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JOURNAL  OF  THE 

1944 

GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

OF 
THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 


DREW  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 

JOURNAL 


OF  THE 


1944 
GENERAL   COrSFERENCE 


OF 


THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

Held  at 

KANSAS  CITY,  MISSOURI 
April  26-May  6,  1944 

Edited  by 
LUD  H.  ESTES,  Secretary 

THE  METHODIST  PUBLISHING  HOUSE 

(FOUNDED     1789) 


NASHVILLE                  CHICAGO                        CINCINNATI  NEW  YORK 

BALTIMORK                  DALLAS                          KANSAS  CITY  RICHMOND 

BOSTON                         DKTROIT                       PITTSBURGH  PORTLAND 

SAN  FRANCISCO 


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RESOLUTION  FOR  EDITING  AND 
PUBLICATION  OF  JOURNAL 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  General 
Conference  be  authorized  to  edit  the  Journal  of  the 
General  Conference  for  publication;  that  he  be 
authorized  to  make  such  verbal  changes  in  the 
phraseology  of  the  Journal  as  may  be  necessary 
to  correctness  and  uniformity,  but  not  so  as  to 
change  the  meaning  of  any  action  of  the  General 
Conference ;  and  that  the  published  copy,  properly 
certified  by  him,  be  the  official  Journal  of  this 
Conference. 

Resolved,  Further,  That  the  Publishing 
Agents  be  authorized  to  publish  the  Journal  of 
the  General  Conference,  and  to  send  a  copy  to 
each  delegate  of  the  General  Conference,  to  each 
Bishop,  to  each  member  of  the  Judicial  Council, 
and  to  each  approved  college,  seminary,  and  theo- 
logical school  of  The  Methodist  Church  in  the 
United  States ;  the  expense  for  publication  and 
distribution  to  be  charged  to  the  General  Confer- 
ence Expense  Fund. 

The  Journal,  May  6, 1944.  (Page  487) 

(Note  abbreviations  in  Journal:  (DB-1)  means  Docu- 
ment Book  where  all  original  papers  and  documents  which 
came  to  the  Secretary's  desk  are  on  file.  The  number  re- 
fers to  the  number  of  the  Document  in  the  Book.  (DCA- 
22)  refers  to  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  and  the 
numeral  to  the  page  where  the  Reports,  etc.,  can  be  found; 
Jurisdictions:  Northeastern,  NE;  Southeastern,  SE;  Cen- 
tral, C;  North  Central,  NC;  South  Central,  SC;  Western, 
W;  Overseas  Conferences,  OS;   (*)  designates  layman.) 


CERTIFICATION 

This  certifies  that  the  following  pages  constitute 
the  Official  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  held  at  Kansas  City,  Mis- 
souri, April  26-May  6,  1944,  including  the  Officers, 
Personnel,  Commissions,  Committees,  Representa- 
tives on  Boards  and  Commissions,  that  acted  during 
the  Conference,  or  were  elected  by  it,  proceedings  of 
business,  communications,  and  other  matter  ordered 
printed  by  the  General  Confei'ence. 

Secretary  General  Conference, 
The  Methodist  Church. 


Seriafs 


CONTENTS 

PAGE 

Title  Page  3 

Resolution  on  Editing  and  Publishing  Journal  4 

Certification  of  Journal   4 

Contents   5 

Our  Kansas  City  Hosts  8 

Commission  on  Entertainment,  1944 8 

Commission  on  Rules  of  Order,  1944 8 

Council  of  Bishops 9 

Judicial  Council  10 

Officers  and  Committees  General  Conference  ...  12 

Secretarial  Staff  ' 12 

Daily  Christian  Advocate 15 

Administrative  Committees  16 

Legislative  Committees 18 

Other  Committees   22 

General  Standing  Committees  (Legislative)  24 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy      24 

Ministry    26 

Education   28 

Missions  and  Church  Extension 31 

Publishing  Interests    33 

Conference  Claimants 35 

Conferences  37 

State  of  the  Church 38 

Personnel  of  the  General  Conference  41 

Unofficial  Delegates   96 

Alphabetical  List  of  Delegates  98 

Alphabetical  List  of  Unofficial  Delegates Ill 

Alphabetical  List  of  Reserve  Delegates 112 

Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  129 

Episcopal  Address                   148 

Journal  of  the  General  Conference  198 

5 


6  Contents 

PAGE 

1st  Day,  Wednesday,  April  27,  Morning  198 

Evening  230 

2nd  Day,  Thursday,  April  27,  Morning  231 

3rd  Day,  Friday,  April  28,  Morning  238 

4th  Day,  Saturday,  April  29,  Morning  254 

5th  Day,  Sunday,  April  30,  Evening  269 

6th  Day,  Monday,  May  1,  Morning  271 

Evening  289 

7th  Day,  Tuesday,  May  2,  Morning  298 

Evening  317 

8th  Day,  Wednesday,  May  3,  Morning  331 

Afternoon 342 

Evening 350 

9th  Day,  Thursday,  May  4,  Morning  361 

Afternoon  371 

Evening 382 

10th  Day,  Friday,  May  5,  Morning 400 

Afternoon 417 

Evening 435 

11th  Day,  Saturday,  May  6,  Morning 458 

Afternoon 488 

Appendix    507 

Legislative  Committee  Reports 508 

American  Bible  Society 509 

Conference  Claimants  510 

Conferences    532 

Education    546 

Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms 573 

Evangelism  585 

Hospitals  and  Homes 595 

Interdenominational  Relations    603 

Judicial  Administration   609 

Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy      632 

Ministry 667 

Missions  and  Church  Extension 677 

Publishing  Interests 703 

Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship 717 


Contents  7 

PAGE 

State  of  the  Church 722 

Administrative  Committee  Reports  743 

Credentials 744 

Reference    753 

Rules  of  Order  754 

Sifting  757 

Special  Committee  Reports 758 

Central  Conferences   759 

Crusade  for  Christ    • 775 

Entertainment     787 

Trustees  Lake  Junaluska    790 

World  Service  and  Finance,  General  Commission       792 
Message  of  Chiang  Kai-shek  866,  867 

Educational  Addresses 868 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam 868 

Dr.  Fred  G.  Holloway 874 

Dr.  W.  Aiken  Smart 879 

Fraternal  Addresses  .   883 

Dr.  Benjamin  C.  Roberson   883 

Bishop  William  Y.  Bell    886 

Dr.  James  E.  Ellis 890 

Elias  Hernandez   891 

International  Night  Addresses  893 

Bishop  J.  Wascom  Pickett  893 

Bishop  W.  Y.  Chen 901 

Bishop  Eleazar  Guerra    908 

Decisions  of  Judicial  Council  916 

Memorials  Received  and  Referred  934 

Commissions,  etc.,  Authorized  by  the  General  Con- 
ference     965 

General  Conferences,  Conventions,  etc.,  of  the 
Three   Constituent   Churches   Forming   The 

Methodist  Church   974 

Index        979 


OUR  HOSTS 

GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON   ENTERTAINMENT  OF  THE   1944  GENERAL 
CONFERENCE 

(Klfcted  by  the  19J,0  General  Conference — *Laii  Meviher) 

Chairman — ♦Judge  Leslie  J.    Lyons,   1002   Walnut  St.,   Kansas   City,   Mo. 

Vice-chairman — ♦Elias   C.   Watson,   Altamont   Apts.,    Birmingham,   Ala. 

Secretary — Aubrey  S.   Moore,   77    West   Washington    St.,   Chicago,    III. 

Executive    Committee — *Leslie    J.    Lyons,    ♦£.    C.    Watson,    Aubrey    S.    Moore,    .J.    C. 

McQuiston,    *J.   A.    Patton. 
INE)— F.   B.  Newell,   *J.   C.  McQuiston. 
(SE)— W.   A.   Stanbury,   *E.   C.   Watson. 
(C) — S.   E.   Grannum,   *J.  A.   Patton. 
(NC) — Aubrey  S.   Moore,  *Troy  W.   Appleby.       • 
(SC)— R.  H.   Harper,   *Leslie  J.   Lyons. 
(W)— H.  Guy  Goodsell,  'J.  Wesley  Hole. 

LOCAL   COMMITTEE   ON   ENTERTAINMENT 

of 

THE  METHODIST  CHURCH  OF  GREATER  KANSAS  CITY 

for 

THE  1944  GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

of 

THE   METHODIST    CHURCH 

Chairman — Thomas    B.    Mather. 
Vice-Chairman — Cassius    E.    Street. 
Secretary — Gene  Frank. 
Treasurer — Kenneth  Robertson. 

Committee   Chairmen 

Activities    Among    Negroes     H.    L.    Overton 

Broadcasting    Gene   Frank 

Budget    Proctor    Kerr 

Communion    John    A.    Guice 

Evangelism    , A.    A.    Halter 

Finance    R.    Carter    Tucker 

Hospitality    William   C.   Hanson 

Hotels    Philip    Bohi 

Information    George    Ryder 

Music    Max    Kruwel 

Post  Office   A.  A.   McCullum 

Property    W.    J.    Campbell 

Publicity     Harry    Ritter 

Pulpit   Supply    Paul    Durham 

Restaurants  and  Hotels   Charles  M.  Hayman 

Stenographers    Milton    Steinf ord 

Ushers  and  Pages    C.   P.  Mills 

Women's    Activities     Mrs.    Fred    A.    Lamb 

COMMISSION  ON  RULES  OF  ORDER   FOR  THE   1944  GENERAL   CONFERENCE 

( Appointed  by  the   191,0   General  Conference) 

Chairman — Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith.* 

Vice-Chairman — J.  Edgar  Skillington. 

Secretary — Costen    J.    Harrell. 

Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Eugene  B.  Hawk,  George  W.  Henson,  Lud  H.  Estes,  Ex  Officio. 


*  Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele,  President  of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  at  the  time  the 
Committee  met,  was  unable  to  be  present.  At  his  request  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith, 
Vice-President  of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  served  in  his  stead. 


THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 
COUNCIL  OF  BISHOPS 

(Par.  36,  1944  Discipline) 
President— Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  44  E.  Broad  St  ,  Columbus  (15)  Ohio 
Vice-President— Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman,  1910  Mam  St.,  Dallas  (1) 

Secretary— Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11) 

Executive  Committee— Bishops  H.  Lester  Smith,  Charles  C    Selecman, 
G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Ivan  Lee  Holt  and  Raymond  J.  Wade. 

Badley,  Brenton  T.,  12  Boulevard  Road,  Delhi,  India.  ,,o^  r  i 

Baker,  James  C,  125  East  Sunset  Boulevard,  Los  Angeles  (12)  Cal. 
Balloch,  Enrique  C,  Casilla  67,  Santiago,  Chile. 
Baxter,  Bruce  R.,  406  Artisans  Bldg.,  Portland  (5)  Oregon. 
Booth    Newell  S.,  B.P.  522,  Elisabethville,  Congo  Beige,  Africa. 

(150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11)  N.  Y.)  . 

Brashares,  Charles  W.,  302  Old  Colony  Bldg.,  Des  Momes  (9)  Iowa. 
Brooks,  Robert  N.,  631  Baronne  St.,  New  Orleans  (13)  La. 
Chen   W   Y.,  Methodist  Mission,  Chungking,  Sze,  China. 
Corson,  Fred  P.,  1701  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia  (3)  Pa 
Cushman,  Ralph  S.,  1987  Summit  Ave.,  St.  Paul  (5)  Mmn 
Decell,  J.  Lloyd,  757  Belhaven,  P.  O   Box  2009   Jackson,  Miss. 
Flint,  Charles  Wesley,  100  Maryland  Ave.,  N.E.,  Washington  (2)  D.  C. 
Garber,  Paul  N.,  69  Badenstrasse,  Zurich,  Switzerland. 

(2117  Myrtle  Drive,  Durham,  N.  C.) 
Garth  Schuyler  E.,  516  First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Madison  (1)  Wis. 
Gattinoni,  Juan  E.,  Rivadavia  4044,  Buenos  Aires   Argentina. 
Hammaker,  Wilbur  E.,  317  Trinity  Bldg.,  Denver  (2)  Colo 
Harrell,  Costen  J.,  516  North  22nd  St.,  Birmingham  (3)  Ala. 
Hartman,  Lewis  O.,  581  Boylston  St.,  Boston  (16)  Mass. 
Holt.  Ivan  Lee,  3615  Olive  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  . 

Kaung,  Z.  T.,  Peking,  China  (Care  of  Methodist  Mission,  Chungking, 

Sze,  China.)  ^     ,      .    ,o>  »* 

Kelly   Edward  W.,  4160  Enright  St.,  St.  Louis  (8)  Mo. 
Kern,' Paul  B.,  810  Broadway,  Nashville  (2)  Tenn. 
King,  Lorenzo  H.,  250  Auburn  Ave.,  N.E.,  Atlanta  (3)  Ga. 
King,  Willis  J.,  Monrovia,  Liberia,  West  Africa. 

(150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11)  N.  Y.) 
Lacy,  Carlton,  Foochow,  Fukien,  China. 
Ledden,  W.  Earl,  317  East  Jefferson  St.,  Syracu.se  (2)  N.  Y 
Lee   Edwin  F.,  1137  Woodward  Bldg.,  Washington  (5)  D.  C. 
Lowe.  Titus,  305  Underwriters  Bldg.,  Indianapolis  (4)  Ind. 
Magee   J.  Ralph,  77  W.  Washington  St.,  Chicago  (2)  111. 
Martin.  Paul  E.,  723  Center  St.,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Martin   William' C,  810  National  Bank  of  Topeka  Bldg    Topeka,  Kans. 
Melle  F  H   Otto,  30  Paulinen  Strasse,  Berhn-Lichterfelde,  W.,  Germany. 
Mond'ol,  Shot  K.,  Methodist  Church,  Hyderabad,  India. 
Moore,  Arthur  J.,  63  Auburn  Ave.,  Atlanta  (3    Ga 
Oxnam,  G.  Bromley,  150  Fifth  Ave  ,  New  York  (11)  N.  Y. 
Peele   W.  Walter,  Jefferson  Hotel,  Richmond  (16)  Va. 
Pickett,  J.  Wascom,  Byculla,  Bombay,  India 
Purcell,  Clare,  2020  Roswell  Ave.,  Charlotte  (4)  N.  C. 


10  Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

Rockey,  Clement  D.,  37  Cantonment  Road,  Lucknow,  India. 
Selecman,  Charles  C,  1910  Main  St.,  Dallas  (1)  Texas. 
Shaw,  Alexander  P.,  1206  Etting  St.,  Baltimore  (17)  Md. 
Smith,  A.  Frank,  2308  Southmore  Blvd.,  Houston  (4)  Texas 
Smith,  H.  Lester,  44  East  Broad  St.,  Columbus  (15)  Ohio 
Smith,  W.  Angle,  224  N.W.  19th  St.,  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 
Straughn,  James  H.,  7th  Ave.,  &  Smithfield  St.,  Pittsburgh  (22)  Pa. 
Wade,  Raymond  J.,  1207  Kales  Bldg.,  76  W.  Adams  St.,  Detroit  (2u) 

Mich. 
Ward,  Ralph  A.,  169  Ming  Yuen  Road,  Shanghai,  China. 

(150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11)  N.  Y.) 
Watkins,  William  T.,  1115  Fourth  Ave.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

RETIRED  BISHOPS 

Anderson,  William  F.  (Died  July  22,  1944.) 

Boaz,  Hiram  A.,  4352  Fairfax  Ave.,  Dallas,  Texas. 

Broomfield,  John  C,  Gatesworth  Hotel,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Cannon,  James,  Jr.  (Died  Sept.  6,  1944.) 

Darlington,  Urban  V.  W.,  524  Tenth  Ave.,  Huntington,  W.  Va. 

Dobbs,  Hoyt  M.  7  Eight  Court,  West,  Birmingham,  Ala. 

Gowdy,  John,  378  Bitoria  Ave.,  Winter  Park,  Fla. 

Hughes,  Edwin  Holt,  691  Rollingwood  Drive,  Chevy  Chase  (15)  Md. 

Jones,  Robert  E.,  Gulf  side,  Waveland,  Miss. 

Keeney,  Frederick  T.,  123  N.E.,  97th  St.,  Miami  (38)  Fla. 

Leete,  Frederick  D.,  366  E.  45th  St.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

McConnell,  Francis  J.,  Lucasville,  Ohio. 

Miller,  George  A.,  1556  Broadway,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Moore,  John  M.,  4311  Rawlins  St.,  Dallas  (4)  Texas. 

Nuelsen,  John  H.,  52  Hillside,  Madison,  N.  J. 

Richardson,  Ernest  G.,  6733  Emlen  St.,  Philadelphia  (19)  Pa. 

Robinson,  John  W.,  Robinson  Memorial,  BvcuUa,  Bombay,  India. 

Springer,  John  M.,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11)  N.  Y. 

Welch,  Herbert,  520  West  110th  St.,  New  York  (25)  N.  Y. 

DECEASED  BISHOPS 

(Quadrennium  1940-1944) 
Ainsworth,  William  N.  (July  7,  1942.) 
Blake,  Edgar  (May  26,  1943.) 
Candler,  Warren  A.  (September  25,  1941.) 
Chitambar,  Jashwant  Rao  (September  4,  1940). 
Clair,  Matthew  (June  28,  1943). 
Denny,  Collins  (May  12,  1943). 
DuBose,  Horace  M.  (January  15,  1941). 
Hay,  Samuel  R.  (February  4,  1944). 
Hughes,  William  A.  C.  (July  12,  1940). 
Leonard,  Adna  W.  (May  3,  1943). 
Mead,  Charles  L.  (May  17,  1941). 
Mitchell,  Charles  B.  (February  23,  1942). 
Nicholson,  Thomas  (March  7,  1944). 
Waldorf,  Ernest  L.  (July  27,  1943). 

THE  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

(*)  Lay  Member 

President— Francis  R.  Bayley,  309  East  University  Parkway,  Baltimore 

(18)  Md. 
Vice-President — Martin  E.  Lawson  (*)  Liberty,  Mo. 
Secretary— Henry  R.  Van  Deusen  (*),  Scranton  Life  Bldg.,  Scranton  (3) 

Pa. 


The  Methodist  Church  11 

Trrnis  Expiring   1948 

Bavley,  Francis  R.,  309  East  University  Parkway,  Baltimore  (18)  Md. 
Buckner,  Walter  C,  613  Spurgcon  St..  Santa  Anna,  Cal. 
Childers,  Marvin  A.  (♦).  417  South  Texas  Bank  Bldg.,  San  Antonio,  Texas 
Clarke,  Vincent  P.  (*),  27  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass.     (In  military  service.) 
French,  J.  Stewart,  State  Street  Methodist  Church,  Bristol,  Va.-Tenn. 

Terms  Expiring  1952 

Henry.  Waights  G.,  1201  Christine  Ave..  Anniston,  Ala. 

Ketcham,  Charles  B.,  Alliance,  Ohio. 

Lawson,  Martin  E.  (*),  Liberty,  Mo. 

Van  Deusen,  Henry  R.  (*),  Scranton  Life  Bldg.,  Scranton  (3)  Pa. 

Reserves 

(In  the  Order  of  their  Election) 
Millar,  A.  C.  (Deceased). 

Corcoran,  Sanford  W.,  7th  Ave.  and  Smithfield  St.,  Pittsburgh  (22)  Pa. 
Allen,  A.  J.,  Uniontown,  Pa. 

Lyons,  Ernest  S.,  1089  W.  35th  St.,  Los  Angeles  (7)  Cal. 
DoUiver,  James  I.  (*),  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa. 
Newby,  Nathan  (*),  Washington  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Calf. 
Flowers,  Robert  L.  (*),  Duke  University,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Matthews,  Benjamin  A.  (*),  70  Pine  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


OFFICERS  AND  COMMITTEES 
OF 
THE  1944  GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

PRESIDING  BISHOPS 

H.  Lester  Smith  Paul  B.  Kern 

James  H.  Straughn  J.  Ralph  Magee 

Charles  C.  Selecman  A.  Frank  Smith 

Titus  Lowe  James  C.  Baker 

Francis  J.  McConnell  Arthur  J.  Moore 

Robert  E.  Jones  Raymond  J.  Wade 

W.  Walter  Peele  Charles  Wesley  Flint 

Clare  Purcell  Ivan  Lee  Holt 

Wilbur  E.  Hammaker  Ralph  S.  Cushman 

William  C.  Martin  J.  Lloyd  Decell 
Ernest  G.  Richardson 

SECRETARIAL  STAFF 

Secretary-in-Ch  ief 
LUD  H,  Estes,  Memphis,  SE 

First  Assistant  Secretary 
Edgar  R.  Heckman,  Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Second  Assistant  Secretary 
Paul  M.  Hillman,  Nebraska,  SC 

Third  Assistant  Secretary 
Edgar  H.  Nease,  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Journal  Secretaries 

Paul  M.  Hillman,  Nebraska,  SC 

Edgar  H.  Nease,  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Caleyidar  Secretaries 
Edgar  R.  Heckman,  Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 
Frederick  L.  Pedersen,  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Committee  Reports 
Elza  L.  Jorns,  East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Committee  Books 
Foster  K.  Gamble,  North  Alabama,  SE 
Henry  Gilligan  (*),  Baltimore,  NE 

(12) 


The  Methodist  Church  13 

Non-Concurrent  Reports 
John  W.  Haywood,  East  Tennessee,  C 

MeiJiorials 
Robert  B.  Spencer  (*),  Colorado,  W 
Paul  B.  White,  West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Discipline 

Frederick  B.  Newell,  New  York,  NE 

Harry  L.  Upperman,  Tennessee,  SE 

Murray  H.  Leiffer,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Telegrams  and  Greetings 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  West  Virginia,  NE 

Document  Secretary 
Ernest  W.  Peterson  (*),  Oregon,  W 

Cross-Reference  Secretary 
Benjamin  M.  Denninston,  New  York,  NE 

Roll 
Charles  A.  Robbins  (*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Ballots  and  Tellers 
Thomas  C.  Mulligan,  Chairman,  Peninsula,  NE 
Section  A — Robert  M.  Williams,  Washington,  C 
Section  B — G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*),  Philadelphia,  NE 
Section  C— Alfred  C.  Crawford  (*),  Rock  River,  NC 
Section  D— William  E.  Brown,  New  Mexico,  SC 

Tellers,  Group  1 
Bevan,  Frank  W.,  Troy,  NE 
Brown,  "William  E.,  New  Mexico,  SC 
Burns,  Otis  A.,  South  Florida,  C 
Clay,  Thomas  B.  (*),  Genessee,  NE 
Crawford,  Albert  C.  (*),  Rock  River,  NC 
Curry,  John  C,  East  Oklahoma,  SC 
Gilligan,  Henry  (*),  Baltimore,  NE 
Greene,  Nathaniel  W.,  South  Carolina,  C 
Haywood,  John  W.,  East  Tennessee,  C 
Ream,  Walter  A.,  Peninsula,  NE 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  Ida  B.  (*),  Northwest  Iowa,  NC 
Hummer,  Harry  R.  (*),  Pittsburgh,  NE 
Ivins,  Lester  S.  (*),  Ohio,  NC 
Johnson,  Julius  C.,  Tennessee,  C 
Jordan,  Miles  W.  (*),  Texas,  C 
Love,  Ernest  C,  Northern  New  York,  NE 
Lynch,  G.  Stanley  (*),  Philadelphia,  NE 
Morrow,  Harry  E.,  Upper  Iowa,  NC 
Northcott,  H.  Clifford,  Illinois,  NC 
Redstone,  Edward  H.  (*),  New  England,  NE 


14  Joumial  of  the  19^i  General  Conference 

Reykdal,  Theodore  J.,  Wisconsin,  NC 
Robinson,  William  W.,  North  Indiana,  NC 
Rowell,  Alvah  D.  (*),  New  York,  NE 
Savige,  George  R.,  Wyoming,  NE 
Secrest,  Paul  E.,  North-East  Ohio,  NC 
Storv,  Earl  E.,  New  England  Southern,  NE 
Tower,  Joe  Z.,  Texas,  SC 
Tyrer,  Howard  (*),  West  Wisconsin,  NC 
Ware,  H.  Wendell,  West  Virginia,  NE 
Wise,  Robert  B.  (*),  Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Tellers,  Group  2 

Baker,  Rufus,  Colorado,  W 

Barber,  D.  Amos  (*),  Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Blackard,  William  F.,  Holston,  SE 

Carlvon,  Richard,  Nebraska,  SC 

Cherry,  Hal  H.  (*),  Central  Texas,  SC 

Chitwood,  J.  Henry,  North  Alabama,  SE 

Clay,  Russell,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Deal,  Edson  (*),  Idaho,  W 

Earp,  William  L.  (*),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Evans,  Paul  F.  (*),  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Fisher,  Burgie  L.  (*),  Virginia,  SE 

Grant,  A.  Raymond,  California,  W 

Hillman,  Edgar  L.,  North  Carolina,  SE 

Huston,  G.  Robert  (*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

McFall,  Carl  (*),  West  Oklahoma,  SC 

McKibben,  J.  W.  0.,  North  Georgia,  SE 

Macklin,  Sam  L.  (*),  Oregon,  W 

Miller,  Charles  M.  (*),  Kansas,  SC 

Mickler,  Fred  T.  (*),  Florida,  SE 

Ralph,  Will  P.  (*),  California,  W 

Randolph,  Joseph  D.,  Missouri,  SC 

Redwine,  Marcus  C.  (*),  Louisville,  SE 

Riddick,  Roland  P.,  Virginia,  SE 

Rooks,  Robert  E.  (*),  Memphis,  SE 

Sexon,  James  0.  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Strange,  John  K.  (*),  Wyoming  State,  W 

Tippett,  Donald  H.,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Ward,  Woodrow,  South  Carolina,  SE 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Byron  W.  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Yarbrough,  Charles  H.  (*),  Tennessee,  SE 

Reserve  Tellers 

Anderson,  Sid,  East  China,  OS 

Bartak,  Joseph  P.,  Bohemia-Moravia,  OS 

Coates,  Cristobal  G.,  Eastern  South  America,  OS 

Hanson,  Perry  O.,  Shantung,  OS 

Harwood,  Harry  J.,  Burma,  OS 

Keller,  Fred  J.,  North  Africa,  OS 

Peterson,  B.  O.,  North  Philippine,  OS 

Seamands,  E.  A.,  South  India,  OS 

Stuntz,  Clyde  B.,  Indus  River,  OS 

Wagner,  Paul  E.,  Bombav,  OS 

Wengatz,  J.  C,  Liberia,  OS 

Yang,  Y.  C,  East  China,  OS 


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Standing  Votes 

Asa  J.  Kestle,  Chairman,  Ohio,  NC 
Section  A— E.  A.  Seamands,  South  India,  OS 
Section  B    William  F.  Blackard,  Holston,  SE 
Section  C  -Robert  E.  Rooks  (*),  Memphis,  SE 
Section  D~Will  P.  Ralph,  (*)  California,  W 

Stenographic  Assistants 

Denning,  Mrs.  Jessie  C, 
Hardy,  Mrs.  Alice  D. 

DAILY   CHRISTIAN    ADVOCATE 

REV.  CHARLES  A.  BRITTON,  JR Editor 

REV.  PAUL  W.  GRIMES Associate  Editor 

WALTER  L.  SEAMAN  ( *) Circulation  Manager 

Home  &  Shell,  Inc.,  New  York Official  Reporters 

THE  METHODIST  PUBLISHING  HOUSE  and 

THE  NAZARENE  PUBLISHING  COMPANY Publishers 


ADMINISTRATIVE  COMMITTEES 

CHAIRMEN 

Chairman — George  W.  Henson,  Philadelphia,  NE 

American  Bible  Society — Claude  M.  Reves,  Little  Rock,  SC 
Conferences — George  W.  Henson,  Philadelphia,  NE 
Conference  Claimants — Arthur  M.  Wells,  Illinois,  NC 
Education — Daniel  L.  Marsh,  New  England,  NE 
Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms — Arthur  A.  Callaghan,  Maine,  NE 
Evangelism^ — Albert  E.  Day,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 
Hospitals  and  Homes — Okey  J.  Carder,  Missouri,  SC 
Interdenominational  Relations — Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  Virginia,  SE 
Judicial  Administration — Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 
Missions  and  Church  Extension — Frederick  B.  Newell,  New  York,  NE 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy — Ray  H.  Nichols  (*), 

Northwest  Texas,  SC 
Ministry — John  W.  Hawley,  Pittsburgh,  NE 
Publishing  Interests — W.  Angie  Smith,  North  Texas,  SC 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship— J.  N.  R.  Score,  Central  Texas,  SC 
State  of  the  Church^Ernest  Fremont  Tittle,  Rock  River,  NC 

CORRELATION  OF  LEGISLATION 

Chairman — Otto  H.  Houser,  Colorado,  W 
Secretary — Harry  L.  Upperman,  Tennessee,  SE 

Boyd,  Miller  W.  (*),  East  Tennessee,  C 

Brown,  Mrs.  Warren  E.  (*),  Michigan,  NC 

Callaghan,  Arthur  A.,  Maine,  NE 

Davage,  Matthew  S.  (*),  Louisiana,  C 

Depp,  Mark,  Pittsburgh,  NE 

Harrell,  Costen  J.,  Tennessee,  SE 

Houser,  Otto  H.,  Colorado,  W 

Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A.  (*),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Moore,  Leon  T.,  Philadelphia,  NE 

Rankin,  W.  P.,  California,  W 

Slutz,  Frank  D.  (*),  Ohio,  NC 

Titus,  Murray  T.,  North  India,  OS 

Yang,  Y.  C,  East  China,  OS 

COURTESIES  AND   PRIVILEGES 

Chairman — Glenn  R.  Phillips,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 
Vice-Chairman — Ezra  C.  Harrah  (*),  Colorado,  W 

Secretary — Glenn  C.  James,  Florida,  SE 

Brashares,  Charles  W.,  Detroit,  NC 

Bryan,  Winfred  F.,  Texas,  SC 

Burns,  Otis  A.,  South  Florida,  C 

Byers,  Charles  A.  (*),  Kansas,  SC 

Fletcher,  William  E.  (*),  Washington,  C 

Harrah,  Ezra  C.  (*),  Colorado,  W 

Hillman,  Mrs.  Edgar  L.  (*),  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

James,  Glenn  C,  Florida,  SE 

Law,  Clyde  0.  (*),  West  Virginia,  NE 

Liu,  Miss  Katherine,  Foochow,  OS 

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Lord,  J.  Wesley,  Newark,  NE 

Loucks,  Charles  O.  (*),  Rock  River,  NC 

Philllips,  Glenn  R.,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Warfield,  Gaither  P.,  Poland,  OS 

CREDENTIALS 

Chairman — Leland  Moore,  South  Georgia,  SE 
Secretary — A.  Wesley  Pugh,  North  Indiana,  NC 

Cannon,  John  S.  M.  (*),  Little  Rock,  SC 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Pinkie  D.  (*),  Texas,  C 
McQuiston,  Jackson  C.  (*),  Pittsburgh,  NE 
Moore,  Leland,  South  Georgia,  SE 
Pugh,  A.  Wesley,  North  Indiana,  NC 
Walker,  James  W.,  Wyoming  State,  W 
Wiggins,  Sam  B.,  North  Arkansas,  SC 

EDITORIAL  REVISION 

Chairman — Miron  A.  Morrill,  Minnesota,  NC 
Secretary^Edgar  H.  Nease,  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Lambdin,  Henry  L.  Newark,  NE 

Morrill,  Miron  A.,  Minnesota,  NC 

Nease,  Edgar  H.,  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Peterson,  Ernest  W.  (*),  Oregon,  W 

Spellman,  L.  U.,  Southwest  Texas,  SC 

FRATERNAL  DELEGATES 

Chairman — Hazen  G.  Werner,  Ohio  NC 

Secretary — G.  Ray  Jordan,  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Doss,  W.  LaFayette,  Jr.,  Louisiana,  SC 

Hole,  J.  Wesley  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Jordan,  G.  Ray,  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Love,  Edgar  A.,  Washington,  C 

Ryder,  Frank  H.  (*),  Troy,  NE 

Werner,  Hazen  G.,  Ohio,  NC 

JOURNAL 

Chairman — Frederick  L.  Pedersen,  Pacific  Northwest,  W 
Secretary — A.  M.  Carter  (*),  Savannah,  C 

Carter,  A.  M.  (*),  Savannah,  C 

Ebner,  Mrs.  Anne  N,  (*),  New  Jersey,  NE 

Kestle,  Asa  J.  Ohio,  NC 

Pedersen,  Frederick  L.,  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Perkins,  Albert  R.,  Kentucky,  SE 

Pohlman,  George  (*),  Missouri,  S.  C 

Weis,  LeRoy  L.,  lowa-DesMoines  NC 

PRESIDING  OFFICERS 

Chairman — Isaac  E.  Miller,  Ohio,  NC 
Secretary — Roy  H.  Short,  Louisville,  SE 

Berger,  Dr.  Evelyn  M.  (*),  California,  W 
Bunch,  Jesse  W.,  Oregon,  W 
Dannelly,  Clarence  M.  (*),  Alabama,  SE 
Marsh,  Daniel  L.,  New  England,  NE 
McDonald,  Samuel  J.  (*),  South  Carolina,  C 


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McDonald,  T.  Morton  (*),  Indiana,  NC 
Miller,  Isaac  E.,  Ohio,  NC 
Morgan,  Robert  E.  L.,  West  Oklahoma,  SC 
Morris,  R.  Gammon,  Lexington,  C 
Patterson,  D.  Stewart  (*),  Baltimore,  NE 
Short,  Roy  H.,  Louisville,  SE 
Thomasson,  Gus  W.  (*),  North  Texas,  SC 

REFERENCE 

Chairman — Paul  E.  Martin,  North  Texas,  SC 
Secretary — Fred  J.  Jordan,  West  Wisconsin,"  NC 

Estes,  Lud  H.,  Memphis,  SE 
Jordan,  Fred  J.,  West  Wisconsin,  NC 
Lundy,  Clyde  E.,  Holston,  SE 
Martin,  Paul  E.,  North  Texas,  SC 
Spencer,  Robert  B.  (*),  Colorado,  W 

RULES 

Chairman — J.  Edgar  Skillington,  Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 
Secretary — Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Illinois,  NC 

Boyd,  Miller  W.  (*)  East  Tennessee,  C 

Estes,  Lud  H.,  Memphis,  SE 

Hawk,  Eugene  B.,  Central  Texas,  SC 

Harrell,  Costen  J.,  Tennessee,  SE 

Lugg,  Thomas  B.,  Illinois,  C 

Skillington,  J.  Edgar,  Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Smith,  Bishop  H.  Lester 

SIFTING 

Chairman — Silas  Johnson,  South  Georgia,  SE 
Secretary — Frank  C.  Propert  (*),  New  Jersey,  NE 

Allison,  Oscar  E.,  Kansas,  SC 

Brown,  Earl  R.,  North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Johnson,  Silas,  South  Georgia,  SE 

Newell,  Frederick  B.,  New  York  East,  NE 

Propert,  Frank  C.  (*),  New  Jersey,  NE 

William  Robert  M.,  Washington,  C 

Wood,  Alpheus,  B.P.,  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 


LEGISLATIVE  COMMITTEES 

AMERICAN  BIBLE  SOCIETY 

Chairman — Claude  M.  Reves,  Little  Rock,  SC 
Vice-Chairman — John  T.  Carson  (*),  Philadelphia,  NE 

Secretary — David  D.  Jones  (*),  North  Carolina,  C 

Blasingame,  Walter  A.  (*),  South  Georgia,  SE 

Carson,  John  T.  (*)  Philadelphia,  NE 

Coile,  Claud  C,  New  York,  NE 

Davis,  Wilmer  F.  (*),  Peninsula,  NE 

Dietterich,  A.  Merritt,  Genesee,  NE 

Donaldson,  Charles  M.,  Idaho,  W 

Flegal,  Mrs.  Frank  P.  (*),  California,  W 

Frye,  Glenn  M.,  Michigan,  NC 

Hubbard,  Mrs.  Ida  B.  (*),  Northwest  Iowa,  NC 


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Imboden,  Charles  A.  (*),  Illinois,  NC 
Johnson,  Mrs.  William  R.  (*),  Kiangsi,  OS 
Kean,  Roy  N.,  Southern  Illinois,  NC 
Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A.  (*),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 
Langford,  Miss  Elizabeth  S.  (*),  Lexington,  C 
Lewis,  Vernon  E.  (*),  Montana,  W 
Lord,  R.  Guv,  North  Mississippi,  SE 
Moore,  Leon  T.,  Philadelphia.  NE 
Muncy,  William  T.  (*),  Nebraska,  SC 
Petersen,  B.  O.,  North  Philippine,  OS 
Prothro,  Charles  W.,  Savannah,  C 
Reves,  Claude  M.,  Little  Rock,  SC 
Stevens,  Benjamin  M.  (*),  Mississippi,  SE 
Webb,  Ernest  C,  East  Oaklahoma,  SC 
Whitaker,  Howard  W.,  Kentucky,  SE 
Williams,  Miss  Arsania  M.  (*),  Central  West,  C 
Wood,  Lynn  A.,  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

ENABLING  ACTS  AND  LEGAL  FORMS 

Chairman — Arthur  A.  Callaghan,  Maine,  NE 
Secretary — Robert  M.  Williams,  Washington,  C 

Callaghan,  Arthur  A.,  Maine,  NE 

Carman,  Edward  R.  (*),  New  York  East,  NE 

Coates,  Cristobal  G.,  (*),  Eastern  South  America,  OS 

Ford,  J.  Emerson,  South  Carolina,  SE  • 

Gordon,  Mrs.  Maymie  E.  (*),  South  Carolina,  C 

Hillman,  Paul  M.,  Nebraska,  SC 

Houston,  James  G.  (*),  North  Mississippi,  SE 

Huston,  G.  Robert  (*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Knoles,  Tully  C.  California,  W 

Landrum,  Van  R.,  Mississippi,  SE 

Lott,  Fred  E.,  Wyoming,  NE 

Loucks,  Charles  0.  (*),  Rock  River,  NC 

Martin,  Albert  W.,  North  Arkansas,  SC 

McKay,  Leo  H.  (*),  Erie,  NE 

McMillan,  Kay  W.,  West  Texas,  C 

Noble,  Fred  B.  (*),  Florida,  SE 

Peel,  David  T.  (*),  Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Schatzman,  Albert  G.,  Ohio,  NC 

Sheppard,  B.  Burton,  Wisconsin,  NC 

Strange,  John  K.  (*),  Wyoming  State,  W 

Templin,  Leslie  G.,  Gujarat,  OS 

Tippett,  Donald  H.,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

White,  Mrs.  Edith  M.  (*),  Lexington,  C 

Wilcox,  William  H.  (*),  East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Williams,  Robert  M.,  Washington,  C 

Wise,  Robert  B.  (*),  Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

EVANGELISM 

Chairman-  Albert  E.  Day,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Vice-Chairman — Dawson  C.  Bryan,  Texas,  SC 

Secretary^ — Mrs.  David  J.  Lawson  {*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Baker,  Rufus  C,  Colorado,  W 
Bransford,  Wesley  H.,  North  Indiana,  NC 
Brazier,  John  S.  (*),  Louisiana,  C 
Bryan,  Dawson  C,  Texas,  SC 
Christensen,  Lydia  D.   (*),  Indus  River,  OS 


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Cromer,  Horace  E.,  Baltimore,  NE 

Davenport,  George  M.,  North  Alabama,  SE 

Day,  Albert  E.,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Golden,  James  W.,  Tennessee,  C 

Griffin,  Mrs.  T.  J.  (*),  Southwest,  C 

Hodge,  Bachman  G.,  Tennessee,  SE 

Hogg,  William  L.,  Pittsburgh,  NE 

Howard,  George  P.,  Eastern  South  America,  OS 

Lawson,  Mrs.  David  J.  (*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

McCuUough,  J.  Bruce  (*),  New  England  Southern,  NE 

Moore,  John  G.  (*),  North  Arkansas,  S.  C. 

Nichols,  Ray  H.  (*),  Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Rosenberger,  John  H.  (*),  Virginia,  SE 

Sapp,  Mrs.  Clarence  C.  (*),  South  Georgia,  SE 

Stanger,  Francis  A.,  Jr.  (*),  New  Jersey,  NE 

Thomas,  J.  Wesley,  Atlanta,  C 

Wahl,  Frederick  W.,  St.  Louis,  SC 

Werner,  Hazen  G.,  Ohio,  NC 

Whitcher,  Frank  0.  (*),  West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Whitson,  George  E.  (*),  Dakota,  NC 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Byron  H.  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 


HOSPITALS  AND  HOMES 

Chairman — Okey  J.  Carder,  Missouri,  SC 

Secretary — Hubert  T.  Johnson  (*),  Central  Texas,  SC 

Boyd,  Miller  W.  (*),  East  Tennessee,  C 

Boyd,  P.  M.,  Florida,  SE 

Brown,  Earl  R.,  North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Carder,  Okey  J.,  Missouri,  SC 

Carter,  George  W.,  Louisiana,  C 

Caton,  Andrew  C,  Montana,  W 

Colley,  Thomas  E.,  Erie,  NE 

Fletcher,  Abbott  L.  (*),  Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Gibson,  Miss  Henrietta  (*),  Troy,  NE 

Gleiser,  Walter  S.,  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Goodell,  Ralph  A.  (*),  Michigan,  NC 

Greer,  Robert  E.,  Holston,  SE 

Henson,  George  W.,  Philadelphia,  NE 

Johnson,  Hubert  T.  (*),  Central  Texas,  SC 

Lawton,  George  A.,  lowa-DesMoines,  NC 

Linn,  Kennie  M.  (*),  South  India,  OS 

McAllen,  George  I.  (*),  Virginia,  SE 

Miller,  Leslie,  Kansas,  SC 

O'Dell,  Albert  G.  (*),  Central  New  York,  NE 

Perkins,  E.  C,  Kiangsi,  OS 

Sexon,  James  O.  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Smith,  J.  Harvey  (*),  South  Florida,  C 

Taggart,  J.  H.,  Southwest,  C 

Vessey,  Bernard  (*),  Colorado,  W 

Wade,  Mrs.  H.  King  (*),  Little  Rock,  SC 

Woosley,  Oscar  V.  (*),  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

INTERDENOMINATIONAL  RELATIONS 

Chairman — Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  Virginia,  SE 
Secretary — David  D.  Jones  (*),  North  Carolina,  C 

Adams,  Charles  V.  (*),  Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 
Allgood,  Benjamin  F.,  New  Jersey,  NE 


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Anderson,  Floyd  N.  (*),  Central  Kansas,  SC 

Baker,  Earle  A.,  Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Bartak,  Joseph  P.,  Bohemia-Moravia,  OS 

Brown,  Mrs.  Warren  E.  (*),  Michigan,  NC 

Clay,  Russell  E.,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Davage,  Matthew  S.  (*),  Louisiana,  C 

Foster,  Chapin  D.  (*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Freeman,  Horace  T.,  South  Georgia,  SE 

Garth,  Schuyler  E.,  North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Gossard,  Harrv  C.  (*),  New  Mexico,  SC 

Greig,  Frank  H.  (*),  Louisville,  SE 

Harmon,  Nolan  B.,  Jr.,  Virginia,  SE 

Holland,  Amos  L.,  Mississippi,  C 

Houser,  Otto  H.,  Colorado,  W 

Jones,  David  D.  (*),  North  Carolina,  C 

Jomes,  Edward  M.,  Central  Alabama,  C 

Lee,  Umphrey,  North  Texas,  SC 

Petersen,  Ernest  W.  (*),  Oregon,  W 

Riley,  Mrs.  Earl  S.  (*),  Indiana,  NC 

Shaffer,  Frank  L.,  West  Virginia,  NE 

Snyder,  Henry  N.  (*),  Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Stockwell,  Grace  L.  (*),  Burma,  OS 

Street,  Cassius  E.,  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Sykes,  W.  Clyde  (*),  Northern  New  York,  NE 

JUDICIAL  ADMINISTRATION 

Chairman — Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 
Vice-Chairman — Elwood  F.  Melson  (*),  Peninsula,  NE 
Secretary — Cassius  J.  Miller,  Troy,  NE 

Carr,  Robert  B.  (*),  North  Alabama,  SE 

Clark,  0.  P.,  Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Crompton,  J.  Rolland,  Wyoming,  NE 

Heinsohn,  Edmund,  Southwest  Texas,  SC 

James,  Paul  G.  (*),  lowa-DesMoines,  NC 

Jordan,  Miles  W.  (*),  Texas,  C 

Kramer,  R.  R.  (*),  Holston,  SE 

Lyons,  James  L.,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Lyons,  Leslie  J.  (*),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Macklin,  Sam  L.  (*),  Oregon,  W 

Mahoney,  Carl  K.,  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Melson,  Elwood  F.  (*),  Peninsula,  NE 

Miller,  Cassius  J.,  Troy,  NE 

Miller,  Samuel  M.,  South  Carolina,  C 

Parlin,  Charles  C.  (*),  Newark,  NE 

Peele,  Clarence  E.,  Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Rice,  Samuel  C,  Kentucky,  SE 

Scott,  Julius  S.,  Texas,  C 

Stafford,  Thomas  A.,  Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Smith,  Edward  A.  (*),  Detroit,  NC 

Spencer,  Robert  B.  (*),  Colorado,  W 

Stuntz,  Clyde  B.,  Indus  River,  OS 

Walker,  Ezriah  L.  (*),  Louisiana,  SC 

Wilson,  Herbert  S.  (*),  Delaware,  C 

Yang,  Y.  C,  East  China,  OS 

Young,  Claud,  Northwest  Indiana,  NC 


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RITUAL  AND  ORDERS  OF  WORSHIP 

Chairman — J.  N.  R.  Score,  Central  Texas,  SC 
Secretary — Miss  Ellen  Studley,  North  China,  OS 

Beebe,  Albert  E.,  New  York  East,  NE 

Denke,  Wesley  A.  (*).  St.  Louis.  SC 

Grant,  A.  Raxinond,  California,  W 

Greene,  Walter  K.  (').  L'pper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Harrell,  Co?ten  J.,  Tennessee,  SE 

Henrv,  Albert  E.,  Central  Kansas.  SC 

Kelly,  Edward  W.,  Central  West.  C 

Law,  Mrs.  John  G.  (*),  Wisconsin,  NC 

Love,  Edgar  A.,  Washington,  C 

McAllister,  Reuben  H.  ('*).  Mississippi,  C 

McGiffin,  -James  (*),  Southern  Cajifomia-Arizona.  W 

Morgan,  Mrs.  Joy  Elmer  ("),  Baltimore,  NE 

Morris,  Harrv  T.,  Colorado,  W 

Northcott,  H.  Clifford,  Illinois,  NC 

O'Neal,  Robert  J.  ('),  Louisiana,  SC 

Parks,  Mrs.  Eva  B.  >  "  i,  Atlanta,  C 

Reed.  Marshall  R.,  Detroit,  NC 

Robbins,  Charles  A.  ('),  Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Rogers,  Wallace,  North  Georgia,  SE 

Searcv,  Hubert  ("),  Alabama.  SE 

Score".  J.  N.  R.,  Central  Texas.  SC 

Slutz,  Frank  D.  ("),  Ohio,  NC 

Stringfellow,  LeRov  W.,  New  Hampshire,  NE 

Studlev,  Miss  Ellen,  North  China,  OS 

Welch,  Edgar  T.  '  *\  Erie.  NE 

OTHER  COMMITTEES 

CENTRAL  CONFERENCES 

Chairman — Le'wis  0.  Hartman,  New  England,  NE 
Vice-Chairman — Guy  0.  Carpenter,  Indiana,  NC 
Secretary — Murray  T.  Titus,  North  India,  OS 

Archer,  R.  L.,  Malaya,  OS 

Baker,  Earle  A.,  L'pper  Iowa,  NC 

Bowen,  John  W.  E.,  Louisiana,  C 

Carpenter,  Guy  O.,  Indiana,  NC 

Coates,  Cristobal  G..  Eastern  South  America,  OS 

Crabbe.  George  W.  C"),  Baltimore,  NE 

Gamble,  Foster  K.,  North  Alabama,  SE 

Hartinger,  William  C,  Indiana,  NC 

Hartman,  Leuis  O.,  New  England.  NE 

Hayes,  E.  Pearce,  Foochow,  OS 

Huse.  Raymond  H.,  Central  New  York,  NE 

Jenkins,  E.  Rav  ("),  Northeast  Ohio,  NC 

King,  Willis  J.,  Texas,  C 

Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A.  ("),  Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Moore,  Leon  T.,  Philadelphia,  NE 

Murphree,  Mrs.  Lois  N.  ('),  Rhodesia,  OS 

Peel,  Mrs.  Leon  R.  (""),  Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Poffenberger,  Ahin  C.  ( "\  New  Jersev,  NE 

Score,  J.  N.  R.,  Central  Texas,  SC 

Sexon,  James  O.  ("),  Southern  California- Arizona.  W 

Short,  Roy  H.,  Louis\nlle,  SE 

Skillington,  J.  Edgar,  Central  Pennsylvania.  NE 


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Titus,  Murray  T.,  North  India,  OS 
Welch,  Edgar  T.  (*),  Erie,  NE 
Worley,  Lloyd  F.,  New  York  East,  NE 

EVENING   PROGRAMS 

Chairman— J.  Manning  Potts,  Virginia,  SE 

Coors,  D.  Stanley,  Michigan,  NC 
Donaldson,  Charles  M.,  Idaho,  W 
Gunter,  William,  New  England,  NE 
King,  Willis  J.,  Texas,  C 
Potts,  J.  Manning,  Virginia,  SE 
Tucker,  Frank  C,  St.  Louis,  SC 


GENERAL  STANDING  COMMITTEES 

On  General  Standing  Committees,  1  to  8,  UNOFFICIAL  DELE- 
GATES were  assigned  to  membership  by  the  General  Conference,  at 
the  request  of  the  Council  of  Bishops.  (See  page  224.)  (UD)  means 
"Unofficial  Delegate." 

NO.  1.    MEMBERSHIP,  LAY  ACTIVITIES,  AND 
TEMPORAL  ECONOMY 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  Church  membership  and  conditions,  duties,  and 
transfer  thereof;  to  lay  activities,  stewards,  trustees,  properties, 
church  finances  (general  and  local),  and  to  such  activities  of  the 
Church  at  large  in  and  through  its  institutions  and  Boards  as  are  not 
made  the  specific  responsibility  of  any  other  Legislative  Committee. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  Chairman; 

D.  Stew^art  Patterson,  Vice-Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  Secretary. 
(*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate;  U.D.,  Unofficial  Delegate) 

*  Anderson,  Floyd  N. Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Bancroft,  E.  Dow Ohio,  NC 

*Banker,  H.  F Texas,  SC 

*Bartz,  Otto  F Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Bell,  C.  Cooper Virginia,  SE 

*Blasingame,  Walter  A South  Georgia,  SE 

*Boyd,  David  A Florida,  C 

*Boyd,  Miller  W East  Tennessee,  C 

*Brazier,  John  S Louisiana,  C 

Brewster,  Edward  B Ohio,  NC 

*Bright,  George  W West  Virginia,  NE 

*Brookes,  E.  Luther  ( Deceased— March  29,  1944) Atlanta,  C 

*Brown,  Herman  D. Delaware,  C 

Bryan,  Winfred  F Texas,  SC 

*Bunch,  R.  C Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Byers,  Charles  A. Kansas,   SC 

*Caldwell,  Charles  W South   Carolina,  C 

*Carman,  Edward  R New  York  East,  NE 

*Carson,  John  T Philadelphia,  NE 

*Carter,  A.  M Savannah,  C 

*Cherry,  Hal  H Central  Texas,  SC 

*Christenberry,  W.  B Alabama,  SE 

*Christensen,  Miss  Lydia  A.  (UD)    Indus  River,  OS 

*Clark,  Anson  C Troy,  NE 

*Clay,  Thomas  B Genesee,  NE 

*Cohagan,  S.  A. Upper  Iowa,  NC 

*Colony,  Miss  Lucile  (UD)    Central  Provinces,  OS 

*Crawford,  Alfred  C Rock  River,  NC 

*Curtis,  W.  Foss West  Virginia,  NE 

*Davis,  Warren  H New  Hampshire,  NE 

*Dav,  Kelley  J Kentucky,  SE 

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♦Deal,  Edson  H. Idaho,  W 

*DeLong,  Clarence   H. Illinois,   NC 

*Deneke,  Wesley  A St.  Louis,  SC 

♦Elliott,  William  P Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Ellis,  Matt  L Little  Rock,  SC 

♦Ely,  Blair   Peninsula,  NE 

♦Evans,  Evan  C. Louisville,  SE 

♦Evans,  Paul  F Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Fletcher,  William  E Washington,  C 

Frye,  Glenn  M Michigan,  NC 

♦Gammon,  Bert  0 lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Garth,  Schuyler,  E North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Gettle,  Homer  R North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Gossard,  Harry  C New  Mexico,  SC 

♦Grace,  J.  Harry Baltimore,  NE 

♦Greenslit,  Henry  M Nebraska,  SC 

♦Griffin,  Mrs.  T.J Southwest,  C 

♦Guilds,  J.  Caldwell    South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Harrah,  Ezra  C Colorado,  W 

Harrell,  Costen  J. Tennessee,  SE 

♦Henry,  Joseph  S West  Texas,  C 

♦Hole,  J.   Wesley Southern   California-Arizona,  W 

♦Houston,  James  G. North  Mississippi,  SE 

♦Hummer,  Harry  R Pittsburgh,  NE 

♦Hunt,  Robert  E Upper  Mississippi,  C 

*  Hunter,  Stanley  C Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

♦Houston,  G.  Robert Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Ivins,  Lester  S.,  Ph.D Ohio,  NC 

♦Johnston,  Smith  L. North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Knapp,  Arthur    Southern  Illinois,  NC 

♦Kurth,  William  J New  England,  NE 

Lawton,  George  A lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Liles,  John  L North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Lord,  A.  Taylor Wyoming,  NE 

♦Loring,  Fred  P Maine,  NE 

♦Lynn,  Lee  W. Central  Alabama,  C 

Lyons,  James  L.    .  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

♦McCullough,  J.  Bruce  New  England  Southern,  NE 

♦McFall,  Carl  S West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Michener,  Charles  V. .  .  Minnesota,  NC 

♦Moore,  J.  G North  Arkansas,  SC 

♦Murphree,  John  C North  Texas,  SC 

♦Nichols.  Ray  H.                                                         Northwest  Texas,  SC 
♦Noble,  Fred  B.  Florida,  SE 

♦Odell,  Albert  G.                                                     Central  New  York,  NE 
♦Orcutt,  Louis  E Newark,  NE 

♦Patterson,   D.   Stewart Baltimore,  NE 


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Pearson,  Ralph  0. Indiana,  NC 

*Peel,  David  T Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Peterson,  Ernest  W. Oregon,  W 

*Phelps,  Harley  R Northern  New  York,  NE 

*Pohlman,  George   Missouri,  SC 


Quillian,  Hubert  T North  Georgia,  SE 


*Ralph,  Will  P California,  W 

*Reeves,  A.  Raymond Montana,  W 

^Roberts,  E.  Howard Wisconsin,  NC 

*Rooks,  Robert  E Memphis,  SE 

*Rosenbei-ger,  John  H Virginia,  SE 

*Rowell,  Alvah  D New  York,  NE 

*Sheeley,  Lynn Holston,   SE 

Shen,  John  B.  (UD)    Central  China,  OS 

*Sherrod,  Charles  C Holston,  SE 

Skillington,   J.    Edgar Central    Pennsylvania,    NE 

*Smith,  Edward  A Detroit,  NC 

*Smith,  J.  Harvey South  Florida,  C 

*Smith,  William  J North  Carolina,  SE 

*Snavely,  Herschel  R Hlinois,  NC 

*Snyder,  Henry  N Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

*Stanger,  Francis  A,,  Jr New  Jersey,  NE 

Street,  Cassius  E Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

*Strong,  Dennis  F Detroit,  NC 

*Sullivan,  J.  Magruder Mississippi,  SE 

*Sutton,  Charles  N North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Templin,  Leslie  G.  (UD)   Gujarat,  OS 

*  Walker  Ezriah  L Louisiana,  SC 

*Welch,  Edgar  T Erie,  NE 

*Westcott,  Miss  Pauline  (UD)    Hinghwa,  OS 

Wheaton,  James  D Mississippi,  C 

*Witcher,  Frank  0 West  Wisconsin,  NC 

*White,   Mrs.   Edith Lexington,   C 

*Whitson,  George  E Dakota,  NC 

*Wircox,  William  H East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Wise,  Robert  B Northwest  Indiana,  NC 


NO.  2.    MINISTRY 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  the  ministry  of  the  Church  in  all  its  forms, 
grades,  and  orders. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 

Marshall  R.  Reed,  Vice-Chairman; 

Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

{'*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

Allison,  Oscar  E Kansas,  SC 

Archer,  R.  L.  (UD)    Malaya,  OS 

Baker,  Earle  A. Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Baker,  E.   D Southwest  Missouri,   SC 

Baker,  W.  Harrison North  Texas,  SC 


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Baner,  Albert  L. 
Beebe,  Albert  E. 
Bowen,  John   W.    E. 
Branscomb,  John  W. 
Bransford,  Wesley  H. 
Brown,  Paul  B. 


New  Jersey,  NE 

New  York  East,  NE 

Louisiana,   C 

Florida,  SE 

North  Indiana,  NC 

Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Brown,  Mrs.  Robert  T Kentucky,  SE 

Butham,  John  C. Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Callaghan,  Arthur  A. Maine,  NE 

Cannon,  O.  D Wisconsin,  NC 

Carpenter,  Guy  O. Indiana,  NC 

Clark,  O.  P Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Cleland,  Joseph  W North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Coile,  Claude  C New  York,  NE 

Collins,  Oliver  J. Peninsula,  NE 

*Connell,  Mrs.  R.  E North  Arkansas,  SC 

Coors,  D.  Stanley Michigan,  NC 

Curl,  R.  F Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Curtis,  W.  Marvette Alabama,  SE 

Danford,  John  W V.  '. Ohio,  NC 

Davenport,  George  M North  Alabama,  SE 

Davis,  Ernest  E Genesee,  NE 

Dewey,  Horace  E.  (UD)    North  China,  OS 

Donald,  W.  Clyde Detroit,  NC 

Doss,  W.  LaFayette,  Jr Louisiana,  SC 

*Drake,  Mrs.  M.  M Tennessee,  C 

*  Eastman,  Joel  A. Illinois,  NC 

Freeman,  Horace  T South  Georgia,  SE 

*Frey,  Max  V Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Goff ,  Charles  R Rock  River.  NC 

Goodsell,  H.  Guy Oregon,  W 

Grant,  Thomas  McM North  Carolina,  SE 

Greene,  Nathaniel  W. South  Carolina,  C 

Grimes,  Charles  C. Memphis,  SE 

Hanifan,  John  E. West  Virginia,  NE 

Hauser,  Scott  P  (UD)    Chile,  OS 

Hawley,  John  W Pittsburgh,  NE 

Henry,  Albert  E. Central  Kansas,  SC 

Hillman,  Paul  M Nebraska,  SC 

Hodge,  Bachman  G '. Tennessee,  SE 

Holland,  Amos  L Mississippi,  C 

Huse,  Raymond  H Central  New  York,  NE 


*Jenkins,  E.  Ray 
*Johnson,  Mrs.  Pinkie  D. 
Jordan,  Arthur  P. 


North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Texas,  C 

Illinois,  NC 


Lambdin,  Henry  L. 
LaPrade,  William  H. 

Ledden,  Earl  W 

Lord,  R.  Guy 

Lyons,  Ernest  L.  (UD) 


Newark,  NE 

.  .    North  Georgia,  SE 

Troy,  NE 

North  Mississippi,  SE 

Northern  Philippine,  OS 


2S  Joumial  of  the  194'f  General  Conference 

McMillan,  Kay  W West  Texas,  C 

Miller,  Isaac  E Ohio,  NC 

Mills,  Walter  J Texas,  SC 

Minkler,  R.  Glenn Dakota,  NC 

Moore,  Leon  T Philadelphia,  NE 

Morgan,  Robert  E.  L West  Oklahoma,  SC 

^Morris,  Percy  F.   (Deceased — November  22,  1943)  .  .  .    California,  W 
Morris,  R.  Gammon Lexington,  C 

Nason,  Philip  S.  (Transferred) New  Hampshire,  NE 

Nease,  Edgar  H Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Ogle,  Edwin  H Holston,  SE 

Pace,  J,  C.  (UD)    Northwest  India,  OS 

Peele,  Clarence  E Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Pegues,   David   K Missouri,   SC 

*Phelps,  William  R Virginia,  SE 

Potts,  J.  Manning Virginia,  SE 

Pugh,  A.  Wesley North  Indiana,  NC 

•^'Redstone,  Edward  H. New  England,  NE 

Reed,  Marshall  R Detroit,  NC 

Reves,  Claude  M Little  Rock,  SC 

Scai'borough,  E.  F. Upper  Mississippi,  C 

Score,  J.  N.  R Central  Texas,  SC 

*Sexon,  James  O Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Shaffer,  Frank  L West  Virginia,  NE 

Short,  Roy  H Louisville,  SE 

Smith,  Leonard  B. Baltimore,  NE 

Stovall,  Thomas  L. Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Stuntz,  Clyde  B.  (UD) Indus  River,  OS 

Taggart,  J.  H Southwest,  C 

Timerman,  Donald Ohio,  NC 

*Vessey,  Bernard Colorado,  W 

Wahl,  Frederick  W St.  Louis,  SC 

Walker,  James  W. Wyoming  State,  W 

Warfield,  Gaither  P.   (UD)    Poland,  OS 

Warren,  John  W. Northern  New  York,  NE 

Weaver,  Chai'les  C. Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Webb,  Ernest  C East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Weis,  LeRoy  L lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Wengatz,  J.  C.   (UD)    Liberia,  OS 

Wood,  Lynn  A Pacific  Northwest,  W 

NO.  3.    EDUCATION 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  the  Board  of  Education  and  to  the  interests 
and  activities  which  by  the  law  of  the  Church  are  )nade  the  concern 
of  this  Board. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 

Lester  Rumble,  Vice-Chairman  ; 

James  N.  Hillman,  Secretary; 

Thomas  E.  Colley,  Assistant  Secretary. 


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(*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

*  Acker,  Tom  E Texas,  SC 

Anderson,  William  K Pittsburgh,  NE 

Baggett,  John  F Tennessee,  SE 

Baumhofer,  Earl  F Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Beech,  Joseph  (UD)    West  Chma,  OS 

Bennett,  Reginald  V Louisville,  SE 

*Berger,  Dr.  Evelyn  Miller California,  W 

Bradshaw,  Robert  W North  Carolina,  SE 

Brashares.  Charles  W Detroit,  NC 

*Cerdo,  Gilberto Southwest  Mexican,  SC 

*Chaffee,  H.  Almon New  York  East,  NE 

Colley,  Thomas  E Erie,  NE 

Coman,  Alfred  P Central  New  York,  NE 

*Coons,  H.  Westlake New  York,  NE 

Corson,  Fred  P. Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Coulter,  Charles  M Ohio,  NC 

*Dannelly,  Clarence  M Alabama,  SE 

*Davage,  Matthew  S Louisiana,  C 

Davis,  Milton  C Mexico,  OS 

♦Davis,  Wilmer  Fell Peninsula,  NE 

Downs,  Karl  E West  Texas,  C 

*Ebner,  Mrs.  Anne  M New  Jersey,  NE 

-Egan,  James  A East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Estes,  Lud  H.   , Memphis,  SE 

Ferguson,  Clarence  F South  Carolina,  C 

Ford,  J.  Emerson South  Carolina,  SE 

Fox,  Jesse North  Indiana,  NC 

Gernhardt,  Henry  J North  Dakota,  NC 

*Gillinder,  James  M Newark,  NE 

*Goodell,  Ralph  A Michigan,  NC 

-Grav,  Robert  A Florida,  SE 

*Greene,  Walter  K Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Harris,  M.  LaFayette Lexington,  C 

Havighurst,  Freeman  C Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Hawk,  Eugene  B Central  Texas,  SC 

Haywood,  John  W East  Tennessee,  C 

*Heer,  A.  L.  North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Hicks,  Guv  M -.- _  -- j-^  . .,.--- Louisiana,  SC 

*Hillman,  James  N Holston,   SE 

Hollowav,  Fred  G. Baltimore,  NE 

*Hubbard,  Mrs.  Ida Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

*Jackson,  Will  W Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Johnson,  Julius  C. Tennessee,  C 

Johnson,  Zachary  T Kentucky,  SE 

♦Jones,  David  D North  Carolina    C 

Jordan,  G.  Ray Western  North  Carolina,  SL 

Kean,  Roy  N Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Kimbrough,  Spencer  0 North  Alabama,  SE 

Knoles,  Tully  C California,  W 


30     Journal  of  the  19 J^^  General  Conference 

Landrum,  Van  B Mississippi,  SE 

*Law,  Clyde  O West  Virginia,  NE 

'•'Lawson,  Mrs.  David  J Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Lee,  Umphrey North  Texas,  SC 

Lister,  W.  Frank lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

*Liu,  Miss  Katherine  (UD) Foochow,  OS 

Lochridge,  Frank  E Dakota,  NC 

Lott,  Fred  E Wyoming,  NE 

Lugg,  Thomas  B Illinois,  NC 

Lundy,  Clyde  E Holston,  SE 

*Macklin,  Sam  L Oregon,  W 

Marsh,  Daniel  L New  England,  NE 

*Martin,  Mrs.  John  E Detroit,  NC 

*McGifRn,  James Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

McPherson,  Harry  W Illinois,  NC 

Miller,  Cassius,  J Troy,  NE 

Moore,  Leon  S Delaware,  C 

Moore,  Leland South  Georgia,  SE 

*Moreland,  J.  Earl Virginia,  SE 

Morris,  Harry  T Colorado,  W 

*Morrison,  Ed West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Morrison,  Paul  (Transferred) Genesee,  NE 

Persinger,  Benjamin  M. Virginia,  SE 

*Plette,  Mrs.  G.  W.  L Minnesota,  NC 

Prentzel,  Frank,  Jr Philadelphia,  NE 

Quillian,  Paul  W Texas,  SC 

Reykdal,  Theodore  J Wisconsin,  NC 

Riggleman,  Leonard West  Virginia,  NE 

"•'Riley,   Mrs.   Earl   S Indiana,   NC 

Rumble,  Lester North  Georgia,  SE 

Schisler,  John  Q North  Arkansas,  SC 

Schwartz,  Benjamin  F Nebraska,  SC 

*Shannon,  Dr.  Mary  E Kansas,  SC 

*Slutz,  Frank  D Ohio,  NC 

Smith,  Horace  G Rock  River,  NC 

Stafford,  Garland  R Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Stephens,  John  E. North  Mississippi,  SE 

Story,  Earl  E New  England  Southern,  NE 

*Taunton,  Van  B. North  Alabama,  SE 

*Taylor,  Dean  (Deceased — September  23,  1943)    lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Temple,  Herbert  D. Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Templin,  Lester  R Central  Kansas,  SC 

Terry,  Arthur Little  Rock,  SC 

Tippett,  Donald  H Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Tucker,  Frank  C St.  Louis,  SC 

*West,  Thomas  H Rock  River,  NC 

White,  Paul  B West  Wisconsin,  NC 

♦Williams,  Miss  Arsania  M Central  West,  C 

Williams,  Fred  G.  (UD)    Bengal,  OS 

Williams,  Robert  M Washington,  C 

*Willson,  James  M Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Wilson,  Elwin  L Maine,  NE 


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Womeldorf ,    Paul    D. Central    Kansas,    SC 

Wright,  Louis  C North-East  Ohio,  NC 

NO.  4,    MISSIONS  AND  CHURCH  EXTENSION 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
and  to  the  interests  and  activities  made  by  the  law  of  the  Church  the 
concern  of  this  Board. 

Frederick  B.  Newell,  Chairman; 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg,  Vice-Chair  man; 

Marvin  A.  Franklin,  Secretary. 

{*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

*Adams,  Charles   V. Central   Pennsylvania,   NE 

♦Aldrich,  Mrs.  Arthur  C Rock  River,  NC 

♦Allison,  Will  F. .  : Illinois,   NC 

Anderson,  Sid  R.  (UD)    East  China,  OS 

*Avery,  Mrs.  Alice  G. Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Awtrey,  Mrs.  Lemmon  N North  Georgia,  SE 

*Baker,  Mrs.  J.  H Dakota,  NC 

*Barr,  Mrs.  C.  A. Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Bartlett,  Mrs.  Edward  R Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Bartley,  Henry  W Florida,  C 

*Bell,  Mrs.  Frank  G North  Alabama,  SE 

Black,  Benjamin  B Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Blackard,  William  F Holston,  SE 

Brady,  Austin  C New  Jersey,  NE 

*Bragg,  Mrs.  J.  D St.  Louis,  SC 

Brown,  Earl  R North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Brown,  Samuel  L. West  Texas,  C 

*Brown,  Mrs.  Warren  E Michigan,  NC 

*Brown,  Mrs.  W.  Raymond Genesee,  NE 

Brown,  William  E New  Mexico,  SC 

Brownlee,  Thomas  M. Mississippi,  SE 

Bryan,  Dawson  C Texas,  SC 

*Bunce,  Miss  Thirsa  (UD)    Malaya,  OS 

Carter,  George  W Louisiana,  C 

♦Cherrington,  Mrs.  Homer  V. Upper  Iowa,  NC 

*Cole,  Mrs.  Redmond  S .    East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Cram,  Willard  G Kentucky,  SE 

Cromer,  Horace  E Baltimore,  NE 

Donaldson,  Charles  M Idaho,  W 

*Downs,  Mrs.  Ward  M West  Virginia,  NE 

*Easter,  John  E Virginia,  SE 

*Flegal,  Mrs.  Frank  Porter California,  W 

Franklin,  Marvin  A North  Alabama,  SE 

Galbraith,  John  A Erie,  NE 

♦Gibson,  Miss  Henrietta Troy,  NE 

Guerra,  Bishop  Eleazar  Mexico,  OS 

Havighurst,  Lawrence  D.                                           Northwest  Iowa,  NC 
Henry,  Harry  D Minnesota,  NC 


32     Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 

*Imboden,  Charles  A Illinois,  NC 

*Johnson,  Mrs.  Andrew  C Louisville,  SE 

*Jones,  Miss  Dorothy  (UD)    Shantung,  OS 

Jones,  Edward  M Central  Alabama,  C 

*  Jones,  James  A Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦King,  Miss  Sarah Rhodesia,  OS 

LaCrone,  Don  H West  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Langford,  Miss  Elizabeth  S. Lexington,  C 

*Lauer,  Mrs.  Harry lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Laupmanis,  Janis  (UD)    Baltic  and  Slavic,  OS 

*Law,  Mrs.  John  G Wisconsin,  NC 

*Lee,  Miss  Elizabeth  M Pittsburgh,  NE 

*LeSourd,  Mrs.  Howard  M. New  England,  NE 

Lipscomb,  L.  N Northwest  Texas,  SC 

*Long,  Mrs.  Conrad  C. Ohio,  NC 

*Longstreth,  Mrs.  Wilbur  E Missouri,  SC 

Love,  Edgar  A Washington,   C 

Magnuson,  Ray  F Nebraska,  SC 

Martin,  Albert  W North  Arkansas,   SC 

Martin,  Araba Ohio,   NC 

*McDonald,  Samuel  J South  Carolina,  C 

*McDonald,  T.  Morton Indiana,  NC 

*Mead,  Mrs.  Charles  W Nebraska,  SC 

Medellin,  Juan Southwest  Mexican,  SC 

*Melson,  Elwood  F Peninsula,  NE 

*Mills,  Mrs.  Walter  J Texas,  SC 

Moore,  Aubrey  S. Rock  River,  NC 

Morgado,  Edmundo Cuba,  SE 

*Morgan,  Mrs.  Joy  Elmer Baltimore,  NE 

'■'Naftzger,  Mrs,  Julia  P North  Indiana,  NC 

Newell,  Frederick  B New  York  East,  NE 

Ormond,  Jesse  M North  Carolina,  SE 

Palmquist,  Theodore  H California,  W 

Pedersen,  Frederick  L ., Pacific  Northwest,  W 

*Peel,  Mrs.  Leon  R Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Pellowe,  William  C.  S Detroit,  NC 

Perkins,  E.  C Kiangsi,  OS 

*Perkins,  Joe  J North  Texas,  SC 

Perryman,  Willis  L Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Peterson,  B.  O.   (UD)    Philippine,  OS 

Phillips,  Glenn  R Southern  California- Arizona,  W 

*Pierce,  Miss  Mildred   (UD)    Bengal,  OS 

*Pollard,  Mrs.  John  B Louisiana,  SC 

*Pritchard,  William  P New  England  Southern,  NE 

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Quimby,  Karl  K. Newark,  NE 

Riddick,  Roland  P Virginia,  SE 

"'Rogers,  Mrs.  Joe  T Central  Kansas,  SC 

Rogers,  Wallace     North  Georgia,  SE 

'^Roudebush,  Roy  R. North  Indiana,  NC 

Rowe,  Benjamin Central  New  York,  NE 


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*Sapp,  Mrs.  Clarence  C South  Georgia,  SE 

Savige,  George  R. Wyoming,  NE 

Scott,  Julius  S. Texas,  C 

Seamands,  Earl  A. South  India,  OS 

"Seward,  Mrs.  John  R .• .  North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Shappell,  Mrs.  W.  E Philadelphia,  NE 

*Shearer,  Miss  Mary  C.  (UD)    West  China,  OS 

Slaughter,  Dow  P. Alabama,  SE 

Sockman,  Ralph  W. New  York,  NE 

*Spencer,  Robert  B Colorado,  W 

*Stout,  Mrs.  B.  Rule Holston,  SE 

♦Sykes,  W.  Clyde Northern  New  York,  NE 

*Tanner,  Ennis  A. Noi'th  Mississippi,  SE 

*Tatum,  Mrs.  S.  Homer Memphis,  SE 

*Titus,  Mrs.  Olive  G North  India,  OS 

*Tyrer,  Howard West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Walton,  A.  Jack West  Vii-ginia,  NE 

Ward,  Walter  W Central  Texas,  SC 

♦Watters,  Dr.  Hyla  (UD)    Central  China,  OS 

♦Weaver,  Mrs.  Charles  C Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*  Werner,  Mrs.  H.  E Kansas,  SC 

*White,  Mrs.  Edwin  B Florida,  SE 

*  Williams,  Claud  W Mississippi,  C 

"Wilson,  Mrs.  Bryon  H. Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*  Wilson,  Herbert  S Delaware,  C 

* Yarbrough,  Charles  H. Tennessee,  SE 

*Zartman,  Mrs.  Foss Ohio,  NC 

NO.  .5.    PUBLISHING  INTERESTS 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  the  Board  of  Publication  and  to  the  interests 
and  activities  made  by  the  law  of  the  Church  the  concern  of  this 
Board. 

Charles  E.   Scoffield,  Seo-etary. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 

Troy  W.  Appleby,  Vice-Chairvian; 

{*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

*Andrew,  Walter  M. New  York,  NE 

Andrews,  Benjamin   H Louisiana,  SC 

* AppLeby,  Troy  W. Ohio,  NC 

Bays,  James  A. Holston,  SE 

Boyd,  P.  M Florida,  SE 

Brooks,  Robert  N. North  Carolina,  C 

*  Brown,  Mrs.  Wallace  E Central  New  York,  NE 

Cooper,  Claude  W.  lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

*Crummey,  John   D.  California,  W 

Curry,  James  C.  East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*DeWeese,  Henry  0.                                                       North  Indiana,  NC 
♦Donaldson,  Mrs.  B.  R. Detroit,  NC 


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*Earp,  William  L. Southwest  Missouri,   SC 

*Edwards,  Joseph  R. Central  Texas,  SC 

*Fitch,   Harold Illinois,   NC 

*Forman,  Julius  M North  Mississippi,  SE 

♦Foster,  Mrs.  Earl West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Garber,  Paul  N. Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Gilligan,  Henry Baltimore,  NE 

Gleiser,  Walter  S Pacific  Northwest,  W 

*Green,  Roy  M Nebraska,  SC 

*Haley,  Paul  S North  Alabama,  SE 

Hanson,  Pery  O.   (UD) Shantung,  OS 

Harmon,  Nolan  B.,  Jr Virginia,  NE 

*Hart,  John  C Wyoming,  NE 

Hearn,   Walter   A Peninsula,    NE 

Henderson,  Newton  C Southei'n  Hlinois,  NC 

Hoffman,  Joseph  C West  Virginia,  NE 

-Hood,  Gurney  P North  Carolina,  SE 

Hough,  Lynn  Harold New  York  East,  NE 

Humphreys,  Gideon  I Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Johnson,  Silas South  Georgia,  SE 

Jordan,  Fred  J West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Kestle,  Asa  J Ohio,  NC 

*Klein,  George  R North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Lynch,  G.  Stanley Philadelphia,  NE 

*McAllen,  George  I Virginia,  SE 

♦McAllister,  Reuben  H Mississippi,  C 

*McCrea,  Archie  E Michigan,  NC 

*McKay,  Leo  H Erie,  NE 

McPheeters,  Chester  A Indiana,  NC 

*McQuiston,  Jackson  C Pittsburgh,  NE 

Mecklenburg,  George Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Meeks,  Benjamin  W Baltimore,  NE 

Miller,  Leslie Kansas,  SC 

Miller,  Samuel  M South  Carolina,  C 

Morrill,   Miron  A Minnesota,   NC 

Northcott,  H.  Clifford Illinois,  NC 

Peterson,  Howard  W North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Propert,  Frank  C New  Jersey,  NE 

Randolph,  Joseph  D Missouri,  SC 

*Redwine,  Marcus  C Kentucky,  SE 

*Ryder,  Frank  H Troy,  NE 

Scheerer,  Lloyd  H. Noi'thwest  Iowa,  NC 

Schofield,  Charles  E Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Searcy,  Hubert  T Alabama,   SE 

Shirkey,  Albert  P Southwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Simpson,  Leverett  J Genesee,  NE 

♦Slaughter,  Nat  G North  Georgia,  SE 

Smith.  Roy  L. Southern  Califoi*nia-Arizona,  W 


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Smith,  W.  Angie North  Texas,  SC 

♦Stockwell,  Miss  Grace  (UD) Burma,  OS 

Stone,  Fred  D .      .    Rock  River,  NC 

Sutherland,  Benjamin  L. Mississippi,  SE 

Tower,  Joe  Z Texas,  SC 

Underwood,  James  E.    Memphis,  SE 

Washabaugh,  J.  Edgar  Newark,  NE 

*  Wiseman,  William  H. Tennessee,  SE 

Wolfe,  John  L.      West  Virginia,  NE 

Young,  Claude  Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

NO.  6.    CONFERENCE  CLAIMANTS 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  the  support  of  retired  and  supernumerai'y  min- 
isters, widows,  and  dependent  children  of  deceased  ministers,  not  in- 
cluding Bishops. 

Arthur  M.  Wells,  Chairman; 

Sidney  H.  Babcock,  Vice-Chairman; 

Philip  E.  Riley,  Secretary. 

(*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

Allgood,  Benjamin  F New  Jersey,  NE 

*Archer,  William  D North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Babcock,  Sidney  H West  Oklahoma,  SC 

*  Baker,  John  H Baltimore,  NE 

Baker,  Ruf us  C. Colorado,  W 

*Barradell,  William  H New  York  East,  NE 

*Brown,  I.  W Illinois,  NC 

♦Bryant,  R.  Bernard Northwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Burrows,  Charles  W. Troy,  NE 

*Carr,  Robert  B North  Alabama,  SE 

Carroll,  Arthur  G New  York,  NE 

Chambers,  Herbert  0 Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Clay,  Russell  E. Southern  California  Arizona,  W 

Crompton,  J.  Rolland Wyoming,  NE 

*Currie,  Miss  Margaret Maine,  NE 

♦Davis,  Miss  Hazel   (UD) Northern  Philippine,  OS 

♦Davis,  J.   Boyd Ohio,  NC 

Duncomb,  Franklin Philadelphia,  NE 

♦Fisher,  Burgle  L Virginia,  SE 

Gamble,  Foster  K North  Alabama,  SE 

Gordon,  R.  Ernest Kansas,  SC 

Greer,  Robert  E Holston,  SE 

Gum,  Walter  C Virginia,  SE 

*Harshbarger,  Clyde  L West  Virginia,  NE 

Hartman,  Lewis  0 New  England,  NE 

Heckman,  Edgar  R Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Henry,  David  W.  Delaware,  C 

Hillman,  Edgar  L.  North  Carolina,  SE 


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*Hocking",  Edward   P.    Wisconsin,  NC 

*Hoey,  Clyde  R.  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Huckleberry,  Edward  Indiana,  NC 

Hunter,  Alfred  V Nebraska,  SC 

*  Jackson,  Henry  E.    Southwest  Texas,  SC 

James,  Paul  G.  Icwa-Des   Moines,  NC  • 

Kelly,  Edward  W.  Central  West,  C 

Kilpatrick,  Lester  A.  .  .    Michig-an,  NC 

Lord,  J.  Wesley Newark,  NE 

*Loucks,  Charles  O Rock  River,  NC 

Love,  Ernest  C. :  .  .  .  Noi'thern  New  York,  NE 

McCurdy,  Harold  E Erie,  NE 

Mcllwain,  A.  Thomas North  Mississippi,  SE 

McKibben,  J.  W.  O North  Georgia,  SE 

^Metcalfe,  Mrs.  Harold  S. .  Pittsburgh,  NE 

Morrow,  Harry  E. Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Mulligan,  Thomas  C.    Peninsula,  NE 

*0'Dell.  Wesley  H West  Virginia,  NE 

*0'Neal,  Robert  J Louisiana,   SC 

Perkins,  Albert  R Kentucky,  SE 

Phillips,  C.  Gordon Detroit,  NC 

Rankin,  W.  P California,  W. 

Riggin,  E.  Cranston Baltimore,  NE 

Riley,  Philip  E Central  Texas,  SC 

*Robbins,  Charles  A. Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Robinson,  William  W North   Indiana,   NC 

Root,  Herbert  J. Central  Kansas,  SC 

Roush,  Lester  L Ohio,  NC 

*Rust,  Littell  J Tennessee,  SE 

Salter,  John  D.  East  Oklahoina,   SC 

Schubel,  Burnell  L St.  Louis,  SC 

Searles,  J.  W^esley Genesee,  NE 

*Shephard,  C.  Leighton   (Deceased — January  15,  1944) 

South  Georgia,  SE 

*  Smith,  Robert  J. Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

*Stackhouse,  Will South  Carolina,  SE 

StaflFord,  Thomas  A. Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

*Thomasson,  Gus  W North  Texas,  SC 

*Thompson,   Pat Texas,    SC 

Tyler,  Robert  Z Florida,  SE 

*Utz,  William  H.,  Jr Missouri,  SC 

Wells,  Arthur  M Illinois,  NC 

Winter,  Charles    (UD) Hinghwa,  OS 

*Yocom,  J.  Lee Northwest  Indiana,  NC 


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NO.  7.  CONFERENCES 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating-  to  the  General,  Jurisdictional,  Central,  Provisional 
Central,  Annual,  Provisional  Annual,  District,  Quarterly,  and  Church 
Conferences  and  Missions  and  Annual  Meetings. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 

Joseph   H.  Thrailkill,   Vice-Chaiman; 

John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

(••'  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 
Andrews,  Henry  M Alabama,  SE 

Bacon,  C.  Clifford lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

ISartak,  Joseph  P.   (UD) Bohemia-Moravia,  OS 

'■■■  Boudet,  Moises    Cuba,  SE 

=^  Brockett,  Howard  R New  York  East,  NE 

Burgan,  Harry  W Baltimore,  NE 

Burns,  Otis  A South  Florida,  C 

*Child's  Benjamin  G Noi'th  Carolina,  SE 

*Clark,  Mrs.  Samuel  H Newark,  NE 

Denniston,  Benjamin  M. New  York,  NE 

*Eells,  Linden  L Nebraska,  SC 

Fain,  J.  Ed South  Georgia,  SE 

^•'Greenhaw,  Karl North  Arkansas,  SC 

^'Guyer,  Mrs.  Laura  V Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Harper,  Marvin  H Central  Provinces,  OS 

Hartinger,  William  C Indiana,  NC 

Haymes,  J.  0 Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Helrigel,  William  H Michigan,  NC 

Henson,  George  W Philadelphia,  NE 

Hogg,  William  L Pittsburgh,  NE 

<  Holler,  J.  Carlisle Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Holmes,  William  W Louisiana,  SC 

*Hunt,  Walter  L Wyoming,  NE 

Johnson,  Andrew  C Louisville,  SE 

*Johnson,  Hubert  T. Central  Texas,  SC 

Jones,  Guy  F Texas,   SC 

Kenney,  John  R. California,  W 

Ketcham,  Charles  B North-East  Ohio,  NC 

King,  Willis  J Texas,  C 

*Kirk,  Lyle  0. Ohio,  NC 

*Kramer,  R.  R Holston,  SE 

*Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Mahonev.  Carl  K Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Martin."  Paul  E North  Texas,  SC 

Maxwell,  Marvin  M.  (Deceased — November  21,  1948) 

Noith  Georgia,  SE 
♦Meek,  Paul    Memphis,  SE 


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*Mickler,  Fred  T Florida,  SE 

♦Miller,  Charles  M Kansas,  SC 

*Newton,  H.  E East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Perry,  James  A. Troy,  NE 

*Poffenberger,  Alvin  C. New  Jersey,  NE 

Prothro,  Charles  W. Savannah,  C 

Ragan,  Raye Illinois,  NC 

Rice,  Samuel  C Kentucky,  SE 

*Richards,  Miss  Gertrude  E.  (UD) Northwest  India,  OS 

Rives,  Joseph  J Virginia,  SE 

=■  Schaedel,  Mrs.  Charles  T Texas,  SC 

Schatzman,  Albert  G. Ohio,  NC 

Smith,  Robert  J West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Spellman,  L.  U.- Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*  Stevens,  Benjamin  M Mississippi,   SE 

Stevenson,  Henry  M North  Alabama,  SE 

*  Strange,  John  K Wyoming  State,  W 

*Streeter,  Ray Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Templin,  Mrs.  Leslie  G,   (UD) Gujarat,  OS 

*Timmons,  Mrs.  Christian  N. Rock  River,  NC 

Titus,  Murray  T North  India,  OS 

Ward,  Woodrow South  Carolina,  SE 

Ware,  H.  Wendell West  Virginia,  NE 

*  Wells,  Luther  W Virginia,  SE 

*Williams,  Walter  C North  Indiana  NC 

*Wood,  Alpheus  B.  P Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Woosley,  Oscar  V Western  North   Carolina,   SE 

NO.  8.    STATE  OF  THE  CHURCH 

To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolu- 
tions, etc.,  relating  to  social  service,  temperance  (and  the  Board  of 
Temperance),  labor,  Sabbath  obsei'vance,  divorce,  amusements,  and 
those  elements,  factors,  and  aspects  of  the  social  and  spiritual  wel- 
fare of  the  Church  not  made  the  responsibility  of  any  other  committee. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle,  Chairman; 

Edmund    Heinsohn,    V ice-Chairman; 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  Secretary. 

(*  Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

*Bacon,  Miss  Nettie  A.  (UD) Lucknow,  OS 

*Bailey,  Miss  Marion  M Detroit,  NC 

*Bailey,  Thomas  L. Mississippi,  SE 

*Baker,  Leverett  C Central  Kansas,  SC 

Bevan,  Frank  W Troy,  NE 

*Bicklev,  Mrs.  C.  A Northwest  Texas, 'SC 

*Bryan,  Mrs.  Gid  J Central  Texas,  SC 

Bunch,  Jesse  W Oregon,  W 

*Calhoun,  Callaway Texas,  SC 

*Cannon,  John  S.  M Little  Rock,  S.  C. 

Carder,  Okey  J. Missouri,  SC 

Carlyon,  Richard   E Nebraska,   SC 


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Caton,  Andrew  C. Montana,  W 

♦Cherrington,  Ernest  H Ohio,  NC 

Chitwood,  J.  Henry North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Clark,  B.  Clyde West  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Cliffe,  Albert  W Philadelphia,  NE 

Coldsmith,  Charles  I Kansas,  SC 

*Cox,  A.  Ward West  Virginia,  NE 

*Crabbe,  George  W Baltimore,  SE 

Crane,  Henry  H Detroit,  NC 

Danields,  W.  Clay Holston,  SE 

Day,  Albert  E. Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Depp,  Mark Pittsburgh,   NE 

*Dolliver,  James  I Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

♦Elijah,  Earl Upper  Iowa,  NC 

♦Evans,  Miss  Mary  A.   (UD) Philippine,  OS 

*  Fletcher,  Abbott  L. Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

*Foster,  Chapin  D Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Gaither,  Mrs.  Florence  E Washington,  C 

Garrison,  Edwin  R. North  Indiana,  NC 

*  Gordon,  Mrs.  Mayrnie  E South  Carolina,  C 

Grant,  A.  Raymond California,  W 

*Gregg,  Frank  H. Louisville,  SE 

Grummon,  Arthur  R Illinois,  NC 

Gunter,  William New  England,   NE 

*Hample,  Gideon  A North  Dakota,  NC 

♦Hammerberg,  Mrs.  Anton   (UD) Finland,  OS 

Hayden,  Ransford  S.  (Deceased — February  14,  1944) 

North  Arkansas,  SC 

Heinsohn,  Edmund Southwest  Texas,  SC 

^Henderson,  Zach  S South  Georgia,  SE 

*Henn,  Mrs.  William  C. lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Hildebrand,  Carroll  D.  W Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

*Hillman,  Mrs.  Edgar  L North  Carolina,  SE 

*Hindman,  J.  Clyde Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Hoover,  Arthur  L North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Houser,  Otto Colorado,  W 

*Ivey,  J.  B Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

James,  Glenn  C Florida,  SE 

*  Jones,  Charles  A Ohio,  NC 

*  Jones,  Tracey  K Central  New  York,  NE 

*  Jordan,  Miles  W Texas,   C 

♦Jordan,  Mrs.  W.  0 North  Texas,  SC 

Jorns,  Elza  L. * East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Kibler,  Russell  M Indiana,  NC 

♦Knight,  Miss  Frances Detroit,  NC 

♦Lyons,  Leslie,  J Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦Muncy,  William  T. Nebraska,  SC 

♦Munn,  Mrs.  Orson  E Michigan,  NC 


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*Nye,  Mrs.  Florence  K Central  New  York,  NE 

*Parlin,  Charles  C Newark,  NE 

Raver,  William  R New  Jersey,  NE 

*Redd,  John  H Virginia,  SE 

Rowe,  Gilbert  T Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Slayton,  J.  T Kentucky,  SE 

Secrest,  Paul  E North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*  Sexton,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Jr. Louisiana,  SC 

*Seymour,  Mrs.  Jerome Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Sheppard,  B.  Burton Wisconsin,  NC 

*Simonds,  Miss  Mildred   (UD) Hyderabad,  OS 

Smart,  W.  Aiken Virginia,  SE 

*Smith,  Chester  A New  York,  NE 

*Spillman,  Mrs.  James   H Kentucky,   SE 

Spurrier,  Percy  M. New  England  Southern,  NE 

*Studley,  Miss  Ellen  M.  (UD) North  China,  OS 

Tittle,  Ernest  Fremont Rock  River,  NC 

*Trotter,  Frank  H Holston,   SE 

*  Wells,  Jere  A North  Georgia,  SE 

Werner,  Hazen  G Ohio,  NC 

Wiggins,  Sam  B North  Arkansas,  SC 

Worley,  Loyd  F New  York  East,  NE 

*Wright,  Mrs.  Bruce  S Erie,  NE 

*Wright,  Mrs.  Nancy  L St.  Louis,  SC 

*Yang,  Y.  C.  (UD) "i5ast  China,  OS 


PERSON  iN  EL 

OF 

THE  GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

OF 

THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

KANSAS  CITY,  MISSOURI,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  26,  1944 

Names  of  Delegates  and  Reserve  Delegates,  Ministerial  and  Lay, 
arranged  in  in  the  order  of  their  election,  and  alphabetically  by  An- 
nual Conferences,  with  post  office  addresses,  appointments,  or  occu- 
pations. 

Where  an  OVERSEAS  Conference  has  no  data,  war  conditions  pre- 
vented the  sending  of  any  information  to  the  Secretary  of  the  General 
Conference. 

Figures  following  the  name  of  each  Annual  Conference  designate 
the  total  number  of  Delegates  for  that  Conference.  The  Annual  Con- 
ference Delegation  is  composed  of  an  equal  number  of  Ministerial  and 
Lay  Delegates.  Abbreviations  after  the  figure:  NE,  Northeastern 
Jurisdiction;  SE,  Southeastern  Jurisdiction;  C,  Central  Jurisdiction; 
NC,  North  Central  Jurisdiction;  SC,  South  Central  Jurisdiction;  W, 
Western  Jurisdiction;  OS,  Overseas  Conference. 

Underneath  the  name  of  each  Annual  Conference  will  be  found  the 
location  in  the  Conference  Hall  where  the  Delegation  was  seated, 
giving  the  Section,  Row,  and  the  seats  allocated. 

(*Denotes  Lay  Delegate) 

(DS)  District  Superintendent;  (P)  Pastor;  (BE)  Business  Execu- 
tive; (H)  Homemaker;  (CP-WSCS)  Conference  President,  Woman's 
Society  of  Christian  Service. 

ALABAMA  (6)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  11;  Seats  7-12 

Curtis,  W.  Marvette  (DS),  Pensacola  D;  900  E.  Jackson  St.,  Pensa- 

cola,  Fla. 
Andrews,  Henry  M.  (P),  Enterprise;  Enterprise,  Ala. 
Slaughter,  Dow  P.  (DS),  Montgomery  D;  6  Wellington  Road,  Mont- 
gomery, Ala. 
♦Dannelly,  Clarence  M.   (Supt.  of  Public  Schools),  301   S.  Lawrence 

St.,  Montgomery,  Ala. 
♦Searcy,  Hubert  T.  (Prs.  Huntingdon  College),  Montgomery,  Ala. 
♦Christenberry,  W.  B.  (Bookkeeper),  Selma,  Ala. 

Reserves 

Middlebrooks,  Acton  E.    (Editor,  Ala.  Christian  Advocate),  516  N. 

22nd  St.,  Birmingham,  Ala. 
Shafer,  Albert  E.  (P),  First  Church;  Pensacola,  Fla. 
Preer,  Carlton  (P),  Gadsden  Street;  902  E.  Jackson  St.,  Pensacola, 

Fla. 

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Childs,  Ernest  A.  (P),  Dexter  Avenue;  9  Gilmer  Ave.,  Montgomery, 

Ala. 
*Malone,  Edward  R.  (Banker),  American  National  Bank;  Pensacola, 

Fla. 
*Rencher,  Ed  R.  (Bookkeeper),  Fernway,  Mobile,  Ala. 
*Ellison,  John  T.   (Lawyer),  Centreville,  Ala. 
*Tompkins,  Oscar  L.  (Lawyer),  Newberry  Bldg.,  Dothan,  Ala. 

ATLANTA  (2)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  6;  Seats  9-10 
Thomas,  J.  Wesley  (P),  Warren  Memorial;  938  Ashby  Grove,  S.  W., 

*Brookes,  E.'  Luther.     (Deceased,  March  29,  1944.) 

Reserves 

Newton,  Edward  G.   (P),  Fort  Street;  210  Fort  St.,  N.  E.,  Atlanta, 
Ga. 
*Parks,  Mrs.  Eva  B.  (CP-WSCS),  503  Rockwell  St.,  S.  W.,  Atlanta, 
Ga. 

BALTIC  AND  SLAVIC  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  18;  Seats  1-2 

BALTIMORE  (12)  NE 

Sec.  D ;  Rows  8-9 ;  Seats  1-6,  1-6 
Cromer,  Horace  E   (DS),  Washington  East  D;  100  Maryland  Ave., 
N.  E.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
—  Holloway,  Fred  G.  (Pres.  Western  Maryland  College),  Westminster, 
Baltimore,  Md. 
Burgan,  Harry  W.   (P),  Hamline;  1026  Decatur  St.,  N.  W.,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 
Riggin,  E.  Cranston  (DS),  East  D;  516  N.  Charles  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Smith,  Leonard  B.  (P),  Edmondson  Avenue;  3612  Edmondson  Ave., 

Baltimore,  Md. 
Meeks,  Benjamin  W.    (P),  Calvary;  131   W.  Second  St.,  Frederick, 
Md. 
*Patterson,  D.  Stewart  (Secy.  Commission  on  Chaplains),  100  Mary- 
land Ave.,  N.  E.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
*Crabbe,  George  W.  (National  Supt.  Anti-Saloon  League),  131  B.  St., 

S.  E.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
*Gilligan,  Henry  (Lawyer),  2304  First  St.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
*Baker,  John  H.  (BE),  Belvedere  Hotel,  Baltimore,  Md. 
-^Morgan,  Mrs.  Joy  Elmer  (CP-WSCS),  4109  17th  St.,  N.  W.,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 
*Grace,  J.  Harry  (BE),  2516  Hermosa  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Reserves 

Edwards,  John  R.  (DS),  Washington  West  D;  100  Maryland  Ave., 
N.  E.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Nicholson,  Reuben  Y.  (DS),  South  D;  516  Charles  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Bosley,  Harold  A.  (P),  Mt.  Vernon  Place;  Baltimore,  Md. 

Robinson,  Orris  G.  (P),  Calvary;  1615  Decatur  St.,  N.  W.,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

Wood,  Robert  L.  (DS),  West  D;  516  N.  Charles  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Langrall,  Otwald  B.  (DS),  Hagerstown  D;  55  Mosley  Parkway, 
Hagerstown,  Md. 

Hand,  J.  Phelps  (P),  Walbrook;  3208  W.  North  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


The  Methodist  Church  43 

Rustin,  John   W.    (P),  Mt.  Vernon  Place;   1330   Holloy  St.,  N.  W., 

Washington,  D.  C. 
♦Bradley,  E.  Elbert  (BE),  1209  Hamilton  Blvd.,  Hagerstown,  Md. 
♦Benson,  F.   Murray    (City   Solicitor,  Baltimore)  ;   3501    Copley  Rd., 

Baltimore,  Md. 
*Keyser,  Mrs.  E.  Lester  (Dis.  Pres.  WSCS,  Baltimore  South  D),  4440 

White  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
♦Jett,  Robert  E.  (Tailor),  23  Fayette  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
*Meeks,  Mrs.  Benjamin  W.   (Pres.  N.  E.  Jurisdictional  WSCS),  131 

W.  Second  St.,  Frederick,  Md. 
*Thomen,  Orange  O.  (Accountant  U.  S.  Gov.),  9404  Louis  Ave.,  Silver 

Springs,  Md. 
*Snodgrass,  Edmund  (Farmer),  Street,  Md. 
*Scott,  William  C.  (BE),  811  St.  Georges  Road,  Baltimore,  Md. 

BELGIUM  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  20;  Seats  11-12 

BENGAL  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  12;  Seats  1-2 
Das,  Preo  N.  (DS),  140  Dharamtala  St.,  Calcutta,  India. 
♦Mondol,   Hrit   K.    (Principal   Collins   Institute),   Methodist  Mission, 
Pakaur,  S.  P.,  Bihar,  India. 

Reserves 

Chowdhury,  John  S.  (DS),  Methodist  Church,  Buddhadanga,  Asansol, 
Bengal,  India. 
*Beeken,  Mrs.  Elsie  R.  (Principal,  Pakaur  Bengali  School),  Methodist 
Mission,  Pakaur,  S.  P.  Bihar,  India. 

BOHEMIA-MORAVIA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  18;  Seats  3-4 

BOMBAY  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  12;  Seats  5-6 
Wagner,  Paul  E.  (DS),  Dhulia-Puntamba  D;  Dhulia,  West  Klandesh, 

India. 
*Wagner,  Mrs.  Paul  E.  (Missionary),  Dhulia,  West  Khandesh,  India. 

Reserves 

None  elected. 

BURMA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  12;  Seats  3-4 
Harwood,  Harry  J.  (Missionary,  Burma),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York 
(11),N.Y. 

Reserve 

Clare,  Maurice  A.  (Missionary,  Burma),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York 
(11),  N.  Y. 

CALIFORNIA  (10)  W 

Sec.  A;  Rows  11-12;  Seats  1-5,  1-5 
Palmquist,  Theodore  H.  (P),  First  Church;  1350  M.  St.,  Fresno,  Cal. 
Knoles,  TuUy  C.  (Pres.  College  of  the  Pacific),  Stockton,  Cal. 


44  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Kennedy,  John  C.  (DS),  Fresno  D;  544  O  20th  St.,  Merced,  Cal. 
Rankin,  W.  P.   (Con.  Treasurer),  8.3  McAllister  St.,  San   Francisco, 

Cal. 
Grant,  A.  Raymond   (P),  First  Church;  2100  Jav  St.,  Sacramento, 
Cal. 
*Flegal,  Mrs.  Frank  Porter  (CP-WSCS),  584  6th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
*Ralph,  Will  P.   (Telephone  BE),  1711  Francisco  St.,  Berkeley   (3), 

Cal. 
*Berger,  Dr.  Evelyn  M.  (Consulting  Psychologist),  1434  Everett  Ave., 

Oakland,  Cal. 
*Morris,  Percy  F.   (Deceased  Nov.  22,  1943). 
*Crummey,  John  D.  (BE),  1855  Park  St.,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

Reserves 

Christensen,  N.  A.    (P),  First  Church;  2324  Truxton  Ave.,  Bakers- 
field,  Cal. 
Wilkins,  John  R.  (P),  First  Church;  136  El  Camino,  Burlingame,  Cal. 
Milnes,  Harry  E.    (Ex.   Sec.  Con.   Claimant  Endowment   Bd.),  1424 

Benito  Ave.,  Burlingame,  Cal. 
Wallace,  Arthur  H.  (P),  First  Church;  Box  272,  Modesto.  Cal. 
Johnson,  Rector  W.   (P),  First  Church;  205  South  Santa  Clara  St., 

San  Jose,  Cal. 
Stuart,  R.  Marvin   (P),  First  Church;  Webster  and  Hamilton   Sts.. 

Palo  Alto,  Cal. 
Julian,  Correll  M.    (DS),  Redwood-Shasta  D;  83  McAlister  St.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 
*Sims,  J.  B.    (Dentist),  Box  1086.  Modesto.  Cal. 
^Burlingame,  William  M.    (Real  Estate),  1326  "E"  St.,  Sacramento, 

Cal. 
*Bagby,  Grover  C.  (Insurance),  Box  707,  Fresno,  Cal. 
*Lange,  Mrs.  Harry  W.   (H),  1629  Truxton  Ave.,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 
*Merritt,  Frank   (Lawyer),  235  ^lontecito,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
*Hotle,  William,  Sebastopol,  Cal. 
*Cecil,  Mrs.  John  R.  (H),  440  Mellville  Ave.,  Palo  Alto,  Cal. 

CENTRAL  ALABAMA  (2)   C 

Sec.  D;  Row  14;  Seats  1-2 
Jones,  Edward  M.   (Retired),  Box  200  R.  F.  D.  2,  Prattvillo,  Ala. 
*Lynn,  Lee  W.  (Shipping  Clerk),  218  N.  6th  St.,  Gadsden,  Ala. 

Reserves 

Turner,  Walter  L.   (DS),  Huntsville  D;  309  8th  Ave.,  W.,  Birming- 
ham, Ala. 
Booker,  Charles  J.   (DS),  Birmingham  D;  611  1st,  N.,  Birmingham, 
Ala. 
*Brown,  Walter  L.   (Doctor),  1200  Charles  St.,  Birmingham,  Ala. 
*Turner,  Mrs.  Frances  W.   (CP-WSCS),  309  8th  Ave.,  W.,  Birming- 
ham, Ala. 

CENTRAL  CHINA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  19:  Seats  1-2 

CENTRAL  GERMANY  (2)  OS 

Sec.  C;  Row  21;  Seats  1-2 


The  Methodist  Church  45 

CENTRAL  KANSAS  (10)  SC 
Sec.  D;  Rows  2-3;  Seats  5-10,  7-10 

Henry,  Albert  E.  (DS),  Wichita  D;  158  N.  Volutsia,  Wichita.  Kan. 

Scholield,  Charles  E.    ( Pres.  Southwestern  College),  Winfield,  Kan. 

Root,  Herbert  J.  (P),  College  Hill;  211  N.  Erie,  Wichita,  Kan. 

Templin,  Le.ster  R.  (P),  First  Church;  1620  E.  4th  St.,  Wichita,  Kan. 

Womeldorf,  Paul  D.  (Ex.  Sec.  Bd.  Education),  502  S.  Glenn,  Wichita 
(12),  Kan. 
♦Ropers,  Mrs.  Joe  T.   (CP-WSCS),  224  N.  Erie,  Wichita,  Kan. 
♦Elliott,  William  P.   (Con.  Lav  Leader),  Plains,  Kan. 
♦Baker,  L.  C.  (BE),  Scott  City,  Kan. 
♦Streeter,  Ray   (BE),  Hutchinson,  Kan. 
♦Anderson,  Floyd  N.   (BE),  Wellington,  Kan. 

Reserves 

Keller,  Samuel  W.   (P),  First  Church;  Hutchinson,  Kan. 

Brown,  Cleveland  C.  (DS),  Winfield  D.;  Winfield,  Kan. 

Volkland,  Otto  F.  (DS),  Salina  D;  Box  398,  Salina,  Kan. 

iMulvaney,  Warren  0.  (DS),  Hutchinson  D;  100  W.  23rd  St.,  Hutch- 
inson, Kan. 

Freeman,  Everett  W.  (DS),  Colby  D;  Colby,  Kan. 

Arend,  LeRoy  F.  (P),  Trinity;  220  S.  Martinson  St.,  Wichita,  Kans. 

Dellinger,  Walter  H.   (DS),  Dodge  City-Liberal  D;  Liberal,  Kan. 
♦Baker,  Walter  F.   (Sup.  City  Schools),  Pratt,  Kan. 
*Ott,  Mrs.  George   (Sec,  Organization-Promotion  Con.,  WSCS),  402 

E.  5th.,  Kinsley,  Kan. 
*Campbell,  Wayne  M.  (Abstracts-Titles),  Garden  City,  Kan. 
*Wilson,  Laurence  L.   (BE),  223  N.  Fountain,  Wichita,  Kan. 
♦Shull,  Joe  M.   (Farm  Implements),  Dighton,  Kan. 
♦Stephens,  Mrs.  Pearl  M.    (H),  Caldwell.  Kan. 
♦Kemp,  Cary  A.   (Local  Preacher),  Natoma,  Kan. 

CENTRAL  NEW  YORK  (6)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Row  17;  Seats  7-12 
-— Huse,  Raymond  H.   (DS),  Syracuse  D;   203  Furman  St.,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 
Rowe,  Benjamin  (DS),  Elmira  D;  822  W.  Washington  Ave.,  Elmira, 

N.  Y. 
Coman,  Alfred  P.  (P),  Hedding;  330  W.  Church  St.,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 
♦Odell,  Albert  G.   (Doctor),  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y. 
^^^Brown,  Mrs.  Gertrude  V.   (CP-WSCS),  700  University  Ave.,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y. 
♦Jones,  Tracey  (Sec.  Y.xM.C.A.),  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

VanDyke.  Ellroy  D.  (P),  Penn  Yan ;  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y. 

Stearns,  Harold  G.  (DS),  Geneva  D;  84  Maxwell  Ave.,  Geneva,  N.  Y. 

Benton,   George   Y.    (DS),   Syracuse   East   D;    826    Maryland   Ave., 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Peterson,  Dutton   S.,   (P),  Odessa,  N.  Y. 

Noble,  Charles  C.   (P),  First  Church;  431  Allen  St.,  Syracuse   (2), 
N.  Y. 
♦VanDvke,  M.  Fave  (Farmer),  Canton,  Pa. 

♦Nve,  Mrs.  Florence  K.  (H),  1600  E.  Colvin  St..  Syracuse  (10),  N.  Y. 
♦Anderson,  Mrs.  William  A.  (H),  34  S.  Hunter  St.,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 
♦Ahn,  George  B.  (Trainmaster),  913  W.  Water  St.,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 
♦Masten,  J.  Eugene  (Insurance),  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 


46  Jour^ial  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

CENTRAL  PENNSYLVANIA  (6)  NE 

Sec.  D;  Row  14;  Seats  5-10 
Skillington,  J.  Edgar   (P),  Bloomsburg;  Bloomsburg,  Pa. 
Corson,  Fred  P.   (Pres.  Dickinson  College),  Carlisle,  Pa. 
Heckman,  Edgar  R.   (Supt.  Methodist  Home  for  the  Aged),  Tyrone, 
Pa. 
*  Adams,  Charles  V.   (Banker),  Montoursville,  Pa. 
*Frey,  V.  Max   (Consulting  Engineer),  York,  Pa. 
*Guyer,  Laura  V.  (H),  Altoona,  Pa. 

Reserves 

Banks,  William  W.   (P),  Trinity;  Clearfield,  Pa. 

Henninger,  F.  Lamont  (DS),  Sunbury  D;  Sunbury,  Pa. 

Hartman,  William  E.   (DS),  Altoona  D;  Union  Ave.,  Altoona,  Pa. 

Welliver,    Lester    A.    (Pres.    Westminster    Theo.    Seminary),    West- 
minster, Md. 

Myers,  Elvin  C.    (DS),  Williamsport  D;  801   Market  St.,  Williams- 
port,  Pa. 
*Rich,  Albert  F.  (Manufacturer),  Woolrich,  Pa. 
*Campbell,  Richard  W.    (Insurance),  Altoona,  Pa. 
*Meredith,Victor  K.,  Sr.    (Salesman),  Northumberland,  Pa. 
*Webb,  Paul  C.    (Banking),  Bloomsburg,  Pa. 
*Ake,  Mrs.  J.  Howard  (H),  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

CENTRAL  PROVINCES  (2)  OS 

^  Sec.  D;  Rows  11-12;  Seats  5-7 

Harper,  Marvin  H.  (Ptof.  Leonard  Theo.  School),  Jubbulpore,  India. 
'*Paul,  Edwin   S.    (Associate  Sec.  Council  Christian   Education),  497 
Napier  Town,  Jubbulpore,  C.  P.  India. 

Reserves 

Singh,  J.  Chandra  B.  (Assistant  DS),  Bastar-Sironcha  D;  Jagdalpur, 
Bastar  State,  India. 
*Soule,  Mrs.  Zillah  L.    (Principal,  Christian  Normal   School),  Meth- 
odist Mission,  Khandwa,  C.  P.,  India. 

CENTRAL  TEXAS  (8)  SC 

Sec.  C;  Row  13;  Seats  1-8 

Score,  J.  N.  R.  (Pres.  Southwestern  Univei'sity) ,  Georgetown,  Texas. 
Ward,  Water  W.    (P),  Polvtechnic;  1518  Vaughn  Ave.,  Fort  Worth 

(5),  Texas. 
Riley,  Philip  E.  (DS),  Weatherford  D;  Weatherford,  Texas. 
Hawk,   Eugene  B.    (Dean,  School  of   Theo.,  S.   M.   U.),  Dallas    (5), 
Texas. 
*Cherry,  Hal  H.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  3806  W.  4th  St.,  Fort  Worth  (7), 

Texas. 
'Johnson,  Hubert  T.  (Supt.  Methodist  Home),  Waco,  Texas. 
*Bryan,  Mrs.  Gid  J.  (TIP-WSCS),  Italy,  Texas. 

*Edwards,  Joseph   R.    (Wholesale  Feed),   118   Exchange  Bldg.,   Fort 
Worth  (6),  Texas. 

Reserves 

Chunn,  Marcus  M.   (P),  Central;  12  Chase  Court,  Fort  Worth   (4), 

Texas. 
Barnes,  Slaton  A.  (DS),  Fort  Worth  D;  5101  Byers,  Fort  Worth  (7), 

Texas. 


The  Methodist  Church  47 

Johnston,  Warren  (P),  First  Church;  1111  Elizabeth  St.,  Fort  Worth 

(4),  Texas. 
Felder,  Lemonier  L.  (DS),  Cleburne  D;  Cleburne,  Texas. 
Langston,  Roy  A.  (P),  First  Church;  Temple,  Texas. 
Cole,  William  H.  (DS),  Cisco  D;  Cisco,  Texas. 
*Knight,  Sam  T.  (Pres.  4-C  Business  College),  Waco,  Texas. 
*Martin,  Boyce  (Editor,  Corsicana  Sun),  Corsicana,  Texas. 
♦Peyton,  Mrs.  George  L.  (Oil  Operator),  308  E.  Rusk,  Mexia,  Texas. 
♦Wedemeyer,  Mrs.  B.  B.   (Con.  Cor.  Sec— WSCS),  1304  N.  15th  St., 

Waco,  Texas. 
*Moody,  Miss  Mary  (Insurance),  Taylor,  Texas. 

*McGlammery,  Bert  E.    (Supervisor,  Crippled  Children's   Div.   State 
Dept.  Education),  Eastland,  Texas. 

CENTRAL  WEST  (2)  C 

Sec.  B;  Row  1;  Seats  1-2 
Kelly,  Edward  W.  (P),  Union  Memorial;  208  N.  Leffingwell  St.,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 
*  Williams,  Miss  Arsania  M.   (Teacher),  4318  San  Francisco  Ave.,  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

Reserves 

Grant,  Luther  R.  (DS),  St.  Louis  D;  1525a  Cora  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Hancock,  George  D.    (DS),  Kansas  City  D;   1518  N.   10th,  Kansas 
City,  Kan. 
*Lightner,  Lawrence  H.  (Insurance),  2434  Marion  St.,  Denver,  Colo. 
*Holman,  Moses  (Worker),  4227  Page  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

CHILE  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  19;  Seats  3-4 
Needham,  Fred  (P),  Casilla  4214,  Valpariso,  Chile. 
*Boero,  Domingo  (Employee),  Casille  2-D,  Angol,  Chile. 

Reserves 

Zottele,  Pedro  (P),  Casilla  67,  Santiago,  Chile. 
Fetis,  Abel  (P),  Casilla  102,  Temuco,  Chile. 
*Irle,  Charles  A.  (Mission  Treasurer),  Casilla  67,  Santiago,  Chile. 

CHINA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  19;  Seats  3-4 

COLORADO  (6)  W 

Sec.  B;  Row  14;  Seats  7-12 
Houser,  Otto  H.   (DS),  Denver-Grand  Junction  D;  1820  Broadway, 

Denver,  Colo. 
Baker,  Rufus  C.  (P),  Boulder;  Boulder,  Colo. 
Morris,  Harry  T.  (Pres.  Iliff  School  of  Theology),  Denver,  Colo. 
*Harrah,  Ezra  C.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Greeley,  Colo. 
*Spencer,  Robert  B.  (Newspaper  Editor),  Fort  Moi-gan,  Colo. 
*Vessey,  Bernard  (Mortician),  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

Reserves 

McVicker,  Roy  H.    (P),  Highlands;  3920   West  32nd  Ave.,  Denver, 

Colo. 
Konkel,  Guy  E.  (P),  Sterling;  Sterling  Colo. 
Marble,  Samuel  W.  (P),  Trinity;  1820  Broadway,  Denver,  Colo. 


48  Journal  of  the  19 UU  General  Conference 

Gaines,  A.  Presley  (DS),  Greeley  D;  852  Madison,  Denver,  Colo. 
■Beahm,  Leslie  L.  (Supt.  City  Schools),  Cannon  City,  Colo. 
*Stiles,  George  W.  (Doctor),  725  Newport,  Denver,  Colo. 
*Howard,  Lowell  W.  (School  Principal),  Windsor,  Colo. 
*Edgar,  John  W.  (Rural  Mail  Carrier),  Fleming,  Colo. 

CUBA  (2)  SE 

Sec.  D;  Row  10;  Seats  1-2 

Morgado,   Edmundo   G.    (P),   Islesia    Methodista;    Santiago    de    las 

Veges,  Cuba. 
*Boudet,  Moises  (Teacher),  Independencia  1071/^  Manranas,  Cuba. 

Reserves 

Perez,  Carlos  (P),  Virtudes  152,  Habana,  Cuba. 
*de  Soto,  Rosa  Ana  (Teacher)   Apartado  103,  Cienfuegos,  Cuba. 

DAKOTA  (4)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  1;  Seats  1-4 
Lochridge,  Frank  E.   (P),  Mitchell;  Mitchell,  S.  D. 
Minkler,  Glenn  R.  (P),  Arlington;  Arlington,  S.  D. 

*Baker,  Mrs.  J.  H.  (CP-WSCS) ,  431  West  7th  St.,  Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. 

*Whitson,  George  E.  (Surgeon),  Madison,  S.  D. 

Reserves 

Edge,  Joseph  H.  (Pres.  Dakota  Wesleyan  University),  Mitchell,  S.  D. 
Davis,  Byron  A.  (DS),  Northei-n  D;  Hurson,  S.  D. 
*Smith,  Matthew  D.   (Dean,  Dakota  Wesleyan  University),  Mitchell, 

S.  D. 
*Kemper,  Adolph  H.  (Life  Insurance),  404  Boyce  Greeley  Bldg.,  Sioux 
Falls,  S.  D. 

DELAWARE  (4)  C 

Sec.  C ;  Row  8 ;  Seats  3-6 
Henry,  David  W.   (P),  Tindley  Temple;  514  58th  St.,  Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
Moore",  Leon  S.  (P),  Hanen;  2249  N.  Oxford  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
*Brown,  Herman  D.  (Mail  Carrier),  1302  N.  Park  Ave.,  Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
*Wilson,  Herbert  S.  (Merchant),  Upper  Hill,  Md. 

Reserves 

Hargis,  David  H.  (DS),  Easton  D;  420  Dover  St.,  Easton,  Md. 
Thompson,  William  C.  (DS),  Wilmington  D;  412  N.  Clayton  St.,  Wil- 
mington, Del. 
Lyght,  William  L.  (P),  Princess  Anne;  Princess  Anne,  Md. 
*Walker,  Mrs.  Clarisa  D.    (H),  237   Rosemont  Place,  Atlantic  City, 

N.J. 
*Staten,  William  H.  (Farmer),  Preston,  Md. 
*Webb,  James  R.  (Teacher),  Laurel,  Del. 

DENMARK  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  17;  Seats  1-2 
Petersen,  Carl   (P),  Odense;  Odense,  Denmark. 
*Thomsen,  Brown  (Insurance  Agent),  Aarhus,  Denmark. 

Reserves 

None  elected 


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DETROIT  (12)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Rows  10-11;  Seats  1-6,  1-6 

Reed,  Marshall  R.  (P),  Nardin  Park;  5151  W.  Chicago  Blvd.,  Detroit, 

Mich. 
Brashares,   Charles   W.    (P),   First   Church;    1901    Washenaw,   Ann 

Arbor,  Mich. 
Donald,  William  C.  (DS),  Flint  D;  1114  S.  Franklin,  Flint,  Mich. 
Pcllowe,  William  C.  S.    (P),  First  Church;   820   Lapeer  Ave.,  Port 

Huron,  Mich. 
Phillips,  Gordon   (DS),  Port  Huron  D;  1307  22nd  St.,  Port  Huron, 

Mich. 
Crane,  Henry  H.   (P),  Central;  Central  Methodist  Church,  Detroit, 

Mich. 
*Strong,  Dennis  F.   (Retired  Y.M.C.A.  Sec),  7086  Senator  Ave.,  De- 
troit, Mich. 
*Knight,  Miss  Frances   (Supt.  Methodist  Children's  Home),  Box  127, 

Redford  Station,  Detroit,  Mich. 
*Martin,  Mrs.  John  E.   (Editor  S.  S.  Lessons,  Mich.  Ch.  Advocate), 

412  N.  Broad,  Adrian,  Mich. 
*Smith,   Edwai'd   A.    (Lawyer),   2468   National   Bank   Bldg.,   Detroit 

(26),  Mich. 
*Bailey,  Miss  Marion  (Insurance),  Flushing,  Mich. 
♦Donaldson,  Mrs.  B.  R.  (H),  22712  Nona  Ave.,  Dearborn,  Mich. 

Reserves 

Marvin,  John  E.  (Editor,  Mich.  Christian  Advocate) ,  Adrian  College, 

Adrian,  Mich. 
Harrison,  William  E.  (P),  Court  Street;  217  Court  St.,  Flint,  Mich. 
Butt,  Luther  B.  (DS),  Ann  Arbor  D;  503  Roosevelt  Blvd.,  Ypsilanti, 

Mich. 
Stone,  A.  Stanley  (P),  Calvary;  950  Chevrolet  Ave.,  Flint,  Mich. 
Eva,  Sidney  D.    (DS),  Detroit  D;  1205  Kales  Bldg.,  Detroit    (26), 

Mich. 
Harrison,  Samuel  J.  (Pres.  Adrian  College),  Adrian,  Mich. 
Willson,  E.  Ray  (P),  First  Church;  Caro,  Mich. 

Holme,  Benjamin   F.    (P),  Westlawn;   12797   Monte   Vista,   Detroit, 
Mich. 
♦Lang,   Samuel   J.    (Finance),   1166   Penobscot   Bldg.,   Detroit    (26), 

Mich. 
^Baldwin,  Howard  C.  (Lawyer),  2156  Penobscot  Bldg.,  Detroit  (26), 

Mich. 
*Halmbuber,  Paul  G.  (Dentist),  12715  Monte  Vista,  Detroit,  Mich. 
♦Fruit,  Mrs.  Walter  R.   (H),  14901  Mark  Twain  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
♦Raymond,  Mrs.  Frank  (H),  2112  Radcliffe,  Flint,  Mich. 
♦Fisher,  Charles  A.  (Dir.  Extension  Service,  U.  of  Michigan),  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 
♦Metzger,  Carl  S.  (Sec.  Y.M.C.A.),  St.  Clair,  Mich. 
♦Fead,  George  S.  (Accountant),  15310  Promenade,  Detroit,  Mich. 

EAST  OKLAHOMA  (8)  SC 

Sec.  C;  Rows  12-13;  Seats  9-12,  9-12 

Webb,  Ernest  C.  (DS),  Gushing  D;  Gushing,  Okla. 

Salter,  John  D.  (DS),  McAlestcr  D;  McAlester,  Okla. 

Gurry,  James  G.  (DS),  Durant  D;  Durant,  Okla. 

Jorns,  Elza  L.  (P),  St.  Paul's;  15th  and  Quaker  Sts.,  Tulsa,  Okla. 
♦Wilcox,  William  H.  (Lawyer),  Stillwater,  Okla. 
♦Cole,  Mrs.  Raymond  S.  (CP-WSCS).  1312  S.  Owasso,  Tulsa,  Okla. 


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*Egan,  James  A.  (Manufacturing),  Muskogee,  Okla. 
*Newton,  H.  E.  (Accountant),  Muskogee,  Okla. 

Reserves 

Alexander,  Virgil  (P),  First  Church;  Ada,  Okla. 

Watts,  H.  Bascom  (P),  Boston  Avenue,  1301  S.  Boston,  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Bowers,  Joe  E.  (P),  Stillwater;  Stillwater,  Okla. 

Hargis,  Vache  A.  (DS),  Tulsa  D;  1648  N.  Elwood,  Tulsa,  Okla. 
*Chowning,  Mrs.  V.  K.  (H),  Okemah,  Okla. 
*Orwig,  Samuel  S.  (Lawyer),  Wenoka,  Okla. 
*Owen,  S.  J.  (Oil  Business),  Bartlesville,  Okla. 
*Nelson,  E.  H.,  Ada,  Okla. 

EASTERN  SOUTH  AMERICA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  17;  Seats  7-8 

Howard,  George  P.   (Evangelist),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York   (11), 
N.  Y. 
*Coates,  Cristobal  G.  (BE),  Av.  18  de  Julio  Montevideo,  Uruguay. 

Reserves 

Wesley,  Arturo  F.  (P),  Rivadavia  4044,  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina. 

EAST  TENNESSEE  (2)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  10;  Seats  1-2 

Haywood,  John  W.  (Pres.  Morristown  College),  Morristown,  Tenn. 

*Boyd,  Miller  W.  (Pi'ofessor  Morristown  College),  Morristown,  Tenn. 

Reserves 

Thomas,  Fred  D.  (DS),  Bristol  D;  Box  337,  Pulaski,  Va. 
*Dickason,  Henry  L.  (Pres.  Bluefield  State  College),  Bluefield,  W.  Va. 

ERIE  (6)  NE 
Sec.  B;  Row  7;  Seats  7-12 

Galbraith,  John  A.    (DS),  Jamestown  D;  412  West  5th  St.,  James- 
town, N.  Y. 

Colley,  Thomas  E.  (P),  First  Church,  707  Sassafras  St.,  Erie,  Pa. 

McCurdy,  Harold  A.  (DS),  Brookville  D;  Brookville,  Pa. 
'"Welch,  Edgar  T.  (BE),  Westfield,  N.  Y. 
'^McKay,  Leo  H.  (Law^f^er),  Shai'on,  Pa. 
*Wright,  Mrs.  Bruce  S.  (H),  Kane,  Pa. 

Reserves 

McKnight,  Frank  S.  (P),  First  Church;  Franklin,  Pa. 

Myers,  E.  Roy  (DS),  Meadville  D;  724  N.  Main  St.,  Meadville,  Pa. 

Marriott,  Albert  (P),  Stone;  516  Chestnut  St.,  Meadville,  Pa. 

Blasdell,  David  J.  (P),  Chautauqua;  Chautauqua,  N.  Y, 
*  Wilkinson,  J.  W.  F.  (Teacher) ,  Clarion,  Pa. 
*Gifford,  Blaine  H.  (Insurance),  Erie,  Pa. 
*Black,  O.  E.  (County  Judge),  Salamanca,  N.  Y. 
*Higby,  David  B.  (BE),  Meadville,  Pa. 

FINLAND  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  17;  Seats  5-6 


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FINDLAND-SW  EDISH  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  17;  Seats  3-4 

FLORIDA  (8)  SE 
Sec.  D;  Row  5;  Seats  1-8 

Branscomb,  John  W.  (P),  First  Church;  1007  Florida  Ave.,  Tampa, 

Fla. 
Bovd,  P.  M.  (DS),  Tampa  D;  839  S.  Boulevard,  Tampa,  Fla. 
James,  Glenn  C.  (P),  White  Temple;  320  N.  E.  2nd  Ave.,  Miami,  Fla. 
Tvler,  Robert  Z.    (DS),  Miami  D;  498   N.   E.  55th   Terrace,   Miami, 

Fla. 
*Noble,  Fred  B.   (Lawyer),  1105  Florida  Natl.  Bank  Bldg.,  Jackson- 
ville, Fla. 
*White.  Mrs.  Edwin  B.   (CP-WSCS),  2344  Gilmore  St.,  Jacksonville, 

Fla. 
*Gray,  R.  A.   (Secretary  of  State),  Tallahassee,  Fla. 
*Mickler,  Fred  T.  (BE),  Madison,  Fla. 

Reserves 

Holmes,  Robert  C.  (DS),  Orlando  D;  1103  E.  Amelia  Ave.,  Orlando. 

Fla. 
Daniel,  Joseph  H.  (DS),  Jacksonville  D;  215  Tenth  St.,  Jacksonville, 

Fla. 
Wicker.  Rufus  E.  (P),  First  Church;  2746  St.  John's  Ave.,  Jackson- 
ville (2),  Fla. 
Blake,  J.  Withers  (P),  First  Church;  413  W.  Turner  St.,  Clearwater, 

Fla. 
Pendegrass,   Edward  J.    (DS),  Tallahassee   D;   209   N.   Adams   St., 

Tallahassee,  Fla. 
Allen,  Robert  L.  (P),  Trinity;  Box  4003,  Miami,  Fla. 
*Peeler,  Charles  B.   (Lawyer),  Mutual  Life  Bldg.,  Jacksonville    (2), 

Fla. 
*Bedingfield.  J.  G.  (Dis.  Lay  Leader),  202  W.  Hanna,  Tampa,  Fla. 
*Griffin,  DeWitt  (Banker),  Ocala,  Fla. 
♦Mitchell,  Charles  A.  (Lawyer),  107  Indian  River  Citrus  Bank  Bldg., 

Vero,  Fla. 
*Tedder,  George  W.   (Judge  15th  Judicial  Circuit),  Fort  Lauderdale, 

Fla. 
*Lewis,  J.  Milton  (Supervising  Principal  Public  Schools).  Haines  City, 
Fla. 

FLORIDA  (2)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  2;  Seats  3-4 
Bartley,  Henry  W.  (Field  Sec.  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion, 967  West  8th  St.,  Jack.sonville,  Fla. 
*Boyd,  David  A.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  924  Reid  St.,  Palatka.  Fla. 

Reserves 

Walker,  Thomas  H.  B.  (DS).  Gainesville  D;  Gainesville,  Fla. 
*Perry,  Oscar  W.  (District  Lay  Loader),  Gainesville,  Fla. 

FOOCHOW  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  19;  Seats  5-6 
Worley,   Harrv  W.    (Prof.   Union   Theological   Seminary),   Foochow, 
China. 
*Ding,  James  L.  (Pre.s.  Anglo-Chinese  College),  Yanghow,  China. 


52  Journal  of  the  19M  General  Conference 

Reserves 

Hayes,  E.   Pearce    (Missionary  on  four   Coast  Districts),  Foochow, 
China. 
*Li,  Mrs.  S.  Y.  Ding  (H),  Foochow,  China. 

GENESEE  (6)  NE 

Sec.  D;  Row  3;  Seats  1-6 

Morrison,   Paul    (P),    Emmanual;   437   East   Ave.,   Lockport,    N.   Y. 

(Transferred  to  the  Detroit  Con.) 
Davis,  Ernest  E.  (P),  First  Church;  156  Congress  St.,  Bradford,  Pa. 
Searles,  J.  Wesley  (P),  Kenmore;  28  Landers  Road,  Kenmore,  N.  Y. 
'^Brown,    Mrs.    W.    Raymond     (Chairman    Finance    and     Estimates 
Com.,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension),  65  Walnut  St., 
E.  Aurora,  N.  Y.  Hornell,  N,  Y. 
'Clay,  Thomas  B.  (Merchant),  230  Patomac  Ave.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
*Simpson,  Leverette  J.  (Lawyer),  99  Genesee  St.,  Hornell,  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Dietterich,  A.  Merritt  (P),  First  Church;  203  North  4th  St.,  Clean, 

N.  Y. 
Crossland,   Weldon    F.    (P),    Asbury-First   Church;    321    East   Ave., 

Rochester   N.  Y. 
Burdick,  Earl  R.*  (DS),  Hornell  D;  13  Prospect  Ave.,  Canisteo,  N.  Y. 
Mcllnay,   Harold   W.    (DS),    Rochester   D;    804    Landing   Road,   N., 

Rochester    N.  Y. 
Bisgrove,  James  F.  (P),  Corn  Hill;  48  Tremont  St.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
*Mertz,  August  S.  (Milk  Dealer),  Webster,  N.  Y. 
*Gibbs,  Merton  S.  (Lawyer),  459  W.  Ferry  St.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
*Mahalev,  John  W.  (Lawyer),  Coudersport,  Pa. 
*Ward,  Walter  A.   (Retired  School  Teacher),  Silver  Lake,  N.  Y. 
'Lewis,  Fred  A.   (Lawyer),  Batavia,  N.  Y. 

GUJARAT  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  12;  Seats  8-9 
Bisbee,  Royal  D.  (Missionary),  3-A  North  Petty  Staff  Lines,  Poona, 

India. 
'Christian,  Ashii'wad  B.  (Headmaster  Methodist  Boys'  High  School), 
Baroda  Residency  P.  0.,  India. 

Reserves 

Emmanuel,  James  M.   (P),  Umreth;  Kaira  District,  India. 
'Macwan,  Meshach  D.  (Teacher  Methodist  Boys'  High  School),  Baroda 
Residency,  P.  0.,  India. 

HINGHWA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  19;  Seats  718 

HOLSTON  (12)  SE 

Sec.  B;  Row  6;  Seats  1-12 
Lundy,  Clyde  E.  (DS),  Sweetwater  D;  Sweetwater,  Tenn. 
Ogle,  Edwin  H.  (P),  First  Church;  Box  736,  Galax,  Va. 
Bays,  James  A.  (P),  Church  Street;  Church  Street  Methodist  Church, 

Knoxville  (16),  Tenn. 
Blackard,  William  F.  (DS),  Chattanooga  D;  1902  Chamberlain  Ave., 

Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
Daniels,  W.  Clay    (DS),   Harriman  D;   726   Clinton    St.,   Harriman, 

Tenn. 


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Greer,  Robert  K.  (P),  Broad  Street;  Kinksjjort,  Tenn. 
*Hillnian,  James  N.  (Ex.  Sec.  Bd.  of  Education),  215  Reynolds  Arcade 

Bids'.,  Bristol,  Va. 
*Sherrod,  Charles  C.   (Pres.  East  Tennessee  State  Collej^e),  Johnson 

Citv,  Tenn. 
*Trotter,  Frank  H.  (Education),  809  Chale  Bank  Bldg.,  Chattanooga, 

Tenn. 
*Kramer,  R.  R.  (Lawyer),  IVParyville,  Tenn. 
*Sheeley,   Lvnn    (Con.   Lay   Leader),    105    E.    Main    St.,   Morristown, 

Tenn. 
*Stout,  Mrs.   B.   Rule    (Con.   Trcas.,   WSCS),   1621   Riverside   Drive, 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Reserves 
Stevenson,  Marion  A.  (DS),  Morristown  D;  301  E.  Main  St.,  Morris- 
town,  Tenn. 
Worley,  Elbert  D.  (DS),  Johnson  City  D;  719  Pine  St.,  Johnson  City, 

Tenn. 
Milburn,  J.  Earl  (P),  First  Church;  839  Windsor  St.,  Bristol,  Tenn. 
Moore,  Mark  M.  (DS),  Wytheville  D;  515  Tazewell  Ave.,  Wvtheville, 

Va. 
Henley,  James  W.  (P),  Centenary;  Chattanooga  (3),  Tenn. 
Shelton,  Floyd  B.  (P),  First  Church;  Maryville,  Tenn. 
Creswell,  George  J.   (P),  Second  Church;  1121  "Western  Ave.,  Knox- 
ville, Tenn. 
*Cobb,  Mrs.  P.  L.  (CP-WSCS),  Sequatchie,  Tenn. 
*Brock,  William  E.  (BE),  1111  Chestnut  St.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
*  Smith,   George    H.    (Bus.    Mgr.    Church    Street   Methodist   Church), 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 
*Thomas,  Lavens  M.    (Lawyer),  610  James  Bldg.,  Chattanooga    (2), 

Tenn. 
*Pennington,  A.  S.  (Merchant),  Pennington  Gap,  Va. 
*Youell,  Donald  R.  (Pres.  Hiwassee  College),  Madisonville,  Tenn. 
*Carter,  Fred  A.   (Textile  Manufacturer),  Sweetwater,  Tenn. 

HYDERABAD  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B  ;  Row  2 ;  Seats  5-1 2 
Patterson,  John  (DS),  Vikarabad,  Deccan,  India. 
*Nicodemus,  Gunday  S.  (Hostel  in  charge),  Vikarabad,  Deccan,  India. 

Reserves 

Sundaram,   Gabriel    (Principal    Methodist   Boys'    High    School,    Hy- 
derabad, Deccan,  India. 
Ross,  Marcellus  D.  (DS),  Bidar  D;  Deccan,  India. 
Swan,  Charles  L.  (DS),  Hyderabad  D;  Deccan,  India. 
*Christdas,  Chanda  (Principal  Mary  Knotts'  School),  Vikarabad,  Dec- 
can,  India. 
*De  Lima,  Edith  (Principal  Stanley  Girls'  High  School),  Hyderabad, 

Deccan,  India. 
''Canaran,  Benjamin  V.  (Sup.  Crawford  Memorial  Hospital),  Vikara- 
bad, Deccan,  India. 

IDAHO  (2)   W 

Sec.  B ;  Row  3 ;  Seats  7-8 
Donaldson,    Charles    M.    (DS),    Western    D;    507    16th    St.,    Nampa, 
Idaho. 
*Deal,  Edson  H.   (Insurance),  Nampa,  Idaho. 


54  Jovrval  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Reserves 

Hertzog,  William  H.  (P),  Caldwell;  Caldwell,  Idaho. 
*Oates,  Edgar  L.  (See  Dealer),  Caldwell,  Idaho. 

ILLINOIS  (14)  NC 

Sec.  A;  Rows  1-2;  Seats  1-8,  5-10 

Wells,  Arthur  M.  (Ex.  Sec.  Preachers'.Aid  Soc),  713  Millikin  Bldg., 

Decatur,  111. 
Lugg,  Thomas  B.  (P),  First  Church;  365  Church  St.,  Decatur,  111. 
Grummon,  Arthur  R.   (P),  First  Church;  Springfield,  111. 
McPherson,  Harry  W.  (Ex.  Sec.  Div.  Educational  Institutions,  Bd.  of 

Education),  810  Broadway,  Nashville  (2),  Tenn. 
Jordan,  Arthur  P.  (DS),  Bloomington  D;  Bloomington,  111. 
Northcutt,  N.  Clifford  (P),  Champaign;  Champaign,  111. 
Ragan,  Raye  (P),  First  Church;  Galesburg,  111. 
*Snavely,  Herschel  R.  (Lawyer),  Marshall,  111. 

*DeLong,  Clarence  H.  (Insurance),  506  Lincoln  Bldg.,  Champaign,  111. 
*  Allison,  Will  F.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Mason  City,  111. 
*Fitch,  Harold  (Osteopathic  Physician),  Bushnell,  111. 
*BrowTi,  I.  W.  (Real  Estate),  Hillsboro,  111.  * 

*Imboden,  Charles  A.  (Banker),  Millikin  Bldg.,  Decatur,  111. 
*Eastman,  Joel  A.  (D.V.S.),  1212  N.  Monroe,  Peoria,  111. 

Reserves 

Atherton,  Edgar  E.  (DS),  Peoria  D;  210  Barker  Ave.,  Peoria,  IlL 

Thompson,  T.  Walter  (DS),  407  W.  Illinois,  Urbana,  111.' 

Thrall,  Charles  H.   (Ex.  Sec.  B.  of  Education),  Bloomington,  111. 

Day,  Walter  F.  (DS),  Galesburg  D;  816  Beecher  Ave.,  Galesburg,  111. 

Spear,  Laren  (P),  First  Church;  Urbana,  111. 

White,  Gay  C.   (DS),  Springfield  D;  2016  South  State  St.,  Spring- 
field, 111. 

Pettit,  Charles  E.  (P),  Grace;  Decatur,  111. 

Pulliam,  William  G.  (Associate  Sec.  Preachers'  Aid  Soc),  713  Millikin 
Bldg.,  Decatur,  111. 

Melvin,  J.  Fred  (P),  Mattoon;  Mattoon,  111. 
*Stites,  Stanley  D.  (Merchant),  Charleston,  111. 
*AUen,  Miss  Mable  (Returned  Missionary),  Bavlis,  111. 
*Wilev,  Henry  S.  (Lumberman),  Buffalo,  111. 
*Merritt.  I.  E.  (Banker),  Hoopeston,  111. 
*Pritchett,  Cassius  J.  (Banker),  Dana,  111. 
*Drysdale,  William  C.  (Telephone  Executive),  Rantoul,  111. 
*Weir,  Benjamin  (Editor),  Charleston,  111. 
*Hall,  Miss  Flora  (Farming),  Box  66,  Alexander,  111. 
*Tate,  Lewis  N.  (Doctor),  Galesburg,  111. 

INDIANA  (8)  NC 

Sec.  B;  Row  2;  Seats  5-12 
Cai'penter,  Guy  O.    (DS),  Indianapolis  D;  305  Underwriters  Bldg., 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 
McPheeters,  Chester  A.   (P),  North  Church;  5535  N.  Delaware,  In- 
dianapolis, Ind. 
Pearson,  Ralph  0.  (DS),  Rushville  D;  504  N.  Morgan.  Rushville,  Ind. 
Hartinger,  William  C.  (Hospital  Minister),  36  West  Hampton  Di-ive, 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 
*McDonald,  Thomas  M.  (Lawyer),  Princeton,  Ind. 
*Kibler,  Russell  M.  (Auto  Deaqer),  Farmersburg,  Ind. 
-Riley,  Mrs.  Earl  S.  (CP-WSCS),  730  E.  North  St.,  Greensburg,  Ind. 
*Huckleberry,  Edward   (BE),  802  Watt  St.,  Jeffersonville,  Ind. 


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Reserves 

Woodward,  Abram   S.    (DS),  Bloomington   D;   1315   E.   Second   St., 

Bloomington,  Ind. 
Hutchens,  Ezra  L.  (DS),  Evansville  D;  700  E.  Powell  Ave.,  Evans- 

ville,  Ind. 
Greer,  Frank  R.  (P),  First  Church;  Martinsville,  Ind. 
Page,  Homer  R.  (DS),  New  Albany  D;  1902  Elm  St.,  New  Albany, 

Ind. 
McFall,  Merrill  B.  (P),  First  Church;  414  S.  College  Ave.,  Blooming- 
ton,  Ind. 
♦Thompson,  Glenn  W.  (Sales  Manager),  Columbus,  Ind. 
*Breece,  John  T.  (Manufacturer),  New  Albany,  Ind. 
*Hughes,  Francis  E.  (Lawyer),  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
*Wiltse,  George  N.  (Merchant),  Rushville,  Ind. 

*Ellis,  Mrs.  Frank  (Cor.  Sec.  WSCS),  526  E.  Chestnut  St.,  Jefferson- 
ville,  Ind. 

INDUS  RIVER  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  13;  Seats  3-4 
Subhan,  John  A.  (Henry  Mai'tyn  School  of  Islamics),  Aligarh,  U.  P., 
India. 
*Hakim,  Miss  Eileen  B.  (Principal  Nur  Niwas  Girls'  School),  Hissar, 
Punjab,  India. 

Reserves 

Thompson,  George  B.  (DS),  Hissar  D;  Hissar,  Punjob,  India. 
*Paul,  Patrick  N.    (Teacher,  Christian  Institute),  Raewind,  Punjab, 
India. 

lOWA-DES  MOINES  (10)  NC 
Sec.  B ;  Row  1 ;  Seats  3-12 

Weis,  LeRoy  L.  (DS),  Burlington  D;  101  E.  Broad  St.,  Mt.  Pleasant, 

Iowa. 
Lister,  W.  Frank   (DS),  Ottumwa  D;  110  W.  Woodland,  Ottumwa, 

Iowa. 
Cooper,  Claude  W.  (DS),  Boone  D;  922  Union  St.,  Boone,  Iowa. 
Bacon,  C.  Clifford  (P),  First  Church:  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
Lawton,  George  A.  (DS),  Des  Moines  D;  304  Old  Colony  Bldg.,  Des 

Moines,  Iowa. 
*Gammon,  Bert  0.    (Con.  Lay  Leader),  518  Old  Colony  Bldg.,   Des 

Moines,  Iowa. 
*Lauer,  Mrs.  Harry  (CP-WSCS),  Mt.  Union,  Iowa. 

*  Taylor,  Dean  (Deceased;  September  23,  1943). 
*Henn,  Mrs.  William  C.   (H),  Yale,  Iowa. 

*James,  Paul  G.  (Lawyer),  510  Empire  Bldg.,  Des  Moines  (9),  Iowa. 

Reserves 

Goodwin,  Levi  P.  (P),  .Jefferson;  Jefferson,  Iowa. 

Briggs,  Edwin  A.  (P),  First  Church,  Boone,  Iowa. 

Clayburg,  W.  Frank  (DS),  Council  Bluffs  D;  512  Benton  St.,  Council 

Bluffs,  Iowa. 
Scheurermann,  Walter  M.  (P),  Indianola;  Indianola,  Ind. 
Samp,  Walter  A.  (P),  Winterset;  Winterset,  Iowa. 
Shipman,  Raymond  M.   (P),  First  Church;  4th  St.  and  Iowa  Ave., 

Muscatine,  Iowa. 
*Dean,  Rae  L.  (Bus.  Mgr.  Simpson  College),  Indianola,  Ind. 

*  Walker,  Mrs.  Harley  (H),  Sidney,  Iowa. 


56  Journal  of  the  1944'  General  Conference 

^Thompson,  Samuel  H.  (Economist,  Iowa  State  College),  Ames,  Iowa. 
*Buck,  Frank  M.  (Heating  Engineer),  Waukee,  Iowa. 
*Scull,  Sam  (Food  Merchant),  1613  Dill  St.,  Burlington,  Iowa. 
'■Aikman,  John  M.   (Asso.  Prof.  Botany,  Iowa  State  College),  Ames, 
Iowa. 

KANSAS  (8)  SC 
Sec.  A;  Row  6;  Seats  1-8 
Allison,  Oscar  E.  (P),  First  Church;  Lawrence,  Kan. 
Miller,  Leslie  (DS),  Topeka  D;  1421  Polk  St.,  Topeka,  Kan. 
Coldsmith,  Charles  I  (P),  Coffeyville;  Coffeyville,  Kan. 
Gordon,  R.  Ernest  (DS),  Parsons  D;  621  W.  Maurel,  Independence, 
Kan. 

*  Werner,  Mrs.  H.  E.  (H),  1290  High  St.,  Topeka,  Kan. 

*  Shannon,  Dr.  Mary  E.  (Retired  Missionary),  314  Greenwood,  Topeka, 

Kan. 

*Byers,  Charles  A.  (Traveling  Salesman),  Box  243,  Atchinson,  Kan. 

*Miller,  Charles  M.  (Director  Vocational  Educational  Education,  Kan- 
sas), State  House,  Topeka,  Kan. 

Reserves 

Buck,  Ernest  F.   (P),  McPherson;   (Transferred  to  Central  Kansas 

Conference) . 
Chubb,  James  S.  (Asso.  Sec.  Gen.  Commission  on  Evangelism),  Medi- 
cal Arts  Bldg.,  Nashville  (3),  Tenn. 
Ryan,  Archie  L.  (DS),  Kansas  City  D;  2900  North  10th  St.,  Kansas 

City,  Kan. 
Boicourt,  George  M.  (DS),  Ottawa  D;  1007  S.  Hickory,  Ottawa,  Kan. 
Horn,  Nelson  P.  (Pres.  Baker  University),  Baldwin,  Kan. 
*Roberts,  John  W.  (Editor),  Oskaloosa,  Kan. 
*Prince,  Mrs.  Grace  Marie  (Sec.  Spiritual  Life,  SC.  Jur.,  WSCS),  425 

W.  4th  St.,  Holton,  Kan. 
*Gault,  Robert  S.  (BE),  Richmond,  Kan. 
*Dubach,  Vernon  M.  (Farmer),  Wathena,  Kan. 
''Hanson,  Mrs.  William  C.  (H),  5306  Windsor  Lane,  Kansas  City,  Kan. 

KENTUCKY  (8)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  12;  Seats  1-8 
Perkins,  Albert  R.  (P),  First  Church;  Harlan,  Ky. 
Rice,  Samuel  C.  (DS),  Covington  D;  931  N.  Fort  Thomas  Ave.,  Fort 

Thomas,  Ky. 
Cram,  Willard  G.  (Ex.  Sec.  Bd.  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension), 

150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 
Johnson,  Zachary  T.  (Pres.  Asbury  College),  Wilmore,  Ky. 
*Brown,  Mrs.  Robert  T.  (CP-WSCS),  Shelbyville,  Ky. 
*Day,  Kelley  J.  (Wholesale  Grocer),  Pikeville,  Ky. 
*Redwine,  Marcus  C.  (Lawyer),  Winchester,  Ky. 
*Spillman,  Mrs.  J.  H.  (H),  Harrodsbilrg,  Ky. 

Reserves 

Whitaker,  Howard  W.  (P),  First  Church;  1811  Carter  St.,  Ashland, 

Ky. 

Cropper,  Walter  V.  (Ex.  Sec.  Church  Extension  Section,  Bd.  Missions 

and  Church  Extension),  1115  Fourth  Ave.,  Louisville,  Ky. 
Clark,  William  L.  (P),  First  Church;  Wilmore,  Ky. 
Sweazy,  Clyde  A.  (Supt.  Orphans  Home),  Versailles,  Ky. 
Crockett,  Ophel  B.  (DS),  Danville  D;  543  E.  Main  St.,  Danville,  Ky. 
Moore,  Virgil  L.   (P),  Pikeville;  Pikeville,  Ky. 
*Snapp,  Dennis  V.  (Ex.  Sec.  Con.  Bd.  of  Education),  Paris,  Ky. 


The  Methodist  Church  57 

♦Zimmerman,  Henrv  M.  (Wholesale  Paper),  2060  Reading  Road,  Cin- 
cinnati (2).  Ohio. 

*Renfro,  Simeon  L.   (Wholesale  Grocer),  Williamsburg,  Ky. 

*Davies,  David  (Wholesale  Music),  54  Blue  Grass  Ave.,  Fort  Thomas, 
Ky. 

*Slaton,  John  T.  (Dentist),  Richmond  Roads,  Lexington,  Ky. 

*  Burke,  William  F.  (Wholesale  Oil),  Covington,  Ky. 

KIANGSI  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  20;  Seats  9-10 

Perkins,  Edward  C,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 
*Johnson,  Mrs.  William  R.,  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Schubert,  W.  E.,  Box  51,  Kanhsien,  Kiangsi,  China. 
*Yen.   Lo   Ren    (Doctor),   10   Dai   Chia   Hang,   Chungking,   Szechuan, 
China. 

LEXINGTON  (4)  C 

Sec.  C;  Row  5;  Seats  9-12 

Morris,  R.  Gammon  (P),  Calvary;  545  West  7th  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Harris,  M.  LaFavette  (Pres.  Philander  Smith  College),  Little  Rock, 
Ark. 
*Langford,  Miss  Elizabeth  S.  (Seamstress),  628  Euclid  Ave.,  Spring- 
field, Ohio. 

*  White,  Mrs.  Edith  (H),  RFD  2,  Anchorage,  Ky. 

Reserves 

Smith,   Benjamin    F.    (P),    Hartzell    Memorial;    .3553    S.    Parkway, 
Chicago,  111. 

Carroll,  Harry  M.  (P),  Scott;  6319  Vinewood  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
•'Wilkins,  J.  E.  (Lawyer),  6717  Evans  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
*Seals,  W.  T.   (Teacher),  RFD  7,  Box  18-A,  Lexington,  Ky. 

LIBERIA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  8;   Seats  1-2 

Ward,  T.  Ebenezer   (Professor),  Monrovia,  Liberia. 
*Cooper,  Charles  E.  (Counselor),  Monrovia,  Liberia. 

Reserves 

Stryker,  John  B.  (Representative),  Robertsport,  Liberia. 
Wengatz,  John   C.    (Missionary),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York    (11), 
N.  Y. 
*Freeman,  Benjamin  G.  (Lawyer),  Careysburg,  Liberia. 

LITTLE  ROCK  (4)  SC 

Sec.  D;  Row  H;  Seats  1-4 

Reves,  Claude  M.    (DS),  Little  Rock  D;   1301   Schiller  Ave.,  Little 

Rock,  Ark. 
Terry,  Arthur  (DS),  Monticello  D;  Monticello,  Ark. 
=^Cannon,  John  S.  M.  (Supt.  Methodist  Orphanage),  723  Center,  Little 

Rock    Ai'lc 
*Ellis,   Matt.   L.    (Pres.    Henderson    State   Teachers   College),   Arka- 
delphia,  Ark. 


58  Journal  of  the  194-^  General  Conference 

Reserves 

Fort,  Homer  T.  (P),  First  Church;  820  Prospect  Ave.,  Hot  Springs, 

Ai'k. 
Rule,  E.  Clifton    (P),  First  Church;  6th  and  Pine  Sts.,  Pine  Bluff, 

Ark. 
Harrell,  Van  W.  (DS),  Prescott  D;  Prescott,  Ark. 
Spore,  Kenneth  L.  (P),  First  Church;  Camden,  Ark. 
*Wade,   Mrs.   H.   King    (Con.   Sec.   WSCS),   727   Quapavir  Ave.,   Hot 

Springs,  Ai-k. 
*Raney,  Alton  B.    (Municipal  Bonds),  4090  Crestwood  Drive,  Little 

Rock,  Ark. 
*Boney,  William  B.   (Accountant),  Stamps,  Ark. 

*Adkins,  Homer  M.   (Governor  of  Arkansas),  1601   Dennison,  Little, 
Rock,  Ark. 

LOUISIANA  (8)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Row  5;  Seats  5-12 
Doss,  W.  LaFayette,  Jr.  (DS),  Baton  Rouge  D;  1003  Government  St., 

Baton  Rouge,  La. 
Hicks,  Guy  M.  (DS),  Lake  Charles  D;  403  Hodges  St.,  Lake  Charles. 

La. 
Holmes,  William  W.   (DS),  New  Orleans  D;  1431  Octavia  St.,  New 

Orleans,  La. 
Andi-ews,  Benjamin  H.  (P),  Minden;  Minden,  La. 
*Walker,  Ezriah  L.  (Judge  3rd  District  Court),  Ruston,  La. 
*Pollard,  Mrs.  John  B.  (CP-WSCS),  2107  Polk  St.,  Alexandria,  La. 
*Sexton,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Jr.,   (Jur.  Pres.   SC,— WSCS),  110  Sexton 

Road,  Shreveport,  La. 
*0'Neal,  Robert  J.   (Judge  1st  District  Court),  Court  House,  Shreve- 
port (47),  La. 

Reserves 

Dawson,  Dana  P),  First  Church;  Box  1134,  Shreveport,  La. 

Morris,  Virgil  D.  (P),  Homer;  Homer,  La. 

Freeman,  F.  Marion  (P),  Noel  Memorial;  Shreveport,  La. 

Branton,  Razzie  R.  (DS),  Alexandria  D;  2027  White  St.,  Alexandria, 
La. 

Giles,  William  H.  (P),  First  Church;  612  St.  John  St.,  Lafayette,  La. 
*Brown,  Paul  M.  (Banker),  Shreveport,  La. 
*Davidson,  J.  J.   (Lawyer),  Lafayette,  La. 
*Gibson,  E.  C.  (Hotel  Owner),  Alvis  Hotel,  Monroe,  La. 
*Ledbetter,  Mrs.  Wiltz  M.    (Mbr.  General  Bd.  Missions  and  Church 

Extension),  1134  Dalzell  St.,  Shreveport,  La. 
*Carter,  John  H.  (Retired  BE),  1120  Pine  St.,  New  Orleans,  La. 

LOUISIANA  (4)  C 

Sec  A;  Row  5;  Seats  7-10 
Bowen,    John    W.E.     (P),    First    Church;    2309    Dryades    St.,    New 

Orleans,  La. 
Carter,  George  W.    (P),  Peoples   Church;    2009   Loyola   Ave.,   New 
Orleans,  La. 
*Davage,  Matthew   S.    (Sec.   Dept.   of  Institutions  for   Negroes,   Bd. 

Education),  810  Broadway,  Nashville   (2),  Tenn. 
*Brazier,  John  S.  (Druggist),  Box  591,  Donaldsonville,  La. 

Reserves 

Chinn,  Walter   S.    (DS),  Baton  Rouge  D;   1923   Marengo   St.,  New 
Orleans,  La, 


The  Methodist  Church  59 

David,  Jesse  D.  (DS),  Shreveport  D;  1836  Milam  St.,  Shreveport,  La. 
♦Patterson,  John  R.  (BE),  2531  Jena  St.,  New  Orleans,  La. 
♦Miller,  Theodore  L.   (Manufacturer),  3716  S.  Clairborne  Ave.,  New 
Orleans,  La. 

LOUISVILLE  (6)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  2;  Seats  1-6 
Short,  Rov  H.  (P),  St.  Paul;  1885  Douglass  Blvd.,  Louisville,  Ky. 
Bennett,    Reginald    V.    (DS),    Louisville    D;    1884    Douglass    Blvd., 

Louisville,  Ky. 
Johnson,  Andrew  C.  (P),  Broadway;  3622  W.  Broadway^  Louisville, 

Ky. 
*Johnson,  Mrs.  Andrew  C.    (CP-WSCS),  3622  W.  Broadway,  Louis- 
ville, Ky. 
♦Evans,  Evan  C.  (Con.  Lav  Leader),  Fila  Bldg.,  Bowling  Green,  Ky. 
♦Gregg,   Frank   H.    (Ex.   Sec.   Council   of   Churches),   210   Y.M.C.A., 
Louisville,  Ky. 

Reserves 

Turner,  Bedford  (DS),  Henderson  D;  317  Third  St.,  Henderson,  Ky. 
Hummel,  George  W.    (P),  First  Church;   124  Waddill   Ave.,  Madi- 

sonville,  Ky. 
Munday,  Walter  I.  (DS),  Hopkinsville  D;  120  Alumni  Ave.,  Hopkins- 

ville,  Ky. 
Nicholson,  Joseph  H.  (DS),  Elizabethtown  D;  236  Poplar  St.,  Eliza- 
bethtown,  Ky. 
*McKinney,  James  H.  (Insurance),  Owensboro,  Ky. 
*Long,  W.  Strother  (County  Clerk),  Elizabethtown,  Ky. 
♦Dickey,  John  H.  (Insurance),  Columbia  Bldg.,  Louisville,  Ky. 
^Stanley,  Osso  W.  (Judge  Court  of  Appeals),  Frankfort,  Ky. 

LUCKNOW  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  13;  Seats  5-6 
Singh,  Masih  Charan   (DS)  ;  22  Cantonment  Road,  Lucknow,  India. 
*Reuben,   Albert   S.    (Electrical   Engineer),   Cawnpore    Electric    Co., 
Cawnpore,  India. 

Reserves 

Johnson,  Saul  (DS),  Ballia,  U.  P.,  India. 

♦Whiting,    Miss    Ethel    (Central    Treasurer    for    India),    Lai    Bagh, 
Methodist  Church,  Lucknow,  India. 

MAINE  (4)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Row  9;  Seats  9-12 

Wilson,   Elwin    L.    (DS),   Portland   D;    226   Bradley    St.,    Portland, 

Maine. 
Callaghan,  Arthur  A.  (P),  Rumford;  Rumford,  Maine. 
♦Loring,  Fred  P.   (Con.  Lay  Leader),  University  of  Maine,  Oronto, 

Maine. 
♦Currie,  Miss  Margaret  (Lawyer),  176  Main  St.,  Saco,  Maine. 

Reserves 

Aldrich,   Herbert   F.    (DS),   Augusta   D;    69   Willow    St.,    Augusta, 

Maine. 
Hughes,  Cymbrid   (P),  Augusta;  Augusta,  Maine. 
Staples,  Louis  S.  (P),  Gardiner;  Gardiner,  Maine. 
♦Baldwin,  Clinton  D.  (Purchasing  Agent,  Bangor- A rroostook  R.  R.), 
Bangor,  Maine. 


60  Jonrnal  of  the  l!)^.i  General  Conference 

*Russell,  Walter  E.  (Principal  Emeritus,  State  Normal  School), 
Gorham,  Maine. 

*Milliken,  Mrs.  Philip  I.  (Con.  Treas.,  WSCS),  11  Berkeley  St.,  Port- 
land, Maine. 

MALAYA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  13;  Seats  7-12 

MEMPHIS  (6)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  16;  Seats  7-12 
Underwood,  James  E.  (DS),  Paducah  D;  410  Citizens  Savings  Bank 

Bldg.,  Paducah,  Ky. 
Estes,   Lud   H.    (DS),   Dversburg  D;   446   Masonic   St.,   Dyersburg, 

Tenn. 
Grimes,  Charles  C.  (DS),  Memphis  D;  410  Messick  Bldg.,  Memphis, 
Tenn. 
*Rooks,  Robert  E.   (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Mercer,  Tenn. 
*Meek,  Paul  (Prs.  U.  T.  Junior  College),  Martin,  Tenn. 
*Tatum,  Mrs.  S.  Homer  (CP-WSCS),  Alamo,  Tenn. 

Reserves 

Robinson,  Edgar  L.   (P),  First  Church;  Mayfield,  Ky. 

Clark,  Robt.  A.  (DS),  Paris  D;  315  Lee  St.,  Paris,  Tenn. 

Jones,  Frank  B.    (P),  First  Church;    618  Highland  Ave.,  Jackson, 

Tenn. 
Evans,  "William  S.  (P),  St.  Paul's;  1874  Oliver  Ave.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 
*McMurry,  W'illiam  F.   (Lawyer),  701  Citizens  Savings  Bank  Bldg., 

Paducah,  Ky. 
*Womack,  Richard  E.   (Pres.  Lambuth  College),  Jackson,  Tenn. 
*Hedden,  Henry  (Supt.  Methodist  Hospital),  1265  Union  Ave.,  Mem- 
phis, Tenn. 
*McRae,   Kenneth   E.    (Cotton   Business),   1165    Kyle    St.,   Memphis, 
Tenn. 

MICHIGAN  (8)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  5;  Seats  1-8 
Coors,  D.  Stanley  (P),  Central;  210  Ottawa  St.,  Lansing,  Mich. 
Kilpatrick,  Lester  A.   (P),  First  Church;  265  Madison  Ave.,  S.  E., 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Frye,  Glenn  M.   (P),  First  Church;  266  Jefferson  St.,  Benton  Har- 
bor, Mich. 
Helrigel,  William  H.    (P),  Trinity;   235   Calkins   St.,   S.   E.,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 
*Brown,  Mrs.  Warren  E.   (Minister  of  Music),  210  E.  Mansion  St., 

Marshall,  Mich. 
*Goodell,  Ralph  A.  (Insurance),  Lansing,  Mich. 
*Munn,  Mrs.  Orson  E.  (CP-WSCS),  267  Eastern  S.  E.  Grand  Rapids 

(6),  Mich. 
*Crea,  Archie  E.   (Editor),  Muskegon,  Mich. 

Reserves 

Spurlock,  Ravmond  B.   (DS),  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

Babbitt,  Edmund  H.   (DS),  Grand  Rapids  D;  535  Rosewood,  S.  E., 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Perdew,  William  C.  (Supt.  Hospital),  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 
Robinson,  LeRoy  T.    (P),  Central;   Muskegon,  Mich. 
Hahn,   Bvron   A.    (DS),  Big   Rapids;    417    Maple   St.,   Big   Rapids, 

Mich.' 


The  Methodist  Church  61 

Nixon,  Lloyd  H.   (Transferred  to  Detroit  Conference  and  stationed 

at  Pontiac,  Mich.) 
*Hartman,  Ernest  V.   (Savings  and  Loan  Mgr.),  242  West  10th  St.. 

Holland,  Mich. 
♦Marshall,  Mrs.  O.  K.  (H),  Coopersville,  Mich. 

'Burhnham,  Smith  (Teacher),  1.31  S.  Prairie  St.,  Kalamazoo,  Mich. 
*Mohr,  Forrest  E.  (Inspector,  Nash  Kelvinator  Co),  319  N.  France.s 

St.,  Lansing   (12),  Mich. 
*  Bancroft,  Fred  W.,  Petoskey,  Mich. 
*Schrock,  Mrs.  Helen  L  (H),  1551  Wood  Ave.,  Muskegon,  Mich. 

MINNESOTA  (4)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  18;  Seats  9-12 

Morrill,  Miron  A.  (Professor,  Hamline  Univer.sity) ,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Henry,  Harry  D.  (P),  Central;  265  Main  St.,  Winona,  Minn. 
*Michener,  Charles  V.  (County  Auditor),  Preston,  Mich. 
*Plette,  Mrs.  G.  W.  L.   (H),  2175  Hendon  Ave.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Reserves 

Rice,  Robert  .J.  (P),  Central  Park;  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Klaus,   Leroy   H.    (P),   Oxford,   Dennison   and   Prairie;    Northfield, 

Minn. 
Groenig,  Ernest  D.   (DS),  Mankato  D;  212  Marshall  St.,  Mankato, 
Minn. 
♦Backer,  L.  E.  (Merchant),  Redwood  Falls,  Minn. 
*Coffcy,   Walter   C.    <^Pres.    Univeristy    of    Minnessewf^    Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
•■Wegner,  Mrs.  Charles  E.  (CP-WSCS),  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

MISSISSIPPI  (6)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  IG;   Sets  1-6 

Sutherland,  Benjamin  L.   (DS)   Hattiesburg  D;  601  Southern  Ave., 

Hattiesburg,  Miss. 
Brownlee,  Thomas  M.  (P),  Central;  1421  23rd  Ave.,  Meridian,  Miss. 
Landrum,  Van  B.  (DS),  Brookhaven  D;  Brookhaven,  Miss. 
*Bailey,  Thomas  L.  (Governor  of  Mississippi),  Jackson,  Miss. 
*Stevens,  Benjamin  M.  (Merchant),  Richton,  Miss. 
♦Sullivan,  J.  Magruder    (Con.   Lay   Leader),  2   Park   Ave.,  Jackson, 
Miss. 

Reserves 

Porter,  Otto  (DS),  Jackson  D;  126  Adams  Ave.,  Jackson,  Miss. 
Hunt,  Brunner  M.  (P),  Main  Street;  200  Concart  Ave.,  Hattiesburg, 

Miss. 
Prewitt,  Thomas  0.    (P),  Crawford  Street;   Cherry  St.,  Vicksburg, 

Miss. 
Leggett,  J.  Willard  (P),  Capitol  Street;  1417  West  Capitol,  Jackson, 

Miss. 
Campbell,  James  F.  (P),  First  Church;  Box  358,  Brookhaven,  Miss. 
•Youngblood.  Curtis   (Merchant).  Wesson,  Miss. 
*Arrington,  Mrs.  Paul  (H),  1735  Piedmont  Ave.,  Jackson,  Miss. 
♦Hunt,  Rolfe  L.   (City  Supt.  Education),  Magnolia,  Miss. 
♦Mahaffey,  Mrs.  Mamie  B.   (CP-WSrs»,  Prenti.^s.  Miss. 
♦Selby,  Robert  E.   (Sheriff,  Warren  County),  Vickburg,  Miss. 


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62  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

MISSISSIPPI  (4)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  12;  Seats  6-9 

Holland,  Almos  L.  (P),  Central;  111  East  Church  St.,  Jackson,  Miss. 

Wheaton,  James  D.  (DS),  Meridian  D;  2606  14th  St.,  Meridian,  Miss. 

^McAllister,  Reuben  H.    (Bus.  Mgr.  C.  J.  Christian  Advocate),  631 

Baronne  St.,  New  Orleans,  La. 
*Willianis,  Claud  W.  (BE),  2705  13th  St.,  Meridian,  Miss. 

Reserves 

Johnson,  Levi  E.  (DS),  Jackson,  D;  822  Rose  St.,  Jackson,  Miss. 
Williams,  George  W.   (DS),  Gulfport  D;  Box  602,  Gulfport,  Miss. 
^Holland,  Lillie  V.    (Public  Secretary),  111   E.  Church  St.,  Jackson, 

Miss. 
*Harvey,  Mrs.  Clarie  C.   (Teacher),  Samuel  Huston  College,  Austin, 
Texas. 

MISSOURI  (6)  SC 

Sec.  C;  Row  14;  Seats  1-6 
Pegues,  David  K.  (P),  Park;  900  Paris  Ave.,  Hannibal,  Mo. 
Carder,  Okey  J.  (Supt.  Missouri  Methodist  Hospital),  2721  Douglas, 

St.  Joseph.  Mo. 
Randolph,  Joseph  D.   (DS),  Hannibal  D;  411  N.  6th  St.,  Hannibal, 
Mo. 
-Utz,  William  H.,  Jr.  (Lawyer),  Corby  Bldg.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 
*Pohlman,  George  (Assistant  Postmaster),  320  Lamb  St.,  Macon,  Mo. 
=  Longstreth,  Mrs.  WMlbur  E.  (CP-WSCS),  Memphis,  Mo. 

Reserves 

Powell,  Bradford  V.  (P),  Trinity;  220  S.  4th  St.,  Moberly,  Mo. 

Baldwin,  Glenn  A.  (DS),  Maryville  D;  410  W.  7th  St.,  Maryville,  Mo. 

Taylor,  Perry  P.  (DS),  Kirksville  D;  116  E.  Normal,  Kirksville,  Mo. 

Williamson,  A.  G.  (P),  Francis  Street;  1002  N,  25th  St.,  St.  Joseph, 
Mo. 
*Cravens,  William  A.  (Lawyer)   Excelsior  Springs,  Mo. 
*Nelson,  William  R.  (BE),  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 
*Basket,  George  V.  (BE),  Wvaconda,  Mo. 
*Woods,  J.  Matt  (Insurance),  801  Bird  St.,  Hannibal,  Mo. 

MONTANA  (2)  W 

Sec.  B;  Row  10;  Seats  11-12 
Caton,  Andrew  C.   (P),  Mountain  View;  315  N.  Montana  St.,  Butte, 
Mont. 
*Reeves,  A.  Raymond  (Sales  Manager),  Butte,  Mont. 

Reserves 

Wampler,  Walter  C.  (P),  First  Church;  109  W.  Olive  St.,  Bozeman, 
Mont. 

Ristow,  Cecil  F.   (P),  First  Chuich;  Box  1444,  Great  Falls,  Mont. 
*Lewis,  Vernon  E.   (Lawyer),  Fort  Benton,  Mont. 
*Edwards,  N.  Walter  (Farmer),  Choteau,  Mont. 

NEBRASKA  (10)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Row  10;  Seats  1-10 
Schwartz,  Benjamin  F.  (Chancellor  Nebraska  Wesleyan  University), 

Lincoln,  Neb. 
Hillman,  Paul  M.  (P),  First  Church;  250  W.  8th  St.,  Fremont,  Neb. 


The  Methodist  Church  63 

Carlyon,  Richard  E.   (P),  First  Church;  1803  Lane  St.,  Falls  City, 

Neb. 
Magnusoii,  Ray  F.   (P),  Waverly  and  Greenwood;  Waverly,  Neb. 
Hunter,  Alfred  V.    (DS),  Hastings  D;   1014  W.  7th  St.,  Hastings, 
Neb. 
*Greenslit,  Henry  M.   (Yardmaster,  C.  B.  «fe  Q.  R.  R.),  1200  S.  37th 

St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 
♦Mead,  Mrs.  Charles  W.   (CP-WSCS),  .5122  Davenport,  Omaha    (3), 

Neb. 
*Muncy,  William  T.   (Salesman),  Tecumseh,  Neb. 
*Eells,  Linden  L.   (Dentist),  1220  17th  St.,  Auburn,  Neb. 
'■'Green,  Roy  M.  (Consulting  Engineer),  1900  S.  40  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Reserves 

Huntington,   Harry   F.    (DS),    Beatrice   D;    916    Elk   St.,   Beatrice, 
Neb. 

Mills,  Fay,  C.  (DS),  Kearnev  D;  2104  2nd  Avenue,  Kearney,  Neb. 

Kennedy,  Gerald  (P),  St.  Paul:  1144  M  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Story,  Bert  L.   (DS),  Lincoln  D;  2905  N.  52nd   St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Rising,  Lloyd  H.  (P),  First  Church;  2702  N.  49th  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Shacklock,  Floyd    (Missionary  on  Furlough),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New 
York  (11),  N.  Y. 
*01sson,  Mrs.  Vere  L.  (H),  Lexington,  Neb. 
*Rogers,  W.  S.    (Lumberman),  Ainsworth,  Neb. 
*Hackman,  Mrs.  Otto   (H),  4327  Starr  St.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 
*Isaac,  Mrs.  Beulah  C.   (H),  Louisville,  Neb. 

*Schiefelbein,  Ernest  S.  (Lawyer),  957  N.  Beach  St.,  Wahoo,  Neb. 
*Martin,   Leslie   E.    (Savings   and   Loan   Co.),   6715    Florence   Blvd., 
Omaha,  Neb. 

NEW  ENGLAND  (6)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Row  14;  Seats  1-6 
Hartman,  Lewis  O.   (Editor,  (Zion's  Herald),  581  Boylston  St.,  Bos- 
ton  (16),  Mass. 
Marsh,  Daniel  L.  (Pres.  Boston  University),  688  Boylston  St.,  Bos- 
ton (16),  Mass. 
Gunter,  William    (DS),   Boston   D;   155   Robbins   Road,  Watertown, 
Mass. 
''Redstone,  Edward  H.    (Supervisor,  Boston  Public  Library),  Boston 

(17),  Mass. 
*Kruth,  William  J.  (Lawyer),  73  Tremont  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
*Le  Sourd,   Mrs.   Howard   M.    (H),   206   Waverly  Ave.,   Newtonville, 
Mass. 

Reserves 

Imler,  Joseph  (P),  Belmont;  36  Bellevue  Road,  Belmont,  Mass. 
Jeffras.  Charles  W.   (DS),  Springfield  D;  395  Summer  Ave.,  Spring- 
field, Mass. 
Taylor,  Francis  D.   (DS),  Worcester  D;  15  Berwick  St.,  Woi'cester, 

Mass. 
Heath,  George  E.    (Ex.   Sec.   Preachers'  Aid   Society),   581   Boylson 
St.,  Boston  (16),  Mass. 
*Emory,  Sam  T.   (Insurance),  40  Broad  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
*Fox,  Thomas  (Insurance),  147  Milk  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
-Shelby,    Mrs.    Howard    W.    (H),   3.50    Chestnut    St.,    West    Newton, 

Mass. 
*Farr,  James  F.   (Ensign),  14  Wendell  St,,  Cambridge,  Mass, 


64  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

NEW  ENGLAND  SOUTHERN  (4)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Row  2;  Seats  1-4 
Spurrier,  Percy  M.  (DS),  New  Bedford  D;  147  S.  Main  St.,  Middle- 

horo,  Mass. 
Story,  Earl  E.   (DS),  Norwich  D;  56  Williams  St.,  Norwich,  Conn. 
*McCullough,  J.  Bruce   (BE),  134  Mathewson  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 
*Pritchard,  William  P.  (Doctor),  273  N.  Main  St.,  Fall  River,  Mass. 

Reserves 

Harris,  Leonard  C.   (DS),  Providence  D;  69  Ogden  St.,  Providence, 

R.  L 
Thornburg,  Amos  A.    (P),  Mathewson   Street;    36  Langham   Road, 

Providence,  R.  I. 
Ward,   William  R.,  Jr.    (P),   South   Church;    1208   Main    St.,   Man- 
chester, Conn. 
*Stevens,  Florence  S.  (Sup.  Providence  Deaconess  Home),  136  Prarie 

Ave.,  Providence,  R.  I. 
*Kendall,  Carl  G.   (Traveling  Salesman),  81  Pierce  St.,  Middleboro, 

R.  I. 
*Hope,   Miss   B.   Marion    (Supt.    Fall   River   Deaconess    Home),   82.5 
Second  St.,  Fall  River,  Mass. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE  (2)  NE 

Sec.  D;  Row  8;  Seats  1-2 

Nason,  Philip  S.   (Transferred  to  First  Church,  Courtland,  N.  Y.) 
*Davis,  Warren  H.  (Manufacturer),  4  Stevens  St.,  Nashua  N.  H. 

Reserves 

Stringfellow,  LeRoy  W.  (DS),  Southern  D;  310  Kenoza  Ave.,  Haver- 
hill, Mass. 
Chayer,  Charles  C.  (P),  First  Church;  962  Valley  St.,  Manchester, 

N.  H. 
^Winter,  H.  Hartley  (Accountant),  10  Westminster  Ave.,  Havei'hill, 

Mass. 
*Hannah,  John  V.    (Pres.  Insurance   Co.),   1-57   School   St.,   Concord, 
N.  H. 

NEW  JERSEY  (8)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Row  15;  Seats  1-8 

Baner,  Albert  L.  (DS),  Camden  D;  56  Hunter  St.,  Woodbury,  N.  Y. 
Brady,  Austin  C.   (DS),  New  Brunswick  D;  103  Maple,  Red  Banks, 

N.  J. 
Allgood,  Benjamin  F.    (P),  First  Church;  728  Wesley  Ave.,  Ocean 

City,  N.  J. 
Raver,  W.  Rolland    (DS),  Trenton  D;  236  Chestnut  Ave.,  Trenton 
(9),  N.J. 
*Stanger,  Francis  A.,  Jr.   (Con.  Lav  Leader),  Cedarville,  N.  J. 
*Propert,  Frank  C.   (Lawyer),  735  Federal  St.,  Camden,  N.  J. 
*Poffenberger,  Alvin  C.  (Mgr.  Dennis  Hotel),  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 
*Ebner,  Mrs.  Anne  M.  (H),  RFD,  Mercantville,  N.J. 

Reserves 

Whitton,  Charles  D.    (P),   St.  Paul;  32   S.  Ohio  St.,  Atlantic  City, 

N.  J. 
Bradway,  Henrv  L.    (P),  Broad    Street   Park;    1961    S.   Broad   St, 

Trenton,  N.  J. 


The  Methodist  Church  65 

Hann,  Edward  F.  (P),  Trinity;  15  Chestnut  St.  Salem,  N.  J. 

Payne,  William  W.   (DS),  Bidgeton  D;  128  N.  Second  St.,  Millville, 
N.  J. 

Guice,  Marvin  R.  (DS),  Pittman  D;  18  N.  Oak  St.,  Pittman,  N.  J. 
*Stainton,  Howard  S.   (Merchant)  Ocean  City,  N.  J. 
*Dobbins,  Edgar  V.  (Federal  Officer),  Camden,  N.  J. 
♦Mathews,  Elmer  E.   (Banker),  Williamstown,  N.  J. 
♦Reynolds,  Mark  (Merchant),  Mount  Holly,  N.  J. 
♦Allgood,  Mrs.  Bertha  (H),  728  Wesley  Ave.,  Acean  City,  N.  J. 

NEW  MEXICO  (2)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Row  8;  Seats  11-12 
Brown,  William  E.    (DS),  El  Paso  D;  2831  Lebanon  St.,  El  Paso, 
Texas. 
♦Gossard,  Harry  C.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Portales,  New  Mexico. 

Reserves 

Sims,  Martin  L.  (DS),  Clovis  D;  Clovis,  New  Mexico. 

Scrimshire,  Joe  B.   (P),  St.  John's;  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico. 
♦Wilmont,  Dan  H.   (Hardware  Merchant),  Roswell,  New  Mexico. 
♦Greathouse,  Frank  (Rancher),  Rogers,  New  Mexico. 

NEW  YORK  (8)  NE 

Sec.  A;  Row  7;  Seats  1-8 

Sockman,  Ralph  W.   (P),  Christ  Church;  830  Park  Ave.,  New  York 

(21),  N.  Y. 
Carroll,  Arthur  G.   (DS),  Kingston  D;  40  Franklin  St.,  Kingston, 

N.  Y. 
Coile,  Claude  C.  (P),  Trinity;  3  Hooker  Ave.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 
-    Denninston,  Benjamin  M.    (P),  Centenary;   1074  Washington  Ave., 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
*Coons,  H.  Westlake  (La\vyer),  Ellenville,  N.  Y. 
♦Smith,  Chester  A.  (Court  Stenographer),  730  Hudson  Ave.,  Peekskill, 

N.  Y. 
♦Rowell,  Alvah  D.  (Insurance),  Delhi,  N.  Y. 
♦Andrew,  Walter  M.  (Lawyer),  2300  Loring  Place,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Pearson,  Joseph  M.  (DS),  New  York  D;  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York 
(11),N.  Y. 
"  Houston,  Ralph  M.   (P),  Trinity,  245  Trinity  St.,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 
Scranton,  Walter  L.   (P),  Memorial  Methodist;  273  Main  St.,  White 

Plains,  N.  Y. 
Watters,  Philip  S.  (Pres.  Drew  Seminary  for  Young  Women),  Car- 
mel,  N.  Y. 
*Korn,  Miss  Evaline  L.   (Con.  Treas.  WSCS),  23  South  St.,  Middle- 
town,  N.  Y. 
♦Truran,  Harold  B.   (Architect),  Brewster,  N.  Y. 
*Lindsey,  Frank  G.   (Deceased  March  25,  1944). 

♦Victor,  Mrs.  Fred  A.   (Sec.  Status  of  Women,  NE  Jur.  WSCS),  63 
Livingston  Ave.,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

NEW  YORK  EAST  (8)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Rows  15-16;   Seats  9-12,  9-12 
'  Newell,  Frederick  B.  (Ex.  Sec.  N.  Y.  City  Society  of  The  Methodist 
Church),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 
Hough,  Lynn  Harold  (Dean,  Drew  Uiiivetsi4>y),  Madison,  N.  J. 


66  Journal  of  the  1044  General  Conference 

Woiiev,  Lovd  F.  (P),  First  Church;  110  Main  St.,  Stamford,  Conn. 
^ — Beebe,'  Albert   E.    (DS),  Brooklyn   North  D;   247   New   York  Ave., 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
""•■   *Carman,  Edward  R.    (Lawyer),  87-21  164th  St.,  Jamaica,  N.  Y. 
*Brockett,  Howard  R.  (Insurance  Engineer),  121  Arundel  Ave.,  West 

, Hartford,  Conn. 

*Chaffee,  H.  Almon    (Banker),  Box  1077,   Bridgeport,  Conn. 
■  *Barradell,   William    H.    (Lawyer),   405    N.    Village   Ave.,   Rockville 
Centre,  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Stewart,  William  R.  (DS),  Brooklyn  South  D;  55  Grand  Ave.,  Rock- 
ville Centre,  N.  Y. 

Auman,  Lester  W.  (P),  Community  Church;  3435  79th  St.,  Jackson 
Heights,  N.  Y. 

Twiddy,  Norman  W.  (DS),  New  York  D;  West  Park,  Stamford, 
Conn. 

—  Davis,  Ralph  E.  (P),  St.  Mark's;  177  Rugbv  Road,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Alderson,  William  H.   (P),  First  Church;  54  Elwood  Place,  Bridge- 
port, Conn. 

Jones,  Hubert  D.  (P),  Chester  Hill;  164  Summitt  Ave.,  Mt.  Vernon, 
N.  Y. 

*Holmes,  Harry  N.  (Field  Sec.  World  Alliance),  34-30  81st  St.,  Jack- 
son Heights,  N.  Y. 
^     *Hardie,  Mrs.  Charles  H.   (H),  883  19th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

*Thomas,  Henry  F.  (Printer),  15  Pleasant  St.,  Ansonia,  Conn. 

*Reid,  William  W.    (Foreign  Missions),  1103  157th  St.,  Whitestone, 
N.  Y. 

^Summers,  Oscar  (Lawyer),  220  Ansters  St.,  Oyster  Bay,  N.  Y. 

*Brennan,  Mrs.  Harold  R.   (H),  Le  Count  Place,  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 

NEWARK  (8)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Rows  11-12;  Seats  9-12,  9-12 

"^    Washabaugh,  J.   Edgar    (Mgr.  Meth.   Publishing  House),  150   Fifth 
-^        Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 

Quimby,  Karl  K.    (Cultivation  Sec.  Bd.  Missions  and  Church  Exen- 

sion),  150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 
Lambdin,    Henry    L.    (DS),    Newark;    D;    280    Prospect    St.,    East 

Orange  N.  J. 
Lord,  J.  Wesley  (P),  Westfield;  200  E.  Dudley  Ave.,  Westfield,  N.  J. 
*Orcutt,  Lous  E.   (Insurance),  Demarest,  N.  J. 
_    *Parlin,  Charles  C.    (Lawyer),  123  Hillside  Ave.,  Englewood,  N.  J. 
*Gillinder,  James  M.    (Glass  Manufacturer),  136  E.  Main  St.,  Port 

Jervis,  N.  Y. 
*Clark,  Mrs.  Samuel  H.   (Con.  Cor.  Sec.  WSCS),  7  Roosevelt  Road, 
Maplewood,  N.  J. 

Reserves 

Brown,  Ai'lo  A.  (Pres.  Drew  Univeristy),  Madison,  N.  J. 

—  Holloway,  Parker  B.   (DS),  Patterson  D;  9  Wetmore  Ave.,  Morris- 

town,  N.  J. 
Wicke,   Lloyd   C.    (DS),  Jersey   City  D;    223   Tenafly   Road,   Engle- 
wood, N.  J. 

~    Champlin,  Norman  P.    (P),  First  Church;  7  Russell  Place,  Summit, 
N.  J. 

■*   Dennis,  Paul   G.    (P),  First  Church;    610   Central   Ave.,  Plainfield, 
N.  J. 


The  Methodist  Ovrch  67 

*Burr,  Mrs.  Grace   (Meth.  Bd.  Missions),  178  Liberty  Road,   Engle- 

wood,  N.  J. 
■^'Compton,  Mrs.  Edgar  M.    (H),  134  Academy  St.,  Belleville,  N.  J. 
'*Burke,  Daniel   (Lawyer),  66  Fernwood  Road,  Summit,  N.  J. 
*Perine,  Irving  V.  G.   (Retired  BE),  152  N.  Arlington  Ave.,  Orange, 

N.  J. 
*Waldron,  John  Wesley  (Lawyer),  Teaneck,  X.  J. 

NORTH  AFRICA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  8;  Seats  3-4 
Kellar,  Fred  J.  (DS),  North  Africa  D;  15,  Avenue  Clemenceau,  El 
Biar,  Algeria. 
*Ostrom,  Miss  Eva,  Constantine,  Algeria. 

Reserves 

Douglas,  Elmer  Hartford  Theological  Seminary,  Hartford,  Con. 
"Kelly,  C.  Guyer,  11)4  Wanser  Ave.,  Inwood.  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

NORTH  ALABAMA   (10)   SE 

Sec.  B;  Row  8;  Seats  5-10 

Davenport,  George  M.  (DS),  Birmingham  D;  700  8th  Avenue,  West, 

Birmingham  (4),  Ala. 
Stevenson,  Henrv  M.  (P),  Central;  409  Jackson  St.,  Decatur,  Ala. 
Gamble,  Foster  K.  (DS),  Decatur  D;  819  Line  St.,  Decatur,  Ala. 
Chitwood,   J.    Henry    (P),    McCoy    Memorial;    724   8th   Ave.,   West, 

Birmingham  (4),  Ala. 
Kimbrough,  Spencer  O,   (DS),  Annison  D;  1329  Quintard  Ave.,  An- 
niston,  Ala. 
*Tauton,  Van  B.    (BE),  Lanett,  Ala. 

*Bell,  Mrs.  Frank  G.  (CP-WSCS),  5333  5th  Terrace,  South,  Birming- 
ham, Ala. 
*Carr,  Robert  B.   (Circuit  Judge),  Annison,  Ala. 
*Haley,  Paul  S.   (Consulting  Engineer),  Jasper,  Ala. 
*Liles,  John  L.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  7118  2nd  Avenue,  South,  Birming- 
ham, Ala. 

Reserves 
Lazenby,  Marion  E.   (Editorial  Associate,  Christiayi  Advocate),  740 

Rush  St.,  Chicago  (11),  111. 
Franklin,  Marvin  A.   (P),  Highlands;  2502  Aberdeen  Ave.,  Birming- 
ham, Ala. 
Hunter,  James  D.   (P),  First  Church;  Enslev,  Ala. 
Tingle,  Benjamin  F.   (P),  First  Church;   1817  S.  Arlington,  Besse- 
mer, Ala. 
Branscomb,   Albert  L.    (DS),   Bessemer    (D),    1896    Berkeley   Ave., 

Bessemer,  Ala. 
Nabors.  Arthur  H.    (P),  First  Church;  Jasper,  Ala. 
Archibald,  R.  Lambuth   (DS),  Florence  D;  436  N.  Court  St.,  Flor- 
ence,  Ala. 
Guthrie,  W.  Nelson  (DS),  Tuscaloosa  D;  Tuscaloosa,  Ala. 
*Denman,   Harry    (Ex.   Sec.   Gen.   Commission   on   Evangelism),   708 

Medical  Arts  Bldg.,  Nashville   (3),  Tenn. 
*Locke,   Hugh   A.    (Lawyer),  923   Frank  Nelson   Bldg.,  Birmingham 

(3).  Ala. 
*Creel,  Edgar   M.    (Judge  1st  Division),  Court  House,  Birmingham, 

Ala. 
♦Ingram,  Ben  L.  (Warden),  Court  House,  Birmingham,  Ala. 
*Cooper,  John  T.   (Postmaster),  Hartselle,  Ala. 


68  Jouryml  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

*Horton,  Oscar   (Probate  Judge),  Guntersville,  Ala. 
*Ward,  Forrest  S.  (Supt.  Education),  Carrolton,  Ala. 
*Self,  William  D.   (Rural  Mail  Carrier),  Trafford,  Ala. 

NORTH  ARKANSAS  (6)  SC 

Sec.  D;  Row  4;  Seats  5-10 
Martin,   Albert   W.    (DS),    Fort   Smith   D;    300   N.   15th    St.,   Fort 

Smith,  Ark. 
Schisler,  John  Q.  (Ex.  Sec.  Div.  Local  Church,  Gen.  Bd.  Education), 

810  Broadway,  Nashville  (2),  Tenn. 
Hayden,  Ransford  S.   (Deceased;  February  14,  1944). 
*Connell,   Mrs.   R.    E.    (CP-WSCS),   210    E.    Church    St.,   Morrilton, 

Ark. 
*Greenhaw,  Carl   (Lawyer),  Fayetteville,  Ark. 
*Moore,  John  G.   (Lawyer),  Morrilton,  Ark. 

Reserves 

Wig-gins,  Sam  B.  (BS),  Fayetteville  D;  219  Maple  St.,  Fayetteville, 

Ark. 
Brumley,  Ira  A.  (Ex.  Sec.  Con.  Bd.  of  Education),  Hendrix  Station, 
Conway,  Ark. 
*Womack,  W.  Vance  (P),  First  Church;  500  E.  Market  St.,  Helena, 
Ark. 
Williams,  Ernest  B.  (P),  First  Church;  306  Commerce  St.,  Russell- 
ville.  Ark. 
*Barnett,  Nels  (Merchant),  Batesville,  Ark. 
*Hutchins,  A.  L.  (Lawyer),  Forrest  City,  Ark. 
*Hull,  J.  W.  (Pres.  Arkansas  Tech),  Russellville,  Ark. 
*Martin,  E.  Wainright   (Bus.  Mgr.  Hendrix  College),  Hendrix   Sta- 
tion, Conway,  Ark. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  (8)   SE 

Sec.  A;  Row  16;  Seats  1-8 
Ormond,  Jesse  M.   (Prof.  Duke  University),  Duke  Station,  Durham, 

N.  C. 
Bradshaw,  Robert  W.    (Ex.  Con.  Bd.  of  Education),  Duke  Station, 

Durham,  N.  C. 
Grant,  Thomas  McM.   (DS),  Rocky  Mount  D;  218  South  Grace  St., 

Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 
Hillman,   Edgar   L.    (P),   First   Church;    728   Eastern   Ave.,   Rocky 
Mount,  N.  C. 
*Smith,  William  J.    (Lumber— Building) ,  Bethel,  N.  C. 
*Hood,   Gurney  P.    (State   Banking   Commission),   Box   951,   Raleigh, 

N.  C. 
♦Hillman,  Mrs.  E.  L.  (Pres.  SE  Jur.  WSCS),  728  Eastern  Ave.,  Rocky 

Mount,  N.  C. 
*Childs,  Benjamin   G.    (Prof.  Duke  University)    Duke   Station,  Dur- 
ham, N.  C. 

Reserves 

Smith,  Harry  C.   (DS),  Favetteville  D;  1019  Hay  St.,  Fayetteville, 

N.  C. 
Love,  Frank  S.  (DS),  Durham  D;  114  Watts  St.,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Clegg,   William  L.    (DS),   Elizabeth   City,   D;    713   W.   Church   St., 

Elizabeth  City,  N.  C. 
Paschall,  Fred  W.  (P),  Trinitv;  1908  Princess  St.,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 
Cade,  William  A.  (P),  St.  Paul;  704  E.  Walnut  St.,  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 
Parker,  Albea  S.   (DS),  1516  Market  St.,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 


fhe  Methodist  Church  69 

•'McGirt,  William  A.  (Insurance),  Box  1079,  Wilmington,  N.  C 
"Smith,  Marvin  B.  (Merchant),  Box  68fi,  Burlington,  N.  C. 
*Morris,  Coolidge  G.  (Insurance),  Box  l(i8,  Washington,  N.  C. 
*Cooper,  William  B.  (Wholesale  Grocer),  Box  608,  Wilmington,  N.  C. 
*Chadwick,  Mrs.  William  C.   (CP-WSCS).  Box  567,  New  Bern,  N.  C. 
*Cowell,  Marvin  J.  (Insurance),  811  E.  Walnut  St.,  Goldsboro,  N.  C. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  (2)  C 

Sec.  A ;  Row  9 ;  Seats  1-2 
Brooks,    Robert    N.     (Editor,    Cen.    Jur.    Christian    Advocate,    631 

Baronne  St.,  New  Orleans,  La. 
Jones,  David   D.    (Pres.  Bennett  College),  Greensboro,  N.   C. 

Reserves 

Winchester,  Robert  W.  (DS),  Greensboro  D;  425  Bennett  St.,  Greens- 
boro, N.  C. 
Phelps,   Grandison   M.    (DS),   Western   D;    309   Graham   St.,   Char- 
lotte, N.  C. 
^Barrett,  Commodore  A.    (Teacher),  Asheboro,  N.  C. 
*Simpson,  Mrs.  Ophelia  (Teacher),  Leaksville,  N.  C. 

NORTH  CHINA  (4)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  19;  Seats  9-12 

NORTH  DAKOTA  (2)  NC 

Sec.  A;  Row  16;  Sets  9-10 
Gernhardt,  Henry  J.  (P),  Oakes,  Cogswell  and  Glover;  Oakes,  N.  D. 
*Hample,  Gideon  A.  (Accountant),  Bismarck,  N.  D. 

Reserves 

Hanson,  N.  Everett   (DS),  Northern  D;  Minot,  N.  D. 

Johnstone,  Wilson   (P),  Wahpeton  and  Antelope;  Wahpeton,  N.  D. 

*  Register,  George  S.,  Bismarck,  N.  D. 

*Roberts,  Roy  (Retired  P.  O.  Clerk),  800  5th  Ave.,  N.,  Mandan,  N.  D. 

NORTH  GEORGIA  (10)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Rows  14-15;  Seats  7-12,  9-12 
Rumble,  Lester  (P),  St.  Mark's;  109  17th  S.,  N.  E.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Rogers,  Wallace   (DS),  Atlanta-West  D;  715  Elsworth,  N.  W.,  At- 
lanta, Ga. 
Maxwell,  Marvin  M.   (Deceased  November  21,  1943). 
McKibben,  J.  W.  O.    (DS),  Augusta  D;  1308  Glenn  Ave.,  Augusta, 

Ga. 
LaPrade,  William  H.  (P),  Cartersville;  Cartersville,  Ga. 
*Johnston,  Smith  L.  (Banker),  Woodstock,  Ga. 

*  Wells,  Jere  A.  (Supt.  County  Schools),  Court  House,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
*Awtrey,  Mrs.  Lemon  M.  (CP-WSCS),  Acworth,  Ga. 
*Slaughter,  Nathaniel  G.  (Dentist),  Athens,  Ga. 

*(^illian,  Hubert  T.  (Pres.  LaGrange  College),  LaGrange,  Ga. 

Reserves 

Thrailkill,  Joseph  S.  (P),  Grace;  1037  Greencove,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Holland,  Harvey  C.   (P),  First  Church;  Athens,  Ga. 
Jones,  Henry  H.  (DS),  Decatur-Oxford  D.;  Oxford,  Ga. 
Harris,  Pierce  (P),  First  Church;  320  Peachtree  St.,  N.  E.,  Atlanta 
(3).  Ga. 


70  Journal  of  the  19.U  General  Conference 

Mackay,  Edward  G.  (DS),  Atlanta-East  D;  1384  Emory  Road,  N.  E., 

Lipham,  Charles  M.   (DS),  Dalton  D;  Dalton,  Ga. 

Barton,  Jesse  H.,  Sr.  (DS),  Athens  and  Elberton  D;  1416  Milledge,, 
Athens,  Ga. 
*Peters,  Edmund  C.   (Pres.  Paine  College),  Augusta,  Ga. 
*Tilly,  Mrs.  M.  E.   (H),  1031  Highland  View,  N.  E.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
*Lance,  T.  Jack  (State  Supervisor  of  Schools),  Calhoun,  Ga. 
*Wardlaw,  Joseph   C.    (Director  of   Extension,   University   System), 

223  Walton  St.,  N.  W.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
*Daniel,  Frank  P.  (Merchant),  Senoia.  Ga. 
*Little,  Mrs.  D.  Rosser   (H),  Marietta,  Ga. 
*Harpst,  Miss  Ethel  (Supt.  Orphanage),  Cedartown,  Ga. 

NORTH  INDIA  (2)   OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  13;  Seats  9-10 

Titus,  Murray  T.    (Missionary   on  furlough),  150   Fifth   Ave.,   New 
York  (11),  N.  Y. 
*Titus,    Mrs.    Olive    L.    (Missionary    on    furlough),    150    Fifth    Ave., 
New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Chowdhry,  Dan   S.    (Professor,  Lucknow  Christian   College),   Luck- 
now,  U.  P.,  India. 
*Charan,  Isaac  A.  (Headmaster),  Ranikhet,  U.  P.  India. 

NORTH  INDIANA  (10)  NC 

Sec.  A;  Row  13;  Seats  1-10 

Pugh,  A.  Wesley   (P),  Hig-h  Street;  310  McCullouch  Blvd.,  Muncie, 

Ind. 
Bransford,  Wesley  H.  (P),  First  Church;  115  West  12th  St.,  Ander- 
son, Ind. 
Fox,  Jesse  W.  (P),  Grace;  209  S.  Webster  St.,  Kokomo,  Ind. 
Garrison,  Edwin  R.  (DS),  Wabash  D;  579  N.  Wabash  St.,  Wabash, 

Ind. 
Robinson,  William  W.    (DS),  Fort  Wayne  D;   915   W.  Wayne   St., 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
*Roudebush,  Roy  R.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Greenfield,  Ind. 
*Naftzger,  Mrs.  Julia  P.  (H),  Kokomo,  Ind. 

*Gettle,  Homer  R.  (Optician),  4620  Stratford,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
*  Williams,  Walter  C.  (Retired  Farmer),  652  N.  Elm  St.,  Muncie,  Ind. 
*DeWesse,  Henry  0.  (Express  Agent),  Elwood,  Ind. 

Reserves 

Yeomans,  Clyde  G.  (DS),  Warsaw  D;  210  South  High  St.,  Warsaw, 

Ind. 
Yoder,  Samuel  L.  (P),  First  Church;  Kendallville,  Ind. 
Clear,  Valorous  L.    (DS),  Richmond  D;   400  West  Main  St.,  Rich- 
mond, Ind. 
Lineberry,  Frank  W.  (P),  Grace;  139  Division  St.,  Elkhart,  Ind. 
Fribley,    Fremont    E.     (DS),    Kokomo    D;    811    S.    Washington    St., 

Kokomo,   Ind. 
Shake,   B.    Brooks    (P),   Wayne    Street;    711    W.    Wayne    St.,    Fort 
Wayne,  Ind. 
*Snvder,  Mrs.  W.  R.   (H),  Fremont,  Ind. 
'^Elliott,  Loren  J.   (Farmer),  RED  2,  Wabash,  Ind. 
*Roose,  Homer  N.   (R.  R.  Mail  Clerk),  Goshen,  Ind. 


The  Methodist  Church  71 

*Beecher,  Charles  W.  (Banker),  Peru,  Ind. 
*Roose,  Mrs.  Homer  N.  (H),  Goshen,  Ind. 
*Fernstcrmacher,  Georpe  H.   (Teacher),  Upland,  Ind. 

NORTH  MISSISSIPPI  (6)  SE 
Sec.  C;  Row  10;  Seats  7-12 
Lord,  K.  Guv  (DS),  Greenwood  D;  710  Dewey  St.,  Greenwood,  Miss. 
Stephens,  John  E.  (DS),  Corinth  D;  Corinth,  Miss. 
Mcllwain,   A.    Thomas    (Ex.    Sec.    Bd.    Pensions,    Missouri    Corpora- 
tion), 506  Olive  St.,  St.  Louis  (1),  Mo. 
*Houston,  James  G.   (Con.  Lay  Leader),  New  Albany,  Miss. 
*Tanner,  Ennis  A.  (Con.  Treasurer),  Indianola,  Miss. 
*Forman,  Julius  M.  (Law>'er),  Indianola,  Miss. 

Reserves 

Newman,  Wiley  C.  (P),  First  Church;  Corinth,  Miss. 

Curtis,  Vivian  C.  (DS),  Columbus  D;  Columbus,  Miss. 

Wasson,  Lovick  P.    (P),  First  Chui'ch;  Greenville,  Miss. 
♦McCormack,  W.  Rady   (Mail  Carrier),  Corinth,  Miss. 
*Friend,  A.  Bernie  (Dis.  Lay  Leader),  Sardis,  Miss. 
*RatIiff,  Mrs.  William  H.  (CP-WSCS),  Sherard,  Miss. 

NORTH  TEXAS  (8)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Row  9;  Seats  1-8 
Smith,  W.  Angle  (P),  First  Church;  Ross  at  Harwood,  Dallas   (1), 

Texas. 
Lee,  Umphrey   (Pres.  Southern  Methodist  University),  Dallas    (5), 

Baker',  W.  Harrison    (DS),  Greenville  D;  3815  Wesley  St.,  Green- 
ville, Texas. 

Martin,  Paul  E.   (P),  First  Church,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. 
*Perkins,  Joe  J.   (Oil  Producer),  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. 
*Murphree,  John  C.   (Lawyer),  Iowa  Park,  Texas. 
*Thomasson,  Gus  W.  (U.  S.  Government  Service),  Dallas  (4),  Texas. 
*Jordan,  Mrs.  W.  0.   (H),  813  Sunset  St.,  Dallas,  Texas. 

Reserves 

Fielder,  Cicero  B.   (P),  Sulphur  Springs;   Sulphur  Springs,  Texas. 

Buddin,   Frances   A.    (DS),   Dallas   D;   1910   Main   St.,  Dallas    (1), 
Texas. 

Steel,  Marshall  T.   (P),  Highland  Park;  Dallas   (5),  Texas. 

Russell,  Clark  H.  (DS).  McKinnev  D;  McKinney,  Texas. 

Hunter,  E.  A.  (DS),  Wichita  Falls  D;  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. 
*Armistead,  Dero  F.    (Bookkeeper),   Denison,  Texas. 
*Kidd,  Frank  H.   (Credit  Manager),  Dallas   (1),  Texas. 
*Waggoner,  Merle  T.  (Cattle),  Waggoner  Bldg.,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. 
*McCorkle,  Claude   H.    (Insurance),   Sulphur   Springs,   Texas. 
*Simpson,  Mrs.  Claude  M.   (H),  Sherman,  Texas. 

NORTHEAST  GERMANY  (2)  OS 

Sec.  C;  Row  20;  Seats  7-8 

NORTH-EAST  OHIO  (14)  NC 
Sec.  A;  Rows  14-15;  Seats  7-10,  1-10 
Brown,   Earl   R.    (DS),   Cleveland   D;   884    The   Arcade,   Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
Garth,  Schuyler  E.   (P).  Trinity;  532  Tod  Lane.  Youngstown,  Ohio. 


72  Journal  of  the  lOI^U  General  Conference 

Cleland,  Joseph  W.   (P),  Medina;  582  S.  Court  St.,  Medina,  Ohio. 
Wright,  Louis  C.  (Pres.  Baldwin-Wallace  College),  Berea,  Ohio. 
Secrest,  Paul  E.   (DS),  Youngstown  D;  402  Alameda  Ave.,  Youngs- 
town,  Ohio. 
Peterson,  Howard  W.    (P),  Calvary;  605  Belleview  Blvd.,  Steuben- 

ville.  Ohio. 
Ketcham,  Charles  B.  (Pres.  Mount  Union  College),  Alliance,  Ohio. 
*Heer,  Amos  L.   (Director  Teacher  Training,  Kent  State  University), 

812  S.  Willow  St.,  Kent,  Ohio. 
'Seward,  Mrs.  John  R.  (H,  1080.3  Orville  Road,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
'^Sutton,  Charles  N.  (Banker),  Attica,  Ohio. 
*Archer,    William    D.    (Manufacturer),    914    Clark    St.,    Cambridge, 

Ohio. 
'Klein,  George  R.    (Publishers'  Distributor),  8192  Brecksville  Road, 

Brecksville,  Ohio. 
■Jenkins,  E,  Ray   (Insurance),  618  Arlington  Ave.,  Mansfield,  Ohio. 
*  Hoover,  Arthur  L.   (Chautauqua  Mgr.),  Lakeside,  Ohio. 

Reserves 

Green,  John  D.    (DS),  Mansfield  D;  500  E.  Vine  St.,  Mt.  Vernon, 

Ohio. 
Olson,  Oscar  T.  (P),  Epworth-Euclid;  1919  E.  107th  St.,  Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
Smith,  W.  Stanley  (DS),  Akron  D;  44  Byers  Ave.,  Akron,  Ohio. 
Courtney,  Homer  W.  (P),  Elrj-ia;  306  East  Ave.,  Elvria,  Ohio. 
Corwin,  Edward  G.  (P),  Wooster;  327  N.  Market  St.,  Wooster,  Ohio. 
Cheney,  John  R.    (P),  First  Church;  382  Dorchester  Road,  Akron, 

Ohio. 
Mohn,  E.  Harold   (P),  First  Church;  239  Washington  St.,  N.  W., 

Warren,   Ohio. 
Farmer,  Roy  I.   (P),  Christ  Church;  3670  W.  138th  St.,  Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
Hunter,  Adam  A.  (DS),  Cambi'idge  D;  905  Beatty  Ave.,  Cambridge, 

Ohio. 
Carter,  Paul  L.   (DS),  Steubenville  D;  3346  Sunset  Blvd.,  Steuben- 
ville,  Ohio. 
*Coffey,  George  N.   (Lawyer),  352  N.  Bever  St.,  Wooster,  Ohio. 
*Cherry,   James    (Merchant),    706    Greenfield   Ave.,    S.    W.    Canton, 

Ohio. 
*Dunlap,  Raymond   E.    (Policeman),  RFD   1,  Box  759,  East  Akron 

(5),  Ohio. 
*Henderson,  A.  L.  (Supt.  Schools),  280  Wildwood  Drive,  Youngstown, 

Ohio. 
*Tarr,  Oliver  A.  (Merchant),  RFD  1,  Mingo  Junction,  Ohio. 
^Davidson,  Edson  E.  (Farmer),  East  Springfield,  Ohio. 
^Masters,  Mrs.  Kathryn  F.    (Clerk,  County  Board  of  Health),  1252 

Sinclair  Ave.,  Steubenville,  Ohio. 
*Robinson,  Milton,  C.  (Merchant),  4026  State  Ave.,  Ashtabula,  Ohio. 
*Beckett,  Carlos  O.   (Manufacturer),  Howard,  Ohio. 
*Murphy,  Miss  Marian  E.   (Teacher),  915  Woodlawn  Road,  Steuben- 
ville, Ohio. 

NORTHERN  MINNESOTA  (6)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  2;  Seats  7-12 
Baumhoffer,    Earl    F.    (DS),    Litchfield    D;    5032    Queen    Ave.,    S., 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Stafford,  Thomas  A.    (Ex.  Bd.  Pensions,  Illinois  Corporation),  740 

Rush  St.,  Chicago  (11),  111. 


The  Methodist  Church  73 

Meckk'iiliuiK.  George  (P),  Wesley;  Marquette  and  Grant  Sts.,  Minne- 
apolis,  Minn. 

^Hunter,  Stanley  C.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  4509  Oakland  Ave.,  Min- 
neapolis, Minn. 

''Fletcher,  Abbott  L.  (Lawyer),  .5055  Fremont  Ave.,  S.,  Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

*Peel,  Mrs.  Leon  R.  (Mbr.  Bd.  Missions  and  Church  Extension),  2364 
West  Lake  of  Isles  Blvd.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Reserves 

Snyder,  Paul  J.    (DS),  Fergus  Falls  D;   716  S.  Union   St.,  Fergus 

Falls,  Minn. 
Raines,  Richard  C.  (L),  Hennepin  Avenue;  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Culver,  Mearl  P.    (DS),  Minneapolis  D;   204  Wesley  Temple  Bldg., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
*Sayre,  Mrs.  Grover  C.    (H),   Woodland   Methodist  Church,  Duluth, 

(3),  Minn. 
*Wollan,  Ingwald  G.   (Auditor),  403  N.  25th  Ave.,  E.,  Duluth,  Minn. 
*Ulland,  Joseph  S.  (Banker),  Fergus  Falls,  Minn. 

NORTHERN  NEW  YORK  (4)  NE 

Sec.  B;  Row  5;  Seats  1-4 

Warren,  John  W.  (DS),  Mohawk  D;  43  Proctor  Blvd.,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Love,  Ernest  C.  (Field  Sec.  Preachers'  Permanent  Fund),  New  Hart- 
ford, N.  Y. 
*Sykes,  W.  Clyde  (Lumber),  Coniffer,  N.  Y. 
♦Phelps,  Harley  R.  (Farmer),  North  Bay,  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

McClung,   George   H.    (P),   Asbury;    400   Franklin   St.,   Watertown, 

N.  Y. 
Beach,  Maynard  P.    (P),  Dryer   Memorial:    1110   Court   St.,  Utica, 

N.  Y. 
Goddard,   Alvin   C.    (P),   First   Church;   404   N.   George   St.,   Rome, 

N.  Y. 
Judd,  Albert  G.  (Supt.  Folts  Home),  Herkimer,  N.  Y. 
*Townsend,  Ted   H.    (Bus.   Mgi\  Dairi))nen's  League  News),  Water- 

ville,  N.  Y. 
♦Cheetham,  Arthur  D.  (Coal  Dealer),  New  York  Mills,  N.  Y. 
*Mowry,  Mrs.  Olin  J.  (H),  Minetto,  N.  Y. 
*LeFevre,  DeWitt  C.  (BE),  Beaver  Falls,  N.  Y. 

NORTHERN  PHILIPPINE   (2)   OS 

Sec.  D ;  Row  7 ;  Seats  3-4 

NORTHWEST  GERMANY  (2)   OS 

Sec.  C;  Row  20;  Seats  5-6 

NORTHWEST  INDIA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  20;  Seats  5-6 

Peters,    Hardeo    S.    (Professor),    Theological    Seminary,    107    Civil 
Lines,  Bareilly,  U.  P.,  India 
♦Phillips,  Ernest  M.    (Retired  Deputy   Supt.  of  Police),  Delhi   Gate, 
Agra,  India. 


74     Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Reserves 

Dye,    William    (Principal),   Theological    Seminary,    99    Civil    Lines, 

Bareilly,  U.  P.,  India. 
Badley,  Theodore  C.  (DS),  4  Battery  Lane,  Delhi,  India 
Das,  Amar  (DS),  93  Brookes  St.,  Meerut,  India. 
Mann,  Isaac  (DS),  Methodist  Church,  Aligarh,  India 
*Franklyn,  T.  B.  (Foreman),  Delhi,  India 
*Matthews,    Miss    Dolly    J.    (Principal),    Methodist    Mission    School, 

Rookee,  U.  P.,  India. 
■Porter,  Miss  Eunice  (Superintendent),  Creighton-Freeman  Hospital, 

Brindaban,  U.  P.,  India. 
*Titus,  J.  E.   (Head  Master),  Ingraham  Institute,  Ghaziabad,  U.  P., 
India. 

NORTHWEST  INDIANA  (6)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Rows  6-7;  Seats  10-12,  10-12 
Young,   Claude    (P),   Methodist   Temple;    521    S.   Center   St.,   Terre 

Haute,  Ind. 
Stovall,  Thomas  L.    (P),   Maple   Avenue;   2122   N.   11th   St.,   Terre 

Haute,  Ind. 
Hilderbrand,  Carroll  D.  W.  (Professor,  DePauw  University),  606  E. 
Washington  St.,  Greencastle,  Ind. 
*Wise,  Robert  B.  (Postmaster),  Valparaiso,  Ind. 
*Bartlett,  Mrs.  Edward  R.  (H),  723  E.  Washington.  St.,  Greencastle, 

Ind. 
*Yocom,  J.  Lee  (BE),  Attica,  Ind. 

I 

Reserves 

McClure,    Claude    M.    (DS),   Greencastle    D;    109   Bloomington    St., 

Greencastle,  Ind. 
Benson,  John  G.  (Supt.  Methodist  Hospital),  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Holmes,  Jay  A.   (DS),  South  Bend  D;  1905  S.  Michigan  Ave.,  La- 
Porte,  Ind. 
Williams,  Thomas  F.   (P),  Trinity;  404  N.  6th  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
*Mann,  Earl  M.  (Lawyer),  215  National  Bldg.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
♦Hixson,  Jerome  C.    (Professor),  721   E.   Seminary  St.,  Greencastle, 

Ind. 
*McDaniel,   Mrs.   Frank  L.    (CP-WSCS),   2808   Elkhart   Ave.,   Gary, 

Ind. 
*Bass,  Floyd  (Peony  Farm),  New  Augusta,  Ind. 

NORTHWEST  IOWA  (6)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  17;  Seats  1-6 
Seheerer,  Lloyd  H.   (DS),  Sheldon  D;  612  E.  Fourth  St.,  Spencer, 

Iowa. 
Havighurst,  Lawrence  D.   (DS),  Fort  Dodge  D;  1724  Second  Ave., 

North,  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa. 
Buthman,  John   C.    (P),  Grace;   3811   Garretson  Ave.,   Sioux   City, 
Iowa. 
*Bartz,  Otto  F.  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Sheldon,  Iowa. 
*Dolliver,  James  I.  (Lawyer),  State  Bank  Bldg.,  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa. 
*Hubbard.  Mrs.  Ida  B.  (H),  LeMars,  Iowa. 

Reserves 

Davies  James  J.   (P),  First  Church;  1002  Third  Ave.,  North,  Fort 

Dodge,  Iowa. 
Dunn,   George   W.    (P),   Fir.st   Church;    1915    Nebraska    St.,    Sioux 

City,  Iowa. 


The  Methodist  Church,  75 

Urtmeytr.   Frederick   W.    (P),   Grace;    206   West   4th    St.,   Spencer, 

Iowa. 
Farnham,  John  A.    (P),  First  Church;  Cherokee,  Iowa. 
*Feller.  Mr.s.  Mildred  O.   (CP-WSCS),  Spirit  Lake,  Iowa. 
*Snyder,  Le  Roy  D.   (Contractor),  Humboldt,  Iowa. 
*Harshbarg:er,  Charles  C.    (Banker),  Onawa,  Iowa. 
*Cleni,  Adrian  D.   (Lawyer),  404  Tov  Nat'l  Bank  Bldg.,  Sioux  City 
(14),  Iowa. 

NORTHWEST  TEXAS  (8)  SC 

Sec.  C;  Row  18;  Seats  1-8 

Clark,  O.  P.  (P),  St.  John's  Stamford.  Texas. 

Haymes,  Joe  0.  (P),  St.  Paul;  Abilene,  Texas. 

Lipscomb,  Luther  N.  (DS),  Lubbock  D;  Lubbock,  Texas. 

Hicks,    John    H.     (Prof.    Southern    Methodist    University),    Dallas, 
Texas. 
*Nichols,  Ray  H.  (Publisher),  Vernon,  Texas. 
*Willson,  James  M.  (Lumber),  Floydada,  Texas. 
*Bryant,  R.  Bernard  (BE),  Stamford,  Texas. 
*Bickley,  Mrs.  C.  A.   (CP-WSCS),  Lubbock,  Texas. 

Reserves 

House,  Will  C.  (DS),  Amarillo  D;  1702  Taylor  St.,  Amarillo,  Texas. 

Carter,  Orion  W.   (P),  First  Church;  Childress,  Texas. 

Pearce,  William  M.   (DS),  Vernon  D;  2331  Wilbarger  St.,  Vernon, 
Texas. 

Wright,  Calvin  C.  (DS),  Abilene  D;  Abilene,  Texas. 

Landreth,  Elmer  D.  (P),  First  Church;  Lamesa,  Texas. 
*Breedlove,  C.  B.  (Supt.  Public  Schools),  Haskell,  Texas. 
*Crowder,  Alex  B.    (BE),  119  West  Broadway,  Sweetwater,  Texas. 
*Ellzey,  Tom  V.  (Rancher),  Perryton,  Texas. 

*Randal.  Mrs.  C.  M.  (Mbr.  Bd.  Missions  and  Church  Extension),  Sey- 
mour, Texas. 
*  Hamilton,  G.  E.  (Lawyer),  Matador,  Texas. 

NORWAY  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  17;  Seats  9-10 
Kristroffersen,  Alf  (DS),  Oslo  D;  Oslo,  Norway. 
*Hardy,  Aage  (Merchant),  Bergen,  Norway. 

Reserves 

No  names  sent  in. 

OHIO  (20)   NC 

Sec.  D;  Rows  15-16;  Seats  1-10,  1-10 
Miller,  Isaac  E.  (DS),  Cincinnati  D;  420  Plum  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Werner,  Hazen  G.    (P),  Grace;  1001  Harvard  Blvd.,  Dayton,  Ohio. 
Martin,  Arba   (P),  Trinity;  1411  Gallia  St.,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
Roush.   Lester   L.    (Ex.   Sec.   Pension   Fund),   224    Rowlands   Bldg., 

Columbus  (15),  Ohio. 
Brewster,  Edward  B.  (P),  First  Church;  Richwood,  Ohio. 
Danford,  John  W.    (DS),  Dayton  D;   231  Third   Nat'l  Bank  Bldg., 

Dayton,  Ohio. 
Timerman,  Donald  (P),  First  Church;  205  E.  Sandusky  Ave.,  Belle- 

fontaine,  Ohio. 
Coulter,  Charles  M.  (P),  North  Broadway;  354  Oakland  Park  Ave., 

Columbus.  Ohio. 
Kestle,  Asa  J.   (DS),  Portsmouth  D;  1425  Offnere  St.,  Portsmouth, 

Ohio. 


76     Journal  of  the  IBJ^A  General  Conference 

Schatzman,  Albert  G.  (DS),  Columbus  D;  79  E.  State  St.,  Columbus, 

Ohio. 
*Long,   Mrs.   Conrad   C.    (CP-WSCS),  3434   Darwin  Ave.,   Rush   St., 

Chicago  (11),  111. 
♦Bancroft,  E.  Dow    (Asso.  Sec.   Bd.  Lay  Activities),  740   Rush   St., 

Chicago   (11),  111. 
*Jones,  Charles  A.    (Publisher),  Columbus,  Ohio. 
*Ivins,  Lester  S.,  Ph.D.  (Dean,  Defiance  College),  710  N.  Clinton  St., 

Defiance,  Ohio. 
*Slutz,  Frank  D.  (Educator),  16  Lexington  Ave.,  Dayton  (7),  Ohio. 
*Zartman,   Mrs.    Foss    (Mbr.   Bd.   Missions   and   Church   Extension), 

1120  West  Elm,  Lima,  Ohio. 
*Cherrington,  Ernest  H.   (Ex.  Sec.  Bd.  Temperance),  100  Maryland, 

Ave.,  N.  E.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
^  Davis,  J.  Boyd  (Insurance),  145  N.  High  St.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
*Kirk,  Lyle  0.  (Goodwill  Industries),  601  Cherry  St.,  Toledo,  Ohio. 
*Appleby,    Troy    W.    (Insurance),    Grasmoor    House,    2374    Madison 

Road,  Hyde  Park,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Reserves 

Burgstahler,   Herbert  J.    (Pres.   Ohio   Wesleyan   University),   Dela- 
ware, Ohio. 
Lancaster,   Harold    (P),  King  Avenue;    1473   Neil  Ave.,  Columbus, 

Ohio. 
Gray,  Joseph  M.  M.  (P),  Bexley;  2503  E.  Broad  St.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
Scully,  R.  E.  (DS),  Toledo  D;  136  Huron  St.,  Toledo,  Ohio. 
Baumgardner,  Homer  S.   (Deceased,  January  23,  1944.) 
Jones,  J.  Ira  (P),  Trinity;  Lima,  Ohio. 

Busier,  Vinton  E.  (DS),  Zanesville  D;  57  Neal  Ave.,  Newark,  Ohio. 
McClure,  Robert  O.  (Pres.  Ohio  Northern  University),  Ada,  Ohio. 
Versteeg,   John   M.   V.    (P),   Walnut   Hills- Avondale ;    2409    Upland 

Place,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Alton,   John   T.    (P),   Westwood;    2046   Montclair   Ave.,   Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 
Mcintosh,  J.  Bringle  (P),  First  Church;  946  Bryden  Road,  Columbus, 

Ohio. 
Young,  J.  O.   (P),  First  Church;  559  High  St.,  Worthington,  Ohio. 
^=Sinkey,  Miss  Fern  (Returned  Missionary),  215  W.  Broadway,  Gran- 
ville, Ohio. 
*Andree,    Mrs.    Edward    F.    (Con.    Sec.    Cultivation    and    Promotion 

WSCS),  628  N.  South  St.,  Wilmington,  Ohio. 
*Miller,   Ely  D.    (Insurance),  257   Chittenden  Ave.,   Columbus    (15), 

Ohio. 
*Fitcher,  Joseph  W.   (Master,  Ohio  State  Grange),  208  E.  Vine  St., 

Oxford,  Ohio. 
*Copeland,  Wilbert  T.   (Judge,  Court  Common  Pleas),   (Wapakoneta, 

Ohio. 
■'Mundy,  Mrs.  Edgar  P.   (Dis.  Pres.  WSCS),  723  Floral  Park  Ave., 

Terrace  Pai'k,  Ohio. 
*Colwell,   Harley  B.    (Retired   Merchant),  443   N.   Court  St.,  Circle- 

ville,  Ohio. 
*Laylin,   Mrs.   Fanny   H.    (Jur.   Pres.,   NC   WSCS),    1972   Indianola 

Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
*Burgoon,  Lowell  D.   (Wholesale  Paper),  Wauseon,  Ohio. 
*Goode,  Mrs.  W.  H.  C.   (H),  Whitby  Place,  Sidney,  Ohio. 
*Cookson.  Charles  W.   (Teacher),  302  W.  Franklin  St.,  Troy,  Ohio. 
*Wiley.    Frank    W.    (Judge,    Municipal    Court),    646    Raymer    Blvd., 
Toledo,  Ohio. 


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OREGON  (4)  W 

Sec.  C;  Rows  6-7;  Seats  8-9,  8-9 

Goodsell,  H.  Guy  (DS),  Portland  D;  404  The  Artisans  Bldg.,  Port- 
land, Oregon. 
Bunch,  Jesse   W.    (P),   First   Church;    129    N.   11th   St.,   Corvallis, 
Oregon. 
*Mackin,  Sam  L.  (Department  Store),  Cottage  Grove,  Oregon. 
♦Peterson,  Ernest  W.  (Editor,  Oregon  Journal),  1304  S.E.  53rd  Ave., 
Portland  (7),  Oregon. 

Reserves 

Fairham,  Silas  E.  (DS),  Cascade  D;  385  N.  14th  St.,  Salem,  Oregon. 
Hall,  Svdnev  W.  (P),  Gresham;  Gresham,  Oregon. 
Dunn,  Ray  S.  (P),  Rose  City  Park;  2614  N.E.  58th  Ave.,  Portland, 
Oregon. 
*Clark,  Edward  L.  (Pres.,  Multnomah  College),  Portland,  Oregon. 
•Phelps,  Frank  M.  (Lawyer),  3616  S.E.  Oak,  Portland,  Oregon, 
♦French,    Clyde    M.    (School    teacher),    1745    S.    Church    St.,    Salem, 
Oregon. 

PACIFIC  NORTHWEST  (8)  W 

Sec.  A;  Row  3;  Seats  1-8 

Mahonev,   Carl   K.    (DS),   Seattle   D;    814   Republic   Bldg.,   Seattle, 

Wash. 
Pedersen,  Frederick  L.   (DS),  Walla  Walla  D;  1034  Frankland  St., 

Walla   Walla    Wash. 
Wood,  Lvnn  A.  (P),  Yakima;  1403  W.  Chestnut  St.,  Yakima,  Wash. 
Gleiser,   Walter    S.    (DS),    Spokane   D;    S.   221    Howard,    Spokane, 
Wash. 
♦Foster,  Chapin  D.   (Director  Washington  State  Historical  Society), 

State  Historical  Bldg.,  Tacoma  (3),  Wash. 
*Robbins,   Charles   A.    (Bursar,   College   of   Puget   Sound),   Tacoma, 

Wash. 
*Lawson,  Mrs.  David  J.   (H),  118  S.  5th  St.,  Mt.  Vernon,  Wash. 
♦Huston,  G.  Robert  (Lawj^er),  420  Miller  Bldg.,  Yakima,  Wash. 

Reserves 

Sprague,  Roy  L.   (Ex.  Sec.  Bd.  Con.  Claimants),  814  Republic  Bldg., 

Seattle    Wash. 
Stanton,  Willard  E.  (P),  Moscow;  302  E.  3rd  St.,  Moscow,  Idaho. 
Logan,  Stanley  G.  (P),  Mason;  4022  N.  28th  St.,  Tacoma  (7),  Wash. 
Kenna,  James  B.    (P),  University  Temple;   4231   15th  Ave.,  N.E., 

Seattle    Wash. 
Ernst,  J.  Henry  (P),  Chewallis;  1180  Market  St.,  Chewallis,  Wash. 
♦Ball,  Elwood  I.   (Mortician),  1517  West  7th  St.,  Spokane,  Wash. 
*Snider,  P.  M.   (Insurance),  612  W.  R.  Rust  Bldg.,  Tacoma,  Wash. 
♦Sweet,  Mrs.  Paul  W.  (H),  704  N.  Washington  St.,  Centralia,  Wash. 
♦Kilgore,  Mrs.  James  D.  (H),  Tracyton,  Wash. 

♦JeflFers,  Dwight  S.  (Dean,  College  of  Forestry),  University  of  Idaho, 
Moscow,  Idaho. 

PENINSULA  (6)  NE 

Sec.  A;  Row  5;  Seats  1-6 

Collins,  Oliver  J.   (DS),  Wilmington  D;  2705  N.  Harrison  St.,  Wil- 

mingrton.  Del. 
Hearn,  Walter  A.  (DS),  Dover  D;  Dover,  Del. 
Mulligan,  Thomas  C.  (P),  St.  Paul's;  Cambridge,  Md. 


78  Joiwnal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  Geyieral  Conference 

*Ely,  T.  Blair  (Insurance),  411  W.  24th  St.,  Wilmington,  Del. 
=^Melson,   Ehvood   F.    (Judge,  Juvenile   Court),   1216   King   St.,   Wil- 
mington, Del. 
*Davis,  Wilmer  Fell  (State  Senator),  Federalsburg,  Md. 

Reserves 

Bunting,  John  J.   (P),  Elkton;  229  E.  Main  St.,  Elkton,  Md. 
Jones,  Ralph  C.   (DS),  Salisburg  D;  Salisburg,  Md. 
Bicking,  John  R.   (P),  Rising  Sun;  Box  24,  Rising  Sun,  Md. 
Cummings,  Jacob  E.    (DS),  Easton  D;   215  S.  Hanson  St.,  Easton, 

Md. 
Thomas,  Essell  P.    (P),  St.  Paul's;  1014  W.  10th  St.,  Wilmington, 
Del. 
*  Jefferson,  C.  Norman  (Insurance),  Easton,  Md. 
*Satterfield,  Charles  N.    (Building  and  Loan),  Drawer  180,  Chester- 

tow^n,  Md. 
*Smith,  John  W.    (Farmer),  Sudlersville,  Md. 
*Hoopei',  Granville  (Fuel  Dealer),  Cambridge,  Md. 
*Hearn,  E.  Virgil   (Clerical  Work),  Salisbury,  Md. 

PHILADELPHIA  (8)  NE 

Sec.   C;   Row  4;    Seats   5-12 

Moore,  Leon  T.  (DS),  South  D;  761  Mason  Ave.,  Drexel  Hill,  Pa. 
Henson,  George  W.    (Cor.  Sec.  Methodist  Hospital),  1701  Arch  St., 

Philadelphia   (3),  Pa. 
Prentzel,  Frank  Jr.    (DS),  Northwest  D;   5025  N.  12th  St.,  Phila- 
delphia   (41),  Pa. 
Duncombe,  Franklin    (P),   Bala-Cynwyd;   314   Levering  Mill   Road, 
Bala-Cvnwvd,  Pa. 
*Shappell,   Mrs!   W.   E.    (CP-WSCS),   433    Green    Lane,   Philadelphia 

(28),  Pa. 
*Lynch,  G.  Stanley  (Agent  Philadelphia  Con.  Tract  Soc),  1709  Arch 

St.,  Philadelphia  (3),  Pa. 
*Carson,  John  T.  (Retired),  5344  Magnolia  St.,  Philadelphia  (44),  Pa. 

*Cliffe,  Albert  W.  (Publisher),  1245  Pratt  St.,  Philadelphia  (24),  Pa. 

Reserves 

Zerr,  Levi  H.  (DS),  West  D;  27  Simpson  Road,  Ardmore.  Pa. 
Nichols,  Milton  H.    (P),  Arch  Street;   Broad  and  Arch  Sts.,  Phila- 
delphia  (7),  Pa. 
Witwer,  Albert  M.   (DS),  North  D;  1208  Wakeling  St.,  Philadelphia 

(24),  Pa. 
Tyson,  W.  Galloway    (P),  West  Chester;   336  W.  Miner  St.,  West 

Chester,  Pa. 
Middleton,  W.  Vernon    (Ex.   Sec.   Philadelphia   Mission  and   Church 

Extension   So.),  1709  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia    (3),  Pa. 
Dihvorth,  George  G.    (Sec.  Atlantic  Dis.,  American  B.S.),  701  Wal- 
nut St.,  Philadelphia  (6),  Pa. 
*Masland,  J.  Weslev    (Manufacturer),   1219   68th   Ave.,   Philadelphia 

(26),  Pa. 
*Conover,  Mrs.  G.  Raymond    (CP-WSCS),  5109  Pulaski  Ave.,  Phila- 
delphia (44),  Pa. 
-Baker.    Frank    E.    (Investments).    1421    Chestnut    St.,    Philadelphia 

(3).  Pa. 
■Burnham,  George  W.   (Merchant),  45  S.  Front  St.,  Philadelphia   (6), 

Pa. 
•■Learn,  Dale  H.   (Insurance),  5  Crystal  St.,  East  Stroudsberg,  Pa. 


The  Methodist  Church  79 

*Ziegler,  GeoiRe  G.,  Jr.  (Lawyer),  7410  Boyer  St.,  Philadelphia  (19), 
Pa. 

PHILLIPINE  (2)  OS 

Sec.  D;  Row  7;  Seats  5-6 

PITTSBURGH  (8)  NE 

Sec.  C;  Row  15;  Seats  1-8 

~    Anderson,  William  K.   (Ed.  Dir.  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study), 
810  Broadway,  Nashville  (2),  Tenn. 
Depp,   Mark    (P),   Christ  Church;   311    S.    Graham   St.,   Pittsburgh 

(6),  Pa. 
Hawley,  John   W.    (P),   First   Church;    5415   Howe   St.,   Pittsburgh 

(6),  Pa. 
Hogg,  William  L.    (DS),  Blairsville  D;   412  Locust  St.,  Pittsburgh 
(18),  Pa. 
*Hummer,   Harry  R.    (Con.   Lay   Leader),   621    Spring   St.,   Latrobe, 

Pa. 
*Lee,  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  (Ex.  Sec.  Latin  America,  Europe,  and  North 
Africa,    Woman's   Div.    WSCS,   Bd.    Missions),    150    Fifth    Ave., 
New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 
*Metcalfe,  Mrs.  Harold  S.   (CP-WSCS),  6632  Fifth  Ave.,  Pittsburgh 

(6),  Pa. 
*McQuiston,  Jackson  C.  (BE),  8925  Upland  Terrace,  Pittsburgh  (21), 
Pa. 

Reserves 

Wiant,  Warren  W.  (P),  Emory;  542  Sheridan  Ave.,  Pittsburgh  (6), 

Pa. 
Hooper,  T.  Le  Roy  (DS),  Washington  D;  505  Lyndhurst  Ave.,  Pitts- 
burgh (16),  Pa. 
Van  Horn,  John  D.  (DS),  Allegheny  D;  729  Fourth  St.,  Beaver,  Pa. 
Curry,  Albert  G.   (P),  Friendship  Park  and  Goodwill;  4810  Liberty 

Ave.,  Pittsburgh  (24),  Pa. 
Spaugy,  Lemon  D.  (P),  Green.sburg;  114  W.  Second  St.,  Greensburg, 

Pa. 
Richards,  Nichols   F.    (DS),  McKeesport  D;   100  W.   Morton  Ave., 
Connellsville,  Pa. 
*Pratt,   Robert  W.    (Lawyer),  1808   Law  and   Finance   Bldg.,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. 
*Howe,  Charles  P.   (Publisher),  343  E.  11th  Ave.,  Tarentum,  Pa. 
*Swarts,  Thomas  C.    (Banker),  532  Tarrace  St.,  Aliquippa,  Pa. 
*Perkins,  William  C.   (BE),  911  Empire  Bldg.,  Pittsburgh   (22),  Pa. 
*Eldridge,  H.  0.  Nanty-Glo,  Pa. 

*Forrester,  William  T.    (Office  Equipment),  619  Madison   Ave.,  Mc- 
Keesport, Pa. 

RHODESIA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  8;  Seats  5-6 

Murphree,   Marshall   J.    (Missionary),    150   Fifth    Ave.,   New   York 
(11),  N.  Y. 
♦King,  Sarah  N.  (Missionary),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Sells,  Ernest  L.    (DS),  Umtali,  S.  Rhodesia,  Africa. 
♦Murphree,  Mrs.  M.  J.  (Missionary),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11), 

N.  Y. 
♦Sells,  Mrs.  E.  L.   (Missionary),  Umtali,  S.  Rhodesia,  Africa. 


80  Journal  of  the  19 Jf.^  General  Conference 

ROCK  RIVER  (10)  NC 

Sec.  B;  Rows  3-4;  Seats  1-5,  1-5 

Tittle,  Ernest  F.   (P),  First  Church;  1810  Hinman  Ave.,  Evanston, 

111. 
Stone,  Fred  D.  (Publishing  Agent),  740  Rush  St.,  Chicago  (11),  111. 
Moore,  Aubrey  S.  (Supt.  Chicago  Missionary  Soc),  77  W.  Washing- 
ton St.,  Chicago  (2),  111. 
Smith,  Horace  G.   (Pres.  Garrett  Biblical  Institute),  Evanston,  111. 
Goff,  Charles  R.   (P),  Chicago  Temple;  77  W.  Washington  St.,  Chi- 
cago (2),  111. 
*Aldrich,  Mrs.  Arthur  0.  (CP-WSCS),  839  Lake  St.,  Oak  Park,  111. 
*Crawford,  Alfred  C.    (Ex.   Sec.  Chicago  Methodist  Social  Union), 

9628  S.  Seeley  Ave.,  Chicago  (43)  111. 
*West  Thomas  H.  (Patent  Lawyer),  53  W.  Jackson,  Chicago  (4),  111. 
*Timmons,  Mrs.  Christian  N.  (H),  406  N.  4th  St.,  Sterling,  111. 
*Loucks,  Charles  O.  (Lawyer),  3900  N.  Keeler  Ave.,  Chicago  (41),  111. 

Reserves 

Clark,  Warren  N.  (P),  Gary  Memorial;  216  N.  Main  St.,  Wheaton, 

111. 
Bloomquist,  Churley  A.  (DS),  Chicago  Southern  D;  77  W.  Washing- 
ton St.,  Chicago  (2),  111. 
Swaney,  Bertram  G.   (DS),  Rockford  D;  424  Rome  Ave,,  Rockford, 

111. 
Fowler,  George  A.   (DS),  Chicago  Northern  D;  77  W.  Washington 

St.,  Chicago  (2),  111. 
Diercks,  Clarence  H.   (P),  Euclid  Avenue;  603  S.  Euclid  Ave.,  Oak 

Park,  111. 
Schneider,  John  M.   (DS),  Chicago  Western  D;  77  W.  Washington 

St.,  Chicago  (2),  111. 
Israel,  "C.  Wesley    (P),  Cuyler  Avenue;   169  N.   Cuyler  Ave.,   Oak 
Park   111. 
*01dshue,'Mrs.  James  (H),  434  E.  88th  St.,  Chicago  (19),  111. 
*Cook,  David  C,  III  (Publisher),  32  River  Bluff  Road,  Elgin,  111. 
*Bloomquist,  Mrs.   Churley  A.    (H),  9344  Vanderpool  Ave.,  Chicago 

(20),  111. 
*Clancey,  Rockwell  W.   (Advertiser),  75  E.  Wacker  Drive,  Chicago 

(2),  111. 
*Loeppert,  Henry  V.    (Machine  Tools),  1440   W.   Lake   St.,  Chicago 

(7),  111. 
*Wetzel,  Ira  W.  (Jeweler),  Sycamore,  111. 
*Dangel,  Mrs.  W.  H.   (H),  937  Linden  Ave.,  Oak  Park,  111. 

ST.  LOUIS  (6)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Row  17;  Seats  1-6 

Tucker,  Frank  C.   (DS),  St.  Louis  D;  3628  Grandel  St.,  St.  Louis 

(8),  Mo. 
Schubel,  Burnell  L.  (Asst.  Sec.  Bd.  Pensions,  Missouri  Corporation), 

506  Olive  St.,  St.  Louis  (1),  Mo. 
Wahl,    Frederick    W.    (P),    Kingshighway ;    1102    Wilmington,    St. 
Louis    (11),  Mo. 
*Deneke,  Wesley  A.  (College  President),  Flat  River,  Mo. 
*Bragg,  Mrs.  J.  D.   (Mbr.  Gen.  Bd.  Missions  and  Church  Extension) 

3666-A  Montana,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
*  Wright,  Mrs.  Frank  L.    (CP-WSCS)    707  N.  Forest  Ave.,  Webster 
Grove,  Mo. 


The  Methodist  Church  81 

Reserves 

Taylor,  John  L.   (P),  Centenary;  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo. 

Holliday,  Robert  C.   (DS),  Cape  Girardeau  D;  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo. 

Hunter,   Harry   P.    (DS),  Jefferson   City   D;    510   E.   Capitol   Ave., 

Jefferson  City,  Mo. 
Montgomery,  John  C.   (P),  Charleston;  Charleston,  Mo. 
*Mitchell,  Jesse  A.  (Chairman  Mo.  State  Tax  Commission),  Jefferson 

City,  Mo. 
*Parker,  Walter  W.   (Pres.  Southwest  Mo.  State  Teachers  College), 

Cape  Girardeau,  Mo. 
♦Davis,  Mrs.  Frank  L.   (Sec.  Home  Work,  Con.  WSCS),  6123  West- 
minster Place,  St.  Louis  (12),  Mo. 
♦Chamberlain,  Thomas  (BE),  4576  Choteau,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

SAVANNAH  (2)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  3;  Seats  9-10 
Prothro,  Charles  W.  (DS),  Waynesboro  D;  Box  344,  Sylvania,  Ga. 
♦Carter,  A.  M.  (Insurance),  1421  12th  St.,  Augusta,  Ga. 

Reserves 

Graham,  Edward  N.  (DS),  LaGrange  D;  Box  235,  LaGrange,  Ga. 
♦Smith,  H.  W.  B.   (Teacher),  Statesboro,  Ga. 

SHANTUNG  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  18;  Seats  718 

SOUTH  CAROLINA   (4)   SE 

Sec.  D;  Row  2;   Seats  1-4 
Ford,  J.  Emerson    (P),  St.  Paul's;  Orangeburg,  S.  C. 
Ward,  Woodrow  (Ex.  Sec.  Con.  Bd.  Education),  314  W.  Palmetto  St., 
Florence,  S.  C. 
♦Guilds,  J.  Caldwell    (Pres.  Columbia  College),  Columbia,   S.  C. 
♦Stackhouse,  Will   (BE),  Marion,  S.  C. 

Reserves 

Phillips,  W.  Roy  (P),  Hartsville;  Hartsville,  S.  C. 

Ledbetter,  Samuel  E.   (DS),  Marion  D;  Marion,  S.  C. 

Beckham,  William  A.   (P),  Chesterfield;  Chesterfield,  S.  C. 
♦Bates,  F.  O.   (Supt.  Roper  Hospital),  Charleston,  S.  C. 
♦DuRant,  Charlton    (Lawyer),  Manning,  S.  C. 
♦Kinney,  John  F.   (Probate  Judge),  Bennettsville,  S.  C. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA  (6)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  14;  Seats  1-6 
Green,  Nathaniel  W.  (DS),  Greenville  D;  Greenville,  S.  C. 
Miller,  Samuel  M.   (DS),  Charleston  D;  377  Ashley  Ave.,  Charles- 
ton, B.  C. 
Ferguson,  Clarence  F.   (DS),  Spartanburg  D;  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
♦Caldwell,  Charles  W.   (R.  R.  Mail  Clerk),  Orangeburg,  S.  C. 
♦McDonald,  Samuel  J.  (Retired  Mail  Clerk),  Sumter,  S.  C. 
♦Gordon,  Mrs.  Mamie  E.   (H),  Dillon,  S.C. 

Reserves 

Reynolds,  Calvin  C.   (DS),  Florence  D;  Florence,  S.  C. 
Howard,  Arthur  R.   (Sec.  Temperance),  Sumter,  S.  C. 
Thomas,  George  A.   (P),  Silver  Hill  Circuit;  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
*Gibbes,  Mrs.  Phylis  M.  (H),  Greer,  S.  C. 


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*Green,  Charles  M.   (School  Teacher),  Bennettsville,  S.  C. 
*Bolden,  George  W.  (Insurance),  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

SOUTH  FLORIDA  (2)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  2;  Seats  1-2 

Burns,  Otis  A.  (DS),  Atlantic  D;  Box  1242  West  Palm  Beach,  Fla. 
*Smith,  Harvey  J.  (Doctor),  2153  N.W.  6th  Ave.,  Miami,  Fla. 

Reserves 

Huger,  Thomas  A.  (DS),  Gulf  D;  1043  Kettles  Ave.,  Lakeland,  Fla. 
*Rogers,  George  D.    (Insurance  Pres.),  1416  N.  Boulevard,  Tampa, 
Fla. 

SOUTH  GEORGIA  (8)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  3;  Seats  5-12 

Freeman,  Horace  T.  (P),  First  Church;  Albany,  Ga. 

Moore,  Leland  (DS),  Dublin  D;  Dublin,  Ga. 

Fain,  J.  Ed  (P),  Wesley  Monumental;  429  Abercorn  St.,  Savannah, 
Ga. 

Johnson,  Silas  (P),  Mulberry  Street,  Macon,  Ga. 
*Blasingame,  Walter  A.  (Druggist),  Moultrie,  Ga. 
*Shepherd,  C.  Leighton  (Deceased;  January  15,  1944). 
*Sapp,  Mrs.  Clarence  C.  (H),  Albany,  Ga. 

*Henderson,  Zach  S.    (Dean,  Georgia  Teachers  College),  Statesboro, 
Ga. 

Reserves 

Quillian,    William    F.     (Cultivation    Sec.    Gen.    Bd.    Missions    and 
Church  Extension),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 

Dell,  Julian  P.   (DS),  Valdosta  D;  Valdosta,  Ga. 

Harrell,  Luther  A.  (DS),  Americus  D;  Cordele,  Ga. 

Senter,  Samuel  T.   (P),  Vineville;  Macon,  Ga. 

Wilson,  James  H.  (DS),  Savannah  D;  626  Maupas  Ave.,  Savannah, 
Ga. 
*Wight,  J.   Slater    (Nurseryman),  Cairo,  Ga. 
*Roberts,  Warren  (Lawyer),  Macon,  Ga. 
*Wimberly,  Rudolph  S.   (Lawyer),  Lumpkin,  Ga. 
*Thrasher,  Tigner  E.  (BE  in  Navy),  McRae,  Ga. 
*Vanlandingham,  John  W.  (Merchant),  Wrightville,  Ga. 

SOUTH  GERMANY  (2)   OS 

Sec.  C;  Row  20;  Seats  9-10 

SOUTH  INDIA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  20;  Seats  7-8 

Seamands,  Earl  A.    (Missionary  on  Service),  Asbury  College,  Wil- 
more,  Ky. 
*Linn,  Kennie  M.  (Pharmacist),  A.  I.  M.  Tablet  Industry,  Bowringpet, 
South  India),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Reddy,  Ephrahim   C.    (Principal,   Beynon   Smith   High   School),   96 
Khanapur  Road,  Belgaum,  South  India. 
*Logue,   Eva  K.    (Missionary   Nurse),   Yellari   Village  via   Yadgiri, 
Deccan,  South  India. 


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SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA  (12)  W 

Sec.  B;  Row  13;   Seats  1-2 

Day,  Albert  E.   (P),  First  Church;  500  East  Colorado  St.,  Pasedcna 

(10),  Cal. 
Smith,  Roy  L.   (Editor,  Christian  Advocate),  740  Rush  St.,  Chicaeo 

(11),  III. 
Phillips,  Glenn  R.  (P),  Hollywood;  1818  Out  Post  Drive,  HollyAvood, 

Cal. 
Clay,  Russell   E.    (P),  First  Church;   102  N.  Almansor,  Alhambra, 

Cal. 
Tippett,  Donald  H.  (P),  First  Church;  813  S.  Hope  St.,  Los  Angeles, 

Cal. 
Lyons,  James  L.   (DS),  San  Diego  D;  426  S.  Birch  St.,  Santa  Ana, 
Cal. 
*Hole,    J.    Wesley    (Con.    Treasurer),    125    East    Sunset    Blvd.,    Los 

Angeles   (12),  Cal. 
*Wilson,  Mrs.  Byron  M.  (H),  132  S.  Sycamore,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
*Wood,  Alpheus   B.   P.    (Con.   Lay   Leader),  433   Westminster   Ave., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
*Seymour,  Mrs.  Jerome  (H),  952  N.  Lake  Ave.,  Pasadena,  Cal. 
*McGiffin,  James    (Con.  Youth  Leader),  125  East  Sunset  Blvd.,  Los 

Angeles    (12),   Cal. 
*Sexson,  James  0.    (Supt.   Good   Samaritan   Hospital),   1033    E.    Mc- 
Dowell  Road,   Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Reserves 

Huebner,  Paul  F.   (P),  First  Church;  1320  Greynold  Ave.,  Glendale, 

Cal. 
Chapman,  Goi'don  C.   (P),  Westwood;   828  Warner  Ave.,  West  Los 

Angeles,  Cal. 
Warner,  George  A.    (P),  First  Church;   2242  Dale  St.,   San  Diego, 

Cal. 
Harvey,   Gerald  B.    (Ex.   Sec.   Con.   Bd.   Education),   1925   Galbreth 

Road,  Pasadena,  Cal. 
Trotter,  Frederick  B.  (P),  Huntington  Park;  6205  Rugby  St.,  Hunt- 
ington Park,  Cal. 
Holman,  Calvin  E.    (DS),  Los  Angeles  D;   125  East  Sunset  Blvd., 

Los  Angeles   (12),  Cal. 
McKee,  Stanley  S.  (P),  First  Church;  3535  West  6th  St.,  Riverside, 

Cal. 
Beane,  S.  M.   (P),  Hamilton;  1920  Naomi  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Ragsdale,  Way  W.  (P),  First  Church;  114  N.  Pomona  St.,  Fullerton, 
Cal. 
*Ode]l,   Donald   A.    (Lawyer),   1001   Van   Nuvs    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles 

(14),  Cal. 
*Young,  Lawrence   (Printer),  1608  Cahnenga  Blvd.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 
*Cranston,  John  M.   (Lawyer),  3690  Pringle  St.,  San  Diego,  Cal. 
*McBaine,  Mrs.  Turner  (H),  Fegueroa  Hotel,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
*Cooper,  Bert  L.  (Lawyer);  1144  Howard  St.,  Claremont.  Cal. 
♦Walker,  Marion  R.   (Rancher),  RFD  2,  Box  328,  Ventura,  Cal. 
*Ristine,  Miss  Eethel   (Deaconess),  1332  B.  26th  St.,  Santa  Monica, 

Cal. 
*Tower,  Alphonso  W.    (Printer),  713  S.  Adams  St.,  Glendale,  Cal. 
*  Young,  Joe  M.  (Teacher).  3411  South  9th  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

SOUTHERN  ILLINOIS  (6)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  17;' Seats  7-12 
Brown,  Paul  B.   (DS),  Harrisburg  D;  207  N.  Granger  St.,  Harris- 
burg,  111. 


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Kean,  Roy  N.  (DS),  Centralia  D;  325  N.  Eighth  St.,  Mt.  Vernon,  111. 
Henderson,  Newton  C.   (DS),  Olney  D;  907  Twelfth  St.,  Lawrence- 
ville.  111. 
*Knapp,  Arthur  (Livestock),  29  Signal  Hill  Place,  East  St.  Louis,  111. 
"Hindman,  J.  Clyde   (     ),  Herrin,  111. 

*Avery,  Mrs.  Alice  G.  (CP-WSCS),  207  West  Central  Ave.,  Bethalto, 
111. 

Reserves 

Brown,  Walter  M.  (DS),  East  St.  Louis  D;  Lebanon,  111. 

Yost,  Clark  R.  (Pres.  McKendree  College),  Lebanon,  111. 

Whitten,  George  E.  (DS),  Carbondale  D;  207  N.  Almond  Ave.,  Car- 
bondale,  111. 

Yateii,  Earl  U.  (P),  First  Church;  Centralia,  111. 

Phillips,  Earl  C.   (P),  Hari'isburg;  Harrisburg,  111. 
*Davis,  Mrs.  Elmer  (H),  1016  S.  Granger,  Harrisburg,  111 
*Woodley,  Mark   (Insurance),  Marion,  111. 

*Paul,  Miss  May  (H),  Marion,  111.  ; 

*Collins,  John  R.  (Farmer),  Crossville,  111. 
*Davis,  J.  H.  (BE),  Murphysboro,  111. 

SOUTHWEST  (2)  C 

Sec.  D;  Row  7;   Seats  1-2 
Taggai-t,  James  H.  (P),  White  Temple;  1406  Valmer  St.,  Little  Rock. 

Ark 
*Grffin,  Mrs.  T.  J.  (H),  249  Walnut  St.,  Hot  Springs,  Ark. 

Reserves 

Wallace,  J.  N.  (P),  Wesley  Chapel;  611  E.  Easton  St.,  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Hall,  C.  C.  (DS),  Fort  Smith  D;  Box  245,  North  Little  Rock,  Ark. 
*Strong,  Mrs.  M.  F.  (H),  3700  W.  20th  St.,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 
*Cullins,  J.  S.  (Postal  Service),  4300  W.  17th  St.,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

SOUTHWEST  GERMANY  (2)  OS 

Sec.  C;  Row  20;  Seats  1-12 

SOUTHWEST  MEXICAN  (2)  SC 

Sec.  D;  Row  17;  Seats  1-2 
Medellin,  Juan  (P),  Houston  and  Galveston;  1108  McKee  St.,  Hous- 
ton, Texas. 
*Cerda,  Gilberto  (Prof.  Del  Rio  High  School),  Del  Rio,  Texas. 

Reserves 

Gomez,  Abel  M.  (P),  Mission;  209  E.  Sixth  St.,  Mission,  Texas. 
*Conti-eras,  Adam  (Merchant),  Box  645,  Mission,  Texas. 

SOUTHWEST  MISSOURI  (8)  SC 

Sec.  C ;  Rows  3-4 ;  Seats  1-4,  1-4 
Street,  Cassius  E,   (P),  Linwood;   Linwood  and  Olive  Sts.,  Kansas 

City,  Mo. 
Baker,  E.  D.   (DS),  Springfield  D;  1141  N.  Robberson  St.,  Spring- 
field, Mo. 
Havighurst,  Freeman  C.  (DS),  Marshall-Sedalia  D;  335  East  Arrow 

St.,  Marshall,  Mo. 
Ferryman,  Willis  L.  (P),  Marshall;  Marshall,  Mo. 
*Lyons,  Leslie  J.  (Lawyer),  1002  Walnut  St.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
*Smith,  Robert  J.   (Judge,  Court  of  Appeals),  Springfield,  Mo. 


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*Earp,  W.  L.  (Newspaper  Publisher),  Nevada,  Mo. 

*Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A.  (H),  6635  Edgevale  Road,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Reserves 

Campbell,  Homer  U.   (Con.  Treasurer),  312  West  4th  St.,  Sedalia. 

Mo. 
Wright,  Quincy  R.  (DS),  Linwood  D;  1121  McGec  St.,  Kansas  City, 

Mo. 
Shockley,  Joseph  M.   (DS),  Lebanon  D;  603  W.  Broad  St.,  Bolivar, 

Mo. 
Clark,  Vestal  C.  (P),  Grace;  608  S.  Jefferson  St.,  Springfield,  Mo. 
*Raut,  Irvin   (Ex  Sec.  Sedalia  Boys  Work  Council),  Sedalia,  Mo. 
*Calame,  Don  (Farmer),  Seymour,  Mo. 
♦Farmer,  Mrs.  H.  R.  (H),  610  Page  Ave.,  Springfield,  Mo. 
*McCullum,  A.  A.,  2.506  Norton  Ave,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

SOUTHWEST  TEXAS  (8)  SC 

Sec.  D;  Row  1;  Seats  1-8 
Heinsohn,  Edmund  (P),  University  Church;  Autsin   (21),  Texas. 
Curl,  R.  F.  (DS),  Brownsville  D;  333  North  7th  St.,  McAllen,  Texas. 
Spellman,  L.  U.  (DS),  Corpus  Christi  D;  1513  Stillman  St.,  Corpus 

Christi,  Texas. 
Shirkey,  Albert  P   (P),  Travis  Park;  San  Antonio,  Texas. 
*Peel,  David  T.  (Mortician),  Peel's  Mortuary,  Corpus  Christi,  Texas. 
*Jackson,    Will    W.    (Vice-Pres.    Trinity    University),    San    Antonio, 

Texas. 
*Barr,  Mrs.  C.  A.    (CP-WSCS),  2502  Aztec  Drive,  Austin,  Texas. 
*Jackson,  Henry  E.  (Lawyer),  San  Angelo,  Texas. 

Reserves 

Hamner,  Fred  H.    (DS),  San  Angelo  D;   317  W.   Concho  St.,   San 

Batchelor,' Sloan  L.    (DS),  San  Antonio  D;   1137  W.  Ashby  Place, 

San  Antonio,  Texas. 
Goodenough,   Harold    S.    (DS),   Kerrville   D;    Water    St.,   Kerrville, 

Texas. 
Spann,  J.  Richard   (P),  Laurel  Heights;  San  Antonio   (10),  Texas. 
Deschner,  John   (P),  Beeville;   Beeville,  Texas. 
*Barber,  D.  Amos   (Insurance),  Kingsville,  Texas. 
♦Montgomery,  CliflFord   M.    (Prof.   University  of  Texas),   University 

♦McCreless,'  Sollie    E.    (Insurance),   2202   W.   Kings    Highway,    San 

Antonio,  Texas. 
♦Fischer,  Dan  (U.  S.  Government  Clerk),  2201  E.  Crockett  St.,  San 

Antonio,  Texas. 
♦Mills,  Oliver  A.  (Ranchman),  Uvalde,  Texas. 

SWEDEN   (4)   OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  18;  Seats  1-4 
Arvidson,  Theodor  (Editor  and  Book  Agent),  Sibyllegatan  18,  Stock- 
holm, Sweden. 
Henriksson,  Gideon   (DS),  Sibyllegatan  18,  Stockholm,  Sweden. 
♦Eimir,  Randolf   (Teacher).  Kristineham,  Sweden. 
♦Inglander,  Arthur  (BE),  Sibyllegatan  18,  Stockholm,  Sweden. 

SWITZERLAND  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  17;  Seats  7-8 


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Reserves 

No  names  sent  in. 

TENNESSEE  (6)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Row  8;  Seats  7-12 

Hodg-e,  Bachman   C.    (DS),   Nashville  D;   810  Broadway,   Nashville 

(2),  Tenn. 
Raggett,  John  F.    (DS),  Cumberland  D;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Harrell,  Costen  J.  (P),  West  End;  2130  West  End,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Yarbrough,  Charles  H.   (BE),  Yarbrough  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Wiseman,  William  H.   (Mortician),  Erin,  Tenn. 

*Rust,   Little  J.    (Lawyer),   Commerce   Union    Bldg.,    Nashville    (3), 
Tenn. 

Reserves 

Blue,  Willard  H.  (P),  First  Church;  Murfreesboro,  Tenn. 
Pennington,  Beecher  B.  (P),  First  Church;  Columbia,  Tenn. 
Ferguson,  John  L.   (P),  Belmont;  2007  Acklen  St.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Vivion,  King  (P),  McKendree;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Upperman,  Harry  L.   (Pres.  Baxter  Seminary),  Baxter,  Tenn. 
*Batts,  William   0.    (Pres.   Columbia   Military  Academy),   Columbia, 

Tenn. 
*Whitmore,   Ben   A.    (Publishing   Agent),   810    Broadway,   Nashville 

(2),  Tenn. 
*Thompson,  Emmett  D.    (Merchant),  Centerville,  Tenn. 
*Follin,  Gerald  W.  (Asst.  Principal,  Webb  School),  Bell  Buckle,  Tenn. 
*Turnlev,  Mrs.  Edward  W.  (CP-WSCS),  Woodmont  Blvd.,  Nashville. 
Tenn. 

TENNESSEE  (2)  C 

Sec.  A;  Row  7;  Seats  9-10 

Johnson,  Julius.    (DS),   Nashville  D;    1109   1st  Ave.,   S.,   Nashville, 
Tenn. 
*Drake,  Mrs.  Mary  M.  (School  teacher),  1032  2nd  Ave.,  So.,  Nashville, 
Tenn. 

Reserves 

Golden,    James    W.    (Sec.    of    Evangelism,    CJ),    1106    Orleans    St., 
Memphis,  Tenn. 
*Freeman,  Sewell  C.  (Dentist),  404  8th  Ave.,  S.,  Nashville.  Tenn. 

TEXAS  (12)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Rows  8-12;  Seats  8-12,  6-12 

Mills,  J.  Walter   (DS),  Beaumont  D;  2434  Liberty  Ave.,  Beaumont, 

Texas. 
Brvan,  Dawson,  C.  (P),  St.  Paul's;  5501  Main  Blvd.,  Houston,  Texas. 
Quillian,  Paul  W.   (P),  First  Church;  901  Clay  St.,  Houston,  Texas. 
Bryan,   Winfred    F.    (DS),    Houston    D;    2205    Maroneal,    Houston, 

Texas. 
Tower,  Joe  Z.   (P),  First  Church;  Box  3247,  Beaumont,  Texas. 
Jones,  Guv  F.  (P),  First  Church;  Box  100,  Marshall,  Texas. 
^Banker,  H.  F.   (Con.  Lav  Leader),  Box  328,  Port  Arthur,  Texas. 
*Mills,  Mrs.  J.  Walter    (H),  2434  Liberty  Ave.,  Beaumont,  Texas. 
*Calhoun,  Galloway   (Lawyer),  Tyler,  Texas. 
*Acker,  Tom  E.    (Banker),  Jacksonville,  Texas. 
*Schaedel,  Mrs.  Charles  T.   (CP-WSCS),  Bay  City,  Texas. 
*  Thompson,  Pat,  Bay  City,  Texas, 


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Reserves 

Vivion,  Monroe  (DS),  Marshall  D;  Box  567,  Marshall,  Texas. 
Richardson,  Frank  M.  (DS),  Galveston  D;  1915  Avenue  I,  Galveston, 

McKenney,  Stephen  S.  (DS),  Tyler  D;  Box  66,  Tyler,  Texas. 

Bradley,  Osborn  W.    (DS),  Jacksonville  D;  Box  1497,  Jacksonville, 
Texas. 

Clendenin,  Stewart  (P),  First  Church;  Jacksonville,  Texas. 

Peeples,  Cecil  E.  (Pres.  Lon  Morris  College),  Jacksonville,  Texas. 

Lokey,  Clarence  W.   (DS),  Bryan  D;  Box  1188,  Brvan,  Texas. 
♦Fondren,    Mrs.    Walter    W.    (H),    3410    Montrose    Blvd.,    Houston, 

Texas. 
*Huffor,  Earl  (Educator),  Huntsville,  Texas. 
*McClellan,  Sam  K.   (BE-Oil),  Humble  Oil  Co.,  Houston,  Texas. 
*Kidd,  Mrs.  John  F.  (H),  Elkhart,  Texas. 
*Daniel,  Bill  (County  Attorney),  Liberty,  Texas. 
*Henderson,  Sam  L.   (BE),  Linden,  Texas. 
*Yarbroug:h,  Mrs.  Walter  G.   (H),  Tatum,  Texas. 

TEXAS   (4)   C 

Sec.  B;  Row  18;  Seats  9-12 

Scott,  Julius  S.  (P),  Trinity;  2414  St.  Charles  St.,  Houston,  Texas. 

King,  Willis  J.  (Pres.  Gammon  Theological  Seminary),  Atlanta,  Ga. 

♦Johnston,  Mrs.  Pinkie  D.  (High  School  Teacher),  Box  664,  Marshall, 

Texas. 
*Joi-dan,  Miles  W.   (Railroad  Employee),  1502  Sydnor  St.,  Houston, 
Texas. 

Reserves 

Farmer,  James  L.  (Prof.  Howard  University),  1027  Euclid  St.,  N.  W. 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Newton,  Andrew  J.   (DS),  Houston  D;  1810  Downing  St.,  Houston, 

♦Patrick,  Theodore  W.    (Retired  Gov.  Employee),  814  28th  St.,  Gal- 

*Tatum,  Robert  T.  (High  School  Principal),  1965  Popular  St.,  Beau- 
mont, Texas. 

TROY  (8)  NE 

Sec.  C;  Row  1;  Seats  5-12 
Perry,  James  A.  (DS),  Burlington  D;  34  Henderson  Terrace,  Burling- 
ton, Vt. 
Miller,  Cassius  J.  (DS),  Albany  D;  215  Lancaster  St.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Bevan,  Frank  W.  (DS),  Glens  Falls  D;  33  Lincoln  Ave.,  Glens  Falls, 

N.  Y. 
Ledden,  W.  Earl  (P),  Trinity;  215  Lancaster  St.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
*Gibson,   Miss   Henrietta    (Associate   Treas.   Woman's   Div.   CS.,   Bd. 
Missions  and  Church  Extension),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  (11), 
N.  Y. 
♦Ryder,  Frank  H.   (Manufacturer),  Cobleskill,  N.  Y. 
♦Clark,  Anson  C.  (U.  S.  Customs  Service),  Newport,  Vt. 
♦Burrows,  Charles  W.  (Office  Equipment),  34  Edgewood  Ave.,  Albany 
N.  Y. 

Reserves 

Adkins,  Leon  M.  (P),  First  Church;  603  State  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
Ackley,  Howard  C.  (P),  Trinity;  811  Brandywine  Ave.,  Schenectady, 
N.  Y. 


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Tripp,  Ernest  F.  (P),  St.  Mark's;  230  Fifth  Ave.,  North,  Troy,  N.  Y. 
Moss,  Norman  M.    (P),   First  Church;   114   Caroline  St.,   Saratoga 

Springs,  N.  Y. 
Martin,  Eldon  H.    (P),  Fifth  Avenue-State  Street:  2015  Fifteenth 

St.,  Troy,  N.  Y. 
Griffis,  Harold  W.   (P),  First  Church;  36  Division  St.,  Amsterdam, 
N.  Y. 
*Baker,  George  (Real  Estate),  Morrisville,  N.  Y. 
*Chatfield,  Eugene  (Supervising  internal  Revenue  Agent),  91  23rd  St., 

Troy,  N.  Y. 
*Van  Antwerp,  Harry  I.    (Vice-Pres.   Seven   Oaks   Camp   Meeting), 

1533  Third  Ave.,  Watervliet,  N.  Y. 
♦Maunder,  Sidney  T.    (Electrical  Engineer),  75  Hazelwood  Terrace, 

Pittsfield,  Me. 
♦Jackson,  Mrs.  Grace  B.  (H),  Springfield,  Vt. 

♦Garrison,   Ellis  B.    (Blue  Printer,   Dept.   Public   Works),   58  Union 
Ave.,  Slingerlands,  N.  Y. 

UPPER  IOWA  (6)  NC 

Sec.  B;  Row  18;  Seats  1-6 
Baker,  Earle  A.    (DS),  Waterloo  D;   1221   College  St.,  Cedar  Falls, 

Iowa. 
Temple,    Herbert   D.    (DS),    Dubuque    D;    16th    Fifth    St.,    N.    W., 

Oelwein,  Iowa. 
Morrow,  Harry  E.  (P),  Buck  Creek  Rural  Parish  and  Ryan;  RFD  3, 
Hopkinton,  Iowa. 
♦Cherrington,  Mrs.  Homer   (CP-WSCS),  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
♦Cohagan,  S.  A.   (Sec,  Y.M.C.A.),  Waterloo,  Iowa. 
♦Elijah,  Earl  (Farmer),  Clarence,  Iowa. 

Reserves 

Gough,  Edward  T.  (DS),  Davenport  D;  Mount  Vernon,  Iowa. 
Kober,  Marvin  B.    (P),  First  Church;   124  Washington  St.,  Mason 

City,  Iowa. 
Dill,  H.  Hughes  (P),  First  Church;  804  Washing-ton  St.,  Cedar  Falls, 

Iowa. 
Marlin,  James  W.    (P),  Grace;   1158  Independence  Ave.,  Waterloo, 
Iowa. 
♦Peet,  J.  Herb  (Supt.  Public  Schools),  1503  Franklin  St.,  Cedar  Falls, 

Iowa. 
♦Pearson,  Frank  L.  (Banker),  West  Branch,  Iowa, 
♦Hankins,  Sam  R.  (Retired  Y.M.C.A.  Sec),  401  Guaranty  Bldg.,  Cedar 

Rapids,  Iowa. 
♦Ray,  Mrs.  Thomas  (H),  Oelwein,  Iowa. 

UPPER  MISSISSIPPI  (2)  C 

Sec.  D;  Row  14;  Seats  3-4 
Scarborough,   Edward   F.    (DS),   Holly  Springs  D;   Box  527  Holly 
Springs,  Miss. 
♦Hunt,  Robert  E.  (High  School  Teacher),  1318  8th  Ave.,  Columbus, 
Miss. 

Reserves 

Stallings,  Matthew  J.  (P),  Wesley;  Box  93,  Greenwood,  Miss. 

McCoy,  Lee  M.  (Pres.  Rust  College),  Holly  Springs,  Miss. 
♦McEwen,  Mrs.  Georgia  A.  (Teacher),  Tupelo,  Miss. 
♦Williams,  Mrs.  Candace  A.  (Jeans  Teacher),  Oakley,  Miss. 


The  Methodist  Church  89 

UPPER  SOUTH  CAROLINA  (6)  SE 

Sec.  B;  Row  7;  Seats  1-6 
Pcelf,  Clarence  E.  (Bethel).  Ill  York  St.,  Chester,  S.  C. 
Black,  Benjamin   B.    (P),  Brandon;   1121   Pendleton   St.,  Greenville, 

S.  C. 
Chambers,  Herbert  O.   (P),  St.  Paul;  116  Anderson  St.,  Greenville, 
S.  C. 
♦Snyder,  Henry  N.  (Wofford  College),  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
♦Greene,  Walter  K.  (Pres.  Wofford  College),  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
♦Holler,  J.  Carlisle  (County  Supt.  Education),  6.37  E.  River  St.,  An- 
derson, S.  C. 

Reserves 

Turnipseed,  B.  Rhett  (DS),  Greenville  D;  210  E.  Earl  St.,  Greenville, 

S.  C. 
Barrett,  James  A.  (P),  Duncan  and  Wood's  Chapel;  Box  63  Duncan, 

S.  C. 
Wiggins,  Lemuel  E.  (DS),  Anderson  D;  804  S.  McDuffie  St.,  Ander- 
son, S.  C. 
Rast,  John  M.  (Pres.  Lander  College),  Greenwood,  S.  G. 
♦Roberts,  W.  Dave  (Supt.  Epworth  Orphanage),  Columbia,  S.  C. 
♦Moore,  Le  Roy  (Master,  Spartanburg  County),  702  Maple  St.,  Spar- 
tanburg, S.  C. 
♦Wharton,  Joe  P.   (Traveling  Salesman),  133  Grace  St.,  Greenwood, 

S.  C. 
♦Ward,  James  E.  (Prof.  Clemson  College),  Clemson,  S.  C. 

VIRGINIA  (16)  SE 

Sec.  B;  Rows  11-12;  Seats  1-8,  1-8 
'  Potts,  J.  Manning  (P),  Greene  Memorial;  126  W.  Church  St.,  Roan- 
oke, Va. 
Riddick,  Roland  P.   (DS),  Roanoke  D;  525  Belleville  Road,  Roanoke, 

Va. 
Harmon,  Noland  B.,  Jr.   (Book  Editor),  150  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York 

(11),  N.  Y. 
Gum.  Walter  C.  (DS),  Norfolk  D;  454  Spottswood  Ave.,  Norfolk,  Va. 
Persinger,  Benjamin  M.  (P),  Epworth;  938  Westover  Ave.,  Norfolk, 

Va. 
Bell,  C.  Cooper   (DS),  Lynchburg  D;  2233  Rivermont  Ave.,  Lynch- 
burg, Va. 
Rives,  Joseph  J.  (P) ,  (Centenary)  ;  1710  Grove  Ave.,  Richmond,  Va. 
Smart,  W.  Aiken   (Pro.  Emory  University),  Emory  University,  Ga. 
♦Rosenberger,  John  H.   (Con.  Lay  Leader),  Winchester,  Va. 
♦Phelps,  William  R.  (Manufacturer),  820  College  St.,  Bedford,  Va. 
♦Easter,  John  E.  (Merchant),  120  W.  Campbell  St.,  Roanoke,  Va. 
♦McAllen,   George   I    (Supt.   Va.   Con.   Orphanage),   3900    W.   Broad 

Road,  Richmond  (21),  Va. 
♦Wells,  Luther  W.  (In.surance) ,  1638  Central  Nat'l  Bank  Bldg.,  Rich- 
mond, Va. 
♦Moreland,  J.  Earl  (Pres.  Randolph-Macon  College),  Ashland,  Va. 
♦Redd,  John  H.  (Real  Estate),  2909  Montrose  Ave.,  Richmond,  Va.. 
♦Fisher,  Burgie  L.   (Telephone  Manager),  Martinsville,  Va. 

Reserves 

Tyler,  John   Paul    (DS),   Portsmouth-Newport   News   D;    732   Park 

Ave.,  Portsmouth,  Va. 
Carroll,  Thomas  F.  (DS),  Richmond  D;  1705  Psjrk  Ave.,  Richmond, 

Vjv. 


90.  Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 

Wells,  Frank  L.  (P),  Court  Street;  602  Madison  St.,  Lynchburg,  Va. 
White,  Roscoe  M.    (Ex.   Sec.  Bd.   Education),  314  Methodist  Bldg., 

Richmond  (19),  Va. 
Bryant,  R.  Orman  (DS),  Winchester  D;  405  Fairmount  Ave.,  Win- 
chester, Va. 
Woolf,  Ernest  L.  (Retired),  541  Arden  Road,  Roanoke,  Va. 
Williams,   Aden   P.    (DS),  Alexandria  D;   9   Rosemont   Ave.,  Alex- 
andria, Va. 
Robertson,  J.  Callaway  (P),  Monument;  1707  Pai-k  Ave.,  Richmond, 

Va. 
Dixon,  John  W.  (DS),  Eastern  Shore  D;  Parksley,  Va. 
Acey,  Archie  E.  (P),  Main  Street;  841  Main  St.,  Danville,  Va. 
*Bennett,  Albert  L.  (Supt.  Schools),  Covington,  Va. 
*Gregory,  Lucius  (Merchant),  Chase  City,  Va. 
*Boggs,  John  C.  (Principal,  Randolph-Macon  Academy),  Front  Royal, 

Va. 
*Eanes,  E.  Ennis  (Lawyer),  Emporia,  Va. 
*Fisher,  Ray  C.  (Electric  Supplies),  323  W.  Main  St.,  Charlottesville, 

Va. 
*Tavlor,  H.  K.  (Auto  Dealer),  Mathews,  Va. 
*Churn,  S.  C.  (Railroad  Official),  Cape  Charles,  Va. 
*Brewer,  Richard  L.,  Jr.  (Broker),  Suffolk,  Va. 
*Roper,  William  B.  (Shipbuilder),  Withers  Bldg.,  Norfolk,  Va. 
*Ball,  Frank  L.  (Lawyer),  Arlington,  Va. 

WASHINGTON  (4)  C 

Sec.  D;  Row  9;  Seats  1-4 
Williams,  Robert  M.  (P),  Asbury;  1914  11th  St.,  N.  W.,  Washington. 

D.  C. 
Love,  Edgar  A.  (Ex.  Sec.  Dept.,  of  Negro  Work,  Sec.  of  Home  Mis- 
sions,  Bd.   Missions   and   Church   Extension),    111-16   174th    St., 
Jamaica,  N.  Y. 
♦Fletcher,  William  E.  (Retired  Gov.  Employee),  Parole(  Md. 
*Gaither,  Mrs.  Florence  E.  (Deaconess),  919  N.  Carrolton  Ave.,  Balti- 
more, Md. 

Reserves 
Queen,  Caleb  E.  (DS),  Alexandria  D;  617  42nd  St.,  N.  E.,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 
Lofton,  Eli  L.  (DS),  North  Baltimore  D;  1214  W.  Lanvale  St.,  Balti- 
more, Md. 
*Kess,  Theodore  W.  (Insurance),  Brooklyn,  Md. 

*Jackson,  Henrietta  L.  (Secretary-Stenographer),  227  R.  St.,  N.  W., 
Washington,  D.  C. 

WEST  CHINA  (2)  OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  20;  Seats  1-2 

Reserves 

No  names  sent  in. 

WEST  OKLAHOMA  (8)  SC 

Sec.  B;  Row  16;  Seats  1-8 
Morgan,  R.  E.  L.  (P),  First  Church;  Frederick,  Okla. 
LaGrone,  Don  H.  (DS),  Enid  D;  1417  W.  Broadway,  Enid,  Okla. 
Babcock,  Sidney  H.    (DS),  Elk  City  D;  522  W.  6th  St.,  Elk  City, 

Okla. 
Smith,  Robert  J.  (P),  First  Church;  Ardmore,  Okla. 
*McFall,  Carl  S.  (Insurance),  Frederick,  Okla. 


The  MethorliM  Church  91 

♦Clark,  B.  Clyde  (Jeweler),  113  N.  Harvey  St.,  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 
♦Morrison,  Ed.  (Pres.  Panhandle  A.  and  M.  College),  Goodwell,  Okla. 
♦Foster,  Mrs.  Earl   (CP-WSCS),  825  N.   VV.  41st  St..  Oklaloma  City, 
Okla. 

Reserves 

Deschner,  Phil  (P),  Ponca  City;  Ponca  City,  Okla. 

Hicks,  Ernest  C.  (DS),  Lawton  D;  812  East  Ae.,  Lawton,  Okla. 

Ryan,  Harry  G.    (DS),  Ardmore  D;   1001   W.  Broadway,  Ardmore, 

Okla. 
Smith,   C.    Q.    (Pres.   Oklahoma   City   University),   Oklahoma   City, 

Okla. 
Hutchinson,  Alva  R.  (DS),  Oklahoma  City  D;  2124  Gatewood,  Okla- 
homa City  (6),  Okla. 
♦Dunlap,  Mrs.  E.  B.  (H),  1002  B,  Lawton,  Okla. 
♦Dismukes,  Mrs.   George    (Con.   Sec,  Wesleyan   Service  Guild),   1409 

Chickasha,  Chickasha,  Okla. 
♦Kilney,  Norris  K.  (Bank  Cashier),  Medford,  Okla. 
♦Miller,  George  T.  (Druggist),  Mutual,  Okla. 
♦Steele,  A.  Glenn  (School  Supt.,  Altus,  Okla. 

