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ITAOK

Commission on Revision of Discipline.

CHANGES RECOMMENDED.

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To the Delegates to the Methodist
General Conference of 1 890 :

The following are the alterations in the Book
of Discipline, 1886, reco^nmended by the ''Com-
mission on Revision of Discipline'' appointed
by the last General Conference. They are now
sent to you in order that you may be prepared
to act upon them when they are submitted to
the approaching General Conference.

Toronto, August, 1890.

JOHN J. MACLAREN, A. CARMAN, D.D.,

Secretary. Chairman.

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Changes Recommended,

1. Either entirely omit or largely condense paragraphs
63 to 71 inclusive, also pars. 76 to 84 inclusive, as being
sufficiently covered by the other portions of this chapter.

J8. Par. 90, line 8. Strike out the words " member or "
as being inappropriate.

3. Par. 101, line 2. For "(in the Church) " substitute
"(at a meeting of the members of the Church)" or, "(at
a meeting of the members of the class)."

4. Par. 105. Change to: "The General Conference
shall be composed of an equal number of ministerial and
lay delegates, elected as hereinafter provided, and shall
meet quadrennially," in view of the next item.

5. Combine pars. 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110 with pars.
144 and 145, and insert them under the head of Annual
Conferences, as hereinafter set out, as being Annual Con-
ference business, making them agree with the Basis of
Union and with each other.

6- After par. 105 insert 116.

1. Next insert 113, 111, 112, and 114.

8. Change par. Ill to read: "Fifty members of the
General Conference shall form a quorum for the transaction
of business."

0- After par. lit insert the following from the Basis of
Union, (the General Conference, par. 2) p. 264 : " No
change shall be made in the Basis of Union, affecting
constitutional questions, or the rights and privileges of

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ministry or laity, excepting' by a threo-fourths majority of
the General Conference, and, if recjuired by either ministry
or laity, a twothirds majority of each order, voting
separately."

!0. Par. 117, read: "Ihe General Superintendents
shall hold otfice," etc.

11. Omit par. 118, as creating an inequality,

V4. In order to remove a doul)t, change the Hrst sentence
of par. 119 to read as follows : *' The General Superintend-
ents shall 1)6 members and chairmen, ex o(/icio, of all
Standing Committees and Boards appointed by the General
Conference, with the right to vote ; but the one presiding
shall have a ;asting vote only."

I!{. In par. 125, strike out the last seven words and
substitute the following : "as hereinafter provided."

14> After par. 130, insert par. 133, and then par. 135,
changing the latter to agree with the Basis of Union (pars.
4 and 7, page 265), to read as follows : " Each Annual
Conference shall elect by ballot, without debate, from
among its ministerial members, a President. It shall also
elect by ballot, without debate, a Secretary," etc.

15. Insert par. 131 after 200.

10- Par. 134, line 5. Omit the words "of the previous
year."

11. After par. 142, insert pars. 137, IGO, and IGl,
omitting par. 138.

18. After par. 143, insert the following, to take the
place of the present par. 106, 107, l08, 109, 110, 144, and
145:

" 144. Each Annual Conference, at the session next pre-
ceding each quadrennial meeting of the General Conference,
shall divide into Ministerial and Lay Electoral Conferences,
for the purpose of electing delegates ; each body electing
its own representatives. They shall be elected by ballot

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electing thera.

" 145. The ministerial delegates shall consist of one mem
her for every ten ministerial members of each Annual Confer-
ence, of which numher the President shall always be one ;
provided, nevertheless, that a fraction of one-half shall
entitle a Conference to an additional representative,

" 146. Each delegate to the General Conference must
receive a majority of the votes of the members of the
Electoral Conference who may be present and vote, in order
to an election.

•' 147. No layman shall be chosen a delegate to tiie General
Conference who is under twenty-tive years of age, or who
has not been a member of the Church continuously during
the live years next preceding his election.

" 148. Each Electoral Conference, after the election of the
number of delegates to which it is entitled, shall further
proceed to elect a reserve delegate, and in addition, it shall
further elect one reserve delegate for every ten members, or
fraction thereof of one-half, it is entitled to send.

