Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-03-30

ciont number Of them endorse it, the |
proposed amendment will be sub
mitted to the General Conference TO
be ratified or rejected. The proposed !
amendment reads:
Resolved. That the Wilmington An
nual Conference recommends to the
several Annual and Lay Electoral
Conferences the passage of the follow
ing amendment to the constitution of
the church:
Amend the Book Of Discipline, para
graph No. AZ. as follows Strike out
all Of section three and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
Section 3. The presiding officer Of
the General Conference shall decide
questions OF order and of law, subject
to an appeal, as follows:
First In questions Of order, an
appeal TO tho General Conference, and
! II the chair be sustained by a ma
/ iority OF those present and voting
/ the decision shall stand.
Second, in questions Of law, an
appeal to the general superinten-
dents. TO be taken as follows: The
presiding officer or any general SUI
perintondent may raise tho question
Of constiutionality in regard TO any
! legislation proposed or enacted by the
General Conference. When objection
has thus been formally entered, the
general superintendent shall take
the matter under consideration. III
in the Judgment Of a majority Of the
general superintendents the rule or
law is unconstitutional they shall give
their opinion in writing with their
reasons within three days after the
notice OF objection. Any member OF
the General Conference may raise the
question of cOnstitutiOnality, and n
lie be sustained by One-third of the
delegates present and voting, the gen.
cral superintendents shall be required
TO submit their opinions in writing 10
the General Conference. When an
opinion OF the general superinten-
dents has been given it may be chal-
lenged but it shall require a two
thirds vote OF those present and Vot-
ing to prevail over their decision.
add new section to be known as
Section 4. as follows:
Section 4 When any legislation
. is enacted by tho General Conference
} which is thought to be unconstitu-
tional by a majority of the general SUI
perintcndents. or by one-third Of the
, members of the General Conference,
(as proposed in Section 81. the gem
, eral superintendent shall present TO
the Conference which passed such
[ Hesitation. or to any succeeding Gen
p al oh fnnTn-
! to. with their reasons in writing
which shall be published in the jour
] nal of the General Conference. If the
, General Conference shall by a two
thirds vote reafiirm its action on such
legislation IL shall then take tho
I, course prescribed for the altering OF
amending the constitution Of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church"
Temperance Committee Report.
The report of the temperance com
= mitteee was adopted as follows:
y 1--WE deplore tho action OF ma
iority Of the members Of the Delaware
D. Legislature who voted TO protect tn
IT blind pig instead Of the homes o
% the people. We register our con
g viction that the men Of Methodism Il
ri Delaware hold the balance Of powe
r and are in a numerical majority.
is therefore all the more deplorabl
y that party ties and party promise
" and the liquor interests have such
IS grip on the little Diamond State tina
e. majority OF her Legislature, eve
~ though composed largely Of Methods
E men, should put itself defiantly in tn
p way OF progress and defeat the I'm
Is questioned will of the people o
D. temperance legislation.
- We rejoice that the struggle TO
Il national prohibition so auspiciousl
opened with a majority vote in tn
last Congress is to go on until tn
flag which stands for so much Of bloc
and sacrifice shall not cover nor pro
P tect anywhere the legalized salOol
The resolutions commend an
C pledge support TO the Church Temper
r ance Society and add: 1--WE belieS
C that I'm the Rev. r. N. Hare. who
$ superintendent of the Anti-Saloo
League of Maryland and Delawar
We have a leader whom We can folio
with implicit confidence
1--WE again urge upon our poop
and the churches everywhere with
the bounds OF our Conference TO 8
into this fight in all its phases az
= through all its agencies. with the