WEST  TEXAS  (4)  C 

Sec.  D;  Row  11;  Seats  1-4 

McMillan,   Kay   W.    (P),   St.   Andrews;    1061    East   Rosedale,   Fort 
Worth,  Texas. 

Downs,  Karl  E.  (Pres.  Samuel  Huston  College),  Austin,  Texas. 
♦Henry,  Joseph  S.  (Teacher),  1118  South  4th  St.,  Waco,  Texas. 
♦Brown,  Samuel  L.  (Doctor),  3303  Holmes  St.,  Dallas,  Texas. 

Reserves 

Echols,   Timothy   B.    (Director    Religious    Education,    New    Orleans 

Area),  1906  Tilotson  Ave.,  Austin,  Texas. 
Mosby,  Robert  S.  (P),  St.  Paul;  130  N.  Mesquite  St.,  San  Antonio, 
Texas. 
♦McMillan,   Mrs.   Emma  V.    (H),  1061   East   Rosedale,   Fort  Worth, 

Texas. 
♦Brown,  Mrs.  Maggie  M.  (H),  Lockhart,  Texas. 

WEST  VIRGINIA  (14)  NE 

Sec.  D;  Rows  6-7;  Seats  1-10,  7-10 

Shaffer,  Frank  L.   (DS),  Charleston  D;  1580  Quarrier  St.,  Charles- 
ton, W.  Va. 
Ware,  H.  Wendell    (DS),  Fairmont  D;  713  Walnut  St.,  Fairmont, 

W.  Va. 
Wolfe,  John  L.  (DS),  Parkersburg  D;  1221  Washington  Ave.,  Park- 

ersburg,  W.  Va. 
Hoffman,  Joseph  C.  (P),  Christ  Church;  109  Morris  St.,  Charleston, 

W.  Va. 
Walton,  A.  Jack  (Bd.  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension),  150  Fifth 

Ave.,  New  York  (11),  N.  Y. 
Riggleman,  Leonard  (Pres.  Morris  Harvev  College),  Charleston,  W. 

Va. 
Hanifan,  John  E.   (P),  First  Church;  170  W.  Pike  St.,  Clarksburg, 

W.  Va. 
♦Curtis,  W.  Foss  (Con.  Lay  Leader),  1307  8th  St.,  Moundsville,  W.  Va. 
♦Bright,  George  W.  (Coal  BE),  Beckley,  W.  Va. 
♦Downs,  Mrs.  W.  M.  (CP-WSCS).  Fairmont.  W.  Va. 


d^  Journal  of  the  19.H  General  Conference 

*Cox,  A.  Ward   (Merchant),  Charleston,  W.  Va. 
*Harshbarger,  Clyde  L.  (Banker),  Milton,  W.  Va. 
*Law,  Clyde  O.  (Insurance),  900  Hawley  Bldg.,  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 
*0'Dell,  Wesley  H.  (Oil  Operator),  Charleston,  W.  Va. 

Reserves 

Yoak,  John  B.  F.,  Jr.  (P),  First  Church;  Princeton,  W.  Va. 

Eastwood,  C.  Glenn  (P),  Trinity;  Bluefield,  W.  Va. 

Broyles,  Joseph  W.   (Pres.  West  Virginia  Wesleyan  College),  Buck- 
hannon,  W.  Va. 

Brandt,  Charles  E.  (P),  Simpson;  Mdundsville,  W.  Va. 

Aspinall,  Rowland  (DS),  Beckley  D;  121  Beckley  Ave.,  Beckley,  W. 
Va. 

Stater,  Charles  G.  (P),  First  Church;  322  Fairmont  Ave.,  Fairmont, 
W.  Va. 

Bennett,  Alfred  E.  (P),  First  Church;  317  Kerens  Ave.,  Elkins,  W. 
Va. 

Zumbrunnen,  Thomas  M.  (DS),  Huntington  D;  645  12th  Ave.,  Hunt- 
ington, W.  Va. 
*Shaw,  Judge  Harry  (Lawyer),  Fairmont,  W.  Va. 
*Collins,  Mrs.  Myron  S.  (H),  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

*  Wiseman,  Homer  W.  (Postal  Clerk),  Elkins,  W.  Va. 

*Ferguson,  Charles  W.  (Judge,  24th  Judicial  District),  Wasme,  W. 
Va. 

*  Aspinall,  Richard  (Educator),  Moi'gantown,  W.  Va. 
*Coffman,  C.  S.  (Dentist),  Lewisburg,  W.  Va. 

Athey,  Thomas  A.  (Deputy  County  Clerk),  800  Grand  Central  Ave., 
Vienna,  W.  Va. 
*Sanders,  John  S.  (Bookkeeper),  McComas,  W.  Va. 

WEST  WISCONSIN  (4)  NC 

Sec.  A;  Row  4;  Seats  1-4 

Jordan,  Fred  J.  (D|S),  Northern  D;  806  S.  Barstow  St.,  Eau  Claire, 

Wis. 
White,  Paul  B.   (P),  Portage  and  Merrimac;  108  E.  Pleasant  St., 
Portage,  Wis. 
*Whitcher,  Frank  0.  (Banker),  Platteville,  Wis. 
*Tyrer,  Howard  G.  (Mail  Carrier),  Mineral  Point,  Wis. 

Reserves 

Hughes,  Alfred  F.   (Ex.  Sec.  Con.  Bd.  Education),  1127  University 

Ave.,  Madison,  Wis. 
Newell,  J.  Pierce   (DS),  Southern  D;   1145  Rutledge  St.,  Madison, 

Wis. 
Gee,  R.  Harold  (DS),  Central  D;  711  Division  St.,  LaCrosse,  Wis. 
*Hirst,  Archie  L.  (BE),  Madison,  Wis. 
*Clarke,  Mrs.  Ernest  E.  (CP-WSCS),  Sparta,  Wis. 
*Draper,  Fred  W.  (Retired  Farmer),  Loyal,  Wis. 

WESTERN  NORTH  CAROLINA  (14)  SE 

Sec.  C;  Rows  6-7;  Seats  1-7,  1-7 

Garber,  Paul  N.  (Dean,  The  Duke  Divinity  School),  Duke  Station, 
Durham,  N.  C. 

Nease,  Edgar  H.  (P),  West  Market  Street;  2100  W.  Market  St., 
Greensboro.  N.  C. 

Weaver,  Charles  C.  (DS),  Winston-Salem  D;  898  Lynwood,  Winston- 
Salem  (5),  N.  C. 


The  Methodist  Church  93 

Stafford,  Garland  R.  (P),  Forest  City;  N.  C. 

Rowe,  Gilbert  T.    (Prof.  Duke  University),  Duke  Station,  Durham, 

N.  C. 
Humphreys,  Gideon  I.  (Pres.  High  Point  College),  High  Point,  N.  C. 
Jordan,  G.  Rav   (P),  First  Church;   1226  Dilworth  Road,  Charlotte 

(3),  N.  C. 

*  Bunch,  R.  C.  (BE),  Statesville,  N.  C. 

*Ivey,  J.  B.  (Department  Store),  Charlotte  N.  C. 

*Jones,  James  A.  (Contractor),  Charlotte,  N.  C. 

*Woosley,  Oscar  V.  (Supt.  Children's  Home),  Wintson-Salem,  N.  C. 

♦Weaver,  Mrs.  Charles  C.  (CP-WSCS),  898  Lvnwood,  Wintson-Salem 

(5),N.  C. 
*Evans,  Paul  F.  (Con.  Lav  Leader),  Lexington,  N.  C. 
♦Hoey,  Clyde  R.  (Lawyer),  Shelby,  N.  C. 

Reserves 

Stanbury,  Walter  A.  (P),  Centenary;  West  Fifth  St.,  Winston-Salem, 

N.  C. 
Allen,  Houston  G.   (P),  Broad  Street;  308  Walnut  St.,  Statesville. 

N.  C. 
Blackard,  Embree  H.  (P),  Myers  Park;  1527  Queens  Road,  Charlotte 

(4),  N.  C. 
Bowles.  Charles  P.   (P),  Wadesboro;  310  Rose  Terrace,  Wadesboro, 

N.  C. 
Hoyle,  John  W.,  Jr.  (P),  Trinity;  Kannapolis,  N.  C. 
Hiatt,  Joseph   S.    (DS),  Statesville  D;  240  Walnut  St.,   Statesville, 

N.  C. 
Craven,  James  B.   (DS),  Charlotte  D;  1100  Queens  Road,  Charlotte 

(4),N.  C. 
Powell,  Howard  P.    (P),  Dilworth;   605  East  Blvd.,  Charlotte   (3), 

N.  C. 
Taylor,  Samuel  W^  (DS),  Thomasville  D;  8  Forsyth  St.,  Thomasville, 

N.  C. 
Hayes,  Leonidas  B.  (DS),  Greensboro  D;  320  E.  Greenway,  Greens- 
boro, N.  C. 
*Gobbel,  Luther  L.  (Pres.  Greensboro  College),  Greensboro,  N.  C. 
*Kirby,  Andrew  J.  (BE),  Gastonia,  N.  C. 
*Ivey,  George  F.  (Furniture  Manufacturer),  Hickory,  N.  C. 

*  Weaver,  Guy  (Lawyer),  Asheville,  N.  C. 
♦Redding.  Mrs.  W.  Frank,  Jr.  (H),  Asheboro,  N.  C. 
*Er\vin,  Paul  R.  (Lawver),  Law  Bldg.,  Charlotte  (2),  N.  C. 
♦Pickens,  Marshall  L  (BE),  Duke  Endowment,  Charlotte  (2),  N.  C. 
♦Dunham,  Harry  A.  (Music  Dealer),  62  Patton  Ave.,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
*Coleman,  R.  D.  (Paper  Mill),  Canton,  N.  C. 

♦Koonce,  A.  J.  (Banker),  High  Point,  N.  C. 

WISCONSIN  (6)  NC 

Sec.  C;  Row  9;  Seats  7-12 

Sheppard,  R.  Burton  (DS),  Watertown  D;  608  So.  10th  St.,  Water- 
town,  Wis. 
Reykdal,  Theodore  J.  (DS),  Appleton  D;  1617  N.  Durkee  St.,  Apple- 
ton,  Wis. 
Cannon.  0.  D.  (DS),  Milwaukee  D;  2568  N.  Grant  Blvd.,  Milwaukee 
(10),  Wis. 
♦Roberts,  E.   Howard    (BE),   7130   W.  Wisconsin   Ave.,   Wauwatosa, 

Wis. 
♦Law,  Mrs.  John  G.  (H).  43  E.  Division  St.,  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. 
*Hocking,  Edward  P.   (BE),  Oakland  Ave.,  Janesville,  Wis. 


94  Jonrnal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Reserves 

Abbey,  Merrill  R.  (P),  First  Church;  1010  W.  Wisconsin  Ave.,  Mil- 
waukee (3) ,  Wis. 

Mathews,  Ernest  J.  (Sec.  Con.  Claimants),  213  S.  James  St.,  Wau- 
kesha, Wis. 

Conner,  W.  Ross  (P),  First  Church;  306  Franklin  St.,  Wausau,  Wis. 

*  Jacobs,  George  A.  (Insurance),  51  S.  Jackson  St.,  Janesville,  Wis. 
*Holtz,  Fred  G.   (Insurance),  Box  12,  Columbus,  Wis. 

*Goodrick,  Perry  C.   (Tent  Co.),  119   E.  Division   St.,  Fond  du  Lac, 
Wis. 

WYOMING  (6)  NE 

Sec.  A;  Row  4;  Seats  5-10 

Lott,   Fred    E.    (P),   High   Street;    1290   Vestal   Ave.,   Binghamton, 

N.  Y. 
Savige,  George  R.   (DS),  Oneonta  D;  3  West  St.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 
Crompton,   J.    Roland    (DS),    Wilkes-Barre   D;    248    Sprague   Ave., 
Kingston,  Pa. 
*Hunt,  Walter  L.    (Manufacturer),  Unadilla,  N.  Y. 
*Lord,  A.  Taylor  (Merchant),  4  Summer  St.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
*Hart,  John  C.  (Teacher)   538  Carey  Ave.,  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa. 

Reserves 

Buckingham,  Harold  C.  (P),  First  Church;  64  Chestnut  St.,  Oneonta, 

N.  Y. 
Foote,  Adrian  B.   (DS),  Scranton  D;  919  Sunset  St.,  Scranton,  Pa. 
Burke,  Alfred  R.    (DS),  Binghamton  D;   669   Chenango   St.,  Bing- 
hamton, N.  Y. 
^Tolley,  Earl  V.    (P),  Johnson  City;   15   Baldwin  St.,  Johnson  City, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
*Quay,  Ei-nest  E.   (Teacher),  Wyoming  Seminary,  Kingston,  Pa. 

*  Wilson,  Jerry  B.   (Merchant),  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

*Clark,  Eno  W.    (Secretary),  905  Grandview  St.,  Scranton,  Pa. 
*Gordon,   Harry  B.    (Relator),   1st   National   Bank   Bldg.,   Scranton, 
Pa. 

WYOMING  STATE  (2)  W 

Sec.  D;  Row  5;  Seats  9-10 

Walker,  James  W.   (DS),  Frontier  D;  1114  South  Ash  St.,  Casper, 
Wyoming. 
*Strange,  John   K.    (Con.   Lay   Leader),   1321    Park   Ave.,    Laramie, 
Wyoming. 

Reserves 

Kitch,  Dwight  M.   (P),  Worland  and  Ten  Sleep;  616  Coburn  Ave., 
Worland,  Wyoming. 
*Peck,  LeRoy  E.   (Dairy),  Box  774,  Riverton,  Wyoming. 

YENPING   (2)   OS 

Sec.  B;  Row  20;  Seats  3-4 

Bankhardt,  Frederick  (Missionary),  Yenping,  Fukien,  China. 
*Chen,  Leslie  (Doctor). 

Reserves 

Dennis,  Louis  R. 
*Chi,  Ting  Hung  (BE). 


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SOUTHERN  CONGO  I»ROVISIONAL  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE 

(See  Par.  440,  1940  Disciijlive.) 
Newell  S.  Booth. 

AFFILIATED  AUTONOMOUS  CHURCHES 

(See  Par.  432,  19^0  Discipline,  The  Methodist  Church;  Pars.  11.53-4 
(a)  and  5  (d),  1936  Disciplim',  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church; 
and  Par.  85,  1938  Discipline,  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South.) 

METHODIST  CHURCH  OF  BRAZIL  (2) 

Sec.  D;  Row  17;  Seats  3-4 
Bishop  Cesar  Dacorso,  Rua  Pais  de  Andrade,  118  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil. 
James  E.  Ellis  (Missionray) ,  Caixa  Postal  2009,  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil. 

JAPAN  METHODIST  CHURCH  (1)  OS 

Sec.  C;   Row  21;   Seat  3 

KOREAN  METHODIST  CHURCH  (I)  OS 

Sec.   D;   Row  17;    Seat  9 

METHODIST  CHURCH  OF  MEXICO  (2)  OS 

Sec.  A;  Row  9;  Seats  3-4 
Bishop  Eleazar  Guerra,  Balderas  47,  Mexico,  D.  F.,  Mexico. 
Milton   C.   Davis    (Missionary),   Apartado   117   Bis,   Mexico.   D.   P.. 
Mexico. 


UNOFFICIAL    DELEGATES  SEATED  BY  THE 

GENERAL  CONFERENCE  AT  THE  REQUEST 

OF  THE  COUNCIL  OF  BISHOPS 

(See  pages  223,  225) 

(*)  Lay  delegate 
INDIA 

BENGAL 

Williams,  Fred  G.,  434  S.  Santa  Fe  Avenue,  Salina,  Kas. 
*Pierce,  Miss  Mildred  L.,  1323  E.  Silver  St.,  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. 

BURMA 

♦Stockwell,  Miss  Grace,  217  Center  Avenue,  El  Monte,  Cal. 

CENTRAL  PROVINCES 

*Colony,  Miss  Lucile,  327  Blackwell  St.,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

GUJARAT 

Templin,  Leslie  G.,  6120  Ingleside  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
♦Templin,  Mrs.  Leslie  G.,  6120  Ingleside  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

HYDERABAD 

*Simonds,  Miss  Mildred,  907  "O"  Ave.,  La  Grande,  Oregon. 

INDUS  RIVER 

Stuntz,  Clyde  B.,  99  Clarement  Ave.,  New  York  (27),  N.  Y. 
*Christensen,  Miss  Lydia  D.,  1805  Seventh  St.,  Harlan,  Iowa. 

LUCKNOW 

*  Bacon,  Miss  Nettie  A.,  Granada,  Minn. 

NORTHWEST  INDIA 

Pace,  J.  C,  R.  F.  D.  3,  Box  375,  Plainview,  Texas. 
♦Richards,  Miss  Gertrude  E.,  Holding  Institute,  Laredo,  Texas. 

CHINA 

CENTRAL  CHINA 

Shen,  John  B.,  Drew  University,  Madison,  N.  J. 
*Watters,  Dr.  Hyla,  2741  Arlington  Ave.,  Spuvten  Duyvil  Hill,  New 
York  (63),  N.  Y. 

EAST  CHINA 

Anderson,  Sid  R.,  Scarritt  College,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Yang,  Y,  C,  30  Rockefeller  Plaza,  New  York  (20),  N.  Y. 

FOOCHOW 

*Liu,  Miss  Katherine,  Merrill  Palmer  School,  Detroit,  Mich. 

HINGHWA 

Winter,  Charles. 
"Westcott,  Miss  Pauline  E.,  606  Saginaw  St.,  Durand,  Mich. 

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NORTH  CHINA 

Dewey,  Horace  E.,  2635  Summit  St.,  Columbus  (2)   Ohio. 
♦Studley,  Miss  Ellen  M.,  1017  Waterloo  St.,  Los  Angele*.  Cal. 

SHANTUNG 

Hanson,  Perry  O.,  302  East  St.,  lola,  Kas. 
*Jones,  Miss  Dorothy. 

WEST  CHINA 
Beech,  Joseph,  2110  Fargo  Ave.,  Chicago,  III. 
♦Shearer,  Miss  Marv  C,  4528  Second  Ave.,  North,  St.  Petersburg  (6), 
Fla. 

YENPING 
*Lind,  Miss  Jennie, 

PHILIPPINE  ISLANDS 

PHILIPPINE 

Peterson,  B.  O.,  335  West  29th  St.,  New  York  (1),  N.  Y. 
*  Evans,  Miss  Mary  A.,  214  Highland  St.,  Milton,  Mass. 

NORTHERN  PHILIPPINE 

Lyons,  Ernest  S. 
*Davis,  Miss  Hazel,  Morristown,  Ind. 

MALAYSIA 

MALAYA 

Archer,  R.  L.,  115-25  Meti'opolitan  Ave.,  Kew  Gardens,  Long  Island, 
N.  Y. 
*Bunce,  Miss  Thirsa,  2318  South  Center  St.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

SOUTH  AMERICA 

CHILE 

Hauser,  Scott  P.,  Scarritt  College,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

AFRICA 

LIBERIA 

Wengatz,  J.  C,  Taylor  University,  Upland,  Ind. 

NORTH  AFRICA  AND  EUROPE 

BOHEMLV-MORAVIA 

Bartak,  Joseph  P.,  Shiner,  Texas. 

BALTIC  AND  SLAVIC 

Laupmanis,  Janis,  R.  F.  D.  4,  South  Haven,  Mich. 

POLAND 

Warfield,  Gaither  P.,  110  N.  Bentz  St.,  Frederick,  Md. 

FINLAND 

*Hammerberg,  Mrs.  Anton,  5639  Sheridan  Road,  Chicago,  111. 


ALPHABETICAL  LIST  OF  DELEGATES 

*  Before  a  name  means  Lay  Delegate.  The  number  in  parantheses 
after  each  name  is  the  number  of  the  General  Standing  Legislative 
Committee  to  which  that  Delegate  has  been  assigned  by  his  Annual 
Conference  Delegation.  Where  no  number  follows  the  name,  Commit- 
tee Assignments  were  not  received.  Abbreviations  in  right-hand 
column  after  the  names  of  the  Annual  Conferences:  NE,  Northeastei-n 
Jurisdiction;  SE,  Southeastern  Jurisdiction;  C,  Central  Jurisdiction;- 
NC,  North  Central  Jurisdiction;  SC,  South  Central  Jurisdiction;  W. 
Western  Jurisdiction;  OS,  Overseas  Conference. 

*Acker,  Tom  E.  (3)    Texas,  SC 

*  Adams,  Charles  V.  (4)    Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

*Aldrich,  Mrs.  Arthur  O.   (4) Rock  River,  NC 

Allgood,  Benjamin  F.    (6) New  Jersey,  NE 

Allison,  Oscar  E.  (2)    Kansas,  SC 

*Allison,  Will  F.  (4) Illinois,  NC 

^Anderson,  Floyd  N.   (1) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Anderson,  William  K.   (3) Pittsburgh,  NE 

*Andrew,  Walter  M.  (5) New  York,  NE 

Andrews,  Benjamin  H.  (5) Louisiana,  SC 

Andrews,  Henry  M.   (7) Alabama,  SE 

*Appleby,   Troy   W.    (5) Ohio,   NC 

*Archer,  William  D.  (6) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Avery,  Mrs.  Alice  G.  (4) Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Arvidson,  Theodor    Sweden,  OS 

*Awtrey,  Mrs.  Lemon  M.  (4) !*•. North  Georgia,  SE 

Babcock,  Sidney  H.   (6) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Bacon,  C.  Clifford  (7)    lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Baggett,  John  F.  (3) Tennessee,  SE 

♦Bailey,  Miss  Marion  M.   (8) Detroit,  NC 

*Bailey,  Thomas  L.  (8) Mississippi,  SE 

Baker,  Earle  A.  (2) Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Baker,  E.   D.    (2) Southwest  Missouri,   SC 

*Baker,  John  H.    (6) Baltimore,   NE 

*Baker,  Mrs.  J.  H.   (4) Dakota,  NC 

*Baker,  Leverett  C.   (8) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Baker,  Rufus  C.   (6) Colorado,  W 

Baker,  W.  Harrison  (2) North  Texas,  SC 

*Bancroft,  E.  Dow  (1) '..'.* Ohio,  NC 

Baner,  Albert  L.   (2) New  Jersey,  NE 

*Banker,  H.  F.   (1) Texas,  SC 

Bankhardt,  Frederick Yenping,  OS 

*Barr,  Mrs.  C.  A.  (4)   Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Barradell,  William  H.  (6) New  York  East,  NE 

*Bartlett,  Mrs.  Edward  R.  (4) Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Bartley,  Henry  W.  (4) Florida,  C 

*Bartz.  Otto  F.  (I) Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Baumhofer,  Earl  F.  (3) Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Bays,  James  A.  (5) Holston,  SE 

Beebe.  Albert  E.  (2)  New  York  East,  NE 

Bell.  C.  Cooper   (1) Virginia,  SE 

"Bell.  Mrs.  Frank  G.  (4) North  Alabama,  SE 

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The  Methodist  Church  99 

Bennett,  Reginald  V.   (3) Louisville,  SE 

*Berger,  Dr.  Evelyn  Miller  (3) California,  W 

Bevan,  Frank  W.  (8) Troy,  NE 

*Bickley,  Mrs.  C.  A.  (8) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Bisbee,  Royal  D Gujarat,  OS 

Black,  Benjamin  B.  (4) Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Blackard,    William    F.    (4) Holston,    SE 

*Blasingame,  Walter  A.  (1) South  Georgia,  SE 

*Boero,  Domingo    Chile,  OS 

'^Boudet,  Moises   (7) Cuba,  SE 

Bowen,  John  W.  E.  (2) Louisiana,  C 

*Bovd,  David  A.   (1) Florida,  C 

*Boyd,  Miller  W.    (1) East  Tennessee,  C 

Bovd,  P.  M.  (5) ; Florida,  SE 

Bradshaw,  Robert  W.  (3)    North  Carolina,  SE 

Brady,  Austin  C.  (4) New  Jersey,  NE 

*Bragg,  Mrs.  J.  D.   (4) St.  Louis,  SC 

Branscomb,  John  W.  (2) Florida,  SE 

Bransford,  Wesley  H.  (2) North  Indiana,  NC 

Brashares,  Charles  W.  T3) Detroit,  NC 

*Brazier,  John  S.   (1) Louisiana,  C 

Brewster,  Edward  B.  (1) Ohio,  NC 

-Bright,  George  W.  (1) West  Virginia,  NE 

*Brockett,  Howard  R.   (7) New  York  East,  NE 

*Brookes,  E.  Luther  (1)— Deceased  March  29,  1944 Atlanta,  C 

Brooks,  Robert  N.  (5) North  Carolina,  C 

Brown,  Earl  R.  (4) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

"Brown,  Herman  D.  (1) Delaware,  C 

*Brown,  I.  W.  (6) Illinois,  NC 

Brown,  Paul  B.   (2) Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Brown,  Mrs.  Robert  T.   (2) Kentucky',   SE 

*Brown,  Samuel  L.  (4) West  Texas,  SC 

*Brown,  Mrs.  Wallace  E.  (5) Central  New  York,  NE 

■Brown,  Mrs.  Warren  E.  (4) Michigan,  NC 

*Brown,  Mrs.  W.  Raymond    (4) Genesee,  NE 

Brown,  William  E.   (4) New  Mexico,  SC 

Brownlee,  Thomas  M.    (4) Mississippi,   SE 

Bryan,  Dawson  C.   (4) Texas,   SC 

*Bryan,  Mrs.  Gid  J.   (8) Central  Texas,  SC 

Brvan,  Winfred  F.   (1) Texas,  SC 

*Bryant,  R.  Bernard  (6) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Bunch,  Jesse  W.  (6) Oregon,  W 

♦Bunch,  R.  C.   (1) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Burgan,  Harry  W.   (7) Baltimore,  NE 

Burns,  Otis  A.  (7) South  Florida,  C 

♦Burrows,  Charles  W.   (6) Troy,  NE 

Butham,  John   C. (2) Northwest  Iowa,   NC 

*Byers,  Charles  A.    (1) Kansas,   SC 

♦Caldwell,  Charles  W.   (1) South  Carolina,  C 

♦Calhoun,  Galloway  (8) Texas,  SC 

Callaghan,  Arthur  A.    (2) Maine,  NE 

♦Cannon,  John  S.  M.  (8)    Little  Rock,  SC 

Cannon,  0.  D.   (2) Wisconsin,  NC 

Carder,  Okey  J.   (8) Missouri,  SC 

Carlyon,  Richard  E.  (8) Nebraska,  SC 

♦Carman,  Edward  R.    (1) New  York  East,  NE 

Carpenter,  Guv  0.   (2)      Indiana,  NC 

♦Carr,  Robert  B.  (6)  North  Alabama,  SE 


100  Journdl  of  the  IfUi  General  Conferende 

Carroll,  Arthur  G.   (6) New  York,  NE 

*Carson,  John  T.   (1) Philadelphia,  NE 

♦Carter,  A.  M.   (1) Savannah,  C 

Carter,  George  W.    (4) Louisiana,   C 

Caton,  Andrew  C.  (8) Montana,  W 

*Cerdo,  Gilberto   (3) Southwest  Mexican,  SC 

*Chafee,  H.  Almon  (3) New  York  East,  NE 

Chambers,  Herbert  0.  (6) Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

*Chen,  Leslie Yenping,  OS 

*Cherrington,  Ernest  H.    (8) Ohio,  NC 

*Cherrington,  Mrs.  Homer  V.  (4) Upper  Iowa,  NC 

■Cherry,  Hal  H.  (1) Central  Texas,  SC 

^Child's  Benjamin  G.   (7) North  Carolina,  SE 

Chitwood,  J.  Henry  (8) North  Alabama,  SE 

*Christian,  Ashirwad Gujarat,  OS 

*Christenberrv,  W.  B.  (1) Alabama,  SE 

*Clark,  Ansoii  C.  (1) Troy,  NE 

*Clark,  B.  Clyde  (8) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Clark,  0.  P.  (2) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

*Clark,  Mrs.  Samuel  H.   (7) Newark,  NE 

Clay,  Russell  E.   (6) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Clay,  Thomas  B.  (1) Genesee,  NE 

Cleland,  Joseph  W.  (2) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Cliffe,  Albert  W.  (8) Philadelphia,  NE 

*Coates,  Cristobal  G Eastern  South  America,  OS 

*Cohagan,  S.  A.  (1) Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Colie,  Cluade  C.  (2) New  York,  NE 

Coldsmith,  Charles  I.  (8) Kansas,  SC 

*Cole,  Mrs.  Redmond  S.   (4) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Colley,  Thomas  E.  (3) Erie,  NE 

Collins,  Oliver  J.  (2) Peninsula,  NE 

Coman,  Alfred  P.  (3) Central  New  York,  NE 

*Conneli,  Mrs.  R.  E.  (2) North  Arkansas,  SC 

*Coons,  H.  Westlake   (3) New  York,  NE 

*Cooper,  Charles  E Liberia,  OS 

Cooper,  Claude  W.  (5) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Coors,  D.  Stanley  (2) Michigan,  NC 

Corson,  Fred  P.  (3) Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Coulter,  Charles  M.  (3)    Ohio,  NC 

*Cox,  A.  Ward  (8) West  Virginia,  NE 

*Crabbe,  George  W.  (8) Baltimore,  NE 

Cram,  Willard  G.  (4) Kentucky,  SE 

Crane,  Henry  Hitt  (8)    Detroit,  NC 

*Crawford,  Alfred  C.  (1) Rock  River,  NC 

Cromer,  Horace  E.   (4) Baltimore,  NE 

Crompton,  J.  RoUand  (6) Wyoming,  NE 

*Crummev,  John  D.  (5) California,  W 

Curl,  R.  F.  (2) Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Currie,  Miss  Margaret    (6)    Maine,  NE 

Curry,  James  C.  (5) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Curtiss,  W.  Foss  (1) West  Virginia,  NE 

Curtis,  W.  Marvette  (2) Alabama,  SE 

Dacorso,  Bishop  Cesar Brazil,  OS 

Danford,  John  W.  (2) Ohio,  NC 

Daniels,  W.  Clay  (8) Holston,  SE 

*Dannelly,  Clarence  M.  (3) Alabama,  SE 

Das.  Preo  N Bengal,  OS 

*Davage,  Matthew  S.   (3) Louisiana,  C 


The  Mefhofiisf  Church  101 

Davenport,  George  M.  (2)  .    North  Alabama,  SE 

Davis,  Ernest  E.  (2)  Genesee,  NE 

*Davis,  J.  Bovd    (6)  Ohio,  NC 

*Davis,  Milton   C    (3)  Mexico,   OS 

*Davis,  Wan-en  H.  (1) New  Hampshire,  NE 

*Davis,  Wilmer  Fell  (3) Peninsula,  NE 

Day,  Albert  E.    (8) Southern   California-Arizona,   W 

*Dav.  Kelley  J.  (1) Kentucky,  SE 

*Deal,  Edson  H.   (1) .      Idaho,  W 

♦DeLong,  Clarence  H.    (1)  Illinois,   NC 

♦Deneke,  Wesley  A.  (1)  St.  Louis,  SC 

Denniston,  Benjamin  M.  (7) New  Yoi'k,  NE 

Depp,  Mark  (8) Pittsburgh,  NE 

*DeWeese,  Henry  O.   (5) North  Indiana,  NC 

*Ding,  James  L. Foochow,  OS 

*Dolliver,  James  I.    (8) Northwest  Iowa,   NC 

Donald,  W.  Clvde  (2) Detroit,  NC 

♦Donaldson,  Mrs.  B.  R.  (5) Detroit,  NC 

Donaldson.  Charles  M.  (4) Idaho,  W 

Doss,   W.   LaFayette,  Jr.    (2) Louisiana,   SC 

Downs,  Karl  E.'(3) V        West  Texas,  C 

*Downs,  Mrs.  Ward  M.  (4) West  Virginia,  NE 

*Drake,  Mrs.  M.  M.  (2) Tennessee,  C 

Duncombe,  Franklin   (6) Philadelphia,  NE 

*Earp,  William  L.  (5) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦Easter,  John  E.   (4) Virginia,  SE 

♦Eastman,  Joel  A.   (2) Illinois,  NC 

*Ebner,  Mrs.  Anne  M.   (3)    New  Jersey,  NE 

♦Edwards,  Joseph  R.  (5) Central  Texas,  SC 

♦Eells,  Linden  L.   (7) Nebraska,  SC 

♦Egan,  James  A.  (3) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

^  Eimir,  Randolf Sweden,  OS 

♦Elijah,  Earl   (8) Upper  Iowa,  NC 

♦Elliott,  William  P.  (1) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Ellis,  James  E. Brazil,  OS 

*Ellis,  Matt.  L.    (1) Little  Rock,   SC 

-Ely  T.  Blair  (1) Peninsula,  NE 

Estes,  Lud  H.  (3) Memphis,  SE 

*Evans,  Evan  C.  (1) Louisville,  SE 

♦Evans,  Paul  F.  (1)    Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Fain,  J.  Ed  (7) South  Georgia,  SE 

Ferguson,  Clarence  F.  (3) South  Carolina,  C 

♦Fisher,  Burgie  L.  (6) Virginia,  SE 

*Fitch,  Harold  (5)        Illinois,  NC 

♦Flegal,  Mrs.  Frank  Porter  (4) California,  W 

♦Fletcher,  Abbott  L.   (8) Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

*Fletcher,  Wilham  E.  (1)   Washington,  C 

Ford,  J.  Emerson  (3) South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Forman,  Julius  M.  (5) North  Mississippi,  SE 

♦Foster,  Chapin  D.   (8) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Foster,  Mrs.  Earl  (5) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

P^x,  Jesse  W.  (3)    North  Indiana,  NC 

Freeman,  Horace  T.  (2) South  Georgia,  SE 

♦Frev,  Max  V.  (2)    Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Frye,  Glenn  M.  (1) Michigan,  NC 


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*Gaither,  Mrs.  Florence  E.  (8) Washington,  C 

Galbraith,  John  A.  (4) Erie,  NE 

Gamble,  Foster  K.  (6) North  Alabama,  SE 

*Gammon,  Bert  0.  (1) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Garber,  Paul  N.  (5) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Garrison,  Edwin  R.  (8) North  Indiana,  NC 

Garth,  Schuyler  E.  (1) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Gernhardt,  Henry  J.   (3) North  Dakota,  NC 

*Gettle,  Homer  R.  (1)    North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Gibson,  Miss  Henrietta  (4) Troy,  NE 

♦Gilligan,  Henry  (5) Baltimore,  NE 

*Gillinder,  James  M.  (3) Newark,  NE 

Gleiser,  Walter  S.  (5) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Goff ,  Charles  R.  (2) Rock  River,  NC 

*Goodell,  Ralph  A.  (3) Michigan,  NC 

Goodsell,  H.  Guy  (2) Oregon,  W 

*Gordon,  Mrs.  Maymie  E.  (8) South  Carolina,  C 

Gordon,  R.  Ernest  (6) Kansas,  SC 

*Gossard,  Harry  C.  (1) New  Mexico,  SC 

♦Grace,  J.  Harry  (1) Baltimore,  NE 

Grant,  A.  Raymond  (8) California,  W 

Grant,  Thomas  McM.  (2) North  Carolina,  SE 

=^Gray,  Robert  A.    (3) Florida,  SE 

*Green,  Roy  M.    (5) Nebraska,  SC 

Greene,  Nathaniel  W.   (2) South  Carolina,  C 

*Greene,  Walter  K.  (3)   Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

*Greenhaw,  Karl  (7) North  Arkansas,  SC 

*Greenslit,  Henry  M   (1) Nebraska,  SC 

Greer,  Robert  E.   (6) Holston,  SE 

*Gregg,  Frank  H.   (8) Louisville,  SE 

♦Griffin,  Mrs.  T.  J.  (1) Southwest,  C 

Grimes,  Charles  C.   (2) Memphis,  SE 

Grummon,  Arthur  R.   (8) Illinois,  NC 

Guerra,  Bishop  Eleazar   (4) Mexico,  OS 

♦Guilds,  J.  Caldwell  (1) South  Carolina,  SE 

Gum,  Walter  C.   (6) Virginia,  SE 

Gunter,  William   (8) New  England,  NE 

♦Guyer,  Mrs.  Laura  V.  (7) Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

♦Hakim,  Miss   Eileen  B Indus  River,  OS 

♦Haley,  Paul  S.  (5) North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Hample,  Gideon  A.   (8) North  Dakota,  NC 

Hanifan,  John  E.  (2) : West  Virginia,  NE 

♦Hardy,  Aage Norway,  OS 

Harmon,  Nolan  B.,  Jr.   (5) Virginia,  SE 

Harper,  Marvin  H.  (7) Central  Provinces,  OS 

♦Harrah,  Ezra  C.   (1) Colorado,  W 

Harrell,  Costen  J.  (1) Tennessee,  SE 

Harris,  M.  LaFayette   (3) Lexington,  C 

♦Harshbarger,  Clyde  L.   (6) West  Virginia,  NE 

♦Hart,  John  C.    (5) Wyoming,  NE 

Hartinger,  William  C.  (7) Indiana,  NC 

Hartman,  Lewis  O.   (6) New  England,  NE 

Harwood,  Harrv  J Burma,  OS 

Havighurst,  Freeman  C.    (3) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Havighurst,  Lawrence  D.  (4) Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Hawk,  Eugene  B.  (3) • Central  Texas,  SC 

Hawlev,  John  W.   (2) Pittsburgh,  NE 


The  Methodist  Church  103 

Hayden,  Ransford  S. — Deceased  February  14,  1944. 

North  Arkansas,  SC 

Haymes,  J.  0.   (7) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Haywood,  John  W.   (3) East  Tennessee,  C 

Hearn,  Walter  A.   (5) Peninsula,  NE 

Heckman,  Edgrar  R.   (6) Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

♦Heer,  A.  L.   (3) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Heinsohn,  Edmund  (8) Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Helrigel,  William  H.   (7) Michigan,  NC 

Henderson,  Newton  C.   (5) Southern  Illinois,  NC 

♦Henderson,  Zach  S,  (8) South  Georgia,  SE 

*Henn,  Mrs.   William  C.    (8) lowa-Des   Moines,  NC 

Henriksson,  Gideon   Sweden,  OS 

Henry,  Albert  E.   (2) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Henry,  David  W.  (6) Delaware,  C 

Henry,  Harry  D.   (4) Minnesota,  NC 

*Henry,  Joseph  S.  (1) West  Texas,  C 

Henson,  George  W.  (7) Philadelphia,  NE 

Hicks,  Guy  M.    (3) Louisiana,  SC 

Hildebrand,  Carroll  D.  W.  (8) Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Hillman,  Edgar  L.  (6) North  Carolina,  SE 

*Hillman,  Mrs.  Edgar  L.  (8) North  Carolina,  SE 

*Hillman,  James  N.   (3) Holston,  SE 

Hillman,  Paul  M.   (2) Nebraska,  SC 

*Hindman,  J.  Clyde  (8) Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Hocking,  Edward  P,   (6) Wisconsin,  NC 

Hodge,  Bachman  G.  (2) Tennessee,  SE 

*Hoey,  Clyde  R.  (6) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Hoffman,  Joseph  C.  (5) West  Virginia,  NE 

Hogg,  William  L.  (7) Pittsburgh,  NE 

*Hole,  J.  Wesley  (1) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Holland,  Amos  L.  (2) Mississippi,  C 

*Holler,  J.  Carlisle  (7) Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Holloway,  Fred  G.   (3) Baltimore,  NE 

Holmes,  William  W.  (7) Louisiana,  SC 

*Hood,  Gurney  P.  (5) North  Carolina,  SE 

*  Hoover,  Arthur  L.  (8) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Hough,  Lynn  Harold  (5) New  York  East,  NE 

Houser,  Otto  H.  (8) Colorado,  W 

*Houston,  James  G.  (1) North  Mississippi,  SE 

Howard,  George  P Eastern  South  America,  OS 

*Hubbard,  Mrs.  Ida  B.  (3) Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

♦Huckleberry,  Edward  (6) Indiana,  NC 

♦Hummer,  Harry  R.  (1) Pittsburgh,  NE 

Humphreys,  Gideon  I.  (5) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Hunt,  Robert  E.   (1) Upper  Mississippi,  C 

♦Hunt,  Walter  C.  (7) Wyoming,  NE 

Hunter,  Alfred  V.  (6) Nebraska,  SC 

♦Hunter,  Stanley  C.   (1) Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Huse,  Raymond  H.  (2) Central  New  York,  NE 

♦Huston,  G.  Robert  (1) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Imboden,  Charles  A.  (4) Illinois,  NC 

♦Inglander,  Arthur    Sweden,  OS 

♦Ivey,  J.  B.  (8) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Ivins,  Lester  S.,  Ph.D.  (1) Ohio,  NC 

♦Jackson,  Henry  E.   (6)    Southwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Jackson,  Will  W.  (3) Southwest  Texas,  SC 


104  Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 

James,  Glenn  C.  (8) Florida,  SE 

*  James,  Paul  G.    (6) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

*Jenkins,  E.  Ray  (2) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Johnson,  Andrew  C.  (7) Louisville,  SE 

*Johnson,  Mrs.  Andrew  C.   (4) Louisville,  SE 

♦Johnson,  Hubert  T.  (7) Central  Texas,  SC 

Johnson,  Julius  C.   (3) Tennessee,  C 

^Johnson,  Mrs.  Pinkie  D.  (2) Texas,  C 

Johnson,  Silas   (5) South  Georgia,  SE 

*Johnson,  Mrs.  William  R. Kiangsi,  OS 

Johnson,  Zachary  T.  (3) Kentucky,  SE 

♦Johnston,  Smith  L.  (1) North  Georgia,  SE 

*Jones,  Charles  A.   (8) Ohio,  NC 

*Jones,  David  D.  (3)    North  Carolina,  C 

Jones,  Edward  M.  (4) Central  Alabama,  C 

Jones,  Guy  F.   (7) Texas,  SC 

*Jones,  James  A.    (4) Western   North   Carolina,  SE 

*Jones,  Tracev  K.  (8) Central  New  York,  NE 

Jordan,  Arthur  P.  (2) Illinois,  NC 

Jordan,  Fred  J.  (5) West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Jordan,  G.  Rav  (3) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Jordan,  Miles  W.   (8) Texas,  C 

♦Jordan,  Mrs.  W.  0.  (8) North  Texas,  SC 

Jorns,  Elza  L.  (8)  East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Kean,  Roy  N.   (3) Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Kellar,  Fred  J North  Africa,  OS 

Kelly,  Edward  W.  (6) Central  West,  C 

Kenney,  John  R.    (7) California,  W 

Kestle,  Asa  J.  (5) Ohio,  NC 

Ketcham,  Charles  B.  (7) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Kibler,  Russell  M.  (8) Indiana,  NC 

Kilpatrick,  Lester  A.    (6) Michigan,  NC 

Kimbrough,  Spencer  O.  (3) North  Alabama,  SE 

*King,  Miss  Sarah  N.  (4) Rhodesia,  OS 

King,  Willis  J.   (7) Texas,  C 

♦Kirk,  Lyle  0.  (7) Ohio,  NC 

♦Klein,  George  R.  (5) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Knapp,  Arthur    (1) Southern  Illinois,  NC 

♦Knight,  Miss  Frances  (8) Detroit,  NC 

Knoles,  Tully  C.   (3) California,  W 

♦Kramer,  R.  R.   (7) Holston,  SE 

Kristoffersen,  Alf Norway,  OS 

♦Kurth,  William  J.   (1) New  England,  NE 

LaGrone,  Don  H.   (4) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A.   (7) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Lambdin,  Henry  L.  (2) Newark,  NE 

Landrum,  Van  R.  (3) Mississippi,  SE 

♦Langford,  Miss  Elizabeth  S.  (4) Lexington,  C 

LaPrade,  William  H.   (2) North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Lauer,  Mrs.  Harry  (4) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Law,  Clyde  0.  (4)   West  Virginia,  NE 

♦Law,  Mrs.  John  G.  (4) Wisconsin,  NC 

♦Lawson,  Mrs.  David  J.  (3) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Lawton,  George  A.   (1) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Ledden,  W.  Earl   (2) Troy,  NE 

♦Lee,  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  (4) Pittsburgh,  NE 

Lee,  Umphrev  (3) North  Texas,  SC 


The  Methodist  Church  105 

♦LeSourd,  Mrs.  Howard  M.  (4)  New  England,  NE 

*Liles,  John  L.  (1)  North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Linn,  Kennie  M.  South  India,  OS 

Lipscomb,  L.  N.    (4) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Lister,  W.  Frank  (3)    lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Lochridge,  Frank  E.   (3) Dakota,  NC 

*Long,  Mrs.  Conrad  C.   (4) Ohio,  NC 

*Longstreth,  Mrs.  Wilbur  E.  (4) Missouri,  NC 

*Lord,  A.  Taylor    (1) Wyoming,  NE 

Lord,  J.  Wesley  (6) Newark,  NE 

Lord,  R.  Guy  (2) North  Mississippi,  SE 

*Loring,  Fred  P.  (1) Maine,  NE 

Lott,  Fred  E.   (3) Wyoming,  NE 

♦Loucks,  Charles  O.    (6) Rock  River,  NC 

Love,  Edgar  A.  (4) Washington,  C 

Love,  Ernest  C.  (6) Northern  New  York,  NE 

Lugg,  Thomas  B.   (3) Illinois,  NC 

Lundy,  Clyde  E.  (3) Holston,  SE 

♦Lynch,  G.  Stanley   (5) Philadelphia,  NE 

♦Lynch,  Lee  W.   (1) Central  Alabama,  C 

Lyons,  James  L.  (1) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

♦Lyons,  Leslie  J.  (8) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦Macklin,  Sam  L.  (3) Oregon,  W 

Magnuson,  Ray  F.   (4) Nebraska,  SC 

Mahoney,  Carl  K.   (7) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Marsh,  Daniel  L.  (3) New  England,  NE 

Martin,  Albert  W.  (4) North  Arkansas,  SC 

Martin,  Arba  (4) Ohio,  NC 

♦Martin,  Mrs.  John  E.   (3) Detroit,  NC 

Martin,  Paul  E.   (7) North  Texas,  SC 

Maxwell,  M'arvin  M.   (Deceased  November  21,  1943) 

North  Georgia,  SE 

*McAllen,   George   I.    (5) Virginia,   SE 

♦McAllister,  Reuben  H.  (5) Mississippi,  C 

*McCrea,  Archie  E.    (5) Michigan,  NC 

♦McCullough,  J.  Bruce  (1) New  England  Southern,  NE 

McCurdy,  Harold  E.  (6) Erie,  NE 

♦McDonald,  Samuel  J.    (4) South  Carolina,  C 

♦McDonald,  T.  Morton  (4) Indiana,  NC 

♦McFall,  Carl  S.   (1) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦McGiffin,  James  (3) Southern  California- Arizona,  W 

Mcllwain,  A.  Thomas   (6) North  Mississippi,  SE 

♦McKay,  Leo  H.   (5) Erie,  NE 

McKibben,  J.  W.  0.  (6) North  Georgia,  SE 

McMillan,  Kay  W.   (2) West  Texas,  C 

McPheeters,  Chester  A.  (5) Indiana,  NC 

McPherson,  Harry  W.  (3) Illinois,  NC 

♦McQuiston,  Jackson  C.  (5) Pittsburgh,  NE 

♦Mead,  Mrs.  Charles  W.   (4) Nebraska,  SC 

Mecklenburg,  George  (5) \'.  .  .  Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Medelin,  Juan   (4)    Southwest  Mexican,  SC 

♦Meek,  Paul  (7) Memphis,  SE 

Meeks,  Benjamin  W.   (5) Baltimore,  NE 

♦Melson,  Elwood  F.   (4)    Peninsula,  NE 

♦Metcalfe,  Mrs.  Harold  S.  (6) .  .   Pittsburgh,  NE 

♦Mitchener,  Charles  V.    (1) .....  .Minnesota,   NC 

♦Mickler,  Fred  T.   (7) i Florida,  SE 

Miller,  Cassius  J.   (3) ...- Troy,  NE 


106  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

*Miller,  Charles  M.   (7) Kansas,  SC 

Miller,  Isaac  E.  (2) Ohio,  NC 

Miller,  Leslie  (5) Kansas,  SC 

Miller,  Samuel  M.  (5) : .  .  .  .  South  Carolina,  C 

Mills,  J.  Walter  (2)    Texas,  SC 

*Mills,  Mrs.  J.  Walter  (4) Texas,  SC 

Minkler,  R.  Glenn  (2) Dakota,  NC 

*Mondol,  Hrit  K. Bengal,  OS 

Moore,  Aubrey  S.  (4) Rock  River,  NC 

*Moore,  J.  G.   (1) North  Arkansas,  SC 

Moore,  Leland   (3) South  Georgia,  SE 

Moore,  Leon  S.  (3) Delaware,  C 

Moore,  Leon  T.  (2)  .  ! Philadelphia,  NE 

*Moreland,  J.  Earl  (3) Virginia,  SE 

Morgado,  Edmundo  G.  (4) Cuba,  SE 

*Morgan,  Mrs.  Joy  Elmer  (4) Baltimore,  NE 

Morgan,  Robert  E.  L.   (2) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Morrill,  Miron  A.  (5) Minnesota,  NC 

Morris,  Harry  T.  (3) Colorado,  W 

*Morris,  Percy  F.  (2)  ( Deceased— November  22, 1943)  .  .California,  W 
Morris,  R.  Gammon   (2) Lexington,  C 

*Morrison,  Ed   (3) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Morrison,  Paul   (3)    (Transferred) Genesee,  NE 

Morrow,  Harry  E.   (6) Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Mulligan,  Thomas  C.   (6) Peninsula,  NE 

*Muncy,  William  T.  (8) Nebraska,  SC 

*Munn,  Mrs.  Orson  E.   (8) Michigan,  NC 

*Murphree,  John  C.  (1) North  Texas,  SC 

Murphree,  Marshall  J Rhodesia,  OS 

*Naftzger,  Mrs.  Julia  P.  (4) North  Indiana,  NC 

Nason,  Philip  S.  (2)    (Transferred  after  election) 

New  Hampshire,  NE 

*Nicodemus,  Gunday  S Hyderabad,  OS 

Nease,  Edgar  H.  (2) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Needham,  Fred Chile,  OS 

Newell,  Frederick  B.  (4) New  York  East,  NE 

*Newton,  H.  E.  (7) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Nichols,  Ray  H.   (1) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

*Noble,  Fred  B.   (1) Florida,  SE 

Northcott,  H.  Clifford  (5) Illinois,  NC 

*Odell,  Albert  G.  (1)    Central  New  York,  NE 

*0'Dell,  Weslev  H.   (6) West  Virginia,  NE 

*0'Neal,  Robert  J.  (6) Louisiana,  SC 

Ogle,  Edwin  H.  (2) Holston,  SE 

*Orcutt,  Louis  E.   (1) Newark,  NE 

Ormond,  Jesse  M.  (4) North  Carolina,  SE 

*Ostrom,  Miss  Eva North  Africa,  OS 

Palmquist,  Theodore  H.   (4) California,  W 

*Parlin,  Charles  C.   (8) Newark,  NE 

*Patterson,  D.  Stewart  (1) Baltimore,  NE 

Patterson,  John   Hyderabad,  OS 

*Paul,  Edwin  B Central  Provinces,  OS 

Pearson,  Ralph  0.    (1) Indiana,  NC 

Pedersen,  Frederick  L.   (4) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

*Peel,  David  T.   (1) Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Peel,  Mrs.  Leon  R.   (4) Northern  Minnesota,  NC 


The  Methodist  Church  107 

Peele,  Clarence  E.  (2) Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Pegues,  David  K.    (2) Missouri,   SC 

Pellowe,  William  C.  S.  (4) Detroit,  NC 

Perkins,  Albert  R.   (6) ^ Kentucky,  SE 

Perkins,  E.  C.   (4) Kiangsi,  OS 

*Perkins,  Joe  J.  (4) North  Texas,  SC 

Perry,  James  A.  (7) Troy,  NE 

Perryman,  Willis  L.   (4) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Persinger,  Benjamin  M.  (3) Virginia,  SE 

Peters,  Hardeo  S. ' Northwest  India,  OS 

Petersen,  Carl Denmark,  OS 

*  Peterson,  Ernest  W.   (1) Oregon,  W 

Peterson,  Howard  W.  (5) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Phelps,  Harlev  R.  (1) Northern  New  York,  NE 

*Phelps,  William  R.  (2) Virginia,  SE 

Phillips,  C.  Gordon   (6) Detroit,  NC 

♦Phillips,  Ernest  M Northwest  India,  OS 

Phillips,  Glenn  R.   (4) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Plette,  Mrs.  G.  W.  L.  (3) Minnesota,  NC 

*Poffenberger,  Alvin  C.   (7) New  Jersey,  NE 

*Pohlman,  George   (1) Missouri,  SC 

*Pollard,  Mrs.  John  B.  (4) Louisiana,  SC 

Potts,  J.  Manning  (2) Virginia,  SE 

Prentzel,  Frank,  Jr.    (3) Philadelphia,  NE 

*Pritchard,  William  P.  (4) New  England  Southern,  NE 

*Propert,  Frank  C.    (5) New  Jersey,  NE 

Prothro,  Charles  W.  (7) Savannah,  C 

Pugh,  A.  Wesley  (2) North  Indiana,  NC 

*Quillian,  Hubert  T.  (1)   North  Georgia,  SE 

Quillian,  Paul  W.  (3)    Texas,  SC 

Quimby,  Karl  K.  (4) Newark,  NE 

Ragan,  Raye  (7) Illinois,  NC 

*Ralph,  Will  P.  (1) California,  W 

Randolph,  Joseph  D.   (5) Missouri,  SC 

Rankin,  W.  P.  (6) California,  W 

Raver,  William  R.  (8) New  Jersey,  NE 

*Redd,  John  H.  (8) Virginia,  SE 

*Redstone,  Edward  H.   (2) New  England,  NE 

*Redwine,  Marcus  C.  (5)    Kentucky,  SE 

Reed,  Marshall  R.   (2) Detroit,  NC 

*Reeves,  A.  Raymond   (1) Montana,  W 

♦Reuben,  Albert  S Lucknow,  OS 

ReveS,  Claude  M.   (2) Little  Rock,  SC 

Reykdal,  Theodore  J.  (3) Wisconsin.  NC 

Rice,  Samuel  C.  (7) Kentucky,  SE 

Riddick,  Roland  P.  (4) Virginia,  SE 

Riggin,  E.  Cranston  (6) Baltimore,  NE 

Riggleman,  Leonard   (3) West  Virginia,  NE 

■Riley,  Mrs.  Earl  S.  (3) Indiana,  NC 

Riley,  Philip  E.  (6) Central  Texas  SC 

Rives,  Joseph  J.   (7) Virginia,  SE 

*Robbins,  Charles  A.    (6)    Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Roberts,  E.  Howard  (1) Wisconsin,  NC 

Robinson,  William  W.  (6) North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Rogers,  Mrs.  Joe  T.   (4) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Rogers,  Wallace   (4) North  Georgia,  SE 

=^Rooks,  Robert  E.  ( 1 )    Memphis,  SE 


108  Journal  of  the  lOJfJf  General  Conference 

Root,  Herbert  J.  (6) Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Rosenberger,  John  H.   (1) Virg'inia,  SE 

*Roudebush,  Roy  R.  (4) North  Indiana,  NC 

Roush,  Lester  L.    (6) < Ohio,  NC 

Rowe,  Benjamin   (4) Central  New  York,  NE 

Rowe,  Gilbert  T.   (8) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Rowell,  Alvah  D.  (1) New  York,  NE 

Rumble,  Lester  (3) North  Georgia,  SE 

*Rust,  Littell  J.  (6) Tennessee,  SE 

*Ryder,  Frank  H.   (5) Troy,  NE 

Salter,  John  D.  (6) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Sapp,  Mrs.  Clarence  C.   (4) South  Georgia,  SE 

Savige,  George  R.  (4) Wyoming,  NE 

Scarborough,  E.  F.   (2) Upper  Mississippi,  C 

*Schaedel,  Mrs.  Charles  T.  (7) Texas,  SC 

Schatzman,  Albert  G.   (7) Ohio,  NC 

Scheerer,  Lloyd  H.   (5) Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Schisler,  John  Q.   (3) North  Arkansas,  SC 

Schofield,  Charles  E.  (5) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Score,  J.  N.  R.   (2) Central  Texas,  SC 

Scott,  Julius  S.   (4) Texas,  C 

Schubel,  Burnell  L.   (6) St.  Louis,  SC 

Schwartz,  Benjamin  F.  (3) Nebraska,  SC 

Seamands,  Earl  A.   (4) South  India,  OS 

*Searcy,  Hubert  (5) Alabama,  SE 

Searles,  J.  Wesley   (6) Genesee,  NE 

Secrest,  Paul  E.   (8) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Seward,  Mrs.  John  R.  (4) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Sexon,  James  0.   (2) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Sexton,  Mrs.  George  S.,  Jr.  (8) Louisiana,  SC 

*Seymour,  Mrs.  Jerome   (8)  Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Shaffer,  Frank  L.  (2) West  Virginia,  NE 

♦Shannon,  Dr.  Mary  E.  (3) Kansas,  SC 

*Shappell,  Mrs.  W.  E.   (4) Philadelphia,  NE 

*Sheeley,  Lynn  (1) Holston,  SE 

*Shepard,  C.  Leighton  (6) — Deceased  January  15,  1944. 

South  Georgia,  SE 

Sheppard,  B.  Burton   (8) Wisconsin,  NC 

*Sherrod,  Charles  C.  (1) Holston,  SE 

Shirkey,  Albert  P.  (5) Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Short,  Roy  H.  (2) Louisville,  SE 

*  Simpson,  Leverett  J.   (5) Genesee,  NE 

Singh,  Masih  Charan Lucknow,  OS 

Skillington,  J.  Edgar  (1)   Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Slaughter,  Dow  P.  (4) Alabama,  SE 

♦Slaughter,  Nat  G.    (5) North  Georgia,  SE 

*Slutz,  Frank  D.  (3) Ohio,  NC 

Smart,  W.  Aiken   (8) Virginia,  SE 

*Smith,  Chester  A.  (8) New  York,  NE 

*Smith,  Edward  A.   (1) Detroit,  NC 

Smith,  Horace  G.   (3) Rock  River,  NC 

*Smith,  J.  Harvey  (1) South  Florida,  C 

Smith,  Leonard  B.   (2) Baltimore,  NE 

♦Smith,  Robert  J.    (6) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Smith,  Robert  J.    (7) West   Oklahoma,  SC 

Smith,  Roy  L.   (5) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Smith,  W.  Angle  (5) North  Texas,  SC 

♦Smith,  William  J.  (1) North  Carolina,  SE 


The  Methodist  Church  109 

♦Snavelv,    Herschel   R.    (1)  Illinois,   NC 

*Snyder.  Henrv  N.  (1)  Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Sockman.  Ralph  W.   (4)  New  York,  NE 

Spellman.  L.  U.  (7)  Southwest  Texas,  SC 
♦Spencer,  Robert  B.  (4)  Colorado,  W 

*SpilInian,  Mrs.  James  H.  (8)  Kentucky,  SE 

Spurrier,  Percy  M.  (8)  New  England  Southern,  NE 
*Stackhouse,   Will    (6)  South   Carolina,   SE 

Stafford,  Garland  R.  (3)  Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Stafford,  Thomas,  A.  (6)      Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

^Stanger,  Francis  A.,  Jr.  (1) New  Jersey,  NE 

Stephens,  John  E.  (3) North  Mississippi,  SE 

*  Stevens,  Benjamin  M.   (7)      Mississippi,  SE 

Stevenson,  Henry  M.  (7) North  Alabama,  SE 

Stone,  Fred  D.  (5) Rock  River,  NC 

Story,  Earl  E.   (3) New  England  Southern,  NE 

*Stout,  Mrs.  B.  Rule  (4) Holston,  SE 

Stovall,  Thomas  L.  (2) Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

*Strange,  John  K.  (7) Wyoming  State,  W 

Street,  Cassius  E.   (1) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

*Streeter,  Ray  (7) Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Strong,  Dennis  F.   (1) Detroit,  NC 

Subhan,  John  A Indus  River,  OS 

*Sullivan,  J.  Magruder   (1) Mississippi,  SE 

Sutherland,  Benjamin  L.  (5) Mississippi,  SE 

*Sutton,  Charles  N.  (1) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Sykes,  W.  Clyde   (4) Northern  New  York,  NE 

Taggart,  J.  H.  (2) Southwest,  C 

*Tanner,  Ennis  A.   (4) North  Mississippi,  SE 

*Tatum,  Mrs.  S.  Homer  (4) Memphis,  SE 

*Taunton,  Van  B.  (3) North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Taylor,  Dean   (3)— Deceased  September  23,  1943. 

lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Temple,  Herbert  D.  (3) Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Templin,  Lester  R.  (3) Central  Kansas,  SC 

Terry,  Arthur  (3) Little  Rock,  SC 

Thomas,  J.  Wesley  (5) Atlanta,  C 

*Thomasson,  Gus  W.  (6) North  Texas,  SC 

♦Thompson,  Pat  (6) Texas,  SC 

♦Thomsen,  Brown Denmark,  OS 

Timerman,  Donald   (2) Ohio,  NC 

♦Timmons.  Mrs.  Christian  N.   (7) Rock  River,  NC 

Tipoett.  Donald  H.   (3) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Tittle,  Ernest  Fremont  (8) Rock  River,  NC 

Titus,  Murray  T.  (7) North  India,  OS 

♦Titus,  Mrs.  Olive  G.  (4) North  India,  OS 

Tower,  Joe  Z.  (5) Texas,  SC 

♦Trotter,  Frank  H.  (8) Holston,  SE 

Tucker.  Frank  C.   (3) St.  Louis,  SC 

Tvler,  Robert  Z.   (6) Florida,  SE 

♦Tyrer,  Howard  (4) West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Underwood,  James  E.  (5)  Memphis,  SE 
♦Utz,  William  H.,  Jr.   (6)      Missouri,  SC 

♦Vessey,  Bernard   (2)  Colorado,  W 

♦Wagner,  Mrs.  Mabel  B Bombay,  OS 


110  Jourval  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Wagner,  Paul  E. Bombay,  OS 

Wahl,  Frederick  W.  (2) St.  Louis,  SC 

*  Walker,  Ezriah  L.   (1) Louisiana,  SC 

Walker,  James  W.   (2) Wyoming  State,  W 

Walton,  A.  Jack  (4)  West  Virginia,  NE 

Ward,  T.  Ebenezar  Liberia,  OS 

Ward,  Walter  W.   (4) Central  Texas,  SC 

Ward,  Woodrow  (7) South  Carolina,  SE 

Ware,  H.  Wendell   (7) West  Virginia,  NE 

Warren,  John  W.  (2) Northern  New  York,  NE 

Washabaugh,  J.  Edgar  (5) Newark,  NE 

Weaver,  Charles  C.   (2) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*  Weaver,  Mrs.  Charles  C.  (4)    Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Webb,  Ernest  C.  (2) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Weis,  LeRoy  L.   (2) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

*Welch,  Edgar  T.  (1) Erie,  NE 

Wells.  Arthur  M.  (6) Illinois,  NC 

*Wells,  Jere  A.   (8) North  Georgia,  SE 

*Wells,  Luther  W.  (7) Virginia,  SE 

*  Werner,  Mrs.  H.  E.   (4) Kansas,  SC 

Werner,  Hazen  G.  (8) Ohio,  NC 

*West,  Thomas  H.   (3) Rock  River,  NC 

Wheaton,  James  D.   (1) Mississippi,  C 

*Whitcher,  Frank  0.  (1) West  Wisconsin,  NC 

*  White,  Mrs.  Edith  M.  (1) Lexington,  C 

*White,  Mrs.  Edwin  B.  (4) Florida,  SE 

White,  Paul  B.   (3) West  Wisconsin,  NC 

*Whitson,  George  E.   (1) Dakota,  NC 

*Wilcox,  William  H.  (1) East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Williams,  Miss  Arsania  M.  (3) Central  West,  C 

*WiIliams,  Claud  W.    (4)    Mississippi,  C 

Williams,  Robert  M.  (3) Washington,  C 

*  Williams,  Walter  C.  (7) North  Indiana,  NC 

*Willson,  James  M.   (3) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

*Wilson,  Mrs.  Byron  H.  (4) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Wilson,  Elwin  L.  (3) Maine,  NE 

*Wilson,  Herbert  S.   (4) Delaware,  C 

*Wise,  Robert  B.   (1) Northwest,  Indiana,  NC 

*  Wiseman,  William  H.  (5) Tennessee,  SE 

Wolfe,  John  L.  (.5) West  Virginia,  NE 

Womeldorf,  Paul  D  (3) Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Wood,  Alpheus  B.  P.   (7) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Wood,  Lynn  A.   (2) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

*Woosley,  Oscar  V.  (7)      Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Worley,  Harrv  W Foochow,  OS 

Worley,  Loyd  F.  (8)    New  York  East,  NE 

*Wright,  Mrs.  Bruce  S.  (8) Erie,  NE 

Wright.  Louis  C.  (3) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Wright,  Mrs.  Nancy  L.   (8) St.  Louis,  SC 

*Yarbrough.  Charles  H.  (4) Tennessee,  SE 

*Yocom,  J.  Lee  (6) Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Young,  Claude  (5) Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

*Zartman,  Mrs.  Foss  (4) Ohio.  NC 


ALPHABETICAL  LIST  OF   UNOFFICIAL 
DELEGATES 

The  General  Conference,  on  recommendation  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops,  seated  the  following  as  "Unofficial  Delegates,"  having  the 
privileges  of  regular  Delegates,  but  without  vote.  (See  page  224.) 
The  figure  in  (  )  designates  the  Committee  assignment.  All  the 
Conferences  represented  are  Overseas  Confei'ences. 

Anderson,  Sid  R.    (4) East  China 

Archer,  R.  L.   (2) Malaya 

*Bacon,  Miss  Nettie  A.    (8) Lucknow 

Bartak,  Joseph  P.   (7) Bohemia-Moravia 

Beech,  Joseph   (3) West  China 

*Bunce,   Miss   Thirsa    (4) ,  Malaya 

*Christensen,  Miss  Lydia  D.  (1) Indus  River 

*Colony,  Miss  Lucile  (1) Central  Provinces 

*Davis,  Miss  Hazel   (6) Northern  Philippine 

Dewey,  Horace  E.   (2) North  China 

*Evans,  Miss  Mary  A.   (8) Philippine 

*Hammerberg,  Mrs.   Anton    (8) Finland 

Hanson,  Perry  0.    (5) Shantung 

Hauser,  Scott  P.    (2) Chile 

*Jones,  Miss  Dorothy  (4) Shantung 

Laupmanis,  Janis   (4) Baltic  and  Slavic 

*Liu,  Miss  Katherine   (3) Foochow 

Lyons,  Ernest  S.   (2) Northern  Philippine 

Pace,  J.   C.    (2) Northwest  India 

Peterson,  B.  O.   (4) Philippine 

*Pierce,  Miss  Mildred  L.  (4) Bengal 

♦Richards,  Miss  Gertrude  E.   (7) Northwest  India 

*Shearer,  Miss  Mary  C.    (4) West  China 

Shen,  John  B.   (1) Central  China 

Warfield,  Gaither  P.    (2) Poland 

*Watters,  Dr.  Hyla  (4) Central  China 

Wengatz,  J.  C.   (2) Liberia 

*Westcott,  Miss  Pauline   (1) Hinghwa 

Williams,  Fred  G.   (3)    Bengal 

Winter,   Charles    (6) Hinghwa 

•Yang,  Y.  C.    (8) East  China 

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ALPHABETICAL  LIST  OF  RESERVE 
DELEGATES 

*  Before  a  name  means  Lay  Delegate.  Abbreviations  in  right-hand 
column  after  the  names  of  the  Conferences:  NE,  Northeastern  Jurisdic- 
tion; SE,  Southeastern  Jurisdiction;  C,  Central  Jurisdiction;  NC,  North 
Central  Jurisdiction;  SC,  South  Central  Jurisdiction;  W,  Western  Juris- 
diction; OS,  Overseas  Conference.  The  first  number  in  parentheses  (5-10) 
indicates  the  number  of  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials;  the 
second  numeral  the  item  in  the  Report  showing  for  whom  the  Reserve 
was  seated.  These  Reports  are  found  in  the  Appendix  under  "Reports 
of  Administrative  Committees."  All  Reserve  Delegates  took  the  place 
of  their  Principal  Delegate  as  a  member  of  the  General  Standing  Legisla- 
tive Committees,  1  to  8  inclusive,  upon  their  substitution. 

Abbey,  Merril  R Wisconsin,  NC 

Acey,  Archie  E Virginia,  SE 

Ackley,  Howard  C Troy,  NE 

*Adkins,  Homer  M Little  Rock,  SC 

Adkins,  Leon  M Troy,  NE 

*Ahn,  George  B Central  New  York,  NE 

*Aikman,  John  M lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

*Ake,  Mrs.  J.  Howard Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Alderson,  William  H New  York  East,  NE 

Aldrich,  Herbert  F Maine,  NE 

Alexander,  Virgil East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Allen,  Houston,  G Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Alien,  Miss  Mabel  E Illinois,  NC 

Allen,  Robert  L : Florida,  SE 

*Allgood,  Mrs.  Bertha New  Jersey,  NE 

Alton,  John  T Ohio,  NC 

*Anderson,  Mrs.  William  A Central  New  York,  NE 

*Andree,  Mrs.  Edward  F Ohio,  NC 

Archibald,  R.  Lambuth North  Alabama,  SE 

Arend,  LeRoy  F Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Armistead,  Dero  F.  (9-3) North  Texas,  SC 

*Arrington,  Mrs.  Paul Mississippi,  SE 

*Aspinall,  Richard West  Virginia,  NE 

Aspinall,  Rowland West  Virginia,  NE 

Atherton,  Edgar  E Illinois,  NC 

*Athey,  Thomas  A West  Virginia,  NE 

Auman,  Lester  W New  York  East,  NE 

Babbitt,  Edmund  H Michigan,  NC 

*Backer,  L.  E Minnesota,  NC 

Badley,  Theodore  C Northwest  India,  OS 

*Bagby,  Grover  C California,  W 

*Baker,  Frank  E Philadelphia,  NE 

*Baker,  George Troy,  NE 

*Baker,  Walter  F Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Baldwin,  Clinton  D Maine,  NE 

Baldwin,  Gienn  A Missouri,  SC 

♦Baldwin,  Howard  C Detroit,  NC 

♦Ball,  Elwood  I Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Ball,  Frank  L Virginia,  SE 

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♦Bancroft,  Fred  W Michigan,  NC 

Banks,  William  W.  (1-1) Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

♦Barber,  D.  Amos  (4-22) Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Barnes,  Slaton  A Central  Texas,  SC 

*Barnett,  Nels North  Arkansas,  SC 

•Barrett,  Commodore  A ,  .  North  Carolina,  C 

Barrett,  James  A Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Barton,  Jesse  H.,  Sr North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Baskett,  George  V.  (8-5) Missouri,  SC 

*Bass,  Floyd Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Batchelor,  Sloan  L Southwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Bates,  F.  0 South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Batts,  William  O Tennessee,  SE 

Baumgardner,  Homer  S.  (Deceased — January  23,  1944) Ohio,  NC 

Beach,  Maynard  P Northern  New  York,  NE 

•Beahm,  Leslie  L Colorado,  W 

Beane,  S.  M Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

♦Beckett,  Carlos  0 North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Beckham,  William  A South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Bedingfield,  J.  G Florida,  SE 

♦Beecher,  Charles  W North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Beeken,  Mrs.  Elsie  R Bengal,  OS 

♦Bennett,  Albert  L Virginia,  SE 

Bennett,  Alfred  E West  Virginia,  NE 

♦Benson,  F.  Murray Baltimore,  NE 

Benson,  John  G Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Benton,  George  Y Central  New  York,  NE 

Bicking,  John  R Peninsula,  NE 

Bisgrove,  James  F Genesee,  NE 

♦Black,  Orla  E Erie,  NE 

Blackard,  Embree  H.  (6-18) Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Blake,  J.  Withers Florida,  SE 

Blasdell,  David  J Erie,  NE 

Bloomquist,  Churley  A.  (5-9) Rock  River,  NC 

♦Bloomquist,  Mrs.  Churley  A.  (8-9) Rock  River,  NC 

Blue,  Willard  H Tennessee,  SE 

♦Boggs,  John  C Virginia,  SE 

Boicourt,  George  M Kansas,  SC 

♦Bolden,  George  W South  Carolina,  C 

♦Boney,  William  R Little  Rock,  SC 

Booker,  Charles  J Central  Alabama,  C 

Bosley,  Harold  A Baltimore,  NE 

Bowers,  Joe  E East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Bowles,  Charles  P Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Bradley,  E.  Elbert  (8-1) Baltimore,  NE 

Bradley,  Osborn  W Texas,  SC 

Bradway,  Henry  L New  Jersey,  NE 

Brandt,  Charles  E West  Virginia,  NE 

Branscomb,  Albert  L.  (7-7;  7-17;  8-6;  9-6) North  Alabama,  SE 

Branton,  Razzie  R Louisiana,  SC 

♦Breece,  John  T Indiana,  NC 

♦Breedlove,  C.  B Northwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Bernnan,  Mrs.  Harold  R New  York  East,  NE 

♦Brewer,  Richard  L.,  Jr Virginia,  SE 

Briggs,  Charles  S Washington,  C 

Briggs,  Edwin  A lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Briscoe,  Arthur  E Washington,  C 

♦Brock,  William  E Holston,  SE 

Brown,  Arlo  A Newark,  NE 

Brown,  Cleveland  C Central  Kansas,  SC 


114  Journal  of  the  lOJ^'t  General  Conference 

"Brown,  Mrs.  Maggie  M West  Texas,  C 

*Brown,  Paul  M Louisiana,  SC 

*Brown,  Walter  L Central  Alabama,  C 

Brown,  Walter  M Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Broyles,  Joseph  W West  Virginia,  NE 

Brumley,  Ira  A. ..  , North  Arkansas,  SC 

Bryant,  R.  Orman Virginia,  SE 

Buck  Ernest  F.  (Transferred) Kansas,  SC 

*Buck,  Frank  M lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Buckingham,  Harold  C Wyoming,  NE 

Buddin,  Francis  A.  (2-4) North  Texas,  SC 

Bunting,  John  J Peninsula,  NE 

Burdick,  Earl  R Genesee,  NE 

*Burgoon,  Lowell  D Ohio,  NC 

Burgstahler,  Herbert  J Ohio,  NC 

Burke,  Alfred  R Wyoming,  NE 

*Burke,  Daniel Newark,  NE 

*Burlingame,  William  M California,  W 

*Burnham,  George  W Philadelphia,  NE 

*Burnham,  Smith Michigan,  NC 

*Burr,  Mrs.  Grace Newark,  NE 

Busier,  Vinton  E Ohio,  NC 

Butt,  Luther  B Detroit,  NC 

Cade,  William  A North  Carolina,  SE 

*Calame,  Don Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Campbell,  Homer  U.  (7-11) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Campbell,  James  F Mississippi,  SE 

*Campbell,  Richard  W.    (4-4) Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

*Campbell,  Wayne  M Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Canaran,  Benjamin  V Hyderabad,  OS 

Carroll,  Harry  M Lexington,  C 

Carroll,  Thomas  F Virginia,  SE 

♦Carter,  Fred  A Holston,  SE 

*Carter,  John  H Louisiana,  SC 

Carter,  Orion  W.    (9-9) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Carter,  Paul  L North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Cecil,  Mrs.  John  K California,  W 

*Chadwick,  Mrs.  William  C North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Chamberlain,  Thomas St.  Louis,  SC 

Champlin,  Norman  P Newark,  NE 

Chapman,  Gordon  C Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Charan,  Isaac  A North  India,  OS 

*Chatfield,  Eugene Troy,  NE 

Chayer,  Charles  C New  Hampshire,  NE 

*Cheetham,  Arthur  D Northern  New  York,  NC 

Cheney,  John  R North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Cherry,  James North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Chi,  Ting  Hung Yenping,  OS 

Childs,  Ernest  A Alabama,  SE 

Chinn,  Walter  S Louisiana,  SC 

Chowdhury,  Dan  S., North  India,  OS 

Chowdhury,  John  S Bengal,  OS 

♦Chowning,  Mrs.  V.  K. .  .  . East  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Christdas,  Chanda Hyderabad,  OS 

Christensen,  N.  A California,  W 

Chubb,  James  S.  (2-1) Kansas,  SC 

Chunn,  Marcus  M.  (8-12) Central  Texas,  SC 

♦Churn,  Silverius  C Virginia,  SE 

♦Clancy,  Rockwell  F Rock  River,  NC 


The  Methodist  Church  115 

Clare,  Maurice  A Burma,  OS 

*Clark,  Edward  L Oregon,  W 

*Clark,  Eno  W Wyoming,  NE 

Clark,  Robt.  A Memphis,  SE 

Clark,  Vestal  C Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

Clark,  Warren,  N Rock  River,  NC 

Clark,  William  L Kentucky,  SE 

•Clarke,  Mrs.  Ernest  E West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Clayburg,  W.  Frank lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Clear,  Valorous  L North  Indiana,  NC 

Clegg,  William  L North  Carolina,  SE 

*Clem,  Adrian  D * Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Clendenin,  Stewart  (9-7) Texas,  SC 

*Cobb,  Mrs.  P.  L.  (1-2) Holston,  SE 

*CofTev,  George  N North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Coffev,  Walter  C Minnesota,  NC 

♦Cofifnrian,  C.  S West  Virginia,  NE 

Cole,  William  H Central  Texas,  SC 

*Coleman,  Robert  D W«etern  North  Carolina,  SE 

•Collins,  John  R Southern  Illinois,  NC 

•Collins,  Mrs.  Mvron  S West  Virginia,  NE 

•Colwell,  Harley  B Ohio,  NC 

•Compton,  Mrs.  Edgar  M Newark,  NE 

Conner,  W.  Ross Wisconsin,  NC 

•Conover,  Mrs.  G.  Raymond Philadelphia,  NE 

•Contee,  Earl Washington,  C 

•Contreras,  Adan Southwest  Mexican,  SC 

•Cook,  David  C,  III Rock  River,  NC 

•Cookson,  Charles  W Ohio,  NC 

•Cooper,  Bert  L Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

•Cooper,  John  T North  Alabama,  SE 

•Cooper,  William  B : North  Carolina,  SE 

•Copeland,  Wilbert  T Ohio,  NC 

Corwin,  Edward  G North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Courtney,  Homer  W North-East  Ohio,  NC 

•Cowell,  Marvin  J North  Carolina,  SE 

•Cranston,  John  M Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Craven,  James  B Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

•Craven,  William  A.  (5-2) Missouri,  SC 

•Creel,  Edgar  M North  Alabama,  SE 

Creswell,  George  J Holston,  SE 

Crockett,  Ophel  B Kentucky,  SE 

Cropper,  Walter  V.  (4-8) Kentucky,  SE 

Crossland,  Weldon  F Genesee,  NE 

♦Crowder,  Alex Northwest  Texas,  SC 

•CuUins,  J.  S Southwest,  C 

Culver,  Mearl  P Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Cummings,  Jacob  E Peninsula,  NE 

Curry,  Albert  G Pittsburgh,  NE 

Curtis,  Vivian  C North-Mississippi,  SE 

♦Dangel,  Mrs.  W.  H Rock  River,  NC 

•Daniel,  Bill Texas,  SC 

•Daniel,  Frank  P North  Georgia,  SE 

Daniel,  Joseph  H Florida,  SE 

Das,  Amar Northwest  India,  OS 

David,  Jesse  D Louisiana,  C 

•Davidson,  Edson  E North-East  Ohio,  NC 

•Davidson,  J.J Louisiana,  SC 

*Davies,  David    Kentucky,  SE 


116  Journal  of  the  lOJ^J^  General  Conference 

Davies,  James  J Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Davis,  Byron  A Dakota,  NC 

*Davis,  Mrs.  Elmer Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Davis,  Mrs.  Frank  L St.  Louis,  SC 

*Davis,  J.  H Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Davis,  Ralph  E New  York  East,  NE 

Dawson,  Dana Louisiana,  SC 

Day,  Walter  F Illinois,  NC 

*Dean,  Rae  L.  (4-7) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

*DeLima,  Edith Hyderabad,  OS 

Dell,  Julian  P South  Georgia,  SE 

Dellinger,  Walter  H ' Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Denman,  Harry  (9-5) North  Alabama,  SE 

Dennis,  Louis  R Yenping,  OS 

Dennis,  Paul  G Newark,  NE 

*de  Soto,  Rosa  Ana  N Cuba,  SE 

Deschner,  John Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Deschner,  Phil West  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Dickason,  Henry  L „ East  Tennessee,  C 

*Dickey,  John  H Louisville,  SE 

Diercks,  Clarence  H Rock  River,  NC 

Dietterich,  A.  Merritt  (4-5) Genesee,  NE 

Dill,  H.  Hughes Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Dilworth,  George  G Philadelphia,  NE 

*Dismukes,  Mrs.  George  (2-6;  6-20) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Dixon,  John  W Virginia,  SE 

*Dobbins,  Edgar  Y New  Jersey,  NE 

Douglas,  Elmer North  Africa,  OS 

*Draper,  Fred  W West  Wisconsin,  NC 

*Drysdale,  William  C Illinois,  NC 

*Dubach,  Vernon  M Kansas,  SC 

*Dunham,  Harry  A • Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Dunlap,  Mrs.  Ernest  B.  (2-6;  6-19) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Dunlap,  Raymond  E North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Dunn,  George  W Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Dunn,  Ray  S Oregon,  W^ 

*DuRant,  Charlton South  Carolina,  SE 

Dye,  William Northwest  India,  OS 

*Eanes,  E.  Ennis Virginia,  SE 

Eastwood,  C.  Glenn West  Virginia,  NE 

Echols,  Timothy  B.  (2-7) West  Texas,  C 

*Edgar,  John  W Colorado,  W 

Edge,  Joseph  H.  (7-16) Dakota,  NC 

Edwards,  John  R Baltimore,  NE 

*Edwards,  N.  W Montana,  W 

*Eldridge,  H.  C Pittsburgh,  NE 

*Elliott,  Loren  J North  Indiana,  NC 

*Ellis,  Mrs.  Frank Indiana,  NC 

♦Ellison,  John  T.  (3-1) Alabama,  SE 

*Ellzev,  Tom  V.  (6-17) Northwest  Texas,  SC 

*Emery,  Sam  T.  (3-8) New  England,  NE 

Emmanuel,  James  M Gujarat,  OS 

Ernst,  J.  Henry Pacific  Northwest,  W 

*Ervin,  Paul  R Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Eva,  Sidney  D Detroit,  NC 

Evans,  William  S Memphis,  SE 

Fairham,  Silas  E Oregon,  W 

*Farmer,  Mrs.  H.  R Southwest  Missouri,  SC 


The  Methodic  Church  117 

Farmer,  J.  Leonard Texas,  C 

Farmer,  Roy  I North-P'ast  Ohio,  NC 

Farnham,  John  A Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

*Farr,  James  F New  England,  NF, 

•Fead,  George  S Detroit,  NC 

Felder,  Lemonier,  L Central  Texas,  SC 

♦Feller,  Mrs.  Mildred  0.  (4-18) Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

*Fernstermacher,  George  H North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Ferguson,  Charles  W West  Virginia,  NE 

Ferguson,  John  L Tennessee,  SE 

Fetis,  Abel Chile,  OS 

Fielder,  Cicero  B North  Texas,  SC 

•Fischer,  Dan Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Fisher,  Charles  A Detroit,  NC 

•Fisher,  Rav  C Virginia,  SE 

♦Fitchter,  Joseph  W Ohio,  NC 

*Follin,  Gerald  W Tennessee,  SE 

*Fondren,  Mrs.  W.  W.  (6-1 1 ;  7-13) Texas,  SC 

Foote,  Adrian  B Wyoming,  NE 

♦Forrester,  William  T Pittsburgh,  NE 

Fort,  Homer  T.  (7-6) Little  Rock,  SC 

Fowler,  George  A.  (3-14) Rock  River,  NC 

♦Fox,  Thomas New  England,  NE 

Franklin,  Marvin  A.  (4-13) North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Franklyn,  T.  B Northwest  India,  OS 

♦Freeman,  Benjamin  G Liberia,  OS 

Freeman,  Everett  W Central  Kansas,  SC 

Freeman,  F.  Marion Louisiana,  SC 

♦Freeman.  Sewell  C Tennessee,  C 

♦French,  Clyde  M Oregon,  W 

Fribley,  Fremont  E North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Friend,  A.  Bernie North  Mississippi,  SE 

♦Fruit,  Mrs.  Walter  H Detroit,  NC 

Gaines,  A.  Presley Colorado,  W 

♦Garrison,  Ellis  B Troy,  NE 

♦Gault,  Robert  S.  (8-3) Kansas,  SC 

Gee,  R.  Harold West  Wisconsin,  NC 

♦Gibbes,  Mrs.  Phylis  M South  Carolina,  C 

♦Gibbs,  Merton  S Genesee,  NE 

♦Gibson,  E.  C Louisiana,  SC 

♦Gifford,  Blaine  H.  (3-3) Erie,  NE 

Giles,  William  H Louisiana,  SC 

♦Gobbel,  Luther  L Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Goddard,  Alvin  C Northern  New  York,  NE 

Golden,  James  W Tennessee,  C 

Gomez,  Abel  M.  Southwest  Mexican,  SC 

♦Goode,  Mrs.  W.  H.  C Ohio,  NC 

Goodenough,  Harold  S Southwest  Texas,  SC 

*Goodrick,  Perry  C Wisconsin,  NC 

Goodwin,  Levi  P lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Gordon,  Harry  B Wyoming,  NE 

Gough,  Edward  T Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Graham,  Edward  N Savannah,  C 

Grant,  Luther  R Central  West,  C 

Gray,  Joseph  M.  M Ohio,  NC 

♦Greathouse,  Frank New  Mexico,  SC 

Green,  John  D North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Greene,  Charles  M South  Carolina,  C 

Greer,  Frank  R Indiana,  NC 


118  Journal  of  the  19 U^  General  Conference 

♦Gregory,  Lucius  (4-23) Virginia,  SE 

♦Griffin,  DeWitt Florida,  SE 

Griffis,  Harold  W Troy,  NE 

Groenig,  Ernest  D Minnesota,  NC 

Guice,  Marvin  R New  Jersey,  NE 

Guthrie,  W.  Nelson  (5-6;  5-8) North  Alabama,  SE 

*Hackman,  Mrs.  Otto Nebraska,  SC 

Hahn,  Byron  A Michigan,  NC 

Hall,  Cortelvou  C Southwest,  C 

*Hall,  Miss  Flora Illinois,  NC 

Hall,  Sydney  W Oregon,  W 

*Halmhuber,  Paul  G Detroit,  NC 

♦Hamilton,  G.  E Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Hamner,  Fred  H Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Hancock,  George  D.  (7-3) -. Central  West,  C 

Hand,  J.  Phelps Baltimore,  NE 

*Hankins,  Sam  R Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Hann,  Edwin  F New  Jersey,  NE 

*Hanna,  John  V New  Hampshire,  NE 

Hanson,  N.  Everett North  Dakota,  NC 

*Hanson,  Mrs.  William  C Kansas,  SC 

*Hardie,  Mrs.  Charles  H.  (5-5;  7-4) New  York  East,  NE 

Hargis,  David  H.  (6-14) Delaware,  C 

Hargis,  Vache  A East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Harpst,  Miss  Ethel North  Georgia,  SE 

Harrell,  Luther  A South  Georgia,  SE 

Harrell,  Van  W Little  Rock,  SC 

Harris,  Leonard  C New  England  Southern,  NE 

Harris,  Pierce North  Georgia,  SE 

Harrison,  Samuel  J Detroit,  NC 

Harrison,  William  E Detroit,  NC 

*Hartman,  Ernest  V Michigan,  NC 

*Harshbarger,  Charles  C Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Hartman,  William  E Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

*Harvey,  Mrs.  Clarie  C Mississippi,  C 

Harvey,  Gerald  B Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Hayes,  E.  Pearce Foochow,  OS 

Hayes,  Leonidas  B Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Hearn,  E.  Virgil Peninsula,  NE 

Heath,  George  E New  England,  NE 

*Hedden,  Henry Memphis,  SE 

♦Henderson,  A."  L North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Henderson,  Sam  L Texas,  SC 

Henley,  James  W Holston,  SE 

Henninger,  Frank  Lament Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Hertzog,  William  H Idaho,  W 

Hiatt,  Joseph  S Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Hicks,  Ernest  C West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Higby,  David  B Erie,  NE 

♦Hirst,  Archie  L West  Wisconsin,  NC 

♦Hixson,  Jerome  C Northwest  Indiana, .NC 

H  olland,  Harvey  C North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Holland,  Lillie  V Mississippi,  C 

Holliday,  Robert  C St.  Louis,  SC 

Holloway,  Parker  B Newark,  NE 

Holman,  Calvin  E Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

♦Holman,  Moses Central  West,  C 

Holme,  Benjamin  F Detroit,  NC 

♦Holm«s,  Harry  N New  York  East,  NE 


The  MethofJisf  Church  119 

Holmes,  Jay  A Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Holmes,  Robert  C Florida,  SE 

*Holtz,-  Fred  G Wisconsin,  NC 

*Hooper,  Granville Peninsula,  NE 

Hooper,  T.  LeRoy Pittsburgh,  NE 

*Hope,  Miss  B.  Marion New  England  Southern,  NE 

Horn,  Nelson  P Kansas,  SC 

*Horton,  Oscar North  Alabama,  SE 

*Hotle,  William California,  W 

House,  Will  C Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Houston,  Ralph  M New  York,  NE 

Howard,  Arthur  R South  Carolina,  SE 

*Howard,  Lowell  W Colorado,  W 

♦Howe,  Charles  P Pittsburgh,  NE 

Hoyle,  John  W.,  Jr Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Huebner,  Paul  F.  (4-20;  9-0) Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Huffor,  Earl  (7-14) Texas,  SC 

Huger,  Thomas  A South  Florida,  C 

Hughes,  Alfred  F West  Wisconsin,  NC 

Hughes,  Cymbrid Maine,  NE 

*Hughes,  Frances  M Indiana,  NC 

♦Hull,  J.  W North  Arkansas,  SC 

Hummel,  George  W .• Louisville,  SE 

Hunt,  Brunner  M Mississippi,  SE 

♦Hunt,  Rolfe  L Mississippi,  SE 

Hunter,  Adam  A North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Hunter,  E.  A.  (5-13) North  Texas,  SC 

Hunter,  Harry  P.  (7-9) St.  Louis,  SC 

Hunter,  James  D North  Alabama,  SE 

Huntington,  Harry  F.  (3-7) Nebraska,  SC 

Hutchens,  Ezra  L Indiana,  NC 

♦Hutchins,  A.  L North  Arkansas,  SC 

Hutchinson,  Alva  R West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Imler,  D.  Joseph New  England,  NE 

♦Ingram,  Ben  L North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Irle,  Charles  A Chile,  OS 

♦Isaac,  Mrs.  Beulah  C Nebraska,  SC 

Israel,  C.  Wesley Rock  River,  NC 

♦Ivey,  George  F Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Jackson,  Mrs.  Grace  B Troy,  NE 

♦Jackson,  Henrietta Washington,  C 

♦Jacobs,  George  A Wisconsin,  NC 

♦Jeffers,  Dwight  S Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Jefferson,  C.  Norman . Peninsula,  NE 

Jeffras,  Charles  W New  England,  NE 

♦Jett,  Robert  S Baltimore,  NE 

John.son,  Levi  E Mississippi,  C 

Johnson,  Richard  H Washington,  C 

Johnson,  Rector  W California,  W 

Johnson,  Saul Lucknow,  OS 

Johnston,  Warren  (5-12) Central  Texas,  SC 

Johnstone,  Wilson North  Dakota,  NC 

Jones,  Frank  B Memphis,  SE 

Jones,  Henry  H North  Georgia,  SE 

Jones,  Hubert  D New  York  East,  NE 

Jones,  J.  Ira Ohio,  NC 

Jones,  Ralph  C Peninsula,  NE 

Judd,  Albert  G Northern  New  York,  NE 


120  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Julian,  Correll  M California,  W 

Keller,  Samuel  W Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Kelly,  C.  Guyer North  Africa,  OS 

*Kemp,  Gary  A Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Kemper,  Adolph  H.  (3-2) Dakota,  NC 

♦Kendall,  Carl  G New  England  Southern,  NE 

Kenna,  James  B Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Kennedy,  Gerald Nebraska,  SC 

*Kess,  Theodore Washington,  C 

*Keyser,  Mrs.  E.  Lester Baltimore,  NE 

♦Kidd,  Frank  H ; North  Texas,  SC 

*Kidd,  Mrs.  John  F Texas,  SC 

*Kilgore,  Mrs.  James  D Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Kilmer,  Norville  K West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Kinney,  John  F South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Kirby,  Andrew  J Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Kitch,  Dwight  M Wyoming  State,  W 

Klaus,  Leroy  H.  (8-4) Minnesota,  NC 

♦Knight,  Sam Central  Texas,  SC 

Kober,  Marvin  B Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Konkel,  Guy  E Colorado,  W 

♦Koonce,  Arnold  J Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Korn,  Miss  Evaline  L New  York,  NE 

Lancaster,  Harold Ohio,  NC 

♦Lance,  T.  Jack North  Georgia,  SE 

Landreth,  Elmer Northwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Lang,  Samuel  J Detroit,  NC 

♦Lange,  Mrs.  Harry  W California,  W 

Langston,  Roy  A Central  Texas,  SC 

Langrall,  Otwald  B Baltimore,  NE 

♦Laylin,  Mrs.  Fanny  H Ohio,  NE 

Lazenby,  Marion  E North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Learn,  Dale  H Philadelphia,  NE 

Ledbetter,  Samuel  E South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Ledbetter,  Mrs.  Wiltz  M Louisiana,  SC 

♦LeFevre,  DeWitt  C Northern  New  York,  NE 

Leggett,  J.  Willard Mississippi,  SE 

♦Lewis,  Fred  A Genesee,  NE 

♦Lewis,  J.  Milton Florida,  SE 

♦Lewis,  Vernon  E.  (4-9) Montana,  W 

♦Li,  Mrs.  S.  Y.  Ding Foochow,  OS 

♦Lightner,  Lawrence  H Central  West,  C 

♦Lindsey,  Frank  G.  (Deceased— March  25,  1944) New  York,  NE 

Lineberry,  Frank  W North  Indiana,  NC 

Lipham,  Charles  M North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Little,  Mrs.  D.  Rosser North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Locke,  Hugh  A North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Loeppert,  Henry  V.  (7-8) Rock  River,  NC 

Lofton,  Ely  L Washington,  C 

Logan,  Stanley  G Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Logue,  Eva  K South  India,  OS 

Lokey,  Clarence  W Texas,  SC 

♦Long,  W.  Strother Louisville,  SE 

Love,  Frank  S North  Carolina,  SE 

Mackay,  Edward  G North  Georgia,  SE 

♦Macwan,  Meshach  D Gujarat,  OS 

♦Mahaffey,  Mrs.  Mamie  B Mississippi,  SE 


The  Methodist  Church  121 

♦Mahaley,  John  W Genesee,  NE 

*Malone,  Edward  R Alabama,  SE 

*Mann,  Earl  M Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Mann,  Isaac Northwest  India,  OS 

Marble,  Samuel  W Colorado,  W 

Marlin,  James  W Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Marriott,  Albert Erie,  NE 

♦Marshall,  Mrs.  011a  K Michigan.  NC 

♦Martin,  Bovce Central  Texas,  SC 

Martin,  Eldon  H • Troy,  NE 

*Martin,  E.  W North  Arkansas,  SC 

♦Martin,  Leslie  E Nebraska,  SC 

Marvin,  John  E Detroit,  NC 

♦Masland,  J.  Wesley Philadelphia,  NE 

♦Masten,  J.  Eugene Central  New  York,  NE 

♦Masters,  Mrs.  Kathryn  F North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Mathews,  Elmer  E New  Jersey,  NE 

Mathews,  Ernest  J Wisconsin,  NC 

♦Matthews,  Miss  Dolly  J Northwest  India,  OS 

♦Maunder,  Sidney  T Troy,  NE 

♦McBaine,  Mrs.  Turner Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

McClung,  George  H Northern  New  York,  NE 

McClure,  Claude  M Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

McClure,  Robert  O Ohio,  NC 

♦McCorkle,  Claude  H North  Texas,  SC 

♦McCormack,  W.  Rady  (4-17) North  Mississippi,  SE 

McCoy,  Lee  M Upper  Mississippi,  C 

♦McCreless,  Sollie  E Southwest  Texas,  SC 

♦McCullum,  A.  A.  (6-10;  8-10) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦McDaniel,  Mrs.  Frank  L Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

♦McEwen,  G.  A Upper  Mississippi,  C 

McFall,  Merrill  B Indiana,  NC 

♦McGirt,  William  A North  Carolina,  SE 

♦McGlammery,  Bert  E Central  Texas,  SC 

Mcllnay,  Harold  W Genessee,  NE 

Mcintosh,  F.  Bringle Ohio,  NC 

McKee,  Stanley  S Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

McKenney,  Stephen  S Texas,  SC 

♦McKinney,  James  H Louisville,  SE 

McKnight,  Frank  S Erie,  NE 

♦McLelland,  Sam  K Texas,  SC 

♦McMillan,  Mrs.  Emma  K West  Texas,  C 

♦McMurry,  William  F Memphis,  SE 

♦McRae,  Kenneth  E Memphis,  SE 

McVicker,  Roy  H Colorado,  W 

♦Meeks,  Mrs.  Benjamin  W.  (8-2) Baltimore,  NE 

Melvin,  J.  Fred Illinois,  NC 

♦Meredith,  Victor  K.,  Sr Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

♦Merritt,  Frank  0 California,  W 

♦Merritt,  Isaac  E Illinois,  NC 

♦Mertz,  August  S Genesee,  NE 

♦Metzgar,  Carl  S Detroit,  NC 

Middlebrooks,  Acton  E Alabama,  SE 

Middleton,  W.  Vernon Philadelphia,  NE 

Milburn,  J.  Earl Holston,  SE 

♦Miller,  Elv  D Ohio,  NC 

♦Miller,  G.' T West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Miller,  Theodore  L Louisiana,  C 

♦Milliken,  Mrs.  Philip  I Maine,  NE 

Mills,  Fav  C Nebraska,  SC 


122  Journal  of  the  WJfJ^  General  Conference 

*Mills,  Oliver  A Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Milnes,  Harry  E California,  W 

♦Mitchell,  Charles  A Florida,  SE 

♦Mitchell,  Jesse  A.  (7-19) St.  Louis,  SC 

Mohn,  E.  Harold North-East  Ohio,  NC 

*Mohr,  Forrest  E Michigan,  NC 

♦Montgomery,  Clifford Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Montgomery,  John  C St.  Louis,  SC 

♦Moody,  Miss  Mary , Central  Texas,  SC 

♦Moore,  LeRoy Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Moore,  Mark  M Holston,  SE 

Moore,  Virgil  L.  (2-2;  3-12;  5-1;  6-3;  7-5) Kentucky,  SE 

Moss,  Norman  M Troy,  NE 

♦Morris,  Collidge  G North  Carolina,  SE 

Morris,  Virgil  D.  (6-5) Louisiana,  SC 

Mosby,  Robert  S West  Texas,  SC 

*Mowry,  Mrs.  Olin  J Northern  New  York,  NE 

Mulvaney,  Warren  O Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Munday,  Mrs.  Edgar  P Ohio,  NC 

Munday,  Walter  I Louisville,  SE 

♦Murphree,  Mrs.  Lois  N.  (8-8) Rhodesia,  OS 

♦Murphy,  Miss  Marian  E North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Myers,  Elvin  C Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Myers,  E.  Roy Erie,  NE 

Nabors,  Arthur  H North  Alabama,  SE 

♦Nelson,  E.  H East  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Nelson,  William  R.  (3-6) Missouri,  SC 

Newell,  J.  Pierce West  Wisconsin  NC 

Newton,  Andrew  J Texas,  C 

Newman,  Wiley  C North  Mississippi,  SE 

Newton,  Edward  G.  (7-15) Atlanta,  C 

Nichols,  Milton  H Philadelphia,  NE 

Nicholson,  Joseph  H Louisville,  SE 

Nicholson,  Reuben  Y Baltimore,  NE 

Nixon,  Lloyd  H.  (Transferred  to  Detroit  Conference). .  .    Michigan,  NC 

Noble,  Charles  C Central  New  York,  NE 

♦Nye,  Mrs.  Florence  K.  (4-3) Central  New  York,  NE 

♦Oakes,  Edgar  L Idaho,  W 

*Odell,  Donald  A. Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

♦Oldshue,  Mrs.  James Rock  River,  NC 

Olson,  Oscar  Thomas  (3-11) North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Olsson,  Mrs.  Vere  L Nebraska,  SC 

Ortmeyer,  Frederick  W Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

♦Orwig,  S.  S East  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Ott,  Mrs.  George Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Owen,  S.  J East  Oklahoma,  SC 

Page,  Homer  R Indiana,  NC 

Parker,  Albea  S North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Parker,  Walter  W St.  Louis,  SC 

♦Parks,  Mrs.  Eva  B.  (4-1) Atlanta,  C 

Paschall,  Fred  W North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Patrick,  Theodore  W Texas,  C 

♦Patterson,  John  R Louisiana,  C 

♦Paul,  Miss  May Southern  Illinois,  NC 

♦Paul,  Patrick  N Indus  River,  OS 

Payne,  William  W New  Jersey,  NE 

Pearce,  William  M Northwest  Texas,  SC 


The  Methodiat  Church  123 

*Pearson,  Frank  L Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Pearson,  John  M.  (4-12) New  York,  NE 

*Peck,  LeRoy  E Wyoming  State,  W 

♦Peeler,  Charles  B.   (3-4) Florida,  SE 

Peeples,  Cecil  E Texas,  SC 

*Peet,  J.  Herb Upper  Iowa,  NC 

Pendergrass,  Edward  J Florida,  SE 

♦Pennington,  A.  S Holston,  SE 

Pennington,  Beecher  B Tennessee,  SE 

Perdew,  William  C Michigan,  NC 

Perez,  Carlos Cuba,  SE 

♦Ferine,  Irving  V.  G Newark,  NE 

♦Perkins,  William  C Pittsburgh,  NE 

♦Perry,  Oscar  W Florida,  C 

♦Peters,  Edmund  C North  Georgia,  SE 

Peterson,  Dutton  S Central  New  York,  NE 

Pettit,  Charles  E Illinois,  NC 

♦Peyton,  Mrs.  George  L Central  Texas,  SC 

♦Phelps,  Frank  M Oregon,  W 

Phelps,  Gradison  M North  Carolina,  C 

Phillips,  Earl  C Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Phillips,  W.  Roy South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Pickens,  Marshall  I Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Porter,  Miss  Eunice Northwest  India,  OS 

Porter,  Otto Mississippi  SE 

Powell,  Bradford  V.  (2-3) Missouri,  SC 

Powell,  Howard  P Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*  Pratt,  Robert  W Pittsburgh,  NE 

Freer,  Carlton Alabama,  SE 

Prewitt,  Thomas  O Mississippi,  SE 

^Prince,  Mrs.  Grace  Marie  (5-11;  6-2;  10-4) Kansas,  SC 

♦Pritchett,  Cassius  J Illinois,  NC 

Pulliam,  William  C Illinois,  NC 

♦Quay,  Ernest  E Wyoming,  NE 

Queen,  Caleb  E.  (6-12) Washington,  C 

Quillian,  William  F.  (7-18) South  Georgia,  SE 

Ragsdale,  Ray  W Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Raines,  Richard  C Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

♦Randal,  Mrs.  C.  M - Northwest  Texas,  SC 

♦Raney,  Alton  B Little  Rock,  SC 

Rast,  John  M Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

♦Ratliff,  Mrs.  William  H North  Mississippi,  SE 

*Raut,  Irwin  (4-21) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦Ray,  Mrs.  Thomas Upper  Iowa,  NC 

♦Raymond,  Mrs.  F Detroit,  NC 

♦Redding,  Mrs.  W.  Frank,  Jr Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

Reddy,  Ephraim  C South  India,  OS 

♦Register,  George  S North  Dakota,  NC 

♦Reid,  William  W New  York  East,  NE 

♦Rencher,  Ed  R Alabama,  SE 

♦Renfro,  S.  L Kentucky,  SE 

Reynolds  .Calvin  C.  (7-10) South  Carolina,  C 

♦Reynolds,  Mark New  Jersey,  NE 

Rice,  Robert  J Minnesota,  NC 

♦Rich,  Robert  F Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Richards,  Nichols  F Pittsburgh,  NE 

Richard.son,  Frank  M Texas,  SC 

Rising,  Lloyd  H Nebraska,  SC 


124  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

*Ristine,  Miss  Ethel Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Ristow,  Cecil  F * Montana,  W 

♦Roberts,  John  W Kansas,  SC 

♦Roberts,  Roy North  Dakota,  NC 

♦Roberts,  Warren South  Georgia,  SE 

♦Roberts,  W.  Dave  (1-4) Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Robertson,  J.  Callaway Virginia,  SE 

Robinson,  Edgar  L Memphis,  SE 

Robinson,  Leroy  T Michigan,  NC 

♦Robinson,  Milton  C North-East  Ohio,  NC 

Robinson,  Orris  G Baltimore,  NE 

♦Rogers,  George  D South  Florida,  C 

♦Rogers,  W.  S.  (4-10) Nebraska,  SC 

♦Roose,  Homer  N North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Roose,  Mrs.  Homer  N North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Roper,  William  B Virginia,  SE 

Ross,  Marcellus  D Hyderabad,  OS 

Rule,  E.  Clifton Little  Rock,  SC 

Russell,  Clark  H North  Texas,  SC 

♦Russell,  Walter  E Maine,  NE 

Rustin,  John  W Baltimore,  NE 

Ryan,  Archie  L Kansas,  SC 

Ryan,  Harry  G.  (6-13) West  Oklahoma,  SC 

Samp,  Walter  A lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Sanders,  John  S West  Virginia,  NE 

♦Satterfield,  Charles  N Peninsula,  NE 

♦Sayre,  Mrs.  Grover  C Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Scheuermann,  Walter  N lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Schiefelbein,  Ernest  S • Nebraska,  SC 

Schneider,  John  M Rock  River,  NC 

♦Schrock,  Mrs.  Helen  I Michigan,  NC 

Schubert,  W.  E Kiangsi,  OS 

♦Scott,  William  C Baltimore,  NE 

Scranton,  Walter  L New  York,  NE 

Scrimshire,  Joe  B.  (5-3) New  Mexico,  SC 

♦Scull,  Sam  M lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Scully,  R..E Ohio,  NC 

♦Seals,  W.  T Lexington,  C 

♦Selby,  Mrs.  Howard  W New  England,  NE 

♦Selby,  Robert  E : Mississippi,  SE 

♦Self,  William  D North  Alabama,  SE 

Sells,  Ernest  L Rhodesia,  OS 

♦Sells,  Mrs.  Olga  E Rhodesia,  OS 

Senter,  Samuel  T South  Georgia,  SE 

Shacklock,  Floyd Nebraska,  SC 

Shafer,  Albert  E Alabama,  SE 

Shake,  B.  Brooks North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Shaw,  Judge  Harry West  Virginia,  NE 

Shelton,  Floyd  B Holston,  SE 

Shipman,  Raymond  M lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Shockley,  Joseph  M Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦Shull,  Joe  M Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Simms,  J.  B.  (4-2) California,  W 

♦Simpson,  Mrs.  Claude  M North  Texas,  SC 

♦Simpson,  Mrs.  Ophelia North  Carolina,  C 

Sims,  Martin  L.  (3-9;  5-4) New  Mexico,  SC 

Singh,  J.  Chandra  B Central  Provinces,  OS 

♦Sinkey,  Miss  Fern Ohio,  NC 

♦Slayton,  J.  T.  (4-8) Kentucky,  SE 


The  Methodist  Church  125 

Smith,  Benjamin  F L<-xington,  C 

Smith,  C.  Q West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Smith,  George  H Holston,  SE 

♦Smith,  H.  W.  B Savannah,  C 

Smith,  Harrv  C.  (4-16) North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Smith,  John  W Peninsula,  NE 

♦Smith,  Marvin  B North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Smith,  Matthew  D Dakota,  NC 

Smith,  W.  Stanley North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Snapp,  Dennis  V.  (4-8) Kentucky,  SE 

♦Snider,  P.  M. Pacific  Northwest,  W 

♦Snodgrass,  Edmund Baltimore,  NE 

♦Snyder,  Mrs.  Ina  Lemmon North  Indiana,  NC 

♦Snyder,  LeRoy  L * Northwest  Iowa,  NC 

Snyder,  Paul  J Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

♦Soule,  Miss  Zillah  L Central  Provinces,  OS 

Spann,  J.  Richard Southwest  Texas,  SC 

Spaugy,  Lemon  D Pittsburgh,  NE 

Spear,  Laren Illinois,  NC 

Spore,  Kenneth  L Little  Rock,  SC 

Sprague,  Roy  L.  (3-13;  8-7) Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Spurlock,  Raymond  B Michigan,  NC 

♦Stainton,  Howard  S New  Jersey,  NE 

Stallings,  Matthew  J Upper  Mississippi,  C 

Stanbury,  Walter  A Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

♦Stanley,  Osso  W Louisville,  SE 

Stanton,  Willard  F Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Staples,  Louis  S Maine,  NE 

♦Staten,  William  H Delaware,  C 

Stater,  Charles  G West  Virginia,  NE 

Stearns,  Harold  G Central  New  York,  NE 

Steel,  Marshall  T North  Texas,  SC 

♦Steele,  A.  Glenn West  Oklahoma,  SC 

♦Stephens,  Mrs.  Pearl  M Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Stevens,  Florence  S New  England  Southern,  NE 

Stevenson,  Marion  A Holston,  SE 

Stewart,  William  H.  (9-1) New  York  East,  NE 

♦Stiles,  George  W Colorado,  W 

♦Stites,  Stanley  D Illinois,  NC 

Stone,  A.  Stanley Detroit,  NC 

Story,  Bert  L Nebraska,  SC 

Stringfellow,  LeRoy  W.  (4-11) New  Hampshire,  NE 

♦Strong,  Mrs.  M.  F Southwest,  C 

Stryker,  John  B Liberia,  OS 

Stuart,  R.  Marvin California,  W 

♦Summers,  Oscar New  York  East,  NE 

Sundaram,  Gabriel Hyderabad,  OS 

Swan,  Charles  L Hyderabad,  OS 

Swaney,  Bertram  G Rock  River,  NC 

♦Swarts,  Thomas  C Pittsburgh,  NE 

Sweazy,  Clyde  A. . Kentucky,  SE 

♦Sweet,  Mrs.  Paul  W Pacific  Northwest,  W 

Syglit,  William  L Delaware,  C 

♦Tarr,  Oliver  A North-East  Ohio,  NC 

♦Tate,  Lewis  N Illinois,  NC 

♦Tatum,  Robert  T Texas,  C 

Taylor,  Francis  D New  England,  NE 

♦Taylor,  H.  K Virginia,  SE 

Taylor,  John  L St .  Louis,  SC 


126  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Taylor,  Perry  P.  (6-6) Missouri,  SC 

Taylor,  Samuel  W Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Tedder,  George  W Florida,  SE 

Thomas,  Essell  P Peninsula,  NE 

Thomas,  Fred  D East  Tennessee,  C 

Thomas,  George  A South  Carolina,  C 

*Thomas,  Henry  F New  York  East,  NE 

*Thomas,  Lavens  M Holston,  SE 

*Thomas,  Orange  0 Baltimore,  NE 

•*Thompson,  Emmett  D Tennessee,  SE 

Thompson,  George  B Indus  River,  OS 

♦Thompson,  Glenn  W Indiana,  NC 

*Thompson,  Sam  H lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

Thompson,  T.  Walter Illinois,  NC 

Thompson,  William  C.  (6-15) .  .* Delaware,  C 

Thornburg,  Amos  A New  England  Southern,  NE 

Thrailkill,  Joseph  S.  (4-16) North  Georgia,  SE 

Thrall,  Charles  H Illinois,  NC 

*Thrasher,  Tigner  E South  Georgia,  SE 

*Tilly,  Mrs.  M.  E North  Georgia,  SE 

Tingle,  Benjamin  F North  Alabama,  SE 

*Titus,  J.  E Northwest  India,  OS 

Tolley,  Earl  V Wyoming,  NE 

*  Tompkins,  Oscar  L Alabama,  SE 

■Tower,  Alphonso  W Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Townsend,  Ted  H Northern  New  York,  NE 

Tripp,  Ernest  F Troy,  NE 

Trotter,  Frederick  B Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

*Truran,  Harold  B New  York,  NE 

Turner,  Bedford Louisville,  SE 

*Turner,  Mrs.  Frances  W Central  Alabama,  C 

Turner,  Walter  L Central  Alabama,  C 

Turnipseed,  B.  Rhett Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

*Turnley,  Mrs.  Edmund .  .  / Tennessee,  SE- 

Twiddy,  Norman  W New  York  East,  NE 

Tyler,  John  Paul  (10-2) Virginia,  SE 

Tyson,  W.  Galloway Philadelphia,  NE 

*Ulland,  J.  S Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

Upperman,  Harry  L Tennessee,  SE 

*Van  Antwerp,  Harry  I Troy,  NE 

VanDyke,  Ellroy  D Central  New  York,  NE 

*VanDyke,  M.  Faye  (4-3) Central  New  York,  NE 

Van  Horn,  John  D Pittsburgh,  NE 

*Vanlandingham,  John  W South  Georgia,  SE 

Versteeg,  John  M Ohio,  NC 

♦Victor,  Mrs.  Fred  A New  York,  NE 

Vivion,  King  (7-12) Tennessee,  SE 

Vivion,  Monroe Texas,  SC 

Volkland,  Otto  F , .  Central  Kansas,  SC 

*Wade,  Mrs.  H.  King  (6-4) Little  Rock,  SC 

♦Waggoner,  Merle  J North  Texas,  SC 

♦Waldron,  John  Wesley Newark,  NE 

♦Walker,  Mrs.  Clarissa  D Delaware,  C 

♦Walker,  Mrs.  Harley  (3-5) lowa-Des  Moines,  NC 

♦Walker,  Marion  R Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Walker,  Thomas  H.  B Florida,  C 

Wallace,  Arthur  H California,  W 


The  Methodist  Church  127 

Wallace,  James  N Southwest,  C 

Wampler,  Walter  C Montana,  W 

*Ward,  Forrest  S.  (5-7) North  Alabama,  SE 

*Ward,  James  E Upper  South  Carolina  SE 

*Ward,  Walter  A Genesee,  NE 

Ward,  William  R.,  Jr New  England  Southern,  NE 

*Wardlaw,  J.  C North  Georgia,  SE 

Warmer,  George  A Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Wasson,  Lovick  P.  (10-8) North  Mississippi,  SE 

Watters,  Philip  S New  York,  NE 

Watts,  H.  Bascom East  Oklahoma,  SC 

*Weaver,  Guy Western  North  Carolina,  SE 

*Webb,  James  H Delawar;^  C 

*Webb,  Paul  C Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

*Wedemeyer,  Mrs.  B.  B Central  Texas,  SC 

*Wegner,  Mrs.  Charles  E Minnesota,  NC 

*Weir,  Benjamin Illinois,  NC 

Welliver,  Lester  A.  (6-1) Central  Pennsylvania,  NE 

Wells,  Frank  L Virginia,  SE 

Wengatz,  John  C Liberia,  OS 

Weslev,  Arturo  F Eastern  South  America,  OS 

*Wetzel,  Ira Rock  River,  NC 

*Wharton,  Joe  P Upper  South  Carolina,  SE 

Whitaker,  Howard  W Kentucky,  SE 

White,  Gay  C Illinois,  NC 

White,  Roscoe  M Virginia,  SE 

*Whiting,  Miss  Ethel  L Lucknow,  OS 

*Whitmore,  Ben  A Tennessee,  SE 

Whitten,  George  E Southern  Illinois,  NC 

Whitton,  Charles  D New  Jersey,  NE 

Wiant,  Warren  W Pittsburgh,  NE 

Wicke,  Llovd  C Newark,  NE 

Wicker,  Rufus  E Florida,  SE 

Wiggins,  Lemuel  E Upper  South  Caroina,  SE 

Wiggins,  Sam  B.  (4-14) North  Arkansas,  SC 

♦Wight,  J.  Slater  (4-19) South  Georgia,  SE 

♦Wiley,  Frank  W Ohio,  NC 

*Wiley,  Henry  S Illinois,  NC 

*Wilkins,  J.  E Lexington,  C 

Wilkins,  John  R California,  W 

♦Wilkinson,  John  W.  F Erie,  NE 

Williams,  Aden  P Virginia,  SE 

*  Williams,  Mrs.  Candace  A Upper  Mississippi,  C 

Williams,  Ernest  B North  Arkansas,  SC 

Williams,  George  W Mississipp,  C 

Williams,  Thomas  F Northwest  Indiana,  NC 

Williamson,  A.  G.  (6-16) Missouri,  SC 

Willson,  E.  Ray Detroit,  NC 

♦Wilmot,  Dan  H New  Mexico,  SC 

♦Wilson,  Jerry  B Wyoming,  NK 

Wilson,  James  H South  Georgia,  SE 

♦Wilson,  Laurence  L.  (7-2) Central  Kansas,  SC 

♦Wiltse,  George  N Indiana,  NC 

♦Wimberly,  Rudolph  S South  Georgia,  SE 

Winche.ster,  Robert  W North  Carolina,  C 

♦Winter,  H.  Hartley New  Hampshire,  NE 

♦Wiseman,  Homer  W West  Virginia,  NE 

Witwer,  Albert  M Philadelphia,  NE 

♦Wollan,  Ingwald  G Northern  Minnesota,  NC 

♦Womack,  Richard  E » Memphis,  SE 


128  Journal  of  the  19H  General  Conference 

Womack,  W.  Vance North  Arkansas,  SC 

Wood,  Robert  L Baltimore,  NE 

Woodward,  Abram  S.  (4-6) Indiana,  NC 

*Woodley,  Mark Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Woods,  J.  Matt Missouri,  SC 

Woolf ,  Ernest  L Virginia,  SE 

Worley,  Elbert  D Holston,  SE 

Wright,  Cal  C Northwest  Texas,  SC 

Wright,  Quincy  R.  (8-11) Southwest  Missouri,  SC 

♦Yarbrough,  Mrs.  Walter  G Texas,  SC 

Yates,  Earl  U Southern  Illinois,  NC 

♦Yen,  Lo  Ren Kiangsi,  OS 

Yeomans,  Clyde  G North  Indiana,  NC 

Yoak,  John  B.  F.,  Jr.  (5-10) West  Virginia,  NE 

Yoder,  Samuel  L North  Indiana,  NC 

Yost,  Clark  R Southern  Illinois,  NC 

*Youell,  Donald  R Holston,  SE 

*Young,  Joe  M Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Young,  J.  Otis Ohio,  NC 

Young,  Lawrence Southern  California-Arizona,  W 

Youngblood,  Curtis Mississippi,  SE 

Zerr,  Levi  H Philadelphia,  NE 

*Zeigler,  George  G.,  Jr Philadelphia,  NE 

*Zimmerman,  Henry  M Kentuck,    SE 

Zottele,  Pedro Chily,  OS 

Zumbrunnen,  Thomas  M West  Virginiea,  NE 


PLAN  OF  ORGANIZATION  AND  RULES  OF 

ORDER 

A.    PLAN  OF  ORGANIZATION 
I.    Opening  Session  and  Organization 

The  General  Conference  shall  assemble  at  10  o'clock  a.m 
on  the  day  fixed  and  at  the  place  determined  upon  in  ac- 
cordance with  action  taken  by  the  preceding  General  Con- 
ference. The  Holy  Communion  shall  be  celebrated  by  the 
Conference,  the  Council  of  Bishops  being  in  charge;  after 
which  the  Conference  shall  be  called  to  order  by  the  Bishop 
designated,  as  provided  in  Paragraph  8,  Item  11,  of  the 
Discipline  (1940), 

The  Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  of  the 
preceding  General  Conference  shall  be  in  effect  until  the 
Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  for  the  ensuing 
General  Conference  shall  have  been  adopted : — 

The  following  order  of  business  shall  be  observed. 

1.  Roll  Call.  The  roll  shall  be  called  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  preceding  General  Conference  in  the  following 
manner : 

(1)  There  shall  be  called  the  names  of  the  Bishops  who 
have  died  since  the  adjournment  of  the  preceding  Gen- 
eral Conference,  and  likewise  the  names  of  delegates  elect 
who  have  died ; 

(2)  The  Secretary  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  shall  re- 
port the  number  of  Bishops  who  are  present,  providing 
the  Secretary,  for  record,  a  list  of  their  names. 

(3)  The  roll  of  delegates  shall  be  called  by  Annual 
Conferences.  The  Chairman  of  each  delegation  shall  be 
provided  with  a  blank  form  on  which  to  report  in  writ- 
ing the  attendance  of  its  members,  noting  absentees  and 
substitutions,  which  reports  shall  be  tabulated  by  the 
Secretary  and  published  in  the  Daily  Advocate.  Any  al- 
ternate seated  in  the  place  of  a  regular  delegate  shall 
have  been  duly  elected  as  an  alternate  delegate  by  his 
Annual  Conference,  and  shall  meet  the  requirements  set 
forth  in  the  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  (1940), 
Paragraph  351.  Alternate  delegates  shall  be  seated  in  the 
order  of  their  election. 

2.  Adoptio7i  of  Plan  of  Organization  and  Rides  of  Order. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Rules  created  by  the  pre- 

(129) 


130  Journal  of  the  19^  General  Conference 

ceding  General  Conference  shall  be  presented  for  Confer- 
ence action. 

3.  Election  of  Secretary.  If  a  quorum  be  present,  the 
Conference  shall  elect  from  the  ministry  or  lay  member- 
ship of  The  Methodist  Church,  on  nomination  from  the 
floor,  a  Secretary,  which  election  shall  be  by  ballot  if  there 
be  two  or  more  nominees. 

4.  Committee  Nominations  and  Electiotis.  The  Council 
of  Bishops  shall  present  nominations  for  the  Administra- 
tive Committees  and  such  other  nominations  as  are  here- 
inafter committed  to  them,  for  election  by  the  General 
Conference. 

5.  Miscellaneous  Business. 

6.  The  Episcopal  Address. 

7.  Adjournment. 

II.    Presiding  Officers  and  Secretarial  Staff 

1.  The  presiding  officers  for  the  several  sessions  of  the 
Conference  shall  be  chosen  from  among  the  effective 
bishops  in  the  following  manner :  The  Council  of  Bishops 
shall  at  the  opening  session  nominate  for  election  by  the 
Conference  a  Committee  on  Presiding  Officers  composed  of 
one  minister  and  one  layman  from  each  Jurisdiction,  and 
one  minister  and  one  layman  from  among  the  delegates 
representing  the  Annual  Conferences  outside  the  United 
States.  The  committee  thus  constituted  shall  select  the 
presiding  officer  for  each  session  of  the  Conference,  and 
in  each  instance  report  its  selection  to  the  Conference  prior 
to  the  adjournment  of  the  session  immediately  preceding. 

2.  The  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  elected  as 
hereinbefore  provided  shall  serve  until  the  next  General 
Conference  is  organized  and  a  successor  elected. 

3.  The  Conference  shall  elect,  upon  the  nomination  of  the 
Secretary,  such  Assistant  Secretaries  from  the  ministry  or 
lay  membership  of  The  Methodist  Church  as  it  may  deem 
wise. 

4.  If  in  the  interim  of  the  quadrennial  sessions  of  the 
General  Conference  the  office  of  Secretary  shall  for  any 
reason  be  vacated  the  Council  of  Bishops  shall  elect  a  suc- 
cessor to  serve  until  the  next  session. 

III.    Committees 
The  General  Conference  shall  have  the  standing  commit- 
tees hereinafter  indicated,  with  such  functions,  responsi- 
bilities, and  limitations  respectively  as  are  hereinafter  pre- 
scribed, and  such  special  committees  as  it  may  order. 


The  Methodist  Church  131 

1.     ADMINISTRATIVE  COMMITTEES 

(1)  Rides.  There  shall  be  a  committee  of  six  on  Plan 
of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order.  The  Secretary  of  the 
Conference  shall  be  an  ex  officio  member  and  one  of  six. 
To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  any  proposed  amend- 
ments to  the  Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order.  To 
it  may  also  be  referred  any  other  matters  relating  to  parlia- 
mentary order  or  procedure  in  the  business  of  the  Con- 
ference. 

(2)  Journal.  There  shall  be  a  committee  of  seven  which 
shall  daily  examine  the  record  of  the  Secretary,  comparing 
it  with  the  stenographic  record,  and  report  its  findings  to 
the  Conference,  recommending  appropriate  action.  Any 
error  subsequently  discovered  in  a  section  of  the  Journal 
which  has  been  approved  shall  be  reported  to  the  Conference 
for  correction. 

(3)  Credentials.  There  shall  be  a  committee  of  seven 
on  Credentials.  To  this  committee  the  Chairmen  of  the 
respective  Annual  Conference  delegations  shall  report,  on 
a  form  provided  for  that  purpose,  the  names  of  absent 
delegates  and  of  available  alternate  delegates  to  be  sub- 
stituted for  said  absentees.  This  committee  shall  in  turn 
report  all  such  cases  of  absence  to  the  Conference  with 
recommendations  as  to  the  seating  of  alternates  if  such  are 
available.  No  alternate  delegates  shall  be  seated  except 
by  action  of  the  Conference  and  after  a  report  has  been 
made  upon  the  case  by  this  committee;  provided,  that  alter- 
nate delegates  reported  by  the  Chairmen  of  the  respective 
Annual  Conference  delegations  as  substituted  at  the  open- 
ing session  shall  be  seated  without  the  action  of  this  com- 
mittee; provided,  further,  such  substitutions  shall  be  re- 
ported to  this  committee  for  review  and  report  to  the  Con- 
ference. 

(4)  Reference.  There  shall  be  a  Committee  of  Refer- 
ence composed  of  the  Secretary,  an  Assistant  Secretary 
designated  by  the  Secretary,  and  three  others.  This  com- 
mittee shall  receive  all  memorials,  petitions,  etc.,  dealing 
with  the  regular  business  of  the  Conference,  and,  after 
ascertaining  that  they  meet  the  requirements  herein  speci- 
fied, shall  distribute  them  among  the  several  committees 
according  to  their  respective  responsibilities.  The  Commit- 
tee of  Reference  may  withdraw  a  paper  after  having  as- 
signed it  to  a  committee,  either  upon  request  or  upon  its 
own  motion.  It  may  also  withhold  from  reference  or  pub- 
lication any  document  it  shall  deem  improper,  promptly 
advising  the  author  or  authors  thereof  of  its  action  in  order 


132  Journal  of  the  194i  General  Conference 

that  appeal  may  be  made  to  the  Conference  if  desired.  This 
committee  shall  publish  each  daj^  in  the  Daily  Advocate  a 
list  of  the  communications  it  has  referred  to  the  several 
standing  committees,  identifying  each  by  number,  title, 
origin,  and  destination.  No  memorial  or  petition  shall  be 
assigned  by  the  Committee  of  Reference  to  any  General 
Conference  committee  unless  it  comes  from  some  organiza- 
tion, minister,  or  member  of  The  Methodist  Church,  and 
also  contains  information  essential  to  the  verification  of  the 
alleged  facts  concerning  its  origin.  All  memorials  shall  be 
presented  in  triplicate.  Each  shall  deal  with  only  one  gen- 
eral subject.  Not  more  than  one  memorial  shall  be  pre- 
sented on  a  single  sheet  of  paper. 

(5)  Editorial  Revision.  There  shall  be  a  committee  of 
five,  which,  for  the  purpose  of  clarification  and  definiteness 
of  statement,  and  of  correction  of  verbal  errors  and  in- 
felicities in  expression,  shall  review  and  edit  for  publication 
in  the  printed  Journal  all  reports  of  committees  as  adopted 
by  the  Conference : 

(6)  Courtesies,  Privileges.  There  shall  be  a  committee 
of  fourteen,  composed  of  one  minister  and  one  layman  from 
each  Jurisdiction  and  one  minister  and  one  layman  from 
among  the  delegates  representing  Annual  Conferences  out- 
side the  United  States,  known  as  the  Committee  on  Courte- 
sies and  Privileges,  having  the  following  duties  and  re- 
sponsibilities : 

a.  To  consider,  as  presented  to  it  by  members  of  the  Con- 
ference, what  said  members  regard  as  questions  or 
matters  of  privilege  and  decide  whether  they  are  such 
or  not,  and,  if  they  are  regarded  as  being  such,  to 
recommend  to  the  Conference  that  they  be  heard. 

Note:  Only  questions  or  matters  of  privileges  which  are 
so  urgent  that  they  cannot  wait  for  consideration  by 
this  committee  may  be  presented  immediately  to  the 
Conference  as  provided  in  Rule  9. 

b.  To  prepare  with  due  regard  for  brevity  and  present 
to  the  Conference  for  its  action  such  complimentary 
resolutions  as  occasion  may  demand. 

c.  To  arrange  for  the  extending  of  the  courtesies  of  the 
Conference  to  any  to  whom  they  may  be  due,  fraternal 
delegates  and  official  visitors  excepted. 

d.  To  arrange  for  a  Memorial  Service,  at  some  time 
agreeable  to  the  Conference,  for  deceased  delegates 
elect,  for  Bishops  and  General  Officers  of  the  Church 
who  have  died  since  the  adjournment  of  the  preceding 


The  Methodist  Church  133 

General  Conference,  and  others  who  in  the  judgment 
of  the  Committee  m£jy  appropriately  be  included. 

(7)  Fraternal  Delegates.  There  shall  be  a  committee 
of  six  whose  function  it  shall  be  to  extend  the  courtesies 
of  the  Conference  to  Fraternal  Delegates  and  Official  Vis- 
tiors  and  present  them  to  the  Conference  at  its  pleasure. 
(The  General  Conference  Committee  on  Entertainment  .shall 
arrange  for  the  entertainment  of  Fraternal  Delegates.) 

(8)  Presiding  Officers.    See  Section  II,  Paragraph  1. 

(9)  Committee  of  Chairmen.  The  Chairmen  of  the  sev- 
eral Legislative  Committees  shall  be  constituted  a  committee 
to  which  shall  be  referred  any  inter-committee  disagree- 
ment or  difficulty,  in  accordance  with  Rule  30,  and  .shall 
arrange  for  the  presentation  of  committee  reports  to  the 
Conference  in  such  order  as  to  expedite  the  business, 

(10)  Sifting  Committee.  There  shall  be  a  committee 
of  seven  to  whom  shall  be  referred,  without  motion  or  de- 
bate, all  questions,  proposals,  resolutions,  communi- 
cations, or  other  matters  not  included  in  the  regular 
business  of  the  General  Conference,  as  set  forth  in  this 
Plan  of  Organization.  This  committee  shall  determine 
whether  or  not  the  matter  presented  shall  be  considered  by 
the  Conference.  If  matters  of  the  nature  above  described 
shall  be  introduced  in  open  Conference  without  having  been 
recommended  by  this  committee,  the  presiding  officer  shall, 
as  soon  as  he  shall  have  discovered  the  character  of  the 
same,  refer  all  such  matters  to  this  committee  without 
reading,  and  the  same  shall  not  be  published  in  Daily  Advo- 
cate unless  and  until  they  have  been  approved  and  pre- 
sented to  the  Conference  by  the  Sifting  Committee;  pro- 
vided, however,  should  the  Sifting  Committee  determine 
that  any  matter  referred  to  it  should  not  be  brought  before 
the  Conference  for  consideration,  then  if  a  petition  signed 
by  fifty,  or  more,  members  of  the  Conference  shall  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Conference  requesting  consideration,  unless 
a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  of  the  Conference  present 
and  voting  shall  refuse  consideration,  the  matter  .shall  be 
referred  to  the  appropriate  Standing  Committee. 

(11)  Correlation  of  Legislation.  There  shall  be  a  com- 
mittee composed  of  one  representative  from  each  Legis- 
lative Committee,  elected  by  the  General  Conference  on 
nomination  of  the  Council  of  Bishops.  To  this  committee 
shall  be  referred  for  review  all  legislation  enacted  by  the 
Conference.  It  shall  be  the  function  and  duty  of  the  com- 
mittee carefully  to   study   such   legislation   and   to   report 


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promptly  to  the  Conference  any  and  all  contradictions  and 
inconsistencies  discovered  therein. 

The  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  shall  employ 
a  competent  person  who  shall  be  at  the  service  of  the  com- 
mittee and  under  its  direction  in  the  performance  of  its 
duties. 

2.     LEGISLATIVE  COMMITTEES 

The  Genera!  Conference  shall  have  the  following  stand- 
ing Legislative  Committees  which  shall  consider  proposals 
looking  towards  new  legislation  or  changes  in  the  present 
legislation  of  the  Church  and  report  recommendations  re- 
lating thereto  to  the  Conference.  The  term  "legislative," 
however,  as  descriptive  of  the  function  of  these  commit- 
tees, is  not  to  be  interpreted  with  absolute  strictness,  inas- 
much as  they  may  consider  matters  calculated  to  eventuate 
in  the  form  of  advices,  resolutions,  appeals,  etc.,  as  well 
as  in  legislation. 

(1)  Membership,  Lay  Activities,  and  Temporal  Economy. 
To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions, 
resolutions,  etc.,  relating  to  Church  membership  and  con- 
ditions, duties,  and  transfer  thereof ;  to  lay  activities,  stew- 
ards, trustees,  properties,  church  finances  (general  and 
local),  and  to  such  activities  of  the  Church  at  large  in  and 
through  its  institutions  and  Boards  as  are  not  made  the 
specific  responsibility  of  any  other  legislative  committee. 

(2)  Ministry.  To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all 
memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relating  to  the  min- 
istry of  the  Church  in  all  its  forms,  grades,  and  orders. 

(3)  Education.  To  this  committee  shall  be  referred  all 
memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relating  to  the  Board 
of  Education  and  to  the  interests  and  activities  which  by 
the  law  of  the  Church  are  made  the  concern  of  this  Board. 

(4)  Missio7is  and  Church  Extension.  To  this  committee 
shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc., 
relating  to  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
and  to  the  interests  and  activities  made  by  the  law  of  the 
Church  the  concern  of  this  Board. 

(5)  Publishing  Interests.  To  this  committee  shall  be 
referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relat- 
ing to  the  Board  of  Publication  and  to  the  interests  and 
activities  made  by  the  law  of  the  Church  the  concern  of 
this  Board. 

(6)  Conference  Claitrmnis.  To  this  committee  shall  be 
referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relat- 
ing to  the  support  of  retired  and  supernumerary  minis- 


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ters,  widows,  and  dependent  children  of  deceased  ministers, 
not  including  Bishops. 

(7)  Conferences.  To  this  committee  shall  be  referred 
all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relating  to  the 
General,  Jurisdictional.  Central,  Provisional  Central,  An- 
nual, Provisional  Annual,  District,  Quarterly,  and  Church 
Conferences,  and  Missions,  and  Annual  Meetings. 

(8)  State  of  the  Church.  To  this  committee  shall  be 
referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relat- 
ing to  social  service,  temperance  (and  the  Board  of  Tem- 
perance), labor.  Sabbath  observance,  divorce,  amusements, 
and  those  elements,  factors,  and  asi)ects  of  the  social  and 
spiritual  welfare  of  the  Church  not  made  the  responsibility 
of  any  other  committee. 

(9)  Evangelism.  To  this  committee  shall  be  referred 
all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  relating  to  evan- 
gelism and  to  the  devotional  life  and  literature  of  the 
Church,  made  by  the  law  of  the  Church  the  concern  of 
the  Commission  on  Evangelism. 

(10)  Hospitals  and  Homes.  To  this  committee  shall 
be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  re- 
lating to  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes,  to  the  in- 
terests and  activities  which  by  the  law  of  the  Church  are 
made  the  concern  of  this  Board,  and  to  all  the  eleemosynary 
work  and  responsibility  of  the  Church  not  comprehended 
in  the  responsibility  of  any  other  legislative  committee. 

(11)  American  Bible  Society.  To  this  committee  shall 
be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  re- 
lating to  the  relation  of  The  Methodist  Church  to,  its 
interest  in,  and  share  of  responsibility  for  the  American 
Bible  Society  and  its  work. 

(12)  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship.  To  this  committee 
shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc., 
relating  to  ritual  and  orders  of  worship. 

(13)  Interdenominational  Relations.  To  this  committee 
shall  be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.. 
relating  to  the  interdenominational  activities,  relations,  in- 
terests, and  responsibilities  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

(14)  Judicial  Administration.  To  this  committee  shall 
be  referred  all  memorials,  petitions,  resolutions,  etc.,  re- 
lating to  the  formal  disciplining,  trial,  and  appeal  of  mem- 
bers and  ministers  of  The  Methodist  Church  and  relating  to 
the  Judicial  Council  and  the  judicial  procedure  within  the 
Church. 


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(15)  Enabling  Acti^  and  Legal  Forms.  There  shall  be 
a  committee  of  twelve  charged  with  the  responsibility  of 
preparing  and  presenting  for  adoption  by  the  Conference 
such  enabling  acts  and  legal  forms  as  may  be  needed  in  the 
continuing  process  of  unifying  the  interests  and  agencies  of 
the  Church. 

3.     MEMBERSHIP  OF  COMMITTEES 

(1)  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  the  plan  of  Organ- 
ization or  ordered  by  the  Conference,  the  membership  of 
all  committees  shall  be  constituted  by  election  of  the  Con- 
ference on  nomination  of  the  Council  of  Bishops.  In  making 
nominations  the  Council  of  Bishops  shall  maintain  as  nearly 
as  practicable  and  advisable  an  equal  balance  of  representa- 
tion between  ministerial  and  lay  delegates  on  all  Committees 

(2)  Legislative  committees  numbered  9  to  14,  inclusive 
(Evangelism,  Hospitals  and  Homes,  American  Bible  Society, 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship,  Interdenominational  Rela- 
tions, and  Judicial  Administration),  shall  each  consist  of 
two  ministers  and  two  laymen  from  each  Jurisdiction,  and 
one  minister  and  one  layman  from  delegates  representing 
Annual  Conferences  outside  the  United  States. 

(3)  Each  delegate  shall  serve  as  a  member  of  one  of  the 
legislative  committees  numbered  1  to  8.  Within  the  dele- 
gation each  member  shall  choose  from  the  legislative  com- 
mittees 1  to  8  the  committee  on  which  he  shall  serve,  the 
choice  being  made  in  order  of  election.  (*)  The  layman 
first  elected  shall  be  entitled  to  the  first  choice,  the  minister 
first  elected  to  the  second  choice,  and  thus  the  right  of 
choice  shall  continue  to  alternate  between  lay  and  minis- 
terial delegates  in  the  order  of  their  election ;  provided,  that 
two  members  of  a  delegation  may  not  serve  on  any  one  of 
the  above  designated  legislative  committees  1  to  8,  unless 
the  said  delegation  is  represented  on  each  of  them.  All  dele- 
gations composed  of  more  than  eight  members  shall  assign 
their  additional  members  according  to  this  same  principle 
of  distribution.  (For  example,  a  Conference  with  fourteen 
delegates  shall  have  two  members  on  each  of  any  six  of 
these  eight  committees,  and  one  on  each  of  the  remaining 
two.    Each  delegate  may  in  the  order  of  his  turn  to  choose 


(*)  Footnote:  The  following  action  was  taken  by  the  1940  General 
Conference : 

"Your  Committee  recommends  that  the  first  choice  on  Committees 
should  alternate  from  quadrennium  to  quadrennium  between  the 
ministerial  and  lay  delegates.  This  would  mean  that  the  laymen 
would  have  the  first  choice  on  Legislative  Committees  1  to  8  in  1944, 
(See  page  698.  Journal  of  the  1940  General  Conference.) 


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select  any  one  of  these  ei^ht  committees,  provided  that  the 
foregoing  division  of  delegates  among  the  committees  is 
maintained.)  If  a  matter  is  under  consideration  in  any 
legislative  committee  which  in  the  judgment  of  any  Annual 
Conference  delegation  vitally  affects  the  interests  of  its  con- 
stituency, and  if  the  said  Annual  Conference  is  not  repre- 
sented in  the  membership  of  said  committee,  then  the  said 
delegation  may  choose  one  of  its  number  to  represent  its  An- 
nual Conference  in  the  committee  when  the  matter  judged 
to  be  vital  to  the  interests  of  its  constituency  is  under  con- 
sideration. Such  a  person  shall  be  entitled  to  sit  with  the 
committee  while  this  particular  matter  is  being  considered ; 
he  shall  be  entitled  to  the  floor,  subject  to  such  limitations 
as  are  imposed  on  the  regular  members  of  said  committee, 
but  he  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote. 

4.     MEETINGS  OF  COMMITTEES 

( 1 )  For  Organization.  The  Legislative  Committees  shall 
meet  for  organization  on  the  afternoon  of  the  first  day  of 
the  General  Conference  sessions.  Those  numbered  9  to  15, 
inclusive,  at  2 :30  o'clock,  and  those  numbered  1  to  8,  inclu- 
sive, at  3  :30.  A  Bishop  appointed  by  the  Council  of  Bishops 
and  an  Assistant  Secretary  appointed  by  the  Secretary  shall 
serve,  respectively,  as  Chairman  and  Secretary  to  effect  an 
organization  in  each  of  the  several  committees. 

a.  The  first  named  on  each  of  the  other  committees  shall 
act  as  convener,  calling  a  meeting  for  organization  at 
the  earliest  practicable  date. 

b.  The  election  of  Chairman  and  Secretary  of  each  com- 
mittee, both  Administrative  and  Legislative,  shall  be 
by  ballot. 

c.  The  Assistant  Secretary  appointed  for  the  organization 
of  each  legislative  committee  shall  report  in  writing 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Conference  at  the  earliest  possi- 
ble date  the  officers  elected.  In  the  case  of  all  other 
committees  the  Secretary  elected  shall  make  such  re- 
port immediately  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Conference. 

(2)  Regular  Meetings.  The  Legislative  Committees  1 
to  8,  inclusive,  shall  meet  each  week  day  at  2 :30  P.M.,  unless 
otherwise  ordered  by  the  Conference,  and  each  until  its 
work  is  completed.  Legislative  Committees  9  to  15,  inclu- 
sive, shall  meet  each  week  day  at  7:30  p.m.,  or  such  other 
times  as  they  may  themselves  respectively  determine  and 
each  until  its  work  is  completed. 

(3)  Quorum  for  Committee  Meetings.     A  majority  of 


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the  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction 
of  business  in  all  committees. 

5.     FUNCTION  AND  AUTHORITY  OF  COMMITTEES 

The  Administrative  Committees,  without  specific  instruc- 
tion or  direction  from  the  Conference,  shall  assume  responsi- 
bility for  conisdering  and  reporting  to  the  Conference  upon 
(if  it  seems  wise  to  do  so)  all  matters  which  would  logically 
fall  within  their  respective  purviews  as  these  are  indicated 
hereinbefore.  The  Legislative  Committees  may  not  orig- 
inate business,  but  shall  consider  and  report  only  upon  that 
which  is  referred  to  them  directly  by  the  Conference  or 
through  the  Committee  of  Reference. 

IV.    Delegate's  Expense  Account 

1.  The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  shall  be  the 
basis  for  settlement  with  principal  and  alternate  delegates 
for  their  per  diem  allowance. 

2.  The  total  traveling  expense  shall  be  payable  to  the 
principal  delegate  if  he  be  present  and  seated.  If  during 
the  session  of  the  Conference  an  alternate  is  seated  in  his 
place,  he  shall  adjust  the  travel  expense  with  such  alter- 
nate on  the  basis  of  the  time  served  by  each. 

B.    RULES  OF  ORDER 
I.    Daily  Schedule 
Rule  1.     The  following  shall  be  the  daily  order  for  the 
General  Conference,  Sundays  excepted : 

(1)  8:30  A.M.  to  9  A.M. — Devotional  Service  under  the 
direction  of  the  Council  of  Bishops. 

(2)  9  A.M  to  12:30  P.M. — Conference  business  with  re- 
cess for  ten  minutes  at  10 :30. 

(3)  2:30  P.M.  to  5  P.M. — Committee  meetings. 

Rule  2.  After  devotional  service  the  daily  sessions  of  the 
Conference  shall  be  conducted  as  follows: 

(1)  Report  of   Committee  on  Journal   of  the   previous 
meeting  or  meetings. 

(2)  Report  of  Committee  on  Courtesies  and  Privileges. 

(3)  Reports  of  other  Administrative  and  Special  Com- 
mittees. 

(4)  Calendar. 

(5)  Miscellaneous  business. 

II.    Presiding  Officers 
Rule  3.     The  Bishop  presiding  shall  be  the  legal  Chair- 
man of  the  General  Conference.     He  shall  decide  points 


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of  order  raised  by  the  members  and  shall  rule  on  points 
of  order  not  raised  by  the  members,  as  he  deems  neces- 
sary to  conform  to  these  Rules  of  Order,  subject,  in  both 
cases,  to  an  appeal  to  the  Conference  by  any  member 
without  debate;  except  that  the  Chairman  and  the  Ap- 
pellant, in  the  order  here  named,  shall  each  have  five  min- 
utes for  a  statement  in  support  of  their  respective  positions. 
A  tie  vote  in  the  case  of  an  appeal  shall  sustain  the  Chair. 
When  any  member  raises  a  point  of  order  he  shall  cite  by 
number  the  rule  he  adjudges  to  have  been  violated. 

Rule  4.  When  the  Chairman  stands  in  his  place  and  calls 
the  Conference  to  order,  no  member  shall  speak,  address 
the  Chair,  or  stand  while  the  Chairman  stands. 

III.    Rights  and  Duties  of  Members 

Rule  5.  No  member,  unless  hindered  by  sickness  or  other- 
wise from  being  present,  shall  absent  himself  from  the 
sessions  of  the  Conference  without  permission  of  the  Con- 
ference, and  all  absentees  shall  be  reported  by  the  Chairmen 
of  the  several  Annual  Conference  delegations  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Credentials  on  a  form  provided  for  this  purpose. 
No  alternate  delegate  shall  have  the  privilege  of  member- 
ship until  the  substitution  has  been  approved  by  the  Con- 
ference, except  after  the  first  session  of  the  Conference, 
as  provided  in  the  Plan  of  Organization,  Division  III,  Sec- 
tion 1,  Subsection  3. 

Rule  6.  When  a  delegate  desires  to  speak  to  the  Con- 
ference, he  shall  arise  at  his  assigned  seat,  respectfully 
address  the  Presiding  Officer,  using  the  term  "Mr.  Chair- 
man," and  after  recognition,  proceed  to  the  speaker's  plat- 
form, where,  before  speaking,  he  shall  give  the  Chairman, 
in  writing,  his  name  and  that  of  the  Annual  Conference 
which  he  represents;  which,  in  turn,  the  Chairman  shall 
then  announce  to  the  Conference. 

If  by  reason  of  the  intended  brevity  of  his  remarks 
he  speaks  from  a  microphone,  he  shall  first  announce  his 
name  and  the  name  of  the  Annual  Conference  which  he 
represents,  which  in  turn,  the  Chairman  shall  then  announce 
to  the  Conference. 

Rule  7.  No  member  who  has  the  floor  may  be  interrupted 
except  for  a  breach  of  order,  or  a  misrepresentation,  or  to 
direct  the  attention  of  the  Conference  to  the  fact  that  the 
time  has  arrived  for  a  special  order,  or  to  raise  a  very 
urgent  question  of  high  privilege. 

Rule  8.  No  member  shall  speak  a  second  time  on  the 
same  question  if  any  member  who  has  not  spoken  desires 


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the  floor,  nor  more  than  twice  on  the  same  subject  under 
the  same  motion,  nor  longer  than  ten  minutes  unless  his 
time  shall  be  extended  by  the  Conference,  except  as  pro- 
vided in  Rule  34. 

Rule  9.  A  member  claiming  the  floor  at  any  time  for 
what  he  believes  is  a  very  urgent  question  of  high  privilege, 
shall  be  allowed  to  indicate  briefly  the  nature  of  the  ques- 
tion, and  if  it  be  adjudged  by  the  Chair  to  be  such,  he  may 
proceed  at  his  pleasure  or  until  the  Chairman  judges  that  he 
has  exhausted  his  privilege.  (See  Plan  of  Organization, 
Division  III,  Section  1,  Subsection  6.) 

Rule  10.  Only  delegates  within  the  area  of  the  Confer- 
ence when  the  vote  is  taken  shall  be  entitled  to  vote.  All 
delegates  within  the  area  at  the  time  a  question  is  put, 
shall  vote,  except  such  as  shall  have  been  excused  for  special 
reasons  by  the  Conference. 

Rule  11.  Voting  shall  be  by  a  show  of  hands  unless 
otherwise  ordered  by  the  Conference.  An  "aye"  and  "no" 
vote,  if  taken,  shall  be  by  signed  ballot.  A  count  vote  may 
be  ordered  on  call  of  any  member  supported  by  one-fifth  of 
the  members  present  and  voting,  in  which  case  the  dele- 
gates shall  rise  from  their  seats  and  stand  until  counted. 
It  shall  be  in  order  for  the  Conference  to  proceed  with  any 
business  which  can  be  appropriately  fitted  into  the  time 
while  waiting  for  the  report  of  the  secretaries  on  a  count 
vote  or  an  "aye"  and  "no"  vote. 

Rule  12.  Before  a  vote  is  taken  any  delegate  shall  have 
the  right  to  call  for  a  division  of  any  question,  if  it  is  sub- 
ject to  such  division  as  he  indicates.  If  no  delegate  objects, 
the  division  shall  be  made,  but  if  there  is  objection  the 
Chair  shall  put  the  question  of  division  to  vote,  not  waiting 
for  a  second. 

Rule  13.  The  ministerial  and  lay  delegates  shall  de- 
liberate as  one  body;  but  upon  a  call,  by  motion  of  any 
delegate,  seconded  by  another  delegate  of  the  same  order 
and  supported  by  one-third  of  the  members  of  that  order 
voting,  the  ministerial  and  lay  delegates  shall  vote  sepa- 
rately. But  when  the  Conference  votes  by  orders  no  measure 
shall  be  passed  without  the  concurrence  of  a  majority  of 
both  classes  of  delegates.  In  cases  of  such  a  vote  the  order 
calling  for  it  shall  vote  first;  provided,  however,  that  the 
Conference  may  not  vote  by  orders  on  a  proposed  amend- 
ment to  the  Constitution.  {Discipline  1940,  Paragraph  10, 
Item  2.) 

Rule  14.  No  other  business  shall  be  in  order  when  a  vote 
is  being  taken   or  when  the  previous  question  has  been 


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called  until  the  process  has  been  completed,  except  such  as 
relates  to  the  vote  itself  or  that  can  be  appropriately  fitted 
into  the  time  while  waiting  for  the  report  of  the  Secretaries 
on  a  count  vote  or  an  "aye"  and  "no"  vote.     (See  Rule  11.) 

IV.    Business  Procedure 

Rule  15.  Whenever  a  report  of  a  committee,  signed  by 
the  Chairman  and  Secretary  thereof,  or  a  resolution  signed 
by  two  or  more  members  of  the  Conference,  shall  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Conference  for  its  action,  it  shall  be  deemed 
in  proper  order  for  consideration  by  the  Conference  without 
the  formality  of  a  motion  to  adopt  and  a  second  thereto. 

Rule  16.  Resolutions  and  committee  reports  shall  be  pre- 
sented in  quadruplicate ;  and,  when  requested  by  the  Secre- 
tary, motions  including  amendments  shall  be  presented  in 
writing. 

Rule  17.  All  resolutions,  committee  reports,  and  com- 
munications to  the  Conference  shall  be  read  by  the  Secretary 
except  as  otherwise  provided  in  Rule  31.  When  a  motion  is 
made  and  seconded,  or  a  resolution  is  introduced  and  sec- 
onded, or  a  committee  report  is  read  or  its  publication  in 
the  Daily  Advocate  cited  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Confer- 
ence, or  any  other,  it  shall  be  deemed  to  be  in  possession  of 
the  Conference. 

Rule  18.  The  following  motions  shall  be  acted  upon  with- 
out debate: 

(1)  To  adjourn,  when  unqualified,  except  to  adjourn  the 
Conference  finally. 

(2)  To  suspend  the  rules. 

(3)  To  lay  on  the  table,  except  as  provided  in  Rule  34. 

(4)  To  take  from  the  table. 

(5)  To  call  for  the  previous  question. 

(6)  To  reconsider  a  non-debatable  motion. 

(7)  To  limit  or  extend  the  limits  of  debate. 

(8)  To  call  for  the  orders  of  the  day. 

Rule  19.  The  main  question  may  be  opened  to  debate  un- 
der the  following  motions :  To  adopt,  to  commit,  to  substi- 
tute, to  postpone,  and  to  reconsider.  No  new  motion,  resolu- 
tion, or  subject  shall  be  entertained  until  the  one  under  con- 
sideration shall  have  been  disposed  of  except  as  provided 
in  Rule  11.  The  foregoing  does  not  apply  to  secondary 
motions  if  otherwise  allowable  in  the  existing  parliamentary 
situation.  If  any  one  or  more  of  the  following  motions  shall 
be  made  when  one  or  more  other  notions  are  pending  the 
order  shall  be  made  when  one  or  more  other  motions  are 
pending  the  order  of  their  precedence  in  relation  to  one 


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another  shall  be  the  same  as  the  order  of  their  listing 
below : 

(1)  To  fix  the  time  to  which  the  Conference  shall  ad- 
journ.    (This  motion  is  subject  to  amendment,  or  it 

.  may  be  laid  on  the  table.) 

(2)  To  adjourn. 

(3)  To  take  recess. 

(4)  To  order  the  previous  question. 

(5)  To  lay  on  the  table. 

(6)  To  limit  or  extend  the  limits  of  debate. 

(7)  To  postpone  to  a  given  time. 

(8)  To  refer. 

(9)  To  amend  or  to  substitute   (one  amendment  being 
allowed  to  an  amendment.) 

(10)   To  postpone  indefinitely. 

Rule  20.  No  motion  which  adheres  to  another  motion  or 
has  another  motion  adhering  to  it  can  be  laid  on  the  table  by 
itself.  Such  motions  if  laid  on  the  table,  carry  with  them 
the  motions  to  which  they  adhere  or  which  adheres  to  them. 

Rule  21.  When  a  resolution  or  committee  report  is  prop- 
erly before  the  Conference  for  consideration  and  action 
(even  if  amendments  thereto  are  pending),  a  substitute 
therefor  may  be  offered  by  any  member  moving  that  the 
same  be  substituted  for  the  resolution  or  report  under  con- 
sideration. The  motion  to  substitute  may  not  be  considered 
or  put,  however,  until  the  original  report  or  resolution  is 
perfected,  including  consideration  of  and  action  on  any 
amendments  to  it  which  may  have  been  offered.  The  Con- 
ference may  terminate  this  perfecting  process  by  ordering 
the  previous  question  on  the  motion  to  adopt  the  report 
or  resolution.  If  this  be  done,  the  vote  shall  immediately  be 
taken  on  any  amendments  to  the  report  or  resolution  then 
pending,  but  the  vote  shall  not  be  taken  on  the  adoption  of 
the  report  or  resolution  or  on  making  the  substitution  until 
the  substitute  is  also  perfected.  The  main  question,  report 
or  resolution,  having  been  perfected,  the  substitute  shall  be 
considered,  which  consideration  may  be  terminated  at  any 
time  thereafter  by  ordering  the  previous  question,  in  which 
case,  after  action  on  any  amendments  to  the  substitute  then 
pending,  the  vote  shall  be  taken  on  the  motion  to  substitute. 
After  this,  without  further  debate  or  amendment  the  vote 
shall  be  taken  on  the  motion  to  adopt,  if  the  previous  ques- 
tion thereon  was  ordered  as  above  indicated  as  being  allow- 
able, or  if  it  was  ordered  later.  In  the  course  of  the  fore- 
going perfecting  process  in  the  case  of  both  or  either  the 
main  question  and/or  the  substitute,  the  consideration  may 


The  Methodist  Church  143 

for  a  time  be  limited  by  action  of  the  Conference  to  pre- 
senting, considering  and  acting  on  amendments.  If  this  is 
done,  the  previous  question  may  not  be  ordered  on  the  adop- 
tion of  the  report  or  on  making  the  substitution  until  two 
or  more  members  shall  have  spoken  on  each  side  of  the 
question  after  the  termination  of  the  period  limited  to 
amendments,  if  there  be  those  who  desire  so  to  speak. 

Rule  22.  When  any  member  moves  the  previous  question 
(that  is,  that  the  vote  be  now  taken  on  the  motion  or  mo- 
tions pending) ,  he  shall  indicate  to  what  he  intends  it  to 
apply,  if  any  secondary  motion  or  motions  are  also  pending. 
If  he  does  not  so  indicate,  it  shall  be  regarded  as  applying 
only  to  the  immediately  pending  question.  This  motion  shall 
be  taken  without  debate  and  if  adopted  the  vote  shall  be 
taken  on  the  motion  or  motions  to  which  it  applies  without 
further  debate  except  as  provided  in  Rule  34. 

Rule  23.  It  shall  not  be  in  order  for  a  member  immedi- 
ately after  discussing  a  pending  question,  and  before  re- 
linquishing the  floor,  to  make  a  motion  whose  adoption 
would  limit  or  stop  debate. 

Rule  24.  A  majority  of  those  voting,  a  quorum  being 
present,  shall  decide  all  questions  with  the  following  ex- 
ceptions : 

(1)  One-fifth  of  those  present  and  voting  shall  suflfice 
to  sustain  a  call  for  an  "aye"  and  "no"  vote,  or  a 
count  vote  in  case  the  decision  of  the  Chair  is  doubted. 

(2)  A  call  for  vote  by  orders  shall  prevail  if  sustained 
by  one-third  of  the  members  of  the  order  from  which 
the  call  came,  present  and  voting. 

(3)  A  two-thirds  vote  shall  be  required  to  sustain  a  mo- 
tion to  suspend  or  amend  the  rules,  to  set  aside  a 
special  order,  to  consider  a  special  order  before  the 
time  set  therefor,  or  any  motion  whose  adoption 
would  limit  debate. 

Rule  25.  A  motion  to  reconsider  an  action  of  the  Confer- 
ence shall  be  in  order  at  any  time  if  offered  by  a  member 
who  voted  with  the  prevailing  side.  If  the  motion  it  is  pro- 
posed to  reconsider  is  non-debatable,  the  motion  to  recon- 
sider may  not  be  debated. 

Rule.  26.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  chronological  record 
of  Orders  of  the  Day  and  of  reports  of  committees  (see  Rule 
29)  and  this  record  shall  be  called  the  Calendar,  and  the 
matters  of  business  placed  on  it  shall  be  considered  in  order, 
unless  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Conference  an  item  is 
taken  up  out  of  its  order. 

Rule  27.    The  motion  to  adjourn,  when  unqualified,  shall 


144  Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

be  taken  without  debate,  and  shall  always  be  in  order,  except 

(1)  When  a  delegate  has  the  floor. 

(2)  When  a  question  is  actually  put,  or  a  vote  is  being 
taken,  and  before  it  is  finally  decided. 

(3)  When  the  previous  question  has  been  ordered  and 
action  thereunder  is  pending. 

(4)  When  a  motion  to  adjourn  has  been  lost,  and  no  busi- 
ness or  debate  has  intervened. 

(5)  When  the  motion  to  fix  the  time  to  which  the  Con- 
ference shall  adjourn  is  pending. 

The  foregoing  does  not  apply  to  a  motion  for  final  ad- 
journment of  the  Conference. 

V.    Committees  :  Duties  and  Prerogatives 

Rule  28.  When  a  memorial  or  resolution  or  any  such  item 
is  referred  to  one  of  the  several  Legislative  Committees, 
it  shall  be  understood  that  the  whole  question  with  which 
the  paper  has  to  do  is  referred  to  that  committee  for  such 
action  as  it  may  deem  wise.  Committees  shall  report  to 
the  Conference  upon  all  matters  referred  to  them  by  the 
Conference  directly  or  through  the  Committee  of  Refer- 
ence. Committee  reports  on  resolutions,  memorials,  peti- 
tions, etc.,  shall  cite  the  same,  identifying  them  by  the  num- 
bers they  bear  respectively,  in  the  published  reports  of  the 
Committee  of  Reference,  or  in  some  other  suitable  manner. 
Legislative  Committee  reports  recommending  noncurrence 
shall  be  kept  upon  a  separate  Calendar  to  be  taken  up  when 
the  regular  Calendar  is  exhausted  or  at  the  pleasure  of  the 
Conference,  except  when  a  minority  presents  a  report  recom- 
mending concurrence,  in  which  case  both  shall  be  included 
in  the  regular  Calendar. 

When  a  committee  ascertains  that  another  committee  is 
or  should,  in  its  judgment,  be  considering  a  subject  which 
the  former  is  also  considering,  it  shall  proceed  to  arrange 
for  a  conference  of  representatives  from  the  respective  com- 
mittees in  order  to  settle  the  question  at  issue.  If  by  this 
process  agreement  as  to  location  of  responsibility  cannot 
be  reached  the  matter  shall  be  referred  to  the  Committee 
of  Chairmen. 

Rule  29.  At  the  close  of  each  day's  meeting  the  Chairman 
and  Secretaries  of  the  several  Legislative  Committees  shall 
provide  the  Secretary  of  the  Conference  with  copies  in 
quadruplicate  of  all  reports  adopted  by  their  respective 
committees  for  presentation  to  the  Conference.  The  Secre- 
tary shall  enter  said  reports  on  the  Calendar  in  the  order  in 
which  they  reach  him  and  shall  furnish  the  editor  of  the 


The  Methodist  Church  145 

Daily  Advocate  with  one  copy  of  each  of  the  said  reports 
for  publication  in  the  next  day's  issue.  Reports  from  com- 
mittees (and  minority  reports)  recommending  proposed 
changes  in  the  Discipline  shall  give  chapter,  section,  and 
paragraph  to  be  affected,  and  the  language  as  it  will  read 
if  and  when  adopted. 

Rule.  30.  A  report  of  any  committee  signed  by  the  Chair- 
man and  Secretary  thereof,  shall  be  regarded  as  in  posses- 
sion of  the  Conference  on  the  next  day  after  its  first  appear- 
ance in  the  Daily  Advocate  and  in  order  for  consideration 
at  the  pleasure  of  the  Conference.  The  same  rule  shall  apply 
to  a  report  of  a  minority  of  any  committee  signed  by  one- 
tenth  of  the  members  of  the  committee  or  by  ten  members 
thereof. 

Rule  31.  All  committee  reports  shall  be  presented  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Conference  in  quadruplicate  on  paper  pro- 
vided therefor,  and  bearing  at  the  top  the  name  of  the 
committee,  its  total  membership,  the  number  present  at  the 
time  the  report  was  adopted,  the  number  voting  for  and  the 
number  voting  against  the  report.  Reports  of  the  Legislative 
Committees  shall  be  printed  in  the  Daily  Advocate  at  least 
one  day  before  being  presented  for  consideration  by  the 
Conference  and  they  shall  not  be  read  unless  by  its  order. 

Reports  of  minorities  of  committees  adopted  by  them 
with  a  view  to  their  being  offered  as  substitutes  for  com- 
mittee reports  shall  likewise  conform  to  this  rule  so  far 
as  it  is  applicable,  indicating  clearly  to  what  committee 
the  respective  minorities  belong  and  for  what  reports  by 
serial  numbers,  etc.,  they  propose  the  respective  substitutes. 

Rule  32.  When  the  Chairman  of  a  committee  is  not  in 
harmony  with  a  report  adopted  by  the  committee,  it  shall  be 
his  duty  to  state  the  fact  to  the  committee,  which  shall 
elect  one  of  its  members  to  represent  it  in  the  presentation 
and  discussion  of  the  report  in  the  Conference;  but  if,  in 
such  a  case,  the  committee  shall  fail  to  select  a  representa- 
tive, the  Chairman  shall  designate  a  member  to  represent 
the  committee,  and  said  representative  shall  have  all  the 
rights  and  privileges  of  the  Chairman  in  relation  to  such 
report. 

Rule  33.  A  member  selected  by  the  signers  of  a  minority 
report  of  a  committee  to  present  the  same  shall  have  the 
same  rights  and  privileges  in  relation  thereto  which  belong 
to  the  Chairman  in  the  presentation  of  the  regular  (ma- 
jority) report  of  the  committee,  except  that  he  may  not 
present  said  minority  report  until  the  majority  report  has 
been  presented  and  shall  then  offer  it  as  a  substitute  there- 


146  Journal  of  the  lOJ^J^  General  Conference 

for,  and  except,  further,  that  in  closing  the  debate  on  the 
question  of  making  the  substitution  the  member  presenting 
the  minority  report  shall  speak  first  and  the  Chairman  last. 
(See  Rule  21.) 

Rule  34.  When  the  report  of  a  committee  is  under  con- 
sideration, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Presiding  Oflficer  to 
ascertain,  when  he  recognizes  a  member  of  the  Conference, 
on  which  side  he  proposes  to  speak,  and  he  shall  not  assign 
the  floor  to  any  member  proposing  to  speak  on  the  same 
side  of  the  pending  question  is  the  speaker  immediately  pre- 
ceding if  any  member  desires  to  speak  on  the  other  side 
thereof. 

Except  for  undebatable  motions  no  report  shall  be  adopted 
or  question  relating  to  the  same  decided  without  opportunity 
having  been  given  for  at  least  one  speech  for  and  one  against 
the  said  proposal ;  provided  this  right  is  claimed  before  the 
Chairman  or  duly  authorized  member  representing  the  com- 
mittee's report  or  the  minority  report,  if  there  be  such,  is 
presented  to  close  the  debate. 

When  all  have  spoken  who  desire  to  do  so,  or  when  (and 
after)  the  previous  question  has  been  ordered,  the  Chair- 
man or/and  duly  authorized  member  or  members  present- 
ing the  committee's  report  (and  the  minority  report  if  there 
be  one)  shall  be  entitled  to  speak  before  the  vote  is  taken. 

This  right  of  the  Chairman  and/or  other  member  or  mem- 
bers to  close  the  debate  shall  prevail  in  like  manner,  to  a 
limit  of  five  minutes,  when  a  vote  is  about  to  be  taken  on  a 
motion  to  amend,  to  substitute,  to  postpone,  to  refer,  to 
lay  on  the  table  or  any  other  motion  whose  adoption  would 
vitally  affect  the  report  under  iconsideration ;  provided,  that 
this  five  minutes'  limit  shall  not  apply  to  a  motion  to  sub- 
stitute a  minority  report  for  a  regular  (majority)  report  of 
a  Committee. 

VI.    Suspending,  Amending,  and  Supplementing 

Rule  35.  The  operation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Plan  of  Organization  or  of  these  Rules  of  Order  may  be 
suspended  at  any  time  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Con- 
ference. 

Rule  36.  This  Plan  of  Organization  and  these  Rules  of 
Order  may  be  amended  or  changed  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of 
the  Conference;  provided  the  proposed  change  or  amend- 
ment has  been  presented  to  the  Conference  in  writing  and 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Rules,  which  committee  shall 
report  thereon  not  later  than  the  day  following. 

Rule  37.    In  any  parliamentary  situation  not  clearly  cov- 


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eied  by  this  Plan  of  Organization  or  these  Rules  of  Order 
the  General  Conference  shall  be  governed  in  its  action  by 
Robert's  Rules  of  Order  Revised. 
Committee  on  Rules : 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith.  Chairman;  * 
J.  Edgar  Skillington,  V ice-Chairman; 

COSTEN  J.  HARRELL,  SECRETARY, 

Thomas  B.  Lugg. 
Eugene  B.  Hawk, 
George  W.  Henson, 
LUD  H.  Estes,  ex  officio. 


*  At  the  request  of  Bishop  W.  W.  Peele,  President  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops,  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  Vice-President,  served  in  his  stead. 


THE  ADDRESS  OF  THE  COUNCIL  OF  BISHOPS 

TO  THE  GENERAL  CONFERENCE  OF 

THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

SALUTATION 

To  the  Members  of  the  Geneixd  Conference  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  assembled  in  Kansas  City,  Missoiiri,  April 
26,  19  U: 

Dear  Fathers  and  Brethren: 

As  the  chosen  representatives  of  a  Church  which  is  es- 
tablished in  a  half  hundred  nations  and  claims  the  world 
for  its  parish,  you  are  assembled  in  a  momentous  hour  of 
world  history.  We  would,  therefore,  with  especial  fervor 
invoke  the  benedictions  of  Him  who  is  the  Head  of  the 
Church  upon  you  as  we  lift  this  prayer  in  your  behalf :  "That 
he  would  grant  you,  according  to  the  riches  of  his  glory, 
to  be  strengthened  with  might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner 
man;  that  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts  by  faith;  that 
ye,  being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love,  may  be  able  to  com- 
prehend with  all  saints  what  is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and 
depth,  and  height;  and  to  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which 
passeth  knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled  with  all  the  full- 
ness of  God." 

REMEMBRANCE 

We  pause  to  speak  reverently  the  names  of  fourteen  mem- 
bers of  the  Council  of  Bishops  who  have  passed  to  their 
eternal  reward  since  the  last  session  of  the  General  Con- 
ference :  William  Newman  Ainsworth,  Edgar  Blake,  Warren 
Aiken  Candler,  Jashwant  R.  Chitambar,  Matthew  W.  Clair. 
Collins  Denny,  Horace  M.  DuBose,  Samuel  R.  Hay,  William 
A,  C.  Hughes,  Adna  Wright  Leonard.  Charles  L.  Mead, 
Charles  Bavard  Mitchell.  Thomas  Nicholson,  Ernest  L. 
Waldorf. 

These  servants  of  the  Lord  all  served  the  Church  with  dis- 
tinguished ability  and  unwaivering  fidelity ;  they  have  left  to 
us  an  imperishable  record  of  exalted  living  and  efficient 
service.  The  resurrection  of  Jesus  from  the  dead  is  not  a 
dream,  nor  is  it  a  fancy.  It  is  a  sober,  historic  fact  which 
converts  the  promise  of  eternal  life  into  assurance.  Death  is 
not  the  end  of  life,  but  the  gateway  into  the  larger  life. 
These  our  brethren  were  the  friends  of  God,  followers  of  the 
(148) 


The  Methodist  Church  149 

risen  and  triumphant  Lord ;  they  have  now  come  to  the  dawn 
of  the  fadeless  day  and  are  at  home  in  the  house  not  made 
with  hands.  There  will  be  suitable  memorial  services  at  the 
proper  time  and  place. 

SIGNIFICANT  YEARS  IN  THREE  CENTURIES 

1744 

The  forty-fourth  year  in  each  of  the  last  three  centuries 
has  played  a  decisive  role  in  the  history  of  Methodism.  In 
June  of  1744  the  fist  Methodist  Conference  convened  in 
the  Foundry  in  London.  The  Conference,  held  under  the 
presidency  of  John  Wesley,  was  composed  of  ten  men. 
Six  were  clergymen,  and  four  were  lay  preachers.  This 
small  group  little  dreamed  that  this  meeting  would  become 
the  germ  of  all  subsequent  Methodist  Conferences.  Of  these 
ten  obscure  men  Dr.  W.  H.  Fitchett  wrote :  "They  created 
unconsciously  the  most  remarkable,  and  in  some  senses  the 
most  powerful,  ecclesiastical  council  which  is  today  the 
effective  instrument  of  government  for  a  Church  of  nearly 
thirty  million  people." 

Five  years  had  passed  since  the  first  fires  flamed  in  the 
hearts  of  the  ten  there  assembled  and  their  associates. 
Mighty  tides  of  emotional  life  were  running  high,  but 
strange  things  were  happening.  False  teachers  had  invaded 
that  company  of  devout  souls,  affirming  that  "the  means  of 
grace"  were  not  necessary  to  those  who  had  been  awakened. 
Such  teaching  w-as  repugnant  to  all  John  Wesley  believed  as 
a  loyal  churchman  and  to  all  that  had  come  to  him  in  his 
heartwarming  experience.  Then  it  was  that  the  Conference 
was  called  to  conserve  the  awakened  enthusiasm  filling  the 
hearts  of  these  eager  people,  to  discipline  this  new  life  and 
direct  it  into  creative  and  redemptive  channels.  This  pur- 
pose in  part  explains  the  questions  that  formed  the  basis  of 
the  discussions  of  that  first  Conference.  They  were :  What 
shall  we  teach?  How  shall  we  teach?  What  shall  we  do? 
During  the  intervening  two  centuries  many  changes  have 
been  made,  but  these  inspired  leaders  planted  that  day  "the 
seed  which  has  grown  to  a  towering,  far-spreading  tree 
sheltering  millions  of  Methodists." 

1844 

The  General  Conference  of  1844  met  in  the  already  gath- 
ering storm  clouds  of  a  national  tragedy.  When  the  dele- 
gates assembled,  there  was  every  reason  to  believe  that 
ways  of  meeting  the  perplexing  problems  would  be  dis- 
covered.   The  Episcopal  Addre.ss  pointed  toward  peace  and 


150  Jouryml  of  the  19^^  General  Conference 

good  will  and  called  for  the  extension  of  the  Kingdom  of 
God.  But  sectional  and  political  differences  arose  which 
could  not  be  reconciled,  resulting  in  the  disunion  of  Ameri- 
can Methodism.  When  the  delegates  felt  there  was  no 
honorable  way  to  reconcile  the  differing  viewpoints,  in  the 
magnanimity  of  their  souls  they  said :  "Let  there  be  no 
strife  between  us  for  we  are  brethren.  Let  us  part  in  peace, 
let  us  divide  our  common  inheritance,  adjust  our  common 
obligations,  and  preserve  as  a  sacred  treasure  our  common 
principles."  Thus  our  fathers  to  the  North  and  to  the  South 
passed  through  the  storm  of  the  sixties,  somewhat  apart, 
but  never  out  of  hailing  distance  in  time  of  trouble. 

1944 

Today  as  one  people  we  are  at  home  in  the  house  of  our 
fathers.  This  is  the  Bicentennial  of  the  first  Methodist 
Conference,  the  Centenary  of  one  of  our  unhappy  divisions 
and  the  appointed  season  in  which,  as  the  heirs  and  trus- 
tees of  a  great  heritage,  we  accept  the  full  responsibility  of 
our  history  and  all  to  which  our  great  ideals  conscript  us. 

In  this  city  five  years  ago  three  branches  of  Methodism 
assembled  in  the  memorable  Uniting  Conference,  not  to 
debate  forms  of  church  government,  nor  to  settle  disputed 
doctrines,  for  we  were  already  of  one  faith.  Instead,  as  the 
children  of  a  common  household  renewing  and  cherishing 
the  same  spiritual  memories  and  pursuing  the  same  spiritual 
ideals,  they  met  to  declare  and  demonstrate  that  the  Meth- 
odists are  one  people.  Today,  with  undivided  energies  and 
unwasted  resources,  we  are  assembled  in  the  second  General 
Conference  ready  and  eager  to  deliver  the  full  strength  of 
a  united  Church  upon  a  divided  and  sinning  world. 

ACHIEVEMENTS  OF  METHODIST  UNION 

Every  experience  since  the  consummation  of  union  has 
clearly  demonstrated  the  wisdom  of  that  action.  The  in- 
fluence and  power  of  Methodism  has  been  immeasurably  in- 
creased by  union.  For  those  who  so  ably  guided  us  we  give 
thanks.  Through  long  and  sometimes  difficult  years,  they 
cherished  the  dream  and  never  ceased  from  labor.  The 
baffling  difficulties  and  grave  dangers  which  today  surround 
us  clearly  reveal  that  only  united  and  co-operative  planning 
and  action  are  sufficient.  The  great  Head  of  the  Church 
prayed  for  the  union  of  His  disciples,  not  as  an  end  in  itself, 
but  in  order  to  insure  one  great  objective,  namely,  "that 
the  world  may  believe."  We  would,  therefore,  in  the  very 
beginning  of  the  Conference  pause  gratefully  to  acknowl- 


The  Methodist  Church  151 

edge  that  the  day  of  discord  has  gone,  that  the  prejudices 
of  yesteryear  no  longer  sway  us  and  that  this,  the  one  hun- 
dreth  anniversary  of  our  separation  finds  us  one  people, 
doing  our  work  united,  unafraid  and  undiscouraged.  "Thine, 
0  Lord,  is  the  greatness,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  and 
the  victory,  and  the  majesty  .  .  .  Amen." 

In  the  Church  we  now  have  a  fine  blend  of  the  very  best 
Methodism  has  produced  across  these  two  centuries.  Here 
are  the  devotion  and  democracy  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church ;  here  are  the  churchmanship,  the  efficiency  and  the 
aggressiveness  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church;  here  is 
the  warmheartedness  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South,  with  its  genius  for  Christian  education  and  evan- 
gelism. We  were  all  the  children  of  John  Wesley.  We 
traced  our  history  to  a  common  origin.  We  had  affinities 
of  tradition  and  outlook  and  ideal.  We  stood  for  the  same 
things.  We  cherished  the  same  spirit  of  a  vitalizing  experi- 
ence. Separately,  we  labored  with  hearts  filled  with  love 
for  men,  believing  that  Christ  could  redeem  humanity,  trans- 
form the  world  and  change  the  course  of  human  history. 
Each  has  brought  its  distinctive  contribution  into  union,  not 
to  be  swallowed  up,  but  to  find  wider  expression,  resulting 
in  an  enlarged  fellowship  and  an  enriched  experience.  What 
we  did  well  apart,  we  now  do  better  together.  The  unwise 
and  unnecessary  duplication  of  effort  which  attended  our 
divisions  is  gone,  and  we  are  together  not  as  competitors, 
but  as  comrades.  For  us  has  been  answered  the  prayer 
of  Saint  Augustine:  "A  whole  Christ  for  my  salvation;  a 
whole  Bible  for  my  staff;  a  whole  Church  for  my  fellow- 
ship ;  a  whole  world  for  my  parish." 

Methodism,  as  it  is  now  constituted,  is  an  ecclesiastical 
organization  capable  of  mobilizing  the  entire  resources  of 
its  membership  for  the  promotion  of  righteousness  in  a  de- 
veloping world  in  an  era  characterized  by  change.  The  Plan 
of  Union  was  the  result  of  long  years  of  earnest  searching 
for  a  form  of  Church  government  that  would  enable  us  to 
live  together  under  one  law,  with  one  spirit  and  for  one 
purpose.  In  some  sections  there  is  a  demand  that  the  diflfi- 
culties  of  the  centralization  of  power  be  avoided,  and  there 
is  an  insistence  that  the  variety  and  individuality  which 
characterized  the  merging  Churches  be  preserved.  Each 
of  the  former  Churches  brought  into  the  merger  time- 
proven  methods  and  traditions.  To  destroy  these  in  order 
to  secure  a  level  and  monotonous  uniformity  would  be  loss 
and  not  gain. 

We  are  now  a  Church  of  many  millions  representing  dif- 
fering geographical  sections,  many  racial  groups  and  vary- 


152  Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

ing  social  strata.  It  would  be  impossible  and  also  unwise  to 
reduce  these  varieties  to  a  common  uniformity  and  to  make 
Methodists  everywhere  a  copy  of  an  approved  type  employ- 
ing an  identical  theological  emphasis,  using  an  identical 
form  of  liturgy,  revering  the  same  religious  terminology 
and  employing  the  same  methods  of  promotion.  This  plan, 
were  it  possible,  would  do  violence  to  individual  tempera- 
ments and  tastes.  Some  of  our  people  prefer  elaborate 
organization  with  the  aid  of  full  ritual  while  others  are  at 
home  in  the  freer  life  of  a  more  informal  service.  We  must 
avoid  rigidity  of  form  and  expression  and  give  to  every  man 
the  right  to  worship  and  witness  in  the  way  that  is  best 
suited  to  him.  Likewise,  there  are  diversities  of  methods 
and  traditions  in  the  several  geographical  areas  of  the  na- 
tion. It  is  possible  for  children  of  the  same  spiritual  family 
to  have  differing  temperaments.  To  attempt  to  change  the 
individual  capacities  and  gifts,  or  to  deny  to  them  the  form 
of  work  and  worship  in  which  they  can  best  express  their 
religious  experience,  is  to  impoverish  their  spiritual  life. 

The  progress  of  Methodism  cannot  be  explained  apart 
from  the  vision,  service,  and  sacrifice  of  the  men,  women, 
and  youth  who  compose  its  lay  leadership.  But  for  the 
consecrated  laymen  who  work  through  the  Board  of  Lay 
Activities,  the  devoted  lay  women  w^ho  compose  the  Woman's 
Society  of  Christian  Service,  and  that  army  of  consecrated 
youth  marching  with  Christ  under  the  banner  of  the  Meth- 
odist Youth  Fellowship,  the  amazing  story  of  our  achieve- 
ments would  not  have  been  written.  We  are  profoundly 
grateful  for  the  privilege  of  association  with  such  a  com- 
pany of  noble  and  consecrated  people.  It  is  beyond  the 
power  of  imagination  to  conceive  what  the  church  would 
have  been  without  the  leadership  furnished  by  these  organ- 
izations. God  bless  them  for  all  they  are  doing  in  keeping 
the  church  true  to  the  mind  of  Christ  and  for  their  labors 
in  perpetuating  the  Christian  faith  and  experience  among 
the  peoples  of  the  earth. 

A  study  of  the  statistics  covering  the  quadrennium  re- 
veals certain  facts  and  trends  which  furnish  some  ground 
for  rejoicing,  but  it  also  brings  a  demand  for  heart  search- 
ing and  better  planning.  There  has  been  an  increase  in 
Church  membership  of  318,822,  which  is  proof  of  the  vitality 
of  the  Church,  but  it  leaves  us  wondering  why  with  so  many 
millions  unchurched  in  America,  a  Church  with  our  evan- 
gelistic traditions  has  not  been  able  to  win  many  more 
members. 

In  financial  matters  such  as  ministerial  support,  value  of 
church  properties  and  payment  of  indebtedness  the  quad- 


The  Methodist  Church  153 

rennial  report  shows  healthy  increases,  revealing  that  our 
people  have  been  more  liberal  with  the  Church.  But  when 
we  compare  our  giving  with  our  record  in  winning  the  un- 
churched and  our  success  in  holding  and  training  our  chil- 
dren and  youth  in  Christian  character  and  service,  it  appears 
that  we  are  doing  those  things  which  are  easiest.  We  are 
giving  of  our  substance  rather  than  ourselves  and  we  are 
allowing  our  material  resources  to  outweigh  our  ability  to 
carry  out  the  chief  purpose  of  the  Church. 

The  comparative  figures  covering  the  years  of  1940.  1941, 
1942.  and  1943,  are: 

1940  1941  1942  1943 

Number  of 

Preachers  23,924  24,749  25,364  25,377 

Ministerial 

Support  $  36,169,245     $  34,789,412     $  35,342,941     $  37,913,655 

Number  of 
Churches  41,611  41,817  41,413  41,059 

Value  of 

Churches  and 

Parsonages  $576,578,884     $683,061,061     $694,822,174     $695,477,627 

Paid  on  In- 
debtedness    $     4,549,689     $  21,046,329     $  22,447,454     $  21,293,075 

Number  of 

Members  7,336,263  7,659,007  7,813.891  7,955,085 

Number  Received 
from  Prepara- 
tory   Membership 
and  Confession 
of  Faith  255,437  262,163  276,433  282,292 

Church  School 

Enrollment  5,481,798  5,139,351  5,093,558  4,995,630 

Amount  Contrib- 
uted for  World 
Service  and  Con- 
ference Benev- 
olences $     5,853,035     $     7,287,509     $     7,328,952     $     9,201,040 

Amount  Contrib- 
uted for  Current 
Expenses       $  12,198,597     $  17,232,070     $  18,170,898     $  23,271,849 

Amount  Contrib- 
uted by  The 
Woman's  Society 
of  Christian 
Service  $     3,247,774     $     2,932,122     $     3,255,207     $     3,590,355 


THE  METHODIST  HERITAGE 

1.    The  Experience  in  Which  We  Were  Born 

In  order  fully  to  appreciate  our  spiritual  heritage  we  must 
go  again  and  airain  to  the  story  of  the  remarkable  experi- 
ence through  which  John  Wesley  passed  on  the  evening  of 


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May  24,  1738.  It  has  been  the  fashion  among  some  modern 
biographers  of  Wesley  to  depreciate  more  or  less  the  sig- 
nificance of  that  experience  and  to  assign  little  importance 
to  it  in  the  creation  of  the  Wesleyan  movement.  It  remains 
true,  however,  that  the  astounding  and  speedy  triumphs  of 
Methodism  cannot  be  explained  on  any  other  basis. 

The  world  then  as  now  was  in  a  time  of  crisis.  Every- 
where there  were  international  disturbances  and  social  con- 
ditions that  were  well  nigh  intolerable.  Drunkenness  was 
rampant.  Slavery  was  a  reputable  practice.  The  organized 
church  was  impotent  in  the  presence  of  the  demands  of  the 
day.  It  was  obvious  to  men  of  spiritual  discernment  that  a 
new  birth  was  essential  if  society  was  to  be  saved  from 
corruption  and  civilization  stopped  short  of  bankruptcy. 

Mr.  Wesley  never  failed  either  in  preaching  or  writing  to 
refer  to  his  transforming  experience  and  to  give  his  testi- 
mony concerning  what  the  Lord  had  done  for  him.  We  need 
not  here  debate  the  name  which  properly  describes  the  ex- 
perience nor  discuss  whether  it  was  gradual  or  instantane- 
ous. Instead,  let  us  remember  only  that  it  was  the  culmina- 
tion of  the  long  search  of  a  hungry-hearted  man  for  an 
experience  of  the  saving  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  that  the  experience  manifested  itself  in  such  joyous 
witness  and  victorious  power  that  the  formal  priest  of  Ox- 
ford became  the  prophet  of  Methodism,  taking  his  place  as 
the  most  forceful  and  efficient  evangelical  of  modern  times. 

When  Wesley  began  his  work  the  religious  life  of  Eng- 
land was  wanting  buoyancy  and  vigor,  but  he  knew  that  he 
had  received  from  God  the  direct  assurance  of  the  forgive- 
ness of  his  sins  and  of  his  adoption  into  the  divine  family. 
He  refused  to  believe  that  this  privilege  was  inaccessible  to 
other  men.  What  he  had  received,  he  contended,  every  man 
might  receive  through  faith  in  Christ ;  the  glorious  blessings 
which  God  had  given  to  him  were  intended  to  be  the  com- 
mon inheritance  of  all  believers.  Out  of  that  transforming 
experience  came  Methodism,  bringing  life  and  vigor  to  the 
church  of  that  day.  Those  early  Methodists  believed  some- 
thing more  was  possible  to  a  believer  than  a  faltering  hope, 
hence  their  insistence  that  man  should  never  rest  until 
he  knew  for  himself  that  Christ  had  delivered  him  from  sin. 
In  this  assurance  they  found  the  source  of  strength,  the 
•secret  of  unitj^  and  the  certainty  of  triumph,  and  it  pro- 
duced a  host  of  witnesses  with  exulting  songs  givinq:  their 
testimony  to  the  power  of  Christ  to  restore  man  to  God. 


The  Methodist  Church  155 

2.    The  Adequacy  of  the  Message  for  the  Present 
AND  the  Future 

The  methods  by  which  a  living  Church  discharges  its  duty 
must  not  of  necessity  vary  from  age  to  age.  Nevertheless, 
wise  men  do  not  disregard  tradition  for  tradition  is  the 
cumulative  heritage  of  actual  experience.  It  was  the  faith 
of  the  last  generation  which  under  God  helped  create  the 
faith  of  the  present;  likewise,  the  faith  of  the  present  gen- 
eration must  under  God  help  create  the  faith  of  the  next 
generation. 

In  the  realm  of  traditions  Methodism  is  both  weak  and 
strong.  It  sprang  out  of  another  Church,  and  its  founders 
desired  to  keep  as  close  thereto  as  possible.  Strong  and 
definite  traditions  of  its  own  were,  in  consequence,  inhibited. 
The  scene  of  its  greatest  growth  and  first  ecclesiastical 
organization  was  in  America  at  a  time  when  old  world 
traditions  were  despised  and  were  being  overthrown.  The 
early  Methodists  did  not  stress  the  things  out  of  which 
traditions  grow.  On  the  other  hand,  Methodism  is  strong 
because  its  very  lack  of  tradition  has  enabled  it  to  avoid  rigid 
and  dogmatic  conservation.  In  spite  of  more  or  less  vexing 
innovations  which  have  from  time  to  time  arisen,  the  main 
current  of  thought  and  attitude  has  been  kept  fluid,  respon- 
sive to  changing  conditions,  open  to  new  truth  and  always 
ready  to  make  adaptations  in  methods  and  attitudes. 

Theoretically,  the  Methodist  tradition  may  be  sum- 
marized. It  is  the  evangelical  tradition  of  the  Protestant 
reformers.  At  times  Mr.  Wesley  appeared  to  place  little 
stress  upon  theology.  Yet  even  a  slight  acquaintance  with 
his  teaching  shows  that  such  was  not  his  real  attitude.  He 
criticized  the  theological  opinions  of  great  men  freely,  but 
the  very  fact  of  his  doing  so  indicates  the  importance  he 
attached  to  careful  and  accurate  theological  thinking.  He 
differed  from  the  Reformers  in  details  of  doctrines  and  in- 
terpretations. For  example,  he  and  most  of  his  followers 
energetically  and  fervently  opposed  the  predestinarian  tenet 
of  Calvinism  and  were  so  convinced  of  the  truth  of  Ar- 
minianism  that  they  accepted  a  division  in  their  ranks 
rather  than  compromise  their  position  on  the  universality 
of  the  statement. 

The  Methodist  insistence  has  not  been  so  much  upon  opin- 
ion as  upon  life.  Its  distinguishing  mark  is  not  so  much 
what  men  believe,  as  what  they  are,  what  they  experience, 
how  they  act.  The  unique  traditions  of  Methodism  are, 
therefore,  to  be  sought  in  patterns  of  action  rather  than 
systems  of  dogma. 


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From  this  standpoint  the  paramount  Methodist  tradition 
is  that  of  evangelism.  Nobody  has  ever  referred  to  the 
movement  of  the  Wesleys  as  a  philosophical  or  a  theological 
enterprise.  It  has  always  and  everywhere  been  called  a 
revival.  The  primary  concern  of  the  Wesleys  and  their 
associates  in  England,  and  of  Asbury  and  his  circuit  riders 
in  America,  was  to  save  individual  souls  from  sin.  The 
founding  fathers  of  Methodism  were  interested  in  nearly 
all  things  of  a  moral  nature,  but  above  all  other  concerns 
was  the  overmastering  passion  to  save  men  from  sin.  If 
then,  tradition  is  something  indisputably  rooted  in  historical 
origins,  evangelism  in  this  sense  is  the  leading  Methodist 
tradition,  a  departure  from  which  renders  one  that  much 
less  a  Methodist. 

When  the  Christmas  Conference  in  1784  organized  the 
Church  out  of  what  had  been  a  more  or  less  haphazard  re- 
vival carried  on  by  ecclesiastically  unauthorized  persons, 
this  injunction  was  written  down  for  the  guidance  of  the 
preachers :  "You  have  nothing  to  do  but  to  save  souls.  You 
are  not  to  preach  so  many  times  or  to  take  care  of  this  or 
that  society,  but  to  save  as  many  souls  as  you  can."  Such 
instruction  does  not  include  many  things  we  now  believe 
vital  to  the  Christian  message.  But  there  it  stands  in  the 
record,  and  it  represents  the  essential  genius  of  original 
Methodism.  The  words  needed  no  interpretation.  When 
the  founding  fathers  spoke  of  saving  souls,  they  knew  ex- 
actly what  they  mean,  and  the  words  were  also  plain  to 
all  who  heard  them.  The  preachers  were  products  of  the 
gospel  they  preached.  They  had  all  been  converted  and 
they  proclaimed  what  they  themselves  had  experienced. 

All  this  evangelical  fervor,  of  course,  rested  back  on 
theology.  It  was  the  evangelical  theology  applied  to  the 
spiritual  needs  of  men.  It  embraced  these  essentials:  All 
men  are  sinners.  ChrivSt  died  for  all  men.  All  men  can  be 
saved  by  repentance  and  faith.  They  can  know  they  are 
saved  through  the  "witness  of  the  spirit." 

When  thus  simply  stated,  the  fact  that  Methodist  theology 
revolves  about  personal  experience  is  clear.  The  salvation 
in  which  Methodists  believe  means  much  more  than  the 
forgiveness  of  actual  sins  and  entrance  into  a  heaven  of 
eternal  bliss  after  death.  It  means  a  personal  experience 
of  God  beginning  with  conversion  and  continuing  every  step 
of  the  way  to  perfect  love.  We  know  what  Wesley  taught 
on  the  subject  of  Christian  Perfection  and  what  unhappy 
theological  discussions  have  attended  that  subject.  The  con- 
troversy proves,  however,  that  Methodism  has  a  tradition 


The  Methodist  Church  157 

and  that  this  tradition  includes  the  whole  range  of  Chris- 
tian experience. 

We  have  never  insisted  that  religious  experience  is  only 
of  one  form  and  of  one  mode  of  attainment.  To  do  so 
would  be  to  limit  the  operations  of  the  divine  Spirit.  While 
millions  have  come  to  Christian  discipleship  by  a  conver- 
sion of  dramatic  suddenness,  other  millions  have  by  a  quiet 
and  gradual  process  come  to  the  realization  of  Christ's  for- 
giving grace.  What  matters  most  is  not  the  process,  but  the 
issue,  not  the  ecclesiastical  language  we  employ,  but  the 
experience  and  life  to  which  it  refers.  The  road  we  travel 
is  important,  but  the  primary  consideration  is  that  we 
arrive  at  the  destination.  Our  mission  has  been  to  help 
men  realize  the  deep  estrangement  from  God  which  is  the 
result  of  sin,  to  help  them  turn  to  Christ  as  the  Saviour  of 
the  world  and  to  help  them  by  faith  receive  Him  in  the 
plenitude  of  His  saving  and  enabling  grace.  Definitions  of 
Christian  experience  may  be  revised  from  time  to  time, 
provided  they  do  not  obscure  the  divine  glories  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  Son  of  man,  Son  of  God,  the  Redeemer  of  the 
world,  nor  dislodge  from  the  hearts  of  those  who  believe 
their  sure  confidence  in  Christ. 

The  deep  conviction  of  Methodists  that  the  atonement  is 
universal  carries  over  into  an  attitude  that  makes  Method- 
ism essentially  a  missionary  movement.  Wesley's  famous 
statement,  "I  look  upon  all  the  world  as  my  parish,"  was 
not  made  with  reference  to  missions  in  the  sense  of  sending 
the  Gospel  to  the  whole  world.  Nevertheless,  the  fact  that 
it  has  nearly  always  been  given  that  interpretation  involves 
no  real  distortion  of  Wesley's  meaning,  since  no  man  could 
have  made  such  a  statement  in  any  connection  except  one 
who  possessed  the  mind  of  missions.  And  that  mind  Wes- 
ley certainly  possessed,  not  only  in  the  sense  of  extending 
the  Christian  message  to  those  who  sat  in  darkness,  but  also 
and  especially  in  his  attitude  toward  the  underprivileged 
and  the  outcasts  of  his  day.  The  social  ministry  which  he 
carried  on  at  the  Foundry  and  elsewhere;  his  natural  as- 
sumption that  along  with  the  British  Isles  the  new  world 
was  included  in  his  evangelizing  endeavors;  his  missionary 
trip  to  America;  his  impatience  with  the  duties  there  that 
kept  him  from  preaching  to  the  Indians;  and  his  treatment 
of  such  .social  problems  as  slavery,  poverty,  war,  and  in- 
temperance furni.sh  eloquent  proof  that  he  shared  the  Mas- 
ter's compassion  for  the  low,  the  lost  and  the  last. 

We  must  not  take  Mr.  Wesley  out  of  his  time  and  judge 
him  in  the  light  of  what  was  then  unknown.  The  recent 
idea  that  missions  includes  the  Christianization  of  areas  of 


158  Journal  of  the  lOJfJf.  General  Conference 

social  life  as  well  as  the  geographical  extension  of  the  Gos- 
pel came  into  existence  after  his  time.  But  here,  as  in  so 
many  other  fields,  subsequent  study  shows  that  Wesley's 
work  and  teachings  anticipated  modern  developments  in  a 
remarkable  way. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  Methodism  itself  was  a  misisonary 
movement  in  a  very  real  sense.  John  Wesley  and  his  fellow 
workers  differed  from  the  men  who  today  bear  the  title  of 
missionary  in  no  distinguishable  quality.  "The  need  they 
faced  was  a  missionary  need,  their  gospel  a  missionary 
manifesto."  The  date  commonly  accepted  for  the  inaugura- 
tion of  the  period  of  modern  missions  is  1792.  Doctor 
Cannon  of  Duke  University  declared :  "The  new  spirit  of 
enthusiasm  among  the  Nonconformist  Churches  of  England, 
and  the  Established  Church  as  well,  which  found  expression 
in  modern  missions  is  traceable  almost  directly  to  the  re- 
sponse of  these  bodies  to  the  influence  of  the  Wesleyans 
during  the  preceding  half-century.  John  Wesley  was  in 
his  grave  when  William  Carey  sailed  for  India,  but  Wesley 
made  Carey  possible."  Still  another  writer  has  pointed  out 
that  "amongst  the  larger  Protestant  Churches  the  Methodist 
communion  is  that  which  alone,  from  the  outset  and  dis- 
tinctly, adopted  a  world-wide  aim." 

The  conversion  in  London  of  a  Negro  servant  from  the 
West  Indies  and  the  subsequent  introduction  of  Methodism 
into  those  islands  through  his  influence  is  a  well  known 
episode  m  Methodist  history.  Negroes  were  in  the  first 
congregations  gathered  by  Barbara  Heck  in  New  York,  and 
they  contributed  to  the  erection  of  the  first  church  building 
there.  Bishop  Asbury  had  for  his  devoted  friend  and  faith- 
ful helper  Harry  Hosier,  a  devout  Negi'o  preacher,  and  the 
early  records  of  American  Methodism  contain  numerous 
references  to  work  with  Negroes.  These  occurrences  testify 
to  the  almost  total  absence  of  racial  consciousness  among 
the  pioneer  leaders  of  the  movement. 

It  would  be  a  work  of  supererogation  to  mention  the  mis- 
sionary labors  of  Bishop  Coke,  "the  foreign  minister  of 
Methodism,"  who  drew  up  a  plan  for  a  missionary  society 
and  actually  planted  Methodism  in  foreign  places  long  before 
Carey  began  his  work.  The  Wesleyans  were  raising  funds 
for  their  work  among  the  destitute  as  early  as  1756,  and  in 
1769  Wesley  sent  two  missionary  volunteers  to  America. 
The  same  Conference  which  organized  the  Methodist  Church 
also  appointed  missionaries  to  Nova  Scotia.  A  multitude 
of  similar  facts  crowd  the  early  record,  indicating  the 
process  by  which  the  missionary  attitude  entered  the  Meth- 
odist tradition.     It  has  persisted  and  has  become  more  in- 


The  Methodist  Church  159 

tense  as  the  years  have  lengthened.  Though  it  has  never 
enlisted  the  active  co-operation  of  all  the  membership,  it 
has  always  dominated  the  councils  of  the  Church.  No  anti- 
missionary  movement  has  ever  swept  through  its  ranks. 

Another  Methodist  tradition  is  that  of  education.  It  has 
been  a  boast  that  "Methodism  was  born  in  the  university," 
but  there  is  certainly  truth  in  the  report  that  "if  nothing 
had  happened  to  Wesley  except  what  happened  in  the  uni- 
versity, there  would  never  have  been  a  Methodist  Church." 
However,  that  may  be,  it  is  of  considerable  significance  that 
the  eighteenth  century  revival,  though  almost  exclusively 
concerned  with  the  poor  and  the  ignorant,  was  led  by  highly 
trained  men  who  always  laid  heavy  emphasis  upon  the  cul- 
ture of  the  intellect.  The  nature  of  that  emphasis  is  well 
known.  Though  Wesley's  helpers  were  nearly  all  unlettered 
men,  the  reading  and  study  he  demanded  of  them  was  such 
as  might  have  been  recommended  to  ripe  students.  The 
Methodist  converts,  as  well  as  the  preachers,  were  expected 
to  improve  their  minds.  Wesley  wrote,  translated,  pub- 
lished and  circulated  books  by  the  hundreds,  and  in  his 
Journal  and  Letters  he  insisted  a  thousand  times  over  that 
training  of  the  mind  is  an  essential  part  of  the  Christian 
life.  The  first  Methodist  institution  was  not  a  church  nor 
a  chapel  for  preaching,  but  a  school.  Not  one  of  the  early 
American  circuit  riders  was  a  college  graduate,  but  when 
they  came  up  to  their  first  General  Conference,  they  already 
had  cash  in  hand  for  the  building  of  a  college. 

This  is  one  tradition  which  Methodism  has  neither  out- 
grown nor  drastically  modified.  It  has  always  been  edu- 
cationally minded.  It  has  filled  the  world  with  its  institu- 
tions of  learning  of  every  grade.  Today  in  this  country 
alone  The  Methodist  Church  operates  125  schools,  colleges 
and  universities,  with  6,000  teachers,  an  enrollment  of  117,- 
000  students  and  an  annual  budget  of  $42,000,000.  Never 
were  their  services  to  Church  and  state  more  critically  im- 
portant than  now.  The  limitations  of  war  time  have 
bought  severe  problems,  financial  and  otherwise,  which  in 
some  cases  threaten  their  very  life.  We,  therefore,  com- 
mend our  institutions  of  learning  very  specially  to  our 
people  and  urge  that  they  be  given  full  confidence  and  ade- 
quate support. 

In  those  first  years  of  Methodism  the  stress  was  not 
exclusively,  nor  was  it  even  mainly,  upon  formal  or  insti- 
tutional education.  Nowhere  are  the  essential  sanity  and 
breath  of  view  of  early  Methodism  more  apparent  than  in 
its  natural  integration  of  religious  education  and  evan- 
gelism, an  integration  that  is  somewhat  remarkable  in  view 


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of  the  prevalent  attitude  of  the  day  and  the  powerful  zeal 
of  the  early  preachers  for  the  salvation  of  souls.  It  is  a 
profitless  proceeding  to  search  the  writings  of  eighteenth 
century  authors  for  philosophies  and  principles  which  were 
not  then  in  existence.  Nevertheless,  Wesley  in  a  very  real 
sense  anticipated  the  modern  idea  of  the  place  of  religious 
education.  Not  only  did  his  Methodists  operate  Sunday 
schools  long  before  Robert  Raikes  began  his  famous  experi- 
ment, but  they  realized  with  a  considerable  degree  of  clarity 
that  culture  has  its  place  in  the  whole  Christianizing  process. 
Men  have  spoken  and  written  as  if  the  early  Methodist 
preachers  aroused  emotion,  secured  cataclysmic  conversions 
and  then  passed  on,  having  little  regard  for  either  religious 
education  or  social  morality.  Their  mistake  is  great  and 
inexcusable.  The  mere  fact  that  the  converts,  instead  of 
falling  away,  multiplied  into  the  present  millions  refutes 
the  idea. 

"Will  you  diligently  instruct  the  children  in  every  place?" 
has  been  asked  of  every  Methodist  preacher  since  the  Meth- 
odist Church  was  organized  in  1784.  When  the  circuit 
riders  won  converts,  they  were  under  instructions  to  "build 
them  up  in  that  holiness  without  which  they  cannot  see  the 
Lord."  They  made  an  interesting  use  of  their  class  meet- 
ings. In  these  small  and  private  gatherings  inquiry  was 
made  into  the  experience  and  conduct  of  the  converts,  and 
their  famous  testimony  meetings  were  based  upon  a  funda- 
mental psychology.  The  early  Methodists  were  ignorant  of 
modern  techniques  and  wholly  without  the  materials  and 
equipment  now  deemed  essential,  but  their  sanity,  hard 
common  sense  and  knowledge  gained  through  experience 
stood  them  in  good  stead.  They  made  religious  education  a 
tradition  in  the  movement  they  projected. 

Still  another  Methodist  tradition,  one  of  the  most  impor- 
tant and  one  which  has  persisted  with  ever  increasing 
clarity,  concerns  the  social  implications  of  the  Gospel. 
Here  again  the  amazing  breadth  of  John  Wesley's  interests 
enabled  him  to  anticipate  the  modern  social  gospel.  No 
religious  leader  of  his  time  was  more  interested  in  matters 
of  social  moment  than  he.  This  interest  is  somewhat  re- 
markable in  view  of  his  primary  concern  with  individual 
salvation  and  the  conceptions  of  the  proper  domain  of  reli- 
gion prevailing  in  his  day  and  generation.  The  evangelical 
zeal  of  the  early  Methodists  was  matched  by  their  social  en- 
thusiasm. They  founded  schools  and  colleges,  built  orphan- 
ages, cared  for  the  poor,  visited  prisons,  contributed  leader- 
ship to  the  labor  movement,  and  gave  themselves  in  a  thou- 
sand ways  to  the  betterment  of  human  society.     They  ex- 


The  Methodist  Church  161 

tended  their  interest  to  every  influence  by  which  souls  were 
affected.  They  believed  a  redeemed  soul  needs  a  redeemed 
society  in  which  to  function  properly  and  that  a  godly  life 
cannot  be  lived  at  its  best  in  an  ungodly  world.  During  its 
whole  history  The  Methodist  Church  has  shown  a  disposition 
and  an  ability  to  adapt  itself  to  the  developing  social  con- 
science, traits  that  are  noteworthy  in  a  denomination  of 
such  size  and  wide  geographical  distribution  of  member- 
ship. 

Now  we  must  not  claim  too  much  for  early  Methodism 
at  this  point.  Neither  must  we  weigh  an  eighteenth-century 
man  on  twentieth-century  scales,  nor  blame  him  for  failing 
to  do  what  he  never  proposed  to  do.  It  is  not  to  be  wondered 
at  that  he  failed  to  deal  with,  or  dealt  inadequately  with, 
many  aspects  of  the  social  problem  to  which  a  present-day 
social  prophet  would  devote  more  attention.  The  real  wonder 
is  that  in  his  amazingly  busy  career  as  an  evangelist  and 
organizer  he  was  able  to  deal  with  a  multitude  of  social 
matters  in  such  a  way  as  to  form  the  basis  and  pattern  of 
the  later  social  program  of  Methodism. 

A  volume  would  be  required  to  describe  Wesley's  social 
activities  and  teachings.  Informed  Methodists  are  familiar 
with  them.  He  touched  in  some  manner  on  practically  every 
social  issue  of  his  day  which  had  any  moral  implications — 
war,  slavery,  liquor,  poverty,  high  taxes,  smuggling,  educa- 
tion, the  cost  of  food,  enclosure  of  lands,  unemployment, 
price  of  land,  exorbitant  rents,  the  national  debt,  and  so  on 
and  on  and  on.  It  cannot  be  proven  that  he  went  about 
preaching  the  desirability  of  getting  home  to  heaven  in  total 
disregard  of  social  evils  that  dragged  men  down  to  hell. 

Wesley  preserved  a  fine  balance  between  personal  salva- 
tion and  social  action.  It  apparently  did  not  occur  to  him  to 
draw  a  distinction  between  these  two  phases  of  Christian 
life  and  experience.  If  he  believed  "the  hoary  fallacy"  that 
all  would  be  right  in  the  world  if  and  when  all  men  were 
.soundly  converted,  he  at  least  did  not  accept  the  current 
fallacy  that  a  regenerate  social  order  can  be  built  with  un- 
regenerate  men.  With  a  refreshing  naturalness  he  simply 
took  for  granted  the  outflow  of  inner  experience  in  objec- 
tive .service.  Men  have  spoken  and  written  as  if  the  pioneers 
believed  the  total  religious  concept  consisted  of  conversion, 
emotional  exhilaration  and,  eventually,  entry  into  heaven, 
but  Methodism  never  conceived  religion  so  narrowly.  It  was 
always  connected  v.ith  good  living  and  service  of  a  social 
nature  according  to  the  needs  and  attitudes  of  the  day.  We.'?- 
ley  specifically  declared  that  there  was  no  such  thing  as 
"solitary  religion,"  and  the  Christmas  Conference  in  Ameri- 


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ca  definitely  linked  social  reform  and  holiness  in  the  famous 
statement  to  the  effect  that  God's  purpose  in  raising  up  the 
Methodists  was  to  "reform  the  continent  and  spread  scrip- 
tural holiness  over  these  lands." 

THE  WORLD  IN  WHICH  WE  MUST  LIVE 
1.    Welfare  of  the  Nation 

That  one  of  the  critical  and  fateful  hours  of  human  his- 
tory is  now  upon  the  world  no  sane  person  will  deny.  It  has 
been  remarked  that:  "We  are  at  both  the  end  and  the  begin- 
ning of  an  age."  Only  time  can  reveal  the  truth  or  falsity 
of  this  a.ssumption,  but  even  the  most  obtuse  person  is  aware 
that  in  this  epochal  period  the  days  and  the  weeks  have  the 
fullness  and  the  significance  of  years  and  of  decade??.  The 
furnace  of  life  has  been  heated  seven  times  hotter  than  ever 
before,  and  into  that  furnace  the  ideals  and  institutions 
current  in  this  testing  moment  of  history  all  have  been 
poured.  They  are  at  present  in  molten  form.  It  is  our  task 
to  help  draw  them  off  into  new  molds,  and  thus  determine 
the  shape  of  things  to  come. 

Among  the  wise  men  in  the  world,  both  within  and  with- 
out the  church,  there  are  those  who  sense  that  all  is  not  well 
either  with  the  Church  or  the  world.  They  fear  our  boasted 
civilization,  if  not  crumbling,  is  at  least  tottering.  Some 
devout  men  and  women  sincerely  believe  that  for  a  long  time 
the  world  has  been  moving  from  bad  to  worse  and  that  just 
now  there  rapidly  approaches  a  stupendous  crisis  in  the 
affairs  of  mankind.  We  cannot  accept  their  pessimistic 
conclusions  because  to  do  so  would  be  to  subscribe  to  a 
counsel  of  despair  in  which  our  faith  in  the  sovereignty  of 
God  and  our  confidence  in  the  ultimate  supremacy  of  right- 
eousness would  have  to  be  discarded. 

But  one  cannot  escape  the  ugly  facts  as  they  appear.  The 
nations  of  the  earth  are  divided  into  opposing  camps,  each 
side  waiting  to  take  advantage  of  the  other's  weakness. 
Hate,  like  a  vast  black  cloud,  has  spread  over  the  whole 
earth.  In  many  nations  the  freedom  for  which  brave  men 
died  has  been  taken  away  in  a  single  day.  Millions  of  men 
are  fighting  and  dying ;  enormous  quantities  of  wealth  that 
might  have  been  used  to  give  sustenance  and  hope  to  the 
disinherited  of  the  earth  are  being  used  for  destruction  of 
life  and  property.  Vast  sections  of  the  earth  have  fallen 
into  the  hands  of  plunderers.  International  relations  are 
poisoned  by  hate  and  greed.  Bad  men  in  places  of  power 
are  determined  to  rule  the  world  or  blow  it  to  bits.     Bar- 


The  Methodist  Church  163 

barism  is  rampant,  and  democracy  is  fighting-  for  its  very 
life. 

No  man  is  fully  qualified  either  spiritually  or  intellectually 
to  interpret  the  present  world  situation,  or  to  assess  the  blame 
for  it,  but  it  is  futile  to  think  that  all  of  the  evil  in  the  world 
has  come  as  the  result  of  the  philosophy  of  a  few  bad  men. 
We  have  had  our  part  in  the  creation  of  the  tragic  world  situa- 
tion. The  tremendous  and  lamentable  sag  in  our  national  and 
moral  idealism,  the  fearful  loss  of  reverence  for  law,  the  dis- 
integration of  the  normal  home  life,  the  wide-spread  disregard 
for  that  which  was  formerly  held  sacred  and  our  materialistic 
interpretation  of  life  have  all  contributed  to  the  present  chaos. 
We  have  trusted  too  long  in  a  scientific  materialism  which  has 
produced  a  philosophy  of  life  in  which  there  is  too  little  room 
for  God  and  spiritual  ideals.  Too  many  things  are  evaluated 
in  terms  of  matter,  a  practice  which  Carlyle  called  "the  philcs- 
ophy  of  dirt."  Money  is  above  men,  cash  is  above  character, 
and  dividends  come  before  duty.  Vain  imagining  that  the 
solution  of  our  problems  can  be  found  in  material  possessions 
has  resulted  in  a  false  standard  of  values  and  a  wrong  conception 
of  human  relationships. 

It  would  be  a  gesture  of  insincerity  or  artificiality  to  deny  or 
ignore  the  tragic  implications  the  present  world  situation  holds 
for  the  future  of  Christianity.  The  Church  is  compelled  to 
re-examine  its  commission,  define  its  standards,  defend  its 
teachings  and  justify  its  existence.  W^e  are  forced  to  inquire 
whether  or  not  we  have  a  message  adequate  for  a  time  like  this. 
Is  the  church  able  to  save  the  world,  or  must  it  salvage  the 
wi-eckage  when  bad  men  have  finished  their  evil  doing?  Every 
age  is,  of  course,  critical  for  those  who  live  in  it.  The  words 
used  to  describe  the  present  times  were  doubtless  employed  to 
depict  the  scene  and  the  state  of  the  world  when  the  barbarians 
overran  Rome  and  the  Napoleonic  wars  terrified  Europe. 
Nevertheless,  no  infoimed  observer  has  the  temerity  to  deny 
that  the  present  period  is  in  a  very  real  sense  one  of  the  most 
tragic  and  sorrowful  the  world  has  known  in  all  of  its  long 
history.  There  are  realities  in  the  situation  with  which  tem- 
porizing and  shallow  makeshifts  cannot  cope. 

We  have  come  to  the  end  of  one  era  in  our  national  history 
and  now  in  this  epoch  of  transition  face  the  opening  of  a  new 
era.  Since  the  days  of  George  Washington  we  have  lived 
somewhat  to  ourselves.  We  have  been  careful  to  avoid  en- 
tangling alliances  with  other  nations.  We  have  approved  the 
Monroe  Doctrine  and  limited  our  interest  largely  to  the  Western 
Hemisphere.  Global  war  has  now  called  us  out  of  our  isolation 
and  assigned  to  us  a  vital  pait  to  play  in  the  life  of  the  whole 
world.  For  good  or  ill,  we  must  live  in  the  world  and  play  our 
part  in  the  world  struggle. 


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2.  The  Secular  Made  Secure  by  the  Spiritual 

We  have  been  reminded  that  "The  call  of  Abraham  and  his 
departure  from  Chaldea  and  the  Exodus  from  Egypt  while 
attended  by  more  miraculous  manifestations  were  no  more 
truly  religious  events  than  the  founding  of  this  American  Re- 
public." History  gives  authority  to  this  statement  because 
we  can  now  see  clearly  that  the  ideals  and  institutions  which 
our  founding  fathers .  brought  with  them  in  their  little  ships 
have  mightily  afi'ected  the  destinies  of  mankind,  and  the  end 
is  not  yet.  These  remarkable  men  and  women  who  laid  the 
foundation  of  this  nation  and  prepared  a  home  for  evangelical 
leligion  came  to  the  new  world  knowing  that  whatever  comfort 
of  prosperity  they  were  to  have  would  be  attained  by  the 
blessings  of  Almighty  God  upon  their  frugality,  industry  and 
temperance. 

Ours  is  a  nation  founded  by  faith.  Our  Christian  heritage 
and  our  democratic  institutions  were  brought  to  us  by  God 
fearing  and  liberty  loving  men  and  women.  The  Reformation 
had  set  all  Europe  in  a  ferment.  The  people  had  turned  to  the 
Bible  for  guidance.  In  that  Bible  they  learned  what  were  their 
duties  and  also  what  were  their  rights.  They  practiced  their 
duties  and  demanded  their  rights.  They  were  seeking  not 
gold,  but  God.  These  were  the  men  and  women  who  came  to 
Jamestown  and  Plymouth.  Huguenots  from  France,  pious 
Swedes,  saintly  Swiss,  devout  Dutch,  sturdy  Scotch,  ardent 
Irish  and  evangelical  English,  The  civilization  which  we  now 
enjoy  is  their  legacy  to  us.  We  must  maintain  it  for  those  who 
come  after  us. 

What  of  the  future?  History  tells  of  many  nations  that  have 
arisen,  flourished,  played  their  part  in  the  world  drama  and 
then  declined  one  by  one,  with  the  bright  hopes  of  morning 
ending  in  dismal  night.  It  is  well  while  we  are  absorbed  in  a 
global  war  and  think  of  world  problems  that  we  look  carefully 
to  those  ideals  and  institutions  which  give  stability  to  our  nation 
and  security  and  hope  to  individuals.  It  is  vital  to  our  future 
that  we  distinguish  between  those  things  which  make  for 
freedom  and  prosperity  and  those  which  invite  national  ruin 
and  bring  personal  suffering. 

No  right  thinking  person  would  ignore  the  physical  and 
material  factors  which  are  essential  in  a  nation's  life,  but  it  is 
ever  true  that  the  most  potent  forces  in  the  world  are  spiritual, 
not  physical  and  material.  Nations  decay  not  so  much  from 
physical  causes  as  from  wrong  choices,  moral  weakness  and 
intellectual  and  spiritual  poverty.  If  we  devote  all  our  strength 
to  making  money,  building  larger  houses,  developing  material 
resources  and  making  ourselves  more  comfortable,  we  remove 
the  cement  which  holds  the  walls  of  our  Republic  in  place. 


The  Methodist  Church  165 

Unless  our  material  progress  is  matched  by  the  growth  of  our 
minds  and  souls,  we  become  confused  in  our  ideals  and  turn 
moral  values  upside  down.  The  greatest  asset  of  the  nation 
is  not  material  possessions  but  enlightened,  purposeful.  Chris- 
tian men  and  women.  Our  people  must  be  constantly  reminded 
that  the  welfare  of  the  nation  and  the  religious  convictions  of 
its  citizens  are  so  ultimately  i  elated  that  what  secures  one, 
vitally  affects  the  other.  To  forget  our  spiritual  heritage  is  to 
lose  our  freedom  and  invite  our  ruin.  The  American  people 
are  at  heart  a  religious  people,  but  we  need  just  now  a  revival 
of  spirituality  at  its  best.  Such  an  awakening  will  bring  a 
fresh  spirit  of  moral  zeal  and  strengthen  every  good  thing  in 
our  national  life. 

THE  METHODIST  MISSIONARY  MOVEMENT 

When  the  Church  takes  Jesus  Christ  seriously,  the  program 
for  the  Christianization  of  the  world  becomes  its  inevitable 
mission.  Christianity  was  intended  to  be,  and  of  necessity  is, 
a  missionary  religion.  To  take  away  its  world  view,  to  steal 
away  its  missionary  passion,  is  to  rob  it  of  its  character  and 
leave  it  something  other  than  its  true  self.  Christianity  is  not 
a  religion  of  averages,  and  it  never  flourishes  by  maintaining 
the  status  quo.  It  lives  and  expands  only  when  world  vision 
is  constantly  before  its  eyes  and  when  its  ministers  and  people 
are  heroic  adventurers  and  brave  pioneers,  ready  to  follow  their 
leader  in  the  dangerous  way  of  the  cross. 

The  world  mission  of  the  Church  is  the  one  thing  that  can 
save  it  from  the  corroding  influences  of  a  secular  civilization. 
Perusal  of  the  history  of  the  Church  across  the  centuries  discloses 
that  its  golden  pages  have  been  written  when  the  missionary 
passion  was  strongest.  Its  power  and  influence  in  the  homeland 
are  inseparably  linked  with  its  passion  for  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
Either  it  takes  all  men  into  its  love  or  it  forfeits  the  right  to 
claim  God  as  the  supreme  ruler  of  the  world  and  Jesus  Christ 
as  the  Universal  Saviour.  Christ's  gospel  was  intended  for  all 
men,  and  the  Church  must,  therefore,  have  a  field  as  broad  as 
the  whole  wide  world  if  it  is  truly  to  represent  Him. 

One  of  Methodism's  missionary  leaders  described  this 
vital  activity  of  the  Church  in  these  words  "The  missionary 
enterprise  is  the  supreme  adventure  of  history.  It  is  the 
challenge  of  hope  and  courage  in  a  world  of  paralyzing  fears 
and  demoralizing  futility.  It  is  the  sole  claimant  as  a  moral 
substitute  for  war.  It  is  the  only  accredited  messenger  of  good 
news  to  a  bewildered  world  and  the  lone  champion  of  love  and 
good  will  in  a  world  of  hate  and  war.  Any  lowering  of  its 
standards,  or  lessening  of  its  power  or  cheapening  of  its  motive 
is  the  betrayal  of  the  race,  and  a  yielding  of  the  only  fortress 
that  flies  the  flag  of  brotherhood." 


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It  follows  that  the  missionary  work  of  the  Church  at  home  and 
abroad  is  not  to  be  kept  going  because  of  our  love  for  or  loyalty 
to  our  fathers.  It  is  an  attempt  on  the  part  of  the  Church  to 
carry  out  the  dearest  wish  of  the  heart  of  Christ.  When  we 
are  drawn  into  union  with  Him,  the  fires  of  love  for  all  mankind 
burn  in  our  hearts.  This  is  the  passion  which  constrains  us 
to  give  our  sons  and  daughters  and  substance  for  the  salvation 
of  mankind. 

A  formal,  fainthearted,  self-indulgent,  dress-parade  Chris- 
tianity will  not  suffice  for  a  crisis  such  as  is  now  upon  us.  Our 
love  for  Christ  and  men  must  be  able  to  stand  foul  odors  and 
loathsome  sights,  and  to  go  down  to  the  gate  of  hell  to  save  a 
lost  soul.  Such  Christ-like  devotion  will  love  iniquity  into 
goodness,  hostility  into  brotherhood,  a  lost  world  into  a  re- 
deemed world.  From  all  over  the  earth  comes  the  same  urgent 
message,  which  must  be  pressed  home  with  all  the  earnestness 
at  our  command.  There  must  be  no  faltering  in  the  face  of 
present  day  difficulties,  but  rather  a  recognition  that  the  black 
forces  that  threaten  to  overwhelm  mankind  constitute  a  call 
from  God  to  His  Church  for  aggressive  action. 

As  we  survey  the  missionary  situation,  certain  facts  stand 
out  in  bold  relief.  First,  there  is 'the  tremendous  scope  of  the 
operations  of  The  Methodist  Church.  We  have  a  parish  em- 
bracing fifty  nations  with  thousands  of  missionaries  and  na- 
tionals preaching  in  more  than  a  hundred  tongues,  with  a  foreign 
membership  greater  than  the  total  membership  of  many  de- 
nominations and  with  more  than  six  hundred  schools,  hospitals 
and  other  ministering  institutions.  Our  purely  missionary 
operations  in  the  home  field  are  even  more  extensive.  The 
reports  reveal  that  we  have  2,500  mission-aided  churches  and 
250  schools,  settlements  and  similar  institutions  serving  the 
people  of  every  state  in  the  Union  and  also  those  of  the  ter- 
ritorial possessions. 

The  second  fact  is  that  in  spite  of  the  devastations  of  war 
our  work  goes  on  in  every  field.  Nowhere  has  it  broken  down 
or  collapsed.  Naturally,  it  is  handicapped  in  many  places 
by  the  absence  of  missionaries,  the  restrictions  and  suffering 
entailed  by  war,  and  our  inability  to  maintain  connections 
with  our  workers.  Nevertheless,  Methodist  churches  are  open, 
Methodist  institutions  are  serving  and  Methodist  preachers 
are  proclaiming  the  gospel  of  Christ.  Even  in  Germany  and 
Japan,  in  the  crucified  nations  like  China,  Belgium,  Poland  and 
Czechoslovakia  and  Norway,  and  in  the  occupied  fields  of 
Burma,  Malaya  and  the  Phillipines,  Methodism  marches  on! 

Is  there  not  here  proof  of  the  wisdom  of  those  who  laid  deep 
the  foundations  of  our  work?  The  gospel  we  have  carried  to 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  is  no  longer  a  foreign  importa- 
tion.    It  has  struck  its  roots  deep  into  the  native  soil  and 


The  Methodist  Church  167 

become  indigenous  to  the  life  of  the  peoples  to  whom  we  have 
made  it  available.  It  is  no  longer  something  they  have  received 
from  us;  it  is  something  they  have  achieved  through  their 
own  experience  of  Christ. 

The  responsibility  of  the  Church  here  in  the  United  States  is 
the  third  outstanding  fact.  At  this  time  the  home  base  brings 
a  new  challenge,  and  to  it  we  must  devote  ever  increasing 
thought  and  effort.  Our  country  is  now  an  armed  camp.  We 
have  provided  spiritual  oversight  for  our  soldiers  and  sailors 
through  the  ministry  of  devoted  and  highly  efficient  Chaplains, 
but  little  for  the  millions  of  so-called  defense  workers  newly 
mobilized  in  nearly  all  our  larger  centers.  New  communities 
have  sprung  up,  many  of  which  will  be  permanent.  Here  is  a 
mission  field  we  have  scarcely  touched  and  one  we  must  evan- 
gelize for  the  sake  of  the  future. 

We  speak  of  this  war  as  a  global  war.  It  is  having  and  will 
have  global  results.  Our  attitudes  must  be  global  also.  It  was 
once  said  that  this  nation  could  not  endure  half  slave  and  half 
free.  Now  we  know  that  the  world  cannot  be  half  good  and 
half  bad,  half  Christian  and  half  pagan.  If  Christ  is  to  be  su- 
preme anywhere.  He  must  be  supreme  everywhere.  America 
must  be  Christianized  not  only  for  its  own  sake,  but  for  the 
sake  of  its  influence  in  the  future.  Here  is  destined  to  be  the 
main  base  of  both  Christian  missions  and  political  democracy 
and  freedom,  probably  for  a  century  to  come.  We  must,  there- 
fore, make  a  more  determined  effort  to  Christianize  the  home- 
land in  order  to  insure  that  our  country  comes  with  clean  hands 
into  the  council  of  nations  as  the  exponent  of  peace  and  justice. 
The  task  at  home  looms  larger  and  more  imperative  than  ever 
before.  An  urgent  demand  is  a  restudy  of  the  whole  home 
mission  policy  and  the  evaluation  of  the  new  factors  that  have 
emerged  as  a  result  of  war. 

Not  only  have  familiar  problems  been  accentuated  and  new 
emergencies  created  in  the  areas  where  we  have  long  worked, 
in  cities,  towns  and  country,  among  the  minority  groups,  but 
new  developments  have  brought  forward  entirely  new  home 
mission  fields.  According  to  recent  statistics  relating  to  popu- 
lation, we  have  experienced  in  this  country  one  of  the  greatest 
migrations  of  history.  Our  population  has  shifted.  Cities 
have  increased,  and  rural  areas  have  decreased.  What  will 
happen  after  the  war?  Will  these  people  remain  where  they 
are,  or  will  they  again  migrate?  We  do  not  know  what  will 
transpire,  but  we  do  know  that  Methodists  will  find  themselves 
face  to  face  with  a  mission  situation  at  home  that  will  require 
better  methods  and  more  money  than  we  have  customarily 
applied  to  the  problem  of  Christianizing  the  home  base. 

The  fourth  conspicuous  fact  of  our  present  situation  is  that 
when  the  present  war  ends,  we  will  face  problems  and  demands 


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of  overwhelming  magnitude.  There  will  be  the  pressing  duty 
of  reconstructing  our  work  in  all  the  areas  where  war  has  been. 
Our  work  has  not  collapsed,  we  repeat,  but  has  greatly  suffered. 
It  is  easy  to  picture  it  at  the  close  of  the  war — many  of  our 
missionaries  away  from  their  posts,  many  churches  destroyed 
and  damaged,  our  people  scattered,  homeless  and  starving, 
our  institutions  suffering,  our  territory  ravaged.  Beyond  will 
be  famine,  disease  and  agony  on  a  wider  scale  than  has  been 
known  in  recent  centuries.  We  must  rebuild  our  own.  Also, 
we  must  do  our  part  in  the  general  reconstruction  of  the  world. 

At  the  close  of  the  last  war  the  demand  was  so  great  that  it 
called  forth  the  Centenary  movement,  in  the  course  of -which 
our  churches  gave  millions  of  dollars.  At  the  close  of  this  war 
the  demand  will  be  much  greater.  War  has  come  to  more  of  the 
earth's  surface  and  involved  more  of  the  world's  population. 
Will  we  be  ready  to  meet  it?  Will  we  be  ready  to  gather  the 
facts,  develop  the  procedure  and  lead  in  a  great  redemptive 
crusade? 

At  the  close  of  every  war  there  is  a  disposition  to  relax  and 
swing  back  to  isolationism  and  self-centered  materialism.  This 
inclination  is  true  of  the  nations.  It  was  amply  demonstrated 
at  the  end  of  the  last  war  and  goes  far  to  explain  the  present 
war.  There  are  persons  who  think  they  discern  public  trends 
in  this  direction  now.  The  tendency  may  also  be  apparent  in 
the  church.  Provincialism,  indifference  to  everybody  and 
everything  outside  the  individual  congregation,  an  antimis- 
sionary  attitude,  all  these  will  follow  the  close  of  the  war  if 
we  are  not  on  guard. 

Will  there  be  such  reaction?  Certainly  the  danger  is  im- 
mediately before  us.  We  cannot,  however,  keep  it  out  of  our 
beloved  Church  unless  we  keep  it  out  of  the  nation.  To  do  so 
will  require  all  our  wisdom,  but  the  cause  is  worth  the  effort. 
The  attainment  of  this  goal  also  is  evangelism.  The  Christiani- 
zation  of  the  last  man  in  the  last  corner  of  the  globe  is  of  the 
essence  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  a  provincialisrn,  a 
selfish  and  anti-missionary  attitude  which  prevents  the  realiza- 
tion of  this  objective  would  be  a  repudiation  of  the  Christian 
ideal. 

We  have  developed  a  missionary  program  of  vast  proportions. 
Our  work  has  been  so  well  established  and  our  strategy  has  been 
so  sound  that  Methodism  is  basically  intact  and  operative 
everywhere,  even  in  lands  overrun  by  the  enemy  and  from 
which  all  our  missionaries  have  been  evacuated.  Not  only  must 
we  strengthen  and  enlarge  our  present  work,  but  with  faith 
we  must  face  the  twofold  problem  of  the  postwar  world.  The 
problem  of  relief  and  reconstruction  of  our  work  at  home  and 
abroad  must  inevitably  be  linked  with  the  task  of  impassioning 


The  Methodist  Church  169 

our  Church  for  an  aggressive  movement  for  the  christianization 
of  the  world. 

If  Christians  are  capable  of  learning  anything  from  history 
and  of  reading  the  signs  of  the  times,  they  will  not  fail  to  see 
that  God  has  placed  the  future  in  their  hands.  It  is  as  if  He 
had  spoken  audibly  to  them:  "Here  is  the  need.  Here  is  the 
opportunity.  What  will  you  do?  Is  it  your  will  that  the  world 
shall  be  Christian  and  free,  or  will  your  negligence  permit  a 
recurrence  of  savagery? '/ 

A  supreme  test  of  our  consecration  and  loyalty  is  near  at 
hand.  To  make  the  Prince  of  Peace  influential  in  the  post- 
war world  will  require  millions  of  our  money,  a  new  army  of 
our  youth  and  the  utmost  of  our  devotion  in  rehabilitating 
and  equipping  our  churches  across  the  earth  so  that  they 
adequately  meet  the  demands  of  the  new  day.  This  will  de- 
mand vision,  high  purpose  and  sacrifice.  The  Conference  will 
have  brought  to  its  attention  the  appalling  emergencies  we 
now  face  and  will  be  called  upon  to  work  out  plans  for  postwar 
reconstruction, 

THE  ASSERTION  OF  THE  CHRISTIAN 
CONSCIENCE 

1.  The  Problem  of  the  Liquor  Traffic 

The  challenge  of  evil  never  ceases.  In  every  age  the  Church 
is  called  upon  to  define  and  defend  those  standards  which 
undergird  the  .moral  life  of  the  community  and  guarantee  the 
ethical  and  spiritual  health  of  mankind.  Its  business  is  to 
redeem  human  character  and  purify  human  society. 

As  Christians  we  envision  the  Christian  social  order  as  one  in 
which  every  human  being  has  full  opportunity  to  live  the 
abundant  life  physically,  intellectually  and  spiritually.  A 
social  order  is  good  insofar  as  it  enriches  personalities  and  it  is 
bad  insofar  as  it  stunts  or  impoverishes  them.  Christianity 
has  long  been  confronted  by  a  vigorous  opponent  in  the  or- 
ganized liquor  traffic.  Rooted  as  it  is  in  the  prolific  soil  of 
avarice  and  appetite,  it  constitutes  a  major  social  problem. 
The  Church  cannot  view  its  ravages  with  complacency  nor  can 
it  refuse  to  join  issue  with  this  menace. 

Alcohol  is  a  narcotic  poison  injurious  to  man.  Traffic  in  it 
has  always  been  allied  with  vice,  poverty  and  crime.  In  politics 
it  has  been  a  conupting  and  debasing  influence.  It  stands  as  a 
barrier  across  the  pathway  of  social  progress.  It  has  been  the 
relentless  foe  of  the  home,  taking  its  fearful  toll  of  the  happiness 
of  women  and  children.  It  never  has  been  willing  to  live  within 
the  laws  established  for  its  regulation.  Economically  the  evil 
of  drink  is  an  incubus  and  a  parasite  on  legitimate  trade ;  physi- 
cally its  results  are  disastrous,  industrially  it  is  destructive  of 


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skill  and  efficiency;  socially,  it  is  a  prolific  source  of  poverty, 
unemployment  and  crime;  and  spiritually,  it  is  the  enemy  of 
all  that  is  good. 

Some  years  ago  the  Christian  conscience  of  the  nation  over- 
threw the  legalized  liquor  traffic.  National  prohibition  was  the 
result  of  a  struggle  that  had  continued  for  more  than  a  century. 
Immediately  this  effort  to  banish  a  corrupting  traffic  became 
a  target  for  unjust  criticism.  Many  delighted  to  magnify  the 
evils  associated  with  the  enforcement^  of  the  law  and  to  insist 
that  liquor  again  be  granted  a  legal  s'tatus.  Widespread  false 
propaganda  created  the  impression  that  the  law  was  a  failure. 
The  return  of  this  evil  to  a  legalized  status  resulted. 

We  were  assured  by  those  who  opposed  prohibition  and  de- 
sired the  return  of  the  license  system  that  bootlegging  would 
be  destroyed  and  drinking  reduced.  Neither  result  is  apparent. 
Instead,  we  have  seen  the  rise  of  a  host  of  additional  evils. 
Much  has  been  said  about  the  revenue  derived  for  government 
from  taxes  levied  against  the  liquor  business,  but  the  revenue 
represents  only  a  fraction  of  the  amount  which  this  organized 
evil  takes  out  of  the  pockets  of  the  people.  If  it  could  be  shown 
that  such  revenue  paid  all  the  expenses  of  the  government,  it 
would  remain  a  tragic  spectacle  for  a  Christian  civilization  to 
consent  to  derive  its  revenues  from  the  vices  of  the  people.  For 
the  Church  to  come  to  any  sort  of  terms  with  the  beverage 
liquor  traffic  is  to  betray  the  human  family. 

We  hail  as  a  significant  event  in  the  history  of  the  temperance 
movement  the  opening  of  the  School  of  Alcohol  Studies  at 
Yale  University.  That  great  institution,  noted  for  its  scientific 
research  and  educational  methods,  is  an  ideal  place  for  such  a 
project.  The  major  objective  of  this  school  is  to  overcome  the 
lag  between  research  and  teaching  on  the  subject  of  alcohol. 
The  lecturers  are  specialists  who  have  done  outstanding  research 
work.  The  students  are  given  the  results  of  the  scientific 
discoveries,  many  of  which  have  not  yet  been  reported  in 
textbooks.  The  age-old,  complex  problems  associated  with 
alcohol  are  thus  being  subjected  to  scientific  analyses,  and 
significant  progress  has  been  made.  Accumulated  knowledge 
has  met  the  tests  of  the  laboratory,  critical  review  and  synthe- 
sis, making  possible  more  exact  formulation  of  what  those 
problems  are,  preparing  the  way  for  scientific  approach  to 
further  study  of  them  and  opening  the  path  for  the  application 
of  the  knowledge  gained  to  the  practical  solution  of  their  many 
phases.  The  purpose  of  this  school  is  to  furnish  thorough 
grounding  in  all  of  these  problems.  Special  emphasis  is  laid 
not  only  on  technical  instruction,  but  also  on  the  role  which 
the  Church  and  welfare  societies  can  play  in  community  efforts 
for  the  prevention  of  inebriety  and  in  the  shaping  of  the  attitude 
of  society  toward  the  many  aspects  of  the  problem.    We  trust 


The  Methodist  Church  171 

this  step  is  the  beginning  of  a  trend  in  higher  education  through- 
out the  nation  which  will  stimulate  and  transform  present  day 
instruction  on  the  subject  of  alcohol.  We  believe  that  it 
heralds  the  dawn  of  a  new  day  and  that  an  informed  and 
constructive  leadership  will  be  developed  for  the  overthrow 
of  this  evil. 

We  call  upon  Methodists  everywhere  to  give  themselves  to  a 
sustained  program  of  education  that  will  help  to  build  a  con- 
viction of  the  imperative  necessity  of  sobriety.  We  urge  them 
to  lend  themselves  to  a  continuous  crusade  of  action  that  will 
protect  t)ur  homes  and  our  children  from  the  ravages  of  the 
liquor  traffic.  By  reasoned  and  persuasive  education  we  can 
convince  young  and  old  alike  of  the  harmful  nature  of  alcohol, 
and  by  the  same  method,  we  can  mobilize  the  Christian  forces 
represented  in  the  Churches  of  America  in  a  program  which 
will  effectively  restrain  and  ultimately  destroy  this  iniquitous 
traffic.  A'gainst  this  evil  Methodism  will  continue  to  stand 
with  sleepless  vigilance. 

2.  The  Problem  of  Industry  and  Labor 

It  is  the  business  of  the  Church  to  define  and  defend  the 
principles  of  Christ  and  to  point  the  way  to  a  social  order  which 
is  in  accordance  with  those  principles.  It  cannot  stand  aside 
and  say  that  economics  is  not  its  concern.  Its  voice  must  be 
lifted  on  behalf  of  righteousness  and  good  will.  It  seeks  to 
build  a  Christian  democracy  in  which  there  is  the  widest 
equality  of  opportunity  for  every  man  to  give  his  best  to  so- 
ciety and  to  receive  the  best  which  society  can  give  to  him. 

The  Methodist 'Church  numbers  among  its  members  repre- 
sentatives within  the  ranks  of  industry  and  of  organized  and 
unorganized  labor.  It  strives  for  spiritual  and  social  regenera- 
tion, which  dissolves  the  passion  for  selfish  domination,  re- 
places fear  by  faith,  and  insists  upon  the  application  of  the 
Christian  ethic  to  economic  order. 

A  generation  ago  a  General  Conference  declared  "The 
Methodist  Church  stands  for  the  right  of  the  employer  and  the 
employe  alike  to  organize  and  to  bargain  collectively  through 
representatives  of  their  own  choosing."  We  regret  that  the 
principles  enunciated  in  this  declaration  were  not  acted  upon 
in  industrial  life.  Some  sections  of  business  leadership  opposed 
the  demands  of  workers  to  organize  and  sought  to  destroy 
labor  organizations  where  they  existed.  Labor  responded  in 
kind  and  the  relationships  were  those  of  conflict  rather  than 
cooperation.  The  leadership  that  emerges  in  battle  is  a  leader- 
ship of  war.  The  unifying  force  of  labor  was  the  enemy,  not 
an  ideal.  Now  fortunately  the  right  of  labor  to  organize  is  not 
only  written  into  law  but  is  enforceable  at  law.  A  new  type  of 
leader  comes  to  the  front;  men  who  know  how  to  bargain,  to 


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increase  efficiency,  to  enforce  contracts.  These  new  rights  of 
labor  call  for  a  recognition  of  new  responsibility  and  the  elimina- 
tion of  all  practices  of  an  undemocratic  or  anti-social  nature. 
The  new  relationship  of  worker  and  employer  likewise  demands 
the  complete  cessation  of  all  attempts  to  discredit  or  destroy 
labor  organizations.  It  calls  for  a  frank  facing  of  the  fact  that 
the  collective  bargain  is  an  expression  of  democratic  principle 
and  must  be  so  extended  that  the  mind  of  the  worker  has  an 
opportunity  to  express  itself  in  improving  the  industrial  process 
and  thus  make  the  job  a  creative  task. 

Industry  and  labor  have  earned  the  gratitude  of  the  nation 
for  their  patriotic  devotion  to  war  production.  Management 
with  few  exceptions  has  demonstrated  its  concern  for  the  good 
of  the  nation.  The  overwhelming  majority  of  labor  has  ob- 
served its  no-strike  pledge.  The  minority  that  disregarded  that 
pledge  has  done  labor  a  disservice  just  as  that  minority  of 
business  that  profiteered  has  brought  discredit  upon  manage- 
ment. The  policy  of  full  recognition  of  labor 's  right  to  organize 
and  honest  cooperation  with  labor,  as  announced  by  the  United 
States  Chamber  of  Commerce,  deserves  commendation,  and 
we  are  persuaded  it  will  elicit  full  response  from  the  new  leader- 
ship of  labor. 

3.  The  Problem  of  Race 

Racial  antagonism  always  creates  a  stubborn  problem  for 
the  Christian  religion  because  it  stoutly  resists  the  universal 
propagation  of  the  Christian  message  and  denies  the  doctrine 
of  the  brotherhood  of  man.  We  are  witnessing  an  increase  in 
racial  tension  everywhere.  Every  nation  struggles  with  it  in 
some  form.  England  meets  it  in  India  and  South  Africa; 
Australia  lifts  up  barriers  against  the  yellow  man ;  the  continent 
of  Europe  is  drenched  with  blood  because  of  the  German 
doctrine  of  a  superior  race.  In  this  countiy  a  minority  group 
of  thirteen  million  Negroes  is  compelled  to  remain  a  detached 
racial  unit,  is  accorded  a  sub-Christian  status,  is  given  an 
uncertain  standard  of  livelihood,  and  all  by  the  artificial  stand- 
ards which  arise  from  racial  grouping.  Rapid  communications 
have  annihilated  distance,  and  in  this  shrunken  world  every 
human  aspiration  runs  like  an  electric  current  around  the  whole 
earth.  The  underprivileged  half  of  the  world,  having  learned 
how  the  other  half  lives,  is  demanding  the  privilege  of  living 
at  the  same  level.  The  families  of  mankind  are  thrown  into  a 
new  and  inescapable  intimacy,  and  this  close  association  forces 
upon  us  new  duties.  Racial  minorities  scattered  throughout 
the  earth  are  demanding  to  know  what  is  meant  by  the  affir- 
mation of  democracy  that  all  men  are  created  equal.  This 
challenging  movement  compels  attention  and  demands  solution. 


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We  may  be  perplexed  in  our  search  for  the  answer,  but  the 
question. of  race  is  no  longer  remote  or  academic. 

It  is  difficult  to  account  satisfactorily  for  racial  consciousness 
because  seemingly  it  has  no  objective  basis  even  in  color, 
although  it  is  at  this  point  it  becomes  most  acute.  Some  of  the 
bitterest  animosities  are  developed  among  peoples  presumably 
of  the  same  race;  witness  the  persistent  effort  to  stir  up  feeling 
between  Britishers  and  Americans.  Warring  nations  demand 
the  extermination  of  their  enemies  because  they  are  "inferior 
peoples,"  The  recurring  attempts  to  promote  anti-Semitism 
and  to  stir  up  hatred  for  other  peoples  of  the  world  are  based 
on  race.  Although  there  seems  to  be  no  objective  basis  for 
these  distinctions  and  animosities,  we  know  that  racial  con- 
sciousness is  a  psychological  fact  of  undisputed  reality. 

Of  all  human  emotions  racial  feeling  is  one  of  the  easiest  to 
arouse  and  one  of  the  most  stubborn  to  combat.  It  has  been 
described  as  "a  community  of  feeling  resting  upon  some  period 
of  cultural  homogeneity  and  creating  a  strong  preference  for 
its  own  type."  The  tension  is  increased  when  two  races  are 
brought  into  close  contact  and  compelled  to  live  in  a  competitive 
society.  The  usuar  result  is  the  enactment  of  various  legal 
restrictions  and  the  erection  of  social  and  political  barriers 
which  are  frequently  assertions  of  superiority  on  the  part  of  the 
dominant  group.  These  measures  inevitably  arouse  antagonism 
in  those  who  are  denied  their  rights,  and  too  often  they  result 
in  local  clashes,  which  usually  produce  wider  antagonisms  and 
sometimes  eventuate  in  war. 

In  what  faith  and  with  what  hope  are  we  to  face  this  problem? 
Scientific  humanism  and  secular  communism  speak  often  of 
human  values  and  social  ideals,  but  they  are  prejudiced  against 
the  recognition  of  the  supernatural  and  reject  a  belief  in  the 
future  life.  This  position  in  itself  opens  the  way  for  the  idolatry 
of  mere  physical  existence  and  exercises  a  devastating  effect 
on  the  human  spirit.  The  Christian  teaching  concerning  the 
value  of  the  individual  as  a  child  of  God  consecrates  human 
relationships  and  develops  a  fellowship  devoid  of  the  impulses 
of  rivalry  and  distrust.  The  recognition  of  the  worth  and 
dignity  of  each  individual,  the  value  of  each  human  soul, 
freedom  of  conscience,  all  are  drawn  from  the  Christian  revela- 
tion. The  Christian  Church  alone  can  generate  the  courage 
and  provide  the  guidance  that  is  sorely  needed.  Once  the 
Christian  doctrine  of  man  is  rejected,  the  way  is  opened  for 
man's  exploitation  of  man,  a  merciless  attitude  on  the  part  of 
the  strong  toward  the  weak,  savage  ruthlessness,  degrading 
snobberies,  social  confusion  and  racial  war. 

Does  not  St.  Paul's  metaphor  apply  here?  "But  now  are 
they  many  members," — hand  and  foot,  eye  and  ear — "yet  but 


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one  body.  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto  the  hand,  I  have  no 
need  of  thee;  nor  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  I  have  no  need  of 
you."  Quite  to  the  contrary,  each  one  needs  the  others  and 
only  together  do  they  make  up  one  body.  God  made  the  earth 
a  place  of  infinite  variety  by  the  creation  of  the  several  races. 
Christianity  does  not  destroy  this  variety  of  races,  but  insists 
that  each  be  allowed  to  make  its  distinctive  contribution.  The 
basic  assumption  that  one  race  is  inherently  superior  to  all 
others  cannot  be  defended.  No  one  race  is  superior  or  self- 
sufficient.  God  created  us  not  for  independence  but  inter- 
dependence. The  divine  law  is  that  we  help  ourselves  by  helping 
others.  It  is  not  possible  to  obscure  the  rights  and  claims  of 
other  races  without  suffering  ourselves.  To  impair  humanity 
at  one  point  is  to  impair  it  as  a  whole. 

"The  ultimate  test  of  any  democracy,"  wrote  Bishop  Gore, 
"is  to  be  found  in  the  demand  that  in  its  organization  of  human 
society  it  shall  truly  grant  equality  of  opportunity  to  all  who 
are  born  into  its  citizenship  so  as  to  encourage  and  enable  them 
freely  and  fully  to  develop  the  fullest  richness  of  personality 
of  which  they  are  capable."  This  is  a  clear  statement  of  the 
Christian  ideal  and  it  is  supported  by  principles  emerging  from 
the  insistence  in  the  New  Testament  that  every  human  being 
is  immeasurably  precious  in  God 's  sight. 

The  doctrine  of  brotherhood  is  more  than  incidental  in 
Jesus'  teaching.  If  what  He  said  about  it  is  not  the  heart  of 
the  gospel,  it  is  so  vital  that  without  it  the  heart  would  cease 
to  beat.  The  liberating  truth  which  He  brought  into  the  world 
is  that  God  loves  all  men  not  merely  collectively  but  one  by 
one  and  that  every  man  as  a  child  of  God  has  dignity  and 
infinite  worth.  His  commission  to  preach  the  gospel  to  every 
creature  forms  a  perfect  and  logical  conclusion  to  all  He  taught 
concerning  God  and  man.  Throughout  the  years  of  His  earthly 
ministry  Jesus  was  busy  leading  His  disciples  beyond  them- 
selves and  beyond  the  limits  of  class;  when  He  was  about  to 
go  away  from  them  in  physical  form.  He  lifted  their  eyes  to 
horizons  beyond  the  barriers  of  race  and  nation.  His  followers 
are  citizens  of  the  whole  world  and  as  such  must  be  ready  for 
friendship  with  any  man. 

St.  Paul  clearly  understood  the  mind  of  the  Master  when  he 
declared,  "For  ye  are  all  the  children  of  God  by  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ.  .  .  .  There  is  neither  Jew  nor  Greek,  there  is  neither 
bond  nor  free,  there  is  neither  male  nor  female;  for  ye  are  all 
one  in  Christ  Jesus."  Here  he  affirmed  that  the  problems  of 
race  and  nationality,  class  and  sex,  are  not  the  primary  prob- 
lems. The  universalism  of  the  Christian  message  must  trans- 
cend these  group  loyalties  not  by  reducing  all  races  to  a  soulless 
mass,  but  by  establishing  mutual  love  and  equitable  service 


The  Methodist  Church  175 

between  them.  His  insistence  was  that  our  supreme  loyalty  is 
not  to  race,  or  fatherland,  or  earthly  family,  but  to  the  family 
of  God.  That  is  the  goal  for  which  every  sincere  Christian 
works.  While  we  wait  for  its  attainment  we  are  to  bring  the 
spirit  of  love  into  all  the  relations  we  sustain  to  each  other;  we 
are  to  be  brotherly  with  every  man  and  just  with  every  race. 
The  honest  acceptance  of  Jesus'  teaching  concerning  the  worth 
of  personality  and  His  demand  for  social  justice  would  draw 
off  from  our  modern  society  the  poison  of  race  which  has 
produced  such  deadly  results. 

In  the  confusion  of  this  present  world  disturbance  men  are 
lashing  out  blindly  at  each  other.  In  their  extremity  they  cry 
out  for  changes  in  the  laws  and  for  alterations  in  social  and 
political  patterns.  That  there  are  abuses  to  be  corrected, 
injustices  to  be  abolished  and  wrongs  to  be  righted  no  Christian 
would  deny.  The  Church  must  always  provide  a  voice  for 
those  who  have  no  speech  and  lend  its  strength  to  every  move- 
ment which  seeks  the  betterment  of  the  human  family.  Dis- 
cerning men  recognize,  however,  that  the  real  problems  of  our 
time  are  more  than  racial,  political  or  economic,  they  are 
spiritual.  The  thoughtful  Christian  readily  perceives  that  the 
redemption  of  the  individual  member  of  society,  or  of  the 
entire  social  order,  will  not  be  achieved  by  the  readjustment 
of  institutions  alone,  but  by  the  regeneration  of  the  human 
heart.  When  the  Christian  gospel  is  received,  it  changes  man's 
thought  concerning  all  fundamental  matters  of  life.  The  healing 
of  the  world's  woes  may  be  hastened  by  the  development  of 
worthy  social  programs,  by  orderly  and  progressive  improve- 
ments in  government,  but  its  complete  cure  waites  for  the  full 
acceptance  of  Christ's  teaching  concerning  human  relation- 
ships. Behind  all  political  and  economic  reforms  lies  the  need 
of  a  new  spirit,  and  that  the  spirit  of  Christ.  Rufus  M.  Jones 
declared:  "If  we  are  to  rebuild  the  world  we  must  begin  by 
rebuilding  the  inner  spirit  of  man  by  giving  him  a  sounder 
faith  in  God  and  His  fellows  and  imparting  a  profounder  con- 
fidence in  the  silent  healing  forces  of  life  and  love." 

The  injustices  of  the  American  social  order  may  not  be  dis- 
missed with  a  general  statement.  There  are  acute  and  intricate 
problems  associated  with  them,  which,  if  approached  in  an 
atmosphere  poisoned  on  the  one  hand  by  contempt  and  on  'the 
other  by  resentment,  may  easily  become  dangerous  and  ex- 
plosive. If,  however,  these  problems  are  approached  in  an 
atmosphere  of  determined  good  will  and  patience,  they  can  be 
solved.  The  chief  sin  is  nearly  always  committed  by  the 
majority  group,  but  ofttimes  better  relationships  are  delayed 
by  bitterness  in  the  heart  of  the  oppressed.  Only  the  Christian 
solution  is  adequate  because  it  eliminates  the  passions  and 
prejudices  which  again  and  again  disrupt  the  human  family. 


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The  whole  question  of  superiority  and  rights  can  be  resolved 
when,  in  the  spirit  of  Jesus,  racial  groups  approach  each  other 
motivated  by  respect,  trust  and  service. 

It  cannot  fairly  be  denied  that  the  progress  of  the  Church 
in  this  area  has  been  slow.  Some  think  its  attitude  has  been 
timid  and  conservative,  but  it  is  hardly  possible  to  imagine 
what  the  situation  would  be  had  the  Church  not  proclaimed  the 
message  of  the  rights  of  man  as  a  child  of  God.  As  Christianity 
spreads,  the  inequalities  of  man  grow  less,  and  as  the  light  of 
Christ  rises  over  the  earth,  more  of  freedom,  brotherhood  and 
equality  come  to  His  children.  The  final  establishment  of  the 
Kingdom  of  God  will  not  come  in  some  sudden  and  dramatic 
fashion  because  it  is  builded  upon  the  indestructible  foundation 
of  brotherly  good  will.  While  waiting  and  working  for  that 
better  day,  we  must  not  make  an  armistice  with  injustice  and 
oppression.  Christ  wills  the  spirit  of  unity  between  all  peoples 
and  calls  upon  His  followers  to  live  as  members  of  a  redeemed 
family  which  enfolds  all  mankind.  Our  loyalty  to  Him  must 
challenge  the  status  quo.  It  must  take  away  complacency  and 
mobilize  us  for  such  Christian  action  as  will  hasten  the  coming 
of  the  Kingdom  of  God. 

There  are  many  hopeful  signs.  Never  were  there  so  many 
consecrated  Christian  leaders  working  at  this  problem.  As  a 
result  of  their  intelligent  and  courageous  leadership  many 
inequalities  and  injustices  long  tolerated  by  society  are  being 
i-emoved.  An  insistent  demand  has  been  created  for  equal  and 
impartial  administration  of  justice  in  the  courts;  a  proportionate 
distribution  of  public  school  funds;  an  adequate  opportunity 
for  all  in  industrial,  commercial,  and  professional  fields;  the 
removal  of  restrictions  upon  full  educational  advantages  for 
all;  and  the  full  enjoyment  of  the  privileges  of  citizenship. 
Slowly  but  surely  we  are  moving  toward  the  dawning  of  a  better 
day  in  which  discrimination  and  injustice  give  way  to  respect 
and  cooperation. 

We  make  our  own  the  declaration  of  one  who  long  has  been 
the  prophet  of  the  better  day  in  race  relations:  "In  the  name 
and  spirit  of  science  and  education  we  will  seek  to  find  and  to 
tell  the  truth.  In  the  name  and  spirit  of  democracy  we  will  seek 
the  way  of  equal  opportunity.  In  the  name  of  patriotisrri,  we 
will  strive  for  loyalty  to  the  democratic  ideal,  for  leadership  to 
guide,  and  for  statesmanship  adequate  to  carry  the  burden  of 
of  the  new  day.  In  the  name  and  spirit  of  Christianity,  we 
will  search  for  the  new  faith  of  fellowship.  In  the  name  of 
humanity,  we  will  substitute  the  measures  of  the  good  society 
for  the  old  biological  stiuggle  for  physical  survival.  In  the 
name  and  spirit  of  Him  who  carries  all  men  in  his  eternal 
purpose  we  dedicate  ourselves  to  the  task  of  doing  the  most 
and  the  best  that  can  be  done  here  and  now." 


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4.  The  Problem  of  War 

"Shall  the  sword  devour  forever?"  was  asked  in  agony  a 
long  time  ago.  The  answer  is  yes  unless  and  until  the  nations 
of  the  earth  resolve  in  the  sight  of  God  that  they  will  no  longer 
be  governed  by  selfish  ambition,  but  will  in  all  things  strive  to 
love  God  with  heart,  soul,  strength  and  mind  and  their  neigh- 
bors as  themselves. 

The  discussion  of  the  origin  and  conduct  of  war  is  not  within 
the  scope  of  this  address,  but  when  the  very  foundations  of  the 
earth  are  being  destroyed,  it  would  be  cowardly  for  the  Church 
to  fold  its  hands  and  wait  for  others  to  seek  for  the  way  of  peace. 
This  task  demands  the  spirit  of  humility  and  soberness.  We 
do  not  know  all  that  needs  to  be  done  and  we  will  probably 
make  mistakes,  but  into  the  hands  of  the  Ecumenical  Church 
has  been  thrust  the  opportunity  of  changing  the  climate  of  the 
world  from  hate  and  aggression  to  peace  and  cooperation.  The 
hideous  horrors  of  war  compel  us  to  action.  The  Church  is  the 
one  body  that  cannot  stand  aside  and  declare  world  affairs  are 
not  its  concern.  Its  chief  business  is  the  assertion  of  truth,  the 
dissipation  of  hate,  the  instruction  of  the  hearts  and  minds  of 
men.  In  the  attempt  to  carry  out  this  mission  we  are  encour- 
aged by  the  thoughtful  leaders  of  our  time.  The  President  of 
the  United  States  on  February  20,  1943,  made  this  statement: 
"Now  that  we  are  on  the  march  toward  ultimate  victory,  there 
is  an  important  job  of  education  to  be  done,  so  that  the  tragedy 
of  war  will  not  come  again. "  When  great  movements  are  afoot 
and  the  Son  of  God  leads  His  people  toward  the  better  day 
"His  Church  must  either  be  on  the  way  with  Him  or  else  in  his 
way." 

Jesufi  did  not  merely  reveal  to  individuals  the  terms  on  which 
they  might,  one  by  one,  find  their  true  life.  He  insisted  that 
His  followers  should  create  a  new  society  based  on  the  eternal 
truths  which  He  taught.  He  identified  Himself  with  the  age- 
long effort  to  achieve  an  ordered  civilization  in  which  the 
problems  of  our  corporate  life  could  be  solved.  The  pressure 
of  our  present  distress  compels  us  to  a  fresh  effort  to  understand 
what  He  meant  the  Kingdom  of  God  to  be.  The  crisis  which 
confronts  us  reveals  instability  in  the  whole  structure  of  human 
society.  The  race  is  astray,  and  the  Church  is  under  the  neces- 
sity of  discovering  fresh  and  powerful  forms  of  endeavor  in 
order  to  save  the  world  from  the  recurring  devastations  of  war. 
There  are  certain  insistent  questions  associated  with  war: 
How  did  the  present  war  come  to  us?  What  is  to  be  the  mood  of 
the  nation  while  at  war?  How  are  we  to  discharge  our  duty  as 
citizens?  What  has  the  Church  to  say  to  those  who  struggle 
for  the  preservation  of  freedom,  or  those  who  cannot  in  good 
conscience  bear  arms?     How  can  we  keep  our  place  in  the 


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worldwide  Christian  fellowship  amid  the  struggle?  Is  the 
teaching  of  Jesus  applicable  to  men  and  nations  in  a  time  of 
war?  Is  a  commonwealth  of  nations,  devoted  to  justice  and 
organized  to  preserve  peace,  a  mirage  in  a  moral  desert,  or  is  it 
the  logical  result  of  Christ's  affirmation  that  all  men  are 
brothers?  These  are  questions  the  Church  must  attempt  to 
answer,  or  abdicate  its  place  of  leadership. 

On  December  7,  1941,  this  nation  was  thrust  suddenly  into 
the  horror  and  the  peril  of  a  world  war.  Month  by  month 
since  that  day  we  have  watched  the  grim  shadow  of  this  mighty 
struggle  move  across  our  land.  The  attack  upon  all  we  count 
dear  has  united  our  country  as  she  has  thrown  into  the  conflict 
her  material  wealth,  her  creative  scientific  skills,  her  millions 
of  sons  and  daughters.  Fully  mindful  of  the  dangers  ahead 
of  us  and  of  the  strength  of  the  foes  that  would  conquer  us, 
we  have  seen  the  spirit  of  America,  that  intangible  quality  of 
life  that  is  the  bulwark  of  a  free  people,  rise  to  meet  the  challenge 
of  this  moment  and  dedicate  itself  to  the  service  of  mankind 
upon  the  altar  of  victory. 

Methodism's  life  has  been  strangely  interwrought  with  the 
life  of  the  nation.  We  have  been  near  to  the  heart  of  our 
country  from  the  time  of  her  birth  and  in  every  crisis  of  her 
expanding  history.  The  adventurous  pioneer  did  not  out- 
distance the  Methodist  circuit  rider.  The  soldiers  of  the  Re- 
public found  upon  every  battlefield  the  comforting  ministry 
of  Methodist  chaplains.  The  very  philosphy  of  our  democratic 
way  of  life  was  nurtui'ed  in  the  warm  heart  of  an  evangelical 
tradition  springing  out  of  a  gospel  that  opens  wide  the  doors 
of  salvation  to  all  men  and  preaches  the  essential  worth  of 
every  human  soul.  The  Methodist  Church  is  historically  and 
intrinsically  a  part  of  that  glorious  inner  life  of  the  nation  that 
is  the  true  "spirit  of  America,"  We  must  not  forego  our 
responsibility  for  the  preservation  of  this  continuing  spiritual 
heritage.  As  Methodists  we  reaffirm  our  devotion  to  the 
obligations  of  Christian  citizenship  and  we  pray  for  the  guidance 
of  God  upon  the  President  of  the  United  States  and  those  who 
are  associated  with  him  in  places  of  authority. 

While  we  are  gathered  here  in  peace  and  quietness,  multiplied 
thousands  of  the  bravest  young  men  and  women  of  our  Church 
are  on  battlefields  in  the  ends  of  the  earth  struggling  to  preserve 
our  liberty  and  protect  our  Christian  ideals.  By  their  suffering 
and  sacrifice  they  are  maintaining  the  principles  of  democracy 
and  preserving  the  freedom  of  mankind.  They  are  writing 
another  golden  page  in  the  book  of  patriotism.  They  shrink 
from  no  danger  to  preserve  for  mankind  the  heritage  of  freedom. 
Never  again  can  we  look  upon  the  refinements  of  our  civilization 
and  the  priceless  privileges  of  our  Christian  society  withoat 
recalling  the  anguish  and  suffering  through  which  they  passed 


The  Methodist  Church  179 

to  preserve  them.  We  can  only  pay  our  debt  to  them  by 
laboring  more  courageously  to  build  a  world  in  which  the 
sacrifices  called  for  in  war  are  no  longer  necessary.  We  pray 
for  the  preservation  of  their  lives,  the  maintenance  of  their 
Christian  ideals,  a  speedy  and  victorious  end  to  this  cruel  war 
and  their  early  return  to  our  homes  and  churches. 

One  of  the  most  inspiring  chapters  in  the  histor>''  of  Method- 
ism is  being  written  by  the  more  than  fifteen  hundred  of  our 
ministers  who  are  with  the  armed  forces  as  Chaplains.  In  the 
air,  on  the  sea,  and  on  the  land;  wherever  our  sons  and  daugh- 
ters struggle  to  preserve  our  freedom,  these  faithful  men  are 
there  to  ofler  the  claims,  challenge,  and  consolation  of  the 
Christian  Gospel.  The  story  of  their  courage  and  service 
inspires  us  to  more  heroic  living.  They  are  exercising  a  pow- 
erful influence  for  good  and  by  their  witness  and  work  helping 
to  make  secure  and  strong  the  church  of  tomorrow. 

The  Methodist  Church  has  declared  its  purpose  to  defend 
those  of  our  number  who  cannot  in  good  conscience  participate 
in  war.  We  will  not  be  driven  from  that  position  by  hysteria 
which  always  develops  in  a  time  of  st  uggle.  The  principles 
of  democracy  and  the  teaching  of  the  Christian  religion  accord 
to  men  freedom  of  conscience.  The  conscientious  refusal  to 
bear  arms  is  for  some  persons  a  natural  expression  of  their 
desire  for  peace  on  earth.  To  all  members  of  The  Methodist 
Church  who  as  conscientious  objectors  seek  exemption  from 
military  service  the  Church  must  continue  to  give  its  moral 
protection. 

We  would  humbly  call  our  people  to  penitence  and  prayer. 
In  another  dark  hour  of  our  national  life  President  Abraham 
Lincoln  addressed  the  following  sober  words  to  the  American 
people: 

"Whereas  it  is  the  duty  of  nations  as  well  as  of  men  to  own 
their  dependence  upon  the  overruling  power  of  God,  to  confess 
their  sins  and  transgressions  in  humble  sorrow,  yet  with  assured 
hope  that  genuine  repentance  will  lead  to  mercy  and  pardon, 
and  to  recognize  the  sublime  truth;  announced  in  the  Holy 
Scriptures  and  proven  by  all  history,  that  those  nations  only 
are  blessed  whose  God  is  the  Lord ;  .  .  . 

.  "We  have  been  the  recipients  of  the  choicest  bounties  of 
Heaven;  we  have  been  preserved  these  many  years  in  peace 
and  prosperity;  we  have  grown  in  numbers,  wealth,  and  power 
as  no  other  nation  has  ever  grown.  But  we  have  forgotten 
God.  We  have  forgott?n  the  g'acious  hand  which  preserved 
us  in  peace  and  multiplied  and  exiriched  and  strengthened  us, 
and  we  have  vainly  imagined,  in  the  deceitfulness  of  our  hearts, 
that  all  these  blessings  were  produced  by  some  superior  wisdom 
and  virtue  of  our  own.  Intoxicated  with  unbroken  success, 
we   have  become  too  self-sufticient  to  feel   the  necessity  of 


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redeeming  and  preserving  grace,  too  proud  to  pray  to  the  God 
that  made  us.  It  behooves  us,  then,  to  humble  ourselves 
before  the  offended  Power  to  confess  our  national  sins,  and  to 
pray  for  clemency  and  forgiveness." 

We  can  but  deplore  the  prevalence  of  boasting  and  the  lack 
of  penitence  which  characterizes  us  as  a  people.  The  prophet 
Isaiah  affirmed  that  "when  thy  judgments  are  in  the  earth, 
the  inhabitants  will  learn  righteousness."  We  fear  this  desired 
blessing  has  not  yet  come  to  many  Americans.  Many  fail  to 
comprehend  the  tremendous  import  spiritually  and  morally 
of  what  is  happening  in  the  world.  Most  of  the  people  have 
been  brought  to  an  awareness  of  the  seriousness  of  the  struggle, 
but  there  are  those,  sheltered  by  the  sacrifice  of  others,  who 
continue  to  resort  to  conscienceless  profiteering  and  waste 
their  substance  in  luxurious  living.  This  petrifying  effect  of 
an  unsanctified  prosperity  is  alarming,  and  we  would,  therefore, 
call  our  Methodist  people  to  earnest  prayer,  genuine  penitence 
and  contrite  humility. 

The  present  war  is  in  large  measure  the  result  of  World  War  I . 
In  that  struggle  vast  quantities  of  accumulated  wealth  were 
destroyed;  the  economic  systems  of  mankind  were  wrecked; 
the  nations  of  the  earth  were  divided  into  water-tight  com- 
partments, each  living  in  fear  of  its  neighbor.  This  outcome 
poisoned  international  relations  and  left  nations  snarling  at 
each  other  as  they  grew  more  and  more  resentful.  Our  present 
distress  is  largely  the  harvest  of  our  blindness  and  selfishness 
in  that  hour  of  opportunity.  Much  of  the  present  world 
tragedy  has  come  because  of  our  refusal  to  take  our  part  in  the 
task  of  international  collaboration.  Had  we  helped  to  organize 
the  nations  on  the  basis  of  friendly  service  we  might  have  given 
humanity  a  new  lease  on  life. 

Jesus  by  His  teaching  gave  to  humanity  a  new  conception 
of  human  relationships,  that  of  the  brotherhood  of  all  men. 
The  Apostle  Paul  saw  this  larger  vision  and  became  the  ex- 
ponent of  the  nev7  gospel  to  all  people.  His  bold  proclamation 
that  God  "hath  made  of  one  blood  all  nations  of  men  for  to 
dwell  on  all  the  face  of  the  earth, "  was  to  the  Jews  a  stumbling 
block  and  to  the  Greeks  foolishness,  but  to  mankind  it  has 
become  the  saving  gospel  of  life  and  hope.  Christianity  cannot 
be  nationalistic;  it  must  be  universal  in  its  outlook  and  appeal. 
War  makes  its  appeal  to  force  and  hate,  Christianity  to  reason 
and  love.  The  influence  of  the  church  must,  therefore,  always 
be  on  the  side  of  every  effort  seeking  to  remove  animosities 
and  prejudices  which  are  contrary  to  the  spirit  and  teaching 
of  Christ. 

It  does  not  satisfy  the  Christian  conscience  to  be  told  that 
war  is  inevitable.  It  staggers  the  imagination  to  contemplate 
another  war  with  its  unspeakable  horrors,  in  which  modern 


The  Methodist  Church  181 

science  will  make  possible  the  destruction  of  whole  populations. 
The  methods  of  Jesus  and  the  methods  of  war  belong  to  different 
worlds.  War  is  a  crude  and  primitive  force.  It  arouses  passions 
which  in  the  beginning  may  be  unselfish  and  generous,  but  in 
the  end  war  betrays  those  who  trust  in  it.  It  offers  no  security 
that  its  decisions  will  be  just  and  righteous.  It  leaves  arrogance 
in  the  heart  of  the  victor  and  resentment  in  the  heart  of  the 
vanquished.  When  the  teachings  of  Jesus  are  fully  accepted, 
war  as  a  means  of  settling  international  disputes  will  die,  and 
dying,  will  set  the  world  free  from  a  cruel  tyrant. 

We  have  looked  to  international  diplomacy  to  prevent  war 
and  it  has  failed.  We  have  trusted  in  international  law  to 
reduce  the  horrors  and  eliminate  in  a  measure  the  cruelties  of 
war,  but  war  grows  only  more  hideous  and  destructive.  The 
time  is  at  hand  when  the  Church  must  rise  in  its  might  and 
demand  an  international  organization  which  will  make  another 
war  impossible. 

The  tragic  fact  that  twice  within  the  short  space  of  a  quarter 
of  a  century  the  entire  world  has  been  plunged  into  war  is 
sufficient  evidence  that  the  whole  system  of  international 
relations  must  be  reorganized.  The  idea  that  every  sovereign 
state  is  the  sole  judge  of  its  own  rights  and  owes  no  allegiance 
to  any  common  moral  ideal  is  incompatible  with  secure  and 
lasting  peace.  Such  so-called  freedom  leaves  any  nation  free 
to  wage  offensive  wars  as  legitimate  national  policy.  That 
liberty  inevitably  leads  to  crimes  against  humanity  such  as 
the  stealing  of  Manchuria  by  Japan,  the  rape  of  Ethiopia  by 
Italy  and  the  slaughter  of  France,  Poland  and  other  helpless 
nations  at  the  hands  of  Germany,  As  long  as  the  philosophy 
of  narrow  nationalism  lives,  we  shall  have  international  chaos 
because  it  leaves  each  nation  free  to  seek  its  own  selfish  designs 
in  entire  disregard  of  the  welfare  of  other  nations. 

The  moral  judgment  of  civilized  peoples  is  demanding  an 
ordered,  righteous  and  effective  system  of  world  administration. 
Such  an  organization  could  prevent  war  and  ensure  justice  so 
that  eventually  there  would  be  developed  among  the  nations 
of  the  earth  such  an  abhorrence  of  war  that  no  self-respecting 
nation  would  dare  commit  such  a  crime.  The  strength  of  such 
an  Association  or  League  will  lie  not  alone  in  what  it  does,  but 
also  in  what  it  symbolizes,  for  it  will  embody  the  ideal  of 
international  relationships  in  which  frankness  and  cooperative 
action  take  the  place  of  secret  intrigues  and  international 
rivalry. 

It  does  not  seem  necessary  for  the  nations  to  give  assent  to 
one  political  or  economic  system.  The  diversity  of  interests 
and  the  different  stages  of  cultural  progress  preclude  the 
possibility  of  a  uniform  body  of  domestic  policies.  The  remedy 
is  not  to  be  found  in  welding  the  nations  into  one  soulless  mass, 


182  Journal  of  the  1941  General  Conference 

but  in  shaping  the  relations  between  them  so  that  they  may 
discover  the  road  whereon  they  may  travel  together  in  friend- 
ship and  security.  Such  a  general  association  of  nations  formed 
under  specific  covenants  will  afford  "mutual  guarantees  of 
political  independence  and  territorial  integrity  to  great  and 
small  nations  alike."  It  will  make  the  national  rivalries  and 
jealousies,  which  have  drenched  the  world  with  tears  and 
blood,  seem  parochial.  In  such  cooperation  nations  will 
discover  that  there  are  ways  other  than  war  of  modifying  the 
existing  political  order,  and  no  one  nation  will  be  left  free  to 
throw  a  bomb  which  will  set  the  world  ablaze  again. 

The  organization  set  up  to  prevent  war  and  preserve  peace 
may  at  first  necessarily  include  only  the  victorious  powers,  but 
if  so,  exclusion  of  defeated  nations  must  be  only  temporary. 
Some  healing  word  must  be  said  above  the  expediencies  and 
interests  of  the  victors.  To  leave  outside  the  other  nations 
with  their  millions  of  struggling,  aspiring  people  is  to  have  the 
world  go  groping  on  in  the  dark.  The  victorious  nations  having 
conquered  their  foes,  must  conquer  themselves  and  think  of 
them  no  longer  as  foes,  but  as  friends.  The  leadership  for  which 
the  wo  Id  awaits,  must  display  a  heart  that  sympathizes  with 
suffering  and  a  will  determined  to  find  a  way  to  overcome  the 
seemingly  insuperable  difficulties  of  readjustment.  For  this 
task  the  Christian  Church  was  born,  and  it  cannot  in  good 
conscience  give  its  allegiance  to  any  ideal  less  than  this. 

Across  the  centuries  the  followers  of  Christ  have  worked  to 
establish  the  Kingdom  of  God  in  the  earth.  Through  the 
disappointing  season  of  waiting,  when  nothing  appeared  to  be 
happening,  the  dream  of  a  warless  world  was  before  their  eyes, 
nurtured  in  their  thoughts  and  cherished  among  the  fervent 
longings  of  their  hearts.  Believing  that  the  race  is  a  brother- 
hood and  the  whole  earth  a  neighborhood,  we  who  have  sworn 
allegiance  to  Christ  cannot  follow  the  hotheads  who  would 
build  the  new  world  with  feverish  hands,  leaving  God  out  of 
their  plans,  nor  will  we  listen  to  the  voice  of  a  timid  conserva- 
tism or  selfish  isolationism,  which  shrinks  from  the  unknown 
and  the  untried.  Neither  course  is  the  way  of  faith.  Our  hope 
is  not  in  a  prudent  conservatism.  Rather,  it  is  in  a  holy  boldness 
that  enables  us  to  follow  courageously  Him,  who  alone  is  able 
to  produce  a  nobler  world  and  a  better  social  future  for  a  people 
made  worthy  of  them  through  His  transforming  power. 