" 149. The Secretary of each Electoral Conference shall
report to the Secretary of the Annual Conference the
names of the delegn/oes elected to the General Conference,
in the order of their election ; and the President and
Secretary shall report, as soon as practicable, their names
and addresses to the Secretary of the General Conference.

" 150. When vacancies occur in the delegatio i before the
meeting of the General Conference, by reason of death or
other cause, the reserves of the respective Annual Confer-
ences shall have precedence in the order of their election,
and be notified thereof by the President of their Annual
Conference.

"151. At each of the three Annual Conferences succeeding
a General Conference, all vacancies in the delegation shall

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he tilled according to the rules in the preceding paragraphs,
further ministerial and lay reserve delegates being elected
to succeed those who have been taken to fill vacancies, or
who have been promoted to a higher place on the list."

10. Strike out from par. 156 the following: "which
draft shall be printed and ready at the opening of the
session for the use of members of the Conference," and make
clause 2 read as follows :

" 2. The first draft of stations, in printed form, shall be
placed on the table of the Conference at the close of the
first session, and copies shall be supplied to the members ;
the second and final draft at any time before the close of
the Conference, as the Conference may order."

5J0. Change par. 152 to read as follows :

" 1. The presiding officer shall open the Conference with
the usual devotional exercises, and shall then call for the
names o* the laymen elected by the District Meetings to be
reported, after which the roll of the members shall be
called."

" 3. Thf Conference shall the.* oicot by ballot, .first, its
President, and tli ;• ''ts Secretary, after which it shall fill
any vacaL^ies in th-^ :. >.^e of Chairmen of Districts."

Si. Omit pr*/, ; 5y. as superfluous.

'ZZ Cha.-^c pav 1*2 tvO read as follows: "162. The
duties oi the Cluiifman of a District are :

23. Omit par. 163. (See par. 232.)

*i4- Let the following paragraphs follow 158, viz, 166,
168, 166, 169, 170, 171, 172, 181, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 177.

25. Let the following be substituted for par. 178, ques-
tions 12 and 13, and par. 179 :

" 12. What minister is elected to represent the District
on tihe Stationing Committee 1

" 13. What minister and layman are elected to represent
the District on the Sabbath-school Committee of the Annual
Conference? (See par. 321.)

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'* 14. What laymen are elected as membera of the Annual
Conference 1

" 15. Can any measures be adopted for the promotion of
the work of God in the District 1

" 16. When shall the next District Meeting be held 1"
(See par. 165).

After par. 178 insert 167.

26. After par. 167 insert 162 and 164.

27- Par. 185. After the words " new District," insert
the words " or otherwise."

%S' The Quarterly Official Board. Arrange the para-
graphs of this section in the following order : 188, 189, 190,
iOl, 191, 192, omitting 193, as superfluous.

3!K ^^t the par. 194, 6, 3, read as follows : " 3. To elect
by bailo , without debate, the lay delegates to attend the
Annual District Meeting, in the proportion of one delegate
for eac 1 minister or probationer in the active work on the
Circ'.o." (See Basis of Union, page 268, Quarterly Meet-
ings, 4).

30. Add to par. 210 the following: "3. To act as
Treasurer of the Quarterly Board, unless the Board has
elected a Treasurer or Treasurers of its Funds."

31. In par. 213, after the word "accuser," in the first
line, add, " or a material witness."

38. Let par. 215 follow 213, and add the following
words from par. 216, "All charges shall be in writing."

33. Let par. 217 follow next, omitting the last sentence.

34- Let par. 216 follow next, reading as follows: "A
copy of the charges with a notice," etc.

35. Let par. 214 follow next.

36. Let par. 218 follow next, reading as follows : "A
Committee of Trial shall consist of five, of whom three shall
form a quorum, and may render a verdict. The officer who
is to preside at a triti! shall summon the qualified persons

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to ooiiipose the coinniittee. Persons preferring charges, or
being material witnesses, shall not be eligible as members
of the Committee."

IJl. Let par. 225 rear! as follows : '* Any amendment of
the charges, or any addition thereto may be allowed at any
time, if the Committee consider the same to be in the
interest of justice, provided, the accused be allowed such
opportunity as the Committee think reasonable to meet
such amended or new charges."

