
committee on education and to be the
absorbing topic among the conference
delegates. the subcommittee OF five
having In charge the investigation of
this important matter has made a re-
port to the full committee, but the at
lacks OF DIR. Munhall and the other
supporter of the heresy charges were
so spirited that the committee voted
not TO accept the report. but to resub-
init 1t with instructions to give the
matter more careful and thorough con-
sideration. The report Of the sub-com-
nittee showed but eight memorials be-
fore them on the subject, only four
purporting to come from annual con-
fefences; that three of these memorials
had been signed by total OF thirty
five persons, and that two OF them
were in the form OF printed circular.
This" the report said. seems to be
the Total result OF an effort to stir up
the conferences OF the country on the
subject
After a lengthy and somewhat acrid
debate, in which the report was char
acterized by DIR. Munhall and his fol-
lowers as an attempt to whitewash the
accused institutions. the report OF the
Fub-committee was finally referred back
with instructions for a more extended
inquiry,
No feature of the present conference
appears to be attracting more attention
than the missionary exhibit. At the
close Of the first week Of the exhibi-
ton the count Of visitors showed to-
tai OF 10000. or about $500 day.