When  the  fighting  actually  ceases,  vast  sections  of  the  earth 
will  need  steel  and  stone  and  lumber  and  brick.  We  must  play 
a  worthy  and  sacrificial  part  in  the  physical  rehabilitation  of 
the  world.  Infinitely  more  difficult  will  be  the  spiritual  rebuild- 
ing, which  will  demand  all  we  possess  of  insight,  faith,  patience 
and  courage.  World  reconstruction  must  be  placed  on  a  higher 
plane  than  mere  material  reconstruction.     We  of  the  Church 


The  Methodist  Church  183 

must  audibly  and  insistently  proclaim  that  unless  the  Lord 
build  the  city,  they  labor  in  vain  that  build  it.  We  must  protest 
against  any  attempt  to  put  a  millstone  of  materialism  about 
the  neck  of  the  next  generation  and  stoutly  resist  the  adoption 
of  immature  and  unchristian  plans  for  world  reconstruction. 
The  helping  hand  must  everywhere  supplant  the  mailed  fist. 

The  spiritual  and  intellectual  growth  of  people  must  not  be 
hampered  by  treaties  which  ration  the  bread  of  life  and  dampen 
the  fires  of  the  souls  of  men.  The  world  cannot  be  rebuilt  on 
the  old,  narrow  and  cramping  principles  of  power  politics. 
Wisdom  and  courage  must  be  found  to  clean  the  slate  of  inter- 
national suspicion  so  that  man  may  begin  afresh.  The  price 
of  peace  was  fixed  a  long  while  ago,  and  the  price  was  a  Cross. 
The  world  cannot  be  redeemed  and  regenerated  for  less.  We 
need  not  a  demand  for  rights,  but  a  desire  for  sei'vice;  we  need 
not  many  servants,  but  that  we  be  the  servant  of  many.  "And 
whosoever  will  be  chief  among  you,  let  him  be  your  servant." 

Believing  that  the  actual  and  potential  power  of  The  Method- 
ist Church  with  its  constituency  of  twenty  million  persons 
should  be  a  factor  in  the  choice  which  this  nation  must  make 
between  narrow  nationalism  and  international  collaboration, 
the  Council  of  Bishops  organized  and  promoted  throughout 
the  Church  a  movement  known  as  The  Crusade  for  a  New 
World  Order.  It  was  not  our  thought  nor  was  it  our  desire  to 
have  the  Church  cross  the  line  which  under  our  system  of 
government  properly  separates  church  and  state.  We  hold, 
however,  that  any  effort  to  defeat  the  selfish  interests  which 
would  keep  our  nation  out  of  an  organization  of  the  world 
working  for  a  just  and  durable  peace  and  would  thereby  hamper 
its  participation  in  measures  to  prevent  another  war,  is  a  part 
of  the  distinctive  spiritual  mission  of  the  Church. 

The  Crusade  was  the  expression  of  a  threefold  conviction: 
First,  "That  the  religious  forces  of  the  nation  must  become 
influential  at  the  place  decision  is  made,  before  it  is  made,  so 
that  their  convictions  may  be  regarded  as  creative  and  co- 
operative contributions. 

"Second,  Methodists  after  more  than  a  century  of  missionary- 
service  throughout  the  world  and  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century  of  education  in  the  field  of  international  relations,  are 
world-minded  and  desire  world  order. 

"Third,  the  members  of  The  Methodist  Church  as  citizens 
desire  such  action  by  the  United  States  Government  as  will 
insure  full  participation  in,  and  continuing  cooperation  with, 
such  international  organization  in  the  political,  economic,  and 
other  fields,  as  may  be  necessary  to  end  war,  to  establish  world 
law  and  order,  economic  and  racial  justices,  and  to  guarantee 
the  freedom  of  the  individual." 


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The  movement  received  the  enthusiastic  cooperation  of  all 
the  Boards  and  Commissions  of  the  Church.  Scores  of  mass 
meetings  attended  by  multiplied  thousands  were  held  through- 
out the  nation.  Everywhere  the  Crusade  was  systematically 
interpreted,  and  our  opinion  registered  with  those  who  rep- 
resent us  in  the  Congress.  We  would  urge  our  people  to  main- 
tain this  emphasis  against  all  efforts  to  lead  us  into  isolationism 
and  to  help  make  the  voice  of  the  Church  effective  for  a  just 
and  durable  peace. 

TASKS  TO  WHICH  OUR  ENERGIES  MUST  BE 
DEDICATED 

1.  The  Church  School 

Thoughtful  Christians  cannot  remain  impervious  to  the 
wide  swirl  of  mighty  forces  let  loose  upon  the  continuing  life 
of  the  Church.  Every  age  forms  a  bridge  between  that  which 
precedes  and  that  which  follows  it,  but  the  Church  of  this 
epochal  period  is  called  upon  to  deal  with  unanticipated  prob- 
lems and  a  practically  revolutionized  society.  Little  by  little 
the  materialistic  temper  of  the  prewar  days  has  done  its  work. 
There  has  been  no  formal  abandonment  of  faith,  but  many 
have  become  so  engrossed  in  secular  pursuits  that  there  has 
been  a  quiet  submergence  of  faith.  We  have  been  passing 
through  a  period  in  which  the  central  affirmations  of  the 
Christian  faith  have  been  denied,  with  the  result  that  many 
are  paying  no  attention  to  religion  and  have  subsided  into 
a  spiritual  condition  it  is  not  unfair  to  describe  as  comatose. 

Secularism,  which  is  but  another  name  for  what  our  fathers 
called  worldliness,  has  taken  its  toll  of  spiritual  life.  Whatever 
its  material  excellencies,  and  they  are  many,  our  modern 
civilization  is  largely  the  product  of  secular  forces  which  are 
either  non-Christian  or  anti-Christian.  It  does  not  suscribe 
to  the  principle  that  man  lives  not  by  bread  alone;  nor  does 
it  pursue  a  spiritual  ideal.  In  fact,  in  many  ways  it  gives  practi- 
cal denial  to  these  convictions.  Some  would  pass  the  problem 
by  lightly  with  the  reflection  that  we  are  only  witnessing  a 
change  in  our  spiritual  taste.  With  that  view  we  cannot  agree. 
Something  more  dangerous  is  tiaking  place.  There  are  trends 
and  tendencies  active  in  modern  life  which  endanger  perpetuity 
of  our  Christian  civilization  and  the  life  and  witness  of  the 
Church.  We  are  compelled  to  a  fearless  study  of  the  under- 
lying causes. 

Life  today,  for  adults  and  youth  alike,  is  surrounded  by 
conditions  and  forces  which  have  sprung  up  so  swiftly  as  to 
take  them  unawares.  The  tempo  of  modern  life  has  been  so 
accelerated  that  it  has  become  difficult  to  give  attention  to 


The  Methodist  Church  185 

those  things  which  make  for  faith  and  knowledge.  The  de- 
velopment of  the  religious  sense  of  our  children  is  hindered 
by  adverse  forces,  which  tend  to  weaken  and  sometimes  almost 
extinguish  it.  For  several  years  we  have  been  passing  through 
a  period  in  which  such  forces  have  been  particularly  numerous 
and  active.  Life  has  become  so  highly  secularized  that  faith 
and  devotion  have  been  made  difficult.  The  cheap  and  ofttimes 
unwholesome  pleasures  that  have  multiplied  tend  to  crowd 
out  religious  study  and  observance.  In  many  homes  the 
family  altar  has  disappeared.  To  these  obviously  destructive 
influences  must  be  added  a  subtle  effect  of  defective  religious 
teaching.  In  the  so-called  emancipation  from  the  religion  of 
authority  many  swung  to  an  imaginary  freedom,  in  which  the 
great  truths  of  the  Christian  message  were  questioned.  We 
are,  therefore,  in  the  midst  of  a  transitional  period  of  uncer- 
tainty in  which  many  ignore  religion.  Our  foolish  affectations, 
our  deceptions,  our  poor  ideals,  our  chaotic  readings  of  God's 
purpose  have  all  followed  the  loss  of  that  overmastering  sense 
of  God  which  was  the  possession  of  another  generation.  Re- 
ligion gave  to  our  fathers  and  mothers  the  certainty  and  conso- 
lation of  God's  presence  and  power,  in  which  they  found  a 
guide  for  this  life  as  well  as  a  hope  for  a  future  life. 

If  the  principles  of  the  Christian  faith  are  applicable  to  the 
needs  of  our  age,  perplexed  as  it  is  with  intellectual  difficulties 
which  affect  belief  and  moral  difficulties  which  affect  conduct, 
there  must  be  more  wide-spread  and  effective  instruction  in 
religion.  Christian  education  must  not  only  continue  to  resist 
but  aggressively  combat  the  secularizing  tendencies  of  our 
times  by  an  insistence  upon  the  eternal  verities.  The  faculties 
of  our  youth  must  be  put  to  school  on  their  spiritual  side. 
They  must  be  taught  to  bow  in  reverent  humility  before  the 
eternal  wisdom  and  to  live  according  to  the  immortal  truths 
which  came  from  the  lips  of  the  Teacher  of  Galilee. 

The  decline  in  attendance  upon  the  Church  School  should 
shake  us  out  of  our  complacency.  We  close  this  quadrennium 
with  423,168  fewer  students  in  our  Church  Schools  than  we 
had  at  the  beginning.  However,  the  records  of  the  last  quarter 
of  a  century  do  not  show  a  steady  decline.  There  have  been 
years  in  which  the  enrollment  of  the  Church  Schools  in  the 
three  uniting  churches  showed  an  increase,  and  other  years  in 
which  there  was  a  sharp  decline.  We  believe  this  enrollment 
and  the  record  of  attendance  afford  a  fair  barometer  of  the 
spiritual  condition  of  the  church  as  a  whole.  During  the 
Aldersgate  commemoration  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South,  the  General  Board  of  Christian  Education,  cooperating 
with  this  movement,  laid  great  stress  on  enrollment  in  the 
Church  School.  As  a  result,  there  was  an  increase  of  192,000 
in  the  enrollment  in  1938  and  1939.    This  gain  indicates  that  a 


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Churchwide  effort  under  the  leadership  of  those  responsible 
for  the  administrative  work  of  the  church  can  and  will  turn  the 
tide  in  enrollment.  We  would,  therefore,  urge  a  quickened 
interest  in  securing  a  larger  enrollment  and  maintaining  a 
higher  average  attendance  in  the  Church  School. 

There  is  no  agency  of  the  Church  which  undergirds  every 
aspect  of  Church  life  and  work  more  than  the  Church  School. 
Here  is  a  most  fruitful  field  of  evangelism.  A  total  of  149,557 
pupils  came  into  the  membership  of  the  Church  last  year  from 
the  Church  School.  Here  also  is  provided  education  in  steward- 
ship, which  results  in  large  contributions  to  the  benevolent 
causes  of  the  church.  The  contributions  to  World  Service 
on  the  fourth  Sunday  in  the  Church  School  from  ninety-five 
Conferences  last  year  was  $1,106,232.01,  a  net  increase  over 
the  preceding  year  of  $133,127.26. 

Next  to  the  Christian  pulpit,  we  must  depend  upon  the 
Church  School  to  provide  that  degree  of  knowledge  and  under- 
standing of  the  Holy  Scriptures  which  is  so  necessary  in  the 
minds  of  our  people  if  they  are  to  be  able  to  interpret  Christian 
preaching  and  to  understand  the  major  issue  facing  the  Christian 
forces  of  the  world  today.  Such  an  agency  with  such  a  record  of 
service  is  worthy  of  the  serious  attention  and  the  finest  support 
of  the  leadership  of  the  denomination. 

We  rejoice  in  the  trend  toward  the  use  of  hours  other  than 
on  Sunday  morning  for  the  purpose  of  religious  education. 
Through  the  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Young  Adult 
Fellowship,  Vacation  Church  Schools  and  groups  meeting  under 
other  names,  hundreds  of  thousands  of  persons  are  being  reached 
with  religious  training  so  that  actually  the  enrollment  of  the 
Church  School  does  not  reveal  the  full  extent  of  what  is  being 
done  in  the  field  of  religious  education. 

The  primary  undertaking  of  the  Church  School  is  to  trans- 
form the  lives  of  boys  and  girls  and  men  and  women  so  that 
they  may  know  Christ  and  live  as  Christians  in  all  their  atti- 
tudes and  relationships.  This  task  calls  for  the  highest  type 
of  educational  service  rendered  in  all  our  churches.  Only  by 
concerted  endeavor  in  this  respect  can  we  make  the  contribu- 
tions for  which  Methodism  is  responsible  to  the  world  of 
tomorrow.  We  must  be  realistic  enough  to  recognize  that  the 
decrease  in  attendance  cannot  be  stopped  by  superficial  and 
sporadic  efforts.  It  calls  for  a  sustained  program  which  draws 
its  strength  from  the  conviction  that  what  we  are  defending  is 
not  an  unimportant  outpost  but  the  very  citadel  of  our  life  as 
a  Church. 

2.  Ministerial  Supply 

The  life  of  Methodism  is  in  the  local  church;  it  springs  from 
the  42,000  societies,  to  use  Wesley's  term,  which  constitute 


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our  fellowship.  What  these  churches  are  depends  in  large 
measure  upon  the  men  who  lead  our  people  in  evangelism, 
education  and  worship,  and  who  interpret  for  them  the  mean- 
ing of  the  Christian  message  for  every  aspect  of  living.  The 
tradition  of  The  Methodist  Church  calls  for  a  ministry  carefully 
selected  and  trained,  as  well  as  wholly  devoted  to  its  task. 

The  need  for  a  comprehensive  plan  of  recruiting  and  training 
ministers  has  become  increasingly  evident  in  recent  years.  A 
study  conducted  by  the  Commission  on  Conference  Courses 
of  Study  reveals  certain  important  facts.  The  average  age  of 
the  ministers  of  our  Church  is  slowly  rising  so  that  in  future 
years  retirement  will  take  place  at  more  rapid  rate.  In  some 
of  the  Annual  Conferences  the  proportion  of  younger  men  is 
lower  than  it  should  be  if  the  size  of  the  Conference  is  to  be 
maintained. 

In  some  of  our  sections  of  the  Church,  even  before  the  war, 
the  demand  for  trained  m^en  exceeded  the  supply.  This  situa- 
tion will  probably  become  more  acute.  Merely  to  replace  those 
who  are  to  be  retired  and  those  who  for  other  reasons  leave  the 
pastoral  service,  the  study  indicates,  we  shall  need  to  receive 
into  the  membership  of  the  Conferences  approximately  five 
hundred  men  each  year  for  the  next  fifteen  years.    , 

The  ten  theological  seminaries  of  The  Methodist  Church 
graduate  somewhat  over  three  hundred  students  each  year 
with  a  degree  indicating  thorough  training  for  the  profession 
of  the  ministry.  The  difference  between  this  number  and  the 
five  hundred  who  are  needed  presents  a  problem  to  which  the 
Church  must  give  serious  attention. 

It  is  imperative  for  us  not  merely  to  choose  with  care  from 
among  those  who  volunteer  for  religious  work,  but  to  watch 
for  and  encourage  young  men  who  are  suited  for  the  high  calling 
of  the  ministry.  Pastors,  superintendents  and  laymen  all  share 
this  responsibility.  Diligent  attention  must  be  given  to  re- 
cruiting and  adequate  leadership  for  future  needs.  We  would 
urge  our  ministers  to  take  the  initiative  in  suggesting  to  our 
finest  youth  that  here  is  an  opportunity  for  life-time  service 
to  their  fellowmen  and  to  God. 

Our  colleges  and  seminaries  have  developed  an  excellent 
program  for  the  training  of  the  next  generation  of  preachers. 
For  these  institutions  adequate  financial  support  must  be 
provided,  support  which  will  make  it  possible  for  them  to 
prepare  a  leadership  that  will  enable  the  Church  to  do  its  work 
in  such  a  way  as  mankind  has  never  witnessed. 

3.  Christian  Unity  and  the  Ecumenical  Movement 

The  Methodist  Church  is  deeply  concerned  about  inter- 
denominational   good    will    and    Christian    unity.      Through 


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resolutions  of  its  Conference  and  through  discussions  by  its 
Commissions  it  has  endorsed  the  conviction  that  Christian 
unity  grows  out  of  an  ever  deepening  fellowship  of  Christians 
with  their  common  Lord;  it  finds  the  origin  of  this  fellowship 
in  the  mind  of  Christ  rather  than  in  the  consent  of  men's 
minds.  In  order  that  our  Church  may  make  its  contribution 
to  the  search  for  the  mind  of  Christ  in  church  relations,  we 
would  recommend  the  continuance  of  the  Commission  on 
Interdenominational  Relations  and  pray  God's  blessings  on 
any  and  all  efforts  looking  toward  a  revived  and  united  Church. 

But  for  this  global  war,  there  would  have  been  held  at 
Oxford,  England,  in  1941  the  Methodist  Ecumenical  Con- 
ference, The  last  Ecumenical  Conference  was  held  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  in  1931.  The  Continuation  Committee  appointed 
at  that  time  is  doubtless  in  contact  with  the  British  Committee 
looking  to  an  early  conference  of  the  Methodists  of  the  world. 
We  express  deep  interest  in  the  worldwide  Methodist  brother- 
hood and  are  assured  that  The  Methodist  Church  will  take  its 
place  in  the  larger  ecumenical  fellowship. 

As  a  member  of  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches,  the  World 
Council  of  Churches,  The  Methodist  Church  cooperated  fully 
with  the  Ecumenical  Movement.  It  has  gladly  taken  its 
place  in  those  memorable  conferences  held  throughout  the 
world  in  which  the  importance  of  worldwide  fellowship  among 
Christians  was  emphasized.  Through  a  long  period  of  history 
the  Protestant  Church  was  beset  by  division  and  subdivision. 
We  rejoice  that  through  the  leadership  of  the  Holy  Spirit  that 
process  has  been  changed  to  one  of  uniting  the  broken  frag- 
ments of  the  Church  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  In  the  summer 
of  1937  the  Ecumenical  Movement  became  something  more 
than  a  dream  when  the  conferences  at  Oxford  and  Edinburg 
created  the  World  Council  of  Churches,  In  1939  came  the 
present  World  War,  setting  nation  against  nation  and  largely 
destroying  world  political  unity.  Within  these  years  of  the 
present  war  Churches  have  continued  to  join  the  World  Council 
until  today  there  are  eighty-three  denominations  holding 
membership  and  supporting  the  movement.  Here  is  a  unity 
upon  which  a  new  world  order  can  be  built. 

In  the  United  States  it  is  now  being  proposed  that  Protestant- 
ism reorganize  its  agencies  of  cooperation  by  merging  eight 
organizations  into  the  United  States  Council  of  Churches. 
These  organizations  are  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Churches 
of  Christ  in  America,  the  International  Council  of  Religious 
Education,  the  United  Stewardship  Council,  the  Missionary 
Education  Movement,  the  Council  of  Church  Boards  of  Edu- 
cation, the  Home  Missions  Council,  the  Foreign  Missions 
Conference  and  the  Council  of  Church  Women.  We  would 
suggest  that  his   General   Conference  provide  a  method  of 


The  Methodist  Church  189 

registering  its  decision  on  Methodist  participation  in  the  new 
proposed  organization. 

4.  Orders  of  Worship 

The  General  Conference  of  1940  constituted  "a  Commission 
on  Order  of  Worship,  Rituals,  and  Aids  for  the  Deepening  of 
the  Spiritual  Life"  and  ordered  "the  report  of  this  Commission 
shall  be  published  in  pamphlet  form  at  least  six  months  prior 
to  the  1944  session  of  the  General  Conference. "  Many  matters 
coming  before  this  Conference  will  aflect  only  segments  of  the 
Church's  life  and  work,  but  questions  having  to  do  with  cor- 
porate worship,  including  the  administration  of  the  Sacraments, 
vitally  affect  the  whole  Church  and  every  congregation  in  it. 
It  is  therefore  apparent  that  utmost  care  and  understanding 
must  be  exercised  in  the  decisions  reached. 

5.  The  Publishing  House  and  Christian  Literature 

In  promoting  the  cause  of  the  Kingdom  of  God  on  earth, 
the  Church  has  a  powerful  offensive  weapon  in  the  printing 
press.  The  dramatic  example  of  Martin  Luther  throwing  his 
ink-well  at  the  devil  is  highly  suggestive  of  the  uses  to  which 
printer's  ink  can  be  used  for  holy  purposes,  even  in  a  day  when 
the  radio  enjoys  such  popularity  and  prestige. 

The  fact  that  the  Church  has  made  use  of  the  printed  page 
explains  many  of  the  intellectual  and  spiritual  revivals  which 
have  characterized  its  life.  As  soon  as  the  printing  press  was 
invented  the  Church  accepted  it  as  a  gift  from  God  and  used 
it  to  print  the  Bible.  The  result  was  an  almost  universal 
distribution  of  the  Sacred  Scriptuies  which  produced  a  revival 
of  religion 

There  is  an  increasing  need  for  the  Christian  testimony  in 
type.  Such  declarations  of  faith  are  not  dependent  on  sponsors, 
wave-lengths,  or  radio  chains.  There  is  a  permanency  about 
the  printed  page  that  is  enjoyed  by  no  other  form  of  communi- 
cation. Great  ideas  and  divine  inspirations,  committed  to 
writing,  renew  themselves  with  every  reading. 

No  Church  will  ever  be  a  great  Church  until  it  is  a  reading 
Church— until  it  is  made  up  of  people  who  are  thinking  seriously, 
profoundly,  creatively  about  their  religious  life  and  experience. 
We  can  have  a  Church  with  prejudices,  without  printing,  but 
we  cannot  have  a  Church  with  great  convictions.  The  great 
fundamental  beliefs  upon  which  the  Church  must  be  built  if  it 
is  to  stand  and  conquer  cannot  be  built  into  the  life  of  any 
people  who  will  not  take  time  to  read.  For  our  ministers  to 
persuade  our  people  to  read  religious  literature  is  as  much 
a  part  of  their  pastoral  responsibility  as  calling  upon  the  sick. 
Indeed,  many  a  sick  soul  could  be  restored  to  health  if  that 


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one  could  be  persuaded  to  "love  the  Lord,  his  God,  with  all 
his  mind." 

There  is  a  very  close  kinship  between  the  reading  table  and 
the  communion  table,  and  we  must  see  to  it  that  that  relation- 
ship is  kept  vital  and  nourishing.  There  is  a  very  great  need, 
of  course,  for  news  of  the  ongoing  Church,  but  there  is  also  a 
very  great  need  in  these  times  when  men 's  faith  is  being  tested 
as  never  before,  that  our  people  shall  stabilize  their  souls  by 
reading  the  great  truths  of  our  religion.  If  we  do  not,  we  shall 
either  die  of  spiritual  anemia,  or  find  our  strength  dissipated 
through  emotional  excesses  without  spiritual  values. 

Methodism  since  the  days  of  John  Wesley  has  wisely  pro- 
vided for  the  writing,  printing  and  distribution  of  books, 
magazines  and  periodicals,  and  these  have  greatly  helped  to 
propagate  the  Christian  message.  We  owe  an  immeasurable 
debt  to  the  Methodist  Publishing  House  for  its  contribution 
through  the  years  and  for  its  present-day  achievements. 

The  large  and  increasing  circulation  of  The  Christian  Advo- 
cate, the  general  organ  of  Methodism,  is  gratifying.  Through 
this  publication  Methodists  are  kept  informed  of  the  total 
program  of  their  church  and  are  mobilized  for  united  action 
and  thus  exert  an  influence  on  public  opinion  which  otherwise 
would  be  impossible.  Through  The  Upper  Room,  Church 
School  Literature,  the  several  Conference  Advocates,  the  Church 
is  becoming  more  effective  and  the  life  and  thought  of  our 
membership  made  conformable  to  the  mind  of  Christ. 

THE  MOOD  OF  MODERN  METHODISM 
1.  A  Wise  and  Winsome  Evangelism 

When  we  survey  the  record  of  Methodism  across  two  hun- 
dred years,  we  have  every  reason  to  rejoice  and  be  grateful. 
In  order  to  transmit  to  a  distraught  world  and  to  coming 
generations  the  Gospel  which  has  already  seen  such  splendid 
triumphs,  we  must  keep  faith  with  our  fathers;  keep  faith 
with  our  children;  above  all,  we  must  keep  faith  with  Christ. 
We  must  preach  the  Gospel  with  confidence  and  with  passion. 
We  must  tell  men  that  while  they  inherit  the  infirmities  and 
sins  of  the  race,  they  also  inherit  the  salvation  which  Christ 
offers  all  mankind.  We  must  tell  them  that  they  live  not  in  a 
lost  world,  but  in  a  redeemed  world,  and  then  when  man  accepts 
his  true  relation  to  Christ,  he  lives  under  a  new  heaven  and  on 
a  new  earth. 

The  one  fact  that  sent  Methodists  early  to  the  open  fields 
and  eventually  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  with  infectious  joy  was 
that  God  in  Christ  had  come  to  the  rescue  of  sinning  humanity. 
They  witnessed  everywhere  because  they  had  found  Christ  as 
the  Saviour  from  sin,  the  Creator  of  new  character  and  the 


The  Methodist  Church  191 

Guarantor  of  everlasting  life.  Their  main  emphasis  was  upon 
the  fact  that  God  had  heard  the  cry  of  broken  humanity  and 
had  sent  in  the  person  of  His  Son  a  divine  Saviour  to  deliver 
mankind.  They  never  overlooked  the  implications  of  that 
fact.  They  never  dismissed  it,  nor  obscured  it  by  any  natural- 
istic interpretation.  They  declared  it  in  creed,  experienced  it 
in  life  and  expressed  it  in  a  glad  and  intense  evangelism.  With 
warm  hearts  and  eager  spirits  they  went  everywhere  to  bring 
men  into  a  saving  knowledge  of  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 
They  felt  that  a  special  responsibility  rested  upon  them  for  the 
redemption  of  mankind. 

From  then  until  now  the  normal  mood  of  Methodism  has 
been  the  evangelistic  mood.  The  stirring  story  of  our  advance 
across  this  continent  and  of  the  establishment  of  younger 
Churches  around  the  world  is  the  story  of  a  resistless  evangelism. 
God  raised  us  up  to  be  Christianity  in  earnest,  and  no  Church 
can  forget  its  original  mission  and  have  bright  prospects.  We 
must  be  careful  lest  we  give  lip  service  to  evangelism  and  yet 
lag  behind  other  Churches  in  the  effective  proclamation  of  the 
great  certainties  of  evangelical  Chiistianity.  Methodism  set 
set  out  two  centuries  ago  to  win  men  from  the  kingdom  of 
darkness  and  evil  and  to  organise  them  into  a  Church  which 
would  help  save  the  world.  It  was  not  necessary  to  acquire 
or  develop  a  spirit  of  evangelism;  we  were  by  nature  evangel- 
istic. From  the  very  beginning  we  went  everywhere  pro- 
claiming the  story  of  the  transforming  cross,  the  empty  tomb 
and  the  risen  and  glorified  Lord.  We  are  the  trustees  of  a 
complete  gospel  which  holds  hope  for  society  and  offers  men 
release  from  sin. 

What  is  more  needed  today?  One  could  hardly  claim  that 
we  are  in  the  midst  of  a  revival  at  the  present  time,  but  un- 
doubtedly we  are  witnessing  a  general  tu^^ring  of  the  masses 
to  an  interest  in  the  things  of  the  spirit.  Soldiers,  statesmen 
and  writers  are  confessing  their  faith,  sometimes  in  language 
the  Church  has  not  employed.  The  facts  of  spiritual  life  have 
come  into  the  common  speech  of  man.  Writers  no  longer 
hesitate  to  discuss  religion.  In  fact,  one  of  the  great  gains  out 
of  the  stress  and  anxiety  of  the  war  is  the  recovery  of  the 
consciousness  of  God  and  a  sense  of  responsibility  to  Him.  The 
time  seems  ripe  for  the  (^huich  to  interpret  Christ  to  the  in- 
quiring mind  and  seeking  heart  of  our  time.  We  must  be 
diligent  lest  this  new  search  for  God  by-pass  the  organized 
Church.  The  business  of  the  twentieth  centur>^  Church,  as  was 
true  of  the  early  Church,  is  to  help  men  find  God.  In  order  to 
lead  them  to  Him  we  must  have  an  unquenchable  faith  in  the 
reality  of  the  gospel  we  proclaim  and  a  keen  awareness  of  the 
infinite  importance  of  the  things  that  make  for  righteousness. 
Only  thus  can  the  Church  become  what  it  was  meant  to  be, 


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"the  place  where  those  who  march  with  God  can  find  their 
point  of  rallying." 

The  urgency  of  soul  which  characterized  our  fathers  must 
possess  us.  Surely  by  this  time  we  have  discovered  thtt  soft 
sayings  about  virtue,  the  evolution  of  the  race  and  the  inherent 
goodness  of  mankind  will  not  produce  the  evangelism  the  world 
sorely  needs.  We  must  speak  again  of  the  ghastly  reality  of  sin, 
of  the  atonement  of  Christ,  of  justification  by  faith,  of  the 
eternal  profit  of  goodness  and  of  the  everlasting  loss  to  those 
who  will  not  have  Christ.  We  should  be  particularly  careful 
to  deal  adequately  with  the  intellectual  difficulties  and  the 
moral  and  spiritual  problems  of  these  exciting  days.  Our 
gospel  must  be  suited  to  the  anguish  of  our  time.  But  we  will 
not  help  groping  humanity  to  find  the  way  by  underestimating 
the  need  of  man  for  redemption  or  failing  to  declare  that  the 
Cross  of  Christ  with  all  it  typifies  is  something  more  than  an 
example  of  how  a  good  man  should  bear  pain.  This  generation, 
like  all  others,  must  come  to  see  that  sin  is  the  gulf  which 
separates  man  from  God  and  must  learn  that  Christ  by  dying 
on  the  cross  did  something  for  man  which  he  could  not  do  for 
himself. 

Our  generation  would  be  religious  on  its  own  terms,  It 
would  run  sentimentally  to  the  manger  of  Bethlehem,  but  at 
Calvary  it  would  "stand  afar  off  beholding  the  sight."  It 
seems  at  times  to  prefer  a  religion  without  suffering  and  sacrifice. 
For  the  Church  to  offer  such  a  gospel  is  to  give  the  hungry- 
hearted  world  a  stone  when  it  needs  bread.  We  must  be  careful 
to  see  that  our  evangelism  is  of  a  nature  which  stirs  the  con- 
science, influences  the  will  and  brings  men  to  believe  in  Christ 
who  alone  is  able  to  change  the  heart  and  to  renew  the  life. 

Methodism  marched  into  the  eighteenth  century  singing 
"no  foot  of  land  do  we  possess,  no  cottage  in  this  wilderness." 
It  lacked  numbers,  social  standing  and  stately  cathedrals.  The 
mighty  and  learned  of  the  earth  were  not  numbered  in  its 
membership,  but  with  its  message  of  a  divine  Saviour  it  brought 
salvation  to  the  sinning,  comfort  to  the  sorrowing,  rest  to  the 
weary,  security  and  confidence  to  the  dying,  and  to  men  every- 
where a  spiritual  and  intellectual  awakening.  What  a  tragedy 
if  twentieth  century  Methodism  should  lose  this  power!  With 
its  vast  membership,  its  trained  ministers  and  its  up-to-date 
methods  it  must  steadfastly  continue  to  exercise  its  power  to 
transform  the  individual  and  regenerate  society. 

Any  serious  discussion  of  evangelism  brings  one  inevitably 
to  the  importance  of  preaching  and  of  the  immediate  obligation 
of  those  whom  God  has  called  to  proclaim  His  message.  The 
responsibility  of  preaching  is  still  laid  upon  men,  and  the  need 
is  as  urgent  as  ever  before.  No  situation  has  arisen  which  is 
outside  the  divine  interest  or  beyond  the  compass  of  the  truth 


The  Methodist  Church  193 

as  revealed  in  Christ.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  enter  into  any 
defense  of  preaching  as  a  method  of  making  Christ  known  to 
men.  The  world's  dependence  upon  preaching  is  clearly 
stated  in  the  words  of  St.  Paul:  "For  whosoever  shall  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved.  How  then  shall  they  call 
on  Him  in  whom  they  have  not  believed?  And  how  shall  they 
believe  in  Him  of  whom  they  have  not  heard?  And  how  shall 
they  hear  without  a  preacher?  And  how  shall  they  preach 
except  they  be  sent?" 

The  preacher  is  called  of  God  and  commissioned  by  the 
Church  to  proclaim  a  gospel  in  which  there  is  a  complete  and 
sufficient  message  for  the  spiritual  requirements  of  all  men. 
He  goes  carrying  a  message  from  someone  to  someone.  He 
goes  bearing  the  proclamation  of  God  in  which  grace  and  pardon 
are  offered.  He  offers  to  men  who  are  under  the  sentence  of 
death  God's  provision  for  their  forgiveness.  He  announces 
the  good  news  of  a  loving  Heavenly  Father  who  loves  men,  not 
if  and  when  they  become  good,  but  while  they  are  yet  rebellious 
sinners.  His  mission  is  to  tell  men  of  a  Divine  Redeemer  whose 
mercy  is  measureless.  But  He  has  more  to  say  to  men.  He 
tells  them  that  life  is  more  than  a  struggle  of  seventy  years  for 
bread ;  it  is  of  eternal  duration,  and  they  are  privileged  to  live 
it,  if  they  will,  as  the  sons  of  God  and  the  comrades  of  Christ. 

In  all  generations  it  has  been  the  voice  of  the  inspired  prophet 
that  has  aroused  a  slumbering  Church  and  quickened  a  dying 
world.  The  great  need  of  this  generation  is  a  succession  of 
such  prophets  to  stand  in  our  pulpits  with  an  interpretation 
of  the  Christian  gospel  which  will  enlighten  the  intellect, 
quicken  the  imagination,  stir  the  conscience  and  reinforce  the 
will.  There  are  always  new  truths  to  be  discerned,  and  unless 
God 's  ministers  discover  them  for  themselves  and  preach  them 
with  power,  the  world  will  not  be  brought  to  the  certainty  and 
confidence  of  a  vital  faith.  The  truth  as  we  have  it  in  Christ 
is  sufficient  for  the  individual,  for  society  and  for  the  world. 
It  cannot  be  given  up  without  darkening  the  hope  of  the  world. 

The  new  Methodism  with  its  modem  message  and  methods 
will  prove  to  be  only  so  much  cumbersome  machinery  except 
as  it  is  a  channel  through  which  the  grace  of  God  is  poured 
upon  the  world. 

Originally  Methodism  was  in  a  peculiar  sense  the  Church  of 
the  people.  It  went  everywhere  the  people  were.  Upon  every 
advancing  frontier  of  American  life  the  pioneers  were  accorn- 
panied  by  the  Methodist  minister,  and  in  every  new  township 
there  was  erected  a  Methodist  chapel.  In  1801,  one  in  seventy- 
two  Americans  was  a  Methodist;  in  1841  the  number  had 
increased  to  one  in  nineteen.  In  1861,  one  in  every  three 
Protestant  church  members  was  a  Methodist.  Between  1800 
and    1830   Methodism   increased   seven-fold.     This  startling 


194  Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Confer eyice 

growth  was  the  direct  result  of  the  Church  following  the  people 
and  identifying  itself  with  their  hopes,  aspirations  and  problems. 

We  are  now  faced  with  the  danger  of  becoming  a  fixed  Church. 
The  tendency  is  toward  training  our  young  ministers  to  go  to 
established  pulpits,  there  to  put  on  a  church  program  and  a 
service  of  worship.  We  sometimes  assume  that  the  people, 
having  been  invited,  will  come,  but  if  they  fail  to  do  so,  we 
have  no  other  plan  to  secure  their  attention  and  attendance. 

The  future  lies  in  the  hands  of  the  masses.  All  great  social 
and  religious  movements  rise  from  the  bottom,  and  there  is 
now  a  worldwide  stirring  of  the  common  people.  In  their  hands 
lies  the  destiny  of  tomorrow  socially,  economically  and  in  every 
other  area  of  life.  We  must  be  careful  lest  Methodists  of  today 
become  a  fixed  type,  a  solid,  respectable,  middle-class  people. 
We  are  honored  to  have  as  a  part  of  our  fellowship  many 
educated  and  cultured  people,  but  a  Church  that  neglects  the 
great  toiling  masses  will  not  dominate  the  tomorrows.  It  is 
highly  important  that  we  minister  to  people  of  education  and 
culture.  We  would  not  in  the  least  minimize  this  part  of  our 
mission;  nor  would  we  lower  our  standards  for  the  ministry 
and  ignore  the  necessity  of  carrying  on  the  program  of  a  fixed 
Church.  But  to  discharge  our  full  obligation,  we  must  minister 
to  those  in  every  sphere  of  life.  We  must  have  the  technique 
for  every  different  demand  made  upon  us.  We  must  not  de- 
pend upon  one  stereotyped  form  of  ministry  alone.  There 
must  be  a  definite  rural  approach  that  will  give  us  a  fixed  leader- 
ship in  the  country  and  a  definite  urban  program  that  will 
enable  us  to  cope  with  the  demands  of  the  city. 

The  future  of  Methodism  is  bound  up  with  its  ability  to 
adapt  its  policies  and  programs  to  the  age  in  which  it  lives. 
The  early  Methodists  went  forth  with  an  initiative  and  mobility 
which  resulted  in  a  spiritual  advance  almost  without  parallel 
in  Christian  history.  When  churches  were  closed,  they  went 
out  on  the  streets;  when  ordained  ministers  were  insufficient, 
they  laid  the  burdens  upon  Christian  laymen,  who  achieved 
admirable  results.  Ministers  and  laymen  alike  felt  that  when 
there  was  work  to  be  done,  they  were  under  obligation  to  find 
the  most  effective  way  of  doing  it.  Without  an  amazing  power 
of  adaptation  to  meet  the  unprecedented  conditions  of  this  age 
we  will  limit  the  influence  and  power  of  Methodism. 

We  have  heard  with  interest  of  the  plans  of  the  General 
Commission  on  Evangelism  to  conduct  throughout  the  Church 
in  1945  a  Crusade  of  Evangelism  in  which  all  of  the  time-tested 
methods  will  be  employed.  We  believe  this  movement  is  timely 
and  we  are  pledged  to  give  to  it  our  leadership,  our  prayers, 
and  our  best  effort  for  we  are  deeply  concerned  that  Methodism 
shall  be  creatively  and  redemptively  in  contact  with  the  life 
of  today. 


The  Methodist  Church  195 

2.  A  Fearless  Application  of  Christian  Principles 
TO  Social  Problems 

If  the  Church  is  a  living  society  inspired  by  the  spirit  of  the 
living  Christ,  then  we  must  think  not  only  of  its  origin  and 
ordinances  but  of  the  goal  toward  which  it  is  moving  and  the 
purpose  it  was  organized  to  serve.  Its  best  credential  is  that 
it  follows  Christ  on  His  redemptive  pilgrimage.  The  question 
at  present  centers  not  on  what  the  Church  has  been,  but  on  its 
present  status.  What  is  it  now?  For  what  is  it  intended  in 
this  crucial  epoch?  What  is  it  doing  today  to  fulfill  its  mission? 
It  was  the  head  of  the  Church,  Jesus  Himself,  who  prayed  to  the 
Father,  "As  Thou  hast  sent  me  into  the  world,  even  so  have  I 
also  sent  them  into  the  world."  Certainly  He  means  that  men 
are  to  be  redeemed  one  by  one  and  brought  into  conformity 
with  the  divine  purpose,  but  He  also  means  that  the  saved  of 
the  community  will  in  turn  save  the  community.  The  Church 
must  be  the  body  of  Christ  in  the  world,  the  society  through 
which  God  is  revealed  to  men  and  His  will  is  made  operative 
in  the  social  order.  One  of  the  true  tasks  and  functions  of  the 
Church  as  an  organized  society  is  the  redemption  of  the  social 
order. 

It  would  be  a  mistake  to  conclude  that  the  religious  life  is 
complete  in  experience  alone,  as  vitally  important  as  that  ele- 
ment is.  It  was  Paul  who  said  "God  was  in  Christ,  reconciling 
the  world  unto  Himself."  Reconciliation  with  the  Father 
.surely  means  experiencing  the  forgiveness  of  sins  and  the 
restoration  to  the  favor  and  family  of  God,  but  it  also  includes 
enlistment  in  the  Christian  purpose  to  make  all  the  areas  of 
life  conformable  to  the  will  of  God.  Thus  the  Church,  engaged 
as  it  is  in  prepailng  men  for  the  life  hereafter,  must  also  give 
attention  to  life  here  and  now.  It  must  look  upon  all  men  in 
the  light  of  their  eternal  destiny.  In  so  doing,  with  moral 
courage  and  realism  it  must  resist  every  tendency  of  society 
to  becloud  the  sacredness  of  human  life  and  resist  every  effort 
to  deny  to  men  the  inalienable  rights  which  belong  to  the 
children  of  God.  Christ's  purpose  must  be  above  all  human 
and  earthly  considerations. 

In  the  great  task  of  transforming  men  and  movements,  the 
Church  must  follow  its  Leader.  In  Christ  one  discovers  God 
caring  for  this  sinning,  suffering  world  and  setting  out  to 
rescue  it.  Beyond  any  question  there  is  spiritual  value  to  the 
soul  in  quiet  withdrawal  from  the  noisy  whirl  of  a  distraught 
world  for  meditation  and  fellowship,  but  a  spirituality  which 
reaches  this  hands-folded  reposeful  state  and  there  stops, 
complacently  hesitant,  will  not  produce  a  Church  redemptively 
in  touch  with  life.  A  Church  so  motivatod  will  shrink  from 
venturing  abroad   on   dark  nights  to  rescue  lost  sheep  and 


196  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

perishing  sinners.  Unwilling  to  fight  the  forces  of  evil,  it  will 
therefore  have  no  scars.  It  may  remain  beautiful  in  ceremonies, 
devout  in  temper  and  perhaps  clean  in  habit,  but  it  will  surely 
fail  to  put  forth  the  effort  essential  to  the  making  of  a  better 
world.  The  people  of  God  must  develop  a  militant  faith  which 
will  keep  them  alive  in  every  fiber  of  their  being  and  imbue 
them  with  an  impulse  to  action  that  will  make  them  implacable 
foes  of  injustice  and  iniquity  and  enthusiastic  champions  of 
whatever  promises  to  hasten  the  coming  of  the  kingdom  of 
God  on  earth. 

3.  A  Confident  March  Into  a  Greater  Age 

To  nations  and  to  Churches,  as  to  individual  persons,  there 
come  great  moments,  spring  tides  of  the  soul,  when  mysterious 
and  awesome  forces  make  themselves  felt.  Surely,  even  now  a 
great  moment  is  impending!  The  world  picture  in  the  present 
crucial  hour,  as  seen  by  the  mind 's  eye,  looms  dark  indeed  and 
perplexing;  yet  there  is  in  the  hearts  of  those  who  have  dis- 
covered the  eternal  and  inexhaustible  resources  of  faith  an 
ineradicable  conviction  that  we  are  about  to  witness  another 
striking  and  arresting  manifestation  of  Christ's  power.  God  in 
Christ  is  behind  human  life  and  within  it.  He  will  not  allow 
human  nature  to  lie  idle,  to  waste  itself  on  trifles,  or  to  be 
content  with  low  ideals.  There  is  something  He  would  do  with 
humanity,  and  He  means  to  carry  out  His  eternal  purpose. 
He  will  not  allow  the  tyrannies  of  men  to  prevail  forever  for 
He  has  not  abdicated  His  throne  nor  abandoned  His  plan  of 
redemption.  God  is  not  bound  by  human  movements,  nor  is 
He  dependent  on  the  obvious  human  resources.  Always  He 
has  reserved  an  absolute  freedom  for  the  sending  of  His  spirit 
into  the  wilderness  of  men's  lives  and  earthly  confusions.  All 
about  is  a  world  tremulous  with  change.  In  millions  of  yearn- 
ing hearts  there  are  unutterable  longings  for  another  spiritual 
awakening,  a  new  thrust  forward  toward  the  realization  of  the 
Kingdom  of  God  on  earth. 

It  is  indeed  essential  that  the  Church  shall  no  longer  evade 
the  challenge  of  the  world  in  which  it  lives.  Too  long  it  has 
been  enamored  of  the  safe  and  easy  way;  and  too  long  it  has 
been  held  by  a  comfortable  and  complacent  interpretation 
of  discipleship ;  too  long  it  has  had  an  armistice  with  fear  and 
doubt.  This  is  not  the  way  to  victory.  The  whole  inheritance 
of  our  spiritual  past  is  a  witness  to  our  God.  He  has  been  every- 
where with  His  people.  He  will  be  everywhere  with  them  now. 
Before  this  generation  passes  His  Church  may  see  a  new  world 
take  shape  before  its  eyes. 

It  may  be  true  that  for  the  moment  the  general  life  of  the 
world,  amid  the  many  confusions  of  the  hour  does  not  realize 


The  Methodist  Church  197 

that  only  Christ  can  furnish  the  creative  and  directing  spiritual 
energy  it  so  sorely  needs.  This  only  makes  it  the  more  impera- 
tive that  Christians  everywhere  make  a  fresh  discovery  of  those 
abiding  realities  which  cannot  perish  because  they  have  their 
alliance  with  God.  The  great  need  of  our  day  is  a  deeper 
understanding  of  the  majestic  purpose  of  God,  a  nearer  vision 
of  the  face  of  Christ.  We  are  in  a  bigger  world  than  our  fathers 
knew;  our  interests  are  wider;  our  knowledge  in  many  fields  is 
more  extensive  and  exact.  We  lack  only  that  consecration  which 
sent  them  forth  with  surprising  gladness  to  obey  the  commands 
of  their  Lord. 

Christ  is  the  deathless  Leader  of  His  Church,  and  no  cause 
is  forlorn  with  Him  at  its  head.  He  has  illimitable  resources 
at  His  command  and  that  guarantees  the  ultimate  supremacy 
of  righteousness  in  the  world.  Shall  we  not  then  take  our 
appointed  way  with  Him,  evading  no  peril,  seeking  no  dis- 
charge, but  in  confidence  follow  Him  as  he  goes  forth  on  His 
redemptive  pilgrimage. 

Arise  Methodism!  The  light  that  falls  upon  your  pathway 
is  not  the  light  of  the  setting  sun.  It  is  the  light  of  the  morning. 
Before  you  is  the  gateway  to  a  greater  age  and  a  more  Christ- 
like world. 

[Signed] 

William  F.  Anderson,  Brenton  T.  Badley,  James  C.  Baker, 
Enrique  C,  Balloch,  Bruce  R.  Baxter,  Hiram  A.  Boaz,  John 
C.  Broomfield, '  James  Cannon,  Jr.,  W.  Y.  Chen,  Ralph  S. 
Cushman,  U.  V.  W.  Darlington,  J.  Lloyd  Decell,  Hoyt  M. 
Dobbs,  Charles  W.  Flint,  Juan  E.  Gattinoni,  John  Gowdy, 
Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  Edwin  H.  Hughes, 
Robert  E.  Jones,  Z.  T.  Kaung,  Frederick  T.  Keeney,  Paul  B. 
Kern, "^Lorenzo  H.  King,  Carleton  Lacy,  Edwin  F.  Lee,  Fred- 
erick D.  Leete,  Titus  Lowe,  J.  Ralph  Magee,  William  C. 
Martin,  Francis  J.  McConnell,'  F.  H.  Otto  Melle,  George  A. 
Miller,  Shot  K.  Mondol,  Arthur  J.  Moore,  John  M.  Moore, 
"^  John  L.  Nuelsen,  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  W.  Walter  Peele, 
J.  Waskom  Pickett,  Clare  Purcell,  Ernest  G.  Richardson, 
John  W.  Robinson,  Clement  D.  Rockey,  Charles  C.  Selecman, 
Alexander  P.  Shaw,  A.  Frank  Smith,  H.  Lester  Smith,  John  M. 
Springer,  James  H.  Straughn,  Raymond  J.  Wade,  Ralph  A. 
Ward,  William  T.  Watkins,  Herbert  Welch. 


JOURNAL 

OF  THE 

GENERAL  CONFERENCE,  1944 
APRIL  26      FIRST  DAY,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  26,  1944, 

First  Day 

^  ,    ,  MORNING  SESSION 

Wednesday 
Morning 

Bishop  H.  The  1944   General   Conference  of   The  Meth- 

si^uropens  odist  Church  (being  the  Second  General  Confer- 
on  erence  ^^^^  slnce  the  Uniting  of  the  three  constituent 
Churches,  and  the  Forty-first  General  Conference 
since  the  establishment  of  Methodism  in  America 
in  1784)  convened  in  the  Municipal  Auditorium  at 
Kansas  City,  Missouri,  on  Wednesday  morning, 
April  26,  1944,  at  ten  o'clock  A.M.,  with  Bishop  H. 
Lester  Smith,  President  of  the  Council  of  Bishops, 
presiding. 

openingr  The  Conference  opened  with  a  processional  and 

Services 

the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper.  Bishop  Wil- 
bur E.  Hammaker,  Chief  Marshal,  announced  the 
Processional  Hymn  278 

"Lead  On,  0  King-  Eternal" 

The  The    Processional    was   led    by   the    Seminary 

Processional  ,  i       i        i         i   •' 

Singers  of  Boston  University,  under  the  leadership 
of  Prof.  James  R.  Houghton,  Professor  of  Sacred 
Music  of  Boston  University,  followed  by  the 
Marshals,  Bishops  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker  and  Wil- 
liam C.  Martin,  the  Council  of  Bishops,  the  Judi- 
cial Council,  the  Commission  on  Entertainment 
and  the  Chairmen  of  the  Local  Committees. 

The  Conference  stood  and  joined  in  singing  the 
Processional  Hymn. 
(198) 


The  Methodist  Church 


199 


Adminis- 
tered 


Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  President  of  the  Coun-      april  2< 
cil  of  Bishops,  called  the  Conference  to  order  and      '^'"^^  ^*^ 

Wedneadav 

announced  Hymn  402  utomino 

"And  Are  We  Yet  Alive" 

After  the  singing  of  the  hymn,  Bishop  Smith  sacrament  of 
announced  that  Bishop  Herbert  Welch  would  be     supper 
in  charge  of  the  administration  of  the  Sacrament 
of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

Bishop  John  M.  Moore  led  in  the  opening  Ritual 
Service  up  to  and  including  the  responsive  Scrip- 
ture from  Isaiah  53:1-10. 

The  Boston  Seminary  Singers  and  James  R. 
Houghton  sang  the  "Credo"  (I  Believe),  Gret- 
chaninoff ,  from  the  Russian  Liturgy. 

Bishop  Welch  read  the  New  Testament  lesson 
from  John  17,  verses  9  to  26,  and  announced  the 
Communion  Hymn,  144 

"Beneath  the  Cross  of  Jesus" 

after  which  he  gave  the  General  Invitation,  and 
conducted  the  Ritual  from  that  Paragraph  to  the 
place  for  the  administration  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion to  the  people. 

The  Bishops,  Judicial  Council,  official  visitors, 
platform  guests  and  delegates  partook  of  the 
Lord's  Supper. 

Bishop  Welch  was  assisted  in  the  administra- 
tion of  the  Lord's  Supper  by  Bishops  John  M. 
Moore,  James  C.  Baker,  Carleton  Lacy,  Raymond 
J.  Wade,  John  W.  Robinson,  J.  Waskom  Pickett, 
John  Gowdy,  Titus  Lowe,  W.  Y.  Chen,  Edwin  F. 
Lee,  Ernest  G.  Richardson,  W.  Walter  Peele, 
Francis  J.  McConnell,  Alexander  P.  Shaw,  En- 
rique C.  Balloch,  A.  Frank  Smith,  Clare  Purcell, 
Urban  V.  W.  Darlington  and  John  C.  Broomfield. 

Bishop  John  M.  Moore  led  the  Conference  in 
the  closing  Ritual  Service  and  pronounced  the 
Benediction. 


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APRIL  26 

First  Day 

^\'  edncaday 
Morning 

Business 
Session 

Roll     Call 


Bishop  Lester  H.  Smith  called  the  Conference 
to  order  and  requested  the  Secretary  of  the  last 
General  Conference  to  call  the  roll. 

The  Conference  stood  in  silent  tribute  while 
the  Secretary  of  the  last  General  Conference,  Lud 
H.  Estes  (Memphis),  called  the  roll  of  deceased 
Bishops,  as  follows: 


Deceased 
Bishops 


William  N.  Ainsworth 
Edgar  Blake 
Warren  A.  Candler 
Jashwant  Rao  Chitambar 
Matthew  W.  Clair 
Collins  Denny 
Horace  M.  DuBose 
Samuel  R.   Hay 
William  A.  C.  Hughes 
Adna  W.  Leonard 
Charles  L.  Mead 
Charles   B.   Mitchell 
Thomas  Nicholson 
Ernest  L.  Waldorf 


Deceased 
Delegates 
Elect 


and  the  names  of  the  following  Delegates-elect: 

Atlanta  Conference. — Luther  E.  Brookes,  Lay 
California  Conference. — Percy  F.   Morris,  Lay 
lowa-Des  Moines  Conference. — Dean  Taylor,  Lay 
North    Arkansas    Conference. — Ransford    S.    Hayden, 
Ministerial 

North  Georgia  Conference. — Marvin  M.  Maxwell,  Min- 
isterial 

South  Georgia  Conference. — C.  Leighton  Shepard,  Lay 

and  the  following  Reserve  Delegates-elect : 

Ohio  Conference. — Homer  S.  Baumgardner,  Ministerial 
New  York  Conference. — Frank  G.  Lindsey,  Lay 

Bishop  Smith  led  in  the  following  prayer: 


Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  give  Thee 
thanks  for  these  servants  of  God  who  have  walked  with 
us  in  the  years  past  and  are  now  where  Thou  hast  taken 
them.   We  thank  Thee  for  their  life  and  work.   The  in- 


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fluence  of  the  work  they  have  done  will  never  cease.  We 
are  grateful  for  having  had  them  in  our  group.  We  ask 
Thy  blessing  on  their  families  and  friends,  their  loved 
ones.  May  we  carry  on  the  work  of  Christ  for  which  they 
have  gladly  given  their  lives.  We  ask  it  in  Jesus'  name. 
Amen! 


APRIL  26 

First  Da^ 


Weditesda  u 
Mnrniny 


bishops  in 
Attendance 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  reported  the  following  mem- 
bers of  the  Council  of  Bishops  in  attendance 
(DB-1)  :  James  C.  Baker,  Enrique  C.  Balloch, 
Bruce  R.  Baxter,  John  C.  Broomfield,  James  Can- 
non, Jr.,  W.  Y.  Chen,  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  Urban 
V.  W.  Darlington,  J.  Lloyd  Decell,  Charles  W. 
Flint,  John  Gowdy,  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  Ivan 
Lee  Holt,  Robert  E.  Jones,  Paul  B.  Kern,  Lorenzo 
H.  King,  Carleton  Lacy,  Edwin  F,  Lee,  Titus 
Lowe,  J.  Ralph  Magee,  William  C.  Martin,  Francis 
J.  McConnell,  Arthur  J.  Moore,  John  M.  Moore, 
G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  W.  Walter  Peele,  J.  Waskom 
Pickett,  Clare  Purcell,  Ernest  G.  Richardson,  John 
W.  Robinson,  Charles  C.  Selecman,  Alexander  P. 
Shaw,  A.  Frank  Smith,  H.  Lester  Smith,  James 
H.  Straughn,  Raymond  J.  Wade  and  Herbert 
Welch. 

Bishop  Oxnam  stated  that  letters  had  been  re- 
ceived from  each  of  the  absent  Bishops,  and  at 
the  request  of  the  Presiding  Bishop  read  a  letter 
from  Bishop  Edwin  Holt  Hughes,  written  from  a 
hospital  bed  in  Altoona,  Pa.,  sending  his  love  to 
the  Conference. 

By  unanimous  consent  the  Conference  requested 
the  Secretary  to  send  greetings  to  all  the  absent 
Bishops. 

The  Roll  of  Annual  Conferences  was  called,  and   ^'^j'  "^^ , 

'  Annual 

the  Chairman  of  each  Annual  Conference  Dele- 
gation certified  the  attendance  of  the  Delegates 
from  his  Conference,  and,  also  acting  under  Sec- 
tion 1,  Item  (3)  of  Division  I,  "Opening  Session 
and  Organization"  of  the  proposed  Plan  of  Or- 


Conferences 
and 

Delegates 
Present   and 
Substitu- 
tions 


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Morning 

Unofficial 
Delegates 
Provided 
For 


ganization  and  Rules  of  Order,  made  substitution 
of  Alternate  Delegates,  where  noted. 

Some  Annual  Conferences  overseas  were  un- 
able to  meet  and  elect  Delegates,  due  to  world- 
war  conditions ;  many  Delegates  from  other  over- 
seas Annual  Conferences  were  unable  to  attend 
due  to  the  same  conditions.  The  General  Confer- 
ence, on  recommendation  of  the  Council  of  Bish- 
ops, made  provision  for  the  representation  of  such 
Annual  Conferences  in  the  session  of  the  1944 
General  Conference.  See  pages  223,  225. 

Alabama. — Ministerial:  W.  Marvette  Curtis, 
Henry  M.  Andrews,  Dow  P.  Slaughter.  Lay: 
Hubert  Searcy,  W  B..  Christenberry. 

Atlanta. — Ministerial:  John  W.  Thomas.  Lay: 
Mrs.  Eva  B.  Parks,  for  E.  Luther  Brookes,  de- 
ceased. 

Baltic  Slavic. — None  present. 

Baltimore. — Ministerial:  Horace  E.  Cromer, 
Fred  G.  Holloway,  Harry  W.  Burgan,  E.  Cran- 
ston Riggin,  Leonard  B.  Smith,  Benjamin  W. 
Meeks.  Lay:  D.  Stewart  Patterson,  George  W. 
Crabbe,  Henry  Gilligan,  John  H.  Baker,  Mrs.  Joy 
Elmer  Morgan,  J.  Harry  Grace. 

Belgium. — None  present 

Bengal. — None  present. 

Bohemia-Moravia. — None  present. 

Bombay. — Ministerial:  Paul  E.  Wagner.  Lay: 
Mrs.  Mabel  B.  Wagner. 

Burma. — None  present. 

California. — Ministerial:  Theodore  H.  Palm- 
quist,  Tully  C.  Knoles,  John  R.  Kenney,  W.  P. 
Rankin,  A.  Raymond  Grant.  La;y:  Mrs.  Frank  P. 
Flegal,  Will  P.  Ralph,  Dr.  Evelyn  M.  Berger,  John 
R.  Crummey,  Dr.  J.  B.  Simms  for  Percy  F.  Mor- 
ris, deceased. 

Central  Alabama. — Ministerial:  Edward  M. 
Jones.  Lay:  Lee  W.  Lynn. 

Central  China. — None  present. 


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Central  Kansas. — Ministerial:  Albert  E.  Hen-     ^"*^''  ^*^' 

Wednesdau 

ry,  Charles  E.  Schofield,  Herbert  J.  Root,  Lester       Morning 
R.  Templin,  Paul  D.  Womeldorf.  Lay:  Mrs.  Joe  T. 
Rogers,   William   P.    Elliott,   L.    C.    Baker,    Ray 
Streeter,  Floyd  Anderson. 

Central  New  York. — Ministerial:  Raymond 
H.  Huse,  Benjamin  Rowe,  Alfred  P.  Coman.  Lay: 
Albert  G.  Odell,  M.  Faye  VanDyke  for  Tracey 
Jones,  Mrs.  Florence  K.  Nye  for  Mrs.  Gertrude 
Brown. 

Central  Pennsylvania. — Ministerial:  J.  Ed- 
gar Skillington,  Fred  P.  Corson,  Edgar  R.  Heck- 
man.  Lay:  Charles  V.  Adams,  Mrs.  Laura  V. 
Guyer,  Richard  W.  Campbell  for  V.  Max  Frey. 

Central  Provinces. — Ministerial:  Marvin  H. 
Harper.  Lay:  None  present. 

Central  Texas. — Ministerial:  J.  N.  R.  Score, 
Walter  W.  Ward,  Philip  E.  Riley,  Eugene  B. 
Hawk.  Lay:  Hal  H.  Cherry,  Hubert  T.  Johnson, 
Mrs.  Gid  J.  Bryan,  Joseph  R.  Edwards. 

Central  West. — Ministerial:  Edward  W.  Kel- 
ly. Lay:  Miss  Arsania  M.  Williams. 

Chile. — None  present. 

China. — None  present.  No  Conference  held  on 
account  of  the  war. 

Colorado. — Ministerial:  Otto  H.  Houser,  Rufu.s 
C.  Baker,  Harry  T.  Morris.  Lay:  Ezra  C.  Harrah, 
Robert  B.  Spencer,  Bernard  Vessey. 

Cuba. — Ministerial:  Edmundo  G.  Morgado. 
Lay:  Moises  Boudet. 

Dakota. — Ministerial:  Frank  E.  Lochridge,  R. 
Glenn  Minkler.  Lay:  Mrs.  J.  H.  Baker,  George  E. 
Whitson. 

Delaware. — Ministerial:  David  W.  Henry, 
Leon  S.  Moore.  Laij:  Herman  D.  Brown,  Hebert 
S.  Wilson. 

Denmark. — None  present. 

Detroit. — Ministerial:     Marshall     R.     Reed, 


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APRIL  26     Charles  W.  Brashares,  William  C.  Donald,  Wil- 

wTdneJlv     ^^^"^  ^'  ^'  P^^^^^we,  Gordon  Phillips,  Henry  H. 

Moryiiny      Crane.   Lay:    Dennis    F.    Strong,    Miss    Frances 

Knight,  Mrs.  John  E.  Martin,  Edward  A.  Smith, 

Miss  Marion  Bailey,  Mrs.  B.  R.  Donaldson. 

East  Oklahoma. — Miymterial:  Ernest  C. 
Webb,  John  D.  Salter,  James  C.  Curry,  Elza  L. 
Jorns.  Lay:  W.  H.  Wilcox,  Mrs.  Redmond  S.  Cole, 
James  A.  Egan,  H.  E.  Newton. 

Eastern  South  America.  —  Ministerial: 
George  P.  Howard  (April  27).  Lay:  Cristobal  G. 
Coates. 

East  Tennessee. — Ministerial:  John  W.  Hay- 
wood. Lay:  Miller  W.  Boyd. 

Erie. — Ministerial:  John  A.  Galbraith,  Thomas 
E.  Colley,  Harold  A.  McCurdy.  Lay:  Edgar  T. 
Welch,  Leo  H.  McKay,  Mrs.  Bruce  S.  Wright. 

Finland. — None  present. 

Finland-Swedish. — None  present. 

Florida  (Southeastern). — Ministerial:  John 
W.  Branscomb,  P.  M.  Boyd,  Glenn  C.  James,  Rob- 
ert Z.  Tyler.  Lay:  Fred  B.  Noble,  Mrs.  Edwin  B. 
White,  R.  A.  Gray,  Fred  T.  Mickler. 

Florida  (Central). — MiniMerial:  Henry  W. 
Bartley.  Lay:  David  A.  Boyd. 

FoocHOW. — Ministerial:  E.  Pearce  Hayes  for 
Harry  W.  Worley.  Lay:  None  present. 

Genesee. — Ministerial:  Ernest  E.  Davis,  J. 
Wesley  Searles,  A.  Merritt  Deitterich  for  Paul 
Morrison.  Lay:  Mrs.  W.  Raymond  Brown,  Thomas 
B.  Clay,  Leverette  J.  Simpson. 

Gujarat. — None  present. 

HiNGHWA. — None  present. 

HOLSTON. — Miyiisterial:  Clyde  E.  Lundy,  Ed- 
win H.  Ogle,  James  A.  Bays,  William  F.  Blackard, 
W.  C.  Daniels,  Robert  E.  Greer.  Lay:  Charles  C. 
Sherrod,  Frank  H.  Trotter,  Lynn  Sheeley,  Mrs.  B. 
Rule  Stout. 


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Hyderabad. — Ministerial:  John  Patterson.  Lay 
None  present. 

Idaho. — Ministerial:  Charles  M.  Donaldson. 
Lay:  Edson  H.  Deal. 

Illinois. — Ministerial:  Arthur  M.  Wells,  Thom- 
as B.  Lugg,  Arthur  R.  Grummon,  Harry  W.,  Mc- 
Pherson,  Arthur  P.  Jordan,  Raye  Ragan.  Lay: 
Herschel  R.  Snavely,  W.  F.  Allison,  Harold  Fitch, 
I.  W.  Brown,  Charles  A.  Imboden,  Joel  A.  East- 
man. 

Indiana. — Ministerial:  Guy  0.  Carpenter, 
Ralph  0.  Pearson,  William  C.  Hartinger,  Abram 
S.  Woodward  for  Chester  A.  McPheeters.  Lay: 
Thomas  M.  McDonald,  Russell  M.  Kibler,  Mrs. 
Earl  S.  Riley,  Edward  Huckleberry. 

Indus  River. — None  present. 

Iowa-Des  Moines. — Miyiisterial:  Leroy  L. 
Weis,  Walter  F.  Lister,  Claude  W.  Cooper,  C.  C. 
Bacon,  George  A.  Lawton.  Lay:  Bert  0.  Gammon, 
Mrs.  Harry  Lauer,  Mrs.  William  C.  Henn,  Rae  L. 
Dean  for  Dean  Taylor,  deceased. 

Kansas. — Ministerial:  Oscar  E.  Allison,  Leslie 
Miller,  Charles  I.  Goldsmith,  R.  Ernest  Gordon. 
Lay:  Mrs.  H.  E.  Werner,  C.  A.  Byers,  C.  M.  Miller. 

Kentucky. — Ministerial:  Albert  R.  Perkins, 
Samuel  C.  Rice,  Zachary  T.  Johnson,  Walter  V. 
Cropper  for  Willard  G.  Cram.  Lay:  Kelley  J.  Day, 
Marcus  C.  Redwine,  Dennis  V.  Snapp  for  Mrs. 
Robert  T.  Brown,  John  T.  Slaton  for  Mrs.  James 
H.  Spillman. 

KlANGSi. — Ministerial:  Edward  C.  Perkins. 
Lay:  Mrs.  William  R.  Johnson. 

Lexington. — Ministerial:  R.  Gammon  Morris, 
M.  LaFayette  Harris.  Lay:  Miss  Elizabeth  S. 
Langford,  Mrs.  Edith  White. 

Liberia. — None  present.  (Arrived  May  2, 
1944.) 

Little  Rock. — Ministerial :  Claude  M.  Reeves, 


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206  Journal  of  the  194.4  General  Conference 

APRIL  26     Arthur  Terry.  Lay:  John  S.  M.  Cannon,  Matt  L. 

FIRST  DAY  gJJJg 

Morning  LOUISIANA  (SoLith  Central) . — Ministerial:  ^W- 

liam  L.  Doss,  Jr.,  Guy  M.  Hicks,  William  W. 
Holmes,  Benjamin  H.  Andrews.  Lay:  Ezriah  L. 
Walker,  J.  B.  Pollard,  Mrs.  George  S.  Sexton,  Jr., 
Robert  J.  O'Neal. 

Louisiana  (Central). — Ministerial:  John  W.  E. 
Bowen,  George  W.  Carter.  Lay:  Matthew  S.  Dav- 
age,  John  S.  Brazier. 

Louisville. — Ministerial:  Roy  H.  Short,  Regi- 
nald V.  Bennett,  Andrew  C.  Johnson.  Lay:  Mrs. 
Andrew  C.  Johnson,  Evan  C.  Evans,  Frank  H. 
Gregg. 

LUCKNOW. — None  present. 

Maine. — Ministerial:  Elwin  L.  Wilson,  Arthur 
A.  Callaghan.  Lay:  Fred  P.  Loring,  Miss  Mar- 
garet Currie. 

Malaya. — None  present. 

Memphis. — Ministerial:  James  E.  Underwood, 
Lud  H.  Estes,  Charles  C.  Grimes.  Lay:  Robert  E. 
Rooks,  Paul  Meek,  Mrs.  S.  Homer  Tatum. 

Michigan. — Ministerial:  D.  Stanley  Coors,  Les- 
ter A.  Kilpatrick,  Glenn  M.  Frye,  William  L.  Hel- 
rigel.  Lay:  Mrs.  Warren  E.  Brown,  Ralph  Goodell, 
Mrs.  Orson  E.  Munn,  Archie  E.  McCrea. 

Minnesota. — Miron  A.  Morrill,  Harry  D.  Hen- 
ry. Lay:  Charles  V.  Michener,  Mrs.  Gyda  L.  Plette. 

Mississippi  (Southeastern). — Ministerial:  Ben- 
jamin L.  Sutherland,  Thomas  M.  Brownlee,  Van 
R.  Landrum.  Lay:  Thomas  L.  Bailey,  Benjamin 
M.  Stevens,  J.  Magruder  Sullivan. 

Mississippi  (Central). — Ministerial:  Almos  L. 
Holland,  James  D.  Wheaton.  Lay:  Reuben  H.  Mc- 
Allister, Claud  W.  Williams. 

Missouri. — Ministerial:  David  K.  Pegues,  Okey 
J.  Carder,  Joseph  D.  Randolph.  Lay:  William  H. 
Utz,  Jr.,  George  Pohlman,  Mrs.  Wilbur  E.  Long- 
streth. 


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Montana. — Ministerial:  Andrew  C.  Caton. 
Lay:  Vernon  E.  Lewis  for  A.  R.  Reeves. 

Nebraska.  —  MiniMcrial:  Benjamin  F. 
Schwartz,  Paul  M.  Hillman,  Richard  E.  Carlyon, 
Ray  F,  Magnuson,  Alfred  V.  Hunter.  Lay:  Henry 
M.  Greenslit,  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Mead,  William  T. 
Muncy,  Linden  L.  Eells,  W.  S.  Rogers  for  Roy  M. 
Green. 

New  England. — Ministerial:  Lewis  0.  Hart- 
man,  Daniel  L.  Marsh,  William  Gunter.  Lay:  Ed- 
ward H.  Redstone,  William  J.  Kurth,  Mrs.  Howard 
M.  Le  Sourd. 

New  England  Southern. — Ministerial:  Percy 
M.  Spurrier,  Earl  E.  Story.  Lay:  John  B.  McCul- 
lough,  William  P.  Pritchard. 

New  Hampshire. — Ministerial:  LeRoy  W. 
Stringfellow  for  Phillip  S.  Nason.  Lay:  Warren 
H.  Davis. 

New  Jersey. — Ministerial:  Albert  L.  Baner, 
Austin  C.  Brady,  Benjamin  F.  Allgood,  William 
R.  Raver.  Lay:  Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.,  Frank  C. 
Propert,  Alvin  C.  Poffenberger,  Mrs.  Anne  M. 
Ebner. 

New  Mexico. — Ministerial:  William  E.  Brown. 
Lay:  Harry  C.  Gossard. 

New  York. — Arthur  G.  Carroll,  Claude  C. 
Coile,  Benjamin  M.  Denniston,  John  M.  Pearson 
for  Ralph  W.  Sockman.  Lay:  H.  Westlake  Coons, 
Chester  A.  Smith,  Alvah  D.  Rowell,  Walter  M. 
Andrew. 

New  York  East. — Ministerial:  Frederick  B. 
Newell,  Lynn  Harold  Hough,  Loyd  F.  Worley,  Al- 
bert E.  Beebe.  Lay:  Edward  R.  Carman,  Howard 
R.  Brockett,  H.  Almon  Chaffee,  William  H.  Bar- 
radell. 

Newark. — Ministerial:  J.  Edgar  Washabaugh, 
Karl  K.  Quimby,  Henry  L.  Lambdin,  J.  Wesley 
Lord.  Lay:  Louis  E.  Orcutt,  Charles  C.  Parlin, 
James  M.  Gillinder,  Mrs.  Samuel  H.  Clark. 


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Wednesday 
Morning 


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APRIL  25         North  Africa. — Ministerial:  Fred  J.  Kellar. 

wlTJs^     ^^y-  ^^^^  ^^'^  Ostrom. 
M»rnw»  North    Alabama. — Ministerial:     George    M. 

Davenport,  Foster  K.  Gamble,  J.  Henry  Chit- 
wood,  Spencer  O.  Kimbrough,  Marvin  A.  Frank- 
lin for  Henry  M.  Stevenson.  Lay:  Van  Buren 
Taunton,  Mrs.  Frank  G.  Bell,  Robert  B.  Carr, 
Paul  S.  Haley,  John  L.  Liles. 

North  Arkansas. — Ministerial:  Albert  W. 
Martin,  John  Q.  Schisler,  Sam  B.  Wiggins  for 
Ransford  S.  Hayden,  deceased.  Lay:  Mrs.  R.  E. 
Connell,  Karl  Greenshaw,  John  G.  Moore. 

North  Carolina  (Southeastern). — Ministe- 
rial: Jesse  M.  Ormond,  Robert  W.  Bradshaw,  Ed- 
gar L.  Hillman,  Harry  C.  Smith  for  Thomas  M. 
Grant.  Lay:  William  J.  Smith,  Gurney  P.  Hood, 
Mrs.  Edgar  L.  Hillman,  Benjamin  G.  Childs. 

North  Carolina  (Central). — Ministerial:  Rob- 
ert N.  Brooks.  Lay:  David  D.  Jones. 

North  China. — None  present. 

North  Dakota. — Ministerial:  Henry  J.  Gern- 
hardt.  Lay:  Gideon  A.  Hample. 

North  Georgia. — Ministerial:  Lester  Rumble, 
Wallace  Rogers,  J.  W.  O.  McKibben,  William  H. 
LaPrade,  Joseph  H.  Thrailkill  for  Marvin  M. 
Maxwell,  deceased.  Lay:  Smith  L.  Johnston,  Jere 
A.  Wells,  Mrs.  Lemon  M.  Awtrey,  Nat  G.  Slaugh- 
ter, Hubert  T.  Quillian. 

North  India. — Ministerial:  Murray  T.  Titus. 
Lay:  Mrs.  Olive  L.  Titus. 

North  Indiana. — Ministerial:  A.  Wesley  Pugh, 
Wesley  H.  Bransford,  Jesse  W.  Fox,  Edwin  R. 
Garrison,  William  W.  Robinson.  Lay:  Roy  R. 
Roudebush,  Mrs.  Julia  P.  Naftzger,  Homer  R. 
Gettle,  Walter  C.  Williams,  Henry  0.  DeWeese. 

North  Mississippi. — Ministerial:  R.  Guy  Lord, 
John  E.  Stephens,  A.  Tom  Mcllwain.  Lay:  James 
G.  Houston,  Ennis  A.  Tanner,  W.  Rady  McCor- 
mack  for  Julius  M.  Foreman. 


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North  Texas. — Ministerial:  W.  Angie  Smith, 
Umphrey  Lee,  W.  Harrison  Baker.  Lay:  John  C. 
Murphree,  Gus  W.  Thomasson,  Mrs.  W.  0.  Jordan. 

Northeast  Germany. — None  present. 

North-East  Ohio. — Ministerial:  Earl  R. 
Brown,  Schuyler  E.  Garth,  Joseph  W.  Cleland, 
Louis  C.  Wright,  Paul  E.  Secrest,  Howard  W.  Pat- 
terson, Charles  B.  Ketcham.  Lay:  Amos  L.  Heer, 
Mrs.  John  R.  Seward,  William  D.  Archer,  George 
R.  Klein,  Arthur  L.  Hoover. 

Northern  Minnesota. — Ministerial:  Earl  F. 
Baumhofer,  Thomas  A.  Stafford,  George  Mecklen- 
burg. Lay:  Stanley  C.  Hunter,  Abbott  L.  Fletcher, 
Mrs.  Leon  R.  Peel. 

Northern  New  York. — Mi7iisterial:  John  W. 
Warren,  Ernest  C.  Love.  Lay:  W.  Clyde  Sykes, 
Harley  R.  Phelps. 

Northern  Philippine. — None  present. 

Northwest  Germany. — None  present. 

Northwest  India. — None  present. 

Northwest  Indiana. — Ministerial:  Claude 
Young,  Thomas  L.  Stovall,  Caroll  D.  W.  Hilde- 
brand.  Lay:  Robert  B.  Wise,  Mrs.  Edward  R. 
Bartlett,  J.  Lee  Yocum. 

Northwest  Iowa. — Ministerial:  Lloyd  H. 
Scheerer,  Lawrence  D.  Havighurst,  John  C.  Buth- 
man.  Lay:  Otto  F.  Bartz,  Mrs.  Ida  B.  Hubbard, 
Mrs.  Mildred  0.  Feller  for  James  I.  Dolliver. 

Northwest  Texas. — Ministerial:  0.  P.  Clark, 
Joe  0.  Haymes,  Luther  N.  Lipscomb,  John  H. 
Hicks.  Lay:  Ray  H.  Nichols,  James  M.  Willson, 
R.  Bernard  Bryant,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Bickey. 

Norway. — None  present. 

Ohio. — Ministenal:  Isaac  E.  Miller,  Hazen  G. 
Werner,  Arba  Martin,  Lester  L.  Roush,  Edward 
B.  Brewster,  John  W.  Danford,  Donald  Timer- 
man,  Charles  M.  Coulter,  Asa  J.  Kestle,  Albert  G. 
Schatzman.  Lay:  Mrs.  Conrad  C.  Long,  E.  Dow 
Bancroft,  Charles  A.  Jones,  Lester  S.  Ivins,  Frank 


APRIL  26 

FiBST  Day 

Wedneedav 
Morning 


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APRIL  2«     D.  Slutz,  Mrs.  Foss  Zartman,  Ernest  H.  Cherring- 

FiRST  Day 

Wednesday 
Morning  bv. 


ton,  J.  Boyd  Davis,  Lyle  0.  Kirk,  Troy  W.  Apple- 


Oregon. — Ministerial:  H.  Guy  Goodsell.  Laij: 
Sam  L.  Mackin,  Ernest  W.  Peterson. 

Pacific  Northwest. — Ministerial:  Carl  K.  Ma- 
honey,  Frederick  L.  Pedersen,  Lynn  A.  Wood, 
Walter  S.  Gleiser.  Lay:  Chapin  D.  Foster,  Charles 
A.  Robbins,  Mrs.  David  J.  Lawson,  C.  Robert 
Huston. 

Peninsula. — Ministerial:  Oliver  J.  Collins, 
Walter  A.  Hearn,  Thomas  C.  Mulligan.  Lay:  T. 
Blair  Ely,  Elwood  F.  Melson,  Wilmer  F.  Davis. 

Philadelphia. — Ministerial:  Leon  T.  Moore, 
George  W.  Henson,  Frank  Prentzel,  Jr.,  Franklin 
Duncombe.  Lay:  Mrs.  W.  E.  Shappell,  G.  Stanley 
Lynch,  John  T.  Carson,  Albert  W.  Cliffe. 

Philippine. — None  present. 

Pittsburgh. — Ministerial:  William  K.  Ander- 
son, Mark  Depp,  John  W.  Hawley,  William  L. 
Hogg.  Lay:  Harry  R.  Hummer,  Miss  Elizabeth 
M.  Lee,  Mrs.  Harold  S.  Metcalfe,  Jackson  C.  Mc- 
Quiston. 

Rhodesia. — Ministerial:  Marshall  J.  Murphree. 
Lay:  Sarah  N.  King. 

Rock  River. — Ministerial:  Ernest  F.  Tittle, 
Fred  D.  Stone,  Aubrey  S.  Moore,  Horace  G.  Smith, 
Charles  R.  Goff.  Lay:  Mrs.  A.  0.  Aldrich,  Alfred 
C.  Crawford,  Thomas  H.  West,  Mrs.  C.  N.  Tim- 
mons,  Charles  0.  Loucks. 

St.  Louis. — Ministerial:  Frank  C.  Tucker,  Bur- 
nell  L.  Schubel,  Fredrick  Wahl.  Lay:  Wesley  A. 
Deneke,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg,  Mrs.  Frank  L.  Wright. 

Savannah. — Ministerial:  Charles  W.  Prothro. 
Lay:  A.  M.  Carter. 

Shantung. — None  present.  No  Conference  held 
on  account  of  the  war. 

South    Carolina     (Southeastern). — Ministe- 


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rwl:  J.  Emerson  Ford,  Woodrow  Ward.  Lay:  J. 
Caldwell  Guilds,  Will  Stackhouse. 

South  Carolina  (Central). — Ministerial:  Na- 
thaniel E.  Greene,  Samuel  M,  Miller,  Clarence  F. 
Ferguson.  Lay:  Charles  W.  Caldwell,  Samuel  J. 
McDonald,  Mrs.  Maymie  E.  Gordon. 

South  Florida. — Ministerial:  Otis  A.  Burns. 
Lay:  Harvey  J.  Smith. 

South  Georgia. — Ministerial:  Horace  T.  Free- 
man, Leland  Moore,  J.  Ed  Fain,  Silas  Johnson. 
Lay:  Walter  A.  Blasingame,  Mrs.  Clarence  C. 
Sapp,  Zach  S.  Henderson,  J.  Slater  Wright  for 
C.  Leighton  Shepard,  deceased. 

South  Germany. — None  present. 

South  India. — Ministerial:  Earl  A.  Seamands. 
Lay:  None  present. 

Southern  California-Arizona. — Ministerial : 
Albert  E.  Day,  Roy  L.  Smith,  Glenn  R.  Phillips, 
Russell  E.  Clay,  James  L.  Lyons,  Paul  F.  Huebner 
for  Donald  H.  Tippett.  Lay:  J.  Wesley  Hole,  Mrs. 
Byron  H.  Wilson,  Alpheus  B.  P.  Wood,  Mrs. 
Jerome  Seymour,  James  McGifRn,  J.  O.  Sexson. 

Southern  Illinois. — Ministerial:  Paul  B. 
Brown,  Roy  N.  Kean,  Newton  C.  Henderson.  Lay: 
Arthur  Knapp,  J.  Clyde  Hindman,  Mrs.  Alice  G. 
Avery. 

Southwest. — Ministerial:  James  H.  Taggart. 
Lay:  Mrs.  T.  J.  Griffin. 

Southwest  Germany. — None  present. 

Southwest  Mexican. — Ministerial:  Juan  Me- 
dellin.  Lay:  None  present. 

Southwest  Missouri. — Miydsterial:  Cassius  E. 
Street,  E.  D.  Baker,  Freeman  G.  Havighurst, 
Willis  L.  Perryman.  Lay:  Leslie  J.  Lyons,  W.  L. 
Earp,  Mrs.  Fred  A.  Lamb,  Irwin  Raut  for  Robert 
J.  Smith. 

Southwest  TeJxas. — Ministerial:  Edmund 
Heinsohn,  R.  F.  Curl,  L.  U.  Spellman,  Albert  P. 
Shirkey.  Lay:  David  T.  Peel,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Barr, 


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212  Journal  of  the  UUi  General  Conference 

APRIL  26     Henry  E.  Jackson,  D.  Amos  Barber  for  W.  W. 
^""^^^^     Jackson. 

Wednesday 

Morning  SWEDEN. — None  prescnt. 

Switzerland. — None  present. 

Tennessee  (Southeastern) . — Mmistenal: 

Bachman  G.  Hodge,  John  F.  Baggett,  Costen  J. 
Harrell.  Lay:  Charles  H.  Yarbrough,  William  H. 
Wiseman,  Littell  J.  Rust. 

Tennessee  (Central). — Ministerial:  Julius  C. 
Johnson.  Lay:  Mrs,  Mary  M.  Drake. 

Texas  (South  Central). — Ministerial:  J.  Wal- 
ter Mills,  Dawson  C.  Bryan,  Paul  W.  Quillian, 
Winfred  F.  Bryan,  Joe  Z.  Tower,  Guy  F.  Jones. 
Lay:  H.  F.  Banker,  Mrs.  J.  Walter  Mills,  Tom  E. 
Acker,  Mrs.  T.  C.  Schaedel,  Pat  Thompson,  Mrs. 
Walter  W.  Fondren  for  Gallaway  Calhoun. 

Texas  (Central). — Ministerial:  Julius  S.  Scott, 
Willis  J.  King.  Lay:  Mrs.  Pinkie  D,  Johnson,  Miles 
W.  Jordan 

Troy. — Ministerial:  James  A.  Perry,  Cassius  J. 
Miller,  Frank  W.  Bevan,  W.  Earl  Ledden.  Lay: 
Miss  Henrietta  Gibson,  Frank  H.  Ryder,  Anson 
C.  Clark,  Charles  W.  Burrows. 

Upper  Iowa. — Ministerial:  Earle  A.  Baker, 
Herbert  D.  Temple,  Harry  E.  Morrow.  Lay:  Mrs. 
Homer  Cherrington,  S.  A.  Cohagan,  Earl  Elijah. 

Upper  Mississippi. — Ministerial:  Edward  F. 
Scarborough.  Lay:  Robert  E.  Hunt. 

Upper  South  Carolina. — Ministerial:  Clar- 
ence E.  Peele,  Benjamin  B.  Black,  Herbert  0. 
Chambers.  Lay:  Walter  K.  Greene,  J.  Carlisle 
Holler,  W.  Dave  Roberts  for  Henry  N.  Snyder. 

Virginia. — Ministerial:  J.  Manning  Potts, 
Roland  P.  Riddick,  Noland  B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  Walter 
C.  Gum,  Benjamin  M.  Persinger,  C.  Cooper  Bell, 
Joseph  J.  Rives,  W.  Aiken  Smart.  Lay:  John  H. 
Rosenberger,  William  R.  Phelps,  John  E.  Easter, 
George  I.  McAllen,  Luther  W.  Wells,  J.  Earl  More- 
land,  Lucius  Gregory  for  Burgie  L.  Fisher. 


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Washington. — Ministerial:  Robert  M.  Wil-  april  2*; 
Hams,  Edgar  A.  Love.  Lay:  William  E.  Fletcher,  ^"'s^  "*^ 
Mrs.  Florence  E.  Gaither.  Mo,mnu 

West  China. — None  present.  Conference  not 
held  because  of  war. 

West  Oklahoma. — Ministerial:  R.  E.  L.  Mor- 
gan, Don  H.  LaGrone,  Sidney  H.  Babcock,  Robert 
J.  Smith.  Lay:  Carl  S.  McFall,  B.  Clyde  Clark, 
Ed  L.  Morrison,  Mrs.  Earl  Foster. 

West  Texas. — Ministerial:  Kay  W.  McMillan, 
Karl  E.  Downs.  Lay:  Joseph  H.  Henry,  Samuel 
L.  Brown. 

West  Virginia. — Ministerial:  Frank  L.  Shaf- 
fer, H.  Wendell  Ware,  John  L.  Wolfe,  Joseph  C. 
Hoffman,  A.  Jack  Walton,  Leonard  Riggleman, 
John  E.  Hanifan.  Lay:  W.  Foss  Curtis,  George  W. 
Bright,  Mrs.  W.  M.  Downs,  A.  Ward  Cox,  Clyde 
L.  Harshbarger,  Clyde  0.  Law,  Wesley  H.  O'Dell. 

West  Wisconsin. — Ministerial:  Fred  J.  Jor- 
dan, Paul  B.  White.  Lay:  Frank  0.  Whitcher, 
Howard  G.  Tryer. 

Western  North  Carolina. — Ministerial:  Paul 
N.  Garber,  Edgar  H.  Nease,  Charles  C.  Weaver, 
Garland  R.  Stafford,  Gilbert  T.  Rowe,  Gideon  L 
Humphreys.  Lay:  R,  C.  Bunch,  J.  Ben  Ivey,  James 
A.  Jones,  Oscar  V.  Woosley,  Mrs.  Charles  C. 
Weaver,  Paul  F.  Evans,  Luther  L.  Gobbel  for 
Clyde  R.  Hoey,  Walter  A.  Stanbury  for  G.  Ray 
Jordan. 

Wisconsin. — Ministerial:  R.  Burton  Sheppard, 
Theodore  J.  Reykdal,  0.  D.  Cannon.  Lay:  E.  How- 
ard Roberts,  Mrs.  John  G.  Law,  Edward  P.  Hock- 
ing. 

Wyoming. — Ministerial:  Fred  E.  Lott,  George 
R.  Savige,  J.  Rolland  Crompton.  Lay:  Walter  L. 
Hunt,  A.  Taylor  Lord,  John  C.  Hart. 

Wyoming  State. — MinMerial:  James  W.  Wal- 
ker. Lay:  John  K.  Strange. 

Yenping. — None  present. 


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APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wedncadav 
Morning 


Quorum 
Present 


Bishop  Ralph 
A.    Ward 


J.   Edgar 
Skillington 
Presents 
Rules  of 
Order 


Ernest 
Fremont 
Tittle  Moves 
to  Amend 


Southern  Congo  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ference.— Ministerial:  Newell  S.  Booth. 

I 
AUTONOMOUS  CHURCHES 

Methodist  Church  of  Brazil. — Ministerial, 
James  E.  Ellis. 

Methodist  Church  of  Japan. — None  present. 

Methodist  Church  of  Korea. — None  present. 

Methodist  Church  of  Mexico. — None  present. 

Upon  completion  of  the  Roll  Call  the  Secretary 
informed  the  Presiding  Bishop  that  a  quorum  was 
present. 

Roy  L.  Smith  (Southern  California-Arizona) 
called  the  attention  of  the  Conference  to  the  fact 
that  Bishop  Ralph  A.  Ward  was  interned  in 
China,  and  moved  that  the  Conference  stand  in 
a  moment  of  silent  prayer  in  behalf  of  Bishop 
Ward.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and 
the  Conference  arose  and  stood  for  a  moment  in 
silent  prayer  for  Bishop  Ward. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Vice-Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Plan  of  Or- 
ganization and  Rules  of  Order,  authorized  by  the 
1940  General  Conference,  presented  the  proposed 
Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  for  this 
session,  as  printed  in  the  Handbook  for  Delegates, 
pages  155  to  172  inclusive.  After  calling  attention 
to  changes  proposed  from  the  1940  Plan  of  Or- 
ganization and  Rules  of  Order,  J.  Edgar  Skilling- 
ton moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report  of  the  Com- 
mittee. The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  moved 
that  Section  2,  Legislative  Committees,  under 
Division  III.  Committees,  Plan  of  Organization, 
top  of  page  160,  be  amended  by  deleting  the  last 
sentence  of  the  introductory  paragraph,  which 
reads  as  follows : 

Advices,  appeals,  and  resolutions  which  are  not  legis- 
lative  in   character,  when   adopted  by   the   General   Con- 


The  Methodist  Church 


215 


ference,   are   not   to   be   understood   as    being   official   ex-  April  26 

pressions    of    the    mind    of    The    Methodist    Church,    but  f'lRsr  Day 

rather  only  expressions  of  the  mind  of  a  majority  of  the  WedneHdau 
members  of  the  General  Conference,  present  and  voting." 


Morning 


The  motion  to  amend  was  seconded  by  Lynn  Lynn  Haroid 

Hough 

Harold  Hough   (New  York  East)   who  spoke  to      seconds 

,  r-ii   •n»  / /-<        1        1         Amendment 

the  amendment.  J.  Edgar  Skilhngton  (Central 
Pennsylvania)  replied  for  the  Committee.  The 
amendment  to  delete  was  adopted. 

Gus  W.  Thomasson  (*)    (North  Texas)  moved  g.  w.  Thomaa- 

3on    Moves 

that  Rule  15  of  the  Rules  of  Order,  page  166,  be      to  Amend 
deleted,  which  reads  as  follows : 

"Rule  15.  Whenever  a  report  of  a  committee,  signed  by 
the  Chairman  and  Secretary  thereof,  or  a  resolution  signed 
by  two  or  more  members  of  the  Conference,  shall  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Conference  for  its  action,  it  shall  be  deemed 
in  proper  order  for  consideration  of  the  Conference  with- 
out the  formality  of  a  motion  to  adopt  and  a  second 
thereto." 

The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Gus  W.  Thom- 
asson spoke  to  the  same.  J.  Edgar  Skillington 
spoke  for  the  Committee. 

George  W.   Henson    (Philadelphia)    moved  to   ^Hensol!^' 
lay  the  motion  on  the  table.  The  Chair  ruled  that 
the  motion  to  lay  on  the  table  was  out  of  order, 
and  that  the  motion  to  delete  would  have  to  be 
voted  up  or  down. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh   (North  Indiana)    moved  the  Previous 

.  .  Question 

previous  question.  The  previous  question  was  or- 
dered. The  motion  to  delete  did  not  prevail. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  to 
amend,  under  III.  Committees,  paragraph  (10), 
Sifting  Committee,  page  159,  by  deleting  the  sec- 
ond sentence 


Moves  to 
Lay  on 
Table 


Ordered 


C.   A.   Smith 
Moves  to 
Amend 


"This  committee  shall  determine  whether  or  not  the 
matter  presented  shall  be  considered  by  the  Confei-ence." 

And  also  deleting  the  last  part  of  the  third  sen- 
tence, which  reads: 


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First  Day 


Wednesday 
Mornivg 


"provided,  however,  should  the  Sifting  Committee  de- 
termine that  any  matter  referred  to  it  should  not  be 
brought  before  the  Conference  for  consideration,  then  if  a 
petition  signed  by  fifty,  or  more,  members  of  the  Confer- 
ence shall  be  presented  to  the  Conference  requesting  con- 
sideration, unless  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  of  the 
Conference  present  and  voting  shall  refuse  consideration, 
the  matter  shall  be  referred  to  the  appropriate  Stand- 
ing Committee." 


and  substituting  for  the   deleted   sentences   the 
following : 

"The  Sifting  Committee  shall  inform  the  Conference 
with  reasonable  promptness  as  to  all  matters  which  have 
been  referred  to  it,  at  which  time  any  delegate  may  speak 
for  or  against  any  one  of  said  matters  and  move  action 
upon  the  same,  unless  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members 
of  the  Conference  shall  refuse  consideration." 


William  T. 
Muncy 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 

Question    of 
Privilege 
Not  Well 
Taken 


Report 
Adopted 


Election     of 
Secretary 


The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Chester  A. 
Smith  (*)  (New  York)  spoke  to  the  same.  J. 
Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  spoke 
for  the  Committee.  The  motion  to  amend  did  not 
prevail. 

William  T.  Muncy  (*)  (Nebraska)  moved  the 
previous  question.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York),  rising  to 
a  question  of  personal  privilege,  stated  he  had  two 
further  amendments  to  offer.  The  Chair  ruled 
the  question  of  privilege  was  not  well  taken,  and 
stated  the  reasons  for  the  ruling. 

The  previous  question  was  ordered.  J.  Edgar 
Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania),  having  no 
further  remarks  to  make  for  the  Committee,  the 
Report  of  the  Committee  on  Plan  of  Organization 
and  Rules  of  Order,  as  amended,  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  216, 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  stated  the  next  order  of 
business  was  the  election  of  the  Secretary,  and 
that  the  hour  of  adjournment  was  imminent. 
Motion  of  Lud  H.  Estes    (Memphis),  duly  sec- 


The  Methodist  Church 


217 


onded,  prevailed  that  the  time  be  extended  to 
complete  all  business  necessary  for  the  opening 
session. 

James  E.  Underwood  (Memphis)  nominated 
Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis)  for  Secretary,  Fred  U. 
Stone  (Rock  River)  seconded  the  nomination. 
Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  moved  that  the 
nominations  be  closed.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed.  Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis)  was  elected 
Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  by  acclama- 
tion. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio)  in  well-chosen  words,  in 
behalf  of  the  delegates  from  the  Cincinnati  Area, 
presented  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  a  gavel,  made 
from  native  Indian  ebony  w^ood  and  ivory  from 
the  Area  where  Bishop  Smith  served  his  first 
quadrennium  as  Bishop.  Bishop  Smith  fittingly 
replied. 

Andrew  C.  Caton  (Montana)  was  recognized 
and  stated  that  A.  Raymond  Reeves,  Lay  Delegate 
from  the  Montana  Conference,  was  detained  at 
home  by  illness  and  was  facing  a  serious  operation 
tomorrow,  and  moved  that  the  Secretary  be  in- 
structed to  send  greetings  to  Brother  Reeves,  and 
assure  him  of  the  prayers  of  his  brethren  for  his 
speedy  recovery.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

Bishop  Smith,  as  a  matter  of  personal  privilege, 
called  attention  to  the  gavel  he  had  been  using  the 
morning,  stating  that  it  is  the  property  of  the 
Philadelphia  Area,  and  came  from  old  St.  George's 
Church,  Philadelphia,  which  was  dedicated  in 
1769,  the  oldest  Methodist  Church  in  this  hemi- 
sphere. That  the  gavel  was  used  at  the  first  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  the  United  Church,  and  was 
used  to  open  this  session  today. 

On  nomination  of  the  Secretary,  the  following 
Assistants  were  elected : 


APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednesdav 
Morvhijj 

Lud  H.  Estes 
Elected 


L    E.    Miller 
Presents 
Gavel 


Motion 

Andrew 

C.  Caton 

re 
A.     Raymond 

Reeves 


Bishop    Smith 
Personal 
Privilege 


First  Assistant  Secretary. — Edg-ar  R.  Hecknian  (Cen-   secretarial 
tral  Pennsylvania).  Elected 


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APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednesday 
Morning 


Second  Assistant  Secretary. — Paul  M.  Hillman 
(Nebraska). 

Third  Assistant  Secretary. — Edgar  H.  Nease  (West- 
ern North  Carolina). 

Journal  Secretaries — Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska), 
FJdgar  H.  Nease  (Western  North  Carolina). 

Calendar  Secretaries. — Edg-ar  R.  Heckman  (Central 
Pennsylvania,  Frederick  L.  Pedersen  (Pacific  Northwest). 

Committee  Reports. — Elza  L.  Jorns  (East  Oklahoma). 

Committee  Books. — Foster  K,  Gamble  (North  Ala- 
bame),  Henry  Gilligan  (*)   (Baltimore). 

Non-Concurrent  Reports. — John  W.  Haywood  (East 
Tennessee). 

Memorials. — Robert  B.  Spencer  (*)  (Colorado),  Paul 
B.  White  (West  Wisconsin). 

Discipline. — Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York),  Han-y 
L.  Upperman  (Tennessee),  Murray  H.  Leiffer  (Southern 
California-Ai-izona) . 

Ballots  and  Tellers. — Thomas  C.  Mulligan  (Penin- 
sula). Section  A:  Robert  M.  Williams  (Washington).  Sec- 
tion B:  G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*)  (Philadelphia).  Section  C: 
Alfred  C.  Crawford  (*)  (Rock  River).  Section  D:  Wil- 
liam E.  Brown  (New  Mexico). 

Standing  Votes. — Asa  J.  Kestle  (Ohio).  Section  A: 
E.  A.  Seamands  (South  India).  Section  B:  William  F. 
Blackard  (Holston).  Section  C:  Robert  E.  Rooks  (*) 
(Memphis).  Section  D:  Will  P.  Ralph   (*)    (California). 

Telegrams  and  Greetings. — Frank  L.  Shaffer  (West 
Virginia). 

Document  Clerk. — Ernest  W.  Peterson  (*)    (Oregon). 

Cross-Reference. — Benjamin  M.  Denniston  (New 
York) . 

Roll  Secretary. — Chai-les  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific 
Northwest) . 


Nominations 
Council    of 
Bishops  for 
Legislative 
Committees 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  nominations  (DB-2) 
from  the  Council  of  Bishops  for  the  Administra- 
tive and  Legislative  Committees  provided  for  in 
the  Plan  of  Organization,  that  were  to  be  nomi- 
nated by  the  Council  of  Bishops.  On  motion  of 
George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  duly  seconded, 
the  nominations  were  approved  and  the  Commit- 
tees elected,  as  follows : 


The  Methodist  Church  2ld 

Correlation  of  Legislation. — Costen  J.  Harrell,  Ten-  april  26 
nesssee  (Convener)  ;  Boyd  W.  Miller  (*),  East  Tennessee;  f^i«sT  Day 
Mrs.  Warren   E.   Brown    (*),  Michiftan;   Arthur  A.   Cal-       vyedrvesdav 

Morning 

laghan,    Maine;    Matthew    S.    Davaj^e    (*),    Louisiana-C; 

Mark   Depp,    Pittsburgh;    Costen   J.    Harrell,    Tennessee;    Co^elation 

Otto  H.  Houser,  Colorado;  Mrs.  Fred  A.  Lamb  (*),  South-        Legislation 

west  Missouri ;  Leon  T.  Moore,  Philadelphia ;  W.  P.  Rankin 

(♦),  California;    Frank   D.    Slutz    (*),   Ohio;    Murray   T. 

Titus,  North  India;  Harry  L.  Upperman,  Tennessee;  Y.  C. 

Yang,  East  China. 

Courtesies  and  Privileges. — Glenn  R.  Phillips,  South-  courtesie« 
ern  California- Arizona,  Convener;  Charles  W.  Brashares,  Privileges 
Detroit;  Winfred  F.  Bryan,  Texas;  Otis  A.  Burns,  South 
Florida;  Charles  A.  Byers  (*),  Kansas;  William  E. 
Fletcher  (*),  Washington;  Ezra  C.  Harrah  (*),  Colo- 
rado; Mrs.  Edgar  L.  Hillman  (*),  Western  North  Caro- 
lina; Glenn  C.  James,  Florida,  SE;  Clyde  0.  Law  (*),  West 
Virginia;  Miss  Katherine  Liu  (*),  Foochow;  J.  Wesley 
Lord,  Newark;  Charles  0.  Loucks  (*),  Rock  River;  Glenn 
R.  Phillips,  Southern  California-Arizona;  Gaither  P.  War- 
field,  Poland. 

Credentials. — Leland  Moore,  South  Georgia,  Con-  Credentials 
vener;  J.  S.  M.  Cannon  (*),  Little  Rock;  Mrs.  Pinkie  D. 
Johnson  (*),  Texas,  C;  Jackson  C.  McQuiston  (*),  Pitts- 
burgh; Leland  Moore,  South  Georgia;  A.  Wesley  Pugh, 
North  Indiana;  James  W.  Walker,  Wyoming  State;  Sam 
B.  Wiggins,  North  Arkansas. 

Editorial  Revision. — Miron  A.  Morrill,  Minnesota,  Con-   Editorial 
vener;  Henry  L.  Lambdin,  Newark;  Miron  A.  Morrill,  Min-       ^^'^'on 
nesota;  Edgar  H.  Nease,  Westei-n  North  Carolina;  Ernest 
W.  Peterson  (*)  Oregon;  L.  U.  Spellman,  Southwest  Texas. 

Fraternal  Delegates. — Hazen  G.  Werner,  Ohio,  Con-    Fraternal 
vener;  W.  Lafayette  Doss,  Jr.,  Louisiana  SC;  J.  Wesley         eega   s 
Hole    (*)    Southern   California-Arizona;    G.   Ray   Jordan, 
Western   North   Carolina;    Edgar   A.   Love,   Washington; 
Frank  H.  Ryder  (*)  Troy;  Hazen  G.  Werner,  Ohio. 

Journal. — Frederick  L.  Pederson,  Pacific  Northwest,  Journal 
Convener;  A.  M.  Carter  (*),  Savannah;  Mrs.  Anne  M. 
Ebner  (*),  New  Jersey;  Asa  J.  Kestle,  Ohio;  Frederick 
L,  Pedersen,  Pacific  Northwest;  Albert  R.  Perkins,  Ken- 
tucky; George  Pohlman,  Missouri;  LeRoy  L.  Weis,  lowa- 
Des  Moines. 

Presiding  Officers. — Isaac  E.  Miller,  Ohio,  Convener;    Presiding 

Officers 

Dr.  Evelyn  M.  Berger  (*),  California;  Jesse  W.  Bunch, 
Oregon;  Clarence  M.  Dannelly  (*),  Alabama;  Daniel  L. 
Marsh,  New  England;  Samuel  J.  McDonald  (*),  South 
Carolina,  C;  T.  Morton  McDonald   (*),  Indiana;  Isaac  E. 


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APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednesday 
Mornivg 

Reference 


Rulw 


Sifting 


American 
Bible 
Society 


Enabling  Acta 
and  Legal 
Forms 


Miller,  Ohio;  Robert  E.  L.  Morgan,  West  Oklahoma;  R. 
Gammon  Morris,  Lexington;  D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*), 
Baltimore;  Roy  H.  Short,  Louisville;  Gus  W.  Thomasson 
(*),  North  Texas. 

Reference. — Paul  E.  Martin,  North  Texas,  Convener; 
Fred  J.  Jordan,  West  Wisconsin;  Clyde  E.  Lundy,  Hol- 
ston;  Paul  E.  Martin,  North  Texas. 

Rules. — J.  Edgar  Skillington,  Central  Pennsylvania, 
Convener;  Miller  W.  Boyd  (*),  East  Tennessee;  Lud  H. 
Estes,  Memphis;  Eugene  B.  Hawk,  Central  Texas;  Costen 
J.  Harrell,  Tennessee;  Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Illinois;  J.  Edgar 
Skillington,  Central  Pennsylvania;  Bishop  H.  Lester 
Smith. 

Sifting. — Frederick  B,  Newell,  New  York  East,  Con- 
vener; Oscar  E.  Allison,  Kansas;  Earl  R.  Brown,  North- 
East  Ohio;  Silas  Johnson,  South  Georgia;  Frederick  B. 
Newell,  New  York  East;  Frank  C.  Propert  (*),  New  Jer- 
sey; Robert  M.  Williams,  Washington;  Alphaeus  B.  P. 
Wood  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona. 

American  Bible  Society. — Walter  A.  Blasingame  (*), 
South  Georgia;  John  T.  Carson  (*),  Philadelphia;  Claud 
C.  Coile,  New  York;  Wilmer  Fell  Davis  (*),  Peninsula; 
A.  Merritt  Deitterich,  Genesee;  Charles  M.  Donaldson, 
Idaho;  Mrs.  Frank  P.  Flegal  (*),  California;  Glenn  M. 
Frye,  Michigan;  Mrs.  Ida  B.  Hubbard  (*),  Northwest 
Iowa;  Charles  A.  Imboden  (*),  Illinois;  Mrs.  William  R. 
Johnson  (*),  Kiangsi;  David  D.  Jones  (*),  North  Caro- 
lina, C;  Roy  N.  Kean,  Southern  Illinois;  Mrs.  Fred  A. 
Lamb  (*),  Southwest  Missouri;  Miss  Elizabeth  S.  Lang- 
ford  (*),  Lexington;  Vernon  E.  Lewis  (*),  Montana; 
R.  Guy  Lord,  North  Mississippi;  Leon  T.  Moore,  Phila- 
delphia; William  T.  Muncy  (*),  Nebraska;  B.  0.  Peter- 
sen, North  Philippine;  Charles  W.  Prothro,  Savannah; 
Claude  M.  Reves,  Little  Rock;  Benjamin  M.  Stevens  (*), 
Mississippi;  Ernest  C.  Webb,  East  Oklahoma;  Howard 
W,  Whitaker,  Kentucky;  Miss  Arsania  M.  Williams  (*), 
Central  West;  Lynn  A.  Wood,  Pacific  Northwest. 

Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms. — Arthur  A.  Cal- 
laghan,  Maine;  Edward  R.  Carman  (*),  New  York  East; 
Cristobal  G.  Coates  (*),  Eastern  South  America;  J.  Emer- 
son Ford,  South  Carolina,  SE;  Mrs.  Maymie  E.  Gordon 
(*),  South  Carolina,  C;  Paul  M.  Hillman,  Nebraska; 
James  G.  Houston  (*),  North  Mississippi;  G.  Robert 
Huston  (*),  Pacific  Northwest;  Tully  C.  Knoles,  Cali- 
fornia; Van  R.  Landrum,  Mississippi,  SE;  Fred  E.  Lott, 
Wyoming;  Charles  0.  Loucks  (*),  Rock  River;  Albert  W. 
Martin,  North  Arkansas;  Leo  H.  McKay   (*),  Erie;  Kay 


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W.  McMillan,  West  Texas;  Fred  B.  Noble  (*),  Florida,  SE ; 
David  T.  Peel  (*),  Southwest  Texas;  Albert  G.  Schatz- 
man,  Ohio;  B.  Burton  Sheppard,  Wisconsin;  John  K. 
Strange  (*),  Wyoming  State;  Donald  H.  Tippett,  South- 
ern California-Arizona;  Murray  T.  Titus,  North  India; 
Mrs.  Edith  M.  White  (*),  Lexington;  William  H.  Wilcox 
(*),  East  Oklahoma;  Robert  M.  Williams,  Washington; 
Robert  B.  Wise  (*),  Northwest  Indiana. 

Evangelism. — Rufus  C.  Baker,  Colorado;  Wesley  H. 
Bransford,  North  Indiana;  John  S.  Brazier  (*),  Louisiana, 
C;  Dawson  C.  Bryan,  Texas,  SC;  Lydia  D.  Christensen 
(*),  Indus  River;  Horace  E.  Cromer,  Baltimore;  George 
M.  Davenport,  North  Alabama;  Albert  E.  Day,  Southern 
California-Arizona;  James  W.  Golden,  Tennessee,  C; 
Mrs.  T.  J.  Griffin  (*),  Southwest;  Bachman  G.  Hodge, 
Tennessee,  SE;  William  L.  Hogg,  Pittsburgh;  George  P. 
Howard,  Eastern  South  America;  Mrs.  David  J.  Lawson 
(*),  Pacific  Northwest;  J.  Bruce  McCullough  (*),  New 
England  Southern;  John  G.  Moore  (*),  North  Arkansas; 
Ray  H.  Nichols  (*),  Northwest  Texas;  John  H.  Rosen- 
berger  (*),  Virginia;  Mrs.  Clarance  C.  Sapp  (*),  South 
Georgia;  Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*),  New  Jersey;  J. 
Wesley  Thomas,  Atlanta;  Frederick  W.  Wahl,  St.  Louis; 
Hazen  G.  Werner,  Ohio;  Frank  O.  Whitcher  (*),  West 
Wisconsin;  George  E.  Whitson  (*),  Dakota;  Mrs.  Byron 
H.  Wilson  (*),  Southern  California-Arizona. 

Hospitals  and  Homes. — Miller  W.  Boyd  (*),  East 
Tennessee;  P.  M.  Boyd,  Florida,  SE;  Earl  R.  Brown, 
Ohio;  Okey  J.  Carder,  Missouri;  George  W.  Carter, 
Louisiana,  C;  Andrew  C.  Caton,  Montana;  Thomas  E.  Col- 
ley,  Erie;  Abbott  L.  Fletcher  (*),  Northern  Minnesota; 
Miss  Henrietta  Gibson  (*),  Troy;  Walter  S.  Gleiser,  Pa- 
cific Northwest;  Ralph  A.  Goodell  (*),  Michigan;  Robert 
E.  Greer,  Holston;  George  W.  Henson,  Philadelphia;  Hu- 
bert T.  Johnson  (*),  Central  Texas;  George  A.  Lawton, 
lowa-Des  Moines;  Kennie  M.  Linn  (*),  South  India; 
George  I.  McAllen  (*),  Virginia;  Leslie  Miller,  Kansas; 
Albert  G.  Odell  (*),  Central  New  York;  E.  C.  Perkins, 
Kiangsi;  James  0.  Sexon  (*),  Southern  California-Ari- 
zona; J.  Harvey  Smith  (*),  South  Florida;  J.  H.  Taggart, 
Southwest;  Bernard  Vessey  (*),  Colorado;  Mrs.  H.  Wade 
King  (*),  Little  Rock;  Oscar  V.  Woosley  (*),  Western 
North  Carolina. 

Interdenominational  Relations. — Charles  V.  Adams 
(*),  Central  Pennsylvania;  Benjamin  F,  AUgood,  New 
Jersey;  Floyd  N.  Anderson  (*),  Central  Kansas;  Earle 
A.    Baker,    Upper    Iowa;    Joseph    P.    Bartak,    Bohemia- 


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First  Dav 

Wednesday 
Morning 


Evangelism 


Hospitals    and 
Homes 


Interdenomi- 
national 
Relations 


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APRIL  2S 

First  Day 

Wednesday 
Momivg 


Judical 
Administra- 
tion 


Ritual  and 
Orders  of 
Worship 


Moravia;  Russell  E.  Clay,  Southern  California-Arizona; 
Matthew  S.  Davage  (*),  Louisiana,  C;  Chapin  D.  Fos- 
ter (*),  Pacific  Northwest;  Horace  T.  Freeman,  South 
Georgia;  Schuyler  E.  Garth,  North-East  Ohio;  Harry  C. 
Gossard  (*),  New  Mexico;  Frank  H.  Gregg  (*),  Louis- 
ville; Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  Virginia;  Almos  L.  Hol- 
land, Mississippi,  C;  Otto  H.  Houser,  Colorado;  David  D. 
Jones  (*),  North  Carolina,  C;  Edward  M.  Jones,  Central 
Alabama;  Miss  Frances  Knight  (*),  Detroit;  Umphi'ey 
Lee,  North  Texas;  Ernest  W.  Peterson  (*),  Oregon;  Mrs. 
Earl  S.  Riley  (*),  Indiana;  Frank  L.  Shaffer,  West  Vir- 
ginia; Henry  N.  Snyder  (*),  Upper  South  Carolina;  Grace 
L.  Stockwell  (*),  Burma;  Cassius  E.  Street,  Southwest 
Missouri;  W.  Clyde  Sykes   (*),  Northern  New  York. 

Judicial  Administration. — Robert  B.  Carr  (*),  North 
Alabama;  O.  P.  Clark,  Northwest  Texas;  J.  Rolland 
Ci'ompton,  Wyoming;  Edmund  Heinsohn,  Southwest  Tex- 
as; Paul  G.  James  (*),  lowa-Des  Moines;  Miles  W.  Jor- 
dan (*),  Texas,  C ;  R.  R.  Kramer  (*),  Holston;  James  L. 
Lyons,  Southern  California- Arizona ;  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*), 
Southwest  Missouri ;  Sam  L.  Macklin  ( * ) ,  Oregon ;  Carl 
K.  Mahoney,  Pacific  Northwest;  Elwood  F.  Melson  (*), 
Peninsula;  Cassius  J.  Millei%  Troy;  Samuel  M.  Miller, 
South  Carolina,  C;  Charles  C.  P'arlin  (*),  Newark;  Clar- 
ence E.  Peele,  Upper  South  Carolina;  Samuel  C.  Rice, 
Kentucky;  Julius  S.  Scott,  Texas,  C;  Thomas  A.  Stafford, 
Northern  Minnesota;  Edward  A.  Smith  (*),  Detroit;  Rob- 
ert B.  Spencer  (*),  Colorado;  Clyde  B.  Stuntz,  Indus 
River;  Ezriah  L.  Walker  (*),  Louisiana,  SC;  Herbert  S. 
Wilson  (*),  Delaware;  Y.  C.  Yang,  East  China;  Claude 
Young,  Northwest  Indiana. 

Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship. — R.  L.  Archer,  Ma- 
laya; Albert  E.  Beebe,  New  York  East;  Wesley  A.  Deneke 
(*),  St.  Louis;  A.  Raymond  Grant,  California;  Walter 
K.  Greene  (*),  Upper  South  Carolina;  Costen  J.  Harrell, 
Tennessee;  SE;  Albert  E.  Henry,  Central  Kansas;  Ed- 
ward W.  Kelly,  Central  West;  Mrs.  John  G.  Law  (*),  Wis- 
consin ;  Edgar  A.  Love,  Washington ;  Reuben  H.  McAllister 
(*),  Mississippi,  C;  James  McGiffin  (*),  Southern  Cali- 
fornia-Arizona; Mrs.  Joy  Elmer  Morgan  (*),  Baltimore; 
Harry  T.  Morris,  Colorado;  H.  Clifford  Northcutt,  Illi- 
nois; Robert  J.  O'Neal  (*),  Louisiana,  SC;  Mrs.  Eva  B. 
Parks  (*),  Atlanta;  Marshall  R.  Reed,  Detroit;  Charles 
A.  Robbins  (*),  Pacific  Northwest;  Wallace  Rogers,  North 
Georgia;  Hubert  Searcy  (*),  Alabama;  J.  N.  R.  Score, 
Central   Texas;    Frank   D.    Slutz    (*),   Ohio;    LeRoy   W. 


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Stringfellow.   New  Hampshire;    Miss   Ellen   Studley    (*). 
North  China;  Edgar  T.  Welch  (*),  Erie. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  (DB-3)  the  follow- 
ing communication  from  the  Council  of  Bishops: 

The  Joint  Executive  Committee  of  Faith  and  Order  and 
Life  and  Work  is  being  reorganized.  It  will  be  known  as 
The  Committee  in  the  United  States  of  America  for  the 
World  Council  of  Churches.  Under  the  plan  of  reorgani- 
zation, The  Methodist  Church  will  be  entitled  to  four 
members  on  the  Committee  and  four  alternates.  At  the 
present  time,  we  have  on  the  Joint  Committee  three  mem- 
bers and  one  alternate. 

The  General  Conference  has  voted  membership  in  the 
World  Council  of  Churches ;  and  the  Council  of  Bishops 
requests  that  the  matter  of  electing  Committee  members 
be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Re- 
lations. The  Council  of  Bishops  suggests  that  the  custom 
in  connection  with  the  election  of  members  to  the  Federal 
Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in  America  be  followed  in 
this  matter — namely,  that  the  Council  of  Bishops  nominate 
and  the  General  Conference  elect.  In  this  connection,  it 
is  suggested  that  vacancies  between  General  Conferences 
be  filled  by  the  Council  of  Bishops. 

For  the  Council  of  Bishops, 
G.  Bromley  Oxnam. 

Motion  of  Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  referring  the  communication 
t*o  the  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Rela- 
tions. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bi.'^hops.  presented  a  request  from  the 
Council  of  Bishops  that  the  General  Conference 
fix  Tuesday,  May  2,  at  12 :00  noon  as  the  Order  of 
the  Day,  for  a  brief  moment  of  prayer  and  a  brief 
program  in  which  we  will  remember  our  Chap- 
lains, and  our  sons  and  daughters  in  the  armed 
service  of  the  nation.  The  General  Conference 
unanimously  approved  and  adopted  the  request. 

Bishop  Titus  Lowe  was  recognized,  and  pre- 
sented the  following  communication   (DB-4)  : 


APRIL  2« 

FiiusT  Day 

Wedneadati 
Morning 

Communica- 
tion from 
Council 
of  Bishops 


Motion    Guy 
O.    Carpen- 
ter to  Refer 


Order  of   Day 
Ordered 


Unofficial 
Deleftates 
Provided 
For 


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APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednesday 
Morning 


Dear  Fathers  and  Brethren: 

At  the  December  meeting  of  the  Council  of  Bishops 
attention  was  directed  to  the  fact  that  owing  to  war  condi- 
tions many  delegates  elected  by  overseas  Conferences 
could  not  reach  Kansas  City.  Also  certain  Conferences 
had  not  found  it  possible  to  meet. 

After  discussion,  a  Committee  was  set  up  consisting  of 
Bishops  Arthur  J.  Moore,  Kern,  Baker,  Wade,  and  Lowe 
to  consider  this  matter.  Consultation  was  had  with  the 
Inter-Division  on  Foreign  Work  of  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension,  and  also  with  such  Bishops  of 
foreign  Areas  as  were  available. 

It  was  decided  to  prepare  a  list  of  nationals  and  mis- 
sionaries who  might  be  designated  as  "Unofficial  dele- 
gates"; these  persons  to  (1)  represent  their  respective 
Annual  Conferences;  (2)  have  all  the  privileges  of  regu- 
lar Delegates,  except  the  power  to  vote;  (3)  receive  trav- 
eling expenses  to  and  from  Kansas  City,  and  their  Amer- 
ican address,  and  also  the  regular  per  diem  while  in  Kansas 
City. 

The  Council  of  Bishops,  by  unanimous  vote,  asks  that 
their  action  be  ratified  by  the  General  Conference,  and  that 
the  following  nationals  and  missionaries  be  duly  seated. 

It  is  also  asked  that  the  above  named  Committee  be 
given  authority  to  make  substitutions,  if  any  be  found 
necessary. 


List  of 

Unofficial 

Deleeates 


SUGGESTED  DELEGATES  TO  GENERAL  CON- 
FERENCE FROM  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES 

India. — Bengal:  Rev.  Fred  G.  Williams,  Miss  Mildred 
L.  Pierce  (*).  Burma:  Miss  Grace  L.  Stockwell  (*)« 
Central  Provinces:  Miss  Lucile  Colony  (*).  Gujarat:  Rev. 
Leslie  G.  Templin,  Mrs.  Leslie  G.  Templin  (*).  Hyderabad: 
Miss  Mildred  Simmons  (*).  Indus  River:  Rev.  Clyde  B. 
Stuntz,  Miss  Lydia  D.  Christensen  (*).  Lucknow:  Miss 
Nettie  A.  Bacon  (*).  Northwest  India:  Rev.  J.  C.  Pace, 
Miss  Gertrude  E.  Richards  (*). 

China.— Central  China:  Rev.  John  B.  Shen,  Dr.  Hyla 
S.  Watters  (*).  East  China:  Rev.  Sid  R.  Anderson,  Dr. 
Y.  C.  Yang  (*).  Foochow:  Miss  Katherine  Liu  (*). 
Hinghwa:  Rev.  Charles  Winter,  Miss  Pauline  E.  West- 
cott  (*).  North  China:  Rev.  Horace  E.  Dewey,  Miss  Ellen 
M.  Studley  (*).  Shantung:  Rev.  Perry  O.  Hanson,  Miss 
Dorothy  Jones  ( * ) .  West  China :  Rev.  Joseph  Beach,  Miss 
Mary  C.  Shearer  (*).  Yenping:  Miss  Jennie  Lind  (*). 

Philippine  Islands. — Philippine:  Rev.  B.  O.  Peterson, 


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Miss  Mary  A.  Evans  (*).  Northern  Philippine:  Rev.  Er- 
nest S.  Lyons,  Miss  Hazel  Davis  (*). 

Malaysia. — Malaya:  Rev.  R.  L.  Archer,  Miss  Thirsa 
Bunce  (*). 

South  America. — Chile:  Rev.  Scott  P.  Hauser. 

Africa. — Liberia:  Rev.  J.  C.  Wengatz.  Rhodesia:  

North  Africa  and  Europe. — Belgium :  .  Bohemia- 
Moravia:  Rev.  Joseph  B.  Bartak.  Central  Germany:  . 

Northeast    Germany:    .    Northwest    Gerinany    . 

South  Germany:  .  Southwest  Germany:  .  Baltic 

and    Slavic:     Rev.    Janis     Laupmanis.     Denmark:     . 

Poland :  Rev.  Gaither  P.  Warfield.  Finland :  .  Finland- 
Swedish  : .  Norway :  .  Sweden : .  Switzerland : 


APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednetday 

Mor-ning 


Motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  approving  the  action  of 
the  Council  of  Bishops,  and  seating  the  "Unofficial 
Delegates,"  as  requested. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman  of  the  Commission  on  Entertainment  of 
the  General  Conference,  presented  Report  No.  1 
(DB-5),  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  p.  787. 

Motion  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Mis- 
souri), duly  seconded,  prevailed,  requesting  the 
Council  of  Bishops  to  nominate  for  election  by 
the  General  Conference  a  Committee  of  six,  one 
from  each  of  the  Jurisdictions,  said  Committee  to 
receive  and  consider  requests  from  the  various 
Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church  desiring  to 
have  evening  programs,  and  to  make  suitable 
recommendations  to  the  Conference. 

Motion  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Mis- 
souri), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  when  we  ad- 
journ it  be  to  meet  tonight  at  8  P.M.,  in  this  room, 
in  official  session  for  the  purpose  of  hearing  the 
Episcopal  Address,  and  the  transaction  of  such 
other  business  as  may  lawfully  come  before  us. 

On  motion  of  Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River),  duly 
seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DB-6)  was 
unanimously  adopted : 


L.  O.  Hartman 
Moves  to 
Approve 


Report    No.    I 
Commission 
on   Enter- 
tainment 


Committee  on 
Special 
Programs 


Night    Session 
Ordered 


Resolution 
re  Stenogra- 
phic Report 
—Fred  D. 
Stone 


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APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednesday 
Morning 


Whekeas  it  is  impossible  to  produce  a  stenographic 
report  of  this  General  Conference  in  the  Daily  Advocate; 

Be  it  resolved,  That  for  historical  purposes  it  is  our 
judgment  that  the  stenographic  report  of  the  proceedings 
should  be  printed,  and  we  therefore  grant  authority  to 
The  Methodist  Publishing  House  to  print,  at  the  earliest 
convenient  time,  a  complete  stenographic  I'eport  of  the 
proceedings  in  as  economical  a  form  as  possible  and  to 
furnish  the  same  to  the  Delegates  at  the  expense  of  the 
Genei'al  Administration  Fund,  and  to  offer  for  sale  this 
Report  to  those  who  may  desire  to  purchase  it. 


Report  of 
Committee 
on   Legisla- 
tion. Board 
of  Pensions 


Referred  to 
Committee 
on    Confer- 
ence Claim- 
ants 


O.   W.   Auman 
Granted 
Privileges 
of   Floor 


Order  of  Day 

Set 


Reports  of 
World   Serv- 
ice  and 
Finance 
Presented 


Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee  presented  the  Report  of 
the  Committee  on  Legislation  of  the  Board  of 
Pensions,  found  on  pages  447-465,  inclusive,  of 
Quadrennial  Reports  of  the  Boards  and  Commis- 
sions of  The  Methodist  Church  to  the  General 
Conference  1944,  with  the  request  that  it  be  re- 
ferred to  the  proper  Committee  for  action. 

Motion  of  Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific 
Northwest) ,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  Re- 
port be  received,  and  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conference  Claimants. 

On  motion  of  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee, 
SE),  duly  seconded,  Dr.  0.  W.  Auman,  Treasurer 
of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
was  granted  the  privileges  of  the  floor,  but  without 
vote,  as  certain  other  Secretaries  had  been  grant- 
ed, under  Section  2,  Paragraph  350,  1940  Disci- 
pline of  The  Methodist  Church. 

On  motion  of  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee, 
SE),  duly  seconded,  the  Conference  set  as  the 
Order  of  the  Day,  for  Thursday  morning,  April 
27,  immediately  following  the  Report  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Courtesies,  the  hearing  of  the  Report  of 
Dr.  0.  W.  Auman  of  the  Survey  and  the  Financial 
Report  for  the  Quadrennium. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE),  Secretary 
of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
presented  four  Reports  from  the  Commission,  as 
follows:   1st.   "Revision   of  the  Legislation   Per- 


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taining  to  the  Financial  Plan"  (DB-7)  ;  2nd.  'The      ^pR'l  26 
Episcopal  Fund"  (DB-8)  ;  3rd.  "The  General  Ad-      ''"'"'  ""^^ 

W  edneaday 

ministration  Fund"  (DB-9)  ;  4th.  "World  Service  Momivg 
Ratios"  (DB-10),  and  moved  that  they  be  printed 
in  the  Daily  Advocate  and  consideration  be  made 
the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Friday,  April  28,  im- 
mediately following  the  Report  of  the  Committee 
on  Courtesies. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  inquired,  before 
the  motion  was  seconded,  if  there  were  not  suffi- 
cient copies  of  the  Reports  to  place  them  in  the 
hands  of  the  delegates  without  printing  in  the 
Daily  Advocate,  as  it  would  be  practically  impos- 
sible to  get  them  in  tomorrow's  edition  (Thurs- 
day) on  account  of  the  mechanical  and  man-power 
conditions  involved  in  the  printing  of  the  Daily 
Advocate,  due  to  the  war.  Stating  there  was  a  suffi- 
cient number  of  Reports  to  be  distributed  to  the 
delegates,  motion  of  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee, 
SE),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  four  Re- 
ports be  made  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Friday, 
April  28,  immediately  following  the  Report  of  the 
Committee  on  Courtesies,  and  that  the  Reports  be 
distributed  to  this  body  not  later  than  tomorrow 
morning  (Thursday),  and  that  they  be  considered 
as  official  as  though  published  in  the  Daily  Ad- 
vocate. 

Costen  J.  Harrell   (Tennessee,  SE)   made  the  costen  j. 
following  statement  in  regard  to  the  Reports :  speaks 


Order  of   Day 
Set 


"There  are  a  few  corrections  of  the  material  contained 
in  these  Reports.  Since  we  cannot  go  through  every  Report 
and  correct  them,  we  will  give  you  tomorrow  the  Reports 
as  they  were  originally  prepared,  if  you,  will  receive  them 
officially  as  though  the  corrections  had  been  made.  We  will 
ask  common  consent  for  that.  I  will  make  the  corrections 
here  when  the  Reports  are  under  consideration." 


No  objection  being  raised  by  anyone,  the  above 
method  of  procedure  for  presentation  and  con- 


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Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


APRIL  26 

F^RST  Day 

Wedtieaday 
Morning 

Silent  Prayer 
Ordered 


Joint  Commit- 
tee on   Cen- 
tral Confer- 
ences 
Ordered 


Change  in 
Schedule  of 
Meeting  of 
Committees 


Organization 
of 

Legislative 
Committees 


sideration  of  the  Reports  was  agreed  to  by  com- 
mon consent. 

Motion  of  Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  (DB- 
11),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  just  before  the 
Benediction  we  have  a  few  moments  of  silent 
prayer  for  the  Delegates  prevented  from  attending 
by  war  conditions,  and  also  for  our  brethren  in 
occupied  and  enemy  countries. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England)  moved  that 
a  Joint  Committee  on  Central  Conferences  for  this 
session  be  created,  composed  of  25  members,  10  to 
be  selected  from  the  Committee  on  Ministry;  10 
from  the  Committee  on  Conferences;  and  5  at 
large.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  members  of  this 
Committee  be  nominated  by  the  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Ministry,  the  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Conferences,  and  the  Chairman  of  the 
General  Conference  Commission  on  Central  Con- 
ferences, and  that  the  Report  of  the  General  Con- 
ference Commission  on  Central  Conferences,  ap- 
pearing on  pages  437-444  inclusive  of  the  large 
handbook  "Quadrennial  Reports  of  the  Boards 
and  Commissions  of  The  Methodist  Church  to  the 
General  Conference  1944"  be  referred  to  this  Com- 
mittee. 

Motion  of  Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis),  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed  that  owing  to  the  lateness  of  the 
hour  of  adjournment  the  Committees  scheduled 
to  meet  for  organization  at  2:30  P.M.  this  after- 
noon, meet  at  3:30  p.m.,  and  those  scheduled  to 
meet  at  3 :30  p.m.  meet  at  4 :30  P.M. 

The  Secretary  announced  the  following  (DB-12) 
to  organize  the  Legislative  Committees,  the  Bish- 
ops having  been  appointed  by  the  Council  of  Bish- 
ops; meeting  at  3:30  P.M.:  Evangelism,  Bishop 
Edwin  F,  Lee,  Foster  K.  Gamble,  Secretary;  Hos- 
pitals and  Homes,  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell,  Harry 


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APRIL  2S 

First  Day 

Wednesday 
Morning 


L.  Upperman,  Secretary ;  American  Bible  Society, 
Bishop  Paul  B.  Kern,  Charles  A.  Robbins  (*),  Sec- 
retary; Ritual  and  Order  of  Worship,  Bishop  A. 
Frank  Smith,  Edgar  R.  Heckman,  Secretary;  In- 
terdenominational Relations,  Bishop  J.  Ralph 
Magee,  Asa  J.  Kestle,  Secretary ;  Judicial  Admin- 
istration, Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  Thomas  C. 
Mulligan,  Secretary;  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal 
Forms,  Bishop  J.  Wascom  Pickett,  John  W.  Hay- 
wood, Secretary. 

Meeting  at  4:30  p.m.:  Membership,  Lay  Activi- 
ties and  Temporal  Economy,  Bishop  Francis  J. 
McConnell,  Ernest  W.  Peterson  (*),  Secretary; 
Ministry,  Bishop  Urban  V.  W.  Darlington,  Frank 
L.  Shaffer,  Secretary;  Education,  Bishop  Ernest 
G.  Richardson,  Paul  B.  White,  Secretary;  Missions 
and  Church  Extension,  Bishop  Charles  C.  Selec- 
man,  Frederick  L.  Pedersen,  Secretary;  Publish- 
ing Interests,  Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones,  Henry  Gil- 
ligan  (*),  Secretary;  Conference  Claimants,  Bish- 
op Titus  Lowe,  Edgar  R.  Heckman,  Secretary; 
Conferences,  Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade,  Benjamin 
M.  Denniston,  Secretary;  State  of  the  Church, 
Bishop  James  C.  Baker,  Elza  L.  Jorns,  Secretary. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op James  H.  Straughn  would  preside  at  tonight's 
session,  and  Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman  at  Thurs- 
day morning's  session,  April  27. 

Pursuant  to  a  motion  previously  adopted,  the 
Conference  stood  in  silent  prayer  for  the  Dele- 
gates detained  from  attending  by  war  conditions, 
and  also  for  our  brethren  in  occupied  and  enemy 
countries. 

.   The  Conference  adjourned  with  prayer  and  the  Adjournment 
benediction  pronounced  by  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith 
at  1:35  p.m. 


Presiding 
Officers 
Announced 


230 


Journal  of  the  19Ji.Jt  General  Conference 


APRIL  26 

First  Day 

Wednesday 

Evening 

Session 

James  H. 
Straughn 
Presides 


Episcopal 
Address  by 
Bishop 
Arthur  J. 
Moore 


Ordered  to 
Record 


Committee  on 
Special 
Programs 


Order  of  Day 
Set 


FIRST  DAY,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  26,  1944, 
EVENING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church  convened  in  eve- 
ning session  at  8  p.m.,  Wednesday,  April  26,  1944, 
with  Bishop  James  H.  Straughn  in  the  Chair. 

The  Bishop  announced,  the  Conference  joined  in 
singing,  Hymn  382,  "Glorious  Things  of  Thee  Are 
Spoken,"  after  which  Edgar  T.  Welch  (*)  (Erie), 
President  of  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities, 
led  in  prayer. 

The  Conference  joined  in  reading  responsively 
Reading  on  page  592  of  the  Hymnal,  entitled  "The 
Everlasting  Life." 

Under  the  direction  of  Prof.  James  R.  Hough- 
ton, the  Boston  Seminary  Singers  sang  "A  Song 
of  Joy"  by  Gretchaninoff . 

Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore  presented  and  read  the 
Episcopal  Address.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  read- 
ing the  delegates  stood  and  applauded.  For  Ad- 
dress see  page  148. 

On  motion  of  Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  the  Episcopal  Address  was  re- 
ceived, ordered  to  record,  and  its  various  state- 
ments referred  to  appropriate  Committees. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  the  following  nomi- 
nations (DB-13)  for  the  Special  Committee  on 
Evening  or  Other  Special  Programs,  ordered  this 
morning:  J.  Manning  Potts  (Virginia — SE),  Con- 
vener; William  Gunter  (New  England — NE)  ;  D. 
Stanley  Coors  (Michigan — NC)  ;  Charles  M.  Don- 
aldson (Idaho— W)  ;  Frank  C.  Tucker  (St.  Louis 
—SO  ;  Willis  J.  King  (Texas— C).  The  Confer- 
ence unanimously  approved  the  nominations. 

On  motion  of  Lynn  Harold  Hough  (DB-14), 
New  York  East),  duly  seconded,  the  Conference 
fixed  as  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Friday  morning, 
April  28th,  immediately  following  the  considera- 


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231 


tion  of  the  Reports  of  the  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance,  the  hearing  of  representa- 
tives of  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Churches  of 
Christ  in  America,  and  also  representatives  of  the 
World  Council  of  Churches. 

Motion  of  Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  we  do  now  adjourn. 

The  audience  stood  and  joined  in  singing  the 
Doxology,  after  which  the  Conference  adjourned 
at  10:30  p.m.,  with  the  benediction  pronounced  by 
Bishop  John  W.  Robinson. 


APRIL    26 

First  Day 

Wedneiidau 

Evening 

Session 

Adjournment 


SECOND  DAY,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  27,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  convened  in  the  session  of  the  second 
day,  at  8:30  a.m.,  Thursday,  April  27,  1944,  with 
Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman  presiding.  Bishop 
Selecman  presented  Bishop  Bruce  R.  Baxter,  who 
conducted  the  devotional  services. 

Bishop  Baxter  announced,  and  the  Conference 
joined  in  singing.  Hymn  315 

"How  Firm  a  Foundation" 

Bishop  Baxter  then  led  in  the  Responsive  Read- 
ing on  page  593  of  the  Hymnal,  entitled  "God's 
Loving  Kindness,"  after  which  the  Conference 
joined  in  the  Third  Prayer  of  Confession  on  page 
510. 

Prof.  James  R.  Houghton  sang  as  a  solo,  "Peace 
I  Leave  with  You"  by  MacDermid. 

Bishop  Baxter's  devotional  message  was  from 
the  theme  "Three  Great  Needs :  Quietness,  Confi- 
dence, Strength,"  based  on  Isaiah  30 :15,  "For  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  the  Holy  One  in  Israel;  In 
returning  and  rest  shall  ye  be  saved ;  in  quietness 
and  in  confidence  shall  be  your  strength."  Bishop 
Baxter  closed  his  address  with  prayer. 


APRIL    27 

Second  Day 
Thursday 
Morning 

Bishop  C.  C. 
Selecman 
Presides 


Devotional 
Address  by 
Bishop 
Baxter 


232 


Journal  of  the  19.U  General  Conference 


APRIL    27 

Second  Day 
Thursday 
Morning 

Business 
Session 

Journal 
Committee 
Report 


Bishop  Selecman  called  the  Conference  to  order, 
and  as  a  matter  of  privilege,  acknowledged  the  gift 
of  a  gavel  which  had  been  presented  to  him  dur- 
ing the  sessions  of  the  Little  Rock  Conference,  at 
Eldorado,  Ark.,  in  November,  1943. 

The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  (DB- 
15)  was  presented,  and  adopted,  as  follows: 


Greetings  Or- 
dered Sent 


Report  of 
World  Serv- 
ice and 
Finance 
Commission 


We  have  examined  the  Journal  and  it  is  correct. 

Fred'k  L.  Pedersen,  Chairman; 
LeRoy  L.  Weis,  Secretary. 

Motion  of  Charles  W.  Brashares  (Detroit) ,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  requesting  the  Secretary  to 
send  greetings,  and  a  word  of  remembrance,  to  the 
wives  and  families  of  deceased  Bishops  and  Dele- 
gates. (DB-16) 

The  Order  of  the  Day  having  arrived,  Bishop 
Selecman  recognized  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas, 
SC),  Vice-President  of  the  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance,  who  presented  Dr.  Orrin  W. 
Auman,  Treasurer  of  the  Commission,  and  also 
requested  that  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE) , 
Secretary  of  the  Commission,  come  to  the  platform 
and  assist  in  the  presentation  of  the  Report. 

Dr.  Auman  presented  Part  I  of  the  Report  of 
the  Commission,  entitled  "Receipts  and  Disburse- 
ments" (DB-17),  and  also  Part  II,  "A  Survey  of 
the  Benevolences  of  The  Methodist  Church" 
(DB-18). 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE),  Secretary 
of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
spoke  briefly  about  Parts  III  and  IV  of  the  Re- 
port of  the  Commission,  already  in  possession  of 
the  Conference  by  distribution  and  printing  in  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate.  By  unanimous  common 
consent  Dr.  Harrell  was  granted  permission  to 
indicate  editorial  changes  in  the  Report  on  Legis- 
lation at  the  time  the  Reports  are  being  consid- 


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233 


ered,  under  the  Order  of  the  Day,  tomorrow  morn- 
ing, Friday,  April  28,  1944. 

Motion  of  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (DB-19)  (Texas, 
SC),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  Parts  I  and  II 
of  the  Report  of  the  Commission  on  World  Serv- 
ice and  Finance,  just  presented  by  Dr.  Orrin  W. 
Auman,  be  received  and  be  made  a  part  of  the 
record  of  the  General  Conference.  For  Part  I  see 
page  792.  For  Part  II  see  page  808. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  requested  a  change  in  the 
personnel  of  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and 
Legal  Forms,  substituting  Leslie  G.  Templin  (Gu- 
jarat) for  Murray  T.  Titus  (North  India)  and  at 
the  request  of  Murray  T.  Titus,  who  is  serving  on 
the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences  (DB-20), 
and  finds  it  impossible  to  serve  on  the  Committee 
on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms.  Motion  of 
Earl  E.  Story  (New  England  Southern),  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed  approving  the  change. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  nominations  for 
Tellers  (DB-21)  to  serve  in  any  elections  ordered 
by  the  General  Conference.  On  motion  of  Roy  H. 
Short  (Louisville),  duly  seconded,  they  were  ap- 
proved as  follows : 

Group  I :  Frank  W.  Bevan,  Troy,  NE ;  William 
E.  Brown,  New  Mexico,  SC ;  Otis  A.  Burns,  South 
Florida,  C;  Thomas  B.  Clay  (*),  Genesee,  NE; 
Albert  C.  Crawford  (*),  Rock  River,  NC;  John 
C.  Curry,  East  Oklahoma,  SC;  Henry  Gilligan 
(*),  Baltimore,  NE;  Nathaniel  W.  Greene,  South 
Carolina,  C;  John  W.  Haywood,  East  Tennessee, 
C ;  Walter  A.  Hearn,  Peninsula,  NE ;  Mrs.  Ida  B. 
Hubbard  (*),  Northwest  Iowa,  NC;  Harry  R. 
Hummer  (*) ,  Pittsburgh,  NE ;  Lester  S.  Ivins  (*) , 
Ohio,  NC ;  Julius  C.  Johnson,  Tennessee,  C ;  Miles 
W.  Jordan  (*),  Texas,  C;  Ernest  C.  Love,  North- 
ern New  York,  NE;  G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*),  Phila- 


APRIL    27 

Second  Day 
Thursday 
Morm  ing 

Parts  I  and  II 
Ordered  to 
Record 


Committee 
Change 
Ordered 


Tellers  Named 
and  Elected 


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journal  of  the  19i4  General  Conference 


APRIL  27     delphia,  NE ;  Harry  E.  Morrow,  Upper  Iowa,  NC ; 
SBooNDDAY     jj    Clifford  Northcott,  Illinois,  NC;  Edward  H. 

ThuTsdau 

Momina  Redstone  (*),  New  England,  NE;  Theodore  J. 
Reykdal,  Wisconsin,  NC;  William  W.  Robinson, 
North  Indiana,  NC;  Alvah  D.  Rowell  (*),  New 
York,  NE ;  George  R.  Savige,  Wyoming,  NE ;  Paul 
E.  Secrest,  North-East  Ohio,  NC;  Earl  E.  Story, 
New  England  Southern,  NE ;  Joe  Z.  Tower,  Texas, 
SC;  Howard  Tyrer  (*),  West  Wisconsin,  NC; 
H.  Wendell  Ware,  West  Virginia,  NE ;  Robert  B. 
Wise  (*),  Northwest  Indiana,  NC. 

Group  II. — Rufus  Baker,  Colorado,  W ;  D.  Amos 
Barber  (*),  Southwest  Texas,  SC;  William  F. 
Blackard,  Holston,  SE ;  Richard  Carlyon,  Nebras- 
ka, SC;  Hal  H.  Cherry  (*),  Central  Texas,  SC; 
J.  Henry  Chitwood,  North  Alabama,  SE;  Russell 
Clay,  Southern  California-Arizona,  W;  Edson 
Deal  (*),  Idaho,  W;  William  L.  Earp  (*),  South- 
west Missouri,  SC;  Paul  F.  Evans  (*),  Western 
North  Carolina,  SE;  Burgie  L.  Fisher  (*),  Vir- 
ginia, SE ;  A.  Raymond  Grant,  California,  W ;  Ed- 
gar L.  Hillman,  North  Carolina,  SE;  G.  Robert 
Huston  (*),  Pacific  Northwest,  W;  Carl  McFall 
(*),  West  Oklahoma,  SC;  J.  W.  0.  McKibben, 
North  Georgia,  SE;  Sam  L.  Macklin  (*),  Oregon, 
W;  Charles  M.  Miller  (*),  Kansas,  SC;  Fred  T. 
Mickler  (*),  Florida,  SE;  Will  P.  Ralph  (*),  Cali- 
fornia, W;  Joseph  D.  Randolph,  Missouri,  SC; 
Marcus  C.  Redwine  (*),  Louisville,  SE;  Roland 
P.  Riddick,  Virginia,  SE;  Robert  E.  Rooks  (*), 
Memphis,  SE ;  James  0.  Sexon  ( * ) ,  Southern  Cali- 
fornia-Arizona, W;  John  K.  Strange  (*),  Wyo- 
ming State,  W;  Donald  H.  Tippett,  Southern 
California-Arizona,  W;  Woodrow  Ward,  South 
Carolina,  SE;  Mrs.  Byron  W.  Wilson  (*),  South- 
ern California-Arizona,  W ;  Charles  H.  Yarbrough 
(*),  Tennessee,  SE. 
Reaenre  RESERVE  TELLERS. — Sid  R.  Anderson,  East  Chi- 

Tellers 

na,  OS ;  Joseph  P.  Bartak,  Bohemia-Moravia,  OS ; 


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236 


Cristobal  G.  Coates  (*),  Eastern  South  America, 
OS;  Perry  0.  Hanson,  Shantung,  OS;  Harry  J. 
Harwood,  Burma,  OS;  Fred  J.  Keller,  North 
Africa,  OS ;  B.  0.  Peterson,  Northern  Philippines, 
O.S.;  E.  A.  Seamands,  South  India,  OS;  Clyde  B. 
Stuntz,  Indus  River,  OS;  Paul  E.  Wagner,  Bom- 
bay, OS ;  J.  C.  Wengatz,  Liberia,  OS ;  Y.  C.  Yang 
(*),  East  China,  OS. 

Otto  H.  Houser  (Colorado),  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Correlation  of  Legislation,  was  rec- 
ognized, and  requested  that  anyone  aware  of  any 
discrepancies  in  legislation  to  please  notify  Harry 
L.  Upperman  (Tennessee,  SE),  Secretary  of  the 
Committee,  and  thus  help  in  this  important  mat- 
ter (DB-22). 

Bishop  Selecman  called  for  the  Calendar.  Edgar 
R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania),  Calendar 
Secretary,  reported  no  Reports  had  been  filed  to 
date. 

On  motion  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DN-23) 
was  unanimously  adopted : 


APRIL    27 

Second  Day 
Thursday 
Morning 


Calendar 


Resolution 
Daniel  L. 
Marsh   re 
Date  of  The 
Methodist 
Church 


Whekeas,  There  is  a  growing  tendency  to  date  The 
Methodist  Church  from  the  Uniting  Conference,  1939, 
both  in  the  General  Church  and  in  some  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ferences, as  well  as  in  certain  local  churches; 

Whereas,  The  Uniting  Conference  specifically  declared 
that  "The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  The  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  and  The  Methodist  Protestant 
Church  are  and  shall  be  one  United  Church"; 

Whereas,  The  Declaration  of  Union  unequivocally 
states  that  these  three  Churches,  "in  adopting  the  name 
The  Methodist  Church'  for  the  United  Church  do  not  and 
•will  not  surrender  any  light,  interest  or  title  in  and  to 
these  respective  names,"  and,  that  "The  Methodist  Church 
is  the  ecclesiastical  and  lawful  successor  of  the  three 
Uniting  Churches,  in  and  through  which  the  three  Church- 
es as  one  United  Church  shall  continue  to  live  and  have 
their  existence";  and 

Whereas,  It  is  therefore  an  historic  fact  that  The 
Methodist  Church   was   organized   in    1784,  and   that  the 


236 


Journal  of  the  1944.  General  Conference 


APRIL  27  achievement  of  1939  was  not  the  organization  of  a  new 
Second  Day      Church,  but  rather  the  healing  of  wounds  in  the  Church 

Thursday       that  was  Organized  in  1784;  therefore 

Morning  Be  it  resolvccl,  That  in  all  official  literature  and  pro- 

nouncements of  The  Methodist  Church  respecting  the  date 
of  its  origin  shall  date  from  1784;  thus,  for  example,  this 
is  not  the  second  General  Conference,  but  the  fo7-ty-fir8t 
General  Conference,  and  The  Methodist  Church  as  an 
ecclesiastical  organization  is  not  five  years  old,  but  one 
hundred  and  sixty  years  old." 


Order  of  Day 
Set 


Riiles 

Suspended 


Night  Session 
Considered 


Committee 
Meetings 


On  motion  of  William  K.  Anderson  (Pitts- 
burgh), Educational  Director  of  the  Commission 
on  Courses  of  Study,  duly  seconded,  the  Confer- 
ence set  as  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Tuesday 
morning,  May  2,  1914,  at  11  o'clock  A.M.,  the  con- 
sideration of  the  Report  of  the  Commission  on 
Ministerial  Supply,  said  Commission  having  been 
authorized  by  the  1940  General  Conference  to  in- 
vestigate and  make  a  report  on  this  vitally  impor- 
tant matter  to  the  1944  General  Conference. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved  that 
the  Rules  be  suspended  in  order  that  we  might  re- 
arrange our  schedule  for  today,  as  there  are  now 
no  Reports  on  the  Calendar.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved  that 
we  adjourn  at  9:50  A.M.,  to  meet  in  night  session 
at  8  P.M.,  and  that  Committees  Nos.  1  to  8  meet  at 
10  A.M.  today. 

Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri)  moved  to  amend  by 
ordering  Committees  Nos.  9  to  15  to  meet  at  11 
A.M.  today.  There  was  no  second  to  the  motion. 

J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas)  moved  to  amend 
by  omitting  the  night  session.  This  amendment 
was  accepted  by  Dr.  Henson. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  moved  that 
Committees  1  to  8  meet  at  10 :  15  a.m.  today,  which 
ammendment  was  accepted  by  Dr.  Henson.  Mo- 
tion of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  we  adjourn  at  9:50  a.m.; 


The  Methodist  Church 


237 


that  Committees  1  to  8  meet  at  10:15  A.M.  and 
2 :30  P.M.  today,  and  that  Committees  9  to  15  meet 
at  7:30  P.M.  tonight. 

By  common  consent  the  time  was  extended  to 
complete  the  business  of  this  session. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Titus  Lowe  would  preside  at  the  session  of 
Friday  morning,  April  28,  1944. 

Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mission on  Rituals  and  Orders  of  Worship,  pre- 
sented the  report  of  the  Commission.  Motion  of 
Luther  L.  Gobbell  (*)  (Western  North  Carolina), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  referring  the  Report  to 
the  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England)  presented 
nominations  for  the  Committee  on  Central  Con- 
ferences (DB-24)  and  moved  that  they  be  elected. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  fol- 
lowing constitute  the  Committee :  Lewis  0.  Hart- 
man,  New  England;  E.  Pearce  Hayes,  Foochow; 
Foster  K.  Gamble,  North  Alabama;  Cristobal  G. 
Coates  (*),  Eastern  South  America;  Murray  T. 
Titus,  North  India;  R.  L.  Archer,  Malaya;  Mrs. 
Fred  A.  Lamb  (*),  Southwest  Missouri;  Willis  J. 
King,  Texas,  C;  Alvin  C.  Poffenberger  (*),  New 
Jersey;  William  C.  Hartinger,  Indiana;  John  W. 
E.  Bowen,  Louisiana,  C;  J.  Edgar  Skillington, 
Central  Pennsylvania ;  Raymond  H.  Huse,  Central 
New  York;  Roy  H.  Short,  Louisville;  Leon  T. 
Moore,  Philadelphia ;  J.  N.  R.  Score,  Central  Tex- 
as ;  Earle  A.  Baker,  Upper  Iowa ;  E.  Ray  Jenkins 
( * ) ,  North-East  Ohio ;  James  0.  Sexon  ( * ) ,  South- 
ern California-Arizona;  Guy  0.  Carpenter,  In- 
diana; Mrs.  Lois  N.  Murphree,  Rhodesia;  George 
W.  Crabbe  (*),  Baltimore;  Mrs.  Leon  R.  Peel 
(*),  Northern  Minnesota;  Edgar  T.  Welch  (*), 
Erie ;  Lloyd  F.  Worley,  New  York  East. 

The  Conference  adjourned  at  10:50  A.M.  with 


APRIL    27 

Skcx)ND  Day 
Thuraday 
Mornivfi 


HresidinK 
Officer 
Announced 


Report 
Referred 


Personnel  of 
Committee 
on  Central 
Conferences 


238 


Journal  of  the  19 AU  General  Conference 


APRIL  27 

Second  Day 

Thursday 

Morning 

APRIL    28 

Third  Day 

Friday 

Morning 

Bishop  Lowe 
Presides 


Bishop  L.  H. 

King 

Conducts 

Devotions 


Journal 
Approved 


Report  Com- 
mittee on 
CoTirtesies 


the  benediction  pronounced  by  Bishop  Hiram  A. 
Boaz. 

THIRD  DAY,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  28,   1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church  convened  in  the 
session  of  the  third  day  at  8 :30  A.M.,  Friday  morn- 
ing", April  28,  1944,  with  Bishop  Titus  Lowe  in 
the  Chair. 

Bishop  Lowe  called  the  Conference  to  order  and 
announced  that  Bishop  Lorenzo  H.  King  would  be 
in  charge  of  the  Devotional  Service. 

Bishop  King  announced,  and  the  Conference 
joined  in  singing,  Hymn  370, 

"0  for  a  Heart  to  Praise  My  God" 

Under  the  leadership  of  Bishop  King,  the  Con- 
ference joined  in  the  Second  Prayer  of  Confession, 
on  page  510  of  the  Hymnal.  The  Responsive  Scrip- 
ture on  page  571,  entitled  "A  Prayer  of  Penitence," 
was  read  by  the  Bishop  and  the  Conference,  re- 
sponsively.  Hymn  140,  "There  Is  a  Fountain 
Filled  with  Blood,"  was  sung,  after  which  Bishop 
King  brought  the  devotional  address,  based  on 
the  tenth  verse  of  the  fifty-first  Psalm,  "Create  in 
me  a  clean  heart,  0  God ;  and  renew  a  right  spirit 
within  me,"  after  which  the  Conference  joined  in 
singing  Hymn  373,  "For  Ever  Here  My  Rest  Shall 
Be." 

The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  was 
presented  (DB-25)  and  adopted,  as  follows: 

We  have  examined  the  Journal  of  yesterday  and  found 
it  to  be  correct. 

F.  L.  Pedersen,  Chairman: 
L.  L.  Weis,  Secretary. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 


The  Methodif^t  Church 


239 


Mayor 
Introduced 


Dr.  E.  W 
Potta 
Introduced 


and   Privileges,   requested   that   Leslie   J.   Lyons     april  28 
(♦)   (Southwest  Missouri),  and  Chairman  of  the     t.uro  dav 
General   Conference   Commission   on   Entertain-       „"^"^ 
ment,  be  given  the  privilege  of  making  a  presenta- 
tion at  this  time. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri)  es- 
corted the  Hon.  John  C.  Gage,  Mayor  of  Kansas 
City,  Missouri,  to  the  platform  and  presented  him 
to  Bishop  Lowe,  with  the  statement  that  the 
Mayor  was  unavoidably  prevented  from  being 
present  at  the  opening  session  of  the  Conference. 
Bishop  Lowe  in  turn  presented  the  Mayor  to  the 
Conference.  The  Conference  stood  and  applauded. 
The  Mayor,  in  well-chosen  words,  welcomed  the 
General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  to 
Kansas  City,  Missouri.  Bishop  Lowe  replied  in  a 
suitable  manner. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona) then  presented  Dr.  E.  W.  Potts,  President 
of  the  Kansas  City  Ministerial  Association  and 
Pastor  of  the  Paseo  Methodist  Church, 

On  motion  of  Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  Cali^ 
fornia- Arizona),  duly  seconded,  the  Committee  on 
Privileges  and  Courtesies  was  accorded  the  privi- 
lege of  presenting  tomorrow  morning  the  Bishops' 
wives  who  are  present  at  the  seat  of  the  Confer- 
ence. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  presented  ^E°'F''Tittie 
a  Resolution  authorized  by  unanimous  vote  of  the 
Committee  on  State  of  the  Church  (DB-26)  and 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  being  duly  sec- 
onded, the  Resolution  was  adopted,  as  follows : 

That  the  General  Conference  of  1944  now  meeting  in 
Kansas  City  express  to  the  Local  Committee  on  Arrange- 
ments its  deep  satisfaction  in  the  symbols  used  in  the 
reredos  created  for  the  auditorium  in  which  the  Confer- 
ence sessions  are  held.  Altar,  cross,  open  Bible,  candelabra, 
these  against  a  backdrop  presenting  a  map  of  the  world, 
present  a  most  fitting  setting  for  the  work  and  worship 
of  the  Conference,  proclaiming  the  all-embracing  love  of 


240 


Journal  of  the  19 4^  General  Conference 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 
Friday 
Morning 


Motion 
Cbapin  D. 
Foster 


Motion 

R.  Gammon 
Morris 


Announcement 
Fred  D. 
Stone 


Motion 
J.  N.  K. 
Score 


Order  of  the 
Day 

Financial 
Plan  for  the 
Quadren- 
nium 


God  made  manifest  in  Cliiist  and  summoning  the  Church 
yet  once  again  to  look  upon  all  the  world  as  its  parish." 

Bishop  Lowe  stated  that  the  candelabra  had 
been  furnished  by  the  Jewish  Synagogue. 

Chapin  D.  Foster  (*)  (Pacific  Northwest)  was 
recognized  on  a  matter  of  privilege,  and  requested 
that  arrangements  be  made  by  the  Local  Commit- 
tee in  rearranging  the  platform,  so  that  the  dele- 
gates seated  in  front  of  Section  A  could  see,  and 
be  seen,  by  the  Presiding  Bishop. 

Motion  of  R.  Gammon  Morris  (DB-27)  (Lex- 
ington), duly  seconded,  prevailed  requesting  the 
Council  of  Bishops  to  formulate  an  appropriate 
statement  to  reassure  those  Methodists  now  in 
the  armed  service  of  our  faith  in  them  and  prayers 
for  them,  and  that  this  statement  be  circulated 
throughout  the  world  wherever  our  youth  are 
located,  both  through  mail  and  radio. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  made  an  announce- 
ment that  extra  copies  of  the  Episcopal  Address 
could  be  secured  at  the  office  of  the  Daily  Chris- 
tian Advocate. 

Motion  of  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  the  Council  of  Bishops 
be  requested  to  present  the  "Bishops  and  their 
song"  at  an  appropriate  and  convenient  time 
(DB-28). 

The  Order  of  the  Day  having  arrived,  Winfred 
F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC),  Vice-President  of  the  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance,  was  recog- 
nized and  stated  that  the  1940  General  Confer- 
ence had  requested  the  Commission  to  rewrite 
the  Financial  Plan  for  the  Church  during  the 
quadrennium;  that  a  Committee  on  Legislation, 
with  Bishop  Clare  Purcell  as  Chairman,  was  cre- 
ated and  had  given  special  study  to  the  matter 
and  was  now  ready  to  report.  Coston  J.  Harrell 
(Tennessee,  SE)  and  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Cen- 
tral Pennylvania) ,  members  of  the  Committee, 


The  Methodist  Church 


241 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 
Friday 
Morninq 


Costen  J. 
Harr«U 
Presenta 
Report 


Part  III 
Presented 


were  requested  to  come  to  the  platform  and  have 
charge  of  presenting  the  Report,  together  with 
Orrin  W.  Auman.  Treasurer  of  the  Commission, 
to  assist  them. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE),  Secretary 
of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
requested  permission  to  read  the  "Report  on  Ap- 
portionments" at  this  time  as  it  would  throw  light 
on  the  "Report  on  Legislation"  to  be  presented 
next  in  order.  Common  consent  was  given.  The 
Report  was  read,  and  on  motion  of  Costen  J. 
Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE),  duly  seconded,  ordered 
published  in  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate,  and 
to  go  to  the  Calendar  for  consideration  by  the 
Conference. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE),  Secretary 
of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
presented  Part  III  of  the  Report  of  the  Commis- 
sion, entitled  "Revision  of  the  Legislation  Per- 
taining to  the  Financial  Plan,"  and  moved  that  it 
be  considered,  section  by  section.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

Chapter  II,  Church  Finance,  Paragraphs  100  chapter  n 
and  101,  were  presented,  and  on  motion  of  Win- 
fred  F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC),  duly  seconded,  were 
adopted. 

Section  I,  The  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance,  Paragraphs  102,  103,  104, 
105,  106, 107, 108,  and  109  were  presented,  and  on 
motion  of  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC),  duly 
seconded,  were  adopted. 

In  order  to  save  time,  it  was  agreed,  by  unani- 
mous common  consent,  to  have  the  remainder  of 
the  Report  presented  and  explained,  section  by 
section,  dispensing  with  the  making  of  a  motion 
to  adopt,  with  a  second  thereto,  as  the  end  of  each 
section,  unless  some  objection  should  be  raised, 
and  to  deal  with  the  objection,  should  such  be 
raised,  at  the  time  it  is  raised. 


Section  I 


Morning 
Section  11 


242  Journal  of  the  19 4^  General  Conference 

APRIL  28  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  then  pre- 
^  FrLJ"^'  sented  Section  II,  The  World  Service  Fund,  Para- 
graphs 110  through  117  inclusive,  stating'  that 
Paragraph  117  had  been  amended  as  follows : 

117.  The  Genei'al  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  after  careful  study  prepare  an  equitable 
schedule  of  apportionments  by  which  the  total  World  Serv- 
ice Budget  (Par.  112)  shall  be  distributed  to  the  several 
Annual  Conferences  and  shall  present  the  same  to  the 
General  Conference  for  its  action  and  determination. 

^^v**"v  "vi  Section  III,  Promotion,  Paragraphs  118  through 
124  inclusive;  Section  IV,  The  General  Adminis- 
tration Fund,  Paragraphs  125  through  128  inclu- 
sive; Section  V,  The  Episcopal  Fund,  Paragraphs 
129  through  136  inclusive;  Section  VI,  Miscella- 
neous, Paragraphs  137  through  145  inclusive,  were 
presented  in  order.  Paragraph  145,  in  the  printed 
Report,  had  been  edited  as  follows : 

145.  The  word  "Methodist"  is  not  by  our  approval  oi 
consent  to  be  used  as,  or  as  a  part  of,  a  trade  name  or 
trademark,  or  as  a  part  of,  the  name  of  any  public 
firm  or  organization  except  by  corporations  or  other 
public  units  created  for  the  administration  of  work  under- 
taken directly  by  The  Methodist  Church. 

Section  VII  Section  VII,  The  Annual  Conference  Commis- 

sion on  World  Service  and  Finance,  Paragraphs 
146  through  164  was  presented  and  explained. 

Edward  A.  Edward   A.    Smith    (*)     (Detroit)    moved   to 

Smith  Moves  i        . 

to  Amend  amend  Paragraph  156,  page  14,  by  inserting  after 
the  word  "Conference"  in  the  next  to  the  last  line 
the  following :  "The  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance,  or  the  Treasurer,  as  the  Conference 
may  determine"  (DB-29).  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Ten- 
nessee, SE)  accepted  the  amendment  for  the  Com- 
mission, no  objection  being  raised  by  the  Commis- 
sion or  the  Conference. 

Edward  A.  Smith  (*)  (Detroit)  moved  to  fur- 
ther amend  Paragraph  156,  page  14,  by  striking 


The  Methodist  Church 


243 


out  the  word  "rent"  in  the  fifth  line,  and  insert  in 
lieu  thereof  the  word  "dwelling"  (DB-29).  This 
amendment  was  also  accepted  by  Costen  J.  Har- 
rell  (Tennessee,  SE)  for  the  Commission,  no  ob- 
jection being  raised  by  the  Commission  or  the 
Conference. 

Claude  Young  (Northwest  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  147  by  inserting  after  the  end- 
ing of  the  second  sentence  in  line  three,  page  13, 
the  following  sentence :  "The  Treasurer,  who  is  an 
employee  of  the  Commission,  shall  not  be  a  mem- 
ber of  the  same"  (DB-30).  Costen  J.  Harrell 
(Tennessee,  SE)  accepted  the  amendment  for  the 
Commission,  no  objection  being  raised  by  the 
Commission  or  the  Conference. 

Section  VIII,  Ministerial  Support,  Paragraphs 
165  through  174  inclusive,  was  presented.  Roy  H. 
Short  (Louisville)  asked  if  Paragraph  841  of  the 
1940  Discipline  concerning  the  support  of  District 
Superintendents  through  the  District  Stewards 
had  been  eliminated.  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennes- 
see, SE)  answered  that  "it  was  not  read,  but  it  is 
not  eliminated." 

Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  174,  page  17,  by  adding  the  following: 
"unless  such  publication  is  contrary  to  the  policy 
of  the  Institution  to  which  the  man  is  assigned" 
(DB-31).  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  ac- 
cepted the  amendment  for  the  Commission,  no  ob- 
jection being  raised  by  the  Commission  or  the  Con- 
ference. 

Section  IX,  The  Local  Church,  Paragraphs  175 
through  181  inclusive,  was  presented.  This  com- 
pleted the  presentation  of  the  Report. 

Lud  H,  Estes  (Memphis)  moved  the  adoption 
of  the  Report.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine)  called  attention 
to  a  typographical  error  in  Paragraph  136  at  the 
beginning  of  line  7,  and  moved  that  the  word 


APRIL    28 

TiiiKi)  Day 
FrUluji 
Mortiinii 


Oaude  Yovimk 
Moves   t< 
Amrnfl 


Section   VIII 


Guy  O. 
Carpenter 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Section   IX 


Arthur  A. 
CallaKhaii 
Moves  to 
Amend 


244  Journal  of  the  19 ^J^  General  Conference 

APRIL  28     "each"  be  changed  to  the  word  "the."  The  amend- 
third    A-k     j^ent  was  accepted  by  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennes- 

FTid.ci/y 

Morniv^  sce,  SE)  for  the  Commission,  no  objection  being 
raised  by  the  Commission  or  the  Conference. 

Roy  R,  Roudebush  (*)  (North  Indiana)  moved 
to  amend  Paragraph  162,  page  15,  by  inserting 
after  the  words  "District  Superintendents"  in  line 
5,  the  words  "District  Lay  Leaders"  (DB-32). 
The  motion  being  seconded,  Roy  R.  Roudebush 
spoke  in  favor  of  the  amendment.  Fred  D.  Stone 
(Rock  River)  and  Louis  E.  Orcutt  (*)  (Newark) 
spoke  against  the  amendment.  Costen  J.  Harrell 
(Tennessee,  SE)  stated  the  amendment  could  not 
be  accepted  by  the  Commission,  and  gave  the  rea- 
sons. The  amendment  was  not  adopted. 
Arthur  M.  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois)  moved  the  following 

Wells  Moves 

to  Amend  amendment  to  Section  VII,  The  Annual  Confer- 
ence Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
(DB-33) ,  to  be  inserted  at  the  proper  place : 

The  Commission  shall  recommend  to  the  Annual  Con- 
ference the  amount  in  which  the  Treasurers  of  all  un- 
incorporated Boards  or  Commissions  shall  be  protected 
by  fidelity  insurance,  and  application  for  such  fidelity 
bonds  shall  be  made  by  the  corporate  body  of  the  Annual 
Conference,  and  the  costs  shall  be  provided  for  out  of  the 
funds  held  by  the  unincorporated  Board  or  Commission  so 
insured.  And  institutions  and  organizations  that  are  in- 
corporated under  the  laws  of  the  State  shall  secure 
fidelity  bonds  for  the  Treasurers  of  their  funds  and  shall 
pay  the  cost  of  the  premium  required. 

Amendment  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  accepted  the 

amendment  for  the  Commission,  no  objection  be- 
ing raised  by  the  Commission  or  the  Conference, 
and  suggested  that  the  amendment  be  inserted  at 
the  end  of  Paragraph  159,  page  15.  Arthur  M. 
Wells  (Illinois)  agreed  to  this. 

Miron  A,  Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  as  a  matter  of 

Morrill  i      i     r-t  /^       /-~i 

privilege  for  the  house  requested  Guy  O.  Car- 
penter (Indiana)  to  state  the  background  of  his 


The  Methodist  Church 


245 


amendment  to  Paragraph  174,  previously  adopted. 
Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  gave  the  reasons, 
whereupon  Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  moved 
to  lay  the  amendment  on  the  table.  The  Chair 
ruled  the  motion  to  lay  on  the  table  out  of  order. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  asked  a  ques- 
tion concerning  Paragraph  153,  page  14.  Costen 
J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  answered  the  question, 
and  requested  Thomas  A.  Stafford  (Northern  Min- 
nesota) to  explain  more  fully  as  the  question  in- 
volved Conference  Claimants  and  annuity  pay- 
ments. Thomas  A.  Stafford  (Minnesota)  explained 
the  proposed  legislation. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  153,  page  14,  by  adding  the 
words  "observing  the  requirements  in  Par.  1323, 
Section  4"  (DB-34).  The  motion  was  duly  sec- 
onded. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  moved  as 
a  substitute  the  deletion  of  the  last  two  lines  of 
the  Paragraph,  which  read :  "and  shall  recommend 
to  the  Annual  Conference  the  method  by  which 
the  same  shall  be  apportioned  to  the  Pastoral 
Charges  of  the  Conference"  (DB-35) .  The  motion 
to  substitute  was  duly  seconded. 

The  hour  of  recess  being  at  hand,  motion  of 
Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska),  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed that  we  extend  the  time  to  hear  Frederick 
B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  and  then  take  our 
recess. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  spoke  to 
the  motion  to  substitute. 

The  Conference  recessed  for  ten  minutes,  with 
action  on  the  substitute  proposed  by  Frederick 
B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  pending. 

Conference  reassembled  after  the  recess  and 
the  Boston  University  Seminary  Singers,  under 
the  direction  of  Prof.  James  R.  Houghton,  sang 
"A  Mighty  Fortress  Is  Our  God"  and  the  "De  Pro- 


APRIL    28 

Tiiian  Day 
Friday 
Mornina 


Keiijamin   \V. 
Meeks 
Raises 
Question 


B.  W.  Meeks 
Movee  to 
Amend 


F.  B.  Newell 
Moves  to 
Substitute 


P.  M.  Hillman 
Moves  to 
Extend  Time 


Recess 


246 


Journal  of  the  19J^4  General  Conference 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 

Friday 

Morning 


Substitute 
Accepted 


A.  W.  Pugh 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accept«d 


G.  S.  Lynch 
Moves  to 
Amend 


fundis,"  the  setting  of  the  130th  Psalm,  which 
John  Wesley  heard  sung  in  St.  Paul's  Cathedral  on 
the  day  which  he  had  his  strange  heart-warming 
experience. 

The  pending  matter  before  the  Conference  was 
the  consideration  of  the  substitute  offered  by 
Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  to  the 
amendment  proposed  by  Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Bal- 
timore). Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  accept- 
ed the  substitute  offered  by  Frederick  B,  Newell 
(New  York  East).  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee, 
SE)  accepted  the  substitute  for  the  Commission, 
no  objection  being  raised  by  the  Commission  or 
by  the  Conference. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  175,  page  17,  next  to  the  last 
sentence,  which  reads:  "The  First  or  Second 
Quarterly  Conference  may  accept,  increase,  or  de- 
crease the  amount  apportioned  for  World  Service 
and  Conference  Benevolences,"  so  that  it  shall 
read :  "The  First  or  Second  Quarterly  Conference 
may  accept,  increase,  or  decrease  the  amount  of 
its  acceptances  for  World  Service  and  Conference 
Benevolences"  (DB-36).  The  motion  being  sec- 
onded, Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC)  spoke 
against  the  amendment.  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Ten- 
nessee, SE)  accepted  the  amendment  for  the  Com- 
mission, no  objection  being  raised  by  the  Com- 
mission or  by  the  Conference. 

G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*)  (Philadelphia)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  175,  page  17,  by  inserting  the 
words  "and  the  Chairman  of  the  Local  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension"  after  the  words 
"the  District  Steward  for  the  Charge"  found  at 
the  beginning  of  line  five  (DB-37).  The  motion 
was  seconded,  and  G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*)  (Philadel- 
phia) spoke  to  the  motion. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  spoke 
against  the  amendment. 


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247 


Walter  V.  Cropper  (Kentuclty)  moved  as  a  sub- 
stitute that  Paragraph  175  be  recommitted  to 
the  Commission  for  rewriting.  The  motion  being 
duly  seconded,  Walter  V.  Cropper  spoke  to  the 
same. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  spoke  against 
the  motion  to  recommit.  The  motion  to  recommit, 
being  put,  did  not  prevail. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  spoke  in 
favor  of  the  amendment  by  G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*) 
(Philadelphia)  to  amend  Paragraph  175.  Costen 
J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  stated  the  Commission 
could  not  accept  the  amendment,  and  spoke  against 
it.  The  motion  to  amend,  being  put,  did  not  pre- 
vail. 

Edward  A.  Smith  (*)  (Detroit)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  178,  section  A,  at  the  top  of 
page  19,  by  striking  out  the  words  "House  Rent 
(if  actually  paid  in  cash)";  following  the  words 
"Salary  and"  at  the  beginning  of  line  2,  and  in- 
serting in  lieu  thereof  the  words  "suitable  pro- 
visions for  a  dwelling"  (DB-38).  Costen  J.  Har- 
rell (Tennessee,  SE)  spoke  against  the  amend- 
ment. The  motion  to  amend,  being  put,  was  adopt- 
ed. 

Thomas  H.  West  (*)  (Rock  River)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  134,  page  10,  by  deleting  the 
pronoun  "he"  in  line  six,  following  the  words 
"thirty  days  after  such  retirement,"  and  substi- 
tute therefor  the  phrase  "any  effective  Bishop  so 
relieved  of  his  duties"  (DB-39).  Costen  J.  Harrell 
(Tennessee,  SE)  and  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Cen- 
tral Pennsylvania)  both  spoke  against  the  pro- 
posed amendment.  The  amendment,  being  put,  was 
not  adopted. 

Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific  Northwest) 
requested  a  rereading  of  the  amendment  of  A. 
Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana) .  The  Secretary  read 
the  amendment.  Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)    (Pacific 


APRIL     28 

Third  Day 

Fridav 

Morninij 

W.  V.  Cropper 
Moves  to 
Substitute 

Motion  Lost 


G.  W.  Henson 
Speaks  to 
Report 


K.  A.  Smith 
Moves  to 
Amend 


r.  H.  West 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Lost 


Charles  A. 
Robbins 
Moves 

Reconsidera- 
tion 


248 


Journal  of  the  1944-  General  Conference 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 
Friday 
Morning 


A.  Wesley 
Pugh 
Point  of 
Order 


£.  D.  Baker 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


w.  s.  c. 

Pellowe 

Moves  to 
Amend 


P.  M.  Hillman 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Northwest)  moved  that  the  Conference  reconsider 
its  action  whereby  the  amendment  of  A.  Wesley 
Pugh  (North  Indiana)  was  adopted.  The  motion, 
being  duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  made  the 
point  of  order  that  you  cannot  reconsider  a  mat- 
ter that  was  accepted  by  the  Committee,  and  the 
Conference  had  not  voted  upon.  The  Chair  ruled 
the  point  of  order  well  taken. 

E.  D.  Baker  (Southwest  Missouri)  moved  that 
Paragraph  175,  page  17,  be  amended  by  restoring 
the  original  word  "apportioned"  for  the  words 
"of  its  acceptances"  previously  accepted  by  the 
Commission  on  the  motion  of  A.  Wesley  Pugh 
(North  Indiana).  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific  North- 
west), Gus  W.  Thomasson  (*)  (North  Texas), 
J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
spoke  to  the  motion. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  accepted  the 
amendment  for  the  Commission,  no  objection  be- 
ing raised  by  the  Commission  or  the  Conference. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  moved  that 
the  Report  be  adopted  as  a  whole.  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded. 

William  C.  S.  Pellowe  (Detroit)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  180,  page  20,  item  3,  by  adding 
the  words  "and  deposit  in  that  bank  in  the  name 
of  the  Church"  (DB-40).  James  A.  Perry  (Troy) 
seconded  the  amendment  and  spoke  to  the  same. 
The  amendment  was  adopted. 

Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  174,  page  17,  by  the  deletion  of  the 
clause  "unless  such  publication  is  contrary  to  the 
policy  of  the  Institution  to  which  the  man  is  as- 
signed," which  clause  had  previously  been  ac- 
cepted by  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  on 
motion  of  Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana),  thus  re- 
storing it  to  its  original  printed  language  (DB- 


The  Methodist  Church 


249 


41).  The  motion  being  seconded,  Paul  M.  Hillman 
(Nebraska)  spoke  to  the  same.  Arthur  M.  Wells 
(Illinois)  spoke  in  favor  of  the  amendment.  Guy 

0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  spoke  in  favor  of  his 
amendment.  The  amendment  of  Paul  M.  Hillman 
(Nebraska)  was  adopted. 

Motion  of  Edward  A.  Smith  (*)  (Detroit),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  the  General  Commission 
on  World  Service  and  Finance  be  authorized  and 
directed  to  make  the  changes  in  the  wording  of 
Paragraphs  130  and  132,  which  may  be  necessary 
to  bring  the  allowance  for  the  Bishop's  dwelling 
within  the  provisions  of  the  Revenue  Act  which 
exempts  from  gross  income  "the  rental  value  of  a 
dwelling  furnished  to  a  minister"  (DB-42) . 

Earl  F.  Baumhofer  (Northern  Minnesota) 
moved  to  amend  Paragraph  180,  page  20,  Section 

1,  by  inserting  after  the  word  "He"  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  sentence,  the  words  "or  the  Finan- 
cial Secretary"  (DB-43).  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Ten- 
nessee, SE)  accepted  the  amendment  for  the  Com- 
mission, no  objection  being  raised  by  the  Com- 
mission or  the  Conference. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  180,  page  20,  by  adding  "6. 
These  regulations  shall  also  apply  to  the  Treas- 
urer of  Benevolences,  where  there  is  such  a  Treas- 
urer" (DB-44). 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  accepted  the 
amendment  for  the  Commission,  there  being  no 
objection  raised  by  the  Commission  or  by  the 
Conference. 

Reginald  V.  Bennett  (Louisville)  inquired  if 
Paragraph  179  of  the  Report,  page  19,  is  in  har- 
mony with  Paragraph  770,  1940  Discipline.  Costen 
J.  Harrell  (Tennessee,  SE)  replied,  "There  seems 
to  be  a  conflict  there,"  and  requested  that  J.  Edgar 
Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  and  him- 
self be  given  permission  to  make  the  necessary 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 
Fj-iday 
Morninfi 


Amendment 
Adopted 


E.   A.   Smith 
Moves  to 
Amend 
Adopted 


E.  F.  Baum- 
hofer Moves 
to  Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


B.  W.  Meeks 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Editorial 
Changes 
Ordered 


250 


Journal  of  the  lOJfJf.  General  Conference 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 
Friday 
Morning 

R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 

Report 
Adopted 

Editorial 
Changes 
Ordered 


Covering 
Resolution 
Adopted 


Order  of  Day 
Postponed 


editorial  changes,  provided  that  no  change  is  made 
in  the  law  of  the  Church.  The  Conference  gave 
unanimous  consent  for  this  to  be  done. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

The  Report,  as  amended,  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  827. 

Motion  of  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Ten- 
nessee, SE)  and  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central 
Pennsylvania)  be  given  permission  to  make  any 
editorial  changes  needed  in  the  Report,  provided 
fhat  no  change  is  made  in  the  law  of  the  Church. 

On  motion  of  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee, 
SE),  duly  seconded,  the  following  Covering  Reso- 
lution was  adopted  (DB-45)  : 

Resolved:  First,  That  the  Report  on  Revised  Financial 
Legislation,  adopted  by  the  General  Conference,  be  and 
is  hereby  substituted  for  Chapter  II,  Paragraphs  804  to 
855  inclusive  (1940  Discipline),  and  that  the  same  be  in- 
cluded in  the  1944  Discipline  as  legislation  duly  enacted 
by  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church ; 

Second,  That  Paragraphs  550  to  560  inclusive,  and 
Paragraphs  804  to  855,  inclusive,  1940  Discipline,  be  and 
are  hereby  repealed; 

Third,  That  all  other  legislation  in  the  1940  Discipline 
dealing  with  the  financial  plan  of  The  Methodist  Church 
in  conflict  or  at  variance  with  the  Revised  Financial 
Legislation  above  mentioned  be  and  is  likewise  repealed. 

Motion  of  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  we  postpone  further  ac- 
tion under  the  present  Order  of  the  Day,  in  order 
that  representatives  of  the  Federal  Council  of  the 
Churches  of  Christ  in  America,  and  also  of  the 
World  Council  of  Churches,  might  be  heard  at 
this  time,  as  the  Conference,  by  a  previous  Order 
of  the  Day,  had  provided  for  their  presentation 
and  statements  following  the  Reports  of  the  Gen- 
eral Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance. 


The  Methodht  Chvrch 


251 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  at  the  request  of 
Bishop  Lowe,  introduced  Dr.  Samuel  McRae 
Cavert,  General  Secretary  of  the  Federal  Council 
of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  America.  Dr.  Cavert 
addressed  the  Conference  and  presented  the  Re- 
port of  the  Federal  Council,  with  the  request  that 
it  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Interdenomina- 
tional Relations.  Motion  of  Winfred  F.  Bryan 
(Texas,  SC),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  referring 
the  Report  to  the  Committee  on  Interdenomina- 
tional Relations. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  presented  Dr.  Henry 
Smith  Leiper,  American  General  Secretary  of  the 
World  Council  of  Churches.  Dr.  Leiper  addressed 
the  Conference. 

Bishop  Lowe  suitably  thanked  Doctors  Cavert 
and  Leiper,  in  behalf  of  the  General  Conference, 
for  their  presence  and  addresses. 

The  time  of  adjournment  nearing  motion  of 
Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas,  SC),  duly  seconded, 
prevailed  that  we  postpone  further  consideration 
of  the  Report  of  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  until  the  next  session  of  the 
Conference,  and  that  it  be  resumed  at  that  time,  as 
the  continuing  Order  of  the  Day. 

Bishop  Lowe,  in  well-chosen  words  of  apprecia- 
tion, presented  Dr.  Orrin  W.  Auman,  Treasurer 
of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance.  The  delegates  rose  and  applauded.  Dr. 
Auman  replied  in  a  most  appropriate  manner.  He 
then  made  some  announcements  relative  to  the 
business  of  the  General  Conference. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  when  we  adjourn  it 
be  to  meet  tomorrow  morning,  Saturday,  April 
29,  1944,  at  8:30  A.  M. 

Edward  D.  Kohlstedt,  Executive  Secretary  for 
Home  Missions,  of  the  Division  of  Home  Missions 
of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension, 


APRIL     28 

Third  Day 

Friday 

Morning 

Samuel  McRae 
Cavert 
Presented 


Henry   Smith 

Leiper 
Presented 


Further    Con- 
sideration 
Postponed 


O.  W.  Auman 
Presented 


Motion    of 
G.    W.    Hen- 
Bon 


K.  U.  Kohl- 
stedt Pre- 
sents Report 


252 


Journal  of  the  194^4  General  Conference 


APRIL    28 

Third  Day 
Friday 
Morning 


Trustees  of 
Drew 
University 
Elected 


Special   Order 
of  Day  Set 


presented  the  Report  of  the  Commission  on  Rela- 
tions with  the  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  with  a  request  from  the  Joint  Commission 
on  Co-operation  and  Counsel  with  the  Colored 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  that  the  Commission 
be  continued  for  another  quadrennium.  Paul  M. 
Hillman  (Nebraska)  moved  that  the  Commission 
be  continued  as  requested.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded.  Dr.  Kohlstedt  presented  the  Report  and 
spoke  briefly  to  the  same.  On  motion  of  Nolan  B. 
Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  duly  seconded,  the  Re- 
port and  the  motion  of  Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebras- 
ka) were  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Interde- 
nominational Relations. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  present- 
ed the  following  nominations  for  Trustees  of 
Drew  University  (DB-46)  and  moved  that  the 
Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  cast  the  vote 
of  the  body  for  their  election.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed.  Class  of  1956:   Rev.  Nolan 

B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  Rev.  Chester  C.  Marshall,  Rev. 
Albert  H.  Marion,  Rev.  Eric  M.  North,  Rev.  John 
M.  Pearson,  Rev.  Harold  Paul  Sloan,  Rev.  J.  Ed- 
gar Washabaugh,  M.  Luther  Haggerty,  William 
MacRossie,  Oscar  H.  Merz,  C.  C.  Moore,  Charles 

C.  Parlin,  William  S.  Pilling,  Paul  Sturtevant.  To 
fill  vacancies  in  the  Class  of  1948 :  Rev.  Ralph  W. 
Sockman,  Ross  Allen  Baker.  Thereupon  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  General  Conference  cast  the  vote  of  the 
Conference  for  the  persons  named  by  Lynn  Har- 
old Hough  (New  York  East)  as  Trustees  of  Drew 
University,  and  Bishop  Titus  Lowe  declared  the 
same  to  be  duly  elected  Trustees  of  Drew  Univer- 
stity,  and  for  the  terms  of  office  indicated. 

By  common  consent  the  time  was  extended  to 
complete  the  business  of  this  session. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  in  behalf 
of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church, 
moved  a  suspension  of  the  Rules  of  Order  to  hear 


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253 


on  tomorrow  morning  a  Report  on  the  Church  and 
Rural  Life,  prepared  by  Governor  Thomas  L. 
Bailey,  of  Mississippi,  and  a  member  of  the  Con- 
ference, to  be  published  in  tomorrow's  Dailij 
Christian  Advocate.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed  suspending  the  Rules  of  Order.  Motion 
of  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  we  set  as  the  Order  of 
the  Day  for  tomorrow  morning,  Saturday,  April 
29,  1944,  the  hearing  of  the  Report,  immediately 
following  the  conclusion  of  consideration  of  the  Re- 
ports from  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  was  recognized  and 
made  the  following  statement: 


APRIL    28 

Third  Dav 

Friday 

Morning 


Bishop  Ralph 
A.   Ward 


"The  Council  of  Bishops  is  in  receipt  of  news,  which 
has  come  indirectly  but  from  a  reliable  source,  that  Bishop 
Ralph  A.  Ward,  who  has  been  interned  in  Shanghai,  has 
had  a  decided  improvement  in  health  and,  though  detained, 
is  in  a  good  spirit  of  coui'age  and  contentment." 


The  following  Resolution  (DB-47)  was  adopted 
on  motion  of  Thomas  B.  Lugg  (Illinois),  duly  sec- 
onded : 


Motion    of    T. 
B.  Lugg  re 
Platform 
Arrange- 
ments 


Inasmuch  as  some  75  delegates  are  now  prevented 
from  seeing  or  being  seen  by  the  Presiding  Officer,  because 
of  the  platform  arrangement,  thus  not  only  making  it 
difficult  to  gain  the  floor,  but  also  preventing  them  from 
being  seen  when  voting,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  Committee  on 
Entertainment  be  requested  to  rearrange  the  platform 
before  the  next  session,  so  that  the  Presiding  Officer  shall 
be  within  the  vision  of  all  delegates. 


Leland  Moore  (South  Georgia),  Chairman  of  ^^^^I^,^"   ' 


the  Committee  on  Credentials,  presented  Report 
No.  1  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed.  For  Report  see  page  744. 

J.  Manning  Potts   (Virginia),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  1   (DB-48)  of  the  Committee 


Credentials 


Report    No. 
Special 
Programa 


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APRIL  28 
Third  Day 

Friday 
Morning 


Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


Stenographic 
Assistants 


Adjournment 

APRIL    29 

Fourth   Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Bishop 

McConnell 
Presides 


on  Special  Programs,  and  it  was  adopted,  as  fol- 
lows: 

The  Committee  on  Special  Programs  recommends  that 
the  Association  of  Schools  and  Colleges  be  allowed  time 
for  a  special  program  on  Sunday  afternoon,  April  30, 
1944,  beginning  at  3  P.M. 

J.  Manning  Potts,  Chairman; 

Frank  C.  Tucker,  Secretm-y. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Francis  J.  McConnell  would  preside  at  Satur- 
day morning's  session. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (Southwest  Missouri)  made  a 
statement  regarding  securing  stenographic  assist- 
ance for  the  business  of  the  Conference.  John  Q. 
Schisler  (North  Arkansas)  stated  the  Board  of 
Education  could  have  four  stenographers  here  by 
Monday  morning.  Motion  of  James  A.  Perry 
(Troy),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  authorizing  Les- 
lie J.  Lyons  (Southwest  Missouri),  Chairman  of 
the  General  Conference  Entertainment  Commit- 
tee, to  do  whatever  was  necessary  to  secure  suffi- 
cient stenographic  assistance. 

Announcements  were  made.  Motion  of  Edgar  R. 
Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania),  duly  seconded, 
that  we  do  now  adjourn. 

The  Conference  adjourned  at  12:45  P.M.,  with 
the  benediction  pronounced  by  Bishop  Titus  Lowe. 

FOURTH  DAY,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  29,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference  convened  for  the  ses- 
sion of  the  Fourth  Day  on  Saturday,  April  29, 
1944,  with  Bishop  Francis  J.  McConnell  presid- 
ing. Bishop  McConnell  called  the  Conference  to 
order  at  8:30  A.M.,  and  announced  that  Bishop 
Carleton  Lacy,  of  the  South  China  Area,  would 
conduct  the  devotional  services. 


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255 


Bishop 

Carleton 

Lacy 


Bishop  Lacy   announced,   and   the   Conference     april  29 
joined  in  singing,  Hymn  279,  "God  of  Grace  and    '""""  ""^^ 

Saturday 

God  of  Glory,"  after  which  he  led  in  the  respon-       Momir,;] 
sive  reading  found  on  page  576  of  The  Methodist  Devotions 
Hymnal,  entitled  "Spiritual  Treasure." 

Prof.  James  R.  Houghton  favored  the  Confer- 
ence with  a  solo,  "0  Lord  on  High,"  by  Mozart. 

Bishop  Lacy  gave  the  Devotional  Message  based 
upon  the  words  of  the  Responsive  Reading  and 
closed  with  prayer. 

Bishop  McConnell  called  the  business  session  to   Business 

Session 

order. 

The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  (DB-  Journal 
49)  was  presented  and  adopted,  as  follows: 

"We  have  examined  the  Journal  foi-  April  28  and  it  is 
corx'ect." 

Fred'k  L.  Pedersen,  Chairman; 
A.  M.  Carter,  Secretary. 


Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  Calif ornia-Ari~  '^nis^l 
zona),  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies  presented 
and  Privileges,  requested  that  Bishop  H.  Lester 
Smith,  President  of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  present 
the  Bishops'  wives,  who  were  seated  in  a  place  of 
honor  on  the  platform.  The  following  were  intro- 
duced and  greeted  with  applause :  Mrs.  H.  Lester 
Smith,  Mrs.  A.  Frank  Smith,  Mrs.  Raymond  J. 
Wade,  Mrs.  William  C.  Martin,  Mrs.  Ivan  Lee 
Holt,  Mrs.  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  Mrs.  Edwin  F. 
Lee,  Mrs.  Carleton  Lacy,  Mrs.  G.  Bromley  Oxnam, 
Mrs.  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  Mrs.  Charles  W. 
Flint,  and  Mrs.  Titus  Lowe. 

Motion  of  Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  Calif or- 
nia^Arizona),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the 
General  Conference,  through  its  Secretary,  send 
appropriate  greetings  to  the  Bishops'  wives  who 
were  not  present  today. 

Glenn   R.    Phillips    (Southern    California-An-  ^G^ncranssN 
zona)  next  presented  E.  Pearce  Hayes  (Foochow),      Kai-^heV'' 


Greetings 
Ordered 


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APRIL    29 

Fourth    Da\ 
Saturday 
Morning 

Bishop  Chen 
Presente 
Message 


Chairman  of  the  China  Delegation,  for  a  privileged 
matter.  E.  Pearce  Hayes  (Foochow)  stated  that 
President  Chiang  Kai-shek  of  the  Republic  of 
China  had  sent  a  message  to  the  General  Con- 
ference, and  requested  Bivshop  W.  Y.  Chen  to 
present  the  message.  Bishop  Chen  read  the  mes- 
sage (DB-50),  first  in  Chinese,  see  page  866,  and 
then  the  English  translation,  as  follows : 


Reply  Ordered 
Sent 


Resolution  bv 
T.    A.    Staf- 
ford and  A. 
T.  Mcllwain 


"Dear  Bishop  Chen:  The  World  Conference  of  The 
Methodist  Church  is  now  in  session.  Since  it  is  not  pos- 
sible for  me  to  broadcast  my  message,  I  hereby  cable  you 
the  greetings  in  Chinese  which  you  will  kindly  translate 
into  English  and  present  to  the  World  Conference. 

"To  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church: 
I  have  learned  that  the  World  Conference  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  is  now  in  session.  With  utmost  sincerity,  I, 
Chung-Cheng  (the  Generalissimo's  personal  name),  bring 
to  you  my  gi-eetings  and  congratulations,  praying  that  the 
Conference  may  be  crowned  with  great  success,  that  all 
the  members  of  the  Conference  will,  with  the  spirit  of 
forbearance  and  fortitude,  unite  in  the  common  effort  of 
securing  the  happiness  and  blessing  of  all  mankind,  and 
that  His  righteousness  may  prevail. 

"Chiang  Kai-shek, 
The  President  of  the  Republic  of  China." 

The  Conference  stood  at  the  reading  of  the  mes- 
sage and  applauded  at  its  close. 

Motion  of  E.  Pearce  Hayes  (Foochow),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  by  a  standing  vote,  instruct- 
ing the  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  to 
send  the  greetings  and  affections  of  this  Confer- 
ence to  Generalissimo  and  Madame  Chiang  Kai- 
shek,  assuring  them  of  our  determination  to  stand 
by  their  side  in  their  heroic  struggle  until  we  to- 
gether may  build  a  lasting  and  enduring  peace. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona) presented,  as  a  matter  of  privilege,  the  fol- 
lowing Resolution  offered  by  Drs.  T.  A.  Stafford 
and  A.  T.  Mcllwain,  of  the  Board  of  Pensions 
(DB-51) ,  and  it  was  adopted,  as  follows : 


The  Methodist  Church 


257 


Whereas,  The  General  Conference  of  1940  referred 
several  important  problems  to  the  Commission  on  Pension 
Legrislation  which  it  has  not  been  able  to  deal  with  satis- 
factorily— namely,  (1)  provision  of  "old  age  security  for 
lay  workers  of  The  Methodist  Church"  (see  Par.  1697, 
Discipline  of  1940)  ;  (2)  the  extension  of  the  operation  of 
the  clearinghouse  system  of  "Divided  Annuity  Responsi- 
bility" to  the  Territory  of  the  Missouri  Corporation  (see 
Introduction  to  Par.  1698,  Discipline  of  1940)  ;  (3)  the 
providing  co-operatively  a  basic  minimum  annuity  rate 
operative  within  the  boundaries  of  one  or  more  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences ; 

Whereas,  When  the  said  Commission  became  aware 
that  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  is  considering 
legislation  which  would  provide  social  security  coverage  to 
lay  workers  in  the  Churches,  it  did  not  deem  it  wise  to  act 
while  Congressional  legislation  on  this  subject  is  pending; 
and 

Whereas,  It  will  require  at  least  another  quadren- 
nium  to  complete  the  preparation  of  ministerial  records  in 
the  office  of  the  Missouri  Corporation,  so  that  the  clearing- 
house could  be  operated  satisfactorily;  and 

Whereas,  There  are  certain  aspects  of  the  clearing- 
house extension  problem  that  require  further  study;  there- 
fore be  it 

Resolved,  That  this  General  Conference  create  a  Com- 
mission on  Pension  Legislation  which  shall  consist  of  one 
Minister  and  one  Layman  from  each  Jurisdictional  Con- 
ference, these  to  be  chosen  by  The  Board  of  Pensions  from 
its  membership  as  elected  by  the  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ences, and  two  Bishops  to  be  elected  by  the  Board  of 
Pensions  from  the  thi'ee  Bishops  elected  by  the  Council 
of  Bishops  to  the  membership  of  The  Board  of  Pensions. 

The  said  Commission,  so  constituted,  shall  investigate 
further  the  problems  connected  with  the  extension  of 
clearinghouse  operation  to  the  Territory  of  the  Missouri 
Corporation,  obtain  statistical  data  showing  its  probable 
cflFect,  and  bring  recommendations  to  the  General  Con- 
ference of  1948.  The  Commission  shall  also  have  the  re- 
sponsibility of  studying  the  operation  of  the  entire  pension 
plan  of  the  Church  and  shall  recommend  such  changes 
therein  as  it  may  deem  suitable  and  necessary.  If  Congress 
does  not  enact  the  Walsh  Bill  which  proposes  extension 
of  the  benefits  of  Federal  Social  Security  to  lay  workers 
of  educational,  charitable  and  relig^ious  organizations,  the 
aforesaid   Commission  shall  devise  a  plan  whereby  The 


APRIL    29 

Fourth    Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


258 


Journal  of  the  19U-'+  Gene7-al  Conference 


APRIL    29  Methodist  Church  itself  can  provide  old-age  annuities  for 

Fourth    Day  such  workers. 

Saturday  (Signed)  T.  A.  Stafford,  Northern  Minnesota  Conference 
Morning  A.  T.  McIlwain,  North  Mississippi  Conference. 

Resolution  by        Charles  W.  Brashares  (Detroit) ,  as  a  privileged 

Brashares  matter,  presented  the  following  Resolution   (DB- 
52)  and  moved  its  adoption: 


Roy  L.  Smith 
Speaks  to 
Resolution 


H.   R.   Snavely 
Edmundo  G. 
Morgado 


O.  W.  Auman 


J.  E.  Skilling- 
ton  Presents 
Report 


Whereas,  The  effectiveness  of  the  work  of  Christ  (as 
carried  on  throughout  the  world  of  The  Methodist  Church) 
is  greatly  dependent  on  the  funds  raised  for  World  Serv- 
ice in  the  local  Churches  of  our  Communion ;  and 

Whereas,  The  splendid  increase  of  18  per  cent  i-e- 
corded  during  the  past  ten  months  of  the  fiscal  year  re- 
quires an  unusual  response  of  the  Church  during  the 
month  of  May  if  it  is  to  be  made  actual  for  the  year; 
therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  this  General  Conference  of  Methodism 
send  a  challenge  to  our  people  all  over  the  nation  to 
demonstrate  their  loyalty  to  the  Church  and  the  Kingdom 
during  this  crucial  five  weeks  before  May  31st  by  bring- 
ing extraordinary  gifts  to  the  altars  of  the  Churches  of 
Methodism  for  Methodism's  service  to  the  world,  through 
its  program  of  General  Benevolences. 

Charles  W.  Brashares  (Detroit)  requested  the 
privilege  of  yielding  the  floor  to  Roy  L.  Smith 
(Southern  California- Arizona) .  to  speak  to  the 
Resolution.  This  was  granted  by  common  consent, 
and  Roy  L.  Smith  (Southern  California- Arizona), 
Herschel  R.  Snavely  (*)  (Illinois),  and  Edmundo 
G.  Morgado  (Cuba)  spoke  to  the  Resolution.  The 
Resolution  was  unanimously  adopted. 

Orrin  W.  Auman  (Colorado),  Treasurer  of  the 
General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance,  was  recognized  for  an  announcement 
concerning  the  expense  accounts  of  the  delegates. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
presented  a  Report  from  the  General  Commission 
on  World  Service  and  Finance,  called  for  by  Para- 
graph 855  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  relative  to  salaries,  for  such  disposition 


The  Methodist  Church 


259 


as  the  Conference  might  wish  to  make  of  it.  By 
common  consent,  it  was  received  and  ordered  to 
record.  For  Report  see  page  862. 

J,  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
presented  Report  No,  1  of  the  General  Commission 
on  World  Service  and  Finance  (DCA-12)  concern- 
ing World  Service  Ratios. 

Cassius  E,  Street  (Southwest  Missouri)  moved 
to  amend  by  adding  Section  III  (DB-53),  as  fol- 
lows : 

"Under  the  supervision  of  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes,  authorization  is  granted  for  the  solicitation  of 
designated  gifts  with  World  Service  credit  on  Appox*- 
tionment  for  Freeman  Hospital,  Joplin,  Mo.,  in  the  amount' 
of  $4',000.00  per  year." 


APRIL    29 

KoUBTH    Day 
Saturday 
Mornitiff 

Report     No     1 
World  Serv- 
ice and 
Finance 
Presented 


C.  E.  Street 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Adopted 

Report    No.    2 
World   Serv- 
ice and 
Finance 


The  motion  being  seconded,  Cassius  E.  Street  J- J?'?,^.'''" 

SkillinKton 

(Southwest  Missouri)  spoke  to  the  same.  J.  Edgar 

Skillington  (Central  Penn.^^ylvania)  spoke  against 

the  motion.  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)    (Southwest  Mis-   l.  j.  Lyons 

.souri)  .spoke  for  the  motion.  William  H.  Utz,  Jr. 

(*)   (Missouri)  spoke  against  the  amendment. 

The  motion  to  amend,  being  put,  did  not  pre-  ■*  Lost''"*^"'^ 
vail.  The  Report,  as  presented,  was  adopted.  For   ^^p^^t 
Report  see  page  850. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
presented  Report  No.  2  of  the  same  Commission 
relative  to  "The  Episcopal  Fund  Budget"  (DCA- 
12),  calling  attention  to  the  following  changes: 
In  column  3,  Roman  numeral  II  should  read  "Epis- 
copal residence,  travel,  secretarial  and  office  ex- 
penses." 

Column  3,  Section  II,  1  (a)  is  rewritten,  as 
follows  (DB-54)  : 

"a.  For  an  Episcopal  residence  furnished  there 
shall  be  allowed  a  sum  of  from  $500.00  to  $1,- 
800.00,  the  exact  amount  of  which  shall  be  deter- 
mined by  the  Commission  upon  consideration  of 
the  facts  in  each  case." 


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Journal  of  the  19M  General  Conference 


APRIL    29 

Fourth  Day 
Saturdat/ 
Morning 


L.  O.  Hartman 


Item  4.  Col.  3 
Withdrawn 


A.  W.  Pugh 
Moves  a 

Substitute 


Lynn  Harold 
Hough 


Chester  A. 
Smith 


Winford  F. 
Bryan 


Column  3,  Roman  numeral  II,  Arabic  numeral 
3,  insert  the  words  "and  Jurisdictional"  between 
the  words  "General"  and  "Conference"  in  line  8, 
changing  the  word  "Conference"  to  "Confer- 
ences," so  that  the  paragraph  will  read : 

"3.  For  retired  bishops :  Traveling  expenses  in- 
curred by  each  retired  bishop  and  missionary  bish- 
op in  attending  the  meetings  of  the  General  and 
Jurisdictional  Conferences,  and  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops  shall  be  paid." 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
at  the  request  of  the  Committee  on  Central  Con- 
ferences, created  at  this  session  of  the  General 
Conference,  asked  permission  to  withdraw  items 
6  and  7,  column  3,  in  order  to  confer  with  the 
Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  said  items  6 
and  7  to  be  presented  to  the  Conference  later  dur- 
ing the  session.  Unaninmous  consent  was  given. 

At  the  request  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New 
England),  Item  4,  Column  3,  under  Section  II, 
and  at  the  request  of  Cristobal  G.  Coates  (*) 
(Eastern  South  America),  Paragraph  2,  a  and  b, 
column  3,  were  also  withdrawn  for  conference 
with  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  there 
being  no  objections  raised  by  either  J.  Edgar 
Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  for  the  Com- 
mission or  the  Conference.. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Section  I,  paragraph  3,  by  substituting 
$2,700.00  for  $3,300.00  (DB-55).  The  motion  be- 
ing seconded,  A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana) 
spoke  to  the  same. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  spoke 
against  the  amendment. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  spoke  for 
the  amendment. 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas),  Vice-Chairman  of 
the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance,  spoke  against  the  amendment. 


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261 


David  K.  Pegues  (Missouri)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  amendment. 

Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific  Northwest) 
moved  the  previous  question.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  and  the  previous  question 
was  ordered. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
closed  the  debate  for  the  Commission.  Henry  J. 
Gernhardt  (North  Dakota)  raised  the  point  of 
order  that  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania) was  speaking  under  the  previous  ques- 
tion. The  Chair  ruled  that  he  had  the  right  to  do  so. 

The  time  of  recess  being  at  hand,  by  common 
consent  it  was  postponed  until  the  vote  on  the 
amendment  could  be  taken. 

The  amendment  was  adopted,  and  the  Confer- 
ence recessed  for  ten  minutes. 

Conference  reassembled  within  ten  minutes  with 
Bishop  McConnell  in  the  Chair. 

The  Boston  University  Seminary  Singers,  under 
the  direction  of  Prof.  James  R.  Houghton,  sang 
"The  Creation"  by  Richter  and  a  spiritual  "Oh 
Mary,  What  You  Coin'  to  Name  That  Pretty  Lit- 
tle Baby?" 

Fred  E.  Lott  (Wyoming)  called  for  a  count  vote 
on  the  A.  Wesley  Pugh  amendment,  adopted  just 
before  recess.  The  Chair  ruled  it  out  of  order  as 
the  vote  had  been  declared. 

Troy  W.  Appleby  (*)  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend 
Section  I,  paragraph  3,  by  substituting  $3,000.00 
for  $2,700.00  (DB-56).  The  motion,  being  duly 
seconded,  Troy  W.  Appleby  (*)  (Ohio)  spoke  to 
the  same.  The  amendment,  being  put  to  vote,  was 
adopted. 

Claude  Young  (Northwest  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Section  HI  by  adding  at  the  end  of  the  first 
paragraph  the  following  sentence  (DB-57)  "; 
and  if  the  receipts  in  the  Fund  admit,  to  reduce  the 
apportionment  below  1%'^''^  as  much  as  possible. 


APRIL     29 

Fourth   Day 
Saturday 
Morninp 

David  K. 
Pegues 

Charles  A. 
Robbi  ns 
Previous 
Quetition 

Henry  J 
Gernhardt 
Raises  Point 
of   Order 


Recess 


Fred  E.  Lott 
Moves  Count 
Vote 


Troy  W. 
Appleby 
Moves 
Substitute 


Claude  Young 
Moves  to 
Amend 


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Journal  of  the  19Ji.Jt  Geyieral  Conference 


APRIL    29 

Fourth    Day 
Saturday 
Mwning 


J.   Edear 
Skillington 
Moves 
Covering 
Resolution 


Report    No.    3 
World   Seii.'- 
iae  and 
Finance 


Report    No.    4 
World   Serv- 
ice and 
Finance 


SO  as  to  avoid  an  unreasonable  surplus."  The 
amendment  was  accepted  by  J.  Edgar  Skillington 
(Central  Pennsylvania)  for  the  Commission,  there 
being  no  objection  raised  by  the  Commission  or 
the  Conference. 

Those  parts  of  Report  No.  2  of  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  which 
had  not  been  withdrawn  for  further  consideration, 
on  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania) ,  duly  seconded,  were  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  850. 

On  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central 
Pennsylvania) ,  duly  seconded,  the  following  cover- 
ing Resolution  was  adopted : 

"That  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  be  authorized  to  make  any  changes  deemed 
necessary  in  the  phraseology  of  the  Report  which  do  not 
change  the  amounts  therein  stated  to  the  end,  if  possible, 
that  a  portion  of  the  allowance  voted  to  retired  Bishops 
shall  come  within  the  exclusion  of  the  Revenue  Act  ex- 
empting from  gross  income  the  rental  value  of  a  dwelling 
furnished  to  a  minister  of  the  Gospel." 

Report  No.  3  of  the  same  Commission,  entitled 
"General  Administration  Fund"  (DCA-13),  was 
presented  by  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  853. 

Report  No.  4  of  the  same  Commission,  entitled 
"Miscellaneous  Recommendations"  (DCA-13), 
was  presented  by  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central 
Pennsylvania),  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
Section  1  with  its  four  items  was  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

Section  2,  "Recommendations  on  Payments  to 
Theological  Schools,"  was  presented.  Paul  N.  Gar- 
ber  (Western  North  Carolina)  moved  to  amend  by 
inserting  the  word  "Methodist"  before  the  word 
"Theological"  in  the  sixth  line  of  the  paragraph. 
This  amendment  was  accepted  by  J.  Edgar  Skill- 
ington (Central  Pennsylvania)  for  the  Commis- 


The  Methodist  Church 


263 


sion,  there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any  mem- 
ber of  the  Commission  or  of  the  Conference.  This 
Section  was  adopted,  on  motion  of  Paul  N.  Garber 
(Western  North  Carolina),  duly  seconded. 

Section  3  "Recommendations  on  Budgets"  and 
Section  4  "Recommendation  on  General  Adminis- 
tration Fund"  were  separately  presented  and  each, 
on  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), duly  seconded,  separately  adopted. 

Section  5  "Matter  of  Reference"  was  presented, 

and,  on  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington   (Central 

Pennsylvania),  duly  seconded,  was  adopted  and 

referred  to  the  Committee  on  Interdenominational 

Relations. 

The  Chair  ruled  there  was  no  necessity  of  adopt- 
ing the  Report  as  a  whole,  inasmuch  as  each  recom- 
mendation was  a  separate  one.  For  Report  see 
page  855. 

A  Special  Report  of  the  same  Commission 
(DCA-51)  concerning  "Apportionments"  was  pre- 
sented and  explained  by  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Ten- 
nessee), Secretary  of  the  Commission.  On  motion 
of  John  W.  Branscomb  (Florida) ,  duly  seconded, 
the  following  amendment  (DB-58)  was  adopted: 
"provided,  that  the  apportionments  of  those  An- 
nual Conferences  that  paid  a  sum  in  excess  of  the 
amount  apportioned  to  them  during  the  year 
1943-1944,  shall  be  apportioned  for  the  ensuing 
quadrennium  on  the  basis  of  10^  in  excess  of  the 
1943-1944  apportionment."  This  amendment  to  be 
inserted  in  the  second  paragraph  following  the 
figures  "31,  1944,"  at  the  beginning  of  the  25th 
line  of  said  second  paragraph. 

The  Report,  as  amended,  was  adopted,  on  mo- 
tion of  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee),  duly  sec- 
onded. For  Report  see  page  856. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  moved  that  we 
suspend  the  Rules  of  Order  for  the  consideration 
and  action  on  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on 


APRIL     29 

KotiRTH    Day 
SaUirdcy 
Marninu 


Special  Report 
World   Serv- 
ice and 
Finance 


J.   W. 

Branscomb 
Amends 


Daniel    L. 
Marsh 


Report    No. 
Education 


264 


Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 


APRIL     29 

fouRTH    Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Horace  G. 
Smith 


Bishop  Arthur 
J.  Moore 


Ferdinand 
Sigg 


L.  O.  Hartmar 


Report    No. 
State  of 
Church 


Education,  Calendar  No.  15,  Subject,  "Selective 
Service  Deferment  for  Ministerial  Students," 
published  on  page  56  of  today's  Christian  Advo- 
cate. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and 
the  Rules  were  suspended. 

The  Report  was  then  presented  by  Daniel  L. 
Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman  of  the  Commit- 
tee, who  made  the  following  motion  (DB-59)  con- 
cerning its  adoption : 

"I  move  that  the  Report  be  adopted,  and  that  the  Pi'e- 
siding  Officer  of  this  session,  and  the  Secretary  of  the 
General  Conference,  be  insti'ucted  to  send  it  to  the  Selec- 
tive Service  Division,  requesting  that  Sei'vice,  in  the 
name  of  the  Methodist  General  Conference,  to  make  the 
same  exception  for  Protestant  Pre-Theological  students 
in  our  Colleges  as  are  made  for  Pre  or  Junior  Theological 
students  in  the  schools  of  our  sister  Church,  viz.,  the 
Roman  Catholic  Church." 

Horace  G.  Smith  (Rock  River)  spoke  to  the  Re- 
port and  seconded  the  motion  for  its  adoption. 
The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  546. 

Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore  was  recognized  for  a 
matter  of  special  privilege  for  the  Conference,  and 
read  the  following  cablegram  (DB-60)  : 

"Brotherly  love  and  greetings  to  General  Conference 
and  friends.  We  remember  blessed  meetings  of  former 
years.  Request  General  Conference  grant  prolongation  of 
enlarged  rights  for  Switzerland  Church  contained  in  Para- 
graph 1632  of  the  Discipline.  With  unbroken  fellowship 
we  remain  faithfully  yours." 

(Signed)  Ferdinand  Sigg, 
Elected  President  Suntzerland  Annual  Conference. 

On  motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  Eng- 
land) ,  duly  seconded,  the  request  was  referred  to 
the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences. 

The  Order  of  the  Day  having  arrived,  Ernest 
Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman,  present- 
ed Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  State  of  the 
Church  Calendar  No.  11,  subject  "The  Church 
and  Rural  Life"   (DCA-55)   and  moved  that  the 


The  Methodist  Church 


265 


Rules  of  Order  be  suspended  for  the  consideration 
and  action  of  the  Conference  thereon,  as  the  Re- 
port was  published  in  today's  Christmn  Advocate. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  presented 
Thomas  L.  Bailey  (*)  (Mississippi),  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Mississippi,  who  spoke  to  the  Report. 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  remarks,  the  Conference 
stood  and  applauded. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  adding : 

"Religious  work  in  many  rural  communities  would  be 
greatly  streng:thened  if  their  two  or  more  weak  Protes- 
tant Churches  could  -be  united  into  one  strong  Community 
Church.  In  communities  where  such  unions  ai-e  under- 
taken and  would  be  beneficial,  we  urge  our  Methodist 
officials  to  assist  in  bringing  them  about."   (DB-61) 

The  motion  being  seconded,  Chester  A.  Smith 
(*)   (New  York)  spoke  to  the  same. 

James  A.  Perry  (Troy)  spoke  against  the 
amendment.  The  amendment,  being  put  to  a  vote, 
did  not  prevail. 

B.  Clyde  Clark  (*)  (West  Oklahoma)  spoke 
for  the  Report.  The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  724. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  we  adjourn  it  to 
meet  tomorrow  night,  Sunday,  April  30,  1944,  in 
an  official  session  of  the  Conference,  to  be  known 
as  International  Night. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  moved  that  the  Rules  of  Order  be  sus- 
pended for  the  consideration  and  action  on  Report 
No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Judicial  Administra- 
tion (DCA-54),  Calendar  No.  9,  subject  "The 
Judicial  Council."  The  motion,  being  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  presented. 
On  motion  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Mis- 
souri), duly  seconded,  the  Report  was  adopted, 


APRIL    29 

Fourth    Day 
Saturday 
Mornivg 

Thomas  L. 
Bailey 
Speaks 


C.  A.  Smith 
Movea  to 
Amend 


James  A. 
Perry 


B.  Clyde  Clark 
Report 
Adopted 


Sunday  Night 
Session 


Report  No.  1 
Judicial  Ad- 
ministration 
Presented 


266 


Journal  of  the  19 Jf^  General  Conference 


APRIL    29 

Fourth    Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Report 
Committee 
Special 
Progrrams 


Report    No.    2 
Credentials 


Presiding 
%    Officer 

Announced 


Resolution 
M.    l,aFay- 
ette  Harris 


with  the  proviso  that  it  become  effective  immedi- 
ately. For  Report  see  page  454. 

J.  Manning-  Potts  (Virginia),  Chairman,  sepa- 
rately presented  two  Reports  (DB-62  and  63) 
from  the  Committee  on  Special  Programs.  They 
were  adopted,  as  follows : 

"The  Committee  on  Special  Programs  recommends  that 
the  Commission  on  Evangelism  be  allowed  to  have  a 
preaching  service  this  evening  at  eight  o'clock  in  the 
Little  Theatre,  with  Dr.  George  Mecklenberg  of  Min- 
neapolis as  the  preacher." 

(Signed)   J.  Manning  Potts,  Chairman. 

"The  Committee  on  Special  Programs  recommends  that 
the  Boston  University  Seminary  Siugers  be  allowed  to 
arrange  a  special  musical  program  to  be  given  in  this 
auditorium  Monday  evening,  beginning  at  7:30  p.m.  and 
ending  at  8:15  p.m.,  and,  that  since  they  are  here  at  their 
own  expense,  an  offering  be  taken  to  be  given  to  them.  We 
feel  that  their  great  service  to  this  Conference  merits 
this  recognition." 

(Signed)   J.  Manning  Potts,  Chairman. 

Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials 
(DCA-101)  was  presented  by  Leland  More  (South 
Georgia),  Chairman,  and  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  744. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Robert  E.  Jones  would  preside  at  the  session  on 
Sunday  night,  April  30,  1944,  and  Bishop  W.  Wal- 
ter Peele  at  the  session  Monday  morning.  May  1, 
1944. 

On  motion  of  M.  LaFayette  Harris  (Lexington) , 
duly  seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DB-64) 
was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  just  before  adjournment  today  this 
General  Conference  stand  in  a  moment  of  silent  prayer 
for  the  leadership  of  our  country  on  the  occasion  of  the 
death  of  the  Honorable  Frank  Knox,  Secretary  of  the 
Navy,  and  that  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  convey 
appropriate  expressions. 


The  Methodist  Church 


267 


On  motion  of  Lester  Rumble  (North  Georgia), 
duly  seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DB-65) 
was  adopted : 

Resolved.  That  this  body  as  individuals  convey  to  our 
home  Churches  today,  by  air  mail,  special  letters  or  tele- 
grams, the  necessity  of  urgent  action  on  their  part  for 
the  next  five  weeks  that  the  financial  goal  of  Methodism 
in  World  Service  shall  be  reached  this  fiscal  year. 

Motion  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Mis- 
souri), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  no  Memorials 
be  received  for  reference  to  the  various  Commit- 
tees of  the  Conference  after  the  closing  of  Mon- 
day morning's  session,  May  1,  1944. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  presented  a 
recommendation  (DB-66)  from  the  Commission 
on  Records,  Forms  and  Statistical  Blanks,  ap- 
pointed by  the  1940  General  Conference,  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted,  as  fol- 
lows : 


APRIL  29 

Fourth    Day 
Saturday 
Mornivf/ 

Motion,  Lester 
Rumble 


Time  Limit 
Memorials 


Resolution 
G.    W.   Hen- 
son   re 
Statistical 
Blanks 


"The  Commission  on  Records,  Forms,  and  Statistical 
Blanks  recommends  that  the  Discipline  shall  be  amended 
by  the  insertion  of  the  following  after  Paragraph  903  of 
the  1940  Discipline: 

The  records,  forms,  and  statistical  blanks,  as  prepared 
by  the  Commission  on  Records,  Forms,  and  Statistical 
Blanks,  for  use  in  the  quadrennium,  shall  become  effective 
for  use  beginning  with  the  Fall  Conferences  next  suc- 
ceeding the  General  Conference. 

(Signed)   George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
Curtis  B.  Haley,  Secretm-y. 

Calendar  Secretary  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Cen- 
tral Penn.sylvania)  explained  the  method  by  which 
Standing  Committee  Reports  go  to  the  Calendar, 
and  are  called  up  for  action,  and  stated  that  the 
Calendar  was  ready  to  be  called. 

W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lishing Interests,  Calendar,  subject  "Religion  in 


Calendar 
Edgar  R. 
Hefkman 


Report  No. 
Publishinit 
Interests 


268 


Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 


APRIL    29 

Fourth    Day 

Sotitrdoy 

Morning 

Report    No.    2 


Report    No.    3 


Report    No.    4 


Rules 

Suspended 


Report    No.    1 
Ministry 


Report    No.    8 
Evangelism 
Withdrawn 


Life"  (DCA-46),  Calendar  No.  1,  and  in  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  703. 

Report  No.  2  of  the  same  Committee,  subject 
"Christian  Advocate,  Central  Edition"  (DCA-46), 
Calendar  No.  2,  was  presented  by  W.  Angle  Smith 
(North  Texas) ,  Chairman,  and  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  703. 

Report  No.  3  of  the  same  Committee,  subject 
"Filling  Vacancies  on  the  Board  of  Publication" 
(DCA-46),  Calendar  No.  3,  was  presented  by  W. 
Angle  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman,  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  704. 

Report  No.  4  of  the  same  Committee,  subject 
"Manuals  for  Training  in  Church  Membership  and 
the  Christian  Life"  (DCA-46),  Calendar  No.  4, 
was  presented  by  W.  Angle  Smith  (North  Texas) , 
Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  704. 

Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Calendar  Secretary,  moved  that  the  Rules  of  Or- 
der be  suspended  for  consideration  and  action  on 
Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Ministry,  Cal- 
endar No.  5,  appearing  in  today's  issue  of  the 
Christian  Advocate.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  Rules  were  suspended. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Minis- 
try, Calendar  No.  5  (DCA-53),  subject,  "Receiv- 
ing Ministers  from  Other  Churches,"  and,  on  his 
motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  667. 

At  the  request  of  Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  Cali- 
fornia-Arizona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Evangelism,  the  Conference  granted  permission 
for  the  Committee  to  withdraw  Report  No.  6,  Cal- 
endar No.  6  (DCA-53),  that  it  might  be  presented 
later  in  connection  with  the  larger  program  being 


The  Methodist  Church 


269 


prepared  in  co-operation  with  the  Council  of 
Bishops  and  the  Committee  of  Twenty-one.  For 
Report  see  page  594. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Chairman,  stated  that  there  was  a  typographical 
error  in  the  printing  of  Report  No.  1  of  the  Com- 
mittee, listed  under  Calendar  No.  7  (DAC-53)  in 
that  it  was  a  Non-concurrent  Report,  and  is  not 
properly  before  the  Conference  at  this  time. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  moved  that  the  Rules  of  Order  be  sus- 
pended for  the  consideration  and  action  on  Report 
No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration 
(DCA-53),  Calendar  No.  8,  appearing  in  today's 
issue  of  the  Christian  Advocate,  page  53,  Subject, 
"Declaratory  Decisions."  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed,  and  the  Rules  were  suspended. 
The  Report  was  adopted  on  motion  of  Leslie  J. 
Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri),  duly  seconded. 
For  Report  see  page  610. 

After  various  announcements,  the  Conference 
stood  for  a  moment  in  silent  prayer,  according  to 
previous  action,  and  adjourned  at  12 :33  p.m.,  with 
the  benediction,  prouonced  by  Bishop  Francis  J. 
McConnell. 


APRIL    29 

Fourth   Day 

Saturday 

Morning 

Report    No     1 
Evangelism 


Report  No.  2 
Judicial  Ad- 
ministration 


Adjournment 


FIFTH  DAY,  SUNDAY,  APRIL  30,  1944, 
EVENING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church  convened  at  8:00 
P.M.,  Sunday  evening,  April  30,  1944,  with  Bishop 
Robert  E.  Jones  in  the  Chair. 

Previous  to  the  beginning  of  the  session,  an 
orchestral  meditation  was  given  from  7:30  p.m. 
to  8:00  p.m.  by  the  orchestra  of  the  Southwest 
High  School  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Logan  Zahn. 

Seated  on  the  platform  were  the  Chancel,  Saint 
Cecelia  and  Bobby  Watkins  Memorial  Choirs  from 


APRIL     30 

Fifth  Day 
Sunday 
Evening 

Bishop  Jones 
Presidine 


Choire 


270 


Journal  of  the  194i  General  Conference 


APRIL     30 

Fifth  Day 
Siinday 
Evening 


Bishop  Carle- 
ton  Lacy 


Bishop    E.    C. 
Balloch 


Bishop 
Broomfield 
Takes 
Offering 


Bishop 

J.  Waskom 
Pickett 


Bishop  W.  Y. 
Chen 


Linwood  Methodist  Church  and  the  Senior  Choir 
of  the  Centennial  Methodist  Church  of  Kansas 
City,  Missouri.  In  the  upper  balcony,  at  the  rear  of 
the  Convention  Hall,  the  Chapel  Choir  of  the  Lin- 
wood Methodist  Church  was  seated.  The  Linwood 
Choirs  were  directed  by  J.  Max  Kruwel,  Minister 
of  Music,  and  Mary  Hargis  White,  Associate.  The 
director  of  the  Centennial  Choir  was  J.  Oliver 
Morrison.  Mrs.  Grace  Jefferson,  pianist,  accom- 
panied the  Centennial  Choir  and  J.  Max  Kruwel 
was  at  the  pipe  organ. 

The  Processional  Hymn  was  "God  of  Our  Fa- 
thers, Whose  Almighty  Hand."  This  was  followed 
by  an  antiphonal,  "Jesus  Stand  Among  Us,"  after 
which  the  congregation  joined  in  singing  "From 
All  That  Dwell  Below  the  Skies." 

Bishop  Carleton  Lacy  of  China  read  the  Scrip- 
ture lesson  from  Philippians,  first  chapter,  verses 
9  to  26  inclusive,  after  which  Bishop  Enrique  C. 
Balloch  of  South  America  led  in  prayer. 

The  combined  choirs  sang  "The  Holy  City"  in  an 
antiphonal  arrangement,  solos  being  rendered  by 
Buddy  Armstrong,  boy  soprano;  Rebecca  Bissell, 
soprano;  Donna  McQuerry,  soprano;  and  Joan 
Havens,  contralto. 

Bishop  John  C.  Broomfield,  Resident  Bishop, 
presided  over  the  taking  of  the  offertory,  an  offer- 
tory anthem,  "Listen  to  the  Lambs,"  being  sung 
by  the  Centennial  Methodist  Choir. 

Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones  presented  Bishop  J. 
Waskom  Pickett  of  India,  who  gave  an  address 
based  on  Philippians  1:17,  "I  am  set  for  the  de- 
fense of  the  Gospel."  At  the  close  of  the  message, 
the  congregation  arose  and  joined  in  singing  the 
Doxology.  For  Address  see  page  893. 

Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones  next  presented  Bishop 
Wen-yuan  Chen  of  China,  who  addressed  the  Con- 
ference on  the  subject,  "The  March  of  Methodism 
in  China  Today  and  Tomorrow,"  basing  his  re- 


The  Methodist  Church 


271 


marks  on  the  closing  sentence  of  the  twenty- 
eighth  verse  of  the  second  chapter  of  Joel,  "Your 
old  men  shall  dream  dreams,  and  your  young  men 
shall  see  visions."  At  the  close  of  the  message  the 
audience  stood  and  joined  in  singing  "The  Gloria." 
For  Address  see  page  900. 

Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones  then  presented  Bishop 
Eleazar  Guerra  of  the  Methodist  Church  of  Mexi- 
co for  the  closing  address  of  the  evening.  Bishop 
Guerra  gave  a  graphic  account  of  the  progress  of 
the  Mexican  Methodist  Church.  For  Address  see 
page  908. 

At  the  close  of  the  address  the  Conference  stood 
and  joined  in  singing  one  verse  of  "Blest  Be  the 
Tie  That  Binds"  and  adjourned  with  the  benedic- 
tion, pronounced  by  Bishop  Edwin  F.  Lee  of 
Malaya  and  the  Philippine  Islands,  the  massed 
choirs  singing  a  choral  response. 


APRIL    SO 

Fifth  Day 
Sunday 
Evening 


Bishop   Elea- 
zar Guerra 


Bishop  Edwin 
F.  Lee 


SIXTH  DAY,  MONDAY,  MAY  1,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference  convened  in  the  session 
of  the  sixth  day  on  Monday,  May  1,  1944,  at  8 : 30 
A.M.,  with  Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele  in  the  Chair. 

Bishop  Peele  announced  that  the  devotional 
.service  would  be  conducted  by  Bishop  John  C. 
Broomfield. 

Bishop  Broomfield  announced  Hymn  379,  "I 
Love  Thy  Kingdom,  Lord,"  the  Conference  rising 
and  joining  in  the  singing,  led  by  Prof.  James  R. 
Houghton.  The  prayer  "For  the  Church,"  found  on 
page  515  of  the  Methodist  Hymnal,  and  the  Apos- 
tles' Creed  were  read  by  the  Conference  in  unison. 
Bishop  Broomfield  leading.  Bishop  Broomfield 
brought  the  Devotional  Address  on  the  theme 
"Placing  a  Proper  Value  upon  the  Church,"  using 
as  the  basis  of  his  remarks  Ephesians  1 :1,  "To  the 
saints  which  are  at  Ephesus,  and  to  the  faithful  in 
Christ  Jesus."  At  the  close  of  the  Address  the  Con- 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morning 


Bishop  Peele 
Presiding 


Devotions : 
Bishop 
Broomfield 


272 


journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 


MAT    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morning 

Journal 
Report 


ference  stood  and  sang  "America,"  during  which 
salutes  were  given  the  American  and  Christian 
flags. 

Bishop  Peele  called  the  Conference  to  order  for 
business,  and  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on 
Journal  (DB-67)  was  adopted,  as  follows: 


"We  have  examined  the  Journal  of  Saturday  morning, 
April  29,  and  Sunday  evening,  April  30,  and  find  them 
correct." 

Fred'k  L.  Pedersen,  Chairman; 

A.  M.  Carter,  Secretary. 


Glenn   R. 
Phillips 


Cassius  E. 
Street 


^Bro^^y  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 

^keT         Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized  for  an  impor- 

statement      tant  announcement  of  the  action  taken  by  the 

Council  of  Bishops  relative  to  the  question  of  the 

proper  treatment,  by  way  of  entertainment,  for 

the  Negro  delegates  to  the  General  Conference, 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California- Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  several  matters,  and 
action  was  taken  on  each  separately,  as  indicated : 
1.  Presented  Cassius  E.  Street  (Southwest  Mis- 
souri), who  in  turn  introduced  Rabbi  Samuel 
Mayerberg  of  the  Temple,  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
with  the  statement  that  the  candelabra  used  on 
the  platform  had  been  furnished  by  Rabbi  Mayer- 
^  Ma'  erte?"^'  berg  and  the  Temple.  Rabbi  Mayerberg  briefly  ad- 
dressed the  Conference,  closing  with  the  following 
words : 

"May  I  ask  that  old  traditional  blessing  upon  you  that 
you  find  with  me  in  our  Bible:  'May  the  Lord  bless  you 
and  keep  you;  may  the  Lord  enlighten  His  countenance 
upon  you  and  be  gracious  unto  you.  May  the  Lord  lift  up 
His  countenance  upon  you  and  grant  you  peace.  Amen," 


Bishop  H. 
Lester 
Smith 
Introduces 
Wivea  of 
Bishops 


The  Conference  stood  and  applauded. 

2.  Requested  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  to  introduce  the 
wives  of  the  Bishops  who  were  not  present  Satur- 


The  Methodist  Church 


273 


day  morning.  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  introduced 
Mrs.  Robert  E.  Jones,  Mrs.  Francis  J.  McConnell, 
Mrs.  Enrique  C.  Balloch  and  Mrs.  J.  Lloyd  Decell. 
The  Conference  stood  and  applauded. 

3.  On  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges  moved  that  the  Memorial  Service 
be  held  at  the  devotional  period  tomorrow  morn- 
ing, Tuesday,  May  2,  1944,  that  period  to  be  ex- 
tended to  fifteen  minutes,  allowing  from  8:30  to 
9:15  A.M.  for  the  Memorial  Service;  that  Bishop 
J.  Ralph  Magee  would  preside,  and  Bishop  Clare 
Purcell  would  bring  the  Address.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

4.  On  a  question  of  high  privilege,  requested 
that  Roy  L.  Smith  (Southern  California-Arizona) 
be  granted  the  floor.  This  was  done  and  Roy  L. 
Smith  (Southern  California- Arizona)  presented 
the  following  paper  (DB-68)  : 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Day 
Mondav 
Mornina 


Memorial 
Service 
Ordered 


Roy  L.  Smith 


GROVER  CARLTON  EMMONS 
1886-1944 

Methodist  people  everywhere  have  heard  with  pro- 
found grief  of  the  sudden  passing  of  Dr.  Grover  Carlton 
Emmons,  a  servant  of  this  Genei'al  Conference,  and  af- 
fectionately known  to  all  as  the  Editor  and  Creator  of  the 
devotional  magazine,  The  Upper  Room. 

He  died  unexpectedly  on  the  evening  of  Friday,  April 
14,  1944,  at  his  home  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  The  members  of 
this  General  Conference,  personally  and  officially,  extend 
to  his  widow,  Helen  Boulware  Emmons,  and  to  his  daugh- 
ter, the  two  sons,  and  to  his  aged  mother,  our  Christian 
greetings  and  sincere  sympathy. 

Dr.  Emmons  began  his  ministi-y  in  the  former  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  South,  where  from  1912  through 
1930  he  held  impoi-tant  pastorates.  He  became  Presiding 
Elder  of  the  Los  Angeles  District.  In  1934  he  was  called 
to  be  Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Home  Missions 
Evangelism  and  Hospitals  of  the  Board  of  Missions,  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity  until  Unification.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  General  Conference  of  1930,  1934  and  1938.  In 
1939  he  was  a  member  of  the  Uniting  Conference,  and 
the  1940  General  Conference  of  the  new  Church  saw  him 
a  delegate. 


Grover  Carlton 
Emmons 


274 


Journal  of  the  19  H  General  Conference 


MAY    1  As    Co-ordinate    Executive    Secretary    of    the    General 

Sixth  Dav      Commission  on  Evangelism  his  service  to  the  Church  has 

Monday        been   invaluable.    His   unusual   business    ability,    together 

Morning        with  his  far-seeing  and  modest  spirit,  has  long  marked 

him   as   an   outstanding   servant   of  the   Church   and  the 

Kingdom.    His    unusual    abilities    have    been    recognized 

outside  of  his  official  positions,  so  that  in  both  1943  and 

1944  he  was  chosen  to  be  the  Executive  Secretary  of  the 

Week  of  Dedication. 

But  Dr.  Emmon's  special  monument  will  remain  his 
remarkable  creation,  The  Uj^joer  Room.  Following  the 
long-time  dream  which  came  to  him  for  a  devotional  guide 
for  those  who  wish  to  cultivate  the  acquaintance  of  God, 
this  remarkable  devotional  magazine  came  to  light  in 
April,  1935.  From  a  first  edition  of  100,000  it  has  grown 
to  a  paid  circulation  of  over  2,000,000  and  its  ministry 
has  gone  around  the  world  and  embraces  all  communions. 
It  is  not  only  published  in  English  but  in  Korean,  Hin- 
dustanian,  Spanish,  Poi-tuguese  and  the  end  is  not  yet.  A 
quarter  of  a  million  copies  go  with  each  issue  to  our  men 
in  the  armed  forces  around  the  world.  All  of  this  means 
that  the  ruling  passion  of  Grover  Emmons  was  to  bring 
the  knowledge  of  Christ  to  all  peoples  everywhere. 

The  funeral  services  were  held  at  the  Belmont  Meth- 
odist Church  in  Nashville  on  Saturday  afternoon,  April  15. 

"While  we  miss  his  living  presence, 
There's  a  light  to  pierce  our  gloom. 
For  we  know  he  still  is  serving, 
Living  in  God's  Upper  Room." 


Paper  Ordered 
to  Record 


L.  O.  Hartman 
Moves    Sus- 
pension  of 
Rules 


On  motion  of  Roy  L.  Smith  (Southern  Califor- 
nia-Arizona), duly  seconded,  the  above  paper,  by 
a  standing  vote,  was  made  a  part  of  the  records 
of  this  General  Conference,  and  a  copy  ordered 
furnished  the  family  and  also  published  in  The 
Christian  Advocate. 

5.  Requested  that  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New 
England),  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Central 
Conferences,  be  granted  the  privilege  of  the  floor 
for  the  presentation  of  an  important  matter  relat- 
ing to  the  Central  Conference.  By  common  consent 
this  was  done,  and  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  Eng- 
land) moved  that  the  Rules  of  Order  be  suspended 


The  Methodist  Church 


275 


for  the  introduction  of  a  Resolution  to  facilitate  ^^^   ' 

the  work  of  the  Committee  on  Central  Confer-  ^""^"^  ^''' 

ences.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  mI"„°", 
the  Rules  were  suspended. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman   (New  England)   presented  H^oiution.  l. 

^  o  /      I  ■  O.    Hartman 

the  following  Resolution  (DB-69)   and  moved  its 
adoption:  - 

Resolved,  That  in  order  to  provide  adequate  super- 
vision for  Central  Conferences  and  Provisional  Central 
Conferences,  as  need  may  arise,  the  General  Conference 
shall  elect  one  or  more  Missionary  Bishops  for  administra- 
tion in  such  areas. 


The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Lew  0.  Hart- 
man (New  England)  spoke  to  the  same. 

George  M.  Davenport  (North  Alabama)  moved 
that  the  paper  be  referred  to  the  Judicial  Council 
for  their  decision  as  to  its  constitutionality.  J. 
Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  made 
the  point  of  order  that  as  the  Resolution  had  not 
been  acted  on  by  the  Conference,  there  was  noth- 
ing to  refer.  The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken. 

W.  Marvette  Curtis  (Alabama)  moved  as  a  sub-  w  m.  curtiss 

Moves 

stitute  for  the  Hartman  Resolution  the  provisions      substitute 
of  Paragraphs  35  and  431,  section  5,  of  the  1940 
Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church,  which  reads 
as  follows  (DB-70)  : 


G.  M  Daven- 
port Moves 
Reference 


J.    Edgar 
Skillington 
Point  of 
Order 


Par.  35.  Art.  II.  The  Bishops  shall  be  elected  by  the  re- 
spective Jurisdictional,  and  Central  Conferences  and  or- 
dained or  consecrated  in  the  historic  manner  of  Episcopal 
Methodism  at  such  time  and  place  as  may  be  fixed  by  the 
General  Conference. 

Par.  431.  5.  The  General  Conference  shall  make  pro- 
vision for  the  Episcopal  supervision  of  work  in  the 
territory  outside  the  United  States  which  is  not  now 
included  in  Central  Conferences. 


J.   Edgar  Skillington    (Central   Pennsylvania)    ^^^^,  ^ 
.spoke  against  the  Curtis  substitute.  'carpenter 

/-I  /-\      r^  Moves  tn 

Guy  0.  Carpenter   (Indiana)   moved  to  lay  the      h^l,"" 

T  able 


276 


Journal  of  the  l!)4i  General  Conference 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morving 

A.  W.  Pugh 
Raises 
Question 


C.  C.  BeJl 


Leon  T.  Moore 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


N.  B.  Harmon, 
Jr.,  Raises 
Question 


T.  Morton 
McDonald 
Makes 
Point  of 
Order 


Motion  of 
J.   Edgar 
Skillington 
Appealing 
to  Judicial 
Council 


substitute  on  the  table,  but  withdrew  his  motion, 
since  it  would  take  everything  connected  with  the 
pending  matter,  if  the  motion  were  adopted. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  asked  the 
question  if  it  would  weaken  the  Resolution  if  the 
word  "may"  was  substituted  for  the  word  "shall." 
Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England)  i^eplied  that 
it  would,  and  that  the  proposed  change  could  not 
be  accepted. 

C.  Cooper  Bell  (Virginia)  spoke  against  the 
Resolution. 

Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia) ,  asked  if  there 
are  at  present  provisions  for  missionary  Bishops 
in  The  Methodist  Church.  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New 
England)  replied  that  there  is,  and  that  we  have 
two  missionary  Bishops  now  at  work,  one  in  Ma- 
laya and  the  other  in  Africa. 

T.  Morton  McDonald  (*)  (Indiana)  made  the 
point  of  order  that,  as  the  provisions  are  already 
in  the  Discipline,  the  substitute  of  W.  Marvette 
Curtiss  (Alabama)  was  not  in  order.  The  Chair 
ruled  the  motion  to  substitute  was  properly  before 
the  Conference. 

The  motion  to  substitute,  being  put,  did  not  pre- 
vail. The  Resolution  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New 
England)  was  adopted. 

On  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central 
Pennsylvania),  duly  seconded,  the  following  was 
unanimously  adopted  (DB-71)  : 


"In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Paragraph  604 
of  the  Discipline  I  move  an  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council 
to  determine  the  constitutionality  of  the  action  just  taken 
relating  to  the  proposed  election  of  Missionary  Bishops." 


Hazen  G. 
Werner 


6.  Requested  that   Hazen  G.   Werner    (Ohio), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Fraternal  Dele- 


The  Methodist  Church 


277 


gates,  be  recognized  for  a  privileged  matter.  The 
request  was  granted  by  common  consent.  Hazen 
G.  Werner  (Ohio)  introduced  Mr.  Elias  Hernan- 
dez, (*)  Fraternal  Delegate  from  the  Methodist 
Church  of  Mexico,  who  brought  fraternal  greet- 
ings from  that  Church.  (See  Fraternal  Addresses, 
page  891  .  Senor  Hernandez  spoke  in  Spanish, 
Milton  C.  Davis  (*)  (Methodist  Church  of  Mex- 
ico), President  of  the  Union  Theological  Seminary 
of  Mexico,  acting  as  interpreter. 

Dr.  Benjamin  C.  Roberson,  Fraternal  Delegate 
from  the  African  Methodist  Episcopal  Zion 
Church,  was  then  introduced  by  Hazen  G.  Werner 
(Ohio).  Dr.  Roberson  brought  fraternal  greetings 
from  that  Church.  (See  Fraternal  Addresses,  page 
883.) 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  as  a  matter 
of  high  privilege  for  the  Conference,  moved  that 
the  Chairmen  of  Committees  1  to  8  be  excused  for 
ten  minutes  to  map  out  a  program  to  be  taken  up 
after  recess  this  morning.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed. 

7.  Requested  that  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Cen- 
tral Pennsylvania)  be  heard  on  an  important  mat- 
ter connected  with  the  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Coun- 
cil on  the  constitutionality  of  the  proposed  election 
of  Missionary  Bishops.  By  common  consent  this 
was  done,  and  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania) moved  that  the  Committee  on  Central 
Conferences  be  directed  to  select  one  man  to  repre- 
sent each  side  of  the  question  before  the  Judicial 
Council.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

8.  Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  at  the  request  of  certain  Bishops 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Rules, 
moved  that  Rule  21  of  the  Rules  of  Order,  dealing 
with  the  presentation  of  minority  and  majority 
Reports  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  for 


MAY     I 

Sixth   Dw 

Monday 

Morniny 

Elias 

Hernandez 
Presented 


Milton   C. 
Davis 
Translates 


Dr.   B.  C. 
Roberson 
Presented 


Chairmen 
Excused 


Motion 
J.  Edgar 
Skillington 
re  Appeal 
to  Judicial 
Council 


Motion.    Glenn 
R.  Phillips 
rr   Rules 


278 


Journal  of  the  194^4.  General  Conference 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morning 

Franeee   R. 
Bayley 
Granted 
Privileges 
of  Floor 


Motion 
Benjamin  F 
Schwartz 
re  F.   D. 
Roosevelt 


clarification.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  that  the  privilege  of  the  floor  be  granted  to 
Francis  R.  Bayley,  President  of  the  Judicial  Coun- 
cil, for  a  statement.  This  w^as  done  by  common 
consent,  and  Francis  R.  Bayley  stated  that  the 
Judicial  Council  would  be  glad  to  hear  the  argu- 
ments on  both  sides  concerning  the  election  of 
Missionary  Bishops  in  the  Judicial  Council  Room, 
on  the  mezzanine  floor  of  the  Muelbach  Hotel,  at 
3  P.M.  today. 

Benjamin  F.  Schwartz  (Nebraska)  as  a  matter 
of  high  privilege  presented  the  following  (DB- 
72)  : 


"I  move  that  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  prepare  a 
suitable  greeting  to  the  Honorable  Franklin  D.  Roosevelt, 
President  of  the  United  States  and  Commander-in-Chief 
of  our  Armed  Force.s,  in  which  ^e  express  to  him  our 
lively  interest  in  the  profound  issues,  both  domestic  and 
international,  w^hich  he  faces  as  the  Chief  Executive  of  the 
Nation,  and  that  we  assure  him  of  our  continued  earnest 
prayer  that  he  be  granted  wisdom  from  Almighty  God 
that  he  may  render  leadership  worthy  of  a  nation  whose 
God  is  the  Lord,  and  whose  mission  is  that  'under  God 
government  of  the  people,  for  the  people,  and  by  the  people 
shall  not  perish  from  the  earth.'  " 


W.  F.  Bryan 
Moves  to 
Refer 


Fred  D.  Stone 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Nominations 
for   General 
Commission 
on   World 
Service  and 
Finance 


The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  Winfred  F. 
Bryan  (Texas)  moved  that  the  matter  be  referred 
to  the  Committee  on  Courtesies  and  Privileges. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  but  did  not  prevail. 
Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  moved  that  the  mo- 
tion be  amended  so  that  the  greetings  to  the  Presi- 
dent include  only  the  expression  of  our  greetings 
and  our  prayers  for  his  direction  under  the  Spirit 
of  God  (DB-73) .  The  amendment  was  accepted  by 
Benjamin  F.  Schwartz  (Nebraska),  and  the  mo- 
tion, as  amended,  was  adopted. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized,  and  presented 


The  Methodist  Church 


279 


the  following  nominations  (DB-74)  for  the  Gen-       ^^^  ' 
eral  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance :      ^'""  ^'"'^ 
Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  C.  W.  Kitto  (Philadel-       „ 

^  M  or  III  tip 

phia),  L.  W.  Stringfellow  (New  Hampshire),  W. 
Clyde  Sykes  (*)  (Northern  New  York),  Henry 
Gilligan  (*)  (Baltimore);  Southeastern:  Henry 
W.  Blackburn  (Florida),  Costen  J.  Harrell  (Ten- 
nessee), Luther  W.  Wells  (*)  (Virginia), 
William  F.  McMurry  (*)  (Memphis);  Central 
Jurisdiction:  Gradison  M.  Phelps  (North  Caro- 
lina), Amos  L.  Holland  (Mississippi),  Samuel  J, 
McDonald  (*)  (South  Carolina),  J.  E.  Wilkins 
(*)  (Lexington);  North  Central  Jurisdiction: 
Charles  W.  Brashares  (Detroit),  Richard  C. 
Raines  (Northern  Minnesota) ,  Herschel  R.  Snave- 
ly  (*)  (Illinois),  George  R.  Klein  (*),  (North- 
East  Ohio);  South  Central  Jurisdiction:  A.  E. 
Kirk  (Kansas),  R.  F.  Curl  (Southwest  Texas). 
J.  T.  Thompson  (*)  (Little  Rock),  Frank  L.  Mc- 
Neny  (*)  (North  Texas)  ;  Western  Jurisdiction:  . 
H.  Guy  Goodsell  (Oregon),  W.  P.  Rankin  (Cali- 
fornia), J.  Wesley  Hole  (*)  (Southern  California- 
Arizona),  A.  Raymond  Reeves  (*)  (Montana). 
On  motion  of  Frederick  L.  Pedersen  (Pacific 
Northwest) ,  duly  seconded,  the  nominees  were  • 
elected  as  members  of  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance. 

Bishop  Oxnam  stated  that  the  Council  of  Bish- 
ops had  received  a  telegram  relative  to  possible 
changes  in  the  law  which  may  effect  the  15%  de- 
duction for  charitable  purposes  on  the  income  tax 
(DB-75).  Motion  of  Frederick  L.  Pedersen  (Pa- 
cific Northwest),  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  refer- 
ring the  telegram,  without  reading,  to  the  Commit- 
tee on  Temporal  Economy. 

Matthew  S.  Davage  (Louisiana,  C).  was  recog-   ^-  ^  ""^"t^^ 
nized,  and,  in  behalf  of  the  members  of  the  Central 
Jurisdiction,  expressed  their  deep  appreciation  of 
the  stand  taken  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  as  set 


I  Elected 


Bishop   G. 
Bromley 
Oxnam 
and 
TeleKram 


280 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morning 


J.  N.  R.  Score 
Moves  Order 
of  the  Day 


Recess 


Presiding: 
Officer 
Announced 


Calendar 


forth  by  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnara  earlier  in  to- 
day's session,  relative  to  the  question  of  proper 
treatment  by  way  of  entertainment  for  the  Negro 
Delegates  to  the  General  Conference. 

On  motion  of  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas), 
duly  seconded,  consideration  of  the  Report  of  the 
Commission  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship  was 
made  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Wednesday,  May 
3,  1944,  immediately  after  the  morning  recess. 

Bishop  Peele  declared  the  Conference  to  be  in 
recess  for  ten  minutes. 

Bishop  Peele  called  the  Conference  to  order  at 
the  expiration  of  the  recess  period,  and  stated  that 
Dr.  James  R.  Houghton  would  lead  the  Conference 
in  a  hymn.  Dr.  James  R.  Houghton  announced,  and 
the  Conference  joined  in  singing.  Hymn  240, 
"What  a  Friend  We  Have  in  Jesus." 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Wilbur  E.  Hammaker  would  preside  at  Tues- 
day morning's  session.  May  2,  1944. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  was  recognized  and 
outlined  the  plan  agreed  upon  by  the  Chairmen  of 
Committees  1  to  8  for  the  consideration  of  the 
Calendar  at  this  session  of  the  Conference,  and 
moved  that  the  Rules  of  Order  be  suspended  for 
consideration  and  action  on  the  following  Reports 
appearing  in  today's  Christian  Advocate:  Minis- 
try, Calendar  Numbers  19,  20,  21 ;  Education,  Cal- 
endar Numbers  31,  32 ;  Publishing  Interests,  Cal- 
endar Numbers  24,  25,  26,  27,  28;  Conferences, 
Calendar  Numbers  30,  36,  37 ;  State  of  the  Church, 
Calendar  Number  23.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  Rules  of  Order  were  suspended 
for  consideration  and  action  on  the  above  named 
Reports. 

Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
First  Assistant  Secretary,  and  in  charge  of  the 


The  Methodist  Church 


281 


Calendar,  proceeded  with  the  call  of  the  Calendar 
as  agreed  upon  by  the  Committee  of  Chairmen. 

Report  No.  1,  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church, 
Calendar  No.  10  (DCA-54),  subject  "Over.sea.s 
Relief,"  was  presented  by  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle 
(Rock  River),  Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  722. 

Report  No.  1,  Committee  on  Interdenomination- 
al Relations,  Calendar  No.  12  (DCA-55),  subject 
"Ecumenical  Methodist  Conference,"  was  pre- 
sented by  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chair- 
man, with  the  request  that  Paul  N.  Garber  (West- 
ern North  Carolina),  Secretary  of  the  Ecumenical 
Methodist  Council,  Western  Section,  speak  to  the 
Report.  Paul  N.  Garber  (Western  North  Carolina) 
spoke  to  the  Report,  after  which  it  was  adopted, 
on  motion  of  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia), 
duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page  603. 

Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Membership, 
Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar 
No.  13  (DCA-55),  subject  "Church  Membership," 
was  presented  by  Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East 
Ohio),  at  the  request  of  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*) 
(Northwest  Texas),  Chairman  of  the  Committee. 
Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio)  requested 
permission,  by  common  consent,  to  make  a  correc- 
tion in  the  printed  Report.  Consent  being  unani- 
mously given,  the  following  correction  was  made 
(DB-76)  :  substitute  for  the  word  "otherwise"  in 
line  nine.  Paragraph  D,  page  55  DCA,  column  3, 
the  words  "other  evidence  of  their  recognition  of 
their  membership  vows." 

H.  Wendell  Ware  (West  Virginia)  moved  to 
amend,  as  follows  (DB-77)  : 


MAY     1 

Sixth   Day 
Monday 
Morn  in  (J 

Report    No.     1 
State  of 
Church 


Report    No.     1 
Interdenom- 
inational 
Rclat  ionH 


Report  No.  1 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


H.   Wendell 
Ware  Moves 
to  Amend 


Section  A,  line  4,  delete  "and  .substituting  therefor  the 
Active  and  Inactive." 

In  place  of  Sections  B,  C,  D,  and  E  of  the  Report  make 
word  'Inactive.' "  Line  7,  strike  out  the  words^  "both 
Section  B  to  read  "Delete  all  of  Part  II,  Section  IV  of  the 


282 


Journal  of  the  19Jf4'  General  Conference 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Day 
Mondau 
Mo-rninp 

Amendment 

Lost 


B.  W.  Meeks 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Report    No.    5 
Publishing 
Interests 


M.  C.  Redwine 
L.  H.  Hough 


Report    No.    6 
Publishing 
Interests 


Report    No.    7 
Publishing 
Interests 


1940  Discipline  except  Paragraph  148  (and  place  Para- 
graph 148  in  Part  II,  Section  V). 

The  motion  to  amend  being  seconded,  H.  Wendell 
Ware  (West  Virginia)  spoke  to  the  same.  J. 
Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  and 
Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio)  spoke 
against  the  Ware  amendment.  The  amendment  did 
not  prevail. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  moved  to 
amend  Section  G,  page  56  DCA,  column  1,  by  de- 
leting the  words  "removed  without  certificate" 
found  in  line  14  (DB-78).  The  amendment  was 
accepted  by  Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio) 
for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  objection  raised 
by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Con- 
ference, and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  the 
Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  632. 

Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Publishing 
Interests,  Calendar  No.  16  DCA  56,  subject  "Co- 
ordination of  Good  Literature,"  was  presented  by 
W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman,  who 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Marcus  C.  Redwine  (*)  (Kentucky)  spoke 
against  the  Report.  Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New 
York  East)  spoke  in  favor  of  the  Report.  The 
Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  705. 

Report  No.  6,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests, Calendar  No.  17,  DCA  56,  subject  "Depart- 
ment of  Public  Information  of  The  Methodist 
Church,"  was  presented  by  W.  Angie  Smith 
(North  Texas),  Chairman,  who  moved  its  adop- 
tion. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and 
the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  705. 

Report  No.  7,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests, Calendar  No.  18,  DCA  57,  subject  "Annual 
Conference  Records,"  was  presented  by  W.  Angie 
Smith  (North  Texas) ,  Chairman,  with  a  statement 
that  there  was  a  typographical  error  in  the  num- 
ber recorded  voting  against  the  Report,  as  the  Re- 


The  Methodist  Church 


283 


port  was  adopted  by  a  unanimous  vote.  On  mo- 
tion of  W.  Angle  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chair- 
man, duly  seconded,  the  Report  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  706. 

Report  No.  2,  Committee  on  Ministry,  Calendar 
No.  19,  DCA  68,  subject  "Ad  Interim  Licensing 
Committee,"  was  presented  by  John  W.  Hawley 
(Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  who  moved  its  adoption. 
John  R.  Kenney  (California)  raised  the  question 
as  to  the  effect  of  this  amendment  in  Conferences 
which  do  not  have  District  Conferences.  John  W. 
Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  requested  per- 
mission to  withdraw  the  Report,  in  order  that  a 
conference  might  be  had  with  the  Committee  on 
Conferences,  which  was  dealing  with  the  same 
matter.  By  common  consent  the  request  was  grant- 
ed and  the  Report  was  withdrawn.  For  Report 
see  page  667. 

Report  No.  3,  Committee  on  Ministry,  Calen- 
dar No.  21,  DCA  68,  subject  "Reports  of  Local 
Preachers,"  was  presented  by  John  W.  Hawley 
(Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  668. 

Report  No.  4,  Committee  on  Ministry,  Calendar 
No.  20,  DCA  68,  subject  "Duties  of  Ministerial 
Members  of  an  Annual  Conference,"  was  presented 
by  John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  and, 
on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  668. 

Report  No.  8,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests, Calendar  No.  24,  DCA  68,  subject  "Rearrang- 
ing Sections  IV  and  VI  of  the  Discipline,"  was 
presented  by  W.  Angle  Smith  (North  Texas), 
Chairman,  who  asked  common  consent  to  postpone 
action  on  this  Report  until  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lishing Interests  could  have  a  conference  with  the 
Committee  on  Central  Conferences.  The  request 
was  unanimously  granted.  See  page  307. 

Report  No.  9,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Dav 
Monday 
Morning 


Report    No. 
Ministry 


Report    No.    3 
Ministry 


Report    No.    4 
Ministry 


Report  No. 
Publishing 
Interests 


Report    No.    9 
Publishing 
Interests 


284 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Manning 


H.  L.  Lambdin 
Moves  to 
Substitute 


ests,  Calendar  No.  25,  subject  "Rearrangement  of 
Materials  in  'Discipline'  Dealing  with  the  Local 
Church,"  was  presented  by  W.  Angie  Smith 
(North  Texas),  Chairman,  who  asked  common 
consent  to  change  the  words  "the  basic"  at  the 
end  of  line  1  of  the  first  paragraph  of  the  Report 
and  substitute  therefor  the  words  "an  important." 
Common  consent  was  unanimously  given.  W.  An- 
gie Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman,  moved  the 
adoption  of  the  Report,  and  the  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Henry  L.  Lambdin  (Newark)  moved  to  amend 
by  substituting  under  Chapter  I,  The  Pastoral 
Charge,  the  following  (DB-79)  : 


M.  A.  Morrill 
Raises  Point 
of  Order 


The  visible  Church  of  Christ  is  a  fellowship  of  faith- 
ful men  under  God  the  Holy  Spirit,  united  for  worship 
and  service,  maintaining  the  preaching  of  the  pure  Word 
of  God,  and  the  due  administration  of  the  Sacraments, 
affirming  the  personal  experience  of  the  saving  gi'ace  of 
Jesus  Christ  and  the  witness  of  the  Spirit,  and  mani- 
festing the  love  of  God  that  is  shed  abroad  in  the  heart 
through  the  Holy  Spirit. 

Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  raised  the  point 
of  order,  can  the  General  Conference  amend  Arti- 
cle of  Religion  No.  XIII? 

The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken,  as  it  in- 
volved a  constitutional  matter.  Henry  L.  Lambdin 
(Newark)  and  W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas) 
both  spoke  to  the  pending  matter.  Bishop  W. 
Walter  Peele  then  made  the  following  statement : 


Bishop   Peele's 
Statement 


Motion  of 
Daniel  L. 
Marsh   to 
Refer 


"The  Chairman  would  like  to  apologize  to  the  brother. 
His  motion  to  substitute  is  not  a  change  of  the  Article  of 
Religion,  but  to  substitute  this  in  lieu  of  the  Article  of 
Religion  in  this  paragraph,  and  he  is  in  order." 

Henry  L.  Lambdin  (Newark)  spoke  in  further 
support  of  his  motion  to  substitute. 

Motion  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,   prevailed,   referring  the   Report 


The  Methodist  Church 


285 


back  to  the  Committee  for  further  consideration 
and  report  to  this  body.  See  page  296. 

Report  No.  10,  Committee  on  Publishing  In- 
terests, Calendar  No.  26,  DCA  69,  subject  "Com- 
mission on  Records,  Forms,  and  Statistical 
Blanks,"  was  presented  by  W.  Angie  Smith  (North 
Texas),  Chairman,  who  moved  its  adoption.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee)  moved  to  amend 
by  adding  after  the  word  "Superintendents"  in 
line  eleven  the  following  "and  a  representative 
from  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance,  or  from  the  office  of  the  Central 
Treasury"  (DB-80).  W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Tex- 
as), Chairman,  accepted  the  amendment,  there  be- 
ing no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the 
Committee  or  of  the  Conference.  The  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  710. 

Report  No.  2,  Committee  on  Education,  Calen- 
dar 31,  DCA  70,  subject  "Increasing  Sunday 
School  Attendance,"  was  presented  by  Daniel  L. 
Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman,  and,  on  his 
motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  546. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
stated  there  was  a  typographical  error  in  the  num- 
bering of  the  Reports,  Calendar  No.  31  is  Report 
No.  2  instead  of  No.  4  and  Calendar  No.  32  is 
Report  No.  3  instead  of  No.  5. 

Report  No.  3,  Committee  on  Education,  Calen- 
dar No.  32,  DCA  70,  subject  "Increasing  Enroll- 
ment and  Attendance  of  the  Church  School,"  was 
presented  by  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was 
referred  to  the  General  Board  of  Education.  For 
Report  see  page  547. 

Report  No.  1,  Committee  on  Conferences,  Cal- 
endar No.  30,  DCA  70,  subject  "Lay  Member  of 
Annual  Conference  Added  to  Quarterly  Confer- 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morning 

Report  No.  10 
Publishing 
Interests 


Costen  J.  Uui- 
rell  Moves 
to  Amend 


Report    No.    2 
Education 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh    Pre- 
sents Report 


Report    No.    3 
Education 


Report    No.    1 
Conferenoea 


286 


Journal  of  the  19M  General  Conference 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Day 

Monday 

Morning 

A.   W.  Martin 

Earl  R.  Brown 

C.  W.  Caldwell 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Mrs.  F.  A. 
Lamb 

Daniel  L. 
Marsh,    A. 
W.  Martin 

Miron  A. 
Morrill 

Benjamin  W. 
Meeks 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Miron  A. 
Morrill 

J.  Ed  Fain 

D.   Stewart 
Patterson 

R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Bishop  G. 
BromJey 
Oxnam 
Presents 
Reports 


ence,"  was  presented  by  George  W.  Henson  (Phila- 
delphia), Chairman,  who  moved  its  adoption.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded.  Albert  W.  Martin 
(North  Arkansas)  and  Earl  R.  Brown  (North- 
East  Ohio)  spoke  to  the  Report. 

Charles  W.  Caldwell  (South  Carolina,  C)  moved 
to  amend  by  deleting  the  words  "Lay  Member  of 
the  Annual  Conference"  following  the  words  "Lay 
Leader"  at  the  beginning  of  line  6,  second  para- 
graph (DB-81).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 
The  amendment  did  not  prevail. 

Mrs.  Fred  A.  Lamb  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Albert  W.  Mar- 
tin (North  Arkansas)  spoke  to  the  Report.  Miron 
A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  moved  to  recommit  to  the 
Committee  for  clarification.  Benjamin  W.  Meeks 
(Baltimore)  moved  to  amend  the  motion  to  re- 
commit to  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  by  add- 
ing that  the  Committee  on  Conferences  confer 
with  the  Committee  on  Education  before  report- 
ing back  to  the  General  Conference.  The  amend- 
ment was  accepted  by  Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minne- 
sota) .  J.  Ed  Fain  (South  Georgia)  and  D.  Stewart 
Patterson  (*)   (Baltimore)  spoke  to  the  Report. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 
The  motion  to  recommit  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  532. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized,  and  read  the 
Preamble  (DB-82)  to  the  five  Reports  that  are  to 
be  correlated  under  The  Crusade  for  Christ,  if  the 
General  Conference  so  orders. 

Bishop  Oxnam  presented  the  Report  of  the  Cru- 
sade for  a  New  World  Order,  and,  on  motion  of 
Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis),  duly  seconded,  it  was 
referred  without  reading  to  the  Continuing  Com- 
mittee,  but  with   the   proposals   entitled   "Next 


The  Methodist  Church 


287 


Steps"  appearing  on  page  54  to  be  printed  in  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate  (DB-88). 

By  common  consent  the  time  was  extended  to 
complete  the  matters  before  the  Conference. 

Charles  A.  Jones  (Ohio)  presented  the  Report 
of  the  Committee  of  Twenty-One  (DB-84),  and 
also  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Evangelism 
(DB-85)  ;  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Tex- 
as) presented  Report  No.  20  of  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities,  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy (DB-86)  ;  John  Q.  Schisler  (North  Arkansas) 
presented  the  Report  of  the  Board  of  Education 
on  Sunday  School  Enrollment  and  Attendance. 
Motion  of  Charles  A.  Jones  (Ohio) ,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed  that  Reports  be  received,  and  printed  in 
the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  without  reading. 

On  motion  of  Charles  A.  Jones  (Ohio),  duly 
seconded,  consideration  of  the  Preamble,  and  the 
five  Reports  listed  above,  was  made  the  Order  of 
the  Day  for  Wednesday,  May  3,  1944,  immediately 
following  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Cour- 
tesies and  Privileges. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  stated  that  the 
publishers  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  would 
do  their  best  to  have  the  Reports  printed  in  time 
for  consideration  Wednesday  morning,  but  that 
the  printers  were  approaching  the  bottleneck  in 
the  production  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  when  we  adjourn  it 
be  to  meet  tonight  in  regular  session  at  7 : 30  P.M., 
and  that  from  7:30  P.M.  to  8:30  P.M.,  the  Confer- 
ence would  be  favored  with  a  concert  given  by 
the  Seminary  Singers  of  Boston  University  School 
of  Theology,  as  a  part  of  the  Conference  session. 

Motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  a  suitable  message 
of  greeting,  signed  by  the  President  of  this  session 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morninp 

Charle«  A. 
Jonee 

Ray   H. 
Nichols 

John    Q. 
Schisler 


Motion  of 
Charles  A. 
Jones 


Order  of  the 
Day  Set 


Fred  D.  Stone 
re     Printing 


Night  Session 
Ordered 


Greetings  to 
Vincent    P. 
Clarke 


288 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Morning 

Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 

Motion,  Frank 
D.  Slutz  re 
Addresses 


Luther  W. 
WeUs  Pre- 
sents Report 
Junaluska 


Trustees  Lake 
Junaluska 
Elected 


A'djoumment 


of  the  General  Conference,  and  the  Secretary,  be 
sent  to  Vincent  P.  Clarke,  a  member  of  the  Judi- 
cial Council,  now  overseas  in  the  service  of  his 
country  (DB-88). 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Clare  Purcell  would  preside  at  tonight's  session. 

On  motion  of  Frank  D.  Slutz  (Ohio),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  addresses  delivered  by  Bishop  G.  Brom- 
ley Oxnam,  Dr.  W.  Aiken  Smart,  and  Dr.  Fred  G. 
Holloway  at  the  special  meeting  in  the  interest 
of  Christian  Education  on  Sunday  afternoon,  April 
30,  1944,  were  ordered  printed  in  the  Journal  of 
the  General  Conference  (DB-89).  For  addresses 
see  page  868. 

Luther  W.  Wells  (*)  (Virginia)  presented  the 
Report  of  the  Trustees  of  Lake  Junaluska  (DB- 
90),  and  by  common  consent  it  was  received  and 
ordered  to  record.  For  Report  see  page  790. 

On  motion  of  Luther  W.  Wells  (*)  (Virginia), 
duly  seconded,  the  following  were  elected  Trustees 
of  Lake  Junaluska  for  an  eight-year  term  of  office : 
Elmer  T.  Clark,  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Edwin  L.  Jones, 
Charlotte,  N.  C. ;  Benjamin  H.  Littleton,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. ;  G.  L.  Morelock,  Chicago,  111. ;  C.  C. 
Norton,  Spartanburg,  S.  C. ;  Clare  Purcell,  Char- 
lotte, N.  C. ;  W.  F.  Quillian,  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Guy 
E.  Snavely,  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  and  for  a  four-year 
term  of  office,  the  following:  H.  A.  Dunham,  Ashe- 
ville,  N.  C. ;  R.  L.  Flowers,  Durham,  N.  C. ;  Paul  B. 
Kern,  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  W.  A.  Lambeth,  Ashe- 
ville,  N.  C;  W.  Walter  Peele,  Richmond,  Va.; 
W.  S.  F.  Tatum,  Hattiesburg,  Miss.;  Luther  W. 
Wells,  Richmond,  Va. 

After  various  announcements,  the  Conference 
adjourned  at  12:50  P.M.  with  the  benediction  pro- 
nounced by  Bishop  Herbert  Welch. 


The  Methodist  Church  289 

SIXTH  DAY,  MONDAY,  MAY  1,  1944,  may   i 

EVENING  SESSION  '"''^"  °*^ 

Monday 

The  General  Conference  convened  in  the  eve-      Rrenina 
ning  session  of  the  sixth  day,  at  7:30  p.m.,  Mon- 
day, May  1,  1944,  with  Bishop  Clare  Purcell  in 
the  Chair. 

Professor  James  R.  Houghton  led  the  Confer-  ^^^^'/program 
ence  in  the  singing  of  the  National  Anthem,  "The     sem^^a*r°y" 
Star-Spangled  Banner,"  after  which  Dr.  W.  G.      ^'"^^" 
Henry,  of  the  Judicial  Council,  led  in  prayer. 

The  Seminary  Singers,  Boston  University 
School  of  Theolog>',  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
James  R.  Houghton,  with  Mr.  Thomas  Curtis, 
accompanist,  gave  the  following  concert : 

A  Mighy  Fortress  Is  Our  God Martin  Luther 

De  Profundis  (Out  of  the  Deep) Arr.  by  Houghton 

Glory  to  That  New-Born  King         Arr.  by  John  W.  Work 
The  Seminary  Singei's 

Soprano  Solo:   Love  Has  Eyes Bischop 

Nora  Riggs 
A  Song  of  Joy  Gretchaninoff 

Credo   (I  Believe)    From  the  Russian  Liturgy. 

Gretchaninoff 
The  Seniinarj""  Singers 

Reading :  Gunga  Din   Kipling 

The  Rev.  Newton  Fritchley  of  Calcutta,  India 
Dear  Harp  of  My  Country   (Paul  Cargo,  Soloist). 

Welsh  Folk  Song 

The   Sleigh        Kountz 

The  Romany  Life  Victor  Herbert 

The   Seminary   Singers   and   Nora  Riggs 

OflFertory:  Two  Friends:  a  Trumpet  Duet Selected 

Roland    Sundberg  and   Charles   Benton 
Chapel   Quarter 

All  in  the  April  Evening    Roberton 

Couldn't  Hear  Nobody  Pray Spiritual 

R.  Courtney,  P.  Cargo,  R.  Clark,  D.  Nothdurft 

The  Creation    Richter 

Boston  University  Hymn    (Alma  Mater). 

President  Daniel  L.  Marsh 

Bishop  Purcell,  in  well-chosen  words,  expressed  Bishop  purceii 

.  '  t-  bxpress 

the  deep  appreciation  of  the  General  Conference     panks  of 

Conference 


290 


Journal  of  the  lO^-U  Ge^ieral  Conference 


MAY     I 

Sixth  Day 
Mo-nday 
Evening 


Bishop  H.  Lus- 
ter  Smith 
Takes  Offer- 
ing 


Frances  R. 
Bayley  Pre- 
sents Deci- 
sions of 
Judicial 
Council 


to  Dr.  Houghton  and  the  Seminary  Singers  for 
their  fine  music  and  ministry  rendered  to  the  Gen- 
eral Conference.  Dr.  Houghton  appropriately  re- 
plied. 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  President  of  the  Coun- 
cil of  Bishops,  made  a  statement  concerning  the 
Seminary  Singers,  and  an  offering  was  taken 
amounting  to  $784.00  to  help  defray  their  expenses 
to  and  from  Boston. 

The  Committee  on  the  Journal  and  the  Commit- 
tee on  Courtesies  and  Privileges  stated  they  would 
report  tomorrow  morning. 

Francis  R.  Bayley,  President  of  the  Judicial 
Council,  was  recognized  for  a  matter  of  high 
privilege  and  presented  the  following  Decision  of 
the  Judicial  Council  (DB-91)  : 


DECISION  OF  THE  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

Co7istitutionality  of  the  Election 

of  Missionary  Bishops  by  the 

Generul  Conference 

On  Monday,  May  1,  1944,  the  General  Confer- 
ence passed  the  following  Resolution : 

"Resolved,  That  in  order  to  provide  adequate  super- 
vision for  Central  Conferences  and  Provisional  Central 
Conferences,  as  need  may  arise,  the  General  Conference 
shall  elect  one  or  more  Missionary  Bishops  for  adminis- 
tration of  such  areas." 

An  appeal  was  taken  by  more  than  the  neces- 
sary number  to  the  Judicial.  Council  on  the  ques- 
tion of  constitutionality. 

The  Constitution,  Paragraph  35,  Article  II, 
reads  as  follows : 


"The  Bishops  shall  be  elected  by  the  respective  Juris- 
dictional and  Central  Conferences,  and  ordained  or  conse- 
crated in  the  historic  manner  of  Episcopal  Methodism,  at 
such  time  and  place  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  General  Con- 
ference." 


The  Methodist  Church 


291 


There  is  no  provision  for  the  election  of  a 
Bishop  by  the  General  Conference. 

Since  the  General  Conference  cannot  go  beyond 
the  clear  powers  granted  in  the  Constitution,  we 
must  declare  that  it  would  be  unconstitutional  for 
the  General  Conference  to  elect  Missionary  Bish- 
ops. 

The  Judicial  Council  is  unanimous  in  this  opin- 
ion. 

(Signed)   F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 
(Signed)   H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  Secretary. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  that  the  Rules  of  Order  be  suspended  for 
the  session,  relating  to  the  number  of  members  on 
the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms, 
and  a  quorum  for  the  same  (DB-92) ,  as  the  Rules 
of  Organization  adopted  on  the  opening  day  called 
for  a  Committee  of  twelve  members.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Rules  of  Order 
were  suspended. 

Motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  action 
of  the  General  Conference  in  electing  a  Commit- 
tee of  twenty-five  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal 
Forms  be  validated,  and  that  the  Committee  be 
authorized  to  operate  with  a  quorum  of  ten  mem- 
bers (DB-92). 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England) ,  on  a  matter 
of  privilege,  moved  that  the  Rules  of  Order  be  sus- 
pended in  order  that  he  might  make  a  motion  to 
appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council  on  a  Disciplinary 
Paragraph.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed, 
and  the  Rules  of  Order  were  suspended. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England)  moved  an 
appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council  as  to  the  constitu- 
tionality of  Paragraph  934,  1940  Discipline  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  which  reads  as  follows : 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Evening 


Motion.  J.  Ed- 
ear  Skillingr- 
ton   re   Vali- 
dation  of 
Committee 
on   Enabling 
Acts  ard 
Le^al  Forms 


Motion,  L.  O. 
Hartman    r 
Appeal  to 
Judicial 
Council 


"In  fields  outside  the  United   States  the  Annual   Con- 
ferences  may   seat   regularly   appointed    lay    missionaries 


2d2 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY   1        of  the  Board  of  Missions   and   Church   Extension  in  the 

Sixth  Day      Annual   Conference  session  and  give  them  the  privileges 

Monday        of  the  floor  and   the  right  to   vote  on  all  questions  not 

Evening        Ministerial  or  constitutional  and  they  shall  be  eligible  for 

election  to  Mission  or  Conference  Committees." 


Rights  of  Lay 

Missionaries 


Calendar 


Report    No.    1 
Conferences 


E.  D.   Baker 
Asks    Ques- 
tion 


The  point  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences 
desired  to  bring  out  in  this  paragi'aph  is  "the 
right  of  lay  missionaries  who  have  not  been  ap- 
pointed by  their  Annual  Conferences  to  sit  in  the 
meetings  of  the  Annual  Conferences,  and  have  the 
right  to  vote  on  questions  other  than  Ministerial 
or  Constitutional  questions."  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  was  unanimously  adopted. 

The  Calendar  was  taken  up.  Edgar  R.  Heck- 
man  (Central  Pennsylvania),  First  Assistant  Sec- 
retary, and  in  charge  of  the  Calendar,  called  for 
the  presentation  of  Reports  in  the  following  order : 

Report  No.  1,  Committee  on  Conferences,  Cal- 
endar No.  30,  DCA-70,  subject  "Lay  Member  of 
Annual  Conference  Added  to  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence," was  presented  by  George  W.  Henson  (Phila- 
delphia), Chairman,  who  called  attention  to  the 
following  changes  which  had  been  made  in  the 
printed  Report,  since  it  had  been  recommitted  to 
the  Committee  for  clarification  this  morning : 

In  the  second  paragraph,  line  3,  strike  out  the 
comma  after  the  word  "Supernumerary";  delete 
the  words  "Superannuated  and"  in  the  same  line ; 
strike  out  the  comma  after  the  word  "Preachers" 
in  line  four ;  make  the  word  "Endeavor"  in  line  13 
plural ;  change  the  word  "representatives"  in  line 

14  to  "Presidents" ;  strike  out  the  comma  in  line 

15  after  the  words  "Woman's  Societies,"  inserting 
in  lieu  thereof  the  word  "of"  and  strike  off  the  let- 
ter "s"  in  the  word  "Services"  at  the  end  of  the 
same  line;  in  line  16  change  the  word  "Brother- 
hoods" to  "Men's  Work." 

E.  D.  Baker  (Southwest  Missouri)  asked  a 
question  concerning  the  various  Presidents  hold- 


The  Methodist  Church 


293 


ing  membership  in  the  Quarterly  Conference,  and 
the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  gave  an  explana- 
tion. 

John  Q.  Schisler  (North  Arkansas)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  striking  out  in  lines  11  to  14 
inclusive  the  following  "Superintendents  of 
Church  Schools,  Presidents  of  Young  People's  Di- 
visions, Epworth  Leagues,  Christian  Endeavors, 
and  kindred  societies" ;  and  inserting  in  lieu  there- 
of "the  General  Superintendents  of  the  Church 
Schools,  Presidents  of  Young  People's  Depart- 
ments or  Divisions."  (DB-94)  The  amendment 
was  accepted  by  George  W.  Henson  (Philadel- 
phia) for  the  Committee,  no  objection  being 
raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the 
Conference. 