38 Place the heading " appeals " after instead of before
par. 244, and amend par. 244 by making it read as follows :

'* 244. In the case of the trial of a minister (other than
a General Superintendent), or of a probationer, the whole
of the evidence and papers shall be laid before the next
ensuing Annual District Meeting to which he belongs, for
its information, and subsequently forwarded to the Annual
Conference. If the decision be rendered between the hold-
ing of the Annual District Meeting and the Conference,
the documents shall be forwarded directly to the Annual
Conference."

39- Insert the word " annual " before the words " Dis-
trict Meeting " wherever they occur in pars. 240 and 252.

40. In par. 247 for the last line substitute the following:
" Let their report be considered as a charge, and let a trial
be had thereon."

41. In par. 2.^4, strike out all aftei the words "paying
them," and substitute the following : " Let their report be
considered as a charge and let a trial l)e had thereon."

4?J. Let par. 271 read as follows : " It shall be the duty
of the Trustees, for the time being, to keep a book of record
in which the names of the original Trustees shall be entered
together with the names of their respective successors,
giving in each case the date when each became a Trustee,
apd the date when each ceased to be a Trustee, and the
cause of his ceasing to hold the office."

43 Par. 272. Add at the end of the paragraph the
words, "and one Mission Conference, Japan."

44- Par. 273. Add at the end, " and the Japan Dis-
trict."

45- Par. 363. Place the words " under the direction of
the Western Section of the Book Committee," after the
word "periodicals," instead of their present place.

40- Par. 418. Read: "The period for computing the
claims of those ministers of the uniting bodies who did not
contribute their share of invested capital before the 17th
of March, 1887, shall commence at the time of the Union
(June 1st, 1884)."

41. Par. 427. After $60 read, "which claims shall
hold good for a period of five years."

48- Insert before par. 412, "No minister shall have an
annual claim except during the period while he is on the
list of superannuated ministers of his Annual Conference.
No widow or child of a minister shall be recognized as a
claimant unless such minister was in good standing at the
time of his death."

49. Pars. 424, 425, 426 and 427. Insert the word "tor"
after the word " travelled." Par. 427. Let the last line
read "for thirty years or upwards, $10 for each such year."

50- Omit par. 428, in view of last item.

51. Par. 433. Head, "Any minister who may be ex-
pelled from the Conference shall thereby forfeit all claim
upon the Fund, including all sums he may have paid
into it."

The Ritual.

53. Page 181,, line 6, omit the words "or some other
exhortation suitable to this sacred office."

53- Page 182, line 8. For "being delivered from Thy
wrath " substitute the words, " saved by Thy grace." Line
12. For "this troublesome world," substitute the words
" life's troubled sea."

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54. Page 183, line 7. For "be found at last," substi-
tute the words "ever remain."

55. Page 184, line 21. For " soldier " substitute "fol-
lower."

56. Page 191, line 1. For "only promised to those"
read " promised to those only."

51. Page 194, line 6. Omit first word "but."

58. Page 194, line 17. Omit first word "for."

59. Page 194, line 20. Omit first word "but."

60. Page 194, line 22. Omit first word "but."

61. Page 195, line 3. For "some fit person "substitute
"the person or persons."

6!?. Page 201, line 5. Omit "special."

63. Page 202, line 7. For " is " substitute " be."

64. Page 209, line 7. For " objected " substitute
" alleged."

65. Page 214, line 18. For '* do so" substitute «« so do."

66. Page 215, line 6. For " shall " substitute " will."

67. Page 215, lines 12 and 18. For "do so " substitute
"so do."

68. Page 217, line 25. For "Ministers" substitute
" Minister."

60. Page 227, line 6. Omit the words "poor prodigals."

TO. Page 227, line 8. Omit the words "and a thousand-
fold more children of hell by our sinful practice."

Tl. Page 228, line 10. Omit the words "wretched
sinners."

18. Page 228, line 14. For "under the feet of" substi-
tute " before."

13. Page 228. Omit from beginning of line 23, " O
blessed Jesus " down to " death " in the first line of page
229.

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