W.  Clyde  Donald  (Detroit)  moved  to  amend  the 
Report  by  adding  the  word  "Charge"  before  the 
words  "Lay  Leader"  at  the  beginning  of  line  6 
(DB-95).  This  was  accepted  by  the  Chairman,  no 
objection  being  raised  by  any  member  of  the 
Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

Loyd  F.  Worley  (New  York  East)  moved  to 
amend  by  adding  the  words  "Methodist  Youth  Fel- 
lowships" after  the  words  "Young  People's  Divi- 
sions" in  line  12,  and  adding  the  words  "and  kin- 
dred organizations"  to  follow  the  words  "Wom- 
an's Societies  of  Christian  Service"  in  line  15 
(DB-96).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  The 
first  offered  amendment  was  accepted  by  the 
Chairman,  no  objection  being  raised  by  any  mem- 
ber of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference.  The 
second  proposed  amendment  was  put  to  a  vote, 
and  did  not  prevail. 

The  Report,  with  accepted  amendments,  on  mo- 
tion of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  duly 
seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  532. 

Report  No.  2,  Committee  on  Conferences,  Cal- 
endar No.  36,  DCA-70,  subject  "Minimum  Support 


MAY     1 

Sixth  Dav 
Monday 
Evening 

John  Q.  Schis- 
ler  Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepte<i 


W.  Clyde 
Donald 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Loyd  F.  Wor- 
ley Moves  to 
Amend 


Report    No.    2 
Conferences 


294 


Journal  of  the  lOJtA  General  Conference 


MAT    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Evening 

Report   No.    3 
Conferences 


Report    No.    3 
State  of 
Church 


Report    No.    5 
Ministry 


S.  C.  Rice 
Moves 
Substitute 


for  Pastors,"  was  presented  by  George  W.  Hen- 
son  (Philadelphia) ,  Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  532. 

Report  No.  3,  Committee  on  Conferences,  Cal- 
endar No.  37,  DCA-70,  subject  ''Duties  of  the 
Quarterly  Conference,"  was  presented  by  George 
W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman,  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  533. 

Report  No.  3,  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church, 
Calendar  No.  23,  DCA-68,  subject  "Use  of  the 
Term  'Methodist,'  "  was  presented  by  Ernest  Fre- 
mont Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman,  who  stated 
that  he  was  instructed  by  unanimous  vote  of  the 
Committee  to  amend  the  Report  if  the  Conference 
would  consent  thereto.  No  objection  being  raised, 
the  following  was  submitted  (DB-07)  :  "No  per- 
son, no  paper,  no  organization  has  the  authority 
to  speak  oflEicially  for  The  Methodist  Church,  ex- 
cept only  the  General  Conference  under  the  Con- 
stitution." On  motion  of  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle 
(Rock  River),  Chairman,  duly  seconded,  the  Re- 
port, as  amended,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  724. 

Report  No.  5,  Committee  on  Ministry,  Calendar 
No.  22,  DCA-68,  subject  "Duties  of  Unordained 
Local  Preachers,"  was  presented  by  John  W.  Haw- 
ley  (Pittsburgh) ,  Chairman,  who  moved  its  adop- 
tion. The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  Samuel  C. 
Rice  (Kentucky)  moved  as  a  substitute  the  fol- 
lowing (DB-98)  : 

"When  an  unordained  preacher  on  trial  in  an  Annual 
Conference  is  regularly  appointed  to  a  Pastoral  Charge, 
he  shall  be  authorized  to  administer  the  Sacraments  of 
Baptism,  the  Lord's  Supper  and  to  perform  the  marriage 
ceremony,  if  the  laws"  of  the  State  permit.  Such  authoriza- 
tion shall  be  valid  only  within  the  bounds  of  his  Charge." 

The  motion  to  substitute,  being  duly  seconded, 
Samuel  C.  Rice   (Kentucky)   spoke  to  the  same. 


The  Methodist  Church 


295 


John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  spoke 
against  the  substitute.  T.  Morton  McDonald  (*) 
(Indiana)  moved  to  amend  the  substitute  by 
striking  out  the  last  sentence,  which  reads,  "Such 
authorization  shall  be  valid  only  within  the  bounds 
of  his  Charge"  (DB-99).  The  motion  to  amend 
was  duly  seconded.  Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New 
York  East)  spoke  against  the  Report,  the  substi- 
tute, and  the  amendment  to  the  substitute.  Sidney 
H.  Babcock  (West  Oklahoma)  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  Paragraph  223,  Section  3  of  the  1940 
Discipline  was  also  involved,  and  moved  that  it  be 
included  in  the  Report  (DB-100).  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded.  John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh), 
Chairman,  accepted  the  amendment  for  the  Com- 
mittee, no  objection  being  raised  by  any  member 
of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
previous  question  was  ordered.  John  W.  Hawley 
(Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  closed  the  debate.  The 
amendment  to  the  substitute,  being  put  to  a  vote, 
was  not  adopted.  The  substitute,  being  put  to  a 
vote,  was  not  adopted.  John  L.  Wolfe  (West  Vir- 
ginia) moved  to  amend  the  Report.  The  Chair 
ruled  no  amendment  is  in  order  under  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  Report  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  668. 

Report  No.  11,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests, Calendar  No.  27,  DCA-69,  subject  "A  Meth- 
odist Historical  Magazine,"  was  presented  by  W. 
Angle  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman,  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  710. 

Report  No.  13,  Committee  on  Publishing  In- 
terests, Calendar  No.  28,  DCA-69,  subject  "To 
Revise  the  Official  Certificate  of  Baptism  for 
Adults,"  was  presented  by  W.  Angle  Smith  (North 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Evening 

T.  Morton 
McDonald 
Moves  to 
Amend 

Lynn  Harold 
Hou)?h 
Speaks   to 
Report 


S.  H.  Babcock 
Makes  State- 
ment 


R.   Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


J.  L.  Wolfe 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Report  No.  U 
Publishing 
Interests 


Report  No.  13 
Publishing 
Interests 


296 


Journal  of  the  19 UA  General  Conference 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Evening 

Report    No.    9 
Publishing 
Interests 


H.  L.  Lambdin 
Moves  to 
Substitute 


Texas),  Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  711. 

Report  No.  9,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests, Calendar  No.  25,  DCA-69,  subject  "Rear- 
rangement of  Materials  in  'Discipline'  in  Dealing 
with  the  Local  Church,"  was  presented  by  W.  An- 
gie  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman,  who  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Henry  L.  Lambdin  (Newark)  renewed  his  mo- 
tion to  amend,  by  substituting  for  the  13th  Arti- 
cle of  Religion  under  the  heading  "Chapter  I,  The 
Pastoral  Charge,"  the  following  (DB-101)  : 


"The  visible  Church  of  Christ  is  a  .fellowship  of  faith- 
ful men  under  God  the  Holy  Spirit,  united  for  worship 
and  service,  maintaining  the  preaching  of  the  pure  Word 
of  God  and  the  due  administration  of  the  Sacraments, 
affirming  the  personal  experience  of  the  saving  grace  of 
Jesus  Christ  and  the  witness  of  the  Spirit,  and  mani- 
festing the  love  of  God  that  is  shed  abroad  in  the  heart 
through  the  Holy   Spirit." 


Paul  G.  James 
Against 


J.  T.  Ellison 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Henry   L. 
Lambdin 
Point   of 
Order 


Benjamin  W. 
Meeks 
Makes 
Point  of 
Order 


Benjamin  W. 
Meeks  Moves 
to  Amend 


The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Henry  L.  Lamb- 
din (Newark)  spoke  to  the  same. 

Paul  G.  James  (*)  (lowa-Des  Moines  East) 
spoke  against  the  amendment. 

John  T.  Ellison  (*)  (Alabama)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

Henry  L.  Lambdin  (Newark)  made  the  point  of 
order  that  there  was  nothing  involved  in  the  Re- 
port of  a  Constitutional  nature.  The  Chair  ruled 
that  the  point  of  order  was  not  well  taken. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  made  the 
point  of  order  that  the  mover  of  the  previous  ques- 
tion did  not  state  "on  all  before  the  house"  and 
therefore  only  the  vote  upon  the  amendment  was 
properly  before  the  Conference  at  this  time.  The 
Chair  ruled  the  point  of  order  well  taken.  The 
amendment,  being  voted  upon,  was  not  adopted. 

Benjamin   W.    Meeks    (Baltimore)    moved   to 


The  Methodist  Church 


297 


amend  the  Report  by  substituting  for  the  last  para- 
graph of  the  Report,  the  following  (DB-102)  : 

"A  Pastoral  Charge  consists  of  one  or  more  churches, 
organized  under  the  Discipline,  with  a  single  Quarterly 
Conference,  and  to  which  a  minister  has  been  duly  ap- 
pointed as  Preacher  in  Charge,  or  Pastor." 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  W.  Angie  Smith 
(North  Texas),  Chairman,  for  the  Committee,  no 
objection  being  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee or  of  the  General  Conference. 

John  Q.  Schisler  (North  Arkansas)  moved  to 
amend  the  third  paragraph  of  the  Report  begin- 
ning with  the  word  "Therefore"  and  ending  with 
the  words  "Local  Church"  by  adding  to  the  para- 
graph the  words  (DB-103)  "and  to  print  there- 
with cross  references  to  the  various  General  and 
Conference  Boards  and  Agencies  severally  respon- 
sible in  connection  with  the  various  sections  of 
this  Division."  This  amendment  was  accepted  by 
W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman,  for 
the  Committee,  no  objection  being  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

William  C.  S.  Pellowe  (Detroit)  moved  to  amend 
the  Report  by  substituting  for  the  first  two  para- 
graphs under  the  heading  "Chapter  I,  The  Pas- 
toral Charge,"  the  following  (DB-104)  :  "A  Meth- 
odist Local  Church  is  a  congregation  of  people 
who  accept  the  membership  requirements  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  and  are  organized  and  gov- 
erned according  to  the  Methodist  Discipline."  The 
motion  being  duly  seconded,  William  C.  S.  Pellowe 
(Detroit)  spoke  to  the  same. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  body.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous 
question  was  ordered.  W.  Angie  Smith  (North 
Texas),  Chairman,  closed  the  debate.  The  vote 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Eveninu 


Amendment 
Accepted 


John  Q.  Schis- 
ler Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


William  C.  S. 
Pellowe 
Moves   to 
Amend 


R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


298 


journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY    1 

Sixth  Day 
Monday 
Evening 

Amendment 
Lost 

Motion,  Daniel 
L.  Marsh  re 
Adjourn- 
ment 


Bishop  W.  T. 
Watkins 

Motion 
J.  Emerson 
Ford  re 
Message  to 
Bishop 
Watkins 


Bishop  R.  J. 
Wade 


being  taken  on  the  amendment,  the  amendment 
was  not  adopted.  The  Report,  with  the  accepted 
amendments,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
709. 

Motion  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  after  announcements 
we  adjourn. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  stated  that  Bishop  William 
T.  Watkins  was  seriously  ill  in  the  Methodist  Hos- 
pital at  Memphis,  Tenn.  Motion  of  J.  Emerson 
Ford  (South  Carolina,  SE),  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, directing  the  Secretary  to  send  our  affec- 
tionate greetings  to  Bishop  Watkins,  and  assure 
him  of  our  prayers  for  his  speedy  recovery,  and 
also  that  an  appropriate  message  be  sent  Mrs. 
Watkins  and  the  family. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  announced  that  Bish- 
op Raymond  J.  Wade  would  be  in  charge  of  the 
Memorial  Service  tomorrow  morning  instead  of 
Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee  as  previously  announced. 

After  various  announcements,  the  Conference 
adjourned  at  9 :55  P.M.  with  the  benediction  pro- 
nounced by  Bishop  Titus  Lowe. 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 

Bishop  Ham- 
maker 
Presiding 


Memorial 
Service, 
Bishop 
Wade 
Presiding 


SEVENTH  DAY,  TUESDAY,  MAY  2,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference  convened  in  the  session 
of  the  seventh  day  on  Tuesday,  May  2,  1944,  at 
8:30  A.M.,  with  Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker  in 
the  Chair.  Bishop  Hammaker  announced  that 
Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade  would  be  in  charge  of 
the  Memorial  Service. 

The  Conference,  led  by  Bishop  Raymond  J. 
Wade,  joined  in  the  following  Invocation : 

"Into  Thy  Holy  presence,  0  God,  we  come  with  great 
gratitude  for  the  sacred  memories  of  those  who  have 
rendered  to  Thee  and  to  us  a  distinctive  sei'vice.  We  pray 
Thee  that  these  moments  of  memory  may  enliven  in  us 


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299 


enriching    experiences    which    will 
men.  For  Thy  name's  sake.  Amen." 


make    us    into    better 


The  Conference  then  rose  and  sang  Hymn  527, 
"For  All  the  Saints  Who  from  Their  Labors  Rest." 

Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade  then  led  the  Confer- 
ence in  the  Responsive  Reading,  as  follows : 

Leader:  When  my  soul  is  in  heaviness,  and  my  heart  is 
disquieted  within  me; 

People:  When  darkness  is  round  about  my  path,  and 
all  thy  tempests  go  over  my  head ; 

Leader:  Then  will  I  betake  me  to  the  great  congrega- 
tion, to  hear  the  psalm  of  thy  redeemed  and  to  cast  my 
burden  on  the  Lord. 

People:  Thou  shalt  cause  me  to  hear  of  joy  and  glad- 
ness: the  songs  of  the  blessed  shall  visit  me  in  the  night. 

Leader:  They  shall  declare  the  might  of  thy  Spirit: 
they  shall  also  make  mention  of  thy  peace. 

People:  Of  love  made  perfect  through  suffering,  and 
the  rest  that  remaineth  for  the  children  of  God. 

Leader:  As  a  cloud  of  witnesses  they  shall  surround 
me;  as  ministering  spirits  they  shall  strengthen  my  soul. 

People:  They  fought  the  good  fight;  they  kept  the 
faith:  thej'  came  through  great  tribulation,  enduring  to 
the  end. 

Leader:  And  now,  0  Lord,  they  rest  in  thy  keeping: 
they  shine  as  the  stars  forever  and  ever. 

People:  That  the  lost  may  be  gathered  in  from  all 
nations,  and  thy  way  made  known  to  the  uttermost  parts 
of  the  earth; 

Leader:  To  such  as  wander  in  the  wilderness,  and  to 
them  that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea. 

People:  Thou  callest  us  into  the  communion  of  thy  be- 
loved, the  glorious  fellowship  of  the  children  of  light; 

Leader:  That  we  may  walk  in  the  joy  of  thy  presence, 
who  wilt  greatly  refresh  us  with  the  river  of  life. 

People:  Oh  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth,  let  them 
lead  me;  let  them  bring  me  to  thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy 
dwelling  place. 

Leader:  Oh  draw  me  from  out  the  great  waters:  lead 
me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  L 

People:  Then  shall  my  soul  return  unto  her  rest:  I 
shall  come  to  the  heaven  where  I  would  be. 

Glory  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 
Ghost;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.  Amen. 


MAT    2 

.Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 


300 


Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 


MAT    3 

Sbvbnth  Day 
Tuesday 
Morving 

List  of  the 
Deceased 


The  Conference  remained  standing  while  the 
Secretary  read  the  names  of  the  deceased,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Bishop  William  N.  Ainsworth 
Bishop  Edgar  Blake 
Bishop  Warren  A.  C)fiandler 
Bishop  Jashwant  Rao  Chitambar 
Bishop  Matthew  W.  Clair 
Bishop  Collins  Denny 
Bishop  Horace  M.  DuBose 
Bishop  Samuel   R.    Hay 
Bishop  William  A.  C.  Hughes 
Bishop  Adna  W.  Leonard 
Bishop  Charles  L.  Mead 
Bishop  Charles  B.  Mitchell 
Bishop  Thomas  Nicholson 
Bishop  Ernest  L.  Waldorf 

Mrs.  Warren  A.   Candler 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Locke 

Mrs.  J.  Ralph  Magee 

Mrs.  Charles  B.  Mitchell 

Mrs.  John  M.  Moore 

Mrs.  Charles  C.  Selecman 
Delegates-elect. — E.  Luther  Brookes  (*),  Atlanta; 
Ransford  S.  Hayden,  North  Arkansas;  Marvin  M.  Max- 
well, North  Georgia;  Percy  F.  Morris  (*),  California; 
C.  Leighton  Shepard  (*),  South  Georgia;  Dean  Taylor 
(*),  lowa-Des  Moines. 

Reserve  Delegates-elect. — Homer  S.  Baumgardner, 
Ohio;  Frank  G.  Lindsey  (*),  New  York. 

Bishop  Wade  led  in  prayer,  the  Conference  join- 
ing with  him  in  the  Lord's  Prayer,  at  the  close  of 
which  the  Conference  joined  in  singing  Hymn  531. 
"Ten  Thousand  Times  Ten  Thousand." 
Bishop  Clare  Purcell  gave  the  Memorial  Ad- 
lishcTp  Clare  drcss.  The  Conference  stood  and  joined  in  singing 
Hymn  525,  "I  Will  Sing  You  a  Song  of  That  Beau- 
tiful Land."  The  Memorial  Service  closed  with  the 
benediction  pronounced  by  Bishop  Raymond  J. 
Wade. 
Journal  The  Rcport  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  was 

approved,  as  follows   (DB-105)  : 


Memorial 
Address 


The  Methodist  Church 


301 


The  Committee  on  Journal  has  examined  the  Journal  MAY    2 

for  May  1,  1944,  both  morning  and  evening  sessions,  and  seventh  Day 

find  it  correct.  Tue$day 

Fred'K  L.  Pedersen,  Chairman;  Momina 

A.   M.   Cartehi,  Secretary. 


Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  the  following  matters, 
and  action  was  taken  as  indicated  in  each  case : 

1.  Requested  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  President 
of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  to  introduce  Bishop  Rob- 
ert Nelson  Spencer,  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of 
West  Missouri  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church, 
Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  fittingly  introduced  Bish- 
op Spencer,  and  the  delegates  stood  and  applaud- 
ed. Bishop  Spencer  briefly  addressed  the  Confer- 
ence. 

2.  Requested  Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele,  Chair- 
man of  the  Methodist  Commission  on  Chaplains, 
to  make  a  statement  and  a  presentation.  Bishop 
Peele  briefly  addressed  the  Conference,  and  in- 
troduced Deputy  Chief  of  Chaplains  of  the  Army, 
Chaplain  George  F.  Rixey.  Chaplain  Rixey  spoke 
to  the  Conference. 

Bishop  Peele  requested  the  Chaplains  present 
to  come  to  the  platform,  that  they  might  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Conference.  The  following  were 
presented  to  the  Conference,  each  one  announcing 
his  name  and  Conference: 

Elliott  S.  Ritch  (Captain),  Florida  Conference,  SE. 

William  R.  Thomas  (Captain),  U.  S.  Navy,  Mississippi 
Conference,  SE. 

R.  W.  Faulk  (Lieutenant  Commander,  Chaplains  Corps, 
U.  S.  Navy),  Louisiana  Conference,  SC. 

William  Honry  Tead  (Chaplains  Corps),  Southwest 
Missouri  Conference. 

Arthur  Hopkinson,  Jr.  (Captain,  U.  S.  Navy),  New 
England  Conference. 

Charles  L  Carpenter  (Captain),  Peninsula  Conference. 

Harry  C.  Fraser  (Colonel).  Air  Liaison.  Office  Chief 
of  Chaplains,  North  Carolina  Conference,  SE. 


Courtesies 


Bishop   Robert 
Nelson 
Spencer 


Bishop  Peele 
Makes 
Statement 


Chaplain 
George  F. 
Rixey  Intro- 
duced 


Chaplains 
Presented 


302  Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 

MAY    2  Kenneth  I.  Tucker   (Captain),  North  Mississippi  Con- 

Sbvbnth  Day     ference. 

Tuesday  pioyd  M.  Reeves  (Captain),  U.  S.  Army,  Southern  Cali- 

Mortnrtg        fomia-Arizona  Conference. 

Grover  Chapman    (Captain),  U.  S.  Army,  North-East 
Ohio  Conference. 

Phillip  J.  Allen   (Captain),  U.  S.  Army,  Ohio  Confer- 
ence. 

Benjamin  L.   Schmidtke    (Captain),   St.   Louis   Confer- 
ence. 

Vincent  L.  Odom  (Lieutenant  jg),  U.  S.  Navy,  Florida 
Conference,  SE. 

Donald    B.    Tarr    (Captain),    New    England    Southern 
Conference. 

Armour    H.    Evans    (Captain),    U.    S.    Army,    Central 
Kansas  Conference. 

Paul  R.  Hortin    (Captain),  Florida  Conference,   SE. 


F.  L.  Gibbs 
Presented 


Ivan  M. 
Gould 


Arthur    Hop- 
kinson,    Jr. 


Roland  W. 
Faulk 


Welter   W. 
Van   Kirk 


The  Conference  stood  during  the  presentation, 
and  applauded  as  each  Chaplain  announced  his 
name  and  Conference. 

3.  Presented  Frank  L.  Gibbs,  Field  Secretary 
of  the  Servicemen's  Christian  League,  to  make  a 
brief  statement,  and  also  three  introductions. 
Frank  L.  Gibbs  briefly  addressed  the  Conference, 
and  introduced  Rev.  Ivan  M.  Gould  (New  York 
East  Conference),  General  Secretary  of  the  Serv- 
icemen's Christian  League. 

Frank  L.  Gibbs  then  introduced  separately  Cap- 
tain Arthur  Hopkinson,  Jr.  (New  England  Con- 
ference), Combat  Command  B,  12th  Army  Divi- 
sion, Camp  Barkley,  Texas,  and  '  Lieutenant 
Commander  Roland  W.  Faulk  (Louisiana  Confer- 
ence, SE),  of  the  United  States  Navy.  Chaplains 
Hopkinson,  Jr.,  and  Faulk  briefly  addressed  the 
Conference. 

4.  Presented  Walter  W.  Van  Kirk  (New  Eng- 
land Conference),  Executive  Secretary  of  the  De- 
partment of  International  Justice  and  Good  Will 
of  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in 
America  and  Religious  News  Broadcaster  for  the 
National  Broadcasting  Company. 


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303 


5.  Requested  that  Thomas  E.  Colley  (Erie)  be 
heard  upon  a  matter  of  high  personal  privilege. 
Thomas  E.  Colley  (Erie)  presented  his  resigna- 
tion as  a  member  of  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance  (DB-106).  Motion  of 
Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  we  accept  the  resig- 
nation. 

6.  Requested  that  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam, 
Secretary  of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  be  recognized. 
This  was  done  and  Bishop  Oxnam  presented  the 
nomination  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania) as  a  member  at  large  of  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  and 
the  Conference,  by  vote,  approved  the  nomination. 

7.  That  Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  be  recog- 
nized for  a  privileged  motion.  This  was  done,  and 
Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  moved  that  the  Rules 
of  Order  be  suspended  in  order  that  a  motion 
might  be  made  that  Report  No.  2,  Committee  on 
Judicial  Administration,  Calendar  No.  8,  DCA-53, 
subject  "Declaratory  Decisions,"  should  become 
effective  immediately,  and  not  at  the  close  of  the 
General  Conference,  as  is  the  custom.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Rules  of  Order 
were  suspended. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  moved  that  Re- 
port No.  2,  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration, 
Calendar  No.  8,  DCA-53,  subject  "Declaratory 
Decisions,"  be  made  effectively  immediately,  and 
not  at  the  close  of  the  General  Conference,  as  our 
Rules  of  Procedure  provide.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed.  Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River) 
stated  that  he  was  submitting  a  request  from  the 
Board  of  Publication  to  the  Judicial  Council  for  a 
decision  as  to  whether  or  not  ministers  are  to  be 
counted  in  those  places  in  the  Discipline  where 
the  membership  of  the  Church  in  its  Jurisdictions 
control  procedure. 


MAY     2 

Sbventh  Day 

TllI'Mtldlf 

Morninu 

■V.  K.  Colley 
Rpsicns 


J.  Edgar 
Skillington 
Elected 


Motion,    Fred 
D.    Stone    re 
Report  No.  2 
Judicial  Ad- 
ministration 


804 


Journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 


MAT    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 

Resolution 
Charles  V. 
Adams 


R.  E.  Diflfen- 
dorfer  Pre- 
Bents  Thom- 
as E.   Ward 
and    Charles 
E.  Cooper 


Meesaeea 
Sent    to    D. 
W.  Henry, 
Leon  S. 
Moore,  W. 
C.  Thomp- 
eon 


8.  Requested  that  Charles  V.  Adams  (*)  (Cen- 
tral Pennsylvania)  be  recognized  for  a  special 
Resolution.  This  was  done  and  Charles  V.  Adams 
(*)  (Central  Pennsylvania)  presented  the  fol- 
lowing Resolution  (DB-107)  and  moved  its  adop- 
tion: 

"In  an  hour  of  chaos  and  confusion  there  is  very  great 
need  that  the  woi-d  of  the  Church  shall  be  sure,  clear,  and 
so  simple  that  it  cannot  be  misunderstood. 

"We  have  read  with  great  appreciation  the  Editorial  in 
The  ChHstian  Advocate  entitled  'We  Deal  in  the  Super- 
natural' and  desire  to  register  herewith  our  profound 
conviction  that  it  is  in  harmony  with  Methodism's  historic 
position  and  points  the  way  for  the  Church  in  this  dread 
hour. 

"In  token  of  our  confidence  in  the  principles  therein 
set  forth,  we  herewith  express  our  heartiest  and  most 
fixed  approval  of  its  general  conclusions. 

"We  express  our  appreciation  to  the  Editor  of  The 
Christian  Advocate  for  having  furnished  it  and  request  the 
Commission  on  Evangelism  to  prepare  and  publish  this 
editorial  in  tract  form  and  secure  its  widest  possible  dis- 
tribution throughout  the  Church." 

The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Charles  V. 
Adams  (*)  (Central  Pennsylvania)  spoke  to  the 
same.  The  motion  was  unanimously  adopted. 

9.  Requested  that  Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer  (Rock 
River),  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Division  of 
Foreign  Missions,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  be  recognized  for  a  special  introduc- 
tion. This  was  done,  and  Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer 
(Rock  River)  presented  Thomas  E.  Ward  and 
Charles  E.  Cooper,  Ministerial  and  Lay  Delegate, 
respectively,  of  the  Liberia  Conference,  who  had 
just  arrived  at  the  seat  of  the  General  Conference, 
having  left  Monrovia,  Liberia,  by  Clipper  plane, 
Thursday  evening  at  8  P.M. 

The  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  was 
recognized  and  stated  that  information  had  just 
been  received  that  David  W.  Henry,  Ministerial 
Delegate,  Leon  S.  Moore,  Lay  Delegate,  and  Wil- 


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305 


liam  C.  Thompson,  Reserve  Ministerial  Delegate, 
from  the  Delaware  Conference,  Central  Jurisdic- 
tion, had  been  injured  in  an  automobile  wreck.  By 
common  consent  the  Secretary  was  authorized  to 
send  appropriate  messages  on  ascertaining  the 
particulars. 

Leland  Moore  (South  Georgia),  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Credentials,  presented  Report 
No.  3,  DCA-101  and  102,  and  moved  its  adoption, 
without  reading.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. For  Report  see  page  745. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  was  recog- 
nized on  a  matter  of  privilege  and  made  the  fol- 
lowing motion  (DB-108)  :  "Since  the  microphones 
in  the  aisles  have  caused  confusion  and  loss  of 
time,  I  move  that  we  direct  their  removal  before 
the  next  session."  The  motion,  being  duly  seconded, 
A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  spoke  to  the 
same.  The  motion,  being  put  to  a  vote,  did  not 
prevail. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Rules,  presented 
Report  No.  1,  DCA-102,  subject  "Clarification  of 
Rule  21,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  754. 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas),  Vice-Chairman  of 
the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance,  stated  that  those  Sections  of  Report 
No.  2  of  the  Commission,  DCA-12,  subject  "The 
Episcopal  Fund  Budget,"  which  had  been  with- 
drawn for  conference  with  the  Committee  on 
Central  Conferences,  on  Saturday,  April  29,  1944, 
were  now  ready  for  the  consideration  of  the  Con- 
ference, and  requested  permission  for  J.  Edgar 
Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  to  present  the 
same.  Permission  being  granted,  J.  Edgar  Skill- 
ington (Central  Pennsylvania)  made  the  follow- 
ing Report  (DB-109)  :  Column  3,  page  12-DCA, 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 


Report    No.    3 
Credentials 


Motion.  A.  W. 
Pugh  re 
Microphones 


Report  No.    1. 
Rules 


W.  F.  Bryan 
Makes  State- 
ment 


Report    No.    2 
World  Serv- 
ice and 
Finance 


306 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 


Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

Section  6  (Arabic  numeral)  has  been  rewritten  as 
follows : 

"The  Genei'al  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
shall  determine  what  sum  shall  be  paid  from  the  Episco- 
pal Fund  for  the  support  of  the  several  retired  Central 
Conference  Bishops,  and  widows  of  Central  Conference 
Bishops,  after  due  consideration  of  the  facts  in  each  case." 

Section  7  (Arabic  numeral)  has  been  rewritten 
as  follows : 

The  grants-in-aid  to  the  several  Central  Conferences 
shall  be  made  as  heretofore  in  such  amounts  as  the  Gen- 
eral Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall 
determine  after  due  consideration  of  the  representations 
concerning  the  need  for  the  same,  as  made  by  the  respec- 
tive Central  Conferences,  or  their  authorized  representa- 
tives." 

Under  Roman  numeral  II,  Arabic  numeral  2, 
subject  "For  Effective  Missionary  Bishops,"  Sec- 
tions a  and  b  were  withdrawn.  Section  "a"  has 
been  rewritten  as  follows : 


"a.  For  Episcopal  residence  furnished,  a  maximum  of 
$1,200.00  shall  be  allowed  annually  to  each  effective  Mis- 
sionary Bishop,  the  same  to  be  determined  by  actual  rent 
paid,  provided  that  in  the  event  that  a  Missionary  Bishop 
is  temporarily  located  in  the  United  States,  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall,  after 
due  consideration  of  the  facts  in  the  case,  be  authorized 
to  increase  such  allowance  for  dwelling  on  the  basis  of 
rent  actually  paid  to  a  sum  not  to  exceed  $1,800.00." 

Section  "b"  is  unchanged,  as  printed. 
Arabic  numeral  4,  Section  II,  subject  "For  Cen- 
tral Conference  Bishops,"  is  rewritten  as  follows: 

"Travel  expenses  incurred  by  each  Central  Conference 
Bishop  in  attending  sessions  of  the  General  Conference, 
and  the  meeting  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  held  in  con- 
nection therewith,  and  one  other  meeting  of  the  Council 
of  Bishops  during  the  ensuing  quadrennium  shall  be  paid. 
Travel   expense  of  the  wife  of  each   Central   Conference 


The  Methodist  Church 


307 


Bishop  whose  home  is  in  the  United   States  shall  also  be  MAY    2 

paid  as  incurred  in  attending  the  General  Conference,  or  Sbventh  Day 

instead  thereof,  one  trip  to  the  United  States  at  any  time  Tuesday 

during  the  ensuing  quadrennium."  Morxing 


On  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central 
Pennsylvania),  duly  seconded,  the  withdrawn  sec- 
tions were  adopted  as  amended  and  presented. 

The  Report  as  amended  was  then  adopted  as  a 
whole.  For  Report  see  page  850. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  in  the  consideration  of  the 
Calendar  those  Reports  printed  in  the  Daily  Chris- 
tian Advocate  previous  to  Tuesday,  May  2,  1944, 
be  considered  first,  and  then  those  appearing  in 
today's  issue  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate,  un- 
der a  suspension  of  the  Rules  of  Order. 

Dr.  0.  W.  Auman,  Treasurer  of  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  as  a 
privileged  matter,  made  an  announcement  con- 
cerning the  distribution  and  cashing  of  traveling 
expense  checks. 

The  Calendar  was  taken  up,  and  Edgar  R.  Heck- 
man  (Central  Pennsylvania),  First  Assistant  Sec- 
retary, and  in  charge  of  the  Calendar,  directed  the 
presentation  of  the  following  Reports : 

Report  No.  8,  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests, Calendar  No.  24,  DCA-68,  subject  "Rear- 
ranging Sections  IV  and  VI  of  the  Disciplirie," 
previously  withdrawn  for  a  conference  with  the 
Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  was  presented 
by  W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman, 
and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  307. 

Report  No.  1,  Committee  on  Hospitals  and 
Homes,  Calendar  No.  39,  DCA-71,  subject  "Con- 
stitution of  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes,"  was 
presented  by  Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri),  Chair- 


Report 

Adopted 


Calendar 

Matters 


O.  W.  Auman 
Makes  An- 
nouncement 


Calendar 


Report  No. 
Publishing 
Interests 


Report    No.     1 
Hospitals 
and   Home« 


308 


Journal  of  the  194-^  General  Conference 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 


Mrs.  J.  D. 
Bragg 


Mrs.   W.   Ray- 
mond Brown 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


C.   A.  Robbins 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


man,  with  Hubert  T.  Johnson  (*)  (Central  Tex- 
as), Secretary,  assisting. 

Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri),  Chairman,  asked 
common  consent  to  consider  the  Report  paragraph 
by  paragraph.  This  was  unanimously  granted. 
Paragraph  I,  "Name  and  Purpose,"  was  present- 
ed. Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis)  asked  for  in- 
formation concerning  the  definition  of  the  word 
"Correlating"  as  related  to  the  word  "Agen- 
cies" in  line  4  of  the  paragraph.  Okey  J.  Carder 
(Missouri),  Chairman,  gave  the  information. 
Mrs.  W.  Raymond  Brown  (*)  (Genesee)  moved 
to  amend  by  inserting  after  the  word  "institu- 
tions" in  line  5  the  following:  "not  affiliated 
with  any  other  Board  of  the  Church"  (DB-110). 
This  was  accepted  by  Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri), 
Chairman,  there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 
The  paragraph,  on  motion  of  Okey  J.  Carder  (Mis- 
souri), Chairman,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 

Paragraph  2  "Incorporation"  was  presented, 
and,  on  motion  of  Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri), 
Chairman,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 

Paragraph  3  "Management"  was  presented. 
Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific  Northwest) 
moved  to  amend  by  inserting  in  line  6  after  the 
words  "two  Lay  Members"  the  words  "one  of 
whom  shall  be  a  woman"  (DB-111).  This  amend- 
ment was  accepted  by  Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri) , 
Chairman  for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  ob- 
jection raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee 
or  of  the  Conference.  The  paragraph,  with  the 
accepted  amendment,  on  motion  of  Okey  J.  Carder 
(Missouri),  Chairman,  duly  seconded,  was  adopt- 
ed. 

Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri),  Chairman,  in  order 
to  save  time,  requested  common  consent  to  change 
his  motion  for  the  adoption  of  the  Report  "para- 


The  Methodist  Church 


309 


graph  by  paragraph"  to  read  "Section  by  Sec- 
tion." This  was  unanimously  granted. 

The  time  of  the  morning  recess  being  near,  the 
further  consideration  of  the  Report  was  post- 
poned until  after  the  recess. 

The  members  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  joined 
in  singing  the  Bishops'  Song,  "Beloved,  We  Are 
the  Sons  of  God,"  after  which  the  Conference  re- 
cessed for  ten  minutes,  with  the  consideration  of 
Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Hospitals  and 
Homes  pending. 

At  the  end  of  the  recess  Bishop  Wilbur  E. 
Hammaker  called  the  Conference  to  order  and  an- 
nounced Hymn  204,  which  the  Conference  joined 
in  singing. 

Consideration  of  Report  No.  1,  Committee  on 
Hospitals  and  Homes,  was  resumed,  with  Section 
I  being  before  the  Conference,  William  C.  Hart- 
inger  (Indiana)  spoke  briefly  in  support  of  this 
Section.  Section  I  was  adopted. 

Sections  II,  III,  IV,  V,  VI,  VII,  VIII,  and 
IX  were  separately  presented  by  Okey  J.  Carder 
(Missouri),  Chairman,  and  each,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  The  Report  as  a 
whole  was  then  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  595. 

A  covering  Resolution  (DB-112)  was  presented 
by  Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri),  Chairman,  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted,  as  follows : 


MAY    2 

SB^■E^•TH  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 


The    Bishops' 
Song 


Recess 


Report    No.    1 
Hospitals 
and  Homes 


Covering 
Resolution 


Resolved:  First,  That  the  Report  on  Revised  Consti- 
tution of  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes,  as  adopted 
by  the  General  Conference,  be  and  is  hereby  substituted 
for  Chapter  VI,  Paragraphs  1251  to  1262  inclusive  (1940 
Discipline)  and  that  the  same  be  included  in  the  1944 
Discipline  as  legislation  duly  enacted  by  the  General 
Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

Second,  That  Paragraphs  1251  to  1262,  inclusive,  1940 
Discipline,  be  and  are  hereby  repealed. 

On  motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia) 
the  Order  of  the  Day,  hearing  of  the  Report  of 


Order  of  Day 
Postponed 


310 


Journal  of  the  lOJfi  General  Conference 


MAY     2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 


Rules 

Suspended 


Order   of    Day 
Set 


Report  No.  3 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


D.    Stewart 
Patterson 
Presents 
Report 


Frank  H. 
Ryder  Moves 
to   Amend 


the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study,  set  for  11 
A.M.,  was  by  common  consent  unanimously  post- 
poned until  11:30  a.m.  in  order  to  continue  con- 
sideration of  the  Calendar. 

Motion  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  Rules 
of  Order  be  suspended,  for  consideration  of  and 
action  on  Reports  appearing  in  today's  issue  of  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate,  Tuesday,  May  2, 1944. 

Motion  of  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed  setting  as  the  Order  of  the  Day 
for  this  evening's  session,  if  one  be  held,  the  hear- 
ing of  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Conference 
Claimants  dealing  with  the  General  Pension  Plan. 

The  Calendar  was  resumed. 

Report  No.  3,  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay 
Activities,  and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No. 
40,  DCA-75,  subject  "Amending  Chapter  in  the 
1940  Discipline  on  Lay  Activities,"  was  presented 
by  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas) ,  Chair- 
man, who  requested  D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*) 
(Baltimore),  Chairman  of  the  Sub-Committee  on 
Legislation  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay 
Activities,  and  Temporal  Economy,  to  guide  the 
Conference  in  its  consideration  of  the  Report. 

D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  present- 
ed the  Report  and  moved  its  adoption,  with  the 
following  amendment  presented  by  the  Commit- 
tee :  first  column,  page  75-DCA,  Paragraph  543 ;  in 
line  7  insert  after  the  words  "be  Chairman"  at  the 
beginning  of  the  line,  the  following:  "or  they  shall 
be  elected  by  the  members  of  the  Charge,  18  years 
of  age  and  over,  at  a  meeting  called  for  that  pur- 
pose, as  may  be  arranged  by  the  Quarterly  Con- 
ference" (DB-113) .  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Frank  H.  Ryder  (*)  (Troy)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  1244,  DCA-77,  column  1,  by  adding 
the  words  "and  the  Christian  Advocate"  at  the 
end  of  the  Paragraph  (DB-114) .  This  amendment 


The  Methodist  Church 


311 


was  accepted  by  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest 
Texas),  Chairman,  for  the  Committee,  there  be- 
ing no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the 
Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

Lyle  0.  Kirk  (*)  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend  Para- 
graph 1230,  top  of  cokimn  3,  DCA-76,  by  substitut- 
ing the  following  (DB-115)  : 


MAY     2 

Seventh  Day 

Tuesday 

MoDiing 

Amendment 
Accepted 

L.  O.  Kirk 
Moves  to 
Amend 


"The  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders  shall 
be  elected  at  the  District  Conference  by  the  Charge  Lay 
Leaders,  upon  nomination  of  a  Committee  to  be  named 
by  the  District  Superintendent,  provided  that  where  there 
is  no  District  Conference,  the  Annual  Conference  shall 
order  the  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leadei-s 
shall  be  elected  annually  by  the  Annual  Conference  on 
nomination  of  the  District  Superintendents  and  the  Con- 
ference Lay  Leader.  Nominations  may  be  made  from  the 
floor  of  the  Conference  for  these  officers." 


The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Lyle  0.  Kirk 
(*)  (Ohio)  spoke  to  the  same.  Marcus  C.  Redwine 
(*)  (Kentucky)  spoke  against  the  amendment,  as 
did  D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  for  the 
Committee.  The  amendment,  being  put  to  a  vote, 
did  not  prevail. 

Loyd  F.  Worley  (New  York  East)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  542-A,  page  75-DCA,  column  1, 
by  adding  to  the  Paragraph  the  words,  "and  such 
other  Presidents  of  other  organizations  as  may  be 
approved  by  the  Quarterly  Conference"  (DB-116) . 
The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Loyd  F.  Worley 
(New  York  East)  spoke  to  the  same.  James  G. 
Houston  (*)  (North  Mississippi)  spoke  against 
the  amendment. 

Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  moved  to  further 
amend  the  same  paragraph  by  adding  the  words 
(DB-117),  "Provided  that  all  members  of  the 
Official  Board  are  members  of  The  Methodist 
Church."  The  motion  of  Guy  0.  Carpenter  (In- 
diana), being  duly  seconded,  prevailed.  D.  Stewart 
Patterson   (*)    (Baltimore),  for  the  Committee, 


Marcus  C. 
Redwine 
Against 
Amendment 


Amendment 

Lost 

Loyd  *F.    Wor- 
ley Moves 
to  Amend 


James  G. 
Houston 
Against 
Amendment 


G.  O.  Carpen- 
ter Moves  to 
Amend 


312 


Journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 


MAT    2 

Seventh  Dav 
Tuesday 
Morning 

Amendment 
Lost 

J.  A.  Perry 
Moves  to 
Amend 


spoke  against  the  amendment  offered  by  Loyd  F. 
Worley  (New  York  East).  The  amendment,  being 
put  to  a  vote,  did  not  prevail. 

James  A.  Perry  (Troy)  mOved  to  amend  Para- 
graph 549,  17  c.  Section  V,  page  75-DCA,  column 
3,  by  substituting  the  following  (DB-118)  : 

"17  c.  To  make  a  report  of  all  funds  received  and  dis- 
bursed at  the  meetings  of  the  Official  Board  or  Quarterly 
Conference,  monthly  meetings  being  recommended;  and 
give  attention  to  unpaid  bills  with  the  Committee  on 
Finance." 


Amendment 
Lost 


W.   H.    Barra- 
dell  Moves 
to  Amend 


Order  of  Day 


Further  Con- 
sideration of 
Report  No.  3 
Postponed 


Order  of   Day 
Report   of 
Commission 
on  Courses 
of  Study 


(New  York  East) 
1230,   Section,   II, 


The  motion,  being  duly  seconded,  James  A.  Per- 
ry (Troy)  spoke  to  the  same.  D.  Stewart  Patterson 
(*)  (Baltimore),  for  the  Committee,  spoke 
against  the  amendment.  The  amendment,  being 
put  to  a  vote,  did  not  prevail. 

William  H.  Barradell  (*) 
moved  to  amend  Paragraph 
page  76-DCA,  column  3,  by  substituting  in  place 
thereof  the  present  Paragraph  1230  as  contained 
in  the  1940  Discipline  (DB-119).  The  amendment 
being  duly  seconded,  William  H.  Barradell  (*) 
(New  York  East)  spoke  to  the  same. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  on  a  ques- 
tion of  privilege,  called  attention  to  the  fact  that 
the  time  for  the  Order  of  the  Day  had  arrived. 
Consideration  of  Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities,  and  Temporal 
Economy  was  suspended,  by  unanimous  common 
consent,  until  after  the  seconded  Order  of  the  Day 
set  for  twelve  o'clock  noon,  a  time  of  special  prayer 
for  those  of  our  boys  and  girls  in  the  Armed  Serv- 
ice, with  the  amendment  of  William  H.  Barradell 
(*)  (New  York  East)  pending. 

The  Order  of  the  Day,  consideration  of  the 
Report  of  the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study, 
was  taken  up.  William  K.  Anderson  (Pittsburgh), 
Educational  Director,  was  recognized  and  present- 


The  Methodist  Church 


313 


ed  Dr.  Murray  H.  Leiffer  of  Garrett  Biblical  In-       may  2 
stitute.  Dr.  Leiffer  gave  an  exposition  of  the  Re-   ^*^'"'™  ^*' 
port,    entitled    "A    Study    of    Retirement    and       IfU'^Jg 
Recruitment  in  the  Methodist  Ministry." 

Horace  G.  Smith   (Rock  River)   presented  the  '^H'l'a'smiih 
following  Resolution  and  moved  its  adoption  (DB- 
120): 

"Resolved,  That  the  Report  entitled  'A  Study  of  Retire- 
ment and  Recniitment  in  the  Methodist  Ministry'  be  re- 
ceived, and  that  the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study, 
and  the  nine  Schools  of  Theology  related  to  The  Methodist 
Church,  be  requested  to  continue  this  study  to  the  end 
that  the  Church  may  develop  an  adequate  program  of 
recruiting  and  training  candidates  for  its  ministry." 


The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Horace  G. 
Smith  (Rock  River)  spoke  to  the  same.  Albert  W. 
Martin  (North  Arkansas)  moved  to  amend  the 
Resolution  by  adding:  "That  in  continuing  this 
study  the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study  be  in- 
structed to  include  the  Church-related  Colleges  in 
the  scope  of  their  study  and  investigation"  (DB- 
121). 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Horace  G. 
Smith  (Rock  River). 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  was  recognized, 
and  stated  he  desired  to  yield  to  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg 
(*)   (St.  Louis). 

Bishop  Hammaker  called  attention  to  the  fact 
that  the  second  Order  of  the  Day  had  arrived — 
namely,  a  brief  program  and  a  season  of  prayer 
for  our  Chaplains  and  our  sons  and  daughters  in 
the  Armed  Forces  of  the  nation,  and  presented 
Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele,  Chairman  of  the  Meth- 
odist Commission  on  Chaplains,  to  be  in  charge. 

Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele,  Chairman  of  the  Meth- 
odist Commission  on  Chaplains,  briefly  outlined 
the  program  of  the  Order  of  the  Day. 

The  Conference  stood  and  sang  two  stanzas  of 
"America." 


A.  W.  Martin 
Moves    to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Fred  D.  Stone 
Yields  Floor 
to  Mrs.  J. 
D.  Bragg 


Second  Order 
of    Day 


Bishop  Peele 
in   Charge 


314 


Journal  of  the  19.^  General  Conference 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 

William  N. 
Thomas 

Prayer  by 

George  F. 

Rixey 


Report  of 
Course  of 
Study 
Resumed 


W.  W.  Holmes 


W.   K.  Ander- 
son 


Night  Session 
Ordered 


Report    No.    3 
Membership, 
LA-TE 
Resumed 


J.  M.  Soillivan 


Captain  William  N.  Thomas  (Mississippi  Con- 
ference, SE),  Chaplain  United  States  Navy,  sta- 
tioned at  Annapolis,  Maryland,  spoke  briefly  to 
the  Conference  about  the  Chaplaincy,  after  which 
the  Conference  stood  in  silent  prayer.  At  the  close 
of  the  period  of  silent  prayer,  Colonel  George  F. 
Rixey,  Deputy  Chief  of  Chaplains  of  the  United 
States  Army,  led  the  Conference  in  prayer  for 
our  Chaplains  and  sons  and  daughters  serving  in 
the  Armed  Forces. 

The  Conference  remained  standing  and  sang 
Hymn  No.  533  "0  God,  Our  Help  in  Ages  Past," 
after  which  Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele  pronounced 
the  benediction. 

Consideration  of  the  Report  of  the  Commission 
on  Courses  of  Study  and  the  Resolution  presented 
by  Horace  G.  Smith  (Rock  River)  was  resumed. 
Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis)  spoke  to  the  Re- 
port of  the  Commission. 

Motion  of  the  Secretary,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed extending  the  time  of  this  session  to  com- 
plete the  pending  matters  before  the  Conference. 

William  W.  Holmes  (Louisiana,  EC)  spoke  to 
the  pending  matter.  William  K.  Anderson  (Pitts- 
burgh) Educational  Director  for  the  Commission 
spoke  to  the  Resolution.  The  Resolution  as  amend- 
ed, was  adopted. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia) 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  when  we  adjourn 
it  be  to  meet  tonight  at  7:30  p.m.  in  a  regular 
session  of  the  General  Conference. 

Consideration  of  the  Report  No.  3,  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  40,  DCA-75,  subject 
"Amending  Chapter  in  the  1940  Discipline  on 
Lay  Activities"  was  resumed,  with  action  on  the 
amendment  of  William  H.  Barradell  (*)  (New 
York  East)  to  Paragraph  1230,  page  76  DCA, 
column   3    pending.    J.    Magruder   Sullivan    (*) 


The  Methodist  Church 


315 


(North  Mississippi)  spoke  against  the  amendment, 
as  did  D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  for 
the  Committee.  The  amendment,  being  put  to  vote, 
did  not  prevail. 

Claude  Young  (Northwest  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Section  V,  Paragraph  549,  Item  13,  DCA 
75,  column  3,  by  substituting  the  following  (DB- 
122) 

"Where  the  Unified  Budget  is  used,  at  the  first  Board 
meeting  of  the  Conference  year,  to  fix  the  ratio  between 
Ministerial  support  and  local  expenses,  and  the  General 
and  Annual  Conference  Benevolences,  and  to  see  that 
funds  received  for  this  Unified  Budget  are  prorated 
monthly  on  the  basis  of  the  pro  rata  so  fixed.  Funds  for 
connectional  interests  shall  be  distributed  monthly  to 
the  Conference  Treasurer."  (DB-f22) 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 

D.    Stewart 
Patterson 

Amendment 
Lost 

Claude  Young 
Moves    to 
Amend 


The  amendment,  being  put  to  a  vote,  did  not 
prevail. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  542A,  page  75  DCA,  column  1, 
by  including  "Local  preachers  and  exhorters"  in 
the  Official  Board.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 
D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  spoke 
against  the  amendment. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question  on  all  before  the  Conference.  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous 
question  was  ordered. 

D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore),  for  the 
Committee,  had  nothing  further  to  say. 

The  amendment  of  George  W.  Henson  (Phila- 
delphia), being  put  to  a  vote,  did  not  prevail. 

The  Report,  as  amended,  was  adopted  as  a  whole. 
For  Report  see  page  634. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  for  the  information  of  the 
Conference,  announced  the  following  appoint- 
ments made  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  complying 
with  the  law  of  the  Church : 


Amendment 
Lost 


G.   W.   Henson 
Moves    to 
Amend 


R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Amendment 
Lost 


Report 
Adopted 


Appointments 
of   Council 
of  Bishops 


316 


Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 


MAY   2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Morning 

Commission  on 
Evangelism 


University 
Senate 


Commission  or 
World  Peace 


Episcopal  Members  of  the  General  Commission  on 
Evangelism. — Northeastei-n  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Charles 
W.  Flint.  Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Arthur  J. 
Moore.  Central  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Alexander  P.  Shaw. 
North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman. 
South  Central  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman, 
Chairman.  Western  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Bruce  R.  Baxter. 
(DB-123) 

Members  of  the  University  Senate. — Fred  P.  Corson, 
Charles  N.  Pace,  G.  Herbert  Smith,  Fred  G.  Holloviray, 
Umphrey  Lee,  Hubert  Searcy,  James  L.  Robb,  E.  E. 
Voig-ht,  William  P.  Tolley,  Goodrich  C.  White.  (DB-124) 

Members  of  the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study. — 
Bishop  Paul  B.  Kern,  Bishop  Charles  W.  Flint,  Bishop 
James  C.  Baker,  Bishop  William  C.  Martin,  Bishop  Bruce 
R.  Baxter,  Oscar  T.  Olson,  Gideon  I.  Humphreys,  Bach- 
man  G.  Hodge,  R.  Franklin  Thompson,  Paul  W.  Quillian. 
(DB-125) 

General  Commission  on  World  Peace. — Bishop 
Charles  W.  Flint,  Bishop  William  C.  Martin,  Harry  N. 
Holmes  (*)  (New  York  East,  NE),  Ralph  W.  Sockman 
(New  York,  NE),  G.  Ray  Jordan  (Western  North  Cai'o- 
lina,  SE),  Paul  Worley  (Holston,  SE),  George  W.  Carter 
(Louisiana,  C),  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River, 
NC),  Georgia  Harkness  (*)  (NC),  Frank  D.  Slutz  (*) 
(Ohio),  Edmund  Heinsohn  (Southwest  Texas).  (DB-126) 


Commission  on 
Public 
Information 


Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  the  nominations  of 
the  Council  of  Bishops  for  the  Commission  on 
Public  Information,  and  on  motion  of  Ernest  W. 
Peterson  (*)  (Oregon),  duly  seconded,  they  were 
elected,  as  follows:  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam, 
Josephus  Daniels,  Umphrey  Lee,  William  A. 
Bailey,  Roy  L.  Smith,  Miron  A.  Morrill,  Theodore 
H.  Palmquist,  G.  W.  Rideout,  Walter  W.  Van 
Kirk  (DB-129). 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op William  C.  Martin  would  preside  at  the  eve- 
ning session  tonight,  Tuesday,  May  2,  1944,  and 
Bishop  Ernest  G.  Richardson  at  the  session  to- 
morrow morning,  Wednesday,  May  3,  1944. 


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After  various  announcements  the  Conference 
adjourned  at  12:40  p.m.  with  the  benediction  pro- 
nounced by  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell. 

SEVENTH  DAY,  TUESDAY,  MAY  2,  1944, 
EVENING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence convened  at  7 :30  p.m.,  Tuesday,  May  2,  1944, 
with  Bishop  William  C.  Martin  in  the  Chair. 
Bishop  Martin  announced,  and  the  Conference 
stood  and  joined  in  singing.  Hymn  382,  "Glorious 
Things  of  Thee  Are  Spoken,"  after  which  Bishop 
John  Gowdy,  of  China,  led  in  prayer. 

Dr.  James  R.  Houghton  sang,  as  a  solo,  "Sweet 
Little  Jesus  Boy,"  by  MacGimsey. 

The  Committee  on  Journal  requested  that  their 
Report  be  received  at  tomorrow  morning's  session. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  the  following  matters, 
and  action  was  taken  on  each  as  indicated. 

1.  Requested  that  Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New 
York  East)  be  heard  on  a  privileged  motion.  By 
common  consent  this  was  done,  and  Lynn  Harold 
Hough  (New  York  East)  moved  that  considera- 
tion of  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  State 
of  the  Church  relative  to  "War  and  Peace"  be 
made  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Thursday  morn- 
ing, May  4,  1944,  immediately  following  the  Re- 
port of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies  and  Privi- 
leges. The  motion,  being  duly  seconded,  Lynn  Har- 
old Hough  (New  York  East)  spoke  to  the  same. 
Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona) 
questioned  the  propriety  of  the  method  of  the  pro- 
cedure, inasmuch  as  the  Chairman  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  the  State  of  the  Church,  Ernest  Fremont 
Tittle  (Rock  River),  had  not  been  consulted.  The 
motion,  being  put  to  a  vote,  prevailed. 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Momino 

Adjournment 


MAY   2 

Seventh  Dav 

Tuesday 

Evening 

Rishop  W.  C. 
Martin  Pre- 
siding 


Journal 


Courtesies 


Lynn  Harold 
Hough 
Moves  Order 
of   Day 


Albert  E.   Day 
Speaks 


u^ 


Journal  of  the  lOJfJi.  General  Conference 


MAY   2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Evening 

Lester  A. 
Welliver 


2.  Requested  that  Lester  A.  Welliver  (Central 
Pennsylvania),  President  of  Westminster  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  be  recognized  for  a  privileged 
motion.  This  was  done  by  common  consent,  and 
Lester  A.  Welliver  (Central  Pennsylvania)  pre- 
sented the  following  statement  (DB-130)  : 


Trustees  of 
Westminster 
Theological 
Seminary 
Elected 


The  Charter  of  the  Westminster  Theological  Seminary, 
as  amended  in  harmony  with  the  action  of  the  General 
Conference  of  1940,  provides  that  the  Board  of  Governors 
of  the  Institution  shall  be  elected  by  the  General  Con- 
ference of  The  Methodist  Church,  the  Board  itself  having 
the  power  to  fill  vacancies  ad  interim. 

The  resident  Bishop  of  the  Washington  Area  is  an  ex 
officio  member. 

I,  therefore,  present  the  following  nominations  for 
membership  on  the  Board : 

Bishop  James  H.  Straughn,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 

The  Rev.  L.  E.  Bee,  Clarksburg,  West  Virginia. 

Mr.  John  H.  Baker,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Mr.  F.  Murray  Benson,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Mr.  George  W.  Culberson,   Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania. 

The  Rev.  Charles  E.  Foi'lines,  Westminster,  Maryland. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  S.  Holt,  Federalsburg,  Maryland. 

Mr.  George  K.  Mather,  Westminster,  Maryland. 

The  Rev.  Benjamin  W.  Meeks,  Frederick,  Maryland. 

Mr.  Reginald  G.  Mowbray,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

The  Rev.  Reuben  Y.  Nicholson,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Mr.  William  C.  Scott,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

I  move  that  the  Seci^etary  of  the  General  Conference 
be  instructed  to  cast  the  ballot  of  the  General  Conference 
for  the  persons  named,  as  members  of  the  Board  of  Gov- 
ernors  of   The   Westminster   Theological   Seminary. 

(Signed)  Lester  A.  Welliver. 

The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed.  In  com- 
pliance with  the  motion  the  Secretary  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference,  Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis),  cast 
the  vote  of  the  General  Conference  for  Bishop 
James  H.  Straughn,  L.  E.  Bee,  John  H.  Baker 
(*),  F.  Murray  Benson  (*),  George  W.  Culber- 
son (*),  Charles  E.  Forlines,  Thomas  S.  Holt, 
George  K.  Mather  (*),  Benjamin  W.  Meeks,  Regi- 
nald G.  Mowbray  (*),  Reuben  Y.  Nicholson,  and 


The  Methodist  Church  319 

William  C.  Scott  (*)  to  be  members  of  the  Board        ^^^  ^ 
of    Governors    of   the    Westminster    Theological   "^"'''7^'^"*' 
Seminary,  and  Bishop  William  C.  Martin  declared       /;,.^,„„„ 
the  same  to  have  been  duly  elected. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  request-  '^Ha'r"oid''"'" 
ed  that  if  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  State      order^o? 
of  the  Church,  made  the  Order  of  the  Day  for      ^»y 
Thursday  morning,  should  not  appear  in  the  Daihi 
Advocate  in  due  time  for  its  consideration  then, 
that  consideration  be  deferred  until  the  same  time 
Friday  morning.  By  common  consent  this  request 
was  granted. 

3.  Requested  that  T.  Morton  McDonald  (*)  ^^"'l^i^l^on 
(Indiana)  be  heard  on  a  matter  of  courtesy  and  McDonald 
privilege.  By  common  consent  this  was  done,  and 

T.  Morton  McDonald  (*)  (Indiana)  presented  the 
following  Resolution  (DB-131)  and  moved  its 
adoption : 

"Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  request  the 
Council  of  Bishops  to  have  a  I'ecording  made  of  the 
Bishops'  Song,  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  Council 
of  Bishops,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  is  convenient,  the 
same  to  be  made  available  through  the  appropriate  agency 
of  the  Church  for  purchase  generally  throughout  Meth- 
odism." 

The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

4.  Requested  the  Conference  hear  Paul  M.  Hill-  ^^'•"'J:. ,?''"' 

^  M.    Hillman 

man  (Nebraska)  on  a  privileged  matter.  By  com- 
mon consent,  this  was  done,  and  Paul  M.  Hillman 
(Nebraska)  moved  that  the  General  Conference 
refer  to  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Le- 
gal Forms  the  request  of  the  Southwest  Mexican 
Annual  Conference,  for  an  enabling  act  consent- 
ing to  its  continuance  as  an  Annual  Conference, 
subject  to  the  action  of  the  South  Central  Juris- 
dictional Conference,  as  provided  in  Section  4  of 
Paragraph  15  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  (DB-132).  The  motion,  duly  .sec- 
onded, prevailed. 


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Journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tueaday 
Evening 

Frances  R. 
Bayley    Pre- 
sents   Deci- 
sion, Judi- 
cial   Council 


5.  Requested  that  Francis  R.  Bayley  (Balti- 
more), President  of  the  Judicial  Council,  be  heard 
for  the  presentation  of  a  decision  of  the  Judicial 
Council.  By  common  consent,  this  was  done,  and 
Francis  R.  Bayley  (Baltimore),  President  of  the 
Judicial  Council,  presented  the  following  decision 
(DB-133)  : 


CONSTITUTIONALITY  OF  PARAGRAPH  NO.  9-34 

At  the  evening  session  of  May  1,  1944,  the  General 
Conference  passed  a  motion  made  by  L.  0.  Hartman  that 
an  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council  be  made  to  determine 
whether  Paragraph  No.  934  of  the  Discipline  of  1940 
is  constitutional. 

Paragraph  No,  934  reads  as  follows:  "In  fields  out- 
side the  United  States  the  Annual  Conference  may  seat 
regularly  appointed  lay  missionaries  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension  in  the  Annual  Conference 
session  and  give  them  the  privileges  of  the  floor  and  the 
right  to  vote  on  all  questions  not  Ministerial  or  Consti- 
tutional and  they  shall  be  eligible  for  election  to  Mission 
or  Conference  Committees." 

Paragraph  21,  Article  I  of  the  Constitution  defines  the 
composition  and  qualifications  of  the  members  of  the  An- 
nual Conference.  "The  Annual  Conference  shall  be  com- 
posed of  all  the  Traveling  Preachers  in  full  connection 
with  it,  together  with  a  Lay  Member  elected  by  each  pas- 
toral charge.  Lay  Members  shall  be  at  least  twenty-one 
(21)  years  of  age  and  shall  have  been  for  the  four  years 
next  preceding  their  election  members  of  one  of  the  con- 
stituent Churches  forming  this  union,  or  of  The  Methodist 
Church." 

From  this  it  is  clear  that  only  those  laymen  who  have 
been  elected  by  pastoral  charges  are  eligible  to  membership 
in  the  Annual  Conference,  and  membership  alone  deter- 
mines the  right  to  vote  on  any  matter  before  the  Annual 
Conference. 

We  must  decide,  therefore,  that  the  part  of  Paragraph 
No.  934  which  reads  as  follows,  "the  right  to  vote  on  all 
questions  not  Ministerial  and  Constitutional  and  they  shall 
be  eligible  for  election  to  Mission  or  Conference  Commit- 
tees" is  unconstitutimial. 

The  first  part  of  Paragraph  No.  934  which  reads  as 
follows:  "In  fields  outside  the  United  States  the  Annual 
•Conference  may  seat  regularly  appointed  lay  missionaries 


The  Methodist  Church 


321 


Committee  on 
Enabling 
Acts 
Excused 


of  the  Board  of  Missions   and   Church   Extension   in   the         may  2 
Annual   Conference  session  and  give  them  the  pi'ivileges    sbvknth  Day 
of  the  floor"  is  constitutional ;  provided  the  phrase  "may         Tuesday 
seat"  used  therein  is  not  to  be  construed  as  extending  to        Kvcning 
them  membership  in  the  Annual  Conference. 

(Signed)    F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  Secretary. 

By  common  consent  the  decision  was  received 
and  ordered  to  record. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  was  recognized 
and  made  a  brief  statement  relative  to  expediting 
the  business  of  the  Conference  in  the  considera-  ^'''iP"*!^'" 

Matters 

tion  of  Calendar  Reports. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms, 
stated  that  it  was  necessary  for  the  Committee  to 
have  a  meeting  tonight  and  requested  that  the 
members  of  the  Committee  be  excused  from  this 
session  for  that  purpose.  By  common  consent, 
members  of  the  Committee  were  excused  for  this 
purpose. 

The  Calendar  was  called,  and  Edgar  R.  Heck- 
man  (Central  Pennsylvania),  First  Assistant  Sec- 
retary, and  in  charge  of  the  Calendar,  stated  that 
consideration  of  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee 
on  Conference  Claimants,  Calendar  No.  60,  DCA- 
89,  had  been  made  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  this 
hour. 

Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ference Claimants,  Calendar  No.  60,  DCA-89, 
subject  "Unified  Pension  Code,"  and  requested 
that  Thomas  A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota), 
Executive  Secretary  of  the  Illinois  Corporation 
of  the  Board  of  Pensions,  and  A.  Thomas  Mcll- 
wain  (North  Mississippi),  Executive  Secretary 
of  the  Missouri  Corporation  of  the  Board  of  Pen- 
sions, be  permitted  to  come  to  the  platform  to 


Report    No.    1 
Conference 
Claimants 


T.   A.  Stafford 


A.  T.  Mcllwain 


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Journal  of  the  10^4  General  Conference 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 

Evcninii 


E.   P.  Hockinii 
Moves   to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


A.  T.  Mcllwain 
Moves  to 
Amend 


assist  in  the  presentation.  By  common  consent 
this  request  was  g-ranted.  At  the  suggestion  of 
Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman  of  the 
Committee,  the  Conference,  by  common  consent, 
agreed  to  consider  the  Report  Section  by  Section. 

Chapter  I,  Section  I,  subject  "Organization," 
was  presented,  and  its  adoption  moved  by  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman.  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded.  Edward  P.  Hocking  (*)  (Wiscon- 
sin) moved  to  amend  Paragraph  1302,  item  1,  by 
inserting  after  the  words  "Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ence" at  the  beginning  of  line  4,  column  2,  DCA- 
89,  the  following  sentence  (DB-134)  :  "In  each 
Jurisdiction  membership  shall  be  divided  equally 
between  ministers  and  laymen  in  so  far  as  this  is 
possible."  The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois)  for  the  Committee,  no 
objection  being  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee, or  of  the  Conference.  Section  I,  with  the 
accepted  amendment,  was  adopted. 

Section  II,  Chapter  I,  subject  "Organization," 
was  presented,  and,  on  motion  of  Arthur  M.  Wells 
(Illinois),  Chairman,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 

Chapter  II,  "Permanent  Funds,"  was  presented, 
and  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  A. 
Thomas  Mcllwain  (North  Mississippi)  moved  to 
amend  by  adding  to  Paragraph  1309,  column  1, 
DCA-90,  the  following  (DB-135)  : 


"Beginning  with  the  first  fiscal  year  of  the  Missouri 
Corporation  following  the  General  Conference  of  1944. 
the  aforesaid  income  shall  be  distributed  to  the  Annual 
Conferences  concerned,  in  accordance  with  the  years  of 
annuity  responsibility  in  each  which  are  eligible  for  con- 
sideration under  the  preceding  sentence  of  this  Paragraph, 
the  determination  of  the  number  of  such  years  to  be  with 
the  Missouri  Corporation." 


Amendment 
Accepted 


The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  The  amendment 
was    accepted    by    Arthur    M.    Wells    (Illinois), 


Tuesday 

Even  inn 


The  Methodist  Church  323 

Chairman,  for  the  Committee,  no  objection  being       *'^'*'  ^ 
raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the 
Conference. 

Chapter  II,  "Permanent  Funds,"  was  adopted, 
on  motion  of  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chair- 
man, duly  seconded. 

Chapter  III,  "Annual  Conference  Organiza- 
tions," Section  I,  "Authorization,"  column  2, 
DCA-90,  was  presented,  and  motion  made  by  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  to  adopt  the 
same.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  A.  Wesley 
Pugh  (North  Indiana)  asked  a  question  concern- 
ing item  (5),  paragraph  4.  The  question  being 
answered  by  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chair- 
man, the  Section  was  adopted. 

Section  II,  "Board  of  Conference  Claimants," 
Chapter  III,  was  presented,  and,  on  motion  of 
Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  duly  sec- 
onded, was  adopted.  Thomas  A,  Stafford  (North-  t.  a.  sufford 
ern  Minnesota)  requested  permission  of  the  Con- 
ference to  edit  paragraphs,  items  6  and  11,  in 
order  to  combine  them  into  one  paragraph.  This 
authority  was  granted  by  the  Conference  by  com- 
mon consent. 

Chapter  IV,  "General  Pension  Regulations," 
with  the  Preamble  and  Articles  I  to  XX,  inclusive, 
was  presented  (DCA-91,  92,  93  and  94)  by  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  who  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

William  C.  S.  Pellowe  (Detroit)  asked  a  ques-  w.  s.  c.  Pei- 

.  .  lowe  Asks 

tion  as  to  the  practical  operation  of  Paragraph      Question 
1316,  column  1,  DCA-91.  Arthur  M.  Wells   (Illi- 
nois), Chairman,  and  Thomas  A.  Stafford  (North- 
ern Minnesota)  satisfactorily  answered  the  ques- 
tion. 

Edmundo  G.  Morgado  (Cuba)  asked  if  the  legis-   Edmundo  g. 

^  "  Morgado 

lation  was  limited  to  the  Annual  Conferences  of 
the   United   States.   Arthur   M.   Wells    (Illinois), 


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Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Evening 

T.  B.  Lugg 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Earl  R.  Brown 
Asks  Ques- 
tion 


F.   B.   Newell 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


F.   B.   Newell 
Moves  to 
Refer 


A.  W.   Pugh 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Chairman,  stated  that  Article  XIX,  "Operation  in 
Foreign  Countries,"  answered  the  question. 

Thomas  B.  Lugg  (Illinois)  moved  to  amend 
Article  V,  Paragraph  1318,  Section  2,  second  col- 
umn, DCA-91,  by  inserting  the  words  "the  last" 
in  line  35  immediately  following  "  (h) "  (DB-136) . 
The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Arthur  M.  Wells 
(Illinois),  Chairman,  for  the  Committee,  there 
being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the 
Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

Earl  R.  Brown  (North-East  Ohio)  asked  for  an 
explanation  of  the  "bonus"  as  set  forth  in  Arti- 
cle XI,  Paragraph  1324,  Section  4.  Arthur  M. 
Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  and  Thomas  A.  Staf- 
ford (Northern  Minnesota)  satisfactorily  an- 
swered the  question. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  moved 
to  amend  Article  XI,  Paragraph  1324,  Section  4, 
by  changing  the  word  "intended"  following  the 
word  "compensation"  in  line  1,  column  3,  DCA- 
92,  to  the  word  "tending."  The  amendment  was 
accepted  by  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chair- 
man, for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  objection 
raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the 
Conference. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  moved 
to  refer  Section  5,  Paragraph  1323,  Article  X, 
"Apportionments,"  column  2,  DCA-92,  back  to  the 
Committee  for  further  study.  The  motion  being 
duly  seconded,  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York 
East)  spoke  to  the  same.  After  explanations  by 
Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  and  Thom- 
as A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota),  Frederick 
B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  with  the  consent  of 
his  second,  withdrew  his  motion,  no  objection  be- 
ing raised  by  the  Conference. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Section  5,  Paragraph  1323,  Article  X,  "Ap- 
portionments," column  2,  DCA-92,  by  adding  the 


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825 


following  sentence  (DB-137)  :  "However,  this 
provision  shall  not  apply  to  organizations  which 
are  owned  and  controlled  by  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence." The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  A.  Wes- 
ley Pugh  (North  Indiana)  spoke  to  the  same.  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  and  Thomas 
A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota)  spoke  to  the 
amendment.  The  vote  being  taken,  the  amend- 
ment did  not  prevail. 

Ralph  W.  Sockman  (New  York),  during  the 
discussion  of  Article  XVIII,  "Financial  Policy," 
inquired  whether  plans  were  being  formulated  for 
a  church-wide  approach  to  the  question  of  Minis- 
terial Pensions.  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois), 
Chairman,  replied  that  the  question  would  be 
considered  by  a  Commission  being  set  up  within 
the  Board  of  Pensions  during  the  ensuing  quad- 
rennium. 

Henry  L.  Lambdin  (Newark)  asked  an  explana- 
tion of  Section  13,  Paragraph  1330,  Article  XVII, 
"General  Regulations,"  column  3  (DCA-93).  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  and  Thomas 
A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota)  gave  the  ex- 
planation. 

William  Gunter  (New  England)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  1330  Section  1,  Article  XVII, 
"General  Regulations"  (DCA-93),  column  2,  by 
deleting  the  same.  The  motion  being  duly  second- 
ed, William  Gunter  (New  England)  spoke  to  the 
same.  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman, 
spoke  against  the  amendment  to  delete.  The  vote 
being  taken,  the  amendment  did  not  prevail. 

Marshall  R.  Reed  (Detroit)  asked  a  question 
relative  to  the  provisions  of  Section  14,  Paragraph 
1330,  Article  XVII,  column  3  (DCA-93),  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  answered  the  ques- 
tion. 

Chester  A.  Smith   (*)    (New  York)   moved  to 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Evfninfj 


Amendment 
Lost 

R.     W.     Sock- 
man  Asks 
Question 


H.    L.    Lamb- 

din  Asks 
Explanation 


William  Gun- 
ter Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
I^st 

M.  R.  Reed 
Asks     Ques- 
tion 


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Journal  of  the  19.'+4  Geyie^'al  Confereyice 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuenday 
Evenitifi 

C.  A.  Smith 
Moves  to 
Amend 


amend  Section  15,  Paragraph  1330,  Article  XVII 
(DCA-93),  by  adding  the  following  (DB-139)  : 

"When  a  sister,  or  other  near  relative  of  a  traveling 
preacher  has  assumed,  over  a  period  of  years,  the  same 
relation  to  the  parsonage  as  a  minister's  wife,  she  shall 
receive  upon  his  death  the  same  support  from  the  Con- 
ference of  which  he  was  a  member  as  the  widow  of  a 
preacher  receives." 


Amendment 
Lost 

F.    B.    Newell 
Moves   to 
Recommit 


Motion  Lost 

J.   Boyd  Davis 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 

E.  B.  Brewster 
Moves   to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Chester  A. 
Smith  (*)  (New  York)  spoke  to  the  same.  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  spoke  against 
the  amendment.  The  vote  being  taken,  the  amend- 
ment did  not  prevail. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  re- 
newed his  motion  to  recommit  Section  5,  Para- 
graph 1323,  Article  X,  column  2  (DCA-92),  to 
the  Committee  for  further  study  and  a  later  re- 
port to  the  Conference.  The  motion  being  duly 
seconded,  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East) 
spoke  to  the  same.  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois), 
Chairman,  spoke  to  the  motion  to  recommit.  The 
vote  being  taken,  the  motion  did  not  prevail. 

J.  Boyd  Davis  (*)  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend 
Section  5,  Paragraph  1333,  Article  XX,  column  2, 
DCA-94,  by  inserting  the  words  "including  those 
on  proportional  payment"  after  the  word  "Code" 
at  the  beginning  of  line  2  of  the  Section  (DB- 
140) .  The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  for  the  Committee, 
there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of 
the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

Edward  B.  Brewster  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend 
Section  1,  Paragraph  1324,  Article  X,  column  2, 
DCA-92,  by  inserting  the  words  "or  Pastors" 
after  the  word  "Pastor"  at  the  beginning  of  line 
5  of  the  Section  (DB-141).  The  amendment  was 
accepted  by  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chair- 
man, for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  objection 


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327 


raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the 
Conference. 

Henry  L.  Lambdin  (Newark)  moved  to  amend 
Section  2.  Paragraph  1333,  column  1,  DCA-94  by 
adding  to  the  Section  the  following  (DB-142)  : 
"Families  of  deceased  Ministers  on  trial  shall  be 
considered  'Special  Conference  Claimants.' "  The 
motion  being  duly  seconded,  Henry  L.  Lambdin 
(Newark)  spoke  to  the  same.  Arthur  M.  Wells 
(Illinois),  Chairman,  spoke  against  the  amend- 
ment. The  vote  being  taken,  the  amendment  did 
not  prevail. 

Alfred  V.  Hunter  (Nebraska)  moved  to  amend 
Section  1,  Paragraph  1330,  column  2,  DCA-93,  by 
adding  to  the  Section  the  following  (DB-143)  : 
"except  that  a  Minister  retired  because  of  age 
shall  not  be  restricted  by  the  amount  he  shall  re- 
ceive as  a  Supply."  The  motion  being  duly  sec- 
onded, Alfred  V.  Hunter  (Nebraska)  spoke  to  the 
same.  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman, 
spoke  against  the  amendment.  The  vote  being 
taken,  the  amendment  did  not  prevail. 

John  A.  Galbraith  (Erie)  moved  to  amend  Sec- 
tion 2,  Paragraph  1333,  column  1,  DCA-94,  by 
adding  to  the  Section  the  following  (DB-144)  : 
"This  claim  shall  be  allowed  for  years  served  as 
Accepted  Supply  before  Conference  membership." 
The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  John  A.  Gal- 
braith (Erie)  spoke  to  the  same.  Arthur  M. 
Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  spoke  against  the 
amendment.  The  vote  being  taken,  the  amendment 
did  not  prevail. 

Lester  L.  Roush  (Ohio)  asked  a  question  con- 
cerning the  amendment  to  Section  1,  Paragraph 
1324,  Article  XI,  column  2,  DCA-92,  which  had 
been  accepted  by  the  Chairman  for  the  Commit- 
tee. Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  an- 
swered the  question. 

Thomas    A.    Stafford    (Northern    Minnesota). 


MAY   2 

Seventh  Day 
Tueadav 
Evening 

H.  L.  Lambdin 
Moves    to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Lost 


A.  F.  Hunter 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Lost 


J.  A.  Galbraith 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Lost 

L.  L.  Roush 
Asks    Ques- 
tion 


T.  A.  SUflford 
and  Inser- 
tion 


328 


Journal  of  the  19Jf4  General  Conference 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Evcninq 


I!.    W.    Meeks 
Moves   to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


E.  C.  Love 
Asks  for 
Information 


Motion    of    F. 
B.  Newell 
to  Refer 
Adopted 


Executive  Secretary  of  the  Illinois  Corporation 
of  the  Board  of  Pensions,  asked  common  consent 
to  insert  at  the  close  of  Section  1,  Paragraph  1325, 
Article  XII,  column  3,  DCA-92,  a  subdivision 
which  had  inadvertently  been  omitted  in  typing 
the  Report,  and  which  reads  as  follows  (DB-145)  : 
"(d)  Money  received  from  the  apportionments  to 
the  Pastoral  Charges  for  Annuity  Distribution." 
Common  consent  was  unanimously  granted  for 
this  insertion. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  deleting  Section  14,  Para- 
graph 1330,  Article  XVII,  column  3,  DCA-93,  and 
referring  it  to  the  Special  Commission  to  be  set 
up  by  the  Board  of  Pensions  for  further  study  of 
Pension  Problems  during  the  ensuing  quadren- 
nium.  The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  for  the  Committee, 
there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member 
of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

Ernest  C.  Love  (Northern  New  York)  asked 
for  information  concerning  Subsection  (b)  in 
Section  3  of  Paragraph  1318,  column  2,  DCA-91. 
Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  gave  a 
satisfactory  explanation. 

At  the  request  of  Thomas  A.  Stafford  (North- 
ern Minnesota),  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York 
East)  renewed  his  motion  that  Section  5,  Para- 
graph 1323,  Article  X,  be  recommitted  to  the 
Committee  for  further  study  (DB-147).  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Chapter  IV,  "General  Pension  Regulations," 
with  the  accepted  amendments,  and  with  Section 
5,  Paragraph  1323,  Article  X,  recommitted,  was 
then  adopted. 

Chapter  V  (published  as  Chapter  III  in  the 
Daily  Advocate,  column  2,  pages  94  and  95),  sub- 
ject "Special  Regulations,  Effective  in  the  Terri- 
tory of  the  Illinois  Corporation,"  was  presented 


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329 


by  Arthur  M.  Wells    (Illinois),   Chairman,    who 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Thomas  A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota) 
moved  to  amend  Section  4,  Subsection  (a),  Para- 
graph 1336,  Article  III,  column  3,  DCA-94,  by 
inserting  the  words  "covering  such  services"  after 
the  words  "annuity  purposes"  found  in  line  4  of 
the  Section.  The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  for  the  Com- 
mittee, there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference. 

Chapter  V  (published  as  Chapter  III,  column  2, 
DCA-94)  with  the  accepted  amendment  was  then 
adopted. 

Chapter  VI  (published  in  the  Daily  Advocate 
as  Chapter  IV,  column  1,  page  95),  subject  "Spe- 
cial Regulations  Effective  in  the  Territory  of  the 
Missouri  Corporation,"  was  presented  by  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  who  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

A.  Thomas  Mcllwain  (North  Mississippi) 
moved  to  amend  Paragraph  1339,  column  2,  DCA- 
95,  by  adding  a  Section  to  be  known  as  5  which 
reads  as  follows  (DB-149)  :  "Other  Conference 
or  Jurisdictional  funds  shall  be  distributed  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  purposes  for  which  such  funds 
were  raised."  The  amendment  was  accepted  by 
Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  for  the 
Committee,  there  being  no  objection  raised  by 
any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Confer- 
ence. 

Chapter  VI  (printed  as  Chapter  IV,  DCA-95), 
with  the  accepted  amendment,  was  then  adopted. 

Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Conference 
Claimants  was  then  adopted  as  a  whole.  For  Re- 
port see  page  510. 

Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  present- 
ed a  covering  Resolution,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted,  as  follows: 


MAY    2 

Skvbnth  Day 
Tuesday 
Evening 

T.  A.   Stafford 
Moves    to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


A.  T.  Mcllwain 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Report 
Adopted 


Covering 
ReAohitinn 


830 


Journal  of  the  19i4  General  Confer-ence 


MAY   2 

Seventh  Day 
Tueada  u 
Evening 


Report    No. 
Conference 
Claimants 


G.   W.  Henson 
Makes 
Request 


Report    No.    1 
Judicial  Ad- 
ministration 
Reconsid- 
ered 


Report    No.     1 
Amended 


Motion,  re  Ad- 
journment 


"Resolved,  That  the  Report  of  the  Commitee  on  Con- 
ference Claimants  which  has  been  substituted  for  Para- 
gaphs  1301  to  1341  inclusive,  of  the  Discipline  of  1940, 
repeals  all  legislation  in  the  Discipline  of  1940  which  may 
be  in  conflict  with,  or  at  variance  with,  the  aforesaid 
Report." 

(Signed)   A.  M.  Wells,  Chairman; 
P.  E.  Riley,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2,  Committee  on  Conference  Claim- 
ants, Calendar  No.  61,  DCA-95,  subject,  "Minis- 
ters' Reserve  Pension  Fund,"  was  presented  by 
Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  529. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  was  recognized 
and  asked  that  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest 
Missouri),  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Judi- 
cial Administration,  be  given  the  privilege  of 
presenting  an  important  matter  at  this  time.  By 
common  consent  this  was  done. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Judicial  Admin- 
istration, made  a  statement  concerning  Report  No. 
1  of  the  Committee,  Calendar  No.  9,  DCA-54, 
subject  "The  Judicial  Council,"  which  was  adopt- 
ed Saturday,  April  29,  1944,  and  moved  a  recon- 
sideration of  this  action.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed.  For  Report  see  page  609. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  then  presented  an  amended  Report 
No.  1  from  the  Committee  on  Judicial  Administra- 
tion, clarifying  some  matters  in  connection  with 
the  election  of  the  members  of  the  Judicial  Coun- 
cil, and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  612. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  after  the  announce- 
ments, and  receiving  nominations  from  the  Coun- 
cil of  Bishops,  that  we  do  adjourn. 


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331 


Various  announcements  were  made. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  announced  the  following  ap- 
pointments of  the  Council  of  Bishops : 

Episcopal  Member  of  Bureau  of  Deaconess 
Work:  Bishop  William  T.  Watkins   (DB-127). 

Episcopal  Members  of  the  Board  of  Pensions : 
Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee, 
Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker   (DB-128). 

The  Conference  joined  in  singing  the  Dox- 
ology  and  then  adjourned  with  the  benediction 
pronounced  by  Bishop  Alexander  P.  Shaw  at 
10:10  P.M. 


MAY    2 

Seventh  Day 
Tuesday 
Evening 


Appointments 
of  Council 
of  Bishops 


Adjournment 


EIGHTH  DAY,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  3,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference  convened  in  the  ses- 
sion of  the  eighth  day  at  8:30  A.M.,  Wednesday, 
May  3,  1944,  with  Bishop  Ernest  G.  Richardson 
in  the  Chair,  who  announced  that  Bishop  Edwin 
F.  Lee  w-ould  conduct  the  worship  service. 

Bishop  Edwan  F.  Lee  announced,  and  the  Con- 
ference rose  and  joined  in  singing,  Hymn  No.  2, 
"Come,  Thou  Almighty  King,"  after  w^hich  the 
Conference  joined  in  the  recital  of  the  prayer 
found  on  page  514  of  The  Methodist  Hymnal, 
entitled  "For  All  Conditions  of  Men."  Bishop  Ed- 
win F.  Lee  read  a  scripture  lesson  from  John  20: 
10-16,  after  which  Hymn  267,  "Rise  Up,  0  Men 
of  God."  was  sung  by  the  Conference.  The  Con- 
ference remained  standing  and  joined  in  the 
Affirmation  of  Faith,  No.  Ill,  page  512,  The  Meth- 
odist Hymnal.  Dr.  James  R.  Houghton  sang  a  solo, 
"Thou  Didst  Leave  Thy  Throne  and  Thy  Kingly 
Crown."  Bishop  Edwin  F.  Lee  brought  the  devo- 
tional address  on  the  theme,  "A  Vibrant  Chris- 
tianity in  a  World  of  Comparativ,e  Religions." 
The  Conference  rose  and  joined  in  singing  Hymn 


MAY    3 

Eighth    Day 
Wfdneadav 
Morning 

Bishop     Rich- 
ardson 
Presides 


Devotions  by 
Bishop  Lee 


332 


Joitrmd  of  the  lOIfi  General  Conference 


MAY    3 

Eighth    Day 

Wednesday 

Morning 

Jwirnal 
Report 


501,  "We've  a  Story  to  Tell  to  the  Nations,"  after 
M'hich  Bishop  Edwin  F.  Lee  pronounced  the  bene- 
diction. 

The  Committee  on  Journal  reported  as  follows 
(DB-150)  : 

"We  have  examined  the  Journal  of  Tuesday,  May   2, 
morning  and  evening  sessions,  and  found  it  to  be  correct." 

LeRoy  L.  Weis, 
Anne  M.  Ebner, 
For  the  Committee. 


Courtesies 


Hazen  G. 
Werner 


Bishop  L.  H. 
King 


Bishop     W^il- 
liam  Y.  Bell 


David  H.  Har- 
ris Motion 
re  Greetings 


Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesy 
and  Privileges,  presented  the  following  matters, 
and  action  was  taken  in  each  case,  as  indicated. 

1.  Requested  that  Hazen  G.  Werner  (Ohio), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Fraternal  Dele- 
gates, be  recognized  for  an  important  matter. 
This  was  done,  and  Hazen  G.  Werner  (Ohio)  pre- 
sented Bishop  Lorenzo  H.  King  for  a  statement 
concerning  the  Fraternal  Address  of  Bishop  Wil- 
liam Y.  Bell  of  the  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  Bishop  William  Y.  Bell,  the  fraternal 
delegate  from  the  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  was  unable  to  be  present  at  the  Confer- 
ence. Bishop  Lorenzo  H.  King  requested  that  the 
Fraternal  Address  of  Bishop  William  Y.  Bell  be 
received  and  published  in  the  Journal  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference.  Motion  of  James  A.  Perry 
(Troy),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  this  be 
done.  For  Address,  see  page  886. 

2.  Presented  David  H,  Hargis  (Delaware)  for 
a  privileged  motion.  On  motion  of  David  H.  Har- 
gis (Delaware),  duly  seconded,  greetings  (DB- 
151)  were  sent  to  the  General  Conference  of  the 
African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  now  in  ses- 
sion in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  to  the  General  Con- 
ference of  the  African  Methodist  Episcopal  Zion 
Church,  now  in  session  in  Detroit,  Mich. 


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333 


3.  Presented  Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones  for  two 
presentations.  Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones  presented 
Edward  M.  Jones  (Central  Alabama),  who  has 
been  a  Delegate  to  thirteen  General  Conferences, 
as  well  as  the  Uniting  Conference,  having  first 
been  elected  in  1896.  Bishop  Robert  E.  Jones  then 
presented  Herbert  S.  Wilson  (*)  (Delaware), 
who  has  been  a  member  of  all  the  General  Con- 
ferences since  1900,  including  the  Uniting  Con- 
ference. 

4.  Presented  Lynn  A.  Wood  (Pacific  North- 
west) for  a  privileged  motion.  Lynn  A.  Wood 
(Pacific  Northwest)  brought  the  greetings  of 
Mrs.  D.  C.  Mclver,  sister  of  Bishop  Richardson, 
living  in  Yakima,  Wash.,  and  moved  (DB-152) 
that  appropriate  greetings  be  sent  to  Mrs.  Mclver 
and  her  daughter.  Miss  Edna  Mclver.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

5.  Presented  Otto  H.  Houser  (Colorado)  for  a 
privileged  motion.  Otto  H.  Houser  (Colorado) 
moved  that  (DB-153)  that  the  General  Confer- 
ence urge  the  District  Superintendents  to  make  re- 
cruiting for  the  ministry  a  matter  of  special  effort 
for  the  ensuing  quadrennium.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

6.  Presented  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  Riv- 
er) for  a  privileged  Resolution.  The  following 
Resolution  (DB-154)  was  presented  by  Ernest 
Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  and,  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  adopted. 


MAY     3 

Ki(;nTii    Day 

Wcdnesdav 

Morning 

Bishop   R.   E. 
Jones    Pre- 
nent6    E.    M. 
Jones  and 
H.    S.    Wil- 
Bon 


Lynn    A. 
Wood 
Brings 
Greetings 
from  Mrs. 
D.    V.    Mc- 
lver 


Motion   O.  H. 
Houser    re 
Recruiting 
for  the 
Ministry 


Motion   of 
E.    F.    Tittle 
re  Garrett 
Biblical   In- 
stitute 


Whereas,  The  Methodist  Church  has  shown  a  deepen- 
ing interest  in  its  nine  Schools  of  Theology  in  which 
nearly  two  thousand  students  are  enrolled  annually;  first, 
by  recommending  that  all  candidates  for  its  ministry  com- 
plete a  course  of  study  in  one  of  these  Methodist  Schools 
of  Theology;  second,  by  receiving  into  the  ranks  of  its 
ministry  approximately  three  hundred  graduates  of  these 
Schools  each  year;  and  third,  by  providing  in  part  for  the 
financial  support  of  these  Schools  out  of  general  Churcli 
funds;  and 


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MAY    3  Whereas,   One  of  these   schools — Garrett   Biblical   In- 

EiGHTu   Day     stitute — will  observe  its  ninetieth  anniversary  this  year, 
Wednesdav      having'  served   The   Methodist   Church   continuously  from 
Mornivp        1854  to  1944  ;  and 

Whereas,  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  has  enrolled  in  its 
classes  during  these  ninety  years  over  seven  thousand 
students,  most  of  whom  have  entered  the  ranks  of  the 
Methodist  ministry  to  serve  as  missionaries,  educators  or 
pastors;  now,  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  this  General  Conference  extends  its 
cordial  greetings  to  the  students,  faculty  and  trustees  of 
Garrett  Biblical  Institute  on  this  anniversary  occasion; 
acknowlege  its  debt  to  all  those  who  have  made  possible 
these  ninety  years  of  fruitful  service  which  this  Institution 
has  given  to  the  Church  and  prays  God's  richest  blessing 
upon  Garrett  Biblical  Institute  as  it  girds  itself  for  still 
more  effective  service  in  the  last  decade  of  the  first  hun- 
dred years  of  its  history. 

(Signed)  Ernest  F.  Tittle, 
Fred  D.  Stone, 
Aubrey  S.  Moore, 
Charles  R.  Goff, 
Mrs.  C.  N.  Timmons, 
Thomas  H.  West, 
Alfred  C.  Crawford, 

ROWENA   A.   AlDRICH, 

Charles  O.  Loucks  (Rock  River  Delegation). 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh   Sec- 
onds Mo- 
tion 

G.  W. 

and 

Henson 
Confer- 

ence 

Busi- 

ness 

Crusade  for 
Christ 


Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  spoke  to  the 
Resolution,  in  seconding  the  motion  to  adopt. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  was  recognized 
and  made  a  statement  relative  to  the  work  of  the 
Conference,  and  moved  that  all  Committees  need- 
ing to  do  so  meet  at  2  P.M. ;  that  an  afternoon 
session  of  the  Conference  be  held  beginning  at 
3  :30  P.M. ;  and  that  a  night  session  be  held  begin- 
ning at  7:30  p.m.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

The  Order  of  the  Day,  consideration  of  the 
Report  on  the  Crusade  for  Christ,  was  taken  up. 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis)  moved  that 
Bishop  Paul  B.  Kern  be  requested  to  introduce 


The  Methodist  Church 


335 


the  Report  and  speak  to  the  Preamble.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed.  Bishop  Paul  B. 
Kern  introduced  the  Report  on  the  Crusade  for 
Christ  (DCA-97-100,  inclusive),  and  spoke  to  the 
Preamble. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
requested  unanimous  common  consent  of  the  Con- 
ference to  consider  the  five  Reports  as  one  Report, 
and  that  action  on  none  of  them  be  taken  until  all 
had  been  presented.  By  unanimous  common  con- 
sent, this  method  of  procedure  was  agreed  upon. 

Motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  Bishop 
G.  Bromley  Oxnam  be  accorded  the  privileges  of 
the  floor  to  direct  the  presentation  of  the  five  Re- 
ports, and  that  he  speak  to  the  Report  of  the 
Committee  of  Twenty-one. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  outlined  the  follow- 
ing plan  of  presentation  and  speakers : 


MAY     S 

KiCHTH    Day 

Wednesday 

Morning 

Bishop    P.    B. 
Kern 

Motion   J.   Ed- 
gar  Skill- 
ington   re 
Procedure 


Bishop  G. 
Bromley 
Oxnam 
Granted 
Privileges 
of  Floor 


1st.  The  Crusade  for  a  New  World  Order.  Speaker, 
Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River). 

2nd.  Report  of  the  Committee  of  Twenty-one.  Speaker, 
Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam. 

3id.  Evangelism.  Speaker,  Albert  E.  Day  (Southern 
California-Arizona). 

4th.  Stewardship.  Speaker,  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (North- 
west Texas). 

5th.  Sunday  School  Enrollment  and  Attendance.  Speak- 
er, John  Q.  Schisler   (North  Arkansas). 


The  above  program  of  presentation  was  carried 
out. 

In  the  presentation  of  the  Report  on  Steward-  R»y  ?• 

Nichols 

ship,  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas)  re- 
quested unanimous  consent  to  substitute  "1947" 
for  "1946"  in  the  fir.st  line  of  Paragraph  2  at  the 
bottom  of  column  1,  page  99  of  the  Daily  Chris- 
tian Advocate,  and  to  in.sert  at  the  end  of  Para- 
graph 4,  column  4,  page  99,  DCA,  the  following 
sentence,  "subject  to  correlation  by  the  Continu- 


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Journai  of  the  lOJfJf  General  Conference 


MAY     3 

Eighth    Day 

Wednesday 

Morning 

G.  L.   More- 
lock 

Order  of  Day 
Recon- 
sidereii 


Order  of  Day 

Set 


Umphrey   Lee 
Moves 

Adoption  of 
Report 


Solo  Bernard 

Vessey 


George  Meck- 
lenburg 
Moves  to 
Amend 


ing  Committee."  Unanimous  consent  was  given. 
George  L.  Morelock  (Memphis),  Executive  Secre- 
tary of  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  spoke 
to  this  Report.  See  page  781. 

Motion  of  Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  by  more  than  the  required 
two-thirds  majority,  that  we  reconsider  the  action 
of  the  Conference,  taken  Monday  morning,  May  1, 
whereby  consideration  of  the  Report  of  the  Com- 
mission on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship  was 
made  the  Order  of  the  Day  immediately  following 
recess  this  morning.  Motion  of  Miron  A.  Morrill 
(Minnesota),  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  we 
complete  consideration  of  the  Report  on  the  Cru- 
sade for  Christ,  immediately  after  recess,  and  then 
take  up  consideration  of  the  Report  of  the  Com- 
mission on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship. 

By  common  consent  the  time  was  extended  in 
order  that  the  motion  to  adopt  the  Report  might 
be  made  before  recess. 

Umphrey  Lee  (North  Texas)  moved  that  the 
total  Report  before  the  Conference  be  adopted. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Bishop  Ernest  G.  Richardson  declared  the  Con- 
ference in  recess  for  ten  minutes. 

Bishop  Ernest  G.  Richardson  called  the  Con- 
ference to  order,  and  announced  Hymn  147,  "Ask 
Ye  What  Great  Thing  I  know,"  the  Conference 
standing  and  joining  in  singing. 

Bernard  Vessey  (*)  (Colorado)  was  introduced 
by  Bishop  Ernest  G.  Richardson,  in  behalf  of 
Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker  of  the  Denver 
Area,  and  sang  as  a  solo  "We  Shall  Shine  as  the 
Stars." 

George  Mecklenburg  (Northern  Minnesota) 
offered  the  following  amendments  to  the  Report 
of  the  Crusade  for  Christ  (DB-156)  : 

In  column  3,  page  97  DCA  insert  immediately  preced- 
ing Paragraph  No.  1  the  following : 


The  Methodist  Church 


337 


"Believing  that  only  as  we  undergird  the  future  with 
a  radical  renewal  of  our  faith  in  God,  and  an  unqualified 
commitment  in  total  loyalty  to  Jesus  Christ,  can  we  hope 
to  meet  this  unparalleled  situation,  and  build  an  enduring 
order  of  good  will  and  peace, 

"We  request  the  Council  of  Bishops,  together  with  the 
General  Commission  on  Evangelism,  in  co-operation  with 
the  Continuing  Committee,  to  prepare  and  direct  a  Church- 
wide  Campaign  of  intensive  evangelism,  beginning  not 
later  than  the  fall  Conferences  of  1944,  and  continuing 
through  the  year  1945.  The  details  of  this  Campaign  shall 
be  worked  out  by  the  Commission  on  Evangelism  and  ap- 
proved by  the  Council  of  Bishops." 


MAY     3 

KiGHTH    Day 

Wedneadau 

Morning 


"Delete  the  Paragraph  beginning  near  the  bot- 
tom of  column  2,  page  98  DCA,  which  directs 
that  the  year  1946  be  set  aside  for  special  empha- 
sis on  evangelism." 

The  motion  to  amend  being  duly  seconded, 
George  Mecklenberg  (Northern  Minnesota)  spoke 
to  the  same. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona) 
spoke  against  the  amendment. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  spoke  in  favor 
of  the  amendment. 

C.  Cooper  Bell  (Virginia)  spoke  against  the 
amendment. 

Charles  E.  Schofield  (Central  Kansas)  spoke 
for  the  amendment. 

Albert  P.  Shirkey  (Southwest  Texas)  spoke 
against  the  amendment. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  moved 
the  previous  question  on  the  amendment.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous 
question  was  ordered. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  closed  the  debate  on 
the  amendment.  The  amendment,  being  put  to  a 
vote,  did  not  prevail. 

Leo  H.  McKay  (*)  (Erie)  moved  to  amend 
(DB-157)  by  deleting  Paragraph  4,  column  2, 
page  97.  The  motion,  being  duly  seconded,  Leo 


Albert  E.  Day 


R.  Gammon 

Morris 


Cooper  C.  Bell 


Charles  E. 
Schofield 


Albert  P. 
Shirkey 


Lynn  Harold 
Hougrh 


Bishop  Ox- 
nam Closes 
Debate 
Amendment 
Lost 

L.  H.  McKay 
Move*    to 
Amend 


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MAY     3 

Eighth    Day 

Wednesday 

Morning 

Amendment 
Lost 

J.  R.  Crum- 
mey   Moves 
to  Amend 


H.  McKay  (*)   (Erie)  spoke  to  the  same. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  spoke  against  the 
amendment.  The  amendment,  being  put  to  a  vote, 
did  not  prevail. 

John  R.  Crummey  (*)  (California)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  substituting  the  following 
(DB-158)  for  Paragraph  2,  top  of  column  1,  page 
98,  DCA: 


"That  we  undertake  to  raise  this  entire  amount  by 
means  of  a  special  campaign  during-  the  half  year  begin- 
ning December  1,  1944,  contributions  to  be  in  cash  or  in 
pledges  payable  on  or  before  January  31,  1946." 


Amendment 
Adopted 

L.  O.  Kirk 
Moves 
Individual 
Recorded 
Vote 


J.   Edgar 
Skillington 


D.   Stewart 
Patterson 


J.   L.  Wolfe 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 

L.  O.  Kirk 
Motion   Lost 


A.   W.   Martin 
Moves 
Amendment 


The  motion,  being  duly  seconded,  John  R.  Crum- 
mey (*)    (California)  spoke  to  the  same. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  stated  that,  not  be- 
ing a  member  of  the  body,  he  was  not  at  liberty 
to  accept  any  proposed  changes,  but  that  person- 
ally he  had  no  objection  to  the  proposed  amend- 
ment. The  amendment  was  unanimously  adopted. 

Lyle  0.  Kirk  (*)  (Ohio)  moved  that  we  sus- 
pend the  Rules,  and  that  an  individual  recorded 
ballot  be  taken  (DB-159)  on  the  adoption  of  the 
Report.  The  motion,  being  duly  seconded,  Lyle  0. 
Kirk  (*)   (Ohio)  spoke  to  the  motion. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
raised  the  point  of  order  that  an  incidental  mo- 
tion is  not  debatable.  The  Chair  ruled  the  point 
not  well  taken  in  the  light  of  Rule  34  of  the  Rules 
of  Order. 

D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  spoke 
against  the  Kirk  motion. 

John  L.  Wolfe  (West  Virginia)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  Chair  ruled  that  the  previou?^ 
question  is  in  effect  and  that  a  motion  to  that  end 
was  not  necessary.  The  motion  of  Lyle  0.  Kirk 
(*)  (Ohio)  was  not  adopted. 

Albert  W.  Martin  (North  Arkansas)  moved  to 


The  Methodist  Church 


339 


amend  Paragraph  2,  column  1,  page  98  DC  A,  by 
adding  the  following  sentence  (DB-160)  : 

"In  order  that  the  proper  emphasis  be  given  to  the  other 
features  of  the  Crusade — Evangelism,  Stewardship,  Church 
School  Attendance,  etc. — it  is  understood  that  the  finan- 
cial aspects  of  this  Crusade  will  not  be  continued  beyond 
January  31,  1946." 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  stated  that  unless 
there  was  objection  from  any  of  the  groups  in- 
volved he  was  ready  to  accept  the  amendment. 
No  objection  being  raised  by  anyone,  the  amend- 
ment became  part  of  Paragraph  2,  column  1,  page 
98  DCA. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
previous  question  was  ordered. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  stated  he  had  noth- 
ing further  to  say.  The  Report  was  unanimously 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  775. 

The  Order  of  the  Day,  consideration  of  Report 
No.  1,  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Wor- 
ship, was  taken  up.  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Tex- 
as), Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  1  of  the 
Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship,  Cal- 
endar 67,  subject  "Action  on  the  Report  of  the 
Commission  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship  to 
the  General  Conference,"  DCA-100-101.  J.  N.  R. 
Score  (Central  Texas)  asked  that  Dr.  Oscar 
Thomas  Olson,  Secretary  of  the  Commission,  be 
granted  permission  to  come  to  the  platform  to 
assist  in  the  presentation  of  the  Report.  This  was 
unanimously  granted.  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central 
Texas),  Chairman  of  the  Committee,  requested 
common  consent  to  change  the  word  "Page"  in 
Section  3,  line  1,  column  2,  page  101  DCA,  to  the 
word  "Section."  No  objection  being  raised  by  any 


MAY     3 

KiGiiTM    Day 

Wednesday 

Mortiinu 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Report 
Adopted 


Report    No.    I 
Ritual  and 
Orders  of 
Worship 


340 


Journal  of  the  194i  General  Conference 


MAY     3 

EiGUTii    Day 

Wednesday 

Morning 

Oscar   T.    Ol- 
son  Granted 
Privileges 
of  Floor 

C.  J.  Barrel  1 
for  Report 


Motion  of 
J.  N.  R. 
Score  re 
Prayer 


Prayer  by 
Bishop 
Richardson 


Mrs.  G.  W. 
Plette 
Moves  to 
Amend 


member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Conference, 
the  change  was  made. 

Motion  of  Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  duly  second- 
ed, prevailed  granting  the  privileges  of  the  floor 
to  Dr.  Oscar  Thomas  Olson,  Secretary  of  the  Com- 
mission, to  assist  in  the  presentation. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee)  spoke  in  favor 
of  the  Report. 

Motion  of  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  that  we  pause  in  our  delibera- 
tions for  a  moment  of  silent  prayer  at  twelve 
o'clock  noon,  in  compliance  with  the  proclamation 
of  the  Mayor  of  Kansas  City  that  this  be  done  in 
this  city.  The  Conference  bowed  for  a  moment  of 
silent  prayer.  Bishop  Ernest  G.  Richardson  closed 
with  the  following  oral  prayer : 

"We  now  know,  our  Father,  that  Thou  hast 
heard  every  sincere  prayer  that  has  gone  up  from 
true  hearts.  Bless  us,  those  for  whom  we  pray. 
Bring  them  nearer  to  us.  We  ask  it  in  the  Sav- 
iour's name.  Amen." 

Consideration  of  the  Order  of  the  Day  was  re- 
sumed. 

J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas),  Chairman, 
called  attention  to  the  changes  set  forth  in  the 
Report,  and  stated  that  if  and  when  Section  1  of 
the  Report  was  adopted,  it  would  carry  with  it  Re- 
port No.  14  of  the  Committee  on  Publishing  In- 
terests, Calendar  No.  29,  subject  "Ritual  Services 
in  Hymnal  and  Discipline,"  page  69  DCA  (see 
page  711) ,  as  that  Report  had  the  same  content  as 
Section  1  of  the  Report  now  under  consideration. 
W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Publishing  Interests,  concurred  in 
this  statement. 

J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas),  Chairman, 
moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report.  The  motion 
was  duly  seconded. 

Mrs.  G.  W.  L.  Plette   (*)    (Minnesota)  moved 


The  Methodist  Church 


341 


MAY     3 

KKiiiTii    Day 

Wednceday 

Morniny 

Motion  Lost 


Okey  J. 
Carder 
Moves  Pre- 
vious Ques- 
tion 


Report 
Adopted 


Covering    Res- 
olution 


to  eliminate  pages  269  to  418,  inclusive,  from  the 
Book  of  Worship  for  Church  and  Home  (DB- 
161).  The  motion  being  duly  seconded,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
L.  Plette  (*)  (Minnesota)  spoke  to  the  motion 
to  delete. 

J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas),  Chairman, 
spoke  against  the  motion.  The  motion  to  delete 
did  not  prevail. 

Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri)  moved  the  previous 
question  on  all  before  the  Conference.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous 
question  was  ordered. 

The  Chairman  having  nothing  further  to  say, 
the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  pages 
711  ,717. 

The  following  covering  Resolution  (DB-162) 
was,  on  motion  of  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas), 
Chairman,  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Ritual 
and  Orders  of  Worship  which  has  been  substituted  for 
Paragraphs  1571  to  1601  inclusive  of  the  Discipline  of 
1940  repeals  all  other  legislation  in  the  Discipline  of  1940 
which  may  be  in  conflict  with  the  aforesaid  Report. 
(Signed)   J.  N.  R.  Score,  Chairman; 

Er.LEN  M.  Studley,  Secretary. 

The  following  Resolution  (DB-163)  was  adopt- 
ed, on  motion  of  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas), 
duly  seconded : 

Be   it   resolved,   That  the   Editorial   Committee  of   the 

Ritual  Commission  and  the  Book  Editor  be  authorized  to 

make  any  adjustments  necessary  in  the  matter  of  obtaining 

copyrights    for    materials    in    the    Book    of    Worship    for 

Church  and  Home. 

(Signed)  J.  N.  R.  Score, 

Nolan    B.    Harmon,   Jr. 
Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Reference,   ^^^^r*^  ^°-  ^ 

'         Reference 

subject  "Bishop's  Address,"  page  119  DC  A,  and 
Report  No.  2  of  the  same  Committee,  subject 
"Quadrennial  Reports,"  page  119  DC  A,  on  motion 
of  Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis),  duly  seconded,  were 


Motion  J.  N. 
R.  Score  re 
Report 


342 


Journal  of  the  Jf.9^,4  General  Conference 


MAY     3 

Eighth    Day 

Wednesday 

Mornivg 

Rule  34 
Referred 


C.    F.   Murphy 
Presented 


Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


OflFering  An- 
nounced 


Adjournment 


adopted  without  reading.  For  Reports  see  page 
753. 

Motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  Rule  34 
be  amended  to  conform  and  harmonize  with  Rule 
18  (DC-164),  and  that  the  matter  be  referred  to 
the  Committee  on  Rules  for  action  and  report. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio)  was  recognized  and  pre- 
sented Chaplain  C.  F.  Murphy  of  the  Ohio  Con- 
ference, with  the  Second  Air  Force,  stationed  at 
the  Army  Air  Base,  Lincoln,  Nebr.  Chaplain 
Murphy  briefly  addressed  the  Conference. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Paul  B.  Kern  would  preside  at  the  afternoon 
session  today,  and  that  Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee 
would  preside  at  tonight's  session. 

Bishop  John  C.  Broomfield,  Resident  Bishop  of 
the  Area,  was  presented  and  stated  that  the  offer- 
ings for  the  tw^o  public  meetings  on  Sunday  nights, 
April  23  and  30,  were,  respectively,  $548.10  and. 
$1,370.90,  a  total  of  $1,919.00. 

After  various  announcements  the  Conference 
adjourned  with  the  benediction  pronounced  by 
Bishop  John  M.  Moore. 


MAY     3 

Eighth    Day 
Wednesday 
Afternoon 

Bishop  Kern 
Presides 


Bishop  A.   W. 
Leonard 


EIGHTH  DAY,  WEDNESDAY,  iMAY  3,  1944, 
AFTERNOON  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence convened  at  3  :30  P.M.,  with  Bishop  Paul  B. 
Kern  in  the  Chair. 

Bishop  Kern  spoke  of  the  death  of  Bishop  Adna 
Wright  Leonard,  Chairman  of  the  Methodist  Com- 
mission on  Army  and  Navy  Chaplains,  and  his 
aide,  Captain  Humphrey,  a  Methodist  Chaplain, 
which  occurred  one  year  ago  today  in  an  airplane 
crash  on  a  bleak  headland  in  Iceland,  and  re- 
quested the  Conference  to  stand  and  join  in  sing- 


The  Methodist  Church 


343 


ing  Hymn  No.  521,  "It  Singeth  Low  in  Every 
Heart."  The  Conference  rose  and  joined  in  the 
singing  of  the  hymn,  after  which  Jo.seph  P.  Bartak 
(Czechoslovakia)  led  in  prayer. 

David  M.  Jordan,  Pastor  of  the  Gammon  Meth- 
odist Church,  Chicago,  and  a  graduate  of  Gammon 
Theological  Seminary,  sang  a  Negro  spiritual, 
"Down  to  the  River,"  by  MacGimsey. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  was  recognized, 
and  moved  that  the  Calendar  be  taken  up.  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy,  moved  that  Fran- 
cis A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey),  Chairman 
of  the  Subcommittee  which  prepared  the  pending 
reports,  be  permitted  to  present  them  to  the  Con- 
ference. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey),  pre- 
sented Report  No.  4,  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  41  (DCA-77),  subject  "Disposal  of 
Property  of  a  Discontinued  Charge,"  and  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed, 
and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
644. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Cal- 
endar No.  42  (DCA-77,  78),  subject  "Charters 
for  Local  Charges,"  and  moved  its  adoption. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  644. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  43   (DCA-78),  subject  "Vacancies 


MAY     3 

KiGHTH    Day 

Wednesday 

Afternoon 

Solo  by 
David  M. 
Jordan 

Calendar 

Ray  H. 

Nichols 


F.  A.  Stanger, 
Jr. 


Report  No.  4 
Membership 
LA-TE 


Report  No.   5 
Member.ship, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.   6 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


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Journal  of  the  19^-i  General  Conference 


MAY     3 

Eighth    L)a\ 
Wedneeday 
Afternoon 


Elwood  F. 
Melson 
Moves  Re- 
considera- 
tion 


Point  of  Order 
J.  Edgar 
Skillington 


Elwood  F. 
Melson 
Moves   ti 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


in  Board  of  Trustees  of  Charges,"  and  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  raised  a  ques- 
tion regarding  the  Report,  which  was  answered 
satisfactorily  by  A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  In- 
diana). 

Marcus  C.  Redwine  (*)  (Kentucky)  asked  a 
question,  which  was  answered  by  Francis  A. 
Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey).  The  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  645. 

Elwood  F.  Melson  (*)  (Peninsula)  moved 
to  reconsider  (DCA-165)  Report  No.  5,  Calendar 
No.  22  (DCA-68)  of  the  Committee  on  Ministry, 
subject  "Duties  of  Unordained  Local  Preachers," 
and  adopted  Monday,  May  1,  1944.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  did  not  prevail. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
raised  the  point  of  order  that  Elwood  F.  Melson 
(*)  (Peninsula)  should  be  permitted  to  state 
his  reasons  for  reconsideration,  before  the  vote 
was  taken.  The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken. 
Elwood  F.  Melson  (*)  (Peninsula)  stated  his  rea- 
sons. The  vote  on  reconsideration  was  put  and 
prevailed. 

Elwood  F.  Melson  (*)  (Peninsula)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  (DB-166)  by  striking  out  the 
words  "Such  authorization  shall  be  valid  only 
within  the  bounds  of  his  charge,"  found  in  lines 
seven  and  eight  of  both  Paragraphs  215  and  287 
of  the  Report,  and  substituting  therefor  in  each 
Paragraph  the  following:  "Any  exercise  by  him 
of  his  authorization  outside  the  bounds  of  his 
charge  shall  be  sufficient  cause  for  the  revocation 
of  his  authorization  by  his  Bishop,  upon  recom- 
mendation of  his  District  Superintendent." 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Ministry,  accepted  the  amend- 
ment for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  objec- 


The  Methodist  Church 


345 


tion  raised  by  the  Committee  or  any  member  of 
the  Conference. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri) 
raised  a  question  about  the  definition  of  "bounds 
of  his  charge."  but  made  no  motion. 

Charles  V.  Adams  (=^)  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  to  delete  the  words  "and  to  perform  the 
marriage  ceremony"  (DB-167),  found  in  lines 
five  and  six  of  Paragraphs  215  and  287  of  the 
Report.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

G.  Mont  Davenport  (North  Alabama)  spoke 
against  the  amendment  and  for  the  Report,  with 
the  amendment  accepted  by  the  Chairman. 

Littell  J.  Rust  (*)  (Tennessee)  spoke  to  the 
matter  pending. 

The  proposed  amendment  of  Charles  V.  Adams 
(*)  (Central  Pennsylvania),  being  put  to  vote, 
did  not  prevail. 

Frank  L.  Shaffer  (West  Virginia)  moved  that 
the  words  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church  be  substituted  for  the  Report  (DB-168). 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  spoke  against  the 
substitute. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  moved 
the  previous  question  on  the  substitute.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous 
question  on  the  substitute  was  ordered.  The  sub- 
stitute was  lost  by  a  vote  of  215  for  to  287  against. 

E.  D.  Baker  (Southwest  Missouri)  moved  to 
substitute  for  the  Report  the  language  of  Para- 
graph 215  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Method- 
ist Church  with  the  words  "within  his  pastoral 
charge"  to  be  added  to  the  end  of  said  Paragraph 
(DB-169). 

Leonard  B.  Smith  (Baltimore)  spoke  against 
the  substitute. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  moved  the 
previous   question   on   all   before  the  body.    The 


MAY     3 

KKiiiTii     Day 
Wrd-nraday 
Afternoon 


Charles  V. 
Adams 
Moves   to 
Amend 


G.    Mont 
Davenport 
for  Report 


Littell  J.  Rust 
Speaks 


Amendment 
Lost 


Frank  L. 
Shaffer 
Moves  Sub- 
stitution 


Guy  O.  Car- 
penter 
Against 

Lynn  Harold 
Hough 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


E.  D.  Baker 
Moves 
Substitute 


L.   H.  Smith 
Against 

Daniel    L. 
Marsh 
Moves 
I'roviouH 
Quewtiqn 


346 


Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 


MAY     3 

Eighth    Day 
Wcdnesda  ii 
Afternoon 


Report 
Adopted 


Nominations 
for    Judicial 
Council 


Nominations 
from    Floor 


Calendar 


motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  and  the  previous 
question  was  ordered. 

The  substitute  offered  by  E.  D.  Baker  (South- 
west Missouri)  did  not  prevail. 

The  original  Report  as  amended  by  acceptance 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  668. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized  and  presented 
the  nominations  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  for  the 
Judicial  Council  of  The  Methodist  Church  (DB- 
170),  as  follows: 

Ministers:  Waights  G.  Henry  (North  Ala- 
bama), Sidney  H.  Babcock  (West  Oklahoma), 
Rufus  C.  Baker  (Colorado),  Charles  B.  Ketcham 
(North-East  Ohio),  William  H.  LaPrade  (North 
Georgia),  Akbert  G.  Schatzman  (Ohio),  Ray- 
mond M.  Shipman  (lowa-Des  Moines),  B.  Rhett 
Turnipseed  (Upper  South  Carolina). 

Laymen:  Martin  E.  Lawson  (Missouri),  Henry 
R.  Van  Deusen  (Wyoming),  James  I.  Dolliver 
(Northwest  Iowa),  Donald  A.  Odell  (Southern 
California-Arizona),  Robert  J.  O'Neal  (Louisi- 
ana— SC),  Frank  M.  Phelps  (Oregon),  Edward 
A.  Smith  (Detroit),  Osso  W.  Stanley  (Louisville). 

Nominations  being  in  order  from  the  floor, 
Zachary  T.  Johnson  (Kentucky)  nominated  Fran- 
cis A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey),  a  layman 
(DB-171).  There  being  no  further  nominations, 
motion  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsyl- 
vania), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  nomina- 
tions be  closed. 

Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania). 
Calendar  Secretary,  announced  that  Serials  41 
and  43,  adopted  this  morning,  had  been  reprinted 
on  page  100  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate,  as 
Serials  65  and  66,  and  therefore  will  not  be  con- 
sidered when  reached  in  the  regular  consideration 
of  the  Calendar. 

Angie  W.    Smith    (North   Texas),    Chairman, 


The  Methodist  Church 


347 


presented  Report  No.  19  of  the  Committee  on 
Publishing  Interests,  Calendar  No.  57  (DCA-84), 
subject  "Editing  the  Discipline,"  and  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed, 
and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  p.  714. 

Angie  W.  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  20  of  the  Committee  on 
Publishing  Interests,  Calendar  No.  62  (DCA-95), 
subject  "The  Christian  Advocate  and  Good  Litera- 
ture," and  asked  common  consent  to  insert  the 
words  "or  November"  immediately  following  the 
word  "October"  found  in  line  ten.  Common  con- 
sent was  granted  for  this  insertion,  and,  on  mo- 
tion of  Angie  W.  Smith  (North  Texas),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  715. 

Angie  W.  Smith  (North  Texas),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  18  of  the  Committee  on 
Publishing  Interests,  Calendar  No.  63  (DCA-95, 
96),  subject  "Quadrennial  Report  of  the  Publish- 
ing Agents  and  Editors,  the  Board  of  Publica- 
tion," and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  712. 

Motion  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), Calendar  Secretary,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed  that  the  Rules  be  suspended  for  the 
consideration  of  and  action  on  Calendar  Reports 
printed  in  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  of  today, 
Wednesday,  May  3,  1944. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee  on  Minis- 
try, Calendar  No.  70  (DCA-109),  subject  "Ap- 
pointment of  Executive  Secretaries  of  Preacher's 
Aid  Societies,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  671. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  Minis- 
try, Calendar  No.  74   (DCA-110),  subject,  "Con- 


MAY     S 

EioHTH    Day 
Wednesday 
Afternoon 

Report  No.   19 
Publishinif 
Interests 

Report  No.   20 
PublishiriK 
Interests 


Report  No.   1? 
Publishing 
Interests 


Edgar  R. 
Heckman 
Moves    Sus- 
pension   of 
Rules 


Report  No.  9 
Ministry 


Report  No.  8 
Ministry 


348 


Jonrnal  of  the  lOI^Jf  General  Conferey\ce 


MAV     3 

Eighth    Day 
Wednead«v 
Afternoo-n 

Nolan  B.  Har- 
mon   Moves 
to   Amend 


Benjamin  W. 

Meeks    Moves 
to   Amend 


George   W. 
Henson 


Leon  T.  Moore 


Report 
Adopted 


Report  No. 
Ministry 


A.    Wesley 
Pugh  Pre- 
sents 
Minority 
Report 


ference  Committee  on  Accepted  Supply  Pastors," 
and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia)  moved  to 
amend  by  adding  the  word  "Elders"  after  the 
word  "nine"  in  line  three  (DB-172).  The  amend- 
ment was  accepted  by  John  W.  Hawley  (Pitts- 
burgh), for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  ob- 
jection raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee 
or  of  the  General  Conference. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  moved  that 
the  word  "Committee"  be  substituted  for  the  word 
"Board"  in  line  six,  and  that  the  word  "elect" 
be  substituted  for  the  word  "confirm"  in  line 
three.  Both  of  these  substitutions  were  accepted 
by  John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh)  for  the  Com- 
mittee, there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  made  a 
statement  concerning  the  editorial  changes. 

Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia)  raised  the  ques- 
tion as  to  whether  the  Committee  on  Conferences 
could  change  the  name  until  the  General  Confer- 
ence had  acted.  The  Chair  ruled  it  was  a  matter 
of  editorial  revision. 

The  Report,  with  the  accepted  amendments, 
was  then  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  670. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Minis- 
try, Calendar  No.  71  (DCA-109),  subject  "Equal 
Clergy  Rights  for  Women,"  with  a  Minority  Re- 
port attached  thereto,  and  stated  that  the  Com- 
mittee moved  non-concurrence  on  the  Majority 
Report. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  presented  the 
Minority  Report. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
raised  the  point  of  order  that  the  Majority  Re- 


The  Methodist  Church 


349 


port  should  be  perfected  before  the  presentation 
of  the  Minority  Report,  as  Rule  21  required. 

The  Chair  ruled  the  point  of  order  well  taken. 
The  Majority  Report  was  presented  and  there 
were  no  amendments  of  any  kind  offered  thereto. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  moved  that 
the  Minority  Report  be  substituted  for  the  Ma- 
jority Report.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis)  spoke  in 
favor  of  the  Minority  Report. 

Mrs.  John  E.  Martin  (*)  (Detroit)  spoke 
against  the  Minority  Report. 

George  Mecklenburg  (Northern  Minnesota) 
spoke  for  the  Minority  Report, 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  that  we  do  now  adjourn.  Motion  did  not 
prevail. 

Mrs.  Anne  M.  Ebner  (*)  (New  Jersey)  spoke 
against  the  Minority  Report. 

Mrs.  J.  Walter  Mills  (*)  (Texas)  spoke  in 
favor  of  the  Minority  Report. 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  moved  that  when 
the  vote  is  taken,  it  be  taken  by  orders  (DB-173). 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  but,  on  being 
put,  did  not  prevail. 

Cassius  E.  Street  (Southwest  Missouri)  moved 
the  previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  vote  was  taken,  and  the  previous  question 
ordered. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  closed  the 
debate  for  the  adoption  of  the  Minority  Report. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman, 
closed  the  debate  for  the  Committee. 

The  Minority  Report  was  not  adopted.  The  Re- 
port of  the  Committee,  recommending  non-concur- 
rence, was  adopted.  For  Report  see  pages  669,  670. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri) 
moved  that  the  election  of  members,  and  alternate 
members,  of  the  Judicial  Council  of  The  Method- 


MAY    3 

Eighth    Day 
Wednesday 
Afternoon 


A.    Wesley 
Pugh   Moves 
to    Substi- 
tute 


Mrs.  John  E. 
Martin 


Seorge 
Mecklen- 
burg 

Adjournment 
Voted  Down 


Mrs.  Anne  M. 
Ebner 


Mrs.  J.  Walter 
Mills 


Winifred     F. 
Bryan 

Moves  Vote 
by  Orders 


Cassius    S. 
Street 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Minority    Re- 
port Lost 


Election 
Members 
Judicial 
Council 


350 


Jourtml  of  the  19^.i  General  Conference 


MAY     3 

Eighth    Day 
Wedriesdav 
Afternoon 


Atijournment 


ist  Church  be  made  the  Order  of  the  Day,  im- 
mediately following  Recess  on  Friday  morning, 
May  5,  1944  (DB-174). 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  we  adjourn  after 
the  announcements. 

After  various  announcements,  the  Conference 
adjourned  with  the  bendiction  pronounced  by 
Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith. 


MAY   3 

Eighth    Day 

W  ednesday 

Evening 

Bishop    J. 
Ralph 
Magee 
Presides 


Courtesies 


Archbishop  of 
York 


Leslie  G.  Teni- 
plin  Pre- 
sents 
Resolutions 


EIGHTH  DAY,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  3,  1944, 
EVENING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  General  Confer- 
ence convened  in  evening  session  at  7:30  P.M., 
Wednesday,  May  3,  1944,  with  Bishop  J.  Ralph 
Magee  in  the  Chair.  Bishop  Magee  announced, 
and  the  Conference  joined  in  singing.  Hymn  72, 
'This  Is  My  Father's  World,"  after  which  Mrs. 
Harry  Lauer  (*)  (lowa-Des  Moines)  led  in 
prayer. 

Dr.  James  R.  Houghton  favored  the  Conference 
with  a  solo,  "Steal  Away  to  Jesus,"  a  Negro  spir- 
itual. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  as  a  privileged  matter  read  the 
following  reply  of  the  Archbishop  of  York  to  an 
invitation  extended  him  through  the  Council  of 
Bishops  and  the  Committee  on  Courtesies  and 
Privileges  to  address  the  General  Conference : 

"Deeply  grateful  invitation  to  address  quad- 
rennial General  Conference,  but  regret  program 
will  not  permit  visit  to  Kansas  City." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  next  presented  Leslie  G.  Templin 
(India)  for  a  privileged  matter.  Leslie  G.  Templin 
(India)    presented  a  Resolution  and  moved  that 


The  Methodist  Church  351 

the  General  Conference  receive  the  same  and  ac-       **^^  ' 
cept  the  thanks  of  the  signers  of  the  Resolution.    '^"■"^"  ^^"^ 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Res-       „     . 

'  '  '  *^  '  Evening 

olution  was  adopted,  as  follows  (DB-175)  : 

"World  conditions  have  prevented  many  regularly 
elected  Delegates  from  Annual  Conferences  outside  the 
United  States  from  attending  the  General  Conference  of 
1944.  By  the  thoughtful  arrangements  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops  and  the  generous  approval  of  this  Confei'ence  it 
has  been  possible  for  missionaries  and  nationals,  who  have 
served  within  these  Conferences,  or  been  associated  with 
the  work  thereof,  to  participate  in  the  sessions  of  the 
Conference. 

"We,  the  undersigned  recipients  of  this  high  honor, 
desire  to  express  to  the  Council  of  Bishops,  and  the 
members  of  the  General  Conference,  our  deep  apprecia- 
tion of,  and  gratitude  for,  the  privilege  extended  to  us  and 
the  uniform  and  kindly  coui-tesy  we  have  received." 

(Signed)  Horace  E.  Dewey,  Eloise  M.  Templin,  Mary 
A.  Evans,  Thirza  E.  Bunce,  Y.  C.  Yang,  Mildred  Simonds, 
Katherine  Liu,  Lydia  D.  Christensen,  Nettie  A.  Bacon, 
Mildred  Pierce,  Grace  A.  Stockwell.  Pauline  E.  Westcott, 
Jenny  Lind,  Clyde  N.  Stuntz,  Ellen  M.  Studley,  Leslie  G. 
Temnlin,  Mrs.  Anton  Hammarberg,  J.  C.  Wengatz,  Fred 
Williams,  Ernest  S.  Lyons,  B.  O.  Peterson,  Hazel  Davis, 
Jos.  P.  Bartak,  Sidney  R.  Anderson,  Gaither  P.  War- 
field,  R.  L.  Archer,  Perry  O.  Hanson,  Janie  Laupmanis, 
Hyla  S.  Watters,  M.D.,  John  B.  Shen,  I.  U.  Townsley, 
Lucile  Colony. 

Benjamin  F.  Schwartz  (Nebraska)  was  recog-   ^g'iwnz^' 
nized  at  the  request  of  Glenn  R.  Phillips  (South-      l^t^i^ed 
ern  California-Arizona),  Chairman  of  the  Com-      ^^^^ 
mittee  on  Courtesies  and  Privileges,  for  the  pres- 
entation of  the  following  matter : 

"Captain  Robert  H.  Shannon,  of  Washington,  Iowa, 
a  Methodist  layman,  was  killed  in  the  same  airplane  acci- 
dent that  took  the  life  of  Bishop  Adna  Wright  Leonard. 
His  father  wrote  a  series  of  'Letters  to  Bob.'  I  should  like 
permission  to  read  six  sentences  which  seem  to  me  to 
epitomize  a  marvelous  faith  in  an  hour  of  extreme  sorrow, 
and  I  move  that  they  be  included  in  the  recoi-d  of  the  Con- 
ference.  (DB-17fi) 


352 


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MAY   S 

KiOHTH    Day 

Wednesday 

Evening 


Declaratory 
Decision 
Requested 


The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
following  was  ordered  to  record : 

"We  must  understand,  I  guess,  that  our  own  lives  are 
geared  somehow  with  higher  and  broader  purposes." 

"You  were  one  of  God's  expendables.  And  the  reason 
and  purpose  of  your  leaving  may  be  charted  for  us  later." 

"Maybe  these  are  the  threads  the  Master  Weaver  plans 
to  use  in  His  Grand  Design." 

"Into  that  Grand  Design  may  be  going  at  this  moment 
the  words  'No  More  Wars.'  " 

"And  yours  may  be  one  of  the  threads  needed  to  com- 
plete that  glorious  legend." 

"Good  night,  son. 

Dad." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  a  request  (DB-177)  for 
a  Declaratory  Decision,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted,  as  follows : 


"Whbrejas,  This  General  Conference  has  adopted  a 
Pension  Code,  Paragraph  1318,  Section  2,  Subdivision  (d) 
which  provides  that  years  sei-ved  as  a  member  of  an  An- 
nual Conference  left  without  appointment  to  attend  school 
for  a  period  not  to  exceed  three  Conference  years  may  be 
counted  for  annuity  claim; 

"Whereas,  The  Western  North  Carolina  Conference, 
in  common  with  other  Annual  Conferences  in  the  Territory 
of  the  Missouri  Corporation,  has  in  its  membership  many 
Conference  Claimants  to  whom  such  a  provision  has  not 
been  hitherto  applicable;  therefore,  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  ask  the  Judi- 
cial Council  to  render  a  Declaratory  Decision  as  to  whether 
or  not  the  aforementioned  enactment  is  retroactive  within 
the  Teri'itory  of  the  Missouri  Corpoi'ation,  in  order  that 
the  claims  of  these  Conference  Claimants  may  be  ac- 
curatelv  determined." 


LeRoy    L. 
Weis 
Moves 
Reconsider- 
ation 


LeRoy  L.  Weis  (lowa-Des  Moines)  moved  a  re- 
consideration of  Report  No.  4,  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy, Calendar  No.  41,  subject  "Disposal  of  Prop- 
erty of  a  Discontinued  Charge"   (DB-178).  The 


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353 


motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  reconsidera- 
tion was  ordered. 

Attention  was  called  to  the  fact  that  Calendar 
x\o.  41  (DCA-77)  and  65  (DCA-100)  were  iden- 
tical Reports  from  the  same  Committee.  LeRoy 
L.  Weis  (lowa-Des  Moines)  moved  that  Reports, 
Calendar  Nos.  41  and  65  be  deleted  from  the  rec- 
ords (DB-179).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois)  spoke  against  the 
motion. 

Frank  C.  Propert  (*)  (New  York)  moved  that 
the  Report  be  referred  back  to  the  Committee  for 
further  consideration  and  report  to  the  Confer- 
ence (DB-180).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.,  made  a  statement  rela- 
tive to  the  matter  for  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

Paul  G.  James  (*)  (lowa-Des  Moines)  spoke 
in  favor  of  the  motion  to  delete. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question  on  all  before  the  Conference.  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous 
question  was  ordered. 

The  motion  of  Frank  C.  Propert  (*)  (New 
York)   to  refer  was  adopted. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  briefly  outlined 
the  Calendar  business  of  this  evening's  session. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  56  (DCA-80,  81,  82,  83, 
84),  subject  "Amending  Chapter  Three,  1940 
Discipline,"  and  by  common  consent,  which  was 
granted,  to  make  some  corrections  of  typograph- 
ical errors  and  add  Paragraphs  1090  and  1091, 
which  had  been  left  out  of  the  printed  copy,  as 
follows : 


MAY   3 

Eighth    Day 

Wcdneaday 

Kvcnivg 

Calendar 
Matters 


Arthur  M. 
Wolls 


P'rank    C. 
Propert 
Moves  to 
Refer 


Francis  A. 
Stanger,   Jr. 


Paul  G.  James 


R.   Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Calendar 
Matters 


Report  No.  4 
Education 


(a)  The  Report  is  No.  4  and  not  No.  17. 

(b)  Add  to  the  Memorial   Sei'ial   Numbers   the   follow- 
ing: 86,  89,  92,  257,  621,  650,  674,  675. 


354  Journal  of  the  194i  General  Conference 

^^"^  '  (c)    Pago   83,  third   column,  last   paragraph  of   Para- 

EiGHTH   Day     graph  1123,  line  6,  delete  the  word  "hereby"  and  substi- 
Wednesday      tute  the  word  "thereby." 

Evenino  (J)    Page  84,  first  column.  Paragraph  1139,  after  the 

word  "Superintendents"  at  the  beginning  of  line  five,  add 
"the  President  of  the  Young  Adult  Fellowship." 

(e)  Page  84,  second  column,  Paragraph  1146,  sub- 
section 6,  delete  the  word  "department"  and  substitute 
the  word  "departments." 

(f)  Page  82,  second  column,  insert  Paragraph  1090, 
to  read  as  follows:  "Par.  1090.  The  Division  shall  promote 
and  administer  the  Student  Loan  and  Scholarship  Fund, 
and  other  funds  established  for  the  aid  of  students,  in 
accordance  with  regulations  recommended  by  the  Division, 
and  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Education." 

(g)  Page  82,  second  column,  insert  Paragraph  1091, 
following  inserted  Paragraph  1090,  to  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  1091.  One  Sunday  in  each  year  shall  be  observed 
in  the  Local  Churches  as  Methodist  Student  Day  (for- 
merly Children's  Day  or  College  Day),  for  the  purpose, 
first,  of  calling  attention  to  and  creating  interest  of 
children,  young  people  and  adults  in  higher  education, 
and  second,  of  receiving  an  ofi'ering  for  the  Student  Loan 
and  Scholarship  Fund.  The  date  of  this  day  and  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  Fund  shall  be  determined  by  the 
Division  of  Educational  Institutions  of  the  Boai'd  of  Edu- 
cation. Funds  raised  on  this  day  shall  be  paid  through 
the  Annual  Conference  Treasurer,  or  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Conference  Board  of  Education,  as  the  Annual  Con- 
fei'ence  may  direct,  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of 
Education.  These  funds  shall  be  given  i-ecognition  in  an 
additional  column  in  the  Pastor's  report  to  the  Annual 
Conference,  but  shall  not  be  charged  against  the  share 
of  the  Board  of  Education  in  the  General  Apportioned 
Benevolences." 

Daniel  L.  Marsh   (New  England)   then  moved 
the  adoption  of  the  Report.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 
John  L.  Wolfe       John    L.    Wolfe    (West    Virginia)    moved    to 

Moves  to  \  o  r 

Amend  amend  Paragraph  1139,  column  one,  page  84,  by 

deleting  the  word  "Assistant"  at  the  end  of  the 
fourth  line  in  the  first  paragraph,  and  substitut- 
ing therefor  the  words  "Church  School  Division- 
al" (DB-181).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 


The  Methodist  Church 


355 


The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Daniel  L. 
Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman,  for  the  Com- 
mittee, there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved  to 
amend  by  substituting  for  Paragraph  541,  page 
83  DC  A,  column  one,  Paragraph  541  of  Report 
No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No.  40 
(DCA-75),  adopted  May  2,  1940,  and  to  further 
amend  by  substituting  for  Paragraph  529,  page 
83,  second  column,  DCA,  Paragraph  529  of  Report 
No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  Calendar 
No.  30  (DCA-70)  as  amended  and  adopted  May 
1,  1944  (DB-182).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

John  Q.  Schisler  (North  Arkansas)  spoke  to 
the  matter  pending. 

D.  Stewart  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  raised 
a  question  concerning  the  official  board.  Bishop 
Magee  answered  the  question  satisfactorily. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
asked  a  question  which  was  answered  by  George 
W.  Henson  (Philadelphia). 

The  motion  of  George  W.  Henson  to  amend  by 
substitution,  being  put,  was  adopted. 

Charles  M.  Coulter  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  1090,  inserted  by  common  consent  on 
page  82,  column  two,  by  deleting  the  words  "and 
Scholarship"  (DB-183).  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Fred  G.  Hollo  way  (Baltimore)  spoke  against 
the  motion  to  delete. 

Roy  L.  Smith  (Southern  California- Arizona) 
spoke  for  the  deletion. 

M.  LaFayette  Harris  (Lexington)  spoke  against 
the  motion  to  delete. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  moved 
the   previous  question   on  the  amendment.   The 


MAY   ."» 

Eighth    Day 

Wedneadau 

Event np 

Aniendmenl 
Accepted 

Georife  W. 
Henson 
Moves   to 
Amend 


J.    Q.    Schisler 


D.   Stewart 
Patterson 


J.   Mgar 
Skillington 


Charles  M. 
Coulter 
Movee  to 
Amend 


Fred   G. 
Holloway 


Roy  L.   Smith 


^L    LaFayette 
Harris 

Lynn    HaroUi 
Houuh 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


:^56 


Journal  of  the  194-^  Genei'al  Conference 


MAY    3 

Eighth    Day 

Wednesday 

Even  hip 

Daniel    L. 
Marsh 

Guy  O.  Car- 
penter 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Mrs.  J.  D. 
Bragg 


Paul  W.   Quil- 
lian   Speaks 


Paul    N. 
ber 


Gar- 


Horace   E. 
Cromer 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Donald  Tim- 
merman 

Moves  to 
Amend 


motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  pre- 
vious question  on  the  amendment  was  ordered. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
closed  the  debate  for  the  Committee.  The  motion 
to  delete  did  not  prevail. 

Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  1133,  page  83,  third  column,  by  delet- 
ing the  word  "one-half"  found  in  lines  twelve 
and  eighteen ;  and  adding  after  the  word  "month- 
ly" in  line  twelve,  the  words  "as  directed  by  the 
local  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship  between"  (DB- 
184) .  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis)  spoke  against 
the  amendment. 

At  the  request  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  Eng- 
land), Chairman,  Paul  W.  Quillian  (Texas)  spoke 
to  the  proposed  amendment  in  behalf  of  the  Com- 
mittee. The  amendment,  being  put  to  a  vote,  was 
not  adopted. 

Paul  N.  Garber  (Western  North  Carolina) 
asked  two  questions  concerning  Paragraph  1097. 
At  the  request  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  Eng- 
land), Chairman,  William  K.  Anderson  (Pitts- 
burgh), Educational  Director  of  the  General  Con- 
ference Commission  on  Ministerial  Training,  an- 
swered the  questions. 

Horace  E.  Cromer  (Baltimore)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  1139,  page  84,  column  one,  third  para- 
graph, by  adding  the  words  "for  which  the  Board 
of  Education  is  responsible,"  at  the  end  of  the 
third  line  of  the  said  third  paragraph.  The  mo- 
tion was  duly  seconded. 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Daniel  L. 
Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman,  for  the  Com- 
mittee, there  being  no  objections  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

Donald  Timmerman  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph   1085,   page   82,   column  two,   by   re- 


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357 


insertinj^  "8,  Wesley  Foundations  and  Similar 
Organizations"  (DB-186).  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Harry  W.  McPherson  (Illinois)  spoke  to  the 
pending  matter. 

Charles  M.  Coulter  (Ohio)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  amendment. 

Louis  C.  Wright  (North-East  Ohio)  spoke 
against  the  amendment. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
previous  question  was  ordered. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
closed  the  debate  for  the  Committee. 

The  amendment  of  Donald  Timmerman  (Ohio) 
was  not  adopted.  The  Report  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  547. 

At  the  request  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  Eng- 
land), Chairman,  William  K.  Anderson  (Pitts- 
burgh) presented  Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee 
on  Education,  Calendar  No.  79  (DCA-112,  113), 
subject  "Ministerial  Education  and  Simplified 
Course  of  Study  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors," 
and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  second- 
ed, prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  562. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation, Calendar  No.  80  (DCA-113),  subject, 
"Ministry  of  the  Radio  and  Commission  on  Radio 
for  The  Methodist  Church,"  and  moved  its  refer- 
ence to  the  General  Conference  Commission  on 
Public  Information.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  referred.  For  Re- 
port see  page  566, 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ferences,  Calendar  No.  89    (bCA-115),  subject. 


MAY    3 

EiuiiTii    Day 

Krttniiii 

H.  W.  Mc- 
I'herson 

Charles  M. 
Coulter 


Louis  C. 
WriKht 


R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh 
Closes 
Debate 

Amendment 
Lost 


Report  No. 
Education 


Report  No.   6 
Education 


Report  No.  9 
Conferences 


358 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY    3 

Eighth    Day 

W  ednesday 

Eveni-ng 


Report  No.  7 
Conferences 


Report  No.  6 
Conferences 


Report  No.   5 
Conferences 


"A  Secretary  of  Town  and  Country  Work,"  and 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  535. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ferences, Calendar  No.  91  (DCA-116),  subject, 
"Ministerial  Members  of  An  Annual  Conference," 
and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  sec- 
onded. A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  called 
attention  to  the  fact  that  on  May  1,  1944,  Report 
No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  Ministry,  Calendar  No. 
20  (DCA-68) ,  covering  this  particular  matter,  had 
been  adopted.  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
Chairman,  requested  permission  to  withdraw  Re- 
port No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  which 
had  just  been  adopted.  Permission  was  granted 
as  requested  and  the  Report  withdrawn.  For  Re- 
port see  page  534. 

At  the  request  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadel- 
phia), Chairman,  John  R,  Kenny  (California) 
presented  Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ferences, Calendar  No.  92  (DCA-116),  subject, 
"Oriental  Provisional  Annual  Conference,"  and 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  534. 

John  R.  Kenny  (California)  presented  Report 
No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  Calendar 
No.  93  (DCA-116),  subject  "Continuation  of 
South  Florida  Annual  Conference,"  and  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  Paul  M. 
Hillman  (Nebraska)  moved  to  amend  by  deleting 
the  word  "permitting"  in  line  seven,  and  substitut- 
ing the  words  "consenting  that,"  and  deleting  the 
word  "to"  in  line  eight.  John  R.  Kenney  (Califor- 
nia) accepted  the  amendment  for  the  Committee, 
there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member 
of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Conference. 


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359 


The  Report,  with  the  accepted  amendment,  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  533. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  76  (DCA- 
110,  111),  subject  "Segregation  and  Church-wide 
Meetings,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion 
was  duly  seconded. 

A.  Thomas  Mcllwain  (North  Mississippi)  was 
recognized  and  yielded  the  floor  to  John  E.  Stevens 
(North  Mississippi),  who  moved  to  amend  the 
Report  beginning  with  the  word  "seek"  in  the 
second  line,  so  it  would  read  as  follows : 


MAY   S 

Eighth    Day 

Wednesdav 

Evenivg 


Report  No.   5 
State  of 
Church 


A.   T.   Mc- 
llwain 

Yields   Floor 
to  John  E. 
Stevens 


"We  recommend  that  committees  arranging  for  gen- 
eral meetings  of  the  Church  locate  such  meetings  only  in 
places  where  adequate  and  suitable  entertainment  can  be 
provided  for  all  delegates  and  representatives  of  the 
Church."   (DB-187) 


Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  amendment. 

Miss  Thelma  Stevens,  Executive  Secretary  of 
the  Department  of  Christian  Social  Relations  and 
Local  Church  Activities  of  the  General  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  spoke  against 
the  amendment. 

W.  Marvette  Curtis  (Alabama)  spoke  for  the 
amendment. 

J.  Boyd  Davis  (*)  (Ohio)  moved  the  previous 
question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed, 
and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, stated  he  had  no  further  remarks. 

Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  asked  a  question 
about  the  amendment,  which  was  answered  sat- 
isfactorily by  Ernest  W.  Peter.son  (Oregon),  the 
Document  Secretary. 

The  amendment  of  John  E.  Stevens  (North 
Mississippi)  was  adopted.  The  Report,  as  amend- 


Frcd   D.   Stone 


Miss  Thelma 
Stevens 


W.   M.  Curtiss 


J.   Boyd  Davis 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Miron  A.  Mor- 
rill 


Ernest  W. 
Peterson 


Amendment 
Adopted 


360 


Journal  of  the  19. ^  General  Conference 


MAY    3 

FiifiHTH    Day 

W  ednnsday 

Evening 

Report  No.  7 
State    of 
Church 


James  A. 
Perry 


Lynn    Harold 
Hough 


Ralph    E. 
Diffendorfer 
Moves 
Change 


ed,  was  then  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  725. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  68  (DCA- 
107,  108,  109),  subject  "Conditions  of  Peace." 
Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman, 
called  attention  to  typographical  errors,  and  then 
moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report. 

James  A.  Perry  (Troy)  moved  that  the  Report 
be  considered  section  by  section.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  spoke 
to  the  Report  as  a  whole  and  Section  1  in  par- 
ticular. 

Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer,  Executive  Secretary, 
General  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion, spoke  to  the  Section  and  suggested  that  the 
last  paragraph  of  sub-section  4  be  changed  to  read 
as  follows : 


Changes 
Accepted 


Fred    B. 

Noble  Moves 
to  Amend 


"We  confess  our  sympathy  with  the  aspii-ations  of  de- 
pendent peoples  everywhere  and  believe  that  these  as- 
pirations are  in  full  harmony  with  the  struggrle  for  free- 
dom throughout  the  world.  We  also  ask  that  the  govern- 
ments concerned  be  urged  to  regard  the  welfare  of  these 
peoples  as  their  central  purpose."    (DB-188) 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, accepted  the  changed  reading  for  the  Com- 
mittee, there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

Section  I  (Political)  and  the  Preamble  were 
adopted,  with  the  accepted  rewriting  of  sub- 
section 4,  as  stated  above. 

Section  II  (Racial)  was  next  considered.  Ed- 
mund Heinsohn  (Southwest  Texas)  and  Willis  J. 
King  (Texas — C)  spoke  to  the  matter  under  con- 
sideration. 

Fred  B.  Noble  (*)  (Florida— SE)  moved  to 
amend  sub-section  "A.  Study  Commission"  (DCA- 


The  Methodist  Church 


361 


108)  by  deleting  the  first  three  lines,  which  read       may  s 
as  follows :  "We  look  to  the  ultimate  elmination  of    ^"'■"^"  ^^' 
racial     discrimination     within     The     Methodist       J.Jl,"',"" 
Church.  Accordingly."  (DB-189)  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded. 

G.  Mont  Davenport  (North  Alabama)  moved 
that  we  adjourn  after  announcements.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed. 
.  Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op A.  Frank  Smith  would  preside  at  the  session 
tomorrow  morning. 

The  Conference  adjourned  with  the  benediction  Adjournment 
pronounced  by  Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee,  with  con- 
sideration of  the  amendment  of  Fred  B.  Noble 
(Florida — SE)  pending.  (Note:  For  resumption 
of  consideration  see  Friday  morning.  May  5,  1944, 
page  405.) 


G.  Mont 
Davenport 
Moves 
Adjourn- 
ment 

Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


NINTH   DAY,   THURSDAY,  MAY  4,   1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  convened  in  the  session  of  the  ninth  day 
at  8:30  a.m.,  Thursday,  May  4,  1944,  with  Bishop 
A.  Frank  Smith  in  the  Chair. 

The  worship  service  was  under  the  direction 
of  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell.  Bishop  Decell  an- 
nounced, and  the  Conference  joined  in  singing. 
Hymn  220,  "Majestic  Sweetness  Sits  Enthroned," 
after  which  he  led  the  Conference  in  the  respon- 
sive reading  entitled  "The  Joy  of  Deliverance," 
found  on  page  600  of  The  Methodist  Hymnal.  A 
quartette  from  the  National  Training  School  for 
Christian  Workers  of  Kansas  City,  composed  of 
Mary  Martin,  Evelyn  Weaver,  Vada  Hoch  and 
Betty  Hall,  under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  C.  V.  Gus- 
tafson,  sang  "My  God,  How  Wonderful  Thou 
Art"  and  "Praise  to  the  Lord,  the  Almighty,"  by 
Lehman.  Prayer  was  offered  by  Benjamin  L.  Suth- 


MAY     i 

Ninth  Dav 
Thursday 
Morniny 

Bishop  A. 
Frank 
Smith, 
Presides 


Devotions  : 
Bishop  J. 
Lloyd  Decell 


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MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Mornina 


Journal 
Report 


erland  (Mississippi),  after  which  Bishop  Decell 
gave  the  devotional  address.  The  worship  period 
closed  with  the  singing  of  Hymn  471,  "We  Bear 
the  Strains  of  Earthly  Care,"  and  the  benedic- 
tion, pronounced  by  Bishop  Decell. 

The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  was 
presented  and  adopted,  as  follows  (DB-190)  : 


We  have  examined  the  Journal  of  the  General  Con- 
ference for  morning,  afternoon  and  evening  sessions  of 
Wednesday,  May  3,  1944,  and  find  same  to  be  correct. 

(Sig-ned)   A.  M.  Carter, 
F.  L.  Pedersbn. 


Courtesies 


Fred  D.   Stone 
Introduces 
Mr.    M. 
Lund 


J.   Manning 
Potts 
Moves  to 
Publish 


Charles  A. 
Robbing 
Motion  re 
Steno- 
praphic 
Report 


Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock 
River)  for  a  privileged  matter. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  made  a  statement 
about  the  difficulties  under  which  the  Daily  Chris- 
tian Advocate  was  being  printed  under  war  condi- 
tions, and  stated  that  only  through  the  generous 
co-operation  of  the  Nazarene  Publishing  Company 
has  it  been  at  all  possible  to  have  a  paper  for  the 
General  Conference.  He  then  introduced  Mr.  M. 
Lund,  Manager  and  Treasurer.  Rev.  P.  A.  Lund, 
President  of  the  Company,  was  out  of  town.  The 
Conference  rose  and  applauded. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  J.  Manning  Potts  (Vir- 
ginia) for  a  privileged  matter. 

Motion  of  J.  Manning  Potts  (Virginia),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  as  follows  (DB-191)  :  "I 
move  that  the  Commission  on  Evangelism  be  au- 
thorized to  publish  in  leaflet  form  those  parts  of 
the  Episcopal  Address  pertaining  to  Evangelism." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 


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and  Privileges,  presented  Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)        ^^^  * 
(Pacific  Northwest)  for  a  privileged  motion.  ^"'■'"  °*' 

Thuradav 

Charles  A.  Robbins  (*)  (Pacific  Northwest)  Mor,n„u 
moved  "That  the  stenographic  Report  of  this 
General  Conference  be  mailed,  without  charge, 
to  the  Libraries  of  the  Educational  Institutions 
of  The  Methodist  Church  and  of  those  related  to 
it"  (DB-192).  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

George  W.  Henson    (Philadelphia),   Chairman  F>pai  Ad- 

joumment 

of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  moved  that  we  fix      ^'^^J 
the  time  for  the  final  adjournment  of  this  Gen- 
eral Conference  for  not  later  than  Saturday  eve- 
ning, May  6,  1944    (DB-193).  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  that  we  reconsider  the  action 
of  the  Conference  whereby  the  Rules  of  Order 
were  adopted. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson    (Philadelphia),  Motion. 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,   duly     nl^sln  r«' 
seconded,  prevailed,  amending  Rule  8,  so  that  after       ^^ 
the  Order  of  the  Day  has  been  exhausted  today, 
speeches  be  limited  to  five  minutes,   except  the 
Chairman  of  a  Standing  Committee  shall  have 
ten  minutes  for  the  closing  speech,  and,  further, 
that  this  change  applies  only  to  the  General  Con- 
ference of  1944   (DB-194).  The  Rules  of  Order, 
with  the  above  changes,  were  then  adopted. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Motion  ceorcc 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  duly  ^  pe^diem 
seconded,  prevailed  that  the  Treasurer  of  the 
(Jeneral  Administration  Fund  be  authorized  to 
pay  the  per  diem  of  all  delegates  for  the  time  they 
are  compelled  to  stay  in  Kansas  City,  owing  to 
their  inability  to  secure  accommodations  for  their 
return  home  immediately  after  adjournment,  but 


364 


Journal  of  the  lOJflf  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Dav 
Thursday 
Modi  in  fj 

Motion 
Geome    W. 
Henson  re 
Local  Ex- 
penses 


O.  W.  Auman 


A.  Wesley 
Pugh    AsUs 
Question 


Lynn  Harold 
Hough 
Point  of 
Order 


Report  No. 
State  of 
Church 


Presentation 
Procadiire 
Outlined 


that  no  payment  shall  be  made  beyond  Monday, 
May  8,  1944  (DB-195). 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  moved  that  the 
Treasurer  of  the  General  Administration  Fund 
be  authorized  to  pay  the  Local  Committee  on  En- 
tertainment any  amount  of  financial  loss  in  their 
income  due  to  the  time  of  final  adjournment,  the 
amount  so  authorized  not  to  exceed  $500.00  (DB- 
196).  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Orrin  W.  Auman,  Treasurer  of  the  General  Ad- 
ministration Fund,  was  recognized,  and  made  a 
statement  concerning  the  per  diem  checks. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  asked  a  ques- 
tion concerning  the  rights  of  the  Chairman  in 
charge  of  a  Minority  Report,  and  was  answered 
by  the  Presiding  Bishop. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  made 
the  point  of  order  that  the  Order  of  the  Day  takes 
precedence  over  the  matters  pending  when  the 
General  Conference  adjourned  last  evening.  The 
Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken. 

The  Order  of  the  Day  having  arrived.  Report 
No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the 
Church,  with  a  Minority  Report  attached,  Cal- 
endar No.  108  (DCA-123),  subject  "The  Church 
in  Time  of  War,"  was  taken  up  for  consideration. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church, 
moved  that  the  Rules  be  suspended  in  order  that 
a  special  method  of  procedure  might  be  adopted 
for  the  consideration  of  the  Report  before  the 
Conference.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church, 
moved  that  the  following  method  of  presentation 
prevail,  First :  The  Chairman  of  the  Majority  Re- 
port will  present  it  with  the  aid  of  five  other  per- 


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366 


sons  who  support  the  Majority  Report.  Second: 
The  Chairman  of  the  Minority  Report  will  present 
it  with  the  aid  of  five  persons  who  support  the 
Minority  Report.  Third:  The  debate  will  then 
become  general  (DB-197).  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed. 

Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith  clearly  stated  the  par- 
liamentary situation  governing  the  presentation 
of  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  the  State 
of  the  Church. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
asked  a  question  concerning  the  parliamentary 
situation,  which  was  answered  by  Bishop  A.  Frank 
Smith. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  a  reconsideration  of  the  action  of  the  Con- 
ference whereby  the  five-minute  limit  on  speeches 
would  begin  to  apply  after  the  Order  of  the  Day 
has  been  completed.  The  motion  was  duly  sec- 
onded. The  vote  was  taken,  and  it  appearing  that 
a  count  vote  would  be  necessary  to  determine  the 
outcome,  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsyl- 
vania), with  the  consent  of  his  second,  withdrew 
the  motion  to  reconsider,  and  as  a  matter  of  privi- 
lege made  a  statement  concerning  the  method  of 
procedure  adopted  for  the  consideration  of  the 
pending  Report. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio)  moved  a  reconsideration 
of  the  action  of  the  Conference  whereby  it  was 
planned  to  have  five  speakers  on  each  side.  The 
motion  was  duly  .seconded,  but  did  not  prevail. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on 
the  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  108  (DCA- 
123),  subject,  "The  Church  in  Time  of  War,"  and 
stated  that  by  common  agreement  of  both  the 
Majority  and  Minority  members  of  the  Commit- 
tee two  amendments  were  to  be  inserted  in  the 
Majority  Report,  if  there  was  no  objection  raised 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Dav 
Thursday 
Morning 


J.  Edgar 
Skillington 
Moves  Re- 
considera- 
tion 


Isaac    E. 
Miller 
Moves 
Reconsider- 
ation 


Report  No.  8 
SUte  of 
Church 
Presented 


366 


Journal  of  the  19'H  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thunday 
Mornin-a 


Speakers  for 
Report 


Recess 


by  the  members  of  the  Conference.  No  objection 
being  raised,  the  following  amendments  were  add- 
ed to  the  Majority  Reort : 

1st.  "The  Church  cannot  be  indifferent  to  the  issues  at 
stake  in  the  present  conflict.  It  is  deeply  concerned  in  the 
human  values  in  jeopardy  and  in  the  ultimate  effect  of  the 
conflict  upon  the  cause  of  justice,  freedom  and  brother- 
hood. As  a  corporate  body  seeking  to  declare  the  will  of 
God,  it  must  express  its  moral  judgment  and  use  its  moral 
foi'ce  against  tyranny,  aggression,  persecution,  and  all 
forms  of  political  dictatorship  and  totalitarianism  which 
run  counter  to  our  Christian  belief  in  the  worth  and 
dignity  of  every  individual."   (DB-198) 

2nd.  "We  call  upon  the  Church  to  pray  for  the  wel- 
fare of  those  in  the  armed  forces,  for  the  maintenance  of 
their  Christian  faith  and  ideals  and  their  safe  return  to 
our  homes  and  churches,  if  this  be  possible.  Believing  that 
God  has  a  stake  in  the  victory  of  peace  with  justice  in 
the  present  conflict,  we  commend  our  cause  to  Him,  pray- 
ing 'Thy  Kingdom  come,  Thy  will  be  done.'  "  (DB-199) 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee,  moved  the  adoption  of 
the  Report.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  and 
Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  spoke  to  the 
pending  Report. 

Henry  Hitt  Crane  (Detroit),  Mrs.  Nancy  L. 
Wright  (*)  (St.  Louis),  Glenn  C.  James  (Flor- 
ida), Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), and  Edmund  Heinsohn  (Southwest  Texas) 
spoke  separately  for  the  Majority  Report. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  moved 
that  we  recess  at  this  time.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded.  By  common  consent  the  rules  were 
suspended,  as  the  hour  of  Recess  had  not  arrived, 
and  the  motion  to  recess  now  prevailed,  and  a  ten- 
minute  recess  was  taken. 


RECESS 
Reconvene  Blshop  A.  Frank  Smith  called  the  Conference 

to  order,  and  James  R.  Houghton  led  the  Confer- 


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367 


ence  in  singing  Hymn  73,  "Be  Still,  My  Soul,  the 
Lord  Is  on  Thy  Side."  James  R.  Houghton  and 
Bernard  Vessey  (Colorado)  then  sang  a  duet, 
"God  Will  Take  Care  of  You." 

By  previous  action  of  the  Conference  a  photo- 
graph of  the  gathering  was  made  at  this  time. 

Orrin  W.  Auman,  Treasurer  of  the  General  Ad- 
ministration Fund,  was  recognized,  for  a  special 
matter  concerning  the  business  of  the  Conference. 

The  pending  matter  was  resumed,  and  Charles 
C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark)  presented  the  Minority 
Report,  attached  to  Report  No.  8  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  the  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  108 
(DCA-123),  subject  "The  Church  in  Time  of 
War,"  and  spoke  to  the  same. 

Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  (Ohio),  Paul  E.  Secrest 
(North-East  Ohio),  R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexing- 
ton), Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  and  Lynn 
Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  separately 
spoke  in  favor  of  the  Minority  Report. 

Herschel  R.  Snavely  (*)  (Illinois)  was  recog- 
nized, but  ruled  out  of  order  because  he  desired 
to  support  the  Minority  Report,  on  the  ground 
that  the  regular  Rules  of  Order  were  now  in  force 
and  that  the  Majority  Report  must  be  perfected 
before  the  Minority  Report  could  be  considered. 

Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith  ascertained  by  a  show 
of  hands  of  the  Conference  that  the  five-minute 
limit  on  speeches,  previously  ordered  at  this  ses- 
sion, should  now  take  effect,  and  that  the  Major- 
ity Report  was  under  consideration. 

C.  Gordon  Phillips  (Detroit)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  Majority  Report. 

William  K.  Anderson  (Pittsburgh)  moved  the 
previous  question.  The  Chair  ruled  the  motion  out 
of  order  at  the  present  time,  as  both  sides  of 
the  question  had  not  been  heard. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  as  a  question 
of  privilege  for  the  Conference  suggested  that  the 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Morning 


O.    W.   Auman 


Minority 
Report 
Presented 


Speakers  for 


Hershel  R. 
Snavely 


C.  Gordon 
Phillips 


William  K. 
Anderson 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh 

Makes    Sug- 
gestion 


J68 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thuredau 
Morning 


Harry  R- 
Hummer 


Paul  M.   Hill- 
nian  Moves 
to  Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


T.  Morton 
McDonald 
Moves  to 
Amend 


John  L.  Wolf, 


Andrew   C. 
Caton 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


method  of  procedure  be  for  those  having  amend- 
ments to  the  Majority  Report,  now  offer  them  in 
order  to  perfect  the  main  question,  and  then  take 
up  the  perfecting  of  the  Minority  Report.  By  com- 
mon consent  this  was  agreed  to. 

Harry  R.  Hummer  (*)  (Pittsburgh)  was  recog- 
nized, but  ruled  out  of  order  at  this  time  because 
he  desired  to  speak  in  support  of  the  Minority  Re- 
port. 

Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  moved  to  amend 
that  Section  of  the  Report  reaffirming  Paragraph 
1716  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  Section  III,  at  the  end  of  the  sentence 
closing  the  second  paragraph  of  the  Section  at  the 
top  of  page  778  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  by  adding  these  words,  "this 
does  not  deny  the  use  of  church  buildings  to  agen- 
cies of  mercy  and  healing,  such  as  the  Red  Cross" 
(DB-200). 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Ernest  Fre- 
mont Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman,  for  the 
Committee,  there  being  no  objection  raised  by 
any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General 
Conference. 

T.  Morton  McDonald  (*)  (Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  by  deleting  the  first  four  lines  of  the  last 
paragraph  at  the  bottom  of  page  777,  1940  Disci- 
pline of  The  Methodist  Church,  and  substituting 
therefor  the  following:  "Therefore  we  stand 
upon  the  ground.  The  Methodist  Church  makes  no 
attempt  to  bind  the  consciences  of  its  members" 
(DB-201). 

John  L.  Wolfe  (West  Virginia)  spoke  against 
the  amendment  and  for  the  Majority  Report. 

Andrew  C.  Caton  (Montana)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed and  the  previous  question  on  the  amend- 
ment was  ordered. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle   (Rock  River),  Chair- 


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369 


man  of  the  Committee,  spoke  against  the  amend- 
ment. The  amendment  was  not  adopted. 

Horace  T.  Freeman  (South  Georgia)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  deleting  the  first  ten  lines 
in  the  last  paragraph  of  the  printed  Report  and 
substitute  therefor  the  following : 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 

Thumday 

Morn  in  fi 

Horace   T. 
Freeman 
Movea   to 
Amend 


"Many  Methodists  in  loyalty  to  conscience  are  in 
Civilian  Public  Service  Camps,  or  in  prison.  We  send  our 
greetings  and  love  to  them.  We  affix'm  our  confidence  that 
God,  whose  wisdom  embraces  the  total  reality  in  every 
situation,  and  whose  love  and  power  are  redemptively  at 
work  in  all  our  ethical  dilemmas,  will  accept  and  use 
their  sincere  devotion  and  often  difficult  decisions." 


Amendment 
Lost 


Hazen  G. 
Werner 

Moves  to 
Amend 


Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, spoke  against  the  amendment.  The  amend- 
ment was  not  adopted. 

Hazen  G.  Werner  (Ohio)  was  recognized.  Leon- 
ard B.  Smith  (Baltimore)  raised  a  point  of  order 
relative  to  the  recognition.  The  Chair  ruled  the 
point  not  well  taken,  and  gave  the  reasons  why. 

Hazen  G.  Werner  (Ohio)  then  offered  the  fol- 
lowing amendment  to  be  added  to  the  Majority 
Report : 

"As  Christians  we  could  not  consent  in  our  hearts  to  the 
world  dominance  of  nihilistic  powers  anywhere  and  the 
extinction  of  free  institutions,  our  Christian  culture  and 
the  opportunity  to  continue  building  the  Kingdom  of  God." 
(DB-203) 


Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, asked  a  question  of  Hazen  G.  Werner  (Ohio) , 
who  replied  in  the  negative  to  the  question  asked. 

Carrol  D.  W.  Hilderbrand  (Northwest  Indiana) 
spoke  against  the  amendment. 

William  T.  Muncy  (*)  (Nebraska)  moved  the  ^ii'i"„'J'/' 
previous  question  on  the  amendment.  The  motion,  previous 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  and  the  previous  question  Question 
was  ordered. 

Albert  E.  Day   (Southern  California-Arizona) 


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Journal  of  the  i94't  General  Conference 


MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Morning 


Fred    D.    Stone 
Makes 
Point  of 
Order 


Benjamin     F. 
Schwartz 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Frank  C. 
Propert 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Majority 
Report 
Perfected 


Sessions 
Ordered 


asked  for  the  reading  of  the  Werner  amendment, 
and  also  of  the  amendment  inserted  by  common 
consent  this  morning,  and  offered  by  Ernest  Fre- 
mont Tittle  (Rock  River). 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  made  the  point  of 
order  that  the  reading  v^^as  to  be  for  information 
only.  The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken.  Both 
amendments  were  read  for  the  information  of  the 
Conference, 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, spoke  against  the  amendment.  The  amend- 
ment was  not  adopted. 

A  motion  to  adjourn  was  voted  down. 

Benjamin  F.  Schwartz  (Nebraska)  moved  to 
amend  the  second  paragraph  on  page  777  of  the 
1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church,  under 
Section  III,  by  adding  after  the  word  "war"  at  the 
end  of  the  sentence  in  the  fourth  line,  the  follow- 
ing: 

"except  in  the  matter  of  providing  Chaplains 
and  other  means  of  ministering  in  the  name  of 
Christ  to  those  engaged  in  military  service"  (DB- 
204). 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Ernest  Fre- 
mont Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman,  for  the 
Committee,  there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

Frank  C.  Propert  (*)  (New  Jersey)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  the  process  of  perfecting  the 
Majority  Report.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

There  being  no  motions  relative  thereto,  the 
Chair  declared  the  Majority  Report  to  have  been 
perfected,  and  that  the  Minority  Report  was  now 
properly  before  the  Conference  for  action  thereon 
in  perfecting  the  same. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  duly  sec- 


The  Methodist  Church 


371 


onded,  prevailed  that  sessions  of  the  General  Con- 
ference be  ordered  for  Thursday,  May  4,  and  Fri- 
day, May  5,  at  2:30  p.m.  and  7:45  P.M.  for  each 
respective  day  (DB-205). 

Motion  of  the  Secretary,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed that  the  time  be  extended  for  to  complete 
the  making  of  announcements,  etc. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  stated  that  Bishop 
James  C.  Baker  would  preside  at  the  afternoon 
session  today,  and  that  tonight  Bishop  Arthur  J. 
Moore  would  preside. 

Motion  of  John  T.  Ellison  (*)  (Alabama),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  consideration  of  Report 
No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Judicial  Administra- 
tion be  made  the  Order  of  the  Day  for  Friday, 
May  5.,  at  the  afternoon  session,  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges. 

Motion  of  G.  Mont  Davenport  (North  Ala- 
bama), duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  we  do  now 
adjourn. 

Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith  thanked  the  Conference 
for  their  co-operation  and  uniform  courtesy  in  the 
conduct  of  the  business  of  this  session. 

The  Conference  adjourned  with  the  benediction 
pronounced  by  Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith  and  con- 
sideration of  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  the 
State  of  the  Church  pending. 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Modi  inu 


Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


Order  of 
Day  Set 


Motion  to 
Adjourn 


Adjournment 


NINTH   DAY,  THURSDAY,  MAY  4,   1944, 
AFTERNOON  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence convened  at  2:30  P.M.,  Thursday,  May  4, 
1944,  with  Bishop  James  C.  Baker  in  the  Chair. 

Bishop  Baker  announced  Hymn  No.  12,  "Joy- 
ful, Joyful,  We  Adore  Thee."  The  Conference  rose 


MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Afternoon 

Bishop  James 
C.   Baker 
Presides 


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MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Afternoon 


Courtesies 


Chaplain 
HuKh  E. 
Wilson 

Lester  S. 
Ivins,    Ph.D. 


Motion  Frank 
H.  Ryder 


Chester  A. 
Smith 
Moves 
Reference 
to    Judicial 
Council 


and  joined  in  the  singing  and  remained  standing 
while  Bishop  Baker  led  in  prayer. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  James  R.  Houghton,  who 
introduced  Dean  Robert  G.  McCutchan,  Editor  of 
the  Methodist  Hymnal,  to  the  Conference. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  introduced  Lieutenant  (Chaplain) 
Hugh  E.  Wilson  of  the  Alabama  Conference. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Priveleges,  presented  Lester  S.  Ivins,  Ph.D. 
(*)  (Ohio),  who  called  attention  to  the  study  en- 
titled "Results  of  a  Questionnaire  on  the  Recruit- 
ing and  Training  of  Ministers"  which  had  been 
placed  on  the  delegates'  tables  during  the  noon 
hour. 

Motion  of  Frank  H.  Ryder  (*)  (Troy),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  the  document  be  printed 
and  made  available  to  pastors,  and  Conference, 
District,  and  Church  Lay  Leaders. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Chester  A.  Smith  (*) 
(New  York)  for  a  privileged  matter.  Chester  A. 
Smith  (*)  (New  York)  asked  the  reference  of 
the  following  matter  (DB-206)  to  the  Judicial 
Council : 


Whereas,  The  second  affirmation  of  faith  appearing  on 
page  512  of  the  Hymnal  contains  no  reference  to  the  birth 
of  Jesus,  his  bodily  resurrection,  the  forgiveness  of  sins, 
the  resurrection  of  the  body  or  the  life  everlasting,  thereby 
raising  the  question  whether  it  is  in  violation  of  the  Arti- 
cles of  Religion,  and 

WHERE1A.S,  The  third  affirmation  of  faith  likewise  con- 
tains no  reference  to  the  birth  of  Jesus,  his  suffering  or 
the  resurrection  of  the  body,  thereby  raising  the  question 
whether  it  is  in  violation  of  the  Ai-ticles  of  Religion,  and 


The  Methodist  Church 


373 


WnraEAS,  The  use  of  the  word  "wine"  in  the  Sacrament 
of  the  Lord's  Supper  likewise  raises  the  question  whether 
it  is  a  violation  of  the  Articles  of  Religion,  because  of 
the  fact  that  it  does  not  follow  the  word  used  in  the 
scriptures  in  describing  the  institutioo  of  that  Sacra- 
ment, the  word  "wine"  being  nowhere  used  in  such  de- 
scription, but  only  the  word  "cup,"  the  word  "cup"  being 
the  word  used  by  Jesus  himself;  therefoic 

Resolved,  That  we  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council  for 
an  opinion  and  decision  as  to  whether  the  second  and 
third  affiimation  of  faith  are  a  violation  of  the  Articles 
of  Religion,  and  whether  the  use  of  the  word  "wine"  in 
the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  is  a  violation  of 
the  Articles  of  Religion. 


MAY     * 

Ninth  Day 

Thursday 

Afternoon 


J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas)  raised  the  ques- 
tion as  to  whether  the  Judicial  Council  passes  on 
questions  of  doctrine  or  questions  of  law? 

The  Chair  ruled  the  reference  to  the  Judicial 
Council  out  of  order  at  the  present  time. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  the  following  paper 
(DB-207),  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  referred  to  the  Judicial  Council. 


J.  N.  R.  Srore 
Raises  Point 
of  Order 


Declaratory 
Decision 
Requested 
■Judicial 
Council 


Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  ask  the  Judicial 
Council  to  give  a  Declaratory  Decision  on  the  following 
case:. 

A  retired  minister  of  the  Mississippi  Conference  who 
was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  on 
May  10,  1939  (the  date  of  Unification)  originally  entered 
the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South, 
rendered  service  therein  in  the  effective  relation,  was 
.subsequently  involuntarily  located  and  thereafter  he  was 
received  into  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church.  Since  Unification,  and  until  the  present  time,  his 
approved  years  of  service  counted  for  annuity  claim  in 
the  Mississippi  Conference  have  been  those  served  as  a 
Minister  in  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church. 

In  this  case  the  adoption  of  a  new  Pension  Code  by  this 
General  Conference  raises  under  Paragraph  1318,  No.  2, 
and  Paragraph  1319,  last  clause  thereof,  the  question  as 
to  whether  or  not  the  years  of  the  said  Retired  Minister 
formerly    rendered    in    the    Methodist    Epi.scopal    Church, 


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Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 


MAY    4  South,  should  be  included  with   the  years  for  which  an- 

NiNTH  Day  nuity  claim  can  be  made. 

Thursday  (Signed)    A.    T.    McIlwain, 

Afternoon  T.    A.    STAFFORD. 

May  4,  1944. 


Special 
Gavel 


Report  No. 
State  of 
Church 
Resumed 


James  1. 
Dolliver 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh 


Charles  C. 
Parlin 


James  G. 
Houston 

Thomas  B. 
Lugg 
Point  of 
Order 


T.  Morton 
McDonald 
Raises 
Question 


Bishop  Baker  called  attention  to  the  gavel  he 
was  using  at  this  session.  In  1907  the  three  Meth- 
odist Churches  in  Japan,  the  Canadian  Methodist 
Church,  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South, 
and  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  united,  and 
the  Japanese  Methodist  Church  was  organized. 
The  gavel  was  used  at  the  first  General  Conference 
held  in  the  chapel  of  Aoyama  Gakusco  in  Tokyo, 
beginning  on  May  22, 1907. 

Consideration  of  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee 
on  the  State  of  the  Church  was  resumed,  perfec- 
tion of  the  Minority  Report  being  the  matter 
before  the  Conference. 

James  I.  Dolliver  (*)  (Northwest  Iowa)  spoke 
in  favor  of  the  Minority  Report. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  raised  the 
question  as  to  what  does  the  Minority  Report  do 
with  what  is  now  in  the  1940  Discipline  of  The 
Methodist  Church  in  Paragraph  1716? 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark),  in  charge  of 
the  Minority  Report,  answered  the  question  by 
stating  that  the  Minority  Report  would  take  the 
place  of  all  that  is  now  printed  under  Paragraph 
1716  in  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church. 

James  G.  Houston  (*)  (North  Mississippi)  was 
recognized,  and  desired  to  speak  for  the  Minority 
Report.  Thomas  B.  Lugg  (Illinois)  raised  the 
point  of  order  that  the  previous  speaker  had  also 
been  for  the  Minority  Report  and  therefore  the 
present  speaker  was  out  of  order.  The  Chair  ruled 
the  point  well  taken. 

T.  Morton  McDonald  (*)  (Indiana)  raised  the 
question  that  the  only  thing  before  the  Confer- 


The  Methodist  Church 


576 


ence  was  the  offering  of  amendments  to  the  Mi- 
nority Report.  The  Chair  ruled  the  statement 
correct. 

Paul  G.  James  (*)  (lowa-Des  Moines)  moved  to 
amend  the  Minority  Report  by  adding  the  follow- 
ing pronouncements  (DB-208)  : 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Afternoon 

Paul  G.  James 
Moves  to 
Amend 


(1)  We  call  upon  the  Church  to  pray  for  the  welfare, 
guidance  and  protection  of  all  those  in  the  armed  forces,  for 
the  maintenance  and  strengthening  of  their  Christian  faith 
and  ideals,  and  their  safe  and  speedy  return  to  our  homes 
and  to  our  churches. 

(2).  We  denounce  all  forms  of  human  oppression,  per- 
secution, totalitarianism  and  autocracy,  and  we  pray  God's 
blessings  upon  all  those  who  by  word  and  deed  protect  and 
defend  human  liberty  and  freedom. 

(3)  We  urge  that  our  Government  exert  its  power 
and  its  influence  to  establish  international  law  and  or- 
der, banish  international  anarchy,  and  seek  an  interpre- 
tation of  responsible  sovereignty  as  liberty  under  law  and 
not  as  license ;  that  Peace  may  be  implemented  and  secured 
by  instruments  of  international  law  and  justice,  and  be 
collectively  protected  against  aggression. 

(4)  We  recognize  that  the  post-war  plans  and  programs 
which  we  have  adopted  can  never  be  instituted  or  realized 
unless  and  until  our  men  and  women  in  the  service  by 
victory  present  us  with  the  opportunity — the  chance — to 
build  a  better  world;  and  to  them  we  express  our  gratitude 
and  appreciation,  and  we  pledge  our  loyal  support. 

(5)  We  express  our  loyalty  and  devotion  to  the  Chris- 
tian ministers  and  laymen  in  enemy  and  occupied  territory, 
who  have  been  persecuted  and  imprisoned,  and  we  join  in 
their  prayers  for  a  speedy  victory,  and  their  liberation  and 
restoration  to  the  service  of  the  Kingdom. 

(6)  We  acknowledge  the  right  to  freedom  of  conscience 
of  ever>'  individual,  and  we  accept  the  decision  of  those 
who  conscientiously  believe  in  abstention  from  participation 
in  war,  and  we  pray  that  God  may  sustain  and  comfort 
them. 

(7)  We  expre.ss  our  gratitude  and  appreciation  to  the 
Mennonite  Church,  and  to  the  Quakers,  who  have  assumed 
the  expense  of  the  support  of  Methodist  men  in  Civilian 
Public  Service  Camps;  and  we  recommend  that  The  Meth- 
odist Church  assume  the  responsibility  of  caring  for  Meth- 
odist youth  in  such  camps. 


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MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 
Thuredav 
Afternoon 


(8)  We  pledge  our  loyal  support  to  our  enlisted  Chap- 
lains, and  we  pray  God's  blessinjfs  upon  them  and  their 
service. 

(9)  We  pledge  the  loyal  support  of  our  Church  in  the 
sustaining  of  the  morale  of  our  people,  and  our  support 
and  encouragement  of  the  men  and  women  engaged  in  the 
service  of  our  country. 

(10)  We  piay  for  a  just  and  endux-ing  peace  in  which  the 
Brotherhood  of  man  may  become  a  reality. 


Lynn  A.  Wood 


Point  of 

Order 
J.   Edgar 

Skillington 


Paul  N.  Gar- 
ber  Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Charles  C. 
Parlin 


Walter  W. 
Ward  Moves 
to  Amend 


The  motion  to  amend  was  duly  seconded. 

Lynn  A.  Wood  (Pacific  Northwest)  spoke  to 
the  pending  question. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
raised  the  point  of  order  that  after  all  amend- 
ments have  been  presented,  there  will  be  the  op- 
portunity for  debate,  provided  the  previous  ques- 
tion is  not  ordered  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  stated. 

Paul  N.  Garber  (Western  North  Carolina) 
moved  the  previous  question  on  the  pending 
amendment.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed 
and  the  previous  question  was  ordered  on  the 
pending  amendment. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark),  Chairman 
of  the  Minority  Report,  spoke  against  the  amend- 
ment. The  amendment  was  not  adopted. 

Walter  W.  Ward  (Central  Texas)  moved  to 
amend  by  adding  at  the  close  of  the  first  para- 
graph at  the  top  of  the  third  column  (DCA-123) 
the  following  (DB-209)  : 


We  declare  that  the  responsibility  to  protect  our  institu- 
tions and  Democratic  way  of  life,  is  that  of  the  State,  even 
by  resoi't  to  war:  but  we  also  declare  that  it  is  the  distinc- 
tive mission  of  the  Church  to  declare  itself  against  the  evils 
that  produce  war.  Its  chief  business  is  the  assertion  of 
truth,  the  dissipation  of  hate,  the  instruction  of  the  hearts 
and  minds  of  men. 


Lynn   Harold 
Hough 


The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough   (New  York  East) 


spoke 


The  Methodist  Church 


317 


to  the  pending  matter  and  against  the  amendment. 

J.  Eaii  Moreland  (*)  (Virginia)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  and  the  pre- 
vious question  was  ordered. 

Leo  H.  McKay  (*)  (Erie)  proposed  an  amend- 
ment to  protect  the  right  of  the  conscientious  ob- 
jector. The  Chair  ruled  the  amendment  out  of 
order  at  this  time. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark),  Chairman  of 
the  Minority  Report,  spoke  against  the  amendment 
of  Walter  W.  Ward  (Central  Texas).  The  amend- 
ment was  not  adopted. 

Leo  H.  McKay  (*)  (Erie)  renewed  his  amend- 
ment to  protect  the  rights  of  the  conscientious  ob- 
jector. Frank  C.  Propert  (*)  (New  Jersey)  raised 
the  point  of  order  that  it  was  out  of  order  to  pro- 
pose such  an  amendment.  The  Chair  ruled  the 
point  well  taken. 

The  Chair  ruled  that  no  formal  motion  was 
necessary  to  substitute  the  Minority  Report  for 
the  Majority  Report,  as  the  fact  that  it  has  been 
printed  is  evidence  of  its  being  proposed. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark),  Chairman  of 
the  Minority  Report,  closed  the  debate  for  the 
Minority  Report,  first  stating  that  the  conscien- 
tious objector  was  fully  protected  in  the  Social 
Creed. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, closed  the  debate  for  the  Committee  on  the 
State  of  the  Church. 

Bishop  James  C.  Baker  stated  that  the  vote 
would  now  be  taken  on  the  substitution  of  the 
Minority  Report  for  the  Majority  Report. 

Motion  of  Leland  Moore  (South  Georgia),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  when  we  vote  it  be  by 
"Aye"  and  "No,"  the  vote  to  be  recorded  in  the 
Journal  of  the  General  Conference, (DB-210). 

Littell  J.  Rust  (*)   (Tennessee)  moved  that  the 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Afternoon 


I,tH.  H.  McK. 
Moves   ro 
Amend 


Ward    Amend- 
ment Lost 


Point  of 
Order  F"ranl^ 
C.   Propert 


Ruling   of 
Chair 


Charles    C. 
Parlin 
Closes 
Debate 


Ernest 
Fremont 
Tittle 
Closes 
Debate 

Vote  taken  on 
Substitution 


"Aye"    and 
"No" 
Vote 
Ordered 


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Journal  of  the  194^^  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Afternoon. 

Vote  by 
Orders 
Ordered 

Vote  Taken 


Nominations 
for  Federal 
Council 


vote  be  taken  by  "Orders."  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded.  The  laymen  voted  by  a  vote  of  115  for 
to  227  against  for  the  vote  by  orders,  and  the  mo- 
tion prevailed  by  the  one-third  vote  necessary  in 
matters  of  this  kind  (DB-211). 

A  "Aye"  and  "No"  was  then  taken,  the  lay  dele- 
gates voting  first,  and  then  the  ministerial  dele- 
gates. The  tellers  retired  to  count  the  vote.  For 
Report  see  page  386. 

During  the  counting  of  the  signed  vote,  the 
Conference  proceeded  to  the  following  business : 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized,  and  presented 
the  nominations  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  for 
membership  on  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Church- 
es of  Christ  in  America  (DB-212).  On  motion 
of  Roy  H.  Short  (Louisville),  duly  seconded,  they 
were  elected,  as  follows  \ 


The  effective  Bishops  of  all  Jurisdictions  at  the  close  of 
the  Jurisdictional  Conferences. 

Central  Jurisdiction — Ministers:  John  W.  Haywood 
(East  Tennessee),  Herman  Brown  (Delaware),  Nathaniel 
W.  Greene  (South  Carolina),  M.  LaFayette  Harris  (Lex- 
ington), James  D.  Wheaton  (Mississippi),  Laymen:  Lee 
W.  Lynn  (Central  Alabama),  Robert  E.  Hunt  (Upper 
Mississippi). 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction — Ministers:  Lynn  Harold 
Hough  (New  York  East),  Franklin  Dunscombe,  Philadel- 
phia), Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  Yoi-k  East),  John  M. 
Pearson  (New  York),  Ralph  W.  Sockman  (New  York),  R. 
L.  Shipley  (Baltimore),  Percy  M.  Spurrier  (New  England 
Southern),  Walter  A.  Hearn  (Peninsula),  Laymen:  Mrs. 
Dorr  Diefendorf,  Miss  Margaret  Forsyth,  Mrs.  Benjamin 
W.  Meeks  (Baltimore),  Mrs.  E.  L.  Phillips,  W.  L.  Hunt, 
L.  C.  McQuiston. 

South  Central  Jurisdiction — Ministers:  W.  Angle 
Smith  (North  Texas),  J.  Walter  Mills  (Texas),  Joe  E. 
Bowers,  Charles  E.  Schofield  (Central  Kansas),  Thomas  B. 
Mather,  Paul  E.  Martin  (North  Texas),  Benjamin  F. 
Schwartz  (Nebraska),  R.  J.  Smith  (West  Oklahoma), 
Laymen:  Mrs.  Greorge  S.  Sexton,  Jr.  (Louisiana),  Mrs.  W. 
W.  Fondren  (Texas),  Walter  W.  Parker   (St.  Louis),  Dr. 


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379 


Mary  E.  Shannon  (Kansas),  Nels  Barnett,  Mi-s.  J.  D. 
Brag^g  (St.  Louis). 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction — Ministers:  William  F. 
Quillian  (South  Geor^a),  Zachary  T.  Johnson  (Kentucky), 
Mark  M.  Moore  (Holston),  Cawthon  A.  Bowen  (Missis- 
sippi), J.  Manning  Potts  (Virginia),  Jesse  M.  Ormond 
(North  Carolina),  A.  L.  Gunter  (Upper  South  Carolina), 
Laymen:  Ben  A.  Whitmore  (Tennessee),  George  L.  More- 
lock  (Memphi.s),  J.  Earl  Moreland  (Virginia),  Luther  L. 
Gobel  (Western  North  Carolina),  J.  Caldwell  Guilds 
(South  Carolina) . 

North  Central  Jurisdiction — Ministers:  William  F. 
Smith  (Iowa  Des  Moines),  William  W.  Robinson  (North 
Indiana),  Paul  E.  Secrest  (Northeast  Ohio),  Charles  M. 
Coulter  (Ohio),  Marshall  R.  Reed  (Detroit),  Carroll  D.  W. 
Hildebrand  (Northwest  Indiana),  Henry  Hitt  Crane  (De- 
troit), Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer  (Rock  River),  Layynen:  Mrs. 
Anna  E.  Kresge  (Detroit),  Hiram  A.  Douglass  (Northern 
Minnesota),  Thomas  H.  West  (Rock  River),  Ernest  H. 
Cherrington  (Ohio),  Amos  L.  Heer  (North-East  Ohio), 
Walter  C.  Coffey   (Northern  Minnesota). 

Western  Jurisdiction — Ministers:  Albert  E.  Day 
(Southern  California-Arizona),  Theodore  H.  Palmquist 
(California),  Harry  T.  Morris  (Colorado),  J.  Brett  Kenna 
(Pacific  Northwest).  Laymen:  Fred  D.  Parr  (California), 
John  K.  Strange  (Wyoming  State),  Edson  Deal  (Idaho). 

At  Large— John  R.  Mott,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Mead,  Miss  Sallie 
Lou  MacKinnon,  Dr.  Glenn  R.  Phillips,  George  M.  McKib- 
ben,  Dr.  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  Governor  Thomas  L.  Bailey, 
Governor  Homer  W.  Adkins,  Carl  Magee,  E.  A.  Love. 


MAY     i 

Ninth  Day 

Thursday 

Afternoon 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary,  presented  Nominations 

^  '  jr  fj,^  Overseas 


the  nominations  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  for 
membership  of  the  Methodist  Committee  for  Over- 
seas Relief  (DB-213),  and,  on  motion  of  Anson 
C.  Clark  (Troy),  duly  seconded,  they  were  elect- 
ed, as  follows : 


Relief 
Committer 


Northeastern  Jurisdiction — The  Resident  Bishop  of 
the  Boston  Area,  Amos  Thornburg  (M)  (New  England 
Southern),  Harry  N.  Holmes  (L)  (New  York  East),  Mrs. 
William  C.  Scott  (L)   (Baltimore). 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction — Bishop  W.  Walter  Peele, 
Lester  Rumble  (M)  (North  Georgia),  Miss  Sallie  Lou 
MacKinnon  (L)  (North  Carolina),  J.  B.  Ivey  (Western 
North  Carolina). 


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MAY   4  Central  Jurisdiction — Bishop  Lorenzo  H.  King,  E.  L. 

Ninth  Day      Lofton    (M)    (Washington),  Miss  Arsania  Williams    (L) 

Thursday        (Central  West),  T.  W.  Hodges  (L)    (Atlanta). 

AHernoon  NORTH  CENTRAL  JURISDICTION — Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee, 

Guy  0.  Carpenter   (M)    (Indiana),  Mrs.  Conrad  C.  Long 

(L)    (Ohio),  Jacob  Kindleberger. 

South  Central  Jurisdiction — Bishop  William  C. 
Martin,  J.  O.  Haymes  (M)  (Northwest  Texas),  Carl  Hollis 
(L),  Mrs.  W.  W.  Fondren  (L)    (Texas). 

Western  Jurisdiction — Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker, 
Walter  B.  Spaulding  (M)  (Montana),  John  R.  Crummey 
(L)  (California),  Mrs.  David  Lawson  (L)  (Pacific  North- 
west). 


I 


George  W.  Henson   (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 


adopted : 


Motion 

George  W. 

?ommlUon    presciited   the   following    (DB-214),   which   wa.s 

on    Enter- 
tainment 


Your  Committee  on  Conferences  recommends  that  the 
Council  of  Bishops  be  requested  to  nominate  to  the  Gen- 
eral Confei'ence  a  Commission  on  Entertainment,  composed 
of  one  minister  and  one  layman  from  each  Jurisdiction,  to 
determine  the  place  of  holding  the  General  Conference  of 
1948,  and  to  make  all  necessary  arrangements  in  connection 
therewith. 

(Signed)   George    W.    Henson,    Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 


Rules 

Referred 


Report  No.  2 
interde- 
nomination- 
al   Relations 


W.  Foss 
Curtiss 
Point  of 
Order 


Motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), duly  seconded,  was  adopted,  as  fol- 
lows (DB-215)  :  That  the  following  Rules  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Committee  on  Rules  for  clarification 
and  the  ironing  out  of  contradictions,  or  supposed 
contradictions,  viz.:  Nos.  14,  19,  20,  24,  33,  34, 
and  sub-section  (4)  on  page  157  of  the  Handbook. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  In- 
terdenominational Relations,  Calendar  No.  83 
(DCA-113),  subject  "Commission  on  Interde- 
nominational Relations,"  and  moved  its  adoption. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

W.  Foss  Curtiss  (*)  (West  Virginia)  raised 
the  point  of  order  that  there  was  not  a  quorum 


The  Methodist  Church 


3S1 


present  when  the  Report  was  adopted  in  the  Com- 
mittee. The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations, 
moved  that  the  Rules  be  suspended  for  the  con- 
sideration of  and  action  on  the  Report,  and  any 
other  Report  of  the  Committee  which  lacked  a 
quorum  at  the  time  of  its  adoption.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Rules  were  sus- 
pended. Report  No.  2,  Calendar  No.  83,  was  adopt- 
ed. For  Report  see  page  604. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  Inter- 
denominational Relations,  Calendar  No.  85  (DCA- 
114),  subject  'The  World  Council  of  Churches," 
and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For 
Report,  see  page  606. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon.  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  In- 
terdenominational Relations,  Calendar  No.  84 
(DCA-114),  subject  "Relations  with  the  Colored 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,"  and  moved  its  adop- 
tion. The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

At  the  request  of  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Vir- 
ginia), Chairman,  Dr.  Edward  D.  Kohlstedt,  Ex- 
ecutive Secretary  of  Home  Missions  of  the  Divi- 
sion of  Home  Missions  of  the  General  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  was  granted  the 
privileges  of  the  floor  and  spoke  to  the  Report,  as 
did  Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore,  who  also  was  granted 
the  privileges  of  the  floor,  for  this  purpose.  The 
Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  604. 

Motion  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  after  hearing  an- 
nouncements we  adjourn. 

After  various  announcements,  the  Conference 
adjourned   with   the   benediction    pronounced   in 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Afternoon 

Rules  Su9- 
pende<l 


Report  No.   4 
Interdenom- 
inational 
Relations 


Report  No.  3 
Interdenom- 
inational 
Relations 


Edward   D. 
Kohlstedt 
Granted 
Privileges 
of  Floor 


Bishop  Arthur 
J.   Moore 
Granted 
Privileges 
of  Floor 


Adjournment 


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Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 


MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 

Thwraday 

Afternoon 

MAY   4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Evening 

Bishop 
Arthur  J. 
Moore 
Presides 


Courtesies 


E.   Dow 
Bancroft 
Presented 


Francis   R. 
Bayley 
Presents 
Decision 
Judicial 
Council 


Spanish  by  Bishop  Eleasar  Guerra  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  of  Mexico. 

NINTH  DAY,  THURSDAY,  MAY  4,  1944, 
EVENING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence convened  at  7:45  p.m.,  Thursday,  May  4, 
1944,  with  Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore  in  the  Chair. 

The  Conference  stood,  and  joined  in  singing 
Hymn  162,  "0  for  a  Thousand  Tongues  to  Sing," 
after  which  Dr.  Gaither  P.  Warfield,  of  Poland, 
led  in  prayer. 

James  R.  Houghton,  Director  of  Music  for  the 
General  Conference,  introduced  Dr.  Earl  E.  Har- 
per, head  of  the  Department  of  Fine  Arts  at  the 
University  of  Iowa.  James  R.  Houghton  then  sang 
"The  Holy  City,"  accompanied  on  the  piano  by 
Dr.  Earl  E.  Harper. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California- Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  requested  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith 
to  make  an  introduction.  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith 
introduced  E.  Dow  Bancroft  (*)  (Ohio),  Asso- 
ciate Secretary  of  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Ac- 
tivities, and  stated  that  the  Conference  was 
appreciative  of  the  long  service  rendered  the 
Church  by  this  noble  layman  who  is  soon  to 
retire  on  account  of  the  age  limit. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Francis  R.  Bayley  (Bal- 
timore), President  of  the  Judicial  Council  for  the 
reading  of  opinions  from  the  Council,  as  follows 
(DB-216)  : 


DECISION   OF   JUDICIAL   COUNCIL 

In  regard  to  the  request  for  a  Declaratory  Decision 
regarding  sub-paragraph  (d)  of  paragraph  1318,  Art.  V, 
Chapter  IV,  under  the  title  of  General  Pension  Regulations, 


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383 


as  found  on  pag:c  01,  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  of 
Tuesday.  May  2,  1944. 

At  the  session  of  the  General  Conference  on  May  4,  1944, 
the  following:  was  adopted: 

Whereas,  This  General  Conference  has  adopted  the 
Pension  Code,  Paragrraph  1318,  Section  2,  Subdivision  (d) 
of  which  provides  that  years  served  as  a  member  of  an 
Annual  Conference  left  without  appointment  to  attend 
school  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  three  Conference  years 
may  be  counted  for  annuity  claim. 

Whereas,  The  Western  North  Carolina  Conference,  in 
common  with  other  Annual  Conferences  in  the  Territory  of 
the  Missouri  Corpojation,  has  in  its  membership  many  Con- 
ference Claimants  to  whom  such  a  provision  has  not  been 
hitherto  applicable,  Therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  General  Confei'ence  ask  the  Judicial 
Council  to  render  a  declaratory  decision  as  to  whether  or 
not  the  aforementioned  enactment  is  retroactive  within  the 
Territory  of  the  Missouri  Corporation,  in  order  that  the 
claims  of  these  Conference  Claimants  may  be  accurately 
determined. 

The  Judicial  Council  is  ready  at  all  times  to  render  such 
service  to  the  General  Conference  as  it  may  within  the 
limits  of  the  jurisdiction  conferred  upon  it  but  we  do  not 
believe  that  the  enactment  of  the  legislation  in  regard  to 
Declaratory  Decision  was  intended  to  put  into  our  hands 
any  legislative  authority,  but  that,  contra,  the  General 
Conference  it.self,  outside  of  matters  involving  constitu- 
tional questions,  is  the  sole  judge  and  interpreter  of  the 
meaning  of  any  legislation  passed,  so  long  as  the  Confer- 
ence enacting  such  laws  is  in  session. 

While  the  Genei'al  Conference  is  in  session  it  would 
appear  that  if  there  is  any  lack  of  clarity  in  legislation  it 
should  be  clarified  by  the  General  Confei-ence  and  not  be 
left  to  Judicial  determination. 

We  therefore  respectfully  return  this  request  with  the 
suggestion  that  the  General  Conference  itself  clarify  the 
enactment  at  issue. 

Signed: 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 
H.  P.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary, 


MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 
Thuraday 
Evening 


DECISION   OF   JUDICIAL   COUNCIL 

On  May  2,  1944,  the  General  Conference  re- 
ferred to  the  Judicial  Council  the  following  com- 


384  Journal  of  the  19^^  General  Conference 

^*^^  *       munication  with  request  that  the  Judicial  Council 
Ninth  Day     answcr  the  inquirv  therein  set  forth : 

Thursday  ^         '' 

Evening 

On  question  referred  to  it  by  the  General  Conference, 
on  the  question  of  the  meaning  of  the  woi'ds  "Church 
Members"  in  connection  with  the  plan  for  the  organization 
of  the  Board  of  Publication. 

April  30,  1944 

To  the  members  of  the  Judicial  Council  of  The  Methodist 
Church. 
Brethren : 

In  behalf  of  the  publishing  interests  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  we  desire  to  ask  of  the  Judicial  Council  a  "Declar- 
atory Decision"  on  the  following  question: 

Paragraph  871  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  specifies : 

"The  Board  of  Publication  shall  be  constituted  by  the 
respective  Jurisdictional  Confei'ences,  with  a  representation 
of  each  in  proportion  to  Church  membership  upon  a  basis 
of  one  member  of  the  Board  for  each  150,000  Church  mem- 
bers or  major  fraction  thei-eof  within  the  Jurisdictional 
Conference;   .  .  ." 

In  order  that  there  may  be  uniformity  of  action  in 
each  of  the  respective  Jurisdictions,  we  desire  a  decision 
on  this  question:  Does  the  150,000  church  members  re- 
quired as  a  basis  for  election  include  laymen  and  min- 
isters or  laymen  only? 

There  will  be  in  these  next  Jurisdictional  Conference 
sessions  some  changes  in  the  number  of  members  elected 
to  this  Board  predicated  on  the  changes  in  membership 
and  it  is  necessary  that  we  be  able  to  notify  the  Jurisdic- 
tions of  their  proper  action  and  assure  uniformity. 

As  the  Board  in  charge  of  the  Statistical  Depai'tment 
of  the  Church,  we  desire  to  state  that  to  the  best  of  our 
knowledge  and  belief  page  500  of  the  Discipline  of  1940, 
which  has  on  it  a  map  of  the  various  Jurisdictions  and  a 
statement  of  the  membership  of  each  Jurisdiction,  was 
created  to  simply  include  the  lay  members  of  the  Church. 
Therefore,  if  the  membership  of  the  several  Jurisdictions 
are  added  to  show  the  membership  of  the  Church  in  the 
United  States,  it  will  not  include  the  ministers. 

Purely  for  the  purpose  of  information  for  the  Judicial 
Council  we  desire  fuither  to  state  that  we  have  issued  to 
the  Statistical  Department  instruction  that  when  prepar- 
ing a  like  map  for  the  publication  in  the  Discipline  of 
1944  two  sets  of  figures  shall  appear  in  each  Jurisdiction: 


The  Methodist  Church  385 

(1)  the  number  of  lay  members;   (2)   the  number  of  min-         may  4 
isters.  NiNTM  Day 

With  very  great  appreciation  of  the  service  being  ren-        Th'nsdau 
dered  to  the  Church  by  the  Judicial  Council,  we  are  Evoiinp 

Respectfully  yours, 

T.  W.  Appleby, 
Vicc-Chuirmcni,  Board  of  Ptiblicatiov ; 
B.   A.    Whitmore, 
Fred  D.  Stone, 
PKhiii^hiiig  Agoiffi. 

After  careful  examination  of  the  Discipline  of  1939  and 
the  Discipline  of  1940,  and  of  the  Journal  and  Daily  Chris- 
iinn  Advocate  of  the  Uniting  Conference,  and  of  the  Jour- 
nal and  Daily  Christian  Advocate  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1940,  we  can  report  only  that  we  are  unable  to 
find  any  legislative  interpretation  of  the  meaning  of  the 
words  "Church  members"  as  used  in  connection  with  this 
subject. 

The  General  Conference  is  thoroughly  competent  to 
define  such  term  as  it  may  desire.  Since  there  appears  no 
legislation  on  the  subject,  it  is  our  opinion  that  any  defini- 
tion given  to  the  term  "Church  member"  in  connection 
with  this  matter  should  be  by  action  of  the  Geneial  Con- 
ference rather  than  by  judicial   interpretation. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  P.  Van  Deusen,  Secretary. 

Motion  of  Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  Califor-  ^^|ef">'°" 
na-Arizona),  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  ordered 
Courtesie.s  and  Privileges,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed that  a  period  of  twenty  minutes  be  set 
apart,  at  the  beginning  of  the  session  tomorrow 
evening,  Friday,  May  5,  1944,  for  appropriate 
recognition  of  our  Bishops  who  retire  from  active 
service  this  year. 

Leland  Moore   (South  Georgia),  Chairman  of  ^^^^'^%^'^- "^ 
the  Committee  on  Credentials,  presented  Reports      credentials 
Nos.  4  and  5  of  the  Committee   (DCA-127)   and 
moved  their  adoption,  without  reading.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  Reports 
were  adopted.  For  Reports  see  pages  746,  747. 

The  Report  of  the  Tellers  on  the  substitution  of 


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MAY   4 

Ninth  Day 
Thuradau 

Even  in  p 

Report   of 
Tellers  on 
Report  No. 
8  State  of 
Church 


the  Minority  Report  for  the  Majority  Report, 
Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the 
Church  was  announced  by  the  Secretary,  as  fol- 
lows (DB-217)  : 

Laymen  :  Votes  cast,  334 ;  Aye,  203 ;  No,  131. 

Ministers  :  Votes  cast,  341 ;  defective,  1 ;  not 
voting,  1 ;  total  votes  cast,  339 ;  Aye,  170 ;  No,  169. 

Laymen  voting  to  substitute  the  minority  for 
majority  report : 


Laymen   Vot- 
ing   to    Sub- 
stitute 
Minority 
Report 


T.  E.  Acker,  C.  V.  Adams,  Mrs.  A.  O.  Aldrich,  W.  F. 
Allison,  F.  N.  Anderson,  W.  M.  Andrews,  W.  D.  Archer, 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Avery. 

D.  Amos  Barber,  W.  H.  Barradell,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Bartlett, 
O.  F.  Bartz,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Bell,  W.  A.  Blasingame,  M.  W. 
Boyd,  J.  S.  Brazier,  G.  W.  Bright,  H.  R.  Brockett,  I.  W. 
Brown,  R.  B.   Bryant. 

J.  S.  M.  Cannon,  R.  B.  Carr,  J.  T.  Carson,  H.  Almon 
Chafee,  Mrs.  H.  V.  Cherrington,  Hal  H.  Cherry,  B.  G. 
Childs,  W.  B.  Christenberr>s  Mrs.  P.  L.  Cobb,  S.  A.  Co- 
hagan,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Cole,  H.  Westlake  Coons,  C.  E.  Cooper, 
A.  W.  Cox,  B.  C.  Clark,  Mrs.  S.  H.  Clark,  Alfred  C. 
Crawford,  J.  D.  Crummey,  Miss  Margai-et  Currie,  W. 
Foss  Curtis. 

C.  M.  Dannelly,  M.  S.  Davage,  J.  B.  Davis,  Wilmer  Fell 
Davis,  W.  H.  Davis,  Edson  Deal,  R.  L.  Dean,  C.  H.  De- 
Long,  H.  0.  DeWeese,  Mrs.  George  Dismukes,  .J.  I.  Dol- 
liver,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Dunlop. 

W.  L.  Earp,  J.  A.  Eastman,  J.  E.  Easter,  J.  R.  Ed- 
wards, Linden  E.  Eells,  J.  A.  Egan,  M.  L.  Ellis.  .J.  T. 
Ellison,  T.  B.  Ely,  E.  C.  Evans,  P.  F.  Evans. 

H.  W.  Fitch.  Mrs.  F.  P.  Flegal,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Fondren. 

Mrs.  F.  E.  Gaither,  B.  O.  Gammon,  R.  S.  Gault,  Henry 
Gilligan,  J.  M.  Gillinder,  F.  H.  Gregg,  W.  K.  Greene,  Karl 
Greenhaw,  H.  M.  Greenslitt,  Mrs.  Laura  V.  Guyer. 

P.  S.  Haley,  A.  L.  Heer,  Z.  S.  Henderson,  J.  N.  Hillman, 
J.  Wesley  Hole,  .J.  C.  Holler.  Gurney  P.  Hood,  A.  L. 
Hoover,  J.  G.  Houston,  Earl  Huffor,  H.  R.  Hummer. 

C.  A.  Imboden,  J.  B.  Ivey. 

H.  E.  Jackson,  P.  G.  James,  E.  R.  Jenkins,  Mrs.  A.  C. 
Johnson,  H.  T.  Johnson,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Johnson,  S.  L.  John- 
ston, C.  A.  Jones,  J.  A.  Jones. 

L.  O.  Kirk,  G.  R.  Klein,  W.  J.  Kurth. 

Mrs.  F.  A.  Lamb,  Miss  E.  S.  Langford,  Mrs.  Harry 
Lauer,  C.  0.  Law,  J.  L.  Liles,  A.  T.  Lord,  F.  P.  Loring, 


The  Methodist  Church  387 

C.    0.   Loiicks.  J.    L.    Lyons,   Leslie  J.    Lyons,   G.    Stanley         may  i 
Lynch.  Ninth  Day 

G.  L  McAllen,  A.  E.   McCrea,  L.  H.  McKay,  J.  C.  Mc-        Thurnda,, 

Quiston.  Evenina 

Paul  Meek,  E.  F.  Melwood,  C.  V.  Michener,  F.  T. 
Mickler,  J.  G.  Moore,  J.  Earl  Moreland,  J.  C.  Murphree, 
Mrs.  L.  N.  Murphree. 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Naftzger,  H.  E.  Newton,  R.  H.  Nichoh, 
V.  B.  Noble. 

W.  H.  O'Dell,  A.  G.  Odell,  R.  L.  O'Neal,  L.  E.  Orcutt, 
Miss  Eva  Ostrom. 

C.  C.  Parliii,  C.  B.  Peeler,  J.  J.  Perkins,  E.  W.  Peter- 
son, H.  R.  Phelps,  W.  R.  Phelps,  Mrs.  G.  W.  L.  Plette,  A.  C. 
Foffenberger,  George  Pohlman,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Pollard,  F.  C. 
P  roper  t. 

Hubert  Quillian. 

J.  H.  Redd.  E.  H.  Redstone,  M.  C.  Redwine,  Mrs.  E.  S. 
Riley,  E.  H.  Roberts,  W.  D.  Roberts,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Rogers, 
R.  E.  Rooks,  J.  H.  Rosenberger,  R.  R.  Roudebush,  Littell 
J.  Rust. 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Sapp,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Seward,  J.  0.  Sexon,  Mary 
E.  Shannon,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Shappell,  Lynn  Sheely,  J.  B. 
Simms,  L.  .J.  Simpson,  N.  G.  Slaughter,  C.  A.  Smith,  E.  A. 
Smith,  D.  V.  Snapp,  H.  R.  Snavely,  Will  Stackhouse,  F.  A. 
Stanger,  Jr.,  B.  M.  Stevens,  Mrs.  B.  JL.  Stout,  J.  K.  Strange, 
Ray  Streeter,  D.  F.  Strong,  J.  M.  Sullivan,  W.  C.  Sykes. 

E.  A.  Tanner,  Mrs.  Homer  Tatum,  Van  Buren  Taun- 
ton, G.  W.  Thomasson.  Pat  Thompson,  F.  H.  Trotter, 
H.  G.  Tyrer. 

W.  H.  Utz,  Jr. 

M.  Faye  VanDyke,  Bernard  Vessey. 

E.  L.  Walker,  J.  A.  Wells,  L.  W.  Wells,  F.  G.  Whitcher, 
Mrs.  E.  M.  White,  J.  Slater  Wight,  W.  H.  Wilcox,  W.  C. 
Williams,  J.  M.  WilLson,  R.  B.  Wise,  W.  H.  Wiseman, 
Alphaeus  B.  P.  Wood,  0.  V.  Woosley. 

C.  H.  Yarbrough. 

203  Votes. 

Lavmen  voting  NOT  to  substitute  the  Minority  Laymen 

'^  "^  VotiiiK  NOT 

Report  for  the  Majority  Report :  to  substi. 

'  J  J  1  j^y^g    Minor- 


Mrs.   L.   AL    Awtrey. 

Miss  Marion  M.  Bailey,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Baker,  L.  C.  Baker, 
E.  Dow  Bancroft,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Barr,  Miss  Evelyn  M. 
Berger,  Mrs.  C.  A.  Bickley,  Domingo  Boero,  Moises 
Boudet,  D.  A.  Boyd,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg,  H.  D.  Brown, 
S.    L.    Brown,    Mrs.    W.    E.    Brown,    Mrs.    W.    Raymond 


ity  Report 


388  Journal  of  the  19U  General  Conference 


Thursday 
Evening 


MAY  4         Brown,  Mrs.  Gid  J.  Bryan,  R.  C.  Bunch,  C.  W.  Burrows. 
Ninth  Day  (^    ^^r    Q^i^^y^^i^  r    ^    Campbell,  E.   H.   Cherrington, 

Anson  C,  Clark,  A.  W.  Cliffe,  C.  G.  Coates,  Mrs.  R.  E. 
Connell,  G.  W.  Crabbe. 

W.  A.  Deneke,  Mrs.  B.  R.  Donaldson,  Mrs.  M.  M. 
Drake. 

Mrs.  Ann  M.  Ebner,  Earl  Elijah,  W.  P.  Elliott. 

A.  L.  Fletcher,  W.  E.  Fletcher,  Chapin  D.  Foster. 

Homer  R.  Gettle,  Miss  Henrietta  Gibson,  B.  H.  Giflford, 
L.  L.  Gobbel,  R.  A.  Goodell,  H.  C.  Gossard,  J.  H.  Grace, 
Mrs.  J.  T.  Griffin,  J.  C.  Guilds. 

G.  A.  Hample,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Hardie,  E.  C.  Harrah,  J.  C. 
Hart,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Henn,  J.  S.  Henry,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman, 
J.  C.  Hindman,  Mrs.  W.  M.  Hubbard,  Edward  Huckle- 
berry, W.  L.  Hunt,  R.  E.  Hunt,  S.  C.  Hunter,  G.  Robert 
Huston. 

Mrs.  P.  D.  Johnson,  D.  D.  Jones,  M.  W.  Jordan,  Mrs. 
W.  O.  Jordan. 

A.  H.  Kemper,  R.  M.  Kibler,  Arthur  Knapp,  Miss 
Frances  Knight. 

Mx*s.  J.  G.  Law,  Mrs.  D.  J.  Lawson,  Mrs.  H.  M.  Le 
Sourd,  Miss  E.  M.  Lee,  V.  E.  Lewis,  Mrs.  Conrad  C. 
Long,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Longstreth,  L.  W.  Lynn. 

J.  B.  McCullough,  S.  J.  McDonald,  T.  Morton  Mc- 
Donald, C.  S.  McFall,  James  McGiffin. 

S.  L.  Macklin,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Martin,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Mead, 
Mrs.  H.  S.  Metcalfe,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Mills,  Mrs.  Joy  Elmer 
Morgan,  W.  T.  Muncy,  Mrs.  0.  E.  Munn. 

Mrs.  F.  K.  Nye. 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Parks,  D.  Stewart  Patterson,  D.  T.  Peel, 
Mrs.  L.  R.  Peel,  Mrs.  G.  M.  Prince. 

W.  P.  Ralph,  Irwin  Raut,  C.  A.  Robbins,  W.  S.  Rogers, 
A.  D.  Rowell,  F.  H.  Ryder. 

Mrs.  C.  T.  Schaedel,  Mrs.  George  Sexton,  Jr.,  Mrs. 
Jerome  Seymour,  J.  T.  Slaton,  F.  D.  Slutz,  R.  B.  Spencer. 

Mrs.  C.  N.  Timmons. 

Mrs.  Mabel  B.  Wagner,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Weaver,  Mrs.  H.  E. 
Werner,  Thomas  H.  West,  Mrs.  E.  B.  White,  Miss  Arsania 
Williams,  Mrs.  Byron  Wilson,  H.  S.  Wilson,  Mrs.  Brice 
Wright,  Mrs.  F.  L.  Wright. 

J.  Lee  Yocom. 

Mrs.  Foss  Zartman. 

119  Votes. 

mOTE:  The  Tellers  reported  131  No,  but  only  119  Nn 
votes   reached   the   Secretary's   tah\^.— Secretary.) 


The  Methodist  Church 


889 


Ministers  voting  to  substitute  the  Minority  Re- 
port for  the  Majority  Report: 

B.  F.  Allgrood,  B.  H.  Andrews,  H.  M.  Andrews. 

S.  H.  Babcock,  C.  C.  Bacon,  A.  L.  Baner,  H.  W.  Bartley, 
J.  A.  Bay.s,  A.  E.  Beebe,  C.  C.  Bell,  R.  V.  Bennett,  B.  B. 
Black,  W.  F.  Blackard,  J.  W.  E.  Bowen,  A.  C.  Brady,  A.  L. 
Bianscomh,  P.  B.  Brown,  W.  E.  Brown,  T.  M.  Brownlec, 
D.  C.  Bryan,  W.  F.  Bryan. 

A.  A.  Callap:han,  O.  D.  Cannon,  O.  J.  Carder,  A.  G. 
Carroll,  H.  0.  Chambers,  M.  M.  Chunn,  0.  P.  Clark, 
C.  C.  Coile,  C.  M.  Coulter,  H.  E.  Cromer,  W.  V.  Cropper, 
J.  C.  Curry,  W.  M.  Curtis. 

G.  M.  Davenport,  E.  E.  Davis,  C.  M.  Donaldson,  W.  L. 
Doss,  Jr.,  Franklin  Dunscombe. 

J.  Ed  Fain,  C.  F.  Fergu.son,  Marvin  Franklin,  H.  T. 
Freeman. 

J.  A.  Galbraith,  F.  K.  Gamble,  P.  N.  Garber,  H.  J. 
Gernhardt,  H.  Guy  Goodsell,  R.  E.  Gordon,  N.  W.  Greene, 
R.  E.  Greer,  C.  C.  Grimes,  William  Gunter. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.,  C.  J.  Harrell,  W.  C.  Hartinger, 
L.  0.  Hartman,  E.  Pearce  Hayes,  J.  0.  Haymes,  W.  A. 
Hearn,  E.  R.  Heckman,  G.  W.  Henson,  G.  M.  Hicks,  J.  H. 
Hicks,  B.  G.  Hodge,  J.  C.  Hoffman,  W.  W.  Holmes,  Lynn 
Harold  Hough,  G.  I.  Humphreys,  R.  H.  Huse. 

A.  C.  Johnson,  J.  C.  Johnson,  Silas  Johnson,  Z.  T.  John- 
son, G.  F.  Jones. 

R.  N.  Kean,  F.  J.  Kellar,  J.  R.  Kenney,  S.  0.  Kim- 
rough,  T.  C.  Knoles. 

D.  H.  LaGrange,  W.  H.  LaPrade,  H.  L.  Lambdin, 
V.  R.  Landrum,  G.  A.  Lawton,  Umphrey  Lee,  L.  N.  Lips- 
comb, W.  F.  Lister,  R.  G.  Lord,  E.  A.  Love,  E.  C.  Love, 
C.  E.  Lundy. 

A.  T.  Mcllwain,  J.  W.  0.  McKibben,  Arba  Martin,  A.  W. 
Martin,  P.  E.  Martin,  B.  W.  Meeks,  Leslie  MiHer,  J.  W. 
Mills,  Leland  Moore,  Leon  T.  Moore,  R.  E.  L.  Moi'gan, 
R.  Gammon  Morris,  H.  E.  Morrow,  T.  C.  Mulligan,  M.  J. 
Murphree. 

F.  B.  Newell,  H.  C.  Northcutt. 

E.  H.  Ogle,  J.  M.  Ormond. 

John  Patterson,  C.  E.  Peele,  W.  C.  S.  Pellow,  A.  R. 
Perkins,  E.  C.  Perkins,  W.  L.  Perryman,  H.  W.  Peterson, 
Fiank  Prentzel,  Jr. 

Paul  W.  Quillian,  Karl  K.  Quimby. 

J.  D.  Randolph,  W.  R.  Rankin,  W.  R.  Raver,  C.  M. 
Reeves,  T.  J.  Reykdal,  C.  C.  Reynolds,  S.  C.  Rice,  Leonard 


MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 

Ministers 
VotiriK  to 
Substitute 
Minority 
Report 


390     Journal  of  the  IdUU  General  Conference 

MAY  4         Riggleman,   P.    E.    Riley,   J.   J.    Rives,   W.    W.    Robinson, 
Ninth  Day      Wallace  Rogers,  H.  J.  Root,  L.  L.  Roush,  Benjamin  Rowe, 
Thursday       Q    T.  Rowe,  Lestev  Rumble. 

Evfnhw  J    Y).  Salter,  J.  Q.  Schisler,  J.  N.  R.  Score,  E.  A.  Sea- 

niands,  Paul  Secrest,  F.  L.  Shaffer,  Roy  H.  Short,  D.  P. 
Slaughter,  H.  G.  Smith,  R.  L.  Smith,  W.  Angle  Smith, 
J.  E.  Stephens,  C.  E.  Street,  Fred  D.  Stone,  B.  L.  Suther- 
land. 

H.   D.   Temple,  Arthur  Terry,  J.   S.   TTirailkill,  Joe  Z. 
Tower. 

J.  E.  Underwood. 

J.  W.  Walker,  A.  J.  Walton,  T.  E.  Ward,  W.  W.  Ward, 
J.   E.  Washabaugh,  E.  C.  Webb,  A.  M.  Wells,  Hazen  G. 
Werner,  S.  B.  Wigg-ins,  R.  M.  Williams,  Abram  S.  Wood- 
ward, L.  C.  Wright. 
170  Votes. 

Voting  NOT       Ministers  voting  rVo  on  substituting  the  Minor- 
tute  M^nor-    ity  for  the  Majority  Report : 


ity  Report 


0.  E.  Allison,  W.  K.  Anderson. 

J.  F.  Baggett,  E.  A.  Baker,  R.  C.  Baker,  E.  F.  Baum- 
hofer,  F.  W.  Bevan,  P.  M.  Boyd,  R.  W.  Bradshaw,  J.  W. 
Branscomb,  W.  H.  Bransford,  C.  W.  Brashares,  E.  B. 
Brewster,  R.  N.  Brooks,  Earl  R.  Brown,  H.  W.  Bui'gan, 
J.  W.  Bunch,  0.  S.  Burns,  J.  C.  Buthman. 

R.  E.  Carlyon,  G.  0.  Carpenter,  G.  W.  Carter,  A.  C. 
Caton,  R.  E.  Clay,  J.  W.  Cleland,  C.  O.  Goldsmith,  T.  E. 
Colley,  0.  J.  Collins,  A.  P.  Coman,  C.  W.  Cooper,  D.  Stan- 
ley Coors,  F.  P.  Corson,  H.  H.  Crane,  J.  R.  Crompton, 
R.  F.  Curl. 

J.  W.  Danford,  W.  C.  Daniels,  A.  E.  Day,  Mark  Depp, 

B.  M.  Denniston,  A.  M.  Dietterich,  W.  C.  Donald,  K.   E. 
Downs. 

Lud  H.-Estes. 

J.  Emerson  Ford,  J.  W.  Fox,  Glenn  M.  Frye. 

E.    R.    Garrison,    Schuyler    E.    Garth,    W.    S.    Gleiser, 

C.  R.   Goff,  A.   Raymond   Grant,  A.  R.   Grummon,  W.   C. 
Gum. 

J.  E.  Hanifan,  M.  H.  Harper,  H.  J.  Harwood,  F.  C. 
Havighurst,  L.  D.  Havighurst,  J.  W.  Hawley,  J.  W.  Hay- 
wood, Edmund  Heinsohn,  W.  H.  Helrigel,  N.  C.  Hender- 
son, A.  E.  Henry,  D.  W.  Henry,  C.  W.  D.  Hilderbrand, 
E.  L.  Hillman,  Paul  M.  Hillman,  W.  L.  Hogg,  A.  L. 
Holland,  F.  G.  Holloway,  O.  H.  Houser,  G.  P.  Howard, 
A.  V.  Hunter. 


The  Methodist  Church 


391 


James  C.  Glenn,  E.  M.  Jones,  A.  F.  Jordan,  Fred  J. 
Jordan,  G.  Ray  Jordan. 

E.  W.  Kelly,  Asa  J.  Kestle,  C.  B.  Ketcham,  L.  A. 
Kilpatrick.  Willis  J.  King,  LeRoy  H.  Klaus. 

W.  Earl  Ledden.  F.  E.  Lochridge,  J.  W.  Lord,  F.  E. 
Lott,  Thomas  B.  Lugg. 

H.  A.  McCurdy,  K.  W.  McMillan,  H.  W.  McPherson. 

R.  F.  Magnuson,.C.  K.  Mahoney,  Daniel  L.  Marsh, 
George  Mecklenburg.  Juan  Medellin,  C.  J.  Miller,  Isaac 
E.  Miller.  R.  G.  Minkler,  Leon  S.  Moore,  Emundo  G. 
Margado.  H.  T.  Morris. 

E.  H.  Nease,  Fred  Needham. 

T.  H.  Palmquist,  R.  O.  Pearson,  F.  L.  Pedersen,  D.  K. 
Pegues,  J.  A.  Perry,  B.  M.  Persinger,  G.  R.  Phillips, 
Gordon  Phillips,  J.  Manning  Potts,  C.  W.  Prothro,  A.  Wes- 
ley Pugh. 

Raye  Ragan,  M.  R.  Reed,  R.  P.  Riddick,  C.  R.  Riggin, 
G.  R.  Savige,  A.  G.  Schatzman,  B.  F.  Schwartz,  Lloyd 
Scheerer,  C.  E.  Schofield,  B.  L.  Schubel,  J.  S.  Scott,  J.  W. 
Scarles.  R.  B.  Sheppard,  A.  P.  Shirkey,  J.  E.  Skillington, 
W.  A.  Smart,  H.  C.  Smith,  L.  B.  Smith,  R.  J.  Smith, 
Ralph  W.  Sockman,  L.  U.  Spellman,  P.  M.  Spurrier,  G.  R. 
Stafford.  T.  A.  Stafford,  E.  E.  Story,  LeRoy  W.  String- 
fellow. 

J.  H.  Taggart.  L.  R.  Templin,  J.  W.  Thomas,  Donald 
Timmerman.  D.  H.  Tippett,  Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Murray  T. 
Titus.  F.  C.  Tucker,  R.  Z.  Tyler. 

Paul  -E.  Wagner,  Woodrow  Ward,  H.  W.  Ware,  J.  W. 
Warren,  C.  C.  Weaver,  LeRoy  L.  Weis,  E.  L.  Wilson,  J.  D. 
Wheaton,  P.  B.  White.  J.  L.  Wolfe,  P.  D.  Womeldorf, 
L.  A.  Wood,  L.  F.  Worley,  Q.  R.  Wright. 

Claude  Young. 

169  Votes. 

T.  L.  Stovall  marked  his  ballot  "Present,  NOT  VOTING. 
Cannot  consistently  support  either." 


MAY    4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Evening 


Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore  announced  that  by  this  Minority 

^  "^  Report 

vote  the  Conference  had  substituted  the  Minority      substituted 

Report  for  the  Majority  Report,  and  that  Report 

No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church 

was  before  the  Conference  for  action.  The  Report  Minority 

^  Report 

was  adopted.  For  report  see  page  733.  Adopted 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  requested  permission  of 

the   Conference  for  the   Council  of  Bishops  to  ^'"^r^^^^^"^ 
retire  for  some  necessary  work  that  must  be  done      Excused 


392 


Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Evening 

Winifred  K. 
Bryan 
Moves 

Reconsidera- 
tion 


Status  of 
Conscien- 
tious 
Objectors 
Referred  to 
Judicial 
Council    for 
Declaratory 
Decision 


Resolution  of 
Charles  C. 
Parlin 


by  that  body  for  the  furtherance  of  the  business 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  Permission  was  grant- 
ed. 

Winifred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  moved  to  recon- 
sider the  action  of  the  Conference  in  adopting  the 
Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the 
Church,  in  order  that  he  might  move  to  substi- 
tute the  statement  contained  in  the  Episcopal 
Address.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  did  not 
prevail. 

Motion  of  Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  status  of  con- 
scientious objectors,  in  view  of  the  vote  just  taken, 
be  referred  to  the  Judicial  Council  for  a  Declara- 
tory Decision,  as  to  whether  the  exemption  of  our 
conscientious  objectors  is  fully  protected. 

Paul  G.  James  (*)  (lowa-Des  Moines)  raised 
the  point  of  order  that  it  was  not  proper  to  refer 
this  matter  to  the  Judicial  Council.  The  Chair 
ruled  that  the  Conference  was  competent  to  refer, 
if  it  so  desires. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark)  presented  a 
Resolution  (DB-218)  and  moved  its  adoption. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
Resolution  was  adopted  as  follows : 


Resolved,  That  there  be  immediately  referred  to  the 
Judicial  Council  the  question  of  whether  members  of  our 
Church  who  are  conscientious  objectors  are  entitled  to 
assert  their  claim  to  exemption  under  the  Selective  Service 
Act  in  spite  of  the  adoption  of  the  statement  on  "The 
Church  and  War"  today  adopted. 


Resolution 
George    W. 

"ouTnai  "^     the  following  Resolution,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 


George   W.   Henson    (Philadelphia)    presented 


seconded,  it  was  adopted  (DB-219) 


Resolved,  That  the  Editors  of  the  Journal  be  instructed 
to  print  in  the  Journal  all  decisions  made  by  the  Judicial 
Council  during  this  session  of  the  General  Conference, 
and  those  not  printed  dui-ing  the  quadrennium  previous 
to  this  General  Confei'ence, 


The  Methodist  Church 


393 


Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Calendar  Secretary,  stated  the  agreement  of  the 
Committee  of  Chairmen  for  the  presentation  of 
Reports,  and  moved  that  the  Rules  be  suspended 
for  the  consideration  of  and  action  on  Report  No. 
10,  of  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  Cal- 
endar No.  124  (DCA-137),  printed  in  the  Daily 
Christiau  Advocate  of  this  date.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

Ldwis  O.  Hartman  (Nev^'  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  59  (DCA-85,  86), 
subject  "Disciplinary  Changes,"  and  called  atten- 
tion to  the  following  editorial  changes : 

(1)  Column  1,  page  85,  Par.  402,  line  fifteen; 
place  a  period  after  the  word  "Finance."  Begin 
the  next  sentence  with  "After" ;  delete  the  period 
(.)  after  the  word  "approval,"  and  join  the  word 
"The"  to  the  sentence  so  that  it  will  read  "After 
approval  the," 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
asked  common  consent  to  amend  Paragraph  453, 
Article  2,  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church  by  adding  "An  Annual  Conference  cannot 
financially  obligate  The  Methodist  Church,  or  any 
organizational  unit  thereof,  except  by  the  Annual 
Conference  itself"  (DB-220).  Common  consent 
was  granted,  no  objection  being  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

Common  consent  was  also  asked  to  change  the 
words  "Council  of  The  Methodist  Church,"  found 
at  the  top  of  page  86,  first  column,  to  read  "Court 
of  the  Central  Conference."  No  objection  being 
rai.sed  by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the 
General  Conference,  consent  was  granted. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
then  moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report.  The  mo- 
tion was  duly  seconded. 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thuraday 
Krrning 

Motion   EdtPTBT 
Tt.  Heckman 
re  Suspen- 
sion Rules 


Report  No.  1 
Central 
Conference* 


394 


Jovnial  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Evening 

T.  Morton 
McDonald 
Moves  to 
Recommit 


John  R.  Ken- 
ney  Moves 
Deletion 


Point  of 
Order 
Costen  J. 
Harrell 


Frederick  B. 
Newell 
Moves  to 
Recommit 


Paragraph 
434  Re- 
committed 


T.  Morton  McDonald  (*)  (Indiana)  moved  to 
recommit  to  the  Committee  the  amendment  to 
Paragraph  452,  Article  2,  agreed  to  by  common 
consent  during  the  presentation  of  the  Report 
(DB-221).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
spoke  against  the  motion  to  recommit.  The  motion 
to  recommit  did  not  prevail. 

John  R.  Kenney  (California)  moved  to  delete 
Item  3,  Paragraph  363,  Article  3,  found  at  the 
top  of  page  85,  second  column,  as  being  uncon- 
stitutional. The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia)  asked  a  question 
relating  to  the  pending  matter,  which  was  an- 
swered by  the  Presiding  Bishop. 

Benjamin  W.  Meeks  (Baltimore)  and  Charles 
E.  Schofield  (Kansas)  spoke  to  the  pending  mo- 
tion on  deletion. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee)  made  the  point 
of  order  that  Paragraph  363,  Article  3,  proposes 
a  change  in  the  Constitution,  and  therefore  is  not 
properly  before  the  Conference.  The  Chair  ruled 
the  point  well  taken. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
spoke  for  the  proposed  amendment.  Bishop  Ar- 
thur J.  Moore  restated  his  ruling  and  gave  the 
reason  therefor. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  moved 
that  the  entire  Report  be  recommitted  for  fur- 
ther study,  calling  attention  to  the  fact  that  there 
was  another  conflict  with  the  Constitution  in  the 
proposed  substitute  for  Paragraph  434,  found  in 
column  1,  page  86  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advo- 
cate. The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  and  Fred- 
erick B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  spoke  to  the 
same. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
agreed  to  have  Paragraph  434  recommitted,  and 
not  the  entire  Report.  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New 


The  Methodist  Church 


.395 


York  East)  withdrew,  with  the  consent  of  his 
second,  the  motion  to  recommit  the  entire  Report, 
on  this  statement  of  the  Chairman. 

John  R.  Kenney  (California)  made  a  further 
statement  regarding  Paragraph  363,  Article  3, 
and  asked  if  it  had  been  recommitted  also.  Lewis 
0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman,  spoke  to 
the  question.  Walter  W.  Ward  (Central  Texas) 
made  the  point  of  order  that  Paragraph  363,  Arti- 
cle 3,  had  already  been  ruled  out  of  order,  and 
removed  from  consideration  by  the  ruling  of  the 
Chair.  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsyl- 
vania) asked  Bishop  Arthur  M.  Moore  if  that 
ruling  had  not  set  this  Paragraph  aside,  and  the 
Chair  replied  that  it  had. 

William  C.  S.  Pellowe  (Detroit)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  332,  at  the  top  of  page  85  DCA, 
second  column,  by  deleting  all  the  words  after  the 
word  "annually"  in  the  second  line,  and  then 
place  the  sentence  in  Paragraph  389  (DB-222), 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Murray  T.  Titus  (North  India)  spoke  to  the 
proposed  amendment. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  pre- 
vious question  was  ordered. 

The  proposed  amendment  of  William  C.  S. 
Pellowe  (Detroit)   was  not  adopted. 

With  Paragraph  363,  Article  3,  removed  on 
constitutional  grounds,  and  Paragraph  434  re- 
committed to  the  Committee,  the  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  759. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  88  (DCA-115), 
subject  "Enabling  Acts,"  and  explained  its  pro- 
visions. 

Cristobal  G.  Coates  (*)   (Eastern  South  Amer- 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thuradny 
Kvevinp 

Paragraph  .{63 
Set  Aside 


William  C.  S. 
Pellowe 
Moves  to 
Amend 


R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Amendment 
Lost 


Report 
Adopted 


Report  No.   2 
Central 
Conferences 


Cristobal   G. 
Coates 
MV>ves  to 
Amend 


396 


Journal  of  the  19.U  General  Conference 


MAV     4 

Ninth  Day 
ThurKHdit 
Eveuiny 


Amendment 
Withdrawn 


Report  No.   10 
Central 
Conferences 


Marshall  J. 
Murphree 
to  Substi- 
tute 


ica)  moved  to  amend  the  Report  by  substituting 
the  words  "twelve  Ministerial  and  twelve  Lay 
Delegates,"  for  the  words  "fifteen  Ministerial  and 
fifteen  Lay  Delegates,"  found  in  lines  8  and  9  of 
Paragraph  7,  "Latin  America  Central  Confer- 
ence," DCA-115,  column  2.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine)  called  attention 
to  the  provisions  of  Par.  434,  whereby  a  Provi- 
sional Annual  Conference  may  elect  Delegates, 
and  the  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken. 

Cristobal  G.  Coates  (*)  (Eastern  South  Amer- 
ica), with  the  consent  of  his  second,  withdrew 
his  proposed  amendment,  and  the  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  764. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee 
on  Central  Conferences,  Calendar  No.  124  (DCA- 
137),  subject  "Episcopal  Supervision  in  Mission 
Fields,"  and  moved  that  Section  I,  containing  an 
amendment  to  Par.  339  of  the  1940  Discipline 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  be  adopted.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
then  explained  the  remainder  of  the  Report. 

Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia)  asked  a  question 
relative  to  the  "Africa  Provisional  Central  Con- 
ference," as  provided  for  in  Par.  7  of  Section  II 
of  the  Report.  Lewis  O.  Hartman  (New  England), 
Chairman,  replied  to  the  question. 

Marshall  J.  Murphree  (Rhodesia)  moved  as  a 
substitute  for  Paragraph  7  of  Section  II  of  the 
Report  the  following  (DB-223)  : 


"7.  The  General  Conference  shall  make  it  possible  for 
the  Council  of  Bishops  to  provide  Residential  supervision 
for  the  work  in  Angola,  Belgian  Congo,  Portuguese  East 
Africa,  Southern  Rhodesia  and  the  Union  of  South  Africa, 
of  the  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference.  Any  vacan- 
cy caused  by  such  assignment  by  the  Council  of  Bishops 


The  Methodist  Church 


397 


shall  be  filled  as  provided  for  according  to  the  provisions 
of  Paragrraph  8,  Section  1,  and  Paragraph  339  as 
amended." 

The  motion  being  auly  seconded,  Marshall  J. 
Murphree  (Rhodesia)  spoke  to  the  same.  His 
speaking  time  expiring,  motion  of  A.  Wesley  Pugh 
(North  Indiana),  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  ex- 
tending the  time  for  three  minutes. 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East)  spoke 
in  favor  of  the  substitute. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
called  for  a  reading  of  the  proposed  substitute, 
and  spoke  to  the  same. 

Zachary  T.  Johnson  (Kentucky)  spoke  for  the 
substitute,  calling  attention  to  Paragraph  1612 
of  the  1940  Discipline. 

Miss  Sallie  Lou  MacKinnon,  Executive  Secre- 
tary of  Work  in  Foreign  Fields  of  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service,  spoke  against  the 
substitute. 

Newell  S.  Booth  (Southern  Congo)  spoke  in 
favor  of  the  substitute. 

Albert  R.  Perkins  (Kentucky)  moved  the  pre- 
vious question  on  the  substitute.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  previous  question 
was  ordered. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
closed  the  debate  for  the  Committee. 

LeRoy  L.  Weiss  (lowa-Des  Moines)  asked  a 
question  relative  to  "Residential"  and  "Presiden- 
tial" supervision.  The  Chair  replied  to  the  ques- 
tion, 

Murray  T.  Titus  (North  India)  was  recognized 
and  made  a  statement. 

The  substitution  was  ordered  by  a  vote  of  302 
for  to  250  against.  The  substitute  was  adopted. 

Motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England), 
Chairman,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  adopt- 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Evening 

A.   Wesley 
PuKh 
Moves  to 
Extend 
Time 


Lynn    Harold 
Hough 


J.    EdKar 
Skillington 


Zachary  T. 
Johnson 


Sallie  Lou 
MacKinnon 


Newell  S. 
Booth 


Albert  R. 
Perkins 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


LeRoy  L. 
Weiss 
Raises 
Question 


Murray  T. 
Titus 
Speaks 

Substitution 
Ordered 


Substitute 
Referred 


398  Journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 

MAY   4       Q^  substitute  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on 

Ninth  Day     (jgntral  Confercnces,  in  order  that  the  Committee 

may  confer  with  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  discover 

Evening  <'  ^ 

a  method  of  implementing  the  substitute  and  make 
a  recommendation  to  the  General  Conference 
(DB-224). 

The  Report  as  amended  was  then  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  769. 

J.  Edgar  Washabaugh    (Newark)   moved  that 

we  do  now  adjourn,  but  withdrew  the  motion  at 

the  request  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia) 

for  the  presentation  of  two  privileged  matters. 

Francis  R.  Francls  R.   Bayley    (Baltimore),  President  of 

Presents        the  Judiclal  Council,  presented  the  following  De- 

Decision   of 

Judicial         cision  of  the  Judicial  Council : 


Council 


DECISION    OF    JUDICIAL    COUNCIL 
In  Re:  Conscientious  Objectors 

At  the  session  of  General  Conference,  May  4,  1944,  the 
following  Resolution  was  adopted: 

That  there  be  immediately  referred  to  the  Judicial 
Council  the  question  of  whether  members  of  our  Church 
who  ai-e  conscientious  objectors  are  entitled  to  assert 
their  claim  to  exemption  under  the  Selective  Service  Act 
in  spite  of  the  adoption  of  the  statement  on  "The  Church 
and  War"  today  adopted. 

Paragriaph  1716  of  the  1940  Discipline,  under  the  head- 
ing "Statement  on  Peace  and  War,"  and  Paragraph  1712 
of  the  1940  Discipline  under  the  heading  "Our  Social 
Creed,"  seemed  to  be  of  equal  standing,  each  being  under 
the  division  of  the  1940  Discipline  known  as  "Resolutions, 
etc." 

The  pertinent  language  in  these  paragraphs  in  protec- 
tion of  the  rights  of  conscientious  objectors  is  identical. 
Note  the  following  quotations  from  these  respective  para- 
graphs : 

Par.  1716  (page  778  of  the  1940  Discipline)  :  "We  ask 
and  claim  exemption  from  all  forms  of  military  prepara- 
tion or  service  for  all  conscientious  objectors  who  may  be 
members  of  The  Methodist  Church." 

Par.  1712  (Part  of  sub-section  16,  page  769,  1940  Dis- 
cipline) :  "We  ask  and  claim  exemption  from  all  forms  of 
military   preparation   or  service  for   all   conscientious  ob- 


The  Methodht  Church 


399 


jectors  who  may  be  members  of  The  Methodist  Church." 
We  have  not  been  advised  of  any  action  of  the  General 
Conference  altering-,  changing  or  deleting  Par.  1712. 
Assuming  that  Par.  1712  has  not  been  repealed  or  al- 
tered, it  would  appear  obvious  that  conscientious  objectors 
.'jtill  have  the  same  protection  under  the  Discipline  that 
they  had  prior  to  the  action  of  the  General  Conference 
today  on  the  report  on  "The  Church  in  Time  of  War." 

Any  action  regarding  Par.  1716  under  the  heading 
"Statement  on  Peace  and  War"  could  not  be  interpreted 
as  affecting  in  anywise  Par.  1712  under  the  subject  "Our 
Social  Creed." 

Dated  May  4,  1944. 

THE  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL. 
By  F.    R.   Bayley,  President; 

H.   P.  Van  Deusen,  Secretary. 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Til  i<  rndii  j 
KfimiDQ 


J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Texas),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Ritual 
and  Orders  of  Worship,  Calendar  No.  102  (DCA- 
117),  subject  "Harmonization  of  Hymn  Tunes," 
and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed.  For  Report  see  page  720. 

George  P.  Howard  (Eastern  South  America) 
moved  to  reconsider  Report  No.  2  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Central  Conferences,  Calendar  No.  88 
(DCA-115),  subject,  "Enabling  Acts,"  adopted 
at  this  session  of  the  Conference,  for  the  purpose 
of  modifying  Paragraph  7,  "Latin  America  Cen- 
tral Conference"  (DB-225).  The  motion  to  re- 
consider, duly  seconded,  prevailed.  Motion  of 
Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  this  particular  Para- 
graph of  the  Report  be  referred  to  the  Commit- 
tee on  Central  Conferences.  The  Report  was  then 
adopted  on  motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman,  duly 
seconded.  For  Report  see  page  764. 

Motion  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  we  adjourn  after 
announcements. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  reported  that  Bishop 


Report  No.  2 
Ritual  and 
Orders  of 
Worship 


George   P. 
Howard 
Moves 
Reconsider- 
ation 


Adjournment 


I'residinK 
Officer 
Announced 


400 


Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 


MAY     4 

Ninth  Day 
Thursday 
Evening 


Raymond  J.  Wade,  would  preside  at  tomorrow 
morning's  session,  Friday,  May  5,  1944. 

After  various  announcements  the  Conference 
adjourned  with  the  benediction  pronounced  by 
Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore. 


MAY    5 

T!bnth  Day 

Friday 

Morning 

Bishop  Ray- 
mond J. 
Wade. 
Presides 


Devotions  ; 
Bishop 
Alexander 
P.  Shaw 


Journal 
Report 


Mrs.  W.  A. 
C.  Hughes 
Presented 


TENTH  DAY,  FRIDAY,  MAY  5,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

The  General  Conference,  pursuant  to  adjourn- 
ment, convened  in  the  morning  session  of  the 
tenth  day  at  8:30  A.M.,  on  Friday,  May  5,  1944, 
with  Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade,  in  the  Chair. 

Bishop  Wade  presented  Bishop  Alexander  P. 
Shaw  to  conduct  the  devotions  of  the  morning. 
Bishop  Shaw  announced,  and  the  Conference 
joined  in  singing,  Hymn  No.  19,  ''Let  All  on  Earth 
Their  Voices  Raise."  Bishop  Shaw  led  in  the  re- 
sponsive reading  entitled  "Spiritual  Service," 
found  on  page  612  of  the  Methodist  Hymnal,  after 
which  Edgar  A.  Love  (Washington)  led  in  prayer. 

Mrs.  C.  V.  Gustafson,  of  Kansas  City,  sang  as  a 
solo  "The  Twenty-Third  Psalm,"  by  Alfred  Hay 
Malotte. 

Bishop  Shaw  then  brought  the  devotional  mes- 
sage of  the  morning,  closing  with  prayer. 

The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  was 
presented  (DB-226)  and  adopted,  as  follows: 

"We  have  examined  the  Journal  of  Thursday's  session, 

morning,   afternoon,   and   evening,   and   find   same   to   be 

correct."  ^„.        ,^    ^  ^, 

(Signed)   George    Pohlman, 

A.  R.  Perkins. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith 
for  an  introduction.  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  pre- 
sented Mrs.  W.  A.  C.  Hughes,  widow  of  Bishop 
W.  A.  C.  Hughes,  who  died  within  two  weeks 
after  his  election  to  the  office  of  Bishop  by  the 


The  Methodist  Church 


401 


1940  Central  Jurisdictional  Conference.  The  Con- 
ference stood  in  silent  tribute. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Chaplain  P.  K.  Corley 
of  the  Pittsburgh  Annual  Conference. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River),  one  of  the  Pub- 
lishing Agents,  requested  all  members  of  the 
Conference  to  give  their  home  mailing  address, 
for  the  last  edition  of  the  DaUij  Christian  Advo- 
cate, on  the  card  to  be  given  them  this  morning. 

The  following  Resolution  (DB-227),  presented 
by  Ralph  W.  Sockman  (New  York),  duly  second- 
ed, was  adopted : 


MAY    3 

T%;nth  Day 
Friday 
Morninn 

Chaplain  P. 
K.  Corley 
Presented 


Fred  D.  Stone 
Makes 
Request 


Resolution 
Ralph  W. 
Sockman 


Be  it  resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  of  1944 
direct  the  Board  of  Pensions  to  engage  in  an  aggressive 
campaign  duiing  the  coming  quadrennium  to  help  as  many 
Annual  Conferences  as  possible  to  formulate  and  execute 
plans  necessary  to  put  their  new  Entrants  into  the  Reserve 
Pension  Fund,  and  to  supply  improved  pension  support 
for  present  Claimants." 


Claude   M.   Reeves    (Little   Rock),   Chairman,  Report  no.  i 

^  '  '  American 

presented   Report   No.    1   of  the    Committee   on      sibie  so- 

^  ciety 

American  Bible  Society,  Calendar  No.  114  (DCA- 
125),  subject  "American  Bible  Society,"  and 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  509. 

Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri),  Chairman,  pre- 
sent€d  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Hospitals 
and  Homes,  Calendar  No.  107  (DCA-122-123), 
subject  "Liquidation  of  Methodist  Homes,"  mov- 
ing its  adoption,  and  requested  Earl  R.  Brown 
(North-East  Ohio)  to  speak  to  the  Report.  The 
motion  to  adopt  was  duly  seconded. 

Earl   R.   Brown    (North-East   Ohio)    spoke  to  '^'E'^cted 
the  Report  and  moved  that  the  Secretary  of  the 
General  Conference  be  instructed  to  cast  the  vote 


Report  No.  2 
Hospitals 
and  Homes 


402 


Journal  of  the  194-i  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

TteNTH  Day 
Friday 
Morning 


Covering 

Resolution 


Council  of 
Bishops 
Excused 


Motion   Edgar 
R.  Heckman 
re  Suspen- 
sion   of 
Rules 


of  the  General  Conference  for  the  Trustees,  of 
the  West  Lafayette  Home,  as  indicated  in  the 
Report.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and 
the  Secretary  of  the  1944  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church  cast  the  vote  as  directed  for 

D.  L.  Curtis,  Youngstown,  Ohio 
H.   W.   Peterson,   Steubenville,   Ohio 
Roy  I.  Farmer,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
0.  F.  Hull,  Crestline,  Ohio 
C.  L.  Yode,  West  Lafayette,  Ohio 
F.  E.  Stottlemire,  Cambridge,  Ohio 
T.  L.  Montgomery,  Coshocton,  Ohio 

as  Trustees  as  set  forth  in  the  Report,  and  Bishop 
Raymond  J.  Wade  declared  the  same  to  have  been 
duly  elected.  The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  600. 

On  motion  of  Okey  J.  Carder  (Missouri), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Hospitals  and 
Homes,  duly  seconded,  the  following  covering 
Resolution  (DB-228)  was  adopted: 

"Whereas,  The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  in  session  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  May  5,  1944, 
authorized  the  liquidation  of  the  Methodist  Home  at  West 
Lafayette,  Ohio,  as  outlined  in  Report  No.  2  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Hospitals  and  Homes,  pages  122-123  of  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate,  May  3,  1944;  therefoi-e,  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  the  Boards  authorized  in  this  Report 
be  instructed  and  empowered  through  their  proper  officers 
to  convey  property  and  sign  all  necessary  legal  docu- 
ments to  complete  liquidation." 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  requested  that  the 
Council  of  Bishops  be  permitted  to  retire  that 
they  might  complete  some  work  germane  to  the 
proceedings  of  the  General  Conference.  By  com- 
mon consent,  permission  was  granted. 

Motion  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), Assistant  Secretary  in  charge  of  the 
Calendar,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  Rules 
be  suspended  for  consideration  of  and  action  on 


The  Methodist  Church  403 

Reports   printed   in   today's   issue   of   the   DaiJij       ^^^  ^ 
Chnstian  Advocate,  Fridav.  May  5,  1944.  ''^''■■"'  ^*' 

Friday 

Okey   J.    Carder    (Missouri),    Chairman,    pre-       Mominu 
sented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  Hos-  Report  no.  i 
pitals  and  Homes,  Calendar  No.  131  (DCA-147),      "d^Homcs 
subject   "Quadrennial   Reports,"   and   moved    its 
adoption.   The  motion,   duly   seconded,   prevailed 
and   the   Report   was   adopted.    For   Report   see 
page  602. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson    (Philadelphia),  ^w.^Hon'^^r 
duly  seconded,  prevailed  adopting  the  following     ratVJif""'" 
Resolution  (DB-229)  :  arri"' 

"In  Older  to  facilitate  the  organization  of  the  new 
Boards  and  Agencies  after  the  sessions  of  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences,  and  in  order  to  make  the  legal  status 
of  their  new  membership  clear;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  1st.  That  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Con- 
ference is  hereby  directed  to  secure  from  the  Secretaires 
of  the  various  Jurisdictional  Conferences  certified  lists 
of  the  names  and  addresses  of  those  whom  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences  have  elected  to  the  various  General 
Boards  and  Agencies,  and  to  send  these  lists  to  the  Bish- 
ops designated  as  Convenors;  and 

2nd.  That  the  Bishops  named  as  Convenors  are  hereby 
authorized  to  issue  the  official  call  to  these  persons  for 
the  purpose  of  organizing  the  various  Boards  and  Agen- 
cies. In  this  organization  meeting  the  certified  lists  from 
the  Secretary'  of  the  General  Conference  will  be  regarded 
as  the  credentials  of  those  whom  the  various  Jurisdictional 
Conferences  have  elected." 

By  common  consent  the  suggestion  of  Ben.ja-  ^m^^us'"  ^ 
min  W.  Meeks   (Baltimore)   was  adopted  that  in      slmKcstion 
the   further   presentation    of    Reports    both    the 
serial  number  and  the  page  in  the  Daily  Christian 
Advocate  be  given  by  those  presenting  the  Re- 
ports. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona),     X^nKeUsm 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  1  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Evangelism,  Calendar  No.  78    (DCA- 
111-112),  subject  "Legislation  to  Substitute  for 


404 


Journal  of  the  lilJt.'i.  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morning 


C.  Gordon 
Phillips 


Littell  J. 
Rust   Moves 
to  Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Report  No.  2 
Evangelism 


G.    Mont 
Davenport 
Moves  to 
Refer 


Amendment 
Adopted 


Paragraphs  165  to  1287  Inclusive,  in  the  Disci- 
pline of  1940,"  explaining  the  Report,  and  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion  to  adopt  was  duly  sec- 
onded. 

C.  Gordon  Phillips  (Detroit)  called  attention 
to  the  wording  of  Par.  1283,  Article  2,  pages  111 
and  112,  Daily  Christian  Advocate.  The  Chair- 
man stated  that  the  words  "to  be  elected  by"  fol- 
lowing the  words  "three  Laywomen"  in  line  8, 
first  column,  page  112  DC  A,  had  been  inadver- 
tently omitted. 

Littell  J.  Rust  (*)  (Tennessee)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  adding  to  Paragraph  1266, 
the  words  "or  the  present  Tennessee  charter  of 
incorporation  of  the  Commission  on  Evangelism 
may  be  amended"  (DB-230) . 

The  proposed  amendment  was  accepted  by  Al- 
bert E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Chairman,  for  the  Committee,  no  objection  being 
raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the 
General  Conference. 

The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
585. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  2  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Evangelism,  Calendar  No.  104  (DCA- 
121),  subject  "The  Needs,"  and  moved  its  adop- 
tion. The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

G.  Mont  Davenport  (North  Alabama)  moved 
that  the  fourth  paragraph,  which  reads,  "Rural 
life  often  presents  the  tragic  spectacle  of  religion 
drying  up  at  its  source.  Churches  are  being  aban- 
doned and  rural  people  with  them  "  be  referred 
to  the  Chairman  and  Dr.  Harry  Denman  for  re- 
writing and  insertion  in  the  1944  Discipline  (DB- 
231).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Chairman,  spoke  to  the  amendment.  The  amend- 


The  Methodist  Church 


405 


r 


ment  was  adopted.  The  Report,  as  amended,  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  588. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Evangelism,  Calendar  No.  106  (DCA-122), 
subject  "Methods,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  591. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved  a  re- 
consideration of  the  action  of  the  Conference  of 
Thursday,  May  4,  1944,  whereby  speeches  were 
limited  to  five  minutes,  and  ten  minutes  for  the 
Chairman.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  for  the  remainder 
of  this  General  Conference  speeches  be  limited 
to  three  minutes,  with  five  minutes  for  the  Chair- 
men of  Committees  (DB-232). 

Consideration  of  Report  No.  7  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  68 
(DCA,  107,  108,  109),  subject  "Conditions  of 
Peace,"  was  resumed,  with  consideration  of  and  ac- 
tion on  the  amendment  offered  by  Fred  B.  Noble 
(*)  (Florida— SE)  to  Paragraph  "A.  Study  Com- 
mission," found  on  page  108,  column  1  of  the 
Daihj  Christian  Advocate,  said  amendment  to  de- 
lete the  words  "We  look  to  the  ultimate  elimina- 
tion of  racial  discrimination  within  The  Meth- 
odist Church.  Accordingly,"  found  in  the  first 
three  lines  of  the  Paragraph,  so  that  the  Para- 
graph will  begin  with  the  words  "We  ask  the 
Council  of  Bishops,"  etc.  Consideration  of  "Sec- 
tion II.  Racial"  of  this  Report  was  pending  at  the 
time  of  adjournment  of  the  Conference  Wednes- 
day evening.  May  3,  1944,  the  Preamble  and  Sec- 
tion I  having  been  adopted.  See  page  360. 

Julius  S.  Scott  (Texas,  C)  spoke  against  the 
amendment. 

Guy  F.  Jones  (Texas — SO  offered  the  follow- 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morning 

Report  No.  4 
EvanKcIism 


Motioi\ 
Georfte  W. 
Henson  re 
Reconsidera- 
tion 


Speeches 
Limited 


Report  No.   7 
State  of 
Church 
Resumed 


Julius  S.  Scolt 


Guy    F.    Jon 
Moves  to 
Substitute 


406 


Journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morning 


ing   substitute  for  the   amendment   of   Fred   B. 
Noble  (*)    (Florida— SE)    (DB-233)  : 

"Encouraged  by  marked  progi-ess  made  in  understanding 
and  co-operation  between  the  races  lepresented  in  the 
membership  of  The  Methodist  Church,  since  and  as  a 
result  of  unification,  we  confidently  hope  for  and  seek  the 
ultimate  elimination  of  all  lack  of  understanding  and 
prejudice  that  may  remain." 


Substitute 
Accepted 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh 
Suggests 
Change 


James  Mc- 
Giffin 


W.  LaFayette 
Doss,  Jr., 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Amendment 
Lost 


Report 
Adopte<l 

Motion 
Ernest  E. 
Davis 


The  substitute  was  accepted  by  Fred  B.  Noble 
(*)  (Florida — SE)  in  lieu  of  his  proposed  amend- 
ment, with  the  consent  of  his  second. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England)  suggested 
that  the  word  "between"  be  changed  to  read 
"among,"  so  that  the  sentence  would  read  "among 
the  races  represented,"  etc.  This  was  accepted  by 
Guy  F.  Jones  (Texas— SC). 

James  McGifRn  (*)  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona) spoke  against  the  substitute. 

W.  Lafayette  Doss,  Jr.  (Louisiana — SC)  moved 
the  previous  question  on  the  substitute  and 
Section  IL  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed 
and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, closed  the  debate  for  the  Committee. 

The  substitute  was  not  adopted.  Section  II 
was  then  adopted. 

"Section  III.  Economic"  was  taken  up.  Ernest 
Freemont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman,  asked 
common  consent  to  change  the  word  "which"  to 
-the  word  "that"  appearing  in  the  twenty-third 
line  of  the  second  paragraph,  column  three,  page 
108,  DCA.  Common  consent  was  unanimously 
granted.  Section  III  was  then  adopted. 

"Section  IV.  Religious  Liberty"  was  presented 
and  adopted. 

The  Report  was  then  adopted  as  a  whole.  For 
Report  see  page  726. 

Ernest  E.  Davis    (Genesee)   offered  a  motion, 


The  Methodist  Church 


407 


which,  being  duly  seconded,  was  adopted,  as  fol- 
lows (DB-234)  : 

"That  we  direct  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence to  send  a  copy  of  Section  IV  of  Report  No.  68  on 
'Religious  Liberty'  to  the  President  of  the  United  States 
and  the  Secretary  of  State,  as  an  expression  of  the  ardent 
hope  and  strong  conviction  of  The  Methodist  Church." 


MAY     5 

'I'ENTu  Day 
Friday 
Morning 


George  P.  Howard   (Eastern  South  America),  ^ Howard' 

Expresses 


as  a  matter  of  personal  privilege,  expressed  the 
thanks  of  the  Delegates  from  Latin  America  at 
the  action  just  taken,  with  special  reference  to 
the  Section  on  Religious  Liberty. 

Murray  T.  Titus  (North  India),  as  a  matter 
of  privilege,  requested  common  consent  to  add  in 
"Section  IL  Racial"  under  Paragraph  C,  column 
one,  page  108  (DCA),  the  following  (DB-235)  : 


Thanks 


Murray    T. 
Titus 
Proposes 
Addition 


"In  the  meantime  we  rejoice  that  the  Government  of 
the  United  States  of  America  has  already  repealed  the 
'Chinese  Exclusion  Laws,'  and  has  thus  done  belated 
justice  to  a  great  people.  We  are  deeply  interested,  also, 
in  the  present  brave  effort  being  made  to  provide  similar 
legislation  to  do  justice  to  the  people  of  India,  and  we,  the 
members  of  this  General  Conference,  pledge  ourselves 
to  lend  our  cordial  support  to  this  legislation  now  before 
Congress." 


The  proposed  addition  was  accepted  bv  Ernest  Addition 

Accepted 

Freemont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman,  there 
being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the 
Committee  or  of  the  General  Conference,  and  by 
common  consent  became  a  part  of  the  Report,  as 
adopted. 

Loyd  F.  Worley  (New  York  East)  moved  (DB-  ^°^*irTey 
236)  that  the  first  full  paragraph  at  top  of  col- 
umn three,  page  108  DCA,  be  wired  the  President 
of  the  United  States  and  the  Secretary  of  State 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference.  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Newell  S.  Booth  (Southern  Congo)  asked  corn- 


Moves 

Wire 


Newell  S. 
Booth 
Propose* 
Addition 


40^ 


Jovrnal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

l^NTH  Day 
Friday 
Morning 


A.  Wesley 
Pugh 
Point  of 
Order 


Objection 
Raised 


Motion 
Paul  E. 
Wag-nei- 


Resolution 
Albert  E. 
Day 


men  consent  to  add  to  Paragraph  "B.  Peace 
Treaty,"  column  1,  page  108  DCA,  the  following 
(DB-237)  : 

"and  we  pledge  ourselves  towards  the  forming  of  a  pub- 
lic opinion  recognizing  the  mutual  interaction  of  condi- 
tions in  this  country  and  in  other  parts  of  the  world,  and, 
further,  we  accept  our  responsibility  to  co-operate  in  im- 
proving these  conditions." 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  made  the 
point  of  order  that  the  proper  method  of  proce- 
dure would  be  to  reconsider  the  action  whereby 
the  Report  was  adopted,  perfect  it,  and  then  adopt 
the  Report. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, stated  he  would  be  willing  to  accept  the 
proposed  addition,  if  there  was  no  objection 
raised.  Objection  was  raised  from  the  floor  of  the 
Conference,  and  the  addition  was  not  adopted. 

Paul  E.  Wagner  (Bombay)  moved  (DB-238) 
that  we  request  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  take 
into  account  the  exceeding  importance  of  pro- 
viding in  the  nomination  of  members  of  this  Com- 
mission the  most  complete  representation  of  all 
racial  groups  as  possible.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed. 

On  motion  of  Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  Cali- 
fornia-Arizona), duly  seconded,  the  following 
Resolution  (DB-239)  was  adopted  : 

"Resolved,  That  the  closing  hours  of  this  General  Con- 
ference session  be  set  aside  for  a  season  of  spiritual  re- 
newal and  dedication,  and  that  the  President  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  and  the  Chairman  of  the  General 
Conference  Commission  on  Evangelism,  and  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Evangelism,  be  requested  to  ar- 
range the  progi-am." 


Report  No.  3         FredeHck  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 

and  Church    man,  presented  Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on 

"  *°^"'"      Missions  and   Church   Extension,   Calendar   No. 


The  Methodist  Church 


400 


139  (DCA-150),  subject  "Proper  Celebration  of 
the  Centennial  of  the  Work  of  The  Methodist 
Church  in  China,"  and  moved  its  adoption,  and 
requested  permission  for  Miss  Sallie  Lou  Mac- 
Kinnon to  present  two  Delegates  from  China  to 
speak  to  the  Report.  The  motion  was  duly  sec- 
onded, and  the  requested  permission  granted. 

Miss  Sallie  Lou  MacKinnon,  Executive  Secre- 
tary of  Department  of  Work  in  Foreign  Fields  of 
the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  intro- 
duced Dr.  Y.  C.  Yang  of  the  East  China  Confer- 
ence and  President  of  Soochow  University  and 
Dr.  Hyla  S.  Watters  of  the  Central  China  Con- 
ference and  a  surgeon  in  our  great  General  Hos- 
pital in  Wuhu,  who  separately  addressed  the  Con- 
ference, speaking  to  the  Report.  The  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  701. 

The  Conference  recessed  for  ten  minutes. 

Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade  called  the  Confer- 
ence to  order  at  the  end  of  the  recess  period  and 
announced  Hymn  No.  542,  "When  All  Thy  Mer- 
cies, 0  My  God."  The  Conference  stood  and  joined 
in  singing  the  hymn. 

Dr.  James  R.  Houghton,  Director  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  Music,  and  Bernard  Vessey  (*) 
(Colorado)  sang  as  a  duet  "Softly  and  Tenderly 
Jesus  Is  Calling." 

The  Order  of  the  Day  having  arrived,  the  elec- 
tion of  members  of  the  Judicial  Council  whose 
terms  of  office  expire  with  this  General  Confer- 
ence, the  ballots  were  distributed  and  the  vote 
taken.  The  votes  were  collected,  the  ballot  de- 
clared closed  by  Bishop  Wade,  and  the  tellers  re- 
tired to  count  the  same. 

As  a  matter  of  privilege  Albert  E.  Day  (South- 
ern California-Arizona),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Evangelism,  asked  common  consent  of 
the  Conference  to  add  to  Report  No.  1,  Para- 
'graph  1268,  Article  2,  "Authority,"  found  in  col^ 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morniny 


Ur.  Y.  r. 
Y'aiiK  anil 
Dr.  Hyla  S. 
Watters 
Presented 


Election 
Members 
Judicial 
Council 


Addition  to 
Report 
Ordered 


410 


Journal  of  the  194-^  General  Confer e7ice 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Mornivij 


umn  2,  page  111  DC  A,  Calendar  No.  78,  the  fol- 
lowing (DB-240)  for  the  purpose  of  taking  care 
of  legal  possibilities : 

"provided,  that  in  the  case  of  devises  or  gifts  of  real  es- 
tate to  this  Board  in  States  where  such  devises  or  gifts  are 
not  valid  when  made  to  religious  corporations,  that  the 
Board  shall  be  empowered  to  name  Trustees  for  the  pur- 
pose of  receiving  and  taking  title  to  such  gifts  or  devises 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Boai'd." 


Further 

Amendment 
Ordered 


Report    No.     1 
Missions  and 
Church 
Extension 


Sections    I,    II, 
III 


Common  consent  was  unanimously  granted  for 
the  insertion  as  requested. 

William  T.  Munsey  (*)  (Nebraska),  with  the 
approval  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee,  re- 
quested common  consent  for  the  insertion  of  the 
words  "and  financial  support"  in  Paragraph  1278, 
Article  2,  column  three,  page  111  DC  A,  follow- 
ing the  words  "Further  organization"  found  in 
line  eight  (DB-241)  of  the  same  Report.  Common 
consent  was  unanimously  granted  for  this  matter. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Calendar  No. 
123  (DCA-130,  131,  132,  133,  134,  135  and  136 
inclusive),  subject  "Amending  Chapter  II  in  the 
1940  Discipline  on  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,"  with  the  suggestion  that  it  be  consid- 
ered in  four  parts,  and  with  the  request  that 
Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis)  come  to  the 
platform  to  assist  in  the  presentation  of  the 
Report. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, explained  Section  I,  The  Aim  of  Missions; 
Section  II,  Incorporation;  and  Section  III,  Con- 
stitution, asking  common  consent  to  delete  the  last 
five  lines  of  the  printed  Report  as  found  at  the 
close  of  Par.  934,  second  column,  page  131  DCA, 
and  which  reads  as  follows:  "and  the  right  to 
vote  on  all  questions  not  Ministerial  or  constitu-* 


The  Methodist  Church 


411 


tional  and  they  shall  be  eligible  for  election  to       ^^^  * 
Mission  or  Conference  Committees,"  as  the  Ju-     ^*''''^"  ^^^ 
dicial  Council  has  declared  same  to  be  unconstitu-       „     ." 
tional.  Common  consent  was  unanimously  granted 
for  the  deletion.  Motion  of  Frederick  B.  Newell 
(New  York  East),  Chairman,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, adopting  Section  I,  The  Aim  of  Missions; 
Section  II,  Incorporation;  and  Section  III,  Con- 
stitution. 

Section  IV,  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  was  ^*<=^'°"  '^ 
presented  and  explained  by  the  Chairman,  and, 
on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 

Section   V,    Division   of   Home    Missions   and  Section  v 
Church  Extension,  was  presented  and  explained 
by  the  Chairman,  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, was  adopted. 

Section  VI,  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  section  vi 
Service,  was  presented  and  explained  by  the 
Chairman,  who  asked  common  consent  to  delete 
item  "(g)  Insert  paragraph  952,"  found  in  Par. 
994,  sub-section  (3),  second  column,  page  134 
DCA.  Common  consent  was  unanimously  given 
for  the  deletion.  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York 
East),  Chairman,  moved  the  adoption  of  this 
Section.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Edmundo  G.  Morgado  (Cuba)  moved  to  amend   ^f  kIuo*^ 
Paragraph  994  by  inserting  a  new  subdivision  No. 
(3),  the  present  No.  (3)  to  become  No.  4  and  to 
read  as  follows  (DB-242)  : 


Moves  to 
Amend 


"(3)  All  Missionary  work  of  the  Woman's  Division 
outside  of  the  United  States  and  its  dependencies  shall 
be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Department  of  Work  in 
Foreign  Fields,  and  of  the  Central  Conferences  or  Pro- 
visional Central  Conferences,  or  Annual  Conferences 
where  there  is  not  a  Central  Conference  concerned." 


The  amendment  was  seconded  by  Moises  Bou-  woj^es  Boudet 

Seconds 
det    (*)     (Cuba).  Motion 

At  the  request  of  Frederick  B.  Newell   (New  '^'Ll/speakl^ 


412 


Jovrncd  of  the  19M  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morn  hip 


Mrs.   J.   D. 
Bragg: 
Speaks 


Amendment 

Lost 


Sections    VII, 
VIII 


Sections  IX, 
X.  XI,  XII 


Section  XIII 


York  East),  Chairman,  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  Lee 
(*)  (Pittsburgh),  one  of  the  Executive  Secreta- 
ries of  the  Department  of  Work  in  Foreign  Fields 
of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service, 
spoke  concerning  the  pending  amendment. 

Edmundo  G.  Morgado  (Cuba)  spoke  in  support 
of  his  amendment,  using  the  Spanish  language, 
and  being  interpreted  by  George  P.  Howard 
(Eastern  South  America). 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, yielded  the  floor  to  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*) 
(St.  Louis),  who  spoke  against  the  amendment. 

The  amendment  was  not  adopted.  Section  VI 
was  then  adopted. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, presented  Section  VII,  Joint  Division  of 
Education  and  Cultivation,  and  Section  VIII, 
Councils,  explaining  each,  and  moved  their  adop- 
tion. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, presented  and  explained  Section  IX,  Co- 
operation with  Other  Boards  and  Agencies;  Sec- 
tion X,  Funds ;  Section  XI,  Jurisdictional  Boards ; 
Section  XII,  Annual  Conference  Boards,  and 
moved  their  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, presented  Section  XIII,  Local  Church 
Boards,  and  asked  common  consent  to  make  the 
following  three  amendments  to  Paragraph  1041 
(DB-243)  : 

1st.  Insert  a  new  Item  2,  renumbering  the  re- 
maining Items  as  3,  4,  5,  and  6,  and  to  read  as 
follows : 


I 


"2.  To  plan  each  year  undei-  the  leadership  of  the 
Pastor,  with  the  co-operation  of  the  Woman's  Society  of 
Christian  Service  and  the  Board  of  Education,  for  a 
Church-wide  School  of  Missions  in  order  that  the  entire 
congregation    may   be   drawn    into   a    period    of   intensive 


The  Methodist  Church 


413 


study,  using  the   Study   Book  and   other  materials  issued 
by  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation." 

2nd.  In  printed  "Item  3,"  fourth  line,  insert 
after  the  word  "projects"  the  words  "both  home 
and  foreign"  so  that  it  will  read  "to  recommend 
to  the  Quarterly  Conference  missionary  projects, 
both  home  and  foreign,  etc." 

3rd.  Add  a  new  Item  to  be  numbered  "7"  at  the 
end  of  Paragraph  1041,  to  read  as  follows: 

"7.  To  unite  with  the  Pastor  and  Finance  Committee 
in  an  effort  to  secure  an  effective  every-member  canvass 
each  year  with  emphasis  on  stewardship  and  missions." 

By  unanimous  common  consent,  the  three 
amendments  were  accepted. 

Motion  of  the  Chairman,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, adopting  Section  XIII.  The  Report  was 
then  adopted  as  a  whole.  For  Report  see  page  677. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark),  as  a  matter 
of  privilege,  presented  and  moved  the  adoption  of 
the  following  Resolution  (DB-244)  : 

"In  order  that  there  shall  be  no  conflict  in  the  Disci- 
pline, in  our  statement  concerning  War,  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  the  Minority  Report,  entitled  'The 
Christian  Church  and  War,'  as  amended,  and  adopted  by 
the  General  Conference  yesterday,  be  and  it  is  hereby 
substituted  for  in  lieu  of,  and  in  the  place  of,  the  whole 
of  Par.  1716  of  the  1940  Discipline,  and  that  all  portions 
of  Section  15  of  Par.  1712,  'Our  Social  Creed,'  in  conflict 
therewith  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed." 

Miron  A.  Morrill  (Minnesota)  raised  a  point  of 
order  about  considering  this  Resolution  at  this 
time  in  the  form  presented.  The  Chair  ruled  the 
point  of  order  well  taken. 

Loyd  F.  Worley  (New  York  East)  called  in 
question  the  ruling  of  the  Chair  and  referred  to 
the  third  sentence  of  Paragraph  1737  of  the  1940 
Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church.  Bishop  Ray- 


MAY     5 

'I15NTII  Day 

Friday 

Morning 


Resolution 
Charles    C. 
Parlin 


Miron  A.  Mor- 
rill,  Point 
of  Crtler 


Loyd    F.    Wor- 
ley Raises 
Question 


414 


Jour7ial  of  the  19i4  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morning 

Charles  C. 
Parlin 
Speaks 

William   K. 
Anderson, 
Point  of 
Order 


Day 


Albert  E. 
Moves 
Restatement 


Silent  Prayer 


Result    Ballot 
Judicial 
Council 


mond  J.  Wade  explained  his  reason  for  ruling  the 
point  of  order  well  taken. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark)  spoke  in  sup- 
port of  his  Resolution  as  it  applied  to  Paragraph 
1712  "Our  Social  Creed." 

William  K.  Anderson  (Pittsburgh)  raised  the 
point  of  order  that  the  action  in  adopting  Report 
No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church, 
was  a  separate  resolution,  not  contingent  on  any 
other  action.  The  Chair  ruled  the  point  of  order 
well  taken. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark)  spoke  in  fur- 
ther support  of  his  Resolution. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona) 
moved  the  restatement  of  the  matter  to  bring  it 
into  harmony  with  our  action  of  yesterday  be 
referred  to  a  Special  Committee  composed  of  Er- 
nest Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Charles  C. 
Parlin  (*)  (Newark),  and  two  such  other  men 
as  they  may'  select.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed. 

Bishop  Wade  asked  the  Conference  to  pause  for 
a  moment  of  silent  prayer  at  twelve  o'clock  noon, 
in  accordance  with  the  request  made  in  a  procla- 
mation by  the  Mayor  of  Kansas  City. 

The  tellers  reported  the  results  of  the  ballot 
for  members  of  the  Judicial  Council,  as  follows 
(DB-245)  : 

Votes  cast,  623 ;  defective,  3 ;  total  vote,  629 ; 
necessary  to  elect,  315. 

Ministers  :  Waights  G.  Henry,  404 ;  Sidney  H. 
Babcock,  144;  Rufus  C.  Baker,  111;  Charles  B. 
Ketcham,  161 ;  William  H.  LaPrade,  57 ;  Albert  G. 
Schatzman,  103 ;  Raymond  M.  Shipman,  139 ;  B. 
Rhett  Turnipseed,  139. 

Laymen:  Martin  E.  Lawson,  394;  Henry  R. 
Van  Deusen,  449 ;  James  I.  Dolliver,  96 ;  Donald 
A.   Odell,  42;   Robert  J.   O'Neal,   47;   Frank   M. 


The  Methodist  Church 


415 


Phelps,  29;  Edward  A.  Smith,  65;  Francis  A. 
Stanger,  Jr.,  112;  Osso  W.  Stanley,  24. 

Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade  announced  that 
Waights  G.  Henry  had  been  elected  a  Ministerial 
Member  of  the  Judicial  Council,  and  that  Martin 
E.  Lawson  and  Henry  R.  Van  Deusen  had  been 
elected  Lay  Members  of  the  Judicial  Council,  each 
of  them  having  received  the  required  majority  of 
the  votes  cast. 

The  ballots  were  distributed  and  the  vote  taken 
for  one  Ministerial  Member  of  the  Judicial  Coun- 
cil. Bishop  Wade  declared  the  ballot  closed  and  the 
tellers  collected  the  ballots  and  retired  to  count 
the  same. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  2  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension,  Calendar  No.  113 
(DCA-125),  subject  "Report  on  the  Reference  of 
This  Committee  of  the  Miscellaneous  Recommen- 
dations found  in  Report  No.  4  of  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  print- 
ed on  page  13  of  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  on 
April  27,  1944,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed  and  the  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  701. 

On  motion  of  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York 
East),  Chairman,  duly  seconded,  the  following 
Covering  Resolution  was  adopted : 


NAY     5 

1*NTH  Day 
Frida  y 
Morning 


Second  Ballot 
Taken 


Report    No.    2 
Missions  and 
Church 
Extension 


Covering 
Resolution 


"He  It  Resolved,  That  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on 
Missions  and  Church  Extension  which  has  now  been  sub- 
stituted for  Parajrraphs  911  to  1041  inclusive  of  the  1940 
Disripli)ie  of  The  Methodist  Church  i-epeals  all  other 
legiflation  in  the  Discipline  of  1940  of  The  Methodist 
Chuich  which  may  be  in  conflict  with  or  at  variance 
with  the  aforesaid  Report." 


Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chairman,  Report  no.  5 
presented  Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  In-  nattont"'""" 
terdenominational    Relations,    Calendar    No.    86 


416 


Journal  of  the  UU-i-  Geyieral  Conference 


MAY    5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Morning 

Costen  J.  Har- 
rell  Moves 
to   Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 

Report    No.    6 
Interdenom- 
inational 
Relations 


John  Q.  Schis- 
ler  Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Memorials  789, 
790  Referred 


Motion,  Fred 
D.  Stone  re 
Jurisdiction- 
pi   Elections 


(DCA-114),  subject,  "Federal  Council  of  Church- 
es of  Christ  in  America,"  and  moved  its  adoption. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee)  moved  to  amend 
by  deleting  the  last  paragraph  of  the  Report.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded.  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr. 
(Virginia),  Chairman,  accepted  the  deletion  of 
the  paragraph,  there  being  no  objection  raised 
by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference,  and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  607. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Chairman, 
presented  and  explained  Report  No.  6  of  the 
Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations, 
Calendar  No.  87  (DCA-114),  subject,  "The  Pro- 
posed National  Council  of  Churches,"  and  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

John  Q.  Schisler  (North  Arkansas)  moved  to 
amend  by  inserting  after  the  word  "Relations"  in 
line  thirteen,  the  words  "in  conference  with  the 
various  Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church  which 
are  concerned"  (DB-246).  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr. 
(Virginia),  Chairman,  accepted  the  proposed 
amendment  for  the  Committee,  there  being  no  ob- 
jection raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee 
or  of  the  General  Conference.  The  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  607. 

Motion  of  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Interdenomina- 
tional Relations,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  refer- 
ring Memorials  789,  subject  "Union  of  British  and 
American  Methodism,"  and  Memorial  790,  subject 
"Union  with  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,"  to  the  permanent  Commission  on  Inter- 
denominational Relations,  as  they  had  reached  the 
Committee  after  its  final  adjournment. 

Motion  of  Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  as  follows  (DB-247)  : 


The  Methodist  Church 


All 


"In  all  flections  in  a  Jurisdictional  Conference  which  ••AY    s 

arc    based    on   the    number   of   Church    members    in   that  tenth  Day 

Jurisdiction,  the  number  counted  shall   include  lay  mem-  Friday 

bers,    ministerial   members  and   Bishops   assigned   to   that  Mominn 
Jurisdiction." 


Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com-  {'residinB 

Officers 


mittee  on  Presiding  Officers,  reported  that  Bishop 
Charles  W.  Flint  would  preside  at  the  afternoon 
session  today,  and  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  at  the 
evening  session  tonight. 

Motion  of  the  Secretary,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed that  the  time  be  extended  to  ifear  the  result 
of  the  ballot  for  the  Ministerial  Member  of  the 
Judicial  Council. 

The  tellers  reported  the  result  as  follows  (DB- 
248)  :  Votes  cast,  618;  defective,  2;  total  ballots 
cast,  616 ;  necessary  to  elect,  309.  Sidney  H.  Bab- 
cock,  138;  Rufus  C.  Baker,  40;  Charles  B. 
Ketcham,  230 ;  William  H.  LaPrade,  8 ;  Albert  G. 
Schatzman,  28;  Raymond  M.  Shipman,  74;  B. 
Rhett  Turnipseed,  98.  No  one  having  received  the 
required  number  of  votes,  Bishop  Raymond  J. 
Wade  declared  the  result,  "No  election." 

By  common  consent  it  was  agreed  to  take  the 
next  ballot  at  the  afternoon  session. 

The  Conference  adjourned  with  the  benedic- 
tion pronounced  by  A.  K.  Jensen,  missionary  to 
Korea. 


Announced 


Result   Ballot 
Judicial 
Council 


No  Election 


Adjournment 


TENTH  DAY,  FRIDAY,  MAY  5, 
AFTERNOON  SESSION 


1944, 


Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church  convened  at  2  :30 
P.M.,  Friday,  May  5,  1944,  with  Bishop  Charles 
Wesley  Flint  in  the  Chair.  Bishop  Flint  an- 
nounced, and  the  Conference  joined  in  singing, 
Hymn  No.  179,  "Spirit  of  God,  Descend  upon  My 
Heart,"  after  which  Bishop  Flint  led  in  prayer. 


MAY    5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 
Afternoon 

Bishop  Charles 
Wesley  Flint 
Presides 


418 


Journal  of  the  19 AA  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

AftcDioon 


Courtesies 


Resolution 
Henry  J. 

Gernhardt 


Resolution 
Edward  D. 
Kohlstedt 


Dr.  James  R.  Houghton,  General  Conference 
Director  of  Music,  and  Miss  Adena  Pellett,  soloist 
of  the  Grand  Avenue  Temple  Methodist  Church 
of  Kansas  City,  sang,  as  a  duet,  "The  Old  Rugged 
Cross." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California- Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented,  separately,  seven  mat- 
ters, and  action  was  taken  on  each,  as  indicated : 

1st.  Presented  Henry  J.  Gernhardt  (North  Da- 
kota) on  a  matter  of  privilege.  On  motion  of 
Henry  J.  Gernhardt  (North  Dakota),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  following  Resolution  (DB-249)  was 
adopted : 

Whereas,  There  is  need  of  a  greater  recognition  of 
the  value  of  the  Church,  and  specific  literature  on  the 
subject  is  important  thereto, 

We  therefore  request  the  Board  of  Evangelism  to  pub- 
lish, and  make  available  for  general  distribution,  the 
message,  "Placing  a  Proper  Value  on  the  Church,"  as 
presented  to  this  body  by  John  C.  Broomfield,  Bishop  of 
this  Area. 

2nd.  Presented  Edward  D.  Kohlstedt,  Execu- 
tive Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Home  Mis- 
sions of  the  General  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  for  a  privileged  matter.  The  following 
Resolution  (DB-250)  was  presented  by  Edward 
D.  Kohlstedt,  with  the  request  that  the  Secretary 
of  the  General  Conference  send  it  to  the  Pacific 
Japanese  Provisional  Conference,  meeting  in 
Denver,  Colorado,  July  7-9,  and  also  to  an  Inter- 
denominational Convention  of  American  Chris- 
tian Ministers  and  Laymen  of  Japanese  Descent, 
meeting  in  Denver,  Colorado,  July  10-11.  On  mo- 
tion of  Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  Resolution  was  adopted,  and  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  General  Conference  requested  to  send 
greetings,  and  the  Resolution  to  the  Conferences 
as  indicated  above.  The  Resolution  is  as  follows: 


The  Methodist  Church 


419 


"Whereas,  The  President  of  the  United  States,  in  his 
message  to  the  Senate,  relative  to  the  segregation  of 
loyal  and  disloyal  Japanese  in  Relocation  Centers,  says, 
'It  is  now  established  that  the  disloyal  persons  among 
the  evacuees  constitute  but  a  small  minority,  and  that 
the  great  majority  of  the  evacuees  are  loyal  to  the  demo- 
cratic institutions  of  the  United  States,  and  in  vindica- 
tion of  the  very  ideals  for  which  we  are  fighting  this  war, 
it  is  important  to  maintain  a  high  standard  of  fair, 
considerate  and  equal  treatment  for  the  people  of  this,  as 
of  all  other  minorities';  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved:  1st.  That  we  commend  the  War  Relocation 
Authority  for  its  policy  of  finding  homes  and  employ- 
ment for  the  Japanese  Americans  now  living  in  relocation 
centers.  We  urge  the  active  participation  of  our  churches 
in  this  relocation,  especially  in  the  preparation  of  com- 
munities to  welcome  and  assimilate  these  persons  into 
American  life. 

"2nd.  That  we  earnestly  urge  that,  at  the  earliest 
possible  moment  consistent  with  the  public  interest,  loyal 
Ameincan  citizens  of  Japanese  ancestry  have  restored  to 
them  their  full  rights  as  citizens,  especially  the  right  to 
return  to  their  former  residences  and  occupations." 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Afternoon 


3rcl.  Presented  by  J.  N.  R.  Score  (Central  Tex- 
as), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Ritual  and 
Orders  of  Worship,  for  the  purpose  of  making 
a  clarifying  statement  relative  to  Paragraph  7  of 
Report  No.  1,  which  had  been  adopted  Wednesday 
morning,  May  3,  1944. 

4th.  Presented  Fred  E.  Lott  (Wyoming)  for  the 
presentation  of  the  following  Resolution  (DB- 
251): 


J.  N.  R.  Score  : 
Clarifying 
Statement 


Resolution 
Fred  E.  Lott 


"Whereas,  It  is  evident  in  this  General  Conference 
that  our  Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  need 
revision;  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  for  the  provision  in  our  Plan  of  Or- 
ganization and  Rules  of  Order  which  read  as  follows,  as 
found  on  page  157  of  The  Handbook  for  Delegates  of  this 
General  Conference: 

"'(1)  Rules:  There  shall  be  a  Committee  of  Six  on 
the  Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order.  The  Secre- 
tary of  the  Conference  shall  be  an  ex  officio  member  and 
one  of  the  six.  To  this  Committee  shall  be   referred  any 


420 


Journal  of  the  lO^.i  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Afternoon 


Suggestion 
Charles  V. 
Adams 


proposed  amendments  to  the  Plan  of  Organization  and 
Rules  of  Order.  To  it  may  be  referred  any  other  matters 
relating-  to  parliamentary  procedure  in  the  business  of 
the  Conference.' 

"There  shall  be  substituted  the  following  provision, 
to  wit: 

"'Rules:  There  shall  be  a  Committee  on  Plan  of  Or- 
ganization and  Rules  of  Order  consisting  of  one  minister 
and  one  lay  delegate  from  each  Jurisdiction  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  nominated  by  the  Council  of  Bishops 
from  the  membership  of  the  General  Conference.  The 
Council  of  Bishops  shall  designate  one  of  its  members 
to  preside  over  the  deliberations  of  this  Committee.  The 
Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  shall  be  an  ex  officio 
member  of  this  Committee. 

"  'Proposed  amendments  to  the  Plan  of  Organization 
and  Rules  of  Order  shall  be  referred  to  this  Committee. 
Questions  of  parliamentary  procedure  arising  during  any 
session  of  the  General  Conference  may  be  referred  to  this 
Committee;  also 

"  'That  in  preparation  for  the  General  Conference  of 
1948,  the  said  Committee  shall  be  constituted  at  this  ses- 
sion of  the  General  Conference ;  also, 

"  'That  all  provisions  of  our  Discipline  and  Plan  of 
Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  in  conflict  with  the  said 
provisions  of  these  Resolutions  hereby  are  repealed,  and 

"  'That  in  presenting  the  Rules  of  Order  for  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  1948,  the  said  Rules  of  Order  be  so 
revised,  arranged,  and  I'eprinted  that  the  more  important 
Rules  shall  be  conspicuously  presented,  so  that  reference 
to  them  may  easily  be  made.'  " 

(Signed)    Fred  E.  Lott   (Wyoming  Conference), 

George  R.  Savige   (Wyoming  Conference). 

Fred  E.  Lott  (Wyoming)  moved  that  the  above 
Resolution  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Rules. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded, 

Charles  V.  Adams  (*)  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
suggested  that  there  also  be  referred  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Rules  the  request  that  in  future  Gen- 
eral Conferences,  the  Conference  and  Area  Dele- 
gations be  requested  to  alternate  the  Chairman- 
ship of  the  Delegation  between  the  ministerial  and 
lay  delegates  (DB-252).  The  suggestion  was  ac- 
cepted by  Fred  E,  Lott   (Wyoming)  and  became 


The  Methodist  Church  421 

a  part  of  this  Resolution.   The  motion  to   refer       ^^^  ^ 

J        .1  Tenth  Day 

was  adopted. 

5th.  Presented  the  following  Re.solution    (DB- 
253)  : 


Friday 
Afternoon 


VVntKEAS,    This    General    Conference    has    adopted    the    Resolution  re- 
Pension  Code,  Paragraph  i;]18,  Section  2,  subdivision   (d)       claimants 
of  which  provides  that  years  served  as  a   member  of  an 
Annual    Conference    left    without    appointment    to    attend 
school    for    a    period    not    to    exceed    three    years    may    be 
counted  for  annuity  claim,  and 

Whereas,  Many  Conferences  in  the  territory  of  the 
Missouri  Corporation  have  in  their  memberships  many 
Conference  Claimants  to  whom  such  a  provision  has  not 
been  applicable  hitherto,  and 

Whereas,  Not  to  provide  for  all  Conference  Claimants 
alike  is  manifestly  unfair;  therefore,  be  it 

Reaolved   by  this   General    Conference   that   the    afore- 
mentioned subsection   (d)   of  section  2  of  Paragraph  1318 
of  the  Pension  Code  shall  be  administered  retroactively. 
(Signed)   Garland  R.  Stafford, 
Paul  N.  Career, 
Chas.  C.  Weaver, 
E.  H.  Nease, 
Gideon  I.  Humphreys. 

Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  asked  a  question 
relative  to  the  pending  matter. 

Garland  R.  Stafford  (Western  North  Caro- 
lina) replied  to  the  question. 

Arthur    M.    Wells    (Illinois)    moved   that   the  ^'welL  Move* 
Resolution  be  referred  to  the  Commission  on  Pen-     ^"  ^^^^'' 
sion  Legislation  that  is  being  set  up  for  the  pur- 
pose of  study.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Thomas  A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota) 
spoke  against  the  motion  to  refer. 

Paul  G.  James  (*)  (lowa-Des  Moines)  spoke  in 
favor  of  the  Resolution. 

William  F.  Quillian  (South  Georgia)  requested 
a  reading  of  the  Resolution  again. 

Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  Resolution,  and  against  reference. 


422 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Afternoan 

Motion  to  Re- 
fer With- 
drawn 


George  W. 
Henson 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Council  of 
Bishops 
Excused 


Chaplain 
Thoburn 
Speicher 


Thanks  to  Ste- 
nographers 
from  Nash- 
ville 


Ballot  for 
Judicial 
Council 
Member 


Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  with  the  consent  of 
his  second,  withdrew  his  motion  to  refer,  no  ob- 
jection being  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Com- 
mittee, or  of  the  General  Conference.  Arthur  M. 
Wells  (Illinois)  then  spoke  against  the  Resolu- 
tion. 

E.  Cranston  Riggin  (Baltimore)  spoke  in  favor 
of  the  Resolution. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the  pre- 
vious question  was  ordered. 
The  Resolution  was  adopted. 
During  the  above  business,  the  Conference,  by 
unanimous  common  consent,  granted  the  request 
of  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  for  the  Council  of 
Bishops,  to  withdraw  from  the  Conference  room 
that  they  might  continue  with  the  work  assigned 
them  by  the  General  Conference. 

6th.  Presented  Chaplain  Thoburn  Speicher  of 
the  Northwest  Iowa  Annual  Conference  and  sta- 
tioned at  the  Amarillo  Army  Air  Field. 

7th.  Presented  the  Secretary,  who  moved  that 
the  General  Conference  express  their  apprecia- 
tion of  and  thanks  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Talbot,  Mrs. 
Ruby  Sandefur,  Miss  Anne  E.  Stroh  and  Mrs. 
Florence  Griffin  for  their  coming  to  the  seat  of  the 
General  Conference  from  Nashville,  Tennessee,  to 
facilitate  the  work  of  the  Conference,  in  the  copy- 
ing of  Reports  for  presentation  to  the  various 
Committees,  as  due  to  local  conditions  sufficient 
stenographic  help  could  not  be  secured  to  efficient- 
ly carry  on  the  work  of  the  Conference  as  rapidly 
as  was  necessary.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

The  ballot  was  taken  for  the  remaining  Minis- 
terial Member  of  the  Judicial  Council.  The  ballot 
was  spread,  the  votes  collected,  the  ballot  declared 
closed  by  the  Presiding  Officer,  and  the  tellers  re- 


d 


The  Methodist  Church 


423 


tired  to  count  the  same.  At  the  request  of  Albert 
G.  Schatzman,  his  name  was  withdrawn  from  the 
list  of  nominees. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  5  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Judicial  Administration,  Calendar  No. 
125  (DCA-137,  138,  139,  140,  141,  142  and  143), 
subject,  "Revision  of  Judicial  Administration," 
and  requested  Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Ala- 
bama), Chairman  of  the  Subcommittee  which  had 
prepared  the  Report,  to  be  in  charge  of  its  pres- 
entation to  the  Conference. 

Motion  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Mis- 
souri), duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  the  Rules  be 
suspended  for  consideration  of  and  action  on  the 
Report,  as  at  the  time  of  its  adoption  by  the 
Committee  a  quorum  was  not  present. 

Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  requested 
that  Clyde  B.  Stuntz  (Indus  River),  Cassius  J. 
Miller  (Troy),  and  John  T.  Ellison  (*)  (Ala- 
bama) come  to  the  platform  to  assist  in  the  pres- 
entation of  the  Report. 

Motion  of  Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Ala- 
bama), duly  seconded,  prevailed,  extending  the 
privileges  of  the  floor  to  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell, 
during  the  presentation  of  the  Report. 

Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell  made  a  statement  re- 
garding the  formulation  of  the  Report  and  its 
meaning,  and  asked  to  be  excused  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  the  Council  of  Bishops.  Permission 
was  unanimously  granted. 

Motion  of  Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Ala- 
bama), duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  the  Report 
be  adopted  Section  by  Section. 

Section  I,  subject  "Offenses  for  Which  a  Bishop 
or  a  Traveling  Preacher  or  Preacher  on  Trial  in 
an  Annual  Conference  May  Be  Tried,"  was  pre- 
sented, explained,  and  adopted. 

The  tellers  reported  the  results  of  the  third 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Frida  y 

Afternoon 

Report  No.  5 
Judirial  Ail- 
ministration 


Robert  H.  Carr 
in  CharKe 


Bishop   J. 
Lloyd  Decell 


Section    I 


424 


Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jt  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tetnth  Day 

Friday 
A.ftrr)ioon 

Result    Hallot 
Judicial 
Council 
Election 


Section  II 


Section  III 


ballot  for  members  of  the  Judicial  Council,  as 
follows  (DB-254)  : 

Total  ballots  cast,  597 ;  defective,  1 ;  total  good 
ballots,  596;  necessary  to  elect  299.  Sidney  H. 
Babcock,  144;  Rufus  C.  Baker,  11;  Charles  B. 
Ketcham,  388 ;  William  H.  LaPrade,  1 ;  Albert  G. 
Schatzman,  2;  Raymond  M.  Shipman,  24;  B. 
Rhett  Turnipseed,  26.  Bishop  Charles  Wesley 
Flint  stated  that  Charles  B.  Ketcham,  having  re- 
ceived the  required  majority,  had  been  duly  elect- 
ed a  Ministerial  Member  of  the  Judicial  Council 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  thus  completing  the 
election  of  members  whose  terms  of  office  expire 
with  this  session  of  the  General  Conference. 

Consideration  of  the  pending  matter  was  re- 
sumed and  Section  II,  subject,  "Investigation  and 
Trial  of  a  Bishop,"  was  presented  and  explained. 
Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  moved  that 
the  same  be  adopted,  and  the  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  asked 
common  consent  to  change  the  words  "house 
rent,"  found  in  line  three  of  Par.  628,  Article  5, 
first  column,  page  138  DCA,  and  substitute  there- 
for the  word  "dwelling."  Common  consent  was 
unanimously  given  for  this  substitution. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana),  John  R. 
Kenney  (California)  and  T.  Morton  McDonald 
(*)  (Indiana)  asked  questions  regarding  the 
Section,  which  were  answered  satisfactorily  by 
the  Chairman  presenting  the  Report.  Section  II 
was  then  adopted. 

Section  III,  subject  "Investigation  and  Trial  of 
a  Traveling  Preacher,  or  a  Preacher  on  Trial," 
was  presented  and  explained.  Robert  B.  Carr  (*) 
(North  Alabama)  asked  common  consent  to  insert 
the  words  "not  his  own"  following  the  words  "a 
Pastoral  Charge"  found  in  Par.  643,  line  three, 


The  Methodist  Church 


425 


first  column,  page  139  DCA.  Common  consent  was 
unanimously  granted  for  this  insertion. 

Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  moved 
the  adoption  of  the  Section,  and  the  motion  was 
duly  seconded. 

Arthur  M,  Wells  (Illinois)  moved  to  amend 
the  Report  by  deleting  the  last  sentence  in  Par. 
634,  Article  4,  column  two,  page  138  DCA,  which 
reads,  "The  accused  may  be  suspended  from  all 
ministerial  services  pending  the  trial,"  and  substi- 
tuting therefor  the  sentence  (DB-255) ,  "The  Bish- 
op may  suspend  the  accused  from  all  ministerial 
services  pending  the  trial."  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded.  The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Robert 
B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama),  there  being  no 
objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee 
or  of  the  General  Conference. 

Claude  M.  Reves  (Little  Rock)  moved  to  amend 
Par.  635,  Article  5,  column  two,  page  138  DCA, 
by  deleting  the  words,  "for  entry  on  its  Journal," 
found  in  the  fifth  line  from  the  bottom  of  the 
column,  and  substituting  therefor  the  words,  "for 
permanent  record"  (DB-256).  This  was  accepted 
by  Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama), "there 
being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the 
Committee  or  of  the  General  Conference. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  raised  a  ques- 
tion relative  to  the  amendment  offered  by  Arthur 
M.  Wells  (Illinois)  and  accepted  by  the  Commit- 
tee, by  common  consent,  in  Par.  634,  Article  4, 
second  column,  page  138  DCA,  and  which  reads 
as  follows :  "The  Bishop  may  suspend  the  accused 
from  all  ministerial  services  pending  the  trial." 
By  common  consent  the  amendment  was  finally 
adopted  to  read  as  follows :  "On  recommendation 
of  the  Committee  of  Investigation  the  Bishop  may 
suspend  the  accused  from  all  ministerial  services 
pending  the  trial."  This  was  accepted  by  Robert 
R.  Carr    (*)    (North  Alabama),  there  being  no 


MAY     5 

Thnth  Day 

Friday 

.\Jtfriioon 


Arthur  M. 
Wells  Moves 
to  Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Claud  Reves 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


A.  Wesley 
Pugh  Raises 
Question 


426 


JoKrriat  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY     5 
Tbnth  Day 

Friday 
Aftertioon 

J.  Edgar 
SkillinKton 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Louis  C. 
Wright 


Lester  R. 
Templin 


D.  Stewart 
Patterson 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Motion 
George  W. 
Henson  re 
Adoption 


Motion   Lost 

Sections  IV, 
V.  VI,  VII, 
VIII 


Section  I, 
Chapter  III 


objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee 
or  of  the  General  Conference. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  to  amend  the  accepted  amendment  by 
changing  it  to  read  (DB-257),  "The  accused  may 
be  suspended  by  action  of  the  Committee  from  all 
ministerial  services  pending  the  trial."  The  mo- 
tion was  duly  seconded. 

Louis  C.  Wright  (North-East  Ohio)  spoke 
against  the  Skillington  amendment. 

Lester  R.  Templin  (Central  Kansas)  read  a 
relevant  passage  from  Par.  632  of  the  Discipline. 

D.  Stew^art  Patterson  (*)  (Baltimore)  moved 
the  previous  question  on  all  before  the  Confer- 
ence. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  and 
the  previous  question  w^as  ordered. 

The  amendment  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Cen- 
tral Pennsylvania)  was  not  adopted.  Section  III 
was  adopted. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia)  moved,  as  a 
question  of  privilege  for  the  Conference,  that  the 
Report  be  adopted  as  presented,  without  further 
reading.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

James  A.  Perry  (Troy)  spoke  against  the  mo- 
tion, as  also  did  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central 
Pennsylvania) ,  no  one  claiming  the  right  of  speak- 
ing for  the  motion.  The  motion  did  not  prevail. 

Section  IV,  subject  "Trial  of  an  Accepted  Sup- 
ply"; Section  V,  subject  "Preachers  in  Provi- 
sional Annual  Conferences" ;  Section  VI,  subject, 
"Maladministration" ;  Section  VII,  subject, 
"Status  of  a  Bishop,  Traveling  Preacher,  or 
Preacher  on  Trial  Deposed  or  Expelled" ;  and  Sec- 
tion VIII,  subject,  "Withdrawn  under  Complaints 
or  Charges,"  were  separately  presented  and  ex- 
plained, and  each  separately  adopted  on  a  motion 
of  Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama),  duly 
seconded. 

Section  I  of  Chapter  III,  subject,  "Investigation 


The  Methodist  Church 


427 


and  Trial  of  a  Local  Preacher,  or  an  Accepted 
Supply,"  was  presented  and  explained  by  Robert 
B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  who  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

W.  Clyde  Donald  (Detroit)  moved  to  amend 
Par.  663,  column  three,  page  139  DCA,  by  insert- 
ing the  words  "not  his  own"  after  the  words  "a 
Pastoral  Charge,"  found  in  line  three  of  the  Para- 
graph. The  motion  was  duly  seconded.  Robert  B. 
Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  accepted  the  amend- 
ment) there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

William  Gunter  (New  England)  asked  a  ques- 
tion as  to  whether  the  provision  applied  to  an 
"ordained  local  deacon"  and  an  "ordained  local 
elder."  Bishop  Wade  ruled  that  "An  ordained,  or 
local  preacher,  is  covered  by  the  term  'local 
preacher.'  " 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  to  amend  Par.  657  by  adding  the  sentence 
(DB-258),  "In  Annual  Conferences  where  there 
are  no  District  Conferences,  these  District  Com- 
mittees shall  be  created  by  the  Annual  Conference 
on  nomination  of  the  Cabinet." 

W.  Foss  Curtiss  (West  Virginia)  called  atten- 
tion to  the  provision  found  at  the  end  of  Par.  659, 
column  three,  page  139  DCA,  and  which  reads: 
"Where  there  is  no  District  Conference,  then  the 
Quarterly  Conference  of  which  the  accused  is  a 
member  shall  act." 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
asked  common  consent  to  include  in  his  amend- 
ment the  deletion  of  the  sentence  found  at  the 
close  of  Par.  659  and  common  consent  was  grant- 
ed. The  amendment  was  not  adopted. 

Section  I,  Chapter  III,  was  then  adopted. 

Section  II,  Chapter  III,  subject  "Investigation 
and  Trial  of  a  Deaconess,"  was  presented  and  ex- 


MAY     S 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Afternoon 


W.   Clyde 
McDonald 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


William    Gun- 
ter Asks 
Question 


J.   Edgar 
Skillington 
Moves  to 
Amend 


W.   Foss 
Curtiss 


Section 
Adopted 


Section   II. 
Chapter    HI 


428 


Journal  of  the  194-i  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Afternoon 

Arthur  A. 
Callaghan 
Moves  to 
Amend 

Edgar  A.  Love 
Raises 
Question 


Section 
Adopted 


Motion  to 
Adopt 


Claude  Young 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Guy  O. 
Carpenter 
Raises 
Question 


Arthur  M. 
Wells  Moves 
to  Amend 


plained  by  Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  North  Alabama, 
who  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine)  moved  to  amend 
by  striking  out  Paragraph  668  from  the  Report. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  did  not  prevail. 

Edgar  A.  Love  (Washington)  asked  a  question 
as  to  the  procedure  in  a  Conference  which  does 
not  have  a  Deaconess  Board.  Clyde  B.  Stuntz  (In- 
dus River),  at  the  request  of  the  Chairman,  spoke 
to  the  question.  Miss  Mary  Lou  Barnwell,  Execu- 
tive Secretary  of  Urban  Work,  Department  of 
Work  in  Home  Fields,  Woman's  Division  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  stated  that  where  there  is  no  Annual 
Conference  Deaconess  Board,  the  Jurisdictional 
Deaconess  Association  acts  for  the  Deaconess. 

Section  II,  Chapter  III,  was  adopted. 

G.  Mont  Davenport  (North  Alabama)  moved 
that  the  entire  Report  be  adopted,  and  the  motion 
was  duly  seconded. 

Claude  Young  (Northwest  Indiana)  moved  to 
amend  Par.  657,  Section  I,  Chapter  III,  column 
two,  page  139  DCA,  by  adding  after  the  words 
"Committee  on  Investigation,"  at  the  end  of  line 
seven,  the  following  (DB-259)  :  "In  case  there  is 
no  District  Conference,  the  Committee  of  Investi- 
gation of  the  Annual  Conference  shall  act."  The 
amendment  was  accepted  by  Robert  B.  Carr  (*) 
(North  Alabama),  there  being  no  objection  raised 
by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference. 

Guy  0.  Carpenter  (Indiana)  asked  the  rela- 
tionship of  Paragraphs  657  and  645  of  the  Report 
to  Paragraph  297  of  the  present  Discipline,  and 
Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  answered 
the  same. 

Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois)  moved  to  amend 
Section  III,  subject  "Notice,"  Paragraph  684. 
Article  1,  column  one,  page  141  DCA,  and  Sec- 


The  Methodist  Church 


429 


tion  IV,  subject,  "Trials,"  Paragraph  686,  Arti- 
cle 1,  column  one,  page  141  DCA,  by  inserting  the 
words  "at  least  ten  days  in  advance"  at  the  place 
to  be  selected  by  the  Committee  in  each  Paragraph. 

John  T.  Ellison  (*)  (Alabama)  moved  to  sub- 
stitute the  word  "seven"  for  the  word  "ten."  Ar- 
thur M.  Wells  (Illinois)  accepted  the  suggestion. 

Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  accepted 
the  amendment,  with  the  word  "seven"  substituted 
for  the  word  "ten,"  there  being  no  objection  raised 
by  any  member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference. 

G.  Robert  Huston  (*)  (Pacific  Northwest) 
moved  to  amend  Paragraph  677,  Article  1,  col- 
umn three,  page  140  DCA,  by  striking  out  the 
word  "five"  at  the  end  of  line  three,  bottom  of 
column,  and  substituting  the  word  "two  (DB- 
260).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  amendment.  The  amendment  was  adopted. 

R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the 
previous  question.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  and  the  previous  question  was  ordered. 

The  Report  was  adopted  as  a  whole.  For  Report 
see  page  613. 

Robert  B.  Carr  (*)  (North  Alabama)  moved  a 
Resolution  (DB-261),  which,  being  duly  seconded, 
was  adopted,  as  follows: 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

AUcrnoon 


John    T.    Elli- 
son Moves 
to  Substitute 


Amendment 
Accepted 


G.   Robert 
Houston 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Paul   M. 
man 


Hill- 


R.  Gammon 
Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 

Report 
Adopted 


Resolution     re 
Revision 
Study 
Commission 


Whereas,  The  General  (statutory)  sections  of  our 
Disciplive  do  not  receive  the  same  continuous  study  and 
adjustment  that  legislation  touching  General  Boards  and 
Commissions  properly  receive;  and 

Whereas,  Inevitably  minor  corrections,  at  least,  may 
be  needed ;  therefore  be  it 

Resolved:  1.  That  the  Council  of  Bishops  shall  appoint 
a  Revision  Study  Committee  for  the  quadrennium  1944- 
1948  of  seven  membeis:  one  Bishop,  three  Ministers,  and 
three  Laymen. 

2.  This  Committee  shall  study  those  general  sections  of 
the  1944  Discipline  not  related  to  the  Constitution,  Judi- 


430 


Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 


MAY    5        cial    Council,    Boards    or    Commissions.    They    shall    not 
Tenth  Day      recommend  changes  in  the  substance  of  any  law,  but  may 
Friday         seek  to   clarify,   improve   arrangement  of  pai'agraphs   or 
Afternoon      sections,  and  resolve  conflicts  in  general  statutes. 

3.  That  the  Committee  shall  make  their  report  avail- 
able to  the  Bishops  and  Members  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence at  least  thirty  days  before  the  opening  of  the  1948 
session. 

4.  That  the  expense  of  this  Commission  be  paid  out 
of  tlie  General  Administration  Fund. 


Covering 
Resolution 


On  motion  of  Clyde  B.  Stuntz  (Indus  River), 
duly  seconded,  the  following  covering  Resolution 
(DB-262)  was  adopted: 


Organization 
of  Judicial 
Council 


Be  It  Resolved,  That  the  Report  No.  5  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Judicial  Administration,  duly  adopted  by  the  Gen- 
eral Conference,  shall  be  substituted  for  the  legislation  on 
.Judicial  Administration  in  the  DiscipUve  of  1940,  and 
shall  repeal  all  the  provisions  in  Chapters  II  to  VI  of 
Judicial  Administration  of  the  Discipline  of  1940. 
(Signed)   Clyde  B.  Stuntz  (Indus  River  Conference). 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  requested,  as  a 
matter  of  privilege  for  the  Conference,  that  the 
Secretary  and  the  President  of  the  Judicial  Coun- 
cil be  recognized  for  special  announcements. 

Henry  R.  Van  Deusen  was  recognized  and  an- 
nounced that  the  Judicial  Council,  as  now  con- 
stituted, had  met  and  organized  by  the  election 
of  the  following  officers : 


Dr.   C.    B. 
Ketcham 
Presented 


Leave  of 
Absence 
Granted 


President. — Francis  Reed  Bayley. 
Vice-President. — Martin  E.  Lawson. 
Secretary. — Henry   R.   Van   Deusen    (*). 

Francis  Reed  Bayley,  President  of  the  Judicial 
Council,  was  recognized  and  presented  Rev.  Dr. 
Charles  B.  Ketcham,  President  of  Mount  Union 
College,  newly  elected  member  of  the  Judicial 
Council. 

At  the  request  of  Francis  R.  Bayley,  the  Gen- 


The  Methodist  Church 


431 


eral  Conference  granted   unanimous  permission       **-^'*'  ^ 
for  leave  of  absence  for  three  members  of  the     '^*"^'^"  ^^^^ 
Judicial  Council  for  the  remainder  of  the  session,      .„ 
as  they  were  compelled  to  leave  at  this  time. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  requested  that 
Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  be  per- 
mitted to  make  a  Report.  The  Conference  gave 
common  consent  for  this  procedure. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  pre- 
sented a  Resolution  (DB-263)  and  moved  its 
adoption.  The  motion  to  adopt,  being  seconded 
bv  Charles  C.  Parlin   (*)    (Newark),  was  unani-  seconded  by 

Charles  C. 

mously  adopted,  as  follows:  Par'»n 


Resolution 
Earnest  Fre- 
mont Tittle 


Resolved,  That  Section  16  of  Par.  1712  of  the  1940 
Discipline  be  affirmed  and  confirmed;  and,  further. 

Resolved,  That  for  Section  15  of  Par.  1712  of  the  1940 
Discipline  the  following  be  substituted : 

We  stand  for  these  propositions: 

"Christianity  cannot  be  nationalistic;  it  must  be  uni- 
versal in  its  outlook  and  appeal.  War  makes  its  appeal  to 
force  and  hate,  Christianity  to  reason  and  love.  The 
influence  of  the  Church  must,  therefore,  always"  be  on  the 
side  of  every  effort  seeking  to  remove  animosities  and 
prejudices  which  are  contrary  to  the  spirit  and  teaching 
of  Christ.  It  does  not  satisfy  the  Christian  conscience  to 
be  told  that  war  is  inevitable.  It  staggers  the  imagination 
to  contemplate  another  war  with  its  unspeakable  horrors, 
in  which  modern  science  will  make  possible  the  desti'uc- 
tion  of  whole  populations.  The  methods  of  Jesus  and  the 
methods  of  war  belong  to  different  worlds.  War  is  a  crude 
and  primitive  force.  It  arouses  passions  which  in  the 
beginning  may  be  unselfish  and  generous,  but  in  the  end 
war  betrays  those  who  trust  in  it.  It  offers  no  security 
that  its  decisions  will  be  just  and  righteous.  It  leaves 
arrogance  in  the  heart  of  the  victor  and  resentment  in 
the  heart  of  the  vanquished.  When  the  teachings  of  Jesus 
are  fully  accepted,  war  as  a  means  of  settling  inter- 
national- disputes  will  die,  and  dying,  will  set  the  world 
free  from  a  cruel  tyrant.  We  have  looked  to  international 
diplomacy  to  prevent  war  and  it  has  failed.  We  have 
trusted  in  international  law  to  reduce  the  horrors  and 
eliminate  in  a  measure  the  cruelties  of  war,  but  war  grows 


432 


Jimrnal  of  the  1044  General  Conference 


MAY    5        only  more  hideous  and  destructive.  The  time  is  at  hand 
Tenth  Day      when  the  Church  must  rise  in  its  might  and  demand  an 
Friday         international  organization  which  will   make  another  war 
After>ioo-ti       impossible." 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Charles  C.  Parlin,  Secretary; 
Albert  E.  Day, 
Lynn  Harold  Hough, 
Daniel  L.  Marsh, 
Nolan  B.  Harmon. 


Report  No.  21 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  17 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  requested  that 
the  Committee  on  Temporal  Economy  be  permit- 
ted to  present  a  report  at  this  time,  involving  the 
election  of  Trustees  for  the  John  Street  Methodist 
Church,  New  York  City. 

At  the  request  of  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (North- 
west Texas),  Chairman,  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Tex- 
as) presented  Report  21  for  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy, Calendar  No.  73  (DCA-110),  subject  "St. 
George's  Church,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

G.  Stanley  Lynch  (*)  (Philadelphia)  moved 
to  delete  the  last  Paragraph  of  the  Report  and 
substitute  the  following  (DB-264)  : 

"Therefore,  Be  It  Resolved,  That  the  needs  for  reno- 
vation and  repairs  of  St.  George's  Methodist  Church, 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  be  referred  to  the  Division 
of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  for  such  action  as 
the  condition  of  the  building  may  require." 

The  amendment  was  not  adopted.  The  Report 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  652. 

In  behalf  of  the  Committee,  Winfred  F.  Bryan 
(Texas)  presented  Report  No.  17  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  54  (DCA,  79-80),  subject 
"Endowment  Fund  for  the  John  Street  Methodist 
Church,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion, 


The  Methodist  Church 


433 


duly   seconded,    prevailed,    and   the    Report    was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  649. 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  for  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  presented  the  following  communication 
(DB-265)  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  unanimously  adopted,  as  follows : 

"The  Trustees  of  John  Street  Church  in  New  York 
City  are  elected  each  quadrennium  by  the  General  Con- 
ference. 

"In  accordance  with  this  custom,  and  on  nomination 
of  the  present  Board  of  Trustees,  I  nominate  the  following 
nine  persons  to  be  elected  Trustees  of  John  Street  Church 
for  the  ensuing-  quadiennium,  with  power  to  fill  any 
vacancies  occurring  by  reason  of  death,  resignation,  or 
otherwise,  until  the  next  General  Conference: 

"The  Resident  Bishop  of  New  York,  Arlo  A.  Brown, 
Edward  R.  Carman,  John  C.  Hegeman,  James  R.  Joy, 
Annie  M.  PfeifFer,  Millard  L.  Robinson,  Clayton  Snyder 
and  Wilson  P.  Tanner." 

(Signed)  Herbert  Welch. 


MAY     S 

Tbnth  Day 

Friday 
Afternoon 

Trustees    John 
Street 
Church 


Report  No. 
Menibernhi 
LA-TE 


Bishop  Charles  Welsey  Flint  declared  that  the  ''''^f*^ 
Resident  Bishop  of  New  York,  Arlo  A.  Brown. 
Edward  R.  Carman,  John  C.  Hegeman,  James 
R.  Joy,  Annie  M.  Pfeiffer,  Millard  L.  Robinson, 
Clayton  Snyder  and  Wilson  P.  Tanner  have  been 
duly  elected  Trustees  of  the  John  Street  Meth- 
odist Church  of  New  York  City,  Ne^^v  York. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  22  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  172  (DCA,  156-157), 
subject  "Study  of  the  Local  Church,"  and  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed, and  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  653. 

At  the  request  of  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (North- 
west Texas),  Chairman,  Schuyler  E.  Garth 
(North-East  Ohio)  presented  Report  No.  27  of 
the   Committee  on   Membership,   Lay   Activities 


Report  No.  : 
Memberihi 
LA-TE 


434 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Afternoon 


Lewis  O.  Hart- 
man  on  Cen- 
tral Confer- 
ences 


Statement  of 
Council  of 
Bishops 


and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No.  176  (DCA- 
158)  subject  "The  Status  of  Baptized  Children," 
and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed,  and  the  Report  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  657. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  requested  that 
Lewis  O.  Hartman  (New  England  be  heard  on 
a  privileged  matter  at  this  time. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  re- 
ported the  result  of  the  conference  with  the  Coun- 
cil of  Bishops,  and  the  Committee  on  Central 
Conferences  relative  to  residential  -supervision 
of  the  work  in  Africa,  and  read  a  memorandum 
from  the  Council  of  Bishops  as  follows: 


"It  is  the  judgment  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  that  the 
action  taken  last  evening  is  impossible  of  fulfillment  by 
the  Council  of  Bishops  under  the  law.  If  residential  super- 
vision is  to  be  furnished  for  Africa,  the  election  of  a  Bishop 
by  some  Jui-isdiction  beyond  the  quota  must  be  made 
possible  by  the  General  Conference." 


Report  No.   10 
Central 
Conferences 
Reconsid- 
ered 


Paragraph 
Restored 


On  motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  Eng- 
land), duly  seconded,  the  action  of  the  Confer- 
ence in  adopting  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee 
on  Central  0)nferences  was  reconsidered. 

On  motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  Eng- 
land) (DB-266),  duly  seconded.  Paragraph  7  of 
Section  II,  of  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee  on 
Central  Conferences,  was  adopted  as  originally 
printed,  and  restored  to  its  place  in  the  Report. 
Paragraph  7  reads  as  follows: 


"7.  The  Northeastern  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall 
provide  residental  supervision  for  the  work  in  Angola, 
Belgian  Congo,  Portuguese  East  Africa,  Southern  Rhodesia 
and  the  Union  of  South  Africa  of  the  Africa  Provisional 
Central  Conference  and  is  hereby  authoiized  according 
to  the   provisions  of   Par.   8,   Section   4   and   Par.   339  as 


The  Methodist  Church 


435 


amended  to  elect  one  Bishop  in  addition  to  its  membership 
quota  in  order  to  pi'ovide  for  this  supervision." 

The  Report,  as  amended,  was  then  adopted  as  a 
whole.  For  Report  see  page  769. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  report- 
ed on  Item  12,  Par.  434,  of  Report  No.  1  of  the 
Committee,  Calendar  No.  59,  which  had  been 
recommitted  to  the  Committee,  and  stated  a  Con- 
stitutional Amendment  touching  the  matter  in 
Par.  434  had  been  adopted  by  the  Annual  Confer- 
ences by  a  vote  of  15,571  for  to  18  against,  and 
that  the  present  Par.  434  in  the  1940  Disciplwe 
takes  care  of  the  situation,  therefore  he  moved 
a  reconsideration  of  Report  No.  1  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Central  Conference.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

By  common  consent.  Item  12,  Par.  434  as 
printed  in  column  one,  page  86  DCA  was  with- 
drawn, and  the  Report,  adopted  as  amended,  on 
motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England), 
duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page  759. 

Motion  of  John  F.  Baggett  (Tennessee),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed,  that  after  announcements  we 
do  adjourn. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio)  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op Ralph  S.  Cushman  would  preside  at  the  ses- 
sion, tomorrow  morning,  Saturday,  May  6. 

The  Conference  then  adjourned  with  benedic- 
tion pronounced  by  Bishop  Charles  Wesley  Flint. 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 
Afternoon 

Report 
Adopted 

Report    No.     1 
Central 
Conferences 
Par.    434 


Par.    434 
Withdrawn 


Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


Adjourn- 
ment 


TENTH  DAY,  FRIDAY,  MAY  5,  1944. 
EVENING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church  convened  in  eve- 
ning session  at  7:45  P.M.,  Friday,  May  5,  1944, 
with  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  in  the  Chair. 


HAY    a 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 

Bishop  Ivan 
Lee  Holt 
I'resiiles 


436 

MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 


Rccc^nition 
Service 


Retiring 
Bishops 


Umphrey   Lee 
Speaks  for 
General 
Conference 


Bishop    Titus 
Lowe  for 
Council  of 
Bishops 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Bishop  Holt  announced,  and  the  Conference 
stood  and  joined  in  singing  Hymn  No.  60,  "Praise 
to  the  Lord,  the  Almighty,  the  King  of  Creation !" 
after  which  Dr.  Mary  Shannon  (*)  (Kansas)  led 
in  prayer. 

Dr.  James  R.  Houghton,  the  General  Confer- 
ence Director  of  Music,  presented  Mr.  Virgil 
Woodside,  soloist  at  Linwood  Boulevard  Meth- 
odist Church,  who  sang,  as  a  solo,  "The  Stranger 
of  Galilee." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona ) ,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  announced  that  in  accordance 
with  the  Order  previously  established  by  the  Con- 
ference, twenty  minutes  would  be  given  to  ap- 
propriate recognition  services  for  the  Bishops 
who  are  to  retire  this  year,  and  outlined  the  pro- 
gram to  be  followed  in  this  service. 

The  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  called 
the  names  of  the  Bishops  who  retire  this  year 
as  follows : 

General  Superintendent  Brenton  T.  Badley 
General  Superitendent  John  C.  Broomfield 
General  Superintendent  Urban  V.  W.  Darlington 
General  Superintendent  Hoyt  M.  Dobbs 
General  Superintendent  Robert  E.  Jones 
General  Superintendent  Francis  J.  McConnell 
General  Superintendent  Ernest  G.  Richardson 
Missionary  Bishop  John  M.  Springer 

Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  presented  Umphrey  Lee 
(North  Texas),  President  of  Southern  Methodist 
University,  who  spoke  in  behalf  of  the  member- 
ship of  the  General  Conference. 

Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  presented  Bishop  Titus 
Lowe,  who  spoke  in  behalf  of  the  Council  of  Bish- 
ops. At  the  request  of  Bishop  Titus  Lowe,  Bishop 
Bruce  R.  Baxter  escorted  the  retiring  Bishops, 
who  were  present  to  seats  of  honor  on   either 


1 


The  Methodist  Church 


437 


MAY     S 

Tenth  Da'* 

Friday 

Evening 

Bishops 
Presented 


side  of  the  altar,  and  pinned  a  white  boutonniere 
on  the  coat  lapel  of  each,  namely :  John  C.  Broom- 
field,  Urban  V.  W.  Darlington,  Robert  E.  Jones, 
Francis  J.  McConnell  and  Ernest  G.  Richardson. 
The  Bishops  unable  to  be  present  were  Brenton 
T.  Badley,  Hoyt  M.  Dobbs  and  John  M.  Springer. 
At  the  close  of  the  remarks  of  Bishop  Lowe,  the 
Council  of  Bishops  stood  in  honor  of  their  retir- 
ing brethren,  and  then  the  entire  Conference  rose 
and  applauded. 

The  Recognition  Service  closed  with  a  solo, 
"How  Beautiful  Upon  the  Mountains  Are  the 
Feet  of  Him  Who  Bringeth  Good  Tidings,"  by 
Harker,  rendered  by  Mrs.  G.  Robert  Huston  of 
Yakima,  Washington,  daughter  of  a  member  of 
the  Southern  Illinois  Conference,  and  wife  of 
G.  Robert  Huston,  lay  delegate  from  the  Pacific 
Northwest  Conference. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Henry  Hitt  Crane  (De- 
troit) who  took  an  offering  for  the  ushers  and 
pages  who  had  so  efficiently  served  the  Confer- 
ence. 

The  call  of  the  Calendar  was  resumed,  under  calendar 
the  direction  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central 
Pennsylvania),  Secretary  in  charge  of  the  Calen- 
dar, who  moved  a  suspension  of  the  Rules,  for  the 
purpose  of  consideration  of  and  action  on  Reports  * 
printed  in  today's  Daily  Christian  Advocate  of 
May  5,  1944.  The  motion  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  7,  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  162 
(DCA,  154-155),  subject,  "Boundaries  of  Dela- 
ware Conference,"  and  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  pages  540, 
579.  In  the  presentation  of  Reports  from  this  Corn- 


Henry  H. 

Crane  Takes 
OflFering 


Report    No.     T 
Enablinjf 
Arfs  nnd 
Lc^'al   Forms 


438 


Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 

Report    No.    3 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Report    No.    5 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Report    No.    2 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Report    No.    4 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


mittee,  Robert  M.  Williams  (Washington)  as- 
sisted the  Chairman, 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  165 
(DCA-155),  subject  ''Continuation  of  Board  of 
Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,"  and  asked  common 
consent  to  delete  the  last  sentence  of  the  Report; 
and  to  insert  the  word  "Episcopal"  between  the 
words  "Methodist"  and  "Church,"  found  in  line 
three  of  "Subject,"  column  two  DCA  155,  and  to 
insert  a  comma  (,)  following  the  word  "per- 
manent," in  line  ten,  column  three  DCA-155.  By 
Common  consent  the  requested  changes  were 
unanimously  accepted  and  the  Report  adopted,  on 
motion  of  Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  duly 
seconded.  For  Report  see  page  576. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  167 
(DCA,  155-156),  subject  "Continuation  of  the 
Board  of  Church  Extension  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  577. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  164 
(DCA-155),  subject  "Continue  the  Savannah  An- 
nual Conference,"  and  on  his  motion,  duly  second- 
ed, it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  575. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  166 
(DCA-155),  subject  "Southwest  Mexican  Con- 
ference; Continuation  as  An  Annual  Confer- 
ence," and  asked  common  consent  to  delete  the 
last  sentence.  Common  consent  was  unanimously 


The  Methodist  Church 


43d 


granted  for  the  deletion,  and  the  Report  was 
adopted  on  the  motion  of  Arthur  A,  Callaghan 
(Maine),  duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page 
576. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  169 
(DCA-156),  subject  "Continuation  of  South  Flor- 
ida Annual  Conference  as  An  Annual  Confer- 
ence," and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  580. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  170 
(DCA-156),  subject  "Continuing  the  Wyoming 
State  Annual  Conference,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  580. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy,  presented  a  pa- 
per (DB-267)  for  reference  to  the  Committee  on 
Editorial  Revision,  and  moved  its  adoption.  The 
motion  was  seconded  by  Daniel  L.  Marsh,  and  the 
paper  was  adopted  as  follows : 


HAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Kveni-ny 


Report    No.    8 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Leiral  Forms 


Report    No.    9 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Leeral  Forms 


Ray  H.  Nichols 
Presents 
Paper 


"For  the  sake  of  clarifying  and  removing  duplication, 
we  recommend  the  following  recommendations: 

"1.  In  Par.   1147,  3  of  the  1940  Discipline,  in   line  6, 
delete  the  words  'Methodist  Brotherhoods,  Men  Clubs.' 

"2.  In  Par.  1212  of  the  1940  Discipline,  in  line  9,  delete 
the  words,  'work  for  boys  and  youth.'  " 

(Signed)    Ray  H.  Nichols,  Chairman, 
Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman, 
Committee  ov  Education. 


Rav  H.  Nichols  (Northwest  Texas),  Chairman   ^^ra.nc\a  k. 

Stan  Iter,  Jr.. 

of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities     Presenu 

r  ^  Report* 

and   Temporal    Economy,   presented    Francis   A. 


440 


Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 


Report  No.  31 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  32 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  33 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report    No.    2 
Ministry 


Report  No.   10 
Ministry 


Stanger,  Jr.,  (*)  (New  Jersey),  Chairman  of 
the  Sub-Committee  which  had  prepared  Reports 
Nos.  31,  32  and  33  of  the  Committee. 

Motion  of  Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New 
Jersey),  duly  seconded,  prevailed  that  the  Rules 
be  suspended  for  consideration  of  and  action  on 
these  Reports. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  31  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  180  (DCA-159),  subject  "Clarify 
Paragraph  783,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  660. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey) 
presented  Report  No.  32  of  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy, Calendar  No.  181  (DCA-159),  subject  "Ad- 
justment of  Property  Rights,"  and  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  661. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  33  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  182  (DCA,  159-160),  subject  "Con- 
veyances of  Churches  and  Parsonages,"  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  662. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Ministry,  stated  that  Report 
No.  2  of  the  Committee,  Calendar  No.  19  (DCA- 
68),  subject,  "Ad  Interim  Licensing  Committee," 
was  withdrawn  from  the  Calendar  as  the  matter 
treated  had  been  taken  care  of  in  Report  No.  19 
of  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  Calendar  No. 
161  (DCA-154).  For  Report  see  page  667. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee  on  Min- 
istry, Calendar  No.  101  (DCA-117),  subject  "Or- 
dination of  Deacons  Under  Seminary  Rule,"  and 


The  Methodist  Church 


441 


on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  671. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee  on  Min- 
istry, Calendar  No.  133  (DCA-148).  subject  "An- 
nuity Claim  of  a  Located  Person,"  and  requested 
that  the  word  "in"  found  in  the  second  line  from 
the  bottom  of  the  Report  column  one  (DCA-148) 
be  changed  to  read  "within  the  boundaries  of," 
and  moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report  as  amend- 
ed. The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Thomas  A.  Stafford  (Northern  Minnesota) 
moved  to  amend  by  adding  the  words  "plus  the 
two  years  on  probation"  to  immediately  follow  the 
words  "Effective  Ministry,"  found  at  the  end  of 
line  six  of  the  last  paragraph,  column  one,  DCA- 
148.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
675. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  14  of  the  Committee  on  Minis- 
try, Calendar  No.  134  (DCA-148),  subject  "Re- 
quirements for  Admission  or  Ordination,"  and  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  675. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation, Calendar  No.  81  (DCA-113),  subject 
"Questions  for  Youth  and  Youth  as  Students," 
and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  566. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  116  (DCA,  125-126), 
subject  "Legislation  Concerning  the  Interboard 
Committee  on  Missionary  Education,"  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  567. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh   (New  England),  Chairman, 


MAY     5 

Tknth  Day 

Friday 

f.'vcning 

Report  No.    13 
Ministry 


Thomas   A. 
SUflford 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Report  No.   14 
Ministry 


Report    No. 
Education 


Report  No.   10 
Education 


Report  No.   32 
Kdtiration 


442 


Journal  of  the  lOJfJ,.  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 


Report  No.   21 
PublishinK 
Interests 


Report  No.  16 
Publishing 
Interests 


Report    No.    3 
Conference 
Claimants 


Report  No.   10 
Conferences 


presented  Report  No.  22  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  126  (DCA-147),  sub- 
ject "Amending  the  Name  of  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation," and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  572. 

Charles  E.  Schofield  (Central  Kansas),  Secre- 
tary, presented  Report  No.  21  of  the  Committee 
on  Publishing  Interests,  Calendar  No.  64  (DCA- 
100),  subject  "An  Abridged  Edition  of  the  Dis- 
cipline," and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  715. 

Charles  E.  Schofield  (Central  Kansas),  Secre- 
tary, presented  Report  No.  16  of  the  Committee 
on  Publishing  Interests,  Calendar  No.  58  (DC A, 
84-85),  subject,  "A  Glossary  of  Terms,"  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  712. 

Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  ,3  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ference Claimants,  Calendar  No.  132  (DCA-147), 
subject  "Pension  Legislation,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  530. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ferences, Calendar  No.  137  (DCA,  149-150),  sub- 
ject "Business  of  An  Annual  Conference,  Para- 
graph 470,"  and  requested  common  consent  to 
make  the  folloMdng  corrections  (DB-268)  :  (1)  In 
column  three,  (DCA-149)  16,  strike  out  "a"  in 
the  second  line,  and  insert  in  place  thereof  the 
words  "any  ministerial."  (2)  In  column  one 
(DCA-150)  under  30  (a),  delete  the  word  "as" 
in  the  third  line;  (3)  second  column  (DCA-150). 
Insert  the  words  "Pastoral  Charges,"  immediate- 
ly under  the  sentence  "41.  What  is  the  total  num- 
ber of:"  (4)  column  tw9  (DCA-150)  delete  (b) 

immediately  preceding  "Deceased    " 

under  Question  41 ;  also  delete  "Total  (b) 


The  Methodist  Church 


448 


"  under  same  Question.   (5)  Change  (c)  to       ^^^  ' 

Tenth  Day 

(b)   immediately  before  the  words  "In  Effective        ^^.^^ 
Relation:"    (6)    Add  "Total    (b)  "  fol-       eLZ 

lowing  the  words  "(4)  On  Sabbatical  Leave." 
In  the  same  paragraph.  Common  consent  being 
unanimously  granted  for  the  requested  changes, 
the  Report  was  adopted  on  the  motion  of  George 
W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman,  duly  sec- 
onded. For  Report  see  page  536. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman,  ^c^'onfeJ^ncis 
stated  that  the  matter  contained  in  Report  No.  11 
of  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  Calendar  No. 
142  (DCA-151),  subject  "Negro  Work  in  New 
Jersey  and  New  York,"  had  been  taken  care  of 
by  the  adoption  of  Report  No.  7,  Calendar  No.  162 
(DCA,  154-155)  of  the  Committee  on  Enabling 
Acts.  See  page  437. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman,  ^^°^\^^^^^^ 
presented  Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee  on 
Conferences,  Calendar  No.  143  (DCA-151),  sub- 
ject, "Local  Church  Election,"  and  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  541. 

At  the  request  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadel- 
phia), John  R.  Kenney  (California),  Secretary, 
presented  Report  No.  19  of  the  Committee  on 
Conferences,  Calendar  No.  161  (DCA-154),  sub- 
ject, "District  Committee  on  License  to  Preach, 
Paragraph  488,"  and  requested  common  consent 
to  make  the  following  changes:  (1)  In  line  three 
of  the  second  paragraph  insert  the  word  "an" 
between  the  words  "shall  elect"  and  the  words 
"ad  interim,"  striking  out  the  "a"  in  the  same 
line  following  the  words  "ad  interim."  (2)  In  line 
four,  of  the  same  paragraph,  strike  out  the  words 
"or  four"  following  the  words  "Committee  of 
six."  Common  consent  being  unanimously  given, 
the  Report  was  adopted  on  motion  of  John  W. 


Report  No.   19 
Conferences 


444 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 
Friday 
Evening 

Report    No.    y 
State  of 
Church 


Report  No.    10 
State  of 
Church 


Edward  B. 
Brewster 
Moved  to 
Amend 


Kenney  (California),  Secretary,  duly  seconded. 
For  Report  see  page  544. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  109  (DCA- 
123),  subject  "Personnel  of  the  Board  of  Temper- 
ance," and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  735. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  110  (DCA, 
123,  124,  125),  subject  "Temperance,"  and  moved 
its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Edward  B.  Brewster  (Ohio)  moved  to  amend 
paragraph  seven,  column  three,  (DCA-124),  rel- 
ative to  Congressional  legislation,  by  adding  the 
following  (DB-269)  : 


"The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church 
requests  the  Board  of  Temperance,  in  co-operation  with 
affiliated  organizations,  v/ork  to  secure  a  Congressional 
Law  or  Resolution  instructing  the  Treasury  Department 
that  the  advertising  budgets  of  all  concerns  engaged  in 
the  manufacture,  transportation,  or  sale  of  spiritous  liquors 
(including  3.2  per  cent  beer)  shall  be  regarded  as  tax- 
able profits  and  subject  to  all  provisions  governing  profits 
and  excess  profit  taxes." 


Amenilnient 
Accepted 


Report  No.   11 
State  of 
Church 


A.  Wesley 
Pugh   Moves 
to  Amend 


Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, accepted  the  amendment,  there  being  no 
objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Commit- 
tee, or  of  the  General  Conference.  The  Report 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  735. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  11  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  subject  "Paragraph  1724 
of  the  1940  DiscipUne,"  Calendar  No.  Ill  (DCA- 
125)  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded. 

A.   Wesley   Pugh    (North   Indiana)    moved   to 


The  Methodist  Church 


445 


amend  by  adding  "and  also  Paragraph  1721  of 
the  Discipline."    (DB-270) 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, accepted  the  amendment,  there  being  no 
objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee, 
or  of  the  General  Conference.  The  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  739. 

Erne.st  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  112  (DCA-125), 
subject  "Temperance  (Episcopal  Address),"  and, 
on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  739. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized  for  the  pur- 
pose of  presenting  nominations  of  the  Council 
of  Bishops,  as  follows : 

Elected  by  the  Council  to  represent  the  Church 
at  large  on  the  General  Board  of  Evangelism, 
Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman,  and  to  become  its 
Chairman ;  to  take  the  place  of  Bishop  Charles  C. 
Selecman  from  the  South  Central  Jurisdiction,  a 
Bishop  to  be  selected  by  the  College  of  Bishops  of 
the  South  Central  Jurisdiction  at  the  close  of 
the  forthcoming  South  Central  Jurisdictional 
Conference. 


MAY     S 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 

Amendment 
Accepted 


Report  No.   12 
State  of 
Church 


Nominations 
of  Council 
of     Bishops 


General  Board 
of 
Evangelism 


Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church 
Terms  expire  1948:  Harry  Shaw  Fairmont,  West  Vir- 
ginia; Troy  W.  Appleby,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  J.  B.  Doan, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  H.  W.  Whitaker,  Ashland,  Kentucky; 
Arnold  A.  Johnson,  Fort  Thomas,  Kentucky;  Bishop  H. 
Lester  Smith,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Term  expires  1952:  Rev.  Samuel  W.  Marble,  Denver 
Colorado;  Henry  Zimmerman,  Fort  Mitchell,  Kentucky; 
Reber  Boult,  Nashville,  Tennessee;  Rev.  J.  F.  Caskey, 
St.  Louis,  Missouri;  Rev.  W.  H.  Williams,  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan; Rev.  F.  M.  Bailey,  Jefferson  City,  Missouri. 


(DB-271). —    Trustees  of 

The  Method- 


ist Church 


The  General  Conference,  by  a  unanimous  show  Tr"ftee« 

Elected 

of  hands,  authorized  the  Secretary  of  the  General 


446 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 


Conference  to  cast  the  vote  of  the  Conference  for 
the  Trustees,  as  named.  In  accordance  with  this 
motion,  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference, 
cast  the  vote  of  the  body  for  the  Trustees,  as 
named,  and  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  declared  the 
same  to  have  been  duly  and  properly  elected  as 
Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church. 


Trustees  of 
Methodist 
Episcopal 
Church, 
South 


Ti'ustees 
Elected 


Trustees  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South  (DB-272).— Terms  expire  1950:  Rev.  J.  T.  Leggett, 
Hattiesburg,  Mississippi;  Rev.  M.  A.  Stevenson,  Morris- 
town,  Tennessee;  Rev.  John  Q.  Schisler,  Nashville,  Ten- 
nessee; George  H.  Armistead,  Jr.,  Nashville,  Tennessee; 
Reber  Boult,  Nashville,  Tennessee. 

Terms  expire  1954:  Rev.  John  L.  Ferguson,  Nashville, 
Tennessee;  Rev.  B.  B.  Pennington,  Columbia,  Tennessee; 
B.  A.  Whitmore,  Nashville,  Tennessee;  C.  F.  Lovell, 
Nashville,  Tennessee;  W.  H.  Wiseman,  Erin,  Tennessee. 

The  General  Conference,  by  a  unanimous  show 
of  hands,  authorized  the  Secretary  of  the  General 
Conference  to  cast  the  vote  of  the  body  for  the 
Trustees,  as  named.  In  accordance  with  this  mo- 
tion, the  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference, 
cast  the  vote  of  body  for  the  Trustees,  as  named, 
and  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  declared  the  same  to 
have  been  duly  and  properly  elected  as  Trustees 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South. 


Trustees  of 
Methodist 
Episcopal 
Church 


Trustees  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  (DB- 
273).— Term  expires  1948:  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio;  M.  C.  Slutes,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Carrol  H. 
Lewis,  Middletown,  Ohio;  H.  F.  Dornette,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  Anson  C.  Fry,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Rev.  Charles  M. 
Coulter,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Term  expires  1952:  Rev.  Isaac  E.  Miller,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  Rev.  Fremont  E.  Fribley,  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana; 
Rev.  Albert  G.  Schatzman,  Columbus,  Ohio;  Leonard  Car- 
ver, Jr.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Troy  W.  Appleby,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  J.  B.  Doan,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Trustees 
Elected 


The  General  Conference,  by  a  unanimous  show 
of  hands,  authorized  the  Secretary  of  the  General 


The  Methodist  Church 


447 


Conference  to  cast  the  vote  of  the  body  for  the 
Trustees  as  named.  In  accordance  with  this  mo- 
tion the  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference, 
cast  the  vote  of  the  body  for  the  Trustees,  as 
named,  and  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  declared  the 
same  to  have  been  duly  and  properly  elected  as 
Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 


MAY    3 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Kvenivg 


Executive  Committee  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church  (DB-274). — Bishop  James  H.  Straughn,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pennsylvania;  Rev.  Roby  F.  Day,  Inwood,  Long 
Island,  New  York;  H.  0.  Dew^eese,  Elwood,  Indiana;  Harry 
Shaw,  Fairmont,  West  Virginia;  Rev.  Cuthbert  Bates, 
Brown's  Summit,  North  Carolina ;  W.  C.  Scott,  Baltimore, 
Mainland;  B.  M.  Mitchell,  Parkersburg,  West  Virginia; 
Ely  D.   Miller,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

The  General  Conference  by  a  unanimous  show 
of  hands  authorized  the  Secretary  of  the  General 
Conference,  to  cast  the  vote  of  the  body  for  the 
Executive  Committee  as  named.  In  accordance 
with  this  action,  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Con- 
ference cast  the  vote  of  the  body  for  the  Trustees, 
as  named,  and  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  declared  the 
same  to  have  been  duly  and  properly  elected  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church. 


Executive 
Committee 
Methodist 
Protestant 
Church 


Excoitive 
Committee 
Electeti 


COMMITTEE  TO  STUDY  THE  LOCAL  CHURCH 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction. — Bishop  James  H. 
Straughn,  H.  H.  Burgan,  Frank  Prentzell,  Fred  P.  Loring 
(*),  Edgar  T.  Welch  (*),  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Hardie  (*). 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction. — Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell, 
G.  E.  Glary,  B.  M.  Persinger,  Dennis  V.  Snapp  (*),  B.  G. 
Childs  (*),  Miss  Mamie  D.  Ledbetter  '(*). 

Central  Jurisdiction. — Bishop  Lorenzo  H.  King,  Caleb 
E.  Queen,  Timothy  B.  Echols,  M.  W.  Boyd  (*),  Mrs. 
P.  M.  Gibbs   (*),  Miles  W.  Jordan   (*).    ■ 

North  Central  Jurisdiction. — Bishop  Raymond  J. 
Wade,  Marvin  B.  Kober,  Earl  R.  Brown,  Alfred  C.  Craw- 
ford   (*),  Mrs.  John  Law   (♦),  J.  Boyd  Davis   (*). 

South  Central  Jurisdiction. — Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith, 


Committee  to 
Study    Local 
Church 


448 


Journal  of  the  194A  General  Conference 


MAY    5         Warren  Johnston,  Fred  M.   Bailey,  Mrs.   R.  G.  Cole    (*), 
Tenth  Day      Roy  M.  Green   (*),  Harmon  Lowman  (*). 
Fridau  Western  Jurisdiction. — Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker, 

Kvenivy        N.  A.  Christensen,  C.  M.  Donaldson,  Ernest  W.  Peterson 
(*),  E.  C.  Harrah  (*),  Mrs.  Jerome  Seymour  (*). 

The  General   Conference  unanimously   elected 
them. 


General  COMMISSION   ON   ENTERTAINMENT  OF  THE   1948 

r^irr^n  GENERAL  CONFERENCE    (DB-276) 

Northeastern    Jurisdiction. — Frederick    B.    Newell, 


tainment, 
1948 


George  W.  Crabbe   (*). 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction. — Walter  A.  Stanbury,  E. 
C.  Watson    (*). 

South  Central  Jurisdiction. — Walter  W.  Ward,  Les- 
lie J.  Lyons   (*). 

North  Central  Jurisdiction. — Aubrey  S.  Moore,  T. 
Morton  McDonald  (*). 

Western  Jurisdiction. — Carl  K.  Mahoney,  J.  Wesley 
Hole  (*). 

Central  Jurisdiction. — R.  J.  Morris,  L.  W.  Lynn  (*). 


They  were  unanimously  elected  by  the  General 
Conference. 


World  Council 
of  Churches 


WORLD  COUNCIL  OF  CHURCHES  (DB-277) 

Principals. — Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  Bishop  James  C. 
Baker,  Dr.  Ralph  E.  Ditfendorfer,  Miss  Sallie  Lou  Mac- 
Kinnon. 

Alternates. — The  Resident  Bishop  of  New  York, 
A.  W.  Wasson,  Halley  P.  Johnson,  William  P.  Tolley. 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  at  the  request  of 
the  Presiding  Officer,  put  the  motion  of  election, 
which  had  been  made  by  Lud  H.  Estes  (Mem- 
phis) and  duly  seconded.  The  motion  of  election 
prevailed. 


Commission 
on   Records. 
«tc. 


COMMISSION  ON  RECORDvS,  FORMS  AND 
STATISTICAL  BLANKS   (DB-278) 

Robert  L.  Wood  (District  Superintendent),  John  F. 
Bag-gett  (District  Superintendent),  Claude  Young  (Con- 
ference Treasurer),   R.   E.   Spanglcr    (Conference   Statis- 


The  Methodist  Church 


449 


tician),    Edgar   H.    Nease    (Pastor),   and    Frank   Webber 
(Layman). 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee)  called  attention 
to  an  amendment  which  had  been  adopted  to  in- 
clude in  the  personnel  of  the  Commission,  a  rep- 
resentative from  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance,  or  from  the  Central 
Office.  Bishop  Oxnam  stated  that  due  to  the  rec- 
ords not  being-  printed  in  full,  it  was  extremely 
difficult  to  check  on  all  the  amendments  and  that 
a  nomination  would  be  brought  in  later.  The  list, 
as  submitted,  was  unanimously  elected. 

Vacancies  filled  by  the  Council  of  Bishops  on 
the  Commission  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship 
(D-279)  :  A.  L.  Baner  for  J.  S.  Ladd  Thomas; 
Fred  G.  Holloway  for  C.  E.  Forlines ;  Amos  Thorn- 
burg  for  Fred  W.  Adams;  Oscar  P.  Bennett  for 
William  J.  Williams;  and,  Roy  H.  McVicker  for 
Lindsay  B.  Longacre. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  163 
(DCA-155),  subject  "Request  from  Committee  on 
Central  Conferences  for  Enabling  Acts,"  and 
moved  that  because  of  the  legal  questions  that 
are  involved,  a  count  vote  be  taken  on  the  adop- 
tion of  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  now  before  the 
Conference,  and  that  the  count  vote  be  made 
applicable  to  the  fourteen  (14)  separate  Items 
found  in  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  88  (DCA-115), 
subject,  "Enabling  Acts,"  and  which  was  adopted 
Thursday  evening,  May  4,  1944.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed. 

Claude  Young  (Northwest  Indiana)  moved 
that  in  taking  the  count  vote  the  Chairman  of 
each  Annual  Conference  Delegation,  poll  the  del- 


MAY     5 

Tbnth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 

Gotten  J.  Har- 
rell  Moves 
to  Amend 


Vacancies  on 
Commission 
on  Ritual 
and  Orders 
of  Worship 


Report    No.     1 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Motion,  Claude 
YounK    re 
Takinsr 
Count   Vote 


450 


Journal  of  the  19 ^U  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 


Ballot  Taken 
and 
Announced 


Report    No.     6 
Enabling 
Acts   and 
Legal  Forms 


egation  and  hand  the  Annual  Conference  vote 
over  to  the  tellers.  The  motion,  duly  seconded, 
prevailed. 

Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska)  raised  the  ques- 
tion as  to  whether  the  fourteen-  items  should  not 
be  called  by  name. 

The  ballot  was  spread.  The  tellers  collected  the 
ballot  and  retired  to  count  the  same.  The  Report 
was  adopted  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1 
against.  (DB-280)  For  Report  see  page  573. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  168 
(DCA-156),  subject  "California  Oriental  Mis- 
sion. For  Permission  to  Organize  An  Oriental 
Provisional  Annual  Conference,"  and  asked  com- 
mon consent  to  insert  the  following  paragraph, 
which  has  been  inadvertently  omitted  on  account 
of  a  typographical  error : 


"There  being  no  Central  Conference  in  the  Area,  it  is 
understood  that  the  Western  Jurisdictional  Conference 
shall  be  substituted  for  a  Central  Conference,  in  making 
effective  the  requirements  of  Par.  433." 


Report  No.   10 
Enabling 
Acts   and 
Legal  Forms 


Report    No.    3 
Central 
Conferences 


Common  consent"  being  unanimously  granted 
for  the  insertion,  the  Report  was  adopted  on  mo- 
tion of  Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman, 
duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page  578. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  171 
(DCA-156),  subject,  "Continuation  of  Board  of 
Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,"  and  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  580. 

Lewis  O.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,   Calendar  No.   94    (DCA-116), 


The  Methodist  Church 


451 


subject  "Bishops  for  Africa,"  and  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  766. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  96  (DCA-116), 
subject  "Conference  of  Bishops,"  and  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  767. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  147  (DCA-152), 
subject  "Report  of  Commission  on  Central  Con- 
ferences," and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  771. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  98  (DCA-117), 
subject  "Term  Episcopacy  and  Retirement  Al- 
lowances," and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  768. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  6  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Judicial  Administration,  Calendar  No.  156 
(DCA-154),  subject,  "Appeals  to  the  Judicial 
Council  by  Annual  and  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ferences," and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion 
was  duly  seconded. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  to 
amend  by  striking  out  the  words  "two-thirds  of 
the  members"  in  the  third  line  from  the  bottom 
of  the  last  paragraph,  and  substituting  therefor 
the  words  "any  member"  (DB-280).  It  was  duly 
seconded,  and  Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York) 
spoke  to  the  amendment. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  spoke  against  the  amendment.  The 
amendment  was  not  adopted.  The  Report  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  631. 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 
Friday 
Evening 

Report    No.    5 
Central 
Conferences 


Report  No.   12 
Central 
Conferences 


Report    No.    7 
Central 
Conferences 


Report  No.  6 
Judicial  Ad- 
ministration 


Chester  A. 
Smith  Moves 
to  Amend 


Amendment 
Lost 


452 


Jourmal  of  the  lOJfA  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 

Report  No.  23 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  24 
Memliership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  28 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.   11 
Ministry 


At  the  request  of  Ray  H,  Nichols  (*)  (North- 
west Texas),  Chairman,  Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr. 
(*)  (New  Jersey)  presented  Report  No.  23  of 
the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No.  173  (DCA- 
157),  subject  "Clarify  Paragraph  779,"  and  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  655. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey) 
presented  Report  No.  24  of  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy, Calendar  No.  174  (DCA-157),  subject  "To 
Define  More  Fully  the  Powers  and  Duties  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church," 
and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  656. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  {*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  28  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  177  (DCA-158),  subject  "J.  Wes- 
ley Robinson  Estate,  Anderson  County,  South 
Carolina,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  658. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  11  of  the  Committee  on  Min- 
istry, Calendar  No.  135  (DCA-148),  subject  "Ad- 
mission of  Preachers  on  Trial,"  and  asked  com- 
mon consent  to  make  the  following  changes  (DB- 
282)  : 

(1)  Insert  after  the  words  "on  the  prescribed 
form,"  found  in  line  fourteen,  first  paragraph, 
column  two,  (RCA-148),  the  words,  "one  copy  of 
which  shall  be  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  the 
Annual  Conference,  and  one  with  the  Commission 
on  Ministerial  Training," 

(2)  Insert  the  words  "Paragraph  1097"  at  the 
close  of  the  second  paragraph,  column  two  (DCA- 
148),  following  the  words  "one  of  our  Schools 
of  Theology." 


The  Methodist  Church       ■  453 


MAY    5 

Tenth  Day 
Friday 


Common  consent  being  unanimously  granted  to 
make  the  changes,  John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh), 
Chairman,  moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report.  The       Evenina 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  called  atten-  ^p|^d^"Vor 
tion  to  the  fact  that  a  quorum  was  not  present  ^'^^p*""" 
when  the  Report  was  adopted  in  Committee,  and 
moved  that  the  Rules  be  suspended,  and  the  re- 
quirement of  a  quorum  be  waived  in  the  adoption 
of  this  Report,  and  all  other  Reports  adopted 
without  a  quorum  being  present  in  the  Commit- 
tee meeting.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 
The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
671. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre-  ^EstS"  '^ 
sented  Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee  on  Min- 
istry, Calendar  No.  136  (DCA-148-149),  subject 
"Admission  of  Preachers  Into  Full  Connection," 
and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  673. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre-  Report  no.  le 
sented  Report  No.  16  of  the  Committee  on  Min- 
istry, Calendar  No.  140  (DCA-151),  subject  "Du- 
ties of  a  Bishop — Making  Appointments,"  and 
asked  common  consent  to  make  the  following 
correction  (DB-283)  :  delete  the  last  two  lines  of 
the  Report  and  substitute  the  following:  "Confer- 
ence from  which  he  withdrew,  its  legal  successor, 
or  the  Annual  Conference  of  which  the  major 
portion  of  his  former  Conference  is  a  part." 

Common  consent  being  unanimously  granted, 
the  Report,  as  amended,  was  adopted  on  motion 
of  John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman, 
duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page  676. 

John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chairman,  pre-  Report  no.  i5 
sented  Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee  on  Min-        ""**'t' 
istry.    Calendar    No.    141     (DCA-151),    subject 
"Chaplains  in  Government  Hospitals,"  and  asked 


454 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 

Friday 

Evening 


Report  No.    1" 
Education 


Report  No.   16 
Education 


Report    No. 
Education 


common  consent  to  make  the  following  changes 
(DB-284)  : 

(1)  In  line  two  of  the  Resolution  change  the 
word  "instruct"  to  the  word  "request." 

(2)  In  line  four  of  the  Resolution  after  the 
word  "Government"  insert  the  words  "or  State 
governments." 

(3)  In  line  six  of  the  Resolution,  insert  the 
words  "seek  to"  before  the  word  "provide." 

Common  consent  being  unanimously  granted 
for  the  changes,  the  Report  was  adopted  on  the 
motion  of  John  W.  Hawley  (Pittsburgh),  Chair- 
man, duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page  675. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
requested  permission  to  withdraw  Report  No. 
15  of  the  Committee  on  Education,  Calendar  No. 
121  (DCA-130),  subject  "Credit  in  Conference 
Courses  of  Study."  No  objection  being  raised  by 
any  member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  General 
Conference,  the  Report  was  withdrawn.  For  Re- 
port see  page  569. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  16  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  122  (DCA-130),  sub- 
ject "Recognition  of  Teaching  Ministry,"  and 
called  attention  to  an  editorial  change,  as  follows : 
delete  the  words  in  the  first  paragraph  which 
read  "Board  of  Hospitals,  Homes  and  Deaconess 
Work,"  and  substitute  the  words  "Woman's  Di- 
vision of  Christian  Service  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension."  Common  consent 
was  unanimously  granted  for  the  change,  and 
the  Report  was  adopted  on  the  motion  of  Daniel 
L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman,  duly  sec- 
onded. For  Report  see  page  570. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation, Calendar  No.  82  (DCA-113),  subject 
"Youth  Members   of  Boards   and   Commission," 


The  Methodist  Church 


455 


and  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  566. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation, Calendar  No.  115  (DCA-125),  subject 
"Emphasis  on  Public  Worship,"  and  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  567. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  11  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  117  (DCA-126),  subject 
"Church  Membership  Manual,"  and,  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  568. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  118  (DCA-126),  subject 
"Church  School  Superintendent  and  General  Su- 
perintendent," and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  568. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  119  (DCA-126),  subject 
"Providing  Kindergartens  in  Methodist  Charges," 
and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted. 
For  Report  see  page  569. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  14  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  120  (DCA-126),  subject 
"Volunteer  Service  by  Methodist  Youth  and  Youth 
in  the  Armed  Service,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  569. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  17  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  127  (DCA-147),  subject 
"Boy  Scout  Recognition,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  sec 
page  570. 

Daniel   L.  Marsh    (New  England),  Chairman, 


MAY     5 

Tenth  Day 
Friday 
Evening 

Report    No.    ! 
Education 


Report  No.   11 
Education 


Report  No.    12 
Education 


Report  No.    13 
Education 


Report  No.    H 
Education 


Report  No.    17 
Education 


Report   No.    18 
Education 


456 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


MAY    5 

Tenth  Day 
Friday 
Evening 


Report  No.   19 
Education 


Report  No.   20 
Education 


Daniel    L. 
Marsh 
Expresses 
Thanks 


Ad   Interim 
Cojnmittee 
Crusade  for 
Christ 
Authorized 


Legal  Require- 
ment 


presented  Report  No.  18  of  the  Committee  on 
Education  Calendar,  No.  128  (DCA-147),  sub- 
ject "The  Use  of  Radio,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  571. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  19  of  the  Committee  on 
Education,  Calendar  No.  129  (DCA-147),  subject 
"Children's  Literature,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  571. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  20  of  the  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation, Calendar  No.  130  (DCA-147),  subject 
"Goodwill  Industries  to  Train  Ministers,"  and, 
on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  571. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England),  Chairman, 
as  a  matter  of  personal  privilege,  thanked  the 
Committee  on  Education  for  its  fine  work,  and 
the  General  Conference  for  its  patience  and  co- 
operation. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  was  recognized  and  requested 
authority  for  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  set  up  an 
Ad  Interim  Committee  for  the  Crusade  for  Christ, 
to  function  between  now  and  the  time  the  Council 
of  Bishops  can  set  up  the  General  Committee.  Mo- 
tion of  Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis),  duly  seconded, 
prevailed,  authorizing  the  Council  of  Bishops  to 
appoint  such  Ad  Interim  Committee. 

Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  stated  that  in  the  adop- 
tion of  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  Calendar  No.  163 
(DCA-155),  subject  "Request  from  Committee  on 
Central  Conferences  for  Enabling  Acts,"  which 
was  adopted  this  evening,  the  count  vote  was  596 
for  to  1  against,  and  that  to  take  care  of  any 
possible  legal  question,  the  vote  should  be  an- 
nounced as  applying  to  and  in  the  adoption  of 
each   of   the   fourteen    separate    Enabling    Acts 


The  Methodist  Church 


457 


recommended  in  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee 
on  Central  Conferences,  Calendar  No.  88  (DCA- 
115),  subject  "Enabling  Acts." 

Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt  called  the  list  of  the 
recommended  Enabling  Acts  and  announced  the 
vote,  as  follows : 


HAY   5 

Tenth   Day 
Friday 
Evening 

Vote 

Announced 


1.  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia;  adopted  by  a 
count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

2.  Central  China  Conference;  adopted  by  a  count  vote 
of  596  for  to  1  against. 

3.  Philippine   Islands  Central   Conference;   adopted  by 
a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

4.  Northern  Europe  Central  Conference;  adopted  by  a 
count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

5.  Germany   Central   Conference;    adopted   by   a   count 
vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

6.  Germany   Central   Conference;   adopted   by   a   count 
vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

7.  Latin   America    Central    Conference;    adopted   by   a 
count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

8.  Switzerland  Annual  Conference;  adopted  by  a  count 
vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

9.  Africa  Pro\'isional  Central  Conference;   adopted  by 
a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

10.  Southern    Asia    Provisional    Central     Conference; 
adopted  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

11.  Angola  Provisional  Annual  Conference;  adopted  by 
a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

12.  Southeast   Africa   Provisional   Annual   Conference; 
adopted  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

13.  Central    Congo    Provisional    Annual     Conference; 
adopted  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 

14.  Baltic  and  Slavic  Annual  Conference;  adopted  by 
a  count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against. 


Motion  of  Fred  G.  Holloway  (Baltimore),  duly  Bishop  Hoit 

Th&nked 

seconded,  prevailed  that  after  thanking  Bishop 
Ivan  Lee  Holt  for  expediting  the  work  of  the 
Conference  and  announcements  that  we  do  now 
adjourn. 

Edgar   R.    Heckman    (Central    Pennsylvania),   Edcar  r. 

"  '  ^        Heckman 

Secretary  in  charge  of  the  Calendar,  as  a  matter      speaks 


458 


Journal  of  the  194-4^  General  Conference 


MAY    5 

Tenth  Day 
Friday 
Evening 


Closing 
ProKram 
Announced 


Adjournment 


of  personal  privilege,  spoke  in  appreciation  of  the 
presiding  of  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt. 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  announced  the  Pro- 
gram for  the  closing  moments  of  the  Conference, 
as  follows : 

Chairman  of  the  Closing  Worship  and  Devo- 
tional Service,  Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman,  who 
would  also  speak  briefly;  Dr.  Albert  E.  Day,  to 
speak  for  the  Conference;  and  Bishop  Francis  J. 
McConnell,  to  speak  for  the  Council  of  Bishops, 
taking  the  place  of  Bishop  Edwin  Holt  Hughes, 
detained  by  illness. 

The  Conference  adjourned  with  the  benediction 
pronounced  by  John  W.  Haywood  (East  Tennes- 
see). 


MAY     6 

Elejventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Bishop  Ralph 
H.  Cushmn 
presides 


Devotions : 
Bishop 
Enrioue    C. 
Balloch 


ELEVENTH  DAY,  SATURDAY,  MAY  6,  1944, 
MORNING  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church  convened  in  the 
morning  session  of  the  eleventh  day  on  Saturday, 
May  6,  1944,  at  8 :30  A.M.,  with  Bishop  Ralph  S. 
Cushman  presiding. 

Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman  presented  Bishop 
Enrique  C.  Balloch  of  South  America,  who  con- 
ducted the  devotions  of  the  morning.  Bishop  Bal- 
loch announced,  and  the  Conference,  standing, 
joined  in  singing  Hymn  No.  4,  "O  Worship  the 
King,  All  Glorious  Above,"  after  which  Bishop 
Balloch  led  in  the  reading  of  the  Responsive  Scrip- 
ture on  page  566,  "The  Eternal  Presence."  Bishop 
Balloch  brought  the  message  of  the  morning  from 
the  text  found  in  Genesis  5:24,  "And  Enoch 
walked  with  God."  The  devotional  service  closed 
with  prayer  by  Bishop  Balloch,  and  the  Confer- 
ence joining  in  singing  the  first  and  last  stanzas 
of  Hymn  No.  268,  "Are  Ye  Able,  Said  the  Master." 


The  Methodist  Church 


459 


The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  (DB- 
285)  was  presented  and  adopted,  as  follows: 

"We   have   examined    the    minutes   of    Friday    morning 
and  afternoon  sessions,  and  find  them  to  be  correct. 
(Signed)   L.  L.  Weis, 

Mrs.  Anne  M.  Ebner  (*). 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  reported  as  follows,  and  action 
was  taken  on  each  matter,  as  indicated : 

(1)  Presented  Otto  H.  Houser  (Colorado)  for  a 
privileg-ed  motion.  On  motion  of  Otto  H.  Houser 
(Colorado),  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Cor- 
relation of  Legislation,  duly  seconded,  the  follow- 
ing (DB-286)  was  adopted: 

"By  the  adoption  of  the  Rules  of  Order,  the  General 
Conference  of  1944  raised  a  Committee  on  Correlation  of 
Legislation.  This  Committee  now  reports  that  it  has  func- 
tioned throughout  the  General  Conference  in  many  a 
helpful  service;  having  served  and  reported,  it  now  asks 
to  be  discharged  by  reason  of  the  completion  of  its  work." 

Otto  H.  Houser,  Chairman; 

Harry  L.  Upperman,  Secretary. 

(2)  Presented  Vernon  E.  Lewis  (*)  (Mon- 
tana) for  a  privileged  motion  (DB-287).  Motion 
of  Vernon  E.  Lewis  (*)  (Montana),  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed,  that  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  be  re- 
quired to  report  on  Memorial  No.  362,  Calendar 
No.  52,  found  on  page  79  of  the  DCA,  at  the  next 
calling  of  the  Calendar. 

(3)  Presented  William  F.  Quillian  (South 
Georgia)  for  a  privileged  Resolution.  On  motion 
of  William  F.  Quillian  (South  Georgia),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  following  Resolution  (DB-288)  was 
adopted : 

"Re  it  resolved,  By  the  General  Conference  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  that  we  urge  our  Publicity  Agencies  to 


MAY     6 

Eletventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Journal 
Report 


Courtesies 
Correlation 


Report 
Correlation 
of 
Leprislation 


Motion 

Vernon   E. 
Lewis   re 
Report 


Resolution 
Wm.    F. 
Quillian  re 
Episcopal 
Address 


460 


Journal  of  the  19^  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


give  the  widest  possible  circulation  to  the  Episcopal  Ad- 
dress of  1944. 

"That  we  request  our  Publishing  Agents  to  consider 
the  advisability  of  printing  the  Address  in  phamphlet 
form  in  order  that  it  may  be  made  available  to  repre- 
sentative Christians  of  all  faiths;  to  our  public  officials 
in  State  and  National  life,  and  as  far  as  possible  to  the 
leaders  of  our  armed  forces  throughout  the  world." 
(Signed) 

Wm.    F.    Quillian, 
B.  M.  Persingbr. 


Motion 

Winfred  F. 
Bryan  re 
Pensions 


(4)  Presented  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  for 
a  privileged  Resolution.  On  motion  of  Winfred 
F.  Bryan  (Texas),  duly  seconded,  the  following 
Resolution  (DB-289)  was  adopted: 


Be  it  resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Pensions,  and  the 
Special  Committee  to  study  pensions,  be  requested  to  work 
out  a  uniform  pension  system  for  employees,  laymen  and 
ministers,  of  the  General  Boards  and  Commissions  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  and  to  make  a  Report  of  their  recom- 
mendations to  the  General  Conference  of  1948. 
(Signed) 

Winfred   F.   Bryan, 
Guy  F.  Jones. 


Motion 

Murray  T. 
Titus  re 
Oflfering  for 
Relief 


Resolution 
Charles  A. 
Jones  re 
Cherrington 
and 
Diffendorfer 


(5)  Moved,  at  the  suggestion  of  Murray  T. 
Titus  (North  India)  (DB-290) ,  that  at  the  proper 
time  a  special  offering  be  taken  for  the  stricken 
people  of  Asia,  China  and  India,  before  adjourn- 
ment, and  that  Bishop  W.  Y.  Chen  of  China  and 
Bishop  J.  Waskom  Pickett  of  India  be  requested 
to  speak  to  this  important  matter.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

(6)  Presented  Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  (Ohio) 
for  privileged  Resolutions.  On  motion  of  Charles 
A.  Jones  (*)  (Ohio),  duly  seconded,  the  follow- 
ing Resolutions  (DB-291)  were  adopted: 


Be  it  resolved,  That  this  General  Conference  express  to 
Dr.  Ernest  H.  Cherrington,  Executive  Secretary  of  the 
Board   of   Temperance,   its    sincere   appreciation   for   his 


The  Methodist  Church 


461 


work    leading    to    completely    freeing    the    Board    of    the         ^'ay    6 
mortgage  of  $450,000.00   on   the  Methodist  Building  and    Eleventh  Day 
Annex  in  Washington.  Saturday 

Be  it  resolved,  That  we  also  express  to  Dr.  Ralph  E.        Mtrmino 
Diffendorfer,   Executive   Seci-etary  of  the  Board   of  Mis- 
sions, our  deep  appreciation  of  his  foresight  and  leader- 
ship in  setting  up  the   Delaware  Conference  of  1943  on 
"The  Christian  Bases  of  World  Order." 


(7)  Presented  James  E.  Ellis.  General  Secre- 
tary of  Christian  Education  for  Brazil,  and  repre- 
senting- the  Methodist  Church  of  Brazil,  for  the 
following  words  of  greeting  (DB-292)  :  (See  page 
890) 

"It  is  a  real  privilege  you  are  generously  giving  me  to 
bring  you  Christian  greetings  from  one  of  the  daughters 
of  this  great  Methodist  family,  the  Methodist  Church  of 
Brazil,  one  of  your  affiliated  autonomous  Churches,  and 
also  to  bring  you  the  personal  greetings  of  Bishop  Cesar 
Dacorso  Filho,  our  consecrated  and  tireless  General  Super- 
intendent, who  ought  to  be  here,  but  who  was  detained  for 
health  reasons. 

"In  that  great,  growing  and  rapidly  developing  nation 
to  the  South,  you  have  a  fine,  growing  and  rapidly  de- 
veloping Church  which  is  grateful  for  what  you  have 
done,  and  are  doing,  to  make  possible  a  larger  growth  and 
more  adequate  expansion  of  the  influence  of  Methodism  in 
Brazil,  and  to  make  it  possible  to  enter  some  of  the  doors 
opening  to  us. 

"Brazilians  speak  of  you  affectionately  as  the  'Mother 
Church,'  and  you  may  be  sure  that  the  manner  in  which 
your  daughter  Church  is  addressing  herself  to  the  task  of 
bringing  to  Christ  more  and  more  of  the  people  of  Brazil, 
and  of  building  up  a  strong  Church  to  continue  this  in  the 
future  would  gladden  your  heart  if  you  could  see  it  at 
first  hand." 

"Come  to  see  us." 

The  Conference  applauded. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  reported  that  in  compliance 
with  the  action  of  the  General  Conference  on  yes- 
terday requesting  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  fix 
the  place  and  dates  for  the  organization  of  Boards 
and  Commissions,  that  the  Council  of  Bishops  had 


Greetings 
from    Brazil 
Methodist 
Church 


Place   for   Or- 
ganization 
of  Boards, 
etc. 


462 


Journal  of  the  lOJ^.ff.  General  Conference 


Motion 

Earnest   W. 
Peterson    re 
Expenses 
Crusade  for 
Christ 


MAY  6       fixed  the  place  as  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  the  dates 
ELEVENTH  DAY  j^j^  gs  to  July  28,  1944,  inclusive,  and  that  Bish- 

Sdtv/rddy 

Morning  <^P  J'  ^^.Iph  Magec,  Dr.  Fred  D.  Stone  and  Dr. 
Orrin  W.  Auman  be  the  Committee  on  Arrange- 
ments. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  stated  that  the  Crusade  for 
Christ  would  involve  certain  necessary  expenses 
in  advance  of  the  funds  that  may  be  received.  On 
motion  of  Ernest  W.  Peterson  i'-^)  (Oregon),  duly 
seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DB-293)  was 
adopted : 

Be  it  resolved,  That  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  is  hereby  authoi-ized  to  make  ar- 
rangements for,  or  to  advance  from  funds  that  may 
properly  be  so  used,  such  amounts  as  may  be  necessary 
to  meet  expenses  of  the  Crusade  for  Christ,  such  sums  to 
be  reimbursed  from  the  proceeds  of  the  Crusade." 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
*^^Bm^rrNavy  Council  of  Bishops,  stated  that  the  Council  of 
Bishops  had  unanimously  adopted  a  resolution,  in 
support  of  a  bill  now  pending  in  Congress  to  pro- 
vide a  separate  Bureau  for  the  Chaplaincy  in 
the  Navy,  whereby  said  Chaplaincy  may  be  placed 
in  a  Bureau  to  be  known  as  a  Bureau  of  Religion, 
and  that  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  of 
Christ  in  America  had  likewise  heartily  approved 
the  same,  and  that  the  approval  of  the  General 
Conference  would  help  lift  the  Chaplaincy  in  the 
Navy,  so  far  as  administration  is  concerned,  to 
the  same  status  it  has  in  the  Army,  the  Army 
already  having  a  separate  Bureau  for  the  Chap- 
laincy. 

Motion  of  Paul  M.  Hillman  (Nebraska),  duly 
seconded,  prevailed  that  the  General  Conference 
of  The  Methodist  Church  approve  the  bill  now 
pending  to  provide  a  separate  Bureau  for  the 
Chaplaincy  in  the  Navy,  and  urges  its  speedy 
passage. 


The  Methodist  Church 


463 


Orrin  W.  Auman,  Treasurer  of  the  General  may  6 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  stated  ^'-'^J^^^"  ^a 
that  the  Commerce  Trust  Company  of  Kansas 
City,  Missouri,  had  rendered  invaluable  services 
in  the  handling  of  the  financial  arrangements  of 
the  General  Conference,  and,  on  motion  of  J. 
Edgar  Underwood  (Memphis),  duly  seconded,  the 
following  Resolution  (DB-294)  was  adopted: 


Saturday 
Morning 

Resolution 
J.  E.  Under- 
wood re 
Commerce 
Trust  Co. 


Be  it  resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  of  The 
Methodist  Church  hereby  expresses  its  deep  appreciation 
of  the  facilities  provided  and  the  services  rendered  for 
the  work  and  convenience  of  the  Conference  by  the  Com- 
merce Trust  Company  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

By  common  consent  it  was  agreed  to  take  the 
offering  for  Asiatic  Relief,  previously  ordered  dur- 
ing this  session,  immediately  after  the  recess  pe- 
riod. 

Leland  Moore  (South  Georgia),  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Credentials,  presented  Reports 
Nos.  6,  7  and  8,  found  on  page  165  DC  A,  and 
moved  their  adoption  without  reading.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed.  For  Reports  see 
pages  748,  749,  750. 

On  motion  of  Leland  Moore  (South  Georgia), 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials,  duly 
seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DB-295)  was 
adopted:   (For  Report  No.  9  see  page  751.) 


Reports 
7,  8,  9. 
Credentials 


Motion   Leland 
Moore  re 
Credentials 


"There  will  be  one  other  similar  Report,  if  not  two,  to 
come  from  your  Committee  on  Credentials,  which  may  not 
be  ready  for  publication,  or  to  be  read  before  the  hour  of 
final  adjournment, 

''Therefore    he    it    resolved,    That    your    Committee    be 
authorized  to  file  with  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Con- 
ference, with  your  approval,  such  Report,  or  Reports." 
(Signed)    Leland  Moore,  Chairman, 
Committee  on  Credentials. 

Motion  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Penn- 
sylvania), Secretary  in  charge  of  the  Calendar, 


Motion  Edtfar 
R.  Heckman 
re 

Suspension 
of  Rules 


464 


Journal  of  the  10^4  General  Conference 


MAY    • 

Eleventh  Uav 
Saturday 

Morning 


Council    of 
Bishops 
Excused 


Authority 
Granted 
Council   of 
Bishops 


Report  No.  2 
Rules 


Report  No. 
Rules 


Chester  A. 
Smith  Moves 
to  Amend 


duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  the  Rules  of  Order 
be  suspended  for  the  consideration  of  and  action  on 
all  Reports  appearing  in  the  Daily  Christian  Ad- 
vocate for  May  6,  1944. 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  President  of  the  Coun- 
cil of  Bishops,  requested  that  the  Council  of  Bish- 
ops be  excused  for  the  completion  of  business  that 
is  now  pending  before  the  Council  of  Bishops,  by 
General  Conference  action.  By  common  consent 
the  Council  of  Bishops  were  granted  permission 
to  retire. 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  President  of  the  Coun- 
cil of  Bishops,  requested  the  Council  of  Bishops  be 
granted  authority  to  complete  all  nominations, 
and  other  business  referred  to  the  Council  of 
Bishops  by  the  General  Conference,  which  cannot 
be  completed  before  the  final  adjournment  of  the 
General  Conference,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  Juris- 
dictional Conferences,  or  at  a  later  meeting  of 
the  Council  of  Bishops.  By  common  consent  this 
authorization  was  granted. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  2  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Rules  of  Order,  subject  "Amendment  of 
Rule  34  of  the  Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of 
Order"  (DCA-165  and  166),  and  moved  its  adop- 
tion. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and 
the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  754. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  3  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Rules,  subject  "Revision  of  Rules" 
(DCA-166)  and  requested  common  consent  to 
make  the  following  corrections : 

1.  In  Item  I,  lines  5,  6  and  7  change  the  word 
"shall"  to  the  word  "should." 

2.  In  Item  3,  insert  the  words  "by  striking  out" 
in  line  2,  following  "No.  (9)." 

Common  consent  was  unanimously  given,  and 
J.    Edgar    Skillington     (Central    Pennsylvania) 


The  Methodist  Church 


465 


moved  the  adoption  of  the  Report.  The  motion  was       ^^^  « 
duly  seconded.  eleventh  dav 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  to 
amend  the  Report  by  the  addition  of  the  follow- 
ing (DB-296)  : 


Saturday 
Morning 


"That  there  be  a  Roll  Call  of  Conferences  for  the 
presentation  of  matters  for  consideration,  and  that  the 
Chairmanship  of  Committees  be  equally  divided  between 
ministers  and  laymen." 


J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
raised  the  point  of  order  that  Rule  36  provides 
the  method  of  amending  or  changing  the  Rules  of 
Order,  and  that  the  proposed  amendments  of  Ches- 
ter A.  Smith  (*)   (New  York)  were  not  in  order. 

The  Chair  ruled  the  point  of  order  well  taken. 

The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
755. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  a  re- 
consideration of  the  action  of  the  Conference 
whereby  the  Rules  of  Order  had  been  previously 
adopted.  The  Chair  ruled  the  motion  not  in  order. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Chairman,  presented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Rules,  subject  "Composition  of  Com- 
mittee on  Rules,"  and  requested  common  consent 
to  present  it  now  without  printing  in  the  Daily 
Christian  Advocate.  Unanimous  common  consent 
was  granted.  Report  No.  4  was  presented,  ex- 
plained, and  on  motion  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington 
(Central  Pennsylvania),  duly  seconded,  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  756. 

Motion  of  A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana), 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  the  amendments 
presented  by  Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York) 
be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Rules. 

The  Calendar  was  taken  up,  under  the  guid- 
ance of  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsyl- 
vania), Secretary  of  the  Calendar. 


Motion  Out  of 
Order 


Chester  A. 
Smith  Moves 
Reconsidera- 
tion 


Report    No.    4 
Rules 


Amendments 
of  Chester 
A.  Smith 
Referred 


Calendar 


466 


Journal  of  the  19UU  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Report    No.    2 
Central 
Conferences 


Report    No.    4 
Central 
Conferences 


Report    No.    6 
Central 
Conferences 


Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  moved 
that  "Section  7,  Latin  American  Central  Confer- 
ence," of  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  88  (DCA-115), 
subject  "Enabling  Acts,"  which  had  been  referred 
back  to  the  Committee  for  consideration,  be  now 
restored  to  its  original  place  in  Report  No.  2  of 
the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  as  the 
results  of  the  vote  on  a  Constitutional  Amendment 
relative  to  Provisional  Annual  Conferences,  which 
had  been  announced  two  weeks  previous  to  the 
convening  of  this  session  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church,  makes  it  unneces- 
sary to  make  any  changes  in  the  Latin  American 
Central  Conference  Section  as  originally  present- 
ed. The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  by  the 
count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against.  The  Report, 
as  thus  amended,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  764. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
requested  permission  to  withdraw  Report  No.  4  of 
the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  Calendar 
No.  95  (DCA-116),  subject  "Authority  to  Propose 
Changes  to  the  Constitution  of  The  Methodist 
Church,"  as  the  proposal  contained  therein  had 
been  declared  unconstitutional.  There  being  no 
objection  raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee, 
or  of  the  General  Conference,  the  Report  was 
withdrawn.  For  Report  see  page  767. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  97  (DCA-116  and 
117),  subject  "Laymen  in  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence," and  stated  that  in  the  light  of  the  decision 
of  the  Judicial  Council,  he  would  move  to  amend 
the  Report  by  deleting  the  words  "and  the  right 
to  vote  on  all  questions  not  ministerial  or  consti- 
tutional, and  they  shall  be  eligible  for  election  to 


The  Methodist  Church 


467 


Mission  or  Conference  Committees"  following  the 
words  "privileges  of  the  floor,"  found  in  line  nine 
of  the  second  paragraph.  The  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, prevailed.  The  Report,  as  thus  amended, 
was  then  adopted  on  motion  of  Lewis  O.  Hart- 
man  (New  England),  duly  seconded.  For  Report 
see  page  768. 

Lewis  O.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  99  (DCA-117), 
subject  "Affiliated  Autonomous  Churches,"  and 
requested  permission  to  substitute  the  Report  for 
Par.  951,  Article  6,  paragraph  1,  found  on  page 
132  DCA,  top  of  column  two,  of  Report  No.  1 
of  the  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion, Calendar  No.  123  (DCA-130,  131,  132,  133, 
134,  135,  136),  subject  "Amending  Chapter  II 
in  the  1940  Discipline  on  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension." 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  accepted  the  proposed  substitution, 
there  being  no  objection  raised  by  any  member  of 
the  Committee  or  of  the  General  Conference. 

Rufus  C.  Baker  (Colorado)  raised  the  point  of 
order  that  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on 
Missions  and  Church  Extension  had  already  been 
adopted,  and  that  reconsideration  was  in  order. 
The  Chair  ruled  the  point  well  taken. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East)  moved 
that  we  reconsider  the  action  whereby  Report  No. 
1  of  the  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Ex- 
tension, Calendar  No.  123  (DCA-130  to  136,  in- 
clusive), had  previously  been  adopted,  and  for  the 
purpose  only  of  making  the  proposed  substitution. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed  and  the  sub- 
stitution was  made.  Report  No.  1  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Calendar 
No.  123  (DCA-130  to  136,  inclusive),  as  amended, 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Sa t u rda y 
Morning 


Report    No.    8 
Central 
Conferences 


Frederick    B. 
Newell 
Accepts 
Substitution 


Frederick  B. 
Newell 
Moves 

Reconsidera- 
tion 


468 


Journal  of  the  lOJfi  General  Conference 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Karl  K.  Quim- 
by  and 
Correction 


Report    No.    9 
Central 
Conferences 


Report  No.   11 
Central 
Conferences 


Committee 
Excused 


Report  No.  13 


Conferences 


Report  No.   15 
Conferences 


Report  No.   17 
Conferences 


was  then  adopted.  For  Report  see  pages  677,  768. 

Karl  K.  Quimby  (Newark)  called  attention  to 
a  typographical  error  in  line  four  of  Item  (2) 
of  the  Report,  and  the  word  "imparting"  was 
changed,  by  common  consent,  to  the  word  "im- 
pairing." 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  100  (DCA-117), 
subject  "Boundaries  Within  The  Central  China 
Conference,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  769. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  11  of  the  Committee  on 
Central  Conferences,  Calendar  No.  146  (DCA- 
152),  subject  "Central  Conference  of  Latin  Amer- 
ica," and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  771. 

A  point  of  order,  raised  by  Abbott  L.  Fletcher 
(*)   (Northern  Minnesota),  was  overruled. 

By  common  consent,  the  Committee  on  Central 
Conferences  was  excused  to  consider  matters  per- 
taining to  their  work. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee  on 
Conferences,  Calendar  No.  144  (DCA-151),  sub- 
ject "Examination  of  Records  of  a  Quarterly  Con- 
ference," and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  541. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee  on 
Conferences,  Calendar  No.  157  (DCA-154),  sub- 
ject, "Orphanages  and  Children's  Homes,"  and, 
on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  543. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  17  of  the  Committee  on 
Conferences,  Calendar  No.  159  (DCA-154),  sub- 
ject "Election  of  Delegates  to  the  General  Confer- 


The  Methodist  Church 


469 


MAY    < 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Mom  in  a 

Charles   V. 
Adams 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Report  No.   18 
Conferences 


ence,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded. 

Charles  V.  Adams  (*)  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  to  amend  the  Report  by  substituting  the 
word  "shall"  for  the  word  "may"  in  line  four  of 
paragraph  1,  and  in  line  one  of  paragraph  three. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  did  not  prevail.  The 
Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  543. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
presented  Report  No.  18  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ferences, Calendar  No.  160  (DCA-154),  subject 
"Basic  Salary  Financial  Plan,"  and,  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  544. 

John  R.  Kenney  (California),  Secretary,  pre-  ^c'o°i^er^nce6^ 
sented  Report  No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ferences, Calendar  No.  90  (DCA-115  and  116), 
subject  "Disciplinary  Questions  Asked  of  Pas- 
tors," and  requested  permission  to  withdraw  the 
printed  Report  and  substitute  the  following  (DB- 
297): 


"Insert  at  the  end  of  Par.  485,  page  156,  in  the 
Discipline,  Section  30,  under  a  new  Section  11,  these 
words:  'and  other  forms  of  Christian  service.'  Section  11 
as  it  now  is  in  the  Discipline  will  then  become  Section  12. 

"In  Par.  532,  pag-e  170,  in  the  Discipline  insert  a  new 
Section  6,  'To  inquire  the  names  of  persons  who  desire  to 
enter  full-time  Christian  service.'  Section  6  of  the  Dis- 
cipline will  then  become  Section  7  and  the  numbers  of  the 
Sections  will  be  successively  changed." 


Permission  to  substitute  was  unanimously 
granted,  and,  on  motion  of  John  R.  Kenny  (Cali- 
fornia), duly  seconded,  the  substitution  was 
adopted. 

The  Report,  as  thus  amended,  was  then  adopted 
on  motion  of  John  R.  Kenney  (California),  duly 
seconded.  For  Report  see  page  535. 

George  W.  Henson    (Philadelphia),  Chairman,   Report  no.  2n 

Conferences 

presented   Report  No.   20  of  the   Committee  on 


470 


Journal  of  the  1944  Genei'cd  Conference 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Report    No. 
State  of 
Church 


Report    No. 
State  of 
Church 


Report  No. 
State  of 
Church 


Report  No.   14 
State  of 
Church 


Wilmer  FeU 
Davis  Moves 
to  Amend 


Conferences,  Calendar  No.  187  (DCA-163),  sub- 
ject "Southwest  Mexican  Conference,"  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  545. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on 
State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  75  (DCA-110), 
subject  "The  Christian  Home,"  and  asked  com- 
mon consent  to  insert  the  words  "and  Church 
School  Superintendents,"  after  the  words  "Lay- 
Leaders,"  found  in  line  two  of  Item  10.  Common 
consent  was  unanimously  granted,  and  the  Report 
was  adopted  on  motion  of  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle 
(Rock  River),  duly  seconded.  For  Report  see 
page  725. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  77  (DCA- 
111),  subject  "Resolutions  on  the  Bishops'  Cru- 
sade for  a  New  World  Order,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  725. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  148  (DCA- 
153),  subject  "Support  of  Conscientious  Objec- 
tors," and  moved  its  adoption. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*)  (Newark)  seconded  the 
motion  and  spoke  in  favor  of  its  adoption.  The 
Report  was  adopted  unanimously.  For  Report  see 
page  739. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  14  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  149  (DCA- 
153),  subject  "Detached  Service  for  Conscien- 
tious Objectors,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Wilmer  Fell  Davis   (*)    (Peninsula)   moved  to 


The  Methodist  Church 


All 


amend  by  inserting  between  the  first  and  second 
paragraphs  the  following  (DB-298)  : 

"Resolved,  That  we  commend  the  Federal  Government 
for  permitting  the  use  of  conscientious  objectors  in  State 
Institutions,  thereby  relieving  a  critical  labor  shortage, 
and  allowing  their  efforts  to  alleviate  human  suffering." 

The  amendment  was  accepted  by  Ernest  Fre- 
mont Tittle  (Rock  River),  there  being  no  objec- 
tions raised  by  any  member  of  the  Committee  or 
of  the  General  Conference.  The  Report  was  then 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  739. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  150  (DCA- 
153),  subject  "Postpone  Action  on  Postwar  Con- 
scription," and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it 
was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  740. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No,  16  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  151  (DCA- 
153),  subject  "Against  General  Conscription  of 
Labor,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded. 

Fred  B.  Noble  (*)  (Florida)  spoke  against  the 
adoption  of  the  Report. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  to 
amend  (DB-299)  by  striking  out  the  words  "be 
not  now  undertaken,"  at  the  end  of  the  sentence, 
and  substituting  therefor  the  words,  "be  under- 
taken whenever  necessary  for  the  success  of  the 
war  effort."  The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  and 
Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  spoke  to  the 
same. 

Louis  C.  Wright  (North-East  Ohio)  spoke 
against  the  amendment. 

Motion  of  Albert  P.  Shirkey  (Southwest  Tex- 
as), duly  seconded,  prevailed,  laying  the  Report 
and  the  proposed  amendment  on  the  table.  Page 
740. 


MAT     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Mominp 


Amendment 
Accepted 


Report  No. 
State^f 
Church 


Report  No.  16 
State  of 
Church 


Fred  B.   Noble 


Chester    A. 
Smith  Moves 
to   Amend 


Louis   C. 
Wright 


Motion  Albert 
P.  Shirkey 
Laying:  on 
Table 


472 


Journal  of  the  194^4  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Moaning 

Report  No.  17 
State  of 
Church 


Fred  D.   Stone 
Raises 
Question 


Report  No.  18 
State  of 
Church 


Report  No.  19 
State  of 
Church 


Report  No.  20 
State  of 
Church 


Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  17  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  152  (DCA- 
153),  subject  "Social  Action  Commission"  and 
requested  common  consent  to  insert  after  the  word 
"appoint"  in  line  two  the  words  "a  Committee 
to  inquire  into  the  advisability  of  creating,"  and 
also  to  pluralize  the  word  "Board"  in  line  five,  and 
also  change  the  word  "Commission"  in  line  six  to 
the  word  "Committee."  Unanimous  common  con- 
sent was  granted  for  the  changes  as  set  forth. 
Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  moved  the 
adoption  of  the  Report,  and  the  motion  was  duly 
seconded. 

Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River)  raised  the  ques- 
tion as  to  when  the  Committee  would  report,  and 
Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman, 
requested  common  consent  to  add  to  the  Report 
the  Paragraph,  "The  Committee  shall  report  to 
the  1948  General  Conference."  Unanimous  com- 
mon consent  was  granted  for  the  addition,  and 
the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  740. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  18  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  153  (DCA- 
153),  subject  "Church  and  Economics,"  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  741. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  19  of  the  Committee 
on  the  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  154 
(DCA-153  and  154),  subject  "Social  Security  for 
Lay  Employees,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  second- 
ed, it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  742. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  20  of  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar  No.  155  (DCA- 
154),  subject  "Wartime  Prohibition,"  and,  on  his 
motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  742. 


The  Methodist  Church 


473 


Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri), 
Chairman,  pre.^ented  Report  No.  3  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Judicial  Administration,  Calendar  No.  69 
(DCA-109),  subject  "Appeal  of  a  Traveling 
Preacher,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion 
was  duly  seconded. 

Clyde  B.  Stuntz  (Indus  River)  made  the  point 
of  order  that  the  matter  included  in  this  Report 
had  already  been  passed  upon  in  the  adoption  of 
Report  No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Judicial  Ad- 
ministration, Calendar  No.  125  (DCA-137  to 
143,  inclusive),  subject  "Revision  of  Judicial  Ad- 
ministration." 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest  Missouri)  re- 
quested the  adoption  of  the  Report.  The  Report 
was  adopted.  Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman  ruling 
that  the  Editorial  Committee  could  take  care  of 
all  duplications  in  preparing  the  Discipline.  For 
Report  see  page  611. 

The  Conference  recessed  for  ten  minutes. 

Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman  called  the  Conference 
to  order  at  the  end  of  the  recess  period,  and  re- 
quested James  R.  Houghton,  General  Conference 
Director  of  Music,  to  introduce  the  soloist.  James 
R.  Houghton  introduced  Thomas  Tibbets,  tenor 
soloist  of  the  Linwood  Boulevard  Methodisl 
Church  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  who  sang  "Fear 
Not  Ye,  0  Israel,"  by  Dudley  Buck. 

The  Order  of  the  Day  having  arrived,  the  taking 
of  an  offering  for  relief  in  Asia,  Bishop  Ralph  S. 
Cushman  presented  Bishop  J.  Wascom  Pickett  of 
India,  who  addressed  the  Conference. 

Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman  then  presented  Miss 
Katherine  Liu  (*)  (Foochow)  of  China,  who 
spoke  to  the  Conference  in  the  absence  of  Bishop 
W.  Y.  Chen. 

The  Conference,  standing,  was  led  in  prayer  by 
Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  and  then  joined  in 
singing  Hymn  No.  148,  "When  I  Survey  the  Won- 


MAY    < 

Elbnenth  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Report  No.  3 
Judicial  Ad- 
ministration 

Clyde  B. 
Stuntz 
Raises 
Question 


Report 
Adopted 


Recess 


Bishop  J. 
Wascom 
Pickett 


Miss   Kath- 
erine Liu 


Oflfering 
Taken 


474 


Journal  of  the  lOJfJf  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Statement  of 
Bishop 
Cushman    re 
Report  No. 
16   State  of 
Church 


Reply  of 

Ernest 

Fremont 

Tittle 


Schuyler  E. 
Garth 
Presents 
Reports 


Report  No.  9 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


drous  Cross,"  after  which  a  special  freewill  offer- 
ing was  taken  for  Asiatic  relief.  The  offering 
amounted  to  $1,154.85. 

Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  as  a  matter  of  per- 
sonal privilege,  stated  that  when  Report  No.  16 
of  the  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church,  Calendar 
No.  151  (DCA-153),  subject  "Against  General 
Conscription  of  Labor,"  was  before  the  Confer- 
ence, and  was  laid  on  the  table,  the  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  had  the  right  to  speak  to  the  mo- 
tion to  table,  if  he  had  so  desired,  and  that  this 
right  had  not  been  accorded  him  at  that  time ; 
therefore  the  Chair  apologizes  to  Ernest  Fremont 
Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chairman  of  the  Committee, 
and  grants  him  his  right  to  speak  to  the  said 
Report,  if  he  so  desires.  The  Conference  applaud- 
ed. 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church, 
stated  he  waived  all  right  to  speak  on  the  Report 
that  was  tabled,  and  moved  that  the  Secretary  of 
the  General  Conference  be  instructed  to  notify  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Military  Affairs  of 
Congress  of  the  action  taken  by  the  General  Con- 
ference of  The  Methodist  Church,  in  the  adoption 
of  Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of 
the  Church,  Calendar  No.  150  (DCA-153),  subject 
"Postpone  Action  on  Postwar  Conscription."  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, requested  Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East 
Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Sub-Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay 
Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  to  present  some 
Reports  prepared  by  his  Sub-committee : 

Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio),  present- 
ed Report  No.  9  of  the  Committee  on  Membership, 
Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar 
No.  46   (DCA-78),  subject  "Transfer  of  Church 


The  Methodist  Church 


475 


Membership,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  646. 

Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio)  present- 
ed Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Cal- 
endar No.  49  (DCA-78  and  79),  subject  "Defini- 
tion of  Pastoral  Charge,"  stating  the  Committee 
had  reconsidered  the  Report  as  printed,  and  that 
in  order  to  make  it  conform  to  action  already 
taken  by  the  General  Conference  on  the  matter 
(see  pages  284,  298)  were  changing  Par.  527.1 
which  reads,  "A  Charge  is  a  Pastor's  field  of  re- 
sponsibility ;  a  Charge  of  one  Church  is  a  station. 
A  Charge  of  two  or  more  churches  is  a  Circuit." 
So  that  it  shall  read  (DB-300)  : 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morn  ing 

Report  No.  12 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


"A  Pastoral  Charge  consists  of  one  or  more  churches 
organized  under  the  Discipline  with  a  single  Quarterly 
Conference  to  which  a  minister  has  been  duly  appointed  as 
Preacher  in  Charge  or  Pastor.  A  Charge  of  two  or  more 
churches  in  a  Circuit." 


The  Report,  as  amended,  was  then  adopted,  on 
motion  of  Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio), 
duly  seconded.  For  Report  see  page  647. 

Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio)  present- 
ed Report  No.  25  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Cal- 
endar No.  175  (DCA-157  and  158),  subject  "Pas- 
tor's Service  Record,"  and  requested  common 
consent  to  make  the  following  change  (DB-301)  : 
strike  out  following  the  word  "available"  in  line 
three,  top  of  column  one,  DCA-158,  the  words  "to 
the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  for  pension 
purposes,"  and  substitute  therefor  the  follow- 
ing: "for  use  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claim- 
ants of  that  Conference,  and  any  other  Annual 
Conference  supplemental  organization  existing 
under  Par.  1313,  and  the  Board  of  Pensions  of 
The  Methodist  Church." 


Report  No.  25 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


476 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Report  No.  30 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Motion  Henry 
M.   Greenslit 
to  Lay  on 
Table 


A.  Wesley 
Pugh   Point 
of   Order 


Motion    Lost 


Francis   A. 
Stanger 
Jr.    to 
Present 
Reports 


Report  No.  15 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Vernon    E. 
Lewis  Moves 
to  Substitute 


A.    LaFayette 
Doss,  Jr., 
Moves  to 
Amend 


Common  consent,  being  unanimously  granted, 
the  suggested  change  was  made,  and  the  Report, 
as  amended,  was  adopted,  on  motion  of  Schuyler 
E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio),  duly  seconded.  For 
Report  see  page  657. 

Schuyler  E.  Garth  (North-East  Ohio)  present- 
ed Report  No.  30  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Cal- 
endar No.  179  (DCA-158  and  159),  subject  "Age 
of  Preparatory  Members,"  and  moved  its  adop- 
tion. The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Henry  M.  Greenslit  (*)  (Nebraska)  spoke  to 
the  Report  and  moved  to  lay  the  Report  on  the 
table.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  made  a  point 
of  order  relative  to  the  motion  to  lay  on  the 
table.  The  Chair  overruled  the  point  of  order  as 
presented. 

The  motion  to  lay  on  the  table  did  not  prevail. 
The  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  660. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, requested  Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New 
Jersey),  Chairman  of  a  Sub-committee,  to  present 
some  Reports  from  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  52  (DCA-79),  subject,  "Amend 
Paragraph  800  Relating  to  Trustees  of  Schools  and 
Other  Institutions,"  and  moved  non-concurrence 
in  the  memorial  in  the  adoption  of  the  Report. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Vernon  E.  Lewis  (*)  (Montana)  moved,  as  a 
substitute  that  we  concur  in  Memorial  362,  as 
presented  in  the  Report.  The  motion  was  duly 
seconded,  and  Vernon  E.  Lewis  (*)  (Montana) 
spoke  to  the  substitute. 

W.  LaFayette  Doss,  Jr.  (Louisiana,  SC)  moved 


The  Methodist  Church  All 

to  amend  by  adding  to  the  end  of  the  Report  (DB-       ^*^^  * 
302)  :  "This  shall  not  apply  to  the  State  of  Mon-  '"'''^J^/*'' 
tana,  where  the  required  Methodists  shall  be  only       „ 

'  ^  •'  Morning 

a  majority."  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Loyd  F.  Worley  (New  York  East)  moved  as  a   '  "^J  Mov«"to 
substitute  for  all  that  was  before  the  Conference      ^^^^"^ 
the  reference  of  the  pending  matter  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  spoke  ^f^^^^ey^'^ 
in  favor  of  reference,  and  the  motion  to  refer  pre- 
vailed. For  Report  see  page  648. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan    (Maine),  Chairman,  re-  committee  on 

°  ^  '       •  '  Enabling 

quested  that  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and      Excised 
Legal  Forms  be  excused  to  consider  the  matter 
just   referred   to   them.   By   unanimous   common 
consent  the  Committee  was  excused  for  the  pur- 
pose indicated. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre-  ^^jg°^^e^°hi  * 
sented  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  Member-  i-a-tte 
ship,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Cal- 
endar No.  41  (DCA-77),  subject  "Disposal  of 
Property  of  a  Discontinued  Charge,"  with  a  state- 
ment that  it  had  been  adopted  at  the  afternoon 
session  May  3,  1944,  had  been  reconsidered,  and 
recommitted  to  the  Committee,  at  the  evening 
session  of  May  3,  1944,  for  further  action,  and 
that  now  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
relative  to  the  matter  referred  would  be  found  on 
page  100  of  the  DCA,  under  Calendar  No.  65,  and 
moved  its  adoption.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Paul  G.  James   (*)    (lowa-Des  Moines)   spoke  Pauj  g.  james 
against  the  adoption  of  the  Report. 

Henry  Gilligan  (*)    (Baltimore)  spoke  in  favor  Henry ciiiiKan 
of  the  Report,  and  it  was  adopted.   For  Report 
see  page  644. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (New  Jersey)  present-  ^sS^'^u^'^u- '' 

^  /     r-  Membership, 

ed  Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,      la-te 


478 


Journal  of  the  194-i^  General  Conference 


MAY     < 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Statement 
George  W. 
Henson 


Report    No.    7 
Membership, 
LA-TE 
Withdrawn 


Report  No.  13 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  18 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  26 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar 
No.  44  (DCA-78) ,  subject,  "Minimum  Standard  of 
Ministerial  Support,"  and  moved  its  adoption.  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman, 
called  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  same  subject 
matter  had  been  considered  at  the  morning  session 
in  the  adoption  of  Report  No.  18  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Conferences,  Calendar  No,  160  (DCA-154), 
subject  "Basis  Salary  Financial  Plan,"  which  re- 
ferred the  pending  matter  to  the  General  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance  for  con- 
sideration, and  also  for  report  to  the  1948  Gen- 
eral Conference. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey) ,  with 
the  consent  of  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest 
Texas),  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  re- 
quested permission  to  withdraw  the  Report,  No. 
7,  Calendar  No.  44,  now  under  consideration.  The 
Report  was  withdrawn,  no  objection  being  raised 
by  any  member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference.  For  Report  see  page  645. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  50  (DCA-79),  subject  "Election  of 
Boards  of  Trustees,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  647. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  18  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  55  (DCA-80),  subject  "Nannie 
Findley  Bean  Bequest,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  650. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey)  pre- 
sented Report  No.  26  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  138  (DCA-150),  subject  "Trustees 


The  Methodist  Church 


479 


Not  Liable,"  and  moved  its  adoption,  with  the  re- 
quest that  Fred  B.  Noble  (*)  (Florida)  be  per- 
mitted to  speak  to  the  Report.  The  motion  was 
duly  seconded.  Permission  being  granted,  Fred  B. 
Noble   (*)    (Florida)   spoke  to  the  Report. 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Frank  C.  Propert  (*)    (New  Jersey)  moved  as  f'™"''  c. 

'^  '  Propert 

Moves  to 
Substitute 


a  substitute  the  following  (DB-303) 


"Amendment  to  Paragraph  987,  Section  7,  1940  Dis- 
cipline,  to  be  added  at  the  end  of  that  Section:  however, 
trustees  or  members  or  other  members  of  local  churches 
shall  not  be  required  to  gruarantee  personally  any  loan  to 
a  local  church  made  by  a  Board  created  by,  or  under  the 
authority  of  the  General  Conference,  unless  the  offered 
security  for  the  loan  and  its  i-epayment  is  considered  in- 
adequate by  the  Board  or  Division  providing  the  funds." 


The  motion  to  substitute  was  duly  seconded, 
and  Frank  C.  Propert  (New  Jersey)  spoke  to  the 
same. 

William  H.  Utz,  Jr.  (*)  (Missouri)  spoke 
against  the  substitute. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
moved  to  amend  the  Report  by  changing  the 
words  "any  Board,"  found  in  line  four,  top  of 
column  three,  page  150  DCA,  to  the  words  "this 
Board."  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

R.  Gammond  Morris  (Lexington)  moved  the 
previous  question  on  all  before  the  Conference. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
previous  question  was  ordered. 

Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (*)  (New  Jersey) 
stated  he  was  against  the  substitute. 

The  amendment  of  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Cen- 
tral Pennsylvania)  was  ruled  out  of  order,  as  it 
had  not  been  presented  in  writing,  as  the  Rules 
provide. 

At  the  request  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (South- 
west Missouri)  the  substitute  was  read. 

The  substitute  of  Frank  C.  Propert   (*)   New 


William  H. 
Utz,    Jr. 


J.  Edgar 
Skillington 
Moves  to 
Amend 


R.  Gammon 

Morris 
Moves 
Previous 
Question 


Amendment 
Out  of  Order 


Leslie  J. 
Lyons 

Substitute 
Lost   Report 
Adopted 


480 


Journal  of  the  19. ^  General  Co7iference 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Statement 
Georpre  W. 
Hen son     re 
Closing 


Edward  K. 
Brewster 
Moves 

Reconsidera- 
tion 


Chair   Ruled 
Not    a 
Privileged 
Motion 


Silent    Prayer 


Report  No.  47 
Mem'^i'-ship. 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  14 
Mem'^°-sliip, 
LA-TE 


Jersey)  was  not  adopted.  The  Report  was  adopt- 
ed. For  Report  see  page  657. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  made  a  state- 
ment concerning  procedure  for  closing  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Conference,  announcing  it  would  be 
necessary  to  hold  an  afternoon  session  in  order  to 
give  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal 
Forms  time  to  prepare  their  Report  on  the  matter 
referred  to  them  earlier  in  this  session. 

Edward  B.  Brewster  (Ohio)  on  a  matter  of 
privilege  moved  reconsideration  of  Report  No.  7 
of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No.  44  (DCA- 
78),  subject  "Minimum  Standard  of  Ministerial 
Support."  Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman  ruled  that 
it  was  not  a  privileged  matter. 

At  the  request  of  Bishop  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  the 
Conference  paused  for  a  moment  of  silent  prayer 
at  this  moment,  twelve  o'clock  noon,  in  pursuance 
of  a  request  made  in  a  proclamation  by  the  Mayor 
of  Kansas  City,  and  concluded  with  the  Lord's 
Prayer,  in  unison. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  10  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  47  (DCA-78),  subject 
"Correlation  of  Legislation,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  646. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  14  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  51  (DCA-79),  subject 
"Vacancies  on  the  Annual  Conference  Commis- 
sion on  World  Service  and  Finance,"  and  requested 
permission  to  withdraw  the  Report,  as  the  matter 
had  already  been  acted  upon  by  the  General  Con- 
ference. (See  page  839.)  No  objection  being  raised 


I 


The  Methodist  Church 


481 


by  any  member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference,  the  Report  was  withdrawn.  For 
Report  see  page  648. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  16  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  53  (DCA-79),  subject 
"Vacancies  on  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  649. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  19  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  72  (DCA-109  and  110), 
subject  "Definition  of  a  Pastoral  Charge,"  and 
requested  permission  to  withdraw  the  Report,  as 
the  same  subject  matter  had  been  taken  care  of  in 
the  adoption  of  Report  No.  12  of  this  Committee, 
Calendar  No.  49.  No  objection  being  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee,  or  the  General  Con- 
ference, the  Report  was  withdrawn.  For  Report 
see  page  651. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  29  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  178  (DCA-158),  subject 
"Quadrennial  Reports,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  659. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  34  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  183  (DCA-163),  subject 
"Question  in  Statistical  Forms  Regarding  World 
Service  Giving  of  Church  Schools,"  and,  on  his 
motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  663. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  35  of  the  Committee 
on    Membership,    Lay    Activities    and    Temporal 


MAY     < 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Report  No.  16 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  19 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  29 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  34 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Report  No.  35 
Membership. 
LA-TE 


482 


Journal  of  the  1944-  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturdau 
Morning 


Report  No.  36 
Membership. 
LA-TE 


Unprinted 
Report 
Membership, 
LA-TE 


Economy,  Cale)idar  No.  35  (DCA-163),  subject 
"Pensions  for  Lay  Workers,"  and  requested  per- 
mission to  withdraw  the  Report,  as  legislation 
on  the  matter  had  already  been  enacted  by  the 
General  Conference  in  adopting  a  Resolution  this 
morning  presented  by  Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas) . 
(See  page  460.)  No  objection  being  raised  by  any 
member  of  the  Committee,  or  of  the  General  Con- 
ference, the  Report  was  withdrawn.  For  Report 
see  page  664. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  Report  No.  36  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy,  Calendar  No.  185  (DCA-163),  subject 
"Representation  on  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance,"  and,  on  his  motion, 
duly  seconded  it  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
664. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man, presented  an  unprinted  Report  (DB-304) 
of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy,  with  the  statement  that 
as  Congress  had  already  acted  upon  the  legisla- 
tion involved,  the  Committee  recommended  "Non- 
concurrence"  on  the  Report  presented.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed.  The  Report  is  as 
follows : 


"We,  your  Special  Committee  of  three  appointed  for 
the  study  of  a  memorial  from  Dr.  Charles  V.  Vickery  in 
regard  to  the  new  simplified  tax  bill  HR4646,  after  careful 
study  of  the  bill  and  the  Memorial,  concur  in  the  purposes 
and  wishes  expressed  in  the  Memorial,  and  offer  the  fol- 
lowing for  the  consideration  of  the  General  Conference: 

"The  General  Conference  of  1944  of  The  Methodist 
Church  respectfully  requests  the  Treasury  Department  of 
the  United  States,  and  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee  of 
the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  to  give  due  considera- 
tion in  the  completion  of  the  new  simplified  tax  bill 
HR4646  to  making  provision  for  withholding  exemptions 
up  to  15 9r  of  the  tax  payer's  adjusted  gross  income  upon 
proper  declaration  of  the  tax  payer  of  his  purpose  to  con- 


The  Methodist  Church 


483 


tribute    such    amounts    to    churches,    charities    or    other 
philanthropic  institutions." 

Later  during  this  session  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*) 
(Northwest  Texas),  Chairman,  read  a  telegram 
handed  him  by  Bishop  Paul  B.  Kern,  stating  that 
Bill  HR4646  had  been  passed  by  the  House  of 
Representatives  but  was  now  before  the  Senate, 
and  urged  all  who  would  to  contact  their  Senators, 
and  urge  the  passage  of  the  Bill. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy,  moved  to  amend 
Paragraph  840  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  by  striking  out  in  line  seven, 
at  the  beginning  of  the  line,  the  word  "rent"  and 
substituting  therefor  the  word  "dwelling."  The 
motion  was  duly  seconded. 

A.  Wesley  Pugh  (North  Indiana)  moved  that 
the  Rules  of  Order  be  suspended  that  require  the 
publication  in  the  Daily  Christian  Advocate  of 
Legislative  Reports,  making  changes  in  the  Disci- 
pline, in  order  that  we  may  consider  and  take  ac- 
tion on  the  motion  just  made,  or  on  any  other  simi- 
lar motion,  or  motions,  for  the  remainder  of  this 
Conference.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

The  motion  of  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northw^est 
Texas)  was  thereupon  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  665. 

Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Presiding  Officers,  announced  that  Bish- 
op J.  Lloyd  Decell  would  preside  at  the  afternoon 
session  today. 

Ray  H.  Nichols  (*)  (Northwest  Texas),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy,  on  a  question  of 
personal  privilege,  thanked  each  and  every  one 
who  in  any  way  had  helped  in  the  successful  han- 
dling of  the  arduous  work  of  the  Committee,  to 
which  had  been  referred  more  than  one  fifth  of 


MAY     6 

Elei\'enth  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Ray    H. 

Nichols 
Moves  to 
Amend 


A.   Wesley 
Pugh   Moves 
S'lsnpnsion 
of  Rules 


Presiding 
Officer 
Announced 


Ray  H. 
Nichols 
Expresses 
Thanks 


484 


Journal  of  the  19^4.  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Winfred    F. 
Bryan 
Moves 

Reconsidera- 
tion 


Motion   to 
Insert 


Statement 
Costen  J. 
Harreil 


Report 
Adopted 


Calendar 


Chester  A. 
Smith 
Desires  to 
Amend 


the  total  Memorials  presented  to  this  General  Con- 
ference. 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  moved  reconsidera- 
tion of  the  action  of  the  General  Conference, 
whereby  Paragraph  179  on  page  19  of  Part  III 
of  the  Report  of  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  had  been  adopted,  for  the 
purpose  of  making  an  amendment.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  was  adopted. 

Winford  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  moved  to  insert 
after  the  word  "funds"  found  in  the  first  line  the 
words  "except  funds  administered  by  Trustees" 
(DB-305).  The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

Costen  J.  Harrell  (Tennessee)  stated  that  the 
General  Conference  had  authorized  J.  Edgar  Skill- 
ington  (Central  Pennsylvania)  and  himself  to 
make  any  editorial  changes  necessary,  and  that 
they  had  added  to  the  aforementioned  Paragraph 
179  the  words,  "except  such  as  are  committed  to 
the  responsibility  of  the  Board  of  Trustees." 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  stated  that  he 
would  be  glad  to  accept  it,  and  moved  that  it  take 
the  place  of  his  proposed  amendment.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed.  For  Report  see 
page  827. 

Joseph  S.  Henry  (*)  (West  Texas)  moved  that 
the  Report,  as  amended  be  adopted.  The  motion, 
duly  seconded,  prevailed.  For  Report  see  page  827. 

Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsylvania), 
Secretary  in  carge  of  the  Calendar,  stated  that 
only  one  serial  number  remained  to  be  called  on 
the  regular  Calendar,  No.  105  of  the  Committee 
on  Evangelism,  which  had  been  ordered  to  be 
presented  just  before  final  adjournment. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  asked  that 
Report  No.  38  of  the  Committee  on  Membership, 
Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar 
No.  189  (DCA-164),  subject  "Non-concurrence," 


The  Methodist  Church  485 

be  called  up  at  this  time,  as  he  desired  to  make       ^^^  ' 
an  amendment  to  the  Report.  "'TaTrl''^'' 

Francis   A.    Stanger,    Jr.    (*)     (New   Jersey)       Mvming 
called  attention  to  Rule  28  which  provides  for  the  j^^,^  gg 
consideration  of  Non-Concurrent  Reports. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman,  ^"n'tr^con" 
moved  to  reconsider  Report  No.  10  of  the  Com-  con^awl^ed*" 
mittee  on  Central  Conference,  Calendar  No.  124 
(DCA-137),  subject  "Episcopal  Supervision  in 
Mission  Fields,"  for  the  purpose  of  inserting  a 
new  Paragraph.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

On  motion  of  Lewis  0.  Hartman   (New  Eng-  ^plragraph 
land),   Chairman,   duly   seconded,   the   following     ^^^^ 
new  Paragraph  was  added  to  the  Report   (DB- 
306)  to  follow  Paragraph  7: 

"8.  The  Western  Jurisdiction  shall  provide,  if 
and  when  necessary,  for  visitation  of  mission 
councils  in  Japan  and  Korea." 

The  Report  as  amended  was  then  adopted.  For  Report 

Adopted 

Report  see  page  769. 

Lewis  0.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman  Lew'^  °- 

Hartman 

of  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences  moved      Moves  to 

Amend 

to  amend  Chapter  VI,  "Episcopacy,"  of  the  1940 
Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church,  Section  VII, 
"Missionary  Bishops,"  Paragraph  341,  by  adding 
a  new  Section,  to  be  numbered  3  (DB-307)  read- 
ing as  follows:   (See  page  774) 

"3.  Notwithstanding  the  above  definitions,  in  an  emer- 
gency, the  Council  of  Bishops  may  assign  a  Missionary 
Bishop  for  specified  service  in  any  Foreign  Field,  in  con- 
sultation with  the  authorities,  where  such  exist,  of  the 
Provisional  Central  Conference  and/or  the  Central  Con- 
ference concerned." 

Lewis  O.  Hartman  (New  England),  Chairman  Lew'^  o- 

Hartman 

of  the  Committee  on  Central  Conferences,  as  a     Expresses 

'  Thanks 

matter  of  personal  privilege,  thanked  the  General 
Conference,  in  behalf  of  the  Committee,  for  its 
patience  and  co-operation. 


486 


Journal  of  the  lOJtJf  General  Conference 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 

Nominations 
Commission 
on   Central 
Conferences 


Elected 


Orrin  W. 
Auman 
Named  to 
Commission 
on    Records, 
etc. 


Ad  Interim 
Committee 
on  Crusade 
for  Christ 


Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  the  following  nomi- 
nations of  the  Council  of  Bishops  for  the  Commis- 
sion on  Central  Conferences  (DB-308)  : 

Bishops:  Arthur  J.  Moore,  Titus  Lowe;  Alternates: 
Raymond  J.  Wade,  Paul  B.  Kern. 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Lewis  O.  Hartman. 
Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Foster  K.  Gamble. 
Central  Jurisdiction:  John  W.  E.  Bowen. 
North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Chester  A.  McPheeters. 
South  Central  Jui-isdiction :  A.  W.  Wasson. 
Western  Jurisdiction :  John  W.  Kenney. 

•  On  motion  of  Frederick  L.  Pedersen  (Pacific 
Northwest),  duly  seconded,  they  were  elected. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  stated  that  the  rest  of  the 
personnel  of  the  Commission  on  Central  Confer- 
ences, coming  from  the  Central  Conferences  and 
the  Provisional  Central  Conferences,  would  be 
named  later,  as  authorized  by  the  action  of  the 
General  Conference  at  this  morning  session. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  presented  the  name  of  Orrin 
W.  Auman,  nominated  by  the  Council  of  Bishops 
for  membership  on  the  Commission  on  Records, 
Forms,  and  Statistical  Blanks  (DB-309),  and,  on 
motion  of  Edgar  H.  Nease  (Western  North  Caro- 
lina) ,  duly  seconded,  he  was  elected. 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Secretary  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  amiounced  the  names  of  the 
Ad  Interim  Committee  on  the  Crusade  for  Christ, 
the  same  having  been  authorized  by  previous  ac- 
tion of  the  General  Conference  (DB-310)  : 

Bishops  J.  Ralph  Magee,  Paul  B.  Kern,  Titus 
Lowe,  William  C.  Martin,  Alexander  P.  Shaw, 
Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  G.  Bromley  Oxnam. 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*),  Mrs.  W.  Raymond  Brown 
(*),  Mrs.  J.  Walter  Mills  (*),  Costen  J.  Harrell, 
Charles  A.  Jones    (*),   Mark  Depp,  Richard  C. 


The  Methodist  Church 


487 


Theodor 
Arvidson 
Cableirram 


Raines,  Earl  R.  Brown,  Albert  E.  Day,  Charles       may  e 
W.  Brashares,  Albert  P.  Shirkey,  Ralph  E.  Diffen-  ''7^3^''^'' 
dorfer,  John  Q.  Schisler,  George  L.  Morelock  (*),       M^„i„ 
Harry  Denman    (*).  Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee  to 
convene  the  Committee. 

Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade  was  recognized  and 
read  the  following  cablegram  (DB-311)  from 
Theodor  Arvidson  of  Sweden : 

NA387  INTL-CD  STOCKHOLM  (VIA  RCA)  3  6  5  1310 
NLT.  Bishop  Raymond  Wade, 

Methodist  General  Conference  KSC. 

Thanking  The  Methodist  Church  for  valuable  relief  and 
support  of  our  missionaries  and  pleading  help  neighbor- 
ing children  and  afterwar  assistance  Scandinavia  and 
Balticum.  We  greet  Conference.  Wishing  Divine  guidance. 
(Signed)  Theodore  Arvidson. 

Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman  announced  that 
the  meeting  scheduled  to  be  held  in  the  Music 
Hall  at  four  o'clock  this  afternoon,  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Commission  on  Evangelism, 
had  been  called  off  by  common  consent  of  all  con- 
cerned. 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson   (Philadelphia),  Motion 

George  W. 

duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  when  we  adjourn,      Henson  re 

.  •  1     r»    r./-v  Afternoon 

it  be  to  meet  in  afternoon  session  at  2:30  P.M.      session 
today. 

On   motion   of   George  W.   Henson    (Philadel-  Resolution 

GeorKe  W. 

phia),   duly   seconded,   the   following   Resolution      Henson  re 

Journal 

(DB-312)  was  adopted: 

"Be  it  resolved,  That  the  Secretary  of  the  General 
Conference  be  authorized  to  edit  the  Journal  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  for  publication ;  that  he  be  authorized  to 
make  such  verbal  changes  in  the  phraseology  of  the 
Journal  as  may  be  necessary  to  correctness  and  uni- 
formity, but  not  so  as  to  change  the  meaning  of  any 
action  of  the  General  Conference;  and  the  published  copy, 
properly  certified  by  him  be  the  Official  Journal  of  this 
General  Conference. 

"Be  it  further  resolved,  That  the  Publishing  Agents  be 
authorized  to  publish  the  Journal  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence, and  to  send  a  copy  to  each  Delegate  of  the  General 


488 


Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Morning 


Chaplain  Price 
Presented 


Adjournment 


Conference,  to  each  Bishop,  to  each  member  of  the  Judicial 
Council,  and  to  each  approved  College,  Seminary,  and 
Theological  School  of  The  Methodist  Church  in  the  United 
States;  the  expense  for  publication  and  distribution  to  be 
charged  to  the  General  Conference  Expense  Fund." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  Chaplain  Harry  Allen 
Price,  of  the  Pittsburgh  Annual  Conference,  and 
stationed  at  the  Winter  General  Hospital,  Topeka, 
Kansas,  to  the  Conference. 

After  various  announcements,  the  Conference 
adjourned  w^ith  prayer,  offered  by  George  W. 
Henson  (Philadelphia). 


MAY    6 

Elbvknth  Day 
Saturday 
Aftemowi 


Bishop  J. 
Lloyd  Decell, 
Presides 


Journa,! 
Report 


Courtesies 


W.  M.  Burnett 
Presented 


Resolution   re 
Y.M.C.A 


ELEVENTH  DAY,  SATURDAY,  MAY  6,  1944, 
AFTERNOON  SESSION 

Pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  General  Confer- 
ence convened  at  2:30  P.M.,  Saturday  afternoon, 
May  6,  1944,  with  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell  in  the 
Chair. 

Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell  announced,  and  the  Con- 
ference stood  and  joined  in  singing,  Hymn  No. 
302,  "Sv^eet  Hour  of  Prayer,"  after  which  G. 
Mont  Davenport  (North  Alabama)  led  in  prayer. 

The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journal  (DB- 
313)  was  presented  and  adopted,  as  follows: 

"We  have  examined  the  Journal  of  Friday  night's  ses- 
sion of  May  5,  1944,  and  it  is  correct." 

(Signed)   Frederick  L.  Pedersen. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  presented  the  following  matters, 
and  action  was  taken  on  each,  as  indicated. 

(1)  Presented  Chaplain  William  M.  Burnett, 
of  the  Troy  Annual  Conference  stationed  at  Fort 
Robinson,  Nebraska. 

(2)  Presented  the  following  Resolution    (DE- 


The  Methodist  Church 


489 


314)   which,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  was 
adopted : 

Whereas,  On  June  6,  1944,  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  will  observe  its  one  hundredeth  anniversary, 
and 

Whereas,  This  great  international  Christian  move- 
ment has  always  been  considered  one  of  the  oytgrowths 
of  the  Christian  Church,  and  has  continued  to  be  an  arm 
of  the  Church ;  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Methodist  Church  by  action  of  the 
1944  General  Conference  urge  all  Methodist  churches  to 
recognize  in  their  services  to  be  held  Sunday,  June  4th, 
in  whatever  way  may  be  appropriate  this  one  hundredeth 
anniversary  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
and  that  a  message  of  congratulation  and  felicitation  be 
sent  to  the  whole  movement  through  its  General  Secretary, 
Mr.  Gene  Barnett,  by  the  Secretary  of  this  General  Con- 
ference. 


MAY    • 

Elbventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 


(3)  Presented  Rev.  Horace  E.  Dewey,  of  the 
North  China  Conference,  recently  repatriated 
from  a  Japanese  internment  camp,  who  addressed 
the  Conference  on  the  necessity  and  importance 
for  missionary  recruiting. 

(4)  Presented  Thomas  E.  Ward  (Liberia), 
President  of  Liberian  College,  Monrovia,  Liberia, 
who  brought  greetings  from  the  Liberian  Annual 
Conference,  the  oldest  missionary  field  of  the 
Church;  from  Bishop  John  M.  Springer  and  also 
from  the  President  of  the  Republic  of  Liberia,  a 
local  preacher  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

(5)  Presented  Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  (Ohio) 
for  a  pfivileged  Resolution  (DB-315).  On  motion 
of  Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  (Ohio),  duly  seconded, 
the  following  Resolution  was  adopted : 


Rev.    H.    E. 
Dewey 


Thomas  E. 
Ward 


Resolution 
Charles  A. 
Jones  re 
Executive 
Secretaries 


Be  it  resolved.  That  the  General  Conference  express  its 
sincere  appreciation  of  the  effective  services  given  through- 
out the  quadrehnium  by  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  our 
Boards  and  Agencies. 


(6)   Presented     Paul     N.     Garber 


Resolution 
(Western         P-  N.  Garber 
re  Greetinja 


490  Journal  of  the  194i  General  Conference 

MAY  6       North  Carolina)  for  the  presentation  of  a  Resolu- 
eleventudav   ^^^^    (DB-316).   On  motion  of  Paul   N.   Garber 
Afternoon       (Wcstem   North   Carolina),   duly   seconded,   the 
Resolution  was  adopted,  as  follows: 

"Be  it  resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  Conference 
of  1944  of  The  Methodist  Church  send  our  fraternal  greet- 
ings and  affectionate  regards  to  all  branches  of  Methodism 
related  to  the  Ecumenical  Methodist  Council,  and  we  pray 
that  the  day  may  speedily  come  when  all  the  spiritual 
sons  and  daughters  of  John  Wesley  will  be  enabled  again 
to  work  together  in  our  common  task  of  the  spiritual  and 
social  redemption  and  reconstruction  of  the  entire 
world." 

(Signed) 

Paul  N.  Garber, 
Henry  H.  Crane, 
Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr. 

^libenp.  (7)   Presented  Albert  P.  Shirkey    (Southwest 

H^ughtor  Texas)  for  a  privileged  Resolution.  On  motion  of 
Albert  P.  Shirkey  (Southwest  Texas),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  following  Resolution  (DB-317)  was 
adopted : 

Whereas,  Dr.  James  R.  Houghton,  the  Director  of 
Music  for  this  General  Conference,  has  added  so  richly 
to  all  of  the  sessions  of  the  Conference  by  his  directing 
and  singing, 

Be  it,  therefore,  resolved,  That  we  express  to  him  our 
deep  and  abiding  appreciation  for  his  helpful  and  inspir- 
ing ministry  of  music. 

(Signed) 

L.  U.  Spellman, 
R.  F.  Curl,  * 
Albert   P.   Shirkey. 

Resolution  of        Albert  P.  Shirkev  (Southwest  Texas),  for  the 

Thanks  ..       \ 

Committee  on  Courtesies  and  Privileges,  present- 
ed a  Resolution  (318),  and,  on  his  motion,  duly 
seconded,  it  was  adopted,  as  follows: 

"We  express  our  appreciation  to  the  Paseo  Methodist 
Church  for  the  use  of  the  Memorial  Organ  dedicated  to 


The  Methodist  Church 


491 


the  memory  of  Dr.  Cladius  B.  Spencer,  former  Editor  of         M^Y    * 
The  Christian  Advocate;  and  to  Mr.  J.  Max  Kruwcl,  who    Eleventh  Day 
has  provided  the  excellent  music   for   this   General   Con-       Saturday 
ference." 

Committee  on  Courtesies  and  Privileges. 


Afternoon 


(8)  Presented  Ernest  W.  Peterson  (*)  (Ore- 
gon), for  a  privileged  matter.  On  motion  of  Er- 
nest W.  Paterson  (*)  (Oregon),  seconded  by  Lud 
H.  Estes  (Memphis),  the  following  was  adopted 
(DB-319)  : 

This  body  has  Rules  requiring  the  filing  with  the 
Secretary  of  three  copies  of  all  matters  to  be  presented 
to  it. 

I  believe  you  are  entitled  to  know  of  the  faithful  com- 
pliance with  this  Rule  by  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam, 
Secretary  of  the  Council  of  Bishops.  His  reports  have  been 
neatly  typed  for  immediate  filing  with  the  Documents  of 
this  Conference. 

On  behalf  of  the  Secretarial  Staff,  the  Daily  Advocate 
Staff,    and    the    stenotype    operators,    I    desire    to    thank 
Bishop    Oxnam    for    his    co-operation    in    this    important 
matter  of  keeping  our  records  in  good  form. 
(Signed) 

Ernest  W.  Peterson. 

(9)  Presented  the  Report  of  the  Sifting  Com- 
mittee, and  moved  its  adoption.  The  motion,  duly 
seconded,  prevailed.  For  Report  see  page  757. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  moved  that  we 
now  take  up  the  Calendar  to  hear  from  the  Com- 
mittee on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms.  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms, 
presented  Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy, Calendar  No.  52  (DCA-79),  subject  "Amend 
Paragraph  800  Relating  to  Trustees  of  Schools 
and  Other  Institutions,"  said  Report  having  been 
referred  to  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and 
Legal  Forms,  for  consideration  and  report. 


Resolution 
Ernest  W. 
Peterson 
re  Oxnam 


Calendar 


Report  No.   15 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forma 


492 


Journal  of  the  194-^^.  General  Conference 


MAY    < 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 

Arthur  A. 
Callaghan 
Moves  to 
Amend 
Par.  808 


Report  No.  18 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Report  No.  11 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Report  No.   12 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Report  No.  13 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legral  Forms 


On  motion  of  Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine), 
duly  seconded,  the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Re- 
port see  page  582. 

Motion  of  Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine). 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts 
and  Legal  Forms,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that 
Paragraph  803  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The 
Methodist  Church  shall  be  changed  to  follow 
Paragraph  800  in  the  same  Discipline  (DB-320). 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine)  moved  that  the 
matter  of  the  continuance  of  the  North  Africa 
Annual  Conference,  without  the  required  num- 
ber of  members,  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  for  an  Enabling 
Act  granting  such  continuance  (DB-321).  The 
motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  18  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms  (not  printed  in  the 
DCA),  subject  "Continuance  of  North  Africa  An- 
nual Conference,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  sec- 
onded, it  was  adopted  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for 
to  1  against.  For  Report  see  page  583. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  11  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms  (not  published  in 
the  DCA),  subject  "Re-enactment  of  Certain 
Paragraphs  in  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church,"  and,  on  his  motion,  it  was  unanimously 
adopted.  For  Report  see  page  581. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  12  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms  (not  published  in 
DCA),  subject  "Continuation  of  Corporations," 
and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  unani- 
mously adopted.  For  Report  see  page  581. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms   (not  published  in 


The  Methodist  Church 


493 


DCA),  subject  "In  Re  Authority  to  Amend  the 
Charters  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  So- 
ciety of  The  Methodist  Church,"  and,  on  his  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted.  For  Report 
see  page  581. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  14  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms  (not  published  in 
DCA),  subject  "Continuation  of  the  Woman's 
Home  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,"  and,  on  his  motion,  duly  seconded, 
it  Avas  adopted.  For  Report  see  page  582. 

Arthur  A.  Callaghan  (Maine),  Chairman,  pre- 
sented Report  No.  16  of  the  Committee  on  En- 
abling Acts  and  Legal  Forms  (not  published  in 
DCA),  subject  "Provision  for  Hawaii  Mission  to 
Organize  as  a  Provisional  Conference,"  and,  on 
his  motion,  duly  seconded,  it  was  adopted  by  a 
count  vote  of  596  for  to  1  against.  For  Report  see 
page  583. 

On  motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadel- 
phia), Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen, 
and  by  common  consent,  a  special  order  was  adopt- 
ed permitting  one  minute  for  the  presentations  of 
Resolutions  and  items  of  business,  to  be  voted  on 
without  debate,  unless  the  Conference  should  by  a 
two-thirds  vote  grant  the  privilege  of  discussion 
of  the  matter. 

Wilmer  Fell  Davis  (*)  (Peninsula)  moved  a 
reconsideration  of  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee 
on  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Calendar  No. 
123  (DCA-130  to  136,  inclusive),  subject  "Amend- 
ing Chapter  II  in  the  1940  Discipline  on  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,"  for  the  purpose 
of  making  an  amendment  to  Paragraph  924,  col- 
umn 1,  DCA-131.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

Wilmer  Fell  Davis  (*)  (Peninsula)  moved  to 
amend  Paragraph  924,  column  1,  page  131  DCA, 


MAY    6 

Elbvknth  Day 
Saturday 
Aftemtxyn 


Report  No.   14 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
L*&al  Forms 


Report  No.    16 
Enabling 
Acts  and 
Legal  Forms 


Time  Limit 
on  Presenta- 
tions 


Wilmer   FeU 
Davis  Moves 
Reconsidera- 
tion 


Wilmer   Fell 
Davis  Movee 
to  Amend 


494 


Journal  of  the  19 ^.i.  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 


Frederick   B. 
Newell 
Against 
Amend- 
ment 

Winfred  F. 
Bryan 


Amendment 
Adopted 


Report 
Adopted 


Report    No.    1 
Evangelism 


Resolution 
Fred  D. 
Stone  re 
Decisions 
Judicial 
Council 


by  adding  at  the  end  of  the  third  paragraph,  the 
words  "but  without  vote"  (DB-322).  The  motion 
being  duly  seconded,  Wilmer  Fell  Davis  (*)  (Pen- 
insula) spoke  to  the  same. 

Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East),  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  spoke  against  the  amendment. 

Winfred  F.  Bryan  (Texas)  spoke  in  favor  of 
the  amendment. 

The  amendment  was  adopted.  The  Report,  as 
thus  amended,  was  adopted.  For  Report  see  page 
677. 

Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Chairman,  moved  that  Report  No.  1  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Evangelism,  Calendar  No.  78  (DCA-111 
and  112),  subject  "Legislation  to  Substitute  for 
Paragraphs  1265  to  1287,  inclusive,  in  the  Disci- 
pline of  1940,"  as  adopted  by  the  General  Con- 
ference, be  and  is  hereby  substituted  for  Para- 
graphs 1265  to  1286,  inclusive;  and  Paragraph 
333  No.  5  and  Paragraph  532  No.  3  (a)  (1940  Dis- 
cipline) and  that  the  same  be  included  in  the  1944 
Discipline  as  legislation  duly  enacted  by  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  (DB- 
323).  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 

On  motion  of  Fred  D.  Stone  (Rock  River),  duly 
seconded,  the  following  Resolution  was  adopted 
(DB-324)  : 

"Whereas,  Paragraph  1691,  Section  11,  provides  that 
the  decisions  of  the  Judicial  Council  shall  be  published 
as  the  Judicial  Council  may  direct  in  The  Christian 
Advocate,  and  in  such  other  form  as  the  General  Con- 
ference may  determine; 

"Therefore,  be  it  resolved,  That  it  be  declared  that  the 

publication  of  these  decisions  in  the  Daily  Edition  of  The 

■Christian  Advocate  issued  during  the  General  Conference 

be  considered  as  fulfilling  this  requirement  for  publication 

in  The  Christiayi  Advocate. 

"Be  it  further  resolved.  That  the  General  Conference 
now  direct  that  all  decisions  rendered  by  the  Judicial 
Council  since  1940  be  now  printed  in  one  pamphlet." 


The  Methodist  Church 


495 


Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia)  moved  the  fol- 
lowing Resolution  (DB-325)  be  adopted  and  re- 
ferred to  the  Committee  on  Rules : 

I 

"Conditions  permitting,  that  the  Rules  Committee  for 
the  General  Conference  of  1948  be  instructed  to  arrange 
two  groups  of  Committees  meeting  on  alternate  days,  and 
to  provide  the  opportunity  for  equal  lay  and  ministerial 
representation  on  these  Committees  and  on  Administrative 
Committees." 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 

Resolution 
Leon   T. 
Moore  re 
Rules  for 
1948 


The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
spoke  to  the  Resolution.  The  Resolution  was 
adopted. 

On  motion  of  Daniel  L.  Marsh  (New  England), 
duly  seconded,  the  following  Resolution  (DB-326) 
was  adopted : 


Resolution 
Adopted 


Daniel  L. 
Marsh 
Moves 
Addition 


"Be  it  resolved,  That  a  new  Paragraph  be  added  to  the 
Discipline  to  follow  Paragraph  1098  and  to  read  as  fol- 
lows: The  educational  standards  for  non-English  speaking 
Annual  Conferences  and  Provisional  Annual  Conferences 
within  the  United  States,  shall  be  set  by  the  Jurisdictional 
Conferences  of  which  they  are  respectively  a  part." 

On  motion  of  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (Southwest 
Missouri),  Chairman  of  the  General  Conference 
Committee  on  Entertainment,  duly  seconded,  the 
following  (DB-327)   Resolution  was  adopted: 


Honorarium 
for 
Secretary 


"Be  it  resolved,  That  this  General  Conference,  in  ap- 
preciation of  the  very  efficient  service  rendered  to  The 
Methodist  Church,  and  to  this  General  Conference  in 
particular,  by  the  Reverend  Lud  H.  Estes,  its  General 
Secretary,  grant  him  an  honoraiium  of  $750.00,  and 
authorize  the  Treasurer  of  the  Genei-al  Conference  Ex- 
pense Fund  to  pay  said  sum  to  him." 


George  W.  Crabbe   (*) 
reconsideration  of  Report  No.  10  of  the  Commit- 


( Baltimore)   moved  a  ^^^'■^^.^• 

^  '  Crabbe 

Moves 
Reconsidera- 

tee  on  State  of  the  Church,   Calendar  No.   110      ^lon 
(DC A,  123-124-125),  subject  "Temperance,"  for 


496 


Journal  of  the  19 UU  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Elbventh  Day 
Saturday 
Aitemoon 

George  W. 
Crabbe 
Moves  a 
Deletion 


Amended 
Report 
Adopted 


Resolution 
C.  A.  Smith 


the  purpose  of  making  an  amendment.  The  mo- 
tion, duly  seconded,  prevailed.  George  W.  Crabbe 
(*)  (Baltimore)  moved  to  amend  by  deleting  the 
amendment  offered  by  Edward  B.  Brewster 
(Ohio)  and  adopted  at  the  Friday  evening's  ses- 
sion, and  which  read  as  follows: 

"The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church 
requests  The  Board  of  Temperance,  in  co-operation  with 
affiliated  organizations,  work  to  secure  a  Congressional 
Law  or  Resolution  instructing  the  Treasury  Department 
that  the  advertising  budgets  of  all  concerns  engaged  in 
the  manufacture,  transportation,  or  sale  of  spiritous 
liquors  (including  3.2  per  cent  beer)  shall  be  regarded  as 
taxable  profits  and  subject  to  all  provisions  governing 
profits  and  excess  profits  taxes." 

The  motion  to  delete  the  amendment  of  Edward 
B.  Brewster  (Ohio),  duly  seconded,  prevailed. 
The  Report,  as  amended  was  then  adopted.  For 
Report  see  page  735. 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  the 
adoption  of  the  following  Resolution  (DB-329)  : 

"Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  request  the  Platform  Committees  of  the  two 
major  political  parties  to  include  in  the  Platforms  of  those 
parties  a  plank  pledging  the  United  States  to  join  a  world 
organization  of  liberty-loving  peoples  of  the  world  in 
order  to  put  the  world  upon  a  basis  of  law  and  order, 
universal  prosperity  and  enduring  peace,  and  to  limit 
our  national  sovereignty  to  the  extent  necessary  to  bring 
this  about." 


Motion  George 

re    Non- 
W.  Henson 
concurrent 
Reports 


The  motion  was  seconded,  but  did  not  prevail. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia),  Chairman 
of  the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  moved  that  the  Re- 
ports of  the  various  Committees  recommending 
Non-concurrence,  appearing  in  the  Daily  Chris- 
tian Advocate  be  received  and  their  recommenda- 
tions approved.  The  motion  was  duly  seconded  to 
cover  Report  No.  13  of  the  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral Conferences,  Calendar  No.  188    (RCA,  163 


The  Methodist  Church  497 

and  164),  subject  "Miscellaneous  Matters";  Re-       **^^  • 
port  No.  21  of  the  Committee  on  Conferences,  Cal-     '^'*'^" 

Saturday 

endar  No.  191  (DCA-164),  subject  "Non-Concur-  Aftemo<m 
rence" ;  Report  No.  4  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ference Claimants,  Calendar  No.  190  (DCA-164), 
subject  "Non-Concurrent  Report" ;  Report  No,  21 
of  the  Committee  on  Education,  Calendar  No.  197 
(DCA-164),  subject  "Non-concurrence";  Report 
No.  5  of  the  Committee  on  Evangelism,  Calendar 
No.  193  (DCA-164),  subject  "Nominating  Com- 
mittee for  Members  of  Annual  Conference  Com- 
mission on  Evangelism";  Report  No.  3  of  the 
Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Homes,  Calendar  No. 
194  (DCA-164),  subject  "Nominating  Commit- 
tee Annual  Conference  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes" ;  Report  No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Judi- 
cial Administration,  Calendar  No.  196  (DCA- 
164),  subject  "Trial  of  a  Church  Member,  Amend 
Paragraph  43"  ;  Report  No.  2  of  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities,  Calendar  No.  14 
(DCA-56),  subject  "Non-Concurrence";  Report 
No.  8  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No.  45 
(DCA-78),  subject  "Non-Concurrence";  Report 
No.  37  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities, and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No, 
186  (DCA-163),  subject  "Statistical  Conference 
Report"  ;  Report  No.  38  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  189  (DCA-164),  subject  "Non- 
Concurrence"  ;  Report  No.  6  of  the  Committee  on 
Ministry,  Calendar  No.  71  (DCA-109),  subject 
"Full  Clergy  Rights  For  Women";  Report  No.  17 
of  the  Committee  on  Ministry,  Calendar  No.  198 
(DCA-164),  subject  "Non-Concurrence";  Report 
No.  22  of  the  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests, 
Calendar  No.  35  (DCA-70),  subject  "Non-Con- 
currence" ;  Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship,  Calendar  No.  195 


498 


Journal  of  the  1944-  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoan 


Chester  A. 
Smith  Moves 
to  Amend 


Frank  C. 
Propert 
Raises  Point 
of  Order 


Poem   of 

Benjamin  F. 
Schwartz 


(DCA-164),  subject  "Non-Concurrence";  Report 
No.   21   of  the   Committee  on  the   State   of  the 
Church,   Calendar  No.   192    (DCA-164),   subject" 
"Non-Concurrence." 

Chester  A.  Smith  (*)  (New  York)  moved  to 
amend  Report  No.  38  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy, 
Calendar  No.  189  (DCA-164),  subject  "Non-Con- 
currence," by  substituting  the  word  "Concur" 
(DB-330)  for  the  word  "Non-Concurrence"  as  re- 
lated to  Memorial  533,  subject  "Remove  Restric- 
tions on  Laymen,"  which  is  found  in  the  Report. 
The  motion  was  duly  seconded,  and  Chester  A. 
Smith  (*)   (New  York)  spoke  to  the  motion. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 
and  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  (Rock  River)  spoke 
to  the  pending  amendment. 

Frank  C.  Propert  (*)  (New  Jersey)  raised  the 
point  of  order  that  the  pending  matter  was  em- 
bodied in  the  Constitution  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  and  therefore  the  amendment  was  not  in 
order.  The  Chair  ruled  the  point  of  order  well 
taken,  and  that  the  amendment  was  out  of  order. 

The  motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadel- 
phia) was  then  adopted.  For  Reports  see  pages 
531,  545,  571,  593,  602,  631,  634,  645,  665,  669, 
676,  716,  721,  742,  774. 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  moved  that  the  poem  written  by 
Benjamin  F.  Schwartz  (Nebraska)  under  the 
title  "Horsemen,"  inspired  by  the  picture  of  John 
Wesley  on  the  platform  (DB-331)  be  printed  in 
the  Daily  Christian  Advocate,  for  our  reading. 
The  motion,  duly  seconded,  was  adopted.  The 
poem  is  as  follows : 

One  little  man  on  horseback 
Set  forth  on  a  westward  track, 
A  brave  new  world  for  his  parish 
And  a  heart  that  turned  not  back. 


The  Methodist  Church 


499 


A  thousand  men  on  horseback, 
Have  ridden  thru  storm  and  rain, 
To  carry  his  glorious  gospel 
Far  to  the  western  plain. 

0  brave  little  man  on  horseback, 
Your  sons  in  Conference  met; 
Look  on  your  pictured  features 
To  show  you  are  with  us  yet. 

With  the  map  of  the  world  above  you, 
A  challenge  to  us  to  ride, 
The  shining  steeds  of  the  Sky-ways 
As  far  as  the  earth  is  wide. 

God  grant  you  may  speed  us  forward 
Still  on  your  westward  track, 
Still  with  that  dauntless  spirit 
The  heart  that  turns  not  back. 


MAY    6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 


Speed  us  on  that  glorious  mission 

To  a  world  all  wracked  with  pain; 

Give  us  a  heart  that  is  strangely  warmed — 

Your  Horsemen,  riding  again. 

Benjamin  F.  Schwartz 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle    (Rock  River),   Chair-  ^"S^f  ^ 
man  of  the  Committee  on  the  State  of  the  Church, 
on  a  matter  of  privilege,  made  the  following  state- 
ment : 


Ernest 
Fremont 
T'ittle   re 
Resolution 
Chester   A. 
Smith 


"Several  members  of  this  body  believe  we  should  make 
it  entirely  clear  that  The  Methodist  Church  is  committed 
almost  unanimously  to  the  idea  of  having  our  nation  co- 
operate with  other  nations  in  persistent  effort  in  behalf 
of  world  order  and  peace. 

"Lest  we  be  interpreted,  on  the  part  of  anyone  outside 
this  body,  outside  this  room,  thoroughout  the  country,  it 
has  been  suggested  that  I  state,  as  I  now  do  state,  a 
Resolution  presented  by  Mr.  Chester  A.  Smith — and  that 
we  turned  down  by  a  majority  vote — does  not  mean 
repudiation  of  the  idea  to  which  we  are  committed  in  one 
resolution  after  another  and  in  a  rather  lengthy  statement 
entitled  'Conditions  of  Peace.' 

"We  are  committed  to  collaboration  with  other  nations 
in  behalf  of  world  order  and  peace,  but  we  could  not,  at 


500 


Journal  of  the  19i4  General  Conference 


MAY    6 

Eletventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 

Charles   W. 
Brashares 
Presents 
Resolutions 
of  Thanks 
and  Appre- 
ciation 


the  end  of  a  Conference  when  we  were  all  weary,  commit 
ourselves  to  what  some  of  us  regarded  as  a  rather  poorly 
worded  Resolution." 

Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  California-Ari- 
zona), Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Courtesies 
and  Privileges,  introduced  Charles  W.  Brashares 
(Detroit),  who  presented  the  Report  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Courtesies  and  Privileges,  on  "Resolu- 
tions and  Thanks,"  and  moved  that  the  Report  be 
adopted.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed, 
and  the  Report  was  unanimously  adopted  by  a 
standing  vote,  as  follows  (DB-332)  : 


RESOLUTION   OF   THANKS 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  and 
to  all  those  thru  whom  He  has  worked  to  make  this  Gen- 
eral Conference  a  success. 

Thei'efore  let  us  thank  the  General  Confei-ence  Com- 
mission, the  local  Committee  on  Entertainment,  and  the 
Mayor  and  Officials  of  this  community  for  inviting  us 
again  to  Kansas  City. 

Let  us  thank  railroads,  transportation  bureau,  banks, 
hotels,  hosts,  waitresses,  nurses  of  Bethany,  ushers,  taxi 
drivers,  decorators,  and  others  of  every  vocation  who 
have  ministered  to  our  comforts  and  our  needs. 

Let  us  thank  God  for  our  Secretary  and  for  all  good 
secretaries,  stenographers  and  stenotypists. 

Let  us  thank  God  for  our  Bishops  and  for  their 
Episcopal  Address  and  for  their  wise  chairmanship  and 
guidance. 

Let  us  thank  God  for  the  wives  of  the  Bishops  and  for 
all  wives.  Many  friends  arise  to  call  them  blessed. 

Let  us  thank  God  for  fraternal  delegates  and  for 
inspiring  speakers  of  our  own  number  who  day  unto  day 
uttered  speech  and  night  unto  night  shewed  forth  knowl- 
edge. 

Praise  God  for  those  who  thru  faith  have  wrought 
righteousness,  obtained  promises  and  stopped  the  mouths 
of  lions. 

Praise  Him  for  the  press  and  postoffice  and  publicity; 
and  for  the  radio  and  for  public  address  systems  that 
send  the  word  thru  all  the  earth  and  their  words  unto  the 
ends  of  the  world. 


The  Methodist  Church 


501 


Saturday 
Afternoon 


Acts  and 
Lesral  Forma 


Praise   Him  for   Seminary  Singers   and   organists  and        may    6 
musicians  and  for  a  Director  of  Music  who  makes  us  sing   eleventh  Day 
the  Lord's  song  in  a  strange  land. 

Praise  Him  for  the  Nazarene  publishing  house  and  for 
visiting  sacrificial  printers  thru  whose  labors  we  have  an 
advocate  daily. 

Praise  God  for  a  chance  to  serve  Him  ourselves  and 
for  a  world  fellowship  thru  the  Christian  Church  to 
the  ends  of  the  earth. 

Praise  Him  for  entrusting  us  anew  with  a  gospel  that 
is  the  hope  of  the  world,  and  for  a  Bishops'  Crusade  for 
Christ  which  sends  us  forth  united  in  a  five  fold  plan  to 
win  the  world  for  a  Christian  order  thru  a  new  quad- 
rennium. 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  Let  us  go 
forth  to  serve  the  Lord  with  gladness.  For  the  Lord  is 
good.  His  mercy  is  everlasting  and  His  love  endureth  to 
all  generations. 

Arthur  A.   Callaghan    (Maine),   Chairman  of  unwritten 
the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms,      E^abi?nK 
moved  that  the  following  Enabling  Act  (DB-333) 
be  passed,  it  having  come  to  the  attention  of  the 
Committee  too  late  for  Committee  action : 

"Permission  is  hereby  granted  the  Czechoslovakia  An- 
nual Conference,  called  in  the  1940  Discipline  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  the  Bohemia-Moravia  Conference,  to 
continue  its  life  as  an  Annual  Conference  during  the 
quadrennium  ending  in  1948,  even  though  it  should  fall 
below  the  number  of  members  required,  as  indicated  in 
Par.  416  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  said  Church." 

The  motion,  duly  seconded,  prevailed,  and  the 
Enabling  Act  for  the  Czechoslovakia  Annual  Con- 
ference was  adopted  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for,  to 
1  against.  For  Report  see  page  584. 

George  W.  Henson  (Philadelphia) ,  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  of  Chairmen,  on  a  question  of 
personal  privilege,  thanked  the  members  of  the 
Conference  for  their  patience,  kindness  and  co- 
operation in  helping  in  making  this  a  great  Gen- 
eral   Conference.  Motion  George 

Motion  of  George  W.  Henson   (Philadelphia),     ^lo^lGe"- 
duly  seconded,  prevailed,  that  when  we  finally  ad-     eJ^e^°"^"" 


George  W. 
Henson 
Expresses 
Personal 
Thanks 


502 


Journal  of  the  19^^  Geyieral  Conference 


MAY    fi 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 
Afternoon 

Leslie  J. 
Lyons  to 
Write  Letter 
of  Thanks 


Bishop  Decell 
Expresses 
Thanks  to 
George     W. 
Henson 


Bishop  Charles 
C.  Selecman 
Assumes  the 
Chair 


Silent  Prayer 


Addresses 
John  Q. 
Schisler, 
Harry   Den- 
man.  George 
L.  Morelock 


Address 
Albert  E. 
Day 


journ  it  be  to  meet  at  ten  o'clock  on  the  morning  of 
the  last  Wednesday  in  April,  1948. 

On  motion  of  George  W.  Henson  (Philadel- 
phia) duly  seconded  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  (South- 
west Missouri),  Chairman  of  the  Commission  of 
Entertainment  of  the  1944  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  was  requested  to  write  a 
letter  of  sincere  appreciation  (DB-334)  to  those 
to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  free  use  of  the 
commodious  and  beautiful  auditorium  in  which 
we  have  been  meeting. 

Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell,  in  behalf  of  the  General 
Conference,  thanked  George  W.  Henson  (Phila- 
delphia), Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Chair- 
men, for  the  splendid  service  he  had  rendered  in 
guiding  the  Conference  through  its  various  ses- 
sions. 

Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell  resigned  the  Chair  to 
Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman,  who  had  been  ap- 
pointed by  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  be  in  charge 
of  the  closing  devotional  service  of  the  Confer- 
ence. 

At  the  request  of  Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman, 
the  Conference  stood  in  silent  prayer,  after  which 
all  joined  in  singing  Hymn  No.  162,  "0  for  a 
Thousand  Tongues  to  Sing." 

The  Conference  remained  standing,  and  was 
then  led  in  prayer  successively  by  John  Q.  Schis- 
ler (North  Arkansas),  Harry  Denman  (*)  (North 
Alabama),  and  George  L.  Morelock  (*)  (Mem- 
phis). 

James  R.  Houghton,  Conference  Director  of 
Music,  then  sang,  as  a  solo,  "The  Lord's  Prayer." 

Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman  spoke  briefly  to 
the  Conference,  and  presented  Albert  E.  Day 
(Southern  California- Arizona),  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Evangelism,  who  addressed  the 
Conference. 

Bishop   Charles   C.   Selecman   announced,   and 


The  Methodist  Church  503 


MAY     6 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturday 


the  Conference  stood  and  joined  in  singing,  Hymn 
No.  249,  "I  Love  to  Tell  the  Story." 

Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman  stated  that  it  was     Aft,mo<y,i 
the  unanimous  choice  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  closing 
that  Bishop  Francis  J.  McConnell  bring  the  clos-     SoT 
ing  message  of  the  1944  session  of  the  General      McConnJi' 
Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church.  The  Con- 
ference rose  and  applauded. 

Bishop  Francis  J.  McConnell  brought  a  master- 
ful and  timely  address  for  the  closing  moments 
of  the  1944  session  of  the  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church. 

Bishop  Charles  C.  Selecman  requested  Bishop  Prayer 
H.   Lester   Smith,   President   of   the   Council   of      Lester 

Smith 

Bishops,  to  lead  in  prayer. 

Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell  resumed  the  Chair  for     'R^umes" 
the  closing  business  of  the  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church  for  the  session  of  1944. 

i      1     T-»  Report    No.    3 

Dawson   C.  Bryan    (Texas)    presented  Report      Evangelism 
No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  Evangelism,  Calendar 
No.  105  (DCA-121  and  122),  subject  "Message  to 
the  Church,"  and  asked  common  consent  to  make 
two  corrections: 

(1)  In  paragraph  three,  column  two,  DCA- 
121,  change  the  word  "unescapable"  in  line  seven 
to  the  word  "inescapable." 

(2)  In  paragraph  five,  column  three,  DCA-121, 
change  the  word  "obtain"  in  line  five  to  the  word 
"appoint." 

Common  consent  was  unanimously  granted,  and 
on  motion  of  Dawson  C.  Bryan  (Texas),  duly  sec- 
onded, the  Report  was  adopted.  For  Report  see 
page  589. 

On  motion  of  Dawson  C.  Bryan  (Texas),  duly 
seconded,  Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  Evan- 
gelism, Calendar  No.  105  (DCA-121  and  122). 
subject  "Message  to  the  Church,"  was  ordered 
printed  in  the  Dicipline  in  the  section  devoted  to 
Resolutions,  etc. 


504 


Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 


MAY    • 

Eleventh  Day 
Saturdaw 
Afternoon 

Journal 
Report 


Liid    H.    Estes 
Moves  Sine 
LHe  Ad- 
journment 


Adjournment 
and 
Benediction 


Presiding 
Officers 


The  final  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Journa 
(DB-335)    was  adopted  on  motion  of  Frederick 
L.  Pedersen  (Pacific  Northwest),  duly  seconded, 
as  follows: 

"We  move  that  the  approval  of  the  Joui'nal  of  the  morn- 
ing and  afternoon  sessions  of  May  6,  1944,  of  the  Confer- 
ence be  left  to  the  Secretarial  Staff." 

Frederick  L.  Pedersen,  Fo7-  the  Committee. 

Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis)  moved  that  we  do  now 
adjourn  sine  die.  The  motion,  duly  seconded,  pre- 
vailed. 

Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell  announced,  and  the  Con- 
ference stood  and  joined  in  singing  Hymn  No. 
416,  "Blest  Be  the  Tie  That  Binds." 

The  1944  session  of  the  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  held  in  Kansas  City,  Mis- 
souri, April  26,  1944,  to  May  6,  1944,  thereupon 
adjourned  at  5:57  p.m.  on  Saturday,  May  6,  1944, 
with  the  benediction  pronounced  by  Bishop  Bruce 
R.  Baxter. 

Presiding  officers  of  the  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
April  26,  1944,  to  May  6,  1944 : 

First  Day,  Wednesday,  April  26 

Morning:  H.  Lester  Smith  (Pages  198  to  229). 
Evening:   James  H.   Straughn    (Pages  230  to 
231). 
Second  day,  Thursday,  April  27   . 

Morning:  Charles  C.  Selecman   (Pages  231  to 
238). 
Third  day,  Friday,  April  28 

Morning:  Titus  Lowe  (Pages  238  to  254). 
Fourth  day,  Saturday,  April  29 

Morning:  Francis  J.  McConnell  (Pages  254  to 
269). 
Fifth  day,  Sunday,  April  30 

Evening:  Robert  E.  Jones  (Pages  269  to  271). 


The  Methodist  Church  505 

Sixth  day,  Monday,  May  1  mat  c 

Morning:  W.  Walter  Peele  (Pages  271  to  288).   ^'^'^"''■^" ^ay 

Saturday 

Evening:  Clare  Purcell  (Pages  257  to  298).  A/temoon 

Seventh  day,  Tuesday,  May  2 

Morning:  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker  (Pages  298  to 
317). 

Evening:    William   C.    Martin    (Pages   317   to 
331). 

Eighth  day,  Wednesday,  May  3 

Morning:  Ernest  G.  Richardson  (Pages  331  to 
342). 

Afternoon:  Paul  B.  Kern  (Pages  342  to  350). 

Evening:  J.  Ralph  Magee  (Pages  350  to  361). 
Ninth  day,  Thursday,  May  4 

Morning:  A.  Frank  Smith  (Pages  361  to  371). 

Afternoon :  James  C.  Baker  (Pages  371  to  382) . 

Evening:  Arthur  J.  Moore  (Pages  382  to  400). 
Tenth  day,  Friday,  May  5 

Morning:    Raymond  J.   Wade    (Pages   400   to 
417). 

Afternoon:    Charles   W.   Flint    (Pages   417   to 
435). 

Evening:  Ivan  Lee  Holt  (Pages  435  to  458). 
Eleventh  day,  Saturday,  May  6. 

Morning:   Ralph  S.  Cushman    (Pages  458  to 
488). 

Afternoon:  J.  Lloyd  Decell  (Pages  488  to  504). 


c^Ll^  ji (^MtZi 


Secretary  of  the  General  Conference 
of  The  Methodist  Church. 
Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
Saturday,  May  6,  1944. 


APPENDIX 

PAGE 

I.  Reports  of  Legislative  Committees 508 

II.  Reports  of  Administrative  Committees 743 

III.  Reports  of  Special  Committees 758 

IV.  Chiang  Kai-Shek    866 

V.  Educational   Addresses    868 

VI.  Fraternal  Addresses 883 

VII.  International  Night  Addresses 893 

VIII.  Decisions  of  the  Judicial  Council 916 

IX.  Memorials  Received  and  Referred 934 

X.  Commissions,  etc.,  elected  by  General  Conference  965 

XL  Sessions  of  the  General  Conferences 977 


508  Journal  of  the  194-4^  General  Conference 


I 
REPORTS 

OF 

LEGISLATIVE  COMMITTEES 

PAGE 

American  Bible  Society 509 

Conference  Claimants 510 

Conferences    532 

Education 546 

Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms 573 

Evangelism  585 

Hospitals  and  Homes 595 

Interdenominational   Relations 603 

Judicial  Administration 609 

Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy .    .  632 

Ministry    667 

Missions  and  Church  Extension 677 

Publishing  Interests   703 

Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship 717 

State  of  the  Church 722 


COMMITTEE  ON  AMERICAN  BIBLE  SOCIETY 

Chairman,  Claude  M.  Reves. 
Vice-Chairman,  John  T.  Carson  (*). 
Secretary,  Ida  B.  Hubbard  (*). 
Cale7idar  No.  114.  Adopted  Mail  5.  See  Journal,  Page  401. 
M,  26;  P,  18;  F,  18 

Report  No.  1.  American  Bible  Society 

(Memorial:  Report  of  American  Bible  Society) 

Four  major  facts  stand  out  in  the  quadrennial  report  of 
the  American  Bible  Society.  Each  one  represents  an  achieve- 
ment in  the  face  of  war  conditions :  (1)  Scripture  circulation 
in  the  United  States  reached  its  highest  figures — over  7,000,- 
000  Bibles,  Testaments,  and  Gospels;  (2)  Though  work  in 
the  Orient  has  been  almost  suspended,  Latin  American  cir- 
culation is  approaching  a  peak;  (3)  More  than  two  and  a 
quarter  million  Testaments  have  been  freely  supplied  to 
Chaplains  for  service  men  and  over  a  million  sold  to  churches 
and  others  for  similar  purposes ;  40,000  have  been  placed  in 
life-boats  and  life-rafts  of  both  ships  and  planes;  (4)  More 
than  half  a  million  Scriptures  in  thirty  languages  have  been 
carried  through  war  barriers  for  prisoners  of  war  on  both 
sides;  still  others  have  been  supplied  for  stricken  civilian 
populations  in  Europe.  Production  for  the  great  post-war 
needs  of  these  and  other  areas  is  now  underway. 

The  Committee  recommends: 

1.  That  the  work  of  the  American  Bible  Society,  striving  to  bring 
the  blessing  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  to  all  mankind,  be  most  heartily 
commended. 

2.  That  our  pastors  and  people  annually  observe  Universal  Bible 
Sunday. 

3.  That  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
name  three  persons  to  represent  The  Methodist  Church  on  the  Advis- 
ory Council  of  the  American  Bible  Society,  with  expense  to  the  Church. 

Claude  M.  Reyes,  Chairman; 
Ida  B.  Hubbard,  (*)  Secretary. 


(509) 


COMMITTEE  ON  CONFERENCE  CLAIMANTS 

Chairman,  Arthur  M.  Wells. 
Vice-Chairman,  Sidney  H.  Babcock. 
Secretary,  Philip  E.  Riley. 
Calendar  No.  60.  Adopted  May  2.  See  Journal,  Page  329. 
M,  68;  P,  54;  F.  54 

Report  No.  1.  Unified  Pension  Code 

(Memorial:  In  Committee) 

Delete  Paragraphs  1301  to  1341  inclusive.  Discipline  of 
1940  and  substitute  therefor  the  following: 

Chapter  I 
BOARD  OF  PENSIONS 
Section  I.  Organization 

1301.  1.  There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Pensions  of  The  Methodist 
Church  having  the  administration  of  the  support  of  Conference  Claim- 
ants of  The  Methodist  Church  in  succession  to  "The  Board  of  Pen- 
sions and  Relief  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,"  which  is  incor- 
porated under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois  in  that  name,  and  in 
succession  to  the  Board  of  Managers  of  "The  General  Fund  for  Super- 
annuates of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,"  which  is  incoi-porated 
under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Maryland  in  that  name,  and  in  succes- 
sion to  "The  Board  of  Finance  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South,"  which  is  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Missouri 
in  that  name.  The  three  Corporations  aforesaid  are  referred  to  here- 
inafter, respectively,  as  the  Illinois  Corporation,  the  Maryland  Cor- 
poration, and  the  Missouri  Corporation.  These  three  Corporations  shall 
be  continued  with  their  headquarters  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  and  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  respectively,  but  with  their  cor- 
porate names  changed  to,  and  to  be  known  as  "The  Board  of  Pensions 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  Incorporated  in  Illinois"  and  "The  Board  of 
Pensions  of  The  Methodist  Church,  Incorporated  in  Maryland,"  and 
"The  Board  of  Pensions  of  The  Methodist  Church,  Incorporated  in 
Missouri,"  respectively. 

2.  The  Illinois  Corporation  shall  be  responsible  for  the  adminis- 
tration of  funds  for  the  support  of  Conference  Claimants  in  the  North- 
eastern, the  North  Central,  the  Western,  and  the  Central  Jurisdictional 
Conferences,  and  the  Missouri  Corporation  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  administration  of  funds  for  the  support  of  Conference  Claimants 
in  the  Southeastern  and  the  South  Central  Jurisdictional  Conferences. 

1302.  1.  The  Board  of  Pensions  of  The  Methodist  Church,  here- 
inafter, for  the  sake  of  brevity,  called  The  Board,  shall  be  composed 
of  three  Bishops  at  large,  to  be  chosen  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  and 
one  member  from  each  Jurisdictional  Conference,  for  every  300,000 
Church  Members  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  or  major  fraction 
of  that  number;  provided,  that  each  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall 
have  at  least  one  Minister  and  one  Layman,  all  to  be  elected  by  the 
Jurisdictional  Conference.  In  each  Jurisdiction  membership  shall  be 
divided  equally  between  Ministers  and  Laymen  in  so  far  as  this  is 

(510) 


The  Methodist  Church  511 

possible.  A  member  of  the  Board  shall  serve  for  a  period  of  four  years 
and,  in  any  case,  until  his  successor  shall  have  been  elected. 

2.  The  members  of  the  Board  shall  constitute  the  members  of  the 
Illinois  Corporation,  the  Maryland  Corporation,  and  the  Missouri 
Corporation,  respectively,  and  the  annual  meetings  of  the  three  afore- 
said Corporations  and  of  the  Board  shall  be  held  at  the  same  place  and 
consecutively  in  the  order  mentioned. 

3.  In  all' matters  not  specifically  covered  by  General  Conference 
legislation,  the  Board  shall  have  authority  to  adopt  rules  and  policies 
for  the  administration  of  the  support  of  Conference  Claimants,  with 
variations  for  each  of  the  territories  assigned  respectively  to  the  Illi- 
nois Corporation  and  to  the  Missouri  Corporation  as  conditions  may 
require.  It  shall  meet  annually  for  the  review  and  consideration  of  the 
work  committed  to  its  care  and  shall  take  such  measures  as  it  may 
deem  advisable  to  co-ordinate  the  work  of  the  Illinois  Corporation  and 
the  Missouri  Corporation. 

1303.  1.  The  Board  shall  elect  quadrennially  a  President,  a  Vice- 
President,  and  a  Recording  Secretary  from  its  own  membership.  At 
the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  following  the  respective  meetings  of 
the  Jurisdictional  Conferences,  it  shall  elect  two  Executive  Secretaries 
for  a  term  of  four  years.  The  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  Board 
shall  be  members  thereof  by  virtue  of  their  office.  A  vacancy  in  the 
office  of  an  Executive  Secretary  shall  be  filled  by  the  Board.  One  of 
the  Executive  Secretaries  shall  have  charge  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Illinois  Corporation  and  of  the  Maryland  Corporation;  the  other  shall 
have  charge  of  the  affairs  of  the  Missouri  Corporation,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Board,  in  the  respective  Jurisdictional  Conferences 
assigned  to  each,  and  both  shall  have  co-ordinate  powers  and  duties 
as  executive  officers  of  the  Board,  The  respective  Treasurers  of  the 
Illinois  Corporation,  the  Maryland  Corporation  and  the  INIissouri 
Corporation  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board  and  shall  be  the  Treasurers 
of  the  Board.  The  aforesaid  Treasurers  may  be  persons  who  are  not 
members  of  the  Board. 

2.  A  vacancy  in  the  membership  of  the  Board  shall  be  filled  for  the 
unexpired  term  by  the  Board. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Board  shall  constitute  a 
quorum. 

Section  II.  Authorizations 

1304.  1.  The  Illinois  Corporation  and  the  Missouri  Corporation 
shall  be  responsible  for  the  administration  of  the  funds  and  proper- 
ties already  in  their  hands,  respectively,  or  which  shall  be  put  into 
their  hands  hereafter  for  their  respective  groups  of  Jurisdictional 
Conferences,  and  they  shall  also  be  responsible  for  the  execution  of  the 
rules  and  policies  of  the  Board,  particularly  as  these  rules  and  policies 
relate  to  their  respective  fields  of  operation,  as  given  above,  Ij  1301, 
§  1,2. 

2.  In  general,  the  respective  tasks  and  functions  of  the  Illinois  Cor- 
poration, the  Maryland  Corporation,  and  the  Missouri  Corporation, 
shall  be  those  heretofore  performed  respectively,  by  the  Board  of  Pen- 
sions and  Relief  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  The  General 
Fund  for  Superannuates  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  and  the 
Board  of  Finance  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South. 

1305.  1.  The  Board  is  authorized  to  receive,  hold  in  trust  and  ad- 
minister, through  its  Corporations,  all  such  funds  as  Connectional  Per- 
manent Funds,  Reserve  Pension  Funds,  and  the  Chartered  Fund,  and 
it  shall  have  power  to  apportion  these  duties  to  the  Illinois  Corporation, 
the  Maryland  Corporation,  and  the  Missouri  Corporation  as  it  may 
deem  advisable. 


512  Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 

2.  The  Board  is  authorized  to  receive,  hold  in  trust,  and  administer, 
through  its  Corporations,  Endowment  Funds  belonging  to  Annual  Con- 
ferences, or  other  funds  for  the  support  of  Conference  Claimants  to 
be  administered  for  the  benefit  of  such  Annual  Conferences;  provided, 
that  at  no  time  shall  any  part  of  the  principal  of  the  Endowment  Funds 
be  appropriated  for  any  purpose.  The  net  income  of  such  Endowment 
Funds  shall  be  disbursed  annually  for  the  benefit  of  Conference  Claim- 
ants of  the  Annual  Conferences  in  their  respective  fields  of  operation. 

3.  The  Board  is  authorized  and  empowered  to  receive  any  bequest 
made  or  intended  for  the  benefit  of  disabled,  Superannuated,  or  Re- 
tired Ministers,  the  widows  of  Ministers  and  the  dependent  minor 
children  of  Ministers,  such  persons  being  commonly  called  "Confer- 
ence Claimants,"  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  or  The 
Methodist  Church,  and  if  the  language  of  such  bequest  be  inexact, 
the  Board  shall  administer  or  dispose  of  such  bequests  in  the  manner 
deemed  most  equitable,  according  to  the  intent  of  the  donor,  after  care- 
ful inquiry  into  the  circumstances  connected  with  the  making  of  the 
bequest. 

1306.  The  Board  and  each  of  its  Corporations  shall  adopt  ways  and 
means  of  increasing  the  Endowment  Funds  to  be  administered  either 
for  the  Board  or  the  Annual  Conferences,  by  obtaining  gifts,  annuities, 
and  bequests  and  also  for  the  purpose  of  increasing  the  current  con- 
tributions of  the  Pastoral  Charges  for  Conference  Claimants. 

Chapter  II 

PERMANENT   FUNDS 

1307.  The  Board  shall  share  in  the  funds  raised  for  the  Benevolent 
Budget  of  the  denomination,  as  provided  for  in  H  824  and  Enabling 
Acts. 

1308.  The  Chartered  Fund  shall  be  administered  by  the  Illinois 
Corporation  for  the  benefit  of  all  Annual  Conferences  in  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  the  boundaries  of  which  are  within  the  United  States, 
unless  the  General  Conference  shall  order  otherwise,  and  once  a  year 
the  net  eai-nings  of  the  Fund,  after  provision  for  depreciation,  shall 
be  divided  equally  among  such  Annual  Conferences  in  accordance  with 
the  Restrictive  Rule  contained  in  1J  362,  §  5. 

1309.  Until  the  General  Conference  shall  order  otherwise,  the  in- 
come from  the  Endownment  Fund  for  Superannuates  held  by  the  Mis- 
souri Corporation  shall  be  distributable  as  annuities  on  account  of 
service  of  Conference  Claimants  formerly  rendered  in  an  Annual 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  or  service  ren- 
dered in  an  Annual  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  within  the 
territory  of  the  Missouri  Corporation ;  provided,  however,  that  in  the 
case  of  any  Annual  Conference  formerly  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  which  shall  remain  substantially  unaffected  in  its  liability  for 
annuities  by  Unification,  in  order  to  participate  in  the  distribution 
made  by  the  Missouri  Corporation,  it  shall  be  necessary  for  such  Con- 
ference to  deposit  with  the  Missouri  Corporation  assets  sufficient  to 
produce  an  annual  income  equivalent  to  the  amount  which  would  be 
distributed  to  such  Conference  in  the  event  it  elects  to  participate. 

Beginning  with  the  first  fiscal  year  of  the  Missouri  Corporation  fol- 
lowing the  General  Conference  of  1944,  the  aforesaid  income  shall  be 
distributed  to  the  Annual  Conferences  concerned,  in  accordance  with 
the  years  of  annuity  responsibility  in  each  which  are  eligible  for  con- 
sideration under  this  Paragraph,  the  determination  of  the  number 
of  such  years  to  be  with  the  Missouri  Corporation. 


The  Methodist  Church  513 

1310.  For  provisions  concerning  the  joint  operation  of  the  Minis- 
ters* Reserve  Pension  Fund  by  the  Illinois  Corporation  and  the  Mis- 
souri Corporation,  and  the  Plan  of  the  Fund,  see  H  1341-1353. 

1311.  1.  Whenever  two  or  more  Annual  Conferences  are  to  be 
merged,  in  whole  or  in  part,  there  shall  be  elected  by  each  Annual 
Conference  affected,  a  Distributing  Committee  of  three  members,  and 
three  alternates,  which  Committee  shall  act  jointly  with  similar  Com- 
mittees of  three  members  each  from  the  other  Annual  Conference  or 
Conferences  involved  in  the  merger  of  such  Annual  Conferences; 
said  Joint  Distributing  Committee  shall  have  power  and  authority 
(1)  to  allocate  the  pension  responsibility  involved;  (2)  to  distribute 
equitably  the  permanent  Fund  and  other  assets  of  the  Conference  or 
Conferences  affected,  taking  into  consideration  in  the  division  to  the 
successor  Conference  or  Conferences  the  number  of  Churches,  Minis- 
terial Conference  members  and  pension  responsibility  involved.  It 
shall  be  governed  by  the  legal  restrictions  or  limitations  of  any  con- 
tract, pledge,  deed,  or  other  instrument. 

2.  The  Joint  Distributing  Committee  shall  conduct  a  hearing  there- 
on, after  publication  of  notice  thereof  in  two  consecutive  issues  of 
The  Christian  Advocate,  the  last  publication  to  be  not  less  than  thirty 
days  preceding  the  announcement  of  such  hearing,  and  it  shall  have 
power  to  continue  and  adjourn  such  hearing  from  time  to  time  until 
finally  concluded  and  a  final  decision  be  rendered. 

3.  The  Joint  Distributing  Committee  shall  convene  promptly  and  . 
elect  a   Chairman,  Vice-chairman,   and   a   Secretary,  from  its  mem- 
bership, and  prescribe  the  time  and  place  of  hearing  and  the  Secretary 
shall  give  the  notice  aforesaid. 

4.  The  Executive  Secretary  or  Secretaries  of  the  Board  of  Pensions 
concerned  shall  call  and  convene  the  organization  meeting  of  the  Joint 
Distributing  Committee. 

5.  The  Disti-ibuting  Committee  shall  determine  the  number  of 
service  years  rendered  in  the  Annual  Conferences  which  will  lose  their 
identity  in  the  merging  of  Conference  territory,  and  the  findings  of 
the  Committee  shall  be  final  unless  definite  evidence  to  the  contrary  is 
discovered,  and  the  annuity  payments  by  the  continuing  Conference 
or  Conferences  shall  be  made  accordingly. 

6.  The  Distributing  Committee  shall  keep  complete  minutes  of  its 
transactions,  and  a  copy  thereof  shall  be  filed  with  the  Secretary  of 
each  Annual  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  involved  in  its 
work. 

7.  Until  the  work  of  the  Distributing  Committee  shall  have  been 
completed,  the  corporate  organization  of  the  Annual  Conference  in  the 
process  of  merger  shall  be  maintained.  After  the  Distributing  Com- 
mittee shall  have  completed  its  work,  the  officers  of  such  Corporation, 
subject  to  the  completion  of  its  business,  shall  dissolve  it,  they  being 
authorized  to  do  so  by  the  Annual  Conference  involved. 

Chapter  III 

ANNUAL    CONFERENCE    ORGANIZATIONS 

Section  I.  Authorization 

1312.  1.  Annual  Conferences  are  authorized  to  establish  and 
maintain  investment  funds,  Preachers'  Aid  Societies  and  organizations 
and  funds  of  similar  character,  under  such  names,  plans,  rules,  and 
regulations  as  they  may  determine,  the  income  from  which  shall  be 
applied  to  the  support  of  Conference  Claimants.  It  is  recommended 
that  each  Annual  Conference  provide  an  incorporated  Board  to  ad- 
minister its  permanent  funds,  under  some  other  corporate  name  than 
that  used  by  the  Board  of  Pensions. 


514  Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 

2.  All  distributable  funds,  unless  otherwise  heretofore  ordered 
by  the  Annual  Conference,  and  prior  to  the  General  Conference  of 
1940,  shall  be  disbursed  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants,  ex- 
cepting: only  such  funds  as  are  otherwise  restricted  by  specific  provi- 
sions or  limitations  in  gifts,  devises,  similar  instruments,  which  re- 
strictions and  limitations  shall  be  observed. 

3.  On  and  after  June  1,  1944,  it  shall  not  be  permissible  for  any 
Annual  Conference  or  Permanent  Fund  Organization  thereof,  to 
amend  its  chai-ter,  articles  or  by-laws  so  as  to  deprive  its  Conference 
Claimants,  who  ai-e  Conference  Claimants  in  other  Annual  Con- 
ferences of  the  privilege  of  sharing  in  the  distribution  of  the  earned 
income  of  such  Permanent  Funds  through  the  Clearinghouse  oper- 
ative in  the  territory  of  the  Illinois  Corporation. 

4.  Provided  that  no  laws  of  the  State  in  which  it  is  organized  or 
incorporated  prohibit  it  so  doing,  an  Annual  Conference  shall  have 
power  to  require  from  its  members  in  the  effective  relation  an  annual 
contribution  to  either  its  Permanent  or  Resei've  Fund  or  for  current 
distribution  or  to  a  Preachers'  Aid  Society  for  the  benefit  of  its  an- 
nuitants, subject  to  the  following  provisions:  (1)  the  annual  pay- 
ment may  be  made  in  installments  as  provided  by  the  Annual  Con- 
ference; (2)  the  Conference  may  fix  a  financial  pentlty  for  failure  of 
the  member  to  pay;  (3)  in  case  his  membership  in  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence is  terminated  under  the  provisions  of  the  Discipline,  the  Confer- 
ence may  refund  the  amount  so  paid,  in  whole  or  in  part,  after  hear- 
ing has  been  given  to  the  person  terminating  his  membership,  in  case 
such  hearing  is  requested;  (4)  the  making  of  such  payment  shall  not 
oe  used  as  the  ground  of  contractual  obligations  upon  the  pai-t  of  the 
Conference,  or  as  the  ground  of  any  special  or  additional  annuity 
claim  of  a  member  against  the  Conference,  neither  shall  it  prevent 
disallowance  of  his  annuity  claim  by  Conference  action;  (5)  Min- 
isters entering  an  Annual  Conference  shall  not  be  charged  an  initial 
entry  fee  by  any  organization  mentioned  in  §  1  of  this  paragraph; 
furthermore,  the  annual  contribution  required  from  a  ministerial 
member  of  the  Conference  shall  not  exceed,  in  any  case,  the  per- 
centage-of-salary  contribution  required  from  a  minister  who  is  a 
member  of  the  Reserve  Pension  Fund. 

5.  Each  Annual  Conference  shall  hold  one  service  during  its  ses- 
sions, to  be  known  as  "the  Conference  Claimants'  Anniversary,"  for 
the  promotion  of  the  interests  of  the  Conference  Claimants. 

6.  Each  congregation  shall  observe  annually  one  Sunday  in  the  in- 
terests of  Conference  Claimants,  which  shall  be  known  as  "Conference 
Veterans'  Day." 

Section  II.  Board  of  Conference  Claimants 
1313.  1.  There  shall  be  organized  in  each  Annual  Conference  a 
Conference  Board,  auxiliary  to  the  Board  of  Pensions,  to  be  known  as 
the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants,  which  shall  have  charge  of  the  in- 
terests and  work  of  providing  for  the  support  of  Conference  claim- 
ants of  the  Annual  Conference,  except  as  otherwise  provided  for  by 
the  Board  of  Pensions. 

2.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  be  composed  of  not  less 
than  twelve  members,  effective  Ministers  and  Laymen  in  equal  num- 
ber, to  be  elected  at  the  first  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  fol- 
lowing the  General  Conference  and  so  arranged  in  classes  that  one 
third  may  be  elected  annually  thereafter. 

3.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  report  to  the  Annual 
Conference  the  names,  addresses,  and  years  of  service  of  the  Con- 
ference Claimants,  the  names  of  those  who  have  died  during  the  year, 
the  names   of  the   dependent   children   of   deceased    members   of  the 


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Conference  and  any  other  useful  information,  and  shall  show  separately 
the  amount  paid  to*  each  by  the  Conference  from  the  annuity  and  neces- 
sitous funds. 

4.  The  appropriations  to  the  Conference  Claimants  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  approval  of  the  Annual  Conference. 

5.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  make  a  report  to  the 
Board  of  Pensions  immediately  foUowintr  the  session  of  the  Annual 
Conference  and  upon  the  forms  provided  for  that  purpose  by  the 
Board  of  Pensions. 

6.  The  Annual  Conference  shall  constitute  its  Board  of  Confer- 
ence Claimants  a  Committee  on  proportional  payment  of  ministerial 
support,  for  the  purpose  of  comparing  records  of  amounts  paid  on 
support  of  Pastors  and  Conference  Claimants  by  each  Pastoral 
Charge,  computing  the  proportional  distribution  thereof,  and  keeping 
a  permament  record  of  defaults ;  or  the  Conference  may  organize 
a  Special  Committee  on  Proportional  Payment  of  Ministerial  Sup- 
port, which  shall  keep  permanent  records  and  furnish  necessary  in- 
formation to  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  regarding  adjust- 
ment of  annuities. 

7.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  administer  all  annu- 
ities and  relief  provided  for  the  benefit  of  Accepted  Supply  Pastors 
and  the  widows  of  Accepted  Supply  Pastors. 

8.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  investigate  carefully 
all  claims  made  on  the  basis  of  special  need,  and  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board  shall  obtain  annually  in  advance  as  much  information  regard- 
ing their  condition  as  may  be  available  in  order  that  the  Board  of  Con- 
ference Claimants  may  have  before  it  the  facts  necessary  to  determine 
equitably  the  amount  of  relief  to  be  granted  in  each  case. 

9.  The  Annual  Conference,  upon  recommendation  of  the  Board  of 
Conference  Claimants  shall  designate  a  bank  or  other  depository  for 
deposit  of  the  funds  held  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants. 

10.  When  it  is  deemed  expedient,  the  Board  of  Conference  Claim- 
ants may  build  up  a  reserve  fund  from  the  income  for  Conference 
Claimants  in  order  to  stabilize  the  annuity  rate  payable  in  the  Con- 
ference. Such  reserve  fund  should  be,  at  least,  the  equivalent  of 
twenty-five  per  cent  of  the  average  annual  income  of  the  Board  of  Con- 
ference Claimants  for  all  purposes  for  the  five  years  immediately  pre- 
ceding. Such  reserve  fund  shall  be  held  as  the  Annual  Conference 
shall  direct  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  requirements  of  §  9  of  this 
paragraph. 

Chapter  IV 
GENERAL    PENSION    REGULATIONS 

The  administration  of  the  pensions  and  support  of  Conference 
Claimants,  within  the  Annual  Conferences  situated  in  the  United 
States,  shall  be  the  responsibility  of  The  Bo^rd  of  Pensions,  and  shall 
be  governed  by  the  rules  and  regulations  contained  in  the  following 
Code,  and  such  amendments  thereto  as  may  hereafter  be  adopted, 
and  shall  apply  alike  to  the  territory  of  the  Illinois  Corporation  and 
the  Missouri  Corporation,  with  the  exceptions  stated  in  the  following 
supplementary  Codes  for  the  respective  Territories  aforesaid. 

The  Pension  Code 

ARTICLE  I 

1314.     Definition  of  Cnference  Claimants 

Retired  Ministers,  the  widows  of  Ministers,  during  their  widowhood, 
and  dependent  children  of  deceased  Ministers  are  Conference  Claim- 
antii. 


516  Journal  of  the  19M  General  Conference 

ARTICLE    II 

1315.  Natnre  of  Ministerial  Suppo7't 

Assumption  of  the  obligations  of  the  Ministry  required  to  be  maQe 
at  the  time  of  his  admission  to  membership  in  an  Annual  Conference 
puts  upon  the  Church  the  inevitable  counter-obligation  of  providing  a 
comfortable  suppoi-t  for  the  Minister  during  the  period  of  his  mem- 
bership in  an  Annual  Conference  and  for  his  widow  and  dependent 
children  after  his  death ;  but  such  counter-obligation  with  reference  to 
an  annuity  shall  not  be  construed  as  contractual  unless  and  until  pro- 
vision shall  have  been  made  therefor  on  an  actuarial  reserve  basis. 

ARTICLE  III 

1316.  Approval  of  Claim 

The  Annual  Conference  shall  be  the  sole  judge  of  the  admissibility 
and  validity  of  annuity  claims,  and  shall  be  fully  competent  to  deter- 
mine all  payments,  disallowances,  and  deductions  thereunder,  sub- 
ject to  the  specific  regulations  relating  thereto  contained  in  the  Dis- 
cipline. 

ARTICLE   IV 

1317.  Retirement 

1.  The  Annual  Conference  may  place  any  member  thereof  in  the 
retired  relation,  with  or  without  his  consent  and  irrespective  of  his 
age,  if  such  relation  be  recommended  by  the  Committee  on  Confer- 
ence Relations. 

2.  At  his  own  request,  the  Annual  Conference  may  place  any  mem- 
ber thereof  in  the  retired  relation,  with  the  privilege  of  making  an 
annuity  claim,  if  he  has  attained  the  age  of  sixty-five  years  prior  to 
the  date  of  the  opening  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  to  which 
said  request  is  presented. 

3.  Retirement  prior  to  attaining  the  age  of  sixty-five  with  the  priv- 
ilege of  making  an  annuity  claim  on  the  ground  of  a  Minister's  per- 
sonal disability,  shall  be  permitted  only  after  a  thorough  investiga- 
tion of  his  case  by,  and  presentation  of  a  medical  certificate  to,  the 
Committee  on  Conference  Relations.  This  certificate  shall  be  made  on 
a  form  approved  by  The  Board  of  Pensions,  and  shall  be  given  by  a 
regular  medical  doctor,  other  than  the  personal  physician  of  the  ap- 
plicant, who  has  been  approved  by  the  Committee  on  Conference 
Relations.  If  such  disability  continue  for.  more  than  one  year,  such 
medical  certificate  shall  be  required  annually. 

4.  If  retirement  takes  place  before  attainment  of  age  sixty-five, 
for  other  reasons  than  personal  disability,  the  right  to  make  an  an- 
nuity claim  from  the  time  of  retirement  until  the  member  attains  that 
age  shall  be  granted  upon  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  Con- 
ference Relations  and  a  three-fourths  vote  of  the  Annual  Conference. 

ARTICLE    v 

1318.  Defimtions 

1.  The  term  "Years  of  Approved  Service"  shall  mean  full-time  serv- 
ice rendered  in  and  to  any  appointment  mentioned  in  §  2  of  this  par- 
agraph. Fractional  or  part  time  service  cannot  be  counted  for  an- 
nuity claim  except  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  the  Annual  Conference 
upon  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants. 

2.  The  following  "Years  of  Approved  Service"  in  the  effective  rela- 
tion in  an  Annual  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  as  defined  in 
§  8  of  this  paragraph  may  be  counted  for  the  purpose  of  determining 
both  the  annuity  claims  and  the  annuities  payable  thereon:  (a)  as 
Pastor-in-Charge  or  Assistant  Pastor;  (b)  as  District  Superintend- 
ent, Presiding  Elder,  Conference  President,  or  as  a  full-time  salaried 


The  Methodist  Church  517 

official  of  the  Conference;  (c)*  service  under  special  appointment 
made  prior  to  January  1,  1946,  *to  an  institution  or  organization  which 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Annual  Conference  rendered  to  it  some  form 
of  service,  direct  or  indirect  sufficient  to  warrant  granting  an  annuity 
from  the  Conference  funds  therefor,  provided,  however,  that  ministers 
appointed  at  an  Annual  Conference  held  subsequent  to  January  1. 
1946,  to  serve  Methodist  institutions  or  organizations,  service  in 
which  is  not  specifically  approved  by  the  Conference  for  annuity  re- 
sponsibility, shall  have  their  pensions,  if  any,  for  such  service  pro- 
vided by  such  institution  or  organization  and  not  by  the  Conference; 
(d)  as  a  member  of  an  Annual  Conference  left  without  appointment 
to  attend  school  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  three  conference  years;  (e) 
"sabbatical  leave";  (f)  as  the  wife  of  a  Minister  during  his  "Years 
of  Approved  Service";  (g)  service  as  a  Chaplain  in  or  to  the  armed 
forces  of  the  United  States,  in  case  no  government  pension  be  pro- 
vided for  such  service;  (h)  the  last  two  years  of  service  on  trial  as 
Pastor-in-Charge,  or  Assistant  Pastor  shall  be  counted  also  as  "Years 
of  Approved  Service";  (i)  in  calculating  fractional  years  of  service 
of  a  Conference  Claimant,  the  following  formula  shall  be  used  in  all 
cases  including  those  involved  in  clearinghouse  operations:  any  period 
up  to  one  month  and  fourteen  days  shall  not  be  counted;  one  month  and 
fifteen  days  to  four  months  and  fourteen  days  shall  be  counted  as 
one  quarter  of  a  year;  four  months  and  fifteen  days  to  seven  months 
and  fourteen  days  shall  be  counted  as  one  half  of  a  year;  seven  months 
and  fifteen  days  to  ten  months  and  fourteen  days  shall  be  counted  as 
three-quarters  of  a  year;  ten  months  and  fifteen  days  to  eleven  months 
and  twenty-nine  days  shall  be  counted  as  one  year.  Each  of  the  above 
mentioned  periods  shall  be  inclusive  of  all  days  therein. 

3.  The  following  years  of  service  in  the  effective  relation  shall  not 
be  approved  as  a  basis  of  annuity  claim:  (a)  years  for  which  a  pen- 
sion, or  any  other  form  if  compensation  or  "deferred  salary,"  is  re- 
ceived from  any  source  other  than  the  Annual  Conference;  (b) 
a  year  of  service  rendered  concurrently  by  a  Minister  and  his  wife, 
whether  on  the  same  Pastoral  Charge,  or  otherwise  as  members  of  an 
Annual  Conference,  shall  be  counted  only  as  one  year. 

4.  Upon  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants 
and  approval  by  the  Annual  Conference  special  appointments  shall 
be  listed  in  the  Conference  Journal  in  two  divisions,  as  follows:  (1) 
With  Annuity  Claim  upon  this  Annual  Conference,  (2)  Without  An- 
nuity Claim  upon  this  Annual  Conference. 

5.  The  "Annuity  Rate"  shall  mean  the  sum  determined  annually 
by  the  Annual  Conference,  payable  as  an  annuity  for  each  year  of 
"Approved  Service"  of  a  retired  minister  rendered  in  The  Methodist 
Church.  The  "Annuity  Rate"  shall  be  determined  by  the  Annual 
Conference,  without  restriction,  but  it  is  recommended  that  such  rate 
be  not  less  than  one  per  cent  of  the  "Average  Salary"  of  the  Confer- 
ence as  hereinafter  defined  in  §  6. 

6.  The  "Average  Salary"  of  the  Conference  for  the  purposes  of 
this  annuity  plan  shall  mean  the  average  salary  (including  house 
rent  at  a  valuation  equivalent  to  fifteen  per  cent  of  the  salary)  of  the 
Ministers  in  the  Annual  Conference  who  are  in  the  effective  relation 
as  Pastors  or  District  Superintendents,  based  on  the  salaries  as  pub- 
lished in  the  statistical  report  for  the  Conference  Year  immediately 
preceding  the  General  Conference.  In  computing  the  "Average  Sal- 
ary" of  the  Conference,  no  account  shall  be  taken  of  salaries  of  Min- 


•  NoTB.  In  construing  (c)  within  the  territory  of  the  Illinois  Corporation  all  service 
in  special  appointments  prior  to  May  29,  1924,  shall  be  regarded  as  valid,  irrespectlvr 
of  subsequent  limitations  enacted  by  the  General  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopul 
Church  prior  to  Unification. 


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isters  who  shall  have  served  less  than  one  year  on  a  Pastoral  Charge. 
The  "Average  Salary"  shall  be  established  by  The  Board  of  Pensions 
for  each  Annual  Conference  quadrennially,  immediately  preceding  the 
Genei-al  Conference. 

7.  "Dependent  Child"  shall  mean  a  child  of  a  deceased  Minister  or 
a  child  legally  adopted  before  the  Minister's  retirement  or  death, 
under  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  dependent  for  his  or  her  support.  If 
the  child  be  kept  in  a  standard  school,  the  age  limit  may  be  extended 
not  to  exceed  two  additional  years  by  action  of  the  Board  of  Confer- 
ence Claimants. 

8.  "The  Methodist  Church"  shall  mean  The  Methodist  Church  after 
the  Uniting  Conference  of  1939,  also  any  of  the  Churches  united  in 
1939,  as  they  were  constituted  prior  to  1939. 

9.  "Methodist  Minister"  shall  mean  a  Minister  of  "The  Methodist 
Church." 

10.  "Illinois  Corporation"  shall  mean  the  Corporation  of  the 
Board  of  Pensions  having  the  administration  of  pension  work  in  the 
Northeastern,  the  North  Central,  the  Western,  and  the  Central  Juris- 
dictions. 

11.  "Missouri  Corporation"  shall  mean  the  Corporation  of  The 
Board  of  Pensions  having  the  administration  of  pension  work  in  the 
Southeastern  and  South  Central  Jurisdictions. 

ARTICLE  VI 

1319.  Claim  of  a  Retired  Minister 

The  Annuity  Claim  of  a  Retired  Minister  shall  be  for  an  amount 
equivalent  to  the  total  of  his  "Years  of  Approved  Service"  multiplied 
by  the  "Annuity  Rate"  as  defined  above,  irrespective  of  breaks  in  the 
sequence  of  such  service. 

ARTICLE   VII 

1320.  Claim  of  a  Widow 

1.  The  Annuity  Claim  of  a  widow  shall  be  for  an  amount  equiva- 
lent to  the  total  of  her  "Years  of  Approved  Service"  multiplied  by 
seventy  pre  cent  of  the  "Annuity  Rate"  (see  Article  V,  Sections  3).** 
The  fact  that  a  widow  served  as  the  wife  of  a  Minister  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  until  his  death  and,  after  an  intervening  period  of 
widowhood  served  again  as  the  wife  of  another  Minister  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  shall  not  prevent  the  approval  of  all  such  years  of  serv- 
ice for  the  purpose  of  computing  her  "Annuity  Claim." 

2.  The  Annuity  Claim  of  a  widow  shall  become  effective  immediately 
upon  the  death  of  her  husband. 

3.  A  certificate  of  the  fact  that  a  widow  remains  unmarried  and 
is  a  member  of  The  Methodist  Church  shall  be  obtained  annually  by 
the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  on  a  form  to  be  provided  by  The 
Board  of  Pensions. 

4.  If  a  widow  resides  in  a  foreign  land,  or  in  a  community  where 
there  is  no  Methodist  church  accessible,  she  may  receive  permission 
from  the  Annual  Conference,  by  a  two-thirds  vote,  to  join  or  affiliate 
with  any  other  Evangelical  Church  in  such  place  of  residence.  In  such 
case,  her  marital  status  and  Christian  character  shall  be  certified 
by  her  Pastor  annually  on  a  form  to  be  provided  by  the  Board  of 
Pensions. 


•*  The  seventy  per  cent  may  be  raised  to  seventy-five  per  cent  at  the  option  of  the 
Annual  Conference  :  provided,  however,  that  the  exercise  of  such  option  shall  not  affect 
the  operation  of  the  clearing  house  as  provided  in  n836. 


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ARTICLE  VIII 

1321.  Claim  of  a  Dependent  Child 

1.  The  Annuity  Claim  of  a  "Dependent  Child"  shall  be  determined 
by  multiplying  the  father's  "Years  of  Approved  Service"  by  one  fourth 
of  the  "Annuity  Rate"  (See  Article  V,  §  5)  ;  provided,  however,  that 
in  no  case  shall  the  total  of  the  Annuity  Claims  of  the  dependent 
children  exceed  the  Annuity  Claim  of  the  father. 

2.  The  Annuity  Claim  of  a  "Dependent  Child"  shall  become  effec- 
tive immediately  upon  the  death  of  the  father,  and  shall  cease  upon 
attainment  of  age  sixteen.  If  the  child  be  kept  in  a  standard  school, 
the  age-limit  may  be  extended,  not  to  exceed  two  additional  years,  by 
action  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants. 

.3.  A  certificate  of  attendance  of  a  "Dependent  Child,"  at  a  stand- 
ard school,  shall  be  obtained  annually  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and 
eighteen  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Clamiants,  on  a  form  to  be  pro- 
vided by  the  Board  of  Pensions. 

4.  A  child  born  of  a  marriage  consummated  after  the  father  has 
been  placed  in  the  retired  relation  shall  not  be  entitled  to  benefits 
from  the  Conference  Claimants  funds. 

5.  After  joining  the  Church,  the  membership  of  a  "Dependent 
Child"  shall  be  maintained  in  a  Methodist  Church  and  removal  of  such 
membership  elsewhere  shall  nullify  the  claim;  provided,  hotvever, 
that  the  rule  in  the  first  sentence  of  111320,  §  4,  may  also  apply  to  a 
"Dependent  Child." 

ARTICLE   IX 

1322.  Claim  of  a  Missionary 

1.  A  regularly  commissioned  missionary  of  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension,  holding  membership  in  an  Annual  Conference, 
Provisional  Annual  Conference  or  a  Mission  shall  be  entitled  to  make 
an  annuity  claim  upon  the  Division  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension  which  provides  his  support. 

2.  A  retired  missionary  who  has  been  granted  the  retired  relation 
in  a  foreign  Annual  Conference  shall  be  entitled  to  make  an  annuity 
claim  upon  an  Annual  Conference  in  the  United  States  for  "Approved 
Years  of  Service"  rendered  therein.  Such  claim  shall  be  presented  to 
The  Board  of  Pensions  and  payments  due  thereunder  shall  be  collected 
from  the  Conferences  concerned  and  forwarded  to  the  claimant  by  The 
Board  of  Pensions  in  such  manner  as  it  may  deem  most  expeditious  and 
economical.  In  such  cases  the  Illinois  and  the  Missouri  Corporations 
shall  certify  the  years  of  service  to  each  Annual  Conference  con- 
cerned. 

ARTICLE    X 

1323.  Apportionments 

1.  After  the  annuity  rate  payable  has  been  determined  by  the  An- 
nual Conference,  on  recommendation  of  the  Boai'd  of  Conference 
Claimants,  the  said  Board  shall  compute  the  amount  necessary  to  meet 
the  prospective  annuity  disbursement  according  to  the  annuity  rate 
determined  and  said  amount  shall  be  apportioned  to  the  Pastoral 
Charges,  either  as  a  percentage  of  the  Pastor's  cash  salary,  or  on 
the  basis  of  a  graduated  scale  to  be  determined  by  the  Conference. 

2.  The  apportionment  to  the  Pastoral  Charges  for  both  regular 
relief  and  emergency  appropriations  for  Conference  Claimants  who 
are  in  distress,  or  because  of  other  special  circumstances,  shall  be 
estimated  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants. 

3.  The  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Fi- 
nance shall  include  in  its  recommendations  to  the  Annual  Conference 
the  amounts  computed  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  as  nec- 
essary to  meet  the  needs  for  annuity  payments  and  relief. 


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1.  The  apportionment  for  aged  and  disabled  Supply  Pastors,  if  any, 
shall  be  combined  with  the  apportionment  for  I'egular  Conference 
Claimants  and  the  receipts  shall  be  pro  rated  for  distribution  to  the 
two  groups  separately. 

5.  After  January  1,  1946,  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall 
not  make  an  apportionment  to  a  non-Methodist  organization  or  in- 
stitution which  employs  a  member  of  the  Conference  appointed  there- 
to after  the  above  mentioned  date.  In  such  case,  if  a  pension  is  not 
provided  by  the  organization  or  institution  concerned,  the  member 
may  arrange  for  a  pension  through  the  savings-annuity  plan  of  the 
Board  of  Pensions  known  as  the  MINISTERS'  PROVIDENT  AN- 
NUITY FUND. 

6.  To  a  Federated  Church  which  is  under  the  jurisdiction  of  a 
Quarterly  Conference  and  served  by  a  Minister  of  the  Conference, 
the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  make  an  apportionment 
equivalent  to  the  apportionment  made  to  a  Methodist  Church  within 
the  Conference  having  membership  and  resources  equal  to  the  Meth- 
odist constituency  of  the  Federated  Church. 

7.  A  Community  Church,  not  under  the  jurisdiction  of  a  Quarterly 
Conference,  and  served  by  a  Methodist  Minister,  appointed  thereto 
upon  request  of  the  Annual  Conference,  supported  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  shall  not  be  subject  to  an  apportionment,  and  the  service  of  the 
Minister  rendered  thereto  shall  be  without  annuity  claim. 

ARTICLE    XI 

1324.     Proportional  Payment 

1.  The  amount  payable  by  any  Pastoral  Charge  on  the  apportion- 
ment for  Conference  Claimants  shall  be  directly  proportionate  to 
the  amount  of  cash  received  by  the  Pastor,  or  Pastors  on  his  salary. 
The  apportionment  for  Conference  Claimants  being  stated  as  a  per- 
centage of  the  Pastor's  salary,  an  amount  equivalent  to  that  percent- 
age shall  be  due  to  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  on  the  basis  of 
the  payments  made  to  the  Pastor. 

2.  "The  amount  apportioned  to  each  Pastoral  Charge  for  the  sup- 
port of  Conference  Claimants  shall  be  paid  to  the  Conference  Treas- 
urer monthly  or  quarterly  and  the  Conference  Ti'easurer  shall  remit 
monthly  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  all 
amounts  received  from  the  Pastoral  charges  for  the  support  of  Con- 
ference Claimants. 

3.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Pastoral  Charge  shall  be  primarily  re- 
sponsible for  the  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  first  section  of 
this  Article,  but  in  the  event  of  his  failure  to  apply  such  provisions 
the  Pastor  shall  adjust  his  cash  salary  and  the  payment  to  Con- 
ference Claimants  according  to  the  proper  ratio,  as  provided  above, 
before  he  enters  the  respective  amounts  in  his  statistical  report  to 
the  Annual  Conference.  And,  on  retirement  amounts  in  default  shall  be 
deducted  from  his  annuity  subject  to  the  limitations  of  deductions  pro- 
vided hei'ein  after. 

4.  It  shall  not  be  permissible  for  a  Pastor-in-Charge  to  x-eceive  a 
bonus  or  other  supplementary  compensation  tending  to  defeat  pro- 
portional payment.  Failure  to  comply  with  this  section  shall  be 
deemed  disobedience  to  the  Order  and  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  may  recommend  to  the 
Conference  that  the  Pastor's  annuity  claim  be  disallowed  for  the  year 
during  which  such  bonus  or  supplementally  compensation  was  so 
icceived. 


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ARTICLE   XII 

1325.  Distribution 

1.  Moneys  designated  for  distribution  to  the  Claimants  as  An- 
nuities shall  be  distributed  on  the  basis  of  "Appi-oved  Years  of  Serv- 
ice," and  shall  consist  of: 

(a)  The  appropriation  received  from  The  Methodist  Publishing 
House. 

(b)  The  income  from  investments  of  the  Annual  Conference  for 
Annuity  distribution  held  for  this  purpose. 

(c)  Gifts  and  Bequests  for  Annuity  Distribution. 

(d)  Money  received  from  the  apportionments  to  the  Pastoral 
Charges  for  Annuity  distribution. 

2.  Moneys  designated  for  relief  on  the  basis  of  special  need  and 
Emergency  Relief  shall  consist  of: 

(a)  The  appropriation  received  from  the  Chartered  Fund. 

(b)  Money  received  from  the  apportionment  to  the  Pastoral 
Charges,  providing  that  each  Annual  Conference  may  set  aside 
for  necessitous  and  emergency  distribution  such  part  of  its 
funds  as  it  may  deem  necessary,  but  not  to  exceed  fifteen  per 
cent  of  the  total  amount  collected  on  apportionment  to  the 
Pastoral  Charges. 

3.  The  Annual  Conference  may  authorize  the  Board  of  Conference 
Claimants  to  pay  annuity  and  relief  benefits  quarterly  or  semi-an- 
nually. Monthly  payments  may  be  authorized  on  recommendation  of 
the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  and  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Con- 
ference. 

ARTICLE   XIII 

1326.  Relinquishment 

For  a  year  at  a  time,  a  Conference  Claimant  may  voluntarily  re- 
linquish in  writing  his  or  her  Annuity  Claim  and  any  amount  payable 
thereunder;  provided,  that  the  disposal  of  the  relinquished  amount 
shall  be  entirely  under  the  control  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claim- 
ants. 

ARTICLE  XIV 

1327.  Disallowance 

1.  Upon  recommendation  of  a  majority  of  the  Board  of  Conference 
Claimants,  after  opportunity  has  been  given  for  hearing  the  Claim- 
ants' objections,  which  may  be  made  in  person,  or  by  a  ministerial 
member  of  an  Annual  Conference  acting  as  the  Claimant's  personal 
repi'esentative,  the  Annuity  Claim  of  any  Conference  Claimant  may  be 
disallowed,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  three-fourths  vote  of  the  Ministers 
of  the  Annual  Conference,  present  and  voting,  for  any  of  the  following 
causes : 

(a)  Receipt  of  a  pension  or  other  periodical  income  from  an  indi- 
vidual Church,  or  from  other  sources,  which  may  be  presumed  to  cover 
and  adequately  compensate  for  cei'tain  years  of  service  included  in  the 
claim; 

(b)  Service  in  a  special  appointment  which  did  not  confer  sufficient 
benefit  on  The  Methodist  Church  to  justify  apportioning  the  annuity 
cost  thereof  to  the  Pastoral  Charges  of  the  Conference; 

(c)  Having  been  found  guilty  of  unministerial  or  unchristian  con- 
duct by  the  Disciplinary  processes. 

2.  The  following  rules  and  procedures  shall  be  observed  in  all  cases 
of  disallowance  of  annuity  claims: 

(a)  The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall 
notify  the  Conference  Claimant,  by  registered  mail,  at  the  last  ad- 
dress known  to  the  Conference  Secretary,  concerning  the  proposed 
disallowance,  not  less  than  three  months  in  advance  of  the  Annual 
Conference  session  at  which  his  case  will  be  adjudicated. 


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(b)  The  notification  of  the  Claimant  shall  specify  the  cause  or 
causes  under  which  the  case  will  be  cited. 

(c)  If  he  or  she  cannot  be  present  the  Claimant  shall  have  the 
right  to  choose  a  Ministerial  member  of  any  Annual  Conference  to 
present  his  or  her  objections  to  the  proposed  disallowance  before  the 
Board  of  Conference  Claimants  prior  to  action  on  the  case. 

(d)  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  present  to  the  Con- 
ference the  proposal  for  disallowance  in  written  form  with  a  full  state- 
ment of  the  case  and  a  record  of  its  vote  for  and  against  recommen- 
dation. ,       J.    ,       »  , 

(e)  Disallowance  cannot  be  made  by  general  rule  of  the  Annual 
Conference;  each  case  must  be  heard  and  adjudicated  separately. 

3.  When  an  Annuity  Claim  shall  have  been  disallowed,  under  sec- 
tion 1  of  this  Article,  it  may  be  reconsidered  at  any  subsequent  An- 
nual Session  of  the  Conference,  upon  recommendation  of  the  Board 
of  Conference  Claimants,  or  by  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Conference. 

ARTICLE   XV 

1328.  Interterritorial  Transfers 

1.  A  minister  who  transfers  on  and  after  June  1,  1940,  from  the 
Illinois  Corporation  Territory  to  the  Missouri  Corporation  Terri- 
tory, or  vice  versa,  shall  be  entitled  on  retirement,  to  make  an  an- 
nuity claim  in  the  Annual  Conferences  to  which  he  formerly  belonged, 
for  the  "Approved  Years"  he  served  therein. 

2.  Immediately  following  the  session  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  report  to  The  Board  of  Pen- 
sions the  names  of  all  Conference  Claimants  entitled  to  make  an  an- 
nuity claim  under  §  1  of  this  Paragraph. 

3.  The  Board  of  Pensions  shall  provide  a  certificate  showing:  (1) 
The  number  of  "Years  of  Approved  Service"  given  by  a  Conference 
Claimant  to  each  of  the  several  Conferences  involved;  (2)  the  current 
annuity  rate  of  each  Conference  respectively;  (3)  the  total  amount 
of  the  annuity  claim  for  the  ensuing  Conference  year. 

4.  The  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  of  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence which  granted  the  retired  relation,  upon  receiving  the  aforesaid 
certificate,  shall  pay  the  total  annuity  from  its  own  funds  to  the  Con- 
ference Claimant  as  indicated  by  The  Board  of  Pensions  and  shall  be 
reimbursed  therefor  by  the  Annual  Conferences  involved,  to  the  extent 
of  their  respective  obligations. 

5.  Upon  receiving  notification  from  The  Board  of  Pensions,  the 
other  Annual  Conferences  involved  shall  remit  as  soon  as  practicable 
to  The  Board  of  Pensions  the  full  amount  of  the  Annuity  Claim  for 
which  they  are  responsible  respectively,  which  shall  be  transmitted 
by  The  Board  of  Pensions  which  makes  the  payment  to  the  Claimant. 

6.  The  Board  of  Pensions  shall  not  have  any  responsibility  for  the 
transmission  of  moneys  collected  under  this  Paragraph  until  such 
moneys  have  been  remitted  to  it. 

7.  Retirements  involving  application  of  this  Article  within  the 
territory  of  the  Illinois  Corporation  shall  be  handled  through  its  office 
at  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  those  within  the  territory  of  the  Missouri 
Corporation  shall  be  handled  through  its  office  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

ARTICLE   XVI 

1329.  Service  Records 

1.  The  Board  of  Pensions  shall  maintain  complete  service  records 
of  Ministerial  members  of  the  Annual  Conference,  compiled  from  the 
answers  to  the  Disciplinary  questions  as  published  in  the  Annual  Con- 
ference Journals  and  in  the  General  Minutes. 


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Service  records  for  members  of  Annual  Conferences  in  the  terri- 
tory of  the  Illinois  Corporation  shall  be  maintained  at  its  oflFice  in 
Chicago,  Illinois,  and  for  members  of  the  Annual  Conferences  in  the 
territory  of  the  Missouri  Corporation  at  its  office  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri. 

2.  Power  to  revise,  correct,  or  adjust  a  Minister's  sei-vice  record 
as  it  concerns  his  annuity  lies  with  the  Annual  Conference  solely. 
Such  revisions,  corrections  and  adjustments,  after  having:  been 
adopted  by  the  Annual  Conference  concerned,  shall  be  published  in  the 
Annual  Conference  Journal  as  a  personal  notation  in  the  answers 
to  the  Disciplinary  questions. 

.'i.  The  Secretary  of  each  Annual  Conference  shall  publish  annually 
the  chronological  roll  of  the  Ministers'  Service  Record  in  the  Annual 
Conference  Journal  indicating  the  accredited  service  years  of  each 
such  member. 

4.  In  the  statistical  tables  of  the  Annual  Conference  there  shall  be 
provided  a  separate  column  with  the  caption  "Conference  Claim- 
ants" which  shall  show  the  amount  apportioned  to  each  Charge  and 
the  amount  paid. 

5.  If  the  Annual  Conference  records  are  incomplete,  the  Secretary 
of  the  Conference  shall  have  the  power  to  require  from  each  and 
every  ministerial  member  of  it,  a  signed  statement  concerning  the 
date  of  his  birth,  the  date  of  birth  of  his  wife,  the  date  of  their  mar- 
riage, and  the  dates  of  birth  of  their  "dependent"  children. 

ARTICLE  XVII 
1330.     General  Regulations 

1.  A  Retired  Minister's  annuity  claim  is  not  invalidated  by  service 
as  a  Supply  in  a  Methodist  Church  or  Methodist  institution,  but  his 
annuity  shall  be  reduced  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  of  the 
Annual  Conference,  so  that  the  total  of  salary  received  as  a  Supply 
and  his  income  as  a  Claimant  shall  not  exceed  the  "Average  Salary" 
of  the  Conference  as  defined  in  V.  1318  §  6. 

2.  A  Minister  who  refuses  to  pro  rate  Ministerial  Support  may  be 
brought  to  trial  for  violation  of  a  law  of  the  Church. 

3.  Annuities  are  granted  by  the  Annual  Conference  annually,  in- 
cluding those  granted  on  the  ground  of  disability;  the  determination 
of  what  constitutes  disability  lies  with  the  Annual  Conference. 

4.  The  annuity  claim  of  an  effective  Minister  cannot  be  recognized 
by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  between  annual  sessions  of  the 
Conference;  he  must  be  retired  first. 

5.  A  minor  child  of  a  living  retired  Minister  cannot  be  a  Conference 
Claimant. 

6.  Although  the  Annual  Conference  has  power  to  require  a  con- 
tribution to  its  funds  and  to  fix  a  financial  penalty  for  defaults,  a 
Minister  cannot  be  brought  to  trial  for  failure  to  make  such  required 
contribution. 

7.  An  Annual  Conference  may  withhold  money  from  a  Conference 
Claimant  in  order  to  discharge  his  obligation  for  assessments  voted 
by  the  Annual  Conference  for  Conference  Claimants. 

8.  A  Minister  cannot  be  retired  automatically  by  operation  of  a 
rule  of  an  Annual  Conference  fixing  an  age  of  retirement  other  than 
that  specified  in  the  Discipline. 

9.  A  Minister  cannot  present  his  credentials  to  and  be  accepted  into 
the  ministry  of  another  denomination  and  at  the  same  time  retain 
his  standing  in  an  Annual  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church. 
Such  action  constitutes  withdrawal  from  our  ministry,  and  automati- 
cally terminates  his  right  to  make  a  claim  for  an  Annuity. 


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10.  A  member  of  an  Annual  Conference  cannot  relinquish  his 
Annuity  Claim  at  Conference  time  and  then  ask  for  it,  or  a  portion 
of  it,  during:  the  Conference  year. 

11.  An  Annual  Conference  may  not  make  any  arrangement  with 
a  Life  Insurance  Company  for  the  purpose  of  Annuities  for  the  bene- 
fit of  individual  effective  or  retired  Ministers,  or  to  take  any  steps  to 
nullify,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the  Annuity  Plan  of  The  Methodist  Church 
by  making  contracts  with  outside  parties.  However,  group  Life  In- 
surance may  be  provided  through  the  medium  of  a  Life  Insurance 
Company. 

12.  A  Lay  Member  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Clamiants  may 
or  mav  not  be  a  member  of  the  Annual  Conference. 

13.  Ministers  on  Trial  and  the  families  of  deceased  Ministers  on 
Trial  are  not  beneficiaries  of  the  funds  of  the  Board  of  Conference 
Claimants. 

14.  A  widow  of  a  i-etired  Minister,  who  married  him  after  his  re- 
tirement, is  not  entitled  to  make  an  annuity  claim  on  an  Annual  Con- 
fei'ence,  except  as  provided  in  T|1320  §  1. 

15.  A  Minister  in  the  supernumerary  relation  cannot  make  an  an- 
nuity claim,  but  may  be  granted  relief  by  the  Board  of  Conference 
Claimants  only  when  it  is  so  ordered  by  the  Annual  Conference. 

16.  If  a  located  person,  whether  located  voluntarily  or  involun- 
tarily, remains  a  member  in  good  standing  of  The  Methodist  Church 
until'  the  age  of  voluntary  retirement  fixed  by  the  General  Conference, 
he  shall  retain  the  right  to  make  an  annuity  claim  based  on  his  "Ap- 
proved Years  of  Service";  provided,  hoM^ever,  that  upon  presenta- 
tion of  satisfactory  evidence  regarding  his  character  during  location 
he  shall  have  been  readmitted  into  the  Annual  Conference,  or  its 
legal  successor,  which  granted  him  location.  See  t[  239. 

17.  Years  served  as  an  Accepted  Supply  Pastor  prior  to  the  date  of 
Admission  on  Trial  in  an  Annual  Conference  cannot  be  counted  as 
"Approved  Years  of  Service." 

ARTICLE  XVIII 
1331.     Financial  Policy 

The  following  rules  shall  apply  to  financial  administration  of  An- 
nual Conference  Boards: 

1.  Persons  connected  in  any  way  with  the  securities,  real  estate,  or 
other  forms  of  investment  sold  to  or  purchased  from  the  Annual  Con- 
ference, shall  be  ineligible  to  serve  on  the  investment  committees  of 
Annual  Conference  Boards,  societies,  or  institutions. 

2.  No  officer  or  member  of  an  Annual  Confei-ence  Board,  society, 
or  institution  shall  I'eceive  a  personal  commission,  bonus,  or  remuner- 
ation in  connection  with  the  purchase  or  sale  of  securities  or  other 
properties  for  such  Board,  society,  or  institution. 

3.  The  principle  of  diversification  of  investments  shall  be  observed, 
in  order  to  obtain  proper  geographical  and  call  distribution  of  invest- 
ment commitments. 

4.  Real  property  shall  be  accepted  as  consideration  for  life  an- 
nuity agreements  only  with  the  stipulation  that  the  annuity  shall  not 
exceed  the  net  income  on  the  propei'ty  until  such  property  shall  have 
been  liquidated.  Upon  liquidation,  the  annuity  shall  be  paid  upon  the 
net  proceeds  at  the  established  annuity  rate. 

5.  Annual  Conference  Boards,  societies,  and  institutions  shall  not 
offer  higher  rates  of  annuity  than  those  listed  in  the  annuity  schedule 
approved  by  the  General  Boards  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

6.  Upon  the  order  of  the  Annual  Conference,  there  shall  be  printed 
in  its  Year  Book  a  list  of  the  investments  held  by  each  of  the  organi- 


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zations  directly  or  indirectly  under  the  control  of  the  Conference,  or 
such  list  may"  be  distributed  directly  to  the  members  of  the  Con- 
ference at  their  request.  A  copy  of  all  such  lists  concerning  Confer- 
ence Claimants  shall  be  filed  annually  with  The  Board  of  Pensions. 

7.  Borrowing  money  in  any  Conference  year  by  a  Conference 
Corporation  or  organization,  to  enable  the  Board  of  Conference 
Claimants  to  complete  payment  of  annuities  at  a  designated  Annuity 
Rate  shall  be  done  only  on  authority  of  the  Annual  Conference  grant- 
ed by  three-fourths  vote. 

8.  No  officer  or  member  of  any  Annual  Conference  Board,  society, 
institution  or  Board  of  Trustees  on  any  church  or  church  organiza- 
tion, shall  be  eligible  to  obtain  a  loan  in  any  amount  from  funds  com- 
mitted to  the  care  of  such  Board,  society,  or  institution. 

ARTICLE  XIX 

1332.  Operation  in  Foreign  Countries 

The  provisions  in  this  Pension  Code  are  for  the  guidance  and  ad- 
ministration of  pensions  in  the  Conferences  of  The  Methodist  Church 
in  foreign  countries.  In  so  far  as  may  be  practicable,  the  general 
principles  involved  in  the  Code  shall  be  regarded  and  employed  in 
such  Conferences  until  the  General  Conference  shall  order  otherwise. 

ARTICLE  XX 

1333.  Special  Conference   Claimants 

1.  On  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  Conference  Relations, 
an  Accepted  Supply  Pastor  who  has  attained  the  age  of  voluntary  re- 
tirement specified  for  Ministerial  Members  of  the  Conference  and  who 
has  served  at  least  fifteen  years  as  a  full-time  Pastor,  may  be  placed 
upon  a  separate  retired  list  by  the  Annual  Conference  and  designated  a 
"Special  Conference  Claimant." 

2.  A  "Special  Conference  Claimant"  shall  be  entitled  to  make  an 
annuity  claim  for  each  year  of  service  rendered  as  a  full-time  Pastor- 
in-Charge,  the  equivalent  of  one  per  cent  of  the  average  cash  salary 
(including  house  rent  at  a  valuation  equivalent  to  fifteen  per  cent  of 
the  salary)  of  the  Accepted  Supply  Pastors  of  the  Conference,  as 
computed  by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants.  The  widow  of  an 
Accepted  Supply  Pastor  shall  be  entitled  to  claim  seventy  per  cent  of 
the  amount  per  year. of  service  which  her  husband  would  have  been  en- 
titled to  claim,  counting  only  her  years  of  service  with  him  while  he 
was  an  Accepted  Supply  Pastor;  provided,  however,  that  any  Annual 
Conference  may  adopt  a  higher  annuity  rate  for  Accepted  Supply 
Pastors  upon  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claim- 
ants and  vote  of  the  Annual  Conference. 

3.  In  necessitous  cases,  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  may 
grant  relief  to  "Special  Conference  Claimants"  subject  to  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Annual  Conference. 

4.  The  list  of  "Special  Conference  Claimants"  showing  their  respec- 
tive years  of  service,  and  the  payments  to  them  shall  be  kept  sep- 
arately from  the  list  of  regular  Conference  Claimants,  and  shall  be 
published  in  the  Conference  Journal. 

5.  The  regulations  of  the  General  Pension  Code,  including  those  on 
proportional  payment,  shall  apply  to  the  administration  of  the  funds 
for  "Special  Conference  Claimants"  with  the  exceptions  specified  in 
this  Article;  provided,  however,  that  all  years  of  "Approved  Service" 
of  such  claimants  shall  be  the  direct  responsibility  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ference in  which  the  service  was  rendered  and  shall  not  involve  clear- 
ing house  operations. 


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6.  The  sources  of  annuity  and  relief  payable  to  "Special  Confer- 
ence Claimants"  shall  be:  (1)  Collections  for  that  purpose  from  the 
Pastoral  Charges;  (2)  any  amounts  specifically  designated  for  that 
purpose  coming  from  any  source. 

7.  Missions  within  the  United  States  may  organize  a  Board  of  Con- 
ference Claimants  to  care  for  the  special  needs  of  "Special  Conference 
Claimants"  with  the  help  of  The  Board  of  Pensions.  In  such  cases  the 
Mission  shall  establish  the  annuity  rate  to  be  paid  annually. 

Chapter  III 

SPECIAL  REGULATIONS 

Effective  in  the  Territory  of  the  Illinois  Corporation 

ARTICLE    I 

1334.  Operation  Through  Illinois  Corporation 

1.  When  authorized  by  the  Annual  Conference,  the  Board  of  Con- 
ference Claimants  may  deposit  all  or  any  part  of  the  funds  under  its 
control  with  the  Illinois  Corporation. 

2.  The  Annual  Conference  may  authorize  the  Illinois  Corporation  to 
make  the  periodical  payments  to  the  Conference  Claimants  and,  in 
such  case,  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  shall  prepare  annually 
a  complete  schedule  of  the  plan  of  distribution  for  the  guidance  of 
the  Illinois  Corporation  in  making  such  payments,  and  shall  cooperate 
fully  with  it,  in  order  to  insure  efficient  and  prompt  service.  Checks 
issued  by  the  Illinois  Corporation  under  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  show  plainly  the  name  of  the  Conference  for  which  the  disburse- 
ments are  made. 

3.  The  Illinois  Corporation  shall  be  entitled  to  collect  an  annual 
service  fee,  figured  on  a  cost  basis,  for  the  work  specified  in  the  preced- 
ing section. 

4.  The  Illinois  Corporation  shall  furnish  annually  to  the  Board 
of  Conference  Claimants  a  report  showing  full  details  of  the  trans- 
actions under  Section  2  of  this  Article. 

ARTICLE    II 

1335.  Disallotcance  of  AnuHities 

Disallowance  can  be  made  only  in  the  Annual  Conference  where 
membership  is  held  or,  in  the  case  of  a  widow  or  minor  "Dependent 
Children"  the  Conference  with  which  the  Claimant  is  directly  con- 
nected. 

ARTICLE  III 

1336.  Divided  AnuHity  Responsibility 

1.  The  responsibility  for  annuity  for  "Approved  Years  of  Service" 
of  a  Conference  Claimant  shall  rest  with  the  Annual  Conference  in 
which  the  service  was  performed,  or  its  legal  successor:  provided. 
however,  that  service  rendered  in  the  territory  of  the  Missouri  Cor- 
poration prior  to  the  Uniting  Conference  shall  be  the  responsibility  of 
the  Annual  Conference  within  the  territory  of  the  Illinois  Corpora- 
tion in  which  the  Retired  Relation  has  been  granted. 

2.  The  clearinghouse  system  of  distribution  of  Divided  Annuity 
Responsibility  shall  be  continued  until  the  General  Conference  shall 
order  otherwise,  and  the  clearinghouse  figures  shall  be  determined  by 
the  Board  of  Pensions,  subject  to  such  modifications  as  may  be  neces- 
sitated by  the  provisions  of  §  1  above. 

3.  When  fixing  the  appropriation  from  the  income  of  the  Gen- 
eral Endowment  Fund  of  the  Illinois  Corporation,  The  Board  of  Pen- 


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sions,  through  its  Illinois  Corporation,  shall  give  special  consideration 
to  the  exigencies  arising  in  Annual  Conferences  which  pay  an  Annuity 
Rate  of  $12.00  or  less  per  year  of  service  of  a  Retired  Minister,  and 
in  which  the  application  of  the  principle  of  "Divided  Annuity  Respon- 
sibility" has  produced  a  notably  adverse  effect. 

4.  "(a)  In  case  of  Conference  Claimants  whose  service  has  been 
rendered  in  part  or  in  whole  in  Missions  in  the  United  States,  rev- 
enue for  annuity  purposes  covering  such  services  shall  be  provided 
(1)  by  the  Annual  Conference  concerned  in  each  case,  (2)  by  the 
Illinois  Corporation  of  The  Board  of  Pensions,  and  (3)  by  the  Divi- 
sion of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension;  each  of  the  bodies  named  shall  be  responsible 
for  one-third  of  the  amount  needed  to  meet  the  payments  allowed  by 
the  Annual  Conference  in  such  cases;  provided,  however,  that  the 
Annual  Conference  shall  be  reimbursed  by  monies  received  on  ap- 
portionment made  by  the  Mission  to  the  Pastoral  Charges  of  the  Mis- 
sion. 

(b)  Revenue  for  providing  the  annuities  for  service  of  Confei'ence 
Claimants  rendered  in  part  or  in  whole  as  members  of  Provisional 
Annual  Conferences  in  the  United  States  shall  be  provided  (1)  by  the 
Provisional  Annual  Conference  concerned  in  each  case,  (2)  by  the 
Illinois  Corporation  of  The  Board  of  Pensions  and  (3)  by  the  Divi- 
sion of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension;  each  of  the  bodies  named  to  be  respon- 
sible for  one-third  of  the  amount  to  meet  the  payments  allowed  by  the 
Provisional  Annual  Conference  concerned  in  each  case. 

(c)  The  Annual  Conference  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
hereunder  concerned  may  fix  an  "Annuity  Rate"  payable  for  "Approved 
Years  of  Service"  rendered  in  a  Mission,  or  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ference, according  to  the  rule  in  ^  1318,  §  5,  as  applied  to  the  Pastoral 
support  of  such  Mission  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference  but  the 
responsibility  of  the  Illinois  Corporation  and  the  Division  of  Home 
Missions  and  Church  Extension  shall  not  exceed  respectively  one-third 
each  f  the  amount  necessary  to  provide  the  "Annuity  Rate"  as  therein 
defined. 

(d)  The  Annual  Conference  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
hereunder  concerned  shall  certify  to  the  participating  General  Boards 
the  amount  of  the  respective  share  of  each,  not  later  than  one  month 
prior  to  the  time  when  the  money  is  needed  for  making  the  payments 
of  annuity.  It  shall  also  give  previous  notice  as  far  ahead  as  possible 
concerning  the  amount  of  the  obligation. 

5.  Beginning  with  January  1,  1946,  the  fiscal  year  for  clearing- 
house operations  shall  be  the  calendar  year.  The  Illinois  Corporation 
is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  make  the  necessary  adjustments. 

ARTICLE    IV 
1337.     Liens  on  Ayiymities 

1.  Whenever  a  Conference  Claimant  shall  be  in  debt  to  The  Meth- 
odist Publishing  House,  or  to  the  Conference  or  any  of  its  organiza- 
tions, on  account  of  unpaid  assessments,  obligations,  or  pledges  for  the 
benefit  of  Corrference  Claimants,  such  debt  shall  constitute  a  lien  on 
the  annuity  of  the  person  involved,  and  the  Conference  shall  have 
power  to  appropriate  and  apply  his  or  her  annuity  or  any  part  thereof, 
to  the  payment  of  such  debt;  provided,  however,  that  not  more  than 
one  quarter  of  the  annuity  payable  by  the  Annual  Conference  in  which 
the  debt  was  incurred  shall  be  appropriated  in  any  year  for  such  pur- 
pose and,  furthermore,  provid^ed,  that  such  power  shall  not  be  inter- 
preted as  applying  to  the  settlement  of  other  debts  of  a  Conference 
Claimant. 


528     Journal  of  the  19i4  General  Conference 

2.  The  Annual  Conference  having  a  claim  for  unpaid  assessments, 
in  connection  with  its  funds  for  Conference  Claimants  against  a 
Conference  Claimant  of  another  Annual  Conference,  through  its  Board 
of  Conference  Claimants,  shall  file  such  claim  with  the  clearinghouse 
and  request  that  steps  be  taken  to  have  such  claim  deducted  from 
the  annuity  of  the  person  concerned.  The  clearinghouse  shall  re- 
quest the  Annual  Conference  making  the  deduction  to  remit  as  soon 
as  practicable  the  equivalent  of  the  amount  deducted,  to  be  forwarded 
immediately  by  the  clearinghouse  to  the  Annual  Conference  making 
the  claim.  The  amount  of  any  deduction  made  under  this  section  shall 
be  subject  to  the  limitations  provided  in  §  1  of  this  Article,  and  further- 
more, it  is  hereby  stipulated  that  interest  on  liens  of  this  character, 
if  charged,  shall  be  computed  only  at  simple  interest.  The  clearing- 
house shall  have  no  responsibility  for  transmission  of  monies  col- 
lected under  this  section  until  such  monies  have  been  remitted  to  it. 
The  clearinghouse  shall  not  permit  any  "debtor"  Annual  Conference 
to  withhold  or  deduct  a  part  of  the  money  it  is  required  to  pay  to  the 
clearinghouse,  with  the  intent  of  satisfying  in  advance  any  claims 
which  the  Annual  Conference  may  desire  to  make  under  this  section. 
Claims  on  which  collection  is  sought,  in  any  clearinghouse  year,  must 
be  filed  with  the  clearinghouse  on  or  before  December  31,  of  the  pre- 
vious clearinghouse  year. 

ARTICLE   V 

1338.  Reserve  Funding 

The  Illinois  Corporation  is  authorized  to  make  a  plan  for  any  An- 
nual Conference  whereby  arrangements  can  be  made  to  fund  in  ad- 
vance, on  an  actuarial  reserve  basis,  any  part  or  all  of  the  Annuities 
for  which  the  Conference  is  responsible,  subject  to  the  following 
general  provisions: 

1.  An  annual  contribution  not  to  exceed  the  equivalent  of  two  per- 
cent of  the  current  average  salary  of  the  Conference  shall  be  re- 
quired from  all  members  entering  the  fund  under  the  provisions  of 
this  Article. 

2.  The  yearly  contribution  to  be  made  by  the  Annual  Conference 
shall  be  determined  by  it  after  consultation  with  the  Illinois  Corpora- 
tion. 

3.  Annuities  founded  on  an  actuarial  reserve  basis  shall  conform  as 
closely  as  practicable  to  the  types  indicated  in  the  Annuity  Plan  for 
Conference  Claimants  as  amended  from  time  to  time. 

4.  The  plan  in  this  paragraph  may  be  used  in  conjunction  with  and 
supplementary  to  the  Minister's  Reserve  Pension  Plan. 

Chapter  IV 

SPECIAL  REGULATIONS 

Effective  in  the  Territory  of  the  Missouri  Corporation 

ARTICLE  I 

1339.  Distribution  of  Income  , 

1.  The  Missouri  Corporation  receives  funds  for  distribution  from 
income  on  General  and  Conference  endowments  and/or  other  special 
trust  funds  held  by  said  Corporation,  as  provided  in  ^  1305. 

2.  The  funds  available  for  general  distribution  by  the  Missouri 
Corporation  shall  be  distributable  annually  upon  the  basis  of  approved 
years  of  service,  as  provided  in  ^  1309. 

3.  Income  from  Conference  Endowment  Funds  administered  by  the 
Missouri  Corporation  shall  be  remitted  annually  to  the  Annual  Con- 


The  Methodist  Church  529 

ference  concerned  to  be  distributed  as  set  forth  in  H  1312,  §  2,  and 
^  1325. 

4.  Income  from  special  trust  funds  shall  be  distributed  as  specif- 
ically prescribed  by  the  terms  of  the  respective  trusts. 

5.  Other  Conference  or  Jurisdictional  funds  shall  be  distributed 
in  accordance  with  the  purposes  for  which  such  funds  were  raised. 

ARTICLE    II 

1340.     Acceptance  of  Claim  of  Widow  and  Dependent  Children 

Upon  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  and 
by  vote  of  the  Annual  Conference  concerned,  an  Annual  Conference 
within  the  territory  of  the  Missoui'i  Corporation  may  recognize  as 
its  Conference  Claimants  the  widow  and  minor  dependent  children  of 
a  deceased  former  member  of  said  Conference,  who,  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  was  a  member  of  another  Annual  Conference,  provided, 
however,  that  it  shall  thereafter  accept  responsibility  for  the  total 
"Approved  Years  of  Service"  of  such  Claimants  thereby. 

COVERING  RESOLUTION 

Resolved :  That  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Conference  Claim- 
ants which  has  been  substituted  for  Paragraphs  1301  to  1341  inclu- 
sive of  the  Discipline  of  1940  repeals  all  other  legislation  in  the  Dis- 
cipline of  1940  which  may  be  in  conflict  with,  or  at  variance  with  the 
aforesaid  report. 

A.  M.  Wells,  Chairman; 
P.  E.  Riley,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Minister's  Reserve  Pension  Fund 
(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  61.  Adopted  May  2.  See  Journal,  Page  380. 
M,  69 ;  P,  36 ;  F,  36 

Retain  the  provisions  concerning  the  Ministers'  Reserve 
Pension  Fund,  designated  Chapter  VI,  in  the  Discipline  of 
1940,  as  Chapter  V,  in  the  Discipline  of  1944,  but  with  the 
amendments  hereinafter  indicated : 

Amend  ^  1343,  §  12,  to  read  as  follows : 

"New  Entrant"  shall  mean  a  Minister  who  shall  be  admitted  into 
Full  Membership  in  an  Annual  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference  on 
or  after  the  entry  of  such  Conference  into  the  Fund. 

Amend  ^  1343,  §  13,  to  read  as  follows : 

"Previous  Entrant"  shall  mean  a  Minister  in  good  standing  in  Full 
Membership  in  an  Annual  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference,  prior 
to  the  entry  of  such  Conference  into  the  Fund. 

Amend  ^  1345,  §  1,  to  read  as  follows: 

Each  Annual  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference  that  enters  the 
Fund  shall  contribute  annually  thereto  an  amount  equivalent  to  nine 
per  cent  of  the  "Average  Salary"  of  the  Conference,  as  defined  in  the 
Pension  Code,  for  each  member  of  the  Conference  who  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Fund;  provided,  however,  that  any  Annual  Conference  which 


530  Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 

entered  the  Fund  prior  to  the  General  Conference  of  1944  shall  con- 
tinue the  rate  of  contribution  in  force  at  the  time  it  entered  the  Fund, 
with  the  right  of  changing  its  future  payments  to  the  above  mentioned 
rate  of  contribution  at  any  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  held  sub- 
sequent to  June  1,  1944. 

Amend  ^  1346,  to  read  as  follows : 

An  annual  contribution,  the  equivalent  of  two  per  cent  of  his  "Sup- 
pox't"  or  of  the  "Average  Salary"  of  the  Conference  (as  defined  in  the 
Pension  Code),  whichever  is  the  lower,  shall  be  paid  directly  td  the 
Fund  by  each  member  thereof  in  the  Effective  Relation  in  quarterly 
installations,  payable  in  advance  on  the  following  dates:  February  15, 
May  15,  August  15,  November  15.  Such  contributions  shall  be  ap- 
plicable to  "Income  Annuity"  credit  only. 

In  the  event  of  the  failure  of  the  member  to  make  the  aforemen- 
tioned contributions  as  requii-ed,  the  Annual  Conference  shall  with- 
hold the  equivalent  of  twenty-five  per  cent  of  the  normal  allocation 
for  his  "Service  Annuity"  credit  for  the  year  during  which  the  default 
occurred,  and  the  member's  credit  account  shall  be  adjusted  accord- 
ingly. However,  the  benefits  provided  in  Tj  1348,  §  2,  1[  1349,  and  i  1352 
shall  not  be  aff'ected  by  the  provisions  of  this  Section. 

A.  M.  Wells,  Chairman; 
P.  E.  Riley,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Pension  Legislation 

(Memorial  Nos.  114,  116,  208,  278,  280,  281,  283,  284,  479, 

480,  591,  740  AND  771.) 
Calendar  No.  132.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  442. 
M,  69;P,  54;F,  54 
Your  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants  submits  here- 
with its  Report  No.  3 : 

We  recommend  that  the  following  Memorials  which  we 
have  had  before  us  be  referred  to  the  Commission  on  Pension 
Legislation : 

No.  114.  Pension  Plan  for  Employed  Lay  Workers. 

No.  208.  A  Pension  Plan  for  Lay  Employees  of  The  Methodist 
Church. 

No.  278.  Pensions  for  Lay  Workers  of  the  Church. 

No.  281.  A  Pension  Plan  for  Lay  Emplovees  of  The  Methodist 
Church. 

No.  280.  An  Adequate  Pension  Plan. 

No.  283.  Pension  System  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

No.  284.  Management  of  Superannuate  Homes. 

No.  279.  An  Effective  Ministry. 

No.  480.  Ministerial  Retirement  Plan. 

No.  591.  Pension  Study  System. 

No.  740.  Amend  Paragraph  1330  of  1940  Discipline. 

No.  771.  Co-operation  of  Boards  and  Jurisdictional  Conferences. 

No.  116.  Present  Pension  Law  as  It  Affects  Southern  Illinois  Con- 
ference. 

A.  M.  Wells,  Chairman; 
P.  E.  Riley,  Secretary. 


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Report  No.  4.  Non-Concurrence  Report 

(Memorial:  Non-concurrence.) 

Calendar  No.  190.  Adopted  May  .5.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

Jf98. 
M,  69;  P,  54;  F,  54 
Your  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants  has  had  before 
it  and  given  careful  consideration  to  the  following  numbered 
memorials,  concerning  which  our  recommendation  is  non- 
concurrence  : 

Memorial  Serial  Nos.  358,  230,  607,  598,  606,  282,  600,  603,  604,  599, 
118,  597,  392,  602,  601,  587,  605,  131,  130,  608,  478,  340,  128,  125,  279, 
349,  126,  121,  115,  701,  604,  329,  123,  589,  386,  124,  122,  596,  117,  120, 
129,  437,  132,  .590,  <12,  393,  413,  396,  592,  793. 

A.  M.  Wells,  Chairman; 
P.  E.  Riley,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  CONFERENCES 

Chairman,  George  W.  Henson. 
Vice-Chairman,  Joseph  H.  Thrailkill. 
Secretary,  John  R.  Kennedy. 

Report  No.  1.  Lay  Member  of  Annual  Conference  Added 

TO  Quarterly  Conference 

(Memorial  Nos.  142  and  162.) 

Calendar  No.  30.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Pages  286, 

293. 
M,  68;P,  55;F,  55 
On  page  165,  Chapter  X,  Section  III,  Paragraph  529,  Ar- 
ticle 2,  line  5,  amend  by  inserting  after  the  words  "Lay 
Leader"  the  words  "Lay  Member  of  the  Annual  Conference," 
so  the  amended  paragraph  shall  read : 

529,  Article  2,  "The  Quarterly  Conference  shall  be  composed  of  all 
Traveling,  Supernumerary,  and  Retired  Preachers,  residing  within 
the  Circuit  or  Charge;  all  Local  Preachers,  Exhorters,  Charge  Lay 
Leader,  Lay  Member  of  the  Annual  Conference,  Deaconesses,  Class 
Leaders,  and  Secretaries  of  the  Annual  Meetings,  Stewards,  Trustees, 
Financial  Secretaries,  and  Treasurers  of  the  Local  Churches,  the 
General  Superintendents  of  the  Church  Schools,  Presidents  of  the 
Young  People's  Departments  or  Divisions,  and  of  Methodist  Youth 
Fellowships ;  Presidents  of  the  Woman's  Societies  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice, Deaconesses'  Circles,  and  Men's  Work;  Directors  of  Christian 
Education,  Social  and  Recreational  Life,  and  Golden  Cross;  Chairmen 
of  Local  Church  Boards  of  Education ;  Secretaries  of  Good  Literature ; 
Presidents  or  Superintendents  of  other  organizations  which  are  ap- 
proved by  the  Quarterly  Conference  for  membership  therein;  the 
Quarterly  Conference  may  elect  three  members  nominated  by  the 
City  Missionary  Society  (Par.  966)  ;  provided  that  all  members  of 
the  Quarterly  Conference  shall  be  members  of  The  Methodist  Chui'ch." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Minimum  Support  for  Pastors 

(Memorial  No.  47.) 

Calendar  No.  36.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  294. 

M,  68;P,  55;  F,  55 

On  Page  252,  Chapter  II,  Section  I,  paragraph  810,  line  6, 

amend  by  substituting  the  word  "Ministerial"  for  the  word 

"Clerical"  so  the  amended  paragraph  shall  read : 

Number  810.  "Each  Annual  Conference,  after  careful  study  of  its 
needs  and  its  sources  of  income  for  Ministerial  Support,  may  adopt 
a  Schedule  of  Minimum  Support  for  its  Pastors.  This  schedule  shall 
specify  the  minimum  financial  support  necessary  for  effective  service 
for  all  Ministerial  Members  of  the  Conference  and  for  Supply  Pastors 
who  are  accepted  by  the  Annual  Conference  and  who  are  giving  full 
time  to  Pastoral  Work.  This  schedule  may  allow  for  differences  in  liv- 
(532) 


The  Methodist  Church  533 

ingr  conditions,   number   of   dependents    in   the    family,   or    any    other 
vai'iants,  as  desired  by  the  Annual  Conference." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 
Report  No.  3.  Duties  of  the  Quarterly  Conference 
(Memorial  No.  156.) 

Calcudar  No.  37.  Adopted  Mail  1.  See  Journal,  Page  294- 
M,  68;  P,  56;  F,  32;  A,  23;  N,  1 

Paragraph  No.  582,  page  169,  after  section  (g)  add  a  new 
section   (h)   which  shall  read  as  follows: 

(h)  Visitation,  which  shall  plan  for  at  least  one  annual  friendly 
visitation  upon  all  the  members  of  the  local  church.  This  duty  may  be 
assigned  to  the  Committee  on  Membership. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Lay  Member  of  Annual  Conference  and 
Charge  Lay  Leader  to  Be  Members  of  the 

Official  Board 
(Memorial  No.  161.) 
Calendar  No.  38.  M,  68 ;  P,  54 ;  F,  54. 
Calendar  No.  38.  Published  in  the  Daily  Christian  Advo- 
cate but  never  called  on  the  Calendar  Editor. 

Amend  Paragraph  541,  page  175,  line  13,  by  adding  after 
the  word  "Council"  the  words  "the  Lay  Member  of  the  An- 
nual Conference  and  the  Charge  Lay  Leader."  so  the  para- 
graph as  amended  shall  read  : 

Number  541.  In  every  Church  there  shall  be  an  executive  body 
called  the  Official  Board,  organized  in  either  of  the  following  ways, 
as  may  be  authorized  by  the  Quarterly  Conference:  (1)  The  Board 
may  be  composed  of  the  Pastor,  Assistant  Pastor,  Deaconess  serving 
the  Charge,  the  Stewards,  the  Unit  of  Class  Leaders,  the  Trustees, 
the  Church  Treasurer,  the  Director  of  Religious  Education,  where  de- 
sired the  Dii'ector  of  Music,  the  Superintendent  of  the  Church  School, 
the  Chairman  of  the  Local  Church  Board  of  Education,  President  or 
Presidents  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliaries  authorized  by  the  General 
Conference,  a  representative  elected  by  the  Young  People's  Division, 
the  Chairman  of  the  Local  Missionary  Council,  the  Lay  Member  to 
the  Annual  Conference  and  the  Charge  Lay  Leader."  It  shall  be 
organized  with  a  Chairman,  a  Vice-Chairman,  a  Secretary,  and  a 
Treasurer.  (2)  If  the  Official  Board  is  not  composed  and  organized 
as  above,  the  Board  of  Stewards  shall  assume  all  powers  and  duties 
prescribed  in  this  section  of  the  Discipline  and  shall  be  the  Official 
Board. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Continuation  of  South  Florida  Annual 

Conference 
(Memorial  No.  306.) 


534  Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 

Calendar  No.  93.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  358. 
M,  68;P,  54;F,  54 

REQUEST  FOR  ENABLING  ACT 

Since  the  membership  of  the  South  Florida  Annual  Con- 
ference (Central  Jurisdiction)  has  fallen  below  the  50  mem- 
bers in  full  connection,  required  by  the  Disciplive,  the  Com- 
mittee on  Conferences  recommends  that  an  enabling  act  be 
authorized  by  the  General  Conference  consenting  that  the 
South  Florida  Conference  continue  as  an  Annual  Conference 
with  less  than  the  required  membership. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  Oriental  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
(Memorial  No.  439.) 

Caleyidar  No.  92.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  358. 
M,  68;  P,  52;F,  52 

The  Committee  had  before  it  Memorial  No.  439,  signed  by 
Ernest  L.  Lyons,  Superintendent  of  the  California  Oriental 
Missions,  requesting  permission  for  the  California  Oriental 
Mission  to  Organize  as  a  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
under  the  terms  pertaining  to  Central  Conferences,  (since 
this  is  a  Language  Group)  as  appears  in  If  433  of  the  1940 
Discipline,  page  139. 

The  Committee  voted  to  recommend  that  an  Enabling  Act 
be  granted  to  the  California  Oriental  Mission  permitting 
said  Mission  to  organize  as  a  Provisional  Annual  Confer- 
ence, under  paragraph  433,  with  a  minimum  of  ten  mem- 
bers. 

Since  this  Mission  is  not  in  a  Central  Conference  and  is  in 
the  State  of  California,  in  the  Western  Jurisdiction,  we  rec- 
ommend that  for  the  purposes  of  meeting  the  requirements 
of  paragraph  433,  the  Western  Jurisdiction  be  substituted 
for  a  Central  Conference,  in  making  effective  the  provisions 
of  the  Discipline  under  which  this  Act  is  granted. 

We  recommend  that  the  Enabling  Acts  Committee  be  in- 
structed and  requested  to  draw  up  the  necessary  Enabling 
Act. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Ministerial  Members  of  an  Annual 
Conference 

(Memorial  No.  157.) 


The  Methodist  Church  535 

Calendar  No.  91.  Withdrawn  May  3.  See  Report  No.  4,  Com- 
mittee on  Ministry,  Page  358. 
M,  68;  P,  42';F,  42 
The  Committee  had  before  it  Memorial  No.  157  signed  by 
Alfred  C.  Crawford,  a  member  of  Trinity  Methodist  Church, 
Chicago,  amending  paragraphs  Numbers  458  and  460,  Ar- 
ticle 9. 

The  Committee  voted  Non  Concurrence  on  the  first  section 
of  this  Memorial  and  Concurrence  on  the  second  section. 

We  recommend  that  paragraph  460,  page  149,  Article  9, 
be  amended  by  inserting  the  word  "Ministerial"  in  the  first 
line  after  "a"  so  the  paragraph  will  read : 

"The  status  of  a  Ministerial  member  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ference or  probationer  is  further  determined  by  those  sec- 
tions of  the  Discipline  governing  the  ministry." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8.  Disciplinary  Questions  Asked  of  Pastors 

(Memorial  No.  296.) 

Calendar  No.  90.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  469. 

M,  68;  P,  48;  F,  48 

A  request  from  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service 
for  the  provision  among  questions  asked  the  Pastor  at  the 
Quarterly  Conference,  one,  concerning  the  number  of  re- 
cruits for  Christian  Service  in  their  Church  or  Churches. 

We  recommend  that  there  be  inserted  at  the  end  of  Par. 
485,  page  156,  in  the  Discipline,  Section  10,  under  a  new 
Section  11,  these  words:  "and  other  forms  of  Christian 
service."  Section  11  as  it  now  is  in  the  Discipline  will  then 
become  Section  12. 

In  Par.  532,  page  170,  in  the  Discipline,  insert  a  new  Sec- 
tion 6,  "To  inquire  the  names  of  persons  who  desire  to  enter 
full-time  Christian  service."  Section  6  of  the  Discipline  will 
then  become  Section  7,  and  the  numbers  of  the  Sections  will 
be  successively  changed. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  9.  A  Secretary  of  Town  and  Country  Work 

(Memorial  No.  292.) 
Calendar  No.  89.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  358. 
M,  68;  P,  39;  F,  35;  A,  3;  N,  1 
The  Committee  recommends  that  paragraph  No.  982  be 
amended  by  adding  on  page  314  of  the  Discipline  a  new  .sec- 
tion to  this  section  of  the  Discipline  to  read  as  follows,  and  to 
be  numbered  4.  under  the  above  No.  982: 


636     Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

"4.  The  Annual  Conference  upon  the  nomination  of  the  Town  and 
Country  Commission  may  elect  annually  a  Secretary  of  Town  and 
Country  Work  who  shall  be  publicly  assigned  by  the  Bishop  and  shall 
promote  the  policies  and  plans  of  the  Conference  Commission  on  Town 
and  Country  Work." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Business  of  an  Annual  Conference, 

Paragraph  470 

(Memorial  No.  448.) 

Calendar  No.  137.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  443. 

M,  68;P,  45;F,  45 

The  Commission  on  Records,  Forms  and  Statistical  Blanks 

hereby  memorializes  the  General  Conference  to  amend  Par. 

470  by  striking  out  the  entire  paragraph  and  inserting  the 

following : 

The  business  of  the  Annual  Conference  shall  be  to  inquire : 

Part  I.  Organization  and  General  Business 

1.  Organization: 
Secretary 
Treasurer 
Statistician. 

2.  Is  the  Annual  Conference  Incorporated?    (448) 

3.  (a)  What  officers  handling  funds  of  the  Conference  have  been 
bonded,  and  in  what  amounts?  (461) 

(b)    Have  the  books  of  said  officers  or  persons  been  audited?  (461) 

4.  Have  the  Boards,  Commissions,  or  Committees  been  appointed 
or  elected?  (452) 

(a)  Board  of  Ministerial  Training 

(b)  Committee  of  Traveling  Elders  on  Conference  Relations  and 
Ministerial  Qualifications 

(c)  Committee  on  Accepted  Supply  Pastors 

(d)  Committee  of  Investigation 

(e)  District  Boards  of  Location  and  Building 

(f )  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Annual  Conference 

(g)  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
(h)    Town  and  Country  Commission 

(i)     Annual  Conference  Deaconess  Board 

(j)     Annual  Conference  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 

(k)    Annual  Conference  Board  of  Education 

(1)     Annual  Conference  Board  of  Temperance 

(m)  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Lay  Activities 

(n)    Annual  Conference  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 

(o)    Annual  Conference  Commission  on  Evangelism 

(p)    Distributing  Committee 

(q)   Annual  Confei'ence  Board  of  Conference  Claimants 

(r)    Committee  on  Proportional  Payment  of  Ministerial  Support 

(s)    Other  Committees,  Commissions,  or  Boards. 

5.  Have  the  Secretaries,  Treasurers  and  Statisticians  kept  their 
respective  records  upon  and  according  to  the  forms  prescribed  by 
The  Methodist  Church?   (462) 

6.  What  are  the  reports  of  the  District  Superintendents  as  to  the 
status  of  the  work  within  their  Districts?   (470) 


The  Methodist  Church  537 

7.  What  is  the  schedule  for  Minimum  Support  for  Pastors?    (810) 

8.  What  is  the  plan  and  what  are  the  approved  claims  for  the 
support  of  the  District  Superintendents  for  the  ensuing  year?  (840- 
841) 

9.  What  amount  has  been  apportioned  to  the  Pastoral  Charges 
within  the  Conference  to  be  raised  for  the  support  of  Conference 
Claimants? 

10.  What  are  the  apportionments  transmitted  by  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  to  this  Annual  Confer- 
ence? 

(a)  For  World  Service 

(b)  For  Episcopal   Fund  %   Pastor's  salary,   for  current 

rear 

(c)  For  General  Administration   Fund 

11.  What  amount  is  transmitted  to  this  Conference  for  expenses 
of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  

12.  What  are  the  Reports,  Recommendations  and  Plans  of  the 
Boards  of  the  Conference? 

(a)  What  is  the  Report  of  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants, 
and  what  Appropriations  for  Conference  Claimants  are  reported  and 
approved?    (1323) 

(b)  What  is  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Conference  Board  of  Mis- 
.■5ions  and  Church  Extension  of  Disbursements  of  Missionary  Aid  with- 
in the  Conference?    (1035-1038) 

(c)  What  is  the  Report  of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance?   (832-834) 

(d)  Other  Reports. 

13.  What  date  is  determined  for  White  Cross  or  Golden  Cross  En- 
rollment? (1259) 

14.  (a)    Who  is  elected  Conference  Lay  Leader?    (1224) 
(b)    What  is  his  Report? 

Part  II.  Pertaining  to  Ministerial  Relations 

15.  Who  constitute  the  Conference  Committee  of  Investigation? 
(631) 

16.  Are  there  formulated  complaints  against  any  ministerial  mem- 
ber of  the  Conference? 

17.  Who  are  the  accepted  Supply  Pastors?  (293) 

18.  What  Accepted  Supply  Pastors  now  under  full-time  appoint- 
ment are  taking  the  Conference  Course  of  Study? 

(a)  For  Reception  on  Trial 

(b)  In  the  First  Year 

(c)  In  the  Second  Year 

(d)  In  the  Third  Year 

(e)  In  the  Fourth  Year 

19.  Who  are  Received  on  Trial? 

(a)  In  Studies  of  the  First  Year 

(b)  In  Studies  of  the  Third  Year  under  Seminary  Rule 

,  (c)    Exempt  from  Course  of  Study  under  the  Seminary  Rule 

20.  Who  are  on  Trial  having  been  continued  in  their  studies? 

(a)  Of  the  First  Year 

(b)  Of  the  Second  Year 

(c)  Of  the  Third  Year 

(d)  Of  the  Fourth  Year 

21.  Who  on  Trial  are  discontinued? 

22.  Who  are  Admitted  into  Full  Connection? 

23.  What  Full  Members  are  in  Studies? 
(a)   Of  the  Third  Year 


538  Jourtml  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

(b)    Of  the  Fourth  Year 

24.  What  Full  Members  have  completed  the  studies  of  the  Fourth 
Year? 

25.  Who  have  been  elected  Deacons? 

(a)  As  Local  Pi-eachers 

(b)  As  Accepted  Supply  Pastors 

(c)  As  Members  on  Trial  in  the  Course  of  Study 

(d)  Under  the  Seminary  Rule 

(e)  Under  the  Missionary  Rule 

26.  Who  have  been  Ordained  Deacons? 

27.  Who  have  been  Elected  Elders? 

(a)  As  Local  Preachers 

(b)  As  Accepted  Supply  Pastors 

(c)  As  Local  Deacons  vfho  have  been  Received  on  Trial 

(d)  As  Conference  Members  in  the  Conference  Course  of  Study 

(e)  Under  the  Seminary  Rule 

(f)  Under  the  Missionary  Rule 

28.  Who  have  been  Ordained  Elders? 

29.  What  Preachers,  coming  from  other  Churches,  have  had  their 
Orders  recognized?  (311) 

(a)  As  Local  Deacons 

(b)  As  Local  Elders 

30.  Relative  to  Accommodation-Transfers  for  Ordination  and 
Reception : 

(a)  Who  are  transferred  in  and  from  what  Confei-ences  for  pur- 
poses of  Ordination  only,  such  ordination  to  be  voted  by  this  Con- 
ference : 

(1)   Deacons: 

Name  Conference 


(2)    Elders: 

Name  Conference 


(b)    Who  have  been  transferred  out  and  to  vi^hat  Conferences  after 
Ordination? 
(1)    Deacons: 

Name  Conference 


(2)    Elders: 

Name  Conference 


(c)    Who  have  been  received  on   Trial  at  the  request  of  another 
Annual  Confez'ence? 


The  Methodist  Church  539 

(d)    Who  have  been  transferred  having  been  received  on  Trial  and 
to  what  Conference? 

Name  Conference 


(e)   Who  have  been  Ordained  here,  such  ordination  having  been 
voted  by  another  Annual  Conference? 
?.l.   Who  are  readmitted? 
(a) Deacons 
(b)    Elders 

32.  Who   have   been    received    from   other   Churches   as   Traveling 
Preachers? 

(a)  As  Ordained  Deacons 

(b)  As  Ordained  Elders 

(c)  As  Members  on  Trial 

(d)  As  Members  in  Full  Connection 

33.  Who  have  been  received  by  Transfer? 

Name  Conference  Date 


34.   Who  have  been  Transferred  out? 
Name  Conference  Date 


35.  Who  have  had  their  Conference  Membership  Terminated? 

(a)  By  Voluntary'  Location 

(b)  By  Involuntary  Location 

(c)  By  Withdrawal 

(d)  By  Judicial  Procedure  (expelled) 

36.  What  Ministerial  Members  have  died  during  the  year? 

37.  Who  are  the  Supernumerary  Ministers  and  for  what  number 
of  years  consecutively  has  each  held  this  relation?  (229) 

Name  No.  of  Years 


38.  Who  are  granted  Sabbatical  Leave?   (334) 

39.  What  Ministers  have  been  retired?   (List  alphabetically) 

(a)  This  Year 

(b)  Previously 

40.  Who  are  left  without  appointment  to  attend  school? 

Name  School  Quar.  Conf.  Mem. 


41.  What  is  the  total  number  of: 

(a)  Pastoral  Charges .  Accepted  Supply  Pastors  Min- 
isters on  Trial Transfers  in Transfers  Out Re- 
ceived from  Other  Churches  

Decea.sed  In  Retired  Relation .  Supernumerary 

(b)  In  Effective  Relation: 

(1)  As  Pastors  and  District  Superintendents 

(2)  Under  Special  Appointment 

(3)  Left  without  appointment  to  attend  school 


540     Journal  of  the  19 U  General  Conference 

(4)    On  Sabbatical  Leave.  Total  (b) 


42.  What  other  Personal  Notation  should  be  made? 

Part  III.  Ooncluding  Business 

43.  What  is  the  Report  of  the  Conference  Treasurer? 

44.  What  is  the  Report  of  the  Conference  Statistician? 

45.  What  are  the  detailed  objectives  of  this  Conference  for  the 
Coming  Year?  (419) 

46.  Where  shall  the  next  session  of  the  Conference  be  held? 

47.  Is  there  any  other  business? 

48.  What  changes  have  been  made  in  appointments  since  last  An- 
nual Conference  Session? 

49.  Where  are  the  Preachers  stationed  for  the  ensuing  year?  (See 
List  of  Appointments.) 

(Note:   Whei-e  reports  and  lists  are  too  long  to  be  entered,  they 
should  be  attached  to  this  foi-m.) 
The  Committee  voted  concurrence. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairm<in; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  11.  Negro  Work  in  New  Jersey  and  New  York 
(Memorial  No.  562.) 

Calendar  No.  142.  Adopted  May  5,  in  the  adopting  of  Report 

No.  7  of  the  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms, 
See  Journal,  Page  US7 . 

M,  68;P,  48;F,  45;  A,  3 

The  Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  Church  Society  of  The 
Methodist  Church  respectfully  memorializes  the  General 
Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  meeting  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  April  26,  1944,  as  follows : 

Whereas,  Paragraph  28  of  the  Disciplme  (Article  III  of  Section 
VIII  of  the  Plan  of  Union)  provides  that  "Changes  in  the  number, 
names  and  boundaries  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conferences  may  be  ef- 
fected by  the  General  Conference  upon  the  consent  of  a  majority  of 
the  Annual  Conferences  of  each  of  the  Jurisdictions  involved  (see  also 
Paragraph  361,  Art.  4,  Sec.  12  Entitled  "General  Conference  Powers") 
and 

Whereas,  Paragraph  14  of  the  Discipline  (Article  V,  Sec.  4  of  the 
Plan  of  Union)  enables  Jurisdictional  Conferences  "To  determine  the 
boundaries  of  their  Annual  Conferences  (see  also  Paragraph  376, 
Sec.  5,  entitled,  "Jurisdictional  Conference,  authorization"),  and 

Whereas,  Paragraph  1435  fixes  the  boundaries  of  the  Delaware 
Conference  as  follows:  "Delaware  Conference  shall  include  the  Negro 
work  in  Delaware,  New  Jersey  and  New  York  State,  except  that  in 
the  City  of  Buffalo  and  that  already  included  in  the  New  York  Con- 
ference in  the  Boroughs  of  the  Bronx  and  Manhattan  in  the  City  of 
New  York;  it  shall  also  include  the  Negro  work  in  the  Eastern  Shore 
of  Virginia  and  all  Maryland  and  Pennsylvania  not  included  in  the 
Washington  Conference  and 

Whereas,  The  Negro  population  in  the  territory  of  the  New  York  and 
New  York  East  Conferences  has  increased  to  well  over  500,000  in  num- 
ber, and  lapidly  increasing,  and 


The  Methodist  Church  541 

Whereas,  It  is  desirable  to  establish  new  churches  to  nlinister  to 
this  large  population  and 

Whereas,  The  establishment  of  such  new  work  can  be  expedited  by 
the  transformation  of  many  present  churches  in  the  New  York  and 
New  York  East  Conferences  to  the  service  of  Negro  people  and 

Whereas,  Resources  for  the  inauguration  of  new  Negro  work  are 
available  in  the  New  York  and  New  York  East  Conferences  now 
therefore 

Earnest  petition  is  hereby  submitted  for  an  Enabling  Act  to  read 
as  follows: 

Whenever  during  the  ensuing  quadrennium  with  the  prior  approval 
of  the  Northeastern  Jurisdictional  Conference  and  the  Central  Juris- 
dictional Conference  a  majority  of  the  Annual  Conferences  of  both 
Jurisdictions  shall  consent  thereto,  the  boundai-ies  of  the  Delaware 
Annual  Conference  shall  be  changed  by  the  insertion  of  the  words 
"and  such  new  work  as  shall  be  constituted  by  the  New  York  and 
New  York  East  Annual  Conferences  within  their  boundaries  so  that 
Paragraph  1435  shall  read 

"Delaware  Conference  shall  include  the  Negro  work  in  Delaware, 
New  Jersey  and  New  York  State,  except  that  in  the  City  of  Buffalo 
and  already  included  in  the  New  York  Conference  in  the  Boroughs  of 
the  Bronx  and  Manhattan  in  the  City  of  New  York  and  such  new 
work  as  shall  be  constituted  by  the  New  York  and  New  York  East 
Conferences  within  their  boundaries;  it  shall  also  include  the  Negro 
work  in  the  Eastern  Shore  of  Virginia  and  all  Maryland  and  Pennsyl- 
vania not  included  in  the  Washington  Conference." 

The  Committee  voted  concurrence. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  12.  Local  Church  Election 

(Memorial  No.  334.) 

Calendar  No.  143.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Jommal,  Page  H3. 

M,  68;P,  39;F,  39 

Amend  Par.  532,  Section  (d),  page  169  in  the  Discipline 

by  adding  a  sentence,  "Additional  nominations  may  be  made 

from  the  floor,"  so  the  paragraph  will  read : 

"(d)  Nominations,  which  shall  make  recommendations  to  the  Quar- 
terly Conference,  Annual  Church  Conference,  or  Official  Board  of 
those  to  be  elected  as  officers  and  members  of  Committees.  The  Pastor 
shall  be  Chairman  of  this  Committee.  The  other  members  shall  be 
nominated  and  elected  by  those  present  at  the  meeting  of  the  body 
authorized  to  elect  the  officers  and  committees  for  the  ensuing  year. 
Additional  nominations  may  be  made  from  the  floor." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  13.  Examination  of  Records  of  a  Quarterly 

Conference 

(Memorial  No.  143.) 

Calendar  No.  144.  Adopted  Man  6.  See  Journal,  Page  468. 

M,  68 ;  P,  39 ; F,  39 

Amend  Par.  485  by  adding  a  new  section  (12)  : 


542     Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

"(12)  The  District  Conference  shall  receive  for  examination  an 
annual  report  from  the  Committee  on  Records  from  each  Quarterly 
Conference." 

Amend  Par.  532  by  adding  after  "church"  in  the  third  line 
the  following :  "Where  there  is  no  District  Conference,  this 
Committee  shall  report  the  results  of  examination  of  Quar- 
terly Conference  Records  to  the  Fourth  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence," so  the  paragraph  will  read: 

"(f)  Records,  which  shall  inspect  the  records  of  the  Recording 
Steward  and  various  Secretaries  of  the  Church  and  organizations  of 
the  Church.  Where  there  is  no  District  Conference,  this  Committee 
shall  report  the  results  of  examination  of  Quarterly  Conference 
Records  to  the  Fourth  Quarterly  Conference.  When  this  Committee 
discovers  a  minute  or  record  book  is  no  longer  in  current  use,  it  shall 
require  the  same  to  be  deposited  with  the  Recording  Steward." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 


Report  No.  14.  Continuation  of  English-speaking 

Annual  Conferences  with  Less  Than  Fifty 

Members  in  Full  Connection 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  145.  (Printed  in  the  Daily  Christian 

Advocate,  but  never  called  on  the  Calendar — Editor.) 

M,  68;P,  42;F,  42 

The  Committee  had  before  it  a  number  of  Memorials  re- 
questing Enabling  Acts  for  the  continuation  of  Annual  Con- 
ferences having  less  than  fifty  members  in  full  connection. 
A  blanket  action  was  taken  covering  all  those  which  came  to 
the  attention  of  the  Committee.  This  action  was  taken  lest 
some  Conference  in  this  classification  might  be  overlooked, 
as  follows : 

"Those  English-speaking  Annual  Conferences  having'  fewer  than 
fifty  members  in  full  connection,  except  such  for  whose  continuance 
provision  may  have  been  otherwise  made  shall  be  continued  until  the 
meeting  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  within  whose  bounds  they 
are  situated.  Each  of  these  Annual  Conferences  shall  receive  the  most 
careful  consideration  by  its  Jurisdictional  Conference,  and  such  Juris- 
dictional Conference  shall  decide  whether  such  Annual  Conference 
with  less  than  fifty  full  members  shall  continue  as  an  Annual  Con- 
ference, or  its  status  shall  be  reduced  to  that  of  a  provisional  Annual 
Conference  formerly  called  a  Mission  Conference  or  whether  such 
Annual  Conference  shall  be  merged  with  some  adjacent  Annual  Con- 
ference or  Annual  Confeiences.  In  any  case,  the  decision  of  the  Juris- 
dictional Conference  shall  govern  the  status  of  such  Annual  Confer- 
ence." 


The  Methodist  Church  543 

(Note:  It  was  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  on  Confei- 
ences  of  the  General  Conference  of  1940  that  only  in  rare 
cases  should  Jurisdictional  Conferences  continue  Annual 
Conferences  having  less  than  fifty  full  members.) 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 

John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  15.  Orphanages  and  Children's  Homes 
(Memorial  No.  831.) 

Calendar  No.  1)7.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  U68. 
M,  68 ;  P,  32 ;  F,  32 

The  Committee  voted  concurrence  on  the  above  Memorial 
to  list  in  the  question  under  15  of  reports  to  the  Quarterly 
Conference,  "What  has  been  contributed  during  the  quarter 
for  orphanages  and  children's  homes?" 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman: 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  16.  Amend  Paragraph  463 
(Memorial  No.  828.) 

Calendar  No.  158.  (Printed  in  the  Daily  Christian 

Advocate,  but  not  called  on  the  Calendar. — Editor.) 

M,  68;  P,  35;F,  32;  A,  3 

Amend  Article  12,  Par.  463,  Section  1,  by  substituting, 
"Board"  for  "Committee,"  so  the  first  section  of  the  para- 
graph will  read : 

"Par.  4<>8.  Art.  12.  (1)  The  Annual  Conference  shall  elect  a  Board 
of  Traveling  Elders  on  Conference  Relations  and  Ministerial  Quali- 
fications. This  Board  shall  consist  of  not  fewer  than  six  members, 
arranged  as  far  as  practicable  in  classes  to  serve  three  years  each. 
This  Board  may  be  divided  into  two  groups:  (1)  On  Conference  Re- 
lations, (2)  on  Ministerial  Qualifications." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  17.  Election  of  Delegates  to  the  General 

Conference 

(Memorial  No.  293.) 

Calendar  \o.  159.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  ^68. 
M,  68;P,  32;F,  31;N,  1 

Amend  Par.  351,  Section  1,  at  the  end  of  the  third  line 
from  the  end  of  the  paragraph  by  adding :  "The  Ministerial 
and  Lay  Members  may  meet  separately  to  vote  for  the  elec- 
tion of  delegates  to  the  General  and  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ences." 


544  Jouvncd  of  the  194^  General  Conference 

In  the  place  of  Par.  351  (2)  insert  at  the  end  of  Section  1 
the  following: 

"A  Spring  Annual  Conference  may  elect  the  delegates  to  the  Gen- 
eral and  Jurisdictional  Conferences  at  their  third  regular  session  fol- 
lowing the  adjournment  of  the  General  Conference." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chair^nan; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 


Report  No.  18.  Basic  Salary  Financial  Plan 
(Memorial  Nos.  35,  198,  201,  202,  203,  351,  367,  383.) 
Calendar  No.  160.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Jouiiial,  Page  4.69. 
M,  68;P,  38;F,  38 
The  Committee  voted  non-concurrence  with  respect  to 
legislation  at  this  General  Conference,  but  in  view  of  the 
larger  number  of  memorials  received  we  recommend  that  the 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  study  this  matter 
during  the  quadrennium  and  report  to  the  next  General  Con- 
ference. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  19.  District  Committee  on  License  to  Preach, 
Paragraph  488 

(Memorial  Nos.  304,  563,  144,  463.) 

Calendar  No.  161.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  443. 
M,  68;  P,  39;  F,  37;  A,  2 

The  Committee  voted  to  recommend  that  Par.  488  be 
amended  by  inserting  in  the  second  line  after  "shall  elect" 
the  words  "an  ad  interim,"  and  in  line  6  substitute  the  word 
"District"  in  place  of  "Annual,"  so  the  paragraph  shall  read  : 

"Par.  488.  The  District  Conference,  upon  the  nomination  of  the 
District  Superintendent,  shall  elect  an  ad  interim  Licensing  Com- 
mittee of  six.  The  District  Superintendent  shall  fill  any  vacancy  in 
the  Committee.  The  Committee  shall  serve  until  the  ensuing  District 
Conference.  It  shall  have  the  power,  by  unanimous  vote,  after  thorough 
and  satisfactory  examination  in  the  prescribed  Course  of  Study,  to 
license  proper  and  duly  recommended  persons  to  preach,  and  to  recom- 
mend proper  persons  for  Admission  on  Trial  or  for  readmission.  The 
District  Superintendent  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Licensing  Committee 
shall  furnish  a  certified  record  of  the  proceedings  to  the  Secretary  of 
the  District  Conference  for  record  in  the  Journal.  The  District  Super- 
intendent shall  be  a  member  and  Chairman  of  this  Committee." 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  545 

Report  No.  20.  Southwest  Mexican  Conference 

Calendar  No.  187.  Adopted  Man  6.  See  Jow^ial,  Page  i69. 
M,  68;  P,  38;  F,  38 

The  Committee  received  a  request  from  the  Southwest 
Mexican  Conference  that  it  be  permitted  to  continue  as  an 
Annual  Conference  with  fewer  than  fifty  clerical  members 
in  full  membership.  The  Committee  voted  to  request  an 
Enabling  Act  giving  the  consent  of  the  General  Conference 
to  the  continuation  of  the  Southwest  Mexican  Annual  Con- 
ference for  the  next  quadrennium,  subject  to  review  and 
approval  at  the  South  Central  Jurisdictional- Conference. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 

John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  21.  Non-Concurrence 
(Memorial  No.  See  Report.) 

Calendar  No.  101.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
M,  68;P,  38;F,  38 

The  Committee  voted  non-concurrence  after  considering 
the  following  Memorials : 

133,  134,  138,  139,  140,  141,  142,  146,  150,  151,  153,  154,  155,  159, 
160,  162,  163,  164,  166,  167,  168,  169,  170,  171,  172,  285,  286,  287,  291, 
294.  295.  297,  298,  299,  302,  303,  305,  308,  309,  316,  331,  333,  338,  342, 
343,  346,  369,  378,  399,  401,  402,  446,  452,  474,  476,  477,  482,  524,  547, 
564,  .565,  566,  567,  616,  685,  686,  687,  713,  715,  716,  739,  717,  718,  759, 
822,  823,  829,  824,  830,  834,  835,  827,  714,  712,  826,  152. 

George  W.  Henson,  Chairman; 
John  R.  Kenney,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION 

Chairman,  Daniel  L.  Marsh. 
Vice-Chairman,  Lester  Rumble. 
Secretary,  James  N.  Hillman  (*). 
Assistant  Secretary,  Thomas  E.  Colley. 

Report  No.  1.  Selective  Service  Deferment  for 
Ministerial  Students 

(Memorial:  Referred  from  General  Conference.) 

Calendar  No.  15.  Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  26A. 
M,  103;P,  77;F,  77 
Reporting  on  the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in 
America  requesting  the  Selective  Service  Administration  to 
reconsider  its  ruling  cancelling  all  deferments  of  students 
for  the  ministry,  except  those  who  will  be  in  our  Seminaries 
by  July  1,  it  was  voted  to  approve  the  action  of  the  Federal 
Council  on  the  ground,  namely : 

"It  is  a  matter  of  elemental  justice  that  students  for  the  ministry, 
when  they  are  of  the  same  age  and  of  the  same  level  of  educational 
preparation,  should  be  treated  alike  regardless  of  the  Church  to  which 
they  belong." 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Increasing  Sunday  School  Attendance 
(Memorial  Nos.  88,  261.) 

Calendar  No.  3.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  285. 
M,  103;  P,  82;  F,  80;  N,  2 
Memorials  No.  88  and  261 :  Presented  by  Alfred  C.  Craw- 
ford, Trinity  Methodist  Church,  Chicago,  and  Rock  River 
Delegation,  proposing  to  Amend  Paragraph  1120  by  adding 
at  the  end  of  the  first  paragraph  thereof  following  additional 
statement : 

Memorial  No.  88.  "It  shall  also  seek  ways  and  means  of  promoting 
the  attendance  of  children,  youth  and  adults  in  all  Church  School 
organizations  and  especially  in  the  group  formerly  known  as  the  Sun- 
day School."  The  first  section  of  Paragraph  1120  would  then  read  as 
follows : 

1120.  The  Division  of  the  Local  Church  shall  develop  a  compre- 
hensive and  unified  program  in  accordance  with  provisions  as  set  forth 
in  Paragraphs  1137-1151.  It  shall  also  seek  ways  and  means  of  pro- 
moting the  attendance  of  children,  youth   and   adults  in   all  Church 

(546) 


The  Methodist  Church  547 

School  organizations  and  especially  in  the  group  formerly  known  as 
the  Sunday  School. 

Memorial  No.  261:  "It  shall  also  seek  ways  and  means  of  promoting 
the  attendance  of  children,  youth  and  adults  in  all  Church  school  or- 
ganizations and  especially  in  the  group  known  as  the  Sunday  School." 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman: 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Increasing  Enrollment  and  Attendance 
OF  THE  Church 

(Memorial  No.  80.) 
Calendar  No.  32.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  285. 
M,  103;  P,  79;  F,  78;  A,  1 
Memorial  No.  80:  Presented  by  the  Indianapolis  Area 
Delegation  proposing  methods  for  Increasing  Enrollment 
and  Attendance  of  the  Church  School,  which  reads  as  fol- 
lows : 

"Since  the  Church  School  is  the  Church's  first  and  most  impor- 
tant recruiting  ground,  to  institute  a  crusade  in  the  United  States  for 
largely  increasing  the  enrollment  and  attendance  thereof." 

The  Committee  recommends  reference  to  the  General 
Board  of  Education. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Amending  Chapter  Three, 

"Discipline"  1940 

(Memorial  Nos.  28,  29,  30,  71,  73,  74,  75,  76,  86,  89,  92,  257, 

265,  266,  621,  650,  674,  675.) 

Calendar  No.  56.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  357. 

M,  103;  P,  52;  F,  52 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 

Section  1.  Organization 

Par.  1049.  In  line  five  put  comma  after  "States."  Delete 
the  next  word  "It"  and  put  in  "and,"  so  that  the  sentence 
as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Board  shall  have  general  oversight  of  the  educational  inter- 
ests of  the  Church  in  the  United  States,  and  may  co-operate  with  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Chuich  Extension  for  the  advancement  of 
Christian  Education  in  other  lands." 

Par.  1050.  Delete,  beginning  in  line  five  from  the  bottom 
of  page  349,  "not  more  than,  etc."  to  the  end  of  the  sentence 
in  the  third  line  from  the  top  of  page  350.  Insert,  starting  in 
line  five,  page  349,  these  words :  "Not  more  than  three  mem- 


548  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

bers  of  the  Board  shall  come  from  any  one  Annual  Confer- 
ence." Also  insert  after  the  word  "Jurisdiction"  in  line  11 
the  following:  "provided,  that  if  any  youth  representative 
shall  attain  his  24th  birthday  during  the  quadrennium,  the 
period  of  service  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of  the  session  of 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  next  following,  and  he  shall 
be  replaced  by  one  within  the  youth  age  range,  by  the  Board, 
from  nominations  made  by  the  Conference  youth  organiza- 
tions of  the  Jurisdiction  affected.  Members  as  elected,  and 
officers  and  committees  as  constituted  under  this  Constitu- 
tion shall  continue  in  office  until  their  successors  are  chosen 
and  organized  as  provided  in  Par.  1051."  This  Paragraph  as 
amended  will  read : 

"The  Board  shall  be  constituted  quadrennially  and  shall  be  com- 
posed of  all  effective  Bishops  of  The  Methodist  Church  resident  in  the 
United  States,  together  with  additional  members  selected  as  follows: 
Upon  the  nomination  of  its  Committee  on  Education,  each  Jurisdic- 
tional Conference  shall  elect  to  membership  in  the  Board,  one  Min- 
ister, one  Layman,  and  one  Youth  representative  twenty-three  years 
of  age  or  under  at  the  time  of  his  election,  and  chosen  from  nomina- 
tions made  by  the  Youth  organizations  of  the  Annual  Conferences 
within  the  Jurisdiction,  provided,  that  if  any  youth  representative 
shall  attain  his  24th  birthday  during  the  quadrennium,  the  period  of 
service  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of  the  session  of  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  next  following,  and  he  shall  be  replaced  by  one  with- 
in the  youth  age.  range,  by  the  Board,  from  nominations  made  by  the 
Conference  youth  organizations  of  the  Jurisdiction  affected.  In  addi- 
tion, upon  nomination  of  its  Committee  on  Education  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conference  shall  elect  one  Minister  and  one  Layman  for  each 
300,000  members  or  major  fraction  thereof  within  the  Jurisdiction. 
Not  more  than  three  members  of  the  Board  shall  come  from  any  one 
Annual  Conference.  Members  as  elected,  and  officers  and  committees 
as  constituted  under  this  Constitution,  shall  continue  in  office  vmtil  their 
successors  are  chosen  and  organized  as  provided  in  Par.  1051.  Ad  in- 
terim vacancies  in  the  Board  shall  be  filled  by  the  Board  from  the 
Jurisdictions  in  which  the  vacancies  occur. 

"The  Board,  on  nomination  of  its  Committee  on  Nominations, 
shall  elect  the  members  to  three  divisions — Educational  Institutions, 
Local  Church,  and  Editorial — in  the  ratio  of  five,  five  and  two." 

Par.  1051.  Delete  beginning,  "As  soon  as  possible  after 
their  election  the"  and  insert  "Within  sixty  days  after  the 
adjournment  of  the  last  Jurisdictional  Conference  to  meet  in 
that  year,  the  elected."  Delete  beginning,  "A  committee  of 
seven"  in  line  4  to  the  end  of  line  11.  Insert  in  the  place  of 
that  sentence  the  following:  "A  committee  of  seven,  in- 
cluding one  member  chosen  by  the  members  from  each 
Jurisdiction,  and  one  Bishop  chosen  by  the  Council  of 
Bishops,  shall  nominate  a  President,  a  Recording  Secretary, 
and  a  Treasurer  for  election  by  the  Board.  Upon  their  elec- 
tion by  the  respective  Divisions,  the  Chairmen  of  the  Divi- 
sions shall  become  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  Board,  and 


The  Methodist  Church  549 

they,  with  those  elected  above,  shall  be  the  officers  of  the 
Board.  These  officers  shall  be  elected  quadrennially  from  the 
membership  of  the  Board,  except  the  Treasurer,  who  may 
be  elected  from  outside  the  membership  of  the  Board. 

Delete  beginning  line  6  from  the  bottom,  "(Editor  of 
Church  School  Publications.)" 

Delete  in  line  4  from  the  bottom  the  sentence  beginning, 
"Upon  the  election  of,"  ending  with  "Board  of  Education," 
first  line  at  the  top  of  page  351. 

Insert  after  "officer"  in  the  last  full  line  of  the  paragraph 
"or  employee." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

Within  sixty  days  after  the  adjournment  of  the  last  Jurisdictional 
Conference  to  meet  in  that  year,  the  elected  members  shall  be  assem- 
bled by  a  convener,  designated  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  to  organize 
in  the  following-  manner.  A  committee  of  seven,  including  one  mem- 
ber chosen  by  the  members  from  each  Jurisdiction,  and  one  Bishop 
chosen  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  shall  nominate  a  President,  a  Re- 
cording Secretary,  and  a  Treasurer  for  election  by  the  Board.  Upon 
their  election  by  the  respective  Divisions,  the  Chairmen  of  the  Divi- 
sions shall  become  the  Vice-Px'esidents  of  the  Board,  and  they,  with 
those  elected  above,  shall  be  the  officers  of  the  Board.  These  officers 
shall  be  elected  quadrennially  from  the  membership  of  the  Boai'd,  ex- 
cept the  Treasurer,  who  may  be  elected  from  outside  the  membership 
of  the  Board.  The  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Division  of  Educational 
Institutions  and  the  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Division  of  the  Local 
Church  shall  be  elected  for  the  quadrennium  by  the  Board  from  nomi- 
nations made  by  their  respective  Divisions.  The  Executive  Secretary 
of  the  Editorial  Division  shall  be  elected  as  hereinafter  provided. 
Other  employees  may  be  elected  as  the  Board  may  direct.  The  salaries 
and  duties  of  all  officers  and  employees  except  in  the  Editorial  Divi- 
sion shall  be  fixed  by  the  Boai-d.  No  member  of  the  Board  shall  be  a 
salaried  officer  or  employee  of  the  Board. 

Par.  1052.  Instead  of  the  present  paragraph,  substitute 
the  following  : 

"In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  their  several  charters,  the 
Board  of  Education  shall  from  its  membership  elect  such  directors, 
tiustees,  or  members  as  may  be  required  to  maintain  the  legal  con- 
tinuance so  long  as  may  be  necessary  of  the  following  and  any  other 
necessary  corporations  affiliated  with  the  Board,  and  shall  provide  for 
the  corporate  meetings  thereof: 

1.  General  Board  of  Christian  Education  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South. 

2.  The  Board  of  Education  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
.'i.  The  Board  of  Education  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church. 

4.  The  Board  of  Education  for  Negroes  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church. 

5.  The  Board  of  Sunday  Scl)ools  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

6.  The  Epworth  League  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
"The  Board  of  Education  may  co-operate  with  such  corporations  to 

con.solidate  with  the  Board  of  Education  or  with  each  other,  or  the 
Board  may  act  as  successor  to  such  corporations  whenever  any  such 
action  may  be  found  expedient  or  necessary  and  be  within  the  charter 


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powers  of  such  corporations  or  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the 
state  in  which  they  are  respectively  incorporated." 

Par.  1057.  Add  "s"  to  "Vice-President"  at  end  of  line  2. 
Delete  beginning  "The  Vice-President"  in  line  7  to  the  end 
of  sub-paragraph.  Substitute :  "The  President  of  the  Board 
shall  be  ex  officio  a  member  of  each  Advisory  Committee,  but 
he  shall  not  be  charged  against  any  Division's  quota  as  estab- 
lished above.  The  Vice-Presidents  of  the  Board  and  the  Re- 
cording Secretaries  of  the  Divisions  shall  be  included  in  the 
representation  of  their  respective  Advisory  Committees.  A 
majority  of  the  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum." 

Insert  after  "adopt,"  third  line  of  second  sub-paragraph, 
"appoint  Finance  and  Investment  Committees  which  shall 
render  to  it  detailed  reports  at  each  meeting." 

Delete  the  last  word,  "Quarterly"  of  the  paragraph,  and 
add,  "twice  each  year,  not  including  meetings  held  in  con- 
nection with  the  annual  meetings  of  the  Board." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  shall  be  composed  of  the 
President,  Vice-Presidents,  and  Recording  Secretary  of  the  Board  and 
the  members  of  the  Advisory  Committees  of  the  three  Divisions  as 
hereinafter  provided:  Educational  Institutions,  seven;  Local  Church, 
seven;  and  Editorial,  four.  The  President  of  the  Board  shall  be  ex 
officio  a  member  of  each  Advisory  Committee,  but  he  shall  not  be 
charged  against  any  Division's  quota  as  established  above.  The  Vice- 
Presidents  of  the  Board  and  the  Recording  Secretaries  of  the  Divisions 
shall  be  included  in  the  representation  of  their  respective  Advisory 
Committees.  A  majority  of  the  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 

"The  Executive  Committee  shall  manage  the  funds  of  the  Board 
under  such  regulations  as  the  Board  may  adopt,  appoint  Finance  and 
Investment  Committees  which  shall  render  to  it  detailed  reports  at  each 
meeting;  fix  the  official  bond  of  the  Treasurer  and  of  any  other  officers 
entrusted  with  the  handling  of  funds;  consider  and  approve  the 
administrative  budgets  of  the  Board  and  its  Divisions,  except  the 
Editorial  Division. 

"The  Board  may  commit  to  the  Executive  Committee  such  other 
powers  and  duties  as  it  may  determine.  Minutes  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee shall  be  sent  to  the  members  of  the  Board  and  submitted  to  the 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Board  for  approval.  Meetings  of  the  Committee 
shall  be  held  at  least  twice  each  year,  not  including  meetings  held  in 
connection  with  the  annual  meetings  of  the  Board." 

Par.  1058.  Substitute  "Par.  1057"  for  "Paragraphs  1050 
and  1051." 

Par.  1060.  Delete  beginning,  "They  shall  present"  in 
fourth  line,  to  "by  Divisions"  in  line  6.  Insert  in  place  of  the 
deleted  sentence,  "Reports  of  the  work  of  the  respective  Di- 
visions including  organization  arid  budget,  except  the  Edi- 
torial Division,  shall  be  presented  annually  to  the  Board." 

Delete  the  last  sentence  of  the  first  sub-paragraph  begin- 
ning, "In  determining"  to  the  end  of  the  total  paragraph. 


The  Methodist  Church  551 

Insert  for  the  deleted  sentence,  "The  Executive  Secretaries 
shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board,  the  Executive  Corn- 
mittee  and  their  respective  Divisions,  participating  in  their 
deliberations,  but  without  vote. 

"The  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  three  Divisions  of  the 
Board  shall  form  a  Secretarial  Council,  which  shall  choose 
annually  in  rotation  from  its  members  a  presiding  officer, 
and  shall  meet  as  necessary  to  correlate  the  work  of  the  three 
Divisions." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

The  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  Divisions  shall  be  the  administra- 
tive officers  of  their  respective  Divisions  under  such  regulations  as 
the  Board  may  make.  Reports  of  the  work  of  the  respective  Divisions 
including  organization  and  budget,  except  the  Editorial  Division, 
shall  be  presented  annually  by  them  to  the  Board.  Assistants  to  the 
E^xecutive  Secretaries  of  the  Division  of  Educational  Institutions  and 
the  Division  of  the  Local  Church  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the 
Board  upon  nomination  of  the  respective  Executive  Secretaries.  As- 
sistants to  the  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Editorial  Division  shall  be 
elected  as  hereinafter  provided. 

"The  Executive  Secretaries  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board, 
the  Executive  Committee  and  their  respective  Divisions,  participating 
in  their  deliberations,  but  without  vote. 

"The  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  three  Divisions  of  the  Board 
shall  form  a  Secretarial  Council,  which  shall  choose  annually  in  rota- 
tion from  its  members  a  presiding  officer,  and  shall  meet  as  necessary 
to  correlate  the  work  of  the  three  Divisions. 

"In  case  the  office  of  an  Executive  Secretary  should  become  vacant, 
the  Beard  shall  elect  his  successor." 

(As  amended  Par.  1060  is  a  combination  of  1060,  1068, 
and  1121 ;  therefore,  1068  and  1121  are  to  be  deleted.) 

Par.  1063  and  Par.  1064.  Delete  1063  and  1064,  substitut- 
ing in  their  place  the  following  as  1063. 

Par.  1063.  The  Board  shall  have  authority  to  make  pro- 
vision for  co-operation  with  any  of  the  General  Boards,  or 
agencies  of  the  Church,  or  with  other  agencies,  in  matters 
within  its  field.  Each  Annual  Conference  shall  determine  for 
itself  to  what  extent  it  will  undertake  to  co-operate  with 
other  denominations  or  agencies  in  its  own  territory. 

Par.  1964-A.  Re-number  Par.  1064-A  as  Par.  1088-A.  The 
paragraph  as  it  now  reads  shall  be  amended  as  follows : 
Delete,  second  line  from  the  end,  "work  among"  and  insert 
"Institutions  for."  The  new  Par.  1088-A  as  amended  will 
read : 

"There  shall  be  a  Committee  of  ten  members  on  Co-operation  and 
Counsel,  five  to  be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Education  and  five  by 
the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  nominated  by  the  Home 
Department  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  to  take 
under  consideration  all  matters  involving  educational  work  in  Insti- 
tutions for  Negroes  in  which  agencies  of  both  Boards  may  have  re- 
sponsibility." 


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Section  IL  Division  of  Educational  Institutions 

Par.  1066.  Delete  present  paragraph. 

Par.  1067.  Insert  after  "owned"  in  line  7  "or  supervised." 
Insert  at  the  end  of  that  sentence,  which  shall  be  the  begin- 
ning of  a  sub-paragraph,  "The  object  of  this  advisory  rela- 
tionship shall  be  to  develop  a  Methodist  educational  plan  and 
purpose,  wherein  the  educational  institutions  of  the  Church 
shall  be  definitely  related  to  the  Church,  and  the  Church 
assume  adequate  obligation  in  financial  support ;  and  where- 
in there  shall  be  maintained  the  highest  educational  stand- 
ards and  a  religious  life  and  program  of  such  quality  that 
students  shall  be  won  for  Christ,  accept  the  Christian  world- 
view  and  become  committed  to  the  Christian  way  of  life; 
and  religion  thereby  become  such  a  force  as  to  make  the 
contribution  of  Methodist  educational  institutions  religi- 
ously effective." 

After  the  word  "Arbitration,"  at  the  end  of  line  11,  delete 
to  the  end  of  the  sentence  and  insert  the  following,  "and  may 
take  all  necessary  measures  to  protect  or  recover." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Division  of  Educational  Institutions  shall  have  an  advisory 
relation  in  the  business  and  educational  management  of  all  Univer- 
sities, Colleges,  Schools,  Theological  Schools,  Wesley  Foundations,  and 
other  educational  institutions  x-elated  to  The  Methodist  Church  in  the 
United  States  except  those  institutions  owned  or  supervised  by  other 
Boards. 

"The  object  of  this  advisory  relationship  shall  be  (1)  to  develop  a 
Methodist  educational  plan  and  purpose  in  which  the  educational  in- 
stitutions of  the  Church  shall  be  definitely  related  to  the  Church  and 
the  Church  assume  adequate  obligation  for  their  financial  support. 
(2)  to  foster  within  the  institutions  maintenance  of  the  highest  edu- 
cational standards,  and  (3)  to  create  an  atmosphere  conducive  to  the 
development  of  a  Christian  philosophy  of  life,  a  Christian  standard 
of  conduct,  and  membership  in  Christ's  holy  Church." 

The  Division  shall  devise  ways  and  means  for  the  aid  of  such  edu- 
cational institutions;  shall  receive  and  disburse  funds  which  may  be 
committed  to  the  Board  for  the  purposes  of  the  Division;  may  serve 
as  a  Board  of  Reference  or  Arbitration ;  and  may  take  all  necessary 
measures  to  protect  its  investment  or  financial  intei'est  in  such  edu- 
cational institutions. 

The  Board  may  take  all  necessary  steps  and  measures  to  secure  or 
recover  or  collect  any  capital  investment  or  expense  it  may  have  made 
or  sustained  in  contributing  to  the  endowment  or  any  program  for  or 
to  such  educational  institutions.  These  provisions  may  be  enforced  by 
the  Board  at  any  time  such  educational  institution  shall  attempt  to 
sever  its  relations  with  the  Board  of  Education. 

The  Board  through  this  Division  may  establish  and  conduct  schools 
in  the  United  States  in  communities  in  which  facilties  for  education 
are  not  adequately  provided.  It  shall  promote  the  cause  of  education 
throughout  the  Church  by  collecting  and  distributing  statistics  and 
other  information,  by  giving  counsel  concerning  the  planning  of  edu- 
cational buildings  and  the  location  and  organization  of  educational 
institutions.  Through  the  properly  constituted  agencies  it  shall  pro- 


The  Methodist  Chvrch  553 

vide  courses  designed  to  meet  the  needs  of  every  classification  in  our 
Ministry.  It  shall  seek  to  promote  the  religious  training  and  activities 
of  students  at  institutions  of  The  Methodist  Church  and  of  Methodist 
students  at  tax-supported  and  other  institutions  not  related  to  The 
Methodist  Church.  It  may  also  serve  as  a  general  medium  of  com- 
munication between  teachers  desiring  employment  and  institutions 
needing  their  services. 

Par.  1069.  Start  by  adding,  "Subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Board."  Substitute  "may"  for  "shall"  in  the  first  line  and 
"are"  for  "may  be"  in  line  2.  Delete  "By-laws  for  the,"  add 
"s"  to  "regulation"  in  line  4.  Delete  "of  the  affairs  of  the 
Division  and,"  lines  4  and  5,  and  insert  "for  the  guidance." 
Put  ","  after  "committees,"  line  6. 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  the  Division  may  organize 
such  departments  and  appoint  such  committees  as  are  necessary  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  its  business.  It  may  adopt  regulations  for  the 
guidance  of  its  several  depaitments  and  committees,  not  inconsistent 
with  the  Act  of  Incorporation  of  the  Board  of  Education  or  with  Gen- 
eral Conference  legislation." 

Par.  1070.  Line  one  delete  "receive"  and  insert  "disburse." 
Delete  lines  2  and  3  to  including  "same"  in  4th  line.  Insert  in 
place  of  these  words,  "are  approved  by  the  Board."  Insert 
"and  promotion"  after  "maintenance"  in  middle  of  line  4. 
Use  period  after  "adopt,"  line  5,  deleting  remainder  of  sen- 
tence. 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Division  shall  disburse  such  funds  as  are  approved  by  the 
Board  for  the  maintenance  and  promotion  of  the  work  committed  to 
it  under  such  rules  as  the  Board  may  adopt." 

Par.  1071.  Add  "s"  to  "purpose"  in  line  4.  Delete  "to"  and 
"any,"  line  5,  add  after  "and,"  ",  subject  to  the  approval  of 
the  Board  it  may." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Division  shall  have  power  to  administer  under  the  rules  and 
regulations  of  the  Board  any  and  all  funds,  gifts,  and  bequests  which 
have  been  or  may  be  committed  to  the  Board  for  the  purposes  of  the 
Division;  and,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  it  may  solicit  or 
create  special  funds  for  its  projects.  The  purposes  for  which  the 
funds  are  given  and  accepted  shall  be  saciedly  observed." 

Par.  1074.  New  opening  sentence,  "The  Division  shall  give 
attention  to  the  financial  needs  of  the  institutions  related  to 
it  and  from  funds  which  are  available  may  make  appropria- 
tions toward  their  support,"  and  place  first  sentence  of  pres- 
ent paragraph  at  end. 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 


554     Journal  of  the  19 U  General  Conference 

"The  Division  shall  give  attention  to  the  financial  needs  of  the  in- 
stitution related  to  it  and  from  funds  which  are  available  may  make 
appropriations  toward  their  support.  In  making  appropriations  for 
the  support  of  educational  institutions,  the  Division  shall  give  due 
consideration  to  the  actual  current  needs  of  such  institutions  as  shown 
in  carefully  prepared  reports  presented  by  them  on  forms  provided  by 
the  Division.  Appropriations  to  institutions  from  funds  at  the  dis- 
posal of  the  Division  shall  not  debar  those  institutions  from  soliciting 
aid  from  their  supporting  Conferences  or  from  other  sources." 

Par.  1075.  Start  new  sub-paragraph  with  sentence  begin- 
ning in  7th  line,  "No  institution  receiving,  etc."  Start  new 
sub-paragraph  with  "In  no  case,"  line  15.  Insert  "announces 
a"  at  the  end  of  line  15.  Delete  "s"  in  "changes"  and  insert 
"in"  after  the  word  "change." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"No  institution  hereafter  established,  or  acquired  shall  be  aided  by 
the  Division  unless  the  Division  shall  have  been  consulted  and  shall 
have  approved  the  expenditures  involved  in  the  establishment  or  ac- 
quisition of  such  institution,  and  the  University  Senate  shall  have 
approved  its  proposed  classification  before  the  project  was  undertaken. 

"No  institution  receiving  an  annual  appropriation  from  the  Divi- 
sion shall  incur  debt  obligations— bonded  or  otherwise — for  ex- 
pansion programs  without  first  submitting  its  proposed  plans  to  the 
Division  for  consideration  and  counsel.  Any  such  institution  failing 
to  observe  this  regulation  relinquishes  its  right  to  appropriations  until 
the  debt  so  incurred  is  liquidated. 

"In  no  case  shall  the  Division  aid  an  institution  which  announces 
a  change  in  its  classification  until  the  University  Senate  shall  have 
approved  the  new  classification." 

B.  The  University  Senate 

Par.  1079.  Delete  from  line  6  "at  least  quadrennially"  and 
substitute  therefor  "annually."  Delete  from  lines  7  and  8  the 
words  "or  foundation." 

The  paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Senate  shall  establish  and  assist  in  maintaining  standards  for 
the  educational  institutions  related  to  The  Methodist  Church  in  the 
United  States,  and  shall  sustain  an  advisory  relation  to  the  Board  of 
Education  in  matters  of  educational  policy.  It  shall  report  to  the 
Boai-d,  annually,  a  proper  classification  for  each  educational  institu- 
tion in  the  United  States  which  is  related  to  The  Methodist  Church, 
and  on  the  basis  of  this  report  the  Division  shall  prepare  its  official 
lists  of  institutions  and  shall  be  governed  in  its  administration." 

Par.  1080.  For  present  Paragraph  substitute  the  follow- 
ing : 

"The  Senate  shall  investigate  as  conditions  may  warrant  or  re- 
quire, the  personnel,  scholastic  requirements,  resoui*ces,  and  pro- 
cedure of  any  designated  educational  institution  (claiming  or  ad- 
judged to  be)  related  to  The  Methodist  Church  and  shall  report  to 
the  Division  its  decisions  as  to  whether  or  not  the  requirements  and 
educational  and  religious  services  of  the  institution   are  such   as  to 


The  Methodist  Church  555 

justify  its  official  recognition  and  continued  financial  support  by  the 
Church." 

Par.  1080-A.  The  Senate  shall  act  as  a  consultant  and 
counselor  on  all  educational  matters  to  the  educational  insti- 
tutions related  to  the  Church  and  as  needed  shall  make  them, 
to  the  Conference  Boards  of  Education  concerned,  and  to  the 
Board  of  Education  recommendations  leading  to  their  im- 
provement or  accreditation.  Failure  of  any  educational  insti- 
tution to  make  reasonable  progress  in  complying  with  the 
recommendations  of  the  Senate  for  the  improvement  of  its 
educational  and  religious  services  may  render  it  ineligible 
for  further  financial  support  by  the  Board  of  Education  or 
by  its  related  Annual  Conference  or  Conferences. 

Par.  1081.  Change  present  paragraph  to  read: 

"The  Senate  as  the  accrediting  agent  for  all  educational  institutions 
of  the  Church  may  investigate  on  its  own  initiative  or  at  the  written 
request  of  any  Board  of  the  Church,  the  quality  and  standards  of  the 
educational  work  of  an  institution  related  to  said  Board,  and  shall 
report  to  the  Board  concerned  its  recommendations  as  to  what  specific 
changes  or  improvements  should  be  made." 

Par.  1085.  Delete  line  "8.  Wesley  Foundations,  etc.,"  and 
renumber  item  9  as  item  8. 

Par.  1087.  Delete  "at  least  Quadrennially,"  lines  1  and  2, 
and  substitute  therefor  "annually."  Add  to  paragraph,  "In- 
stitutions so  listed." 

Paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Board  of  Education  shall  publish  annually  a  list  of  all  the  edu- 
cational institutions  related  to  The  Methodist  Church,  classified  by 
the  University  Senate  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Para- 
graph 1085.  Institutions  so  listed  are  regarded  as  related  to  The 
Methodist  Church  for  purposes  of  appropriations  by  the  General 
Board  of  Education  and  Annual  Conference  Boards  of  Education  of 
The  Methodist  Church." 

Substitute  for  present  Paragraph  1090  the  following: 

Par.  1090.  The  Division  shall  promote  the  Student  Loan  and  Schol- 
arship Fund,  and  other  funds  established  for  the  aid  of  students,  in 
accordance  with  regulations  recommended  by  the  Division,  and  adopted 
by  the  Board  of  Education. 

Substitute  for  present  Paragraph  1091  the  following: 

Par.  1091.  One  Sunday  in  each  year  shall  be  observed  in  the  Local 
Churches  as  Methodist  Student  Day  (formerly  Childien's  Day  or 
College  Day),  for  the  purpose,  first  of  calling  attention  to  and  creating 
interest  of  children,  young  people  and  adults  in  higher  education, 
and  second,  of  receiving  an  ofi"ering  for  the  Student  Loan  and  Schol- 
arship Fund.  The  date  of  this  day  and  the  administration  of  the  Fund 
shall  be  determined  by  the  Division  of  Educational  Institutions  of  the 
I'.oard  of  Education.  Funds  raised  on  this  day  shall  be  paid  through 


556  Journal  of  the  19^i  General  Conference 

the  Annual  Conference  Treasurer,  or  the  Treasurer  of  the  Confer- 
ence Board  of  Education,  as  the  Annual  Conference  may  direct,  to 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Education.  These  Funds  shall  be  given 
recognition  in  an  additional  column  in  the  Pastor's  Report  to  the 
Annual  Conference,  but  shall  not  be  charged  against  the  share  of 
the  Board  of  Education  in  the  general  apportioned  Benevolences. 

Par.  1097.  1.  Delete  first  7  lines  and  substitute  the  follow- 
ing :  "A  candidate  for  admission  on  trial  in  an  Annual  Con- 
ference must  be  a  graduate,  with  a  Bachelor's  degree  in  Arts, 
based  on  four  academic  years,  or  an  equivalent  of  higher  de- 
gree in  liberal  education,  from  an  accredited  college  or  from 
a  college  approved  by  the  University  Senate  for  qualifying 
candidates  for  admission  to  an  Annual  Conference ;"  2.  De- 
lete from  the  middle  of  line  5  on  page  368  "after  admission, 
etc."  to  end  of  paragraph  and  substitute — "A  candidate  ad- 
mitted into  full  connection  under  the  second  provision,  after 
his  completion  of  the  four  year  Conference  course  of  study, 
shall  be  required  to  pursue  two  years  of  such  graduate  study 
as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study, 
this  work  to  be  taken  under  the  direction  of  the  Conference 
Board  of  Ministerial  Training. 

"It  is  recommended  to  Theological  Schools  that  they  re- 
quire of  Methodist  applicants  for  admission  a  license  to 
preach ;  also  a  letter  of  approval  from  the  Board  of  Min- 
isterial Training  of  the  conference  in  which  they  reside." 

Paragraph  1097  as  amended  will  then  read : 

"A  candidate  for  admission  on  trial  in  an  Annual  Conference  must 
be  a  graduate  with  a  Bachelor's  degree  in  Arts,  based  on  four  aca- 
demic years,  or  an  equivalent  or  higher  degi-ee  in  liberal  education 
from  an  accredited  college  or  from  a  college  approved  by  the  Univer- 
sity Senate  for  qualifying  candidates  for  admission  to  an  Annual 
Conference;  proi'ided,  that,  under  special  conditions,  the  Annual 
Conference  may  by  a  three-fourths  vote  admit  a  candidate  who  has 
graduated  and  received  a  degree  from  a  non-acci*edited  four-year 
college,  and  who  has  also  satisfactoiily  completed  at  least  one  full  year 
of  work  in  an  approved  Theological  School;  provided,  further,  that, 
under  special  conditions,  clearly  recognized  as  unusual,  the  Annual 
Conference  may  by  a  three-fourths  vote  admit  a  candidate  who  has 
satisfactorily  completed  two  years  of  work  in  a  four-year  College, 
approved  by  the  University  Senate,  or  is  a  graduate  of  a  junior  col- 
lege approved  by  the  University  Senate,  in  which  case  the  District 
Superintendent  and  the  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  shall  furnish 
to  the  Conference  written  statements  of  particulars  showing  definitely 
in  what  respect  the  case  is  special  and  unusual  befoi-e  the  vote  is 
taken.  A  candidate  admitted  into  full  connection  under  the  second 
provision,  after  his  completion  of  the  four  year  Conference  course  of 
study,  shall  be  required  to  pursue  two  years  of  such  graduate  study 
as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study,  this 
work  to  be  taken  under  the  direction  of  the  Conference  Board  of 
Ministerial  Training. 

"It  is  recommended  to  Theological  Schools  that  they  require  of 
Methodist  applicants  for  admission  a  license  to  preach ;  also  a  letter 


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of  approval  from  the  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  of  the  Confer- 
ence in  which  they  reside. 

"In  the  admission  of  young  men  to  Annual  Conferences,  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  recognizes  that  our  Theological  Schools  necessarily  ex- 
ercise a  considerable  influence.  It,  therefoi'e,  recommends  to  these 
Schools  that,  before  admitting  any  candidate  for  the  pastoral  Min- 
istry into  their  student  body,  they  inquii-e  fully  into  his  preaching 
gift  and  make  this  also  a  condition  of  admission." 

Par.  1096.  Beginning  with  line  3  change  to  read,  "... 
course  of  study  leading  to  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  or  its 
equivalent  in  liberal  education  .  .  ."  to  harmonize  with  re- 
vised Par.  1097. 

Par.  1093.  Amend  by  inserting  after  the  word  "create"  in 
line  2  of  the  third  paragraph  the  words  "at  the  beginning  of 
each  quadrennium."  Change  the  period  at  the  end  of  the 
paragraph  to  a  comma  and  add  "and  it  shall  have  such  pow- 
ers and  responsibilities  as  the  Annual  Conference  Board  of 
Education  shall  delegate  to  it." 

The  section  as  amended  will  read : 

"The  Boards  of  Education  of  the  Annual  Conference  of  a  given 
State  may  create  at  the  beginning  of  each  quadrennium  an  Inter- 
Conference  Commission  on  Student  Religious  Work  to  give  general 
oversight  to  all  such  projects  in  the  institutions  of  higher  learning 
within  the  Stat*,  and  it  shall  have  such  powers  and  responsibilities  as 
the  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Education  shall  delegate  to  it." 

The  Local  Church 

Par.  541.  Substitute  for  Par.  541,  Par.  541  as  adopted  in 
Report  No.  3  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activi- 
ties and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar  No.  40,  (DCA-75, 
column  1),  which  reads  as  follows: 

Par.  541.  In  every  church  and  charge  there  shall  be  an  Executive 
Body,  the  Official  Boai-d  or  the  Board  of  Stewards  as  the  Quarterly 
Conference  may  determine,  hereinafter  designated  as  "the  Board." 
The  composition,  organization,  duties  and  functions  of  the  Board 
are  set  forth  in  the  succeeding  paragraphs  of  this  Section. 

Par.  529.  Substitute  for  Par.  529.  Par.  529  as  amended 
and  adopted  in  Report  No.  1  of  the  Committee  on  Confer- 
ences, Calendar  No.  30,  (DCA-70,  column  1)  and  which 
reads  as  follows : 

529,  Article  2,  "The  Quarterly  Conference  shall  be  composed  of  all 
Traveling,  Supernumerary,  and  Retired  Preachers,  residing  within 
the  Circuit  or  Charge;  all  Local  Preachers,  Exhorters,  Charge  Lay 
Leader,  Lay  Member  of  the  Annual  Conference,  Deaconesses,  Class 
Leaders,  and  Secretaries  of  the  Annual  Meetings,  Stewards,  Trustees, 
Financial  Secretaries,  and  Treasurers  of  the  Local  Churches,  the 
General  Superintendents  of  the  Church  Schools,  Presidents  of  the 
Young  People's  Departments  or  Divisions,  and  of  Methodist  Youth 
Fellowships;  Presidents  of  the  Woman's  Societies  of  Christian  Serv- 


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ice,  Deaconesses'  Circles,  and  Men's  Work,  Directors  of  Christian  Edu- 
cation, Social  and  Recreational  Life,  and  Golden  Cross;  Chairmen 
of  Local  Church  Boards  of  Education;  Secretaries  of  Good  Litera- 
ture; Presidents  or  Superintendents  of  other  organizations  which  are 
approved  by  the  Quai-terly  Conference  for  membership  therein;  the 
Quarterly  Conference  may  elect  three  members  nominated  by  the  City 
Missionary  Society  (No.  966)  ;  provided  that  all  members  of  the  Quar- 
terly Conference  shall  be  members  of  The  Methodist  Church." 

Par.  1120.  Following  the  word  "school"  in  line  4  from  the 
bottom  of  page  377  delete  the  words  "Youth  Meetings,  such 
as  our  present  Epworth  League  and  Christian  Endeavor" ; 
and  in  their  place  insert  the  following,  "Youth  meetings  on 
Sunday  evening  or  at  other  times,"  so  that  the  paragraph 
when  revised  will  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  1120.  The  Division  of  the  Local  Church  shall  develop  a  com- 
prehensive and  unified  program  of  Christian  Education  which  shall 
lead  to  a  knowledge  of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  the  Christian  religion, 
and  the  Christian  church.  It  shall  provide  for  worship,  fellowship, 
study,  and  service,  including  social,  reci'eational,  evangelistic  and  mis- 
sionary activities,  and  education  in  the  Christian  way  of  life.  It  shall 
be  responsible  for  forming  standards  and  preparing  programs  for  the 
organizations  and  work  of  Christian  education  in  the  Local  Church 
in  accordance  with  provisions  as  set  forth  in  Pars.  1137-1151. 

"The  term  'Church  School'  used  in  the  Discipline  is  understood  to 
mean  the  total  Christian  educational  program  and  organization  in  the 
Local  Church  for  which  the  Board  of  Education  is  responsible.  It  in- 
cludes activities  variously  known  as  Sunday  School ;  Church  School ; 
Youth  Meetings  on  Sunday  evening  or  at  other  times ;  weekday  sessions 
and  schools ;  Vacation  Schools ;  Leadership  educational  agencies,  and 
all  other  educational  work  of  the  Church  with  children,  youth,  young 
adults,  and  adults  promoted  by  the  Board  of  Education.  The  Division, 
in  co-operation  with  the  Editorial  Division,  shall  seek  to  inform  the 
Church  on  all  phases  of  Church  School  work,  shall  establish  and 
maintain  standards,  and  shall  co-operate  with  the  Curriculum  Com- 
mittee in  determining  the  curricula  of  the  Church  School,  including 
the  courses  of  leadership  education;  to  give  direction  to  a  comprehen- 
sive and  unified  program  of  Christian  education  in  the  Local  Church. 
It  shall  provide  for  instruction  concerning  the  significance  and  work 
of  the  Church  and  the  functions  of  its  various  officers  and  Boards. 

"The  Division  shall  have  supervision  of  all  the  training  processes 
of  the  Church  for  both  Lay  and  Ministerial  workers,  except  where 
these  have  been  specifically  delegated  to  other  agencies. 

"The  Division  shall  co-operate  with  other  agencies  in  the  promo- 
tion of  Brotherhoods,  Men's  Councils,  and  kindred  organizations  to 
the  end  that  the  different  organizations  of  the  Church  may  be  corre- 
lated under  a  unified  program  for  aggressive  Christian  service. 

"The  Division  shall  have  authority  to  co-operate  with  the  Juris- 
dictional and  Annual  Conference  Boards  of  Education  and  other 
agencies  in  the  promotion  and  holding  of  an  annual  meeting  to  be 
known  as  the  Methodist  Cionference  on  Christian   Education." 

Par.  1123.  In  line  16  from  the  bottom  of  page  379  strike 
out  the  word  "in"  and  in  its  place  insert  the  words  "with 
the;"  following  "tion"  at  the  beginning  of  the  next  line  sub- 
stitute "of"  for  "with" ;  following  "Institutions"  at  the  end 


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of  the  same  line  insert  the  words  "where  its  program  is  con- 
cerned ;*  in  line  13  from  the  bottom  of  page  379  strike  out  the 
word  "democratic."  At  the  close  of  the  paragraph  add  the 
following:  "The  youth  of  the  Methodist  Church  between 
ages  12  and  23  inclusive,  including  all  organizations,  shall 
be  known  as  The  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship.  When  one 
becomes  a  member  in  the  Youth  Division  in  a  local  Methodist 
Church,  he  is  thereby  a  member  of  The  Methodist  Youth  Fel- 
lowship." The  paragraph  when  revised  shall  read : 

"Par.  1123.  The  Division  shall  provide  programs,  for  the  training 
of  pastor.s,  teachers,  officials,  and  others  in  the  work  of  the  Local 
Church,  and  promote  these  programs  through  various  types  of  train- 
ing schools,  correspondence  work,  and  such  other  agencies  as  it  may 
see  fit  to  establish.  It  shall  have  authority  also  to  promote  and  conduct 
educational  conferences,  councils,  assemblies,  and  other  meetings  in 
the  interest  of  Church  Schools  and  Christian  education  of  children, 
youth,  and  adults,  and  in  the  interest  of  an  improved  leadership.  The 
Division,  with  the  co-operation  of  the  Division  of  Educational  Insti- 
tutions where  its  program  is  concerned,  shall  have  authority  to  de- 
velop, within  the  Church,  organizations  of  youth,  nationally  and  in 
Jurisdictions,  Annual  Conferences,  Districts  and  subdivisions  of  dis- 
tricts; provided,  however,  that  such  organizations  shall  include  all 
groups  within  a  given  age  range  within  the  Local  Church. 

"The  youth  of  the  Methodist  Church  between  ages  12  and  23  in- 
clusive, including  all  organizational  units,  shall  be  known  as  The  Meth- 
odist Youth  Fellowship.  When  one  becomes  a  member  in  the  Youth 
Division  in  a  local  Methodist  Church,  he  is  thereby  a  member  of  The 
Methodist  Youth  Fellowship." 

Par.  1126.  Delete  this  paragraph,  beginning  on  line  13 
from  the  top  of  page  381  and  extending  through  line  22  on 
page  382. 

Par.  1129.  Following  the  word  "Education"  in  line  17 
from  the  top  of  page  383  delete  the  following  words:  "in 
which  the  World  Comradeship  Fund  shall  have  a  part." 

On  page  386  change  heading  entitled  "World  Comrade- 
ship" to  read  "Methodist  Youth  Fund,"  and  change  Par. 
1133  immediately  following  to  read  as  follows: 

Par.  1133.  In  the  discharge  of  its  responsibility  for  supervising  mis- 
sionary education  in  the  Church  School,  the  Division  of  the  Local 
Church  shall  provide  for  the  participation  by  Church  school  youth 
groups  and  District  or  Conference  Youth  Fellowships  in  the  Methodist 
Youth  Fund.  Local  treasurers  shall  send  the  full  amount  of  Methodist 
Youth  Fund  offerings,  without  division  in  the  local  church,  to  the  An- 
nual Conference  treasurer,  by  whom  it  shall  be  divided  and  sent 
monthly,  one  half  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Annual  Conference  Woman's 
Society  of  Christian  Sei-vice  (for  transmission  by  her  to  the  treasurer 
of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service  of  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension)  for  missions;  and  one  half  to  the  treasurer  of 
the  Board  of  Education  at  810  Broadway,  Nashville  (2),  Tenn.,  for 
mi.ssions  and  youth  work  under  agreements  made  by  the  Youth'  De- 
partment with  participating  youth  organizations.  The  missionary 
portion  of  this  latter  one  half  shall  not  be  less  than  40'^7  of  the  said  one 


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half,  and  shall  be  for  religious  education  and  youth  work  in  mission 
fields.  The  Methodist  Youth  Fund  shall  be  given  recognition  in  a 
separate  column  in  the  pastor's  report  to  the  Annual  Conference,  but 
shall  not  receive  Benevolence  credit. 

The  Inter-Board  Committee  on  Missionary  Education  is  authorized 
to  modify  these  provisions  in  the  interest  of  further  simplification 
as  may  be  found  possible,  with  the  appi-oval  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion and  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  including  the 
Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Sei'vice. 

Par.  1139.  following  the  word  "Church"  in  line  11  from 
the  top  of  page  388,  insert  the  following :  "The  Church  Board 
of  Education  may  organize  a  Council  of  Children's  Workers, 
a  Council  of  Youth  Workers,  and  a  Council  of  Adult  Work- 
ers. (The  duties  and  members  of  these  Councils  are  described 
in  Pars.  1140, 1144, 1145, 1146,  and  1147.)  In  small  churches 
the  Board  of  Education  may  carry  out  the  functions  of  these 
Councils,"  so  that  the  paragraph  when  revised  shall  read : 

"Par.  1139.  Each  Local  Church  shall  organize  a  Church  Board  of 
Education,  which  shall  be  composed  of  the  Pastor,  the  Church  School 
Superintendent,  the  three  Church  School  Divisional  Superintendents, 
the  President  of  the  Young  Adult  Fellowship  one  representative  each 
elected  by  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  the  Board  of 
Stewards,  and  other  agencies  in  the  Church,  and  not  less  than  two, 
nor  more  than  four  young  people,  elected  by  the  young  people.  In 
addition  there  may  be  not  more  than  five  members  at  large,  elected  by 
the  Quarterly  Conference,  chosen  for  their  fitness  for  leadership  in 
Christian  education.   (See  Par.  1148.) 

"In  small  Churches  the  Board  may  be  composed  of  the  Pastor,  the 
Church  School  Superintendent,  one  teacher  of  children,  one  teacher 
of  youth,  one  young  person  chosen  by  the  youth  of  the  Church,  one 
person  representing  the  adult  organization,  and  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Stewards,  elected  by  that  body.  Three  persons  at  large, 
chosen  for  special  fitness  for  leadership,  may  be  added  by  the  Quarterly 
Conference  or  the  members  of  the  Church. 

"The  Church  Board  of  Education  shall  have  supervision  of  the 
total  program  of  Christian  education  in  each  Local  Church,  for  which 
the  Board  of  Education  is  responsible.  The  Church  Boai'd  of  Educa- 
tion may  organize  a  Council  of  Children's  Workers,  a  Council  of 
Youth  Workers,  and  a  Council  of  Adult  Workers.  (The  duties  and 
membei's  of  these  Councils  are  described  in  Pars.  1144,  1145,  and  1146.) 
In  small  churches  the  Board  of  Education  may  carry  out  the  functions 
of  these  Councils.  The  Board  shall  be  auxiliary  to  the  Annual  Con- 
ference Board  of  Education,  the  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Education 
and  the  General  Conference  Board  of  Education  and  shall  seek  to 
maintain  an  effective  Church  program  of  Christian  education  in  har- 
mony with  the  standards  of  the  Annual  Conference,  Jurisdictional, 
and  General  Conference  Boai'ds  of  Education." 

Par.  1140,  pages  388  and  389.  Delete  the  second  paragraph 
beginning  with  the  words,  "There  may  be  in  each  Church, 
etc."  and  insert  the  following: 

"There  may  be  in  each  church  a  Council  of  Youth  Workers  com- 
posed of  all  persons  who  work  with  youth,  including  counselors,  ad- 
visers, and  teachers,  with  the  Superintendent  of  the  Youth  Division 


The  Methodist  Church  561 

serving  as  Chairman,  to  enable  adult  workers  with  youth  to  council 
together  in  the  discharge  of  their  responsibilities.  In  churches  having 
department  organization  within  the  Youth  Division,  the  department 
staff  meetings  may  take  the  place  of  a  Council  of  Youth  Workers." 

Par.  1140  as  amended  will  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  1140.  There  may  be  in  each  church  a  Council  of  Children's 
Workers  and  a  Council  of  Adult  Workers.  Each  Council  shall  be  com- 
posed of  the  Superintendents  of  the  respective  age-group  divisions  and 
departments  in  the  Church  School  and  heads  of  all  other  groups  and 
agencies  in  the  churches  working  with  children  and  adults. 

"There  may  be  in  each  church  a  Council  of  Youth  Workers  com- 
posed of  all  persons  who  work  with  youth,  including  counselors,  ad- 
visers, and  teachers,  with  the  superintendent  of  the  Youth  Division 
serving  as  Chairman,  to  enable  adult  workers  with  youth  to  counsel 
together  in  the  discharge  of  their  responsibilities.  In  churches  having 
department  organization  within  the  Youth  Division,  the  department 
staff  meetings  may  take  the  place  of  a  Council  of  Youth  Workers. 

"Each  Council  shall  meet  monthly  or  as  often  as  necessary  and 
exerci.'ie  such  supervision  over  the  various  programs  being  promoted 
within  the  church  for  its  respective  age  groups  as  shall  avoid  dupli- 
cations and  omissions  and  contribute  to  the  total  religious  needs  of  the 
age  group  concerned." 

Par.  1143.  Amend  by  adding  after  the  words  "the  Youth 
Division"  in  section  1,  line  4,  the  words  ("Methodist  Youth 
Fellowship.") 

Par.  1146.  Following  the  word  "organizations"  in  line  5 
from  the  top  of  page  394,  insert  one  additional  item,  as  fol- 
lows: 

"6.  There  may  be  in  each  church  a  Church  Council  of 
Methodist  Youth,  of  which  the  Superintendent  of  the  Youth 
Division  of  the  Church  School  shall  be  the  counselor,  com- 
posed of  proportionate  representation  from  the  members  of 
the  departments  within  the  Youth  Division  of  the  Church 
School  and  from  all  other  Youth  organizations  in  the  Church, 
together  with  their  adult  advisors.  The  Church  Council  of 
Methodist  Youth  shall  be  responsible  for  the  representation 
of  the  Youth  of  the  church  in  organizations  of  Methodist 
Youth  in  which  the  Local  Church  may  have  representation." 

Delete  Par.  1158,  page  399. 

Par.  1174.  Delete  this  paragraph  and  in  its  place  insert  the 
following : 

"Par.  1174.  The  Board  shall  be  composed:  (1)  of  an  equal  num- 
btjr  of  laymen  and  ministers  elected  quadrennially,  the  number  ajul 
manner  of  election  to  be  determined  by  the  Annual  Conference;  and 
(2)  of  the  President  of  the  Conference  Youth  Organization  and  three 
other  young  people,  twenty-three  years  of  age  or  younger  at  the  time 
of  their  election,  two  of  whom  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence Youth  Organization  and  the  other  chosen  by  the  Annual  Con- 
ference Board  of  Education  from  nominations  from  state  or  regional 
student  organization  oi-  organizations  operating  within  the  tonitory 


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of  the  Annual  Conference;  provided,  that  in  event  of  a  change  in  the 
President  of  the  Conference  Youth  Organization  the  current  Presi- 
dent shall  be  the  representative;  and  provided  further,  that  if  any 
of  the  three  youth  representatives  attain  their  twenty-fourth  birthday 
during  the  quadrennium,  the  period  of  sei-vice  on  the  Board  shall 
terminate  at  the  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  next  following, 
and  they  shall  be  succeeded  by  other  youth  representatives  chosen  as 
they  were;  and  (3)  of  additional  members,  either  clerical  or  lay, 
nominated  at  any  time  during  the  quadrennium  by  the  Board  in  such 
numbers  as  it  may  deem  advisable,  for  election  by  the  Annual  Con- 
ference. Vacancies  in  the  elected  membership  between  Annual  Con- 
ference sessions  may  be  filled  by  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Con- 
ference Board  of  Education  pending  the  action  of  the  next  Annual 
Conference.  Care  shall  be  taken  to  elect  persons  who  are  qualified  for 
the  work  of  the  Board  by  experience  in  educational  institutions  and  in 
the  local  church,  and  by  training  and  interest.  No  salaried  officer  or 
employee  of  the  Board  shall  be  a  member.  A  majority  of  the  mem- 
bers shall  constitute  a  quorum.  The  members  shall  continue  in  office 
until  their  successors  are  elected." 

Par.  1176.  After  the  word  "year"  in  line  4  on  page  406, 
strike  out  the  words  "The  President,  or  someone  designated 
by  him,  shall  present  to  the  Conference  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance  the  financial  needs  of  the  Board." 

Par.  1182,  page  408.  At  the  very  beginning  of  this  para- 
graph insert  the  following  words :  "The  President,  or  some- 
one designated  by  him,  shall  present  to  the  Conference  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance  the  financial  needs  of 
the  Colleges  and  Wesley  Foundations  related  to  the  Confer- 
ence, of  the  work  of  the  Board  in  its  field  program  of  religi- 
ous education  in  the  local  churches  of  the  Conference,  and 
of  other  work  in  which  the  Board  may  be  engaged,"  so  that 
the  paragraph  when  revised  shall  read: 

"Par.  1182.  The  President,  or  someone  designated  by  him,  shall 
present  to  the  Conference  Commission  on  Woi'ld  Service  and  Finance 
the  financial  needs  of  the  Colleges  and  Wesley  Foundations  related  to 
the  Conference,  of  the  work  of  the  Board  in  its  field  program  of  reli- 
gious education  in  the  local  churches  of  the  Conference,  and  of  other 
work  in  which  the  Board  may  be  engaged.  In  accordance  with  the 
financial  plan  of  the  Church,  an  apportionment  shall  be  allotted  to  the 
churches  within  the  Conference  for  the  work  of  the  Conference  Board 
of  Education.  Other  sources  of  income  shall  be  gifts,  returns  from 
special  days,  and  receipts  from  missionary  offerings  in  the  Church 
School.  The  Board  shall  determine  the  distribution  of  the  funds  thus 
received  to  each  of  the  general  interests  under  the  care  of  the  Board." 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Ministerial  Education  and  Simplified 

Course  of  Study  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors 

(Memorial  Nos.  356,  558.) 

Calendar  No.  79.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  357 

M,  103;P,  61;F,  61 


The  Methodist  Church  563 

Reporting  on  Memorial  558  and  356  your  Committee 
brings  the  following  information  and  recommendations: 

After  detailed  study  the  Commission  on  Conference  Courses  of 
Study  has  prepared  the' following  proposal  for  revising  the  paragraphs 
in  the  Discii'lhie  dealing  with  Ministerial  Education.  These  Para- 
graphs are  10S»4  to  1119.  It  respectfully  requests  tUbt  the  General  Con- 
ference adopt  this  revision  and  in  this  request  your  Committee  on 
Education  concurs. 

Ministerial  Education 

Par.  1094.  (It  is  proposed  to  delete  this  Paragraph,  which  is  no 
longer  necessary.) 

Par.  109.T.  The  Commission  on  Ministerial  Training,  the  Division  of 
Educational  Institutions  with  which  the  Commission  is  affiliated,  and 
the  Theological  Seminaries  of  The  Methodist  Church  shall  provide 
for  the  training  of  the  Ministry  of  the  Church. 

For  educational  standards  for  the  Ministry,  admission  on  Trial, 
and  admission  into  Full  Connection,  see  Paragraphs  321,  348  (under 
Part  III,  The  Ministry). 

Commission  on  Ministerial  Training 
(Covering  materials   now  in   Paragraphs   1113-1119) 

Par.  1113.  Affiliated  with  the  Division  of  Educational  Institutions 
there  shall  be  a  Commission  on  Ministerial  Training,  which  shall  be 
composed  of  five  Bishops  and  five  other  Ministers  to  be  appointed  by 
the  Council  of  Bishops,  five  members  from  the  faculties  of  the  The- 
ological Schools  of  the  Church  elected  by  the  Division,  the  Executive 
Secretary  of  the  Division,  and  the  Book  Editor,  ex  officio.  The  mem- 
bers of  this  Commission  shall  hold  office  until  their  successors  are 
duly  qualified.  The  Commission  shall  elect  an  Educational  Director 
who  by  virtue  of  his  office  shall  be  a  member  of  the  staff  of  the  Divi- 
sion. The  work  of  the  Commission  shall  be  reported  to  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Education. 

Par.  1114.  The  Commission  shall  meet  at  such  times  during  the 
quadrennium  as  it  may  deem  advisable  to  consider  the  work  assigned 
to  it  and  the  relation  of  that  woi"k  to  the  Schools  of  Theology,  Col- 
lege Departments  of  Religion,  and  Correspondence  Courses. 

The  work  of  the  Commission  on  Ministerial  Training  shall  be  sup- 
ported from  the  general  Benevolences  of  the  Church,  the  amount  to 
be  determined  by  the  authoritative  body. 

Par.  1115.  The  Commission  shall  study  the  educational  needs  of  our 
Ministry  and  shall  prescribe  the  Courses  of  Study  to  be  pursued  by 
those  applying  for  License  to  Preach,  for  Orders  as  Local  Preachers, 
and  for  admission  on  Trial,  respectively;  also  a  Course  of  Study  ex- 
tending through  four  years  to  be  pursued  by  those  who  have  been 
admitted  on  Trial  in  the  Annual  Conference,  and  a  simplified  four-year 
course  which,  if  the  Annual  Conference  shall  so  determine,  may  he 
used  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors  in  lieu  of  the  regular  Conference 
Course.  (See  pars.  2041,  2058.)  It  shall  recommend  courses  of  reading 
and  also  provide  graduate  Correspondence  Courses  of  Study  for 
Preachers  who  have  finished  their  undergraduate  Courses  of  Study. 

Par.  1116.  The  Commission  shall  have  a  direct  relationship  with 
the  Annual  Conference  Boards  of  Ministerial  Training.  It  shall  co- 
operate with  these  and  other  Conference  Boards  in  organizing,  finan  - 
ing,  and  conducting  short-term  schools  for  Ministers,  which  shall  be 
kno^vn   as    Pastors'   Schools.   These   Schools   shall    provide    instruction 


564  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

for  all  Ministers  and  where  advisable  shall  offer  work  in  the  curric- 
ulum of  the  Courses  of  Study  for  undergraduate  and  Accepted  Sup- 
ply Pastors. 

Within  a  Conference  the  administration  of  these  courses  of  study, 
which  shall  require  extensive  written  work  in  addition  to  instruction 
in  a  Pastors'  School,  shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Conference 
Board  of  MinisteriaJ  Training. 

Where  so  agreea  by  the  Commission  and  the  Boards  involved,  the 
supervision  of  this  work  may  be  delegated  to  a  Correspondence 
School.  All  such  Correspondence  Schools  shall  be  related  to  one  of  our 
established  Schools  of  Theology.  The  Director  of  each  Correspondence 
School  shall  be  elected  quadrennially  by  the  Commission  on  Ministerial 
Training  on  nomination  of  the  faculty  of  the  related  School  of  The- 
olog:y.  The  assisting  staff  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Director  fx'om  the 
active  members  of  the  faculty  of  the  School. 

Par.  1117.  The  Commission,  the  Theological  Schools,  and  the  Con- 
ference Boards  of  Ministerial  Training  shall  co-operate  in  the  de- 
velopment of  effective  methods  of  selective  reci'uiting  for  the  Min- 
istry. The  Boards  shall  exercise  such  control  over  the  numbers  to  be 
enlisted  as  shall  seek  to  provide  an  adequate  supply  of  trained  Min- 
isters. 

The  Commission,  in  co-operation  with  the  Theological  Schools,  shall 
continue  the  study  outlined  in  Paragraph  1116  in  the  1940  Discipline. 

Conference  Board  of  Ministerial  Training 
(Covering  materials  now  in  Pars.  1107-1111.) 

Par.  1107.  In  each  Annual  Conference  the  presiding  Bishop,  after 
consultation  with  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Ministerial  Train- 
ing of  the  previous  quadi-ennium,  or  a  Committee  of  the  Board,  or, 
in  the  case  of  a  new  Conference,  after  consultation  with  the  Cabinet, 
shall  appoint  a  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  consisting  of  not  fewer 
than  six  nor  moi-e  than  eighteen  members.  It  is  recommended  that  the 
Conference  Board  of  Education  shall  have  due  representation  on  it 
and  that  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  members  shall  be  graduates  of 
accredited  colleges  and  Theological  Seminaries. 

Par.  1108.  The  Board  shall  be  appointed  for  a  term  of  four  years 
at  the  first  session  following  the  General  Conference.  It  shall  organize 
by  electing  one  of  its  members  Chairman  and  another  Registrar.  The 
Board  shall  convene  at  the  seat  and  time  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
preferably  the  day  before  the  session  opens,  to  review  and  complete 
the  work  of  the  past  year  and  to  plan  for  the  future.  Vacancies  in  the 
Board  shall  be  filled  by  the  Bishop  after  consultation  with  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Board. 

Par.  1109.  The  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  in  each  Annual  Con- 
ference shall  seek,  through  co-operation  with  the  District  Superin- 
tendents and  Pastors  of  the  Conference,  to  enlist  suitable  candidates 
for  the  Christian  ministry,  and  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  persons  en- 
listed within  the  bounds  of  the  Conference.  It  shall  seek  in  every  way 
practicable  to  provide  guidance  and  counsel  to  them  in  their  training 
and  preparation  for  the  ministry,  recommending  properly  accredited 
Colleges  and  Seminaries. 

The  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  shall  examine  all  applicants  for 
admission  on  Trial  as  to  their  fitness  for  the  Ministry.  It  shall  certify 
those  who  are  qualified  to  the  Conference  Relations  Committee.  (See 
Par.  463.) 

Par.  1110.  The  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  shall  urge  all  Con- 
ference undergraduates  to  attend  Colleges  and  Schools  of  Theology 
related  to  The  Methodist  Church  and  approved  by  the  University  Sen- 


7'fec  Methodist  Church  565 

ate,  and  shall  encourage  and  assist  them  in  every  practicable  way  to 
complete  the  preparation  recommended  in  Par.  1096.  The  Board  shall 
require  and  assist  all  Conference  under-praduates  who  arc  not  at- 
tending an  approved  School  of  Theology  to  pursue  their  undergraduate 
studies  promptly.  It  shall  co-operate  with  our  Schools  of  Theologrj'  by 
recommending  from  the  Annual  Conference  students  with  definite 
ministerial  promise. 

Par.  nil.  The  Registrar  of  the  Board  shall  keep  a  permanent 
record  of  the  standing  of  the  students  in  the  Courses  of  Study,  and 
report  to  the  Conference  when  required.  This  record  shall  include  the 
credits  allowed  students  for  work  done  in  graduate  Schools  of  The- 
ology, in  standard  Pastors'  Schools,  and  by  correspondence.  The  Reg- 
istrar, or  some  other  designated  officer  of  the  Board,  shall  also  keep 
a  record  of  the  educational  history  and  interests  of  each  man  serving 
in  the  Conference.  This  material  shall  be  furnished  to  the  Board  by 
active  Ministers.  Such  records  are  the  property  of  the  Conference 
and  shall  be  carefully  preserved. 

Theological  Schools 

(Covering  materials  now  in  Par.  1101  and  Par.  1097b.) 
Par.  1101.  The  Theological  Schools  of  the  Church  are  established 
and  maintained  for  the  training  of  Ministers.  They  exist  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  whole  Church,  and  their  support  shall  be  provided  by  the 
Church  as  a  part  of  its  general  benevolent  giving.  Furthermore,  in 
case  the  support  from  this  source  is  inadequate,  each  school  shall  have 
the  right  to  appeal  to  the  .Jurisdictional  Conference  in  which  it  is 
located  and  to  the  Annual  Conferences  comprising  that  Jurisdiction 
for  additional  support.  For  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provision 
for  the  better  support  of  the  Theological  Schools  of  the  Church,  the 
Division  of  Educational  Institutions,  in  consultation  with  the  adminis- 
trative officers  of  these  Schools,  shall  establish  budget  askings  for  their 
adequate  support.  The  amount  necessary  for  such  support  shall  be 
added  as  a  separate  item  in  the  annual  askings  of  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation from  the  Benevolence  Funds  as  determined  by  the  authoritative 
body,  after  an  adequate  presentation  of  the  needs  of  these  institutions 
by  a  representative  of  the  Schools  of  Theology.  No  Theological  School 
or  Department  of  Theology  in  a  College  or  University  shall  be  estab- 
lished without  first  submitting  its  proposed  organization  and  classifica- 
tion to  the  University  Senate  for  approval  and  consent  of  both  the 
Senate  and  the  Division. 

It  is  expected  that  our  Schools  of  Theology,  in  addition  to  train- 
ing their  students  for  effective  service  for  Christ  and  the  Church, 
will  acquaint  them  with  the  current  programs  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  such  as  its  educational,  missionary,  social,  and  other  service 
programs,  and  with  the  organizations  and  terminology  of  the  Church. 
In  the  admission  of  young  men  to  Annual  Conferences,  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  recognizes  that  our  Theological  Schools  necessarily 
exercise  a  considerable  influence.  It,  therefore,  recommends  to  these 
Schools  that,  before  admitting  any  candidate  for  the  ministry  into 
their  student  body,  they  inquire  fully  into  his  personal  character  and 
his  promise  of  usefulness.  It  further  recommends  that  they  carefully 
consider  his  progress  in  his  studies  and  his  personal  development,  to 
determine  whether  he  is  a  proper  person  to  be  continued  in  the  prep- 
aration for  the  ministry.  Such  as  are  not  suited  for  the  work  should 
not  be  permitted  to  continue  in  the  degree  course. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairmfui: 
J.  N.  HILLMAN,  (*)  Secret finj. 


566  Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 

Report  No.  6.  Ministry  of  the  Radio  and  Commissoin  on 

Radio  for  The  Methodist  Church 

(Memorial  Nos.  552,  553.) 

Calendar  No.  80.  Referred  to  the  General  Conference  Corn- 
mission  on  Public  Inforniatio7i  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  357. 
M,  103;  P,  63;  F,  61 ;  N,  2 

Believing  that  an  attempt  should  be  made  to  mobilize  the 
talent  and  resources  of  The  Methodist  Church  in  a  ministry 
through  the  radio,  the  Committee  on  Education  recommends 
that  we  raise  a  Commission  on  Radio  which  shall  give  due 
and  thorough  consideration  to  this  medium  for  the  propaga- 
tion of  the  Gospel,  with  the  view  of  establishing  Methodist 
radio  programs  throughout  the  nation. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 

J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Questions  for  Youth  and  Youth 

AS  Students 

(Memorial  Nos.  557,  677.) 

Calendar  No.  81.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4^1. 

M,  103 ;  P,  65 ; F,  65 

It  is  recommended  that  in  the  fall  Quarterly  Conference 

the  following  questions  be  asked  of  the  Pastor  by  the  District 

Superintendent : 

1.  Who  are  the  young  people  of  this  Charge  who  are  members  of 
the  senior  class  in  high  school? 

2.  Has  the  list  of  their  names  been  sent  to  the  admissions  officers 
of  the  Methodist  college  or  colleges  related  to  the  Annual  Conference 
for  their  information? 

3.  Who  are  the  young  people  now  in  college  and  university  and  those 
especially  who  are  preparing  for  some  form  of  Christian  service,  and 
in  which  institutions  are  they  enrolled? 

4.  What  young  people  from  this  Charge  are  now  studying  in  The- 
ological Schools,  and  in  what  school  is  each  enrolled? 

The  District  Superintendent  shall  report  this  information  to  the 
Executive  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Education. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman: 
J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8.  Youth  Members  of  Boards  and 

Commissions 

(Memorial  No.  94.) 

Caleyidar  No.  82.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  U5h. 

M,  103;  P,  59;  F,  68;  N,  1 

The  Committee  recommends  that  in  the  manner  of  selec- 
tion of  youth  members  for  Boards  and  Commissions  of  the 


The  Methodist  Church  567 

Church  there  be  the  greatest  possible  uniformity  as  between 
these  Boards  and  Commissions. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 

J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  9.  Emphasis  on  Public  Worship 
(Memorial  No.  544.) 
Calendar  No.  115.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  455. 
M,  103;P,  49;F,  49 
The  Committee  recommends  that  this  be  referred  to  the 
Curriculum  Committee  for  information  and  continued  em- 
phasis. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Legislation  Concerning  the  Interboard 
Committee  on  Missionary  Education 
(Memorial  No.  676.) 
Calendar  No.  116.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  441. 
M,  103;  P,  56;  F,  54;  N,  2 
The  following  report  is  in  the  nature  of  the  revision  of 
legislation  as  set  forth  in  the  Discipline  of  1940,  Par.  1131. 
The  Committee  recommends  rearrangement  and  simplifi- 
cation in  the  following  particulars : 

Par.  1131.  Delete  the  entire  Par.  1131  as  it  now  stands  and  sub- 
stitute the  following  restatement  in  three  numbered  paragi'aphs  to 
correspond  with  Pars.  1023,  1024,  and  1025: 

Par.  1131-A.  For  the  purpose  of  promoting  effective  co-operation 
between  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  the  Board 
of  Education  in  Missionary  Education,  there  shall  be  an  Interboard 
Committee  between  the  two  Boards,  composed  of  the  Executive  Secre- 
tary of  the  Division  of  the  Local  Church,  the  Executive  Secretary  of 
the  Editorial  Division,  and  the  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Division 
of  Educational  Institutions  of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  five  other 
pei'sons  to  be  appointed  by  that  Board;  and  an  equal  number  from 
the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  which  shall  include  the 
following:  Two  Secretaries  from  the  Division  of  Education  and  Cul- 
tivation, two  Secretaries  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  two 
from  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  and  two 
from  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service.  The  Committee  shall 
provide  for  age-group  sub-committees  and  such  other  sub-committees 
as  may  be  needed.  This  Committee  and  its  sub-committees  shall  be 
advisory  and  creative  in  character.  The  pi'omotion  of  plans  and  ma- 
terials created  by  this  Committee  shall  be  a  responsibility  of  the  Board 
of  Education  and  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

Par.  1131-B.  The  duties  of  this  Committee  shall  be:  (a)  To  develop 
a  unified  program  of  missionary  education  for  all  age  groups  in  the 
Local  Church  and  in  the  Colleges,  Universities,  and  Theological  Sem- 
inaries; (b)  to  co-operate  with  the  Curriculum  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Education  in  providing  missionary  information  for  Church 
School  literature  and  in  the  planning  and  preparation  of  curricular 


568  Journal  of  the  19M  General  Conference 

material  on  missions;  (c)  to  co-operate  in  the  publication  of  books  for 
missionary  education  in  the  Church;  (d)  to  develop  co-operative  plans 
for  the  missionary  education  and  missionary  giving  of  children,  young 
people,  and  adults;  and  (e)  to  report  annually  to  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension  and  to  the  Board  of  Education.  The  Inter- 
board  Committee  shall  meet  annually,  and  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Committee  itself  may  determine. 

Par.  1131-C.  There  shall  be  an  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Com- 
mittee, who  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Education,  on  nomina- 
tion of  the  Interboard  Committee  on  Missionary  Education,  and  shall 
be  confirmed  by  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension.  He 
shall  be  the  Secretary  of  Missionary  Education  of  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation with  staff  relationship  to  the  Division  of  the  Local  Church. 
He  shall  likewise  be  the  Secretary  for  Missionary  Education  of  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  having  staff  relationship  to 
the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation.  The  Intei-board  Com- 
mittee shall  have  a  budget  provided  for  its  work  by  the  two  Boards 
upon  such  ratio  as  they  may  decide.  In  missionary  education  the  Sec- 
retary and  his  departmental  workers  shall  be  the  representatives 
equally  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  of  the 
Boai'd  of  Educaton.  During  the  period  between  the  General  Confer- 
ence and  the  organization  of  the  new  Interboard  Committee  on  Mis- 
sionary Education  for  the  coming  quadrennium,  those  members  who 
have  served  on  the  Committee  during  the  past  quadrennium  shall  con- 
tinue to  function  until  the  said  new  Committee  is  organized. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  11.  Church  Membership  Manual 
(Memorial  No.  682.) 
Calendar  No.  117.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  455. 
M,  103;  P,  53;  F,  52;  N,  1 
Your  Committee  concurs  in  this  Memorial  and  recom- 
mends reference  to  the  new  Committee  on  Church  Member- 
ship Manuals. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  12.  Church  School  Superintendent  and 
General  Superintendent 
(Memorial  No.  77.) 
Calendar  No.  118.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  455. 
M,  103;  P,  61;  F,  58;  A,  3 
The  Committee  recommends  that  the  language  of  Pars, 
1139,  1141,  1143  and  1144  be  harmonized  so  as  to  remove  the 
discrepancy  which  exists  through  the  use  of  the  expression 
"Church  School  Superintendent,"  in  Par.  1139,  and  the  term 
"General  Superintendent,"  which  is  used  in  Pars.  1141,  1143 
and  1144,  and  that  the  term  used  be  "Church  School  Super- 
intendent." 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  569 

Report  No.  13.  Providing  Kindergartens  in 
Methodist  Charges 
(Memorial  No.  83.) 
Culcvdar  No.  119.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  /^55. 
M,  103;P,  58;F,  58 
The  Committee  recommends  the  reference  of  this  Me- 
morial to  the  proper  authorities  of  the  Boards  of  Education 
of  the  General,  Jurisdictional  and  Annual  Conferences,  with 
the  approval  of  the  Committee. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  14.  Volunteer  Service  by  Methodist  Youth 
and  Youth  in  the  Armed  Service 
(Memorial  Nos.  78,  551,  786.) 
Calendar  No.  120.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  .'^55. 
M,  103;?,  58;  F,  58 
In  connection  with  these  Memorials,  the  Committee  recom- 
mends that  the  Conference  record  its  high  appreciation  of 
the  volunteer  service  of  the  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  the 
Methodist  Service  Committee,  and  other  agencies;  express 
its  appreciation  of  the  wide  co-operative  basis  already 
achieved  without  the  setting  up  of  new  administrative  ma- 
chinery; and  voices  its  desire  that  all  the  Boards,  Commis- 
sions, and  agencies  of  the  Church  which  are  now  co-operat- 
ing or  which  may  co-operate  in  the  project  through  the  exist- 
ing Methodist  Service  Committee  seek  unitedly  to  develop 
the  project  in  accordance  with  plans  which  are  already  un- 
der development  between  the  Boards,  Commissions,  and 
agencies  to  the  end  that  The  Methodist  Church  may  meet 
fully  and  adequately  the  opportunity,  and  particularly  the 
urgent  postwar  opportunity,  to  guide  youth  into  rendering 
Christian  service  at  home  and  throughout  the  world. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 

J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  15.  Credit  in  Conference  Course  of  Study 

(Memorial  No.  681.) 

Calendar  No.  121.  Withdra  iru  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  45^. 

M,  103 ;  P,  55 ; F,  55 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence  in  this  Memorial 

which  propo.ses  the  following  changes  in  Par.  1103  in  the 

Discipline  of  1940 : 

Beginning  in  line  8,  following  the  word  "training,"  add 
the  following:  "And  any  student  who  is  a  graduate  of  an 
accredited  college  and  has  completed  two  full  years'  work 


570  Journal  of  the  19U  General  Coriference 

in  a  school  of  theology  approved  by  the  University  Senate 
shall  be  given  credit  for  the  first  two  years  of  the  Conference 
Course  of  Study." 

The  paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

"Credits  from  Graduate  Schools  of  Theology  and  other  educational 
agencies  approved  by  the  University  Senate,  submitted  by  students 
who  have  not  completed  the  theological  course,  shall  be  accepted  by 
the  Conferences  on  the  basis  of  studies  pursued  in  the  same  text  or 
courses  in  the  same  subject  judged  to  be  equivalent  by  the  Conference 
Board  of  Ministerial  Training,  and  any  student  vi'ho  is  a  graduate  of 
an  accredited  college  and  has  completed  tv^^o  full  years'  work  in  a 
School  of  Theology  approved  by  the  University  Senate  shall  be  given 
credit  for  the  first  two  years  of  the  Conference  Course  of  Study. 
However,  all  candidates  shall  be  examined  in  the  Discipline. 

Daniel  L,  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  16.  Recognition  of  Teaching  Ministry 
(Memorial  No.  549.) 
Calendar  No.  122.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  I^SIt. 
M,  103  ;P,  52;  F,  52 
The  Committee  on  Education  concurs  in  the  following 
resolution  and  recommends  the  reference  of  the  same  to  the 
Board  of  Education  and. to  the  Woman's  Division  of  Chris- 
tian Service  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

"Whereas,  Our  Church  has  never  recognized  in  its  law  and  Dis- 
cipline our  teaching  ministry  by  the  establishment  of  a  special  order 
for  them  or  by  a  pension  system  or  by  a  means  of  regular  Conference 
appointment;  and 

"Whereas,  With  rising  interest  in  the  need  for  religious  education 
we  face  a  great  dearth  of  young  women  who  are  being  prepared  to  be 
teachers  of  religious  education  in  our  Churches;  and 

"Whereas,  Our  deaconess  work  has  recognition  and  a  pension  sys- 
tem, which  might  be  amplified  and  does  already  give  a  sense  of  be- 
longing and  fellowship  with  members, 

"Therefore,  We  request  that  investigation  be  made  to  see  if  the 
deaconess  organization  could  be  amplified  to  include  women  teachers 
of  religious  education,  and  that  attention  be  called  to  the  propriety 
of  women  teachers  of  religious  education  joining  the  deaconess  or- 
ganization as  it  now  is,  or  that  more  recognition  and  rights  be  given 
to  the  teaching  ministry  of  our  Church  especially  as  it  is  represented 
through  women  teachers  of  religious  education." 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman: 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  17.  Boy  Scout  Recognition 
(Memorial  Nos.  95,  546,  556.) 
Calendar  No.  127.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  Jf.55. 
M,  103  ;  P,  56 ;  F,  56 
The   Committee   voted   nonconcurrence   with   these   Me- 
morials. Nevertheless,  the  Committee  expressed  its  apprecia- 


The  Methodiat  Church  571 

tion  of  the  Boy  Scout  work  and  program  and  all  other  simi- 
lar character-building  organizations.  It  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  a  medal  is  being  prepared  in  recognition  of 
Church  activities,  the  medal  to  be  available  to  Protestant 
youth.  It  also  expressed  its  disapproval  of  Sunday  hikes 
under  Scout  direction. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 

J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  18.  The  Use  of  Radio 
(Memorial  No.  674.) 
Calendar  No.  128.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  1^55. 
M,  103;  P,  52  ;F,  52 
The  Committee  recommended  nonconcurrence.  Neverthe- 
less, it  moved  to  refer  the  section  described  as  Section  A  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  General  Conference  for  reference  to 
the  Board  of  Publication. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  19.  Children's  Literature 
(Memorial  No.  550.) 
Calendar  No.  129.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  455. 
M,  103;  P,  46;F,  46 
The  Committee  voted  noncurrence  on  Section  B  but  re- 
quests that  Section  A  be  referred  to  the  Editors  and  Publish- 
ing Agents  for  their  consideration. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  20.  Goodwill  Industries  to  Train  Ministers 

(Memorial  No.  758.) 
Calendar  No.  130.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  455. 
M,  103;  P,  57;  F,  56 ;  N,  1 
The  Committee  voted  nonconcurrence  but  with  reference 
of  the  content  of  this  Memorial  to  the  Association  of  Meth- 
odist Theological  Schools. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  21.  Non-Concurrence 

(Memorial  No.  Non-concurrence.) 

Calendar  No.  197.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498 
M,  103;  P,  58;  F,  58 
Your  Committee  votes  Non-Concurrence  in  the  following 
Memorials :  25,  59,  72,  79,  90,  91,  95,  81,  82,  87,  224,  249,  250, 


572  Journal  of  the  19 J^^  General  Conference 

252,  253,  254,  255,  256,  258,  259,  260,  262,  263,  264,  370,  385, 
423,  482,  554,  555,  559,  560,  672,  678,  680,  787. 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 

J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  22.  Amending  the  Name  of  the  Board  of 
Education 

(Memorial  No.  788.) 

Calendar  No.  126.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  H2. 
M,  103;  P,  53;  F,  37;  A,  14;  N,  2 

Amend  Paragraph  1049  of  the  Discipline  by  inserting 
after  the  words  "Board  of  Education  of  The  Methodist 
Church"  the  words  "hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  General 
Board  of  Education"  so  that  the  paragraph  will  then  read : 

"There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Education  of  The  Methodist  Church 
hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  General  Board  of  Education  for  the 
promotion  of  Christian  Education.  The  Board  shall  have  general  over- 
sight of  the  educational  interests  of  the  Church  in  the  United  States. 
It  may  co-operate  w^ith  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
for  the  advancement  of  Christian  Education  in  other  lands." 

Amend  Paragraph  1159  by  inserting  after  the  words  "a 
Board  of  Education"  the  words  "hereinafter  referred  to  as 
the  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Education"  so  that  the  para- 
graph will  then  read : 

"In  each  Jurisdiction  there  may  be  a  Board  of  Education  herein- 
after referred  to  as  the  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Education  to  promote 
the  Institutional  and  Local  Church  programs  of  Christian  Education 
and  Church  School  Extension  and  the  use  of  Church  School  litera- 
ture approved  by  the  Board  of  Education." 

Amend  Paragraph  1172  by  inserting  after  the  words  "a 
Board  of  Education"  the  words  "herinafter  referred  to  as 
the  Conference  Board  of  Education"  so  that  the  paragraph 
will  then  read : 

"In  each  Annual  Conference  there  shall  be  a  Board  of  Education 
hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  Conference  Board  of  Education  elected 
by  the  Conference  to  promote  Church  School  Extension,  the  program 
of  Christian  Education,  and  the  use  of  Church  School  literature  ap- 
proved by  the  Board  of  Education." 

Daniel  L.  Marsh,  Chairman; 
J.  N.  HiLLMAN,  (*)  Secretai-y. 


COMMITTEE  ON  ENABLING  ACTS  AND 
LEGAL  FORMS 

Chairman,  Arthur  A.  Callaghan. 
Secretary,  Robert  M.  Williams. 

Report  No.  1.  Request  from  Committee  on  Central 

Conferences  for  Enabling  Acts 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  So.  163.  Adopted  May  5  by  a  count  vote  of  596  for, 

to  1  against.  See  Jounuil,  Pages  4-^9,  457. 

M,  24;P,  19  ;F,  19 

The  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  has 
examined  all  the  requests  for  enabling  acts  presented  by  the 
Committee  on  Central  Conferences  and  hereby  reports  that 
they  are  in  proper  form.  We  recommend  their  adoption  as 
follows : 

1.  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia 

Par.  1631.  The  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia  is  hereby  au- 
thorized to  elect  one  or  more  Bishops  for  India  and  Burma;  provided, 
that  by  such  election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  four  Bishops  resident 
in  that  field  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

2.  China  Central  Conference 
The  China  Central  Conference  is  authorized  to  elect  one  or  more 
Bishops  fo)-  China,  provided,  that  by  such  an  election  there  shall  not 
be  more  than  four  Bishops  resident  in  this  field  during  the  quadren- 
nium ending  in  1948. 

3.  Philippine  Islands  Central  Conference 

Par.  1029.  The  Philippine  Islands  Central  Conference  is  authorized 
to  elect  one  Bishop  for  the  Philippine  Islands;  provided,  that  by 
such  election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  one  Bishop  resident  in  that 
field  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948.  The  Central  Conference 
of  the  Philippine  Islands,  however,  is  authorized  by  the  General  Con- 
fei'ence  to  conduct  a  Central  Conference  with  the  privileges  and  pow- 
ers as  provided  under  Central  Conference  legrislation ;  provided,  that 
it  shall  have  at  least  a  total  of  fifteen  Ministerial  and  fifteen  Lay 
Delegates  on  the  regular  basis  of  representation. 

4.  Northern  Europe  Central  Conference 

Par.  1626.  The  Northern  Europe  Central  Conference  is  hereby  au- 
thorized to  elect  one  Bishop  for  Northein  Europe;  provided,  that  by 
such  election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  one  Bishop  resident  in  that 
field  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

r>.  Germany  Central  Conference 
The  Germany  (Central  Conference  is  authorized  to  elect  one  Bishop 
for  Germany,  /jrovided,  that  by  such  election  there  shall  be  not  more 

(573) 


574  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

than  one  Bishop  resident  in  that  field  during  the  quadrennium  ending 

in  1948. 

6.  Germany  Central  Conference 

Par.  1620.  The  Germany  Central  Conference  is  authorized  to  in- 
crease its  number  of  Annual  Conferences  up  to  the  number  of  ten  if 
it  should  be  deemed  necessary  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in 
1948;  provided,  however,  that  this  permission  shall  apply  only  to  the 
territory  included  in  the  Germany  Central  Conference  as  defined  in  the 
Discipline  of  1939,  Par.  1545,  and  in  the  Discipline  of  the  former 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  for  1936,  Par.  1373. 

7.  Latin  America  Central  Conference 
Par.  1623.  The  Latin  America  Central  Conference  is  hereby  au- 
thorized to  elect  two  Bishops  for  South  America;  provided,  that  by 
such  election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  two  Bishops  resident  in 
that  field  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948.  The  Central  Con- 
ference, however,  of  Latin  America  is  authorized  (Par.  390)  by  the 
General  Conference  to  conduct  a  Central  Conference  with  the  priv- 
ileges and  powers  as  provided  under  Central  Conference  legislation; 
provided,  that  it  shall  have  at  least  a  total  of  fifteen  Ministerial  and 
fifteen  Lay  Delegates  on  the  regular  basis  of  representation. 

8.  Switzerland  Annual  Conference 

Par.  1632.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  in  the  present 
emergency  shall  be  given  enlarged  rights  and  privileges  during  the 
quadrennium  ending  in  1948  only  as  indicated  in  the  following  speci- 
fication : 

1.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  add  to  the 
business  of  the  Annual  Conference  supplementary  questions  considered 
desirable  or  necessary  for  meeting  its  own  needs;  to  make  such  adap- 
tations in  procedure  as  the  peculiar  conditions  of  the  fields  require; 
and  to  adapt  the  temporal  economy  of  the  Church  within  its  own  ter- 
ritory, including  orders  of  business  suitable  for  Disti-ict  and  Quarterly 
Conferences. 

2.  Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Bishop  in  charge,  the  Switzerland 
Annual  Conference  shall  have  the  power  to  prescribe  courses  of  study 
for  its  Ministry  including  Local  Preachers,  Exhorters,  Deaconesses, 
Teachers,  both  male  and  female,  and  all  other  workers  whatsoever, 
ordained  or  lay.  It  shall  also  make  rules  and  regulations  for  examina- 
tions in  these  courses. 

3.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  conform  the 
detailed  rules,  rites,  and  ceremonies  for  the  solemnization  of  marriage, 
to  the  statute  laws  of  Switzerland. 

4.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  prepare 
and  translate  simplified  or  adapted  forms  of  such  parts  of  the  Ritual 
as  it  may  deem  necessary,  such  changes  to  require  the  approval  of  the 
Bishop  in  charge. 

5.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  adopt  rules 
for  procedure  for  the  trial  and  appeal  of  its  Ministers  as  the  neces- 
sities of  the  field  may  require;  to  appoint  a  Committee  on  Appeals  to 
hear  and  determine  the  appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher  of  that  Con- 
ference from  the  decision  of  a  Committee  on  Trial;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  these  rules  shall  in  all  respects  conform  to  the  restrictions 
and  limitations  prescribed  in  the  chapter  on  Jurisdictional  Adminis- 
tration. 

The  foregoing  authorization  for  the  Switzerland  Annual  Confer- 
ence during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948  is  extended  also  to  any 
Annual  Conference  within  the  territory  of  the  Northern  Europe  Cea- 


The  Methodist  Church  575 

tral  Conference  until  such  time  as  the  session  of  that  Central  Con- 
ference can  be  held. 

!».  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference 

The  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference  is  authorized  by  the 
General  Conference  to  organize  as  a  Central  Conference  during  the 
quadrenniuni  ending  in  1948,  provided,  that  it  shall  have  fulfilled  the 
requirements  of  the  Discipline  for  the  organization  of  a  Central  Con- 
ference as  found  in  the  paragraph  of  the  Discipline  relating  thereto. 

10.  Southeastern  Asia  Provisional  Central  Conference 

The  Southeastern  Asia  Provisional  Central  Conference  shall  have 
such  powers  of  a  Central  Conference  as  are  indicated  in  Par.  431. 

11.  Angola  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
Par.  161.'5.  Upon  full  compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  the  Dis- 
riplive  of  1944  relating  thereto,  the  Angola  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ference is  authorized  to  organize  into  an  Annual  Conference  during  the 
quadrenniuni  ending  in  1948. 

12.   Southeast   Africa   Provisional  Annual   Conference 
Par.  16;i0.  Upon  full  compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  the  Dis- 
ripli)ie  of  1944  relating  thereto,  the  Southeast  Africa  Provisional  An- 
nual  Conference   is   authorized  to   organize  into   an    Annual    Confer- 
ence during  the  quadrenniuni  ending  in  1948. 

i:{.  Central  Congo  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
Upon  full  compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  the  Discipline  of 
1944  relating  thereto,  the  Central  Congo  Provisional  Annual  Confer- 
ence is  authorized  to  organize  into  an  Annual  Conference  during  the 
quadrenniuni  ending  in  1948. 

14.  Baltic  and  Slavic  Annual  Conference 

Par.  1614.  Authoi'ity  is  given  to  the  Baltic  and  Slavic  Annual  Con- 
ference to  become  the  Estonia,  Latvia,  and  Lithuania  Annual  Confer- 
ence or  Provisional  Annual  Conference  or  Mission  if  it  be  deemed 
wise  to  make  such  change  during  the  quadrenniuni  ending  in  1948. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Continue  the  Savannah 
Annual  Conference 

(Memorial  No.  581.) 

Calendar  No.  16 1^.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  438. 
M,24;P,  20;F,  19;N,  1 

The  Savannah  Annual  Conference  is  hereby  granted  per- 
mission to  continue  as  an  Annual  Conference  for  the  quad- 
renniuni ending  in  1948. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman: 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretanj. 


576  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Report  No.  3.  Continuation  of  Board  of  Home  Missions 

AND  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist 

Episcopal  Church 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  165.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  ^38. 
M,  24;  P,  26;F,  20 

Paragraph  1648.  The  existence  of  the  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  shall  be  continued  in  conformity  with  its  charter  and 
the  laws  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  in  order  adequately 
to  safeguard  annuity,  permanent,  and  other  trust  funds  and 
property  and  to  protect  the  interests  of  those  persons  and 
causes  for  which  said  funds  exist  or  may  have  been  estab- 
lished, until  the  General  Conference  shall  direct  otherwise; 
and  further,  said  Board  is  authorized  to  do  all  acts  and 
things  necessary  to  carry  out  the  directions  of  the  General 
Conference  pertaining  to  its  further  operation  and  to  the 
transfer  of  said  permanent  trust  and  other  funds  to  the 
Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  when  and 
as  the  same  may  be  done  according  to  law  and  the  terms 
of  various  trusts. 

The  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  is 
authorized  and  empowered  to  fix  the  number  and  to  elect  the 
managers  of  said  Corporation,  acting  in  this  regard  on  be- 
half and  in  place  of  the  General  Conference ;  and  also  to  elect 
the  Secretaries  and  Treasurer  of  said  Board.  Said  Corpora- 
tion is  further  authorized  and  empowered  to  make  such 
changes  in  its  constitution  as  may  be  made  necessary  by  the 
action  of  the  General  Conference. 

The  General  Enabling  Provisions  of  Paragraph  1648  in 
the  1940  Discipline  should  be  continued,  as  it  affects  all  Cor- 
porations. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Southwest  Mexican  Conference 
Continuation  as  an  Annual  Conference 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  166.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  439. 
M,  24;  P,  20;  F,  18;  N,  2 
The  Southwest  Mexican  Conference  is  hereby  permitted 
to  continue  as  an  Annual  Conference  for  the  quadrennium 
ending  in  1948. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  bll 

Report  No.  5.  Continuation  of  the  Board  of  Churcpi 
Extension  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  167.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  iSS. 

M,  24;  P,  20;  F,  19;  N,  1 

Rewrite  Article  1652  of  the  1940  Discipline  as  follows: 

Continuation  and  Constitution  of  the  Board  of  Church 
Extension  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South 
1652.  Article  I.  There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Church  Extension  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  consisting:  of  a  President,  Vice- 
President,  Secretai-y,  Treasurer,  and  thirteen  manapcers  to  be  elected 
quadrennially  by  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  The 
Methodist  Church ;   the  officers  and   members  of  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers shall  continue  in  office  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  ac- 
cepted. The  Bishops  of  the  Southeastern  and  South  Central  Jurisdic- 
tions shall  be,  ex  officio,  members  of  the  Board.  Vacancies  occurring 
in  the  interim  of  the  regular  elections  shall  be  filled  by  the  Board  or 
its  Executive  Committee. 

Article  II.  The  Board  shall  be  conducted  as  a  body  corporate,  under 
the  name  of  "The  Board  of  Church  Extension  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  South,"  and  subject  to  the  provisions  of  a  special  char- 
ter granted  by  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky  to  George  F.  Pierce, 
H.  H.  Kavanaugh,  and  others,  approved  February  20,  1884,  and 
amended  March  10,  1886,  and  such  amendments  thereof  as  may  from 
time  to  time  be  adopted  under  the  sanction  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence; subject,  however,  to  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  pre- 
scribed by  the  General  Conference,  not  contrary  to  the  charter,  nor  in 
excess  of  the  powers  that  may  be  thereunder  lawfully  exercised. 

Article  III.  The  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  correspondence  of  the 
Board,  under  its  direction,  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  authority  and 
control  of  the  Board  and  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Ex- 
tension of  The  Methodist  Church,  by  whom  his  salary  shall  be  fixed 
and  paid.  He  shall  reside  where  the  Board  is  located. 

Article  IV.  The  Board  shall  be  located  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  shall 
meet  at  least  annually,  and  at  such  other  times  as  the  Board,  or  the 
President  and  Secretary,  may  appoint.  Nine  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 
The  fiscal  year  of  the  Board  shall  close  on  May  31. 

Article  V.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Board  to  accept  contributions 
to  its  funds  from  any  person  capable  of  making  them,  subject  to 
annuities  payable  to  the  order  of  the  person  making  such  donations; 
but  all  amounts  so  received  shall  be  loaned  by  the  Board  on  adequate 
security  and  the  aggregate  amount  of  annuities  that  the  Board  shall 
assume  to  pay  shall  never  be  allowed  to  exceed  one  half  of  the  annual 
interest  receivable  on  the  loans  made  by  it. 

Article  VI.  The  revenues  of  the  Board  shall  be  derived  from  General 
Benevolences,  Conference  Benevolences,  and  from  gifts,  devises  and 
bequests. 

Article  VII.  The  Board  shall  have  authority  to  regulate  its  own 
proceedings;  to  appropriate  money  to  pay  incidental  expenses;  to  de- 
termine what  amount  may  be  loaned  to  each  applicant,  and  to  do 
such  other  business  as  may  be  legitimate  and  proper  for  them  to  do; 
provided,  however,  that  no  money  shall  be  appropriated  in  the  gen- 
eral work  for  other  purposes  than  the  purchase  or  securing  of  church 
and  parsonage  lots  and  the  erection  or  securing  of  church  buildings 
and  parsonages;  and  such  other  property  as  may  promote  the  general 


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design ;  and  provided,  further,  that  the  Board  shall  not  involve  itself 
in  debt,  except  as  provided  for  in  Article  V. 

Article  VIII.  The  Board  shall  have  authority  to  raise  and  admin- 
ister a  Loan  Fund,  which  shall  be  held  separate  from  funds  raised  for 
general  distribution,  and  which  shall  be  used  only  in  loans  on  ade- 
quate security,  to  be  detei-mined  by  the  Board;  to  receive  and  hold  in 
trust  for  The  Methodist  Church  any  real  or  personal  property,  and 
to  sell  and  convey  it  for  the  uses  and  objects  herein  declared. 

Article  IX.  The  Board  shall  have  authority  to  hold  Annual  Con- 
ference Board  Loan  Funds  and  Revolving  Funds,  and  shall  admin- 
ister these  funds  according  to  the  provisions  of  the  Discipline.  It  may 
also,  on  request  of  any  Annual  Conference,  receive  and  disburse  funds 
allocated  from  Conference  Benevolences  for  Church  Extension  dona- 
tions within  the  Conference.  In  the  case  of  Conference  Board  Loan 
Funds  and  Donation  Funds,  the  Conference  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension,  or  its  designated  Committee  or  Section,  shall  have 
sole  authority  of  appropriation. 

Article  X.  All  applications  for  aid  shall  set  forth: 

1.  A  brief  description  of  the  building  for  which  aid  is  asked. 

2.  The  estimated  and  probable  cost  when  completed. 

3.  The  amount  of  cash  and  reliable  subscriptions  now  on  hand. 

4.  The  nature  of  the  title,  its  validity,  and  whether  held  in  trust  for 
The  Methodist  Church. 

5.  The  names  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

6.  The  number  of  Church  members,  Sunday  School  scholars,  and 
population  of  the  place,  if  within  a  town  or  city. 

7.  A  certificate  that  the  Quarterly  Conference,  of  the  Charge  from 
which  the  application  comes,  has  approved  the  application  and  au- 
thorized the  Trustees  to  comply  with  the  conditions  upon  which  Church 
Extension  aid  is  granted. 

8.  Any  additional  facts  that  may  be  required  by  the  Boai'd,  or 
that  may  be  deemed  necessary  or  useful  to  it  in  making  a  decision. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  California  Oriental  Mission.  For 

Permission  to  Organize  an  Oriental  Provisional 

Annual  Conference 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  168.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  ^50. 
M,  24;  P,  13  ;F,  13 

Permission  is  granted  to  the  California  Oriental  Mission 
to  organize  as  a  Provisional  Annual  Conference,  when  it 
shall  have  complied  with  the  provisions  of  the  Discipline. 

There  being  no  Central  Conference  in  the  Area,  it  is  un- 
derstood that  the  Western  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall 
be  substituted  for  a  Central  Conference,  in  making  eifective 
the  requirements  of  Par.  433. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 


The  MethocUM  Church  579 

Report  No.  7.  Boundaries  of  Delaware  Conference 
(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 
Calendar  No.  162.  Adopted  Ma  if  5.  See  Jouryial,  Page  '^37. 
M,  24;  P,  20;  F,  19;  N,  1 
The  New  York  City  Society  of  The  Methodist  Church  re- 
spectfully  memorializes   the   General    Conference   of    The 
Methodist  Church  meeting  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  April 
26,  1944,  as  follows : 

Whereas,  Paragraph  28  of  the  DTscipline  (Article  III  of  Section 
VIII  of  the  Plan  of  Union)  provides  that  "Changes  in  the  number, 
names  and  boundaries  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conferences  may  be  effect- 
ed by  the  General  Conference  upon  the  consent  of  a  majority  of  the 
Annual  Conferences  of  each  of  the  Jurisdictions  involved  (see  also 
Paragraph  361,  Art.  4,  Sec.  12,  entitled  "General  Conference  Pow- 
ers") ,  and 

Whereas,  Paragraph  15  of  the  Discipline  (Article  V,  Sec.  4  of  the 
Plan  of  Union)  enables  Jurisdictional  Conferences  "To  determine  the 
boundaries  of  their  Annual  Conferences"  (see  also  Paragraph  376, 
Sec.  5,  entitled  "Jurisdictional  Conference,  authorization"),  and 

Whereas,  Paragraph  1435  fixes  the  boundaries  of  the  Delaware 
Conference  as  follows:  "Delaware  Conference  shall  include  the  Ne- 
gro work  in  Delaware,  New  Jersey  and  New  York  State,  except  that 
in  the  city  of  Buffalo  and  that  already  included  in  the  New  York 
Conference  in  the  Borough  of  the  Bronx  and  Manhattan  in  the  city 
of  New  York;  it  shall  also  include  the  Negro  work  in  the  Eastern 
Shore  of  Virginia  and  all  Maryland  and  Pennsylvania  not  included 
in  the  Washington   Conference,  and 

Whereas,  The  Negro  population  in  the  territory  of  the  New  York 
and  New  York  East  Conferences  has  increased  to  well  over  500,000 
in  number  and  is  rapidly  increasing,  and 

Whereas,  It  is  desirable  to  establish  new  churches  to  minister  to 
this  large  population,  and 

Whereas,  The  establishment  of  such  new  work  can  be  expedited  by 
the  transformation  of  many  present  churches  in  the  New  York  and 
New  York  East  Conferences  to  the  service  of  the  Negro  people,  and 

Whereas,  Resources  for  the  inauguration  of  Negro  work  are  avail- 
able in  the  New  York  and  New  York  East  Conferences  now,  therefore 

Earnest  petition  is  hereby  submitted  for  an  Enabling  Act  to  read 
as  follows: 

Whenever  during  the  ensuing  quadrennium  with  the  prior  approval 
of  the  Northeastern  Jurisdictional  Conference  and  the  Central  Juris- 
dictional Conference  a  majority  of  the  Annual  Conferences  of  both 
Jurisdictions  shall  consent  thereto,  the  boundaries  of  the  Delaware 
Annual  Conference  shall  be  changed  by  the  insertion  of  the  words 
"and  except  such  new  Negro  work  as  shall  be  constituted  by  either 
the  New  York  Annual  Conference  or  the  New  York  East  Annual 
Conference  or  by  both  of  them  within  their  respective  boundaries," 
so  that  Paragraph  1435  shall  read : 

"Delaware  Conference  shall  include  the  Negro  work  in  Delaware, 
New  Jersey  and  New  York  State,  except  that  in  the  city  of  Buffalo 
and  already  included  in  the  New  York  Conference  in  the  Boroughs  of 
the  Bronx  and  Manhattan  in  the  city  of  New  York  and  except  such 
new  Negro  work  as  shall  be  constituted  by  either  the  New  York 
Annual  Conference  or  the  New  York  East  Annual  Conference  or  by 
both  of  them  within  their  respective  lioundaries;  it  shall  also  include 
the  Negro  work  in  the  Eastern  Shore  of  Virginia  and  all  Maryland 


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and  Pennsylvania  not  included  in  the  Washington  Conference." 
Adopted  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of  April  20,  1944. 
The  New  York  City  Society  of  The  Methodist  Church. 
B.  A.  Matthews,  President;  Carl  F.  Price,  Recording  Secretary. 

Permission  is  granted  under  Par.  361,  Sec.  12,  of  the 
Discipline  of  1940,  to  the  Central  Jurisdiction  to  change  the 
boundaries  of  the  Delaware  Conference  of  that  Jurisdiction 
when  all  requirements  of  the  Discipline  shall  have  been  ob- 
served. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 

Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8.  Continuation  of  South  Florida  Annual 
Conference  as  an  Annual  Conference 
(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 
Calendar  No.  169.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Jouryial,  Page  i39. 
M,  24;P,  20;  F,  20 
Permission  is  granted  the  South  Florida  Annual  Confer- 
ence   (Central  Jurisdiction)   to  continue  its  status  as  an 
Annual  Conference  for  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  9.  Continuing  the  Wyoming  State 

Annual  Conference 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  170.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4S9. 

M;24;  P,  24;F,  20;  N,  4 

Permission  is  granted  the  Wyoming  State  Conference  to 
continue  as  an  Annual  Conference  for  the  quadrennium 
ending  in  1948. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 

Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Continuation  of  Board  of  Home  Missions 

AND  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist 

Episcopal  Church 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Cale7idar  No.  171.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Jounicd,  Page  450. 

M,  24;  P,  19; F,  19 

The  Board  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of 
The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  is  hereby  permitted  to 
continue  its  corporate  existence. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 

Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  581 

Report  No.  11.  Re-enactment  of  Certain  Paragraphs  in 

1940  "Discipline"  of  The  Methodist  Church 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page A92. 
M,  24rP,  19;F,  19 
The  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  recom- 
mends and  moves  the  continuance  and  re-enactment  of  Par- 
agraphs 1634,  1635,  1636,  1637,  1639,  1641,  1643,  1646, 
1648,  1649,  1650  and  1651  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The 
Methodist  Church. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  12.  Continuation  of  Corporations 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  U92. 
M,  24;  P,  19;  F,  19 
The  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  rec- 
ommends and  moves  the  adoption  of  Paragraph  1641  of  the 
1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  v^hich  reads  as 
follows : 

Par.  1641.  Any  and  all  corporations  organized  or  incorporated 
under  the  laws  of  any  State,  under  or  pursuant  to  authority  hereto- 
fore granted  by  any  General  Conference  of  either  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  or  the 
Methodist  Protestant  Church  be,  and  they,  and  each  of  them,  are 
hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  make,  or  cause  to  be  made,  any 
changre  or  changes,  amendment  or  amendments  in  and  to  their  re- 
spective charters,  constitutions,  or  articles  of  incorporation  that  may 
be  necessary  to  adapt  the  same  to,  and  make  compliance  with  the 
Plan  of  Union,  as  adopted  by  the  three  Uniting  Churches,  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  and 
the  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  and  with  the  Constitution  of  The 
Methodist  Church  and  the  provisions  of  the  Discipline  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  relating  to  such  corporations,  or  to  any  of  them  to  the 
end  that  any  and  all  rights,  interests,  and  property  of  said  corpora- 
tions, or  of  any  of  them,  may  be  properly  safeguarded  and  preserved. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  13.  In  Re  :  Authority  to  Amend  the  Charters 

OF  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  0,  1944. 

See  Journal,  Page  492. 

M,  24;  P,  19;  F,  19. 


582  Journal  of  the  19 AU  General  Conference 

Your  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  rec- 
ommends and  moves  that  Paragraph  1649  of  the  1940  Dis- 
cipline of  The  Methodist  Church,  be  re-enacted.  It  reads  as 
follows : 

Par.  1649.  The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  and  its  eleven  Branches  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  do  such  acts  and  apply  for  such  amendments 
to  their  Charters  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the  directions  of 
the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  pertaining  to  their 
and  each  of  their  corporate  operations  and  to  the  transfer  of  their 
assets,  their  endowment,  trust,  and  annuity  funds  to  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension  of  The  Methodist  Church,  when  and  as  they  can  make 
such  transfer  and  assignments  in  accordance  with  their  Charters 
and  the  terms  and  conditions  of  said  permanent  trust  and  annuity 
funds;  provided,  that  all  the  funds  of  the  Society  be  carefully  safe- 
guarded and  administered  in  the  interests  of  those  persons  and  causes 
for  which  they  were  given  or  established. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  14.  Continuation  of  the  Woman's  Home 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 
Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  493. 
M,  24;P,  19;  F,  19 
Your  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  rec- 
ommends and  moves  the  re-enactment  of  Paragraph  No. 
1650  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church,  which 
reads  as  follows : 

Par.  1650.  The  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Society  of  the  Method- 
ist Episcopal  Church,  an  Ohio  corporation,  is  authorized  to  continue 
its  corporate  existence  as  long  as  may  be  necessary  to  protect  prop- 
erty rights  as  provided  in  Par.  1632,  Discipline  of  1939. 

In  order  to  carry  out  these  purposes  it  shall  have  authority  to  make 
proper  amendments  to  its  Constitution  and  By-laws  and  especially 
with  reference  to  the  membership  in  the  corporation ;  but  all  vacancies 
in  such  membership  shall  be  filled  only  with  the  approval  of  the  Home 
Department  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service. 

All  Conference  corporations  of  this  Society  shall  likewise  be  con- 
tinued so  long  as  necessary  to  protect  property  rights. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  15.  Trustees  of  Institutions 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Joiirnal, 

Page  491. 
M,  24;P,  19;F,  19 


The  Methodist  Church  583 

Your  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms,  to 
which  was  referred  Report  No.  15  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy,  Calendar 
No.  52,  Subject,  "Amend  Paragraph  800  Relating  to  Trus- 
tees of  Schools  and  Other  Institutions,"  recommends  and 
moves  the  following : 

Amend  Par.  800  of  Section  IX  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  by  striking  out  all  of  said  Paragraph  and  inserting  in 
lieu  thereof  the  following: 

Par.  800.  Trustees  of  schools,  colleges,  universities,  hospitals,  homes, 
orphanages,  institutes,  and  other  institutions  owned  or  controlled  by 
The  Methodist  Church  shall  be  at  least  twenty-one  years  of  age.  At 
all  times  not  less  than  three-fourths  of  them  shall  be  members  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  and  all  must  be  nominated,  confirmed,  or  elected 
by  some  governing  body  of  the  Church  or  by  some  body  or  officer 
thereof  to  which,  or  to  whom,  this  power  has  been  delegated  by  the 
governing  body  of  the  Church;  provided,  that  the  number  of  the 
Trustees  of  any  such  institution  owned  or  controlled  by  any  An- 
nual Conference  or  Conferences  required  to  be  members  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  may  be  reduced  to  not  less  than  a  majority  by  a  three- 
fourths  vote  of  such  Annual  Conference  or  Conferences;  and  pro- 
vided, that  when  an  institution  is  owned  and  operated  jointly  with 
some  other  denomination  or  organization,  said  requirement  that  three- 
fourths  of  the  Trustees  shall  be  members  of  The  Methodist  Church 
shall  apply  only  to  the  portion  of  the  Trustees  representing  The 
Methodist  Church. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  16.  Provision  for  Hawaii  Mission  to 

Organize  as  a  Provisional  Conference 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Joiiryial, 

Page  A93. 
M,  24;  P,  19  ;F,  19 
Your  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  rec- 
ommends and  moves  that  permission  be  granted  the  Hawaii 
Mission,  when  it  shall  have  complied  with  all  the  Discipli- 
nary provisions  relating  thereto,  including  approval  of  the 
presiding  Bishop,  to  organize  into  a  Provisional  Annual 
Conference. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  17.  Continuance  of  the  North  Africa 

Annual  Conference 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  402. 
M,  24;  P,  19;  F,  19 


584  Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jt  General  Conference 

Your  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  rec- 
ommends and  moves  that  the  North  Africa  Annual  Confer- 
ence be  granted  permission  to  continue  as  an  Annual  Confer- 
ence for  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 

Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  18.  Continuance  of  Czechoslovakia 

Annual  Conference 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  501. 
M,  24;P,  19  ;F,  19 
Your  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms  rec- 
ommends and  moves  that  the  Czechslovakia  Annual  Con- 
ference, called  in  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  the  Bohemia-Moravia  Annual  Conference,  be  grant- 
ed permission  to  continue  its  life  as  an  Annual  Conference 
during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948,  even  though  it 
should  fall  below  the  number  of  members  required,  as  indi- 
cated in  Par.  416  of  the  1940  Discipline  of  said  Church. 

A.  A.  Callaghan,  Chairman; 
Robert  M.  Williams,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON   EVANGELISM 

Chairman,  Albert  E.  Day. 
Vice-Chairman,  Dawson  C.  Bryan. 
Secretary,  Marguerite  C.  Lawson   (*). 

Report  No.  1.  Legislation  to  Substitute  for  Par.  1265  to 

1287,  Inclusive,  in  the  "Discipline"  of  1940 

(Memorial  No.  586.) 

Calendar  No.  78.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  UOU- 

M,  26;P,  16;F,  16 

Section  I.  The  Aim  of  Evangelism 
Par.  1265.  The  aim  of  Evangelism  is  to  bring  all  men  into  living, 
active  fellowship  with  God  through  Jesus  Christ  as  Divine  Saviour 
and  through  the  regenerating  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit;  to  gather 
them  into  the  fellowship  of  the  Church ;  to  lead  them  to  express  their 
Christian  discipleship  in  every  area  of  human  life  that  the  kingdom 
of  God  may  be  realized. 

Section  II.  Incorporation 

Par.  1266.  There  shall  be  an  incorporated  General  Board  of  Evan- 
gelism of  The  Methodist  Church,  hereinafter  called  the  Board.  It 
shall  be  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  in  which  its  head- 
quarters are  established  by  the  General  Conference,  or  the  present 
Tennessee  charter  of  incorporation  of  the  Commission  on  Evangelism 
may  be  amended. 

Section  III 

Par.  1267.  Article  1.  Name  and  Object.  The  name  of  this  organi- 
zation shall  be  the  General  Board  of  Evangelism  of  The  Methodist 
Church.  Its  objects  are  religious,  evangelistic,  designed  to  diffuse  the 
blessings  of  the  Gospel  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  the  promotion  and 
support  of  all  forms  and  phases  of  evangelism;  to  promote  evangelistic 
intelligence,  interest,  and  zeal  throughout  the  membership  of  The 
Methodist  Church ;  to  promote  the  practice  of  intercession  and  of  in- 
dividual and  family  worship;  and  to  stimulate  the  entire  membership 
of  the  Church  in  worship  and  in  Christian  service. 

Par.  1268.  Article  2.  Authority.  The  Boai'd  shall  have  authority  to 
regulate  its  own  proceedings  in  accordance  with  its  Constitution  and 
Charter;  to  buy,  acquire,  receive  by  gift,  devise,  or  bequest,  prop- 
erty, personal,  and  mixed,  and  to  hold,  sell  and  dis)ose  of  property; 
to  secure,  appropriate,  and  administer  funds  for  its  work;  to  sue  and 
be  sued ;  to  elect  the  necessary  officers  and  members  of  its  staff,  re- 
move them  for  cause,  and  fill  vacancies ;  to  make  By-laws  in  harmony 
with  the  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  and  the  Charter  of  the 
Board,  and  shall  have  the  right  to  do  any  and  all  things  which  shall 
be  authorized  by  its  Charter,  provided,  that  in  the  case  of  devises  or 
gifts  of  real  estate  to  this  Board  in  States  where  such  devises  or  gifts 
are  not  valid  when  made  to  religious  corporations,  that  the  Board 
shall  be  empowered  to  name  Trustees  for  the  purpose  of  receiving 
and  taking  title  to  such  devises  or  gifts  for  the  benefit  of  the  Board. 

(585) 


586  Journal  of  the  lOJfJf  General  Conference 

Par.  1269.  Article  3.  Membership.  The  membership  of  the  Board 
shall  be  composed  of  seven  Bishops  of  The  Methodist  Church,  one 
from  each  Jurisdiction  and  one  from  the  Church  at  large,  elected  by 
the  Council  of  Bishops  at  the  time  of  the  General  Conference;  also, 
one  of  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  each  of  the  following  Boai'ds: 

(1)  The  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension; 

(2)  The  Board  of  Education; 

(3)  The  Board  of  Lay  Activities; 

and  one  member  from  the  Committee  on  Spiritual  Life  of  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service — these  representatives  to  be  selected  by 
the  respective  Boards  or  Committees  named:  the  Editor  of  the  Chris- 
tian Advocate;  the  Chairman  of  Evangelism  and  Worship  of  the  Na- 
tional Youth  Conference;  two  ministers;  one  layman;  one  laywoman 
and  one  youth  member  from  each  Jurisdiction,  elected  by  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences;  and  ten  members  at  large,  to  be  elected  by  the 
Board. 

Vacancies  occurring  during  the  quadrennium  shall  be  filled  in  the 
following  manner:  those  occurring  among  the  Bishops  to  be  filled  by 
the  Council  of  Bishops;  those  occurring  in  the  memberships  of  the 
Jurisdictions  to  be  filled  by  the  Bishops  of  the  Jurisdiction  in  which 
the  vacancy  occurs;  and  those  occurring  in  the  membership  at  large 
to  be  filled  by  the  Board  itself. 

Par.  1270.  Article  4.  Chairman.  The  Chairman  of  the  Board  shall 
be  the  Bishop  selected  by  the  Council  of  Bishops  from  the  Church 
at  large  and  shall  serve  for  the  quadrennium.  He  shall  make  a  report 
and  present  a  program  of  work  for  the  Board  to  the  Council  of  Bishops 
for  their  approval  at  each  regular  meeting  of  the  Council. 

Par.  1271.  Article  5.  Other  Officers.  The  Board  shall  elect  from  its 
membership  a  Vice-Chairman,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Treasurer,  and 
an  Executive  Committee  of  seven  members  including  the  Chairman 
of  the  General  Board  of  Evangelism,  the  other  six  members  to  be 
selected  by  the  Board,  one  from  each  Jurisdiction  of  the  Church. 

Par.  1272.  Article  6.  Executive  Officers.  The  Board  shall  elect  an 
Executive  Secretary  and,  on  nomination  by  the  Executive  Committee, 
shall  elect  such  Associate  Secretaries  and  Editors  as  may  be  needed. 

Par.  1273.  Article  7.  Financial  Support.  The  financial  support  of 
the  General  Work  of  the  Board  shall  be  derived  from  the  General 
Benevolence  Funds  of  the  Church  and  that  of  The  Upper  Room  as 
provided  for  in  Section  VIII. 

Par.  1274.  Article  8.  Meetings.  The  Board  shall  hold  an  Annual 
Meeting  and  such  other  meetings  as  the  Board  may  deem  necessary 
for  the  accomplishment  of  the  work. 

Par.  1275.  Article  9.  Approved  Evangelists.  The  Board  shall  have 
authority  to  set  up  standards  for  Approved  Evangelists.  The  Bishop 
in  charge  of  an  Annual  Conference,  by  a  two-thirJs  vote  of  the 
Conference,  may  appoint  members  of  an  Annual  Conference  Approved 
Evangelists;  provided  the  Conference  Board  on  Evangelism  recom- 
mends such  appointment. 

Par.  1276.  Article  10.  Co-operation.  The  Board  shall  co-operate 
with  the  various  agencies  of  the  Church  in  the  training  of  our  Min- 
isters for  leadership  in  the  field  of  Evangelism  and  in  creating  a 
literature  to  serve  the  cause  of  Evangelism. 

Section   IV.   Jurisdictional  Board  op  Evangelism 

Par.  1277.  Article  1.  Each  Jui-isdictional  Conference  may  have  a 
Board  of  Evangelism  which  shall  promote  the  pL-ogram  of  Evangelism 
in  the  Jurisdiction  in  co-operation  with  the  General  Board  of  Evan- 
gelism. 


The  Methodist  Church  587 

Par.  1278.  Article  2.  Each  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Evanffolisin  shall 
include  in  its  membership  all  members  of  the  Genei'al  Board  of  pjvan- 
gelism  who  may  reside  within  the  hounds  of  the  Jurisdiction  and  the 
Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life  of  the  Jurisdictional  Woman's  Society  of 
Christian  Service.  Further  organization  and  financial  support  of  the 
Jurisdictional  Board  of  Evangelism  shall  be  left  with  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences. 

Section  V.  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Evangelism 
Par.  1279.  Article  1.  Each  Annual  Conference  of  the  Church  shall 
provide    for    an    Annual    Conference    Board    of    Evangelism    which 
shall  promote  the  program  of  Evangelism  as  outlined  by  the  General 
Board  and  in  co-operation  with  the  Jurisdictional  Board. 

Par.  1280.  Article  2.  Each  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Evangelism 
shall  include  in  its  membership  the  District  Superintendents,  one 
Pastor  and  one  Lay  member  from  each  of  the  Districts  and  such 
members  of  the  Jurisdictional  Board  as  may  reside  within  the  bounds 
of  the  Annual  Conference  and  the  Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life  of  the 
Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service  and  the  Conference 
Secretai\v  of  Evangelism,  together  with  such  further  organization 
as  the  Annual  Conference  may  desire. 

Par.  1281.  Article  3.  Each  Annual  Conference,  upon  nomination  of 
its  Board  of  Evangelism,  shall  elect  annually  a  Conference  Secretary 
of  Evangelsim,  to  be  publicly  assigned  by  the  Bishop,  who  shall  pro- 
mote the  policies  and  program  of  the  General,  Jurisdictional  and  Con- 
ference Boards  of  Evangelism  in  the  Annual  Conference. 

Section  VL  District  Committee  on  Evangelism 

Par.  1282.  Article  1.  Each  District  of  each  Annual  Conference 
shall  provide  a  District  Committee  on  Evangelism,  which  shall  pro- 
mote the  program  of  Evangelism  as  outlined  by  the  General  Board 
and  in  co-operation  with  the  Annual  Conference  Board  on  Evangelism. 

Par.  1283.  Article  2.  The  District  Committee  on  Evangelism  shall 
include  in  its  membership  such  members  of  the  Annual  Conference 
Commission  as  may  reside  within  the  bounds  of  the  District  and  the 
Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life  of  the  District  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  and  the  District  Superintendent,  and  also  three  Youth 
Members  to  be  elected  by  Pastors,  three  Laymen,  three  Laywomen 
to  be  elected  by  the  District  Conference,  or  in  case  no  District  Con- 
ference is  held,  to  be  appointed  by  the  District  Superintendent. 

Section  VIL  Charge  Committee  on  Evangelism 

Par.  1284.  Article  1.  Each  Pastoral  Charge  shall  provide  for  a 
Charge  Committee  on  Evangelism,  which  shall  promote  the  program 
of  Evangelism  as  outlined  by  the  General  Board  and  in  co-operation 
with  the  District  Board. 

Par.  1285.  Article  2.  The  Charge  Committee  on  Evangelism  shall 
include  in  its  membership  such  members  of  the  District  Committee 
as  may  reside  within  the  bounds  of  the  Charge,  the  Pastor,  and  the 
Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service, 
and  at  least  two  Laymen,  two  Laywomen,  two  Youth  Members,  who 
shall  be  nominated  by  the  Nominating  Committee  of  the  Charge,  or, 
lacking  such  a  Committee,  nominated  by  the  Pastor  and  elected  by 
the  Quarterly  Conference. 

Section  VIIL  The  Upper  Room 

Par.  1286.  The  General  Board  of  Evangelism  is  hereby  instructed 
to  assume  the  management  and  publication  of  The  Upper  Room  and 


588  Journal  of  the  19. U  General  Conference 

to  produce  and  distribute  such  literature  as  that  now  represented  by 
The  Upper  Room  for  the  cultivation  of  the  spiritual  life;  provided, 
however,  that  no  funds  either  now  in  hand  or  hereafter  accumulated 
by  The  Upper  Room  or  other  devotional  and  related  literature  here- 
after produced  shall  be  used  for  the  support  of  other  features  of  the 
Board's  work,  but  all  net  income  from  the  sale  of  such  publications 
shall  be  conserved  by  the  Board  for  the  purpose  of  preparing  and 
circulating  such  literature;  provided,  however,  that  this  shall  not 
prevent  the  setting  up  of  a  reserve  fund  out  of  such  profits  as  a  pro- 
tection against  unforeseen  emergencies. 

To  substitute  for  Par.  333.  No.  5 : 

Par.  333.  No.  5.  The  Council  of  Bishops  shall  promote  the  evange- 
listic activities  of  the  Church  and  shall  appoint  quadrennially  one 
of  their  number,  who  shall  be  the  Chairman  of  the  General  Board 
of  Evangelism  and  furnish  such  inspirational  leadership  as  the  need 
and  opportunity  may  demand. 

To  substitute  for  Par.  532.  No.  3  (a)  : 

Par.  532.  No.  3.  (a)  Evangelism,  which  shall  promote  the  work  of 
Evangelism  and  kindred  work — see  Paragraphs  1284  and  1285. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  The  Needs 

(Memorial  No.  659.) 

Calendar  No.  IDA.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  405. 

M,  26;  P,  19;  F,  18;  A,  1 

The  Commission  on  Evangelism  finds  itself  confronted  by 
areas  of  need  both  vividly  apparent  and  compelling. 

Urban  and  industrial  centers  with  their  great  un^ 
churched  populations  challenge  us.  Large  segments  of  people 
both  foreign  born,  Czechoslovakians,  Poles,  Lithuanians, 
Italians,  Mexicans  and  others  present  us  with  a  real  respon- 
sibility. Many  of  these  people,  formerly  adherents  of  the 
Roman  or  Greek  Catholic  faith,  are  now  in  great  numbers 
religiously  adrift,  professing  no  faith  at  all. 

Labor  groups  offer  the  possibility  of  a  real  spiritual  min- 
istry. The  downtown  dweller,  menaced  by  transciency,  mal- 
adjustment and  anonymity,  often  becomes  a  species  of 
walled-in  humanity,  difficult  of  .access  and  isolated  by  the 
impersonal  nature  of  city  life.  Outstanding  men  and  women 
who  creatively  lead  in  the  community's  life  have  in  many 
instances  gradually  shifted  their  faith  and  loyalty  from  the 
Church  in  which  they  were  formerly  active  to  such  institu- 
tions as  Service  Clubs  and  Commercial  Organizations.  With 
the  war  has  come  about  a  major  dislocation  of  homes  and 
families  in  astounding  measure.  These  people,  unrooted  from 
old  environments,  former  church  relations,  now  living  in 


The  Methodist  Church  589 

new  industrial  situations,  easily  become  confirmed  in  a  ne- 
glect of  the  spiritual  life.  Non-church  going  habits  due  to 
Sunday  work,  difficulties  of  transportation  in  wartime,  a 
feeling  of  estrangement  in  new  surroundings  often  result 
in  religious  inactivity  and  in  final  separation  from  the 
Church.  Young  men  and  women  rapidly  being  discharged 
from  the  armed  services  and  attempting  to  resume  civilian 
life,  represent  a  real  challenge  to  the  Church  and  a  great 
opportunity. 

People  living  in  rural  areas  have  traditionally  been  the 
most  significant  group  in  our  Church  from  the  standpoint 
of  new  recruits  for  the  Kingdom.  This  situation  still  pre- 
vails. Of  all  groups  in  the  nation,  riiral  people  alone  produce 
a  surplus  population.  If  our  Church  is  to  be  a  growing 
Church,  we  must  increase  our  efforts  to  evangelize  those 
who  constitute  the  primary  resources  of  our  Church's  life. 

A  most  acute  need  for  evangelism  is  to  be  found  in  the 
homes  of  our  nation.  The  solidarity  of  the  home  is  weakened 
by  the  disparity  of  the  interests  of  family  members  and  espe- 
cially by  the  employment  of  both  parents.  Delinquency  of 
children  and  youth  is  increasing  alarmingly.  The  spiritual 
and  devotional  practices  of  the  average  family  are  too  infre- 
quent. The  home  often  lacks  a  sense  of  the  presence  of  God 
and  the  spiritual  disciplines  that  will  condition  youth  to  re- 
ligious attitudes  and  loyalties.  Attendance  at  Church  Schools 
is  declining. 

Within  the  Church  itself  there  is  too  much  racial  unfair- 
ness, economic  injustice,  class  prejudice,  narrow  national- 
ism. The  spiritual  life  of  multitudes  of  Church  members  is 
at  a  low  ebb.  Church  members  take  their  religion  for  granted. 
There  is  a  real  peril  that  the  Church  may  be  by-passed  by 
outsiders  in  their  new  and  earnest  search  for  a  satisfying 
spiritual  experience. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Message  to  the  Church 

(Memorial  No.  660.) 

Calendar  No.  155.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  503. 
M,  26;  P,  19;  F,  18;  A,  1 

For  the  complex  and  critical  situation  confronting  the 
Church,  there  is  an  adequate  answer — that  answer  is  the 
grace  and  love  of  God  revealed  in  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Christ  is  the  disclosure  of  that  moral  order  in  the  universe 
with  which  men  and  institutions  alike  must  come  into  har- 
mony if  they  are  to  endure.  His  absolutes  are  imperatives  for 


590  Joiiryml  of  the  19 H  Geyieral  Conference 

the  individual  and  for  society.  His  precepts  are  not  the 
utterance  of  a  dreaming  romanticism  but  the  interpretation 
of  ultimate  reality. 

Christ  is  not  only  the  clearest  revelation  of  the  ultimate 
moral  order  by  which  alone  men  and  nations  live.  He  is  its 
most  fascinating  expression.  If  men  are  not  only  to  know 
but  to  fall  in  love  with  the  ultimate  truths  deserving  our 
allegiance  and  the  inescapable  laws  demanding  our  obedi- 
ence, it  will  be  as  they  see  them  incarnate  in  Jesus  Christ. 

Because  Jesus  Christ  is  the  revelation  of  ultimate  moral 
reality,  He  becomes  the  means  by  which  men  make  that  dis- 
covery which  precedes  all  moral  progress,  namely,  the  dis- 
covery that  they  are  sinners.  He  makes  men  poignantly 
aware  of  the  disastrous  conflict  between  themselves  and  God. 

But  He  does  not  leave  men  with  smitten  consciences.  He 
reveals  to  them  the  grace  of  God,  which  offers  forgiveness  to 
the  penitent,  moral  renewal  to  the  defeated,  spiritual  power 
to  those  who  would  henceforth  live  in  fellowship  with  Him. 

He  is  the  Pioneer  of  life.  Those  who  follow  Him  in  deepen- 
ing disciplines  of  prayer  and  obedience,  find  their  minds 
becoming  more  and  more  aware  of  the  will  of  God  for  all 
their  relationships,  their  hearts  growing  more  and  more 
sensitive  to  human  needs,  their  wills  more  resolute  in  the 
transformation  of  their  relationships  and  in  their  response 
to  hunger  and  poverty  and  injustice  and  cruelty  which  curse 
society. 

Jesus  Christ  is  the  answer  to  the  crisis  of  this  distraught 
generation. 

But  the  Church  is  not  ready  to  give  that  answer.  How  can 
we  declare  Him  to  others  if  we  ourselves  do  not  know  Him ; 
if  He  is  to  us  only  a  name,  a  dim  figure  of  remote  history,  a 
shibboleth  of  theological  warfare,  a  vague  symbol  of  vaguer 
values,  a  traditional  word  in  our  liturgies,  a  badge  of  respect- 
ability, a  charm  we  insert  into  our  egocentric  prayer?  How 
can  we  have  a  passion  to  recommend  Him  to  others  as  the 
revealer  of  God  if  we  ourselves  have  not  found  God  through 
Him;  as  the  Redeemer  from  sin  if  our  own  individual  and 
social  sins  remain  unrebuked  and  unconquered ;  as  the  medi- 
ator of  the  grace  of  God,  if  we  have  never  tasted  the  joy  of 
forgiveness  nor  known  the  inner  transformation  of  His 
Spirit,  nor  had  our  moral  defeat  turned  into  a  pageant  of 
triumph?  How  can  we  proclaim  Him  as  the  way,  the  truth 
and  the  life,  if  our  minds  are  no  wiser  than  the  secular  minds 
about  His  way,  if  our  consciences  are  still  undisturbed  that 
"the  world  is  too  much  with  us,"  if  our  hearts  are  still  dull 
to  the  world's  pain,  if  our  wills  are  still  unclaimed  by  heroic' 
and  costly  sacrifice  for  His  kingdom? 


The  Methodist  Church  591 

Not  only  must  judgment  begin  with  us  but  we  must  come 
alive  to  what  God  has  done  for  us  in  Jesus  Christ  if  there  is 
to  be  a  spiritual  renaissance  in  America  and  elsewhere. 

We  can  have  such  a  renaissance.  Already  it  has  come  to 
many  of  our  people.  Awakened  by  a  study  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment, convicted  of  moral  failure  by  the  "light  of  the  glory  of 
God  seen  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ,"  experiencing  a  new 
birth  by  the  operation  of  God's  Holy  Spirit,  living  in  daily 
fellowship  with  God  through  disciplined  prayer  and  loyal 
obedience,  they  are  meeting  the  issues  of  time  with  the  per- 
spective and  power  of  eternity. 

What  has  happened  to  them  can  happen  to  all.  We  can 
have  a  Church  athrob  with  divine  life,  a  Church  that  serves 
the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

Your  Committee  on  Evangelism  appeals  to  our  leaders  to 
summon  the  Church  to  renewed  discipleship  of  and  fellow- 
ship with  Christ.  We  request  our  Bishops  and  District  Super- 
intendents to  appoint  spiritual  Retreats  in  as  many  places 
as  are  necessary  to  make  them  available  to  all  our  ministers 
and  lay  leaders.  We  urge  that  these  Retreats  be  made  the 
subject  of  the  most  careful  and  prayerful  planning,  that  the 
days  spent  together  may  result  in  a  clarification  of  mind,  a 
warming  of  heart,  a  renewal  of  consecrations  which  shall 
be  felt  in  every  church  in  Methodism. 

We  urge  that  renewed  emphasis  be  made  on  the  prayer  life 
of  preachers  and  people.  Many,  if  they  pray  at  all,  are  living 
on  the  lowest  levels  of  prayer.  Too  little  known  is  that  im- 
passioned intercession  which  has  characterized  every  great 
revival  of  religion  or  that  highest  prayer  which  is  neither 
petition  nor  intercession  but  an  exposure  of  the  soul  to  God 
that  purifies  and  exalts  personality,  and  intensifies  its  con- 
cern for  others.  If  there  can  be  a  real  deepening  of  the  prayer 
life  of  the  Church,  the  spiritual  renaissance  will  come. 

We  urge  our  ministers  and  teachers  to  stress  the  possi- 
bility of  fellowship  with  God.  Christianity,  with  its  robust 
ethical  demands  covering  every  phase  of  life,  is  not  simply 
an  ethic.  It  is  the  proclamation  of  comradeship  with  the  liv- 
ing God,  the  source  and  sustenance  of  the  ethical  life  our 
world  sorely  needs. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Methods 

(Memorial  Nos.  543,  585.) 

Calendar  No.  106.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Joiuifial,  Page  405. 
M,  26;  P,  19;  F,  18;  A,  1 


592  Journal  of  the  19 -U  General  Conference 

It  is  the  conviction  of  the  Committee  on  Evangelism  that 
the  time  has  come  for  a  Church-v^ide  simultaneous  concerted 
effort  in  the  field  of  Evangelism.  The  great  objective  shall 
be  to  revitalize  the  Church  itself,  to  win  people  to  Christ 
and  to  establish  discipleship  in  the  Church. 

We  request  the  Council  of  Bishops  in  co-operation  w^ith 
the  Commission  on  Evangelism  to  sponsor  and  direct  a  si- 
multaneous Church-Wide  Movement  in  the  field  of  Evan- 
gelism during  1946. 

We  recommend  the  following  objectives: 

(1)  A  spiritual  rebirth  within  the  Church  itself. 

(2)  A  minimum  of  400,000  new  members  on  profession 
of  faith. 

(3)  A  minimum  of  400,000  new  members  by  certificates 
from  unidentified  Methodists. 

(4)  The  organization  of  five  hundred  new  or  abandoned 
Churches. 

(5)  An  organized  mission  of  the  Gospel  of  comfort  and 
regeneration  to  the  millions  uprooted  by  war  conditions. 

(6)  An  approach  to  labor,  industrial,  college  and  uni- 
versity groups  with  the  challenge  of  Christ. 

(7)  The  enlistment  of  at  least  three  million  Methodists  in 
daily  devotions. 

For  the  accomplishment  of  these  objectives  we  suggest  the 
following  methods : 

(1)  That  the  Commission  on  Evangelism  prepare  and 
distribute  such  literature  as  it  may  deem  necessary  for  the 
purpose  of  publicizing  the  movement. 

(2)  That  suitable  preparation  be  made  in  advance  in  the 
local  church  and  in  the  community. 

(3)  That  on  December  31,  1945,  a  special  Watch  Night 
Service  of  consecration  be  held  in  every  church. 

(4)  That  in  every  Pastoral  Charge  a  school  of  Evange- 
lism be  organized  to  train  officers,  teachers,  and  personal 
workers  in  winning  people  for  Christ. 

(5)  That  Pastors  conduct  classes  in  training  for  Church 
membership. 

(6)  That  a  vital  program  of  home  visitation  Evangelism 
be  promoted  throughout  the  Church. 

(7)  That  a  School  of  Evangelism  be  made  available  to 
every  Minister  in  the  Church. 

(8)  That  a  Preaching  Mission,  continuing  for  at  least 
two  weeks,  be  conducted  in  every  church  during  the  year; 
that  the  Gospel  be  taken  to  those  on  street  corners,  in  stores, 
in  shops ;  that  we  challenge  youth  for  Christ  in  our  schools. 

(9)  That  Spiritual  Clinics  be  conducted  in  local  churches 
and  on  college  campuses. 


The  Methodist  Church  .593 

(10)  That  the  radio  be  used  as  a  means  of  reaching  the 
unchurched. 

(11)  In  the  Crusade  for  Christ  we  request  that  the  year 
1946  be  designated  for  a  Church-wide  simultaneous  evan- 
gelistic effort.  We  specifically  request  that  the  time  from 
January  to  Easter  and  on  through  Pentecost  be  set  aside  in 
the  calendar  of  all  Methodist  Boards,  Commissions,  and 
local  churches  as  a  time  for  the  promotion  of  a  united  evan- 
gelistic effort.  We  urge  that  Pentecost  Sunday  be  empha- 
sized as  a  time  for  a  rediscovery  of  the  significance  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  as  the  purifying  and  empowering  presence  and 
activity  of  God  in  human  life. 

(12)  Realizing  that  the  time  has  come  for  the  Church 
and  churchmen  to  have  a  closer  relationship  with  certain 
organized  groups  too  long  ignored,  the  Board  of  Evangelism 
and  other  oflficial  agencies  of  the  Church  respectfully  request 
the  authority  to  appoint  a  fraternal  delegate  or  delegates 
to  national  meetings  of  labor  unions,  medical  associations, 
social  service  groups,  and  such  other  organized  groups  as  are 
receptive  to  friendly  relations  with  the  Church. 

These  are  special  aims  and  methods  for  1946.  During  the 
entire  quadrennium  a  spirit  and  program  of  Evangelism 
should  develop  that  there  may  be  a  constant  expansion,  ex- 
ploration of  the  possibilities  of  new  methods  in  this  field. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 

Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members 

Annual  Conference  Commission  on  Evangelism 

(Memorial  No.  181.) 

Calendar  No.  103.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
M,  26;  P,  16;  F,  16 
The  Committee  voted  Non-Concurrence. 
Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5A.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members 
Annual  Conference  Commission  on  Evangelism 

(Memorial  No.  181.)   (See  No.  5,  Non-concur. — Editor.) 
Calendar  No.  7.  Withdrawn  April  29  to  report  on  later.  See 
Calendar  No.  193.  Report  No.  5.  Pages  497,  498 
M,  26;  P,  16;  F,  16 
On  Page  434,  Chapter  VII,  Section  III,  Paragraph  1280, 
add  the  following  sentence:  "Elective  members  of  the  Com- 
mission shall  be  nominated  by  a  committee  composed  of  the 


594.  Journal  of  the  19i4  General  Conference 

District  Superintendents,  Conference  Lay  Leader,  and  the 
District  Lay  Leaders,"  so  that  the  amended  paragraph  would 
read: 

1280.  Each  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  Evangelism  shall 
include  in  its  membership  the  District  Superintendents,  one  Pastor 
and  one  Lay  Member  from  each  of  the  Districts  and  such  members  of 
the  Jurisdictional  Commission  as  may  reside  within  the  bounds  of  the 
Annual  Conference,  together  with  such  members  at  large  as  the  An- 
nual Conference  may  desire.  Elective  members  of  the  Commission 
shall  be  nominated  by  a  Committee  composed  of  the  District  Superin- 
tendents, Conference  Lay  Leader,  and  the  District  Lay  Leaders. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  The  Observance  of  Pentecost 

(Memorial  No.  182.) 

Calendar  No.  6.  Withdrawn  April  9.  See  Journal,  Page  268. 
M,  26;P,  18;F,  18 

For  the  Commission  on  Evangelism  to  Emphasize  Pente- 
cost. 

Whereas,  According  to  the  New  Testament,  the  spiritual 
climax  in  the  experience  of  the  disciples  of  Jesus  which  re- 
sulted in  the  birth  of  the  Christian  Church  occurred  at 
Pentecost  rather  than  at  Easter. 

We  memorialize  the  next  session  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence to  direct  the  General  Conference  Commission  on  Evan- 
gelism to  incorporate  in  its  future  programs  such  plans  for 
the  observance  of  Pentecost  as  will  exalt  this  day  to  its 
proper  place  in  the  thinking  and  life  of  the  Church. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  HOSPITALS  AND  HOMES 

Chairman,  Okey  J.  Carder. 
Secretary,  Hubert  T.  Johnson  (*). 

Report  No.  1.  Constitution  of  Board  of  Hospitals 

AND  Homes 

(Memorial  No.  325.) 

Calendar  No,  39.  Adopted  Ma\i  2.  See  Jommal,  Page  309. 

M,  26 ;  P,  16 ;  F,  16 

Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 
Section  I 

Name  and  Purpose.  There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Hospitals 
and  Homes  of  The  Methodist  Church  as  a  general  advisory 
and  correlating  agency  for  Methodist  philanthropic  interests 
and  institutions  not  affiliated  with  any  other  Board  of  the 
Church,  such  as  Hospitals,  Homes  for  the  Aged,  Homes  for 
Children  and  Homes  for  Youth. 

Incorporation.  The  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  of  The 
Methodist  Church  shall  be  duly  incorporated  according  to 
the  laws  of  Hlinois.  Its  headquarters  shall  be  located  in  the 
City  of  Chicago,*  State  of  Illinois. 

Management.  The  Management  of  the  Board  shall  be 
vested  in  a  Board  of  twenty-four  managers,  consisting  of  one 
Bishop  from  each  Jurisdiction  elected  by  the  Bishops  of  the 
Jurisdiction,  and  one  Minister,  and  two  Lay  Members,  one  of 
whom  shall  be  a  woman,  from  each  Jurisdiction  to  be  elected 
by  the  Jurisdictional  Conference ;  provided,  that  one  member 
from  each  Jurisdiction  shall  be  an  active  administrator  of  an 
institution  under  the  general  supervision  of  the  Board. 

Officers.  (1)  The  officers  of  the  Board  of  Managers  shall 
be  a  President  elected  by  said  Board  from  among  the  Bishops 
who  are  members  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  four  vice-presi- 
dents, each  of  whom  shall  represent  one  of  the  four  major 
interests  of  this  Board,  Hospitals,  Child  Welfare,  Homes  for 
Aged,  Homes  for  Youth  ;  a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Treasurer 
elected  by  the  Board  of  Managers  for  the  Quadrennium,  and 
such  other  officers'and  agents  as  the  Board  of  Managers  may 
from  time  to  time  determine. 

(2)  The  Board  of  Managers  may  elect  an  Executive  Sec- 
retary and  provide  for  his  salary  and  necessary  help.  This 
Secretary  shall  be  subject  to  the  authority  and  control  of  the 
Board  of  Managers. 

(595) 


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Meetings.  (1)  An  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  shall  be 
held  at  such  time  and  place  as  the  Board  may  determine. 

(2)  An  Executive  Committee  of  eleven  members  shall 
be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Managers,  such  Committee  to 
include  the  officers  of  the  Board  and  four  additional  mem- 
bers to  be  elected  by  the  Board,  the  Executive  Secretary 
being  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  ex-officio.  Seven 
members  of  the  Executive  Committee  shall  constitute  a  quo- 
rum. 

Affiliation.  In  order  that  Methodist  philanthropic  activi- 
ties may  be  made  scientific  and  Christian,  hospitals  or  homes 
known  as  institutions  of  The  Methodist  Church  and  main- 
taining Christian  standards  or  looking  to  Methodist  constit- 
uency for  support,  shall  be  expected  to  affiliate  with  the 
Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes. 

Financial  Support.  Since  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes,  is  empowered  to  act  only  in  an  advisory,  educational 
and  co-operative  capacity,  the  support  of  said  Board  shall  be 
derived  as  follows : 

(1)  From  gifts,  devises,  wills,  bequests,  and  from  admin- 
istration of  trust  funds. 

(2)  Such  share  in  the  general  Benevolences  of  the  Church 
as  the  General  Conference  may  determine. 

Powers.  (1)  The  Board  may  make  surveys,  disseminate 
information,  suggest  plans  for  securing  fwnds,  maintain  a 
bureau  for  the  purpose  of  securing  experts  in  all  lines  of 
work,  provide  architectural  data,  and  render  assistance, 
other  than  financial  assistance,  in  the  promotion  and  estab- 
lishment of  new  institutions.  And,  upon  request  of  Confer- 
ences, groups,  or  officials'of  the  Church,  the  Board  may  make 
appraisals  and  pass  upon  the  validity  and  wisdom  of  ac- 
cepting or  rejecting  institutions,  such  as  hospitals  or  homes, 
to  become  beneficiaries  in  any  way  of  the  approval  or  sup- 
port of  The  Methodist  Church. 

(2)  The  Board  shall  formulate  standards,  spiritual,  finan- 
cial and  scientific  to  protect  the  aims  and  ideals  of  The 
Methodist  Church  and  shall  encourage  and  assist  institu- 
tions in  attaining  these  standards. 

(3)  The  Board  is  empowered  to  act  as  trustee  for  the 
administration  of  bequests  or  endowments  for  institutions 
of  the  Church  and,  as  a  result  of  said  trusts,  to  assist  desig- 
nated Christian  social  welfare  work  anywhere  throughout 
the  Church. 

(4)  As  an  advisory,  standardizing  and  educational  agency 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 
is  empowered  to  prepare  interpretative  literature  which  can 
be  used  in  a  practical  manner  throughout  the  Church  for 
Golden  Cross  or  other  appeals. 


The  Methodist  Church  597 

(5)  The  Board  of  Managers  is  authorized  to  organize 
Committees,  set  up  financial  accounts,  assist  institutions  in 
efforts  to  secure  funds,  and  perform  such  other  functions  as 
the  normal  work  of  the  Board  may  require. 

(6)  The  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  shall  not  be  re- 
sponsible, legally  or  morally,  for  the  debts,  contracts  or  ob- 
ligations, or  for  any  other  financial  commitments  of  any 
character  or  description,  created,  undertaken  or  assumed 
by  any  institution,  agency  or  interest  of  The  Methodist 
Church  whether  or  not  such  institution,  agency  or  interest 
shall  be  approved,  accepted  or  recognized  by  the  Board,  or 
shall  be  affiliated  with  the  Board,  or  whether  or  not  the  pro- 
motion or  establishment  of  the  same  shall  be  approved, 
under  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution,  or  other- 
wise. No  such  institution,  agency  or  interest  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  and  no  officer  or  member  of  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers of  this  Board,  shall  have  any  authority  whatsoever 
to  take  any  action,  directly  or  by  implication,  at  variance 
with,  or  deviating  from,  the  limitation  contained  in  the  pre- 
ceding sentence  hereof. 

Section  II 

Golden  Cross  Society.  (1)  There  shall  be  a  Golden  Cross 
Society  of  The  Methodist  Church,  which  shall  include  in 
its  responsibility  the  interests  and  activities  formerly  pro- 
moted by  the  White  Cross  Society  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  and  the  Golden  Cross  Society  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  which  shall  promote  the  Hospitals 
and  Homes  work  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Hos- 
pitals and  Homes,  and  shall  collect  moneys  and  afford  other 
material  assistance  in  providing  hospitalization  for  the  de- 
serving poor,  and  for  the  care  of  the  aged  and  children.  The 
enrollment  in  the  Methodist  Golden  Cross  Society  shall  be 
held  annually  in  order  to  secure  their  interest  in  and  support 
of  Hospitals  and  Homes  in  every  congregation  in  such  man- 
ner and  on  such  date  as  determined  by  the  patronizing  An- 
nual Conference  or  Annual  Conferences.  The  week  following 
Golden  Cross  enrollment  Sunday  shall  be  known  as  Hospitals 
and  Homes  week.  Funds  raised  through  said  enrollment  shall 
be  used  as  directed  by  the  Annual  Conference  in  keeping 
with  the  policies  of  said  Society. 

(2)  The  right  of  any  Annual  Conference  to  employ  such 
methods  for  financing  its  philanthropic  institutions  as  it 
may  decide  upon,  is  recognized  and  the  Board  of  Hospitals 
and  Homes  shall  be  available  for  advice  and  guidance 

Section  III 
Jurisdictional  Board.  There  may  be  in  each  Jurisdiction  a 


598  Jouryial  of  the  19 Uh  General  Conference 

Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  auxiliary  to  the  General 
Board,  to  be  organized  as  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  may 
determine. 

Section  IV 

Annual  Conference  Boards.  (1)  Each  Annual  Conference 
shall  promote  within  its  bounds  a  Conference  Board  of  Hos- 
pitals and  Homes  composed  as  follows : 

a.  Seven  members  shall  be  elected,  three  from  the  minis- 
terial and  four  from  lay  members  of  the  Conference. 

b.  Any  member  of  the  General  Board  within  the  Confer- 
ence shall  be  an  ex-officio  member  of  such  Conference  Board. 

(2)  Such  Conference  Board  shall  meet  at  least  once  dur- 
ing the  regular  session  of  each  Annual  Conference  and  shall 
be  in  co-operation  with  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 
to  promote  the  interest  of  the  hospitals  and  homes  within 
the  bounds  of  said  Annual  Conference.  In  those  Conferences 
where  civil  law  requires  the  election  of  Boards  of  Trustees  or 
Managers  by  the  Annual  Conference,  the  Conference  Board 
of  Hospitals  and  Homes  may  nominate  persons  for  such 
election. 

a.  Each  Conference  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  shall 
organize  with  a  Chairman  who  may  become  a  voting  member 
of  the  National  Association  of  Methodist  Hospitals  and 
Homes  by  the  payment  of  the  personal  membership  dues  of 
the  Association  and  he  shall  be  expected  to  take  as  much 
interest  as  possible  in  the  program  of  Christian  philanthropy 
in  Methodism  as  represented  by  the  Association. 

Section  V 
Pastoral  Charge  Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Homes.  Each 
Pastoral  Charge  shall  have  a  Committee  on  Hospitals  and 
Homes,  appointed  annually,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  promote 
the  general  interests  of  hospitals  and  homes  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  and  the  particular  hospitals  and  homes  to 
whose  support  they  are  respectively  allocated.  This  Com- 
mittee, upon  request  of  the  pastor,  shall  have  charge  an- 
nually of  the  Golden  Cross  Enrollment  and  the  dissemination 
of  literature  to  assist  in  relating  the  congregation  not  only 
to  the  greater  philanthropy  of  the  Church  but  to  the  social 
welfare  represented  in  the  local  parish  and  community. 

Section  VI 
Women's  Auxiliaries.  Women's  Auxiliaries  connected  with 
the  various  philanthropic  institutions  of  Methodism  may  be 
organized  under  or  given  approval  upon  compliance  with  es- 
tablished standard  requirements  and  procedures  such  as  the 


The  Methodist  Church  599 

adoption  of  a  constitution  and  by-laws,  fixing  the  identity, 
responsibility  and  relationship  of  such  organization  as  an 
auxiliary  of  a  Methodist  institution.  Such  auxiliaries,  when 
so  organized  and  when  requested  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  institutions  which  they  represent  shall  be  granted 
certificates  of  recognition  from  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes. 

Section  VII 

Personal  Bureau.  The  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  may 
organize  a  "Personnel  Bureau,"  under  such  rules  and  regu- 
lations as  may  be  determined  by  the  Board : 

(1)  To  help  institutions  of  philanthropic  service  in  The 
Methodist  Church  to  find  adequately  trained  Christian  per- 
sonnel to  conduct  the  various  types  of  work  represented  by 
Methodist  Hospitals  and  Homes. 

(2J  To  encourage  Methodist  youth  who  are  socially  mind- 
ed and  who  are  desirous  of  investing  their  lives  in  some  form 
of  Christian  institutional  work. 

Section  VIII 

National  Methodist  Association  of  Hospitals  and  Homes. 
There  .shall  be  organized  a  National  Methodist  Association 
of  Hospitals  and  Homes  to  be  composed  of  the  representa- 
tives of  institutions  and  the  presidents  of  Jurisdictional  and 
Conference  Boards  who  are  connected  with  Methodist  phi- 
lanthropy. This  Association  shall  have  its  own  constitution 
and  by-laws,  shall  meet  in  convention  once  a  year,  shall  es- 
tablish its  requirements  for  membership  and  have  such  mem- 
bership dues  as  it  may  require.  It  shall  work  under  the  gen- 
eral direction  of  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  whose 
Executive  Secretary  shall  be  an  ex-officio  member  of  the 
Association  Executive  Committee.  The  aim  and  purpose  of 
thi$  National  Association  of  Methodist  Hospitals  and  Homes, 
in  co-operation  with  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes,  shall 
be  to  help  lift  the  spiritual,  scientific,  and  financial  standards 
of  our  Church  hospitals  and  homes. 

Section  IX 

Code  of  Ethics  or  Manual.  The  Board  of  Hospitals  and 
Homes  shall  cause  to  be  e.stablished  a  Code  of  Ethics  to  serve 
as  a  standard  and  guide  for  service  institutions  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  in  developing  Christian  and  scientific  charac- 
teri.stics. 

O.  J.  Carder,  Chmrman; 

Hubert  T.  Johnson,  (*)  Secretary. 


600  Journal  of  the  19 U  Geyieral  Conference 

Report  No.  2.  Liquidation  of  Methodist  Home 

(Memorial  No.  751.) 

Calendar  No.  107.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  W2. 

M,  26;P,  16  ;F,  16 

Whereas,  The  Methodist  Home  for  the  Aged,  located  at 
West  Lafayette,  Ohio,  formerly  operated  by  the  Methodist 
Protestant  Church,  and  now  managed  by  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  said  Home  under  the  authority  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church,  is  in  process  of  gradual  liqui- 
dation ;  and 

Whereas,  The  plan  of  liquidation  is  the  result  of  an  agree- 
ment between  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  a  Joint  Committee 
on  Policy  and  Procedure  created  by  the  North-East  Ohio 
Conference,  September  12,  1940 ;  and 

Whereas,  Certain  facts  are  established  to  date  as  appears 
in  the  attached  statement  and  summary ;  and 

Whereas,  The  policy  and  procedure  for  liquidation  was 
recommended  by  the  Joint  Committee  and  agreed  to  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  West  Lafayette  Home  and  adopted 
by  the  North-East  Ohio  Conference,  and  largely  because  of 
this  agreement,  pension  aid  was  secured  from  the  Ohio  State 
Board  of  Pensions;  and 

Whereas,  On  the  basis  of  this  total  program  and  policy, 
the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  of  The  Methodist  Church 
has  agreed  to  pay  an  allotment  of  $1,600  per  annum  for  the 
current  quadrennium,  in  keeping  with  the  action  of  the  last 
session  of  the  General  Conference  (General  Conference  Min- 
utes, 1940,  page  412,  motion  by  N.  E.  Davis)  ;  and 

Whereas,  Final  liquidation  entails  a  distribution  of  the 
family  to  other  Methodist  Homes ;  and 

Whereas,  Such  final  liquidation  argues  in  favor  of  con- 
tinuing joint  financial  responsibility  by  the  Board  of  Hos- 
pitals and  Homes  of  The  Methodist  Church,  pension  aid  from 
the  State  of  Ohio  for  residents  who  remain  within  the  com- 
monwealth, and  an  equitable  distribution  of  the  assets  re- 
maining when  liquidation  is  complete ;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  following  schedule  of  liquidation,  dis- 
tribution of  members  and  assets,  and  division  of  joint  re- 
sponsibility be  adopted  by  the  General  Conference  of  The 
Methodist  Church : 

(1)  That  on  or  about  July  1,  1944,  the  Trustees  of  said 
Home,  in  connection  with  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes, 
shall  distribute  among  other  Homes  for  the  Aged,  all  mem- 
bers of  the  West  Lafayette  Home. 

(2)  That  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  West  Lafayette 
Home,  in  connection  with  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  shall  endeavor  to  effect  the  sale 


The  Methodist  Church  601 

of  all  properties  and  securities  held  by  them,  subject  to  de- 
livery of  occupied  buildings  on  or  soon  after  July  1,  1944. 

(3)  That  when  the  sale  of  property  and  assets  is  com- 
pleted, the  proceeds  shall  be  divided  prorata  among  the 
Boards  of  Trustees  representing  Homes  in  which  these  dis- 
tributed members  are  located,  in  the  ratio  of  such  admis- 
sions. 

(4)  That  the  General  Conference  authorize  the  Board 
of  Hospitals  and  Homes  of  The  Methodist  Church  to  share 
responsibility  in  providing  adequate  annual  support  for  the 
surviving  members  of  the  West  Lafayette  Home. 

The  amount  agreed  upon  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
West  Lafayette  Home  and  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 
of  The  Methodist  Church  is  $200  per  year  per  person  for  all 
members  surviving  any  portion  of,  or  the  entire,  quadren- 
nium  of  1944-1948,  said  sums  to  be  paid  to  Homes  receiving 
such  members. 

(5)  That  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  West  Lafayette 
Home  continue  to  function  until  all  members  of  the  Home 
at  West  Lafayette  have  been  relocated,  and  until  all  real 
estate  and  other  assets  of  the  Home  have  been  sold  and  dis- 
tributed. 

(6)  That  the  following  persons  be  elected  as  members  of 
The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  West  Lafayette  Home,  for  the 
quadrennium  1944-1948,  or  until  liquidation  is  completed  : 

D.  L.  Custis,  Youngstown,  Ohio 
H.  W.  Peterson,  Steubenville,  Ohio 
Roy  I.  Farmer,  Cleveland,  Ohio 
0.  F.  Hull,  Cresline.  Ohio. 
C.  L.  Yoder,  West  Lafayette,  Ohio 
F.  E.  Stottlemier,  Cambridge,  Ohio 
T.  L.  Montgomery,  Coshocton,  Ohio 

Whereas,  The  above  resolution  providing  for  the  liquida- 
tion of  the  Methodist  Home  for  the  Aged  (formerly  owned 
and  operated  by  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church),  located 
at  West  Lafayette,  Ohio,  has  been  endorsed  by : 

The  Board  of  Trustees  of  said  Home; 

The  unanimous  action  of  the  North-East  Ohio  and  the 
Ohio  Annual  Conferences  at  their  regular  sessions  held  in 
May  and  June  of  1943  ; 

And  approved  by  the  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes  of 
The  Methodist  Church ; 

And  concurred  in  by  the  Boards  of  Trustees  of  our  Homes 
for  the  Aged  in  Elvria  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Pittsburgh, 
Pa.: 

Therefore,  We  memorialize  the  General  Conference  of  The 


602  Journal  of  the  19 Jf^  General  Conference 

Methodist  Church,  in  session  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  on  or 
about  April  26,  1944: 

First,  to  approve  the  resolution  herewith  attached. 

Second,  to  set  the  date  for  the  transfer  of  the  family  re- 
maining at  the  West  Lafayette  Home  (now  numbering  nine) , 
and  to  give  instructions  covering  the  distribution  of  these 
members  to  other  Homes. 

Third,  to  elect  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  West  La- 
fayette Home,  in  accordance  with  the  resolution  above  men- 
tioned. 

Respectfully  submitted  by  the  Joint  Committee  represent- 
ing the  Homes  and  the  Annual  Conferences  named  above. 

Harold  Mohn,  Warren,  Ohio,  chairman. 

0.  J.  Carder,  Chairman; 

Hubert  T.  Johnson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Nominating  Committee  Annual 

Conference  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 

(Memorial  No.  183.) 

Calendar  No.  194.  Adopted  Mail  5.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
M,  26;  P,  16;  F,  0;  A,  16 
The  Committee  recommends  non-concurrence  in  Memorial 
No.  183. 

0.  J.  Carder,  Chairman; 

Hubert  T.  Johnson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Quadrennial  Reports 
(Memorial  No.  710.) 

Calendar  No.  131.  Adopted  Mail  5.  See  Journal,  Pacje  403. 
M,  26;P,  14  ;F,  14 

Your  Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Homes  has  carefully 
reviewed  the  Quadrennial  Report  of  the  Board  of  Hospitals 
and  Homes  on  pages  361-375  of  Quadrennial  Reports  of  The 
Methodist  Church  to  the  General  Conference  of  1944. 

We  commend  this  to  the  Conference  as  a  statement  of 
facts  concerning  the  organization,  purposes  and  work  of 
this  Board. 

We  note  with  interest  the  expanding  program  of  our  phil- 
anthropic efforts  and  look  with  pride  upon  the  attainments 
of  this  quadrennium. 

We  rejoice  in  the  announcement  that  the  Board  is  free  of 
debt,  and  is  relieved  of  the  responsibility  of  administrative 
care  in  certain  hospitals  and  homes  that  were  owned  and 
operated  under  the  control  of  the  general  Church. 
O.  J.  Carder,  Chairman; 
Hubert  T.  Johnson,  (*)  Secretary. 


COMiMITTEE  ON  INTERDENOMINATIONAL 
RELATIONS 

Chairman,  Nolan  B.  Harmon. 
Secretary,  David  D.  Jones  (*). 

Report  No.  1.  Ecumenical  Methodist  Conference 

(Memorial  No.  459.) 

Calendar  Xo.  12.  Adopted  Man  1.  See  Journal,  Page  281. 

M,  26;P,  16  ;F,  16 

Your  Committee  had  before  it  a  Memorial  signed  by  Paul 

N.  Garber,  Edgar  Nease,  Charles  C.  Weaver,  J.  A.  Bays  and 

W.  L.  Cash,  as  follows : 

Ecumenical  Methodist  Conference 
Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  approves  the  work  of  the  Ecumenical   Methodist 
Council  and  is  gratified  by  its  report  as  printed  in  the  Hand- 
book, pp.  492-495. 

Resolved  further.  That  it  is  with  regret  that  we  note  the 
postponement  of  the  Ecumenical  Methodist  Conference,  and 
we  instruct  our  Bishops  to  make  provisions  for  representa- 
tion should  peace  come  and  the  holding  of  such  Conference 
be  deemed  advisable.  In  case  it  seems  wise  to  do  so,  we 
authorize  an  invitation  that  the  next  Conference  be  held  in 
America. 

Resolved  further,  That  attention  be  hereby  called  to  the 
outline  of  Ecumenical  Methodist  history  and  principles  as 
found  in  the  Handbook  of  the  General  Conference,  pp.  492- 
495. 

Resolved  further,  That  in  order  that  the  work  of  ecumeni- 
cal Methodism  be  continued  and  participation  in  the  next 
Conference  be  made  possible,  an  amount  not  to  exceed  $1,000 
annually  be  allowed  from  the  Administrative  Fund  of  the 
Church. 

Resolved  further,  That  the  Editors  of  the  Discipline  of  our 
Church  are  hereby  authorized  to  print  in  the  next  edition  the 
names  of  our  representatives  in  the  Ecumenical  Council, 
Western  Section,  as  furnished  by  its  Secretary. 
Paul  N.  Garber 
E.  H.  Nease 
Charles  C.  Weaver 
J.  A.  Bays 
W.  L.  Cash 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Chairman; 
David  D.  Jones,  (*)  Secretary. 
(603) 


604  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Report  No.  2.  Commission  on  Interdenominational 

Relations 

(Memorial  Nos.  326,  584,  746,  747,  769,  583.) 

Calendar  No.  83.  Adopted  May  4.  See  Journal,  Page  881. 

M,  26;P,  11  ;F,  11 

Preamble 

Your  Committee  is  glad  to  report  that  all  memorials, 
requests,  and  communications  officially  called  to  its  atten- 
tion reflect  an  increasingly  powerful  demand  for  a  closer 
unity  among  all  Christian  forces.  In  the  midst  of  a  divided 
world  there  stands  out  with  more  and  more  clarity  the  vision 
of  an  undivided  Church.  The  Ecumenical  Movement  is  but 
another  name  for  the  age-long  effort  and  desire  which  has 
been  present  with  the  Church  in  every  place  at  all  times 
— that  all  Christians  may  be  one.  In  this  movement  today  our 
own  Church  is  taking  a  conspicuous  part. 

Specifically  your  Committee  had  before  it  pages  34  and 
35  of  the  Episcopal  Address ;  also  the  report  of  the  Commis- 
sion on  Interdenominational  Church  Relations;  many  me- 
morials ;  and  other  matters  referred  to  it  for  action  or  advice. 
The  results  of  your  Committee's  deliberations  and  its  specific 
recommendations  are  hereinafter  set  forth. 

Having  received  and  examined  the  Report  of  the  Com- 
mission on  Interdenominational  Relations  as  made  to  the 
General  Conference,  we  hereby  express  our  commendation 
of  the  efforts  and  work  of  the  Commission  on  Interdenomina- 
tional Relations  during  the  past  quadrennium.  Especially 
do  we  note  with  approval  the  fraternal  meetings  with  similar 
representative  groups  from  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
and  the  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

We  encourage  any  negotiations  or  explorations  by  the 
Commission  during  the  next  quadrennium  with  these  or  any 
other  Churches  which  may  express  a  desire  to  consider  the 
advisability  of  closer  interdenominational  fellowship. 

The  Commission  shall  be  continued  and  constituted  ex- 
actly as  called  for  by  Paragraph  1701  of  the  Discipline  of 
1940. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Chairman; 
David  D.  Jones.  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Relations  with  the  Colored  Methodist 

Episcopal  Church 

(Memorial  No.  None.) 

Calendar  No.  84.  Adopted  Mail  4-  See  Journal,  Page  381. 

M,  26;P,  12;F,  12 

Your  Committee  had  referred  to  it  the  report  presented  to 


The  Methodist  Church  605 

the  Conference  by  Dr.  E.  D.  Kohlstedt,  which  report  is  as 
follows : 

Relations  with  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

On  page  792  of  our  1940  Disciplme,  please  note  paragraph 
1731,  captioned  "Relations  with  Colored  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church,"  which  reads: 

"The  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  is  authorized  to 
appoint  not  more  than  fifteen  representatives  to  a 

Joint  Commission  on  Co-operation  and  Council 

with  like  members  from  the  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  for 
study  and  consideration  of  the  problems  involved." 

In  accordance  with  a  mandate  from  the  Joint  Commission 
on  Co-operation  and  Counsel  with  the  Colored  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  it  is  ray  privilege  to  present  a  request 
for  the  renewal  of  said  authorization,  and  the  continuance 
of  that  Commission  for  another  quadrennium. 

If  someone  will  make  and  second  a  motion  to  that  effect, 
I  would  like  to  bring  a  brief  informational  statement  on  the 
subject. 

Having  been  charged  with  the  responsibility  by  the  Board 
of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  of  convening  and  Joint 
Commission,  its  organization  was  effected  early  in  the  quad- 
rennium, with  the  late  Dr.  Grover  Carlton  Emmons  as  Chair- 
man. Two  meetings  were  held,  the  last  one  on  April  11,  1944, 
only  three  days  before  the  departure  of  Brother  Emmons 
for  his  eternal  home.  Our  discussions  at  these  meetings  were 
constructive,  and  helpful  to  the  interests  of  both  commun- 
ions. 

The  financial  phase  of  this  traditional  responsibility  of 
Methodism  has  been  recognized  as  a  continuing  and  sacred 
trust.  During  the  year  of  1940,  the  Board  of  Missions  of 
our  former  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  disbursed 
$36,417.46  toward  the  support  of  Colored  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  missionary  projects.  Beginning  with  January 
of  1941  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion of  The  Methodist  Church  assumed  the  responsibility  of 
providing  support  for  this  work  and,  through  its  section  of 
Home  Missions,  has  made  the  following  disbursements: 
Five  months  ending  Mav  31,  1941  $19,631.15 

Year  ending  May  31,  1942  35,627.00 

Year  ending  May  31,  1943  36,450.00 

Appropriated  for  year  ending  May  31.  1944  37,250.00 

Appropriated  for  year  ending  May  31,  1945  40,250.00 

The  support  of  this  work  has  been  included  in  the  askings 


606  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  for  the  next 
quadrennium,  increased  appropriation  has  been  made  for 
the  first  year  of  another  four-year  period.  The  Division  of 
Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  has  continued  such 
financial  support  for  missionary  work  sponsored  by  the  Col- 
ored Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  has  accepted  and  plans 
to  continue  that  obligation,  as  well  as  the  above-mentioned 
consultative  relations,  if  you  are  disposed  to  grant  the  au- 
thorization requested. 

My  administrative  colleagues  and  I  believe  that  this  sacred 
trust,  a  heritage  from  the  former  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South,  should  be  recognized  as  a  permanent  con- 
nectional  responsibility  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

E.  D.  KOHLSTEDT 

We  greatly  appreciate  the  spirit  and  scope  of  this  Report 
and  thank  Dr.  Kohlstedt  and  the  officials  of  the  Division  of 
Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  for  this  helpful  and 
brotherly  co-operation  and  help  on  their  part.  This  is  but 
an  earnest  of  that  bond  of  brotherhood  which  we  feel  for 
the  Colored  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Chairman; 
David  D.  Jones,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  The  World  Council  of  Churches 

(Memorial  No.  583.) 

Calendar  No.  85.  Adopted  May  4.  See  Journal,  Page  381. 
M,  26;P,  11  ;F,  11 

The  General  Conference  reaffirms  the  membership  of  The 
Methodist  Church  in  the  World  Council  of  Churches  and 
records  its  hearty  approval  of  the  leadership  given  by  the 
World  Council  of  Churches  in  this  great  Ecumenical  Move- 
ment. We  authorize  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  nominate  and 
the  General  Conference  to  elect  representatives  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  on  the  World  Council  of  Churches.  Due  regard 
shall  be  given  to  nation-wide  representation,  and  provision 
shall  be  made  for  some  continuity  of  service.  Vacancies  which 
occur  during  the  quadrennium  shall  be  filled  by  the  Council 
of  Bishops.  We  request  the  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance  to  provide  for  such  travel  expense  as  it  may 
find  practicable  for  attendance  of  representatives  at  meet- 
ings. We  urge  that  the  budget  for  the  quadrennium  begin- 
ning in  1948  provide  a  regular  appropriation  for  the  ex- 
penses of  representatives  after  that  time. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Chairman; 

David  D.  Jones,  (*)  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  607 

Report  No.  5.  Federal  Council  of  Churches  of  Christ 

IN  America 

(Memorial  Nos.  583,  747.) 

Calendar  No.  86.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  A16. 

M,  26;  P,  11;  F,  11 

It  is  a  source  of  gratification  and  thanksgiving  that  the 
historic  spirit  of  co-operation  among  the  people  called  Meth- 
odists with  other  Christian  Churches  has  been  given  prac- 
tical application  in  our  day  by  the  participation  of  our 
Church  in  the  membership  and  work  of  the  Federal  Council 
of  Churches  of  Christ  in  America.  It  is  apparent  to  everyone 
that  world  conditions  call  for  a  continuation  of  good  will 
and  the  closest  collaboration  among  the  people  of  God.  We 
appreciate  greatly  the  work  of  our  representatives  who  have 
been  serving  during  the  past  quadrennium  on  the  Federal 
Council,  and  commend  them  for  the  way  in  which  they  have 
ably  represented  Methodism  in  the  work  of  the  Council. 

We  direct  that  the  following  paragraph  be  inserted  in  the 
Discipline : 

The  historic  relationship  of  The  Methodist  Church  to  the  Federal 
Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in  America  is  reaffirmed  and  the  mem- 
bership of  The  Methodist  Church  in  the  Federal  Council  is  hereby 
continued.  The  representatives  of  The  Methodist  Church  who  are  to 
serve  upon  the  Federal  Council  shall  be  chosen  in  the  following  man- 
ner: The  nominations  shall  be  made  by  the  Council  of  Bishops  and 
election  by  the  General  Conference.  The  Bishops  are  requested  to  in- 
clude among  their  nominations  representative  members  of  the  Church 
from  the  various  Jurisdictions.  The  Council  of  Bishops  shall  and  is 
hereby  empowered  to  fill  vacancies  when  they  occur  between  ses- 
sions of  the  General  Conference. 

We  direct  our  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  to  continue  to  provide  support  for  the  Federal  Coun- 
cil in  such  amount  as  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  may  deem  advisable. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Chairman; 
David  D.  Jones,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  The  Proposed  National  Council 
OF  Churches 
(Memorial  Nos.  484,  748.) 
Calendar  No.  87.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Jouimal,  Page  416. 
M,  26;  P,  11  ;F,  11 
Your  Committee  had  before  it  memorials  concerning  the 
merging  of  eight  international  agencies,  including  the  Fed- 
eral Council  of  Churches  of  Christ  in  America,  into  the  pro- 
posed National  Council  of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  the 
United  States  of  America.  Since  The  Methodist  Church  has 


608  Journal  of  the  19. ^  Geyieral  Conference 

always  shown  itself  friendly  toward  any  movement  that 
looks  in  the  direction  of  a  closer  merger  of  Protestant  forces, 
we  receive  this  proposal  with  great  interest.  We  recommend 
that  the  Commission  on  Interdenominational  Relations,  in 
conference  with  the  various  Boards  and  Agencies  of  the 
Church  which  are  concerned,  study  this  proposal  during  the 
coming  quadrennium  and  report  its  findings  to  the  next 
General  Conference. 

Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Chairman; 

David  D.  Jones,  (*)  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  JUDICIAL  ADMINISTRATION 

Chairman,  Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*). 
Vice-Chairman,  Elwood  F.  Melson  (*). 
Secretary,  Cassius  J.  Miller. 

Report  No.  1.  The  Judicial  Council 

(Memorial  No.  454.) 

Calendar  No.  9.  Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Pages  265, 

330. 
M.  26;P,  16;F,  16 

Parap:raph  601.  The  Judicial  Council  shall  be  composed  of  nine 
members,  of  whom  five  shall  be  ministei's  and  four  shall  be  laymen. 
They  shall  be  at  least  forty  years  of  age,  and  members  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church.  Their  term  of  office  shall  be  eight  years,  and  they  shall 
be  nominated  and  elected  in  the  following  manner: 

The  Council  of  Bishops  shall  nominate  by  majority  vote  four  times 
the  number  of  ministers  and  four  times  the  number  of  laymen  to  be 
elected.  At  the  same  session  of  the  General  Conference  at  which  the 
above  nominations  are  announced,  nominations  may  be  made  from 
the  floor  without  discussion,  and  at  no  other  session. 

The  names  of  all  such  nominees  shall  be  published  in  the  Daily 
Advocate  together  with  the  name  of  the  Conference  to  which  each 
belongs  for  two  consecutive  issues  immediately  prior  to  the  day  of 
election,  and  from  these  nominations  the  General  Conference  shall 
elect  without  discussion,  and  by  ballot,  and  by  majority  vote,  the  neces- 
sary number.  From  the  remaining  nominees  the  General  Confei-ence 
shall  elect  in  the  same  manner  by  separate  ballot  the  same  number 
of  alternates  in  each  class. 

The  alternates  shall  be  eligible  to  fill  permanent  vacancies  occurring 
in  the  membership  of  the  Council  in  the  order  of  their  election.  In 
such  event  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the 
Council  to  notify  the  alternate  entitled  to  fill  any  such  vacancy. 

In  the  event  of  the  enforced  absence  of  one  or  more  members  of  the 
Council  during  a  session  of  the  General  Conference,  such  temporary 
vacancy,  or  vacancies,  may  be  filled  for  that  session  of  the  General 
Conference  by  alternate,  or  altei-nates,  of  the  same  class  or  respective 
classes  in  the  order  of  their  election.  In  such  event,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Council  to  notify  the  alter- 
nate, or  alternates  entitled  to  serve;  provided  that  nothing  in  this 
provision  shall  aff"ect  the  validity  of  any  action  of  the  Council  so 
long  as  a  quorum  is  present. 

If  vacancies  occur  after  the  exhaustion  of  the  list  of  alternate 
members  the  Council  is  authorized  to  fill  such  vacancies  for  the  re- 
mainder of  the  quadrennium. 

The  terms  of  office  of  the  members  of  the  Council  and  alternates 


(Note:  Action  on  the  above  Report.  Calendar  No.  !»,  adopted  Saturday.  April  29, 
1944,  was  reconsidered  Tuesday  evening.  May  2.  11)14,  and  Calendar  No.  lOS.  Report 
No.  4    (see  patre  612),   was  adopted  in  lieu   thereof.   Editor.) 

(609) 


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shall  expii'e  upon  the  adjournment  of  the  General  Conference  which 
elects  their  successors. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Declaratory  Decisions 
(Memorial  No.  487.) 
Calendar  No.  8.  Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Pages  269, 

303. 
M,  26;P,  16  ;F,  16 

Under  the  authority  of  Paragraph  43,  Section  5,  of  the 
Discipline,  it  is  recommended  that  the  following  paragraphs 
under  the  heading  "Declaratory  Decisions"  be  adopted  as 
additional  paragraphs  to  and  a  part  of  the  law  relating  to 
the  work  of  the  Judicial  Council  (P.  601-612) . 

Paragraph  — .  When  the  General  Conference  shall  have  passed 
any  act  or  legislation  that  appears  to  be  subject  to  more  than  one 
interpretation,  or  when  any  paragraph  or  paragraphs  of  the  Dis- 
cipline seem  to  be  of  doubtful  meaning  or  application,  any  authority 
in  the  Church  affected  thereby,  that  would  have  the  right  to  appeal 
thereon  to  the  Judicial  Council  under  the  law  of  the  Church  from  any 
action  of  any  Conference,  ruling  of  a  Bishop,  or  of  any  Board,  Com- 
mission or  body  of  the  Church,  may  petition  the  Judicial  Council  for 
a  ruling  in  the  nature  of  a  declaratory  decision  as  to  the  meaning, 
application  and  effect  of  such  act,  legislation  or  paragraph,  or  para- 
graphs, of  the  Discipline,  and  the  decision  of  the  Judicial  Council 
thereon  shall  be  as  binding  and  effectual  as  a  decision  on  appeal  under 
the  law  relating  to  appeals  to  the  Judicial  Council. 

But  only  those  who  could  appeal  from  an  action  under  such  act, 
legislation,  or  laws  can  ask  for  such  declaratory  decision  by  the 
Judicial  Council.  Moot  and  hypothetical  questions  will  not  be  decided, 
but  only  those  where  some  action  is  desired  and  some  doubt  or  ques- 
tion as  to  the  meaning  or  application  of  the  act,  legislation,  action  or 
ruling  is  apparent.  The  Judicial  Council  shall  determine  from  the  facts 
in  connection  with  each  such  petition  whether  or  not  it  has  jurisdiction 
to  hear  and  determine  the  same. 

Paragraph  — .  When  a  declaratory  decision  is  sought  all  persons 
or  bodies  who  have  or  claim  any  interest  which  would  be  affected  by 
the  declaration  shall  be  parties  to  the  proceeding,  and  the  petition  shall 
name  such  parties.  If  the  Council  determines  that  other  parties  not 
named  by  the  petition  would  be  affected  by  such  a  decision,  such 
additional  parties  shall  also  be  added ;  and  the  petitioner,  or  petitioners, 
shall  then  be  required  to  serve  all  parties  so  joined  with  a  copy  of  the 
petition  within  15  days  after  the  filing  of  the  same  with  the  Judicial 
Council.  In  like  manner  any  interested  party  may  on  his,  or  its  own 
motion  intervene,  and  answer,  nlead,  or  interplead. 

Paragraph  — .  All  narties  shall  have  the  privilege  of  filing  briefs 
and  arguments,  and  presenting  evidence,  under  such  rules  as  the 
Council  may  adopt  from  time  to  time.  If  the  Judicial  Council  deems  it 
necessary  to  a  complete  understanding  of  the  facts,  in  any  proceeding 
in  the  nature  of  a  petition  for  a  declaratory  decision,  it  may  hear 
evidence,  either  orally  in  session,  or  by  affidavits  filed,  agreed  state- 
ments of  fact  by  adverse  parties,  or  ma-""  designate  one  or  more  of  its 
members  to  hear  evidence  and  report  the  same  to  the  Judicial  Council. 


The  Methodist  Church  611 

Paragraph  — .  In  all  other  respects,  except  as  provided  herein,  the 
proceeding's  before  the  Judicial  Council  in  such  matters  shall  be  gov- 
erned by  the  same  rules  and  regulations  as  those  under  which  appeals 
to  the  Judicial  Council  are  heard. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher 
(Memorial  Nos.  187  and  571.) 

Cale7idar  No.  69.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  h72. 
M,  26;P,  13rF,  13 

Change  the  word  "of"  in  line  three  of  Paragraph  694,  and 
line  three  of  Paragraph  695,  to  the  word  "on,"  so  there  may 
be  uniformity  of  language  in  all  paragraphs  dealing  with  the 
Appellate  Court. 

Add  a  paragraph  to  Paragraph  697  as  follows :  "All  neces- 
sary traveling  and  sustenance  expense  incurred  by  the  Com- 
mittee on  Appeal,  the  counsel  for  the  Church,  and  the  counsel 
for  the  defendant,  in  the  hearing  of  an  appeal  case  coming 
from  an  Annual  Conference  and  appearing  before  any  Juris- 
dictional Committee  on  Appeals,  shall  be  paid  out  of  the 
administration  fund  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  in 
which  the  proceedings  arise." 

As  amended  the  Paragraphs  shall  read  as  follows: 

Paragraph  694,  Article  1.  "Each  Jurisdictional  Conference,  upon 
nomination  of  the  Bishops,  shall  elect  a  Committee  on  Appeals  com- 
posed of  nine  Traveling  Elders  who  have  been  at  least  six  years  suc- 
cessively members  of  The  Methodist  Church,  or  one  of  the  Uniting 
Churches,  and  an  equal  number  of  alternates.  This  Committee  shall 
serve  until  its  successors  have  been  confirmed.  The  Committee  shall 
have  full  power  to  hear  and  determine  appeals  of  Traveling  Preach- 
ers taken  from  any  Annual  Conference  within  the  Jurisdiction.  The 
Committee  shall  adopt  its  own  rules  of  procedure  and  its  decisions 
shall  be  final. 

Paragraph  695.  Article  2.  In  case  of  conviction,  a  Traveling  Preach- 
er shall  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Jurisdictional  Committee  on 
Appeals  as  above  constituted;  provided,  that  within  thirty  days  after 
his  conviction  he  shall  notify  the  President  of  the  Conference  in  writ- 
ing of  his  intention  to  appeal. 

Paragraph  696.  Article  3.  When  notice  of  an  appeal  has  been  given 
a  President  of  an  Annual  Conference,  he  shall  give  notice  of  the  same 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Committee  on  Appeals  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Conference  and  submit  the  documents  in  the  case.  The  Jurisdictional 
Committee  on  Appeals  shall  give  notice  to  the  President  of  the  Con- 
ference from  which  the  appeal  is  taken  and  to  the  Appellant  of  the 
time  and  place  where  the  appeal  will  be  heard.  Both  the  Annual  Con- 
ference and  the  Appellant  may  be  represented  by  counsel.  The  Presi- 
dent of  the  Conference  shall  appoint  counsel  for  the  Church. 

Paragraph  697.  Article  4.  The  Committee  on  Appeals  of  the  Juris- 
dictional Conference  when  acting  as  a  Court  of  Appeals  shall  deter- 
mine two  questions  only: 


612  Journal  of  the  19Jt4  General  Conference 

(a)  Does  the  evidence  sustain  the  charge  or  charges? 

(b)  Were  there  such  errors  of  law  as  to  vitiate  the  verdict? 
These  questions  shall  be  determined  by  the  records  of  the  trial  and 

the  arguments  of  the  counsel  for  the  Church  and  for  the  accused.  The 
Committee  shall  in  no  case  hear  witnesses. 

To  add  a  paragraph  to  Paragraph  697  as  follows:  "All 
necessary  traveling  and  sustenance  expense  incurred  by  the 
Committee  on  Appeals,  the  counsel  for  the  Church,  and  the 
counsel  for  the  defendant,  in  the  hearing  of  an  appeal  case 
coming  from  an  Annual  Conference  and  appearing  before 
any  Jurisdictional  Committee  on  Appeals,  shall  be  paid  out 
of  the  administration  fund  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference 
in  which  the  proceedings  arise." 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 

Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  The  Judicial  Council 

(Memorial  No.  454.) 

Calendar  No.  103.  Adopted  May  2.  See  Jourmal,  Page  330. 
M,  26;P,  14;  F,  14 

Paragraph  601,  Art.  1.  Members.  The  Judicial  Council  shall  be  com- 
posed of  nine  members,  five  of  whom  shall  be  ministers  and  four  shall 
be  laymen.  They  shall  be  at  least  forty  years  of  age,  and  members  of 
The  Methodist  Church.  Their  terms  of  office  shall  be  eight  years. 
Members  of  the  Council  shall  be  nominated  and  elected  in  the  man- 
ner following: 

At  each  Quadrennial  Session  of  the  General  Conference,  the 
Council  of  Bishops  shall  nominate  by  majority  vote  four  times  the 
number  of  ministers  and  four  times  the  number  of  laymen  to  be  elected 
at  such  session  of  the  General  Conference.  At  the  same  daily  session 
at  which  the  above  nominations  are  announced,  nominations  for 
each  class  may  be  made  from  the  floor,  but  at  no  other  time. 

The  names  of  all  such  nominees  shall  be  published  in  the  Daily 
Advocate  with  the  name  of  the  Conference  to  which  each  belongs, 
for  two  consecutive  issues  immediately  prior  to  the  day  of  election, 
which  shall  be  set  by  action  of  the  General  Conference  at  the  session 
at  which  the  nominations  are  made,  and  from  these  nominations  the 
General  Conference  shall  elect  without  discussion,  by  ballot  and  by 
majority  vote,  the  necessary  number  of  each  class. 

Election  of  members  shall  be  held  at  each  session  of  the  General 
Conference  for  only  the  number  of  members  whose  terms  expire  at 
such  session. 

Alt.  2.  Alternates.  There  shall  be  a  like  number  of  alternates  of 
each  class,  and  their  qualifications  shall  be  the  same  as  for  member- 
ship on  the  Judicial  Council.  Except  as  hereinafter  provided  the  term 
of  the  alternates  shall  be  for  eight  years,  and  they  shall  be  elected  in 
the  manner  following: 

From  the  nominees  of  each  class  remaining  on  the  ballot  after  the 
election  of  the  necessary  number  of  members  of  the  Judicial  Council 
to  be  elected  at  sessions  of  the  General  Conference,  the  General  Con- 
ference shall,  by  separate  ballot,  without  discussion  and  by  majority 
vote,  elect  the  number  of  alternates  of  each  class  to  be  elected  at  such 
session  of  the   General   Conference:    provided,   however,   that   at  the 


The  Methodist  Church  613 

1948  session  of  the  General  Conference  three  ministerial  alternates 
and  two  lay  alternates  shall  he  elected  for  four  years.  Thereafter 
all  elections  of  alternates  shall  be  for  a  term  of  eight  years.  An  elec-. 
tion  shall  be  held  at  each  session  of  the  General  Conference  for  only 
the  number  of  each  class  whose  terms  expire  at  such  session  of  the 
General  Conference,  or  to  fill  vacancies. 

Art.  3.  Vacancies.  If  a  vacancy  or  vacancies  in  the  membership  of 
The  Judicial  Council  occur  during  the  interim  between  sessions  of  the 
General  Conference  they  .shall  be  filled  by  the  alternate,  or  alternates, 
of  the  same  class  or  respective  classes  in  the  order  of  their  election  as 
alternates,  and  they  shall  hold  office  as  members  of  the  Judicial 
Council  for  the  unexpired  term  of  the  member  whom  each  respectively 
succeeds.  In  the  event  of  any  vacancy  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Pres- 
ident and  Secretary  of  the  Council  to  notify  the  alternate  entitled  to 
fill  it. 

In  the  event  of  the  enforced  absence  of  one  or  more  members  of  the 
Council  at  or  during  a  session  of  the  General  Conference,  such  tem- 
porary vacancy,  or  vacancies,  may  be  filled  for  that  session  of  the 
General  Conference,  or  the  remainder  thereof,  by  an  alternate,  or 
alternates,  of  the  same  class  or  respective  classes  in  the  order  of  their 
election ;  provided,  that  nothing  in  this  provision  shall  affect  the 
validity  of  any  action  of  the  Council  so  long  as  a  quorium  is  present. 

Any  permanent  vacancy  or  vacancies  in  the  alternates  shall  be 
filled  by  election  at  the  next  session  of  the  General  Conference  to 
the  class  or  respective  classes  in  which  such  permanent  vacancy  or 
vacancies  exist,  and  the  person  or  persons  so  elected  shall  hold  office 
during  the  unexpired  term  of  the  alternate  whom  each  respectively 
succeeds. 

If  vacancies  in  the  membership  of  the  Judicial  Council  occur  after 
exhibit  of  the  list  of  alternates  the  Council  is  authorized  to  fill  such 
vacancies  for  the  remainder  of  the  quadrennium. 

Art.  4.  General.  The  terms  of  office  of  the  members  of  the  Council 
and  of  the  alternates  shall  expire  upon  the  adjournment  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  at  which  their  successors  are  elected. 

Committee  on  Judicial  Administration. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secret-arij. 

Report  No.  5.  Revision  of  Judicial  Administration 

(Memorial  No.  574.) 

Calendar  No.  125.  Adopted  Matj  5.  See  Journal,  Page  429. 

M,  26;  P,  13;  F,  12;  N,  1 

Chapter   II 

JUDICIAL  administration 

Trial   of  a   Bishop  or   Traveling  Preacher 

Section  I.  Offenses  for  Which  a  Bishop,  oij  a  Traveling  Preacher 

OR  Preacher  on  Trial  in  an  Annual  Conference  May  Be  Tried 

Par.  G21.  A  Bishop,  or  Traveling  Preacher,  or  Preacher  on  Trial 

in  an  Annual  Conference  shall  be  liable  to  accusation  and  trial  upon 

any  of  the  following  charges: 

(a)  Unchristian  tempers,  woi'ds  or  action. 

(b)  Disobedience  to  the  Order  and  f)iiici]>li)ic  of  the  Church. 

(c)  Imprudent  or  unministerial  conduct. 

(d)  Habitual  neglect  of  duties  as  a  member,  or  officer  in  the 
Church. 


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(e)  Disseminating  doctrines  contrary  to  the  Articles  of  Religion 
or  other  established  standards  of  doctrines  of  the  Church. 

(f)  Immorality  or  crime. 

(g)  Maladministration  in  office  in  the  Church. 

Section  II.  Investigation  and  Trial  of  a  Bishop 

Par.  622.  A  Bishop  is  amenable  for  his  conduct  to  the  Jurisdictional 
or  Central  Conference  in  which  he  has  residential  or  presidential 
supervision,  or  to  the  Jurisdictional  or  Central  Conference  to  which 
he  is  related. 

Par.  623.  Article  1.  If  a  Bishop  shall  be  accused  in  writing  of  any 
of  the  offenses  hereinbefore  mentioned  (Par.  621)  in  the  interval  be- 
tween sessions  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  the  District  Superin- 
tendent within  whose  District  the  offense  is  said  to  have  been  com- 
mitted shall  call  the  Committee  of  Investigation  of  that  Annual  Con- 
ference, who  shall  carefully  inquire  into  the  case;  and  if,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  majority  of  them,  there  is  reasonable  gi'ound  for  such 
accusation,  they  shall  prepare  and  sign  the  proper  charges  and  speci- 
fications, and  send  a  copy  of  the  same  to  the  accused,  and  to  the  Pres- 
ident of  the  College  of  Bishops  of  the  Jurisdiction  in  which  the  offense 
took  place.  The  said  President  shall  call  together  at  some  convenient 
place  in  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifteen  days  from  the  time 
he  receives  the  charges,  nine  Traveling  Elders  of  said  Jurisdiction, 
and  also  the  witnesses  by  whom  the  accusation  is  expected  to  be 
proved.  The  said  President,  or  some  other  Bishop  of  the  Jurisdiction 
appointed  by  him,  shall  preside  at  the  investigation.  If  possible  the 
accused  shall  have  the  right  to  make  a  statement  in  his  own  behalf 
and  to  interrogate  witnesses,  but  shall  not  himself  present  any.  If 
six  or  more  of  these  Traveling  Elders  determine  that  a  trial  is  jus- 
tified, they  shall  order  one  and  they  may  suspend  the  Bishop  pending 
trial  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Par.  624.  Art.  2.  In  case  a  trial  be  ordered,  the  President  of  the 
College  of  Bishops  of  the  said  Jurisdiction  shall  within  seven  days 
from  the  date  on  which  a  trial  is  ordered  fix  the  time  and  place  of  it, 
which  shall  be  in  not  less  than  thirty  or  more  than  sixty  days  from  the 
date  of  such  order.  The  Trial  Court  shall  be  constituted  as  follows : 

1.  The  Bishop  shall  arrange  for  a  meeting  of  the  accused  and  his 
counsel  and  the  counsel  for  the  Church,  as  early  as  practicable  after 
the  trial  is  ordered,  to  select  the  members  of  the  Trial  Court. 

2.  The  Bishop  shall  nominate  thirteen  Traveling  Elders  from  the 
list  as  proposed  members  of  the  Trial  Court. 

3.  The  Church  and  the  accused  each  shall  have  the  rig-ht  of  per- 
emptory challenge  to  the  number  of  four  and  of  unlimited  challenge 
for  cause. 

4.  For  each  name  stricken  from  this  list  of  thirteen  through  the 
exercise  of  the  right  of  challenge,  the  Bishop  shall  add  another  from 
the  eligible  group  until  the  required  number  of  thirteen  is  thus  select- 
ed. If  necessary  to  complete  the  panel,  nominations  may  be  made  from 
other  Traveling  Elders  in  the  Jurisdiction. 

5.  By  a  continuation  of  this  same  process  four  alternates  shall  be 
chosen  who  shall  be  called  in  the  order  of  their  election  to  serve. 

6.  Should  the  accused  be  the  President  of  the  College  of  Bishops 
of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  then  a  copy  of  such  charges  and 
specifications  shall  be  sent  to  the  Secretary  of  the  College  of  Bishops 
of  that  Jurisdictional  Conference,  who  shall  perform  the  duties  herein- 
above prescribed  for  the  President,  or  designate  another  Bishop  of 
the  same  Jurisdictional  Conference. 


The  Methodist  Church  615 

Par.  625.  Art.  3.  The  Court  as  thus  constituted  shall  have  full  power 
to  try  the  accused  and  by  a  vote  of  nine  or  more  suspend  him  from  the 
exercise  of  the  functions  of  his  office;  to  depose  him  from  his  office  or 
the  ministry  or  both;  or  expel  him  from  the  Church;  or  in  case  of 
minor  offenses  to  fix  a  lesser  penalty.  Its  findinf^s  shall  be  final,  sub- 
ject to  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council  as  hereinafter  provided,  and 
shall  be  reported  to  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  for  entry  on  its 
Journal.  The  records  of  the  trial,  including  the  testimony,  shall  be 
signed  by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Trial  Court  and  shall  be 
placed  in  the  custody  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ence, together  with  all  the  documents  in  the  case,  for  preservation 
with  the  papers  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  and  shall  be  the 
basis  of  any  appeal  which  may  be  taken. 

Par.  626.  Art.  4.  An  accusation  preferred  during  the  session  of  a 
Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  be  made  directly  to  the  Committee 
on  Episcopacy,  which  shall  investigate  the  charges,  and,  if  it  con- 
sider a  trial  necessary,  shall  report  to  the  Jurisdictional  Conference. 
If  the  Committee  on  Episcopacy  should  decide  a  trial  necessary,  it 
shall  formulate  charges  and  specifications,  conforming  them  to  the 
grade  of  offense  involved  in  the  accusation,  and  it  shall  appoint  one 
or  more  of  its  members  to  prosecute  the  case.  The  bill  of  charges  and 
specifications  shall  be  a  part  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  to  the 
Jurisdictional  Conference. 

Par.  627.  Art.  5.  Every  case  to  be  tried  under  the  process  stated 
in  the  foregoing  paragraph  (Pai-.  626,  Art.  4)  shall  be  referred  to  a 
Trial  Court  which  shall  consist  of  thirteen  TraveJ.ing  Elders  and  a 
Presiding  Officer  all  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the  President  in 
the  Chair,  or  in  such  manner  as  the  Conference  may  determine.  The 
Church  and  the  accused  each  shall  have,  in  addition  to  the  right  of 
unlimited  challenge  for  cause,  the  right  of  peremptory  challenge  to 
the  number  of  four.  The  Court  as  thus  constituted  shall  have  full 
power  to  try  the  accused  and  by  a  two-thirds  vote  suspend  him  from 
his  office;  to  depose  him  from  his  office  or  the  ministry,  or  both;  or 
expel  him  from  the  Church;  or  in  case  of  minor  offenses  to  fix  a  lesser 
penalty.  Its  findings  shall  be  final,  subject  to  appeal  to  the  Judicial 
Council  as  hereinafter  pi'ovided. 

Par.  628.  Art.  5.  A  Bishop  suspended  or  deposed  shall  have  no  claim 
upon  the  Episcopal  Fund  for  salary,  dwelling,  or  any  other  expenses 
from  the  date  of  such  suspension  or  deposition ;  but  in  case  he  is 
thereafter  found  not  guilty  of  the  charge,  or  charges,  for  which  he 
was  suspended  or  deposed,  his  claim  upon  the  Episcopal  Fund  for  the 
period  during  which  he  was  deprived  of  the  functions  of  his  office 
shall  be  paid  to  him. 

Par.  629.  Art.  6.  If  an  alleged  offense  has  been  committed  beyond 
the  bounds  of  any  District,  the  District  Superintendent  within  the 
bounds  of  whose  District  the  Bishop  resides  shall  proceed  as  herein- 
after provided. 

Par.  630.  Art.  7.  The  several  Central  Conferences  shall  make  suit- 
able rules  for  the  investigation  and  trial  of  charges  against  Bishops 
elected  by  them.  In  the  absence  of  such  rules  the  same  procedure 
shall  be  followed  as  is  provided  for  the  investigation  and  trial  of 
Bishops  in  Jurisdictional  Conferences;  provided,  however,  that  an 
appeal  may  be  taken  to  the  Judicial  Council. 

Section  III.  Investigation  and  Trial  of  a  Traveling  Preacher 
OR  A  Preacher  on  Trial 

Par.  631.  Article  1.  Each  Annual  Conference  at  each  session,  upon 
nomination  of  the  Presiding  Bishop,  shall  elect  five   Elders,  men  of 


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experience  and  sound  judgment  in  the  aflfairs  of  the  Church,  who  shall 
be  known  as  the  Committee  of  Investigation,  and  three  reserves 
chosen  in  like  manner  to  serve  in  the  absence  or  disqualification  of  the 
principals.  . 

Par.  632.  Article  2.  If  a  traveling  Preacher,  or  a  Preacher  on  Trial, 
in  the  interval  between  sessions  of  his  Conference,  shall  be  accused  of 
any  of  the  offenses  enumerated  in  Par.  621,  his  District  Superintend- 
ent, or  the  Superintendent  of  the  District  within  the  bounds  of  which 
such  acts  are  alleged  to  have  taken  place,  shall  call  the  Committee 
on  Investigation  to  inquire  into  the  same,  and,  if  possible,  bring  the 
accused  and  accuser  face  to  face;  the  accused  shall  have  the  right  to 
make  a  statement  in"  his  own  behalf,  but  shall  not  present  any  wit- 
nesses. The  District  Superintendent  shall  preside  throughout  the  pro- 
ceedings, and  shall  certify  and  declare  the  judgment  of  the  Com- 
mittee. 

Par.  633.  Article  3.  If  the  accused  is  a  District  Superintendent,  the 
Bishop  in  charge  shall  call  in  the  Superintendent  of  any  other  District 
or  a  Traveling  Elder  of  the  Annual  Conference,  who  shall  summon 
the  Committee  of  Investigation  of  the  Annual  Conference  of  which  the 
accused  is  a  member,  to  investigate  the  case  and  he  shall  preside  at  the 
investigation. 

Par.  634.  Article  4.  If  in  the  judgment  of  a  majority  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Investigation  there  is  reasonable  ground  for  such  accusation, 
they  shall  prepare  and  sign  the  proper  charges  and  specifications, 
send  a  copy  to  the  accused,  to  the  Bishop  in  charge,  to  the  District 
Superintendent  or  the  Traveling  Elder  duly  appointed  by  the  Bishop 
in  charge,  and  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Conference.  On  rec- 
ommendation of  the  Committee  of  Investigation  the  Bishop  may  sus- 
pend the  accused  from  all  ministerial  services  pending  trial. 

Par.  635.  Article  5.  The  Bishop  in  charge,  or  the  District  Superin- 
tendent, or  the  Traveling  Elder  duly  appointed  by  the  Bishop  in 
charge,  within  ten  days  after  receipt  of  a  copy  of  such  charges,  shall 
appoint  counsel  for  the  Church  and  notify  the  accused  in  writing  to 
appear  at  a  fixed  time  and  place  no  less  than  seven  days  after  service 
of  such  notice,  to  select  the  members  of  the  Trial  Court.  At  the  ap- 
pointed time  upon  nomination  of  a  majority  of  the  District  Super- 
intendents, and  in  the  presence  of  the  accused  and  his  counsel,  if  re- 
quested, and  counsel  for  the  Church,  the  Presiding  Officer  shall  select 
effective  Elders  of  the  Annual  Conference  of  which  the  accused  is  a 
member  as  a  Trial  Court.  The  counsel  for  the  Church  and  the  accused, 
each  shall  have  peremptory  challenges  to  the  number  of  four  and 
challenges  for  cause  without  limit.  If  by  i-eason  of  challenges  being 
sustained  the  number  is  reduced  below  thirteen,  additional  Elders 
shall  be  named  to  take  the  places  of  the  numbers  challenged,  so  that 
the  membership  of  the  Trial  Court  shall  consist  of  thirteen  members. 
The  Presiding  Officer  in  charge  shall  also  fix  the  time  and  place  for 
the  trial,  notice  of  which  shall  be  given  in  writing  to  the  accused  by 
the  counsel  for  the  Church  seven  days  in  advance  of  the  time  fixed ; 
provided,  that  M-ith  the  consent  of  the  accused,  the  time  of  the  trial 
may  be  fixed  at  an  earlier  date.  The  Bishop  in  charge,  or  another 
Bishop  invited  by  him,  or  a  Traveling  Elder  appointed  by  him,  shall 
preside  at  the  trial.  He  shall  appoint  a  Secretary  who  shall  keep  a 
record  of  the  proceedings  and  of  the  testiomny.  The  Court  thus  con- 
stituted shall  have  full  power  to  try  the  accused  and  upon  his  convic- 
tion by  a  vote  of  nine,  or  more,  thereof  to  suspend  him  from  the  ex- 
ercise of  the  functions  of  his  office ;  or  to  depose  hin\  from  his  office 
or  the  ministry  or  both;  or  to  expel  him  from  the  Church;  or  in  case  of 
minor  offenses  to  fix  a  lesser  penalty.  Its  findings  shall  be  final,  sub- 
ject to  appeal  to  the  Committee  on  Appeals  of  the  Jurisdictional  Con- 


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ference.  It  shall  make  a  faithful  report  in  writing  of  all  its  proceed- 
ings, signed  by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Committee,  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Conference  for  permanent  record,  and  de- 
liver to  him  therewith  the  bill  of  charges,  the  evidence  taken,  and 
the  decision  rendered,  together  with  all  documents  brought  into  the 
trial. 

Par.  636.  Article  1.  When  accusation  against  a  Traveling  Preacher 
is  preferred  during  the  session  of  an  Annual  Conference,  it  shall  be 
referred  to  the  Annual  Conference  Committee  of  Investigation,  which 
Committee  shall  report  to  the  Conference  whether  or  not  a  trial  is 
deemed  necessary.  The  Committee  of  Investigation  when  reporting  a 
case  for  trial,  shall  formulate  a  bill  of  charges  and  specifications.  The 
Presiding  Bishop  shall  appoint  some  Traveling  Elder  of  the  Con- 
fei-ence  as  counsel  for  the  Church. 

Par.  637.  Article  2.  The  Conference  may  constitute  a  Trial  Court 
of  thirteen  effective  Elders  to  try  the  accused  in  the  same  manner  as 
in  Par.  035.  The  Trial  Court  in  the  presence  of  a  Bishop,  or  of  a 
Chairman  whom  the  President  of  the  Conference  shall  have  ap- 
pointed, and  one  of  the  Secretaries  of  the  Conference,  shall  try  the 
case.  The  Trial  Court  thus  constituted  shall  have  full  power,  upon 
conviction  of  the  accused  by  two-thirds  vote  thereof,  to  expel  him 
from  the  ministry  and  membership  of  the  Chui-ch;  to  despose  him  from 
the  ministry  of  the  Church;  to  suspend  him  from  his  office  in  the 
ministry;  or  to  fix  a  lesser  penalty.  Its  findings  shall  be  final,  sub- 
ject to  appeal  to  the  Committee  on  Appeals  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Conference.  It  shall  make  a  faithful  report  in  wi'iting  of  all  its  pro- 
ceedings, duly  signed  by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Trial 
Court,  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Conference  for  entry  on  its 
Journal,  and  deliver  to  him  therewith  the  bill  of  charges  and  speci- 
fications, the  evidence  taken,  and  the  decision  rendered,  with  all  docu- 
ments brought  into  the  trial.  The  Annual  Conference  may  order  the 
completion  of  such  trial  before  the  final  adjournment  of  session. 

Par.  638.  Article  3.  When  an  accused  is  tried  and  the  specific  charge 
is  not  sustained  by  the  evidence,  but  the  accused  has  been  found 
giiilty  of  imprudent  or  of  unministerial  conduct,  this  fact  may  be  so 
declared  and  a  suitable  penalty  imposed  by  the  Committee. 

Par.  639.  Any  Traveling  Preacher  residing  beyond  the  bounds  of 
his  own  Conference  shall  be  subject  to  the  investigation  prescribed 
in  Pars.  631-635,  under  the  authority  of  the  Superintendent  of  the 
District  within  which  he  resides,  or  within  which  he  is  employed.  The 
Committee  of  Investigation  shall  consist  of  the  Committee  of  Inves- 
tigation of  that  Conference.  If  he  resides  or  is  employed  within  the 
bounds  of  a  Mission,  he  shall  be  subject  to  investigation  under  the 
authority  of  the  Superintendent  of  the  District  within  which  he  holds 
his  quarterly  Conference  membership,  or  of  the  Superintendent  of 
the  Mission  and  the  Committee  of  Investigation  of  the  same.  If  he  is 
the  Superintendent  of  the  Mission  the  Bishop  in  charge  shall  appoint 
an  Elder  to  act  in  the  case. 

Par.  640.  An  Annual  Conference  may  entertain  and  try  charges 
against  its  Ministerial  Members  though  no  investigation  of  them  has 
been  held,  or  though  the  investigation  has  not  resulted  in  suspension. 

Par.  641.  In  all  the  foregoing  cases  the  papers,  including  the  record, 
charges,  evidence,  and  findings,  shall  be  transmitted  to  the  ensuing 
session  of  the  Annual  Conference  of  which  the  accused  is  a  member; 
on  which  papers,  and  on  such  other  evidence  as  may  be  admitted, 
and  also  upon  other  charges  or  specifications  as  may  be  presented, 
due  notice  of  the  same  having  been  given  to  the  accused,  the  case 
shall  be  determined. 


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Admonitions 

Par.  642.  In  cases  of  unchristian  temper,  words,  or  actions,  the 
Traveling  Preacher  so  offending  shall  be  admonished  by  his  District 
Superintendent.  If  he  offends  again,  one  or  more  Ministers  are  to  be 
taken  as  witnesses.  If  he  continues  to  offend,  the  District  Superin- 
tendent shall  proceed  as  directed  in  Pars.  631-635. 

Par.  643.  Any  Traveling  Preacher  who  shall  hold  a  religious  serv- 
ice within  the  bounds  of  a  Pastoral  Charge  not  his  own,  when  requested 
by  the  Preacher  in  Charge,  or  the  District  Superintendent  not  to  hold 
such  service,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  disobedience  to  the  Order  and 
Discipline  of  the  Church;  and  if  he  shall  not  refrain  from  such  con- 
duct, he  shall  be  liable  to  investigation  and  trial. 

Par.  644.  If  a  Traveling  Preacher  is  charged  with  disseminating 
publicly  or  privately  doctiines  which  are  contrary  to  our  Articles  of 
Religion,  or  to  our  other  existing  and  established  standards  of  doc- 
ti'ine,  and  the  minister  so  offending  shall  solemnly  promise  the  Com- 
mittee of  Investigation  not  to  disseminate  such  erroneous  doetrines  in 
public  or  private,  it  may  waive  suspension  in  order  that  the  case  may 
be  laid  before  the  next  Annual  Conference,  which  shall  determine  the 
matter. 

Section  IV.  Trial  of  an  Accepted  Supply 

Par.  645.  An  Accepted  Supply,  as  to  amenability  and  appeal,  is  con- 
sidered as  a  Local  Preacher;  but  in  his  case  the  District  Superin- 
tendent shall  perform  the  duties  which  are  assigned  to  the  Preacher 
in  Charge  in  the  case  of  an  accused  Local  Preacher. 

Section  V.  Preachers  in  Provisional  Annual 

Par.  646.  In  all  matters  of  Judicial  Administration  the  rights, 
duties,  and  responsibilities  of  Ministerial  Members  of  Missions  and 
Provisional  Annual  Conferences  are  the  same  as  those  in  Annual 
Conferences,  and  the  procedure  is  the  same. 

Section  VI.   Maladministration 

Par.  647.  Article  I.  Complaint  against  the  administration  of  a 
Bishop  may  be  forwarded  to  the  Jurisdictional  or  Central  Conference 
and  entertained  there;  provided  at  least  thirty  days'  notice  in  writing 
shall  have  been  given  to  the  accused  and  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Con- 
ference. This  shall  not  preclude  earlier  action  as  provided  in  Pars. 
622  and  623  in  the  Discipline. 

Par.  648.  Article  2.  A  Traveling  Preacher,  or  a  Preacher  on  Trial, 
shall  be  answerable  to  his  Conference  on  a  charge  of  Maladministra- 
tion, but  not  for  error  in  judgment. 

(Last  sentence  in  Par.  651  present  Discipline,  concerning  divorce 
was  omitted  and  sentence  added  to  Par.  226.) 

Par.  649.  Article  4.  Errors  of  administration  not  connected  with 
judicial  proceedings  may  be  presented  in  writing  to  the  Bishop  pre- 
siding for  his  decision  thereon ;  and  the  Annual  Conference  may  order 
just  and  suitable  remedies  when  the  rights  of  ministers  or  members 
of  the  Church  have  been  injuriously  affected  by  such  errors. 

Section  VII.   Status  of  a  Bishop,   Traveling   Preacher, 
OR  Preacher  on  Trial  Deposed  o.;  Expelled 

Par.  650.  Article  1.  In  case  a  Bishop,  or  a  Traveling  Preacher, 
or  a  Preacher  on  Trial  shall  have  been  deposed  from  the  ministry 
without  being  expelled  from  the  Church,  he  shall  be  given  a  certificate 


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of  membership  in  the  Church  sip:ned  by  the  President  and  'Secretary 
of  the  Conference. 

Par.  651.  Article  2.  In  case  a  Bishop,  or  a  Traveling:  Preacher,  or 
a  Preacher  on  Trial  shall  have  been  deposed  from  the  Ministry  or  ex- 
pelled from  the  Church  for  teaching:  publicly  or  privately  doctrines 
contrary  to  our  Articles  of  Relip:ion.  or  our  other  established  stand- 
ards of  doctrine,  he  shall  not  ag'ain  be  licensed  to  preach  until,  if  a 
Traveling:  Preacher,  he  shall  have  satisfied  the  Conference  from 
which  he  was  deposed  or  expelled;  or,  if  a  Bishop,  he  shall  have  satis- 
fied the  Annual  Conference  from  which  he  was  elected  Bishop,  and 
shall  have  promised  in  writing  to  desist  wholly  from  disseminating 
such  doctrine. 

Section  VIII.  Withdrawal  Under  Complaints  or  Charges 

Par.  652.  Article  1.  When  a  Bishop  is  accused  of  an  offense  under 
Par.  621  and  desires  to  withdraw  from  the  Church,  the  Jurisdictional 
or  Central  Conference  may  permit  him  to  withdraw;  in  which  case 
the  record  shall  be  "WithdraviTi  under  Complaints."  If  formal 
charges  have  been  presented,  he  may  be  permitted  to  withdraw;  in 
which  case  the  record  shall  be  "Withdrawn  under  Charges."  In  either 
case  his  status  shall  be  the  same  as  if  he  had  been  expelled. 

Par.  653.  Article  2.  When  a  Traveling  Preacher,  or  a  Preacher  on 
Trial  is  accused  of  any  offense  under  Paragraph  621  and  desires  to 
withdraw  from  the  Church,  the  Annual  Conference  may  permit  him  to 
withdraw  under  the  same  conditions  as  are  set  forth  in  Par.  652. 

Par.  654.  Article  3.  When  a  Local  Preacher  or  an  Accepted  Supply 
is  accused  of  an  offense  under  Par.  621  and  desires  to  withdraw  from 
the  Church,  the  District  Conference  or  where  there  is  no  district  con- 
ference, the  Quarterly  Conference,  may  permit  him  (or  her)  to 
withdraw;  in  which  case  the  record  shall  be  "Withdrawn  Under  Com- 
plaints." If  formal  charges  have  been  presented,  he  (or  she)  may  be 
permitted  to  withdraw;  in  which  case  the  record  shall  be  "Withdrawn 
Under  Charges."  In  either  case  the  status  of  the  person  withdrawing 
shall  be  the  same  as  if  expelled. 

Par.  655.  Article  4.  When  a  Deaconess  is  accused  of  an  offense 
and  desires  to  withdraw  from  the  Church,  the  Annual  Conference 
Deaconess  Board  may  permit  her  to  withdraw ;  in  which  case  the  record 
shall  be  "Withdrawn  Under  Complaints."  If  formal  charges  have 
been  presented,  such  Deaconess  may  be  permitted  to  withdraw;  in 
which  case  the  record  shall  be  "Withdrawn  Under  Charges."  In  either 
case  the  status  shall  be  the  same  as  if  the  Decaoness  has  been  expelled. 

Par.  656.  Article  5.  When  a  member  of  the  Church  is  accused  of  an 
offense  and  desires  to  withdraw  from  the  Church,  the  Quarterly  Con- 
ference may  permit  such  member  to  withdraw;  in  which  case  the 
record  shall  be  "Withdrawn  Under  Complaints."  If  formal  charges 
have  been  presented  such  member  may  be  permitted  to  withdraw;  in 
which  case  the  record  shall  be  "Withdrawn  Under  Charges."  In 
either  case  the  status  shall  be  the  same  as  if  the  member  had  been 
expelled. 

Chapter  III 

INVESTIGATION  AND  TRIAL  OF  OTHERS  THAN 
TRAVELING  PREACHERS 

Section  I.  Investigation  and  Trial  of  a  Local  Preacher 
OR  AN  Accepted  Supply 

Par.  657.  Each  District  Conference  at  each  session,  upon  nomination 
of  the  District  Conference  President  shall  elect  three  local  Preachers 
or  Accepted  Supply  Pastors  and  two  reserves,  of  experience  and  sound 


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judgmenf  in  the  affairs  of  the  Church,  who  shall  be  known  as  the  Com- 
mittee on  Investig-ation.  The  reserves  shall  serve  in  the  absence  or 
disqualification  of  the  principals.  In  case  there  is  no  District  Con- 
ference, the  Committee  of  Investigation  of  the  Annual  Conference 
shall  act. 

Par.  (i58.  When  a  Local  Preacher  ordained,  or  unordained,  or  an 
Accepted  Supply,  is  accused  of  any  of  the  offenses  enumerated  in  Par. 
621,  the  District  Superintendent  shall  call  the  Committee  of  Investi- 
gation to  meet  before  which  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  accused  to  ap- 
pear. If  in  the  judgment  of  a  majority  of  the  Committee  of  Investiga- 
tion there  is  reasonable  ground  for  such  accusation,  they  shall  pre- 
pare and  sign  the  proper  charges,  send  a  copy  to  the  accused,  and  to 
the  District  Superintendent,  and  the  accused  may  be  suspended  from 
all  minsiterial  services  pending  trial.  In  all  such  cases  at  least  seven 
days'  notice  shall  be  given  the  accused  by  the  District  Superintendent. 
Such  notice  shall  contain  a  full  statement  of  the  charges. 

Par.  659.  The  District  Superintendent  within  ten  days  after  giving 
notice  of  the  charges  shall  select  a  Trial  Committee  of  nine  members 
and  seven  reserves,  of  experience  and  sound  judgment  in  the  affairs 
of  the  Church,  who  shall  be  Local  Preachers,  Accepted  Supplies,  or 
when  necessary  members  of  the  Church.  The  reserves  shall  serve  in  the 
absence  or  disqualification  of  the  principals.  The  Church  and  the  ac- 
cused shall  have  three  peremptory  challenges  and  unlimited  chal- 
lenges for  cause.  The  Committee  in  the  presence  of  the  District  Su- 
perintendent, or  the  Traveling  Elder  appointed  by  him,  and  a  Secre- 
tary appointed  by  the  Committee,  shall  have  full  power  to  consider 
and  determine  the  case,  and  by  a  two-thirds  vote  to  convict  the  accused. 
They  may  suspend  him  from  the  functions  of  his  office;  or  depose  him 
from  his  office  or  the  ministry  or  both;  or  expel  him  from  the  Church. 
The  Secretary  shall  make  a  correct  report  in  writing  of  all  proceed- 
ings, evidence  and  findings  to  the  Secretary  of  the  District  Confer- 
ence and  shall  deliver  to  him  all  the  papers  in  the  case.  Where  there 
is  no  District  Conference,  then  the  Quarterly  Conference  of  which  the 
accused  is  a  member  shall  act. 

Par.  660.  In  case  of  unchristian  temper,  words,  or  actions,  the 
Local  Preacher  or  the  Accepted  Supply  so  offending  shall  be  ad- 
monished by  his  District  Superintendent.  Should  a  second  transgres- 
sion take  place,  one  or  two  members  of  the  Church  are  to  be  taken  as 
witnesses.  If  he  continues  to  offend  the  case  shall  be  investigated  as 
provided  in  Pars.  658  and  659. 

Par.  661.  If  on  due  trial  a  Local  Preacher  or  an  Accepted  Supply 
is  found  neg-lectful  of  his  duties  as  a  Local  Preacher  or  unacceptable 
in  his  ministry,  he  may  be  deprived  of  his  ministerial  office  in  which 
case,  if  he  is  ordained,  the  District  Superintendent  shall  require  him 
to  surrender  his  credentials  that  they  may  be  returned  to  the  Annual 
Conference. 

Par.  662.  If  a  Local  Preacher  or  an  Accepted  Supply  shall  dissemi- 
nate, publicly  or  privately,  doctrines  which  are  contrary  to  our  Ar- 
ticles of  Religion,  or  to  our  other  present  existing  and  established 
standards  of  doctrine,  the  same  procedure  shall  be  observed  as  pre- 
scribed in  Pars.  663,  664,  665. 

Par.  663.  A  Local  Preacher,  or  an  Accepted  Supply,  who  shall  hold 
religious  services  within  the  bounds  of  a  Pastoral  Charge  not  his  own, 
when  requested  not  to  do  so  by  the  Preacher  in  Charge,  or  District 
Superintendent,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  disobedience  to  the  Order 
and  Discipline  of  the  Church  and  shall  be  brought  to  investigation  or 
trial. 

Par.  664.  After  the  word  Deacon  in  line  One,  Par.  667  in  present 
Discipline,  insert  the  words  "or  an  Accepted  Supply." 


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(Pars.  668  and  669  in  present  Discipline,  omitted.) 
Par.   665.   No  change  except  to  add  words  "or  Accepted   Supply" 
after  the  term  "Local  Preachers"  in  Par.  670  present  Disciplive. 

Sex:tion  II.  Investigation  and  TteiAL  of  a  Deaconess 

Par.  666.  When  a  Deaconess  is  accused  of  any  violation  of  a  moral 
law.  the  District  Superintendent  under  whose  supervision  she  works 
shall  call  a  Committee  of  three  or  more  for  investigation  and  preside 
at  the  investigation.  This  Committee  shall  consist  of  one  representative 
of  the  Deaconess  administration  under  which  the  accused  serves, 
and  two  or  more  members  of  the  Annual  Conference  Deaconess  Board 
of  which  the  accused  is  a  member.  She  shall  appear  before  this  Com- 
mittee, and,  if  charges  are  sustained,  she  shall  be  suspended  from  all 
Deaconess  services  pending  trial.  The  said  District  Superintendent 
shall  notify  the  Bishop  in  charge  who  within  seven  days  of  the  receipt 
of  such  notice  shall  fix  the  time  and  date  for  the  convening  of  the 
Trial  Court.  In  this  instance  the  Annual  Conference  Deaconess  Board 
shall  be  the  Trial  Court.  If  the  accused  is  found  guilty  the  Annual 
Conference  Deaconess  Board  shall  suspend,  or  deprive  her  of  office  and 
credentials.  A  Deaconess  may  be  tried  by  an  Annual  Conference  Dea- 
coness Board  without  preliminary  investigation,  provided  fifteen  days' 
written  notice  shall  have  been  given  her. 

Par.  667.  In  case  of  improper  temper,  words,  actions,  or  disloyalty 
to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  administration,  or  other  organiza- 
tion with  which  she  serves,  the  Deaconess  so  offending  shall  be  ad- 
monished by  the  President  of  the  Annual  Conference  Deaconess  Board. 
If  she  continues  to  offend,  the  case  shall  be  investigated  and  tried  as 
provided  in  Par.  666. 

Par.  668.  If  a  Deaconess  shall  contract  debts  which  she  is  not  able 
to  pay,  the  President  of  the  Annual  Conference  Deaconess  Board 
shall  appoint  three  judicious  members  of  the  Annual  Conference  Dea- 
coness Board  to  consider  her  accounts,  contracts,  and  circumstances. 
If,  in  their  opinion,  she  has  behaved  dishonestly,  or  contracted  debts 
without  the  probability  of  paying,  the  same  procedure  shall  be  fol- 
lowed as  defined  in  Pars.  666-667. 

Section  III.  Investigation  and  Trial  of  a  Church  Member 
offenses  for  which  a  lay  membe:r  may  be  tried 

Par.  669.  Article  1.  A  member  shall  be  liable  to  accusation  and 
trial  upon  any  of  the  following  charges: 

(a)  Immorality  or  crime. 

(b)  Disseminating  doctrines  contrary  to  the  Articles  of  Religion 
or  other  established  standards  of  doctrine  of  the  Church. 

(c)  Disobedience  to  the  Order  and  Discipline  of  the  Church. 

(d)  Buying,  selling  or  manufacturing  intoxicating  liquor  as  a 
beverage;  renting  his  property  for  the  manufacture  or  sale  thereof; 
signing  a  petition  in  favor  of  granting  a  license  for  the  sale  thereof; 
procuring  a  license  for  the  sale  of  such  liquors;  becoming  surety  on 
the  bond  of  any  person  engaged  in  such  traffic;  or  persisting  in  the  use 
of  intoxicating  liquor  after  private  reproof  and  admonition  by  the 
Pastor  or  Class  Leader. 

Par.  670.  Article  2.  In  cases  of  neglect  of  duties  of  any  kind,  indulg- 
ing in  sinful  tempers  or  words,  "taking  such  diversions  as  cannot  be 
used  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,"  or  disobedience  of  the  Order  and 
Discipline  of  the  Church,  the  Pastor  or  Class  Leader  shall  privately 
admonish  a  member,  and  if  there  is  an  acknowledgment  of  fault  and 
proper  humiliation,  the  person  may  be  borne  with.  Failing  such,  or  on 
further  offense,  the  Pastor  or  Class  Leader  may  take  with  him  one  or 


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two  discreet  members  of  the  Church  and  give  further  reproof.  If 
the  offense  be  continued,  the  member  shall  be  brought  to  trial. 

Par.  671.  Article  3.  If  a  member  of  the  Church  shall  be  accused  of 
endeavoring  to  sow  dissension  in  the  Church  by  inveighing  against  its 
doctrines  or  Discipline,  its  ^ninisters  or  members,  or  in  any  other 
manner,  he  shall  first  be  reproved  by  the  Pastor  or  Class  Leader.  If 
he  shall  persist  in  such  practice,  he  shall  be  brought  to  trial. 

Par.  671A.  Article  3A.  Investigation.  If  charges  are  made  in  writ- 
ing to  the  Preacher  in  Charge  against  a  member  of  the  Chui'ch,  the 
Preacher  in  Charge  shall  call  a  Committee  of  Investigation  composed 
of  seven  members  of  the  Church  in  good  standing,  and  shall  preside 
at  the  investigation.  The  accused  and  the  accuser  shall  be  brought  face 
to  face  if  possible,  and  the  accused  shall  have  right  of  making  a  state- 
ment in  his  own  behalf  and  of  interrogating  witnesses,  but  shall  not 
have  the  right  of  presenting  witnesses.  If  the  Committee  of  Investiga- 
tion deterhiines  that  a  Trial  is  justified,  it  shall  formulate  the  charges 
and  specifications  and  order  a  trial. 

TRIAL    COURT 

Par.  672.  Article  4.  If  a  member  be  brought  to  trial  it  shall  be  be- 
fore a  Trial  Court  composed  of  not  fewer  than  seven  nor  more  than 
twelve  members.  They  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Quarterly  Conference 
by  ballot.  The  accused  member  and  the  person  conducting  the  prosecu- 
tion may  each  challenge  anyone  so  chosen  for  cause  of  disqualification 
by  reason  of  personal  interest  or  having  formed  and  expressed  an 
opinion  concerning  the  matter,  and  shall  also  have  three  peremptory 
challenges.  If  the  Pastor  deem  it  advisable  for  obtaining  a  fair 
trial,  the  Quarterly  Conference  shall  call  a  Committee  of  like  mem- 
bers from  any  part  of  the  District.  The  same  right  of  challenge  shall 
be  recognized.  The  Distrcit  Superintendent,  or  a  Traveling  Elder 
appointed  by  him  shall  preside  at  the  Trial. 

PENALTIES 

Par.  673.  Article  5.  If  the  accused  shall  be  found  guilty  by  the  de- 
cision of  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  Trial  Court,  they  shall  so  declare, 
and  the  President  of  the  Trial  Court  shall  at  once  pronounce  the 
member  to  be  expelled  from  the  Church. 

Article  6.  Provided,  however,  that  the  Trial  Committee  may  im- 
pose a  lesser  penalty  because  of  mitigating  circumstances  or  other 
grounds. 

NEW   TRIAL 

Par.  674.  Article  1.  If  within  sixty  days  after  the  conviction  of  any 
of  the  foregoing  accused,  he  (or  she)  shall  make  application  in  writ- 
ing to  the  Disti-ict  Superintendent  for  a  new  trial  on  the  ground  of 
newly  discovered  evidence,  and  shall  submit  therewith  a  written  state- 
ment of  the  same,  and  if  it  shall  appear  to  the  District  Superintendent 
that  such  evidence  is  material  to  the  issue  involved,  he  shall  grant  a 
new  trial. 

Par.  675.  Article  2.  In  no  case  shall  a  new  trial  be  granted  upon 
newly  discovered  evidence  which  could  have  been  obtained  for  the 
trial  by  the  exercise  of  due  diligence,  or  which  is  merely  cumulative 
in  its  eflfect. 

RESTORATION 

Par.  676.  An  expelled  member  shall  have  no  privileges  of  the  So- 
ciety or  of  the  Sacraments  of  the .  Church  without  repentance,  con- 
trition or  satisfactory  reformation  according  to  the  determination  of 


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the  Quarterly  Conference.   In  such  case  that  body  may  restore   the 
member  into  full  membership. 

Former  Chapter  IV  in  present  Discipline  is  now  included  in  Chapter 
V  under  sub-head  Appeals 

Chapter  IV 

THE  DEPRIVATION  AND   RESTORATION   OF   CREDENTIALS 

Section  I.  Of  the  Credentials  of  Traveling  Deacons  or  Elders 

Par.  730.  When  a  Traveling  Deacon  or  Elder  is  deprived  of  his 
credentials  of  Ordination,  by  expulsion  or  otherwise,  they  shall  be 
filed  with  the  papers  of  his  Annual  Conference. 

Par.  731.  When  a  Traveling  Deacon  or  Elder  desires  to  surrender 
his  credentials  and  retain  his  riiembership  in  our  Church,  he  shall  be 
permitted  to  do  so,  and  to  designate  the  church  in  which  he  will  hold 
membership.  The  Secretary  of  the  Conference  to  which  he  surrenders 
his  credentials  shall  issue  to  him  a  Certificate  of  Membership  in  the 
Church ;  provided,  that  no  Minister  shall  be  permitted  to  take  such 
action  when  charges  involving  his  character  have  been  made  and  sus- 
tained, or  are  pending.  However,  when  his  character  is  involved  in 
cases  where  the  law  permits  final  adjustment  by  the  surrender  of 
credentials,  this  shall  be  also  the  surrender  of  membership  in  th'e 
Church. 

Par.  732.  The  Annual  Conference  to  which  credentials  were  surren- 
dered as  provided  in  Par.  731  may  restore  the  same  at  its  discretion, 
if  no  charges  or  complaints  against  the  Minister  had  been  lodged  or 
were  impending  at  the  time  of  his  surrendering  the  said  credentials; 
and  if  at  the  time  of  his  request  for  the  restoration  of  the  said  cre- 
dentials he  is  a  member  in  good  standing  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
and  shall  present  from  his  Quarterly  Conference  a  certificate  of  his 
character  and  a  recommendation  for  the  restoration  of  his  credentials. 
In  cases  of  surrender  of  credentials  under  situations  involving  the 
character  of  the  Minister  the  said  credentials  may  be  restored  only 
after  the  lapse  of  a  period  of  at  least  two  years  and  upon  the  fol- 
lowing conditions: 

(1)  That  the  Conference  holding  the  credentials  shall  be  assured 
that  there  has  been  a  complete  amendment  of  life  upon  the  part  of 
the  former  holder  of  the  credentials; 

(2)  That  he  shall  have  been  readmitted  on  trial  into  the  Annual 
Conference  from  which  he  withdrew,  or  admitted  to  another  Annual 
Conference  on  trial,  or  been  licensed  as  a  Local  Preacher  by  some  Dis- 
trict or  Quarterly  Conference ; 

(3)  That  the  Annual  Conference  which  has  admitted  him  on  trial 
(if  another  than  the  one  from  which  he  withdrew),  or  the  District 
or  Quarterly  Conference  which  licensed  him,  shall  present  to  the  An- 
nual Conference  holding  the  credentials  a  certificate  of  his  good  char- 
acter and  a  recommendation  that  his  credentials  be  restored. 

Section  II.  Of  the  Credentials  of  Local  Deacons  or  Elders 

Par.  733.  Article  1.  When  a  Local  Deacon  or  Elder  is  deprived  of 
his  credentials  of  Ordination,  by  expulsion  or  othez-wise,  the  District 
Superintendent  shall  require  them  of  him,  and  file  them  with  the  An- 
nual Conference  in  the  bounds  of  which  the  Local  Preacher  resides. 

Par.  734.  Article  2.  Should  he  later  produce  to  the  Annual  Con- 
ference a  recommendation  from  the  District  Conference  for  the  resto- 
ration of  his  credentials,  signed  by  its  President  and  Secretary,  they 
may  be  restoi-ed  to  him. 


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Section  III.  Of  the  Restoration  of  Lost  Credentials 
Par.  735.  Should  the  credentials  of  any  Deacon  or   Eider  be  de- 
stroyed or  lost,  the  Bishop  who  ordained  him,  or  the  Bishop  in  whose 
territory  he  resides,  upon  ascertaining  the  necessary  facts,  may  issue 
duplicate  credentials. 

Chapter  V 

GENERAL  DIRECTIONS 

Section  I.  Charges 

Par.  677.  Article  1.  No  charge  shall  be  entertained  for  any  alleged 
offense  which  shall  not  have  been  committed  within  two  years  imme- 
diately preceding  the  filing  of  the  complaint,  except  in  cases  where 
there  is  a  conviction  in  a  Civil  or  Cripiinal  Court,  and  in  such  cases 
the  charges  must  be  filed  within  one  year  after  the  entry  of  the  final 
judgment. 

Par.  678.  Article  2.  A  charge  shall  not  allege  more  than  one  offense ; 
several  charges  against  the  same  person,  however,  with  the  specifica- 
tions under  each  of  them,  may  be  presented  at  one  and  the  same  time 
and  may  be  tried  together.  When  several  charges  are  tried  at  the 
same  time  a  vote  on  each  specification  and  charge  must  be  separately 
t^ken. 

Par.  679.  Article  3.  Amendments  may  be  made  to  a  bill  of  charges 
up  to  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  trial  at  the  discretion  of  the  pre- 
siding officer,  provided  they  relate  to  the  form  of  statement  only  and 
do  not  change  the  nature  of  the  alleged  offense  and  do  not  introduce 
new  matter  of  which  the  accused  has  not  had  due  notice. 

Par.  680.  Article  4.  In  case  of  improper  words,  tempers,  and  actions, 
a  charge  of  slander  shall  not  be  entertained  unless  signed  by  a  person 
alleged  to  have  been  slandered. 

Par.  681.  Article  5.  Charges  and  specifications  for  the  trial  of  a 
Bishop,  Traveling  Preacher,  Preacher  on  Trial,  Local  Preacher,  Ac- 
cepted Supply,  Deaconess,  or  Member  shall  define  the  offense  by  its 
generic  term  as  set  forth  in  Pars.  621  and  629  and  shall  state  in  sub- 
stance the  facts  upon  which  said  charges  are  based. 

Section  II.  Counsel 

Par.  682.  Article  1.  In  all  cases  of  trial  the  accused  shall  be  en- 
titled to  appear  and  to  be  represented  by  counsel  of  his  own  selec- 
tion, and  to  be  heard  in  oral  or  written  argument.  Such  counsel  shall 
be  one  Traveling  Elder,  if  the  accused  is  a  Bishop  or  a  Traveling 
Preacher,  or  a  Preacher  on  Trial,  or  one  member  in  good  standing  in 
The  Methodist  Church  if  the  accused  is  a  Lay  Member. 

Par.  683.  Article  2.  In  all  cases  of  trial  where  co'  nsel  has  not  been 
provided  such  counsel  shall  be  appointed  by  the  presiding  officer. 
The  counsel  for  both  the  Church  ad  the  accused,  each  shall  be  en- 
titled to  one  assistant  counsel  of  thtir  own  choosing. 

Section  III.  Notice 

Par.  684.  Article  1.  All  notices  required  or  provided  for  in  this 
chapter  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  person  or 
body  giving  or  required  to  give  such  notice,  and  shall  be  addressed  to 
the  person  or  body  to  whom  it  is  required  to  be  given.  Such  notices 
shall  be  served  at  least  seven  days  in  advance,  by  delivering  a  copy 
thereof  to  the  party  or  chief  officer  of  the  body  to  whom  it  is  addressed 
in  person,  or  by  registered  mail  addressed  to  the  last  known  residence, 
or  address  of  such  party.  The  fact  of  the  giving  of  the  notice  shall 


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affirmatively  appear  over  the  signature  of  the  party  required  to  give 
such  notice  and  become  a  part  of  the  record  of  the  case. 

Par.  685.  Article  2.  In  all  cases  wherein  it  is  provided  that  notice 
shall  be  given  to  a  Bishop  or  District  Superintendent  and  the  charges 
or  complaints  are  against  that  particular  person,  then  such  notice,  in 
the  case  of  a  Bishop,  shall  be  given  to  another  Bishop  within  the  same 
Jurisdiction;  in  case  of  a  District  Superintendent,  to  the  Bishop  in 
charge. 

Section  IV.  Trials 

Par.  686.  Article  1.  In  all  cases  of  investigation  or  trial,  notice  to 
appear  shall  be  given  at  least  seven  days  in  advance,  to  such  witnesses 
as  either  party  may  name,  and  shall  be  issued  in  the  name  of  the 
Church  and  be  signed  by  the  Presiding  Officer  of  the  Trial  Court. 

Par.  687.  Article  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  a  Minister  and  a  member 
of  the  Church  to  appear  and  testify  when  summoned. 

Par.  688.  Article  3.  As  soon  as  the  Court  has  convened,  the  accused 
shall  be  called  upon  by  the  Presiding  Officer  to  plead  to  the  charge, 
and  his  pleas  shall  be  duly  recorded.  On  his  neglect  or  refusal  to  plead, 
the  plea  of  not  guilty  shall  be  entered  for  him,  and  the  trial  shall  pro- 
ceed; pi'ovided,  that  for  sufficient  cause  the  Court  may  adjourn  from 
time  to  time  as  convenience  or  necessity  may  require;  and  provided, 
also,  that  the  accused  shall,  at  all  times  during  the  trial,  have  liberty 
to  be  present  except  as  hereinafter  mentioned  and  in  due  time  and 
order  to  produce  his  testimony  and  to  make  his  defense. 

Par.  689.  Article  4.  If  in  any  case  the  accused  person,  after  due  no- 
tice (seven  days),  has  been  given  him,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  ap- 
pear at  the  time  and  place  set  forth  for  the  hearing,  the  investigation 
or  trial  may  proceed  in  his  absence.  In  all  cases,  sufficient  time  shall 
be  allowed  for  the  person  to  appear  at  the  given  place  and  time,  and 
for  the  accused  to  prepare  for  the  investigation  or  trial.  The  President 
of  the  tribunal  to  investigate  or  try  the  case  shall  decide  what  con- 
stitutes "sufficient  time." 

Par.  690.  Article  5.  The  Court  shall  be  a  continuing  body  until  the 
final  disposition  of  the  charge.  If  any  member  of  the  Court  shall  be 
unable  to  attend  all  of  the  sessions,  he  shall  not  vote  upon  the  final 
determination  of  the  case,  but  the  rest  of  the  Committee  may  proceed 
to  judgment.  It  shall  require  a  vote  of  two-thirds  or  more  of  the  orig- 
inal membership  of  the  Committee  to  sustain  the  charges. 

Par.  691.  Article  6.  All  objections  to  the  regularity  of  the  proceed- 
ings and  the  form  and  substance  of  charges  and  specifications  shall  be 
made  at  the  first  session  of  the  trial.  The  Presiding  Officer  upon  the 
filing  of  such  objection  shall,  or,  on  his  own  motion,  may  determine  all 
such  preliminary  objection  and  may  dismiss  the  case  or  in  furtherance 
of  truth  and  justice  permit  amendments  to  the  specifications  or  charges 
not  changing  the  general  nature  of  the  same. 

Par.  692.  Article  7.  Objections  of  any  party  to  the  proceedings  shall 
be  entered  on  the  record. 

Par.  693.  Article  8.  No  witness — afterward  to  be  examined — ^shall 
be  present  during  the  examination  of  another  witness,  if  the  opposing 
party  objects.  Witnesses  shall  be  examined  first  by  the  party  produc- 
ing them;  then  cioss-examined  by  the  opposite  party,  after  which  any 
member  of  the  Court  or  either  party  may  put  additional  questions. 
The  Presiding  Officer  o."  the  Court  shall  determine  all  questions  of 
relevancy  and  competency  of  evidence. 

Par.  694.  Article  9.  In  case  of  investigation,  trial,  or  appeal  the 
Presiding  Officer  shall  not  deliver  a  charge  reviewing  or  explaining 
the  evidence  or  setting  forth  the  merits  of  the  case.  He  shall  express 
no  opinion  on  the  law  or  the  facts  while  the  Court  is  deliberating, 


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unless  the  parties  in  interest  be  present.  He  shall  remain  and  preside 
until  the  decision  is  rendered  and  the  findings  completed,  which  he  shall 
thereupon  sign  and  certify. 

Section  V.  Testimony 

Par.  695.  Article  1.  The  testimony  shall  be  taken  by  a  stenographer, 
if  convenient,  and  reduced  to  writing  and  certified  by  the  Presiding 
Officer  and  Secretary.  The  record,  including  all  exhibits,  papers,  and 
evidence  in  the  case,  shall  be  the  basis  of  any  appeal  which  may  be 
taken. 

Par.  696.  Article  2.  A  witness  may  not  be  disqualified  because  he  is 
not  a  member  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

Par.  697.  Article  3.  The  Presiding  Officer  of  any  Court  before  which 
a  case  may  be  pending  or  the  Bishop  in  charge  of  an  Annual  Confer- 
ence shall  have  power,  whenever  the  necessity  of  the  parties  or  of 
witnesses  shall  require,  to  appoint,  on  the  application  of  either  party, 
a  Commissioner  or  Commissioners,  either  a  Minister  or  Layman,  or 
both,  to  examine  the  witnesses ;  provided  three  days'  notice  of  the 
time  and  place  of  taking  such  testimony  shall  have  been  given  to  the 
adverse  party.  Counsel  for  both  parties  shall  be  permitted  to  examine 
and  cross-examine  the  witness  or  witnesses  whose  testimony  is  thus 
taken.  The  Commissioners  so  appointed  shall  take  such  testimony  in 
writing  as  may  be  offered  by  either  party.  The  testimony  properly  cer- 
tified by  the  signature  of  the  Commissioner,  or  Commissioners,  shall 
be  transmitted  to  the  Presiding  Officer  of  the  Court  before  which  the 
case  is  pending. 

Section  VI.  Records 

Par.  698.  Article  1.  In  all  investigations  and  trials  the  records  shall 
be  accurate  and  full;  they  shall  include  the  proceedings  in  detail  and 
all  the  evidence,  taken  stenographically  if  possible,  the  documents  ad- 
mitted, together  with  the  charges,  specifications  and  findings,  and  shall 
be  approved  and  attested  by  the  Presiding  Officer  and  Secretary.  In 
all  investigations  and  trials  the  Presiding  Officer  shall  appoint  a  Sec- 
retary to  keep  a  record  of  the  proceedings  and  documents,  of  which 
records,  when  properly  attested,  the  said  Presiding  Officer  .shall  be  the 
custodian.  If  no  appeal  is  taken  the  custodian  shall  deliver  the  en- 
tire record  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Conference  concerned  for  record  in 
its  journal  of  the  final  disposition  of  the  case. 

Par.  699.  Article  2.  If  appeal  be  taken,  the  custodian  shall  deliver 
the  entire  record  to  the  President  of  the  proper  Appellate  Court,  and 
after  they  have  been  used  in  the  Court  they  shall  be  returned  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Conference  concei'ned  for  notation  in  its  journal  of 
the  final  disposition  of  the  case. 

Par.  700.  The  Secretaries  of  Quraterly,  District,  Annual  and  Juris- 
dictional Conferences  shall  be  the  custodians  of  the  records  of  all  trials 
occurring  in  their  bodies  i-espectively ;  and  in  case  of  appeal  they  shall 
deliver  said  records  to  the  President  or  Secretary  of  the  proper  Ap- 
pellate Court.  After  the  said  appeal  has  been  heard  the  records  shall 
be  returned  to  the  Conference  from  which  they  came. 

Section  VII.  Appeals 

Par.  701.  Article  1.  In  all  cases  of  appeal  the  Appellant  shall  within 
thirty  days  give  notice  of  appeal  and  at  the  same  time  shall  furnish 
to  the  officer  receiving  such  notice,  and  to  the  counsel  for  the  Church, 
a  written  statement  of  the  grounds  of  his  Appeal  and  the  hearing  in 
the  Appellate  Court  shall  be  limited  to  the  grounds  set  forth  in  such 
statement. 


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Par.  702.  Article  2.  When  any  Appellate  Court  shall  reverse,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  the  finding:s  of  a  Trial  Court,  or  remand  the  case 
for  a  new  trial,  or  change  the  penalty  imposed  by  that  Court,  it  shall 
return  to  the  Annual  Conference,  or  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Trial  Court 
a  statement  of  the  grounds  of  its  action. 

Par.  704.  Article  4.  An  appeal  shall  not  be  allowed  in  any  case  in 
which  the  accused  has  failed  or  refused  to  be  present  in  person  or  by 
counsel  at  his  trial.  Appeals,  regularly  taken,  shall  be  heard  by  the 
proper  Appellate  Court,  unless  it  shall  appear  to  the  said  Court  that 
the  Appellant  has  forfeited  his  right  to  appeal  by  misconduct,  such 
as  refusal  to  abide  by  the  findings  of  the  Committee  of  Investigation; 
or  of  the  Trial  Court;  or  by  withdrawal  from  the  Church;  or,  by  fail- 
ure to  appear  in  person  or  by  counsel  to  prosecute  the  appeal;  or, 
prior  to  the  final  decision  on  appeal  from  his  conviction,  by  resorting 
to  suit  in  the  Civil  Courts  against  the  complainant  or  any  of  the  parties 
connected  with  the  Ecclesiastical  Court  in  which  he  was  tried. 

Par.  705.  Article  5.  The  right  of  appeal,  when  once  forfeited  by 
neglect  or  otherwise,  cannot  be  revived  by  any  subsequent  Appellate 
Court. 

Par.  70fi.  Article  6.  The  right  to  take  and  to  pi-osecute  an  appeal 
shall  not  be  affected  by  the  death  of  the  person  entitled  to  such  right. 
His  heiis  or  legal  representatives  may  prosecute  such  appeal  as  he 
would  be  entitled  to  do  if  he  were  living. 

Par.  707.  Article  7.  The  records  and  documents  of  the  tx'ial,  includ- 
ing the  evidence,  and  these  only,  shall  be  used  in  the  hearing  of  any 
appeal,  except  as  set  forth  in  Pars.  650-653. 

Par.  708.  Article  8.  In  no  case  shall  an  appeal  operate  as  suspension 
of  sentence.  The  finding  of  the  Trial  Court  must  stand  until  it  is  mod- 
ified or  reversed  by  the  proper  Appellate  Court. 

Par.  709.  Article  9.  In  all  cases  where  an  appeal  is  made,  and  ad- 
mitted, by  the  Appellate  Court,  after  the  charges,  findings,  and  evi- 
dence have  been  read  and  the  arguments  concluded,  the  parties  shall 
withdraw,  and  the  Appellate  Court  shall  consider  and  decide  the  case. 
It  may  reverse,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the  findings  of  the  Trial  Coui't, 
or  it  may  remand  the  case  for  a  new  trial.  It  may  determine  what 
penalty,  not  higher  than  that  affixed  at  the  tiial,  may  be  imposed.  If 
it  neither  reverses,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the  judgment  of  the  Trial 
Couit,  nor  remands  the  case  for  a  new  trial,  nor  modifies  the  penalty, 
that  judgment  shall  stand.  The  Appellate  Court  shall  not  reverse  the 
judgment  nor  remand  the  case  for  a  new  trial  on  account  of  errors 
plainly  not  affecting  the  result. 

Par.  710.  Article  10.  In  all  cases  the  right  to  present  evidence  shall 
be  exhausted  when  the  case  has  been  heard  once  on  its  merits  in 
the  proper  Court;  but  Questions  of  Law  may  be  carried  on  appeal, 
step  by  step,  to  the  Judicial  Council. 

Section  VIII,  Appeal  of  a  Bishop 

Par.  711.  Article  1.  A  Bishop  shall  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the 
Judicial  Council  in  case  of  an  adverse  decision  by  the  Trial  Court; 
provided,  that  within  thirty  days  after  his  conviction  he  notify  the 
Secretaiy  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  in  writing  of  his  intention 
to  appeal,  unless  such  decision  shall  be  rendered  within  thirty  days 
prior  to  the  meeting  of  such  Conference,  in  which  case  notice  shall  he 
given  within  ten  days  after  his  conviction. 

Par.  712.  Article  2.  A  Bishop  elected  by  a  Central  Conference  shall 
have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council  in  case  of  an  adverse 
decision  by  the  Central  Conference;  provided,  that  within  thirty  days 
after  the  decision  of  the  Central  Conference  he  shall  notify  the  Sec- 
retary of  the  Central  Conference  in  writing  of  his  intention  to  appeal, 


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unless  such  decision  shall  be  rendered  within  thirty  days  prior  to  the 
meeting  of  such  Conference,  in  which  case  notice  shall  be  given  within 
ten  days  after  his  conviction. 

Par.  713.  Article  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Jurisdictional,  or  the  Central  Conference,  on  receiving  notice  of  such 
appeal,  to  notify  the  Secretary  of  the  Judicial  Council  and  the  Council 
shall  fix  the  time  and  place  for  the  hearing  of  the  appeal,  and  shall 
give  due  notice  of  the  same  to  the  Appellant  and  to  the  Secretary  of 
the  Jurisdictional  or  Central  Conference,  who  in  turn  shall  notify  the 
counsel  for  the  Church. 

Section  IX.  Appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher  and/or 
Preacher  on  Trial 

Par.  714.  Article  1.  Each  Jurisdictional  Conference,  upon  nomina- 
tion of  the  College  of  Bishops,  shall  elect  a  Court  of  Appeals  composed 
of  nine  Traveling  Elders  who  have  been  at  least  six  years  successively 
members  of  The  Methodist  Church,  or  one  of  the  Uniting  Churches, 
and  an  equal  number  of  alternates.  This  Court  shall  serve  until  its 
successors  have  been  confirmed.  This  Court  shall  have  full  power  to 
hear  and  determine  appeals  of  Traveling  Preachers  taken  from  any 
Annual  Conference  within  the  Jurisdiction.  The  Court  shall  elect  its 
own  President  and  Secretary  and  shall  adopt  its  own  rules  of  pro- 
cedure and  its  decisions  shall  be  final,  except  an  appeal  may  be  taken 
to  the  Judicial  Council  upon  Questions  of  Law — (748). 

Par.  715.  Article  2.  In  case  of  conviction  in  a  Trial  Court,  a  Travel- 
ing Preacher  shall  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Jurisdictional  Court 
of  Appeals  as  above  constituted;  provided,  that  within  thirty  days 
after  his  conviction  he  shall  notify  the  President  of  the  Conference  in 
writing  of  his  intention  to  appeal. 

Par.  716.  Article  3.  When  notice  of  an  appeal  has  been  given  to  the 
President  of  the  Trial  Court,  he  shall  give  notice  of  the  same  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference 
and  submit  the  documents  in  the  case.  The  Jurisdictional  Conference 
Court  of  Appeals  shall  give  notice  to  the  President  of  the  Conference 
from  which  the  appeal  is  taken  and  to  the  Appellant  of  the  time  and 
place  where  the  appeal  will  be  heard.  Both  the  Annual  Conference 
and  the  Appellant  may  be  represented  by  counsel.  The  President  of 
the  Conference  shall  appoint  counsel  for  the  Church. 

Par.  717.  Article  4.  The  Court  of  Appeals  of  the  Jurisdictional  Con- 
ference w^hen  acting  as  a  Court  of  Appeals  shall  determine  two  ques- 
tions only: 

(a)  Does  the  evidence  sustain  the  charge  or  chai-ges? 

(b)  Were  there  such  errors  of  law  as  to  vitiate  the  verdict? 
These  questions  shall  be  determined  by  the  records  of  the  trial  and 

the  argument  of  counsel  for  the  Church  and  for  the  accused.  The 
Court  shall  in  no  case  hear  witnesses. 

Par.  718.  Article  5.  All  necessary  traveling  and  sustenance  expense 
incurred  by  the  Committee  on  Appeals,  the  counsel  for  the  Church, 
and  the  counsel  for  the  defendant,  in  the  hearing  of  an  appeal  case 
coming  from  an  Annual  Conference  and  appearing  before  anv  Juris- 
dictional Committee  on  Appeals,  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  Administra- 
tion Fund  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  in  which  the  proceedings 
arise. 

Section  X.  Appeal  of  a  Local  Preacher  or  an  Accepted  Supply 
Par.    718.    Cn    Line    Two    (Discipline,    Par.    698)    after    the    word 

Preacher  insert  the  words  "or  Accepted  Supply." 

Par.  719.  After  the  words  Local  Preacher  on  Line  One  (Discipline, 

Par.  699)  insert  the  words  "or  Accepted  Supply." 


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Section  XI.  Appeal  of  a  Deaconess 
Par.  728.  Article  1.  In  case  of  conviction,  a  Deaconess  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  appeal  to  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work,  provided,  that 
within  thirty  days  after  her  conviction,  she  shall  signify  in  writing  to 
the  District"  Superintendent,  or  President  of  the  Annual  Conference 
Deaconess  Board  by  which  she  has  been  tried,  her  determination  to 
appeal  to  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work,  which  in  full  session,  or  by 
a  special  Committee  of  not  less  than  seven  nor  more  than  nine,  shall 
hear  the  appeal,  and  its  decision  shall  be  the  final  determination  of 
the  case,  subject  only  to  an  appeal  to  the  Jurisdictional  Conference 
by  either  partv  on  questions  of  law. 

Par.  729.  Article  2.  An  appeal  by  a  Deaconess  from  an  Annual  Con- 
ference Deaconess  Board  within  the  Jurisdiction  of  a  Provisional  An- 
nual Conference,  shall  be  to  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work. 

Section  XII.  Appeal  of  a  Church  Member 

Par.  722.  Article  1.  The  Quarterly  Conference  of  each  Charge  shall 
elect  from  among  the  members  of  the  Church  a  person  of  sound  judg- 
ment and  experience  in  the  affairs  of  the  Church  as  a  Trier  of  Appeals 
for  Members. 

Par.  723.  Article  2.  Any  member  of  the  Churqh  against  whom 
judgment  shall  have  been  rendered  by  a  Committee  of  Trial  may  ap- 
peal to  a  Court  of  Appeal,  as  hereinafter  constituted,  by  giving  writ- 
ten notice  of  his  desire  to  the  District  Superintendent  within  thirty 
days  after  judgment  is  rendered. 

Par.  724.  Article  3.  When  thirty  days'  notice  of  appeal  shall  have 
been  given,  or  sooner  if  agreed  upon,  the  Superintendent,  having  due 
regard  for  the  wishes  and  rights  of  the  appellant,  shall  convene  a 
Court  of  Appeals.  It  shall  be  constituted  of  not  fewer  than  seven  nor 
more  than  nine  Triers  of  Appeals  in  his  District,  but  the  Trier  of  Ap- 
peals of  the  Charge  to  which  the  accused  member  belongs  shall  not  be 
summoned.  The  District  Superintendent  shall  give  not  less  than  ten 
nor  more  than  thirty  days'  notice  to  all  persons  concerned  of  the 
time  and  place  at  which  the  Court  of  Appeals  shall  assemble.  The 
appellant  shall  have  the  right  of  challenge  for  cause  of  disqualifica- 
tion by  reason  of  personal  interest  or  other  grounds  deemed  sufficient 
by  the  presiding  officer,  and  he  shall  have  the  right  of  peremptory 
challenge  of  three  of  the  panel  summoned.  The  members  of  the  Court 
present  and  ready  to  proceed  with  the  hearing  shall  not  fall  below 
seven,  which  number  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  The  District  Superin- 
tendent shall  preside.  The  Court  may  order  a  new  trial  or  acquit  the 
accused  or  impose  any  penalty  prescribed  in  Paz-agraph  637  or  638. 

Par.  725.  Article  4.  The  findings  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  shall  be 
certified  by  the  District  Superintendent  to  the  Pastor  of  the  Church 
of  which  the  accused  is  a  member  for  consistent  proceedings. 

Par.  726.  Article  5.  If  the  District  Superintendent  shall  find  the 
convening  of  such  a  Court  to  be  impracticable  or  seriously  incon- 
venient to  the  parties  involved,  he  shall  have  the  appeal  heard  by  a 
Quarterly  Conference  within  his  District  other  than  that  of  the  local 
church.  The  proceedings  shall  be  the  same  as  provided  in  the  fore- 
going paragraph. 

Par.  727.  Article  6.  Errors  or  defects  in  judicial  proceedings  shall 
be  duly  considered  when  presented  on  appeal. 

(a)  In  regard  to  cases  where  there  is  an  investigation  under  Pars. 
631-635,  but  no  trial  is  held  as  a  result  thereof,  errors  of  law  or  ad- 
ministration committed  by  a  District  Superintendent  are  to  be  cor- 
rected by  the  President  of  the  next  Annual  Conference  on  request  in 
open  session,  and  in  such  event  the  Conference  may  also  order  just 
and  suitable  remedies,  if  injury  i-esulted  from  such  error. 


630  Journal  of  the  lOJfJf  General  Conference 

(b)  Errors  of  law  or  defects  in  judicial  proceedings,  which  are 
discovered  on  appeal,  are  to  be  corrected  by  the  President  of  the  next 
Annual  Conference  upon  request  in  open  session,  and  in  such  event  the 
Conference  may  also  order  just  and  suitable  remedies,  if  injury  has 
resulted  from  such  errors. 

(This  is  added  here  in  order  to  make  clear  what  was  done  concern- 
ing; Par.  651  in  present  Discipline.) 

Transfer  of  sentence  from  Par.  651,  present  Discipline  (concei-n- 
ing  maladministration)  to  Paragraph  226,  present  Discipline,  so  that 
226  will  read  as  follows: 

Par.  226.  No  minister  shall  solemnize  the  marriage  of  a  divorced 
person  whose  wife  or  husband  is  living  and  unmarried;  but  this  rule 
shall  not  apply  (1)  to  the  innocent  person  when  it  is  clearly  estab- 
lished by  competent  testimony  that  the  true  cause  for  divorce  was 
adultery  or  other  vicious  conditions  which  through  mental  or  physical 
cruelty  or  physical  peril  invalidated  the  marriage  vow,  nor  (2)  to 
the  divorced  persons  seeking  to  be  reunited  in  marriage.  The  violation 
of  this  rule  concerning  divorce  shall  be  considered  an  act  of  malad- 
ministration. 

Par.  703.  Article  3.  The  order  of  appeals  on  questions  of  law  shall 
be  as  follows:  From  the  decision  of  the  District  Superintendent  pre- 
siding in  the  Quarterly  or  District  Conference,  to  the  Bishop  presid- 
ing in  the  Annual  Conference,  and  from  the  decision  of  the  Bishop 
presiding  in  an  Annual  Conference  to  the  Judicial  Council;  and  from 
a  Central  Conference  to  the  Judicial  Council. 

Par.  710.  Article  11.  When  an  appeal  is  taken  on  a  question  of  law, 
written  notice  of  the  same  shall  be  served  on  the  Secretaiy  of  the 
body  in  which  the  decision  has  been  rendei'ed.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to 
see  that  an  exact  statement  of  the  question  submitted  and  the  ruling 
of  the  Chair  thereon  shall  be  entered  on  the  Journal.  He  shall  then 
make  and  certify  a  copy  of  the  question  and  ruling  and  transmit  the 
same  to  the  Secretary  of  the  body  to  which  the  Appeal  is  taken.  The 
Secretary  who  thus  receives  said  certified  copy  shall  present  the  same 
in  open  Conference  and  as  soon  as  practicable  lay  it  before  the  Presid- 
ing Officer  for  his  ruling  thereon;  which  ruling  must  be  rendered  be- 
fore the  final  adjournment  of  that  body,  that  said  ruling  together  with 
the  original  question  and  ruling  may  be  entered  on  the  Journal  of 
that  Conference.  The  same  course  shall  be  followed  in  all  subsequent 
appeals. 

POWERS    OF   DISMISSAL 

Par.  736.  The  various  Boards,  Committees,  or  Commissions,  elected, 
authorized,  or  provided  for  by  the  General  Conference,  shall  have  full 
power  and  authority  to  remove  and  dismiss  in  their  discretion  any 
member,  officer,  or  employee  thereof  who  shall  be  guilty  of  any  im- 
moral conduct,  breach  of  trust,  or  who  for  any  reason  is  unable  to, 
or  who  fails  to  perform  the  duties  of  his  or  her  office,  or  for  other  mis- 
conduct which  any  of  said  Boards,  Committees,  or  Commissions  may 
deem  sufficient  to  warrant  such  dismissal  and  removal.  In  the  event 
that  any  member,  officer,  or  employee  of  such  Board,  Committee,  or 
Commission,  including  the  Board  of  Publication,  elected,  authorized, 
or  provided  for  by  the  General  Conference,  is  found  guilty  of  any 
crime  involving  moral  turpitude  by  any  Federal,  state  or  county  Court 
or  who  shall  plead  guilty  thereto,  then  and  in  that  event,  the  Board, 
Committee,  or  commission  of  which  he  or  she  is  a  member,  officer,  or 
employee  shall  be  and  it  is  hereby  authorized  to  remove  such  officer, 
member  or  employee  so  charged  or  convicted,  and  the  place  so  vacated 
shall  be  filled  as  provided  in  the  Discipline.  The  action  of  such  Board, 
Committee,  or  Commission  in  removing  such  member,  officer,  or  em- 
ployee in  the  circumstances  above  set  forth  shall  be  final,  and  such 


The  Methodist  Church  631 

member,  officer,  or  employee  so  removed  shall  have  no  further  author- 
ity to  participate  in  any  way  in  the  affairs  of  such  Board,  Committee, 
or  Commission. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  Appeals  to  the  Judicial  Council  by 

Annual  and  Provisional  Annual  Conferences 

(Memorial  Nos.  415  and  744.). 

Calendar  No.  156.  Adopted  Maij  5.  See  Journal,  Page  451. 

M,  26;  P,  14;  F,  13;  N,  1 

Subject :  Amendment  to  Par.  606 :  Appeals  to  the  Judicial 

Council  by  Annual  and  Provisional  Annual  Conferences. 

Insert  a  new  Paragraph  to  be  numbered  Par.  607  and  re- 
number subsequent  Paragraphs  in  Part  V,  Chapter  1,  of  the 
Discipline  of  1940,  the  new  paragraph  to  read  as  follows: 

"The  Judicial  Council  shall  hear  and  determine  the  legality  of  any 
action  taken  therein  by  a  General  Conference  Board,  or  Jurisdictional 
or  Central  Conference  Board  or  body,  on  a  matter  affecting  an  An- 
nual or  a  Provisional  Annual  Conference,  upon  appeal  by  two-thirds 
of  the  members  of  the  Annual  or  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
present  and  voting." 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Trial  of  a  Church  Member.  Amend 

Paragraph  43 

(Memorial  Nos.  Non-Concurrence.) 

Caleyidar  No.  190.  Adopted  Maij  1.  Sec  Journal,  Pages  i9?, 

498. 
M,  26;P,  16;  F,  16 
The   Committee  voted   nonconcurrence   on   these   memo- 
rials: 186,  572,  451,  573,  794,  65. 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Cassius  J.  Miller,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  MEMBERSHIP,  LAY  ACTIVI- 
TIES AND  TEMPORAL  ECONOMY 

Chairman,  Ray  H.  Nichols  (*). 
Vice-Chairman,  D.  Stewart  Patterson   (*). 
Secretary,  Ernest  W.  Peterson  ( * ) . 

Report  No.  1.  Church  Membership 
(Memorial  Nos.  14,  23,  188,  218,  420  and  465.) 
Calendar  No.  13.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Jouryial,  Page  282. 
M,  106;P,  80;F,  80 
In  connection  with  Memorials  numbered  14,  23,  188,  218, 
420  and  465,  your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy  makes  the  following  recommenda- 
tions : 

A.  We  recommend  that  Part  II,  Section  1,  Paragraph  136, 
Discipline  1940,  be  changed  by  deleting  the  word  "Non-resi- 
dent" and  substituting  therefor  the  word  "Inactive"  so  that 
Paragraph  136  will  read : 

Paragraph  136.  A  permanent  record  of  membership  shall  be  kept, 
both  Active  and  Inactive,  including  all  changes  of  relation  in  the 
same.  Each  entry  shall  bear  its  proper  date,  and  the  Pastor  shall  re- 
port all  such  changes  in  membership  at  the  next  Quarterly  Conference. 

B.  We  recommend  that  Part  II,  Section  IV  of  the  1940 
Discipline  be  revised  by  deleting  the  word  "Nonresident" 
from  the  title  and  substituting  therefor  the  word  "Inactive," 
so  that  the  title  will  read  :  "Active  and  Inactive  Members." 

C.  We  recommend  that  Paragraph  145  in  Part  II,  Section 
IV  of  the  1940  Discipline  be  deleted  and  that  there  be  sub- 
stituted therefor  a  new  Paragraph  to  be  numbered  145  and 
reading: 

"All  members  who  manifest  continued  interest  in  the  church,  of 
which  they  are  members  by  attendance,  financial  support  or  other 
evidence  of  their  recognition  of  their  membership  vows  (Paragraph 
1586)    shall  be  reported  as  active  members  of  that  church." 

D.  We  recommend  that  Paragraph  146  in  Part  II,  Section 
IV  of  the  1940  Discipline  be  deleted  and  that  there  be  sub- 
stituted therefor  a  new  paragraph  to  be  numbered  146,  and 
reading : 

"When  a  member  has  for  at  least  two  years  manifested  no  interest 
in  continuing  his  membership  in  the  Church,  either  by  attendance, 
financial    support    or    other    evidence    of    their    recognition    of    their 

(632) 


The  Methodist  Church  633 

membership  vows,  after  adequate  efforts  have  been  made  by  the  Pastor 
and  Membership  Committee  (Paragraph  532-2a)  to  renew  his  in- 
terest and  re-enlist  his  support,  he  shall  be  reported  as  an  Inactive 
Member,  when  so  ordered  by  the  Quarterly  Conference." 

E.  We  recommend  that  Paragraph  147,  Part  11,  Section 

IV,  of  the  1940  Discipline  be  deleted  and  that  there  be  sub- 
stituted therefor  a  new  paragraph  to  be  numbered  147  and 
reading: 

"The  Active  and  Inactive  Members  shall  be  counted  in  making  the 
Annual  Conference  reports  of  total  membership,  but  they  shall  be 
reported  in  separate  columns,  and  only  the  number  of  active  members 
shall  bo  considered  in  making  the  apportionments." 

F.  We  recommend  that  Paragraph  151,  Part  II,  Section 

V,  Discipline  1940  be  changed  by  deleting  the  period  at  the 
end  thereof  and  substituting  therefor  a  comma  followed  by 
the  words,  "and  so  record  it."  This  will  cause  Paragraph  151 
to  read : 

"A  pastor  shall  upon  request  give  a  Certificate  of  Membership  and 
of  Recommendation  to  any  member  in  good  standing  who  wishes  to 
unite  with  any  other  evangelical  denomination,  and  so  record  it." 

G.  We  recommend  that  Paragraph  152,  Part  II,  Section 

VI,  Discipline  1940,  be  changed  by  deleting  the  word  "or" 
preceding  the  word  "death"  and  substituting  a  comma  there- 
for ;  deleting  the  period  at  the  end  of  the  sentence  and  substi- 
tuting a  comma  therefor,  and  adding  the  words  "or  by 
transfer  to  another  evangelical  denomination."  Paragraph 
152  will  then  read  : 

"Membership  in  the  church  can  be  terminated  only  by  withdrawal, 
expulsion,  death,  or  by  transfer  to  another  evangelical  denomination." 

H.  We  recommend  that  Paragraph  155,  Part  II,  Section 
VI,  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  be  changed  by  deleting  the 
words  "a  Non-resident"  and  inserting  the  words  "An  In- 
active" in  lieu  thereof.  Paragraph  155  will  then  read: 

"A  person  who  has  been  an  Inactive  Member  for  three  consecutive 
years,  upon  recommendation  of  the  Membership  Committee  and  by 
vote  of  the  Quarterly  Conference,  shall  no  longer  be  counted  in  the 
statistical  returns,  and  there  shall  be  written  after  his  name,  'Re- 
moved without  certificate.'  But  no  name  shall  be  so  designated  until 
the  Pastor  and  the  Membership  Committee  shall  have  made  faithful 
effort  to  find  and  relate  said  member  to  a  church  in  the  community 
where  he  resides.  Such  member,  upon  application  to  the  pastor,  may 
be  restored  to  active  membership. 


Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 


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Report  No.  2.  Minimum  Salary  for  Pastors,  Nominating 
Committee  for  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Trustees, 
Sale  and  Purchase  of  Episcopal  Residences,  Pro-rating 
Ministerial  Support,  Trustee  Emergency  Fund,  Church 
AND  Parsonage  Insurance,  Donations  for  Church 
Property  Repairs  and  Amend  Paragraph  783.  (Memorial 

Nos.  6,  10,  17,  34,  191,  204,  213,  337,  384,  433,  453.) 
Calendar  No.  14.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
M,  106;P,  85;F,  85 
Your   committee   recommends   nonconcurrence   in   these 
eleven  memorials. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Amending  Chapter  in  the  1940 
"Discipline"  on  Lay  Activities 

(Memorial  Nos.  5,  8,  9,  19,  24,  206,  207,  438,  440  and  445.) 

Calendar  No.  40.  Adopted  May  2.  See  Journal,  Page  315. 

M,  106 ;  P,  90 ;  F,  90 

In  connection  with  Memorials  numbered  5,  8,  9,  19,  24, 
206,  207,  438,  440  and  445  your  Committee  on  Membership, 
Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  makes  the  following 
recommendations : 

I 

For  Part  IV,  Section  V,  Paragraphs  541,  542  and  543,  and 
Section  VII,  Paragraphs  545,  546,  547  and  548,  and  other 
paragraphs  pertaining  thereto  of  the  1940  Discipline  sub- 
stitute the  following : 

Section  V.  The  Official  Board,  the  Board  of  Stewards 

Par.  541.  In  every  church  and  Charge  there  shall  be  an  Executive 
Body,  the  Official  Board  or  the  Board  of  Stewards  as  the  Quarterly 
Conference  may  detei-mine,  hereinafter  designated  as  "the  Board." 
The  composition,  organization,  duties  and  functions  of  the  Board  are 
set  forth  in  the  succeeding  paragraphs  of  this  Section. 

Par.  542A.  The  Board,  when  designated  by  the  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence as  the  Official  Board,  shall  be  composed  of  the  duly  elected 
Stewards  of  the  chui-ch  or  Charge,  the  Trustees,  the  Pastor,  the  Lay 
Leader,  the  Superintendent  of  the  Church  School,  the  Chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Education,  the  Lay  Member  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
the  President  of  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  the  Presi- 
dent of  Methodist  Men  or  Brotherhood  or  Men's  Club,  the  Church  or 
Charge  Treasurer  or  Treasurers,  the  Director  of  Religious  Educa- 
tion, the  Associate  Pastor,  and  a  representative  of  the  Young  People's 
Division,  provided,  that  all  members  of  the  Official  Board  are  mem- 
bers of  The  Methodist  Church. 

Par.  542B.  The  Board,  when  designated  by  the  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence as  the  Board  of  Stewards,  shall  be  composed  of  the  Stewards 
duly  elected  by  the  Quarterly  Conference  as  provided  in  Par.  543. 


The  Methodist  Church  635 

Par.  543.  The  Stewards  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the  Quarterly 
Conference  at  the  regular  session  next  preceding  the  regular  session 
of  the  Annual  Conference,  on  nomination  of  the  Committee  on  Nomi- 
nations (Par.  532)  2  (d)  of  which  the  Pastor  shall  be  Chairman,  or 
they  shall  be  elected  by  the  members  of  the  Charge,  eighteen  years 
of  age  and  over,  at  a  meeting  called  for  that  purpose,  as  may  be  ar- 
ranged by  the  Quarterly  Conference;  Stewards  to  take  office  at  the 
beginning  of  the  Conference  year.  Each  church  shall  be  entitled  to  not 
less  than  three  nor  more  than  thiity-five  stewards,  exclusive  of  Hon- 
orary Stewards,  provided  that  in  churches  of  more  than  500  members 
one  Steward  may  be  elected  for  each  30  additional  members. 

Par.  544.  By  action  of  the  Quarterly  Conference  any  church  or 
Charge  may  provide  for  rotation  in  the  office  of  Steward.  In  the  event 
of  such  proposed  rotation  in  office,  a  resolution  shall  be  presented  to 
the  Quarterly  Conference,  for  its  action  and  determination,  setting 
forth  in  detail  the  plan  and  method  proposed.  « 

Par.  545.  A  Steward  shall  be  a  member  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
not  less  than  18  years  of  age,  and  a  person  of  genuine  Christian  char- 
acter who  loves  the  Church  and  is  competent  to  administer  its  affairs. 

Par.  54G.  In  each  church  the  Quarterly  Conference  may  make  pro- 
vision for  the  recognition  of  the  faithful  service  of  those  Stewards 
on  the  Board  who  have  reached  the  age  of  72,  or  who  may  have  be- 
come physically  incapacitated,  by  electing  them  Honorary  Stewards, 
without  vote. 

Par.  547.  The  Board  shall  be  organized  annually  by  the  election  of  a 
Chairman,  a  Vice-Chairman,  a  Recording  Secretary.  These  officers 
shall  be  elected  by  the  members  of  the  Board  on  the  nomination  of  a 
Committee  on  Nominations.  The  Committee  on  Nominations  shall  be 
named  by  the  Board,  by  ballot  without  nomination,  at  least  a  month 
before  the  meeting  for  organization.  Additional  nominations  may  be 
made  from  the  floor.  The  Board  shall  create  from  its  own  member- 
ship such  Divisions,  or  Committees,  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  on 
its  work. 

Par.  548.  The  Board  shall  meet  at  least  monthly  at  a  time  deter- 
mined by  the  Board.  Special  meetings  may  be  ordered  by  the  Board,  or 
called  by  the  Chairman  or  by  the  Pastor  if  he  is  not  Chairman. 

Par.  549.  The  Board  shall  be  charged  with  the  following  duties  and 
responsibilities: 

1.  To  promote  and  to  have  general  oversight  of  the  work  of  the 
local  church  under  the  direction  of  the  Pastor,  including  the  receiv- 
ing of  reports  of  the  work  of  all  the  other  organizations  of  the  church. 

2.  In  co-operation  with  the  Pastor  and  the  Lay  Leader  to  promote 
the  program  of  lay  activities  as  outlined  in  Pars.  1212,  1213,  1233-40, 
1244-1249. 

3.  Where  authorization  has  been  given  by  the  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence to  fix  the  minimum  salary  of  the  Pastor  of  the  Charge  for  the 
ensuing  year,  at  the  meeting  next  preceding  the  session  of  the  Annual 
Conference,  and  after  consultation  with  the  Pastor.  In  fixing  the  sal- 
ary, careful  consideration  shall  be  given  to  all  matters  pertaining  to 
the  efficiency  of  the  minister,  including  estimate  for  car  maintenance, 
books  and  periodicals,  attendance  upon  institutes  and  schools  for  min- 
isters. In  Charges  of  more  than  ont!  organized  congregation,  the 
amount  apportioned  to  each  chuich  for  Pastoral  support  shall  be 
recorded  in  the  minutes  of  the  Quarterly  Conference.  The  amount 
thus  fixed  for  the  Pastor's  salary  shall  not  include  the  traveling  and 
moving  expenses  of  a  new  appointee  to  the  charge.  Where  such  allow- 
ance is  made,  it  shall  be  a  separate  and  additional  item.  No  Pastor 
shall  be  entitled  to  any  claims  for  unpaid  salary  against  any  church 


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or  Charge  he  has  served  after  his  pastoral  connection  with  the  church 
has  ceased. 

4.  To  make  adequate  provision  for  the  financial  needs  of  the 
church,  including  ministerial  support  (the  Pastor,  the  District  Super- 
intendent, the  Conference  Claimants,  the  Bishops),  the  General  Ad- 
ministration Fund,  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolences,  local 
expenses  and  other  properly  authorized  causes;  and  to  lay  upon  the 
minds  and  hearts  of  the  members  of  the  church  the  privilege  and 
duty  of  benevolent  giving. 

5.  To  set  up  a  budget  in  the  local  church  and  to  make  provision 
for  meeting  it;  and  to  appoint  annually  a  Finance  Committee  of  not 
less  than  three  members  (one  of  whom  shall  be  the  Church  Treasurer) 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  prepare  the  budget  for  submission  to  the 
Board  for  its  action  and  determination,  and  to  serve  in  relation  to 
other  phases  of  the  finances  of  the  church  as  the  Board  may  direct. 

6.  To  conduct  annually  an  every-member  canvass,  except  as  provid- 
ed in  Par.  178  of  revised  financial  legislation,  in  order  to  give  all 
members  of  the  church  an  opportunity  to  indicate  the  amount  they  are 
willing  to  pledge  to  the  support  of  the  Church.  Pledges  should  be  on 
a  weekly  basis  and  in  proportion  to  income. 

7.  To  provide  offering  envelopes  in  order  that  payments  on  pledges 
may  be  received  weekly  and  properly  credited. 

8.  To  provide  for  the  collection  of  pledges. 

9.  To  explain  personally  the  financial  plan  of  the  Church  to  new 
members  and  to  furnish  them  with  offering  envelopes  upon  their  recep- 
tion. 

10.  To  inform  every  member  fully  regarding  the  extent  and  needs 
of  the  local,  District,  Conference,  and  World  Service  programs  of  the 
Church. 

11.  To  present  to  the  congregation,  in  co-operation  with  the  Pastor, 
the  Lay  Leader,  and  the  District  Steward,  the  program  of  Benevolences, 
including  explanation  of  the  various  causes  supported,  and  the  state- 
ment of  the  amount  of  apportionments  from  the  congregation  and  the 
manner  in  w^hich  it  was  determined.  This  shall  be  done  before  the 
Quarterly  Conference  shall  set  the  amount  of  the  Acceptance  for  these 
causes. 

12.  To  promote  through  an  educational  program  interest  in  all 
the  Benevolent  causes  authorized  by  the  General  and  the  Annual  Con- 
ferences, and  to  see  that  the  fourth  Sunday  of  each  month  is  observed 
as  World  Service  Sunday,  co-ordinating  the  same  with  the  observance 
in  the  Church  School. 

13.  Where  the  Unified  Budget  is  used,  to  see  that  payments  to  min- 
isterial support,  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolences,  and 
local  expenses  shall  be  prorated,  as  nearly  as  possible,  to  the  relative 
proportion  of  these  items  in  the  Approved^  Budget. 

14.  To  name  a  person,  or  Committee,  unless  provided  for  by  the 
Quarterly  Conference,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  provide  the  elements 
for  the  Holy  Communion  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Pastor, 
properly  to  arrange  the  Communion  Table. 

15.  To  arrange  for  the  visitation  of  strangers  in  the  community 
and  those  members  of  the  congregation  who  may  be  ill  or  in  distress. 

16.  To  study  diligently  the  duties  and  responsibilities  committed  to 
it:  individually,  in  classes,  in  institutes,  in  planned  retreats,  and  in 
the  regular  sessions  of  the  Board. 

17.  To  elect  a  church  treasurer  or  treasurers,  and  a  financial  secre- 
tary if  deemed  necessary,  unless  they  are  elected  by  the  Quarterly 
Conference,  to  perform  the  following  duties  under  the  direction  of  the 
Board  and  as  assigned  by  the  Board. 


The  Methodist  Church  637 

a.  To  receive  and  record  in  approved  classified  form  all  moneys 
coming  under  the  supervision  of  the  Board. 

b.  To  deposit  in  the  name  of  the  church  promptly  all  funds  in  a 
bank  approved  by  the  Board. 

c.  To  make  a  report  of  all  funds  received  and  disbursed  and  all  un- 
paid accounts  to  each  monthly  meeting  of  the  Board  and  to  the  Quar- 
terly Conference  as  may  be  required. 

d".  To  disburse  the  funds  received  on  the  annual  budget  and  special 
causes  only  on  the  order  of  the  Board. 

e.  To  make  proportional  distribution  of  the  funds  raised  for  the 
support  of  the  ministry  and  to  remit  the  same  monthly. 

f.  To  submit  the  books  and  accounts  annually  for  audit. 

18.  To  provide  for  an  annual  audit  of  the  books  and  accounts  of  the 
treasurer  or  treasurers  by  a  certified  public  accountant  or  a  competent 
Committee  appointed  by  the  Board. 

19.  To  discharge  any  other  duties  and  responsibilities  committed  to 
the  Board  by  the  Quarterly  Conference  as  provided  in  Par.  532,  Section 

13,  and  any  other  duties  vested  in  the  Board  by  other  provisions  in 
the  Discipline. 

II 

In  Part  VII,  Chapter  V,  Section  I  through  Section  VII, 
amend  as  follows : 

Par.  1210 — For  the  words  "with  the  ultimate  end  in  view 
of  creating"  in  line  4  substitute  "that  they  may  become,"  so 
that  the  paragraph  as  amended  will  read : 

Par.  1210.  The  purpose  of  the  Board  of  Lay  Activities  shall  be  to 
deepen  the  spiritual  life  of  the  lay  members  of  the  Church  and  to  cul- 
tivate among  them  an  increasing  loyalty  and  interest  that  they  may 
become  an  active  working  force  in  each  Local  Church. 

Par.  1211 — Delete  the  word  "General"  in  lines  1,  13,  and 

14,  so  that  the  paragraph  thus  amended  will  read  : 

Par.  1211.  The  Board  shall  be  composed  of  six  effective  Bishops, 
one  from  each  Jurisdiction;  six  efi'ective  Ministers,  one  from  each 
Jurisdiction;  twenty-four  Lay  Members,  distributed  to  the  several 
Jurisdictional  Conferences  on  the  basis  of  church  membership,  elected 
by  the  Jurisdictional  Conferences  on  nomination  of  the  Committee  on 
Lay  Activities  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conferences;  provided  that  these 
Lay  Members  shall  be  selected  from  the  Conference  Lay  Leaders  of 
the  several  Annual  Conferences  in  the  Jurisdiction;  provided,  further, 
that  retirement  from  the  office  of  Conference  Lay  Leader  shall  auto- 
matically vacate  membership  on  the  Board.  The  headquarters  of  the 
Board  shall  be  fixed  by  the  General  Conference.  The  Board  shall  be 
duly  incorporated. 

Par.  1212.  Delete  the  words  "(including  Brotherhoods)" 
in  line  8,  and  insert  in  line  9  after  the  word  "Boards"  the 
words  "or  Boards  of  Stewards"  so  that  the  paragraph  thus 
amended  will  read : 

Par.  1212.  The  Board  shall  promote  a  program  of  Lay  Activities 
which  shall  include: 

1.  Christian  stewardship 

2.  Christian  fellowship 


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3.  Personal  evangelism 

4.  Lay  speaking-  or  preaching 

5.  The  circulation  of  Church  papers  and  other  Christian  literature 

6.  The  Benevolences 

7.  Adequate  support  of  the  Ministry 

8.  Sound  Church  finance  in  the  Local  Church 

9.  Attendance  upon  worship  services 

10.  Men's  work 

11.  The  training  of  official  boards  or  boards  of  stewards 

12.  Work  for  boys  and  youth 

13.  The  Christianizing  of  personal  and  community  life 

14.  Co-operation  with  other  General  Boards  and  Agencies 

15.  District  and  Conference  Lay  organizations  to  make  more  ef- 
fective the  entire  program  of  Lay  Activities. 

Par.  1212A.  Immediately  following  Par.  1212  insert  a  new 
paragraph  as  follows : 

Par.  1212A.  To  further  the  work  of  Lay  Activities,  the  fourth  Sun- 
day in  February  of  each  year  shall  be  designated  as  Laymen's  Day, 
the  program  to  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Board. 

Par.  1213.  Delete  the  entire  paragraph.  (See  proposed  new 
Section  VI-A,  Methodist  Men,  Pars.  1246A-1246B.) 

Par.  1214.  Delete  the  word  ''General"  in  line  1.  Substitute 
"Executive"  in  place  of  "General"  in  line  5  so  that  the  para- 
graph thus  amended  will  read : 

Par.  1214.  The  Board  shall  elect  an  Executive  Secretary,  who  shall 
have  general  supervision  of  the  work  under  the  direction  of  the  Board 
and  who  shall  be  subject  to  the  authority  and  control  of  the  Board. 
On  nomination  of  the  Executive  Secretary  such  Associate  Secretaries 
as  the  Board  deems  necessary  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board.  The 
Board  shall  have  authority  to  fill  vacancies  in  office  occurring  ad  in- 
terim, including  that  of  the  Executive  Secretary. 

Par.  1218.  Insert  after  "Lay  Activities"  in  line  2  the  words 
"auxiliary  to  the  General  Board"  so  that  the  paragraph  thus 
amended  will  read : 

Par.  1218.  There  may  be  in  every  Jurisdiction  a  Jurisdictional 
Board  of  Lay  Activities  auxiliary  to  the  General  Board  composed  of 
the  Conference  Lay  Leaders  of  the  several  Annual  Conferences  in  the 
Jurisdiction;  two  effective  Bishops,  one  of  whom  shall  be  a  member 
of  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  three  eff'ective  Ministers,  one 
of  whom  shall  be  a  member  of  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities, 
elected  by  the  Jurisdictional  Conference  on  the  nomination  of  the 
Committee  on  Lay  Activities. 

Par.  1219.  Delete  the  words  "of  Lay  Activities"  in  line  3 
so  that  the  paragraph  as  thus  amended  will  read  : 

Par.  1219.  Within  the  Jurisdiction  this  Board  shall  promote  the 
program  of  Lay  Activities  as  outlined  by  the  General  Board  under  the 
authority  of  the  General  Conference. 

Par.  1222.  Reverse  Pars.  1222  and  1223  and  bring  to- 
gether into  one  paragraph  so  that  they  will  read : 


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Par.  1222.  The  Board  shall  be  organized  by  the  election  of  a  Presi- 
dent, a  Vice-President,  a  Recordinpr  Secretary,  and  a  Treasurer.  It 
shall  have  authority  to  leprulatc  its  own  proceedinprs.  It  shall  report 
quadrennially  to  the  Jurisdictional  Conference. 

Par.  1224.  For  "the  District  Lay  Leader  and  the  two 
Associate  District  Lay  Leaders"  in  lines  4  and  5  substitute 
"the  District  Lay  Leader  and  the  Associate  Lay  Leaders 
from  each  District,"  and  add  at  the  end  of  the  paragraph 
"the  Board  shall  elect  a  Vice-Chairman,  a  Secretary,  and  a 
Treasurer,"  so  that  the  paragraph  thus  amended  will  read: 

Par.  1224.  There  shall  be  in  every  Annual  Conference  a  Board  of 
Lay  Activities  composed  of  the  Conference  Lay  Leader,  who  shall  be 
Chairman,  the  District  Lay  Leader  and  the  Associate  District  Lay 
Leaders  from  each  District,  and  the  District  Superintendents.  The 
Board  shall  elect  a  Vice-Chairman,  a  Secretary  and  a  Treasurer. 

Par.  1225.  Delete  the  word  "Conference"  in  line  3.  Delete 
the  words  "shall  be  a  member  of  the  District  Conference  of 
the  District  in  which  he  resides,  and  he"  in  lines  5  and  6,  so 
that  the  paragraph  thus  amended  will  read : 

Par.  1225.  The  Conference  Lay  Leader  shall  be  elected  annually  by 
the  Annual  Conference  on  nomination  of  the  Board  of  Lay  Activities, 
which  nomination  shall  be  by  ballot.  The  Conference  Lay  Leader 
shall  be  seated  in  the  Annual  Conference,  if  he  is  not  a  member  of 
the  same,  but  wnthout  right  to  vote. 

Par.  1229.  For  the  word  "two"  in  line  3,  substitute  the 
words  "not  less  than  two  nor  more  than  four"  and  delete  "of 
the  Board"  in  line  3,  so  that  the  paragraph  thus  amended 
will  read : 

Par.  1229.  There  shall  be  in  every  District  a  Board  of  Lay  Activities 
composed  of  the  District  Lay  Leader,  who  shall  be  Chairman,  not 
less  than  two  nor  more  than  four  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders, 
the  District  Superintendent,  and  the  Lay  Leader  of  each  Charge. 

Par.  1230.  Delete  the  first  half  of  the  paragraph  through 
the  word  "order"  in  line  5,  so  that  the  paragraph  as  amended 
will  read : 

Par.  1230.  The  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders  shall  be 
elected  annually  by  the  Annual  Conference  on  nomination  of  the  Dis- 
trict Superintendents  and  the  Conference  Lay  Leader. 

Par.  1232.  At  the  end  of  the  paragraph  add  the  following: 
"provided  that,  where  the  Annual  Conference  shall  order, 
the  Conference  Lay  Leader  and  the  District  Superintendent 
shall  have  authority  to  fill  such  vacancies,"  so  that  the  para- 
graph thus  amended  will  read  : 


640  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Par.  1232.  The  Board  shall  have  authority  to  fill  vacancies  occurring 
ad  interim  in  the  office  of  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders ; 
provided  that,  whei-e  the  Annual  Conference  shall  order,  the  Confer- 
ence Lay  Leader  and  the  District  Superintendent  shall  have  authority 
to  fill  such  vacancies. 

Par.  1233  (Par.  568).  In  line  1  after  "Board"  insert  the 
words  "or  the  Board  of  Stewards,"  and  at  the  close  of  the 
paragraph  add  in  parentheses  "See  Par.  1212"  so  that  the 
paragraph  thus  amended  will  read  : 

Par.  1233.  The  Official  Board  or  the  Board  of  Stewards,  in  co- 
operation with  the  Pastor,  shall  be  responsible  for  the  program  of  Lay 
Activities  in  the  Station  Charge  as  outlined  under  the  direction  of  the 
General,  Jurisdictional,  Conference,  and  District  Boards  of  Lay  Ac- 
tivities. (See  Par.  1212.) 

Par.  1234  (Par.  569).  In  line  3  "for  organization  and  for 
perfecting  plans  for  the  work  of  the  year"  substitute  "to 
plan  the  work  for  the  year"  and  at  the  end  of  the  paragraph 
add :  "The  Pastor  shall  report  the  name  and  address  of  his 
Charge  Lay  Leader  to  the  District  Lay  Leader,"  so  that  the 
paragraph  thus  amended  will  read : 

Par.  1234.  The  Pastor  shall  call  the  Board  to  meet  as  soon  as  prac- 
ticable after  the  session  of  the  Annual  Confei-ence  to  plan  the  work 
for  the  year.  The  Pastor  shall  report  the  name  and  address  of  his 
Charge  Lay  Leader  to  the  District  Lay  Leader. 

Par.  1235  (Par.  570) .  For  the  entire  paragraph  substitjute 
the  following : 

Par.  1235.  Where  the  Official  Board  is  the  Executive  Body  of  the 
Local  Church  the  Charge  Lay  Leader  shall  be  elected  by  that  body  at 
its  last  regular  meeting  before  the  Annual  Conference  in  the  same 
manner  as  other  Board  officials  (See  Par.  547)  ;  where  the  Board  of 
Stewards  is  the  Executive  Body,  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  shall  be 
the  Charge  Lay  Leader. 

Par.  1236.  (Par.  571).  In  line  1  after  "Boards"  insert  the 
words  "or  the  Boards  of  Stewards,"  and  at  the  close  of  the 
paragraph  add  in  parentheses  "(See  Par.  1212),"  so  that 
the  paragraph  thus  amended  will  read : 

Far.  1236  (Par.  571).  The  Official  Boards  or  Boards  of  Stewards  of 
the  several  churches  of  the  Circuit,  in  co-operation  with  the  Pastor, 
shall  be  responsible  for  the  program  of  Lay  Activities  as  outlined 
under  the  direction  of  the  General,  Jurisdictional,  Conference,  and 
District  Boards  of  Lay  Activities.  (See  Par.  1212.) 

Par.  1238  (Par.  573).  In  lines  3  and  4  "for  organization 
and  for  perfecting  plans  for  the  work  of  the  year"  substitute 
"to  plan  the  work  for  the  year"  and  at  the  end  of  the  para- 


The  Methodist  Church  641 

graph  add :  "The  Pastor  shall  report  the  name  and  address 
of  the  Charge  Lay  Leader  to  the  District  Lay  Leader,"  so 
that  the  paragraph  thus  amended  will  read : 

Par.  1238  (Par.  573).  The  Pastor  shall  call  these  Boards  to  meet 
as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  to 
plan  the  work  for  the  year.  The  Pastor  shall  report  the  name  and 
address  of  the  Charge  Lay  Leader  to  the  District  Lay  Leader. 

Par.  1239  (Par.  574).  Beginning  with  line  3  "at  the  ses- 
sion next  preceding  the  session  of  the  Annual  Conference" 
substitute  "on  nomination  of  the  Committee  on  Nominations 
to  assume  his  responsibilities  at  the  beginning  of  the  new 
Conference  year,"  so  that  the  paragraph  thus  amended  will 
read: 

Par.  1239  (Par.  574).  The  Charge  Lay  Leader  of  the  Circuit  shall 
be  elected  annually  by  the  Fourth  Quarterly  Conference  on  nomina- 
tion of  the  Committee  on  Nominations  to  assume  his  responsibilities 
at  the  beginning  of  the  new  Conference  year. 

Par.  1240  (Par.  575).  Insert  after  "Boards"  in  line  1  "or 
Boards  of  Stewards,"  and  insert  after  "Boards"  in  line  4  "or 
Boards  of  Stewards,"  so  that  the  paragraph  thus  amended 
will  read : 

Par.  1240.  Where  the  Official  Boards  are  the  Executive  Bodies  in 
the  local  churches,  the  Church  Lay  Leaders  shall  be  elected  by  those 
bodies  at  their  last  regular  meetings  before  the  Annual  Conference 
in  the  same  manner  as  other  Board  officials  (See  Par.  547)  ;  where  the 
Boards  of  Stewards  are  the  Executive  Bodies,  the  Chairmen  of  the 
Boards  shall  be  the  Church  Lay  Leaders  respectively. 

Par.  1241.  The  Conference  Lay  Leader  as  the  Executive  officer  of  the 
Conference  Board  of  Lay  Activities  shall  give  direction  to  its  work, 
confer  with  the  Bishop  and  correlate  the  work  of  the  Board  with  all 
other  activities  within  the  Conference,  make  a  written  report  to  the 
Board  at  its  regular  annual  session,  and  make  a  comprehensive  report 
to  the  General  Board  following  the  close  of  the  Conference  year  which 
shall  include  the  names  and  correct  addresses  of  the  District,  Associate 
District,  and  Charge  Lay  Leaders  of  the  several  Districts  and  Charges. 

Pai-s.  1242-1243.  The  District  Lay  Leader  as  Executive  officer  of 
the  District  Board  of  Lay  Activities  shall  give  direction  to  its  work, 
make  a  written  report  to  each  regular  meeting  of  the  District  Board 
and  to  the  District  Conference,  and  a  detailed  report  to  the  Confer- 
ence Lay  Leader  at  the  close  of  the  Conference  year  which  shall  in- 
clude the  names  and  correct  addresses  of  the  Associate  District  Lay 
Leaders  and  the  Charge  Lay  Leaders  of  the  several  Charges  in  the 
District.  The  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders  shall  co-operate  with  the 
District  Lay  Leader  in  the  work  of  Lay  Activities  as  the  District  Board 
may  direct.  The  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders  shall 
confer  at  least  quarterly  with  the  District  Superintendent  regarding 
the  promotion  of  Lay  Activities  and  the  correlation  of  the  work  with  all 
other  activities  within  the  District. 

Par.  1244.  The  Charge  Lay  Leader  of  the  Station  Charge  in  co- 
operation with  the  Pastor  shall  be  responsible  for  presenting  the  pro- 


642  Journal  of  the  lOJfi  General  Conference 

gram  of  Lay  Activities  (See  Par.  1212)  to  the  Official  Board  or  the 
Board  of  Stewards  for  the  adoption  of  plans  necessary  to  carry  on  the 
work.  He  shall  give  continued  leadership  to  make  the  work  effective, 
make  a  report  to  each  regular  session  of  the  Board,  and  to  each  Quar- 
terly Conference,  and  a  detailed  report  to  the  District  Lay  Leader 
at  the  close  of  the  Conference  year.  He  shall  confer  frequently  with  the 
Pastor  about  the  work  of  Lay  Activities  and  assist  him  in  all  his  plans, 
co-operate  with  the  Pastor  in  presenting  Benevolences  to  the  congre- 
gation, co-operate  with  the  General  Board  and  its  auxiliary  units  in 
the  promotion  of  the  total  program  of  Lay  Activities,  and  promote  the 
circulation  of  The  Methodist  Layman  and  The  Christian  Advocate. 

Par.  1245.  The  Charge  Lay  Leader  of  the  Circuit  Charge  in  co- 
operation with  the  Pastor  shall  be  responsible  for  presenting  the  pro- 
gram of  Lay  Activities  (See  Par.  1212)  to  the  Official  Board  or  Board 
of  Stewards  for  the  adoption  of  plans  necessary  to  carry  on  the 
work.  He  shall  give  continued  leadership  to  make  the  work  effective, 
make  a  report  to  each  regular  session  of  the  Board  and  to  each 
Quarterly  Conference,  and  a  detailed  report  to  the  District  Lay 
Leader  following  the  close  of  the  Conference  year.  He  shall  confer 
frequently  with  the  Pastor  and  the  several  Church  Lay  Leaders  about 
the  work  of  Lay  Activities  within  the  Charge  and  assist  them  in  all 
their  plans,  co-operate  with  the  General  Board  and  its  auxiliary  units 
in  the  promotion  of  the  total  program  of  Lay  Activities,  and  pi'o- 
mote  the  circulation  of  The  Methodist  Layman  and  The  Christian  Ad- 
vocate. 

Par.  1246.  The  Church  Lay  Leader  in  co-operation  with  the  Pastor 
shall  be  responsible  for  presenting  the  program  of  Lay  Activities 
(See  Par.  1212)  to  the  Official  Board  or  Board  of  Stewards  and  for 
the  adoption  of  plans  necessary  to  carry  on  the  work.  He  shall  give 
continued  leadership  to  make  the  work  effective,  make  a  report  to 
each  regular  session  of  the  Board  and  each  quarter  to  the  Charge 
Lay  Leader,  co-operate  with  the  Pastor  in  presenting  Benevolences 
to  the  congregation,  promote  the  circulation  of  The  Methodist  Layman 
and  The  Christian  Advocate,  confer  frequently  with  the  Pastor  and 
the  Charge  Lay  Leader  and  co-operate  with  them  in  the  promotion 
of  the  total  program  of  Lay  Activities  within  the  Charge. 

Between  Sections  VI  and  VII  as  they  now  stand  in  the 
Discipline,  add  a  new  Section  of  three  paragraphs  as  follows  : 

Section  VI-A.  Methodist  Men 

Par.  — —  The  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities  shall  give  special 
consideration  to  Men's  Work,  correlating  it  ^^^th  the  total  program 
of  Lay  Activities.  "Methodist  Men"  shall  be  the  duly  authorized 
organization  for  this  purpose.  The  Board  shall  have  authority  to 
promote  and  charter  local  units  of  "Methodist  Men"  and  to  affiliate 
with  the  movement  other  existing  men's  organizations  in  the  local 
church. 

Par.  The  Official  Board  or  the  Board  of  Stewai"ds  in  co-opera- 
tion with  the  Pastor  and  the  Lay  Leader,  shall  be  responsible  for 
organizing  "Methodist  Men"  in  the  local  church,  as  need  may  arise, 
for  the  development  of  the  spiritual  life  of  the  men  of  the  church 
and  the  attainment  of  the  objectives  set  forth  in  the  following  obliga- 
tion assumed  by  members  of  the  organization : 

"1.  To  seek  daily  Christ's  way  of  life;  to  bear  witness  to  this 
way  in  business  dealings  and  in  social  contacts;  to  engage  in  some 
definite  Christian  service. 


The  Methodist  Church  643 

"2.  To  learn  more  about  The  Methodist  Church:  to  study  diligently 
its  interpretation  and  proclamation  of  the  Evangel;  to  promote  its 
interests  and  purposes. 

"3.  To  endeavor  to  win  men  and  boys  to  Christ  and  the  Church; 
to  promote  plans  for  the  handcraft  training  and  for  the  recreational, 
social,  and  religious  development  of  the  boys  and  young  men  of  the 
church  and  the  community. 

"4.  To  promote  Christian  fellowship  in  the  chui'ch  through  ac- 
quaintance and  co-operative  effort,  and  to  foster  mutual  under- 
standing and  the  spirit  of  Christian  brotherhood  in  social,  industrial, 
and  race  relations  in  the  community  and  among  all  peoples  of  the 
world." 

Par.  1247,  Amend  by  inserting  the  word  "General"  in  the 
first  line  so  that  the  paragraph  will  read  : 

Par.  1247.  The  General   Board  of  Lay  Activities,  etc. 

Par. Immediately  following  Par.  1247  insert  a  new 

paragraph  as  follows : 

Par.  A  Committee  on  Christian   Stewardship  for  each  local 

church  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the  Official  Board  or  the  Board 
of  Stewards.  The  Pastor  and  the  Lay  Leader  shall  be  ex-officio 
members  of  the  Committee.  The  Committee  shall  correlate  and  pro- 
mote stewardship  in  the  local  church  in  harmony  with  the  plans  of 
the  General  Board.  It  shall  report  to  the  Official  Board  or  the  Board 
of  Stewards  and  to  the  Quarterly  Conference. 

Par.  1249.  For  this  paragraph  substitute  the  following: 

Par.  1249.  God  is  the  owner  of  all  things.  Man  is  a  steward.  God's 
ownership  and  man's  stewardship  ought  to  be  acknowledged. 

Stewardship  is  the  practical  expression  of  one's  experience  of 
God.  Therefore,  all  one's  life,  all  personal  abilities,  and  all  material 
resources  constitute  a  gift  from  God,  which  should  be  used  for  His 
glory  and  for  the  welfare  of  mankind.  This  is  central  in  Christian 
faith  and  should  control  and  direct  all  one's  being. 

Stewardship  involves  both  motives  and  methods  in  the  production 
and  acquisition  of  wealth,  the  service  ideals  in  vocation  and  avocation, 
and  the  conservation  of  natural  resources.  It  also  governs  motives 
and  methods  in  the  investment  and  expenditure  of  one's  total  material 
gains. 

Christian  experience  demonstrates  that  the  acknowlegment  of 
God's  ownership  and  man's  stewardship  should  result  in  systematic, 
proportionate  and  abundant  giving.  Tithing  is  commended  as  a  his- 
toric and  workable  method  attested  by  many  Chi'istians  throughout 
centuries  of  religious  custom  and  joyful  experience. 

Stewardship  likewise  requires  the  offering  of  one's  self  and  the 
sharing  of  one's  abilities  in  the  work  of  the  organized  agencies  of 
the  ChuKh  and  community  which  serve  Kingdom  intei'ests. 

Christian  Stewardship  inevitably  expresses  itself  in  one's  daily 
economic  experiences  and  in  all  life  and  service. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 


644  Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 

Report  No.  4.  Disposal  of  Property  of  a  Discontinued 

Charge.  (Memorial  No.  37.) 
Calendar  No.  U.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3 A3. 
Reconsidered  and  Referred  May  3.  See  Journal,  Pages  3^3, 

U77. 
M,  106;  P,  88;F,  87;N,  1 
In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  37  your  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  makes 
the  following  recommendation : 

Amend  Par.  782  so  it  shall  read : 

Any  gift,  legacy,  devise,  annuity,  or  other  benefit  to  a  Charge  or 
Church  that  accrues  or  becomes  available  after  said  Charge  or  Church 
has  been  discontinued  or  abandoned  shall  be  and  become  the  property 
of  the  Trustees  of  the  Annual  Conference  within  whose  jurisdiction 
the  said  discontinued  or  abandoned  Charge  or  Church  was  located. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  ChairTnan; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Disposal  of  Property  of  a  Discontinued 

Charge.  (Memorial  No.  37.) 
Calendar  No.  65.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  477. 
M,  106;P,  88;F,  87;N,  1 
In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  37  your  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  makes 
the  following  recommendation : 
Amend  Par.  782  so  it  shall  read : 

Any  gift,  legacy,  devise,  annuity  or  other  benefit  to  a  Charge  or 
Church  that  accrues  or  becomes  available  after  said  Charge  or 
Church  has  been  discontinued  or  abandoned  shall  be  and  become  the 
property  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Annual  Conference  within  whose 
jurisdiction  the  said  discontinued  or  abandoned  Charge  or  Church 
was  located. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chaimian; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Charters  for  Local  Charges 
(Memorial  No.  330.) 
Calendar  No.  42.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  343. 
M,  106;  P,  100  ;F,  100 
In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  330  your  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  recom- 
mends the  addition  of  a  new  section  which  shall  be  Section 
4  to  Paragraph  776  which  shall  read  : 

All  new  Charters,  or  suggested  amendments  to  existing  *Charters, 
shall  be  submitted  to  the  District  Superintendent  for  his  approval 
as  to  their  conformity  with  Provisions  of  the  Discipline. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  ^46 

Report  No.  6.  Vacancies  in  Board  of  Trustees  of 

Charges.  (Memorial  No.  25.) 

Calendar  No.  43.  Adopted  Maif  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3UU. 

M,  106 ; P,  85 ; F,  84 ;  A,  1 

In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  25  your  Committee  on 

Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  makes 

the  following  recommendation : 

Amend  Paragraph  773  of  the  1940  Discipline  so  that  it 
shall  read : 

"Any  vacancy  in  the  Board  of  Trustees  may  be  filled  until  the 
next  annual  election  by  the  Quarterly  Conference  of  the  Charge 
in  any  regular  or  a  special  session,  except  as  the  civil  laws  shall  pre- 
scribe otherwise." 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

(Note:  Calendar  No.  66  is  a  duplicate  of  this  Report,  Calendar  No.  48.) 

Report  No.  7.  Minimum  Standard  of  Ministerial  Support. 

(Memorial  Nos.  1,  12,  35,  198,  201,  202,  203,  351,  367,  383, 

and  399.) 

Calendar  No.  4//.  Adopted  April  29.  Withdrawn  May  6.  See 

Journal,  Page  478 

M,  106  ;P,  67;F,  67 

In  connection  with  the  above-numbered  Memorials  your 

Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 

Economy  makes  the  following  recommendations : 

1.  That  a  Commission  be  set  up  to  make  a  thorough  study 
of  a  plan  of  basic  support  for  all  ministers  of  The  Methodist 
Church  upon  some  basis  of  equity,  and  that  said  Commission 
report  its  findings  and  recommendations  back  to  the  General 
Conference  of  1948;  and 

2.  That  said  Commission  shall  be  composed  of  one  layman 
and  one  minister  from  each  Jurisdictional  Conference  upon 
nomination  of  the  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy  of  each  Jurisdictional  Conference, 
together  with  the  Presidents  and  Executive  Secretaries  of 
the  Mis.souri  and  Illinois  Corporations. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No  8.  Suggested  Changes  in  the  Benevolence 
AND  Financial  Plan.  (Memorial  No.  Non-Concurrence.) 

M,  106;  P,  77;  F,76;  N,  1 
Calendar  No.  45.  Adopted  Mai/  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
Non-Concurrence  recommended  in  2,  4,  13,  18,  20,  21,  26. 


646  Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

33,  36,  38,  192,  194,  197,  199,  214,  215,  216,  339,  344,  348, 
357,  394,  395,  417,  418,  449,  450,  470,  486,  529  and  531 
because  the  General  Conference  has  already  acted  upon  the 
matters,  or  the  subject  matter  is  already  covered  by  legisla- 
tion in  the  1940  Discipline. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  9.  Transfer  of  Church  Membership. 

(Memorial  No.  458.) 

Calendar  No.  46.  Adopted  Maij  6.  See  Journal,  Page  475. 

M,  106;  P,  83;F,  83 

With  reference  to  Memorial  458  concerning  the  transfer 

of  Church  membership,  your  Standing  Committee  recognizes 

the  seriousness  of  the  problem  involved  and  is  in  sympathy 

with  the  purpose  of  the  memorial. 

It  is  the  judgment  of  your  Committee  that  the  whole 
matter  should  be  referred  to  the  Joint  Committee  consider- 
ing the  recommendation  of  a  Commission  for  Study  of  the 
Local  Church,  if  and  when  such  a  Commission  is  created  by 
the  General  Conference,  with  the  request  that  some  provision 
be  made  for  the  study  of  this  problem  during  the  quadren- 
nium  and  report  back  to  the  1948  General  Conference. 
Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Correlation  of  Legislation 
(In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  47.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  480. 
M,  106;  P,  67;F,  67 

Resolution 

The  Legislative  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
and  Temporal  Economy  desires  to  call  to  the  attention  of  the 
Committee  on  Correlation  of  Legislation,  through  the  Gen- 
eral Conference,  the  wisdom  of  eliminating  the  items  on 
Church  Membership  appearing  in  Part  II,  Chapter  I  of  the 
1940  Discipline,  which  are  repeated  in  Part  III,  Chapter  X, 
Section  I. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  11.  Membership.  (Memorial  Nos.  525,  526.) 
Calendar  No.  48.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  282. 
M,  106;P,  69;F,  69 
Your  Committee  reports  that  the  changes  in  legislation 


The  Methodist  Church  647 

requested  in  Memorials  525  and  526  have  already  been  acted 
upon  in  Committee  Report  No.  1  to  the  General  Conference. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary: 

Report  No.  12.  Definition  of  Pastoral  Charge. 
(Memorial  No.  455.) 
Calendar  No.   'tO.  Adopted  Maif  6.  See  Journal,  Page  h75. 
M,  106;P,  67;F,  67 
With  reference  to  Memorial  455,  your  Committee  recom- 
mends deletion  of  the  sub-head  to  Section  II  of  Chapter  X 
reading  "Duties  of  District  Superintendent  and  Pastor,"  and 
That  Paragraph  527  be  amended  by  inserting  before  the 
present  wording  a  section  reading : 

So  that  Paragraph  527  will  then  read : 

Par.  527.  1.  A  Pastoral  Charge  consists  of  one  or  more  churches 
organized  under  the  Disciplme  with  a  single  Quarterly  Conference 
to  which  a  Minister  has  been  duly  appointed  as  Preacher  in  Chai-ge. 
A  Charge  of  two  or  more  churches  is  a  Circuit. 

2.  In  order  that  each  local  church  or  congregation  may  be  an 
effective  unit  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  District  Superintendents  and 
Pastors  to  organize  and  administer  the  Charges  and  Churches  com- 
mitted to  their  care  in  accordance  with  the  plan  set  forth  in  this 
chapter. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  13.  Election  of  Boards  of  Trustees 
(Memorial  No.  332.) 
Calendar  No.  50.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  U7S. 
M,  106;P,  83;F,  83 
Reporting  on  Memorial  332,  your  Committee  recommends 
amending  paragraph  772,  line  5,  by  striking  out  the  words 
"on  nomination  of  the  Pastor"  and  inserting  the  words  "on 
nomination   by  the   Nominating   Committee  of  which   the 
pastor  shall  be  the  Chairman." 
So  the  paragraph  will  read  : 

Paragraph  772.  Except  as  the  laws  of  the  state,  territory  or 
country,  or  the  existing  Charter  of  any  incorporated  Charge  or 
Church  prescribe  otherwise,  such  Board  of  Trustees  shall  be  elected 
by  the  Quarterly  Conference  on  nomination  by  the  Nominating  Com- 
mittee of  which  the  Pastor  shall  be  the  Chairman,  or  in  his  absence, 
of  the  District  Superintendent;  or  they  may  be  elected  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Charge  not  less  than  twenty-one  years  of  age  at  a  meet- 
ing called  for  that  purpose,  as  may  be  arranged  by  the  Quarterly 
Conference.  At  least  ten  days'  notice  of  such  meeting  and  the  pur- 
pose thereof  shall  be  given  from  the  pulpit  of  the  Charge. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 


648  Journal  of  the  19^4.  General  Confereyice 

Report  No.  14.  Vacancies  on  the  Annual  Conference 

Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance. 

(Memorial  Nos.  11,  27.) 

M,  106;P,  73;F,  73 

Calendar  No.  51.  Withdrawn  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  480. 

Reporting  on  Memorials  No.  11  and  27,  your  Committee 

on   Membership,   Lay   Activities   and   Temporal   Economy 

recommends  the  addition  of  the  following  to   Paragraph 

832  of  the  1940  Discipline: 

"Vacancies  occui'ring  in  the  membership  of  the  Commission  in  the 
interim  between  the  sessions  of  the  Annual  Conference  shall  be  filled 
by  the  Commission,  preserving  the  ratio  of  membership  between  min- 
isters and  laymen.  At  the  next  session  of  the  Annual  Conference 
such  vacancies  shall  be  filled  by  proper  action  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ference for  the  unexpired  term." 

So  the  Paragraph  shall  read : 

Paragraph  832.  There  shall  be  in  each  Annual  Conference  a  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance  composed  of  five  Ministers 
and  six  Lay  Members,  nominated  by  the  District  Superintendents  and 
elected  by  the  Annual  Conference  next  succeeding  the  General  Con- 
ference. They  shall  serve  for  four  years,  beginning  with  the  ad- 
journment of  that  Annual  Conference.  No  member  or  employee  of 
any  Confei'ence  or  Connectional  Board  shall  be  eligible.  The  Chair- 
man of  each  Conference  Board  or  Commission,  or  some  person  ap- 
pointed by  it,  shall  have  opportunity  to  represent  the  claims  of  his 
Board  or  Commission  before  the  Annual  Conference  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance.  Vacancies  occurring  in  the  membership 
of  the  Commission  in  the  interim  between  the  sessions  of  the  Annual 
Conference  shall  be  filled  by  the  Commission,  preserving  the  ratio 
of  membership  between  ministers  and  laymen.  At  the  next  session 
of  the  Annual  Conference  such  vacancies  shall  be  filled  by  proper 
action  of  the  Annual  Conference  for  the  unexpired  term. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson.  (*)  Secretanj. 

Report   No.    15.    Amend   Paragraph    800    Relating   to 
Trustees  of  Schools  and  Other  Institutions 
(Memorial  No.  362.) 
Calendar  No.  52.  Referred  to  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts 
and  Legal  Forms.  See  Report  No.  15  of  that  Committee, 
Pages  477,  492. 
M,  106;P,  60;F,  60 
In  reporting  on  Memorial  362,  your  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership,  Lay   Activities   and   Temporal    Economy,    recom- 
mends that  Paragraph  800  of  the  1940  Discipline  be  amended 
by  striking  out  in  line  five  of  said  paragraph  the  words 
"three  fourths"  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the  words  "a 
majority"  and  by  striking  out  in  line  thirteen  of  said  para- 


The  Methodist  Church  649 

graph  the  words  "three  fourths"  and  inserting  in  lieu  there- 
of the  words  "a  majority"  so  that  when  amended  the  para- 
graph will  read : 

"Trustees  of  schools,  colleges,  universities,  hospitals,  homes, 
orphanages,  institutes,  and  other  institutions  owned  or  controlled  by 
The  Methodist  Church  shall  be  at  least  twenty-one  years  of  age.  At 
all  times  not  less  than  a  majority  of  them  shall  be  members  of  The 
Methodist  Church  and  all  must  be  nominated,  confirmed,  or  elected 
by  some  body  or  officer  thereof  to  which  or  to  whom  this  power  has 
been  delegated  by  the  governing  body  of  the  Church ;  provided  that 
when  an  institution  is  owned  and  operated  jointly  with  some  other 
denomination  or  organization,  said  requirement  that  a  majority  of 
the  Trustees  shall  be  members  of  The  Methodist  Church  shall  apply 
only    to    the    portion    of    the    Trustees    representing    The    Methodist 


Church." 


Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairmmi; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 


Report  No.  16.  Vacancies  in  Board  of  Trustees  of  The 

Methodist  Church.  (Memorial  No.  15.) 

Calendar  \o.  53.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  481. 

M,  106;  P,  103  ;F,  103 

Your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Tem- 
poral Economy  recommends  the  addition  of  the  following  to 
paragraph  793  of  the  1940  Discipline: 

"Between  General  Conferences,  the  Council  of  Bishops  is 
designated  to  act  upon  resignations  and  to  fill  vacancies  in 
the  membership  of  this  Board,  until  the  next  session  of  the 
General  Conference,"  so  the  paragraph  shall  read : 

Par.  793.  There  shall  be  a  Board  of  Trustees  incorporated  under 
the  name  of  "The  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church." 
This  Board  shall  be  composed  of  six  Ministers  and  six  Lay  Members. 
At  least  one  of  its  members  shall  be  chosen  from  the  bounds  of  each 
Jurisdictional  Conference  in  the  United  States.  They  shall  be  elected 
for  a  term  of  eight  years  by  the  General  Conference  on  nomination 
of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  except  as  to  the  first  such  Board,  of  which 
three  Clerical  and  three  Lay  Members  thereof  shall  be  elected  for 
a  term  of  four  years  and  three  Clerical  and  three  Lay  Members 
thereof  shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  eight  years,  and  they  shall 
serve  until  their  successors  have  been  elected  and  qualified.  Between 
General  Conferences,  the  Council  of  Bishops  is  designated  to  act 
upon  resignations  and  to  fill  vacancies  in  the  membership  of  this 
Board,  until  the  next  session  of  the  General  Conference. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  17.  Endowment  Fund  for  the  John  Street 

Methodist  Church.  (Memorial  No.  200.) 

Calendar  No.  5U.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  A33 

M,  106;P,  99;F,  99 


650  Journal  of  the  lOJfJt  General  Conference 

John  Street  Methodist  Church  has  been  accepted  as  a 
responsibility  of  Methodism  at  large  since  1868,  its  Trustees 
having  been  elected  by  the  General  Conference  for  each 
quadrennium  since  that  date,  including  the  years  of  1940 
and  1944.  This  responsibility  was  distinctly  reaffirmed  by 
the  last  General  Conference. 

This  shrine  of  early  Methodism  in  the  United  States  is 
beloved  by  many  Methodists  and  others,  who  annually  make 
pilgrimage  to  it  by  the  hundreds.  The  Church's  present 
situation  is  ideal  for  enlarging  its  program  of  noonday 
services  for  the  thousands  who  work  in  the  skyscrapers  of 
the  business  and  financial  district  which  surround  it  on  every 
side.  This  is  in  addition  to  the  usual  preaching  and  other 
meetings  of  Sunday. 

The  present  state  of  the  church  property,  however,  is  far 
from  satisfactory.  The  building  is  more  than  two  hundred 
years  old,  and  structural  weaknesses  have  developed  which 
endanger  its  safety.  Considerable  changes  also  are  essential 
if  even  the  present  program  of  service  is  to  be  carried  on 
under  sanitary  and  suitable  conditions.  And  that  program 
ought  to  be  extended  if  the  historic  usefulness  of  the  church 
is  to  be  maintained.  The  Roman  Catholics  have  announced  a 
large  plan  for  work  in  this  vicinity  as  soon  as  the  war  is  over. 

The  local  resources  of  the  church  constitutency  are  taxed 
to  the  uttermost  for  the  current  expenses,  and  the  income 
from  the  adjacent  building,  from  which  the  larger  part  of 
the  present  budget  is  derived,  has  no  certainty  of  perma- 
nence. Outside  help  must  be  secured  if  this  conspicuous 
enterprise  of  The  Methodist  Church  is  to  go  on  in  vigor. 

We  therefore  recommend  that  the  General  Conference  give 
its  endorsement  to  a  projected  appeal  to  and  campaign 
among  the  members  of  The  Methodist  Church  at  large  for 
the  raising  of  funds  for  endowment  and  for  such  restoration, 
repairs  and  changes  in  the  building  as  are  necessary  for 
security  and  for  the  proper  conduct  of  the  work. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairmcm; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  18.  Nannie  Findley  Bean  Bequest. 
(Memorial  No.  219.) 

Calendar  No.  55.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  4.78 
M,  106;P,  99;F,  99 
Your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Tem- 
poral Economy  recommends  the  adoption  by  the  General 
Conference  of  the  following  resolution,  as  prayed  for  in 
Memorial  No.  219 : 


^he  Methodist  Church  651 

Br  if  Resolred,  By  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  in  regular  session  duly  assembled,  that  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  The  Methodist  Church,  an*  Ohio  Corporation,  be  and  it  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  sell  and  convey  in  whole  or  in  part  the 
real  estate  devised  it  under  the  will  of  Nannie  Findley  Bean,  said 
Board  being:  authoiized  and  empowered  to  sell  and  convey  the  entire 
fee  simple  title  to  any  or  all  of  said  land  or  to  except  and  reserve 
from  any  sale,  or  sales,  any  or  all  of  the  minerals,  including  oil 
and  jras.  in  and  under  said  lands,  and  in  turn  to  sell  any  or  all  of 
such  minerals  so  excepted  and  reserved  or  to  execute  and  deliver  oil 
or  other  mining  leases  on  all  or  any  portion  of  such  minerals,  which 
sale,  or  sales,  lease,  or  leases,  shall  be  made  for  such  consideration, 
upon  such  terms,  and  at  such  time,  or  times,  as  may  be  cotisidered 
advisable  or  proper  by  said  Board  of  Trustees  or  by  its  Executive 
Committee,  as  the  President  and  Secretary  of  said  Board  of  Trustees 
arc  authorized  and  empowered  to  deliver  to  any  purchaser,  or 
purchasers,  lessee,  or  lessees,  such  deed  or  deeds,  lease  or  leases,  as 
will  properly  convey  to  and  vest  in  such  purchaser,  or  purchasers, 
lessee,  oi-  lessees,  any  or  all  of  the  right,  title  and  interest  owned  by, 
or  accruing  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South,  Inc.,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church,  or 
The  Methodist  Church  acting  through  its  General  Conference,  and 
all  things  done  hereunder  and  by  virtue  hei*eof  are  hereby  ratified 
and  confirmed,  it  being  provided  and  required,  however,  that  said 
Board  of  Trustees  will  substitute  the  proceeds  from  any  such  sale, 
or  sales,  or  from  any  such  lease,  or  leases,  for  the  land  itself  and 
will  handle  and  dispose  of  said  proceeds  only  in  accordance  with  the 
terms  and  provisions  of  the  will  of  Nannie  Findley  Bean. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  19.  Definition  of  Pastoral  Charge. 
(Memorial  No.  455.) 
Calendar  No.  72.  Withdrawn  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  JfSl 
M,  106;P,  67;F,  67 
Whereas  the  term  "pastoral  charge"  occurs  several  times 
in  the  Discipline  and  there  is  no  exact  definition  of  a  pastoral 
charge,  your  Standing  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities and  Temporal  Economy  recommends  concurrence  in 
Memorial  No.  455,  that  a  section  be  added  to  Paragraph  528 
of  the  1940  Discipline,  to  read : 

The  pastoral  charge  shall  be  understood  to  include  all  of  the  in- 
dividual churches  assigned  to  the  care  of  an  individual  pastor.  Each 
of  the  churches  thus  assigned  may  have  separate  Official  Boards  but 
shall  have  but  one  Quarterly  Conference,  providing  that  in  cases  of 
emergency,  in  the  judgment  and  decision  of  the  District  Superintend- 
ent, new  mergers  of  individual  churches  in  one  pastoral  charge  may 
have  separate  Quarterly  Conferences  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  three 
years.  In  listing  pastoral  charges  with  more  than  one  individual  church 
the  community  where  the  pastor  is  resident  shall  be  named  first  and 
the  others  follow  in  alphabetical  order.  The  Annual  Conference  may 
determine  whether  the  pastor's  repoi'ts  to  the  Conference  are  to  be 
made  by  individual  churches  or  by  the  charge  as  a  whole.  For  purposes 
of  lay  membership  in  the  Annual   Conference  there  may  be  but  one 


652  JofiriKiI  of  the  19U  General  Conference 

member  and  one  reserve  from  each  Quarterly  Conference.  When  a 
Pastoral  Charge  consists  of  but  one  individual  church  it  may  be  known 
as  a  Station,  when  of  more  than  one  individual  church  it  may  be  known 
as  a  Circuit. 

So  the  new  paragraph  will  read : 

Par.  528.  Article  1.  A  Quarterly  Conference,  which  is  the  govern- 
ing body  of  the  Charge,  shall  be  organized  in  each  Pastoral  Charge. 
(Paragraph  31.)  The  pastoral  charge  shall  be  understood  to  include 
all  of  the  individual  churches  assigned  to  the  care  of  an  individual 
pastor.  Each  of  the  churches  thus  assigned  may  have  separate  Official 
Boards,  but  shall  have  but  one  Quarterly  Conference,  providing  that 
in  cases  of  emergency,  in  the  judgment  and  decision  of  the  District 
Superintendent,  new  mergers  of  individual  churches  in  one  pastoral 
charge  may  have  separate  Quarterly  Conferences  for  a  period  not 
to  exceed  three  years.  In  listing  pastoral  charges  with  more  than 
one  individual  church  the  community  where  the  'pastor  is  resident 
shall  be  named  first  and  the  others  follow  in  alphabetical  order.  The 
Annual  Conference  may  determine  whether  the  pastor's  reports  to 
the  Conference  are  to  be  made  by  individual  churches  or  by  the 
charge  as  a  whole.  For  purposes  of  lay  membership  in  the  Annual 
Conference  thei'e  may  be  but  one  member  and  one  reserve  from  each 
Quarterly  Conference.  When  a  Pastoral  Charge  consists  of  but  one 
individual  church  it  may  be  known  as  a  Station,  when  of  more  than 
one  individual  church  it  may  be  known  as  a  Circuit. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

For  Report  No.  20  See  Page  781. 

Report  No.  21.  St.  George's  Church.  (Memorial  No.  532.) 
Calendar  No.  13.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4^32. 
M,  106;P,  82;  F,  77;  A,  5 
Your  Committee  submits  the  following  resolution  as  its 
report  on  memorial  No.  532 : 

Whereas,  a  memorial  from  the  St.  George's  Methodist  Church  of 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  requesting  this  General  Conference  to  make  an  ap- 
propriation of  Five  Hundred  ($500.00)  Dollars  annually  for  the  re- 
novation and  repairs  of  the  historic  Old  St.  George's  Church,  and 

Whereas,  the  Old  St.  George's  Church  is  American  Methodism's 
oldest  and  most  historic  church,  having  been  used  continuously  for 
worship  and  service  to  her  community  since  November  23,  1769;  and 

Whereas,  within  her  walls  the  first  three  Conferences  of  American 
Methodism,  the  first  Watch  Night  Service  in  Amei'ica,  and  the  first 
Love  Feast  in  America  by  the  Methodists  were  held;  and 

Whereas,  by  her  society  have  been  received  or  from  her  pulpit 
have  been  preached  the  first  sermons  in  America  by  Robert  Williams, 
Joseph  Pilmoor,  Richard  Boardman,  John  King,  Francis  Asbury, 
Richard  Wright,  Thomas  Rankin,  George  Shadford  and  others;  and 

Whereas,  by  her  pastors  John  Dickins  and  Ezekiel  Cooper,  spon- 
sored by  her  Trustees,  the  Methodist  Book  Concern  was  established 
and  placed  on  a  firm  financial  basis ;  and 

Whereas,  by  her  Trustees,  the  Charter  Fund  was  drafted,  presented 
to  the  General  Conference  of  1796,  incorporated  and  for  many  years 
sponsored;  and 


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The  MethodUt  Church  653 

Whereas,  due  to  the  ape  of  this  ancient  structure,  renovations  and 
repairs  arc  constantly  necessary;  and 

Whereas,  it  can  no  longer  be  adequately  mantained  by  its  members 
or  constituents;  and 

Whereas,  the  General  Conference  of  1940  adopted  a  memorial 
recognizing  Old  St.  George's  as  a  "shrine  of  Methodism"  and  de- 
claring this  ancient  building  "worthy  of  the  care  of  the  general 
Church;"  and 

Whereaa,  this  memorial  was  referred  by  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership. Lay  Activities  and  Temporal   Economy 

Therefore,  be  it  resolved  that  not  to  exceed  the  sum  of  Five 
Hundred  ($500.00)  Dollars  annually  be  allocated  to  St.  George's 
Methodist  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  This  amount  to  be  paid  out  of 
the  funds  of  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
by  the  General  Board  of  Missions  and  Chuixh  Extension. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  22.  Study  of  the  Local  Church. 

(Memorial  No.  447.) 

Calendar  No.  172.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4S3. 

M.  106;P,  79;F,  79 

Your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities,  and 
Temporal  Economy  had  before  it  Memorial  No.  447.  It  was 
referred  to  a  Special  Committee  of  Fifteen  on  Conference 
properly  constituted  as  follows :  three  persons  from  each  of 
the  following  standing  committees — Membership,  Lay  Ac- 
tivities, and  Temporal  Economy ;  Ministry ;  Education ;  Con- 
ferences, and  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

This  Joint  Committee  recommended  approval  of  the  fol- 
lowing report  to  the  General  Conference  which  recommenda- 
tion was  acted  upon  favorably  with  the  vote  reported  here- 
with. 

Your  Standing  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

To  the  Members  of  the  General  Conference  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  meeting  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  April  26, 
1944. 

Dear  Brethren : 

Our  world  is  in  a  state  of  revolution.  Private,  public,  social, 
economic,  and  political  life  has  been  caught  in  the  maelstrom 
of  change.  Overnight,  a  vast  number  of  large  and  small  in- 
dustrial establishments  have  been  converted  to  war  pro- 
duction. Whole  communities  and  even  nations  of  free  peoples 
have  been  subjected  to  virtual  slavery.  The  whole  world  is  in 
armed  conflict.  In  our  own  country,  over  ten  million  men 
are  in  the  Armed  Forces  of  the  nation. 

In  some  parts  of  the  world,  the  Churches  have  become 
largely  nonfunctional,  having  suffered  untold  destruction  of 
property  and  being  brutally  subjected  to  the  will  of  the  con- 


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querors.  Everywhere  is  to  be  found  disruption  of  homes, 
starvation,  disease,  and  death.  And,  no  one  dare  predict 
when  the  end  will  come. 

However,  we  do  know  that  great  changes  will  come  at  the 
close  of  the  war — changes  in  every  phase  of  life :  economic, 
social,  educational,  functional,  institutional,  political, 
spiritual. 

Will  the  Church  be  ready  for  these  changes  and  prepared 
to  adapt  its  program  to  meet  the  urgent  needs  that  will  grow 
out  of  them?  Many  of  the  men  and  women  in  the  Armed 
Forces  will  return  to  us  with  a  new  vision  of  the  Church  and 
the  service  it  can  render  to  God  and  humanity;  others  will 
come  back  disillusioned  and  cynical.  Will  the  Church  find  a 
new  place  of  service  for  the  one  and  at  the  same  time  give  a 
convincing  proof  of  its  stewardship  to  the  other?  Will  it  be 
prepared  to  meet  the  many  problems  even  now  emerging  in 
our  beloved  land? 

From  many  quarters  there  are  now  coming  challenges  to 
the  Church  to  make  ready  for  the  days  and  years  ahead.  The 
Church,  likewise,  has  been  changing,  while  holding  on  to 
some  of  the  eternal  verities.  There  is  evidence  of  increased 
devotion  and  zeal  on  the  part  of  its  leadership ;  an  encourag- 
ing increase  in  World  Service  giving;  a  far-reaching  pro- 
gram of  paying  debts  on  property;  a  clear  evidence  of  a 
desire  to  forge  ahead  in  the  important  fields  of  evangelism 
and  stewardship. 

But  this  is  only  a  part  of  the  picture.  Church  membership 
does  not  show  the  substantial  gains  rightfully  expected; 
attendance  upon  the  Church  School  has  fallen  off ;  the  larger 
per  cent  of  our  members  do  not  attend  regularly  the  worship 
services  of  the  Church ;  it  is  becoming  increasingly  difficult 
to  secure  workers  for  the  various  programs  of  the  local 
church ;  and  it  must  be  admitted  that  large  numbers  of  our 
people  seem  to  have  little  comprehension  of  the  world  mission 
of  the  Church. 

Moreover,  it  is  becoming  increasingly  clear  that  there  is  a 
wide-spread  demand  for  a  thorough  study  and  a  re- 
evaluation  of  the  local  church  in  relation  to  its  local  con- 
stituency, to  its  community,  to  the  Conference  and  general 
agencies  of  the  Church,  to  the  world  mission  of  Christianity, 
and  in  relation  to  the  simplification  of  its  organization  and 
program  and  adaptation  to  meet  the  needs  of  various  types 
of  churches ;  the  large  city  church ;  the  suburban  church ;  the 
town  church ;  the  village  church ;  the  small  rural  church ;  the 
industrial  area  church ;  the  mission  church. 

Therefore,  in  view  of  the  changing  order  in  which  we 
now  live  and  which  we  shall  face  in  increasing  degree  in  a 


The  Methodist  Church  655 

brief  time  and  the  need  of  the  Church  to  g^ird  itself  to  meet 
the  situation ;  and  also  in  view  of  the  widespread  demand  for 
streamlining  and  adapting  the  organization  and  the  pro- 
gram of  the  local  church  to  meet  the  conditions  that  face  us 
even  now  and  which  will  confront  us  with  greater  urgency  in 
the  future,  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities  in  called  ses- 
sion in  Chicago,  Illinois,  March  23-24,  1944,  respectfully 
memorializes  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  in  session  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  April  26,  1944; 

1.  To  appoint  a  Commission  on  the  Study  of  the  Local 
Church  in  relation  to  its  ministry,  its  membership,  and  its 
responsibility  to  its  parish  and  community ;  its  program  of 
worship,  education,  mission,  evangelism,  stewardship,  men's 
work,  women's  work,  work  with  children  and  youth,  lay 
activities,  and  finance ;  its  organization  and  varied  forms  of 
activities ;  its  relationships  to  all  of  the  District,  Conference, 
and  general  agencies  and  institutions  of  the  Church,  and  to 
ministerial  supply  and  support. 

2.  That  the  Commission  on  Study  of  the  Local  Church  be 
composed  of  six  effective  Bishops,  one  from  each  Jurisdic- 
tion ;  twelve  effective  ministers,  two  from  each  Jurisdiction ; 
eighteen  laymen,  three  from  each  Jurisdiction,  at  least  one 
of  whom  shall  be  a  woman ;  all  to  be  elected  by  the  General 
Conference  on  nomination  by  the  Council  of  Bishops.  And 
provided  that  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  General 
Boards  and  Commissions  of  the  Church,  and  the  Executive 
Secretaries  of  the  main  Divisions  of  the  General  Boards  and 
Commissions  shall  be  members  of  the  Commission  on  Study 
of  the  Local  Church  without  vote. 

3.  That  vacancies  in  the  membership  of  the  Commission 
due  to  resignation,  transfer  from  one  Jurisdiction  to  an- 
other, disability  or  death,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Council  of 
Bishops. 

4.  That  the  Commission  shall  have  authority  to  conduct 
surveys  and  studies  as  may  be  necessary  in  order  to  do  its 
work  effectively. 

5.  That  the  expenses  of  the  Commission  shall  be  paid  from 
the  General  Administration  Fund. 

6.  That  the  Commission  shall  report  its  findings  and 
recommendations  to  the  General  Conference  meeting  in  1948. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  23.  Clarify  Paragraph  779. 

(Memorial  Nos.  521  and  649.) 

Calendar  No.  173.  Adopted  Man  o.  See  Journal,  Page  Jt^2. 

M,  106;  P,  67;  F,  65  A,  2 


656  Journal  of  the  19 U  General  Conference 

In  connection  with  Memorials  Nos.  521  and  649,  your 
Committee  recommends :  ,      .         . . 

That  Par.  779  of  the  Discipline  be  amended  by  inserting 
the  following  sentence  at  the  end  of  the  first  sentence  in  said 
paragraph,  which  sentence  reads  as  follows : 

"Such  Committee  shall  hear  all  interested  parties,  and  shall  take 
into  account  the  investment  of  any  church  in  any  such  property 
before  arriving  at  a  final  determination." 

Par.  779  will  then  read : 

"When  two  or  more  churches  comprise  a  single  Charge  and  one  or 
more  thereof  is  separated  from  such  Charge  and  established  as  a 
Charge  or  united  with  another  Charge  which  does  not  own  a  parson- 
age, each  such  church  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  its  just  share  of  the 
then  reasonable  value  of  the  parsonage  in  which  it  had  invested 
funds,  and  the  amount  of  such  value  and  just  share  shall  be  de- 
termined by  a  Committee  of  three  persons,  appointed  by  the  District 
Superintendent,  who  shall  not  be  members  of  any  of  the  interested 
churches.  Such  Committee  shall  hear  all  interested  parties,  and  shall 
take  into  account  the  investment  of  any  church  in  any  such  property 
before  arriving  at  a  final  determination. 

"From  any  such  determination  there  is  reserved  unto  each  of 
the  interested  churches  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  next  succeeding 
Annual  Conference.  Any  sum  received  as  or  from  such  share  shall  be 
used  for  no  purpose  other  than  the  purchase  or  building  of  a  parson- 
age." 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  24.  To  Define  More  Fully  the  Powers  and 
Duties  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist 

Church.  (Memorial  No.  527.) 

Calendar  No.  17 A.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  452. 

M,  106;  P,  60;  F,  59;  A,  1 

In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  527  your  Committee 
recommends  the  following : 

To  amend  Par.  795,  Discipline  1940,  by  the  addition  of  the 
following  sentence : 

Trust  funds  committed  to  this  Board  may  be  invested  only  in 
such  securities  or  properties  as  are  legal  for  the  investment  of  trust 
funds  in  the  State  in  which  the  Board  is  incorporated. 

To  amend  Par.  798,  Discipline  1940,  by  the  addition  of  the 
following  sentence : 

The  beneficiary  of  a  fund  held  in  trust  by  the  Board  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  report  at  least  annually  on  the  condition  of  such  fund 
and  on  the  transactions  affecting  it. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  657 

Report  No.  25.  Pastor's  Service  Record. 

(Memorial  No.  127.) 

Calendar  No.  175.  Adopted  May  6.  Journal,  Page  476. 

M,  106;P,  77;F,  77 
In  connection  with  Memorial   No.   127  your  Committee 
recommends  the  following: 

That  immediately  following  Par.  454,  Discipline  1940,  this 
paragraph  be  added : 

The  Secretary  of  each  Annual  Confei-ence  shall  keep  a  service 
record,  together  with  the  date  of  birth  and  marriage,  of  all  ministerial 
members  of  the  Annual  Conference  and  this  record  shall  be  available 
for  use  by  the  Boaid  of  Conference  Claimants  of  that  Conference, 
and  any  other  Annual  Conference  supplemental  organization  ex- 
isting under  Par.  13 IS  and  the  Board  of  Pensions  of  The  Methodist 
Church. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  26.  Trustees  Not  Liable.  (Memorial  No.  648.) 

Calendar  No.  138.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Jourrial,  Page  480. 

M,  106;P,  66;F,  63;  A,  2;N,  1 

In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  648  your  Committee 
recommends  the  following : 

That  the  following  be  enacted  as  a  part  of  Par.  987  of  the 
1940  Discipline: 

"Trustees  or  other  members  of  local  churches  shall  not  be  required 
to  guarantee  personally  any  loan  made  to  the  particular  church  by 
any  Board  created  by,  or  under  the  authority  of,  the  General  Con- 
ference." 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  27.  The  Status  of  Baptized  Children. 

(Memorial  No.  22.) 

Calendar  No.  176.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  434. 

M,  106;  P,  81;  F,  79;  A,  1;  N,  1 

In   connection   with   Memorial   No.   22  your   Committee 

recommends  the  following: 

That  Pars.  140  and  141  be  deleted,  and  the  following  para- 
graphs be  inserted  in  their  place : 

Par.  140.  We  regard  all  children  who  have  been  baptized  as  being 
in  visible  covenant  relation  to  God  and  under  the  special  care  and 
supervision  of  the  Church.  All  children  who  are  baptized  by  a  Meth- 
odist Minister  and  other  baptized  children  under  the  care  of  a 
Methodist  Church  shall  be  enrolled  as  Preparatory  Members  in  The 
Methodist  f;hurch  until  this  status  is  terminated  by  their  reception, 
after  a  proper  course  of  training,  into  full  membership,  or  by  death, 
withdrawal,  or  transfer  to  another  evangelical  denomination. 


658  Journal  of  the  19JtU  General  Conference 

"The  parents  of  all  children  presented  by  them  for  Baptism  shall 
be  instructed  as  to  the  significance  of  the  Sacrament  and  informed 
that  the  children  will  be  enrolled  after  Baptism  as  Preparatory  Mem- 
bers unless  they  determine  otherwise. 

Par. The  Pastor  of  the  Church  shall,  at  the  time  of  admin- 
istering the  Sacrament  of  Baptism,  furnish  the  person  baptized,  or 
the  parents  or  guardians  of  the  child  who  is  baptized,  with  a  Certifi- 
cate of  Baptism  which  also  clearly  states  that  this  person  is  now 
enrolled  as  a  Preparatory  Member  in  the  Methodist  Church. 

Par.  141.  The  Pastor  shall  keep  and  transmit  to  his  successor  an 
accurate  register  of  the  names  of  baptized  children  in  his  Pastoral 
Charge;  this  shall  constitute  the  Preparatory  Membership  roll.  It 
shall  give  the  names  of  their  parents  and  date  of  their  birth,  and  the 
date  of  Baptism  and  place  of  residence.  Should  they  move,  the  Pastor 
shall  issue  a  Transfer  of  Preparatory  Membership,  in  accordance 
with  the  rules  for  transferring  full  members  (Pars.  149-151).  The 
number  of  persons  on  the  Preparatory  Membership  roll  shall  be  re- 
ported to  the  Annual  Conference. 

The  Committee  recommends  that :  the  statistical  forms  of 
the  Church,  especially  the  Pastor's  report  to  the  Annual 
Conference,  shall  indicate  the  number  of  Preparatory  Mem- 
bers on  the  roll  in  the  Local  Church ;  and  the  Editor  of  the 
Discipline  shall  be  instructed  to  bring  other  paragraphs 
which  refer  to  baptized  children  into  conformity  with  this 
legislation. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  28.  J.  Wesley  Robinson  Estate,  Anderson 

County,  South  Carolina.  (Memorial  No.  647.) 
Calendar  No.  177.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  452. 
M,  106;P,  58;F,  58 
In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  647  your  Committee 
Recommends  the  following : 

Resolution 

Whereas,  J.  Wesley  Robinson,  late  of  Anderson  County,  South  Car- 
olina, by  his  will  dated  May  28,  1909,  and  duly  probated  in  the  office 
of  the  Probate  Court  for  Anderson  County,  South  Carolina,  devised 
the  tract  of  land  situated  in  Anderson  County,  South  Carolina,  con- 
taining one  hundred  (100)  acres,  more  or  less,  and  known  as  the 
testator's  Robinson  land,  and  being  Tract  No.  4  on  a  plat  made  by 
W.  L.  Mitchell,  Surveyor,  of  the  lands  of  the  James  Robinson  Estate, 
which  said  plat  bears  date  December  17,  1903,  and  which  said  tract 
of  land  represents  the  testator's  portion  of  the  James  Robinson 
Estate  lands,  to  the  testator's  mother,  Emily  Elizabeth  Robinson, 
and  after  her  death  and  the  death  of  certain  other  beneficiaries,  then 
the  remainder  to  go  to  the  "Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  un- 
conditionally"; and 

Whereas,  All  prior  estates  have  fallen  in  and  said  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  has  now  merged  with  and  its  properties 
have  become  vested  in  The  Methodist  Church;  and 

Whereas,  Though  said  devise  was  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South,  nevertheless,  the  testator,  no  doubt,  had  in  mind  bene- 


The  Methodist  Church  659 

fitting  Ebenezer  Church,  of  the  Belton  Circuit,  in  Anderson  District, 
of  the  Upper  South  Carolina  Conference  of  what  is  now  The  Meth- 
odist Church;  now 

Be  it  Resolved  by  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church 
in  its  1944  session  being  held  in  Kansas  City: 

That  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church,  or  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  be  and  it  is  hereby  authorized 
and  directed  to  convey  all  its  right,  title  and  interest  in  and  to  said 
property,  without  warranties,  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Ebenezer 
Methodist  Church  of  the  Belton  Circuit  in  the  Anderson  District  of 
the  Upper  South  Carolina  Conference,  the  tiact  of  land  formerly 
owned  by  J.  Wesley  Robinson,  above  described,  which  church  shall 
have,  hold,  use,  and  dispose  of  the  same  for  its  own  use  and  benefit 
as  to  the  said  church  shall  seem  for  its  best  interest. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  29.  Quadrennial  Reports. 
(Memorial  No.  624.) 

Calendar  No.  178.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  481. 
M,  106;P,  78;F,  78 

Your  Committee  has  examined  the  report  of  the  General 
Board  of  Lay  Activities  as  printed  on  pages  348  to  360  in  the 
Quadrennial  Reports  of  the  Boards  and  Commissions  of  The 
Methodist  Church  to  the  General  Conference  1944 — pages 
348-360. 

We  recommend  the  acceptance  of  this  report  as  the  official 
report  of  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities  for  the  Quad- 
rennium  1940-1944. 

We  desire  to  commend  the  Board  of  Lay  Activities  on  the 
significant  growth  in  the  interest  of  the  laymen  in  the  total 
work  of  the  Church,  no  small  part  of  which  is  due  to  the 
efforts  of  this  Board  through  its  manifold  approaches  in  the 
fields  of  promotion  and  education.  The  work  of  the  Board 
has  been  over  such  a  wide  range  of  activities  that  neither 
time  nor  printing  space  will  permit  mention  of  the  various 
items. 

We  would  however  lift  out  for  your  attention  and  con- 
siderate thought  the  single  item  of  Stewardship.  The  1940 
General  Conference  made  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Ac- 
tivities responsible  for  the  promotion  and  cultivation  of 
Stewardship  for  the  Quadrennium  {Discipline,  Par.  1247). 
The  program  inaugurated  for  this  purpose  is  set  forth  on 
page  351  of  the  report.  It  is  evident  that  notable  progress 
has  been  made  throughout  the  Church  in  this  field  of  en- 
deavor. Although  the  results  have  been  gratifying,  the  Gen- 
eral Board  of  Lay  Activities  is  not  "satisfied  with  progress 
made."  For  this  reason,  a  series  of  studies  have  been  made 


660  Joiniial  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

which  resulted  in  a  plan  for  a  unified  Church-wide  program 
of  Stewardship  cultivation  and  promotion  for  the  next  quad- 
rennium.  The  plan  was  endorsed  by  the  National  Council  of 
Conference  Lay  Leaders  at  its  session  in  Chicago  last  July, 
was  approved  by  the  Council  of  Secretaries  at  about  the  same 
time.  The  Council  of  Bishops  in  their  meeting  in  December, 
1943,  also  approved  "the  general  outline  of  the  program  for 
cultivating  Christian  Stewardship  as  projected  by  the  Gen- 
eral Board  of  Lay  Activities"  and  offered  "full  and  earnest 
co-operation  in  carrying  out  the  program." 

Subsequently,  a  stewardship  planning  conference  raised 
by  these  bodies  meeting  in  Chicago  completed  details  of  the 
plan.  This  plan  has  been  adopted  by  the  General  Conference 
as  a  part  of  the  Report  on  the  Crusade  for  Christ. 

Ray  H.  Nichols.  (*)  Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  30.  Age  of  Preparatory  Members. 
(Memorial  No.  212.) 
Calendar  No.  179.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  476. 
M,  106;P,  80;F,  51;  A,  27;  N,  2 
In  connection  with  Memorial  212,  your  Committee  recom- 
mends the  following : 

In  Article  142  to  change  the  age  from  10  to  12  years  so 
that  the  amended  paragraph  will  read  as  follows  : 

Par.  142.  The  Pastor  shall  organize  into  classes  the  baptized  chil- 
dren of  the  Church  when  they  shall  have  reached  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  or  at  an  earlier  age  when  it  deemed  advisable,  and  shall  meet 
them  at  least  once  a  week  for  a  reasonable  period  to  instruct  them 
in  the  nature,  design,  and  obligations  of  Baptism,  and  in  the  truths 
of  the  Scriptures;  to  urge  them  to  give  regular  attendance  upon  the 
public  worship  of  the  Church;  to  advise,  exhort,  and  encourage  them 
to  an  immediate  personal  acceptance  of  Jesus  Christ  as  Lord  and 
Savior,  and  to  instruct  them  in  the  use  of  the  means  of  grace  in 
living  the  Christian  life;  provided,  that  unbaptized  children  may  like- 
wise be  included  in  such  cases.  Such  unbaptized  children  may,  with 
the  consent  of  their  parents  or  guardians,  be  recognized  and  re- 
corded as  Preparatoi-y  Members.  If  need  be,  the  Pastor  may  appoint 
one  or  more  suitable  persons  to  assist  him  in  such  class  instruction. 

Ray  H.  Nichols.  (*)  Chairman: 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  31.  Clarify  Paragraph  783. 

(Memorial  No.  757.) 

Calendar  No.  180.  Adopted  May  !).  See  Journal,  Page  440. 

M,  106 ;  P,  67 ;  F,  65 ;  N,  2 

In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  757,  your  Committee 

recommends  the  following : 


The  Methodist  Church  661 

In  Par.  783  of  the  1940  DiscipUvc  add  in  line  25  after  the 
word  "church"  the  words  "or  remodeling  a  church  or  church 
building,"  so  it  shall  read : 

Par.  783.  Any  church  desiring  to  purchase,  build,  or  remodel  a 
church  building  shall  first  secure  the  District  Superintendent's  wi'it- 
ten  consent  thereto  and  the  Quarterly  Conference's  authorization 
after  not  less  than  ten  days'  notice  of  such  proposed  action  shall  have 
been  given  from  the  pulpit  of  the  charge.  Thereupon  the  Quarterly 
Conference  shall  appoint  a  Committee-  of  not  less  than  three  mem- 
bers of  such  church,  who  shall  make  an  estimate  of  the  amount  re- 
quired to  complete  such  undertaking  or  enterprise,  and  such  estimate, 
amount,  and  proposed  undertaking  shall  be  submitted  for  approval 
to  the  members  of  the  church  not  less  than  twenty-one  years  of  age 
at  a  meeting  called  for  that  purpose.  If  such  undertaking  is  that 
of  building  a  church  the  purchase  price  of  the  lot  or  lots  on  which 
such  church  is  to  be  erected  shall  be  paid  in  full,  and  before  any 
such  building  is  begun  or  contract  is  entered  into  for  the  construction 
thereof  or  for  the  purpose  of  remodeling  of  an  already  erected  church, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Quarterly  Conference  to  acquire  a  fee 
simple  title  to  such  premises  by  deed  of  conveyance  executed  in  the 
form  and  manner  as  in  this  Chapter  provided,  and  to  secure  in  cash 
and  tangible  assets  one  half  of  said  estimated  cost.  When  such  under- 
taking is  that  of  building  a  church  or  remodeling  a  church  or  church 
building  the  purchase  price  for  the  lot  or  lots  on  which  the  church 
is  to  be  erected  may  be  credited  as  a  tangible  asset  secured.  The  pro- 
visions of  this  paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  any  repairs  or  remodel- 
ing the  cost  of  which  shall  not  exceed  ten  per  cent  of  the  value  of 
the  building  affected. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  32.  Adjustment  of  Property  Rights. 
(Memorial  No.  530.) 

Calendar  No.  181 .  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  HO. 
M,  106,  50;  P,  38;  F,  38 

In  connection  with  Memorial  No.  530  your  Committee 
recommends  that  the  following  Paragraph  be  added  at  the 
end  of  Par.  790  in  the  1940  Discipline: 

When  District  boundaries  are  changed  by  division,  rearrangement 
or  consolidation,  so  that  a  District  parsonage,  purchased,  owned  and 
maintained  by  one  District  is  included  within  the  bounds  of  another 
District,  each  such  District  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  its  just  share 
of  the  then  reasonable  value  of  the  parsonage  in  which  is  had  invested 
funds,  and  the  amount  of  such  value  and  just  share  shall  be  de- 
termined by  a  Committee  of  thiee  persons,  appointed  by  the  Bishop 
of  the  Area,  who  shall  not  be  residents  of  any  of  the  said  Districts. 
The  Committee  shall  hear  claims  of  each  District  regarding  its 
interest  therein  before  making  decision.  From  any  such  determination 
theie  is  reserved  unto  each  of  the  interested  Districts  the  right  of 
appeal  to  the  next  succeeding  Annual  Conference.  Any  sum  received 
as  or  from  such  share  will  be  used  for  no  other  purpose  than  purchase 
or  building  of  a  parsonage  in  the  District. 

The  same  proceduie  shall  be  followed   in   determining  ociuities  of 


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a  District  in  any  other  property  which  may  be  included  in  another 
District  by  changes  in  District  boundaries. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairnum; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  33.  Conveyances  of  Churches  and 

Parsonages 

(Memorial  No.  189  and  328.) 

Calendar  No.  182.  Adopted  Mai/  5.  See  Journal,  Page  JfUO. 

M,  106 ;  P,  38 ; F,  38 

In  connection  with  Memorials  Nos.   189  and  328  your 

Committee  recommends : 

That  Par.  777  of  the  1940  Discipline  be  amended  by  strik- 
ing out  the  words,  "and  disposed  of"  from  the  first  line  of 
page  238,  and  by  adding  to  the  first  paragraph  on  page  238 
the  following :  "This  provision  is  solely  for  the  benefit  of  the 
grantee,  and  the  grantor  reserves  no  right  or  interest  in  said 
premises."  And  by  adding  thereafter  a  new  paragraph  as 
follows : 

"Premises  so  acquii'ed  may  be  disposed  of  in  conformity  with  the 
provisions  of  the  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  when  the  use 
of  such  property  as  a  place  of  divine  worship  has  been  determinated." 

And  that  the  third  paragraph  on  page  238  be  amended  by 
striking  out  the  words,  "and  disposed  of"  from  the  second 
line,  and  the  word  "preachers"  from  the  third  line ;  and  the 
words  "be  appointed  in  said  place"  from  the  fourth  and  fifth 
lines  of  said  paragraph  three  on  page  238,  inserting  the  word 
"ministers"  instead  of  "preachers"  and  the  words  "entitled 
to  occupy  the  same  by  appointment"  instead  of  the  words 
"be  appointed  in  said  place;"  and  by  adding  to  said  para- 
graph the  following  provisions :  "This  provision  is  solely 
for  the  benefit  of  the  grantee,  and  the  grantor  reserves  no 
right  or  interest  in  said  premises."  And  by  adding  thereafter 
a  new  paragraph  as  follows : 

"Premises  so  acquired  may  be  disposed  of  in  conformity  with  the 
provisions  of  the  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  when  the  use 
of  such  propei'ty  as  a   parsonage  has  been  terminated." 

Which  amendments  will  make  Par.  777  read  as  follows : 

Par.  777.  If  and  when  the  Charge  is  incorporated,  all  real  estate 
owned  or  thereafter  acquired  by  the  Charge  shall  be  deeded  dii-ectly 
to  it  in  its  corporate  name.  If  the  Charge  is  not  incorporated,  all  real 
estate  owned  or  acquired  by  the  Charge  shall  be  deeded  to  the  Trustees 
of  the  Charge,  their  successors  and  assigns  in  trust  for  the  use  and 
benefit  of  the  Charge  and  of  The  Methodist  Church.  AH  deeds  by 
which  premises  are  hereafter  acquired  for  use  as  a  place  of  divine 
worship  shall  contain  the  following  Trust  Clause: 


The  Methodist  Church  663 

"In  trust,  that  said  premises  shall  be  used,  kept,  and  maintained 
as  a  place  of  divine  worship  of  the  Methodist  Ministry  and  members 
of  The  Methodist  Church;  subject  to  the  Discipliue,  usapre  and  minis- 
terial appointments  of  said  Church  as  from  time  to  time  authorized 
and  declared  by  the  General  Conference  and  by  the  Annual  Con- 
ference within  whose  bounds  the  said  premises  are  situated.  This 
provision  is  solely  for  the  benefit  of  the  grantee,  and  the  grantor  re- 
serves no  right  or  interest  in  said  premises." 

Premises  .so  acquired  may  be  disposed  of  in  conformity  with  the 
provisions  of  the  Discipliue  of  The  Methodist  Church  when  the  use 
of  such  property  as  a  place  of  divine  worship  has  been  terminated. 

All  deeds  by  which  premises  are  hereafter  acquired  for  use  as  a 
parsonage  shall  contain  the  following  Trust   Clause: 

"In  trust,  that  such  premises  shall  be  held,  kept,  and  maintained 
as  a  place  of  residence  for  the  use  and  occupancy  of  the  Ministers 
of  The  Methodist  Church  who  may  from  time  to  time  be  entitled 
to  occupy  the  same  by  appointment;  subject  to  the  Discipline  and 
usage  of  said  Church,  as  from  time  to  time  authorized  and  declared 
by  the  General  Conference  and  by  the  Annual  Conference  within 
who.se  bounds  the  said  premises  are  situated.  This  provision  is  solely 
for  the  benefit  of  the  grantee,  and  the  grantor  reserves  no  right  or 
interest  in  said  premises." 

Premises  so  acquired  may  be  disposed  of  in  conformity  with  the 
provisions  of  the  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  when  the  use 
of  such  property  as  a  parsonage  has  been  terminated. 

If  the  law  of  the  state,  territory  or  country  in  which  the  property 
is  located  requires  a  different  method  or  means  of  conveying  or  ac- 
quiring fee  simple  title  to  such  property,  the  same  shall  apply  and 
be  substituted  for  the  means  and  method  prescribed  in  this  paragraph. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  34.  Question  in  Statistical  Forms  Regarding 
World  Service  Giving  of  Church  Schools 

(Memorial  No.  646.) 

Calendar  No.  183.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Jountal,  Page  481. 
M,  106;  P,  59;  F,  58;  N,  1 

Memorial  No.  646  quoted  herewith  wa.s  referred  to  your 
Committee  for  consideration : 

"Whereas,  The  promotion  of  World  Service  giving  in  the  Church 
Schools  has  resulted  in  an  annual  increase  until  their  giving  now 
amounts  to  more  than  a  million  dollars  annually,  and 

"Whereufi,  Accurate  information  concerning  World  Service  giving 
in  the  Church  School  is  essential  to  its  effective  promotion  by  the 
Board  of  Education  and  by  the  several  Annual  Conference  Boards  of 
Education,  therefore  be  it 

"Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  instruct  its  Committee  on 
Statistical  Fornis  to  include  in  those  forms  the  following  question : 
'How  much  is  paid  by  the  Church  School  for  World  Service  and 
Conference   Benevolences?'  " 

Your  Committee  recommends  concurrence  and  that  the 


664  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

information  herein  be  referred  to  the  Commission  on  Sta- 
tistics. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 

Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  35.  Pensions  for  Lay  Workers 

(Memorial  No.  641  and  643.) 

Calendar  No.  184.  Withdrawn  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  481. 

M,  106;P,  60;F,  60 

These  two  memorials  are  identical  and  read  as  follows : 

'*Be  It  Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  authorize 
and  inaugurate  a  pension  plan  to  provide  for  the  lay  mem- 
bers of  staffs  employed  by  institutions,  agencies,  and 
churches  of  The  Methodist  Church." 

No  plan  is  proposed  in  these  memorials,  however,  since 
the  great  majority  of  the  Committee  favored  pensions  for 
Lay  Workers  in  Church  organizations  and  institutions,  your 
Committee  submits  the  following  recommendation,  to  wit: 

That  the  General  Conference  authorize  the  General  Board 
of  Lay  Activities,  in  co-operation  with  the  other  Boards, 
Commissions,  institutions,  and  agencies,  to  work  out  a  plan 
for  pensions  for  lay  workers  in  The  Methodist  Church,  this 
plan  to  be  presented  to  the  General  Conference  in  1948, 
Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  36.  Representation  on  the  General 

Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 

(Memorial  No.  7.) 

Calendar  No.  185.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Joui^al,  Page  482. 

M,  106;P,  61;F,  60;N,  1 

Memorial  No.  7  quoted  herewith  was  referred  to  your 
Committee  for  consideration : 

"Resolved,  That  the  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia  memo- 
rialize the  General  Conference  to  provide  for  the  representation  on 
the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  or  at  least 
those  Central  Conferences  which  have  a  Christian  community  of 
450,000  or  over,  within  the  provision  for  six  membei's-at-large  found 
in  Paragraph  820  of  the  1940  Discipluie.  This  need  not  be  the  same 
person  for  the  four  years,  but  any  such  persons,  lay  or  ministerial, 
as,  from  time  to  time,  the  BLshops  of  the  Central  Conference  con- 
cerned may  find  easily  available  for  the  meetings." 

The  following  resolution  is  a  recommendation  of  your 
Committee : 

"Whereas,  There  has  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Member- 
ship,  Lay   Activities  and   Temporal    Economy   a   memorial   from  the 


The  Methodist  Church  665 

Central    Conference   of   Southern    Asia    requesting:   representation    on 
the  General  Commission  on  World  Sei'vice  and  Finance; 

"Therefore,  Be  It  Resolved,  That  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance  be  instructed  to  make  a  study  of  the 
question  of  representation  from  the  Central  Conferences  on  the 
General  Boards  and  Commissions  of  the  Church  and  to  report  its 
findingfs  and  recommendations  to  the  1948  session  of  the  General  Con- 
ference." 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  37.  Statistical  Conference  Report 

(Memorial  No.  517.) 

CaloxJar  Xo.  ISG.  Adopted  Ma)/  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  ^97, 

498. 
M,  106;  P,  63;  F,  62;  N,  1 
The  Committee  recommends  nonconcurrence,  but  recom- 
mends that  the  data  attached  to  this  memorial  be  referred  to 
the  Special  Commission  on  Statistical  Blanks. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  38.  Non-Concurrence 

(Memorial:  Non-Concurrence.) 

Calendar  No.  189.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
M,  106;  P,  69;  F,  69 
Your  Committee  recommends  nonconcurrence  in  Me- 
morials bearing  these  numbers:  3,  32,  119,  158,  193,  195. 
211.  217.  290,  410.  441,  475,  518,  519,  522,  523,  533,  534, 
541.  625,  626,  627,  628,  629,  630,  633,  634,  635,  636,  638, 
639,  640,  642,  644,  645.  734,  741,  742,  743,  752,  762,  776,  803, 
805,  806,  808,  809,  812,  813,  814,  815,  816,  819,  820,  821, 
825,  839. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson.  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  39.  Amending  Paragraph  840 
(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  Not  published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  483. 
M,  106;  P,  69;  F,  69 
Your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Tem- 
poral Economy  recommends,  and  so  moves,  that  Par.  840  of 
the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  be  amended  by 
changing  the  word  "rent"  in  line  seven,  to  the  word  "dweljr 
ing"  so  that  the  Paragraph  as  amended  wjll  read ; 


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Par.  840.  It  .shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Commission,  unless  otherwise 
provided  for,  to  estimate  and  apportion  to  the  Districts  or  Charges 
the  amount  necessary  to  furnish  a  sufficient  and  equitable  support 
for  the  Superintendent  of  each  District  in  the  Conference,  including 
salaiy,  suitable  provision  for  a  dwelling,  travel,  and  office  expense. 
It  shall  report  this  estimate  to  the  Annual  Conference  for  approval, 
and  the  Annual  Conference  shall  determine  the  basis  upon  which 
this  amount  shall  be  apportioned  to  the  District  or  the  Charges  of 
the  Conference.  The  Conference  Treasurer,  or  District  Treasurer 
elected  by  the  Annual  Conference,  shall  remit  monthly  to  the  several 
District  Superintendents  the  amount  due  them,  and  with  the  approval 
of  the  Conference  may  borrow  the  funds  necessary  to  make  this  pos- 
sible. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 


For  Non-concurrent  Report  on  the  new  simplified  Tax 
Bill  HR4646,  see  Journal,  page  482. 


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Ernest  W.  Peterson.  (*)  Secre tor?/.  i 


COMMITTEE  ON  MINISTRY 

Chairman,  John  W,  Hawley. 
Vice-Chairman,  Marshall  R.  Reed, 
Secretary,  Frank  L.  Shaffer, 

Report  No.  1.  Receiving  Ministers  from  Other  Churches 

(Memorial  No,  232,) 
Calendar  No.  5.  Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  268. 
M,  89;P,74;F,67;N,7 
Your  Committee  recommends  to  amend  Paragraph  311, 
Article  1,  Item  3  of  the  1940  Discipline: 

A.  By  inserting  after  the  fourth  word  "Churches"  the 
following:  "who  can  meet  the  educational  standards  re- 
quired of  Methodist  ministers." 

B.  By  inserting  after  the  word  "them"  in  the  third  line, 
the  words  "on  trial  or." 

C.  By  substituting  between  the  word  "provided"  and  the 
word  "further"  for  the  phrase  that  is  now  there,  the  follow- 
ing, "that  candidates  for  admission,  under  this  or  the  pre- 
ceding item,  be  required  to  answer,  satisfactorily,  the  ques- 
tions in  paragraphs  212  and  218,  and"  so  that  the  item  shall 
read  as  follows :   ^ 

3.  Ministers  from  other  Churches,  who  can  meet  the  educational 
standards  required  of  Methodist  ministers,  may  apply  directly  to 
the  Annual  Conference,  which  may  recognize  their  credentials  and 
receive  them  on  trial  or  into  the  full  membership  of  the  Conference; 
provided,  that  candidates  for  admission  under  this  or  the  preceding 
item,  be  required  to  answer,  satisfactorily,  the  questions  in  para- 
graps  212  and  218;  and,  further,  that  those  from  other  than  Method- 
ist Churches  must  take  upon  themselves  our  ordination  vows,  with- 
out the  reimposition  of  hands. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
..  Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Ad  Interim  Licensing  Committee 

(Memorial  No.  373.) 

Calendar  No.  19.  Withdrawal  May  5.  See  Journal,  Pages  283, 

UO. 

M,  89;  P,  77;  F,  71 ;  N,  6 

Your  Committee  recommends  to  amend  paragraph  488 

of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  striking  out  the  sentence,  "The 

Committee  shall  serve  until  the  ensuing  Annual  Conference," 

which  begins  on  line  five,  and  in.serting  the  following,  "The 

(667) 


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Committee  shall  serve  until  the  meeting  of  the  next  District 
Conference." 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 

Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Reports  of  Local  Preachers 
(Memorial  No.  248.) 
Calendar  No.  21.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  283. 
M,  89;P,  81;F,  78;N,  3 
Amend  ^  291,  Article  II  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  add- 
ing between  items  four  and  five,  as  item  five,  the  following: 
"Progress  made  in  the  prescribed  course  of  study,"  and 
changing  five  to  six  and  six  to  seven. 

Amend  Ij  486  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  adding  to  the 
sentence  which  begins  on  line  six  the  following:  "including 
progress  made  in  the  prescribed  Course  of  Study."  The  new 
sentence  to  read,  "Local  Preachers  shall  present  to  the  Con- 
ference written  reports  of  their  work  including  progress 
made  in  the  prescribed  Course  of  Study." 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretat^j. 

Report  No.  4.  Duties  of  Ministerial  Members  of  an 

Annual  Conference 

(Memorial  No.  46.) 

Calendar  No.  20.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  283. 

M,  89;  P,  80;  F,  77;  N,  3 

Amend  ^  460,  Article  9,  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  in- 
serting the  word  "Ministerial"  after  the  article  "A"  in  line 
one  so  that  the  paragraph  will  read  as  follows : 

460.  Article  9,  "The  status  of  a  Ministerial  member  of  the  Annual 
Conference  or  Probationer  is  further  determined  by  those  sections 
of  the  Discipline  governing  the  Ministry." 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Duties  of  Unordained  Local  Preachers 

(Memorial  No.  57.) 
Calendar  No.  22.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Pages  295, 

3U,  346. 
M,  89;  P,  88;  F,  76;  A,  10;  N,  2 
Amend  ^  215  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  striking  out  all 
that  follows  the  word  "charge"  in  line  four  and  substituting 
the  following : 

"He  may,  upon  recommendation  by  his  District  Superintendent 
and    written   consent   of   the   resident    Bishop,   be   authorized   to   ad- 


The  Methodist  Church  669 

minister  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism  and  the  Lord's  Supper  and  to 
perform  the  marriage  ceremony,  if  the  laws  of  the  State  permit. 
Any  exercise  by  him  of  his  authorization  outside  the  bounds  of 
his  Charge  shall  be  sufficient  cause  for  the  revocation  of  his  author- 
ization by  his  Bishop,  upon  recommendation  of  his  District  Super- 
intendent. Written  consent  by  the  Bishop  shall  be  on  a  form  prepared 
by  The  Methodist  Publishing  House  and  must  be  renewed  annually." 

Amend  ^  287  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  striking  out  all 
that  follows  the  word  "charges"  in  line  thi*ee  and  substitut- 
ing the  following: 

"He  may,  upon  recommendation  by  his  District  Superintendent 
and  written  consent  of  the  resident  Bishop,  be  authorized  to  ad- 
minister the  Sacrament  of  Baptism  and  the  Lord's  Supper  and  to 
perform  the  marriage  ceremony,  if  the  laws  of  the  State  permit.  Any 
exercise  by  him  of  his  authorization  outside  the  bounds  of  his  Charge 
shall  be  sufficient  cause  for  the  revocation  of  his  authorization  by 
his  Bishop,  upon  recommendation  of  his  District  Superintendent. 
Written  consent  by  the  Bishop  shall  be  on  a  form  prepared  by  The 
Methodist  Publishing  House  and  must  be  renewed  annually." 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6,  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women 

(Memorial  No.  244.) 

Calendar  No.  71.  See  Cal.  No.  71.  See  Journal,  Pages  A97, 

498. 
M,  89;  P,  77;  F,  50;  A,  21 ;  N,  6 
The    Committee    recommends    nonconcurrence    on    me- 
morial 244. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Equal  Clergy  Rights  for  Women 
(Memorial  Nos.  221,  41,  515,  513,  235,  516,  54,  56,  355,  243, 
66,  391,  247,  51,  494,  222,  55,  514,  512,  511,  509,  508,  507, 

506,  505,  504,  503,  502,  501,  500,  466,  464,  510.) 
Calendar  No.  71.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  349. 
M,  89;  P,  78;  F,  54;  A,  18;  N,  6 
Your  Committee  on  Ministry  has  received  Memorials  Nos. 
221,  41,  515,  513,  235,  516,  54,  56,  355,  243,  66,  391,  247,  51, 
494,  222,  55,  514,  512,  511,  509,  508,  507,  506,  505,  504,  503, 
502,  501.  500,  466,  464,  510,  requesting  that  Par.  292,  Article 
12,  be  deleted  from  the  1940  Discipline  and  the  following 
substituted : 

"Women  are  included  in  all  provisions  both  for  the  local 
and  traveling  ministry." 

Your  Committee  moves  non-concurrence. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 


670  Journal  of  the  19 U  General  Conference 

(The  Majority  Report  was  adopted.  Editor.) 

Committee  on  Ministry  Minority  Report 

In  the  matter  of  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  considered  by  the 
Committee  under  a  large  number  of  memorials,  the  undersigned  pre- 
sent the  following  report: 

Change  Par.  292  of  the  Discipline  which  now  reads,  "Women  are 
included  in  the  foregoing  provisions,  except  in  so  far  as  they  apply 
to  candidates  for  the  Traveling  Ministry,"  by  substituting  therefor 
the  following: 

"Women  are  included  in  the  foregoing  provisions,  both  for  the 
local  and  the  traveling  ministry." 

A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Lynn  A.  Wood,  Raymond  H.  Huse,  Mrs.  R.  E. 
Connell,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Johnson,  R.  Gammon  Morris,  Mrs.  P.  D.  Johnson, 
Mrs.  M.  M.  Drake,  Paul  M.  Hillman,  Leornard  B.  Smith,  H.  Guy 
Goodsell,  E.  L.  Hillman,  H.  T.  Freeman,  F.  W.  Wohl,  John  C. 
Buthman. 

Report  No.  8.  Conference  Committee  on  Accepted 

Supply  Pastors 

(Memorial  No.  473.) 

Calendar  No.  7Jf.  Adopted  Ajnil  29.  See  Journal,  Page  348. 
M,  89;P,  69;F,  58;  A,  8;N,  3 

Amend  Paragraph  293  of  the  Discipliyie  of  1940  by  strik- 
ing out  the  entire  Paragraph  and  substituting  the  follow- 
ing: 

Par.  293.  (1)  The  Bishop  and  District  Superintendents  shall  nom- 
inate and  the  Annual  Conference  elect  not  more  than  nine  elders 
to  be  a  Quadrennial  Committee  on  Accepted  Supply  Pastors.  The 
Committee  of  Ministerial  Training  and  the  Board  of  Conference  Re- 
lations and  Ministerial  Training  shall  be  represented  by  one  or  more 
each  on  this  Committee.  This  Committee  shall  recommend  annually 
to  the  Annual  Conference  those  who  may  become  accepted  Supply 
Pastors  for  the  ensuing  year. 

(2)  Any  local  Preacher  employed  as  Pastor  in  Charge  must  have 
his  character,  fitness,  training  and  effectiveness  passed  by  a  majority 
vote  of  the  District  Conference,  or  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  District 
Licensing  Committee,  and  the  Annual  Conference  after  reference 
to  and  recommendation  by  the  Committee  on  Accepted  Supply  Pas- 
tors. 

(3)  Between  sessions  of  the  Annual  Conference,  a  District  Super- 
intendent may  employ,  but  only  until  the  next  session  of  the  Annual 
Conference,  as  a  Supply  Pastor,  a  Local  Preacher  who  is  not  listed 
as  an  Accepted  Supply. 

Amend  Paragraph  488  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  insert- 
ing the  word.s  "to  recommend  Local  Preachers  as  Accepted 
Supply  Pastors,"  after  the  word  "preach"  in  line  9. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  671 

Report  No.  9.  Appointment  of  Executive  Secretaries  of 

Preachers'  Aid  Societies 

(Memorial  No.  63.) 

Calendar  No.  70.  Adopted  Ma}/  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3^7. 

M.  89 :  P.  63 ;  F,  59 ;  N,  4 
Amend  Par.  332,  Section  4,  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by 
adding  the  following: 

"Executive  Secretaries  of  Preachers'  Aid  Societies  and  organiza- 
tions of  similar   character." 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Ordination  of  Deacons  Under 

Seminary  Rule 

(Memorial  No.  434.) 

Calendar  Xo.  101.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  UUl- 

M.  89 ;  P,  65 ;  F,  50 ;  A,  9 ;  N,  6 

Amend  Par.  257  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  striking  out 

the  entire  Paragraph  and  substituting  the  following: 

Par.  2-57.  Those  who  have  been  Local  Preachers  for  two  full  years 
and  have  completed  two-thirds  of  the  regular  degree  course  in  one 
of  our  Theological  Seminaries,  or  another  Theological  Seminary 
whose  standing  is  approved  by  the  University  Senate;  have  been  re- 
ceived on  trial ;  and  shall  have  completed  satisfactorily  to  the  Annual 
Conference,  the  first  two  years  of  the  Conference  Course  of  Study. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  U.  Admission  of  Preachers  on  Trial 

(Memorial  No.  499.) 

Calendar  No.  133.  Adopted  Mai/  2.  See  Jouimal,  Page  ^53. 

M,  89;  P,  37;  F,  32;  N,  1 

Whereas,  The  present  statement  does  not  include  certain 

necessary  information,  now  scattered  through  the  Discipline 

—amend  Paragraphs  211-215,  1096-1098,  1110,  1102-1106 

of  the  Dis-cipline  of  940  as  follows: 

A  candidate  for  the  Traveling  Ministry  who  applies  for  admis- 
sion on  Trial  to  an  Annual  Conference  must  present  a  recommenda- 
tion duly  signed  by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  District  Con- 
ference, or  by  the  Chairman  and  Secretary  of  the  Licensing  Com- 
mittee of  the  District,  or  of  the  Quarterly  Conference  where  no  Dis- 
trict Conference  exists.  He  must  have  passed  the  examination  on 
the  studies  prescribed  for  candidates  for  Admission  on  Trial  (Pai'a- 
graph  1114).  He  must  deposit  with  the  Committee  on  Conference 
Relations  in  duplicate  on  the  prescribed  form,  one  copy  of  which 
shall  be  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Conference,  and  one 
with   the   Commission    on    Ministerial    Training,   satisfactory   written 


672  Jnurnal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

answers  to  questions  which  may  be  asked  concerning  such  matters 
as  his  age,  health,  religious  and  Church  experience,  call  to  the  minis- 
try, educational  record  and  plans.  The  following  questions  shall  be 
included: 

(1)  Are  vou  convinced  that  you  should  enter  the  Ministry  of  the 
Church? 

(2)  Are  you  willing  to  face  any  sacrifices  that  may  be  involved? 

(3)  Are  you  in  debt  so  as  to  interfere  with  your  work,  or  have  you 
obligations  to  others  which  will  make  it  difficult  for  you  to  live  on 
the  salary  you  are  to  receive? 

(4)  Will  you  abstain  from  the  use  of  tobacco  and  other  indulgences 
which  may  injure  your  influence? 

(5)  Will  you  keep  before  you  as  the  one  great  objective  of  your 
life  the  advancement  of  God's  kingdom? 

It  is  expected  of  all  candidates  for  our  Ministry  that  they  shall 
complete  a  four-year  College  course  of  study  leading  to  a  Bachelor 
of  Arts  degree  or  its  equivalent,  and  complete  a  course  leading  to  the 
Bachelor  of  Divinity,  or  an  equivalent  degree,  in  one  of  our  Schools 
of  Theology.  Par.  1097. 

The  candidate  must  have  completed  the  prescribed  Course  of 
Study  for  Admission  on  Trial  or  must  furnish  equivalent  seminary 
credits  before  he  is  admitted  on  Trial  by  an  Annual  Conference. 
After  his  admission  on  Trial  he  shall  continue  in  the  Conference 
Course  of  Study  prescribed  by  the  Commission  on  Ministerial  Train- 
ing, except  as  noted  in  the  next  pagagraph. 

Graduates  of  Colleges  who  are  also  graduates  of  an  accredited 
School  of  Theology  shall  be  exempt  from  examination  in  the  Con- 
ference Course  of  Study  except  as  noted  in  the  following  paragraph. 
The  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  shall  discuss  with  each  candidate 
his  preparations  for  Admission  on  Trial. 

Credits  from  Graduate  Schools  of  Theology  and  other  educational 
agencies  approved  by  the  University  Senate,  submitted  by  students 
who  have  not  completed  the  Graduate  theological  course,  shall  be 
accepted  by  the  Conference  on  the  basis  of  studies  pursued  in  the 
same  text  or  courses  in  the  same  subject  judged  to  be  equivalent  by 
the  Conference  Board  of  Ministerial  Training.  However,  all  candi- 
dates shall  be  examined  in  the  DiscipJive. 

Every  applicant  admitted  under  the  Seminary  Rule,  and  thereby 
exempt  from  the  regular  Course  of  Study,  shall  be  required  to  take 
that  part  of  the  Course  dealing  with  Methodist  history,  polity,  and 
doctrine  unless  he  can  furnish  credentials  in  the  same  texts  from 
his  seminary. 

The  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  shall  require  a  certificate  of 
graduation  or  a  transcript  of  credits  from  each  applicant  before 
recognizing  any  of  his  educational  claims.  All  credits  on  the  Course 
of  Study,  on  the  basis  of  seminary  work,  shall  be  determined  by  a 
majority  vote  of  the  Board  of  Ministerial  Training. 

A  candidate  who  is  admitted  on  Trial  is  actually  on  trial  as  to 
his  character,  his  preaching,  and  his  competency  as  a  Pastor.  Only  a 
candidate  who  proves  himself  worthy  may  expect  to  be  admitted 
into  Full  Connection.  A  person  on  Trial  may  be  discontinued  with- 
out any  reflection  on  his  character. 

While  he  is  on  Trial  the  Annual  Conference  alone  has  jurisdiction 
over  his  License  to  Preach ;  his  continuance  on  Trial  shall  be  equiv- 
alent to  the  renewal  of  his  License  to  Preach.  If  he  be  discontinued, 
he  shall  come  again  under  the  authority  of  the  Quarterly  Conference 
of  the  Charge  where  he  resides  at  the  time;  and  if  he  is  not  a 
Deacon  or  Eldei-,  his  License  shall  expire  within  one  year  unless 
jt  be  renewed, 


The  Methodist  Church  673 

He  may,  upon  recommendation  by  his  District  Superintendent  and 
written  consent  of  the  resident  Bishop,  be  authorized  to  administer 
the  Sacrament  of  Baptism  and  the  Lord's  Supper  and  to  perform  the 
marriage  ceremony,  if  the  laws  of  the  State  permit.  Such  authoriza- 
tion shall  be  valid  only  within  the  bounds  of  his  own  Charge.  Written 
consent  by  the  Bishop  shall  be  on  a  form  prepared  by-  the  Methodist 
Publishing  House  and  must  be  renewed  annually. 

Any  member  on  Trial  who  does  not  complete  the  first  two  years 
of  the  Cour.se  of  Study  within  four  years  shall  be  discontinued,  unless 
an  extension  of  time  shall  be  recommended  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of 
the  Board  of  Ministerial  Training  and  authorized  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  of  the  Annual  Conference. 

Central  Conferences  shall  fix  the  educational  standards  and  all 
other  requirements  for  admission  to  the  Annual  Conferences  within 
their  borders;  all  other  Annual  Conferences  and  Provisional  Annual 
Conferences  outside  of  the  United  States  of  America  shall  fix  their 
own  standards  and  requirements  for  admission.  Provisional  Annual 
Conferences  in  the  United  States  shall  require  of  all  applicants  the 
conditions  and  qualifications  demanded  of  Traveling  Deacons  and 
Elders  by  an  Annual  Coference. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  12.  Admission  of  Preachers  Into  Full 

Connection 

(Memorial  No.  435.) 

Calendar  No.  136.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  ^53. 
M,  89;  P,  34;  F,  32;  N,  2 

Amend  Paragraphs  216-220,  1099  and  1100  of  the  Dis- 
cipline of  1940  as  follows  in  order  to  bring  together  all  per- 
tinent materials  on  this  subject: 

A  Preacher  on  Ti'ial  who  has  been  appointed  in  the  regular  itiner- 
ant work  on  Circuits  or  Stations,  or  as  instructor  in  one  of  our  in- 
stitutions of  learning  for  two  successive  years  from  the  time  he  was 
received  on  Trial,  may  be  admitted  into  Full  Connection  in  the  Annual 
Conference  after  he  has  given  satisfactoi'y  evidence  of  his  knowledge 
of  the  subjects  covei'ed  in  the  first  two  years  of  the  Conference 
Course  of  Study,  and  after  the  examination  before  the  Con- 
ference prescribed  in  Paragraph  218  of  this  Chapter;  provided, 
this  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  the  admission  into  Full 
Connection  of  one  who,  while  a  student  in  any  college  or  Theological 
Seminary  of  The  Methodist  Church  approved  by  the  Authorized 
Standardizing  Agency,  or  other  Evangelical  Theological  Seminary  of 
eciual  rank,  has  been  for  the  proper  length  of  time  regularly  appointed 
as  Pastor  in  a  Circuit  oi-  Station  under  the  appointment  of  the  Dis- 
trict Superintendent.  (See  Paragraphs  1102,  1103.  1106  above.) 

An  Annual  Conference  may  require  a  physical  examination  of  a 
candidate  before  his  admission  either  on  Trial  or  into  Full  Connec- 
tion from  members  on  Trial,  or  on  credentials  from  other  Churches. 

A  Preacher  seeking  admission  into  Full  Connection  in  the  Con- 
ference shall,  after  solemn  fasting  and  i)rayer,  be  asked,  before  the 
Conference,  the  following  questions,  with  any  others  which  may  be 
thought  necessary,  namely: 


674     Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

(1)  Have  you  faith  in  Christ? 

(2)  Are  you  going  on  to  perfection? 

(3)  Do  you  expect  to  be  made  perfect  in  love  in  this  life? 

(4)  Are  you  earnestly  striving  after  it? 

(6)  Are  you  resolved  to  devote  yourself  wholly  to  God  and  his 
work  ? 

(6)  Do  you  know  the  General  Rules  of  our  Church? 

(7)  Will  you  keep  them? 

(8)  Have  you  studied  the  Doctrines  of  The  Methodist  Church? 

(9)  After  full  examination  do  you  believe  that  our  Doctrines  are 
in  harmony  with  the  Holy  Scriptui'es? 

(10)  Will  you  preach  and  maintain  them? 

(11)  Have  you  studied  our  form  of  Church  Discipline  and  Polity? 

(12)  Do  you  approve  our  Church  Government  and  Polity? 

(13)  Will  you  support  and  maintain  them? 

(14)  Will  you  diligently  instruct  the  children  in  every  place? 

(15)  Will  you  visit  from  house  to  house? 

(16)  Will  you  recommend  fasting  or  abstinence,  both  by  precept 
and  example? 

(17)  Are  you  determined  to  employ  all  your  time  in  the  work 
of  God? 

(18)  Are  you  in  debt  so  as  to  embari-ass  you  in  your  work? 

(19)  Will  you  observe  the  following  directions? 

(a)  Be  diligent.  Never  be  unemployed.  Never  be  triflingly  em- 
ployed. Never  trifle  away  time;  neither  spend  any  more  time  at  one 
place  than  is  strictly  necessary. 

(b)  Be  punctual.  Do  everything  exactly  at  the  time.  And  do  not 
mend  our  rules  but  keep  them ;  not  for  wrath,  but  for  conscience's 
sake. 

A  Missionary  employed  in  a  Mission  may  be  admitted  into  Full 
Connection,  if  recommended  by  the  Superintendent  of  the  Mission 
where  he  labors,  without  being  present  at  his  Annual  Conference  for 
examination;  but,  whenever  practicable,  he  shall  be  asked  the  ques- 
tions in  Par. above  in  the  presence  of  the  members  of  the  Mission 

at  the  Annual  Meeting,  otherwise  in  the  presence  of  the  Superintendent. 

A  Minister  who  has  been  admitted  into  Full  Connection  before  the 
completion  of  the  prescribed  Course  of  Study  shall  complete  the  un- 
finished portion  of  the  Course  of  Study  under  the  direction  of  the 
Board  of  Ministerial  Training,  except  as  provided  above.  (Paragraphs 
1102,  1103,  1106.) 

When  a  Minister  in  Full  Connection  fails  to  be  advanced  in  his 
work  in  the  Conference  Course  of  Study  for  a  given  year,  said  year 
shall  not  be  counted  as  a  year  of  effective  service,  unless  he  is  in  attend- 
ance upon  a  school  approved  by  the  University  Senate  or  is  excused 
by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  his  Conference  upon  the  recommendation  of 
the  Board  of  Ministerial  Training. 

Any  full  Member  who  fails  to  complete  the  entire  four  years  of  the 
Course  of  Study  within  six  years  shall  be  located,  unless  extension  of 
time  shall  be  recommended  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Board  of  Min- 
isterial Ti-aining  and  authorized  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Annual 
Conference.  In  no  case  shall  a  person  have  a  larger  total  than  eight 
years  in  the  Course  of  Study,  and  any  person  failing  to  complete 
the  Course  within  this  eight-year  period  shall  not  be  permitted  to 
join  a  Conference  again  on  Trial.  This  section,  however,  shall  not 
apply  for  the  period  of  time  in  which  the  candidates  are  carrying 
regular  work  in  residence  in  a  School  of  Theology  approved  by  the 
University  Senate. 

A  Minister  who  has  been  located  at  his  own  request  may  be  read- 
mitted by  an  Annual  Conference,  at  its  discretion,  upon  presentation 


The  Methodist  Church  675 

of  his  Certificate  of  Location  and  the  recommendation  of  his  Quarterly 
or  District  Conference  and  of  the  Annual  Conference  from  which  he 
located. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  13.  Annuity  Claim  of  a  Located  Person 
(Memorial  No.  435.) 
Calendar  No.  133.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  -Ul. 
M,  89;  P,  34;  F,  33 ;  N,  1 
Amend  Paragraph  239  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  insert- 
ing subsidiary  caption  above   Paragraph   239   to   read   as 
follows : 

"Annuity  Claim  of  a  Located  Person"  by  striking'  out  the  words 
"Article  3"  and  the  word  "such"  in  the  first  line  and  substituting  the 
word  "a"  so  that  the  entire  paragraph  as  amended  shall  read, 

If  a  located  person  remains  a  member  in  good  standing  of  The 
Methodist  Church  until  the  age  of  retirement  fixed  by  the  General 
Conference,  he  shall  thereby  retain  the  right  to  make  an  annuity 
claim,  based  upon  the  years  of  his  EflFective  Ministry  plus  the  two 
years  on  probation ;  provided,  however,  that  he  shall  have  been  re- 
admitted by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Annual  Conference  which  granted 
him  location,  or  if  it  be  non-existent,  then  he  shall  apply  for  admission 
to  the  Annual  Conference  within  the  boundaries  of  which  the  major 
part  of  his  service  was  rendered,  or  its  legal  successor. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  14.  Requirements  for  Admission  or 
Ordination 
(Memorial  No.  227.) 
Calendar  No.  13 Jt.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4^1. 
M,  89 ;  P,  32 ;  F,30 ;  N.  2 
Amend  Paragraph  487  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  strik- 
ing out  the  sentence,  "No  person  shall  be  recommended  to 
the  Annual  Conference  for  Admission  on  Trial  or  for  Ordi- 
nation until  he  passes  before  a  Committee  of  three,  to  be 
appointed  by  the  District  Superintendent,  an  approved  ex- 
amination in  the  prescribed  Course  of  Study." 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  15.  Chaplains  in  Government  Hospitals 
(Memorial  No.  231.) 
Calendar  No.  141-  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4-54. 
M,  89;  P,  56;  F,  54 ;  N,  2 
We,  the  Committee  on  Ministry,  have  had  before  us  a  me- 
morial with  reference  to  the  appointment  of  Chaplains  to 
hospitals  for  Government  veterans  and  recommend  the  fol- 
lowing : 


676  Journal  of  the  19J,i  General  Conference 

lie  It  Resohud,  That  the  General  Conference  request  the  Commis- 
sion on  Chaplains  to  make  definite  plans  in  co-operation  with  the 
United  States  Government,  or  State  governments,  for  the  appointment 
of  Chaplains  to  Veterans  Hospitals,  or  seek  to  provide  for  such  a  pro- 
gram as  will  minister  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  the  thousands  ot  our 
men  and  women  who  will  be  coming-  back  permanently  incapacitated 
and  in  need  of  spiritual  guidance. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  16.  Duties  of  a  Bishop— Making 

Appointments 

(Memorial  No.  69.) 

Calendar  No.  1110.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  453. 

M,  89;P,  46;F,  41;  A,  4;  N,  1 

Amend  Chapter  5  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  by  inserting 

the  following  as  Paragraph  312  and  Paragraph  313  and 

renumbering  312  and  313  as  314  and  315 : 

312.  "That  the  Committee  on  Conference  Relations  of  an  Annual 
Conference  be  required  to  ascertain  from  a  minister  seeking  admission 
into  the  membership  of  an  Annual  Conference  on  Credentials  from  an- 
other denomination,  whether  or  not  membership  in  the  effective  rela- 
tion was  previously  held  in  an  Annual  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  or  one  of  its  legal  predecessors,  and  if  so,  when  and  under  what 
circumstances  his  connection  with  such  Annual  Conference  was 
severed. 

313.  "That  a  minister  seeking  admission  into  an  Annual  Conference 
on  Credentials  from  another  denomination  who  has  pi-eviously  with- 
drawn from  membership  in  the  effective  relation  of  an  Annual  Confer- 
ence of  The  Methodist  Church,  or  one  of  its  legal  predecessors,  shall 
not  be  admitted  or  readmitted  without  the  consent  of  the  Annual 
Conference  from  which  he  withdrew,  its  legal  successor,  or  the  An- 
nual Conference  of  which  the  major  portion  of  his  former  Conference 
is  a  part. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairmayi; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  17.  Non-Concurrence 
(Memorial :  Non-Concurrence.) 
Calendar  No.  198.  Adopted  Maij  6.  See  Journal  Pages  Jf97, 

U98. 
M,  89 ; P,  46 ; F,  46 
Your  Committee  recommends  non-concurrence  in  the  Me- 
morials: Nos.  684,  226,  225,  468,  53,  70,  696,  360,  236,  49, 
220,  706,  173,  175,  44,  45,  229,  40,  50,  68,  228,  69,  382,  421, 
495,  492,  702,  700,  703,  693,  695,  704.  708,  705,  493,  471,  472, 
233,  234,  237,  381,  48,  721,  491,  43.  469,  336,  245,  241.  61, 
488,  490,  498,  707,  496,  692,  764,  777,  689,  698,  688,  778,  766. 

John  W.  Hawley,  Chairman; 
Frank  L.  Shaffer,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE    ON    MISSIONS   AND 
CHURCH  EXTENSION 

Chairman,  Frederick  B.  Newell. 
Vice-Chairman,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*). 
Secretary,  Marvin  A.  Franklin. 

Report  No.  1.  Amending  Chapter  II  in  the  1940 

"Discipline"  on  Board  of  Missions  and 

Church  Extension 

(Memorial  Nos.  105,  268,  269,  271,  375,  416,  577,  578,  579, 

661,  662,  663,  664,  665,  667,  669  and  709.) 
Calendar  No.  123.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Pages  413, 

493,  U9U. 

M,  106;P,  73;F,  73 

In  connection  with  Memorials  numbered  105,  268,  269, 

271,  375,  416,  577,  578,  579,  661,  662,  663,  664,  665,  667,  669 

and  709,  your  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension 

makes  the  following  recommendations : 

Chapter  II 

BOARD  OF  missions  AND  CHURCH  EXTENSION 

Section  I.  The  Aim  of  Missions 

Par.  911.  No  change. 

Section  II.  Incorporation 

Par  912.  No  change. 
Par.  913.  No  change. 

Section  III.  Constitution 

Par.  914.  No  change. 

Par.  915.  No  change. 

Par.  916.  No  change. 

Par.  917.  Lower  the  age  of  the  youth  members  from  "un- 
der 25  years  of  age"  to  "under  21  years  of  age,"  lines  8  and 
9 ;  amend  the  second  and  third  subparagraphs  and  add  an 
additional  subparagraph,  so  that  Par.  917  shall  read  as 
follows : 

"Par.  917.  The  Board  of  Managers  shall  be  composed  as  follows: 
1.  All  Effective  Bishops  of  The  Methodist  Church  resident  in  the 
United  States  of  America;  2.  Members  elected  quadrennially  by  the 
Jurisdictional  Conferences;  one  Minister  and  thiee  Lay  members. 
two  of  whom  shall  be  women,  from  each  Jurisdiction  for  each  450,000 

(677) 


678  Jouryial  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 

members,  or  major  fraction  thereof,  in  the  Jurisdiction,  and  in  addi- 
tion, one  young  man  and  one  young  woman  under  twenty-one  years 
of  age,  from  each  Jurisdiction ;  provided  that  no  Jurisdiction,  in  ad- 
dition to  its  Effective  Bishpps,  shall  have  fewer  than  two  Ministers 
and  six  Lay  Members,  four  of  whom  shall  be  women,  and  in  addition, 
two  Youth  Members,  one  man  and  one  woman,  under  twenty-one 
years  of  age.  In  nominating  and  electing  such  members,  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conference  shall  have  as  a  basis  for  choice  the  following:  (a) 
One  Minister  and  one  Layman  designated  by  each  Annual  Conference 
of  the  Jurisdiction,  on  nomination  of  its  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension;  (b)  twice  the  necessary  number  of  Lay  Members  who  shall 
be  designated  by  the  Woman's  Jurisdictional  Society  from  the  three 
members  nominated  by  each  Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service  of  the  Jurisdiction;  (c)  and  one  young  man  and  one  young- 
woman  from  those  nominated  by  the  Youth  Organization  of  each  An- 
nual Conference  in  the  Jurisdiction.  Vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers shall  be  filled  by  the  Bishops  of  the  Jurisdiction  in  which  the 
vacancies  occur  ad  interim,  having  regard  to  the  various  classifica- 
tions of  members. 

"The  Board,  on  nomination  of  the  Council  of  Bishops,  is  authorized 
to  elect  quadrennially  twelve  laymen— two  from  each  Jurisdiction,  six 
assigned  to  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  and  six  to  the  Division  of 
Home  Missions  and  Chui'ch  Extension — who  shall  serve  as  Members- 
at-Large  of  the  Board. 

"The  Board,  on  nomination  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian 
Service,  is  authorized  to  elect  quadrennially  twelve  women,  two  from 
each  Jurisdiction,  for  the  Division,  who  shall  serve  as  Members-at- 
Large.  ■     . 

"The  Board  shall  elect  to  membership,  the  Chairman  on  World 
Friendship  of  the  National  Council  of  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship." 

Par.  918.  Delete  present  Par.  918  and  insert  the  following: 

"Par.  918.  The  Board  of  Managers  shall  meet,  on  call  of  the  Council 
of  Bishops,  for  the  purpose  of  organization  within  sixty  days  follow- 
ing adjournment  of  the  last  Jurisdictional  Conference." 

Par.  919.  Delete  the  Paragraph  and  substitute  the  follow- 
ing new  Paragraph,  so  that  Par.  919  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  919.  The  Board  of  Managers  shall  elect  quadrennially  a 
President,  who  shall  be  the  presiding  officer,  four  Vice-Presidents, 
a  Recording  Secretary,  and  such  other  officers  as  it  may  need.  Their 
duties  shall  be  those  usually  performed  by  such  officers.  The  Board  may 
also  elect  annually  such  Committees  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  on 
its  business." 

Par.  920.  Provide  for  the  addition  of  certain  Executive 
Secretaries  to  the  membership  of  the  General  Executive 
Committee  by  inserting,  in  the  first  subparagraph  after  the 
words  "twelve  members,  six  men  and  six  women,  from  the 
Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation,"  the  following:  "one 
Executive  Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions ; 
one  Executive  Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Home  Missions 
and  Church  Extension ;  two  Executive  Secretaries  from  the 
Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service;  two  Executive  Sec- 


The  Methodist  Church  679 

retaries  from  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultiva- 
tion," so  that  Par.  920.  1,  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  920.  1.  The  Board  shall  elect  quadrennially,  upon  nomina- 
tion of  the  respective  Divisions,  a  General  Executive  Committee  of 
fifty-five  members:  twelve  members  from  the  Division  of  Foreign 
Missions,  three  of  whom  shall  be  women;  twelve  members  from  the 
Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  three  of  whom 
shall  be  women ;  twelve  women  from  the  Woman's  Division  of  Chris- 
tian Service;  twelve  members,  six  men  and  six  women,  from  the  Di- 
^^sion  of  Education  and  Cultivation;  one  Executive  Secretary  from 
the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions;  one  Executive  Secretary  from  Divi- 
sion of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension;  two  Executive  Secre- 
taries from  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service;  two  Executive 
Secretaries  from  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation.  A 
majority  of  the  members  of  the  General  Executive  Committee  shall 
constitute  a  quorum.  The  President  of  the  Board  shall  be  a  member  of 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee.  This  General  Execu- 
tive Committee  shall  exercise  the  powers  of  the  Board  ad  interim. 

No  change  in  subparagraph  2  of  Par.  920. 

Par.  921.  No  change. 

Par.  922.  No  change. 

Par.  923.  No  change. 

Par.  924.  In  the  second  subparagraph  delete  the  last  sen- 
tence which  reads  as  follows :  "These  Executive  Secretaries 
shall  be  members  ex-officio  of  the  Board,"  and  add  a  third 
subparagraph  which  shall  read :  "One  Executive  Secretary 
from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions ;  two  Executive  Sec- 
retaries from  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church 
Extension ;  three  Executive  Secretaries  from  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service;  two  Executive  Secretaries 
from  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation,  shall 
be  members  of  the  Board,"  so  that  Par.  924  shall  read  as 
follows : 

"Par.  924.  Art.  6.  Executive  Secretaries.  The  Board  shall  elect  quad- 
rennially one  or  more  Executive  Secretaries  for  each  of  the  three  Ad- 
ministrative Divisions,  and  two  (one  man  and  one  woman)  for  the 
•Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation,  with  such  assistants  as 
the  needs  of  the  work  may  require.  Said  Secretaries  shall  be  nomi- 
nated by  their  respective  Divisions,  and  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board. 

"These  Secretaries  shall  have  co-ordinate  power.  They  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  direction  of  the  Board  and  of  their  I'espective  Divisions. 
Upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Divisions  their  salaries  shall  be  fixed 
and  paid  as  the  Board  may  determine.  They  shall  be  employed  exclu- 
sively in  the  work  of  the  Board,  promoting  its  activities  as  the  Board 
may  approve. 

"One  Executive  Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions; 
two  Executive  Secretaries  from  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and 
Church  Extension;  three  Executive  Secretaries  from  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service,  two  Executive  Secretaries  from  the 
Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation,  shall  be  members  of  th^ 
Board."  but  without  vote, 


680  Journal  of  the  19U  General  Conference 

Par.  925.  Amend  the  paragraph  to  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  925.  Art.  7.  Treastirers.  The  Board  shall  elect  quadrennially 
one  of  the  Division's  Treasurers  as  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board.  He 
shall  receive  and  handle  general  funds  of  the  Board  not  belonging  to 
any  one  Division  and  shall  act  as  the  legal  financial  representative 
of  the  Board  in  matters  affecting  the  Board  as  a  whole.  It  may  also 
elect  one  or  more  Assistant  Treasurers." 

Par.  926.  No  change. 

Par.  927.  No  change. 

Immediately  following  Par.  927,  insert  Paragraphs  1026, 
1027  and  1028,  which  pertain  to  "Funds,"  and  renumber  the 
paragraphs  accordingly. 

Par.  928.  No  change. 

Par.  929.  No  change. 

Par.  930.  Amend  by  adding  another  paragraph,  so  that 
Par.  930  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  930.  The  Board  shall  also  elect  such  Associate  or  Assistant 
Secretaries,  Treasurers.  Superintendents  of  Departments,  and  other 
officers,  on  nomination  of  the  respective  Divisions  and  sections  con- 
cerned, as  the  Board  may  require. 

"All  officers,  whether  elected  quadrennially  or  annually,  shall  re- 
tire upon  reaching  the  retirement  age  fixed  by  the  Board's  Pension 
Plan." 

Par.  931.  No  change. 
Par.  932.  No  change. 

Par.  933.  Insert  after  the  word  "and"  the  word  "may" 
so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read  : 

"Par.  933.  A  person  shall  be  constituted  a  Missionary  or  Deaconess 
and  may  receive  support  as  such  from  the  funds  of  the  Board  when 
such  person  has  been  commissioned  by  the  Board  and  has  been  as- 
signed to  some  definite  field." 

Par.  934.  Amend  to  read  as  follows,  removing  it  from  this 
section  of  the  Discipline  and  inserting  it  as  subparagraph 
(2)  under  Par.  447.  (See  page  2  of  this  Memorial)  : 

"Par.  934.  Lay  missionaries,  both  men  and  women,  regularly  ap- 
pointed by  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  in  fields  out- 
side the  United  States  may  be  seated  in  the  Annual  Conference  ses- 
sion and  given  the  pi'ivileges  of  the  floor. 

Section  IV.  Division  of  Foreign  Missions 

Par.  935.  No  change. 

Par.  936.  No  change. 

Par.  937.  No  change. 

Par.  938.  Amend  the  paragraph  by  inserting,  following  the 
word  "By-laws"  the  words  "to  elect  such  officers  as  are  to 
be  elected  by  the  Division,  to  remove  any  of  them  for  cause, 
to  fill  vacancies  among  the  officers  so  elected ;  to  nominate 


The  Methodic  Church  681 

such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by  the  Board,  to  recommend 
their  removal  for  cause  and  to  present  nominations  to  the 
Board  to  fill  vacancies ;  so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read  : 

Par.  938.  Art.  2.  Authority.  The  Division  shall  have  authority  to 
make  By-laws  in  harmony  with  the  Charter  and  Constitution  of  the 
Board  and  of  its  Divisions;  to  regulate  its  own  proceedings  in  har- 
mony with  its  By-laws;  to  elect  such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by 
the  Division,  to  remove  any  of  them  for  cause,  to  fill  vacancies  among 
the  officers  so  elected;  to  nominate  such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected 
by  the  Board,  to  recommend  their  removal  for  cause  and  to  present 
nominations  to  the  Board  to  fill  vacancies;  to  recommend  fields  of 
labor;  to  accept,  train,  and  maintain  workers;  to  buy  and  sell  property; 
to  secure  and  administer  funds  for  the  support  of  all  work  under  its 
charge;  to  solicit  and  accept  contributions  subject  to  annuity  under 
the  Board's  regulations;  and  to  prepare  and  recommend  to  the  Board 
appropriations  for  its  work." 

Par.  939.  No  change. 

Par.  940.  No  change. 

Par.  941.  Amend  the  seventh  line  (of  subparagraph  2) 
by  deleting  "in  the  respective  Divisions"  and  the  last  line 
by  deleting  "or  Board"  so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read : 

"Par.  941.  1.  (No  change  in  subparagraph  1.) 

"2.  There  shall  be  an  Inter-Division  Committee  on  Foreign  Work 
with  equal  representation  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  and 
the  Department  of  Work  in  Foreign  Fields  of  the  Woman's  Division 
of  Christian  Service,  which  shall  consider  policies,  pi-ograms^  and 
estimates  which  come  from  Field  Committees.  (See  Par.  944.)  They 
shall  report  their  recommendations  regarding  correlation  and  co- 
ordination to  the  Divisions." 

Par.  942.  No  change. 

Par.  943.  Amend  to  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  943.  The  Division  shall  elect  quadrennially  a  President,  one 
or  more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Treasurer  or  Treasurers,  and  a  Recording 
Secretary.  Vacancies  occurring  during  the  quadrennium  shall  be  filled 
by  the  Division.  The  Division  shall  also  nominate  for  election  by  the 
Board  one  or  more  Executive  Secretaries  and  such  other  Secretaries 
and  Superintendents  as  the  need  may  require.  Such  other  officers  as 
the  Division  may  need  it  shall  elect.  The  Division  shall  determine  the 
powers  and  duties  of  its  officers  and  staff  and  shall  recommend  their 
remuneration. 

Par.  944.  Ort.  3  will  then  read  as  follows: 
delete  "budgets." 

Page  301,  under  "The  duties  of  the  Field  Committee  shall 
be" 

1.  Line  1,  delete  the  word  "askings"  and  substitute  the 
word  "estimates."  Line  3,  delete  the  word  "work"  and  in- 
.sert  "the"  after  the  word  "both,"  and  "the"  after  "and," 
and  "Division"  instead  of  "Work." 

2.  In  line  2,  after  the  words  "Church  Extension"  insert 
"through  the  respective  divisions." 


682  Journal  of  the  19.U  General  Conference 

3.  In  line  2,  delete  the  words  "the  Department  of  Work 
in  Foreign  Fields  of." 

4.  In  line  6,  after  the  word  "Superintendents"  insert  the 
words  "the  President  of  the  Conference  Woman's  Society 
of  Christian  Service  and  the  Conference  Lay  Leader." 

Change  the  order  of  the  Sections  so  that  4  becomes  1 ; 
3  becomes  2 ;  2  becomes  3 ;  and  1  becomes  4. 

Par.  944.  Art.  3  will  then  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  944.  Art.  3.  Foreign  Field  Committees  and  Estimates.  In  a 
Foreign  Mission  Field  of  the  Board  each  Annual  Conference  and  each 
Provisional  Annual  Conference  shall  have  a  Field  Committee,  con- 
sisting of  the  following  members:  the  Resident  Bishop;  the  Mission 
Superintendent;  the  District  Superintendents;  the  President  of  the 
Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service  and  the  Conference 
Lay  Leader,  if  requested  by  the  Conference ;  the  Mission  Treasurers ; 
and  wherever  possible  an  equal  number  of  missionaries  of  the  Divi- 
sion of  Foreign  Missions  and  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice, chosen  by  the  missionaries  within  the  bounds  of  the  Confei'ence; 
and  national  men  and  women,  wherever  possible  of  equal  number,  to 
be  elected  by  the  Conference.  The  personnel  of  the  Committee  shall 
be  approved  by  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  and  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service.  The  Committee  shall  be  responsible  to 
the  Divisions  for  the  administration  of  the  funds  provided  by  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

"The  duties  of  the  Field  Committee  shall  be: 

"1,  To  elect  its  Chairman  and  Secretary;  to  forward  its  minutes, 
quarterly,  to  the  respective  Divisions  of  the  Board,  and  the  report  of 
its  recommendations  to  the  Divisions  for  approval. 

"2.  To  study  and  co-ordinate  the  work  of  the  Division  of  Foreign 
Missions  and  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service. 

"3.  To  consult  with  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
through  the  respective  Divisions  on  all  matters  of  mutual  concern. 

"4.  To  prepare  estimates  for  the  work  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
Provisional  Annual  Conference,  or  Mission  for  both  the  General  and 
the  Woman's  Division,  except  the  financial  requirements  for  mission- 
ary support  which  is  a  direct  responsibility  of  the  Board." 

Par.  945.  Page  302,  in  the  fifth  line  from  the  top,  delete 
the  word  "Budget." 

In  the  sixth  line  from  the  top  after  the  words  "estimates 
for  the"  add  the  words  "maintenance  and." 

In  line  eleven,  delete  the  word  "Budgets"  and  substitute 
therefor  the  word  "Estimates." 

In  the  fourteenth  line  from  the  top  delete  the  words  "Gen- 
eral and  Woman's  Work"  and  substitute  therefor  "two  Di- 
visions." 

In  the  last  line  of  Par.  945,  delete  "and  shall  be  the  basis 
for  the  appropriation  of  Mission  funds."  So  that  Par.  945 
shall  read : 

"Par.  945.  In  a  Mission  field  where  there  is  a  Central  Conference 
in  which  there  is  an  Executive  Board  or  Council  of  Co-operation  duly 
constituted,  the  estimates  for  the  maintenance  and   development  of 


The  Methodist  Church  683 

the  work,  prepared  by  the  various  Field  Committees,  shall  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Division  of  Foreig:n  Missions  and  to  the  Woman's  Divi- 
sion of  Christian  Service  after  approval  by  said  Executive  Board  or 
Council  of  Co-operation.  The  Estimates  shall  be  presented,  Confer- 
ence by  Confei-ence,  and  by  projects  within  the  Conference.  These 
Estimates  shall  be  prepared  and  submitted  separately  for  the  two 
Divisions  in  such  form  as  may  be  required." 

Par.  946.  In  the  sixth  line  after  the  word  "Conference" 
add  the  word  "and.'- 

In  the  seventh  line  delete  the  words  "or  Mission,"  so  that 
Par.  946  shall  read : 

"Par.  946.  In  Provisional  Central  Conferences,  where  there  is  no 
Executive  Board  or  Council  of  Co-operation,  the  Estimates  shall  be 
sent  direct  to  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  and  to  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service  from  the  Field  Committee  of  each  Annual 
Conference  and  Provisional  Annual  Conference." 

Par.  947.  Delete  the  entire  paragraph. 

Par.  948.  Amend  the  paragraph  by  inserting  in  the  first 
line,  following  the  word  "an,"  the  word  "affiliated;"  in  the 
third  line  write  the  word  "Joint"  with  a  small  "j ;"  in  the 
fourth  line  insert  following  the  word  "the"  the  word  "af- 
filiated ;"  in  the  seventh  line  write  the  word  "Joint"  with  a 
small  "j ;"  and  in  the  eighth  line  following  the  word  "such" 
insert  the  word  "affiliated,"  so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read  : 

"Par.  948.  Wherever  desired  by  an  affiliated  autonomous  Meth- 
odist Church  and  the  Missionaries  working  in  relation  to  such  Church, 
there  shall  be  a  joint  Council  composed  of  members  of  the  affiliated 
autonomous  Church  and  Missionai'ies  of  the  Board  working  in  that 
field,'  under  a  Constitution  approved  by  the  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension.  This  joint  Council  shall  be  the  agency  through  which 
the  Board  shall  co-operate  with  such  affiliated  autonomous  Church." 

Par.  949.  Delete  "Administration  of  Missions"  and  substi- 
tute "Administration  of  a  Mission." 

In  line  two,  after  "Missionaries"  insert  the  words,  "both 
Lay  and  Clerical,"  also  in  line  three,  after  "Preachers"  omit 
"with"  and  insert  in  its  place  "and  other"  so  that  the  para- 
graph shall  read : 

Par.  949.  Art.  4.  Administration  of  a  Mission. 

1.  No  change. 

2.  The  Mission  shall  meet  annually.  It  shall  be  composed  of  all  reg- 
ularly appointed  Missionaries,  both  Lay  and  Clerical,  and  Mission 
Traveling  Preachers,  and  other  Lay  Members.  Each  Mission  shall  de- 
termine the  number  of  Lay  Members  and  the  mode  of  their  appoint- 
ment. 

3.  No  change. 

4.  No  change. 

5.  (Par.  950  of  Discipline  amended  by  omitting  title  "Missionaries' 
Meeting,"  becomes  No.  5,  of  Par.  949,  and  reads  as  follows)  : 

"For  the  consideration  of  financial   and  other  matters  relative  to 


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the  policies  of  the  Board  and  the  work  of  the  Missionaries,  the  Mission- 
aries of  each  Mission  shall  hold  an  annual  Missionaries'  Meeting  and 
report  their  proceedings  to  the  Board.  In  the  absence  of  a  Bishop  one 
of  the  Missionaries  shall  be  elected  by  ballot  to  px-eside." 

950.  Delete  from  Discipline  as  a  separate  paragraph  and 
add  it  to  Par.  949  as  No.  5  (see  above) . 

In  place  of  the  present  Par.  951,  Section  1,  the  following 
be  substituted : 

Par.  951,  Article  6.  Missionaries  of  The  Methodist  Church  Serving 
Other  Chux-ches. 

(1)  Missionaries  of  The  Methodist  Church,  upon  action  of  the  Board 
of  Missions  and  Chux-ch  Extension,  may  be  assigned  to  serve  in  affiliated 
autonomous  churches,  independent  churches,  churches  resulting  from 
the  union  of  Methodist  Churches  and  other  communions,  or  in  other 
Evangelical  Denominations. 

(2)  Such  missionax-ies,  while  retaining  their  membership  in  their 
home  Local  Churches  and  Annual  Confex-ences,  and  without  impaixing 
their  relationship  to  the  Boax-d  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension, 
shall,  while  on  service  in  such  fields  be  free  to  accept  such  rights  and 
privileges  as  may  be  offered  to  them  by  such  churches. 

2.  No  change.  Renumber  as  3. 
Par.  952.  Deleted. 

Section  V.  Division  of  Home  Missions  and 
Church  Extension 

Par.  953 — no  change. 

Par.  954 — no  change. 

Par.  955 — no  change. 

Par.  956.  Art  2.  Line  5,  amend  the  paragraph  by  inserting 
following  the  word  "By-laws,"  the  words  "to  elect  such 
officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by  the  Division,  to  remove  any  of 
them  for  cause,  to  fill  vacancies  among  the  officers  so  elected ; 
to  nominate  such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by  the  Board, 
to  recommend  their  removal  for  cause  and  to  present  nomi- 
nations to  the  Board  to  fill  vacancies" ; 

Line  9.  Insert  after  the  word  "maintain"  the  words  "mis- 
sionaries and  special" ;  also  in  the  9th  line,  insert  the  words 
"to  buy  and  sell  property ;  to  own  and  operate  radio  sta- 
tions" ;  so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read : 

"Par.  9.56.  Art.  2 — ^Authority.  The  DiAision  shall  have  authox'ity 
to  make  By-laws  in  harmony  with  the  Charter  and  Constitution  of  the 
Board  and  of  its  Divisions;  to  regulate  its  own  proceedings  in  har- 
mony with  its  By-laws;  to  elect  such  officers  as  ax-e  to  be  elected  by 
the  Division,  to  remove  any  of  them  for  cause,  to  fill  vacancies  among 
the  officers  so  elected ;  to  nominate  such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected 
by  the  Board,  to  recommend  their  removal  for  cause  and  to  present 
nominations  to  the  Board  to  fill  vacancies;  to  recommend  fields  of 
labor;  to  accept,  train,  and  ixiaintain  missionax-ies  and  special  work- 


The  Methodist  Church  685 

crs;  to  buy  and  sell  property;  to  own  and  operate  radio  stations;  to 
secure  and  administer  funds  for  the  support  of  all  work  under  its 
charpc;  to  solicit  and  accept  contributions  subject  to  annuity  under 
the  Board's  regulations;  and  to  prepare  and  recommend  to  the  Board 
appropriations  for  its  work." 

Par.  957.  Delete  the  paragraph  and  substitute  the  follow- 
ing new  paragraph,  which  reads  as  follows : 

"Par.  iloT.  The  Division  shall  elect  quadrennially  a  President,  one 
or  more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Treasurer  or  Treasurers,  and  a  Recording 
Secretary.  Vacancies  occurring  during  the  quadrennium  shall  be  filled 
by  the  Division.  The  Division  shall  also  nominate  for  election  by  the 
Board  one  or  more  Executive  Secretaries  and  such  other  Secretaries 
and  Superintendents  as  the  need  may  require.  Such  other  officers  as 
the  Division  may  need  it  shall  elect.  The  Division  shall  determine  the 
powers  and  duties  of  its  officers  and  staff  and  shall  recommend  their 
remuneration." 

Par.  958 — no  change. 

Par.  959.  Delete  the  paragraph  and  substitute  the  follow- 
ing new  paragraph : 

"Par.  959.  The  Division  shall  have  one  or  more  Executive  Secre- 
taries. The  Division  shall  have  two  Sections;  Section  of  Home  Missions 
and  Section  of  Church  Extension." 

Section  of  Home  Missions 

Par.  960.  In  line  two  delete  "together  with  such  organiza- 
tional" and  substitute  "or  such  departments  and  adminis- 
trative," and  designate  the  paragraph  as  "Art.  1."  Add  new 
paragraphs  "Art.  2"  and  "Art.  3." 

So  that  Par.  960  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  960.  Art.  1.  The  Section  of  Home  Missions  shall  have  the  fol- 
lowing Departments,  or  such  Departments  and  administrative  units 
as  the  Board,  upon  recommendation  of  the  Division  may  determine: 

"(a)    Department  of  City  Work. 

"(b)    Department  of  Town  and  Country  Work. 

"(c)    Department  of  Goodwill  Industries. 

"(d)    Department  of  Negro  Work. 

"The  Departments  shall  work  in  close  co-operation  with  one  an- 
other particularly  in  any  overlapping  areas. 

"Art.  2.  The  Division  shall  appoint,  on  nomination  of  the  Superin- 
tendent concerned,  fifteen  members  for  each  Department,  or  admin- 
istrative unit,  who  shall  be  chosen  from  among  the  members  of  the 
Division  and  others  who  are  actively  engaged  in  the  work  or  adminis- 
tration of  projects  within  the  fields  of  the  respective  departments  or 
administrative  units. 

"Art.  .3*.  Bilingual  work  in  the  United  States,  except  in  organized 
Bilingual  Provisional  Annual  Conferences  and  Missions,  shall  be  ad- 
ministered through  English-speaking  Annual  Conferences,  under  the 
joint  supervision  of  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  F]x- 
tension  and  the  District  Superintendents." 

Par.  961.  Delete  the  paragraph  and  substitute  the  follow- 
ing new  paragraph : 


686  J  on  null  of  the  l'.).U  General  Conference 

"Par.  961.  The  Executive  Secretary  or  Secretaries  shall  commu- 
nicate to  the  Bishops  such  information  as  he  or  they  may  possess  con- 
cerning Home  Missions  in  their  respective  areas.  He  or  they,  or  their 
representative  shall  counsel  with  the  Bishops  relative  to  Home  Mis- 
sions activities  and  needs;  also,  relative  to  the  appointment  of  Mission 
Superintendents  and  special  workers,  who  are  maintained  by  appro- 
priations from  missionary  funds." 

A.  Department  of  City  Work 

Par.  962 — no  change. 

Par.  963 — no  change. 

Par.  964.  In  the  first  line  after  the  word  "City"  insert  the 
words  "or  District." 

In  line  nine  after  the  word  "communities"  insert  the  fol- 
lowing sentence,  "Charges  in  communities  adjacent  to  a 
city,  and  not  attached  to  a  city,  may  be  included  in  the  So- 
ciety." 

So  that  Par.  964  shall  read : 

"Par.  964.  A  City  or  District  Society  may  be  organized  in  the  in- 
tei-est  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  under  such  name  and 
control  as  it  may  determine,  wherever,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Bishop 
or  Bishops  and  District  Superintendent  or  Superintendents  concerned, 
it  is  deemed  advisable.  The  purpose  of  such  a  Society  is  to  promote 
evangelization  and  to  co-ordinate  the  work  of  the  Church  in  such 
cities  and  contiguous  communities.  Charges  in  communities  adjacent 
to  a  city,  and  not  attached  to  a  city,  may  be  included  in  the  Society. 
All  Bishops,  District  Superintendents,  and  Superintendents  of  Mis- 
sions or  Provisional  Annual  Conferences  having  jurisdiction  within 
the  geographical  territory  covered  by  the  Society,  and  all  pastors 
therein  shall  be  ex-officio  members  of  said  Society  or  its  Board  of 
Managers.  Each  Quarterly  Conference  in  the  said  territory  shall  be 
entitled  to  at  least  one  Lay  Representative  in  the  Society  or  Board." 

Par.  965.  Change  line  to  read  "The  City  or  District  So- 
ciety" and  omit  the  last  sentence,  so  that  the  paragraph  shall 
read: 

"Par.  965.  The  City  or  District  Society  may  include  in  its  work 
the  organization  of  Church  Schools  and  the  organization  (but  not 
the  constituting)  of  churches,  the  aid  of  weak  churches,  the  acquisi- 
tion of  real  estate,  and  the  erection  of  buildings,  the  adaptation  of 
downtown  churches  to  their  altered  environment,  the  securing  and 
holding  of  endowments  for  the  City  or  District  Society  and  dependent 
churches,  the  conducting  of  missions  among  foreign-speaking  and 
other  needy  peoples,  the  development  of  well-organized  open-air  evan- 
gelism, the  maintenance  of  kindergartens  and  industrial  schools, 
the  promotion  of  social  and  settlement  work,  including  services  ren- 
dered in  connection  with  juvenile  court  cases,  the  support  of  rescue  mis- 
sions and  of  institutions  for  the  relief  of  the  sick  and  the  destitute." 

Par.  966.  In  the  first  line  after  "A  City"  insert  the  words 
"or  District." 

Par.  967.  In  line  2  after  "A  City"  insert  the  words  "or 
Di.strict." 


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Par.  968.  In  line  1  after  "A  City"  insert  the  words  "or 
District." 

Par.  969.  In  line  2  and  in  line  5,  after  the  words  "the  City" 
insert  the  words  "or  District." 

Par.  970.  Delete  from  the  beginning  of  the  paragraph 
down  to  and  including  the  word  "conditions"  and  substitute 
the  following  sentence: 

"A  City  or  District  Society,  in  order  to  receive  financial 
assistance  from  the  Division  shall  meet  the  following  con- 
ditions." 

So  that  the  paragraph  shall  read : 

"Par.  970.  A  City  or  District  Society,  in  order  to  receive  financial 
assistance  from  the  Division  shall  meet  the  following-  conditions: 
(a)  It  shall  be  organized  according  to  the  Discipline;  (b)  it  shall  have 
an  Executive  Committee  meeting-  at  least  once  every  quarter;  (c) 
it  shall  be  actively  at  work;  (d)  it  shall  have  made  a  report  as  re- 
quired by  the  Department  of  City  Work;  (e)  it  shall  endeavor  to  raise 
annually  by  collections  or  otherwise  an  amount  at  least  equal  to  that 
appropriated  to  it  by  the  Board,  exclusive  of  appropriations  made  for 
work  among  foreig'n-speaking  peoples." 

Par.  971.  Delete  the  paragraph. 

Par.  972.  In  line  2  after  the  words  "a  City"  insert  the 
words  "or  District." 

Par.  973.  In  line  2  after  the  words  "the  City"  insert  the 
words  "or  District." 

Par.  974.  In  the  first  line  after  "All  City"  insert  the  words 
"or  District." 

Par.  975  and  Par.  976.  Combine  these  two  paragraphs  by 
deleting  the  last  sentences  of  Par.  976,  beginning  with  "It 
shall  present"  and  continuing  to  the  end  of  the  paragraph, 
and  add  the  first  sentence  of  Par.  976  to  Par.  975,  .so  that 
Par.  975  shall  read  : 

"Par.  97.5.  The  Department  of  City  Work  shall  promote  the  Council 
of  Cities  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension.  The  Council 
shall  be  composed  of  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  Division  of  Home 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  the  Superintendent  and  members  of 
the  Department,  and  two  delegates  from  each  organized  City  Society. 
The  Council  may  be  convened  annually  or  at  such  other  tijiies  as  the 
Department  may  determine.  The  purpose  of  the  Council  shall  be  to 
promote  the  study  of  City  Church  work,  with  all  that  relates  to  a 
better  understanding  of  the  religious  needs  of  urban  communities." 

Paragraphs  977,  978,  979  and  980.  Eliminate  these  para- 
graphs and  combine  into  a  new  paragraph  to  be  Par.  977, 
and  which  shall  read  as  follows: 

"B.  Department  of  Town  and  Country  Work. 

"Par.  977.  1.  The  Department  shall  promote,  in  co-operation  with 
other  Boards  and  Agencies,  all  phases  of  the  work  of  the  Church  in 
rural  territory  and  in  places  of  less  than  10,000  population;  conduct 


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surveys  and  research  studies,  and  use  the  findings  for  more  effective 
Church  work;  administer  funds  committed  to  it  by  the  Division; 
develop  a  co-operative  procedure  among  Church  and  other  agencies 
that  seek  to  improve  the  economic,  social,  educational,  and  religious 
life  of  people  in  Town  and  Country  areas;  and  promote  among  min- 
isters and  in  colleges  and  theological  schools  a  study  of  Town  and 
Country  life  and  effective  ways  and  means  of  Church  and  commu- 
nity work. 

"2.  The  Department  shall  give  encouragement  and  support  to  An- 
nual Conference  Boards  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  to  Com- 
missions on  Town  and  Country  Work,  and  to  Jurisdictional  Boards  in 
their  efforts  to  develop  more  effective  and  constructive  work  in  Town 
and  Country  communities. 

"3.  The  Department  shall  review  maintenance  askings,  and  recom- 
mend them  to  the  Committee  on  Appropriations  of  the  Division,  ad- 
minister appropriations  to  the  field  of  Town  and  Country  Work,  and 
recommend  to  responsible  organizations,  after  a  careful  survey  of  the 
field,  exchanges,  mergers  or  other  co-operative  plans  to  prevent  de- 
nominational overlapping'." 

Par.  981.  (Becomes  Par.  978.)  No  change  except  the  addi- 
tion of  the  following  Caption  : 

''Interboard  Committee  on  Town  and  Country  Work" 

Par.  982.  (Becomes  979.)  Amend  by  deleting  the  words 
following  "Fellowship"  in  the  15th  line,  "and  one  person 
interested  in  Town  and  Country  Work  chosen  from  each 
District  by  the  District  Superintendent,"  and  insert  the 
words  "one  rural  layman  and  one  rural  pastor  from  each 
District,  nominated  by  the  District  Superintendent  or  the 
Nominating  Committee  of  the  Conference,  and  elected  by  the 
Annual  Conference,"  so  that  Item  1  shall  read: 

Par.  979.  1.  Each  Annual  Conference  having  town  and  country 
churches  shall  set  up  under  the  direction  of  the  Bishop  and  his  Cabinet, 
a  Commission  on  Town  and  Country  Work.  The  membership  of  the 
Commission  shall  be  the  Bishop  in  charge  of  the  Conference;  the 
District  Superintendents;  the  Conference  Missionary  Secretary;  the 
Executive  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Education;  the  President  of  the 
Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service;  a  representative 
elected  by  each  of  the  following  Conference  agencies:  the  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  the  Board  of  Education,  the  Woman's 
Society  of  Christian  Service,  the  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  the  Commis- 
sion on  Evangelism,  the  Conference  Youth  Fellowship,  the  Methodist 
Rural  Fellowship,  and  one  rural  layman  and  one  I'ural  pastor  from 
each  District,  nominated  by  the  District  Superintendent,  or  the  Nom- 
inating Committee  of  the  Conference,  and  elected  by  the  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

2.  The  Commission  shall  be  advisory  to  Conference  agencies  and  to 
the  Conference,  and  shall  conduct  surveys  and  reseai'ch  studies  of 
rural  conditions  within  the  bounds  of  the  Annual  Conference,  seek 
to  develop  a  co-operative  procedure  between  the  Church  and  social 
and  governmental  agencies,  work  to  create  a  definite  status  for  the 
town  and  country  church  and  pastor,  seek  to  co-ordinate  the  work  of 
the  various  Boards  and  agencies,  and  outline  a  program  of  Town  and 
Country  Work  to  be  piesented  to  the  participating  Boards  and  agen- 
cies. 


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3.  The  Commission  shall  be  called  together  by  the  Bishop  at  the 
first  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  in  each  Quadrennium  for  the 
purpose  of  organization  and  to  determine  its  initial  activities,  pro- 
cedures and  time  of  meeting.  The  co-operating  agencies  should  share 
with  the  Commission  in  determining  and  planning  ways  to  secure 
the  budget  for  the  Commission's  work.  Reports  of  all  meetings  of  the 
Commission  shall  be  furnished  to  the  Secretaries  of  the  co-operating 
agencies  and  an  annual  report  of  findings  and  recommendations  pre- 
sented to  the.se  agencies  and  to  the  Annual  Conference." 

Par.  983.  Amend  to  read  as  follows:  (and  renumber  as 
required) 

"C.  Department  of  Goodwill  Industries. 

"Par.  983.  The  Department  of  Goodwill  Industries  shall  provide  for 
the  religious,  educational,  social  and  industrial  welfare  of  the  handi- 
capped and  unfortunate.  It  shall  promote  and  establish  Goodwill  In- 
dustries in  various  centers;  shall  review  missionary  askings  and  ad- 
minister appropriations  for  Goodwill  Industries;  shall  endorse  and 
assist  only  those  local  Goodwill  Industries  which  are  organized  and 
conducted  according  to  its  standards,  rules  and  regulations,  and  shall 
urge  them  to  co-operate  with  the  Departments,  Sections,  Divisions  and 
Boards  of  The  Methodist  Church,  and  other  organizations  serving  the 
handicapped  and  unfortunate.  The  Department  may  conduct  National 
and  Regional  Institutes,  and  such  other  special  training  activities 
as  will  help  to  develop  the  specialized  leadership  required  for  the 
direction  of  Goodwill  Industries." 

Par.  984.  Amend  to  read  as  follows:  (renumber  as  re- 
quired) 

"D.  Department  of  Negro  Work. 

"Par.  984.  The  Department  shall  study  and  promote  missionary 
work  among  Negroes  and  conduct  other  activities  which,  from  time 
to  time,  the  developments  of  the  work  may  requiie  and  which  the 
Section  may  assign  to  it  and  administer  such  appiopriations  as  may  be 
committed  to  it  by  the  Division.  It  shall  co-operate  with  the  Boards 
and  agencies  of  the  Central  Jurisdiction,  the  Colored  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  other  Boards  and  agencies  as  their  work  may  affect 
the  Negro  population  of  the  Country." 

Par.  985.  Omit  the  paragraph. 

Par.  986.  Add  to  the  paragraph  the  sentence  beginning, 
'They  shall  make  recommendations"  etc.,  so  that  Par.  986 
shall  read : 

"Inter-Division  Committee  on  Home  Missions  and 
Church  Extension  Work 

"Par.  986.  There  shall  be  an  Inter-Division  Committee  on  Home 
Missionary  and  Church  Extension  work  which,  in  co-operation  with 
a  similar  Committee  of  an  equal  number  from  the  Home  Department 
of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  shall  co-ordinate  and 
correlate  plans  and  policies  for  Home  Missions,  and  arrange  for  such 
co-operative  activities  and  joint  projects  as  may  be  mutually  accept- 
able. They  shall  make  recommendations  regaiding  correlation  and 
co-ordination  to  their  respective  Divisions." 


690  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Section  of  Church  Extension 

Par.  987.  Sub-paragraphs  1  to  9,  inclusive,  no  change. 

Sub-paragraph  10,  Amend. 

Sub-paragraph  11,  delete  the  words  "Debt-raising"  at  the 
end  of  the  paragraph  and  substitute  the  words  "Field  Serv- 
ice." 

So  that  Sub-paragraphs  10  and  11  shall  read  as  follows: 

"10.  The  Section  shall  have  a  Department  of  Finance  and  Field 
Service  for  the  purpose: 

"a.  Of  securing  funds  for  the  building  of  churches,  parsonages 
and  religious  educational  equipment  and  for  remodeling  and  repair 
projects; 

"b.  Of  raising  funds  for  the  liquidation  of  church  debts; 

"c.  Of  assisting  and  guiding  churches  in  developing  effective  budget 
and  other  financial  plans ; 

"d.  Of  providing  counsel  and  suggesting  plans  for  church  building 
enterprises ; 

"e.  Of  co-operating  in  making  surveys  of  new  fields  and  other 
community  centers  with  special  reference  to  the  location  and  adapta- 
tion of  church  buildings  and  equipment. 

"11.  A  fund  may  be  set  up  by  the  Section  to  be  secured  from  gifts 
and  legacies  and  the  income  therefrom  to  be  used  in  supporting  the 
work  of  the  Department  of  Finance  and  Field  Service." 

Par.  988.  Change  the  Caption  preceding  Par.  988  to  read : 
"Administration  of  a  Mission" 

Sec.  1  of  Par.  988 — no  change. 

Sec.  2  of  Par.  988.  After  the  word  "Missionaries"  insert 
the  words  "both  Lay  and  Clerical,"  also  after  the  word 
"Preachers"  omit  the  word  "with"  and  insert  in  its  place  the 
words  "and  other,"  so  that  the  section  shall  read : 

"2.  The  Mission  shall  meet  annually,  and  shall  be  composed  of  all 
regularly  appointed  Missionaries,  both  Lay  and  Clerical,  and  Mission 
Traveling  Preachers,  and  other  Lay  Members,  the  number  of  whom 
and  the  mode  of  their  appointment  each  Mission  shall  determine  for 
itself." 

Sections  3  to  6  inclusive — no  change. 

Section  VI.  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service 

Par.  989 — no  change. 

Par.  990.  Amend  the  paragraph  by  inserting,  following 
the  word  "By-laws,"  the  words  "to  elect  such  officers  as  are 
to  be  elected  by  the  Division,  to  remove  any  of  them  for 
cause,  to  fill  vacancies  among  the  officers  so  elected ;  to  nomi- 
nate such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by  the  Board,  to  recom- 
mend their  removal  for  cause  and  to  present  nominations  to 
the  Board  to  fill  vacancies";  so  that  the  paragraph  shall 
read: 


The  Methodist  Church  691 

"Par.  990.  Art.  2.  Authority.  The  Division  shall  have  authority  to 
make  By-laws  in  harmony  with  the  Charter  and  Constitution  of  the 
Board  and  of  its  Divisions;  to  regulate  its  own  proceedings  in  har- 
mony with  its  By-laws;  to  elect  such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by  the 
Division,  to  remove  any  of  them  for  cause,  to  fill  vacancies  among  the 
officers  so  elected;  to  nominate  such  officers  as  are  to  be  elected  by 
the  Board,  to  recommend  their  removal  for  cause  and  to  present  nomi- 
nations to  the  Board  to  fill  vacancies;  to  recommend  fields  of  labor; 
to  accept,  train,  and  maintain  workers;  to  buy  and  sell  property;  to 
secure  and  administer  funds  for  the  support  of  all  work  under  its 
charge;  to  solicit  and  accept  contributions  subject  to  annuity  under 
the  Board's  regulations;  and  to  prepare  and  recommend  to  the  Board 
appropriations  for  its  work." 

Par.  991 — no  change. 

Par.  992.  Amend  to  read  as  follows:  "Par.  992.  Art  4. 
Officers.  The  Division  shall  elect  quadrennially  a  President, 
one  or  more  Vice-Presidents,  a  Treasurer  or  Treasurers,  and 
a  Recording  Secretary.  Vacancies  occurring  during  the  quad- 
rennium  shall  be  filled  by  the  Division.  The  Division  shall 
also  nominate  for  election  by  the  Board  one  or  more  Execu- 
tive Secretaries  and  such  other  Secretaries  and  Superintend- 
ents as  the  need  may  require.  Such  other  officers  as  the  Di- 
vision may  need  it  shall  elect.  The  Division  shall  determine 
the  powers  and  duties  of  its  officers  and  staff  and  shall  rec- 
ommend their  remuneration." 

Departments 

Par.  993.  Art.  1.  Organization. 

(1) — no  change. 

(2) — no  change. 

(3) — no  change. 

(4) — In  line  1,  delete  the  word  "a"  and  insert  "an  Execu- 
tive" before  the  word  "Secretary,"  and  in  line  2,  after  the 
words  "duties  of"  delete  the  word  "the"  and  insert  the  word 
"such,"  so  that  the  section  shall  read : 

"(4)  There  shall  be  an  Executive  Secretary  or  Secretaries  in  each 
Department.  The  number  and  duties  of  such  Secretaries  shall  be  de- 
termined and  defined  by  the  Division." 

Par.  994.  Art  2.  (2).  Change  reference  after  the  words 
"composed  of  the"  insert  the  words  "Chairman,  the." 

Par.  994.  Art  2.  (2).  Change  reference  in  parentheses 
from  "  (994)  "  to  "See  Par.  994  (3) ,"  and  delete  the  last  three 
words  "or  the  Board." 

Par.  994.  Art  2.  (3)  Add  new  (3)  as  indicated  below. 

So  that  Par.  994  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  994.  Art.  2.  T^e  Department  of  Work  in  Foreign  Fields  shall 
be  an  administrative  department  and  shall  promote  the  work  of  Mis- 
sions outside  the  United  States  of  America,  Alaska,  Hawaii,  Puerto 
Rico,  and  The  Dominican  Republic. 


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"(1)  There  shall  be  a  Standing-  Committee  composed  of  the  Chair- 
man, the  Executive  Secretary  or  Secretaries  of  the  Department  of 
Work  in  Foreign  Fields,  and  the  Secretaries  of  Foreign  Work  in  the 
several  Jurisdictions.  .  ^       .        ,^.     , 

"(2)  There  shall  be  an  Inter-Division  Committee  on  Foreign  Work 
with  equal  representation  from  the  Department  of  Work  in  Foreign 
Fields,  and  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  which  shall  consider 
policies,  programs,  and  estimates  which  come  from  the  Field  Com- 
mittees to  the  respective  Divisions.  (See  Par.  994,  3.)  They  shall  re- 
port their  recommendations  regarding  correlation  and  co-ordination 
to  the  Divisions." 

(3)    (a)    Insert  paragraph  944  as  amended. 

(b)  Insert  paragraph  945  as  amended. 

(c)  Insert  paragraph  946  as  amended. 

(d)  Insert  paragraph  948  as  amended. 

(e)  Insert  paragraph  949  as  amended. 

(f)  Insert  paragraph  951  as  amended. 

Par.  995.  Art.  3.  Delete  sub-paragraphs  (1)  and  (2),  and 
substitute  the  following;  sub-paragraph  (3)  same  as  in 
Discipliyie : 

*Tar.  995.  Art.  3."  (opening  paragraph,  no  change.) 

"(1)  There  shall  be  a  Standing  Committee  in  this  Department  com- 
posed of  the  Chairman  of  the  Department,  the  Executive  Secretary 
or  Secretaries  of  the  Department  and  the  Secretaries  of  Work  in 
Home  Fields  of  the  several  Jurisdictions. 

"(2)  There  shall  be  an  Inter-Division  Committee  on  Work  in 
Home  Fields,  with  equal  representation  from  the  Department  of 
Work  in  Home  Fields  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service 
and  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  -which  shall 
co-ordinate  and  correlate  plans  and  policies  for  Home  Missions  and 
arrange  for  such  co-operative  activities  and  joint  projects  as  may  be 
mutually  acceptable.  They  shall  make  recommendations  regarding 
coiTelation  and  co-ordination  to  their  respective  Divisions.  (See  par. 
986.)" 

(3)    No  change. 

Par.  996.  Art.  4.  Amend  Par.  996  by  deleting  the  third 
sub-paragraph  and  substituting  a  new  third  sub-paragraph, 
and  by  adding  a  fourth  sub-paragraph,  so  that  the  paragraph 
shall  read : 

"Par.  996.  Art.  4.  The  Department  of  Christian  Social  Relations 
and  Local  Church  Activities  shall  supervise  and  promote  the  work  of 
the  Division  along  the  lines  of  community  service  and  .social  rela- 
tions. 

"It  shall  seek  to  make  real  and  effective  the  teachings  of  Jesus  as 
applied  to  individual,  class,  racial,  and  national  relationships.  It  shall 
endeavor  to  enlist  the  participation  of  Church  women  in  such  ques- 
tions as  have  a  moi-al  or  religious  significance  or  an  important  bearing 
on  public  welfare. 

"It  shall  seek  to  inspire  in  the  women  of  the  local  church  a  greater 
devotion  to  and  concern  for  the  total  life  and  work  of  the  local  church. 

"This  Department  shall  have  a  Standing  Committee,  composed  of 
the  Executive  Secretary  and  Chairman  of  the  Department,  Chair- 
man of  the  Resource  Committees,  the  Jurisdictional  Seci-etaries  of 
Christian    Social    Relations   and   Local    Church   Activities,   and    such 


The  Mfthndif^t  Church  693 

other  persons  as  the  Division  may  provide  upon  recommendation  of 
the  Department." 

Par.  997.  No  change. 
Par.  998.  No  change. 

The  Assembly 
Par.  999.  No  change. 

The  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work 
Par.  1000.  Amend  to  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  1000.  1.  The  Office  of  Deaconess  is  hereby  authorized  in  The 
Methodist  Church. 

"(a)  All  Deaconess  work  in  the  United  States  and  its  dependencies 
shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work  of 
the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service. 

"(b)  All  Deaconess  work  outside  of  the  United  States  and  its  de- 
pendencies shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Central  Conferences 
or  Provisional  Central  Conferences  concerned,  or  Annual  Conference 
where  there  is  not  a  Central  Confei-ence. 

"(c)  There  shall  be  an  Executive  Secretary  or  Secretaries  of  the 
Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work  elected  by  the  Woman's  Division. 

"2.  All  properties,  trust  funds,  permanent  funds,  other  special 
funds,  and  endowments  now  held  and  administered  by  or  for  the  sev- 
eral forms  of  administration  of  Deaconess  w'ork  under  the  three 
Uniting  Churches  shall  be  carefully  safeguarded  and  administered 
by  the  several  forms  of  administration  in  the  interest  of  those  persons 
and  causes  for  which  said  funds  were  established. 

"3.  The  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work  shall  be  composed  of  a  Bishop, 
chosen  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  the 
Home  Department  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  the 
Executive  Secretary  or  Secretaries  of  the  Deaconess  Bureau,  and 
three  persons  chosen  by  each  Jurisdictional  Deaconess  Association, 
two  of  whom  shall  be  Deaconess  members  of  the  Association,  and  the 
other  an  officer  of  the  Jurisdictional  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service. 

"4.  The  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work  shall  recommend  standards  for 
candidates  for  Deaconess  Work  to  the  Joint  Committee  on  Missionary 
Personnel. 

"5.  A  Sabbatical  Year,  a  pai't  of  which  shall  be  spent  in  special 
study,  may  be  granted  with  full  or  part  salary  upon  recommenda- 
tion of  the  Executive  Secretai-y  of  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work  and 
the  Conference  Deaconess  Board.  Pension  credit  is  granted  for  each 
Sabbatical  Year. 

"6.  All  Deaconesses  shall  receive  financial  compen.satioii  on  cither 
the  allowance  or  .salary  basis,  the  minimum  of  which  shall  be  fixed 
by  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work. 

"7.  Retirement,  (a)  For  Deaconesses  commissioned  or  consecrated 
previous  to  July,  1940,  former  agreements  are  continued  and  the  ad- 
ministrations with  which  they  were  connected  are  responsible  for 
the  pensions. 

"(b)  The  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service  has  adopted  a 
compul.'^ory  contribution  pension  plan  for  all  Deacone.s.sos  of  the  Divi- 
sion who  were  commissioned  or  consecrated  on  or  after  July  24,  1940. 


694  Journal  of  the  194i  General  Conference 

"8.  A  Deaconess  uniform  shall  be  prescribed  but  the  wearing  of  it 
shall  be  optional." 

Par.  1001.  Amend  to  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  1001.  Jurisdictional  Deaconess  Association. 

"1.  All  Deaconesses  working  in  Annual  Conferences,  Provisional 
Annual  Conferences,  or  Missions  of  the  Jurisdiction  shall  be  members 
of  the  Association.  The  Association  shall  elect  its  own  officers. 

"2.  One  Bishop,  elected  by  the  Bishops  of  the  Jurisdiction,  one 
minister  from  each  Conference,  elected  by  the  Conference,  and  the 
President  of  each  Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service 
of  the  Jurisdiction  shall  be  members  of  the  Association. 

"3.  The  Jurisdictional  Deaconess  Association  shall  recommend*  to 
the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work  the  transfers  of  Deaconesses  to  and 
from  the  Jurisdiction.  It  shall  also  recommend  Deaconesses  who  are 
eligible  for  retirement.  It  shall  recommend  annually  the  renewal  of 
certificates  or  licenses  of  Deaconesses,  and  shall  make  a  report  to  the 
Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work. 

"4.  For  the  Deaconess  who  has  no  Conference  relationship  the 
Jurisdictional  Deaconess  Association  shall  assume  all  the  responsibil- 
ity inhering  in  the  Conference  Deaconess  Board. 

"5.  There  shall  be  an  Executive  Committee  in  each  Jurisdictional 
Deaconess  Association." 

Par.  1002.  Amend  to  read  as  follows : 

ANNUAL   CONFERENCE   DEACONESS    BOARD 

"Par.  1002.  1.  Annual  Conference  Deaconess  Boards  shall  be  set  up 
in  all  Conferences  where  five  or  more  Deaconesses  are  working;  An- 
nual Conference  Deaconess  Boards  may  be  set  up  in  all  Conferences 
where  fewer  than  five  Deaconesses  are  working.  All  licensed  Deacon- 
esses of  the  Conference  shall  be  members  of  the  Conference  Deaconess 
Board,  Superintendents  of  Districts  in  which  there  is  Deaconess  work, 
or  effective  elders  as  alternates,  two  representatives  of  the  Conference 
Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  and  at  least  one  non-deaconess 
representative  from  the  Local  Board  of  Managers  of  each  Institution 
within  the  Confei-ence  where  Deaconesses  live  or  are  employed,  shall 
also  be  members  of  the  Conference  Deaconess  Board. 

"2.  It  shall  approve  annually  the  standing  of  all  Deaconesses  with- 
in the  Conference  and  report  the  same  to  the  Jurisdictional  Deaconess 
Association  and  to  the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work. 

"3.  The  Conference  Deaconess  Board  shall  have  authority  to 
license  Deaconesses  whose  candidacy  has  been  recommended  by  the 
Joint  Committee  on  Missionary  Personnel  and  accepted  by  the  Wom- 
an's Division  of  Christian  Service  on  recommendation  of  the  Bureau 
of  Deaconess  Work,  arrange  for  their  consecration  at  the  Annual 
Conference  by  the  presiding  Bishop,  and  transfer  Deaconesses  from 
one  Annual  Conference  to  another  within  the  Jurisdiction. 

"4.  Upon  recommendation  of  the  Conference  Deaconess  Board  and 
the  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work,  the  appointments  of  deaconesses  to 
their  respective  fields  of  labor  shall  be  read  by  the  Bishop  presiding  at 
the  Annual  Conference  and  shall  be  printed  in  the  Conference  Journal. 

"5.  The  minutes  of  the  Conference  Deaconess  Board  shall  be  re- 
ported to  the  Annual  Conference  for  publication  in  the  Conference 
Journal,  to  the  Jurisdictional  Deaconess  Association,  and  to  the 
Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work." 


The  Methodist  Church  695 

The  Jurisdictional  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service 

Par.  1003.  In  Art.  3,  last  line,  bottom  of  page  332  and  first 
line  top  of  page  333,  delete  the  words  "five  members  at  large 
elected  by  ballot  by  the  Jurisdictional  Woman's  Society"  and 
substitute  the  words  "a  representative  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Deaconess  Association." 

In  Art  4,  in  the  sixth  line  after  "activities"  delete  "a  Sec- 
retary of  Education  and  Cultivation"  and  insert  the  words 
"a  Secretary  of  Organization  and  Promotion  and  a  Secretary 
of  Missionary  Education  and  Service." 

Line  9,  after  "Work"  delete  the  period  and  insert  "and  a 
Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life." 

So  that  Par.  1003  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  1003.  Art.  1.  No  change. 

"Art.  2.  No  change. 

"Art.  3.  Membership.  The  Jurisdictional  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service  shall  be  composed  of  the  officers  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service  and  six  delegates  from  each 
Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  within  the  Juris- 
diction, three  of  whom  shall  be  Conference  officers;  and  all  the  women 
members  of  the  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
and  any  members  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  liv- 
ing within  the  Jurisdiction,  a  representative  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Deaconess  Association,  and  two  Bishops  chosen  by  the  Bishops  of  the 
Jurisdiction.  The  Secretaries  of  the  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension  and  one  Secretary  from  the  Jui-isdictional 
Board  of  Education  may  be  members  of  the  Jurisdictional  Society. 

"Art.  4.  Officers.  Each  Jurisdictional  Woman's  Society  shall  elect 
a  President,  one  or  more  Vice-presidents,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a 
Treasurer,  a  Secretary  of  Foreign  Work,  a  Secretary  of  Home  Work, 
a  Secretary  of  Christian  Social  Relations  and  Local  Church  Activities, 
a  Secretary  of  Organization  and  Promotion,  a  Secretary  of  Missionary 
Education  and  Service,  a  Secretary  of  Wesleyan  Service  Guild,  a  Sec- 
retary of  Student  Work,  a  Secretary  of  Youth  Work,  a  Secretary  of 
Children's  Work  and  a  Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life.  These  officers  shall 
be  elected  at  its  first  meeting  following  the  meeting  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Conference.  Other  Officers,  Superintendents,  and  Secretaries  may  be 
elected  and  such  committees  appointed  as  the  work  may  demand  in 
accordance  with  the  plans  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian 
Service. 

"Art.  5.  No  change. 

"Art.  6.  No  change." 

The  Conference  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service 

Par.  1004.  No  change. 
Par.  1005.  No  change. 
Par.  1006.  No  change. 


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Section  VII.  Joint  Division  of  Education  and 

Cultivation 

Par.  1007.  In  the  5th  line  from  the  bottom  after  the  words 
"that  Division"  delete  the  period  and  add :  "one  Executive 
Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  one  Execu- 
tive Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and 
Church  Extension,  three  Executive  Secretaries  from  the 
Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  and  the  two  Execu- 
tive Secretaries  of  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cul- 
tivation, to  be  members  of  the  Joint  Division" 

so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read : 

"Par.  1007.  Art  1.  The  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation 
shall  be  composed  of  six  Bishops,  one  from  each  Jurisdiction;  six 
men  and  two  women  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  elected  by 
that  Division;  six  men  and  two  women  from  the  Division  of  Home 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  elected  by  that  Division ;  eight  women 
from  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  elected  by  that  Divi- 
sion; one  Executive  Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions, 
one  Executive  Secretary  from  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and 
Church  Extension,  three  Executive  Secretaries  from  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service,  and  two  Executive  Secretaries  of  the 
Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation,  when  elected  shall  be 
members  of  the  Joint  Division.  In  all  these  selections  there  must  be 
due  regard  to  equitable  representation  from  the  Jurisdictions.  This 
Division  shall  underg-ird  with  education  and  cultivation  the  total 
program  of  the  Board." 

Par.  1008.  No  change. 
Par.  1009.  No  change. 

Par.  1010.  Delete  "placing  missionary  specials"  so  that 
paragraph  1010  shall  read : 

Par.  1010.  Art.  4.  The  Division  shall  have  charge  of  all  plans  for 
cultivating  missionary  giving  and  for  promoting  the  missionary  pro- 
gram of  the  Church ;  pvovided,  however,  that  all  such  plans  shall  be 
subject  to  and  in  harmony  with  the  general  financial  system  of  The 
Methodist  Church  as  adopted  by  the  General  Conference. 

Par.  1011.  No  change. 

Par.  1012.  No  change. 

Par.  1013.  In  the  6th  line  from  the  top  of  page  336,  delete 
the  words  "Woman's  Christian  Service  Societies"  and  sub- 
stitute the  words  "Woman's  Societies  of  Christian  Service," 
so  that  the  paragraph  shall  read : 

"Par.  1013.  Art.  7.  The  Woman  Secretaries  and  Woman  Editors 
of  this  Division  shall  carry  out  the  plans  and  policies  of  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service  in  promoting  organizations  for  the  vari- 
ous age-groups  in  Local  Churches,  Districts,  Conferences,  and  Juris- 
dictions; in  providing  missionary  education  for  Woman's,  Young 
Women's,  Girls'  and  Children's  Societies;  in  creating,  editing  and  pub- 
lishing such  periodicals,  books,  and  leaflets  as  the  work  of  the  societies 
may  necessitate.  This  Division  shall  co-operate  in  all  plans  necessary 


The  Methodist  Church  697 

for  the  efficiency  of  the  Woman's  Societies  of  Christian  Service  in  the 
Jurisdictions,  Conferences,  Districts,  and  Churches." 

Par.  1014.  Amend  to  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  1014.  The  Division  shall  elect  quadrennially  a  President,  one 
or  more  Vice-Presidents,  and  a  Recording  Secretary.  The  Division 
shall  also  nominate  for  election  by  the  Board  two  Executive  Secre- 
taries (one  7iian  and  one  woman)  and  other  Secretaries,  and  such 
other  officers  as  the  Division  may  determine.  Vacancies  shall  be  filled 
by  the  Board  on  nomination  of  the  Division.  The  Division  shall  deter- 
mine the  powers  and  duties  of  its  officers  and  staff  and  shall  recom- 
mend the  remuneration  of  its  employed  officers  and  workers." 

Par.  1015.  No  change. 

Par.  1016.  In  the  third  line  after  "Board"  delete  to  the 
end  of  the  paragraph,  so  that  it  shall  read  : 

"Par.  1016.  The  funds  for  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  ar.d  Cul- 
tivation shall  be  appropriated  by  the  Board." 

Section  VIII.  Councils 

Par.  1017.  No  change. 

Par.  1018.  On  page  337,  line  2,  of  item  (1),  strike  out  the 
word  "shall"  and  substitute  the  word  "may."  Strike  out  the 
last  two  sentences  and  substitute  a  new  sentence  reading  as 
follows :  "Meetings  of  this  Council  may  be  held  at  such  times 
and  places  as  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation 
or  the  Council  itself  may  determine,  for  the  consideration 
of  any  or  all  matters  relating  to  Missions  and  Church  Ex- 
tension and  for  the  dissemination  of  missionary  information 
and  inspiration  throughout  the  Church." 

In  item  (2),  strike  out  the  last  ten  words  beginning  with 
"on  years,"  and  substitute  therefor  "at  such  times  and  places 
as  the  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion may  determine,  in  consultation  with  the  Joint  Division 
of  Education  and  Cultivation  and  in  harmony  with  its 
plans." 

So  that  the  paragraph  shall  read  as  follows : 

"Par.  1018.  Art.  2.  Missionary  Councils.  (1)  There  may  be  a  Gen- 
eral Missionary  Council  composed  of  the  members  of  the  Board  and 
the  Secretaries,  Associate  and  Assistant  Secretaries,  Treasurers, 
Superintendents,  Directors  and  other  members  of  the  full-time  em- 
ployed staff  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Jurisdic- 
tional Boards  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  Annual  Con- 
ference Boards  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension.  Meetings  of  this 
Council  may  be  held  at  such  times  and  places  as  the  Joint  Division 
of  Education  and  Cultivation  or  the  Council  itself  may  determine, 
for  the  consideration  of  any  or  all  matters  relating  to  Missions  and 
Church  Exten.sion  and  for  the  dissemination  of  Missionary  informa- 
tion and  inspiration  throughout  the  Church. 

"(2)  There  may  be  a  Jurisdictional  Missionary  Council  held  with- 
in each  Jurisdiction  at  such  times  and   places  as  the  Jurisdictional 


698  Journal  of  the  194-4^  General  Conference 

Board  of  Missions  and  Chuich  Extension  may  determine  in  consulta- 
tion with  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation  and  in  har- 
mony with  its  plans." 

Section  IX.  Co-operation  with  Other  Boards  and 
Agencies 

A.  Joint  Committee  on  Religious  Education  iyi  Foreign 
Fields 

Par.  1019.  Amend  to  read  as  follows: 

"Par.  1019.  For  the  purpose  of  more  effectively  promoting  religious 
education  outside  the  United  States  there  shall  be  a  Joint  Committee 
on  Religious  Education  in  Foreign  fields  composed  of  twenty-eight 
members,  fourteen  from  the  Board  of  Education,  four  of  whom  shall 
be  members  of  the  Board  and  ten  staff  members  of  the  Division  of  the 
Local  Church,  elected  by  the  Division ;  fourteen  from  the  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension,  four  of  whom  shall  be  members  of 
the  Board  (two  elected  by  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  and  two 
by  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Sei'vice),  and  ten  Secretaries 
(five  Secretaries  of  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions,  elected  by  the 
Division,  and  five  Secretaries,  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian 
Service.)" 

Par.  1020.  No  change. 
Par.  1021.  No  change. 
Par.  1022.  No  change. 

B.  Inter^board  Committee  07i  Missionary  Education 

Par.  1023,  Line  11,  preceding  the  word  "Division"  insert 
"Editorial";  and  in  line  12  preceding  the  words,  "Educa- 
tional Institutions"  insert  the  words  "the  Executive  Secre- 
tary of  the  Division  of."  In  line  16  immediately  following  the 
words  "Christian  service"  place  a  period;  and  delete  the 
remainder  of  the  sentence.  In  the  next  to  the  last  line  of  the 
paragraph  place  a  period  immediately  after  the  word,  "char- 
acter" ;  and  delete  the  remaining  words  of  the  sentence. 
Transfer  the  final  sentence  of  Par.  1024  to  Par.  1023  making 
it  then  the  final  sentence  of  the  said  Par.  1023. 

Paragraph  1023  as  amended  in  the  foregoing  shall  then 
read : 

"Par.  1023.  For  the  purpose  of  promoting  effective  co-operation 
between  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  the  Board 
of  Education  in  missionary  education  there  shall  be  an  Inter-Board 
Committee  between  the  two  Boards,  composed  of  the  Executive  Sec- 
retary of  the  Division  of  the  Local  Church,  the  Executive  Secretary 
of  the  Editorial  Division  of  Educational  Institutions  of  the  Board  of 
Education ;  and  five  other  persons  to  be  appointed  by  that  Board,  and  an 
equal  number  from  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
which  shall  include  the  following:  Two  Secretaries  from  the  Division 
of  Education  and  Cultivation ;  two  Secretaries  from  the  Division  of 
Foreign    Missions,   two    fi'om    the    Division    of    Home    Missions    and 


The  Methodist  Church  699 

Church  Extension,  and  two  from  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian 
Service.  The  Committee  shall  provide  for  age-group  Subcommittees 
and  such  other  Subcommittees  as  may  be  needed.  This  Committee  and 
its  Subcommittees  shall  be  advisory  and  creative  in  character.  The 
promotion  of  plans  and  materials  created  by  this  committee  shall  be 
a  responsibility  of  the  Board  of  Education  and  of  the  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension." 

Par.  1024,  Line  11,  following  the  words  "missionary  edu- 
cation," insert  the  words  "and  missionary  giving."  Delete 
the  last  sentence  in  paragraph  1024,  beginning  with  the 
words  "The  Promotion  of." 

Add  to  Paragraph  1024  the  following  sentence.  "The 
Interboard  Committee  shall  meet  annually,  and  at  such  other 
times  as  the  Committee  itself  may  determine." 

Paragraph  1024  as  amended  in  the  foregoing  shall  then 
read  as  follows : 

"The  duties  of  this  Committee  shall  be:  (a)  To  develop  a  unified 
program  of  missionary  education  for  all  age-groups  in  the  Local 
Church  and  in  the  Colleges,  Universities,  and  Theological  Seminaries; 
(b)  to  co-operate  with  the  Curriculum  Committee  of  the  Board  of 
Education  in  providing  missionary  information  for  Church  School 
literature,  and  in  the  planning  and  preparation  of  curricular  mate- 
rial on  Missions;  (c)  to  co-operate  in  the  publication  of  books  for  mis- 
sionary education  in  the  Church;  (d)  to  develop  co-operative  plans  for 
the  missionary  education  and  missionary  giving  of  children,  young 
people,  and  adults;  and  (e)  to  report  annually  to  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension  and  to  the  Board  of  Education.  The  Inter- 
board Committee  shall  meet  annually,  and  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Committee  itself  may  determine." 

Par.  1025.  As  a  final  sentence  of  this  paragraph  add  the 
following  words:  "During  the  period  between  the  General 
Conference  and  the  organization  of  the  new  Interboard  Com- 
mittee on  Missionary  Education  for  the  coming  quadren- 
nium,  those  members  who  have  served  on  the  Committee  dur- 
ing the  past  quadrennium  shall  continue  to  function  until 
the  said  new  committee  is  organized."  So  that  the  paragraph 
as  amended  shall  read  as  follows : 

"There  shall  be  an  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Committee,  who 
shall  be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Education,  on  nomination  of  the 
Inter-Board  Committee  on  Missionary  Education,  and  shall  be  con- 
firmed by  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension.  He  shall  be 
the  Secretary  for  Missionary  Education  of  the  Board  of  Education  with 
staff  relationship  to  the  Division  of  the  Local  Church.  He  shall  like- 
wise be  the  Secretary  for  Missionary  Education  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension  having  staff  relationship  to  the  Joint 
Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation.  The  Inter-Board  Committee 
shall  have  a  budget  provided  for  its  work  by  the  two  Boards  upon 
such  ratio  as  they  may  decide.  In  missionary  education  the  Secretary 
and  his  departmental  workers  shall  be  the  representatives  equally  of 
the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  of  the   Board  of 


700  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Education.  During  the  period  between  the  General  Conference  and  the 
organization  of  the  new  Inter-Board  Committee  on  Missionary  Edu- 
cation for  the  coming  quadrennium,  those  members  who  have  served 
on  the  Committee  during  the  past  quadrennium  shall  continue  to  func- 
tion until  the  said  new  Committee  is  organized." 

Section  X.  Funds 
Remove  Paragraphs  1026,  1027,  and  1028  from  their  pres- 
ent location  and  insert  immediately  following  Paragraph 
927,  renumbering  the  paragraphs  accordingly. 

Section  XI.  Jurisdictional  Boards 
Par.  1029.  After  the  word  "Boards"  add  "auxiliary  to 
the  general  boards"  so  that  Paragraph  1029  shall  read : 

Par.  1029.  The  Plan  of  Union  gives  the  Jurisdictional  Conference 
authority  "to  establish  and  constitute  Jurisdictional  Boards  as  aux- 
iliary to  the  General  Boards  of  the  Church  as  the  needs  may  appear." 
However,  in  the  interest  of  uniformity  it  is  suggested  that  the  Juris- 
dictional Conferences  gives  serious  consideration  to  the  following: 

Par.  1030.  No  change. 
Par.  1031,  No  change. 
Par.  1032.  No  change. 
Par.  1033.  No  change. 

Section  XII.  Annual  Conference  Boards 

Par.  1034.  In  line  7  substitute  "nominated  by  the  Confer- 
ence Nominating  Committee"  in  place  of  "nominated  by  the 
District  Superintendents." 

Par.  1035.  No  change. 
Par.  1036.  No  change. 
Par.  1037.  No  change. 
Par.  1038.  No  change. 

Section  XIII.  Local  Church  Boards 

Par.  1039.  No  change. 

Par.  1040.  Strike  out  Par.  1040  on  pages  347  and  348  of 
the  Discipline,  and  substitute  a  new  paragraph  as  follows : 

"Par.  1040.  There  shall  be  organized  in  each  local  church  a 
Church  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  members  of  which 
shall  be  elected  by  the  Quarterly  Conference  on  nomination  of  the 
pastor  or  the  nominating  committee.  It  shall  be  auxiliary  to  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  to  the  Jurisdictional 
and  Annual  Conference  Boards  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
and  shall  seek  in  every  way  to  co-operate  with  these  agencies  in  their 
plans   and   programs   for   missionary   education    and   cultivation." 

Par.  1041.  Strike  out  Par.  1041  on  page  348  of  the  Dis- 
cipline and  substitute  the  following  new  paragraph : 


The  Methodist  Church  701 

"Par.  1041.  Duties.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Church  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

"1.  To  provide  for  the  diffusion  of  missionary  information,  the 
distribution  of  missionary  literature,  the  circulation  of  the  general 
missionary  periodical,  and  the  use  of  missionary  visual  education 
materials  in  the  church. 

"2.  To  plan  each  year  under  the  leadership  of  the  Pastor,  with 
the  co-operation  of  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service  and 
the  Board  of  Education,  for  a  Church-wide  School  of  Missions  in 
order  that  the  entire  congregation  may  be  drawn  into  a  period  of 
intensive  study,  using  the  Study  Book  and  other  materials  issued 
by  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation." 

"3.  To  assist  the  pastor  each  year  in  the  organization  of  a  School 
of  Missions  for  the  whole  congregation,  using  the  Study  Book  and 
materials  issued  by  the  Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation. 

"4.  To  co-operate  with  other  agencies  in  the  survey  and  study  of 
the  needs  of  the  community  and  to  recommend  to  the  Quarterly  Con- 
ference missionary  projects  both  home  and  foreign,  which  should  be 
undeitaken,  and  to  make  plans  whereby  the  local  church  may  under- 
take missionary  projects  for  the  purpose  of  Christianizing  the  total 
life  of  its  own  community. 

"5.  To  co-operate  with  the  pastor,  the  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  Church  School  officers,  and  other  organizations  and 
agencies  in  the  local  church  in  all  plans  for  the  development  of  the 
missionary  life  and  spirit  of  the  congreg-ation,  especially  in  programs 
and  offerings  for  Missions  on  'Fourth  Sundays,'  plans  for  raising 
funds  for  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  the  support  of  missionary 
'specials'  by  individuals,  organizations,  and  the  whole  church. 

■'(5.  To  confer  annually  with  the  finance  committee  or  Quarterly 
Conference  with  reference  to  the  benevolence  budget  of  the  local 
church. 

"7.  To  unite  with  the  Pastor  and  the  Finance  Committee  in  an 
effort  to  secure  an  effective  every  member  canvass  each  year  with 
emphasis  on  stewaidship  and  missions." 

Frederick  B.  Newell,  Chairman; 
Marvin  A.  Franklin,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Report  on  the  Reference  to  This 

Committee  of  the  Miscellaneous  Recommendations 

Found  in  Report  No.  4  of  the  General  Commission 

on  World  Service  and  Finance  Printer  on  Page  13  of  the 

"Daily  Christian  Advocate"  on  April  27,  1944 

(Memorial  :  Report  4,  World  Service  and  Finance.) 

Calendar  No.  ]  13.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  415. 

M,  106;  P,  59;  F,  59 

We  recommend  that  this  report  be  adopted  in  principle 

and  applied  in  detail  insofar  as  it  is  in  conformity  with  the 

legislation  in  Report  No.  1. 

Frederick  B.  Newell,  Chairman; 
Marvin  A.  Franklin,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Proper  Celebration  of  the  Centennial  of 

the  Work  of  The  Methodist  Church  in  China 

Calendar  No.  ISfK  Adopted  Mail  r>.  See  rJoiirual,  Page  409. 

M,  106;  P,  70;  F,  70 


70^  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Whereas,  Missionaries  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
first  arrived  in  China  in  1847,  missionaries  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  in  1849,  and  consequently  the  cen- 
tennial anniversary  will  occur  before  the  next  session  of  the 
General  Conference ;  and 

Whereas,  The  Methodist  Church  in  China  has  grown  until 
it  has  nine  Annual  Conferences  and  one  provisional  Annual 
Conference  with  a  total  membership  of  more  than  100,000 
and  with  many  high  schools,  colleges,  hospitals  and  other  in- 
stitutional outlets  for  its  Christian  spirit;  and 

Whereas,  Methodism  numbers  its  members  and  constitu- 
ency among  all  sections  of  Chinese  life  from  the  humblest 
to  the  present  head  of  the  government,  exerting  a  strong 
influence  in  these  days  of  war  with  a  probability  of  more 
strongly  influencing  all  areas  of  life  in  the  days  of  peace 
to  come ;  and 

Whereas,  The  China  Central  Conference  has  voted  to 
celebrate  this  anniversary  in  1947-48,  has  begun  even  in  war 
time  the  preliminary  work  including  a  five-year  program  of 
evangelism,  and  has  requested  the  General  Conference  to 
recognize  the  importance  of  the  occasion  by  joining  in  its 
observance; 

We,  regular  and  appointed  delegates  to  this  General  Con- 
ference, with  some  friends  from  outside  its  membership, 
memorialize  this  body 

1.  To  recognize  the  significance  for  world  Methodism  of 
this  century  of  missionary  service  to  China  by  issuing  a  call 
to  Methodists  in  all  lands  to  join  in  a  celebration  on  dates  to 
be  jointly  decided  by  the  Methodist  Church  in  China,  the 
Council  of  Bishops,  and  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension. 

2.  To  request  the  Council  of  Bishops  to  send  to  China  at 
least  two  Bishops  from  the  United  States  and  one  from  India 
at  the  time  of  China's  major  celebration  of  the  centennial, 

3.  To  request  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
to  join  with  the  China  Central  Conference  in  planning  for  a 
fitting  celebration  and,  if  deemed  wise,  to  provide  official 
visitors  to  assist  in  evangelistic,  educational  and  medical 
special  observances. 

4.  To  request  the  editors  of  the  Church  press  before  and 
during  the  actual  celebration  to  give  special  emphasis  to  the 
stirring  history  of  Methodist  work  in  China  and  to  the  op- 
portunities in  the  years  ahead. 

Frederick  B,  Newell,  Chairman; 
Marvin  A.  Franklin,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  PUBLISHING  INTERESTS 

Chairman,  W.  Angie  Smith. 
Vice-Chairman.  Troy  W.  Appleby  (*). 
Secretary,  Charles  E.  Schofield. 

Report  No.  1.  Religion  in  Life 
(Memorial  No.  429.) 
Calendar  No.  1.  Adopted  April  20.  See  Journal,  Page  268. 
M,  73 ;  P,  58 ;  F,  58 
MEMORIAL  NO.  429  :  Presented  by  the  Board  of  Publica- 
tion proposing  to  amend  paragraph  876  of  the  Discipline 
which  reads  as  follows  : 

"The  Board  of  Publication  shall  provide  for  the  continua- 
tion of  the  quarterly  Religion  in  Life,  determine  the  budget 
which  shall  be  allowed  for  its  publication,  and  elect  the  Man- 
aging Editor  and  such  Associate  Editor  as  it  may  deem 
advisable." 
to  read  as  follows : 

"The  Board  of  Publication  shall  provide  for  the  continuation  of  the 
quarterly  Religion  in  Life  and  determine  the  budget  which  shall  be 
allowed  for  its  publication.  The  Book  Editor  shall  be  the  Editor." 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Christian  Advocate,  Central  Edition 
(Memorial  No.  428.) 
Calendar  No.  2.  Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  268. 
M,  73;P,  60;  F,  59;  N,  1 
MEMORIAL  NO.  428:  Presented  by  the  Board  of  Publi- 
cation proposing  to  amend  paragraph  881,  Section  5  of  the 
Di.scipline,  concerning  the  Christian  Advocate,  Central  Edi- 
tion, which  reads  as  follows : 

"There  shall  be  published  the  Christian  Advocate,  Central  Edition, 
for  service  in  the  Central  Jurisdiction.  Its  Editor  shall  be  elected 
quadrennially  from  the  Central  Jurisdiction  by  the  Board  of  Publica- 
tion," to  read  as  follows: 

"There  shall  be  published  The  Central  Christian  Advocate  for  service 
in  the  Central  Jurisdiction.  Its  Editor  shall  be  elected  quadrennially 
from  the  Central  Jurisdiction  by  the  Board  of  Publication." 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretan/. 

(703) 


704  Journal  of  the  iP44  General  Conference 

Report  No.  3.  Filung  Vacancies  on  Board 

OF  Pl'BLICATTON' 

(Memorial  X      ;27.) 

Calendar  No.  3.  Adopted  April  iv.  Sec  Journal,  Page  268. 

M,73:P.  62:F.  62 

MEMORIAL  NO.  427:  Presented  by  the  Board  of  Publi- 
cat:  amend  paragraph  871  of  the  Di-^ciph'ne. 

fixi    -  r  filling^  vacancies  on  the  Board  of  Pub- 

lication, .vhich  leads  as  follows: 

"Any  vacancy  occiirring^  between  sessions  of  the  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences  for  any  cause,  including  removal  from 
the  Jurisdiction,  shall  be  filled  by  the  Board  from  that  Juris- 
dictional Conference  in  whose  representation  the  vacancy 
occurs." 
to  read  as  follows: 

"In  case  at  vacancy  oocnxs  bdwuicn  sessions  of  the  Jurisdictional  C<hi- 
ference  for  any  cause,  indndins  removal  from  tlie  JnrisdictifHi.  the 
Board  shadl  fiD  the  vacancy  from  that  Jurisdiction  in  whose  representa- 
tion tibe  vacancy  occurs  untfl  the  next  session  of  the  JurisdictJcxial  Con- 
ference. The  Jurisdicti<mal  Ccmference  after  such  a  vacancy  occurs 
shall  eiect  a  successor  to  fiD  the  unexpired  term.'" 

The  Committee  recommends  cfmcurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman: 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  Xo.  4.  Co^'.^::T~I"  :x  Manuals 

?.:r:.:~-.-AL  X     426.) 

Calendar  No.  i.  .-.  -  ,    .  See  Journal,  Page  J6S. 

y-     ~       "62 

MEMORIAL  XC       _  d  by  the  Board  of  Pub- 

i- .::  :  ~     ..  :^"   ::fT   :n  Manuals  for  Training 

lor  Chuich  Xcr;  T   -    -   -^vni-^T.dation  is  as  follows: 

"To  create  a  C: :  .   -  7  raining  in  Church  Mem- 

bership and  the  Chrisu&n  Lii'e.  lire  Cvniminee  to  be  composed  of: 

1.  The  Book  Editor 

2.  The  Editor  of  Church  School  Publicati(Mis 
S.  The  President  of  the  Board  of  Education 

4.  The  Executive  Secretary,  Division  of  the  Local  Church,  the 
Board  of  Education 

5.  The  President  of  the  General  Commission  on  Evangelism 

B.  The  Executive  Secretary,  General  Commission  on  Evangelism 
7.  The  Educational  Director  of  the  Commission  on  Courses  of 

Study 
8-13.  Six  PastfHs  to  he  selected  by  the  above-named  group. 
And  the  expenses  of  this  C<Hnmittee  to  be  borne  by  the  above-nanted 
Boards  and  Commissions. 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith.  Chairman: 
Chakles  E.  Schofield.  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  705 

Report  No.  5.  Co-ordination  of  Good  Literature 

(Memorial  Nos.  108,  112,  273,  276,  359,  411,  467,  568,  569.) 

Calendar  No.  16.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  282. 

M,  73 ;  P,  60 ; F,  58 ;  A,  2 

Your  Committee  had  before  it  for  con.sideration  Memorials 
Nos.  108,  112,  273.  276,  359,  411,  467,  568  and  569,  these 
coming  from  the  Wisconsin,  Upper  Iowa.  New  York,  Ten- 
nessee, Northern  New  York,  Florida,  and  New  York  Annual 
Conferences,  and,  after  careful  consideration,  presents  the 
following: 

We  appreciate  the  work  of  the  various  Boards  and  Com- 
missions of  the  Church,  which  have  had  as  their  worthy 
objective  an  informed  and  stimulated  Methodism,  and  which, 
to  this  end,  have  severally  issued  many  publications.  How- 
ever, since  the  memorials  presented  indicate  the  feeling 
across  the  Church  that  too  many  of  these  publications  are 
being  issued,  at  too  great  an  expense,  and  that  they,  because 
of  their  multiplicity,  are  being  read  by  too  few,  therefore  we 
request  that  at  their  fir.st  meeting  the  Council  of  Secretaries 
of  the  various  interested  Boards  and  Commissions,  together 
with  the  Publishing  Agents  of  the  Board  of  Publication  of 
the  Church,  through  their  channels,  make  a  definite  and 
immediate  attempt  to  co-ordinate,  correlate,  and  consolidate 
as  many  as  possible  of  these  publications,  with  the  definite 
understanding  that  the  resultant  publication,  or  publications 
shall  include  the  total  program  of  the  Church,  the  same  to  be 
issued  so  that  every  minister  and  every  salaried  officer  shall 
be  furnished  with  it,  or  them. 

We  believe  that  such  a  publication,  or  publications,  would 
reach  a  larger  reader  clientele,  would  produce  the  desired 
result,  and  insure  a  large  saving  to  the  Church. 

We  further  request  that  the  C-ouncil  of  Secretaries  report 
to  the  next  General  Conference  what  steps  have  been  taken 
to  carry  out  the  spirit  of  this  resolution. 

W.  Angie  Smith.  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield.  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  Amend  Paragraph  1299.  1940  "Discipline." 
Department  of  Public  Information  of  The  Methodist 

Church 

(Memorial  No.  274.) 

Calendar  No.  IT.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  282. 
M,  73 ;  P,  53 ; F,  53 

Amend  Paragraph  1299.  1940  Discipline: 

In  line  1.  .strike  out  the  word  "publicity"  and  insert 
"Public  Information,"  .so  that  the  amended  clause  shall  read: 


706  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

"There  shall  be  a  Department  of  Public  Information  of  The 
Methodist  Church." 

In  line  7,  strike  out  the  word  "six"  and  insert  the  word 
"nine,"  so  that  the  amended  sentence  shall  read :  "This  De- 
partment shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  a  Commission  of 
nine  persons,  one  of  whom  shall  be  a  Bishop." 

In  line  12,  after  the  word  "advertising,"  insert  the  word 
"radio,"  so  that  the  amended  sentence  shall  read :  "Care 
shall  be  taken  to  nominate  persons  whose  experience  in 
journalism,  advertising,  radio,  business  or  the  Church  par- 
ticularly qualifies  them  for  this  service." 

In  line  16,  strike  out  the  words  "a  Director"  and  insert 
the  words,  "an  Executive  Secretary  to  be  known  as  Direc- 
tor" ;  and  after  the  word  "such"  insert  the  word  "other,"  so 
that  the  sentence  shall  read :  "The  Commission  is  authorized 
to  employ  an  Executive  Secretary  to  be  known  as  Director, 
and  such  other  persons  as  may  be  necessary  to  give  effect  to 
its  purpose." 

The  entire  paragraph,  as  amended,  will  then  read : 

"There  shall  be  a  Department  of  Public  Information  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  which  shall  gather  news  of  public  interest  concerning 
Methodist  activities  and  opinion  and  disseminate  it  through  the  secular 
press,  the  religious  press,  the  radio,  and  other  legitimate  media  of 
public  information.  This  Department  shall  be  under  the  supervision 
of  a  Commission  of  nine  persons,  one  of  whom  shall  be  a  Bishop.  The 
Commission  shall  be  elected  by  the  General  Conference  upon  nomina- 
tion of  the  Council  of  Bishops.  Care  shall  be  taken  to  nominate  per- 
sons whose  experience  in  journalism,  advertising,  radio,  business  or 
the  Church  particularly  qualifies  them  for  this  service.  The  Bishop 
who  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Commission  shall  act  as  its  Chairman. 
The  Commission  is  authorized  to  employ  an  Executive  Secretary-,  to  be 
known  as  Director,  and  such  other  persons  as  may  be  necessary  to 
give  effect  to  its  purpose.  The  Commission  shall  present  a  proposed 
budget  to  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  for  its  con- 
sideration and  action.  Vacancies  occurring  between  session.s  of  the 
General  Conference  shall  be  filled  by  the  Commission.  Members  of  the 
Commission  shall  hold  office  until  the  next  session  of  the  General  Con- 
ference, or  until  their  successors  are  elected.  The  Commission  shall  be 
known  as  the  Commission  on  Public  Infoi-mation." 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Ckairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Annual  Conference  Records 
(Memorial  No.  335.) 

Calendar  No.  18.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  283. 
M,  73;P,  56;F,  56 

We,  the  members  of  the  Baltimore  Annual  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  hereby  memorialize  the  General 
Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  of  1944  to  make  or 


The  Methodist  Church  707 

adopt  the  following  change  in  Paragraph  457,  Article  6,  page 
148,  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  : 

Paragraph  457  reads  as  follows :  "The  Annual  Conference 
shall  keep  an  exact  record  of  its  proceedings,  according  to 
the  forms  provided  by  the  General,  Jurisdictional,  and  Cen- 
tral Conferences.  It  shall  send  to  its  Jurisdictional  or  Central 
Conference,  as  may  be  required,  a  copy  signed  by  the  Presi- 
dent and  Secretary.  It  shall  also  send  to  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lication and  the  Director  of  Statistics  a  printed  or  written 
copy  of  the  Journal." 

To  amend  by  adding,  after  the  words,  "shall  send  to  its 
Jurisdictional  or  Central  Conference,"  the  following,  "a 
bound  copy  of  the  Minutes  of  the  Quadrennium  for  examina- 
tion, and  said  copy  to  be  returned  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Annual  Conference  to  be  placed  in  the  Archives  of  the  Con- 
ference. If  there  be  no  Archives  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
then  the  Secretary  shall  keep  the  bound  copy  to  be  handed 
on  to  his  successor  in  office."  And  also,  at  the  end  of  the 
paragraph,  after  the  word  Journal,  add  the  words  "signed 
by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Conference." 

The  amended  paragraph  shall  then  read, 

"The  Annual  Conference  shall  keep  an  exact  record  of  its  proceed- 
ings, according  to  the  forms  provided  by  the  General,  Jurisdictional, 
and  Central  Conferences.  It  shall  send  to  its  Jurisdictional  Conference 
or  Central  Conference,  a  bound  copy  of  the  Minutes  of  the  Quadren- 
nium for  examination,  said  copy  to  be  returned  to  the  Secretary  of 
the  Annual  Conference  to  be  placed  in  the  Archives  of  the  Conference. 
If  there  be  no  Archives  of  the  Annual  Conference,  then  the  Secretary 
shall  keep  the  bound  copy  to  be  handed  on  to  his  successor  in  office. 
The  Annual  Conference  shall  also  send  to  the  Board  of  Publication  and 
the  Director  of  Statistics  a  printed  or  written  copy  of  the  Annual 
Journal  signed  by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ference." 

(Signed  by  William  F.  Wright,  Secretary  of  the  Baltimore 
Annual  Conference.) 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8.  Rearranging  Sections  4  and  6  of  the 

"Discipline."  (Memorial  No.  109.) 

Calendar  No.  2U.  Adopted  May  2.  See  Journal,  Pages  283, 

307. 
M,  73;  P,  56;  F,  52;  A,  4 
In  order  to  secure  a  better  logical  arrangement  and 
sequence  of  the  material  contained  in  Section  IV  Central 
Conference  Powers  and  Section  VI  Episcopal  Vacancies,  the 
following  proposals  are  made  to  the  General  Conference  for 
the  rearrangement  suggested : 


708  Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 

I.  General  Powers p.  399 

II,  Bishops — 

1.  Number  to  be  elected p.  400 

2.  Election  procedure  and  tenure  of  office p.  401 

3.  Support   p.  402 

4.  Residences p.  403 

5.  Vacancies p.  430 

'III.  Other  General  Officers   p.  422 

IV.  Church  Membership  and  Ministry — 

1.  Changes  and  adaptation p.  405 

2.  Ordination p.  407 

V.  Conferences^ 

1.  Annual  Conference  Boundaries  and  Organ- 
ization     p. 416 

2.  Annual  Conference  Lay  Members'  Qualifica- 
tions    p.  406 

3.  Business  of  Annual,  District  and  Quarterly 
Conferences     p.  419 

4.  Annual  Conference  Journals   p.  423 

VI.  Woman's  Work — 

1.  Central  Conference  Standing  Committee        p.  420 

2.  Women's  Unit  of  the  Annual  Conference        p.  417 
VII.  Judicial  Procedure — 

•    1.  Investigation,  Trial,  and  Appeal  of  Church 

Members  and  Ministers p.  421 

2.  Authority  to  Make  Rules  for  Investigation 

and  Trial  of  Bishops  p.  421 

VIII.  Temporal  Economy — 

1.  Executive  Board p.  412 

2.  Church  Property   p.  414 

3.  Adaptation  of  Temporal  Economy p.  414 

4.  Protection  of  Trust  Funds p.  414 

IX.  Worship  and  Ritual — 

1.  Adaptation  of  Ritual p.  409 

2.  Marriage  Rules  and  Ceremonies p.  408 

X.  Course  of  Study p.  404 

XI.  Miscellaneous  Powers — 

1.  To  Adapt,  Edit  and  Publish  the 

Discipline    pp.  410,  411 

2.  The  Church  and  Governments pp.  413,  415 

3.  Comity  Relations p.  418 

XII.  Limitation  of  Powers p.  405 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

The  Roman  numeral  headings  are  to  indicate  the  groupings  and  order,  but  would  not 
be  used  in  the  Disripline. 


The  Methodist  Church  709 

Report  No.  9.  Rearrangement  of  Materials  in 
"Discipline"  Dealing  with  the  Local  Church 

(Memorial  No.  431.) 
Calendar  Nv.  25.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Pages  284, 

298. 
M,  73 ;  P,  56 ;  F,  56 

Whereas,  The  Local  Church  is  an  important  basic  unit 
within  The  Methodist  Church,  and 

Whereas,  The  law  governing  the  organization  and  ad- 
ministration of  the  Local  Church  is  now  scattered  through 
many  parts  of  the  Discipline,  resulting  in  confusion  and 
making  it  difficult  for  the  Laymen  and  Minister  in  the  Local 
Church  to  discover  the  detailed  methods  and  procedures 
which  are  to  be  followed  and  the  duties  which  are  to  be 
fulfilled. 

Therefore,  we  respectfully  request  that  the  General  Con- 
ference instruct  the  Editor  of  the  Discipline  to  organize  a 
new  major  division  within  the  Discipline  entitled  The  Local 
Church  and  to  assemble  under  this  part  all  actions  and  reg- 
ulations which  have  been,  or  will  be  adopted  by  the  General 
Conference,  and  all  programs  under  the  various  Boards 
which  deal  with  the  organization  and  administration  of  the 
Local  Church,  and  to  print  therewith  cross  references  to  the 
various  General  and  Conference  Boards  and  Agencies  sev- 
erally responsible  in  connection  with  the  various  Sections 
of  this  Division. 

Further,  it  is  respectfully  urged  that  the  Editor  of  the 
Discipline  be  instructed  to  include  the  following  statement 
on  the  Pastoral  Charge  as  Chapter  I  in  the  Part  on  the 
Local  Church. 

Chapter  I 

The  Pastoral  Charge 

The  visible  Church  of  Christ  is  a  congregation  of  faithful 
men  in  which  the  pure  Word  of  God  is  preached,  and  the 
Sacraments  duly  administered  according  to  Christ's 
ordinance,  in  all  those  things  that  of  necessity  are  requisite 
to  the  same.  (The  13th  Article  of  Religion,  Par.  73  in  Dis- 
cipline.) 

The  Local  Church  is  a  society  of  persons  who  have  pro- 
fessed their  faith  and  have  joined  together  in  the  fellowship 
of  a  Christian  congregation  in  order  to  pray  together,  to 
receive  the  word  of  exhortation,  and  to  watch  over  one 
another  in  love,  that  they  may  help  each  other  to  work  out 
their  salvation.   (The  General  Rules,  Par.  102.) 

In  order  that  each  Local  Church  or  Congregation  may  be 
an  effective  unit  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  District  Superin- 


710  JouTiml  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 

tendents  and  Pastors  to  organize  and  administer  the  Charges 
and  Churches  committed  to  their  care  in  accordance  with 
the  plan  set  forth  in  Part  IV  of  the  Discipline.  (Par.  527  in 
present  Discipline.) 

A  Pastoral  Charge  consists  of  one  or  more  churches  or- 
ganized under  the  Discipline  with  a  single  Quarterly  Con- 
ference, and  to  which  a  Minister  has  been  duly  appointed  as 
Preacher  in  Charge,  or  Pastor.  A  Charge  of  two  or  more 
churches  is  a  Circuit. 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 

Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Amend  Paragraph  903 — Commission  on 

Records,  Forms,  and  Statistical  Blanks 

(Memorial  No.  425.) 

Calendar  No.  26.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  285. 

M,  73;  P,  53;F,  53 

Amend  Paragraph  903  to  read  as  follows : 

"The  Genei-al  Conference  shall  elect  quadrennially  a  Commission 
on  Records,  Forms,  and  Statistical  Blanks  to  consist  of  eight  members, 
one  of  whom  shall  be  the  Book  Editor  and  one  the  Director  of  the 
Statistical  Office,  and  six  members  nominated  by  the  Council  of 
Bishops,  who  shall  consist  of  one  Annual  Conference  Treasurer,  one 
Annual  Conference  Statistician,  one  pastor,  one  layman,  and  two 
District  Superintendents,  selected  to  represent  the  major  geographical 
sections  of  the  Church,  and  a  representative  from  the  General  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance,  or  from  the  office  of  the 
Central  Treasury.  The  Commission  shall  have  the  privilege  of  inviting 
an  available  Bishop  to  meet  with  it  for  counsel  and  assistance.  The 
Commission  shall  prepare  and  edit  all  official  statistical  blanks  and 
record  forms,  and  record  books  required  for  use  in  The  Methodist 
Church,  furnished  by  the  General  Administrative  Fund  for  the  service 
of  the  Church  or  distributed  by  the  Publishing  House,  except  official 
records  for  the  Local  Church  School." 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  11.  A  Methodist  Historical  Magazine 

(Memorial  Nos.  432,  570.) 

Calendar  No.  27.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  295. 

M,  73;P,  56;F,  56 

Your  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests  has  had  before  it 

a  Memorial  No.  432,  from  Donald  H.  Yoder,  and  No.  570 

from  the  faculty  of  Garrett  Biblical  Institute,  asking  for  the 

establishment  of  a  Methodist  historical  magazine. 

Your  Committee  looks  with  favor  upon  this  proposal  as 
one  means  by  which  Methodist  historical  records  can  be 


The  Methodist  Church  711 

preserved  and  the  great  historical  heritage  of  Methodism 
can  be  presented  to  the  public. 

Therefore,  we  recommend  that  The  Association  of  Meth- 
odist Historical  Societies,  the  official  historical  society  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  and  the  Publishing  Agents  be  requested 
to  investigate  the  possibility  of  the  establishment  of  the 
proposed  historical  magazine. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

(Report  No.  12.  None  presented.  Editor.) 

Report  No.  18.  To  Revise  the  Official  Certificate  of 

Baptism  for  Adults 

(Memorial  No.  113.) 

Calendar  No.  28.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  296. 

M,  73;  P,  48; F,  48 

The  Committee  concurs  in  recommendation  as  follows: 

"That  the  Commission  on  Records,  Forms,  and  Statistical  Blanks 
be  instructed  to  insert  in  the  oflficial  cei'tificate  of  baptism  for  adults 
a  space  for  recording  the  date  of  birth  of  the  person  baptized." 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  14.  Ritual  Services  in  Hymnal  and 

"Discipline" 

(Memorial  No.  424.) 

Calendar  No.  20.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3U1. 

M,  73;P,  49;F,  49 

The  Board  of  Publication  respectfully  memorializes  the 

General  Conference  of  1944  to  pass  the  following  Resolution 

or  its  equivalent: 

Whereas,  There  are  now  in  use  in  The  Methodist  Church  approxi- 
mately two  million  Hymnals  that  are  used  by  the  churches  in  adminis- 
tering the  Sacrament  of  Baptism,  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  certain 
other  Ritual  Services,  and  therefore  it  is  desirable  that  there  be  no 
change  that  will  disturb  the  usual  procedure  of  these  congregations; 

Therefore  be  it  resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  instruct  the 
Publishing  House  to  provide  for  the  continuance  in  the  Hymnal  the 
same  form  of  Ritual  Services  that  are  now  provided  for  the  use  of 
the  congregation. 

It  is  understood  that  the  purpose  of  this  I'esolution  is  to  avoid  con- 
fusion for  those  congregations  that  confine  the  use  of  the  Church 
Ritual  to  the  Hymnal  and  is  not  in  any  sense  to  prevent  the  printing 
of  other  services  approved  by  the  Church  for  the  use  of  such  congre- 
gations as  desire  them. 

The  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 


712  Journal  of  the  l9JfIf  General  Conference 

(Report  No.  15.  None  presented.  Editor.) 

Report  No.  16.  A  Glossary  of  Terms 

(Memorial  No.  430.) 

Calendar  No.  58.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  4^^2. 
M,  73 ;  P,  60 ;  F,  52 ;  A,  8 

In  response  to  Memorial  No.  430,  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lishing Interests  recommends  concurrence  in  the  following: 

Whereas,  The  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  now  contains  a 
number  of  terms  discussed  in  such  various  parts  of  the  Discipline  that 
it  is  difficult  to  arrive  at  a  clear  definition; 

Therefore.  We  respectfully  request  the  General  Conference  to  in- 
struct the  Editor  of  the  Discipliyie  to  prepare  a  Glossary  of  Terms. 

This  Glossary  is  to  be  published  for  the  convenience  of  the  reader, 
it  being  understood  that  the  definitions  there  given  do  not  constitute 
the  Law  of  the  Church  but  are  based  upon  that  Law  as  stated  in  the 
Constitution  and  Statutes  in  the  Discipline,  or  where  no  specific  legis- 
lation covers  the  subject  on  accepted  practice,  and  that  it  be  printed 
in  the  Appendix  of  the  Discipline. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

(Report  No.  17.  None  presented.  Editor.) 

Report  No.  18.  Quadrennial  Report  of  the  Publishing 

Agents  and  Editors,  the  Board  of  Publication 

(Memorial  No.  637.) 

Calendar  No.  63.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3^7. 
M,  73;P,  52;F,  52 

Report  of  Committee  to  Examine  and  Review  Report  of 
Publishing  Agents 

The  undersigned  Committee,  appointed  by  the  Committee 
on  Publishing  Interests  to  examine  and  review  the  Report 
of  the  Publishing  Agents,  have  completed  the  task  assigned 
to  them  and  submit  this  as  their  report. 

The  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church  places  upon 
The  Methodist  Publishing  House  certain  responsibilities 
with  regard  to  the  publishing  interests  of  the  Church.  The 
Report  of  the  Publishing  Agents  sets  forth  an  outstanding 
record  of  achievements  in  the  discharge  of  that  responsi- 
bility. A  brief  reference  to  some  of  those  achievements  and 
to  some  interesting  information  stated  in  the  Report  follows : 

I.  Organization 

When  The  Methodist  Church  was  formed  by  the  merger  of  the  three 
different  branches  of  Methodism,  the  Church  became  possessed  of  the 
three    different    svstems    that    had    been    employed    by    the    uniting 


The  Methodist  Church  7lS 

Churches  in  the  operation  of  their  publishing  interests.  One  of  the 
most  important,  and  at  the  same  time  one  of  the  most  difficult,  tasks 
was  the  co-ordination  and  unifying  of  those  systems.  Notwithstanding 
the  legal  and  practical  complications  involved,  this  was  accomplished 
by  the  formulation  and  adoption  of  a  plan  that  has  made  it  possible 
for  The  Methodist  Publishing  House  to  serve  the  Church  with  a  high 
degree  of  effectiveness  dui-ing  the  past  quadrennium. 

II.  Administration  and  Operation 

During  the  four  years  just  past,  the  assets,  the  volume  of  business 
and  the  net  produce  have  materially  increased,  and  the  indebtedness 
has  been  very  substantially  reduced. 

The  total  sales  for  the  three  years  ending  May  31,  1943,  amounted 
to  $19,091,389.12,  and  they  are  expected  to  exceed  $7,000,000.00  for 
the  current  fiscal  year  ending  May  31,  1944,  making  a  total  of  from 
$26,000,000.00  to  $27,000,000.00  for  the  quadrennium.  At  the  beginning 
of  the  quadrennium  the  total  sales  amounted  to  about  $5,500,000.00 
per  year. 

The  net  produce  for  the  three  years  to  May  31,  1943,  was  $1,140,- 
567.91,  which  will  be  increased  by  the  net  produce  for  the  current 
fiscal  year. 

Since  the  union  of  the  three  branches  of  Methodism,  the  Board  of 
Publication  of  The  Methodist  Church  has  authorized  an  aggregate 
cash  distribution  to  Conference  Claimants  amounting  to  $665,000.00. 
The  total  appropriations  to  the  Conference  Claimants  to  date  by  the 
three  uniting  Churches  and  by  the  United  Church  amounts  to 
$10,868,198.  These  figures  will  be  increased  by  such  appropriation  as 
may  be  made  out  of  the  net  produce  for  the  current  fiscal  year. 

III.  Church  School  Literature 

At  the  date  of  the  General  Conference  of  1940,  55  periodicals  and 
story  papers,  exclusive  of  Closely  Graded  Lesson  publications,  were 
being  used  in  the  three  uniting  Churches.  By  October,  1941,  this  num- 
ber had  been  reduced  from  55  to  24. 

In  December,  1943,  the  net  paid  circulation  of  all  Church  School 
periodicals  and  story  papers  was  4,740,162.  Attention  is  called  to 
the  fact  that  this  total  would  be  substantially  increased,  if  Methodist 
literature  were  to  be  used  in  the  rather  large  number  of  Methodist 
Church  Schools  which  do  not  bow  use  it. 

IV.  Book  Publishing 

The  book  business  of  The  Methodist  Publishing  House  has  had  a 
remarkable  growth  during  the  quadrennium.  The  total  sales  for  the 
three  fiscal  years  ending  on  the  respective  dates  stated  below  are  as 
follows : 

May  31,  1941     $    524,854.05 

May  31,  1942     724,406.26 

May  31,  1943 1,067,797.82 

These  figures  indicate  an  increase  of  lOS'^r  in  the  sales  for  the  last 
of  the  three  years  over  those  for  the  first  of  the  three  years. 

Books  having  an  interdenominational  value  are  published  under  the 
name  "Abingdon-Cokesbury  Press." 

V.  "The  Christian  Advocate" 

The  total  number  of  subscribers  to  The  Christian  Advocate  on 
February  15,  1944,  was  269,964.  The  report  of  the  Publishing  Agents 
contains  this  gratifying  statement: 


.714  journal  of  the  19H  General  Conference 

"We  count  it  an  item  of  unusual  interest  that  the  present  Christian 
Advocate  is  now  probably  not  only  the  most  widely  circulated  of  any 
denominational  paper  but  is  also  operating  without  a  deficit." 

VI.  "The  Christian  Advocate — Central  Edition" 

This  paper  is  printed  and  published  for  the  Central  Jurisdiction. 

During  the  quadrennium  the  circulation  has  been  more  than  doubled. 
In  1941,  the  circulation  was  10,282.  As  of  February  15,  1944,  the 
circulation  was  27,671. 

VII.  Manufacturing  and  Sales 

The  printing  and  other  manufacturing  of  The  Methodist  Publishing 
House  are  done  in  its  three  plants  located  at  Cincinnati,  Nashville, 
and  Chicago. 

The  retail  sales  of  its  products  are  effected  at  its  thirteen  stores 
located  in  Baltimore,  Boston,  Chicago,  Cincinnati,  Dallas,  Detroit, 
Kansas  City,  Nashville,  New  York,  Pittsburgh,  Portland,  Richmond, 
and  San  Francisco. 

VIII.  Personnel 

Employees  of  The  Methodist  Publishing  House  are  not  included 
within  the  provision  of  the  Federal  Social  Security  legislation.  In 
view  of  this  situation,  the  House  has  established  a  social  security  pro- 
gram which  provides  for  the  employees'  pensions,  group  life  insurance, 
and  health,  sick,  hospitalization  and  surgical  benefits. 

On  the  subject  of  wages  and  working  houi's  and  conditions,  the 
report  states: 

"All  of  our  houses  and  plants  operate  on  a  forty-hour  week.  Em- 
ployees other  than  administrative,  supei"visory,  and  professional,  re- 
ceive time  and  one-half  for  overtime. 

"Wages  in  all  of  our  plants  are  equal  to  or  above  the  highest  wages 
for  similar  work  in  the  areas  in  which  we  operate. 

"The  Publishing  Agents  and  their  associates  are  constantly  giving 
attention  to  improving  working  conditions  and  doing  everything 
possible  for  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  the  employees  thi'oughout  the 
organization." 

IX.  Conclusion 

In  conclusion,  your  Committee  submits  that  the  Report  of  the  Pub- 
lishing Agents  presents  a  record  of  achievement  and  a  presently  exist- 
ing condition  in  the  affairs  of  the  publishing  interests  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church  which  merit  the  commendation  and  unlimited  confidence 
of  both  the  General  Conference  now  in  session  and  the  Church  at  large. 

W,  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  19.  Editing  the  "Discipline" 

Calendar  No.  57.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  347. 
M,  73;P,  52;F,  52 

The  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests  recommends  the 
adoption  of  the  following : 

That  the  Book  Editor,  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Con- 
ference and  the  Publishing  Agents  are  charged  with  editing 
the  Discipline.  The  Editors  in  the  exercise  of  their  judgment 


The  Methodist  Church  715 

shall  have  authority  to  make  such  changes  in  phraseology 
as  may  be  necessary  to  harmonize  legislation  without  chang- 
ing its  substance. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 

Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  20.  The  Christian  Advocate,  and  Good 
Literature.  (Memorial  No.  765.) 

Calendar  No.  62.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  SU7. 
M,  73;  P,  59;  F,  58;  N,  1 

Be  it  resolved,  That  the  Committee  on  Publishing  Inter- 
ests request  the  General  Conference  to  endorse  and  approve 
the  proposal  to  conduct  a  campaign  to  secure  a  minimum  of 
one  half  million  subscriptions  to  The  Christian  Advocate, 
thirty-five  thousand  for  The  Central  Christian  Advocate, 
the  ofl!icial  publications  of  The  Methodist  Church.  And  to 
this  end  we  request  that  a  Sunday  in  October  or  November, 
be  designated  Christian  Advocate  Sunday.  Also  that  our 
pastors  be  urged  to  preach  on  the  subject  of  Good  Literature 
on  that  Sunday.  In  order  that  the  most  effective  presentation 
of  the  cause  may  be  made,  we  urge  the  Charge  Lay  Leader 
in  each  Charge  to  cooperate  with  the  pastor  who  is  respon- 
sible for  securing  subscriptions  to  these  Advocates,  and  give 
any  aid  possible  in  promoting  the  distribution  and  use  of 
good  literature. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 

Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  21.  An  Abridged  Edition  of  the  "Discipline" 

(Memorial  Nos.  275,  656,  657,  658,  430.) 

Calendar  No.  64.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  U42. 
M,  73 ;  P,  60 ;  F,  55 ;  A,  1 ;  N,  4 

Whereas,  The  Discipline  contains  917  pages,  and  contains 
much  material  not  important  or  interesting  to  the  average 
church  member; 

And  Whereas,  There  is  need  for  more  knowledge  about 
our  great  Church ; 

We  Recommend,  That  our  Book  Editor  prepare  an  ab- 
breviated Local  Church  Discipline  that  can  be  printed  at  less 
cost  and  circulated  widely  throughout  the  Church ; 

We  Suggest,  That  such  Local  Church  Discipline  contain  an 
introduction  on  the  Church  in  general  and  articles  lifted 
from  the  Discipline  on  Articles  of  Religion;  the  general 
rules;  church  membership;  temporal  economy;  the  finance 


716  Journal  of  the  19 UA  General  Conference 

plan;  lay  activities;  evangelism;  World  Service;  woman's 
activities ;  youth  work ;  and  stewardship ;  and  other  material 
of  help  in  building-  up  the  local  church. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 

Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  22.  Non-Concurrence 

(Memorial  Nos.  190,  110,  275,  111,  472  and  277.) 

Calendar  No.  35.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  A97, 

498. 
M,  73 ;  P,  53 ;  F,  53 
The  Committee  recommends  non-concurrence  in  the  above 
Memorials. 

W.  Angie  Smith,  Chairman; 
Charles  E.  Schofield,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  RITUAL  AND  ORDERS 
OF  WORSHIP 

J.  N.  R.  Score,  Chairman 

Miss  Ellen  M.  Studley  ( * ) ,  Secretary 

Report  No.  1.  Action  of  the  Report  of  the  Commission 
ON   Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship  to  the  General 

Conference 
(Memorial  No.  Report  of  Commission  on  Ritual  and 

Orders  of  Worship 
Calendar  No.  67.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3^1. 
M,  24;  P,  16; F,  16 
Your  Committee  had  before  it  the  Report  of  the  Commis- 
sion on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship  and  makes  the  fol- 
lowing recommendations:  (To  save  space  when  the  Report 
is  referred  to  in  this  paper  the  initials  BWCH,  for  "Book  of 
Worship  for  Church  and  Home,"  are  used.) 

1.  That  Chapter  I,  Orders  of  Worship,  Par.  1571-1576  of 
Part  X,  and  Chapter  II,  Aids  to  Individual  and  Congrega- 
tional Devotion,  Par.  1577  of  Part  X,  the  Discipline,  1940, 
be  printed  in  similar  fashion  in  the  Discipline  for  1944 ;  that 
a  similar  policy  is  advised  for  the  publication  of  The  Meth- 
odst  Hymnal,  no  change  in  these  sections  now  printed  in  the 
Hymnal  nor  in  the  portions  of  the  Ritual  of  the  Church 
printed  in  the  Hymnal  being  contemplated  for  this  quad- 
rennium. 

2.  That  the  following  be  approved  and  adopted  as  the 
Ritual  of  The  Methodist  Church  and  printed  as  Chapter  III. 

the  Ritual,   Part  ,   The  Discipline  of  The   Methodist 

Church,  1944 : 

Section  I.  The  Lord's  Supper  or  Holy  Communion 

P The  Order  for  the  Administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  or 

Holy  Communion,  I,  pp.  269-281  BWCH   (Par.  1578,  the  Discipline.) 

P The  Order  for  the  Administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  or 

Holy  Communion,  II,  pp.  282-287  BWCH   (Par.  1579,  the  Discipline.) 

Section  II.  Baptism 

The  Order  for  the  Administration  of  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism. 

P The  Baptism  of  Infants.  (Par.  1580.  the  Discipline.) 

P The  Order  for  the  Baptism  of  Children  and  Youth.    (Par. 

1582,  the  Discipline.) 

P The  Order  for  the  Baptism  of  Adults.  (Par.  158.3,  the  Dis- 
cipline.) 

(717) 


718  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Section  III.  Reception  of  Members 
-The  Order  for  Receiving  Persons  as  Preparatory  Members. 


(Par.  1584,  the  Disciplive.) 

P The  Order  for  Receiving  Persons  into  the  Church.    (Par. 

1585,  the  Discipline.) 

P The    Order    for    Receiving    Children    and    Youth    into    the 

Church.  (Par.  1586,  the  Discipline.) 

P The  Order  for  Receiving  Members  by  Transfer   (P.  315f, 

BWCH.) 

Section  IV.  Matrimony 

P The  Order  for  the  Solemnization  of  Matrimony,  pp.  319- 

322,  BWCH. 

Section  V.  The  Burial  of  the  Dead 

P The  Order  for  the  Burial  of  the  Dead,  pp.  323-333,  BWCH. 

P -The  Order  for  the  Burial  of  a  Child,  pp.  334-338,  BWCH. 


Section  VI.  Consecration  and  Ordination 
-The   Order   for    the    Ordination    of    Deacons,    pp.    339-342, 

-The  Order  for  the  Ordination  of  Elders,  pp.  343-349, 
BWCH. 

P The  Order  for  the  Consecration  of  Bishops,  pp.  350-356, 

BWCH,  with  substitution  of  Par.  1593,  the  1940  Discipline,  page  666, 
beginning  with  line  11  and  the  words:  "I  am  so  persuaded"  and  con- 
tinuing through  line  18  same  paragraph  and  page  for  that  appearing 
BWCH,  page  352,  line  26,  which  reads:  "I  am  so  persuaded  and 
determined,  by  God's  grace." 

P An  Order  for  the  Admission  of  Candidates  to  Full  Mem- 
bership in  an  Annual  Conference,  pp.  357-360,  BWCH. 

P The  Order  for  the  Consecration  of  Deaconesses,  pp.  361- 

363,  BWCH. 

Section  VII.  Commissioning  and  Recognition 
-An  Order  for  the  Commissioning  of  Missionaries  and  Dea- 


conesses, pp.  364-372,  BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Recognition  of  Church  School  Officers  and 

Teachers,  pp.  373-375,  BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Recognition  of  Choristers,  pp.  376,  377, 

BWCH. 

Section  VIII.  Special  Orders 

P An  Order  for  the  Laying  of  the  Cornerstone  of  a  Church, 

pp.  378-383,  BWCH. 

P An    Order   for  the    Dedication   of   a    Church,   pp.    384-389, 

BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Opening  of  a  Church  for  Worship,  pp. 

390-394,  BWCH. 

P An   Order   for   the   Dedication   of  an    Organ,   pp.   395-397, 

BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Dedication  of  a  Church  School  Building 

or  Parish  House,  pp.  398-402,  BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Dedication  of  a   Hospital,  pp.  403-408, 

BWCH. 

P An   Order  for  the  Dedication  of  a   Hospital,  pp.  403-408, 

BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Dedication  of  a  School,  College,  or  Uni- 
versity Building,  pp.  409-413,  BWCH. 


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P- An    Order    for    the    Dedication    of    a    Home,    pp.    414-416, 

BWCH. 

P An  Order  for  the  Dedication  of  a  Memorial,  pp.  417,  418, 

BWCH. 

3.  That  the  Ritual  as  listed  in  Section  "2"  of  this  Report 
and  ordered  printed  in  the  1944  Discipline  of  The  Methodist 
Church  be  substituted  for  all  the  material  appearing  in  the 
BWCH,  pages  269-418,  except  that  pages  299  and  300  of  the 
material  headed  "Proper  Preface  to  Precede  the  Sanctus  in 
the  Service  of  Holy  Communion"  and  "A  Lectionary  of  Sug- 
gested Lessons  for  the  Holy  Communion"  shall  be  printed 

in  the  BWCH  following  P of  the  Discipline,  "The 

Order  for  the  Administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  or  Holy 
Communion,  IL" 

4.  That  the  brief  introductory  paragraphs  preceding  the 
several  selections  from  the  Scriptures  for  Reading  and 
Meditation,  pages  433-453,  BWCH,  and  in  the  Section  "Daily 
Readings  and  Prayers  for  a  Month,"  pages  454-491,  BWCH, 
be  recommitted  to  the  Ritual  Commission  with  instructions 
to  edit  so  as  to  eliminate  controversial  material  and  bring 
the  language  more  into  harmony  with  that  of  the  BWCH, 

5.  That  the  following  changes  be  made  in  the  BWCH : 

(a)  In  line  21,  page  144,  following  the  words,  "even 
death  on  the  cross,"  substitute  for  the  words :  "and  endured 
faithful  to  the  end"  the  following:  "wherefore  God  hath 
highly  exalted  him,"  so  that  the  revision  shall  read:  "even 
death  on  the  cross,  wherefore  God  hath  highly  exalted  him." 

(b)  In  line  5,  page  154,  following  the  word  "For"  the 
words :  "leaders  in  nation  and  state"  be  inserted  in  place  of 
the  phrase  now  appearing  so  that  the  entire  petition  shall 
read :  "For  leaders  in  nation  and  state,  and  those  who  in 
days  past  and  in  these  present  times  have  labored  for  the 
commonwealth." 

(c)  At  line  6,  page  247,  delete  the  prayer  of  confession 
now  appearing  in  the  service  and  instruct  the  Ritual  Com- 
mission to  supply  a  more  appropriate  one. 

(d)  In  line  22,  page  253,  delete  the  word  "Scripture"  so 
that  the  line  as  amended  shall  read  :  "The  Lesson  Ecclesiasti- 
cus  44:1-15." 

(e)  At  line  8,  page  337,  instead  of  the  words,  "The  grace 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the  com- 
munion of  the  Holy  Spirit,  be  with  you  all.  Amen,"  substitute 
the  following:  "The  Lord  bless  you  and  keep  you;  the  Lord 
make  his  face  to  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gracious  unto  you: 
the  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  you,  and  give  you 
peace.  Amen." 

(f )  At  line  2,  page  429,  instead  of  the  prayer  of  consecra- 


720  Journal  of  the  19 U  General  Confereyice 

tion  which  begins  "All  glory  and  thanksgiving  be  to  thee," 
substitute  the  prayer  of  consecration  found  in  Par.  1578  on 
pages  591-592  of  the  Discipline,  which  begins,  "Almighty 
God,  our  Heavenly  Father." 

(g)  At  line  16,  page  430,  instead  of  the  prayer  of  thanks- 
giving which  begins,  "0  God,  our  heavenly  Father,"  sub- 
stitute the  prayer  of  thanksgiving  found  in  Par.  1579  on 
pages  600  and  601  of  the  Discipline,  which  begins,  "O  Lord, 
our  Heavenly  Father." 

6.  That  we  authorize  the  publication  of  the  Book  of  Wor- 
ship for  Church  and  Home  as  amended  by  sections  2,  3,  4, 
and  5  of  this  report  for  optional  and  voluntary  use  by  Meth- 
odist Churches  and  Methodist  people  and  instruct  the  Com- 
mission on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship  and  the  Book 
Editor  to  make  such  editorial  changes  as  shall  be  necessary 
to  avoid  all  infelicities  of  expression,  and  to  assure  uni- 
formity in  spelling  and  the  use  of  the  Scriptures. 

7.  That  the  Commission  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship 
be  continued  for  another  quadrennium  and  that  we  request 
the  Council  of  Bishops  to  fill  any  vacancies  now  existing  or 
that  may  occur  by  the  appointment  of  persons  of  the  order 
and  from  the  Jurisdiction  of  the  person  whose  death  or 
removal  has  occasioned  or  shall  occasion  a  vacancy ;  further 
that  the  expense  of  the  Commission  be  paid  from  the  General 
Administration  Fund, 

8.  That  we  authorize  the  Commission  in  the  light  of  sug- 
gestions and  criticisms  received,  to  revise  the  Book  of  Wor- 
ship for  Church  and  Home  if  according  to  their  best  judg- 
ment such  revision  is  necessary;  and  any  such  revised  edi- 
tion is  to  be  printed  for  distribution  among  the  members  of 
the  General  Conference  three  months  prior  to  the  1948  ses- 
sion of  the  General  Conference. 

J.  N.  R.  Score,  Chairman; 

Ellen  M.  Studley,  (*)  Secretarij. 

Report  No.  2.  Harmonization  of  Hymn  Tunes 
(Memorial  No.  749.) 
Calendar  No.  102.  Adopted  May  U.  See  Journal,  Page  399. 
M,  24;P,  15;  F,  11;  A,  1;  N,  3 
Your  Committee  had  before  it  recommendations  from  the 
Editor  of  The  Methodist  Hymnal  and  from  the  Book  Editor 
of  The  Methodist  Church  that  in  subsequent  printings  of 
The  Methodist  Hymnal,  the  Book  Editors  be  instructed  to 
change  the  harmonization  of  certain  specified  hymn  tunes 
to  that  harmonization  which  was  in  the  former  Methodist 
Hymnal — that  is  a  change  back  to  the  familiar  harmoniza- 
tion. These  hymn  tunes  are : 


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187 — Greenville,  set  to  Come  Ye  Sinners,  Poor  and  Needy 

198 — Woodworth,  set  to  Just  As  I  .4?n 

210 — Truman,  set  to  /  Heard  the  Voice  of  Jesus  Say 

240 — Converse,  set  to  What  a  Friend  We  Have  in  Jesus 

243 — Holy  Spirit,  Faithful  Guide,  set  to  Holy  Spirit,  Faithful  Guide 

338 — Martyn,  set  to  Jesus,  Lover  of  My  Soul 

Since  the  people  sing  the  long  familiar  arrangement  and 
the  organist  plays  the  new  one,  so  much  confusion  has  been 
caused  by  the  harmonization  now  in  The  Methodist  Hymnal 
that  we  recommend  the  change  called  for  above  shall  be 
ordered. 

J.  N.  R.  Score,  Chairman; 

Ellen  M.  Studley,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Non-Concurrence 

(Memorial  No.  Non-Concurrence.) 

Calendar  No.  195.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 
M,  24;P,  15;F,  15 
Nos.  184,  185,  327,  575,  576,  763,  791,  792,  836. 
Vote  non-concurrence. 

J.  N.  R.  Score,  Chairman; 

Ellen  M.  Studley,  (*)  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  STATE  OF  THE  CHURCH 

Chairman,  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle. 
Vice-Chairman,  Edmund  Heinsohn, 
Secretary,  Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman   (*). 

Report  No.  1.  Overseas  Relief 

(Memorial  No.  313.) 

Calendar  No.  10.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  281. 

(Memorial  No.  313) 

M,  74;  P,  58;  F,  58 

Memorial  from  the  Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas 
Relief  to  the  General  Conference  of  1944. 

Supplementing  the  report  of  the  Methodist  Committee  for 
Overseas  Relief,  as  printed  in  the  General  Conference  Hand- 
book, we  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  needs  v^^hich  led 
to  the  appointment  of  the  Committee  four  years  ago  exist  in 
ever  greater  urgency  today.  The  area  of  suifering  is  ex- 
tending and,  in  the  fields  where  the  Christian  Church  has 
responsibility,  the  intensity  of  suffering  is  deepening.  Many 
changes  have  occurred  during  the  quadrennium,  including 
the  appearance  of  numerous  secular  relief  agencies,  some 
more  or  less  directly  under  Government  auspices.  The  work 
of  the  Church,  however,  is  still  called  for  even  more  im- 
peratively than  before.  The  distinctive  ministry  in  the  name 
of  Christ  and  through  Christian  agencies  to  Christians  and 
to  others  who  are  not  reached  by  other  agencies  must  be 
maintained.  Therefore,  after  the  most  careful  review,  the 
Committee  is  agreed  in  recommending  that  the  action  taken 
in  1940  regarding  the  appointment  of  a  Special  Relief  Com- 
mittee should  be  renewed. 

Some  of  the  considerations  which  indicate  the  wisdom  of 
continuing  such  a  body,  having  as  its  separate  and  sole  func- 
tion the  relief  of  want  and  suffering  overseas,  may  briefly 
be  indicated : 

(1)  The  appointment  of  a  Special  Committee  for  relief  sei'ves  to 
emphasize  the  urgent  nature  of  this  as  one  of  the  major  tasks  of  the 
Church  during  this  emergency  period. 

(2)  The  woi'k  of  relief  demands  the  concentrated  effort  of  those 
who  have  this  as  their  only  responsibility: 

To  gather  information  as  to  the  needs  of  the  many  peoples  overseas 
who  call  for  the  special  ministiy  of  the  Church;  involving  keeping  in 
constant  touch  with  the  continually  changing  aspects  of  the  tragic 
situation  in  the  ever-widening  field ; 

To  give  publicity  to  those  needs; 

(722) 


The  Methodist  Church  723 

To  represent  The  Methodist  Church  in  the  whole  relief  field,  both 
for  Methodist  groups  and  for  general  relief  in  co-operation  with  the 
great  interdenominational  relief  agencies  approved  by  our  Church — a 
type  of  work  which  is  not  within  the  province  of  the  denominational 
boards. 

(3)  It  is  believed,  in  the  light  of  experience,  that  a  separate  Com- 
mittee will  increase  the  amount  available  for  the  imperative  relief 
demands  that  face  the  Church,  particularly  since  there  are  some  who 
respond  instinctively  and  with  special  liberality  to  a  distinct  appeal 
for  relief. 

(4)  A  separate  Committee  provides  the  most  effective  means  to 
maintain  co-operative  relations  not  only  with  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension,  but  also  with  the  Board  of  Education,  the  Com- 
mission on  Chaplains,  and  the  Committee  on  Camp  Activities,  all  of 
which  have  been  found  most  helpful.  Moi'eover,  this  is  the  simplest 
method  of  continuing  what  is  now  established  practice  for  this  critical 
period — the  participation  of  overseas  relief  and  the  ministry  to  the 
armed  forces  in  the  communion  collections  of  the  churches,  especially 
on  World-wide  Communion  Sunday. 

(5)  The  present  Committee  appears  to  have  won  in  a  gratifying 
degree  the  recognition,  the  confidence  and  the  support  of  the  Church, 
as  a  separate  body  organized  on  a  Church-wide  basis,  with  a  definite 
mandate  from  the  General  Conference.  It  seems  strategic  to  consolidate 
the  plans  on  lines  already  won. 

On  the  basis  of  these  beliefs  regarding  the  wise  course  to 
be  followed,  the  Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief 
recommends  to  the  General  Conference  : 

(1)  That  the  Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief  be  con- 
tinued; with  the  proviso  that  if,  at  any  time  during  the  next  quad- 
rennium,  the  Council  of  Bishops  and  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  decide  that  the  specific  work  of  the  Committee  is 
no  longer  needed,  the  Committee  shall  be  discharged  and  its  responsi- 
bilities and  assets  be  transferred  to  such  agency  as  these  two  bodies 
may  determine. 

(2)  That  the  Committee  consist  of  thirty  representative  members: 
one  Bishop,  one  other  minister,  one  lay  man  and  one  lay  woman  from 
each  Jurisdiction,  to  be  nominated  by  the  Council  of  Bishops  and 
elected  by  the  General  Conference;  plus  three  members  to  be  elected 
by  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  and  three  by  the 
Board  of  Education.  In  addition,  the  Committee  shall  be  empowered 
to  co-opt  not  more  than  five  members-at-large.  Vacancies  shall  be 
filled  by  the  body  concerned;  by  the  College  of  Bishops  of  the  Juris- 
diction affected,  or  by  the  Board  involved,  or,  in  the  case  of  co-opted 
members,  by  the  Committee  itself. 

The  Committee  is  authorized  to  elect  its  own  officers,  to  appoint 
subcommittees  if  desired,  to  employ  such  assistance  as  may  be  needed, 
and  to  provide  for  its  necessary  expense  of  administration  and  pro- 
motion out  of  the  undesignated  receipts.  Its  financial  officers  shall 
be  bonded. 

(3)  The  Committee  is  authorized  and  empowered:  (1)  to  be  the 
representative  of  The  Methodist  Church  in  the  field  of  overseas  relief; 
(2)  to  transmit  to  our  Church  the  appeals  for  help  from  recognized 
agencies  and  to  receive  and  allocate  the  funds  contributed  for  relief 
purposes  by  churches,  groups  or  individuals;  (3)  to  give  special  atten- 
tion and  assistance  to  the  national  workers  and  the  people  of  our 
Methodist  churches  overseas  who  are  in  need  because  of  war  or  other 


724  Journal  of  the  lf).U  General  Conference 

disastors.  In  countries  where  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Ex- 
tension is  at  work,  it  would  be  expected  that  the  administration  of 
specifically  Methodist  relief  would  be  through  the  Board  and  the 
Bishops  in  charge  and,  where  possible,  the  indigenous  church;  (4)  to 
co-operate  with  the  interdenominational  relief  agencies  approved  and 
recommended  by  the  Church  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief  and  Re- 
construction, as  the  Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief  may 
deem  wise  from  time  to  time;  (5)  when  considered  desirable,  to  sup- 
plement the  work  of  other  agencies  ministering  to  the  relief  of  human 
suffering  in  the  spirit  of  Christ. 

In  order  to  provide  adequate  means  for  the  prosecution  of  this  woi'k, 
the  Committee,  in  addition  to  its  receipts  by  voluntary  gifts  and  by 
participation  in  the  Communion  collections,  shall  be  included  in  any 
general  Church-wide  appeal  for  war  emergencies  or  postwar  work. 

(5)  Authorization  is  given  to  the  Committee  to  acknowledge  gifts 
by  its  own  World  Service  special  gift  vouchers.  Gifts  for  relief  cannot 
receive  ci-edit  on  World  Service  "On  Apportionment." 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairnvan; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  The  Church  and  Rural  Life 

Calendar  No.  11.  Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  285. 
M,  74;  P,  59;  F,  58;  N,  1 
The  Methodist  Church  must  recognize  its  obligation  to 
people  who  gain  their  livelihood  from  the  soil.  Human  wel- 
fare largely  depends  upon  the  proper  use  of  the  soil  and  other 
natural  resources.  Accordingly  we  call  upon  our  people  to 
recognize  their  responsibility  to  God  for  the  conservation, 
the  development,  and  the  right  use  of  the  total  resources  of 
the  rural  community.  We  appeal  for  intelligent  and  per- 
sistent effort  in  the  interest  of  home  ownership,  better  health, 
and  educational  opportunities,  better  husbandry,  and  stew- 
ardship of  the  soil,  fair  market  prices,  and  trade,  adequate 
financing  of  farm  enterprise,  and  better  rural-urban  rela- 
tionship. 

We  urge  our  leaders — Bishops,  District  Superintendents, 
Conference  and  District  Lay  Leaders,  Secretaries  of  Boards 
and  Commissions,  Editors  of  Church  publications — to  give 
more  thought  and  heed  to  the  challenge  of  the  seed,  the  soil 
and  the  sower. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chaimmn; 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Sccretanj. 

Report  No.  3.  Use  of  the  Term  "Methodist" 

(Memorial  No.  324.) 

Calendar  No.  23.  Adopted  May  1.  See  Journal,  Page  29 A. 

M,  74;P,  51;F,  51 

Resolved  that  Article  1739  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  be 

reaffirmed. 


The  Methodist  Church  725 

Article  1739  of  the  Disciplive  reads  as  follows:  "No  per- 
son, no  paper,  no  organization  has  the  authority  to  speak 
officially  for  The  Methodist  Church,  unless  given  power  to 
do  so  by  the  General  Conference,  which  is  the  sole  body 
possessing  the  right  so  to  speak  or  to  authorize  others  to 
speak." 

Ernest  F.  Tittle.  Chairmun; 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  The  Christian  Home 

(Memorial  No.  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  75.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  .'^70. 

M,  74 ;  P,  47 ; F,  47 

We  recommend  the  following  be  inserted  in  Article  1713 

of  the  1940  Discipline,  following  section  8 : 

9.  We  recommend  the  correlation  of  the  work  of  the  Woman's  So- 
ciety of  Christian  Service  through  its  Committee  on  "The  Chiistian 
Home"  and  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  the  Local  Church,  as  regards 
special  courses  of  study,  to  the  ends  that  the  above  provisions  may 
become  a  regular  part  of  the  educational  program  of  the  Church. 

10.  We  further  recommend  that  our  Pastors.  Lay  Leaders  and 
Church  School  Superintendents  utilize  special  classes,  seminars,  work- 
shops, discussion  groups  and  counseling  centers,  and  special  days  and 
weeks,  such  as  "The  Christian  Home  Week"  for  the  further  emphasis 
of  the  above  recommendations. 

IL  We  recommend  that  our  Churches  fully  co-operate  with  all  other 
agencies  in  the  community,  such  as  schools,  Hi-Y,  Girl  Reserves,  Boy 
Scouts,  Social  Service  Agencies,  and  any  other  agencies  that  promote 
family  welfare. 

Retain  present  paragraph  9  as  paragraph  12. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Segregation  and  Church-wide  Meetings 

(Memorial  No.  319.) 
Calendar  No.  76.  Adopted  May  3.  See  Jommal,  Page  359. 
M,  74;  P,  48;  F,  47;  A,  1 
We  recommend  that  Committees  arranging  for  general 
meetings  of  the  Church  locate  such  meetings  only  in  places 
where  adequate  and  suitable  entertainment  can  be  provided 
for  all  delegates  and  representatives  of  the  Church. 
Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairm<in; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6.  Resolutions  on  the  Bishops'  Crusade  for 

A  New  World  Order 

(Memorial  No.  594.) 

Calendar  No.  77.  Adopted  Mail  6.  See  Joiirval,  Page  J,70. 

M,  74;  P,  48;  F,  48 


726  Journal  of  the  19.U  General  Conference 

I.  We  express  our  sincere  gratitude  to  the  Council  of 
Bishops  for  its  vision  and  leadership,  believing  that  tens  of 
thousands  of  Methodists  were  moved  to  study  the  "Bases  of 
a  Just  and  Lasting  Peace"  and  to  express  their  opinions  on 
world  collaboration  to  their  representatives  in  Congress  and 
to  the  President  and  to  the  State  Department. 

II.  We  express  the  hope  that  the  Council  of  Bishops  will 
undertake  other  steps  in  this  Crusade  for  the  achievement 
of  a  just  and  lasting  peace  toward  the  success  of  which  we 
pledge  our  support. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle.  Chairman ; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Conditions  of  Peace 

(Memorials  Nos.  545,  614,  619,  735,  753.) 

Calendar  No.  68.  Adopted  May  .5.  See  Journal,  Pages  360, 

M,  74;  P,  56;  F,  50;  A,  6 

Conditions  of  Peace 

We  welcome  the  statements  on  the  conditions  of  peace 
issued  by  Church  bodies  in  this  and  in  other  countries.  We 
joyfully  associate  ourselves  with  Christians  in  every  part 
of  the  world  who  are  seeking  peace  and,  in  particular,  with 
the  Commission  to  Study  the  Bases  of  a  Just  and  Durable 
Peace  instituted  by  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Churches  of 
Christ  in  America,  in  which  we  have  membership.  We 
believe  that  enduring  peace  on  earth  depends  under  God 
upon  a  world-wide  acceptance  of  the  following  convictions 
which  belong  to  the  Christian  faith : 

1.  God  is  the  Ruler  of  the  world:  nations  as  well  as  individuals  are 
subject  to  his  law. 

2.  Mankind  is  one  in  nature  and  in  the  sight  of  God,  who  has 
"made  of  one  blood  all  nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of 
the  earth." 

3.  All  men  are  children  of  God  and  brothers  one  of  another.  "No 
group  is  inherently  superior  or  inferior  to  any  other,  and  none  is 
above  any  other  beloved  of  God." 

4.  All  men  have  within  them  divine  possibilities  and  must  be  ac- 
corded a  fair  and  equal  chance  to  become  the  best  of  which  they  arc 
capable. 

5.  It  is  required  of  us  to  "seek  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  his 
righteousness."  Every  human  ambition  and  practice  must  be  brought 
into  conformity  with  this  demand. 

Section  I.  Political 

We  believe  that  God  is  the  Ruler  of  the  world ;  nations  as 
well  as  individuals  are  subject  to  his  law. 


The  Methodist  Church  727 

1.  International  organization.  We  hail  with  enthusiasm  the  declara- 
tion of  the  Episcopal  Address  that  "the  time  is  at  hand  when  the 
Church  must  rise  in  its  might  and  demand  an  international  organiza- 
tion which  will  make  another  war  impossible."  We  rejoice  in  the 
decision  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States  to  collaborate  with 
other  nations  after  the  war  in  the  promotion  of  world  order  and  peace. 
We  insist  upon  the  carrying  out  of  the  agreement  reached  at  Moscow 
to  establish  at  the  earliest  practicable  date  a  general  international 
organization,  with  membership  open  to  all  states,  large  or  small,  that 
may  desire  to  work  together  for  the  security  and  welfare  of  the  world 
as  a  whole.  Agencies  of  co-opei"ation,  such  as  the  United  Nations  Re- 
lief and  Rehabiliation  Administration,  the  Interim  Commission  on 
Food  and  Agriculture,  and  the  International  Labor  Organization 
should  be  presei*ved  in  the  transitional  postwar  period  and  new  agen- 
cies of  co-operation  should  be  created  as  need  for  them  may  arise.  In 
this  way  the  habit  of  co-operation  between  nation.s  or  their  mutual 
benefit  can  be  formed  and  with  it  the  will  to  use  international  agencies 
for  the  development  and  promotion  of  world  order  and  peace.  We 
recommend  the  creation  of  an  international  office  of  education  and 
publicity  for  peace. 

2.  Limitation  of  National  Sovereignty.  We  hold  with  the  Delaware 
Conference:  "That  certain  powers  now  exercised  by  national  govern- 
ments must  ...  be  delegated  to  international  government,  organized 
and  acting  in  accordance  with  a  world  system  of  law.  Among  the 
powers  so  delegated  must  be  the  power  of  final  judgment  in  con- 
troversies between  nations,  the  maintenance  and  use  of  armed  forces 
except  for  the  preservation  of  domestic  order,  and  the  regulation  of 
international  trade  and  population  movements  among  nations."  For  it 
is  now  quite  clear  that  "a  world  of  irresponsible,  competing  and  un- 
restrained national  sovereignties,  whether  acting  alone  or  in  alliance 
or  in  coalition,  is  a  world  of  international  anarchy." 

3.  Treatment  of  enemy  nations.  With  regard  to  the  treatment  of 
Germany  and  of  Japan  after  the  war  we  endorse  the  statement  issued 
by  the  Princeton  Conference: 

(a)  Treatment  of  Germany:  "For  the  oppressed  nations — victims 
of  aggression — justice  demands  a  restitution  by  Germany,  but  one  that 
will  not  involve  disintegi'ation  of  the  European  economic  structure. 
For  Germany,  the  aggressor,  Christianity  involves  reconciliation  on 
the  basis  of  justice  and  mercy  and  the  meeting  of  a  spirit  of  repentance 
with  a  spirit  of  forgiveness.  This  attitude  must  characterize  all  policies 
to  which  Christians  lend  support.  While  the  pi'oblem  of  Germany  in 
the  postwar  period  cannot  be  separated  from  its  European  setting,  its 
solution  must  also  take  into  account  the  wider  objective — the  early 
achievement  of  a  world  organization  embracing  all  nations.  Our  object 
should  be  to  help  Germany  take  her  place  within  this  organization, 
assuming  all  the  responsibilities  and  rights  which  membership  implies. 
With  regard  to  the  treatment  of  Germany,  Christian  principles  must 
prevail.  Controls  and  safeguards  will  be  necessary.  But  it  would  be 
folly  to  attempt  to  apply  repressive  measures  so  vindictive  and  harsh 
that  public  opinion  in  the  victor  nations  themselves  would  later 
revolt  against  them.  This  will  inevitably  bring  about  a  breakdown  of  the 
peace  structure  and  lead  to  renewed  conflict.  More  powerful  than  any 
material  forces  imposed  as  safegruards  upon  Germany  will  be  the  in- 
vigoration  of  the  sen.se  of  personal  responsibility  on  the  part  of  in- 
dividuals and  a  world  point  of  view  based  upon  Christian  principles 
influencing  and  strengthening  recuperative  forces  within  Germany. 
Churches  and  nations  must  lend  responsible  leaders  in  Germany  every 
encouragement  and  aid  to  the  process  of  creating  that  Christian  world 
viewpoint,  while  at  the   same  time  demonstrating  their  sincerity  of 


728  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Confereyice 

purpose  by  initiating  whatever  re-education  is  needed  in  their  own 
sphere  of  I'esponsibility  within  their  own  lands." 

(b)  Ti-eatment  of  Japan:  "Although  the  terms  exacted  from  Japan 
will  be  severe,  as  Christians  we  urge  that  they  be  just,  constructive 
and  not  retributive.  They  must  not  be  carried  to  the  point  where  Japan 
would  be  deprived  of  hope  or  pi-ospect  of  economic  revival  and  of 
readmission  into  international  society  with  its  consequent  rights  and 
duties.  Because  the  restoration  of  territories  now  occupied  by  Japan, 
notably  Formosa,  Korea,  and  Manchuria,  will  inevitably  deprive  her 
of  important  features  of  the  economy  which  she  had  built  up  before 
the  war,  steps  must  be  taken  {e.  g.,  by  providing  access  to  markets  for 
her  exports  and  thus  the  means  of  obtaining  foodstuffs  and  other  vital 
materials,  and  by  lending  capital)  to  enable  her  to  adjust  her  postwar 
economy  to  the  legitimate  welfare  of  her  people  without  detriment  to 
the  economics  of  her  neighbors.  In  general  it  will  be  neither  possible 
nor  desirable  for  the  victorious  powers  to  impose  upon  Japan  condi- 
tions as  to  her  future  form  of  government ;  but  they  should  shape  their 
policy  toward  Japan  so  as  to  encourage  the  emergence  within  Japan 
of  liberal  and  moderate  elements  disposed  to  co-operate  in  international 
arrangements  for  security,  and  other  international  projects  of  a 
global  nature." 

4.  Colonial  administration.  We  join  with  the  Delaware  Conference 
in  advocating:  "That,  utilizing  experience  with  the  mandate  principle, 
a  system  of  administration  of  colonial  teri'itories  under  international 
authority  be  developed.  In  areas  now  under  colonial  administration 
advance  toward  self-government  should  be  carried  forward  in  sub- 
stantial progress.  The  affairs  of  peoples  deemed  not  yet  capable  of 
self-government  should  be  administered  as  a  common  trust,  by  inter- 
national authority,  in  the  interest  of  these  people  as  members  of  a 
world  society." 

We  confess  our  sympathy  with  the  aspirations  of  dependent  peoples 
everywhere  and  believe  that  these  aspirations  are  in  full  harmony 
with  the  struggle  for  freedom  throughout  the  world.  We  also  ask 
that  the  governments  concerned  be  urged  to  regard  the  welfare  of 
these  peoples  as  their  central  purpose. 

Section  II.  Racial 

We  believe : 

That  all  men  are  children  of  God  and  brothers  one  of 
another.  "No  group  is  inherently  superior  or  inferior  to  any 
other,  and  none  is  above  any  other  beloved  of  God." 

The  Problems  of  Race. 

We  endorse  the  following  statement  in  the  Address  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops  to  the  General  Conference  of  1944 : 

"In  what  faith  and  with  what  hope  are  we  to  face  this  problem? 
Scientific  humanism  and  secular  communism  speak  often  of  human 
values  and  social  ideals,  but  they  are  prejudiced  against  the  recognition 
of  the  supernatural  and  reject  a  belief  in  the  future  life.  This  position 
in  itself  opens  the  way  for  the  idolatry  of  mere  physical  existence  and 
exercises  a  devastating  effect  on  the  human  spirit.  The  Christian 
teaching  concerning  the  value  of  the  individual  as  a  child  of  God 
consecrates  human  relationships  and  develops  a  fellowship  devoid  of 
the  impulses  of  rivalry  and  distrust.  The  recognition  of  the  worth  and 
dignity  of  each  individual,  the  value  of  each  human  soul,  freedom  of 
conscience,  all  are  drawn  from  the  Christian  revelation.  The  Christian 
Chui'ch  alone  can  generate  the  courage  and  provide  the  guidance  that 


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is  sorely  needed.  Once  the  Christian  doctrine  of  men  is  rejected  the 
way  is  opened  for  man's  exploitation  of  man,  a  merciless  attitude  on 
the  part  of  the  strong  toward  the  weak,  savage  ruthlessness,  degrading 
snobberies,  social  confusion  and  racial  war. 

God  made  the  earth  a  place  of  infinite  variety  by  the  creation  of 
the  several  races.  Christianity  does  not  destroy  this  variety  of  races, 
but  insists  that  each  be  allowed  to  make  its  distinctive  contribution. 
The  basic  assumption  that  one  race  is  inherently  superior  to  all  others 
cannot  be  defended.  No  one  race  is  superior  or  self-sufficient.  God 
created  us  not  for  independence  but  interdependence.  The  divine  law  is 
that  we  help  ourselves  by  helping  others.  It  is  not  possible  to  obscure 
the  rights  and  claims  of  other  races  without  suffering  ourselves.  To 
impair  humanity  at  one  point  is  to  impair  it  as  a  whole.  .  .  . 

The  liberating  truth  which  Jesus  brought  into  the  world  is  that  God 
loves  all  men  not  merely  collectively  but  one  by  one  and  that  every  man 
as  a  child  of  God  has  dignity  and  infinite  worth.  His  commission  to 
preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature  forms  a  perfect  and  logical  con- 
clusion to  all  he  taught  cojicerning  God  and  man.  Through  the  years  of 
his  earthly  ministry  Jesus  was  busy  leading  his  disciples  beyond  them- 
selves and  beyond  the  limits  of  class;  when  he  was  about  to  go  away 
from  them  in  physical  foi'm,  he  lifted  their  eyes  to  horizons  beyond 
the  barriers  of  race  and  nation.  His  insistence  was  that  our  supreme 
loyalty  is  not  to  race,  or  fatherland,  or  earthly  family,  but  to  the 
family  of  God.  That  is  the  goal  for  which  every  sincere  Christian 
works.  While  we  wait  for  its  attainment  we  are  to  bring  the  spirit  of 
love  into  all  the  relations  we  sustain  to  each  other;  we  are  to  be 
brotherly  with  every  man  and  just  with  every  race.  .  .  . 

The  injustices  of  the  American  social  order  may  not  be  dismissed 
with  a  general  statement.  There  are  acute  and  intricate  problems 
associated  with  them,  vvhich,  if  approached  in  an  atmosphere  poisoned 
on  the  one  hand  by  contempt  and  on  the  other  by  resentment,  may 
easily  become  dangerous  and  explosive.  If,  however,  these  problems  are 
approached  in  an  atmosphere  of  determined  good  will  and  patience, 
they  can  be  solved. 

Program  of  Action 
We  make  the  following  proposals  for  action : 

A.  Study  Commissiou.  We  look  to  the  ultimate  elimination  of  racial 
discrimination  within  The  Methodist  Church.  Accordingly,  we  ask  the 
Council  of  Bishops  to  create  forthwith  a  Commission  to  consider  afresh 
the  relations  of  all  races  included  in  the  membership  of  The  Methodist 
Church  and  to  report  to  the  General  Conference  of  1948. 

B.  Peace  Treaty.  We  stand  for  a  peace  treaty  based  on  the  recog- 
nition of  the  equality  of  races  as  a  fundamental  basis  of  Christian 
World  Order;  and  we  plead  for  early  assurance  fi-om  our  Government 
that  this  will  be  recognized  in  the  coming  peace  plan. 

C.  Oriental  Exclusion.  We  urge  the  repeal  of  existing  discrimina- 
tory legislation  against  the  immigration  and  naturalization  of 
Orientals  of  friendly  nations,  and  as  soon  as  possible  of  all  nations. 
In  the  meantime  we  rejoice  that  the  Government  of  the  United  States 
of  America  has  already  repealed  the  "Chinese  Exclusion  Laws,"  and 
has  thus  done  belated  justice  to  a  great  people.  We  are  deeply  inter- 
ested, al.so,  in  the  present  brave  effort  being  made  to  provide  similar 
legislation  to  do  justice  to  the  people  of  India,  and  we,  the  members 
of  this  General  Conference,  pledge  oui-selves  to  lend  our  cordial  sup- 
port to  this  legislation  now  befoi'c  Congress. 

D.   The  Ivdian.  We  hold  that  American  citizens  of  Indian  ancestry 


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should  be  regarded  as  citizens  and  no  longer  as  wards  of  the  Govern- 
ment. They  should  be  accorded  the  same  opportunities,  educational, 
economic  and  religious,  that  are  enjoyed  by  other  citizens;  they  should 
also  be  asked  to  assume  the  same  responsibilities. 

E.  The  .lew.  We  deplore  the  rising  tide  of  anti-Semitism  in  this  as 
well  as  in  other  countries.  For  the  promotion  of  better  understanding 
we  recommend : 

(1)  More  frequent  interchange  of  pastors,  rabbis,  and  members  of 
the  various  groups  in  the  churches;  extension  of  Round  Tables  of  the 
National  Conference  of  Christians  and  Jews ;  wider  use  of  Interracial 
Sunday  and  Brotherhood  Week. 

(2)  Greater  emphasis  throughout  the  educational  program  of  the 
Church  on  understanding  of  the  Jewish  people. 

F.  The  Negro.  We  stand  for  the  recognition  of  the  rights  of  the 
Negi'o.  To  this  end  we  urge: 

(1)  The  foundation  within  our  schools  and  colleges  of  special 
courses  and  activities  promoting  racial  understanding. 

(2)  Equal  opportunity  in  employment,  upgrading  and  conditions  of 
work,  in  exercise  of  the  full  rights  of  citizenship;  in  access  to  pro- 
fessional and  business  careers,  in  housing,  in  transportation,  and  in 
educational  facilities.  We  endorse  the  principles  undeiiying  the  Fair 
Employment  Practice  Committee  and  urge  all  agencies  involved  in  the 
administration  of  the  act  to  improve  that  administration. 

(3)  Equal  protection  through  the  agencies  of  law  and  order. 

G.  Japanese  Amen'caris.  We  commend  the  War  Relocation  Authority 
for  its  policy  of  finding  homes  .and  employment  for  the  Japanese 
Amei-icans  now  living  in  relocation  centers.  We  urge  the  active  par- 
ticipation of  our  churches  in  this  relocation,  especially  in  the  prepara- 
tion of  communities  to  welcome  and  assimilate  these  persons  into 
American  life.  We  earnestly  urge  that  at  the  earliest  moment  consist- 
ent with  the  public  interest,  loyal  American  citizens  of  Japanese  an- 
cestry have  restored  to  them  their  full  rights  as  citizens,  especially  the 
right  to  return  to  their  former  residences  and  occupations. 

H.  The  Latin  Americans.  We  insist  that  all  Latin  Americans  em- 
ployed in  the  United  States  be  accorded  just,  fair  and  friendly  ti'eat- 
ment. 

I.  Procedures  for  Dealing  with  Racial  Conflict.  Certain  general 
procedures  for  dealing  with  racial  conflict  are  called  for  both  by 
Chiistian  ethics  and  by  effective  strategy. 

(1)  Common  Responsibility.  In  cases  of  conflict  representatives  of 
both  racial  groups  should  pray,  study,  and  work  together  to  discover 
and  interpret  the  issues.  Not  only  courageous  indictment  but  patient 
meditation  is  I'equired. 

(2)  Corporate  Influence.  Through  the  General  Conferences,  Annual 
Conferences,  and  similar  Church  meetings,  the  Church  should  make 
its  corporate  influence  felt  against  the  collective  evils  of  racism.  It 
should  seek  to  have  Interracial  Commissions  appointed  in  nation, 
state,  and  every  community  where  racial  groups  are  to  be  found. 

(3)  Education.  Through  conferences,  seminars,  literatui-e,  church 
school  and  young  people's  classes,  in  laymen's  groups,  and  in  the 
Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  the  Church  should  seek  to  dis- 
cover the  mind  of  Christ  in  the  field  of  race  relations. 

(4)  The  Church  in  the  Local  Community.  The  minister  6nd  lay 
leader  should  seek  to  encourage  within  the  official  leadership  of  the 
local  church  a  Christian  attitude  toward  such  community  situations 
as  involve  the  promotion  of  racial  understanding  and  good  will. 


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Section  III.  Economic 

We  believe :  That  all  men  have  within  them  divine  pos- 
sibilities and  must  be  accorded  a  fair  and  equal  chance  to 
become  the  best  of  which  they  are  capable.  That  it  is  required 
of  us  to  "seek  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  his  righteous- 
ness." Every  human  ambition  and  practice  must  be  brought 
into  conformity  with  this  demand. 

The  true  end  of  economic  activity  is  the  satisfaction  of 
human  needs.  Material  necessities  are  a  prerequisite  of  a 
good  life  for  all  men  and  are  important  in  winning  and  main- 
taining peace.  We  agree  with  the  Malvern  Manifesto  that: 
"It  is  a  traditional  doctrine  of  Christendom  that  property 
is  necessary  to  fullness  of  personal  life;  all  citizens  should 
be  enabled  to  hold  such  property  as  contributes  to  more  inde- 
pendence and  spiritual  freedom  without  impairing  that  of 
others;  but  where  the  rights  of  property  conflict  with  the 
establishment  of  social  justice  or  the  general  social  welfare, 
those  rights  should  be  overridden,  modified,  or,  if  need  be, 
abolished."  We  endorse  the  stand  taken  by  the  Delaware 
Conference:  "We  believe  that  a  new  ordering  of  economic 
life  is  both  imminent  and  imperative.  We  recognize  the  need 
of  experimentation  with  various  forms  of  ownership  and 
control;  private,  co-operative  and  public." 

From  such  information  as  is  available  to  us,  we  see  no 
reason  why  our  allies  in  all  occupied  countries  should  not  be 
fed  according  to  the  .same  plan  which  prevails  for  Greece. 
A  heavy  responsibility  rests  upon  those  statesmen  who  op- 
pose this  policy.  Malnutrition  and  famine  may  rob  our  allies 
of  both  ability  to  resist  the  aggressor  at  home  and  to  provide 
adequate  future  leadership.  The  fate  of  persecuted  minori- 
ties and  refugees  commands  our  sympathetic  interest.  Upon 
our  allied  nations  rests  a  heavy  responsibility  for  the  first 
and  worst  victims  of  totalitarian  tyranny,  the  Jewish  people, 
who  now  have  no  refuge. 

In  a  Christian  social  order  there  will  be  no  place  for  opera- 
tions, other  than  gifts,  where  wealth  changes  hands  without 
commensurate  service  having  been  rendered.  Those  who 
po.ssess  an  abundance  of  this  world's  wealth  have  steward- 
ship opportunities  which  should  be  expres.sed  in  this  hour 
of  human  need.  In  our  interdependent  world  we  realize  there 
can  be  no  la.sting  economic  well-being  or  security  in  one  part 
of  the  world  while  want  and  insecurity  exist  elsewhere.  We 
reaffirm  the  principle  of  the  Commission  to  Study  the  Bases 
of  a  Just  and  Durable  Peace  of  the  Federal  Council  of 
Churches:  "The  peace  must  make  provision  for  bringing 
within  the  .scope  of  international  agreement  those  economic 
and  financial  acts  of  national  governments  which  have  wide- 


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spread  international  repercussions."  We  look  with  favor 
upon  such  currency  and  monetary  arrangements  as  seek  to 
stimulate  and  stabilize  international  trade.  We  condemn 
cartels  that  restrict  production  for  human  needs  in  the  inter- 
ests of  larger  profits  for  those  able  to  effect  monopolistic 
practices.  Economic  imperialism  has  had  its  day  and  must 
give  way  to  ideals  of  service  and  co-operation. 

The  issue  of  national  sovereignty  is  important  in  the  field 
of  economic  relations.  In  the  words  of  the  Episcopal  Address, 
"The  idea  that  every  sovereign  state  is  the  sole  judge  of  its 
own  rights  and  owes  no  allegiance  to  any  common  moral 
ideal  is  incompatible  with  secure  and  lasting  peace."  As 
Christians,  nationals  of  many  nations,  we  call  upon  our  peo- 
ple to  accept  whatever  limitations  on  tariffs,  trade  relations, 
access  to  raw  materials  may  be  necessary  to  provide  an 
equality  of  opportunity  for  all  men  to  raise  their  standard 
of  living,  even  though  this  may  temporarily  lower  our  own. 
We  are  willing  to  sacrifice  treasure  to  aid  in  establishing  an 
economic  world  order  capable  of  meeting  human  needs  and 
to  relieve  the  suffering  of  the  world.  Again  we  find  our  con- 
victions expressed  in  the  Episcopal  Address,  "The  price  of 
peace  was  fixed  a  long  while  ago,  and  the  price  was  a  Cross." 

IV.  Religious  Liberty 

We  endorse  the  statement  adopted  by  the  Federal  Council 
of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  America  and  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sions Conference  of  North  America : 

We  recognize  the  dignity  of  the  human  person  as  the  image  of  God. 
We  therefore  urge  that  the  civic  rights  which  derive  from  that  dignity 
be  set  forth  in  the  agreements  into  w^hich  our  country  may  enter 
looking  toward  the  promotion  of  world  order,  and  vindicated  in  the 
treaty  arrangements  and  in  the  functions  and  responsibilities  assigned 
to  international  organizations.  States  should  assure  their  citizens  free- 
dom from  compulsion  and  discrimination  in  matters  of  religion.  This 
and  the  other  rights  which  inhere  in  man's  dignity  must  be  adequately 
guarded ;  for  when  they  are  impaired,  all  liberty  is  jeopardized.  More 
specifically,  we  urge  that: 

The  right  of  individuals  everywhere  to  religious  liberty  shall  be 
recognized  and,  subject  only  to  the  maintenance  of  public  order  and 
security,  shall  be  guaranteed  against  legal  provisions  and  adminis- 
trative acts  which  would  impose  political,  economic,  or  social  dis- 
abilities on  gTounds  of  religion. 

Religious  liberty  shall  be  interpreted  to  include  freedom  to  worship 
according  to  conscience  and  to  bring  up  children  in  the  faith  of  their 
parents ;  freedom  for  the  individual  to  change  his  religion ;  freedom  to 
preach,  educate,  publish,  and  carry  on  missionary  activities;  and  free- 
dom to  organize  with  others,  and  to  acquire  and  hold  property,  for 
these  purposes. 

To  safeguard  public  order  and  to  promote  the  well-being  of  the  com- 
munity, both  the  State,  in  providing  for  religious  liberty,  and  the 
people,  in  exercising  the  rights  thus  recognized,  must  fulfill  recipi'ocal 


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obligations:  The  State  must  guard  all  gi'oups,  both  minority  and 
majority,  against  legal  disabilities  on  account  of  religious  belief;  the 
people  must  exercise  their  rights  with  a  sense  of  responsibility  and 
with  charitable  consideration  for  the  rights  of  others. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8.  The  Church  in  Time  of  War 

(Memorial  Nos.  347,  485,  539,  611,  780,  755,  621.) 

Calendar  No.  108.  Adopted  May  4.  See  Journal,  Page  391. 
M,  74;  P,  64;  F,  44;  A,  17;  N,  3 

We  reaffirm  the  statement  of  the  General  Conference  of 
1940  as  embodied  in  the  Discipline,  Article  1716,  Section  I 
and  Section  III,  with  the  exception  of  the  last  two  para- 
graphs in  Section  III. 

We  recommend  the  addition  of  the  following  paragraph 
to  Section  III : 

"Many  Methodists  in  loyalty  to  conscience  are  in  the  armed  and 
auxiliary  services;  others  in  equal  loyalty  to  conscience  are  in  Civilian 
Public  Service  Camps  or  in  prison.  In  harmony  with  the  foregoing 
declaration  of  the  General  Conference  of  1940,  which  affirmed  that  the 
Church  should  honor  conscientious  decision  whether  it  leads  to  par- 
ticipation in  or  abstention  from  war,  we  send  olir  greetings  and  love 
to  them  all.  We  affirm  our  confidence  that  God  whose  wisdom  embraces 
the  total  reality  in  every  situation,  and  whose  love  and  power  are  re- 
demptively  at  work  in  all  our  ethical  dilemmas,  will  accept  and  use 
their  sincere  devotion  and  often  difficult  decisions..  We  daily  offer 
earnest  prayer  that  God  will  sustain  and  comfort  them  and  out  of 
their  sacrifices  create  a  new  opportunity  to  lay  the  foundations  of  a 
just  and  durable  peace. 

We  call  upon  the  Church  to  pray  for  the  welfare  of  those  in  the 
armed  forces,  for  the  maintenance  of  their  Christian  faith  and  ideals 
and  their  safe  return  to  our  homes  and  churches  if  this  be  possible. 
Believing  that  God  has  a  stake  in  the  victory  of  peace  with  justice  in 
the  present  conflict,  we  commend  our  cause  to  him,  praying  "Thy 
kingdom  come,  thy  will  be  done." 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairmmi; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Minority  Report 

(The  Minority  Report  was  substituted  for  the  Majority 
Report,  and  adopted.  Editor.  See  page  391.) 

The  Christian  Church  and  War 

There  is  no  better  way  of  entering  upon  the  discussion 
of  the  relationship  of  the  Christian  Church  to  war  than  by 
raising  such  questions  as  those  propounded  in  the  Episcopal 
Address.  We  must  ask  the  detailed  questions  which  the 
Bishops  there  stated.  Each  one  of  these  questions,  pursued 


734  Journal  of  the  19M  General  Conference 

to  its  ultimate  meaning,  brings  us  at  last  stark  against  the 
question :  Must  the  Christian  Church  condemn  all  use  of 
military  force? 

As  members  of  a  Church  with  world-wide  relationships, 
we  must  remember  that  our  deepest  responsibility  is  to  speak 
the  truth.  We  must  be  willing  to  face  the  stern  judgment 
of  God  upon  evils  in  our  own  national  life.  By  the  same  token 
we  speak  unequivocally  regarding  the  attack  upon  civiliza- 
tion which  has  been  made  by  the  forces  of  aggression. 

In  this  country  we  are  sending  over  a  million  young  men 
from  Methodist  homes  to  participate  in  the  conflict.  God 
himself  has  a  stake  in  the  struggle  and  he  will  uphold  them 
as  they  fight  forces  destructive  of  the  moral  life  of  man.  In 
Christ's  name  we  ask  for  the  blessing  of  God  upon  the  men 
in  the  armed  forces  and  we  pray  for  victory.  We  repudiate 
the  theory  that  a  State,  even  though  imperfect  in  itself,  must 
not  fight  against  intolerable  wrongs. 

While  we  respect  the  individual  conscience  of  those  who 
believe  that  they  cannot  condone  the  use  of  force,  and 
staunchly  will  defend  them  on  this  issue,  we  cannot  accept 
their  position  as  the  defining  position  of  the  Christian 
Church.  We  are  well  within  the  Christian  position  when  we 
assert  the  necessity  of  the  use  of  military  forces  to  resist 
an  aggression  which  would  overthrow  every  right  which  is 
held  sacred  by  civilized  men. 

We  must  face  the  fact  that  the  victory  itself  will  be  judged 
by  the  use  we  make  of  it.  Our  treatment  of  men  and  women 
in  enemy  countries  in  the  post-war  world  must  be  in  har- 
mony with  those  principles  for  which  we  fight.  We  must  as- 
sert for  every  person  in  the  world,  of  whatever  race,  color,  or 
nation,  those  very  rights  \vhich  we  prize  for  ourselves.  In 
the  hour  of  victory  our  Christian  loyalties  will  meet  their 
supreme  test. 

Charles  C.  Parlin  (*) 
Chairman  of  Minority 
Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  Paul  E.  Secrest 

A.  L.  Hoover  (*)  Zach  S.  Henderson  (*) 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  Frank  H.  Gregg  (*) 

Mrs.  L.  G.  Templin  (*)  B.  C.  Clark  (*) 

Hazen  G.  Werner  Chester  A.  Smith  (*) 

0.  J.  Carder  F.  H.  Trotter  (*) 

J.  H.  Redd  (*)  John  S.  M.  Canon  (*) 

Jere  a.  Wells  (*)  James  I.  Dolliver  (*) 


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Report  No.  9.  Personnel  of  the  Board  of  Temperance 

(Memorial  No.  321.) 
Calendar  Xo.  109.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  Ii't-'t. 
M,  74;  P,  37;  F,  37 
We  recommend  that  Par.  1193  of  the  Discipline  be  amend- 
ed to  read  as  follows : 

Par.  1193.  The  Board  shall  consist  of  one  Bishop  from  each  Juris- 
dictional Conference,  elected  by  the  Bi.shops  of  the  Jurisdiction,  one 
Mini.«;ter  and  one  Lay  Member,  elected  by  each  Jurisdiction,  and  six 
members  at  larg'e,  at  least  three  of  whom  shall  be  women,  to  be  elected 
by  the  Board. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman.  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Temperance 

(Memorial;  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  xVo.  110.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Pages  J^UA, 

496. 
M,  74;  P,  55;  F,  53 ;  N,  2 

The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  from  its  very  nature  stands 
at  variance  with  the  liquor  traffic.  For  it  to  be  silent  in  its 
opposition  would  be  to  be  disloyal  in  its  function.  Therefore, 
to  be  true  to  itself  the  Church  of  Christ  must  be  militant. 

Especially  now  does  the  call  arise  for  the  Church  like  a 
plumed  knight  to  take  the  lists  in  an  effort  to  purify  life.  For 
seldom  has  the  liquor  traffic  ever  shown  an  affrontery  more 
brazen  than  that  of  the  present  moment.  On  billboard,  over 
the  air,  in  moving  picture,  by  way  of  the  pages  of  newspaper 
and  magazine,  people  are  urged  with  all  the  guiles  of  art  to 
employ  deceiving  beverages  as  a  means  to  make  the  party 
lively,  the  spirit  happy  and  set  conduct  in  step  with  the 
.«martness  of  current  custom.  But  with  all  its  attractiveness, 
the  practice  of  using  liquor  is  attended  no  less  now  than  ever 
with  all  the  dangers  that  inhere  in  the  use  of  a  treacherous 
poison. 

All  over  America  are  the  foes  of  liquor  again  recovering 
their  sense  of  power.  And  one  of  the  needs  of  the  hour  points 
in  the  direction  of  the  merger  of  effort  on  the  part  of  the 
many  individual  dry  units  across  the  nation  to  the  end  that 
an  opposition  may  arise  .so  strong  against  the  liquor  traffic 
that  that  traffic  will  be  destroyed. 

The  traffic  is  showing  no  few  signs  of  fear  in  the  face  of 
rising  tides  of  opposition.  For  in  its  journals  and  trade  com- 
munications it  is  appealing  to  its  constituents  for  obedience 
to  the  law  and  keeps  insisting  that  the  exemplary  character 
of  its  conduct  merits  for  it  a  respectable  place  in  the  society 
of  legitimate  business. 


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And  yet  such  a  claim  must  not  permit  the  forces  of  law 
and  order  to  be  deceived,  for  the  traffic  never  j^et  has  adhered 
to  truth  nor  law  except  under  compulsion.  It  was  said  that 
the  saloon  would  never  be  brought  back,  and  it  was  brought 
back.  No  apology  has  ever  been  made  for  that  deception.  It 
was  said  that  repeal  would  cut  taxation,  but  taxation  was  not 
cut.  It  promised  that  the  traffic  would  be  good  only  to  prove 
itself  worse  than  it  was  remembered  to  have  been.  It  pre- 
sumes to  take  all  the  rights  of  democracy  and  assumes  none 
of  its  responsibilities.  And  a  traffic  that  forgets  promises 
for  profits  will  never  remember  to  keep  promises  for  honor. 

Science  has  demonstrated  that  alcohol  is  a  vicious  drug. 
Accidents  on  the  city  streets  testify  to  the  liability  which 
alcohol  is  on  the  paths  of  traffic.  Jails  and  courts  of  law 
reveal  what  a  factor  alcohol  is  as  a  creator  of  crime.  Insanity 
and  vice  declare  how  dangerous  is  the  use  of  alcohol  to 
human  welfare.  And  respectable  people  by  their  patronage 
of  a  destructive  traffic  prove  how  incompetent  careless  think- 
ing is  in  the  face  of  this  destroyer.  Therefore,  an  aroused 
public  needs  to  assert  its  powers  in  defense  of  society.  Reel- 
ing men  and  women — finished  products  of  the  open  saloon 
— make  the  call  for  sobriety  urgent  even  to  the  extent  of 
immediacy. 

Society  almost  always  stands  utterly  unprotected  in  the 
face  of  iniquity  until  the  Church  of  Christ  takes  the  initiative 
against  it.  To  expect  the  average  citizen  to  lead  is  to  expect 
too  much.  But  the  Church  which  by  the  purity  of  its  Founder, 
the  nobility  of  its  precepts  and  the  purposes  of  its  program, 
now  as  always  has  the  compulsion  of  necessity  on  its  soul 
to  lead  the  crusade  against  beverage  alcohol  and  its  destruc- 
tive consequences. 

Strong  phrases  of  opposition  will  not  achieve  salutary 
ends.  Long  resolutions  will  not  accomplish  saving  goals. 
Great  language  will  never  drive  demons  from  the  earth. 
What  is  needed  is  not  feather  dusters  but  steam  shovels. 
Devoted  people,  aroused  in  the  interests  of  humanity  and 
following  in  the  paths  of  well  formed  plans  though  pursuing 
their  course  for  decades  without  desired  results,  yet  at  last 
will  gain  their  ends,  if  they  faint  not. 

It  remains,  therefore,  for  the  Church  to  project  at  least 
a  simple  program  of  action.  Here  is  one:  Let  the  Annual 
Conferences  encourage  each  Charge  to  a  militant  plan  not 
only  of  education  in  the  scientific  truths  about  alcohol  but 
also  in  aggressive  action  as  community  conditions  may  de- 
mand. And  while  in  the  various  States  the  details  of  action 
differ,  the  demands  for  aggression  in  every  State  remain  the 
pame, 


The  Methodist  Church  737 

When  the  prosecution  of  war  calls  for  sober  men  and 
women  to  serve  for  victory,  when  sobriety  is  none  too  small 
a  sacrifice  to  lay  on  the  altar  of  patriotism,  when  strength 
of  life  alone  is  enough  for  times  of  national  crisis,  the  Church 
calls  its  people  to  take  the  lead  in  a  movement  for  temper- 
ance. It  is  not  a  land  weakened  by  vice  at  which  we  aim, 
but  a  land  strengthened  by  sobriety.  And  only  a  land  where 
temperance  takes  the  place  of  intemperance  and  sobriety 
that  of  insobriety  will  have  power  enough  in  periods  of  great 
peril  greatly  to  prevail.  Unless  the  Church  takes  the  lead  to 
this  end,  there  can  be  no  leader. 

We  recommend  our  Board  of  Temperance  for  its  ever  un- 
tiring services  in  this  fight.  It  is  truly  the  "Voice  of  Temper- 
ance" for  the  Church.  It  is  most  efficiently  carrying  forward 
the  campaign  for  a  sober  nation  and  proving  true  to  the  trust 
committed  to  it. 

We  are  not  unmindful  of  the  co-operation  given  by  other 
agencies  and  commend  the  work  of  the  Women's  Christian 
Temperance  Union,  the  Anti-Saloon  League,  and  other  simi- 
lar organizations. 

We  are  also  cognizant  of  the  fact  that  across  the  country 
there  are  newspapers,  magazines,  and  broadcasting  compan- 
ies that  have  refused  and  continue  to  refuse  liquor  advertis- 
ing, which  means  substantial  loss.  We  heartly  commend  the 
periodicals  and  those  broadcasting  companies  that  refuse 
liquor  advertising  distribution. 

In  this  hour  Methodism  accepts  its  responsibility  and  calls 
all  its  members  to  join  the  fight.  We  must  continue  to  press 
toward  the  goals  of  total  abstinence  for  the  individual  and 
legal  prohibition  by  the  State.  (1940  Dis-cipline.) 

Par.  1724.  Amid  the  confused  moral  judgments  of  our  age 
with  regard  to  drinking  and  the  liquor  traffic.  The  Methodist 
Church  lifts  the  clear  voice  of  the  Christian  conscience.  The 
teaching  of  Christ  emphasizes  as  one  of  its  basic  principles 
the  sacredness  of  each  human  personality.  Anything  which 
blights  personality  is  fundamentally  oppo.sed  to  the  Gospel 
of  Christ.  Since  alcohol  by  its  very  nature  harms  personality, 
we  stand  for  the  Christian  principle  of  total  abstinence. 
Since  human  welfare  decreases  as  the  drinking  of  alcohol 
increases,  we  stand  opposed  to  the  continuation  of  the  or- 
ganized liquor  traffic. 

The  Methodist  Church  does  not  retreat  in  this  trying  hour. 
It  has  accepted  no  discharge  in  the  war  for  a  nation  free 
from  the  domination  of  legalized  liquor.  We  do  not  bind  our- 
selves to  the  trail  of  moral  wreckage  across  the  ages  of  re- 
peal. Increased  crime,  social  drinking,  the  open  saloon  under 
new  dress  and  name,  depressed  morals,  wrecked  homes,  de- 


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bauched  youth,  mounting  traffic  tolls,  broken  pledges,  and 
other  glaring  evils  almost  without  number  shout  the  call  for 
a  reawakened  conscience  that  will  meet  this  crisis.  We  look 
to  Almighty  God  for  strength  to  meet  this  issue. 

Protection  of  its  citizens  is  a  function  of  the  State.  It  is 
intolerable  that  any  government,  through  participating  in 
revenues,  should  be  a  party  to  a  business  which  thrives  upon 
the  physical,  social,  moral  and  spiritual  decay  of  its  people. 

The  Twenty-first  Amendment  leaves  each  State  free  to 
enact  any  anti-liquor  local  option,  or  prohibition  legislation 
it  may  deem  wise,  free  from  any  enforcement  handicap  of 
the  Interstate  Commerce  clauses  of  the  Constitution.  We 
urge  all  Methodists  everywhere  to  promote  in  all  their  com- 
munities and  in  the  States  public  sentiment  in  favor  of  re- 
strictions and  prohibitions  of  intoxicating  liquor  by  no  li- 
cense campaigns.  We  also  call  upon  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States  to  enact  proper  legislation  for  the  adequate 
enforcement  of  the  second  clause  of  the  Federal  Constitu- 
tion, which  is  as  follows  :  "The  transportation  or  importation 
into  any  state,  territory,  or  possession  of  the  United  States 
for  delivery  or  use  therein  of  intoxicating  liquor,  in  violation 
of  the  laws  thereof,  is  hereby  prohibited." 

We  urge  the  Congress  to  enact  legislation  to  prohibit  all 
advertising  of  intoxicating  liquor ;  we  urge  the  several  States 
to  enact  legislation  forbidding  the  employment  of  minors 
in  places  serving  intoxicating  liquors;  we  protest  the  Fed- 
eral Government's  part  in  the  liquor  business  in  the  Virgin 
Islands. 

Methodism  has  insisted  and  does  now  insist  that  intoxicat- 
ing liquor  cannot  be  legalized  without  sin.  Wine  through  the 
centuries  has  not  ceased  to  be  a  mocker,  destroying  individ- 
uals and  blighting  society.  The  legalized  liquor  traffic  is 
today,  as  it  has  always  been,  an  anti-social  institution.  .  .  . 

The  truth  taught  by  the  Church  concerning  the  physical, 
moral,  and  social  evils  of  alcohol  has  been  clouded  by  the 
falsehoods  and  cleverness  of  writers  of  publicity  in  maga- 
zines and  newspapers  until  millions  do  not  know  or  realize 
the  danger  in  all  forms  of  alcoholic  beverages.  We  call  upon 
our  churches  to  cease  not  in  their  declaration  of  truth  con- 
cerning liquor  until  its  poison  and  destruction  are  clearly  in 
the  minds  of  our  people.  In  doing  this,  we  ask  them  to  use 
all  forms  of  educational  processes  and  every  educational 
agency  of  the  Church.  We  must  resume  our  task  of  leader- 
ship against  the  liquor  traffic.  We  must  continue  to  labor 
by  educational  methods  until  we  have  effectively  outlawed 
this  traffic  from  our  midst.  We  further  urge  Methodists  to 
co-operate  with  and  support  public  school  officials  in  edu- 


The  Methodist  Church  739 

eating  our  youth  as  to  the  nature  and  effect  of  alcohol  and 
narcotics.  (1940  Disciplirw.) 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  11.  Paragraphs  1721  and  1724  of  the 

1940  "Discipline" 

(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 

Calendar  No.  111.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  .^^T. 

M,  74;  P,  53;  F,  53 

Resolved  that  we  reaffirm  Pars.  1721  and  1724  of  the  1940 

Discipline. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  12.  Temperance  (Episcopal  Address) 
(Memorial:  In  Committee.) 
Calendar  Xo.  112.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  445. 
M,  74;  P,  53;F,  53 
Resolved,  That  we  endorse  that  part  of  the  Episcopal  Ad- 
dress referring  to  the  Problem  of  the  Liquor  Traffic. 
Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  13.  Support  of  Conscientious  Objectors 
(Memorial  Nos.  176,  612,  756,  754,  312,  315,  368,  323,  352, 

317,  620,  593,  419.) 
Calendar  No.  1^8.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  470. 
M,  74;  P,  44;  F,  40;  A,  1;  N,  3 
Believing  that  "in  the  long-run  any  people  have  far  more 
to  gain  by  cherishing  freedom  of  conscience  than  by  any 
regimentation  that  takes  away  freedom,"  we  approve  the 
taking,  in  such  of  our  church  as  desire  to  do  so,  of  voluntary 
collections  for  support  of  such  objectors  who  are  in  the  Ci- 
vilian Public  Service  Camps. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  14.  Detached  Service  for  Conscientious 

Objectors 

(Memorial  Nos.  398,  615.) 

Calendar  No.  HO.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  470. 

M,  74;  P,  46;  F,  44;  A,  2 

Resolved,  That  we  memorialize  the  General  Conference  of 

The  Methodist  Church  to  petition  the  Government  of  the 

United  States  to  permit  the  conscientious  objector  to  serve 

his  country  in  the  spirit  of  his  beliefs,  and  furthermore,  that 

he  be  given  work  of  greater  social  significance  than  that  in 


740  Journal  of  the  lOi.i  General  Conference 

which  the  majority  are  now  employed ;  and  be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  we  commend  the  Federal  Government  for 
permitting  the  use  of  conscientious  objectors  in  State  insti- 
tutions, thereby  relieving  a  critical  labor  shortage,  and 
allowing  their  efforts  to  alleviate  human  suffering,  and  be 
it  further 

Resolved,  That  copies  of  this  memorial  be  sent  to  General 
Lewis  B.  Hershey  and  to  the  President  of  the  United  States. 
Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  15.  Postpone  Action  on  Postwar 
Conscription 
(Memorial  No.  775.) 
Calendar  No.  150.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  471. 
M,  74;  P,  42;  F,  38;  A,  4 
We  memorialize  the  General  Conference  to  adopt  the  fol- 
lowing resolution,  or  its  equivalent : 

We  request  Congress  to  postpone  action  on  legislation  in- 
volving post-war  conscription  until  after  the  war. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairynan; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  16.  Against  General  Conscription  on  Labor 

(Memorial  No.  774.) 
Calendar  No.  151.  Laid  on  the  table  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  471. 
M,  74;P,  44;F,  34;  A,  6;  N,  4 
We  memorialize  the  General  Conference  to  adopt  the  fol- 
lowing resolution,  or  its  equivalent : 

That  we  express  the  judgment  that  the  general  conscrip- 
tion of  civilians,  including  labor,  be  not  now  undertaken. 
Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  17.  Social  Action  Commission 
(Memorial  Nos.  177  and  538.). 
Calendar  No.  152.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  472. 
M,  74;P,  33;F,  33 
The  Council  of  Bishops  is  requested  to  appoint  a  Commit- 
tee to  inquire  into  the  advisability  of  creating  a  Commission 
in  the  field  of  Social  Action  and  Industrial  Relations  for  the 
purpose  of  implementing  our  Social  Creed  and  of  co-operat- 
ing with  the  Boards  and  Commissions  aft'ected.  The  Com- 
mittee shall  be  composed  of  at  least  two  representatives  of 
each  Jurisdiction. 


The  Methodist  Church  741 

The  Committee  shall  report  to  the  1948  General  Confer- 
ence. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  18.  Church  and  Economics 

(Memorial  No.  374.) 

C(detidar  No.  153.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  Jt72. 

M.  74;  P,  35;  F,  28;  A,  5;  N,  2 

We  repeat  to  reaffirm  these  statements  of  the  1944  Episco- 
pal Address :  "It  is  the  business  of  the  Church  to  define  and 
defend  the  principles  of  Christ  and  to  point  the  way  to  a 
social  order  which  is  in  accordance  with  those  principles.  It 
cannot  stand  aside  and  say  that  economics  is  not  its  concern. 
The  Methodist  Church  insists  upon  the  application  of  the 
Christian  ethic  to  economic  order." 

Principles  are  naturally  in  advance  of  practice,  and  this  is 
likely  to  be  true  even  in  areas  where  the  Church  and  church- 
men are  in  positions  of  making  decisions  in  respect  to  man- 
agement or  in  organized  labor.  In  both  situations  we  are 
confident  that  Christians  will  be  sympathetic,  patient,  and 
progressive  in  forwarding  democratic  methods  and  advanc- 
ing ethical  ideals.  Christians  in  management  will  encourage 
rather  than  oppose  responsible  labor  union  leadership. 
Christians  in  labor  organizations  will  oppose  irresponsible 
and  undemocratic  leadership.  Organized  labor  has  made 
great  gains  in  power  in  recent  years.  A  disservice  will  be 
done  to  human  progress  if  that  power  is  misused. 

Our  present  economic  prosperity  is  not  based  on  a  perma- 
nent peace-time  economy.  A  miracle  of  war  production  has 
been  made  possible  by  the  appeal  of  the  service  motive  of 
patriotism.  We  believe  the  service  motive  should  be  supreme 
to  the  profit  motive.  We  believe  the  co-operative  method  is 
to  be  recommended  as  against  monopolistic  control  by  one 
group  in  industry.  War  production  has  given  us  a  splendid 
illustration  of  what  can  be  done  when  the  service  motive 
predominates  and  yet  is  supplemented  by  the  profit  motive. 
Planning  can  be  under  democratic  control  as  many  United 
Nations  commissions  have  demonstrated,  where  all  engaged 
in  the  enterprise — management,  workers,  technicians, 
scientists  and  Government  officials — co-operate.  Full  em- 
ployment after  the  war  calls  for  teamwork  of  government, 
industry,  labor,  and  agriculture.  Such  co-operation  can  in 
many  industries  plan  for  a  guaranteed  annual  wage. 

For  three  generations  the  Methodist  Federation  for  Social 
Service  (unofficial)  has  pioneered  in  the  field  now  under 
consideration.  It  has  a  history  of  achievement  in  stimulat- 
ing thought  and  action  of  which  the  Church  is  proud.  The 


742  Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 

work  must  be  carried  forward  by  some  effective  method. 
Some  effort  in  this  area  is  necessary  if  The  Methodist  Church 
responds  adequately  to  this  ideal  of  the  Episcopal  Address : 
"The  people  of  God  must  develop  a  militant  faith  which  will 
keep  them  alive  in  every  fiber  of  their  being  and  imbue  them 
with  an  impulse  to  action  that  will  make  them  implacable 
foes  of  injustice  and  iniquity  and  enthusiastic  champions  of 
whatever  promises  to  hasten  the  coming  of  the  kingdom  of 
God  on  earth." 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  19.  Social  Security  for  Lay  Employees 
(Memorial  Nos.  371,  353,  320.) 
Calendar  No.  154.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  .^72. 
M,  74;  P,  36;  F,  32;  A,  2;  N,  2 
The  Methodist  Church  favors  the  application  of  Federal 
Social  Security  legislation  for  all  full-time  lay  employees  of 
religious  and  social  work  organizations  and  institutions.  The 
General  Conference  authorizes  the  Council  of  Bishops  to 
appoint  a  representative  Committee  with  a  Bishop  as  Chair- 
man to  present  this  point  of  view  to  the  proper  Federal  au- 
thorities at  such  a  time  as  shall  be  deemed  advisable  by  the 
Committee. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  20.  Wartime  Prohibition 
(Memorial  No.  535.) 
Calendar  No.  155.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  472. 
M,  74;  P,  50;  F,  48;  N,  2 
We  call  upon  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  exercise 
the  wartime  powers  granted  him,  and  thereby  bring  about 
the  prohibition  of  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  alcoholic  bev- 
erages during  the  period  of  the  war. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  No.  21.  Non-Concurrence 

(Memorial:  Non-Concurrence.) 

(Memorial  Nos.  174,  311,  364,  536,  781,  782,  785.) 

Calendar  No.  192.  Adopted  May  6.  Sec  Journal,  Pages  497, 

498. 

The  Committee  votes  Non-Concurrence  in  Memorials  Nos. 
174,  311,  364,  536,  781,  782,  and  785. 

Ernest  F.  Tittle,  Chairman; 
Mrs.  E.  L.  Hillman.  (*)  Secretary. 


II 

REPORTS 
OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE  COMMITTEES 

PAGE 

Credentials    744 

Reference 753 

Rules    754 

Sifting 757 


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COMMITTEE  ON  CREDENTIALS 

Chairman,  Leland  Moore. 
Secretary,  A.  Wesley  Pugh. 

Report  No.  1 

Adopted  April  28.  See  Journal,  Page  253. 
The   Committee   recommends  the   following   changes   in 
seating  of  delegates : 

1.  Central  Pennsylvania  Conference,  W.  W.  Banks,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman,  all  sessions 
of  Thursday,  April  27. 

2.  Holston  Conference,  Mrs.  P.  L.  Cobb,  Lay  Reserve,  in 
place  of  R.  R.  Cramer  for  the  session  of  Wednesday  night, 
April  26. 

3.  Holston  Conference,  J.  N.  Hillman,  principal  Lay  Dele- 
gate, seated  afternoon  of  April  26. 

4.  Upper  South  Carolina  Conference,  W.  D.  Roberts,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  H.  N.  Snyder  for  the  duration  of  the 
Conference. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairynan; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2 
Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  266. 
The  Committee  recommends  the  following  changes  in  seat- 
ing of  delegates : 

1.  Kansas  Conference,  James  S.  Chubb,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Charles  L  Coldsmith,  all  sessions  on  Fri- 
day, April  28. 

2.  Kentucky  Conference,  Virgil  L.  Moore,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Z.  T.  Johnson  for  the  morning  session  of 
Friday,  April  28. 

3.  Missouri  Conference,  Bradford  V.  Powell,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  J.  D.  Randolph  for  the  morning  session 
of  Friday,  April  28. 

4.  North  Texas  Conference,  Francis  A.  Buddin,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  Umphrey  Lee  for  the  morning  .ses- 
sion of  Saturday,  April  29. 

5.  Western  North  Carolina  Conference,  G.  Ray  Jordan, 
principal  Ministerial  delegate,  seated  afternoon  and  night 
sessions  Wednesday,  April  26. 

6.  West  Oklahoma  Conference,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Dunlap  and 

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Mrs.  George  Dismukes,  Lay  Reserves,  in  place  of  B.  C.  Clark 
and  Ed  Morrison  for  morning  session  of  April  28. 

7.  West  Texas  Conference,  Timothy  B.  Echols,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Karl  Downs,  beginning  Wednesday, 
April  26. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 

A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3 

Adopted  May  2.  See  Journal,  Page  305. 

The  Committee  recommends  the  following  changes  in  the 
.seating  of  delegates : 

1.  Alabama  Conference,  John  T.  Ellison,  Lay  Reserve,  in 
place  of  C.  M.  Dannelly,  beginning  afternoon,  April  29,  for 
remainder  of  the  Conference. 

2.  Dakota  Conference,  Adolph  H.  Kemper,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  George  E.  Whitson,  beginning  April  30,  for  re- 
mainder of  the  Conference. 

3.  Erie  Conference,  Blaine  Gifford,  Lay  Reserve,  in  place 
of  Edgar  T.  Welch,  beginning  morning,  May  2,  for  remain- 
der of  the  Conference. 

4.  Florida  Conference,  C.  B.  Peeler,  Lay  Reserve,  in  place 
of  R.  A.  Gray,  seated  April  29  for  remainder  of  the  Confer- 
ence. 

5.  lowa-Des  Moines  Conference,  Mrs.  Harley  Walker,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  B.  0.  Gammon,  all  sessions  on  May  1  and 
2. 

6.  Missouri  Conference,  William  R.  Nelson,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  George  Pohlman,  all  sessions  of  April  29. 

7.  Nebraska  Conference,  Harry  F.  Huntington,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  Paul  M.  Hillman,  all  sessions  of 
May  1. 

8.  New  England  Conference,  Sam  T.  Emery,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  Mrs.  Howard  LeSourd,  morning  session.  May  1. 

9.  New  Mexico  Conference,  M.  L.  Sims,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  William  Brown  for  the  morning  session, 
April  29. 

10.  New  York  Conference,  Ralph  W.  Sockman,  principal 
Ministerial  Delegate,  seated  beginning  with  the  morning 
.session,  April  29. 

IL  North-East  Ohio  Conference,  Oscar  T.  Olson,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Louis  C.  Wright,  all  sessions. 
May  1. 

12.  Kentucky  Conference,  Virgil  L.  Moore,  Ministerial 
Re.serve,  in  place  of  A.  R.  Perkins,  morning  session,  April  29. 

13.  Pacific  Northwest  Conference,  Roy  L.  Sprague,  Min- 


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isterial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Fred  L.  Pederson,  all  sessions, 
May  1. 

14.  Rock  River  Conference,  George  Fowler,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Fred  D.  Stone,  morning  session  of  April 
29. 

15.  North-East  Ohio  Conference,  Charles  N.  Sutton,  prin- 
cipal Lay  Delegate,  seated  April  30. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4 

Adopted  May  4.  See  Journal,  Page  385. 

The  Committee  recommends  the  approval  of  the  following 
substitutions  which  were  made  on  the  First  Day  of  the 
General  Conference : 

1.  Atlanta  Conference:  Mrs.  Eva  B.  Parks,  Lay  Reserve, 
was  seated  in  place  of  E.  Luther  Brookes,  deceased. 

2.  California  Conference:  Dr.  J.  B.  Sims,  Lay  Reserve, 
was  seated  in  place  of  Percy  F.  Morris,  deceased. 

3.  Central  New  York:  Mrs.  Florence  K.  Nye,  Lay  Re- 
serve, was  seated  in  place  of  Tracy  K.  Jones.  M.  Faye  Van 
Dyke,  Lay  Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Mrs.  Gertrude 
Brown. 

4.  Central  Pennsylvania :  Richard  W.  Campbell,  Lay  Re- 
serve, was  seated  in  place  of  V.  Max  Frey. 

5.  Genesee  Conference:  A.  Merritt  Dieterich,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Paul  Morrison. 

6.  Indiana  Conference:  Abram  S.  Woodard,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Chester  A.  McPheeters. 

,   7.  lowa-Des  Moines :  Rae  L.  Dean,  Lay  Reserve,  was  seat- 
ed in  place  of  Dean  Taylor,  deceased. 

8.  Kentucky  Conference :  Walter  V.  Cropper,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Willard  G.  Cram,  Dennis  V. 
Snapp,  Lay  Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Mrs.  Robert  T. 
Brown.  J.  T.  Slaton,  Lay  Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Mrs. 
James  H.  Spillman. 

9.  Montana  Conference:  Vernon  E.  Lewis,  Lay  Reserve, 
was  seated  in  place  of  A.  R.  Reeves. 

10.  Nebraska  Conference:  W.  S.  Rogers,  Lay  Reserve, 
was  seated  in  place  of  Roy  M.  Green. 

11.  New  Hampshire:  LeRoy  Stringfellow,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, was  seated  in  place  of  Phillip  S.  Nason. 

12.  New  York  Conference :  John  M.  Pearson,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  was  seated  in  place  of  Ralph  W.  Sockman. 

13.  North  Alabama :  Marvin  A.  Franklin,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, seated  in  place  of  Henry  M.  Stevenson. 


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14.  North  Arkansas:  Sam  B.  Wiggins,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, seated  in  place  of  Ransford  S.  Hayden,  deceased. 

15.  North  Carolina:  Harry  C.  Smith,  Ministerial  Reserve, 
seated  in  place  of  Thomas  M.  Grant. 

16.  North  Georgia:  Joseph  S.  Thrailkill,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, seated  in  place  of  M.  M.  Maxwell,  deceased. 

17.  North  Mississippi:  W.  R.  McCormack,  Lay  Reserve, 
seated  in  place  of  Julius  M.  Forman. 

18.  Northwest  Iowa  :  Mrs.  Mildred  0.  Feller,  Lay  Reserve, 
seated  in  place  of  James  L  Dolliver. 

19.  South  Georgia :  J.  Slater  Wight,  Lay  Reserve,  seated 
in  place  of  C.  Leighton  Shepard,  deceased. 

20.  Southern  California-Arizona:  Paul  F.  Huebner,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  seated  in  place  of  Donald  H.  Tippett  until 
12:10  P.M. 

21.  Southwest  Missouri :  Irwin  Raut,  Lay  Reserve,  seated 
in  place  of  Robert  J.  Smith. 

22.  Southwest  Texas:  D.  Amos  Barber,  Lay  Reserve, 
seated  in  place  of  W.  W.  Jackson. 

23.  Upper  South  Carolina :  W.  D.  Roberts,  Lay  Reserve, 
seated  in  place  of  H.  N.  Snyder. 

24.  Virginia :  Lucius  Gregory,  Lay  Reserve,  seated  in 
place  of  B.  L.  Fisher. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5 

^  Adopted  Mail  4.  See  Journal,  Page  385. 

We  recommend  the  following  changes  in  seating  of  dele- 
gates : 

1.  Kentucky  Conference:  Virgil  L.  Moore,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Walter  V.  Cropper,  night  session,  May  1. 

2.  Missouri  Conference :  William  A.  Cravens,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  William  H.  Utz,  Jr.,  all  sessions,  Mav  1,  2 
and  3. 

3.  New  Mexico:  Joe  B.  Scrimshire,  Ministerial  Reserve, 
in  place  of  William  E.  Brown,  morning  session,  May  1. 

4.  New  Mexico  Conference:  M.  L.  Sims,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  William  E.  Brown,  morning  session,  April 
29. 

5.  New  York  Ea.st :  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Hardie,  Lay  Re.serve, 
in  place  of  Edward  R.  Carman  seated  at  morning  session. 
May  1,  for  balance  of  the  Conference. 

6.  North  Alabama  Conference:  W.  Nel.son  Guthrie,  Min- 
i.sterial  Reserve,  in  place  of  J.  H.  Chitwood,  morning  se.ssion. 
May  1. 

7.  North  Alabama  Conference :  Forrest  S.  Ward,  Lav  Re- 


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serve,  in  place  of  John  L.  Liles,  morning  session,  May  1. 

8.  North  Alabama  Conference:  W.  Nelson  Guthrie,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  George  M.  Davenport,  night 
session.  May  1. 

9.  Rock  River  Conference :  C.  A.  Bloomquist,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Fred  D.  Stone,  night  session,  May  1. 

10.  West  Virginia  Conference:  John  B.  F.  Yoak,  Jr.,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Frank  L.  Shaffer,  morning  ses- 
sion, April  27. 

11.  Kansas  Conference:  Mrs.  Grace  Marie  Prince,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  C.  M.  Miller,  all  sessions.  May  1. 

12.  Central  Texas  Conference:  Warren  Johnston,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  Eugene  B.  Hawk,  night  session. 
May  1. 

13.  North  Texas  Conference:  E.  A.  Hunter,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Paul  E.  Martin,  morning  session,  May  1, 
and  in  place  of  W.  Harrison  Baker,  night  session,  same  day. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  6 

Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  Jt.63. 

The  Committee  recommends  the  following  changes  in  the 
seating  of  delegates : 

1.  Central  Pennsylvania  Conference:  Lester  A.  Welliver, 
Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Edgar  R.  Heckman,  night 
session.  May  2. 

2.  Kansas  Conference :  Mrs.  Grace  Marie  Prince,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  C.  A.  Byers,  all  sessions,  May  2  and  3. 

3.  Kentucky  Conference :  Virgil  L.  Moore,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Samuel  C.  Rice,  morning  session,  May  2. 

4.  Little  Rock  Conference:  Mrs.  H.  King  Wade,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Matt.  L.  Ellis,  morning  session.  May  2. 

5.  Louisiana  Conference  (South  Central)  :  Virgil  D.  Mor- 
ris, Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Guy  M.  Hicks,  all  ses- 
sions of  May  3. 

6.  Missouri  Conference :  Perry  P.  Taylor,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Joseph  D.  Randolph,  morning  session, 
May  2. 

7.  North-East  Ohio  Conference:  E.  Ray  Jenkins,  Lay 
Principal,  seated  May  2. 

8.  Northwest  Iowa  Conference:  James  J.  Davies,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  L.  D.  Havighurst,  morning  ses- 
sion. May  3. 

9.  Northwest  Iowa  Conference:  James  I.  Dolliver,  Lay 
Principal,  seated  May  2. 


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10.  Southwest  MivSsouri  Conference :  A.  A.  McCullum,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  W.  L.  Earp,  night  session,  April  30. 

11.  Texas  Conference:  Mrs.  W.  W.  Fondren,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  H.  F.  Banker,  seated  morning  session,  May  2,  and 
for  balance  of  the  conference. 

12.  Washington  Conference :  Caleb  E.  Queen,  Minivsterial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Edgar  A.  Love,  morning  session.  May  2. 

13.  West  Oklahoma  Conference:  Harry  G.  Ryan,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Robert  J.  Smith,  morning  ses- 
sion. May  2. 

14.  Delaware  Conference:  David  H.  Hargis,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Leon  S.  Moore,  beginning  morning  ses- 
sion. May  2. 

15.  Delaware  Conference:  W.  C.  Thompson,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  David  W.  Henry,  beginning  morning 
session,  May  2. 

16.  Missouri  Conference:  A.  G.  Williamson,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  0.  J,  Carder,  night  session.  May  2. 

17.  Northwest  Texas  Conference:  Tom  V.  Ellzey,  Lay 
Reserve,  night  session.  May  2. 

18.  Western  North  Carolina  Conference:  E.  H.  Blackard, 
Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Gilbert  T.  Rowe,  night  ses- 
sion. May  2. 

19.  West  Oklahoma  Conference:  Mrs.  E.  B.  Dunlap,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Ed.  Morrison,  seated  at  night  session, 
May  1,  and  for  remainder  of  the  conference. 

20.  West  Oklahoma  Conference:  Mrs.  George  Dismukes, 
Lay  Reserve,  in  place  of  Mrs.  Earl  Foster,  seated  at  night 
session,  May  1,  and  for  remainder  of  the  conference. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7 

Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  4.63. 

We  recommend  the  following  changes  in  the  seating  of 
delegates : 

1.  Alabama  Conference:  C.  M.  Dannelly,  Lay  principal, 
resumes  seat,  May  3,  in  place  of  Hubert  Searcy. 

2.  Central  Kansas  Conference :  L.  L.  Wilson,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  L.  C.  Baker,  morning  and  afternoon  sessions. 
May  3. 

3.  Central  West  Conference:  George  D.  Hancock,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Edward  W.  Kelly,  morning  ses- 
sion, May  4. 

4.  Kansas  Conference:  Mrs.  W.  C.  Hanson,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  Charles  M.  Miller,  night  session,  May  3. 


750  Journal  of  the  19.'^.'^  General  Conference 

5.  Kentucky  Conference:  Virgil  L.  Moore,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Walter  V.  Cropper,  night  session.  May  3. 

6.  Little  Rock  Conference:  Homer  T.  Fort,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Arthur  Terry,  morning  session.  May  3. 

7.  North  Alabama  Conference:  Albert  L.  Branscomb, 
Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Marvin  A.  Franklin,  morn- 
ing session.  May  3. 

8.  Rock  River  Conference:  Henry  V.  Loeppert,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Alfred  C.  Crav^'ford,  night  session.  May  3. 

9.  St.  Louis  Conference:  Harry  P.  Hunter,  Ministerial 
Reserve,  in  place  of  F.  W.  Wahl,  beginning  night  session. 
May  4. 

10.  South  Carolina  Conference,  Central  Jurisdiction:  Cal- 
vin C.  Reynolds,  Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Samuel  M. 
Miller,  all  sessions,  May  4. 

11.  Southwest  Missouri  Conference:  Homer  U.  Campbell, 
Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Willis  L.  Perrj^man,  night 
session.  May  2. 

12.  Tennessee  Conference,  Southeastern  Jurisdiction: 
King  Vivion,  Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Costen  J.  Har- 
rell,  afternoon  and  night  session.  May  3. 

13.  Texas  Conference :  Mrs.  W.  W.  Fondren,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  Galloway  Calhoun,  April  26  to  May  1,  inclusive. 

14.  Texas  Conference :  Earl  Huff er.  Lay  Reserve,  in  place 
of  Gallaway  Calhoun,  seated  afternoon.  May  3,  and  for  re- 
mainder of  the  Conference. 

15.  Atlanta  Conference:  E.  G.  Newton,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  J.  Wesley  Thomas,  night  session,  May  3. 

16.  Dakota  Conference:  Joseph  H.  Edge,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Frank  E.  Lockridge,  morning  session. 
May  4. 

17.  North  Alabama  Conference :  A.  L.  Branscomb,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  F.  K.  Gamble,  night  session, 
May  3. 

18.  South  Georgia  Conference:  William  F.  Quillian,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Silas  Johnson,  afternoon  of  May 
5,  and  for  remainder  of  session. 

19.  St.  Louis  Conference :  Jesse  A.  Mitchell.  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  Wesley  Deneke,  beginning  morning  session. 
May  5. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8 
Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  ^63. 

The  Committee  recommends  the  following  changes  in 
seating  of  delegates : 


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1.  Baltimore  Conference:  E.  E.  Bradley,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  John  H.  Baker,  seated  at  night  session,  May  5, 
for  the  remainder  of  the  Conference. 

2.  Baltimore  Conference :  Mrs.  B.  W.  Meeks,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  John  H.  Baker,  morning  and  afternoon  sessions. 
May  5. 

3.  Kansas  Conference :  R.  S.  Gault,  Lay  Reserve,  in  place 
of  C.  M.  Miller,  all  sessions,  May  4. 

4.  Minnesota  Conference :  Leroy  Klaus,  Ministerial  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Miron  A.  Morrill,  all  sessions.  May  4. 

5.  Missouri  Conference :  George  V.  Baskett,  Lay  Reserve, 
in  place  of  George  Pohlman,  morning  session.  May  4. 

6.  North  Alabama  Conference:  A.  L.  Branscomb,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  J.  H.  Chitwood,  afternoon  ses- 
sion. May  4.  F.  K.  Gamble,  principal  Ministerial  Delegate 
resumes  seat,  evening  session.  May  3. 

7.  Pacific  Northwest  Conference :  Roy  L.  Sprague,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  Carl  K.  Mahoney,  afternoon  ses- 
sion. May  4,  and  for  remainder  of  the  Conference. 

8.  Rhodesia  Conference :  Mrs.  M.  J.  Murphree,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  Sarah  N.  King,  afternoon  session.  May  4. 

9.  Rock  River  Conference :  Mrs.  C.  A.  Bloomquist,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  morning  session. 
May  4. 

10.  Southwest  Missouri  Conference :  A.  A.  McCullum,  Lay 
Reserve,  in  place  of  W.  L.  Earp,  night  session.  May  3. 

11.  Southwest  Missouri  Conference:  Quincy  R.  Wright, 
Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  E.  D.  Baker,  afternoon  ses- 
sion. May  4. 

12.  Central  Texas  Conference:  Marcus  M.  Chunn,  Min- 
isterial Reserve,  in  place  of  Eugene  B.  Hawk,  morning  ses- 
sion. May  4,  for  remainder  of  the  Conference. 

13.  Delaware  Conference:  D.  W.  Henry  and  Leon  S. 
Moore,  principal  Ministerial  Delegates,  resume  seats,  morn- 
ing session,  May  4. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairman; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  9 
Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  463. 

1.  New  York  East  Conference,  Wm.  H.  Stewart,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  Lynn  H.  Hough,  morning  session. 
May  6,  and  for  the  remainder  of  the  Conference. 

2.  Virginia  Conference,  John  Paul  Tyler,  Ministerial  Re- 
.serve,  in  place  of  J.  J.  Rives,  morning  session.  May  6,  and 
for  remainder  of  the  Conference. 

3.  North  Texas  Conference,  Dero  F.  Armistead,  Lay  Re- 


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serve,  in  place  of  J.  J.  Perkins,  morning  session,  May  5,  and 
for  remainder  of  the  Conference, 

4.  Kansas  Conference,  Mrs.  Grace  Marie  Prince,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  C.  M.  Miller,  night  session,  May  5. 

5.  North  Alabama  Conference,  Harry  Denman,  Lay  Re- 
serve, in  place  of  John  L.  Liles,  morning  session,  May  5. 

6.  North  Alabama  Conference,  Albert  L.  Branscomb, 
Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  G.  M.  Davenport,  morning 
and  night  sessions.  May  5. 

7.  Texas  Conference  (SC),  Stewart  Clendenin,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  Paul  Quillian,  afternoon  session. 
May  5. 

8.  North  Mississippi  Conference,  L.  P.  Wasson,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  A.  T.  Mcllw^ain,  afternoon  ses- 
sion. May  5. 

9.  Northwest  Texas  Conference,  0.  W.  Carter,  Minis- 
terial Reserve,  in  place  of  J.  0.  Haymes,  night  session.  May 
5,  and  for  remainder  of  the  Conference. 

10.  Southern  California-Arizona  Conference,  Paul  F. 
Huebner,  Ministerial  Reserve,  in  place  of  Roy  L.  Smith,  aft- 
ernoon session.  May  5,  and  for  remainder  of  the  Confer- 
ence. 

Leland  Moore,  Chairynan; 
A.  Wesley  Pugh,  Secretary. 


COMMITTEE  ON  REFERENCE 

Chairman,  Paul  E.  Martin. 
Secretary,  Fred  J.  Jordan. 

Report  No.  1.  Bishops'  Address 

Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  342. 

References  to  the  Bishops'  Address  were  made  to  the  fol- 
lowing Legislative  Committees : 

Ministry — Pages  30  and  34. 
Education— Pages  21  to  22  and  33  to  34. 
Missions — Pages  21  and  24,  25  and  26. 
Publishing  Interests — Page  35. 
Conferences — Page  34. 

State  of  the  Church — Pages  22  and  23  and  26  to  27,  28,  29,  30  and 
31  to  32  and  38. 

Evangelism— Pages  20  and  36,  37,  38,  39. 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship — Page  35. 
Interdenominational  Relations — Pages  34  and  35. 

Paul  E.  Martin,  Chairmaii; 
Fred  J.  Jordan,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Quadrennial  Reports 

Adopted  May  3.  See  Journal,  Page  3^2. 

References  to  Quadrennial  Reports  were  made  to  the  fol- 
lowing Legislative  Committees : 

Membership,   Lay   Activities   and   Temporal    Economy — Pages   348 
to  361. 

Education— 218  to  339  and  478  to  480. 

Missions  and  Church  Extension — Foreign  Missions — Pages  58  to  92. 
Home  Missions — Pages  92  to  125. 

Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service — Pages  125  to  175. 
World  Federation  of  Methodist  Women — Pages  175  to  179. 
Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation — Pages  179  to  200. 
Publishing  Interests — Pages  466  to  478. 
Conference  Claimants — Pages  447  to  466. 
Conferences — Pages  492  to  496. 
Central  Conferences — Pages  437  to  445. 
Evangelism — Pages  407  to  425. 
Hospitals  and  Homes — Pages  361  to  386. 
American  Bible  Society — Pages  496  to  502. 
Intei'denominational  Relations — Pages  435  to  437. 
Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms — Pages  445  to  447. 

Paul  E.  Martin,  Chairman; 
Fred  J.  Jordan,  Secretary. 

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COMMITTEE  ON  RULES 

Chairman,  J.  Edgar  Skillington. 
Secretary,  Thomas  B.  Lugg. 

Report  No.  1 
Adopted  May  2.  See  Journal,  Page  305. 
M,  7 ;  P,  7 ;  F,  7 
Your  committee  reports  concerning  the  matter  of  clarifi- 
cation of  Rule  No,  21  as  found  in  the  Handbook  for  Dele- 
gates to  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  by 
recommending  the  following  change : 

Strike  out  from  lines  13  and  14,  page  168,  the  words,  "The  pi'ocess 
of  perfecting  the  substitute  may  also  be  terminated  by  ordering  the 
pi-evious  question."  Insert  in  their  place  the  words,  "The  main  ques- 
tion, report  or  resolution,  having  been  perfected,  the  substitute  shall 
be  considered,  which  consideration  may  be  terminated  at  any  time 
thereafter  by  ordering  the  previous  question,"  so  that  the  sentence  as 
amended  will  read,  "The  main  question,  report  or  resolution,  having 
been  perfected,  the  substitute  shall  be  considered,  which  consideration 
may  be  terminated  at  any  time  thereafter  by  ordering  the  previous 
question,  in  which  case,  after  action  on  any  amendments  to  the  sub- 
stitute then  pending,  the  vote  shall  be  taken  on  the  motion  to 
substitute." 

J.  Edgar  Skillington,  Chairman; 
Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Amendment  of  Rule  No.  34  of  the  Plan  of 
Organization  and  Rules  of  Order 
Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  46^. 
M,  7;P,  6;F,  6 
Amend  Rule  34,  of  the  plan  of  "Plan  of  Organization  and 
Rules  of  Order"  as  found  in  the  1944  "Handbook  for  Dele- 
gates to  the  General  Conference"  by  inserting  in  paragraph 
2,  at  the  beginning  of  the  paragraph  the  words,  "except  for 
undebatable  motions,"  so  that  the  paragraph  as  amended 
will  read  as  follows : 

Except  for  undebatable  motions,  no  report  shall  be  adopted  or  ques- 
tion relating  to  the  same  decided  without  opportunity  having  been 
given  for  at  least  one  speech  for  and  one  against  the  said  pi-oposal; 
provided  this  right  is  claimed  before  the  Chairman  or  duly  authorized 
member  representing  the  Committee's  report  or  the  minority  report, 
if  there  be  such,  is  presented  to  close  the  debate. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington,  Chairman; 
Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Secretary. 
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Report  No.  3.  Revision  of  Rules 

Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  ^65. 

M,  7;  P,  5;  F,  5 

Your  Committee  recommends  the  following  changes  in  the 
"Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order"  as  found  in  the 
1944  "Handbook  for  Delegates  to  the  General  Conference": 

1.  Amend  the  Paragraph  prescribing  the  duties  of  the  Committee 
of  Reference  (pages  157  and  158  of  Handbook)  by  adding  to  the  Para- 
graph, top  of  page  158,  the  following:  "All  memorials  should  be  pre- 
sented in  triplicate.  Each  should  deal  with  only  one  general  subject. 
Not  more  than  one  memorial  should  be  presented  on  a  single  sheet  of 
paper." 

2.  Amend  Rule  14,  page  166  of  Handbook,  by  rewriting  as  follows: 
"No  other  business  shall  be  in  order  when  a  vote  is  being  taken  or 
when  the  previous  question  has  been  called  until  the  process  is  com- 
pleted, except  such  as  relates  to  the  vote  itself  or  that  which  can  be 
appropriately  fitted  into  the  time  while  waiting  for  the  report  of  the 
secretaries  on  a  count  vote  or  an  aye  or  no  vote.  (See  Rule  11.) 

3.  Amend  Rule  19  (page  167  of  the  Handbook),  No.  (9),  by  striking 
out  the  words  "or  a  substitute"  so  that  the  sentence  as  amended  shall 
read: 

(9)  To  amend  or  to  substitute  (one  amendment  being  allowed  to  an 
amendment) . 

4.  Amend  Rule  20  (page  167  of  the  Handbook)  by  rewriting  as 
follows:  "No  motion  which  adheres  to  another  motion  or  has  another 
motion  adhering  to  it  can  be  laid  on  the  table  by  itself.  Such  motions, 
if  laid  on  the  table,  carry  with  them  the  motions  to  which  they  adhere 
or  which  adhere  to  them. 

5.  Amend  Rule  21  (pages  167  and  168  of  the  Handbook)  by  adding 
at  the  close  of  the  Paragraph,  the  following:  "In  the  course  of  the 
foregoing  perfecting  process  in  the  case  of  both  or  either  the  main 
question  and  or  the  substitute,  the  consideration  may  for  a  time  be 
limited  by  action  of  the  Conference  to  presenting,  considering  and 
acting  on  amendments.  If  this  be  done,  the  previous  question  may  not 
he  ordered  on  the  adoption  of  the  report  or  on  making  the  substitution 
until  after  two  or  more  members  shall  have  spoken  on  each  side  of  the 
question  after  the  termination  of  the  period  limited  to  amendments, 
if  there  be  those  who  desire  so  to  speak." 

6.  Amend  Rule  24  (page  168  of  Handbook),  Paragraph  numbered 
(1)  by  striking  out  the  words  "an  'aye'  and  'no'  vote,  or"  so  that  the 
sentence  as  amended  shall  read, 

"(1)  One  fifth  of  those  present  and  voting  shall  suffice  to  sustain 
a  call  for  a  count  vote  in  case  the  decision  of  the  Chair  is  doubted." 

7.  Amend  Rule  .34  (page  171  of  Handbook)  by  adding  to  the  last 
Paragraph  of  Rule  34,  the  words,  "provided  that  this  five  minutes 
limit  shall  not  apply  to  a  motion  to  substitute  a  minority  report  for  a 
regular  (majority)  report  of  a  Committee,"  so  that  the  last  Paragraph 
of  Rule  34  as  amended  shall  read : 

"This  right  of  the  Chairman  and  or  other  member  or  members  to 
close  the  debate  shall  prevail  in  like  manner,  to  a  limit  of  five  minutes, 
when  a  vote  is  about  to  be  taken  on  a  motion  to  amend,  to  substitute, 
to  postpone,  to  refer,  to  lay  on  the  table  or  any  other  motion  whoso 
adoption  would  vitally  affect  the  report  under  consideration;  provided 


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that  this  five  minutes  limit  shall  not  apply  to  a  motion  to  substitute  a 
minority  report  for  a  regular  (majority)   report  of  a  Committee." 

J.  Edgar  Skillington,  Chairman; 
Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4 

Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  465. 
M,  7;  P,  7;  F,  5 

With  regard  to  the  proposal  submitted  on  the  motion  of 
Fred  E.  Lott  and  George  R.  Savage,  your  Committee  reports 
as  follows : 

1.  It  is  recommended  that  a  Committee  of  Six  be  created  by  this 
General  Conference,  appointed  by  the  Council  of  Bishops,  to  prepare  a 
Plan  or  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order  for  the  General  Conference 
of  1948,  of  whom  one  shall  be  a  Bishop,  and  that  the  Secretary  of  the 
General  Conference  shall  be  an  additional  member  ex  officio. 

2.  That  members  of  this  General  Conference  be  requested  to  provide 
said  Committee,  when  created,  with  suggestions  in  writing  of  changes 
in  the  rules  which  they  would  recommend. 

3.  That  the  said  Committee  be  instructed  to  revise  our  present  rules 
so  as  to  be  able  to  mail  to  each  delegate  of  the  1948  General  Con- 
ference a  copy  of  said  revision  promptly  upon  receiving  information 
of  his  election. 

J.  Edgar  Skillington,  Chairman; 
Thomas  B.  Lugg,  Secretary. 


SIFTING  COMMITTEE 

Chairman,  Silas  Johnson. 
Secretary,  Frank  C.  Propert  (*). 

Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  U'.)!. 
Report  No.  1. 

We,  your  Committee,  met  immediately  after  appointment 
and  organized  by  electing  Silas  Johnson,  Chairman  and 
Frank  C.  Propert,  Secretary. 

No  paper  having  been  referred  to  us  by  this  body,  we, 
therefore,  have  no  detailed  report. 

Silas  Johnson,  Chairman; 
Frank  C.  Propert.  (*)  Secretary. 


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III.  REPORTS  OF  SPECIAL  COMMITTEES,  ETC. 

Page 

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Crusade  for  Christ  775 

Commission  on  Entertainment   787 

Trustees  of  Lake  Junaluska 790 

General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance         792 


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COMMITTEE  ON  CENTRAL  CONFERENCES 

Report  No.  1.  Disciplinary  Changes 

Calendar  No.  59.  Adopted  May  U.  See  Journal,  Pages  395, 

A35. 
In  Committee 

M,  25;P,  16;F,  16 

I.  Support  of  Central  Conference  Bishops 

The  Committee  recommends  that  the  following  be  sub- 
stituted for  Par.  402  of  the  Discipline: 

The  amount  of  support  and  all  other  allowances,  including  office, 
house  rent,  travel,  retirement  allowances,  and  provision  for  health 
and  education  of  children,  for  a  Bishop  elected  by  a  Central  Confer- 
ence shall  be  estimated  by  that  Central  Conference.  It  shall  also 
determine  the  amount  that  it  will  be  able  to  provide  toward  the  General 
Episcopal  Fund  on  the  ratio  of  apportionment  oi-dered  by  the  General 
Conference.  When  the  total  estimated  support  shall  have  been  de- 
termined, this  amount  in  itemized  form  shall  be  submitted  for  ap- 
proval to  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance. 
After  approval,  the  Treasui-er  of  the  General  Episcopal  Fund  shall 
pay  the  amount  agreed  upon  to  the  Bishop  concerned,  or  as  the 
Central  Conference  may  detei-mine. 

II.  Other  Disciplinary  Changes 

1.  Par.  327  in  sub-paragraph  5,  after  the  word  "death" 
insert  the  words  "or  expiration  of  term  of  service,"  and 
after  "or"  the  words  "any  other"  so  that  the  sub-paragraph 
5  as  revised  shall  read  : 

In  the  case  of  an  emergency  in  the  Central  Conference  through  the 
death,  expiration  of  term  of  service,  or  any  other  disability  of  a 
Bishop,  the  Council  of  Bishops  may  assign  one  of  its  members  to 
furnish  the  necessary  episcopal  supervision  for  that  field. 

2.  Par.  332,  Article  3.  Delete  Article  3  and  substitute 
therefor  the  following : 

He  shall  choose  and  appoint  the  District  Superintendents  annually; 
but,  within  the  Jurisdictional  Conferences  of  the  United  States  and 
it.'«  possessions,  he  shall  not  appoint  any  minister  a  District  Superin- 
tendent for  more  than  six  consecutive  yeai's,  nor  for  more  than  six 
years  in  any  consecutive  nine  years. 

3.  Par.  376,  Article  3.  Omit  "Each  Jurisdictional  or  Cen- 
tral Conference  may"  in  the  fir.st  line.  Add  "To"  at  the 
beginning  of  line  2,  omit  "or  Central"  in  lines  3  and  5,  so  that 
the  paragraph  as  revised  shall  read : 

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To  fix  the  Episcopal  Residences  within  the  Jurisdictional  Confei'ence 
and  assign  the  Bishops  to  the  same.  The  boundaries  of  the  Episcopal 
Areas  of  each  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Bishops. 

4.  Par.  391.  Amend  by  substituting  for  the  first  sentence 
the  following  three  sentences : 

The  Central  Conferences  shall  be  composed  of  Ministerial  and  Lay 
Members  in  equal  numbers,  the  Ministerial  elected  by  the  Ministerial 
Members  of  the  Annual  Conference  and  the  Lay  by  the  Lay  Members 
thereof.  For  the  first  session  their  qualifications  shall  be  the  same  as 
provided  in  Paragraphs  446  and  447,  and  the  Annual  Conference 
shall  determine  the  manner  of  their  choice.  Thereafter,  additional 
qualifications,  if  any,  and  the  manner  of  election  shall  be  determined 
by  the  Central  Conference  itself. 

Also  in  the  sixth  line  insert  after  "Conference"  the  words 
"and  Provisional  Annual  Conference,"  and  in  the  tenth  line 
substitute  "six"  for  "four,"  so  that  the  whole  paragraph  as 
revised  shall  read : 

The  Central  Conference  shall  be  composed  of  Ministerial  and  Lay 
Members  of  the  Annual  Conference  and  the  Lay  by  the  Lay  Mem- 
Members  of  the  Annual  Conference  and  the  Yay  by  the  Lay  Mem- 
bers thereof.  For  the  first  meeting  their  qualifications  shall  be  the 
same  as  provided  in  Paragraphs  446  and  447,  and  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence shall  determine  the  manner  of  their  choice.  Thereafter,  their 
qualifications  and  the  manner  of  election  shall  be  determined  by  the 
Central  Conference  itself.  Each  Annual  Conference  and  Provisional 
Annual  Conference  shall  be  entitled  to  at  least  two  Ministerial  and  two 
Lay  Delegates,  and  no  other  selection  of  delegates  shall  be  authorized 
which  would  provide  for  more  than  one  Ministerial  Delegate  for  every 
six  Ministerial  Members  of  an  Annual  Conference  except  that  a 
majority  of  the  number  fixed  by  a  Central  Conference  as  the  ratio  of 
representation  shall  entitle  an  Annual  Conference  to  an  additional 
Ministerial  Delegate  and  to  an  additional  Lay  Delegate.  A  mission  is 
authorized  to  elect  and  send  one  of  its  members  to  the  Central  Confer- 
ence concerned  as  the  representative  of  the  mission,  said  representa- 
tive to  be  accorded  the  privilege  of  sitting  with  the  Committees  of  the 
Central  Conference,  with  the  right  to  speak  in  the  Committees,  and 
in  the  regular  sessions  of  the  Central  Conference,  but  without  the 
right  to  vote.  The  representative  of  the  mission  shall  have  the  same 
claim  for  payment  of  expenses  as  is  allowed  to  members  of  the  Cen- 
tral Conference. 

5.  Par.  406.  Delete  the  entire  paragraph  and  substitute 
therefor  the  following : 

A  Central  Conference  may  advise  its  Annual  Conferences,  and 
Provisional  Annual  Conferences  to  set  standards  of  character  and 
other  qualifications  for  admission  of  lay  members. 

6.  Par.  412.  Amend  by  inserting  at  the  end  of  the  sixth  line 
the  words  "representing  it  in  its  property  and  legal  interests 
and  for"  so  that  the  paragraph  as  revised  shall  read : 

A  Central  Conference,  where  the  laws  of  the  land  permit,  shall 
have  the  power  to  organize  and  incorporate  one  or  more  Executive 


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Committees,  Executive  Boards,  or  Councils  of  Co-operation,  with  such 
membership  and  such  powers  as  may  have  been  prranted  by  the  Central 
Conference,  for  the  purpose  of  representing'  it  in  its  property  and  legal 
interests  and  for  transacting  any  necessary  business  that  may  arise 
in  the  interval  between  the  sessions  of  the  Central  Conference,  or 
that  may  be  committed  to  said  Boards  or  Committees  by  the  Central 
Conference. 

7.  Par.  414.  Substitute  for  the  entire  paragraph  the  fol- 
lowing: 

1.  A  Central  Conference,  through  a  duly  incorporated  property- 
holding  body  or  bodies,  shall  have  authority  to  purchase,  hold,  or 
transfer  property  for  and  on  behalf  of  The  Methodist  Church,  and  of 
all  the  unincorporated  organizations  of  The  Methodist  Church  within 
the  territory  of  that  Central  Conference;  or  on  behalf  of  other 
organizations  of  The  Methodist  Church,  which  have  entrusted  their 
property  to  that  Central  Conference.  2.  A  Central  Conference  shall 
have  authority  to  make  the  necessary  rules  and  regulations  for  the 
holding  and  management  of  such  properties;  provided,  however,  (a) 
that  all  procedure  shall  be  subject  to  the  laws  of  the  country  or  coun- 
tries concerned;  (b)  that  no  transfer  of  pi'operty  shall  be  made  from 
one  Annual  Conference  to  another  without  the  consent  of  the  Confer- 
once  holding  title  to  such  property;  (c)  that  the  status  of  properties 
held  by  local  trustees  or  other  holding  bodies  shall  be  recogTiized.  3.  A 
Central  Conference  shall  not  directly  or  indirectly  through  its  incorpo- 
rated property-holding  body  or  bodies,  alienate  property  or  the  pro- 
ceeds of  property  without  due  consideration  of  its  trusteeship  for  local 
churches,  Annual  Conferences,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion, and  other  organizations,  local  or  general,  of  the  Church.  4.  A 
Central  Conference,  or  any  of  its  incorporated  organizations,  shall 
not  involve  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  or  any 
organization  of  the  Church  in  any  financial  obligation  without  the 
official  approval  of  said  Board  or  organization.  All  invested  funds, 
fiduciary  trusts,  or  property  belonging  to  an  Annual  Conference,  a 
Provisional  Annual  Conference,  or  Mission,  or  any  of  its  institutions 
acquired  by  bequest,  donation,  or  otherwise  and  designated  for  a 
specific  use  shall  be  applied  to  the  purpose  for  which  they  were  desig- 
nated. It  shall  not  be  diverted  to  any  other  purpose  except  by  the 
consent  of  the  Conference  or  Mission  involved,  and  with  the  approval 
of  the  Central  Conference  concerned,  and  civil  court  action  when 
necessary.  The  same  rule  sehall  apply  to  similar  funds  or  properties 
acquired  by  a  Central  Conference  for  specific  objects. 

In  cases  involving  the  diversion  of  trust  funds  and  properties  within 
the  territory  of  a  Central  Conference,  the  Central  Conference  con- 
cerned shall  determine  the  disposition  of  the  interests  involved  subject 
to  an  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Court  of  the  Central  Conference. 

8.  Par.  416.  In  the  last  sentence  of  the  paragraph  in  Line 
11  substitute  "thirty-five"  for  "twenty-five,"  and  in  Line  13 
substitute  "twenty-five"  for  "twenty,"  so  that  the  paragraph 
as  revised  shall  read  : 

A  Central  Conference  shall  fix  the  boundaries  of  the  Annual  Confer- 
ences, Provisional  Annual  Conferences,  and  Missions  within  its  bounds, 
proposals  for  changes  having  first  been  submitted  to  the  Annual  Con- 
ferences concerned  as  prescribed  in  the  general  book  of  Discipline  of 
The  Methodist  Church :  provided,  however,  that  the  number  of  Annual 


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Conferences  which  may  be  organized  within  the  bounds  of  a  Central 
Conference  shall  first  have  been  determined  by  the  General  Conference. 
No  Annual  Conference  shall  be  organized  with  fewer  than  thirty-five 
Ministerial  Members  nor  shall  an  Annual  Conference  be  continued  with 
fewer  than  twenty-five  Ministerial  Members  after  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  1948. 

9.  Par,  431.  Insert  after  Article  2  a  new  Article  3  to  read 
as  follows : 

An  Annual  Conference  or  a  Provisional  Annual  Conference  in  the 
field  of  a  Provisional  Central  Confei-ence  shall  have  th»  power  to  set 
standards  of  character  and  other  qualifications  for  admission  of  its  lay 
members. 

Renumber  Articles  3,  4,  and  5,  making  them  4,  5,  and  6. 

10.  Par.  433.  Insert  after  the  words  "Central  Conference" 
in  Line  4  the  words  "Provisional  Central  Conference  or 
Jurisdictional  Conference  within  which  the  Mission  is  lo- 
cated," so  that  the  paragraph  as  revised  shall  read : 

Any  Mission  established  under  the  provisions  of  the  Discipline  may 
be  constituted  a  Provisional  Annual  Conference  by  the  General  Confer- 
ence in  consultation  with  the  Central  Conference,  Provisional  Central 
Conference,  or  Jurisdictional  Conference  within  which  the  Mission  is 
located ;  provided  that  no  Provisional  Annual  Conference  shall  be 
organized  with  fewer  than  ten  Ministerial  Members ;  nor  shall  a 
Provisional  Annual  Conference  be  continued  with  fewer  than  six 
Ministerial  Members. 

11.  Par.  442.  Articles  2,  3,  and  4.  2.  Amend  by  inserting  in 
Article  2  after  the  word  "missionaries"  in  Line  2,  the  words 
"both  lay  and  clerical." 

3.  Amend  by  inserting  in  Article  3,  Line  8,  after  the  word 
"recommend"  the  words  "to  an  Annual  Conference." 

4.  Amend  by  deleting  in  Article  4,  Line  2,  "a  missionary," 
in  Line  3  change  "as"  to  "a." 

As  thus  amended,  the  three  articles  of  the  paragraph 
shall  read : 

(2)  The  Mission  shall  meet  annually  and  shall  be  composed  of  all 
regularly  appointed  missionaries,  both  lay  and  clerical,  and  mission 
traveling  preachers  with  lay  appointed  missionaries,  both  lay  and 
clerical,  and  mission  traveling  preachers  with  lay  members  the  number 
of  whom  and  the  mode  of  their  appointment  each  Mission  shall  deter- 
mine for  itself. 

(3)  A  Bishop,  or  in  his  absence  one  of  the  Superintendents,  chosen 
by  ballot  of  the  Mission,  shall  preside  in  the  Annual  Meeting.  This 
Meeting  shall  exercise  in  a  general  way  the  functions  of  a  District 
Conference.  It  shall  have  power  to  license  suitable  persons  to  preach 
and  to  pass  upon  the  character  of  preachers  not  members  of  an 
Annual  Conference,  to  receive  on  trial  mission  traveling  preachers,  and 
to  recommend  to  an  Annual  Conference  proper  persons  for  deacon's 
and  elder's  orders.  At  the  Annual  Meeting  the  Bishop  or  President 


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shall  assigrn  the  missionaries  and  traveling  preachers  to  their  several 
Charges  for  the  ensuing  year;  provided  that  no  missionary  shall  be 
transferred  to  or  from  a  Mission  without  previous  consultation  with 
the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

(4)  The  work  of  a  Mission  shall  be  divided,  when  necessary,  into 
Districts,  over  each  of  which  shall  be  placed  a  Superintendent.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent,  in  the  absence  of  a  Bishop,  to  take 
general  supervision  of  the  work  in  his  District  with  all  its  interests, 
and  to  report  the  state  of  that  work  and  its  needs  to  the  Bishop  in 
charge  and  to  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

12.  Add  to  Par.  453,  Article  2,  the  following:  "An  Annual 
Conference  cannot  financially  obligate  The  Methodist 
Church,  or  any  other  organizational  unit  thereof  except  the 
Annual  Conference  itself. 

The  Paragraph  as  amended  will  then  read : 

"The  Annual  Conference  may  make  rules  to  govern  its  own  pro- 
cedure, provided  that  no  Annual  Conference  shall  make  any  rule  con- 
trary to  the  Constitution  or  to  the  powers  granted  it  by  the  General 
Conference.  An  Annual  Conference  cannot  financially  obligate  The 
Methodist  Church  or  an  organizational  unit  thereof  except  the  An- 
nual Conference  itself." 

13.  Par.  1543 — Missions  and  Councils.  Delete  (1)  and  (4) 
and  renumber  (2)  and  (3)  so  that  the  whole  will  read: 

(1)  Japan  Provisional  Annual  Conference  shall  include  the  work 
of  the  former  Methodist  Protestant  Church  in  Japan. 

(2)  Kalgan  Provisional  Annual  Conference  shall  include  all  the 
work  of  the  former  Methodist  Pi-otestant  Church  in  China. 

14.  Par.  1544.  Europe:  Annual  Conferences.  Correct  (3) 
so  that  it  will  read  : 

(3)  Czechoslovakia  Conference  shall  include  all  the  work  of  the 
former  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  in  the  Republic  of  Czech- 
oslovakia. 

15.  Par.  1563.  Central  and  Southern  Europe  Provisional 
Centi'al  Conference.  Correct  by  deleting  "France  Mission," 
and  the  footnote  at  the  bottom  of  the  page  so  that  the  list 
will  read : 

Belgium  Annual  Conference 

Bulgaria  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Czechoslovakia  Annual  Conference 

Hungary  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Italy  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Jugoslavia  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Maderia  Mission 

North  Africa  Annual  Conference 

Poland  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Spain  Mission 

Switzerland  Annual  Conference 


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16.  Par.  1567.  Correct  this  list  in  the  third  line  by  chang- 
ing "Council"  to  "Conference"  and  deleting  (M.  P.)  to 
read :  Japan  Provisional  Annual  Conference. 

17.  Par,  1568.  First  line,  place  an  asterisk  (*)  at  end  of 
the  line  with  footnote  to  read : —  *The  former  Japan  Meth- 
odist Church  and  the  Provisional  Annual  Conference  have 
been  included  in  the  United  Church  of  Christ  in  Japan. 

L.  O.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  2.  Enabling  Acts 
Adopted  May  1,  1944 

Calendar  No.  8S.  Adopted  May  4.  See  Journal,  Pages  396, 

399,  466. 

Memorial  Serial  Nos.  145,  149,  165,  725,  726,  732, 

736,  772 

M,  25;P,  13;F,  12;N,  1 

We   recommend   that   the   following    Enabling   Acts   be 

passed  by  the  General  Conference : 

1.  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia 
Par.   1631.   The   Central    Conference   of    Southern    Asia    is   hereby 
authorized  to  elect  one  or  more  Bishops  for  India  and  Burma;  provided, 
that  by  such  election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  four  Bishops  resident 
in  that  field  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

2.  China  Central  Conference 
The  China  Central  Conference  is  authorized  to  elect  one  or  more 
Bishops  for  China,  provided,  that  by  such  an  election  there  shall  not 
be  more  than  four  Bishops  resident  in  this  field  during  the  quadren- 
nium ending  in  1948. 

3.  Philippine  Islands  Central  Conference 
Par.  1629.  The  Philippine  Islands  Central  Conference  is  authorized 
to  elect  one  Bishop  for  the  Philippine  Islands;  provided,  that  by  such 
election  there  shall  not  be  moi'e  than  one  Bishop  resident  in  that  field 
during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948.  The  Central  Conference  of 
the  Philippine  Islands,  however,  is  authoi'ized  by  the  General  Confer- 
ence to  conduct  a  Central  Conference  with  the  privileges  and  powers  as 
provided  under  Central  Conference  legislation;  provided,  that  it  shall 
have  at  least  a  total  of  fifteen  Ministerial  and  fifteen  Lay  Delegates 
on  the  regular  basis  of  representation. 

4.  Northern  Europe  Central  Conference 
Par.    1626.    The    Northern    Europe    Central    Conference    is    hereby 
authorized  to  elect  one  Bishop  for  Northern   Europe;  provided,  that 
by  such  election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  one  Bishop  resident  in 
that  field  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

5.  Germany  Central  Conference 
The  Germany  Central  Conference  is  authorized  to  elect  one  Bishop 
for  Germany,  provided,  that  by  such  election  there  shall  be  not  moi'e 


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than  one  Bishop  resident  in  that  field  during  the  quadrennium  endiner 
in  1948. 

6.  Germany  Central  Conference 
Par.  1620.  The  Germany  Central  Conference  is  authorized  to  in- 
crease its  number  of  Annual  Conferences  up  to  the  number  of  ten  if  it 
should  be  deemed  necessary  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948; 
provided,  however,  that  this  permission  shall  apply  only  to  the  terri- 
tory included  in  the  Germany  Central  Conference  as  defined  in  the 
Discipline  of  1939,  Par.  1545,  and  in  the  Discipline  of  the  former 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  for  1936,  Par.  1373. 

7.  Latin  America  Central  Conference 

Par.  1623.  The  Latin  America  Central  Conference  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  elect  two  Bishops  for  South  America;  provided,  that  by  such 
election  there  shall  not  be  more  than  two  Bishops  resident  in  that  field 
during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948.  The  Central  Conference,  how- 
ever, of  Latin  America  is  authorized  (Par.  390)  by  the  General  Con- 
ference to  conduct  a  Central  Conference  with  the  privileges  and  powers 
as  provided  under  Central  Conference  legislation;  provided,  that  it 
-shall  have  at  least  a  total  of  fifteen  Ministerial  and  fifteen  Lay  Dele- 
gates on  the  regular  basis  of  representation. 

8.  Switzerland  Annual  Conference 

Par.  1632.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  in  the  present  emer- 
gency shall  be  given  enlarged  rights  and  privileges  during  the  quad- 
rennium ending  in  1948  only  as  indicated  in  the  following  specifica- 
tion : 

1.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  add  to  the 
business  of  the  Annual  Conference  supplementary  questions  considered 
desirable  or  necessary  for  meeting  its  own  needs;  to  make  such  adapta- 
tions in  procedure  as  the  peculiar  conditions  of  the  fields  require;  and 
to  adapt  the  temporal  economy  of  the  Church  within  its  own  territory, 
including  orders  of  business  suitable  for  District  and  Quarterly  Con- 
ferences. 

2.  Subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Bishop  in  charge,  the  Switzerland 
Annual  Conference  shall  have  the  power  to  prescribe  courses  of  study 
for  its  Ministry  including  Local  Preachers,  Exhorters,  Deaconesses, 
Teachers,  both  male  and  female,  and  all  other  workers  whatsoever, 
ordained  or  lay.  It  shall  also  make  rules  and  regulations  for  examina- 
tions in  these  courses. 

3.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  conform  the 
detailed  rules,  rites,  and  ceremonies  for  the  solemnization  of  marriage, 
to  the  statute  laws  of  Switzerland. 

4.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  prepare  and 
translate  simplified  or  adapted  forms  of  such  parts  of  the  Ritual  as  it 
may  deem  necessary,  such  changes  to  require  the  approval  of  the 
Bishop  in  charge. 

5.  The  Switzerland  Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  adopt  rules 
for  procedure  for  the  trial  and  appeal  of  its  Ministers  as  the  necessities 
of  the  field  may  require;  to  appoint  a  Committee  on  Appeals  to  hear 
and  determine  the  appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher  of  that  Conference 
from  the  decision  of  a  Committee  on  Trial;  provided,  however,  that 
these  rules  shall  in  all  respects  conform  to  the  restrictions  and  limita- 
tions prescribed  in  the  chapter  on  Jurisdictional  Administration. 

The  foi-egoing  authorization  for  the  Switzerland  Annual  Conference 
during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948  is  extended  also  to  any  Annual 
Conference  within  the  territory  of  the  Northern  Europe  Central  Con- 


766  Journal  of  the  19.'+.'^  General  Conference 

ference  until  such  time  as  the  session  of  that  Central  Conference  can 
be  held. 

9.  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference 

The  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference  is  authorized  by  the 
General  Conference  to  oi-ganize  as  a  Central  Confei'ence  during  the 
quadrennium  ending  in  1948,  provided,  that  it  shall  have  fulfilled  the 
requirements  of  the  Discipline  for  the  organization  of  a  Central  Con- 
ference as  found  in  the  paragraph  of  the  Discipline  relating  thereto. 

10.  Southeastern  Asia  Provisional  Central  Conference 

The  Southeastern  Asia  Provisional  Central  Conference  shall  have 
such  powers  of  a  Central  Conference  as  are  indicated  in  Par.  431. 

11.  Angola  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Par.  1613.  Upon  full  compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  the 
Discipline  of  1944  relating  thereto,  the  Angola  Provisional  Annual 
Conference  is  authorized  to  organize  into  an  Annual  Conference  during 
the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

12.  Southeast  Africa  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Par.  1630.  Upon  full  compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  the 
Discipline  of  1944  relating  thereto,  the  Southeast  Africa  Provisional 
Annual  Conference  is  authorized  to  organize  into  an  Annual  Confer- 
ence during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

13.  Central  Congo  Provisional  Annual  Conference 

Par. .  Upon  full  compliance  with  all  the  provisions  of  the  Dis- 
cipline of  1944  relating  thereto,  the  Central  Congo  Provisional  Annual 
Conference  is  authorized  to  organize  into  an  Annual  Conference  during 
the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. ' 

14.  Baltic  and  Slavic  Annual  Conference 

Par.  1614.  Authority  is  given  to  the  Baltic  and  Slavic  Annual  Con- 
ference to  become  the  Estonia,  Latvia,  and  Lithuania  Annual  Confer- 
ence or  Provisional  Annual  Conference  or  Mission  if  it  be  deemed 
wise  to  make  such  change  during  the  quadrennium  ending  in  1948. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  Bishops  for  Africa 

Calendar  No.  94.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Jommal,  Page  451. 

Memorial  Serial  Nos.  148,  361,  773 

M,  25;  P,  14;  F,  13;  N,  1 

Your  Committee  on  Central  Conferences  has  had  before 
it  Memorials  Nos.  148,  361,  773  from  the  Africa  Provisional 
Central  Conference  asking  that  arrangements  be  made  for 
adequate  Episcopal  supervision ;  and,  also,  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  Bishop  Springer  is  due  to  retire  at  the  forthcom- 
ing  session    of   his    Jurisdictional    Conference,    therefore. 


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your  Committee  has  carefully  considered  this  matter  in  all 
its  aspects,  and  requests  the  General  Conference  to  pro- 
vide two  Bishops  for  the  residential  and  presidential  super- 
vision of  the  work  in  the  area  of  the  Africa  Provisional 
Central  Conference,  one  of  whom  shall  be  a  Negro  with 
residence  in  Monrovia,  and  the  other  with  residence  in 
Elizabethville. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman: 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretan/. 

Report  No.  4.  Authority  to  Propose  Changes  in  the 
Constitution  of  The  Methodist  Church 

Calendar  Xo.  95.  Withdrawn  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  466. 
Memorial  isfo.  136 

M,  25;  P,  13;  F,  13 

Your  Committee  had  before  it  Memorial  No.  136  from 
the  Central  Conference  of  Southeastern  Asia  asking  for 
a  change  in  Par.  363  (3).  Your  Committee  finds  itself  in 
agreement  with  this  suggestion,  and  recommends  con- 
currence as  follows: 

Amend  Par.  363  (3)  by  adding  the  words  "or  Central" 
after  the  word  "Jurisdictional,"  line  1  of  the  first  sentence, 
so  that  the  sentence  shall  read :  "A  Jurisdictional  or  Central 
Conference  may,  by  a  majority  vote,  propose  changes  in 
the  Constitution  of  the  Church,  etc." 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairvian; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  5.  Conference  of  Bishops 
Memorial  No.  732 

Calendar  No.  96.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  J^51. 

M,  25;  P,  13;  F,  11;  N,  2 

Your  Committee  had  before  it  the  report  of  the  General 
Conference  Commission  on  Central  Conferences  recom- 
mending that  provision  be  made  for  a  Conference  of  Meth- 
odist Bishops  to  be  held  quadrennially.  Your  Committee 
proposes  that  the  following  be  added  to  Par.  325 : 

"There  shall  be  a  Conference  of  Methodist  Bishops  com- 
posed of  all  the  Jurisdictional  Bishops,  Central  Conference 
Bishops,  Missionary  Bishops,  and  Bishops  of  affiliated 
Methodi.st  Churches  which  shall  meet  at  least  once  in  each 
quadrennium." 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman: 
Murray  T,  Titus,  Secretary, 


768  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

Report  No.  6.  Laymen  in  the  Annual  Conference 
Memorial  Nos.  407  and  729 

Calendar  No.  97.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  A67. 

M,  25;  P,  13;  F,  11;  N,  2 

This  Memorial  from  the  China  Central  Conference  was 
favorably  considered  by  your  Committee,  and,  in  response 
to  its  general  purpose,  we  recommend  that  the  General 
Conference  amend  Par.  934  of  the  Discipline  by  adding  in 
the  fourth  line  of  the  paragraph  the  following  words: 
After  the  word  "Extension"  in  the  fourth  line  of  the  para- 
graph add  "and  National  heads  of  major  institutions  in 
such  numbers  and  with  such  qualifications  as  the  Central 
Conference  may  prescribe,"  so  that  the  whole  may  read: 

Par.  934.  In  fields  outside  the  United  States  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence may  seat  in  the  Annual  Conference  session  regularly  appointed 
lay  missionaries  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  and 
National  heads  of  major  institutions  in  such  numbers  and  with  such 
qualifications  as  the  Central  Conference  may  prescribe,  and  give  them 
the  privileges  of  the  floor. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  7.  Term   Episcopacy  and  Retirement 
Allowances.  Memorial  No.  723 

Calendar  No.  98.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  i51. 
M,  25;  P,  13;  F,  12;  N,  1 

Your  Committee  has  given  favorable  consideration  to 
this  Memorial  from  the  China  Central  Conference  and 
recommends  the  following  action : 

To  be  inserted  at  the  end  of  Par.  402 : 

A  minister  who  has  served  a  term,  or  part  of  a  term,  as  a  Bishop 
in  a  Central  Conference  where  term  Episcopacy  has  prevailed,  shall, 
upon  his  retirement  from  the  effective  relation  in  the  ministry,  be  paid 
an  allowance  from  the  General  Episcopal  Fund  in  such  sum  as  the 
General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall  determine 
for  the  years  during  which  he  served  as  a  Bishop. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman: 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  8.  Affiliated  Autonomous  Churches 
Memorial  Nos.  135,  457 

Calendar  No.  99.  Substituted  for  same  Par.  in  Report  No.  1 

of  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  page  .'+67. 

M,  25;  P,  14;  F,  14 


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Your  Committee  received  the  above  Memorial  from  the 
Central  Conference  of  Southeastern  Asia  with  which  it 
finds  itself  in  substantial  agreement  and  recommends  that 
the  following  action  be  taken  in  this  respect : 

In  place  of  the  present  entire  Par.  951  the  following  be 
substituted : 

Par.  951,  Article  6.  Missionaries  of  The  Methodist  Church  Serving 
Other  Churches. 

(1)  Missionaries  of  The  Methodist  Church,  upon  action  of  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  may  be  assigned  to  serve  in 
affiliated  autonomous  Churches,  independent  Churches,  Churches  re- 
sulting from  the  union  of  Methodist  Churches  and  other  communions, 
or  in  other  Evangelical  Denominations. 

(2)  Such  missionaries,  while  retaining  their  membership  in  their 
home  Local  Churches  and  Annual  Conferences,  and  without  impairing 
their  relationship  to  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension, 
shall,  while  on  service  in  such  fields  be  free  to  accept  such  rights  and 
privileges  as  may  be  offered  to  them  by  such  Churches. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  9.  Boundaries  Within  the  Central  China 

Conference.  Memorial  No.  366 
Calendar  No.  100.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  468. 
M,  25;P,  13  ;F,  13 
Your  Committee  recommends  concurrence  with  this 
Memorial  from  the  Central  China  Conference  with  refer- 
ence to  the  amendment  of  Par.  1542  (3)  and  (9)  so  as  to 
read : 

(3)  Foochow  Conference  shall  include  Futsing,  Kutien,  Minhow, 
Mintsing  and  Pintang  Counties,  except  such  portions  as  are  included 
in  the  Hinghwa  and  Yenping  Conferences. 

(9)  Yenping  Conference  shall  include  the  following  counties  in 
Fukien:  Nanping,  Sha,  Yungan,  Mingchi,  Shuchang,  Sanyuan,  Yuki, 
Kaotan,  of  Chianglo  County,  and  Hsia-Shuan-keng,  of  Kutien  County. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  10.  Episcopal  Supervision  in  Mission  Fields 

Memorial  No.  732 
Calendar  No.  12i.  Adopted  May  4.  See  Journal,  Pages  398, 

454,  435,  485. 
M,  25;  P,  14;  F,  13;  N,  1 
With  reference  to  the  subject  of  Episcopal  Supervision 
in  Mission  Fields,  referred  to  in  the  above  Memorial  from 
the  Commission  on  Central  Conferences,  your  Committee 
makes  the  following  recommendations  to  meet  the  changed 
condition: 


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I 

In  order  to  arrange  for  the  election  of  Bishops  by  a 
Jurisdictional  Conference  to  meet  emergencies  arising  in 
Episcopal  Supervision  in  mission  fields  outside  the  terri- 
tory of  a  Jurisdictional  Conference,  your  Committee  rec- 
ommends that  the  following  be  added  as  an  amendment  to 
Par.  339  of  the  Dhscipline: 

Provided,  That  the  General  Conference  may  authorize  any  Juris- 
dictional Conference  to  elect  one  or  more  Bishops  beyond  the  quota 
herein  specified  in  order  to  provide  Episcopal  Supervision  for  mission 
fields  outside  the  territory  of  a  Jurisdictional  Conference. 

II 

Par.  1709 — For  the  purpose  of  providing  Presidential, 
Visitational  and  Residential  Episcopal  Supervision  of  ter- 
ritory embraced  in  Provisional  Central  Conferences  and 
in  emergency  situations  in  Central  Conferences,  it  is  rec- 
ommended that  provision  be  made  for  the  quadrennium 
1944-48  according  to  the  following  arrangement : 

1.  The  North  Central  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  super- 
vision for  the  Northern  Europe  Central  Conference. 

2.  The  Southeastern  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  resi- 
dential supervision  for  the  Central  and  Southearn  Europe  Provisional 
Central  Confei'ence,  and  is  hereby  authorized  according  to  the  pro- 
vision of  Par.  8,  Section  4,  and  Par.  339  as  amended  to  elect  one  Bishop 
in  addition  to  its  quota  in  order  to  provide  for  this  supervision. 

The  North  Central  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  super- 
vision for  the  Philippine  Islands  Central  Conference  and  the  Pro- 
visional Central  Conference  of  Southeastern  Asia,  and  shall  be  re- 
quested to  assign  Missionary  Bishop  Edwin  F.  Lee  to  Singapore  and 
Manila  for  Residential  Supervision  in  the  Philippine  Islands  Central 
Conference  and  the  Provisional  Central  Conference  of  Southeastern 
Asia. 

4.  The  Northeastern  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  super- 
vision for  an  area  in  the  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia,  and 
shall  be  requested  to  assign  Bishop  Brenton  T.  Badley  to  Delhi,  India, 
for  Residential  Episcopal  Supel'^asion  in  that  Central  Conference. 

5.  The  South  Central  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  for 
Episcopal  visitation  to  the  Latin  American  Central  Conference  and 
to  the  affiliated  autonomous  churches  of  Latin  America. 

6.  The  Central  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  Residential 
Supervision  for  the  work  in  Liberia  of  the  Africa  Provisional  Central 
Conference  and  is  hereby  authorized  according  to  the  provisions  of 
Par.  8,  Section  4,  and  Par.  339  as  amended  to  elect  one  Bishop  in  addi- 
tion to  its  membership  quota  in  order  to  provide  for  this  supervision. 

7.  The  Northeastern  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide  Resi- 
dential Supervision  for  the  work  in  Angola,  Belgian  Congo,  Portuguese 
East  Africa,  Southern  Rhodesia  and  the  Union  of  South  Africa  of  the 
Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference  and  is  hereby  authorized 
according  to  the  provisions  of  Par.  8,  Section  4  and  Par.  339  as 
amended  to  elect  one  Bishop  in  addition  to  its  membership  quota  in 
order  to  provide  for  this  supei'vision. 


The  Methodist  Church  111 

8.  The  Western  Jurisdictional  Conference  shall  provide,  if  and  when 
necessary,  for  visitation  of  Mission  Councils  in  Japan  and  Korea. 

Inasmuch  as  the  territory  in  which  is  located  the  work,  for  which 
the  foregoing-  provides  the  Episcopal  Supervision,  is  not  in  any  case 
included  in  the  geographical  boundaries  of  the  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ence which  elects  the  Bishop  or  Bishops  involved,  therefore  it  is 
recommended  that  the  said  Bishops  be  directed  to  repoi*t  on  the  super- 
vision of  their  fields  to  the  Council  of  Bishops  as  well  as  to  the 
Central  Conferences  or  Provisional  Central  Conferences  to  which 
they  are  related. 

If  during  the  ensuing  quadrennium  any  emergency  in  Episcopal 
supervision  should  arise  in  any  of  the  mission  fields  covered  by  the 
foregoing  provisions,  the  Council  of  Bishops  shall  provide  the  neces- 
sary Episcopal  supervision. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  11.  Central  Conference  of  Latin- America 
Memorial  No.  837 

Calendar  No.  146.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Page  .!f68. 

M,  25;P,  14;F,  14 

This  Memorial  from  the  Provisional  Annual  Conference 
of  Central  America  requests  that  its  present  relationship 
to  the  Central  Conference  of  Latin  America  be  continued. 
Your  Committee  recommends  concurrence. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairiyian; 

Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  12.  Report  of  Commission  on  Central 

Conferences.   Memorial  No.  732 

Calendar  No.  1^7.  Adopted  May  5.  See  Journal,  Page  451. 

M,  25;P,  16;F,  16 

I.   affiliated   METHODIST   CHURCHES 

For  purposes  of  record  we  recommend  that  the  following 
items  be  approved  by  the  General  Conference : 

1.  Relationship  between  The  Methodist  Church  of  Brazil 
and  The  Methodist  Church. 

Whereas,  When  the  Methodist  Church  of  Brazil  was 
set  up  in  1930  an  organic  relationship  between  it  and  the 
mother  Church  was  established,  consisting  of  (1)  the 
Central  Council  composed  of  an  equal  number  of  nationals 
and  missionaries,  (2)  delegates  between  the  two  Churches, 
and  (3)  exchange  of  members  and  ministers  as  set  forth 
in  Article  7  of  the  Constitution  of  The  Methodist  Church 
of  Brazil,  which  Constitution  was  agreed  upon  by  the  Joint 
Commission  that  organized  The  Methodist  Church  of  Brazil, 
and  later  was  approved  by  the  General  Conferences  of  the 


772  Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 

two  Churches.  We  recommend  that  this  organic  affiliation 
be  continued  between  The  Methodist  Church  and  The  Meth- 
odist Church  of  Brazil  in  accordance  with  Paragraph  432 
of  the  1940  Discipline  of  The  Methodist  Church. 

(Note:  See  Journal  of  the  General  Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  1934.) 

2.  Proposal  for  Accepting  the  Amended  Constitution  of 
the  Council  of  Co-operation  with  The  Methodist  Church  in 
Mexico. 

Whereas,  When  The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico  was 
set  up  in  1930  provision  was  made  for  a  Council  of  Co- 
operation which  is  described  in  a  series  of  eight  articles  in 
Paragraph  41  of  the  Constitution  of  The  Methodist  Church 
of  Mexico,  which  Constitution  was  prepared  and  approved 
by  the  Joint  Commission  representing  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  and 
the  Annual  Conferences  in  Mexico  which  founded  The  Meth- 
odist Church  of  Mexico;  and 

Whereas.  Article  8  of  said  Paragraph  41  provides :  "Any 
change  in  this  plan  of  co-operation  shall  be  subject  to  con- 
current action  by  the  General  Conference  of  the  Methodist 
Church  of  Mexico ;  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South" ; 
and 

Whereas,  The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  of  Mexico  at  its  session  in  Monterey,  September, 
1942,  proposed. certain  changes  in  the  phraseology  of  Par- 
agraph 41  made  necessary  by  the  unification  of  Methodism, 
we  recommend  that  the  proposed  amendments  be  accepted, 
so  that  the  Constitution  as  amended  shall  read  as  follows : 

1.  There  shall  be  a  Council  of  Co-operation  between  the  Methodist 
Church  of  Mexico,  and  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 
of  The  Methodist  Church. 

2.  This  Council  shall  consist  of  eight  representatives  elected  by  the 
General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico,  including 
ministers,  laymen  and  laywomen,  and  eight  representatives  of  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
four  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Foreign  Department  of  the 
Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service  and  four  by  the  Division  of 
Foreign  Missions. 

The  members  of  the  Council  of  Co-operation  shall  be  appointed 
quadrennially.  Vacancies  ih  the  Mexican  membership  may  be  filled 
by  the  General  Superintendent  of  The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico, 
and  vacancies  in  the  missionary  representation  shall  be  filled  by  the 
Divisions  concerned. 

3.  To  this  Council  of  Co-operation  shall  be  referred  all  matters 
of  financial  co-operation  between  The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico 
and  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  with  the  exception  of  the  salaries  and  allowances  of  mis- 
sionaries. The  Council  shall  also  receive  from  all  schools,  hospitals, 
social  centers,  and  other  institutions,  denominational  and  union,  esti- 
mates of  financial  needs  and  make  recommendations  to  the  Board. 


The  Method! fit  Church  773 

4.  The  Council  shall  also  provide  such  local  Advisory  Boards,  or 
Boards  of  Trustees,  or  Boards  of  Managers  as  the  local  needs  may 
require  for  educational  and  other  institutions. 

5.  The  Council  shall  also  study  and  make  recommendations  for  new 
phases  of  vi^ork  in  which  financial  co-operation  is  desired. 

6.  All  recommendations  with  reference  to  missionaries  and  property 
belonging  to  the  Board  shall  be  made  to  the  Board  by  the  Council  of 
Co-operation. 

7.  The  General  Superintendent  of  The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico 
shall  be  the  Chairman  of  the  Council  of  Co-operation,  ex  officio,  with 
the  right  to  vote  only  in  case  of  a  tie. 

8.  Any  change  in  this  plan  of  co-operation  shall  be  subject  to  con- 
current action  by  the  General  Conferences  of  the  Methodist  Church 
of  Mexico  and  The  Methodist  Church. 

II.    COMMISSION    ON    CENTRAL   CONFERENCES 

Your  Committee  recommends  that  a  General  Conference 
Commission  on  Central  Conferences,  constituted  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  following  provisions,  be  appointed  to 
serve  during  the  quadrennium  1944-48. 

Par.  1702.  There  shall  be  a  Commission  on  Central 
Conferences  for  the  quadrennium  1944-48,  to  be  con- 
stituted as  follows : 

Two  Bishops,  one  person  from  each  Jurisdictional  Con- 
ference, one  person  from  each  Central  and  Provisional 
Central  Conference;  all  to  be  nominated  by  the  Council  of 
Bishops  and  approved  by  the  General  Conference. 

There  shall  be  added  to  the  Commission  by  the  Board  of 
Missions  and  Church  Extension  four  persons,  two  from 
the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  and  two  from  the 
Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service. 

Bishops  working  in  Foreign  Fields  shall  be  considered 
consultative  members  of  the  Commission,  and  shall  be  called 
in,  when  available,  at  the  time  of  the  meeting  of  the  Com- 
mission. 

When  a  representative  of  a  Central  or  Provisional  Central 
Conference  cannot  be  present  to  represent  this  field,  the 
Bishop  or  Bishops  of  that  field  shall  designate  someone  to 
represent  it. 

This  Commission  shall  study  the  structure  and  supervision 
of  The  Methodist  Church  in  its  work  outside  the  United 
States  and  its  Territories,  including  the  question  of  Episco- 
pal support  and  administration  in  Central  Conferences,  and 
the  standards  to  be  required  for  the  organization  of  a  Cen- 
tral Conference,  and  shall  prepare  such  recommendations 
as  it  considers  necessary  for  presentation  to  the  General 
Conference  of  1948. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 


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Report  No.  13.  Miscellaneous  Matters 
Memorial  :  Non-Concurrence 

Calendar  No.  188.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal,  Pages  496, 

498. 

M,  25;P,  14;F,  14 

Nonconcurrence  is  recommended  on  these  Memorials  be- 
cause either  the  General  Conference  and  this  Committee 
have  already  acted  upon  these  matters,  or  the  subject  matter 
is  already  covered  by  legislation  in  the  Discipline: 

1.  Memorials  137,  461 :  To  amend  Par.  414. 

2.  Memorial  462 :  Representation  on  World  Service  Com- 
mission. 

3.  Memorial  409 :  Appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher. 

4.  Memorials  387,  731 :  Legislation  on  Central  Conferences 
not  to  be  changed. 

5.  Memorials  31,  737,  39,  719:  Support  of  Central  Con- 
ference  BishoDS 

6.  Memorials  42,  64,  456,  770,  733 :  Status  of  Central  Con- 
ference  Bishops. 

7.  Memorials  246,  288,  289,  300,  301,  307,  405,  422,  727, 
728,  760 :  Liberia  and  the  Africa  Central  Conference. 

L.  O.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  14.  Missionary  Bishops 
Memorial:  In  Committee 

Calendar  No.  Not  Published.  Adopted  May  6.  See  Journal, 

Page  485. 

M,  25;P,  14;F,  14 

Your  Committee  recommends  that  Paragraph  341  of  the 
1940  Discipline  be  amended  by  the  addition  of  a  new  Section 
to  be  numbered  3,  and  which  will  read  as  follows : 

3.  Notwithstanding  the  above  definitions,  in  an  emergency,  the 
Council  of  Bishops  may  assign  a  Missionary  Bishop  for  specified  serv- 
ice in  any  Foreign  Field,  in  consultation  with  the  authorities,  where 
such  exist,  of  the  Provisional  Central  Conference  and/or  the  Central 
Conference  concerned. 

L.  0.  Hartman,  Chairman; 
Murray  T.  Titus,  Secretary. 


REPORT  ON  THE  CRUSADE  FOR  CHRIST 

Report  adopted  Wediiesdaij  morning,  May  3.  Page  339. 
Preamble  to  The  Crusade  for  Christ 

Christianity  is  never  more  creative  than  in  an  era  of 
crisis.  The  needs  of  humanity  have  been  upon  the  hearts 
and  minds  of  the  people  called  Methodists,  and  the  com- 
mand of  the  Christ  to  "Follow  Me"  has  been  heard.  During 
the  quadrennium,  movements  of  significance  designed  to 
meet  these  needs  have  been  projected.  The  spiritual  need 
of  mankind  has  summoned  our  people  to  an  evangelistic 
endeavor  that  will  command  the  full  attention  of  the  Church 
for  an  entire  year,  looking  to  the  winning  of  tens  of  thou- 
sands to  Christ  and  the  rekindling  of  the  spiritual  life  of 
our  people.  It  has  been  called  a  need  for  a  spiritual  renais- 
sance. The  need  for  the  dedication  of  ourselves,  our  property, 
our  all  has  called  forth  plans  for  a  Church-wide  program  of 
Stewardship  cultivation.  More  than  a  hundred  devoted  lay- 
men have  given  many  months  of  hard  study  to  the  perfecting 
of  plans.  The  needs  of  a  war-torn  world,  of  the  hungry  and 
the  suffering,  of  the  Missionary  movement  of  the  whole 
Church  resulted  in  the  appointment  of  a  Committee  of 
Twenty-One  representing  the  Council  of  Bishops,  the  Gen- 
eral Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  the  Council 
of  Secretaries  and  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's 
Division  of  Christian  Service;  and  a  program  of  relief  and 
reconstruction  has  been  adopted.  The  serious  situation  in 
our  Church  Schools  has  similarly  called  forth  a  movement 
to  increase  Church  School  enrollment  and  attendance.  The 
demand  of  our  people  for  a  warless  world,  for  a  world  of  law 
and  order,  was  answered  initially  by  the  Crusade  for  a  New 
World  Order.  That  must  be  followed  up  with  great  wisdom 
and  strength.  Each  of  these  movements  has  been  projected 
as  a  single  and  separate  endeavor.  They  can  and  should  be 
correlated  and  unified  in  a  challenging  Crusade  great  enough 
for  this  great  hour. 

It  is  recommended,  therefore,  that  the  whole  Church  unite 
in  a  movement  to  be  known  as  "The  Crusade  for  Christ,"  in 
which  each  of  the  five  major  endeavors  shall  be  integrated, 
to  the  end  that  the  objectives  of  The  Crusade  for  a  New 
World  Order,  the  post-war  plans  for  World  Relief  and  Re- 
construction, the  Church-wide  Evangelistic  Campaign,  the 
Church-wide  Program  of  Stewardship  Cultivation  and  the 

(775) 


776  Journal  of  the  194-^  General  Conference 

proposals  to  increase  Church  School  enrollment  and  attend- 
ance shall  be  united  in  one  challenging  quadrennial  objective. 
It  is  further  recommended  that  the  Council  of  Bishops 
shall  be  requested  to  appoint  a  Continuing  Committee, 
chosen  from  the  Church  at  large,  composed  as  far  as  pos- 
sible of  an  equal  number  of  laymen  and  ministers,  repre- 
sentative of  the  Local  Church,  the  Council  of  Bishops,  the 
Boards,  Commissions  and  other  agencies  of  the  Church  and 
charged  with  the  correlation  of  the  plans  proposed  and 
the  direction  of  the  movement ;  but  with  the  distinct  under- 
standing that  the  several  aspects  of  The  Crusade  for  Christ 
shall  be  administered  by  the  Board,  Commission,  Commit- 
tee or  Agency  directly  involved,  within  the  terms  of  the 
unifying  principles  adopted  by  the  Continuing  Committee. 

Report  of  the  Crusade  for  a  New  World  Order 
NEXT  steps 

1.  The  educational  work  must  be  continued  and  the 
desire  for  World  Law  and  Order  must  be  grounded  in  an 
understanding  of  the  principles  upon  which  an  ordered 
world  must  rest.  Critical  study  of  the  measures  essential  to 
the  practi(^  of  principle  must  be  organized.  The  people 
must  see  that  it  is  not  enough  to  believe  in  brotherhood  as 
a  general  proposition.  It  must  be  expressed  in  concrete 
measures.  And  these  measures  must  be  supported  by  the 
people  at  the  time  the  decision  is  taken  by  the  representa- 
tive of  the  people. 

2.  In  order  that  there  may  be  guidance  and  action  too, 
the  following  policy  will  be  observed.  When  the  moral  issue 
appears  involved  in  a  specific  measure,  the  Council  of 
Bishops  will  meet  and  consider  the  question  and  determine 
whether  to  advise  support  of  the  measure. 

3.  Such  advice  will  be  communicated  to  the  Pastors, 
Charge  Lay  Leaders  and  Presidents  of  the  Woman's  Divi- 
sion of  Christian  Service,  as  well  as  to  the  Boards  and 
Commissions  of  the  Church. 

4.  In  each  of  the  578  Districts  of  the  Church  a  Stand-by 
Committee  has  been  set  up,  composed  of  the  District  Super- 
intendent, the  District  Lay  Leader,  the  District  President 
of  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  the  District 
Director  of  Adult  Work,  the  District  Director  of  Youth 
Work,  a  Youth  Representative,  the  District  Missionary 
Secretary  and  a  minister,  a  layman  and  a  lay  woman.  This 
Committee  will  be  called  upon  to  mobilize  the  District  for 
an  expression  of  opinion  to  the  representatives  in  the 
Congress. 

5.  It  is  hoped  that  the  Commission  of  Twentv-One  now 


The  Methodist  Church  777 

preparing  plans  for  a  postwar  world  will  recommend  the 
creation  of  a  Methodist  Bureau  of  Research,  so  that  im- 
partial, factual  consideration  of  trends  and  measures  may- 
be made  available  to  the  membership  of  the  Church  and 
thus  aid  in  forming  public  opinion  upon  the  basis  of  care- 
ful research. 

Report  of  the  Committee  of  Twenty-one 

The  tragic  and  appalling  world  situation  faced  by  the 
followers  of  Jesus  Christ  at  this  hour  needs  no  amplification 
to  the  members  of  this  General  Conference.  Never  before 
has  so  much  sorrow,  desolation  and  utter  destruction  come 
to  so  many  peoples.  The  world  awaits  the  healing  touch  of 
Christ  upon  its  misery  and  desolation. 

Two  outstanding  facts  present  themselves  as  Christian 
people  face  the  stark  realities  of  this  tragic  hour:  (1)  The 
centers  of  much  of  the  work  Christian  forces  have  been 
doing  throughout  the  world  have  been  destroyed  by  the 
ravages  of  w^ar;  churches,  hospitals,  schools  and  colleges, 
institutions  of  all  kinds  have  suffered  widespread  destruc- 
tion ;  the  lives  and  homes  of  thousands  of  our  fellow  ChrivS- 
tians  are  in  constant  jeopardy.  (2)  Secular  and  pagan  forces 
seeking  to  control  the  world  are  operating  with  a  swiftness 
and  magnitude  hitherto  unknown. 

The  conclusion  is  inevitable  that  since  hope  for  the  world 
of  tomorrow  rests  in  the  message  and  spirit  of  our  Lord  and 
Master,  Christian  forces  throughout  the  world  must  act 
with  instant  zeal  and  unceasing  devotion  to  re-establish  those 
forms  of  work  which  have  been  devastated  and  to  intensify 
the  effort  to  make  more  potent  His  Spirit  in  the  affairs  of 
men. 

Stirred  by  the  conviction  that  this  world  condition  places 
upon  Methodism  an  inescapable  responsibility,  the  Council 
of  Bishops,  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  and  the  Council  of  Secretaries  came  together 
in  Chicago  in  Augu.st,  1942,  to  face  this  sacred  obligation. 

After  days  of  consideration  the  conviction  was  established 
that  this  General  Conference  would  expect  and  desire  a  well 
considered  plan  by  which  The  Methodist  Church  may  pro- 
vide its  share  of  the  answer  to  this  cry  of  distress. 

Because  of  the  immensity  of  the  task  of  canvassing  and 
determining  the  proper  objectives,  these  bodies  delegated 
to  twenty-one  of  their  number  the  responsibility  for  a  thor- 
ough review  of  our  fields  of  work.  With  this  Committee  the 
Secretaries  of  our  Boards  and  Commissions  and  their  as- 
sistants have  whole-heartedly  co-operated.   Months  of  re- 


778  Journal  of  the  IQJfJt  General  Conference 

search  and  study  resulted  in  the  presentation  of  a  detailed 
study  of  needs  and  responsibilities  which,  in  the  judgment 
of  our  Secretaries,  were  immediately  pressing,  calling  for 
an  expenditure  of  approximately  $114,000,000.  From  this 
vast  need  have  been  chosen  only  those  projects  most  urgent 
and  imperative.  Priority  has  been  given  to  the  restoration 
of  structures  and  services  destroyed  by  the  war,  provided 
these  have  a  vital  contribution  to  make  to  the  post-war 
world ;  to  those  askings  which  seek  to  relieve  and  make  self- 
supporting  our  ministers  and  other  representatives  of  the 
Church  in  areas  devastated  or  affected  by  war ;  and  to  new 
avenues  of  service  open  because  of  an  emerging  world  situa- 
tion. The  aim  has  not  been  to  support  recurring  objects,  to 
project  the  services  of  yesterday  into  the  world  of  tomorrow, 
but  to  meet  obligations  which  this  world  situation  thrusts 
upon  us.  Other  denominations,  we  are  assured,  are  also 
mobilizing  to  answer  these  human  needs. 

Upon  the  basis  of  this  intensive  study,  the  Committee  of 
Twenty-One  has  presented  to  the  parent  bodies  from  which 
it  was  chosen,  these  recommendations  are  now  transmitted 
to  the  General  Conference  with  their  most  earnest  endorse- 
ment: 

1.  That  a  Church-wide  effort  be  immediately  organized  and  inaugu- 
rated to  raise  as  a  special  fund  a  sum  not  less  than  $25,000,000. 

It  must  be  emphatically  stated  that  $25,000,000  is  but  a  small  por- 
tion of  the  amount  actually  needed  by  The  Methodist  Church  for  re- 
habilitation and  extension  of  its  jvork  in  this  tragic  and  potential  era, 
and  it  is  hoped  and  contemplated  that  during  the  quadrennium  our 
people  will  contribute  a  sum  considerably  in  excess  of  this  amount. 

2.  That  we  undertake  to  raise  this  entire  amount  by  means  of  a 
special  campaign  during  the  half  year  beginning  December  1,  1944, 
contributions  to  be  in  cash  or  in  pledges  payable  on  or  before  January 
31,  1946.  In  order  that  the  proper  emphasis  be  given  the  other  features 
of  the  Crusade — Evangelism,  Stewardship,  Church  School  Attendance, 
etc.,  it  is  understood  that  the  financial  aspects  of  this  Crusade  will  not 
be  continued  beyond  January  31,  1946. 

3.  That  this  fund  shall  be  used  for  non-recurring  and  emergency 
items  and  shall  be  kept  separate  and  distinct  from  funds  included  in 
the  World  Service  budget  and  the  bu(.get  of  the  Woman's  Division  of 
Christian  Service. 

4.  That  the  General  Conference  approve  the  following  distribution 
of  this  special  fund,  the  causes  included  being,  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Committee,  our  most  evident  needs  and  opportunities. 

Foreign  Fields: 

Division  of  foreign  Missions         $8,360,000 
Foreign  Department  Woman's 

Division  of  Christian  Service     3,620,000 
Scholarships  for  National 

Leaders  537,500 


The  Methodist  Church  779 

Methodist  Committee  for  Over- 
seas Relief  (including:  $100,- 
000  for  relief  of  retired  min- 
isters and  widows  in  Europe)  $2,150,000  $14,667,500 


Home  Fields: 

Section  of  Home  Missions  $1,467,000 

Home  Department  Woman's 

Division  of  Christian  Service     1,173,000 
Department  of  Christian  Social 

Relations  25,000 


Total  Home  Missions 

$2,665,000 

Section  of  Church  Extension 

2,175,000 

Board  of  Education: 

Division  of  Local  Church 

$    652,000 

Gammon  Theological  Semi- 

nary 

543,000 

Other  Negi'o  Institutions 

272,000 

Other  Educational  Institu- 

tions of  the  Church  in 

America 

1,523,000 

Scholarships 

537,500 

$3,527,500 

Methodist  Commission  on  Chap- 

. 

lains 

435,000     $  8,802,500 

Other  Fields  of  Service: 

For  Reserved  Contingent  Fund  (including 
World  Council  of  Churches,  Geneva 
Office ;  Bureau  of  Research,  and  other 
objectives)  $1,290,000 

American  Bible  Society  240,000     $  1,530,000 


$25,000,000 


5.  That  the  raising  of  this  special  appeal  shall  be  committed  to  a 
Directing  Committee  constituted  by  action  of  the  General  Overhead 
Committee  called  for  in  the  preamble  to  these  resolutions.  This  Di- 
recting Committee  shall  have  the  authority  and  the  responsibility 
for  organizing,  promoting  and  directing  the  campaign.  It  shall  also 
have  authority  to  make  equitable  apportionments  to  the  Conferences, 
and  to  discharge  such  other  responsibilities  as  may  be  connected  with 
the  appeal. 

6.  That  the  Continuing  Committee  shall  be  charged  with  responsi- 
bility for  the  continued  oversight  of  the  funds  which  shall  be  secured, 
seeing  that  they  are  applied  to  the  objects  and  purposes  originally 
designated,  and  to  make  such  adjustments  between  projects  as  chang- 
ing conditions  may  necessitate.  If  during  the  quadrennium  it  appears 
that  the  needs  of  any  agency  participating  in  this  special  fund  have 
been  reasonably  met,  or  if  an  unforseen  emergency  arises,  the  Council 
of  Bishops  and  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  may, 
by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  each,  allot  any  or  all  of  the  share  of  such 
agency  to  another  agency  participating  in  this  special  fund,  or  may 
allot  the  same  to  a  cause  that  has  not  hitherto  participated  therein; 
provided  that  if  and  when  such  a  condition  arises  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service  shall  sit  with  the 


780  Journal  of  the  19^4^  General  Conference 

Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  and  shall  vote  therewith 
as  though  they  were  regular  members  of  the  same. 

7.  That  each  agency  be  required  to  present  a  detailed  report  of 
leceipts  and  expenditures  from  such  funds  to  the  Continuing  Com- 
mittee each  year  and  that  the  Committee  shall  be  required  to  present 
a  complete  report  to  the  General  Conference  of  1948. 

Methodists  have  met  and  faced  great  challenges  in  other  days.  We 
believe  that  The  Methodist  Church  will  meet  this  one  if  the  call  that 
challenges  us  is  laid  upon  our  hearts.  It  is  our  conviction  that  all 
appeals  should  be  undergirded  by  the  verities  of  our  Christian  faith 
and  by  a  sense  of  our  obligation  to  humanity  and  Almighty  God.  In 
this  faith  we  meet  the  challenge  confronting  us  with  confidence  Id 
God  and  in  the  liberality  and  devotion  of  our  people. 

Bishop  Paul  B.  Kern,  Chairman;  Charles  A.  Jones,  Secretary; 
Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  Bishop  Robert 
E.  Jones,  Bishop  Titus  Lowe,  Bishop  William  C.  Martin,  Bishop  G. 
Bromley  Oxnam,  Bishop  Clare  Purcell,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Beebe,  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Bragg,  Mrs.  W.  Raymond  Brown,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Mills,  Mrs.  James  Old- 
shue,  Mrs.  F.  C.  Reynolds,  Mrs.  Homer  Tatum,  W.  F.  Bryan,  Costen 
J.  Harrell,  Neyland  Hester,  James  A.  James,  H.  R.  Snavely,  0.  W. 
Auman,  ex  officio. 

Report  of  the  Committee  on  Evangelism 

The  Committee  on  Evangelism  enthusiastically  approves 
the  proposal  of  a  United  Crusade  for  Christ  during  the 
quadrenium  1944-48.  We  believe  this  united  movement  offers 
the  possibility  of  such  a  spiritual  renaissance  and  service  to 
the  world  as  the  Church  has  not  known  for  many  years. 

We  earnestly  request  the  Commission  which  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  General  Conference  for  the  conduct  of  the 
Crusade  to  set  aside  the  year  1946  for  the  evangelistic  em- 
phasis, the  details  of  the  plan  to  be  worked  out  later  by  the 
Commission  on  Evangelism  in  co-operation  with  the  Gen- 
eral Committee. 

We  further  request  that  the  General  Committee  shall 
maintain  throughout  the  quadrennium  the  evangelistic  note 
not  only  for  the  spiritual  undergirding  of  the  other  phases 
of  this  great  Crusade  but  because  we  believe  that  the  kind 
of  spiritual  renaissance  which  the  Church  and  this  troubled 
generation  need  will  require  as  its  condition  not  the  particu- 
lar emphasis  for  one  year  alone  but  the  constant  and  prayer- 
ful thought  of  the  leadership  of  the  Church. 

At  a  later  time  during  the  Conference  we  request  the 
privilege  of  submitting  to  the  Conference  a  more  complete 
statement  of  our  conviction  concerning  the  critical  nature 
of  the  situation  now  confronting  the  Church  and  the  meth- 
ods which  the  Church  must  employ  in  order  to  meet  the 
situation  triumphantly  in  the  name  of  Christ. 

Albert  E.  Day,  Chairman; 
Marguerite  C.  Lawson,  (*)  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  781 

Report  OF  THE  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities 
AND  Temporal  Economy 

(This  is  report  number  20  of  the  Committee  and  concerns 
"Stewardship."  Adopted  April  29,  1944;  Memorial  Serial 
Nos.  209-210;  Total  membership  of  this  Committee:  106; 
Number  present  when  this  Report  was  acted  on :  81 ;  Num- 
ber voting  for  adoption  of  this  Report:  81 ;  Number  voting 
against  the  adoption  of  this  Report :  0 ;  Number  not  voting : 
0.) 

In  connection  with  Memorials  numbered  209  and  210 
your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temp- 
oral Economy  makes  the  following  recommendations  : 

Your  Committee  had  before  it  Memorial  No.  209  from  the 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities  and  Memorial  No.  210  from 
the  Stewardship  Planning  Conference  concerning  a  unified 
program  of  Stewardship  Cultivation  for  the  ensuing  quad- 
rennium.  While  the  memorials  are  not  identical,  they  make 
the  same  recommendations,  consequently,  your  Committee 
recommends  the  approval  of  the  following  report  to  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  which  embodies  the  facts  set  out,  the  prin- 
ciple and  program  of  the  memorials, 

report 

The  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities  with  its  auxiliary 
organizations  has  attempted  to  carry  out  the  instructions  of 
the  General  Conference  of  1940  for  the  cultivation  and  pro- 
motion of  Christian  Stewardship  in  The  Methodist  Church. 
Its  efforts  have  met  with  gratifying  success.  A  great  deal  of 
preliminary  work,  study,  research,  organization,  education, 
and  development  of  Stewardship  materials  has  been  done 
by  the  Board  during  the  quadrennium  which  has  borne  much 
fruit  in  all  sections  of  the  Church, 

However,  the  Board  has  felt  that  its  efforts  should  become 
more  vital,  more  specific,  and  Church-wide  in  application. 
Consequently,  definite  studies  have  been  made  by  the  Sec- 
retarial Staff,  by  competent  Committees  of  the  Board,  and 
by  an  extraordinary  Stewardship  Conference  held  in  Chi- 
cago, February,  1943. 

Prior  to  this  Confernece  the  Council  of  Secretaries  in  its 
responsibility  for  the  cultivation  of  Benevolences  in  the 
Church  requested  the  Board  of  Lay  Activities  to  present  to 
the  Council  a  unified  plan  of  Stewardship  Cultivation  in 
which  all  of  the  General  Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church 
might  unite. 

As  a  result  of  these  studies  and  this  request,  a  plan  for  a 
Church-wide  program  of  Stewardship  Cultivation  for  the 


782  Journal  of  the  19. ^  General  Conference 

ensuing  quadrennium  was  developed  by  the  Board  of  Lay 
Activities  subject  to  the  approval  and  active  leadership  of 
the  Council  of  Bishops  and  the  co-operation  of  all  the  other 
General  Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church. 

The  Inter-Board  Committee  on  Stewardship  representing 
the  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  the  Board  of  Education,  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  has  actively  par- 
ticipated in  working  out  the  plan. 

The  plan  was  approved  by  the  General  Board  of  Lay 
Activities  and  the  National  Council  of  Lay  Leaders  in  July, 
1943. 

At  the  same  time,  it  was  endorsed  in  principle  by  the 
Council  of  Secretaries. 

The  Council  of  Bishops  endorsed  the  plan  at  its  session  in 
Princeton,  New  Jersey,  in  December,  1943,  in  the  following 
resolution : 

"Be  it  resolved  that  the  Council  of  Bishops  heartily  ap- 
proves the  general  outline  of  the  program  for  cultivating 
Christian  Stewardship  as  projected  by  the  General  Board 
of  Lay  Activities  in  counsel  with  the  Conference  of  Lay 
Leaders  of  the  Church ;  that  we  offer  full  and  earnest  co- 
operation in  carrying  out  this  program ;  and  that  we  appoint 
the  following  eight  Bishops  to  represent  the  Council  in  the 
further  development  of  the  program :  Bishops  King,  Magee, 
Straughn,  Martin,  Decell,  Hammaker,  Cushman,  Selecman." 

A  Stewardship  Planning  Conference  was  held  in  Chicago, 
March  21-22,  in  which  the  major  details  of  the  plan  were 
worked  out.  This  Conference  was  composed  of  the  repre- 
sentatives from  the  Council  of  Bishops,  the  Executive  Secre- 
taries of  the  General  Boards  and  Commissions  of  the  Church, 
or  their  approved  representatives,  a  representative  from  the 
Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  the  members  of  the 
Inter-Board  Committee,  the  Secretarial  Staff  of  the  General 
Board  of  Lay  Activities,  and  representative  ministers  and 
laymen  of  the  Church.  Among  other  recommendations  the 
Stewardship  Planning  Conference  declared : 

"We  must  have  a  Stewardship  Church  if  it  is  to  be  effec- 
tive in  meeting  needs  of  people  and  the  building  of  the 
.Kingdom.  Christian  Stewardship  is  of  basic  importance  in 
the  teaching  of  Jesus,  and  in  the  life  of  his  Church  today, 
both  individually  and  collectively.  There  is  a  tremendous 
need  for  the  Christian  investment  of  life  and  posessions  in 
the  world  today,  if  we  are  to  meet  the  needs  presented  at  this 
hour  in  a  world  disillusioned  and  torn  by  strife." 

In  view  of  the  basic  importance  and  practice  of  Steward- 
ship, the  needs,  and  the  situations  to  which  we  have  directed 
attention,  and  the  fact  that  we  have  considered  favorably 


The  Methodist  Church  783 

the  memorials  on  Stewardship  Education  and  Cultivation 
from  the  Stewardship  Planning-  Conference  meeting  in 
Chicago,  March  21-22,  1944,  and  from  the  General  Board 
of  Lay  Activities  meeting  in  called  session  in  Chicago, 
March  23-24,  1944,  your  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay 
Activities  and  Temporal  Economy  respectfully  submits  to 
the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church  the  fol- 
lowing recommendations : 

1.  To  authorize  a  consistent,  continuous,  and  unified  program  of 
cultivation  and  education  in  Christian  Stewardship  throughout  the 
Church  during  the  ensuing  quadrennium  involving  the  leadership  of 
the  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  the  co-operation  of  all  the  other  General 
Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church  together  with  their  auxiliary 
Confei'ence  units,  and  the  leadership  of  the  Bishops  in  their  several 
Areas. 

2.  To  designate  1947  as  Stewardship  Year  for  an  intensive  program 
of  Stewardship  Cultivation  for  the  total  enlistment  of  the  members  of 
our  Church  in  the  more  complete  dedication  of  their  lives  and  pos- 
sessions to  the  principle  and  practice  of  Christian  Stewardship. 

3.  To  approve  the  action  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  in  offering  full 
and  earnest  co-operation  in  carrying  out  this  program  for  the  quad- 
rennium, and  to  request  and  empower  the  Council  of  Bishops  working 
with  and  through  the  Board  of  Lay  Activities  to  give  their  leadership 
to  the  movement  for  1947  in  which  all  of  the  General  and  Conference 
agencies  and  the  entire  leadership  of  the  Church  will  be  requested  to 
co-operate. 

4.  To  empower  the  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities  in  co-operation 
with  the  representatives  from  the  Council  of  Bishops,  the  Inter-Board 
Committee  on  Stewardship,  and  the  Council  of  Secretaries  to  work 
out  all  of  the  details  necessary  for  making  the  program  of  steward- 
ship cultivation,  education,  and  promotion  effective,  subject  to  correla- 
tion by  the  Continuing  Committee. 

Ray  H.  Nichols,  (*)  Chairman; 
Ernest  W.  Peterson,  (*)  Secretary. 

Report  of  the  Board  of  Education 
sunday  school  enrollment  and  attendance 

/.  The  Situation 

Much  has  been  said  and  written  about  the  decrease  in 
Sunday  school  enrollment  and  attendance  in  our  Church. 
The  situation  demands  immediate,  sustained,  and  unusual 
attention. 

The  record  follows  a  zigzag  line  through  the  past  twenty- 
three  years,  as  is  revealed  in  the  table  on  page  221  in  the 
Handbook.  It  will  be  observed,  however,  that  the  total  for 
1943  is  lower  than  for  any  other  year  in  that  period. 

//.  A  Problem  Common  to  Protestant  Churches 
Every  Protestant  denomination  in  America,  from  whose 
responsible  executive  a  report  could  be  secured,  reveals  a 
decline  in  enrollment  in  the  period  1939  to  1943  with  the 


784  Journal  of  the  19 UU  General  Conference 

exception  of  the  Church  of  God  (Anderson,  Ind.)  and  the 
Nazarenes.  This,  of  course,  indicates  that  forces  are  at  work 
which  affect  all  Protestantism  alike.  The  Methodist  Church 
stands  almost  exactly  at  the  median  point  in  this  record  of 
denominations. 

.  Report  of  Church  School  Enrollment  by  Denominations 

Denominalion 

1934 

Church  of  God 86,900 

Nazarene 259,985 

Baptist,  Southern 3,104,411 

Evangelical  and  Reformed.  428,674 

Wesleyan  Methodist  Con- 
nection in  America 61,348 

Presbyterian  Church  in 

U.S 415,574 

Church  of  the  Brethren ...  127 ,  503 

United  Lutheran  Church 

in  America 832,206 

Reformed  Church  in  Ameri- 
ca   145,344 

Disciples 1,151,441 

The  Methodist  Church...  .  5,806,781 

United  Brethren 434,815 

Baptist,  Northern 1,168,990 

United  Presbyterian  of 

N.  A 174,141 

Presbyterian  Church  in 

U.S.  A 1.008,697 

Protestant  Episcopal 

Church 510,309 

Congregational  Christian 

Churches 734,146 

The  Evangelical  Church ...  344 ,  133 

United  Church  in  Canada  640,696 

Presbyterian  Church  in 

Canada 131,918        115,745        —12               •84,866        —26                 —35 

•  Latest  report,  1942. 

///.  What  Are  the  Causes  for  the  Decline? 
Certain  reasons  often  mentioned  are  real  but  subsidiary. 
Too  many  times  we  recite  these  with  an  air  of  finality  and 
do  not  press  on  to  a  consideration  of  reasons  that  are  basic. 
Some  of  these  subsidiary  reasons  are :  the  decline  in  birth- 
rate, the  war,  inaccurate  records  and  reports ;  distraction  of 
interest  by  other  agencies ;  frequent  changes  in  ministers, 
resulting  in  changes  of  policy  regarding  the  Sunday  school ; 
lack  of  family  support ;  working  conditions,  including  Sun- 
day work  and  unusual  working  hours;  Saturday  night 
shows,  parties  and  dances. 

A  STATEMENT  OF  BASIC  CAUSES 

1.  Decline  in  the  spiritual  life  of  the  people;  the  rise  of 
secularism  in  general,  and  the  secularizing  of  the  Sabbath  in 
particular. 

2.  Inferior  quality  of  work  in  many  schools. 

3.  Ineffective  pastoral  leadership. 


Percentage 
of  Increase 
or  Decrease 

Percentage 
of  Increase 
or  Decrease 

Percentage 
of  Increase 
or  Decrease 

1939 

1934-1939 

1943 

1939-1943 

1934-1943 

111,442 

307,083 

3,523,853 

522,153 

+28.24 
+  18.11 
+  13 
+  17 

141,837 

332,665 

•3,430,929 

•    468,737 

+27  36 
+  8.3 
—  2  6 
-10 

+63  21 
+27 
+10 
+  9 

68,995 

+  12  46 

65,316 

—  5.31 

+  6.4 

432,345 
132,289 

+  4 
+  3  7 

401,948 
116,903 

—  7 
—11 

-  3  2 

—  8 

820,921 

—  13 

755,352 

—  7.9 

—  9.2 

137,701 
1,139,035 
5,488,939 

410,408 
1,101,392 

—  5.2 

—  1.07 

—  5.4 

—  5.6 

—  5.9 

129.531 

1,003,192 

5,040,511 

374,385 

992,381 

—  5.9 
—11 

—  8  16 

—  8.7 

—  9.89 

—10.8 
—12 
—13.1 
—13  8 
—14 

164,656 

—  5  4 

145,292 

—11.7 

—16  5 

1,495  038 

-  7 

1,294.819 

—13 

—19  5 

496,866 

—  2.6 

409,087 

—17.6 

—19  8 

663,660 
292,567 
564,665 

—  9 
—14 
—11.8 

583,876 
264,581 
484,712 

-12 
—  9 
—14.1 

—20 
—23 
—24 

The  Methodist  Church  785 

4.  Mistakes  of  religious  education  workers. 

5.  Competition  of  other  religious  groups. 

6.  Lack  of  evangelistic  zeal. 

IV.  Is  the  Sunday  School  Through? 

Recent  articles  in  certain  religious  journals  have  ad- 
vanced the  idea  that  the  Sundaj^  school  is  through  as  an 
agency  for  religious  teaching.  Thai;  the  Sunday  school  has 
its  weaknesses — inadequate  equipment,  volunteer  teachers, 
limited  time,  among  others — all  admit.  Likewise,  the  Church 
is  discovering  other  means  for  the  religious  education  of  the 
people :  vacation  church  schools,  weekday  schools,  camps, 
youth  and  young  adult  fellowships,  informal  training  enter- 
prises, forums,  seminars,  and  other  types  of  programs.  It 
is  also  experimenting  in  the  broad  field  of  curriculum,  and  in 
the  use  of  picture  slides  and  moving  pictures  and  audio  aids 
in  Christian  teaching.  These  agencies  are  serving  hundreds 
of  thousands  of  people  already  and  will  serve  larger  num- 
bers in  the  future.  This  trend  was  recognized  in  the  Churches 
before  Union  in  the  adoption  of  the  name  church  school  to 
cover  all  such  agencies,  including  the  Sunday  school.  The 
Board  of  Education  is  seeking  to  strengthen  and  perfect 
these  agencies  and  to  discover  other  means  through  which 
the  Church  may  discharge  its  great  responsibility  for 
Christian  teaching. 

There  may  be  a  day  when  these  agencies  may  displace  the 
Sunday  school.  If  and  when  that  day  comes  there  should  be 
no  regret,  but  that  day  is  not  here  now.  It  would  be  poor 
strategy  indeed  to  abandon  an  institution  which,  in  spite  of 
its  decreases,  still  has  five  million  persons  on  its  rolls,  pro- 
vides the  Church  with  its  most  fruitful  opportunity  for 
missionary  education  and  temperance  education,  raises 
seven  million  dollars  a  year  for  the  Church  (more  than  one 
million  of  which  is  for  World  Service  and  Conference  Be- 
nevolences) pours  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  thou- 
sand of  its  pupils  into  the  membership  of  the  Church 
annually,  and  is  still  the  best  available  agency  which  the 
Church  has  for  providing  the  people  with  Christian  teaching. 

V.  What  Has  Been  and  Is  Being  Done 
In  addition  to  the  outline  of  the  various  efforts  that  have 
been  made  and  are  being  made  to  increase  attendance  and 
enrollment  in  our  Church  schools,  which  will  be  found  in  the 
Handbook  (pages  223  and  224),  several  of  the  bishops  have 
called  together  their  District  Superintendents  with  the  Ex- 
ecutive Secretaries  of  the  Conference  Boards  of  Education 
and  hav^e  made  very  definite  and  constructive  plans  for  deal- 
ing with  this  problem. 


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VI.  Some  Guiding  Principles 

First.  The  main  issue  here  is  not  an  increase  or  decrease 
in  the  enrollment  and  attendance  of  our  schools.  The  main 
issue  is  reaching  the  constituency  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
which  has  been  estimated  at  20,000,000  persons  in  this 
country.  An  increase,  let  us  say,  of  500,000  might  give  us  a 
false  sense  of  gratification  over  our  success,  when  actually 
it  would  not  be  success  at  all  when  this  number  is  compared 
with  the  total  of  our  constituency. 

Second.  Our  primary  job  is  to  change  the  lives  of  boys 
and  girls,  men  and  women,  so  that  they  may  become  Chris- 
tians in  all  their  attitudes  and  relationships  in  life.  This 
calls  for  a  higher  type  of  educational  service  than  most  of 
our  churches  are  now  providing  the  people.  While  we 
quicken  and  extend  our  efforts  to  increase  our  Sunday  school 
attendance,  we  cannot  afford  to  slacken  in  our  efforts  to 
improve  the  quality  of  educational  service  in  all  our 
churches.  Only  by  so  doing  can  we  hold  any  gains  which  we 
make. 

VII.  Recommendations 

1.  That  a  Church-wide  Program  for  Church  School  At- 
tendance be  made  a  part  of  the  fivefold  Quadrennial  pro- 
gram in  the  ensuing  quadrennium. 

2.  That  the  Board  of  Education  be  directed : 

To  co-operate  with  the  Council  of  Bishops  in  constructing 
and  promoting  a  four-year-plan  for  this  program. 

To  co-operate  with  the  Commission  on  Evangelism  in  the 
Church-wide  Campaign  of  Evangelism  in  1946  by  promoting 
four  definite  objectives  for  the  local  church:  (a)  continuing 
the  Church-wide  Program  for  Church  School  Attendance; 
(b)  leading  Church  school  pupils  to  make  decisions  for 
Christ  and  church  membership;  (c)  training  persons  for 
membership  in  the  Church;  (d)  improving  the  quality  of 
the  educational  service  of  the  local  church. 

3.  That  the  General  Conference  direct  the  Bishops,  the 
District  Superintendents  and  the  Pastors  to  study  this  prob- 
lem in  each  Episcopal  Area,  Conference,  District,  and  local 
church,  and  make  appropriate  plans  for  sustained  effort  to 
participate  in  the  Church-wide  Program  for  Church  School 
Attendance. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Paul  B.  Kern, 

Chairman,  Division  of  the  Local  Church; 
G.  Bromley  Oxnam, 

Chairman,  Division  of  Educational  Institutions; 
>     H.  Lester  Smith, 

Chairman,  Editorial  Division. 


COxMMISSION  ON  ENTERTAINMENT 

Report  No.  1 

Adopted  Wednesday,  April  26.  See  page  225. 

The  Commission  on  Entertainment  for  the  General  Con- 
ference of  The  Methodist  Church,  1944  session,  presents  for 
your  consideration  the  following : 

I.  Your  Commission  did,  pursuant  to  authority  given  it 
by  the  General  Conference,  1940  session,  proceed  in  due  time 
and  form  to  select  the  city  in  which  the  1944  session  of  said 
Conference  would  be  held,  and  has  selected  the  city  of 
Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  that  it  has  designated  the  seat  of  the 
Conference  to  be  the  Municipal  Auditorium  in  said  city  and 
recommends  that  its  action  in  this  respect  be  approved. 

II.  That  it  has  allocated  the  seats  in  the  Assembly  Hall  of 
said  Auditorium  by  lot  among  the  several  Conferences  of 
said  Methodist  Church  and  that  the  allocation  of  seats  as 
published  in  the  seating  plan  as  given  on  page  6  of  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate  of  this  date,  April  26,  1944,  be 
approved  as  the  official  seating  plan  of  this  Conference 
subject,  however,  to  such  minor  changes  as  may  be  found 
necessary;  and  your  Commission  respectfully  requests  that 
it  be  authorized  to  make  from  time  to  time  such  adjustments 
and  changes  as  are  found  necessary. 

Paragraph  350.  2,  of  the  1940  Discipline  provides  that 
"General  or  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  General  Boards  of 
the  Church  who  are  not  elected  members  of  the  General 
Conference  shall  have  the  privilege  of  the  floor  on  matters 
affecting  the  interests  of  their  boards,  but  without  vote  and 
at  the  expense  of  their  respective  boards."  It  has  been  sug- 
gested to  the  Commission  on  Entertainment  that  the  Pub- 
lishing Agents,  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  Commission 
on  Evangelism,  the  Commission  on  World  Peace,  and  the 
Commission  on  Publicity  should  be  included  in  the  above 
group.  We,  therefore,  recommend  that  the  Conference  ap- 
prove the  seating  of  the  four  representatives,  mentioned 
above,  with  the  Executive  Secretaries  of  the  General  Boards 
and  be  granted  the  rights  and  privileges  specified  in  the 
Dhcipline  with  reference  to  "General  or  Executive  Secre- 
taries of  the  General  Boards  of  the  Church." 

III.  That  it  has  suggested  meeting  places  for  the  Judicial 
Council  and  fifteen  Legislative  Committees  in  committee 
rooms  located  in  said  Auditorium  and  near-by  churches  and 

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788  Journal  of  the  1944^  General  Conference 

office  building-s,  a  correct  list  of  which  meeting  places  is 
published  in  the  Daily  Christiayi  Advocate  on  this  date, 
Wednesday,  April  26,  1944,  on  pages .2  and  3,  and  your  Com- 
mission recommends  that  its  suggestions  in  this  respect  be 
approved. 

IV.  Your  Commission  has  provided  offices  for  the  General 
Officers  of  the  Conference  in  various  rooms  in  said  Audi- 
torium, a  correct  list  of  which  is  published  in  the  Daily 
Christian  Advocate  of  this  date,  April  26,  1944,  on  page  2, 
and  your  Commission  respectfully  requests  your  approval 
of  its  action  in  this  respect. 

V.  Your  Commission  recommends  that  the  bar  of  the  Con- 
ference be  fixed  to  include  that  portion  of  the  floor  of  said 
Assembly  Hall  of  the  Municipal  Auditorium  as  shown  on  the 
printed  plat  of  said  floor  on  page  6  in  the  Daily  Christian 
Advocate  of  Wednesday,  April  26,  1944. 

VI.  Your  Commission  has  provided  press  tables  in  front 
of  the  platform  and  we  recommend  that  the  representatives 
of  the  press  as  designated  from  time  to  time  by  this  Com- 
mission be  given  seats  at  these  tables. 

VII.  Your  Commiss'on  recommends  that  the  nine  mem- 
bers of  the  Judicial  Council  of  The  Methodist  Church  be 
seated  upon  the  platform  during  all  business  sessions  of  the 
Conference. 

VIII.  Your  Commission  recommends  that  fraternal  dele- 
gates and  distinguished  guests  be  seated  on  the  platform 
from  time  to  time  as  occasion  requires. 

IX.  Your  Commission,  in  harmony  with  previous  action, 
presents  the  following  resolution  : 

"Resolved,  That  for  the  sake  of  the  convenience  and  uni- 
formity, the  Jurisdictional  Conference  Journals  when 
printed  should  conform  in  page  size  and  format  to  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  Journal ;  and 

"That  when  a  Jurisdictional  Conference  Journal  is  issued 
the  printing  should  be  done  at  the  expense  of  the  Jurisdic- 
tion by  The  Methodist  Publishing  House." 

X.  Your  Commission  presents  the  following  resolution: 
"Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  now  in  session 

hereby  adopts  the  Handbook  of  Reports  of  the  Boards  and 
Commissions  which  has  been  distributed  to  the  delegates 
on  this  day  as  the  official  document  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence embodying  the  reports  of  these  Boards  and  Commis- 
sions ;  and  be  it  further 

"Resolved,  That  these  reports  be  not  printed  in  the 
Journal  of  the  General  Conference  or  in  the  Daily  Christian 
Advocate;  and  be  it  further 


The  Methodist  Church  789 

"Resolved,  That  any  documents  presented  by  Boards  to 
each  and  every  delegate  be  considered  by  the  General  Con- 
ference without  printing  in  the  Daili/  Christian  Advocate. 

XI.  Your  Commission  recommends  that  the  General  Con- 
ference vote  a  per  diem  of  $5  to  each  delegate  for  the  days 
he  is  in  attendance  upon  the  sessions  of  the  General  Confer- 
ence. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Leslie  J.  Lyons,  (*)  Chairman; 
Aubrey  S.  Moore,  Secretary. 


QUADRENNIAL  REPORT  OF  THE  TRUSTEES  OF 
LAKE  JUNALUSKA  ASSEMBLY,  INC. 

Lake  Junaluska,  North  Carolina 

To  THE  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
Meeting  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  April  26,  1944 

Received  and  ordered  to  record  May  1.  See  Journal  Page  288. 

Your  attention  is  respectfully  directed  to  the  printed 
Journal  of  the  First  General  Conference,  meeting  at  At- 
lantic City,  New  Jersey,  April  24-May  6,  1940,  on  pages  382 
and  575,  which  pages  record  the  action  of  that  General 
Conference  with  reference  to  Lake  Junaluska  Assembly,  Inc. 

In  addition,  your  attention  is  requested  to  the  printed 
minutes  of  the  action  of  the  last  General  Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  meeting  in  Birmingham, 
Alabama,  April  28-May  5,  1938,  with  reference  to  Lake 
Junaluska  Assembly,  on  pages  111,  212,  and  354. 

The  present  Trustees,  having  been  instructed  to  "make 
quadrennial  reports  to  all  succeeding  General  Conferences," 
are  very  glad  to  be  able  to  report  that  there  is  now  no  in- 
debtedness of  any  kind  on  our  Assembly,  due  to  the  fact  that 
gate-fees,  personal  donations,  and  General  Conference 
assistance  have  enabled  the  institution  to  live  within  its 
income,  while  providing  for  upkeep,  summer  programs,  and 
annual  improvements. 

A  copy  of  our  annual  audit,  made  by  W.  Bowen  Hender- 
son, Asheville,  North  Carolina,  under  date  of  May  31,  1943, 
is  herewith  enclosed. 

While  this  audit  shows  our  Assembly,  as  such,  as  having 
a  net  worth  of  $286,415.08,  the  total  value  of  Church-owned 
property,  plus  privately-owned  hotels  and  residences,  is  con- 
servatively estimated  at  $761,650.00. 

Along  with  this  report,  our  Trustees  are  sending  to  this 
General  Conference  four  copies  of  Junaluska's  printed 
programs  for  the  seasons  of  1940,  1941,  1942,  and  1943. 
Within  a  short  time,  every  delegate  and  alternate  will 
receive,  at  his  home  address,  a  printed  copy  of  the  pro- 
gram for  the  summer  of  1944. 

Due  to  the  lamented  death  of  Mr.  E.  A.  Cole,  Charlotte, 
North  Carolina,  who  was  one  of  the  Trustees  and  bene- 
factors of  our  Assembly,  the  present  Trustees  have  elected 
in  his  place,  and  now  ask  this  General  Conference  to  con- 
(790) 


The  Methodist  Church  791 

firm,  Mr.  Edwin  L.  Jones,  Charlotte,   North  Carolina,  as 
Trustee  for  the  unexpired  term  of  eight  years. 

As  the  Birming-ham  General  Conference  of  the  Method- 
ist Episcopal  Church,  South,  meeting  in  1938,  confirmed 
certain  Trustees  for  eight  years  and  other  Trustees  for 
four  years,  this  General  Conference  is  now  requested  to 
confirm  all  the  fifteen  Trustees,  some  for  eight  years  and 
others  for  four  years,  as  listed  below,  in  order  that  recur- 
ring times  for  confirmation  may  occur  regularly  with 
future  meetings  of  General  Conferences. 

For  eight  years: 

Elmer  T.  Clark,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Edwin  L.  Jones,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
Benjamin  H.  Littleton,  Washington,  D.  C. 
G.  L.  Morelock,  Chicago,  111. 
C.  C.  Norton,  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
Clare  Purcell,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 
W.  F.  Quillian,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Guy  E.  Snavely,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

For  four  years: 

H.  A.  Dunham,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
R.  L.  Flowers,  Durham,  N.  C. 
Paul  B.  Kern,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
W.  A.  Lambeth,  Asheville,  N.  C. 
W.  W.  Peele,  Richmond,  Va. 
W.  S.  F.  Tatum,  Hattiesburg,  Miss. 
L.  W.  Wells,  Richmond,  Va. 

Clare  Purcell,  Chairman; 

Paul  B.  Kern,  Chairman  Ex.  Com.; 

W.  F.  Quillian,  Rec.  Sec; 

G.  L.  Morelock,  Trustee; 

W.  W.  Peele,  Trustee; 

L.  W.  Wells,  Tmistee 

W.  A.  Lambeth,  Supt. 


REPORT  OF  THE  GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON  WORLD 
SERVICE  AND  FINANCE 

To  THE  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church, 

1944 

Part  I,  Receipts  and  Disbursements 

Received  and  ordered  to  record  Thursday,  April  27.  See 

page  233. 

To  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church: 

In  accord  with  the  requirements  of  the  Discipline  and  the 
recommendations  of  the  General  Conference  of  1940,  the 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  submits  herewith 
its  report  to  the  General  Conference  of  1944. 

For  the  sake  of  clearness  the  report  of  the  Commission 
will  be  presented  in  four  parts. 

Part  I.  A  report  on  World  Service  Funds,  Episcopal 
Fund,  Administration  Fund,  and  other  financial  operations 
of  The  Methodist  Church  for  the  first  three  years  of  the 
quadrennium  and  the  first  nine  months  of  the  fourth  year 
of  the  quadrennium. 

Part  II.  A  survey  of  the  Benevolences  of  The  Methodist 
Church  (Journal  of  the  General  Conference  of  1940,  pages 
344  and  345). 

Part  III.  Proposed  Revision  of  the  legislation  pertaining 
to  the  Financial  Plan. 

Part  IV.  Recommendations  for  the  ensuing  quadrennium 
concerning  the  World  Service  Funds,  the  Episcopal  Fund, 
the  Administration  Fund,  and  other  connectional  interests. 

Part  I.  Receipts  and  Disbursements 

THE  WORLD  SERVICE  FUNDS 

The  World  Service  operations  during  the  first  quadren- 
nium of  The  Methodist  Church  have  constituted  an  interest- 
ing experiment.  The  new  church  which  had  come  into  being 
through  the  unification  of  three  Methodist  denominations 
had  to  organize  its  General  Benevolences  and  to  put  into 
actual  operation  the  benevolence  and  financial  plans  which 
it  had  adopted. 

According  to  the  plan  of  unification  the  Uniting  Confer- 
ence was  limited  in  its  organization  to  the  plans  and  organi- 
zations then  existing  in  the  three  uniting  churches.  The 
(792) 


The  Methodist  Church  793 

general  financial  plan  which  was  adopted  by  the  Unitr-nrr 
Conference  for  The  Methodist  Church  was,  therefore,  the 
co-ordination  of  the  plans  and  practices  then  in  operation 
in  the  three  denominations.  The  financial  and  general  be- 
nevolence plans  were  carried  on  by  Enabling  Acts  passed  by 
the  Uniting  Conference  until  the  first  General  Conference  of 
The  Methodist  Church  meeting  in  1940  could  pass  the  neces- 
sary legislation  to  put  the  new  plans  into  operation.  That 
General  Conference  ordered  that  the  general  funds  of  the 
Church  for  which  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance  should  be  responsible  should  be  turned  over  to 
the  treasurer  of  the  Commission  as  of  the  close  of  business 
on  May  31,  1940.  The  reports  for  World  Service  herewith 
submitted  begin,  therefore,  with  June  1,  1940. 

The  report  on  World  Service  income  for  the  first  three 
years  and  nine  months  of  the  quadrennium  will  include — 

(1)  A  statement  of  the  World  Service  receipts  and  dis- 
bursements for  three  years  and  nine  months,  June  1,  1940, 
to  February  29,  1944 ; 

(2)  A  statement  of  World  Service  receipts  from  all  con- 
ferences for  each  of  the  first  three  years  of  the  quadrennium ; 

(3)  A  statement  of  the  distribution  of  the  World  Service 
income  to  the  World  Service  Boards  and  Agencies  for  the 
first  three  years  of  the  quadrennium. 


794            Journal  of  the  lOJ^U  General  Conference 

World  Service  Receipts  and  Disbursements 

June  1,  1940  to  February  29,  1944 

June  1,  1940  June  1.  1941  June  1,  1942         June  1,  1943 

RECEIPTS                                            to  to  to  to 

May  31,  1941  May  31,  1942        May  31,  1943        Feb  29,  1944 

Received  by  Treasurer $3,983,560  37  $4,224,526  53  $4,784,362.18  $2,977,489.90 

Direct  Receipts  bt  Agencies 

Board  of  Missions 450,462.73  252,189.24  282,539  60  267.339.85 

Board  of  Education 42,418.42  23.108.15  18,267  88  10,672.68 

Board  of  Temperance 36,316  58  37.446.37  37,449.97  30.008.13 

Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes...              20,626  95  1.534  57  995  45  1.214  01 

Commission  on  World  Peace 260.40  5.619.51  7,583.16  4,045.18 

American  Bible  Society 6,307  90  9,395.31  6.048  21  6.008.50 

Total  Receipts $4,539,953.35  $4,55*3,819.68  $5,137,246  45  $3,296,776.25 

DISBURSEMENTS 
Special  Gifts 

Board  of  Missions $      283,310  86  $      153,028  50  $      225.326  84  $      242,373.56 

Board  of  Education 30,811  72  23.108.15  18.876  88  11,19668 

Theological  Schools 574  00  1.909.50  1.355  90  478.00 

Board  of  Temperance 35.885  60  37,181.47  37.544  68  30.091.77 

Boardof  Hospitals  and  Homes.  .              18,040  00  670  48  1.093  29  1,248.52 

Commission  on  World  Peace 260.40  5,619.51  9.01129  4.958.88 

Commission  on  Evangelism 110  00  2  00 

American  Bible  Society 4,808.76  8,152.04  5,240.86  5,414.34 

%      373,691.34  $      229,669  65  $      298,559.74  $      295,763.75 

On  Apportionment 
Addition.\l  Authorized  Income 
Board  of  Education 

(World  Comradeship  Fund) ... .     $        34,838.60  $        40.27784  $        55,149.42  $        37,70870 
Board  of  Hospital  and  Homes 

(Hospitals) 14,006.29  6.313  07  4,631.09  3,736.00 

$        48,844.89  $        46,590.91  $        59,780.51  $        41,444.70 

Distributed  as  Fixed  Payments 
General  Commission  on 

World  Service  and  Finance.  ...     $          3,249.74  $          3,114.51  $          3.226.25  $          3,418.06 

Central  Receiving  Treasury 31,096  96  28.958  21  26.694.31  18,747.45 

Co-operative  Work  of  Boards ... .  77,719.24  89,154.98  63,767.92 

$        34,346  70  $      109,791.96  $      119,075.54  $        85,933.43 

Distributed  on  Ratios 

Board  of  Missions $2,829,567  81  $2,888,262.65  $3,229,338.43  $1,991,428.61 

Board  of  Education 594  086.74  606,410  14  678,021.27  418,113.82 

Theological  Schools 163.322  82  166.710.70  186.397.61  114.945.36 

Commis.sion  on  Courses  of  Study.              40.830  70  41.677  66  46,599  39  28,736.35 

Board  of  Temperance 87,786.01  89.606.99  100.188.71  61,783.14 

Boardof  Hospitals  and  Homes...              85,744  49  87,523  10  97.858.72  60.346.31 

Board  of  Pensions  (111.) 53,079.91  54.180  97  60,579.22  37,357.24 

Board  of  Pensions  (Mo.) 44,913  79  45,845.45  51,15000  31.609.98 

Board  of  Lav  Activities 65.329.14  66.684  27  74.559.04  45.978.16 

Commission  on  World  Peace 32,664  55  33.342  14  37,279.53  22.989.07 

Commission  on  Evangelism 36,747.63  37.509,89  41,939.46  25.862.71 

American  Bible  Society 48,996  83  50,013.20  55,919.28  34,483  62 

$4,083,070.42  $4,167,767.16  $4,659,830.66  $2,873,634.37 

Total  Disbursements $4,539,953.35  $4,553,819.68  $5,137.246  45  $3,296,776  25 


The  Methodist  Church 


795 


Conference   by  Conference  Report  on  World  Service 

Receipts  for  the  First  Three  Years 

of  the  Quadrennium 


June  1,  1940  to  May  31,  1943 

June  1.  1940  June  1,  1941  Junel,  tJ42 

to  to  to 
May  31,  1941            May  31,  1942            May3l;943 

WHOLE  CHURCH $  4,166.262  01    $      4.324.150  03    S      4.838  686.71 

NORTHEASTERN  JURISDICTION '1.407.684  61  •1.400,851.92  •1.484  730.77 

BostonArk.^ 107,536  13  110.14005  11!:, 908. 25 

Maine  Conference 14.687.35  15,073  17  16.583.76 

New  England  Conference 49,051.98  50.164  24  53,749  82 

New  England  Southern  Conference 34,045.32  33.455  43  37,81156 

New  Hampshire  Conference 9,751.48  11,447.21  11,763.11 

NEwYoRkARE.\ 280.505  72  268.76184  279.813.16 

Newark  Conference 84.851  80  76.976  43  79,786  70 

New  York  Conference 41.034  29  40,13439  41.530  06 

New  York  East  Conference 95,683.29  100.994  88  102.677.11 

Troy  Conference 58,936.34  50,836  14  55.819  29 

PHIL.4DELPHU  Area 271.879  00  262,058  41  290.379.64 

New  Jersey  Conference 78.598  53  83.979  39  95.138.33 

Philadelphia  Conference 101.78438  93,978  14  110.689  98 

Puerto  Rico  Mission 1,370.00  1,545  00  1.390  00 

Wyoming  Conference 90.126.09  82,555.88  83,16133 

PiTTSBrRGH  Are.* 257,546.20  266.210  82  282.74160 

Erie  Conference 81,328.65  81.288  28  89.403.56 

Pittsburgh  Conference 114,758  57  115,15899  116.936  88 

West  Virginia  Conference 61,458.98  69.763.55  76.401.16 

Syracuse  Area 175,777.59  188,13622  183,327  33 

Central  New  York  Conference 70.221.40  78.634.61  81,959  39 

Genesee  Conference    70.517  24  80,038.46  67.763.41 

Northern  New  York  Conference 28.33195  29.463.15  33,604.53 

Washington  Area 314.439.97  297,344.38  321,940  79 

Baltimore  Conference 168.550  44  150.882  99  165.722  18 

Central  Pennsylvania  Conference 98.800.46  98.298.51  111.822  14 

Peninsula  Conference 47,089.07  48.162.88  44.396  47 

SOUTHEASTERN  JURISDICTION 762.650.00  824,918.95  947.327.07 

AtlantaArea 170.288.96  191.236.28  215,585  13 

Florida  Conference 69,067.81  87,962.22  88.459.75 

North  Georgia  Conference 52.323.67  53.308.55  65.748  67 

South  Georgia  Conference 48,897.48  49.965.51  61.376  71 

Birmingham  Area 122,415.37  137,934  46  163.18114 

Alabama  Conference 22,179.22  25.068.10  32.659  50 

Memphis  Conference 39.15813  40,996  30  46.079  87 

Mississippi  Conference 21.61372  25.253  28  30.764.22 

North  Alabama  Conference 39.464.30  46.616.78  53,677.55 

Charlotte  Area 133,357.97      .  133.389.63  149,820  16 

North  Carolina  Conference 45,406.03  46.106.34  52,805  25 

Western  North  Carolina  Conference 87,95194  87,283.29  97.014.91 

•  Include!  in  these  totals  is  the  sum  received  for  the  East  German  Conference  which  has  merged  with 
the  other  conferences  in  this  jurisdiction. 


796 


Journal  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 


Conference  by  Conference  Report  on  World  Service 

Receipts  for  the  First  Three  Years 

of  the  Qvudrennium 

June  1,  1940  to  May  31,  1943 

June  1,  1940  June  1,  1941             June  1,  1942 

to  to  to 

May  31,  1941  May  31,  1942            May  31,  1943 

Columbia  Ahea $           55,069  03  $           59,349  30    $  67,981.22 

South  Carolina  Conference 21,218  43  21.963  63  25,50157 

Upper  South  Carolina  Conference 33 ,  850  60  37 ,  385  67  42 ,  479 .  65 

Louisville  Area 53,373.71  49,494  20  52,95169 

Kentucky  Conference 24.824  58  23,304  20  25,989  26 

Louisville  Conference 28,549.13  26.190  00  26,962.43 

Nashville  Area 98,886  90  109,600.14  122,896  53 

Cuba  Conference 170  98  108  94 

Holston  Conference 57,283  58  67,545  45  74,134.46 

Tennessee  Conference 41,43234  41,945.75  48,762.07 

Richmond  ARE^ 129,258  06  143.914  94  174.91120 

North  Mississippi  Conference 16.810  33  24.405  55  26,614  88 

Virginia  Conference 112,447  73  119.509  39  148.296  32 

CENTRAL  JURISDICTION 83,520.79  91,569.27  112,782.77 

Atlantic  Coast  Area 21,251.47  23,620.96  31,20115 

Atlanta  Conference 3,731.89  3,895.66  4.869  57 

Central  Alabama  Conference 2,210  50  2,400.00  3,008.00 

Florida  Conference 2,620.30  2,726.30  3,227.00 

Savannah  Conference 2,441.00  2.441.00  3.306  50 

South  Carolina  Conference 8.087.50  10.090.00  13,513.08 

South  Florida  Conference 2,16028  2,068  00  2,277.00 

Baltimore  Are* 27,129.71  30,308  05  37,689.87 

Delaware  Conference 10.506  27  9,707.00  14,722.20 

East  Tennessee  Conference 2,071.69  2,939.89  3,252  00 

North  Carolina  Conference 5,385.00  5,055.00  5,332  31 

Tennessee  Conference 1,134.02  1,255  58  1,456.00 

Washington  Conference 8,032.73  11,350  58  12,927.36 

Columbia  Area 11,476.94  13,708.78  16,287.25 

Central  West  Conference 3,803  98  4,608.53  5,739.28 

Lexington  Conference 6,822.11  8,201.25  9,381.97 

Southwest  Conference. 850.85  901.00  1,166.00 

New  Orleans  Area 23,662  67  23.931.48  28,604  50 

Louisiana  Conference 6,151.50  6,451.00  7,690  00 

Mississippi  Conference 5,605.72  4,799.48  5,906  00 

Texas  Conference 6,204  50  6,515  00  7,214  00 

Upper  Mississippi  Conference 2,778.64  3,000  00  3,792.00 

West  Texas  Conference 2,922.31  3,166  00  4,002.50 

NORTH  CENTRAL  JURISDICTION *1, 162,987.02  •1,190,555.58          '1,384,813.09 

Chicago  Area 234,358.04  231,658.67         ,     273,866.93 

Illinois  Conference 105,499  09  102,270  89  116,859.10 

Rock  River  Conference , 96,006  00  89,38157  104,342  20 

Southern  Illinois  Conference 32,852  95  36,424  88  47,696.13 

*  Included  in  these  totals  is  the  sura  received  for  the  Central  Northwest  Conference  and  for  the  Norwegian 
Danish  Conference  which  have  merged  with  the  other  Conferences  in  this  jurisdiction. 


The  Methodist  Church 


797 


Conference  by  Conference  Report  on  World  Service 

Receipts  for  the  First  Three  Years 

of  the  Quadrennium 


June  1,  1940  to  May  31,  1943 

June  1,  1940  June  1,  1941  June  1,  1942 

to  to  to 

May  31,  1941  May  31.  1942  May  31.  1943 


NORTH  CENTRAL  JURISDICTION 

$          341.218  12    S 
160.111  86 
181.106  26 

109.295  21 
7.833  78 
47,860  88 
21,601  37 
31,999  18 

141,5.51  78 

84.783  61 
56,768.17 

192.911  75 
55.215  62 

102.521  88 
35.174  25 

129.062  15 
33,595  29 
12.191  61 
29.495  22 
20.170  95 
33,609  08 

478.455  59 

109,381.96 
30.548  69 
12.367  04 
32.126  18 
34.340  05 

125.150  42 

12  96 

24,417  14 

4,148.48 
39.801  29 
56.710  55 

95.632.75 
14.144  87 
28.299  48 
29.429  69 
23.758  71 

104.430  C2 
49.419  01 

26.784  61 
28.227  00 

43.859  84 
9.688  22 

26.094  99 
8.076  63 

346.703  18    $ 
164.947  66 
181.755.52 

109.853  11 
9.200  51 
48.221.16 
18.537  29 
33,894  15 

150,095  86 
95,356  27 
54.739  59 

216.679  79 
68,007.59 

103,944  49 
44,727.71 

124.829  97 
32.187  75 
8,454  60 
33,924  69 
15,593.03 
34,669  90 

510,282  88 

118,815  02 
25,384  20 
13.600  48 
38,580  05 
41.250  29 

129.931  33 

17  23 

26,778  23 

3,943  63 

39,589  76 

59,602  48 

94,234  33 
14.838  46 
27.256  72 
28,273  83 
23,865  32 

116,687.89 
52,572  60 
29,498  00 
34,617  29 

50.614  31 
10,113  09 
26  259  22 
14.242  00 

384.822  02 

North-East  Ohio  Conference 

177.200.92 

Ohio  Conference 

207.621.10 
136,711  95 

Dakota  Conference 

lowa-Des  Moines  Conference 

Northwest  Iowa  Conference 

10.964  65 
60,485  65 
26,860.63 
38,401.02 

Detroit  Arb\ 

165.369  79 
110.147  21 

Michigan  Conference 

Indhn^polis  Area 

55.222.58 

274,231  17 
87,234.75 

North  Indiana  Conference 

128,950  34 
58,046  08 

147,379  23 

Minnesota  Conference 

North  Dakota  Conference 

37,471  88 
11,561  94 
37,402.97 

West  Wisconsin  Conference 

Wisconsin  Conference 

SOUTH  CENTRAL  JURISDICTION 

Dallas  Area 

24.945.68 
35.996.76 

579.309  70 

133.057.53 
29.456.46 

New  Mexico  Conference 

19.045  81 
39.502  15 

45.053  11 

HofsTON  Area 

Indian  Mission 

Louisiana  Conference 

Sourtiwest  Mexican  Conference 

Southest  Texas  Conference 

Texas  Conference 

0  <HHOMA  CiTT  Area 

152.248  24 
77  26 
33.676  60 
2,538  14 
50,320  90 
65,635.34 

105.526.70 
15,362  32 

32,889  45 

32,501   17 

West  Oklahoma  Conference 

Omaha  Area 

Central  Kansas  Conference 

24.773  76 

132,845  74 
56,020  18 
33,478  27 

43,347  29 

55,631  49 

11.476  61 

28  413  44 

Southwest  Missouri  Conference 

15.738  44 

798 


Journal  of  the  194-i  General  Conference 


Conference  by  Conference  Report  on  World  Service 

Receipts  for  the  First  Three  Years 

of  the  Quadrennium 


June  1,  1940  to  May  31,  1943 

June  1,  1940  June  1,  19  1  June  1,  1942 

to  to  to 

May  31,  1941  May  31,  1942  May  31,  1943 

WESTERN  JURISDICTION $          256,754.38    %  282,013.31     S  326,317.57 

California  Area 148.267.96  166,64140  172,899  99 

California  Conference 34,938.14  39,40123  42,910  77 

California  Oriental  Mission 519.85  518  50  693  33 

Hawaii  Mission 150.00  152  30  150  00 

Latin-American  Provisional  Conference 1 ,  106  92  1 ,  065  54  1 ,  153 .  08 

Pacific  Japanese  Provisional  Conference 2 , 1 70 .  13  1 ,  043 .  25  234  76 

Southern  California-Arizona  Conference 109,382.92  124,460  58  127,758  05 

DenverArea 45,702.58  51,263  16  66,087.21 

Colorado  Conference 21,003.26  23,016  55  32,097.05 

Montana  Conference 16,095.89  17,157.18  21,15048 

UtahMission 2,803.98  4,064  00  4,773  00 

Wyoming  State  Conference 5,799.45  7,025  43  8,066  68 

PortlandArea 62,783.84  64,10875  87,330  37 

Alaska  Mission 408.70  315.58  917.37 

Idaho  Conference 5,748.79  5,911.29  7,961.25 

Oregon  Conference 27,730.35  24,855  93  30,221.29 

Pacific  Northwest  Conference 28,896.00  33,025  95  48,230.46 

Miscellaneous  Conference 14,209.62  23,958.12  3,405.74 

WHOLE  CHURCH $      4,166,262.01     $      4,324,150  03     8      4,838,686  71 


The  Methodist  Church 


799 


Comparative  Statement  of  Distribution  of  World  Service 

Funds  to^Boards  and  Agencies  of  The  Methodist  Church 

for  the  First  Three  Years  of  the'  Quadrennium 

June  1,  1940  to  May  31,  1943 

June  1,  1940  June  1,  1941  June  1,  1942 

to 
May  31,  1941 


to 
May  31,  1942 


to 
May  31,  1943 


Distributed  on  Ratios $4,083,070  42 

Additional  Autliorized  Income 
World  Comradesliip 

or  Hospitals 48.844.89 

Special  Gifts 373,691.34 


90.6%    $4,167,767.16    93  8%    $4,659,830  66    92.9% 


Total $4,505,606.65 


Board  of  Missions  .\nd 
Chirch  Extension 

Distributed  on  Ratio $2,829,567  81 

Special  Gifts 283,310.86 


Total $3,112,878  67 


Bo\KD  OF  Education 

Distributed  on  Ratio $    594,086.74 

World  Comradeship  Funds. .  34 ,  838 . 60 

Special  Gifts 30,811.72 


Total $    659,737.06     14  6% 


Theoi.ooical  Schools 
Distributed  on  Ratio. 
Special  Gifts 


163,322.82 
574.00 


Total $     163,896.82 


OM.MISSION    ON    CofRSES    OF 

Studt 
Distriijuted  on  Ratio S 


Board  of  Temperance 
Distributed  on  Ratio. 
Special  Gifts 


87,786.01 
35.885.60 


Total $    123,671.61 


Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes 

Distributed  on  Ratio $  85.744  49 

For  Hospitals 14 ,  006  29 

Special  Gifts 18,040.00 


Total $    117,790.78 


Board  Pensions  (Illinois) 
Distributed  on  Ratio 


$      53,079  91 


Board  of  Pensions  (Missouri) 

Distributed  on  Ratio $      44,913  79 

Board  of  Lat  Activities 
Distributed  on  Ratio $      65,329.14 

C0MMI8.SION  ON  World  Peace 

Distributed  on  Ratio. . 
Special  Gifts 

Total 


Commission  on  Evangelism 

Distributed  on  Ratio 

Special  Gifts 


Total 

American  Bible  Societt 
Distributed  on  Ratio. . . 
S|>ccial  Gifts 


ToUl. 


$      32,664  55 
260  40 

$      32,924.95 

t      36,747.63 

$      36.747  63 

$      48,996.83 
4,808.76 

S      53,805.69 

1.1% 
8.3% 

46,590  91 
229,669.65 

$4,444,027.72 

$2,288,262  65 
153,028.50 

69.1% 

$3,041,291.15 

$ 

606,410  14 
40,277,84 
23,108  15 

14.6% 

$ 

669.796  13 

$ 

166,710  70 
1,909  50 

3.6% 

$ 

168,620.20 

.9%- 

$ 

41,677.66 

$ 

89,607.99 
37,181.47 

2.8% 

$ 

126,788.46 

$ 

87,523.10 

6,313.07 

670  48 

2.6% 

94,506.65 

12% 

54,180  97 

10% 

45,845.45 

1.5% 

66,684.27 

33,342  14 
5,619  51 

.7% 

38,961.65 

37,509.89 

Qftf 

■0  /o 

37,609.89 

50,013  20 
8,152  04 

1.2% 

58.165.24 

1.0% 

5.2% 


59,780.51 
298,559.74 


1.2% 
5.9% 


3.8? 


2.9'? 


2.1% 
1.2% 
1.0% 

1.5% 


1.3% 


$5,018,170.91 

$3.229,3"8  43 
225,326.84 

$3,454,665.27 

$ 

678,021  27 
55,149.42 

18,876-88 

$ 

752.047.57 

$ 

186.397.61 
1.355.90 

$ 

187.753.51 

$ 

46.599.39 

$ 

100.188.71 
37,544.68 

$ 

137,733.39 

$ 

97,858.72 
4,631.09 
1.093.29 

103.583.10 

60.579.22 

51.150  00 

74,559.04 

37,279  53 
9,011.29 

46,290.82 

41,939  46 
110.00 

42,049.46 

55,919.28 
5.240  86 

61.160  14 

15.0%, 

3.8% 
.9% 

2.8% 

2.1% 
1.2% 
1.0% 
1.5% 

.9% 

.8% 

1.2%o 


800  Jour)ial  of  the  19Jf^  General  Conference 

On  Apportionment  Benevolence  Giving 
of  the  Methodist  Church 

World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolences 

Apportioned  Conference 
World  Service       Per  Cent       Benevolences  Per  Cent  Total 

1940-1941   $4,066,549        65  12'f  $    2,178,295        34  SS'^c  *    6,244,844 

1941-1942         4,297,822        64  75'-;  2,339,5^7        35  25f"c  6,637.359 

1942-1943 4,585,943        64  98%  2.471,482        35.02%  7.057,425 

From  the  tables  presented  above  some  interesting  ob- 
servations may  be  drawn. 

It  will  be  noted  that  the  on  apportionment  benevolence 
income  for  the  Church  increased  from  $6,244,844  in  the  first 
year  of  the  qiiadrennium  to  $7,057,425  in  the  third  year  of 
the  quadrennium,  an  increase  of  $812,581  during  the  three 
years. 

In  this  same  period  World  Service  increased  $519,394,  and 
the  Conference  Benevolences  increased  $293,187. 

The  ratio  distribution  of  the  benevolences  to  World  Serv- 
ice and  the  Conference  Benevolences  remained  practically 
the  same  throughout  the  three  years, 

The  per  capita  giving  for  World  Service  and  the  Confer- 
ence Benevolences  combined  rose  from  85c  in  the  first  year 
of  the  quadrennium  to  90c  in  the  third  year.  The  per  capita 
giving  for  World  Service  was  59c  and  the  per  capita  giving 
for  the  on  apportionment  Annual  Conference  Benevolences 
was  31c.  If  all  of  the  Annual  Conference  Benevolences  re- 
ported in  the  Conference  Minutes  and  the  World  Service 
Specials  are  included  the  per  capita  giving  for  all  benevo- 
lences, not  including  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  was  $1.44. 

Because  of  the  methods  used  in  reporting  membership  in 
the  three  denominations  prior  to  unification,  the  total  full 
membership  of  The  Methodist  Church  is  used  in  the  above 
per  capita  calculations. 

COMMENTS 

The  changes  in  the  operation  of  the  benevolence  and 
financial  systems  from  the  authorized  and  traditional  meth- 
ods prevailing  in  the  three  denominations  meant  the  facing 
and  adjustment  of  many  difficulties.  The  results,  however, 
have  been  most  gratifying.  By  the  end  of  the  second  year  of 
the  quadrennium  the  new  system  was  working  satisfactorily 
throughout  the  Church. 

A  restatement  of  the  paragraphs  in  the  Discipline  per- 
taining to  the  financial  plan  and  a  few  minor  changes  will  be 
suggested  by  the  Commission  in  Part  III  of  this  report. 


The  Methodist  Church 


801 


On  CZpfLOttuorurient 
BENEVOLENCE  GIVING 

oi  the  ITlethodUt  GhaAc/h       $ 

(/  millions 


CONFEREMCE  BENEViLENCES 


$2,178,295 


$2,339,537 


$2,471,482 


WORlD   SE 


I   M.066,549 


M  297. 822 


-3 


-2 


1940-1941 

$6,244,844 


1941-1942 

$6,637  359 


1942-1943 

$7057425 


802  Journal  of  the  19JU  General  Conference 

Special  Appeals 
the  day  of  compassion 

On  the  joint  authority  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  and  the 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  a  special  appeal 
was  made  to  the  Church  on  March  2,  1941.  This  appeal  was 
known  as  the  Day  of  Compassion  and  resulted  in  a  total 
collection  of  $959,320.32.  By  order  of  the  joint  meeting  of 
the  Council  of  Bishops  and  the  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance  the  receipts  from  this  collection  were  divided 
as  follows : 

The  General  Conference  Committee  on  Overseas  Relief  50% 
The  Commission  on  Camp  Activities  and  Chaplains  .  .  25% 
Aid  for  British  Methodism 25% 

The  accounting  for  the  receipts  for  the  Day  of  Compassion 
offering  was  concluded  as  of  February  28,  1942. 

Statemeyit  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements 
Day  of  Compassion  Offe7'ing 

as  of  February  28,  1942 

RECEIPTS 

Proceeds  from  Loan  at  Harris  Trust $     15,000  00 

Received  from  Churches  and  Conferences 

Committee  on  Overseas  Relief $    33,904.24 

Central  Treasury 925,416  08 


Total  from  Churches  and  Conferences 959,320.32 


Total  Receipts S  974,320.32 

DISBURSEMENTS 

800.  Salaries,  House  Rent,  Travel  (Executive  Officers). . . .     S      2,688.26 

803.  Stenographers  and  Clerks  (Washington  Office) 1,028  40 

804.  Commission  and  Executive  Committee 60  05 

805.  Printing  and  Art  Work 7,19787 

806.  Envelopes 10,020  65 

807.  Postage  and  Cartage 9,679.94 

808.  Supplies 351.40 

809.  -Advertising 8 .  60 

810.  Dupligraph 107.50 

811.  Mailing 2,751 .46 

812.  Committee  on  Overseas  Relief 1,423.35 

813.  World  Outlook 696  28 

814.  Typists  and  Clerks  (Chicago) 1 ,816  68 

814.  Mimeographing  (Chicago) 21.30 

815.  Exchange 191  74 

816.  Rental— Extra  Machines 13  OO 

817.  Interest  on  Loan 59  37 

819.  Secular  Press  Publicity 175.79 

820.  Audit 90  00 


Total  Expenses S    38,381  64 

Payment  of  Loan 15,000.00 

Committee  on  Overseas  Relief S  460,469.34 

Committee  on  Overseas  Relief 

English  Methodism 230,234.67 

Methodist  Commission  on  Camp  Activities 230,234.67 


Total  Payments  on  Distribution 920 ,  938 .  68 


Total  Disbursements $  974,320.32 


The  Methodist  Church  803 

THE  FELLOWSHIP  OF  SUFFERING  AND  SERVICE 

The  Council  of  Bishops  at  its  meeting  in  the  spring  of 
1942  authorized  an  additional  appeal  for  the  support  of  war 
emergency  causes.  The  Bishops  suggested  that  the  churches 
take  an  offering  at  each  Communion  Service  and  forward  at 
least  two  thirds  of  each  offering  for  a  fund  to  be  known  as 
the  Fellowship  of  Suffering  and  Service.  The  accounting  for 
this  fund  was  begun  with  March  1,  1942.  From  that  date 
until  and  including  February  29,  1944,  the  total  amount 
received  was  $832,147.83. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements 
Fellowship  of  Suffering  and  Service 

March  1,  1942  to  February  29,  1944 

RECEIPTS 
From  Churches  and  Conferences  through  Commission  for 

Overseas  Relief ? $     12,313  38 

From  Churches  and  Conferences  Direct 819,834  45 


Total  Receipts %  832, 147.83 

DISBURSEMENTS 
Expenses: 

701.  Travel i  90.37 

702.  .Advertising  in  Adrocale 1,079.84 

704.  Coin  Collection  Cards 1,679  23 

705.  Printing  and  Art  Work 5,089  41 

706.  Envelopes 3,868  66 

707.  Postage  and  Cartage 7,083.75 

708.  Supplies 56.02 

710.  Dupligrapbing 603  32 

711.  Mailing 2 ,  601  52 

712.  .\udits(  1942-1943) 100  00 

713.  Telephone  and  Telegraph 90  01 

714.  Exchange 25.10 

Total  E.xpenses ^ %    22 ,  367 .  23 

Paid  on  DisTRiBriiON: 

Committee  for  Overseas  Relief (  392,936.59 

Methodist  Camp  .Activities  and  Chaplains 37,522  47 

Methodist  Commission  on  Camp  Activities 177,707.06 

Methodist  Commission  on  Chaplains 177,707.06        785  873.18 

Total  Disbursements 808,240.41 

Balance  for  Distribution *    23,907.42 

DrB  ON  DiSTRIBl'TtON 

Committee  for  Overseas  Relief i    II. 953 . 72 

.Methodist  Commission  on  Camp  .Activities 5,976.85 

.Methodist  Conunission  on  Chaplains 5,976.85  23,907.42 

NOTE:  In  addition  to  the  above  receipte  the  Commission  has  received  the  following  special  gifts  which 
are  not  subject  to  ratio  distribution. 

.Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief *  372,908. 13 

Methodist  Committee  on  Camp  Activities  and  Chaplains 5,827.67 

Bishops  Committee  on  Camp  Activities ' 1.235.50 

Methodist  Commission  on  Chaplains 3,097.63 

Total $383,068.93 


804  Journal  of  the  lOIfJf  Gefieral  Conference 

THE  WEEK  OF  DEDICATION 

On  July  9,  1942,  at  the  joint  meeting  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops  and  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
a  third  appeal  for  war  relief,  known  as  the  Week  of  Dedica- 
tion, was  authorized  and  organized.  The  offering  was  taken 
in  the  churches  on  March  7,  1943.  The  accounting  for  this 
offering  was  closed  on  December  31,  1943.  On  that  date  a 
total  of  $908,076.40  had  been  received  in  response  to  this 
appeal. 

The  receipts  from  this  Week  of  Dedication  offering  were 
distributed  to  the  following  causes  as  authorized  by  the  joint 
meeting  of  the  Bishops  and  the  Commission : 

(a)  For  overseas  work  the  ratios  for  the  distribution  of  the  receipts  were  as  follows: 

1.  Division  of  Foreign  Missions: 

Evacuation  Costs  and  Latin  America 60% 

2.  Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief 40% 

100% 

(b)  For  work  on  the  home  field  the  ratios  follow: 

3.  Division  of  Home  Missions: 

(a)  Industrial  Defense  Projects 30% 

(b)  Emrrgency  Church  Extension  Projects 30% 

4.  Commission  on  Camp  Activities 10% 

5.  Commission  on  Chaplains 10% 

6.  Board  of  Education  for  emergency  needs  20"^  of  the  one-half  as  follows: 

(a)  Division  of  Educational  Institutions 10% 

(b)  Division  of  the  Local  Church 10% 

100% 

Statements  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements 
19Jf3  Week  of  Dedication  Offering 

February  28,  1943  to  December  31,  1943 

Receipts  from  Churches S  908,076.40 

Expenses 

900.  Salaries— Stenographic %  794 .54 

901.  Travel 2,721.07 

902.  Printing  and  Art  Work 12,412.90 

903.  Envelopes 4. 604 .  76 

904.  Supplies 344  47 

90.5.  Erjuipment 366  21 

906.  Postage 11,245  90 

907.  Mailing  4,641.98 

905.  Advertising 228.85 

909.  Rent 291.60 

911.  Telephone  and  Telegraph 163.33 

912.  Exchange 48  94 

913.  Andh 100  00 

Total  Expenses :......'.. S    .37,96455 

Paid  on  Distribution 

Division  of  Foreign  Missions $  261,033.56 

Division  of  Home  Missions '. 261,033  56 

Board  of  Education 87,011 .  18 

Methodist  Commission  for  Overseas  Relief 174,022  37 

Methodist  Commission  for  Can-p  Activities 43,505  59 

Methodist  Commission  on  Chaplains 43,505  59 

Total  Paid  on  Distribution 870,111.85 

Total  Disbursements *  908,076.40 


The  Methodist  Church  805 

The  Episcopal  Fund 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  attached  statement  of  receipts  and 
disbursements  there  has  been  a  gratifying  increase  in  the 
income  for  this  fund  during  the  quadrennium.  Part  of  this 
increase  is  due  to  the  rise  in  pastors'  salaries  and  a  part  is 
presumably  due  to  increased  ability  of  the  local  churches  to 
meet  their  apportionments.  This  increase  is  also  indicative 
of  the  favor  with  which  the  Church  regards  its  Chief 
Pastors. 

The  statement  of  the  receipts  and  disbursements  for  the 
Episcopal  Fund  for  three  years  and  nine  months  of  the 
quadrennium  follows. 

Statevievt  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  of  the  Episcopal 

Fund 
June  1,  1940  to  February  29,  1944 

RECEIPTS 

June  1,  1940      June  1.  1941      June  1,  1942      June  1,  1943 

to  to  to  to 

May  31,  1941     May  31,  1942    May  31,  1943    Feb.  29,  1944 
Received  May  31,  1940 

From  The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church $  244.637.27 

From  The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 

South 19.114  42 

Prepaid  Interest  on  Bonds  (Debit) %  442  71 

Interest  on  Bonds  $      3,234.55    $      7,530  24 

From  Conferences 631,650  16        658,963.20        720,588.17        479,75159 


Totals $895.40185    $658.520  49    8  723,822.72    $487,281.83 

DISBURSEMENTS 
Support  of  Bishops: 
Salaries,      Retirement      Allowances     and 

Widows' Support $298,90129     $293.675  00    $290.400  00    $210.333  16 

House  Rent  and  E.xpenses  on  Episcopal 

Residences 45.45S  56          44.785  00          45.495  00          34,099  94 

Travel  Expense.  Postage  and  Telegrams  40.215  44          39.577.36          41,506.08          32,559.94 
.\llowances  for  Maintenance  of  Bishops' 

Offices 52.597  54          51.375  00          50.800.00          38.025.00 

Grant-in-.Aid  to  Central  Conferences 30.657  59          43.357  82          44.937  54          36.021.94 

Moving  Expenses 4.982  44            1,15244                143.33 


Totals $472,812.86    $473,922  62    $473,281.95    $351,039 


CorNCIL  OF  Bli^HOP': 

Secretarial  Expense $          42155    $          142.88    $          784  64  $          313  47 

Official  Forms  and  Supplies 58  95            1,013  12               765.35  367.88 

Transportation  Bureau 3,634.88            4,747.76           3,129.30  2,756.46 

Collective  Travel  and  Committee 99  00  200.92 


Totals $      4,11538    $      5,903  76    $      4,778.29    S      3,638.73 


MisoELLANEors  Items: 

Printing  and  Supplies $          367  90    $          194.32  $          192  01  $          118  45 

Postage 179  21                  63.16  5195  42  49 

Share— Central  Treasury  Expense 5,205  14           4,886.91  4,456  25  3,603  14 

Audit 100.00  110  00  125.00 


Totals $      5.752  25    $      5,244.39    $      4,810  21     $      3,889  08 


Total  Disbursements $482,680  49    $485.070  77    $482,870  45    $358,567.79 


Excess  of  Receipts  Over  Disbursements     $412,721.36    $173,449  72    $240,952  27    $128,714  04 
Balance  Carried  Forward 412.721.36        586,17108        827,123  35 


Balance  in  Treasury $412,721.38    $686,171.08    $827,123.35    $955.837  39 

Cash  in  Bank $  205.837  39 

Government  Bonds 750.000  00 


806  Journal  of  the  194-4  General  Conference 

The  Administration  Fund 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  attached  statement  the  receipts  for 
the  Administration  Fund  in  the  first  fiscal  year  of  the 
quadrennium  ended  May  31,  1941,  were  $85,357.43;  in  the 
second  year  the  receipts  were  $140,175.38 ;  and  in  the  third 
year  $160,220.11.  There  was  received  for  this  fund  in  the 
first  nine  months  of  the  fourth  year  of  the  quadrennium 
$117,200.77. 

Besides  the  expenses  for  the  General  Conference  and  its 
committees  and  commissions  and  the  maintenance  of  the 
Statistical  Bureau  and  the  publication  of  the  General  Min- 
utes, there  are  three  other  beneficiaries  of  this  fund:  the 
Commission  on  Public  Information,  the  Federal  Council  of 
Churches,  and  the  World  Council  of  Churches.  To  these 
agencies  there  was  paid  in  the  three  years  and  nine  months 
$193,181.92.  There  was  paid  on  General  Conference  ex- 
penses, including  the  $40,000  borrowed  to  pay  the  final  costs 
of  the  1940  General  Conference,  $164,692.93.  There  re- 
mained in  the  fund  as  of  February  29,  1944,  to  the  credit  of 
the  General  Conference  expense  account  $175,592.85. 

Before  billing  the  Administration  Fund  for  the  account  of 
General  Minutes  and  Statistics,  the  Publishing  House  has 
credited  the  account  with  the  total  amount  received  from  the 
sales  of  the  General  Minutes.  These  credits  for  each  of  the 
years  of  the  quadrennium  are  as  follows : 

June  1,  1940  to  May  31,  1941 None 

June  1,  1941  to  May  31,  1942 $    183.00 

June  1,  1942  to  May  31,  1943 773.40 

June  1,  1943  to  February  29,  1944 1,176.40 

Total  $2,332.80 

The  statement  of  the  Receipts  and  disbursements  of  the 
Administration  Fund  for  three  years  and  nine  months 
follows. 


The  Methodist  Church  807 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbumements  of  the 

Administration  Fund 

June  1,  1940  to  February  29,  1944 

RECEIPTS 

June  1,  1940      June  1,  1941      June  1,  1942      June  1,  1943 

to  to  to  to 

May  31,  1941     May  31,  1942    May  31,  1943    Feb.  29,  1944 
Received  May  31.  1940 
From  The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church ...     $    37. 873  79 
From  The  i\!ethodist  Episcopal  Church, 

South  2,768  15 

From  Conferences 85,357.43     $140,175.38    $160,220.11     $117.200  77 


Totals $125,999  37    $140,175.38    $160.220  11     $117.200  77 


DISBURSEMENTS 
Gener.al  Expensbs: 

Stationery  and  Supplies $ 

Printing 

Postage 

Telephone  and  Telegraph 

Share — Central  Treasury  Expense 

Audit 

Refund  of  Bond  Premium  (Whitmore  4 

Smith)  (Credit) 

Office  Expense 
(Board  of  Trustees  M.  E.  S.) 


5  41 

243  43  $ 

332  02  $ 

63  00  $ 

76  99 

17  39 

15  33 

36.78 

52  26 

2  17 

97 

1  40 

28  20 

704.49 

1,041  22 

990  28 

873.83 

150  00 

60  00 

75  00 

75  00 

20.89 

450.00 

150  00 

Totals $      1.552  00    $      1,599  54    $      1,166.46    S      1,106.28 


General  Conference  Expense: 

General  Conference  Secretary's  Office 

Stenographic 

Travel 

Printing 

Postage  and  Supplies 

Equipment 

Miscellaneous 

Transportation  Bureau 

Litigation  Expense 

General  Minutes  and  Statistics 

Printing  Forms,  Etc 

Daily  Christian  Advocate 

General  Conference  Journal 

Sale— Gull  Lake  Property  (Credit) 

Interest  and  Transfer  of  Funds 

1940  General  Conference  Note 

Delegates— Travel 

Delegates— Per  Diem  .Allowance 

Delegates — Frjternal 

Commissions  and  Committees 

Judicial  Council 

Records,  Forms,  Etc 

Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship 

Central  Conferences .^. . . 

Charter,  Co-operation  and  Council 

Interdenominational  Relations 

Pensions  Legislation 

Rules 

General  Conference  Entertainment 

Miscellaneous  Expenses 

1944  General  Conference 4 .  92 


375  00  $ 

55  00  S 

>     55.00  ; 

>    510.00 

26.58 

50  50 

26  11 

264  26 

207.12 

56.72 

53.36 

231  52 

207.82 

27.79 

35  43 

260.34 

116.48 

27  93 

38.33 

7,774  84 

10.694  10 

749  48 

13.885  10 

13,121  86 

21,751.22 

16,473.10 

14,473  77 

147.00 

187  12 

95.00 

2,078.21 

336  11 

479  38 

40.000  00 

3,397.62 

25.00 
32.41 

5.58  92 

82.21 

758.18 

350  61 

1,548  95 

1,080  43 

2,751  84 

1.607.18 

1,558.10 

1,383.33 

768.75 

785.36 

123  91 

331.39 

735  57 

171  71 

1,274.02 

57.72 
122.59 

535.14 

447.71 

Totals $    68,366  97    $    39,303.49    $    22,078  32    $    34,944  15 


Paid  on  Ratio: 

Federal  Council  of  Churches %    15,756  64  $    29,154.32  $    33,324  69  $    28,994  66 

Department  of  Publicity 12,000.00  18,000  00  26.038  75  20.726  53 

World  Council  of  Churches 1,349.68  2,34112  2,61178  2,883.75 


ToUls .     $    29,106  32    $    49,495  44    $    61,975  22     $    52,604.94 

Total  Disbursements $    99,025  29    $    90,398  47    $    85,220  00    $    88,655  37 


Excess  of  Receipts  Over  Disbursements     $    26.974  08    $    49,776.91     $    75,000  11     $    28,545.40 
Balance  Carried  Forward 26,974  08         76.750  99        151.751  10 


Balance  in  Treasury $    26.974  08    $    76.750  99    $151,75110    $180.296  50 


808  Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

A  SURVEY  OF  THE  BENEVOLENCES  OF 
THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

Received  and  ordered  to  record  Thursday,  April  27.  See 

page  233. 

Report  of  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  to 

the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  19 H. 

Part  II — A  Survey  of  the  Benevolences  of 
The  Methodist  Church 

General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 

740  Rush  Street,  Chicago  11,  Illinois 

Orrin  W.  Auman,  Treasurer 

Authorization 

The  General  Conference  of  1940  ordered  that  a  survey  of 
the  Benevolences  of  The  Methodist  Church  be  undertaken 
by  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  and  that 
a  report  of  the  findings  of  such  survey  be  made  to  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  1944.  The  resolution  passed  by  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  is  as  follows : 

"In  view  of  the  confusion  and  uncertainty  arising  from  the  diflFerent 
methods  of  securing  and  allocating  Benevolence  Funds  which  have 
prevailed  in  the  three  uniting  Churches,  and  in  order  to  have  an  intelli- 
gent basis  for  determining  a  practical  and  equitable  plan  for  the 
future,  I  move  that  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  be  authorized  and  instructed  to  arrange  for  a  scientific, 
factual  study  of  the  Benevolence  giving  of  the  Church  for  General, 
Annual  Conference  and  other  Benevolences;  the  causes,  agencies,  and 
institutions  receiving  support  from  such  funds  and  the  amounts  given 
to  each;  and  all  other  data  necessary  for  formulating  a  practical 
Benevolence  Program  for  the  Church  and  a  plan  for  equitable  distribu- 
tion of  Benevolence  Funds. 

"The  results  of  this  study  shall  be  presented  to  the  next  General 
Conference  by  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
together  with  its  recommendations  for  a  Benevolence  Program  for  the 
whole  Church." 

PLAN  OF  PROCEDURE 

As  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  ap- 
proached the  task  of  making  a  survey  of  the  Benevolences, 
it  gave  consideration  to  several  different  methods  that 
might  be  adopted  to  carry  on  this  work  and  get  the  results 
desired. 

Consideration  was  given  to  the  possibility  of  employing 
the  services  of  some  professional  survey  organization  which 
has  had  experience  in  commercial  or  financial  fields.  Be- 
cause of  the  failure  of  such  organizations  to  sense  the  spirit 
and  purpose  of  the  work  within  the  Church  and  because 


The  Methodist  Church  809 

of  unsatisfactory  and  unprofitable  experiments  with  such 
professional  surveys  by  other  agencies  of  the  Church  in  the 
past,  it  was  agreed  that  little  value  would  come  to  the 
Church  from  a  survey  conducted  by  such  commercial  organ- 
ization. 

Inquiry  as  to  the  advisability  of  the  employment  of  organ- 
izations within  the  Church  including  a  proposed  survey  of 
the  field  by  joint  co-operation  of  the  World  Service  Agencies 
resulted  in  the  conclusion  that  such  proposed  surveys  would 
for  many  reasons  be  unsatisfactory. 

Therefore  the  Commission  decided  to  conduct  the  survey 
through  its  own  facilities  drawing  upon  the  records  of  the 
three  uniting  denominations  as  well  as  those  of  the  newly 
formed  Methodist  Church,  this  to  be  supplemented  by  a 
survey  of  opinion  throughout  the  Church  and  other  informa- 
tion which  might  be  derived  from  other  sources. 

The  Committee  on  Legislation  and  Survey  was  appointed 
by  the  Commission  to  give  supervision  to  the  survey.  This 
committee  was  composed  of  the  following  persons : 

Bishop  Clare  Purcell,  Chairman 

Bishop  Ernest  Lynn  Waldorf* 

W.  F.  Bryan 

Costen  J.  Harrell 

0.  W.  Auman 

Harry  S.  DeVore 

James  A.  James 

Charles  A.  Jones 

J.  E.  Skillington 

H.  R.  Snavely 

L.  W.  Wells 


'Deceased. 


Four  sub-committees  were  raised  by  the  Committee  on 
Legislation  and  Survey.  These  committees  were  to  cover  the 
following  fields : 

I.  Survey  of  the  Benevolences  of  The  Methodist  Church. 
n.  A  study  of  the  current  relation  between   World  Service  and  the 
Annual  Conference  Benevolences. 

III.  The  World  Service  apportionments  to  the  Annual  Conferences  to 
be  suggested  to  (he  General  Conference  for  the  next  quadrennium. 

IV.  New  and  amended  legislation  to  be  presented  by  the  General  Com- 
m-ission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  to  the  General  Conference. 

The  work  of  the  survey  was  begun  under  the  immediate 
direction  of  Mr.  Hubert  R.  Celley,  Assistant  to  the  Treas- 
urer. Several  years  of  research  have  been  conducted  by  Mr. 


810  Joiinial  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Celley  and  his  assistants  as  time  could  be  spared  for  this 
purpose  from  the  regular  work  of  the  oflfice.  We  are  in- 
debted to  Dr.  Curtis  B.  Haley  of  the  former  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  and  Mr.  W.  J.  Cummings  of  the 
former  Methodist  Protestant  Church  for  valuable  and  ex- 
tended research  in  the  records  of  their  respective  denomi- 
nations. 

PURPOSE  OF  THE  SURVEY 

The  following  lines  of  research  were  decided  upon  by  the 
Committee : 

(1)  The  Benevolence  giving  of  the  Church.  What  is  the  total  giving 
of  the  Church  for  Benevolences  over  a  period  of  years?  What  is 
the  proportionate  giving  and  what  is  the  per  capita  giving  of  the 
Church  for  its  Benevolences? 

(2)  To  what  causes  or  fields  of  service  does  the  Church  apply  its 
Benevolence  giving? 

(3)  How  effective  is  our  Benevolence  system?  How  does  it  operate 
and  what  are  the  results  observed? 

(4)  A  survey  of  opinion  within  the  Church  regarding  the  Benevolences 
and  the  Benevolence  system. 

I.  THE  BENEVOLENCE  GIVING 

It  is  extremely  important  that  the  Church  should  know 
what  it  is  giving  for  the  support  of  its  Missionary  and 
Benevolence  enterprises.  Especially  is  this  true  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  life  and  work  of  The  Methodist  Church  as  a 
new  denomination. 

A  careful  study  has,  therefore,  been  made  of  the  total 
giving  of  the  Church  for  the  support  of  its  Benevolence 
enterprises.  This  study  includes  the  giving  to  World  Service, 
World  Service  Specials,  Conference  Benevolences  (on  ap- 
portionment) and  other  Conference  Benevolences.  The  work 
.  of  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service  has  not  been 
included  in  this  Survey  except  in  those  instances  where  it 
is  specifically  mentioned. 

The  research  includes  an  examination  of  the  total  Benev- 
olence giving  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  The  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  South,  and  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church  for  the  ten  years  preceding  unification  plus  the  first 
three  years  of  the  first  quadrennium  of  The  Methodist 
Church.  The  statistics  and  the  observations  regarding  the 
Benevolence  structure  relate  solely  to  operations  within  the 
United  States  and  its  territories. 

We  present  on  the  following  page  a  table  showing  the 
giving  for  all  purposes  and  the  combined  totals  of  the 
Benevolence  giving  of  the  three  denominations  and  the  per 
capita  giving  for  each  of  the  ten  years  preceding  unification. 


The  Methodist  Church  811 

Giving  for  AU  Purposes  and  the  Giving  for 
Benevolences  Compared 


GiN-ing  for 

Per 

Total  Benev- 

*     Per 

All  Purposes 

Capita 

olence  Ciivinn 

Capita 

1930-1931 

$112,668,037 

$15.48 

$  14,796,295 

$  2.05 

1931-193-2 

88,114,809 

12.09 

10,189.530 

1.40 

1932  1933 

73,546,324 

10  30 

7,515,896 

1.05 

1933   1934 

74,528.536 

9.88 

7,545,192 

1.00 

1934  1935 

75,470.436 

10.33 

7,376.6ir 

1.01 

1935-1936 

80,430,828 

10.95 

7,579,563 

1.03 

1936-1937 

87,770.840 

11.87 

7,964,152 

1.08 

1937-1938 

89, 555,655 

11.93 

8,257,196 

1.10 

1938-1939 

88,137,804 

11.63 

7,894,832 

1.04 

1939-1940 

89,517,562 

12.20 

8,304,637 

1.13 

1940-1941 

89.052,523 

11.63 

10,018,632 

1.31 

1941-1942 

92,798,310 

11.88 

10,375,602 

1.33 

1942-1943 

94,210,531 

11.97 

11,238,937 

1.43 

World  Service  and  Confe 

7'ence  Bi 

enevolences  Compared 

General  Benevolences 

Total  Conference  Benevolences 

Per 

Per 

Amount 

Capita 

-Amount 

Capita 

1930-1931 

$     7,857,420 

$1.09 

$     6,938,875 

$  0.96 

1931-1932 

5,728,328 

.79 

4,461,202 

.61 

1932-1933 

4,488,243 

.63 

3,027,653 

.42 

1933-1934 

4,241,282 

.56 

3,303,910 

.44 

1934-1935 

4,396,758 

.60 

2,979,859 

.41 

1935-1936 

4,245,887 

.58 

3,333,676 

.45 

1936-1937 

4,639,681 

.63 

3,324,471 

.45 

1937-1938 

4,847,174 

.65 

3,410,022 

.45 

1938-1939 

4,597,269 

.61 

3,297,563 

.44 

1939-1940 

4,722,505 

.64 

3,582.132 

.49 

1940-1941 

5,333,264 

.70 

4,685,368 

.61 

1941-1942 

4,991.091 

.64 

5,384,511 

.69 

1942-1943 

5,734,002 

.73 

5,504.935 

.70 

The  per  capita  giving  to  General  Benevolences  by  the 
three  uniting  denominations  in  1930-1931  was  $1.09  while 
the  giving  to  the  same  causes  by  The  Methodist  Church  in 
1942-1943  was  $0.73.  This  represents  a  decline  of  33.03% 
during  the  period.  A  low  point  of  $0.56  was  recorded  in 
1933-1934. 

The  most  significant  increase  is  to  be  noted  in  the  rise  in 
the  Conference  Benevolences.  We  have  come  to  the  point 
where  the  Church  is  now  dividing  its  Benevolence  giving 
almost  equally  between  the  General  Conference  causes  and 
the  Annual  Conference  causes.  Until  1942  the  uniting  de- 
nominations and  The  Methodist  Church  had  made  a  division 
of  Benevolence  funds  favorable  to  the  General  Benevolences. 

The  trend  in  the  giving  for  all  purposes  and  for  the 
Benevolences  is  slightly  upward.  Since  unification  there  has 
been  an  increase  in  the  giving  for  all  purposes  of  $5,158,008. 


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The  following  chart  indicates  how  this  increase  has  been 
allocated  by  the  donors. 


Pen,  eapiia,  GIVING  COMPARISONS 


$1.20 


1931 


$16 


12 


Giving  for  All  Purposes 


Total  Benevolence  Giving 


Conference 
Benevolences 


1934 


1937 


1940 


1943 


The  Methodist  Church 

WHERE  ^  INCREASE  ^ 

METHODIST  GIVING  OCCURRED 


813 


Ministerial 
Support 


Benevolences 

23  ^^. 


Society  of  \:":-:':-:-:-:":-:-:-:*:->:X>^^ 
Christian 
Service 

9SO^o 


Per  Capita  National  Income  and 
Per  Capita  Methodist  Giving  for  All  Purposes 


National 

Income 

1931 

$     500.00 

1932 

379.00 

1933 

368 , 00 

1934 

418.00 

1935 

460.00 

1936 

531.00 

1937 

561.00 

1938 

509 . 00 

1939 

541.00 

1940 

579 . 00 

1941 

684.00 

1942 

889 . 00 

1943 

^1/139.00 

MethodiKt 
Giving 

$15.48 
12.09 
10.30 
9.88 
10.33 
10.95 
11.87 
11.93 
11.63 
12.20 
11.63 
11.88 
11.97 


'er 

Cent  » 

of  Income 

3 

.1 

3 

•> 

2 

.8 

2 

.4 

2 

3 

2 

1 

2 

1 

2 

3 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

7 

1. 

3 

1. 

0 

814 


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2. 


This  table  and  the  charts  on  the  next  two  pages  show  that 
Methodist  giving  followed  the  decline  in  the  national  in- 
come figures  during  the  depression  but  has  failed  to  respond 
to  the  rise  in  national  income  during  the  past  three  years. 
Several  deductions  may  be  made : 

1.  Methodist  contributions  are  not  based  upon  a  fixed 
percentage  of  income. 

There  is  little  correlation  between  the  giving  for  all 
purposes  and  the  national  income  except  that  the 
lower  income  period  in  1933-1934  is  reflected  in  the 
giving. 

Following  a  slight  recovery  from  the  low  period  in 
1933-1934  the  per  capita  giving  has  maintained  a  fairly 
even  pattern. 

YEARLY 

NATIONAL  INCOME  ''^°° 


Pe/L  Gariitci 


1931-1943 


1931 


1934 


1937 


1940 


1943 


The  Methodist  Chuich 


815 


METHODIST  GIVING 

1931-1943 


~^^  S***' 


1931 


1934 


1937 


1940 


1943 


II.  DISTRIBUTION  OF  BENEVOLENCE  GIVING 

The  distribution  of  the  Benevolence  income  of  the  Church 
affords  an  interesting-  study.  The  tables  and  graphs  sub- 
mitted herein  present  an  exhibit  of  the  proportions  of  the 
Benevolence  funds  applied  to  each  one  of  the  major  fields  in 
which  the  Church  as  shown  on  the  following  page. 

There  are  four  channels  through  which  the  Church  is 
operating: 

1.  World  Service  (or  the  General  Benevolences)  on 
apportionment. 


816  Journal  of  the  lOJfJ^  General  Conference 

2.  Annual  Conference  Benevolences  on  apportionment. 

3.  World  Service  Specials. 

4.  Other  Annual  Conference  Benevolences. 

Under  the  present  law  numbers  1  and  2  are  combined  and 
are  known  as  "World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolences." 
These  are  apportioned  jointly.  The  collections  from  the 
churches  are  forwarded  to  the  Conference  Treasurers  and 
divided  by  them  on  the  ratios  fixed  by  their  respective  An- 
nual Conferences.  In  addition  to  these  on  apportionment 
Benevolences,  there  is  a  constant  flow  of  Benevolence  sup- 
port which  finds  its  way  into  the  total  resources  of  the 
Church  through  channels  3  and  4,  "World  Service  Specials" 
and  "Other  Ar.nual  Conference  Ben'evolences."  The  church- 
wide  special  emerg-ency  appeals  are  included  under  World 
Service  Specials.  When  the  totals  for  the  whole  Church  are 
assembled  for  all  Benevolence  income,  excepting  that  of  the 
W.S.C.S.,  we  find  the  proportions  applied  to  the  several 
Benevolence  fields  of  work  as  shown  on  the  following  page. 


Distribution  of  Benevolence  Giving  of  The  Methodist 

Church  for  1942-1943 

(Not  including  the  W.S.C.S.) 

Home   Missions    25.56% 

Education      22.09% 

Hospitals  and  Homes 15.65% 

Foreign  Missions 18.10% 

Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief 4.05% 

Pensions    1.16% 

Other  Benevolences 13,39% 

From  the  percentages  presented  above  it  will  be  observed 
that  in  the  distribution  of  the  total  Benevolence  income  of 
the  Church,  77.85  "^r  goes  to  the  support  of  causes  within 
the  United  States  and  its  dependencies.  The  percentage  for 
foreign  work  includes  the  amount  appropria  ed  by  the  Divi- 
sion of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension  and  the  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief. 

In  order  to  show  the  changes  that  have  taken  place  in  the 
transition  due  to  unification,  the  proportionate  distribution 
of  the  Benevolence  incomes  of  the  three  uniting  denomina- 
tions in  the  last  year  of  their  separate  at  -i  ities,  1939-1940, 
are  presented  below. 


The  Methodist  Church  817 

Distribution  of  Benevoleyice  Giving  in  the  Three  Uniting 

Denominations  Before  Unification,  1939-19 W 

(Not  including  the  W.S.C.S.) 

Home  Missions    21.68% 

Education    23.68% 

Hospitals  and  Homes 17.57% 

Foreig:n  Missions 19.48% 

Pensions    5.39% 

Other   12.20% 

BENEVOLENCE  GIVING 


THE  METHODIST 
CHURCH 
1942-1943 


THREE  BRANCHES 

afithe 

METHOOIST  CHURCH 
1939-1940 


Temperance  1i7'5i 


818 


Journal  of  the  19J^I^  General  Conference 


BENEVOLENCE  GIVING 

P&icentage  DiAiJuJbuiLoTL. 


Foreign  Missions 


Home  Missions 


Education 


The  changes  that  appear  in  the  plan  of  distribution  of 
Benevolence  income  before  and  after  unification  may  or  may 
not  indicate  a  positive  trend.  It  is  more  likely  that  these 
changes  have  been  due  to  the  necessary  changes  in  plan  or 
emphasis  following  the  reorganization  due  to  unification. 
The  above  chart  is  presented  in  order  to  make  apparent  any 
changes  that  have  taken  place  in  the  distribution  of  Benevo- 
lence income  before  and  after  unification. 

If  we  include  the  contributions  of  the  Woman's  Society  of 
Christian  Service,  the  proportions  of  giving  to  the  several 
fields  from  the  total  Benevolence  income  of  the  Church 
would  be  as  follows : 


The  Methodist  Church  819 

Distribution  of  Benevolence  Giving  of  The  Methodist  Church 

for  1942-19^3 

(Including  the  W.S.C.S.) 

Home  Missions    30.589© 

Education    16.92% 

Hospitals  and  Homes 11.98% 

Foreign  Missions 26.27% 

Methodist  Committee  for  Ovex-seas  Relief 3.10% 

Other  Benevolences    11.15% 

Distribution  for  All  Purposes 

In  order  that  a  satisfactory  perspective  might  be  obtained 
as  to  the  place  of  the  Benevolences  in  the  giving  of  The 
Methodist  Church  for  all  purposes  we  submit  the  following 
table  of  totals  and  percentages.  It  will  be  seen  by  this  table 
that  the  amount  paid  by  The  Methodist  Church  last  year 
for  its  total  Missionary  and  Benevolence  work  including 
the  Women's  Societies  amounted  to  15.58 "^r  of  the  amount 
given  for  all  purposes. 

Relative  Distribution  of  Amounts  Paid  for  All  Purposes  by 
The  Methodist  Church,  1942  to  19^3 

Amount  Per  Cent 

Paid  Pastor  and  Assistant  Pastor $30,451,613  32.32 

Paid  Other  Ministerial  Support 5,982,478  6.35 

Buildings,  Debt  and  Interest 22,328,461  23.70 

Current  Expense 20,771,316  22.05 

Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service 3,437,726  3.65 

Home   Missions    2,872,268  3.05 

Education    2,483,105  2.63 

Hospitals  and  Homes  : 1,759,088  1.87 

Foreign  Missions 2,033,639  2.16 

Methodist  Committee  for  Overseas  Relief ....         455,044  .48 

Other  Benevolences 1,635,793  1.74 


$94,210,531     100.00 

The  following  table  and  chart  show  the  Giving  for  All 
Purposes  (including  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service)  in  five  general  categories  illustrating  the  use  of 
all  recorded  gifts. 


Ministerial  Support    

Building,  Debt  and  Interest 

Current  Expense     

Benevolences  at  Home 
Benevolences  Abroad   


Aynonnt 

Per  Cent 

$36,434,091 

38.67 

22,328,461 

23.70 

20,771,316 

22.05 

10,365,985 

11.00 

4,310,678 

4.58 

$94,210,531 

100.00 

820 


Journal  of  the  1044^  Ge^ieral  Conference 


FIVE  CLASSIFICATIONS  OF  THE  GIVING 
FOR  ALL  PURPOSES 


:  Current 


Ministerial 
Support 


ense 


a^m^o 


•Smldiiigj 


wmm. 


Benevolences 


\^m. 


^mmo. 


METHOD  OF  DETERMINING  DISTRIBUTION 

It  is  apparent  from  a  study  of  the  distribution  of  the 
Benevolence  income  of  the  whole  Church  that  there  does  not 
exist  in  The  Methodist  Church  any  consistent  plan  for  the 
making-  of  a  Benevolence  policy  applicable  to  the  Church  as 
a  whole.  Many  organizations  within  the  Church  have  the 
power  to  inaugurate  and  maintain  Benevolence  institutions 
and  organizations.  Such  institutions  or  organizations,  when 
authorized  by  the  various  authorities  within  the  Church,  ap- 
peal to  the  membership  and  constituency  of  our  churches  for 
support.  Such  authorization  and  support  is  usually  given 
without  consideration  of  the  necessary  Benevolence  program 
of  the  Church  as  a  whole. 


The  Methodist  Chvrch  821 

Of  course,  due  consideration  must  be  given  for  main- 
tenance of  the  local  philanthropic,  educational  and  mis- 
sionary needs.  But  these  ought  to  be  correlated  into  the 
framework  of  the  Benevolence  program  of  the  whole 
Church. 

It  would  seem  advisable  that  the  General  Conference 
should  authorize  a  study  of  the  General  Benevolence  pro- 
gram of  The  Methodist  Church  into  which  might  be  fitted 
various  Benevolence  enterprises  of  the  Church  in  such  a 
way  as  to  make  for  a  co-operative  consistent  Benevolence 
program.  This  could  no  doubt  be  accomplished  without  de- 
priving any  group  or  organization  of  its  autonomy  or  of  its 
democratic  initiative. 

III.   THE  BENEVOLENCE  SYSTEM 

Development  mid  Operation 

The  present  Benevolence  system  of  The  Methodist  Church 
was  fashioned  by  the  United  Conference  from  the  then 
prevailing  Benevolence  systems  of  the  three  uniting  de- 
nominations as  set  forth  in  the  Disciplines  of  those  demomi- 
nations.  The  needed  adjustments  were  made  by  the  Uniting 
Conference  so  as  to  make  of  it  a  consistent  and  workable 
plan.  The  General  Conference  of  1940  made  but  few  changes 
and  passed  the  necessary  mandates  to  put  the  new  system 
into  operation. 

The  plan  unites  the  World  Service  and  the  Annual  Con- 
ference Benevolences  into  a  single  Benevolence  budget  in 
each  Annual  Conference.  The  total  amount  for  the  con- 
ference budget  is  apportioned  by  the  conference  to  the 
districts  and  churches,  a  single  appeal  being  made  for  all 
Benevolences  included  in  the  conference  budget.  Contribu- 
tions are  forwarded  by  the  local  churches  to  the  Conference 
Treasurer  who  distributes  the  Benevolence  income  to  World 
Service  and  to  the  various  conference  causes  on  the  ratios 
established  by  the  conference. 

Advantages  and  Disadvantages  of  Present  System 

During  the  course  of  the  development  of  this  survey 
certain  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  this  Benevolence 
system  were  observed. 

It  reduces  the  number  of  appeals  for  the  Benevolences  in 
the  local  church.  It  tends  to  eliminate  competition  between 
World  Service  and  the  Conference  Benevolences  for  the 
Benevolence  giving.  Combining  Conference  Askings  with 
World  Service  Askings  affords  an  appeal  for  a  diversified, 
all  inclusive  Benevolence  program.  By  providing  for  so  many 


822  Journal  of  the  19 ^Jf.  General  Conference 

askings  in  one  apportionment  a  simplified  budget  may  be 
used  in  the  local  church. 

However,  this  system  does  not  afford  a  sufficient  oppor- 
tunity for  the  education  of  the  membership  concerning  the 
Benevolences,  particularly  the  missionary  work.  It  sub- 
stitutes an  appeal  for  gifts  for  a  benevolence  budget  instead 
of  an  approach  to  the  contributors  in  behalf  of  the  causes 
represented.  The  askings  for  certain  causes  having  a  definite, 
limited  field  of  operation  are  combined  with  the  askings  for 
other  causes  having  unlimited,  world-wide  opportunity.  The 
ratio  of  division  operates  to  divide  the  receipts  for  this 
combined  asking  so  that  causes  with  unequal  opportunity 
and  responsibility  participate  equally  in  any  increase  in 
the  Benevolence  receipts.  Thus  the  local  churches  are  in- 
duced to  place  a  ceiling  upon  their  total  Benevolence  giving. 

Promotion 

Some  Conferences  have  thoroughly  organized  their  Be- 
nevolence program  including  both  the  World  Service  causes 
and  the  Conference  Benevolences  in  such  a  way  as  to  make 
a  compelling  appeal  for  support.  Many  Conferences  have 
issued  attractive  and  informing  publicity  materials  which 
provide  complete  information  for  the  local  churches  about 
all  projects  in  the  Benevolence  program.  These  methods 
have  served  to  greatly  stimulate  the  interest  and  giving 
of  the  membership  of  the  churches. 

Ratios  of  Division  Betnceen  World  Service 
and  Conference  Benevolences 

Much  variation  has  prevailed  in  the  respective  Confer- 
ences in  establishing  the  ratios  of  division  of  the  Benevolence 
funds.  We  present  on  the  opposite  page  three  charts  showing 
on  the  left  a  typical  Conference  where  the  larger  part  of 
the  Benevolence  giving  of  the  Conference  goes  to  World 
Service.  On  the  right  is  illustrated  a  typical  Conference 
where  the  larger  part  of  the  Benevolence  giving  of  the 
Conference  goes  to  Conference  Causes.  In  the  center,  the 
average  division  for  all  Conferences  in  the  Church  resulting 
in  49.53  7r  for  World  Service  and  50.47  ^f  for  the  Confer- 
ence Causes.  It  would  seem  advisable  that  a  more  uniform 
system  of  support  for  the  General  Benevolences  be  achieved 
in  the  various  Conferences  of  the  Church. 


The  Methodist  Church 


828 


RATIOS  OF  DIVISION  BETWEEN  WORLD   SERVICE 
AND   CONFERENCE   BENEVOLENCES 

1  2  3 


31!57« 


68L5ii 


50479( 


49iV, 


L 


7638^" 


26L2^. 


Other  Conference 
Benevolences 


Conference  Benevolence 
Special  Gifts 


Apportioned 

Conference 

Benevolences 


World  Service 
Special  Gifts 

World  Service 
on  Apportionment 


1.  This  Conference  divides  its  apportioned  Benevolences 
on  the  basis  of  90'^r  for  World  Service  and  W^/c  for  the 
Conference  Benevolences. 

2.  This  is  the  average  for  the  whole  Church. 

3.  This  Conference  divides  its  apportioned  Benevolences 
on  the  basis  of  35 /^  for  World  Service  and  65'.  for  Confer- 
ence Benevolences. 

Uniform  Classes  of  Benevolences 

Because  of  the  differences  yjrevailing  in  the  various  Con- 
ferences concerning  what  may  or  should  be  included  in  the 
Benevolence  budget  of  a  Conference  in  the  Church  as  a  whole, 
there  has  arisen  much  divergence  of  opinion  and  practice 
on  this  matter.  Many  Conferences  have  included  various 


824  Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

Conference  expenses  in  their  Benevolence  budgets  while 
others  have  limited  the  items  included  in  the  Conference 
Benevolence  budget  to  strictly  missionary  or  Benevolence 
causes.  From  the  Conference  Minutes  we  have  gathered  the 
following  list  of  Benevolence  items  which  appear  in  the 
budgets  of  the  various  Conferences  of  the  Church. 

'Cla)3ses  of  Items  or  Projects  Appearing  in  the  Benevolence 
Budgets  of  Various  Conferences 

Number 
of  Conferences 

go  r  Christian  Education 

1  Educational  Institutions 

79  Conference  Missions  and  Church  Extension 

69  Conference  Board  of  Lay  Activities 

64  Conference    Treasurer's    Salary    and    Ex- 
penses 
55  Hospitals,  Homes  and  Orphanages 

39  Conference  Journal 

38  Area  Office  Expense 

33  Conference  Evangelism 

19  Conference  Entertainment 

18  Conference  Secretary's  Expense 

16  State  Council  of  Churches 

16  General  Administration  Fund 

16  Jurisdictional  Conference  Expense 

13  Conference  Christian  Advocate 

11  Emergency  Fund 

11  Expense  of  the  Conference  World  Service 

Commission 

9  Conference  Board  of  Temperance 

9  Statistical  Expense 

8  Conference  Audit 

7  Group  Insurance 

6  Superannuates  Homes 

5  Conference  Historical  Society 

4  Conference  World  Peace  Commission 

3  Headquarters  Fund 

3  Theological  Schools 

1  District  Parsonage 

1  Tract  Society 

1  Annuity  Fund 


The  Methodist  Church  825 

Co-ordination  of  Work  of  the  General  Board."! 
irifh  the  Annual  Conferences 

The  relative  responsibility  of  the  Annual  Conferences  and 
the  General  Boards  for  missionary,  educational,  and 
philanthropic  work  within  the  bounds  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ferences should  be  more  clearly  determined  than  it  now  is. 
Plans  and  policies  governing  the  co-ordination  of  such  work 
should  be  adDpted  by  the  General  Conference  after  thorough 
experimentation  and  study.  An  additional  report  on  this 
subject  will  be  presented  to  the  General  Conference  in 
another  part  of  the  report  of  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance. 

Needs  of  the  Field 

A  comprehensive  survey  of  the  needs  of  the  field  and  of 
the  benevolence  obligations  of  The  Methodist  Church  may 
be  obtained  from  a  review  of  the  Statements  of  Needs  for 
the  coming  quadrennium  which  have  been  prepared  by  the 
World  Service  Boards  and  Agencies  and  which  have  been 
presented  to  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance.  These  Statements  of  Needs  together  with  the 
statements  of  postwar  obligations  by  the  various  Boards 
will  make  a  complete  and  comprehensive  review  of  the 
Benevolence  obligations  of  our  Church  as  they  now  appear, 

IV.  SURVEY  OF  OPINION  WITHIN  THE  CHURCH 

In  April,  1942,  1,500  questionnaires  were  sent  to  leading 
ministers  and  laymen  with  a  view  to  securing  an  opinion 
regarding  the  operation  of  the  Benevolence  system  in  the 
local  church.  Five  hundred  and  forty-nine  replies  were  re- 
ceived. The  results  of  this  survey  may  be  briefly  summarized 
as  follows : 

1.  The  majority  agreed  that  we  contribute  too  little  for  the  Benevo- 
lence work  of  the  Church.  Approximately  half  of  one  per  cent  indi- 
cated that  The  Methodist  Church  was  giving  too  much  for  its 
Benevolences  and  fourteen  per  cent  thought  that  the  giving  for 
Benevolences  was  adequate. 

2.  The  per  member  giving  for  all  Benevolences  is  $1.50.  This  compares 
favorably  with  the  statistical  reports. 

3.  About  sixty  per  cent  of  the  membership  of  the  Church  contributes 
to  the  budget.  In  those  cases  where  a  separate  pledge  is  received 
for  the  Benevolences,  thirty  per  cent  of  the  membership  pledges  sup- 
port for  the  Benevolences.  These  facts  indicate  that  a  large  portion 
of  the  membership  makes  no  contribution  to  the  church  budget. 

4.  The  principal  motive  for  contiibuting  to  the  Benevolence  work  of 
the  Church  is  recorded  as,  "A  desire  to  meet  your  quota."  Other 
motives  were:  "A  desire  to  help  others,"  "A  desire  to  establish  the 
Kingdom  of  God  or  the  law  of  Love  among  all  men,"  "Loyalty  to 
pastor  and  church,"  and  "Local  church  pride."  A  majority  indicated 


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that  the  motives  for  contributing  to  the  Benevolence  work  of  the 
Church  were  combination  of  those  listed  above.  There  apparently 
is  no  outstanding-  motive. 

5.  The  respondents  were  asked  to  indicate  any  changes  that  should 
be  made  in  the  division  of  the  World  Service  funds  by  checking  a 
list  of  World  Service  Boards  and  Agencies  showing  the  ratios  ap- 
proved by  the  General  Conference.  A  majority  registered  satisfac- 
tion with  the  division  of  World  Service  funds. 

6.  Approval  of  the  present  ratio  of  division  between  World  Service 
and  Conference  Benevolences  was  registered  by  most  respondents. 
A  total  of  333  approved  the  present  ratio  of  distribution  in  their 
respective  Conferences.  Of  those  registering  dissatisfaction,  94 
thought  that  World  Service  should  be  increased  and  55  thought 
that  the  Annual  Conference  Benevolences  should  be  increased. 

7.  A  majority  of  those  replying  indicated  satisfaction  with  the  opera- 
tion of  the  present  Benevolence  system.  It  was  the  consensus  of 
opinion  that  the  system  should  not  be  changed  at  this  time  because 
we  have  not  had  ample  opportunity  to  test  it.  If  any  change  is  to  be 
made  steps  should  be  taken  to  simplify  the  system. 

A  similar  questionnaire  was  sent  to  1,325  persons  includ- 
ing Bishops,  District  Superintendents,  members  of  General 
Conference  Boards,  Chairmen  of  Conference  Commissions 
on  World  Service,  and  Finance  and  Conference  Treasurers. 
A  total  of  641  replies  was  received.  The  results  of  this 
survey  may  be  summarized  as  follows : 

1.  It  was  agreed  that  there  should  be  no  expansion  or  enlargement  of 
the  Benevolence  program  at  this  time.  A  majority  was  unwilling 
to  discontinue,  reduce  or  curtail  any  current  Benevolence  activity. 

2.  A  majority  favored  the  enlarging  of  some  phase  of  World  Service. 
These  respondents  indicated  that  the  war  had  so  changed  condi- 
tions at  home  and  abroad  that  the  Church  should  prepare  to  partici- 
pate in  the  program  of  rehabilitation  and  reconstruction.  This  work 
should  be  carried  out  by  the  existing  agencies  of  the  General 
Conference. 

3.  Most  respondents  indicated  satisfaction  with  the  present  Benevo- 
lence system.  Many  approved  a  change  only  if  a  simplification  of 
the  present  Benevolence  system  could  be  effected.  Major  changes 
should  be  postponed  until  moi'e  time  had  been  given  to  testing  the 
present  Benevolence  system  in  all  parts  of  the  Chuixh. 

In  November,  1943,  a  letter  was  sent  to  the  Chairmen  of 
the  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  and  the  Annual  Conference  Treasurers  requesting 
their  opinions  regarding  the  Benevolence  system  and  asking 
for  suggestions  for  changes  desired.  A  total  of  eighty-one 
responses  was  received.  Forty-six  expressed  satisfaction 
with  the  operation  of  the  present  Benevolence  system.  That 
changes  should  be  made  only  for  the  purpose  of  simplifying 
the  legislation  was  the  opinion  of  ten  respondents.  The  re- 
maining thirty-five  suggested  changes  which  dealt  largely 
with  the  simplification  of  some  phase  of  the  Benevolence 
system. 


The  Methodist  Church  827 

REPORT  OF  THE  GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON  WORLD 
SERVICE  AND  FINANCE 

To  THE  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church, 

1944 

Part  III.  Revision  of  the  Legislation  Pertaining  to  the 
Financial  Plan 

Adopted  April  28.  See  pages  250,  4^4. 
A  statement 

In  accordance  with  a  resolution  adopted  by  the  General 
Conference  of  1940  (Journal  p.  344),  instructing  the  Gen- 
eral Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  to  make  a 
careful  study  of  the  financial  plan  of  The  Methodist  Church 
and  make  its  report  with  recommendations  to  the  1944  ses- 
sion of  the  General  Conference,  your  Commission  submits 
for  your  consideration  the  following  revised  legislation  re- 
lating to  the  financial  system  of  the  Church.  In  the  proposed 
revisions  there  are  no  major  changes.  We  have  sought 
principally  to  codify  and  simplify  our  financial  legislation, 
beginning  with  the  general  causes  and  ending  with  the  local 
church,  to  the  end  that  the  same  may  be  easily  comprehended 
and  efficiently  administered.  In  a  number  of  instances  we 
have  written  into  the  legislation  what  has  hitherto  been  our 
practice  and  procedure,  as,  for  instance,  the  handling  of 
the  General  Administration  Fund  and  the  Episcopal  Fund. 
It  is  the  judgment  of  the  Commission  that  these  regulations 
and  methods  should  be  written  into  legislation  rather  than 
left  to  a  general  understanding  or  to  the  decision  of  an 
auxiliary  church  body.  A  few  amendments  to  our  existing 
law  are  proposed,  none  of  them  altering  our  basic  structure. 

The  paragraph  references  in  this  report  are  of  three 
kinds:  (1)  Plain  figures  in  parentheses  (804)  at  the  end  of 
a  paragraph  indicate  the  paragraph  in  the  1940  Discipline 
underlying  the  paragraph  as  rewritten;  (2)  Plain  figures  in 
parentheses  preceded  by  "P"  (P-104)  indicate  a  paragraph 
in  the  report  of  the  Commission  to  which  cross  reference 
is  made;  (3)  Plain  figures  in  parentheses  preceded  by  "Par." 
(Par.  917)  indicate  a  paragraph  in  the  1940  Discipline  to 
which  cross  reference  is  made;  (4)  "None"  indicates  that 
no  corresponding  legislation  appears  in  the  1940  Discipline. 
The  paragraph  references  as  above  detailed  are  for  this 
report  only,  and  will  be  properly  edited  before  any  of  the 
legislation  herein  proposed  is  included  in  the  Discipline. 


828  Journal  of  the  19Jf4  General  Conference 

Chapter  II — Church  Finance 

100.  The  work  of  the  Church  requires  the  support  of  our 
people,  and  participation  therein  through  service  and  gifts 
is  a  Christian  duty  and  a  means  of  grace.  In  order  that  all 
members  of  The  Methodist  Church  may  share  in  its  manifold 
ministries  at  home  and  abroad  and  that  the  work  committed 
to  us  may  prosper,  the  financial  plan  which  follows  has  been 
duly  approved  and  adopted.  (804) 

101.  The  various  Causes,  Funds,  and  Budgets  of  The 
Methodist  Church  shall  be  known  and  designated  as  follows : 
(1)  World  Service,  the  General  Benevolences  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  approved  by  the  General  Conference  and  in- 
cluded in  the  World  Service  Budget;  (2)  Conference  Benev- 
olences, the  Annual  Conference  Benevolences  and  Causes, 
approved  by  the  Conference  and  included  in  the  Conference 
Benevolence  Budget;  (3)  The  World  Service  Budget,  The 
General  Admiyiistration  Budget,  The  Episcopal  Budget,  the 
amounts  approved  or  estimated  by  the  General  Conference 
for  these  Causes  respectively;  (4)  Conference  Benevolence 
Budget,  the  amounts  approved  for  Annual  Conference 
Causes  respectively,  and  included  in  one  Budget;  (5)  World 
Service  and  Conference  Benevolence  Budget,  the  World 
Service  apportionment  to  any  Annual  Conference  plus  its 
Conference  Benevolence  Budget,  included  in  one  sum  and 
distributed  among  the  charges  of  the  Conference;  (6)  The 
World  Service  Fund,  The  General  Administration  Fund, 
The  Episcopal  Fund,  funds  received  into  the  Central  Treas- 
ury for  these  Causes  respectively. 

SECTION  I — THE  GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON  WORLD  SERVICE 
AND  FINANCE 

102.  The  General  Conference  at  each  quadrennial  session 
shall  elect  a  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance,  which  Commission  shall  through  its  Central  Oflfice 
receive  and  disburse  in  accordance  with  the  directions  here- 
inafter set  forth  all  funds  raised  throughout  the  Church  for 
(1)  the  World  Service  Fund,  (2)  the  General  Administra- 
tion Fund,  (3)  the  Episcopal  Fund,  and  (4)  any  other  fund 
or  funds  so  directed  by  the  proper  authority.  (820) 

103.  The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  be  constituted  as  follows:  From  each  judisdic- 
tion  two  Ministers  and  two  Lay  Members,  nominated  by  the 
Bishops  thereof  and  elected  by  the  General  Conference; 
seven  Members  at  Large,  chosen  without  reference  to  juris- 
dictional lines,  two  of  whom  shall  be  Bishops,  nominated  by 
the  Council  of  Bishops  and  elected  by  the  General  Confer- 


The  Methodist  Church  829 

ence.  Members  of  the  Commission  shall  serve  until  the 
adjournment  of  the  next  succeeding  quadrennial  session  of 
the  General  Conference.  Vacancies  occurring  in  the  member- 
ship of  the  Commission  in  the  interim  of  the  quadrennial 
sessions  of  the  General  Conference  shall  be  filled  by  the 
Commission,  the  nomination  for  any  such  vacancy  being 
made  by  the  Bishops  of  the  Jurisdiction  concerned,  or,  in  the 
event  of  a  vacancy  among  the  members  at  large,  by  the 
Council  of  Bishops.  Should  a  Jurisdictional  representative 
on  the  Commission  move  either  his  legal  residence  or  his 
Church  membership  to  a  place  outside  the  bounds  of  the 
Jurisdiction  he  represents,  his  membership  on  the  Commis- 
sion shall  cease,  and  the  president  shall  declare  a  vacancy. 
(820) 

104.  No  member  of  any  General  Board  or  Agency  or  em- 
ployee of  the  same  shall  be  eligible  to  membership  in  the 
General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance.  This 
rule  shall  not  apply  to  the  Bishops  who  are  elected  to 
membership  in  the  Commission  and  who  are  members  of 
those  General  Boards  or  Agencies  of  which  the  law  of  the 
Church  requires  that  all  effective  Bishops  shall  be  members. 
(Pars.  917,  1050)  The  Bishops  serving  on  the  Commission, 
however,  shall  not  be  present  in  the  sessions  of  the  Commis- 
sion when  the  salaries  of  the  Bishops  or  their  expense  or 
rental  allowances  are  under  consideration.  (820) 

105.  The  officers  of  the  Commission  shall  be  a  President, 
a  Vice-President,  a  Recording  Secretary  and  a  Treasurer, 
all  of  whom  shall  be  elected  by  the  Commission,  They  shall 
serve  until  the  adjournment  of  the  next  succeeding  quad- 
rennial session  of  the  General  Conference  and  until  their 
successors  are  duly  elected  and  qualify.  The  President,  Vice- 
President  and  Secretary  shall  be  elected  from  the  member- 
ship of  the  Commission.  The  Treasurer,  who  is  an  employee 
of  the  Commission  (P-104),  shall  not  be  a  member  of  the 
same.  He  shall,  however,  sit  with  the  Commission  and  its 
Executive  Committee  at  all  sessions  of  the  same,  and  shall 
have  right  to  the  floor  without  the  privilege  of  voting.  The 
officers  shall  perform  the  duties  usually  associated  with 
their  respective  offices.  The  Commission  shall  be  duly  in- 
corporated. (822,  830) 

106.  The  Commission  shall  meet  annually,  and  on  call  of 
the  President  or  of  a  majority  of  the  membership  thereof. 
Sixteen  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  The  Commis- 
sion shall  submit  to  each  quadrennial  session  of  the  General 
Conference  for  its  action  and  determination  a  budget  of 
annual  expense  for  the  ensuing  quadrennium.  The  expenses 
of  the  Commission,  including  the  expense  of  the  Central 


830  Journal  of  the  194^^  General  Conference 

Office,  shall  be  a  first  claim  against  the  World  Service  Fund, 
the  General  Administration  Fund  and  the  Episcopal  Fund, 
and  the  total  expense  shall  be  prorated  annually  to  each  in 
proportion  to  the  amount  received  on  the  account  of  each 
during  the  fiscal  year.  Out  of  funds  thus  provided  the 
Treasurer  shall  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Commission,  includ- 
ing the  expense  of  the  Central  Office,  and  shall  keep  a  true 
and  accurate  account  thereof.  (820,  822) 

107.  The  Treasurer  shall,  not  less  than  thirty  days  prior 
to  the  session  of  each  Annual  Conference,  transmit  to  the 
presiding  Bishop  thereof,  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Annual 
Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  and 
to  the  Conference  Treasurer,  a  statement  of  the  apportion- 
ments to  the  Conference  for  the  World  Service  Fund,  the 
General  Administration  Fund,  and  the  Episcopal  Fund. 
(P-117,  127,  131)  (None)  He  shall  keep  an  account  of  all 
funds  remitted  to  him  by  Annual  Conference  Treasurers  and 
from  other  sources  intended  (1)  for  the  World  Service 
Fund,  (2)  for  the  General  Administration  Fund,  (3)  for  the 
Episcopal  Fund,  and  (4)  for  any  other  fund  so  directed  by 
the  proper  authority,  and  shall  disburse  the  same  as  author- 
ized by  the  General  Conference  and  directed  by  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance.  A  separate 
account  shall  be  kept  of  each  such  fund,  and  none  of  them 
shall  be  drawn  on  for  the  benefit  of  another.  The  fiscal  year 
for  the  Commission  and  for  the  several  Funds,  Boards,  and 
Agencies  related  to  it,  shall  be  from  June  1  to  May  31, 
inclusive.  (822,  831) 

108.  The  Treasurer  shall  report  annually  to  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  and  to  the  respec- 
tive Annual  Conference  Commissions  as  to  all  amounts 
received  and  disbursed  during  the  year.  He  shall  also  make 
to  each  quadrennial  session  of  the  (General  Conference  a  full 
report  of  the  financial  transactions  of  the  Commission  for 
the  preceding  quadrennium.  The  Treasurer  shall  be  bonded 
for  such  an  amount  as  may  be  determined  by  the  Commis- 
sion. The  books  of  the  Treasurer  shall  be  audited  annually 
by  an  accountant  approved  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
(822,831) 

109.  There  shall  be  an  Executive  Committee  of  the  Com- 
mission to  consist  of  the  officers  of  the  Commission  and  six 
members  to  be  elected  annually  by  the  Commission,  The 
Executive  Committee  shall  meet  on  call  of  the  President  or 
of  a  majority  of  the  membership  thereof,  and  shall  act  for 
the  Commission  and  exercise  its  powers  in  the  interim  of  the 
meetings  of  the  Commission,  but  it  shall  not  take  any  action 
contrary  to  or  in  conflict  with  any  action  or  policy  of  the 


The  Methodist  Church  831 

Commission.  A  copy  of  the  Minutes  of  each  meeting  of  the 
Executive  Committee  shall  be  sent  from  the  Central  Office 
to  each  member  of  the  Commission  as  soon  thereafter  as 
practicable.  (821) 

SECTION  II — THE  WORLD  SERVICE  FUND 

110.  Prior  to  each  quadrennial  session  of  the  General 
Conference  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  make  a  diligent  and  detailed  study  of  the 
needs  of  all  the  general  causes  of  the  Church  asking  to  be 
included  in  the  World  Service  Budget.  (824) 

111.  The  Executive  Secretary  or  other  duly  authorized 
representative  of  each  Board  and  Agency  of  The  Methodist 
Church  requesting  support  out  of  the  World  Service  Fund, 
and  the  authorized  representative  of  any  other  Agency  for 
which  askings  are  authorized  by  the  General  Conference, 
shall  appear  before  the  Commission  at  a  designated  time  and 
place  to  represent  the  cause  for  v^^hich  each  is  responsible. 
(824) 

112.  The  Commission,  after  making  diligent  effort  to 
secure  full  information  regarding  the  general  causes  of  the 
Church,  in  order  that  none  may  be  neglected,  jeopardized, 
or  excluded,  shall  recommend  to  the  General  Conference  for 
its  action  and  determination  the  amount  to  be  apportioned 
in  the  annual  World  Service  Budget  for  each  Board  and 
authorized  agency  of  the  Church.  The  total  amount  thus 
designated  for  the  several  Boards  and  Agencies,  when 
approved  by  the  General  Conference,  shall  be  the  annual 
World  Service  Budget  for  the  ensuing  quadrennium.  The 
Commission  shall  recommend  also  to  the  General  Conference 
for  its  action  and  determination  a  plan  and  schedule  for  the 
distribution  of  the  receipts  on  the  World  Service  Budget 
among  the  several  Boards  and  Agencies.  (823,  824) 

113.  To  encourage  the  wider  circulation  of  the  Holy  Scrip- 
tures throughout  the  world,  and  to  provide  for  the  transla- 
tion, printing,  and  distribution  essential  thereto,  the  Ameri- 
can Bible  Society  shall  be  recognized  as  one  of  the  general 
missionary  agencies  of  The  Methodist  Church  and  the  Com- 
mission shall  make  appropriate  provision  for  participating 
in  its  support.  (827) 

114.  Any  General  Board  or  Agency  requesting  the  privi- 
lege of  a  special  Church-wide  financial  appeal  during  the 
quadrennium,  in  the  interest  of  its  work,  shall  present  such 
request  to  the  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
when  the  askings  of  the  Board  or  Agency  for  the  ensuing 
quadrennium  are  presented,  and  the  Commission  shall  make 


832  Journal  of  the  1944  Geyieral  Coyiference 

recommendation  to  the  General  Conference  relating  thereto 
for  its  action  and  determination,  (824) 

115.  The  Commission  shall  also  recommend  to  the  General 
Conference  the  days  in  connection  with  the  Church-wide 
observance  of  which  the  taking  of  special  offerings  shall  be 
authorized,  and  in  the  case  of  each  shall  recommend  whether 
or  not  the  receipts  derived  therefrom  shall  be  credited  to  the 
contributing  church  as  a  part  of  its  World  Service  appor- 
tionment, and  charged  against  the  claims  of  the  Board  or 
Agency  receiving  the  same.  All  such  recommendations  are 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  General  Conference.  (824) 

116.  The  General  Conference  having  determined  the 
budgeted  amounts  and  the  plan  and  schedule  of  distribution 
to  the  participating  Boards  and  Agencies  as  provided  in 
P-112,  thereafter  no  benevolence  interest  shall  be  allowed  to 
have  a  prior  or  preferred  claim  or  increased  ratio  participa- 
tion in  the  World  Service  Budget  during  the  quadrennium 
except  to  meet  an  emergency,  and  then  only  by  a  three- 
fourths  vote  of  those  present  and  voting  at  a  regular  or 
called  meeting  of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance,  the  Council  of  Bishops  concurring  in  this 
action  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  those  present  and  voting ; 
nor  shall  the  total  World  Service  Budget  be  changed  in  the 
interim  between  the  quadrennial  sessions  of  the  General 
Conference  except  as  required  by  unforeseen  conditions,  and 
then  only  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  those  present  and  voting 
at  a  regular  or  called  meeting  of  the  Commission,  the  Council 
of  Bishops  concurring  in  this  action  by  a  three-fourths  vote 
of  those  present  and  voting.  No  General  Board,  or  institu- 
tion (such  as  a  School,  College,  University  or  Hospital),  or 
other  cause  or  interest  of  the  Church  shall  make  a  special 
Church-wide  appeal  for  funds  without  ^"he  approval  of  the 
General  Conference,  or  in  the  interim  between  General  Con- 
ferences, without  the  approval  by  majority  vote  of  the 
Council  of  Bishops  and  of  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  respectively.  (825,  854) 

117.  The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  after  careful  study  prepare  an  equitable 
schedule  of  apportionments  by  which  the  total  World  Service 
Budget  (P-112)  shall  be  distributed  to  the  several  Annual 
Conferences  and  shall  present  the  same  to  the  General  Con- 
ference for  its  action  and  determination.  (828) 

SECTION  III — PROMOTION 

118.  To  the  Bishops  in  their  AreaS;  the  District  Superin- 
tendents in  their  Districts,  the  Pastors  in  their  Charges,  and 
the  Official  Laymen,  with  the  co-operation  of  the  various 


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General,  Jurisdictional,  and  Annual  Conference  Boards  and 
Agencies,  shall  be  committed  the  responsibility  to  make 
diligent  effort  to  raise  the  full  amount  of  the  apportionments 
accepted  by  the  Charges.  (842) 

119.  The  General  Boards  and  Agencies  participating  in 
the  World  Service  Fund  shall,  severally  and  co-operatively, 
promote  throughout  the  Church  the  World  Service  program 
and  the  causes  represented  therein.  To  the  end  that  duplica- 
tion, overlapping,  and  competition  may  be  eliminated,  the 
work  of  promotion  is  especially  committed  to  the  Executive 
Secretaries  of  the  said  participating  General  Boards  and 
Agencies,  organized  as  a  Council  of  Secretaries.  The  Council 
shall  co-ordinate  the  promotion  of  the  causes  represented 
in  the  total  World  Service  program  of  the  Church,  shall 
prepare  and  publish  such  materials  as  will  inform  our  people 
concerning  the  same,  and  shall  use  such  means  as  they  judge 
to  be  most  effective  to  enlist  their  full  and  hearty  support. 
The  expense  of  the  promotion  committed  to  the  Council  of 
Secretaries  shall  be  a  first  claim  on  the  World  Service  Fund, 
and  shall  be  payable  before  distribution  is  made  to  the 
respective  Boards  and  Agencies.  (842-844) 

120.  The  Council  of  Secretaries  and  the  participating 
Boards  and  Agencies  shall  in  their  program  of  promotion 
and  education  co-operate  with  the  Bishops,  District  Super- 
intendents, Pastors,  Church  Officials,  Jurisdictional  and  An- 
nual Conference  and  local  church  Boards  and  Agencies ;  and, 
as  the  need  and  opportunity  may  appear,  especially  with  the 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  that  its  Church-wide  lay 
organization  may  be  effectively  used  in  the  total  program  of 
promotion  and  education.  (842-844) 

121.  The  Council  of  Secretaries  shall  make  an  annual 
report  to  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance.  This  report  shall  include  a  statement  of  its  activi- 
ties and  expenditures  for  the  year  preceding  and  a  statement 
of  its  plans  and  e.stimated  Budget  for  the  year  ensuing. 
(None) 

122.  The  fourth  Sunday  in  each  month  shall  be  observed 
as  World  Service  Sunday  in  the  Church  School  of  each  local 
church.  An  offering  shall  be  taken  for  the  causes  included  in 
the  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolence  Budget  and 
the  same  shall  be  remitted  to  the  Conference  Treasurer 
(P-159)  for  proper  division  between  the  Conference  Be- 
nevolences and  World  Service  according  to  the  ratio  of 
division  adopted  by  that  Annual  Conference.  Each  church 
may  receive  credit  on  its  World  Service  and  Conference 
Benevolence  Apportionment  for  all  such  remittances  to  the 
Conference  Treasurer.  Each  Annual  Conference  shall  receive 


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credit  on   its  World   Service  Apportionment  for  all   such 
remittances  to  the  Central  Treasury.  (846) 

123.  In  order  that  the  fourth  Sunday  programs  may  be 
co-ordinated  with  the  other  missionary  programs  of  the 
Church,  the  Inter-Board  Committees  on  Missionary  Educa- 
tion, in  consultation  with  the  General  Boards  and  Agencies, 
shall  be  responsible  for  providing  study  units,  special  pro- 
grams, and  source  materials  to  aid  in  bringing  about  an 
effective  observance  of  World  Service  Sunday  throughout 
the  Church.  All  materials  thus  provided  shall  be  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  Curriculum  Committee.  (846) 

124.  As  far  as  practicable,  on  the  fourth  Sunday  in  each 
month  the  World  Service  causes  shall  be  recognized  in  the 
congregational  worship  services  of  the  Local  Churches,  by 
occasional  sermons,  three-minute  addresses,  and  the  distri- 
bution of  literature.  The  program  and  cultivation  material 
for  this  day  shall  be  provided  by  the  Inter-Board  Committee 
on  Missionary  Education,  (For  procedure,  see  Appendix, 
1732.)  (846) 

SECTION  IV — THE  GENERAL  ADMINISTRATION  FUND 

125.  The  General  Administration  Fund  shall  provide  for 
the  expenses  of  the  sessions  of  the  General  Conference,  of 
the  Judicial  Council,  of  such  General  Conference  Commis- 
sions and  Committees  as  may  be  constituted  by  the  General 
Conference,  and  for  such  interchurch  causes  and  other 
activities  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  General  Conference. 
(848) 

126.  The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  submit  to  each  quadrennial  session  of  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  an  annual  General  Administration  Budget, 
including  such  items  as  in  the  judgment  of  the  Commission 
should  be  provided  for  out  of  this  fund  for  the  ensuing 
quadrennium.  The  Commission  shall  likewise  recommend  to 
the  General  Conference  what  prior  or  preferred  claims  shall 
be  allowed  in  the  General  Administration  Budget,  and  by 
what  plan  or  ratios  the  causes  included  in  the  Budget  shall 
share  in  the  funds  collected.  The  General  Administration 
Budget  thus  submitted,  including  all  recommendations,  shall 
be  subject  to  the  action  and  determination  of  the  General 
Conference.  (None) 

127.  The  Commission  shall  apportion  among  the  several 
Annual  Conferences  of  the  Church  the  total  General  Admin- 
istration Budget,  as  approved  by  the  General  Conference,  by 
the  same  ratio  and  percentage  that  each  Conference  shares 
in  the  total  World  Service  Budget.  The  apportionments  for 
the  General  Administration  Budget  shall  not  be  subject  to 


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change  or  revision  either  by  the  Annual  Conference  or  by  the 
Charge  or  Local  Church.  (828) 

128.  The  Treasurer  of  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  shall  disburse  the  funds  received  by  him 
for  the  General  Administration  Fund  as  authorized  by  the 
General  Conference  and  as  directed  by  the  Commission. 
(None) 

SECTION  V — THE  EPISCOPAL  FUND 

129.  The  Episcopal  Fund,  raised  separately  from  all  other 
funds,  shall  provide  for  the  salary  and  expenses  of  effective 
Bishops,  and  for  a  dwelling  to  be  furnished  to  each  of  them ; 
for  the  support  of  retired  Bishops,  and  of  the  widows  and 
minor  children  of  deceased  Bishops.  Subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
the  Treasurer  shall  have  authority  to  borrow  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Episcopal  Fund  such  amounts  as  may  be  necessary  for 
the  proper  execution  of  the  orders  of  the  General  Conference. 
(849) 

130.  The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  recommend  to  each  quadrennial  session  of  the 
General  Conference  for  its  action  and  determination :  (1)  the 
amounts  to  be  fixed  as  salaries  of  the  effective  Bishops ;  (2)  a 
schedule  of  such  amounts  as  may  be  judged  adequate  to 
provide  a  dwelling  for  each  of  them,  or  for  the  maintenance 
of  Episcopal  Residences  in  areas  having  such ;  (3)  a  schedule 
of  such  amounts  as  may  be  judged  adequate  for  their  office 
and  provision  for  their  travel  expenses;  (4)  the  amounts  to 
be  fixed  as  annual  pensions  for  the  support  of  retired  Bish- 
ops; and,  (5)  a  schedule  of  allowance  for  the  widows  and 
for  the  support  of  minor  children  of  deceased  Bishops.  From 
the  facts  in  hand  the  Commission  shall  estimate  the  approxi- 
mate total  amount  required  annually  during  the  ensuing 
quadrennium  to  provide  for  the  items  of  episcopal  support 
above  mentioned,  and  shall  report  the  same  to  the  General 
Conference.  This  amount  as  finally  determined  shall  be  the 
estimated  Episcopal  Budget.  (826) 

131.  The  Episcopal  Budget  shall  be  apportioned  to  the 
several  Charges  of  the  whole  Church  in  proportion  to  the 
pastor's  current  cash  salary  paid  annually  by  each.  The 
Commission  shall  estimate  what  percentage  of  the  total 
pastors'  salaries  paid  by  the  entire  Church  will  yield  an 
amount  equal  to  the  estimated  Episcopal  Budget,  and  shall 
make  recommendations  to  the  General  Conference  concern- 
ing the  same  for  its  action  and  determination.  When  such 
percentage  has  been  approved  by  the  General  Conference,  it 
shall  be  the  basis  of  the  annual  apportionment  against  each 


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and  every  Charge  of  the  Church  for  the  Episcopal  Fund.  The 
apportionment  against  each  and  every  Charge  shall  be  an 
amount  equal  to  the  approved  percentage  of  the  pastor's 
current  annual  cash  salary  paid.  (P-107,  154)   (None) 

132.  The  Treasurer  of  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance  shall  remit  monthly  to  each  effective 
Bishop  one-twelfth  of  his  annual  salary  and  office  expenses 
as  approved  by  the  Commission.  Each  month  he  shall  remit 
to  the  person,  firm  or  organization  designated  in  writing  by 
each  Bishop  the  proportionate  share,  based  upon  the  annual 
amount  fixed,  of  the  amount  allowed  for  the  providing  of  a 
dwelling  for  such  Bishop.  In  areas  in  which  there  is  an 
Episcopal  Residence  the  allowance  for  a  dwelling  shall  be 
disbursed  as  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  determine  and  direct.  The  allowances  for 
retired  Bishops  and  for  the  widows  and  minor  children  of 
deceased  Bishops  shall  be  paid  to  them  severally  in  equal 
monthly  installments.  (850) 

133.  The  Treasurer  shall  pay  monthly  the  claim  for  the 
official  travel  of  each  Bishop  or  Missionary  Bishop,  upon 
presentation  of  an  itemized  voucher.  "Official  travel"  of  an 
effective  Bishop  shall  be  interpreted  to  include  all  visitations 
to  local  churches  within  his  Area,  and  to  institutions  or  en- 
terprises of  The  Methodist  Church  where  he  is  called  in  the 
performance  of  his  official  duties,  and  such  journeys  outside 
his  Area  as  are  within  the  meaning  of  "travel  through  the 
Connection  at  large."  (Par.  331,  item  6)  No  part  of  the 
expense  and  no  honoraria  for  any  such  visitations  shall  be 
accepted  from  local  Methodist  Churches  or  enterprises  or 
institutions  of  The  Methodist  Church,  such  expense  being  a 
proper  claim  against  the  Episcopal  Fund.  Provided,  when 
a  Bishop  who  is  a  member  of  a  Board  or  Agency  of  the 
Church  is  called  to  a  meeting  of  the  same  or  to  a  meeting  of 
a  committee  thereof,  the  expense  incident  to  such  journey 
shall  be  paid  by  the  said  Board  or  Agency  as  the  case  may  be. 

Nothing  in  this  interpretation  is  intended  to  preclude 
special  or  non-official  engagements  of  a  Bishop,  other  than 
the  oversight  of  the  temporal  and  spiritual  affairs  of  the 
Church  (Par.  331,  item  7),  such  as  series  of  lectures  in  edu- 
cational institutions,  baccalaureate  addresses,  and  preaching 
missions  of  several  days'  duration,  when  such  engagements 
do  not  interfere  with  his  official  duties,  nor  does  it  preclude 
the  acceptance  of  honoraria  for  such  services.  (851) 

134.  Should  any  effective  Bishop  in  the  interim  of  the 
quadrennial  sessions  of  his  Jurisdictional  Conference  be 
relieved  by  the  College  of  Bishops  of  his  Jurisdiction  from 
the  performance  of  regular  episcopal  duties  (Par.  331),  on 


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account  of  ill  health  or  for  any  other  reason,  the  Chairman 
of  the  said  College  of  Bishops  shall  so  notify  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Episcopal  Fund.  Beginning  thirty  days  after  such 
retirement,  he  shall  receive  the  regular  pension  allowance 
of  a  retired  Bishop,  and  such  pension  allowance  shall  con- 
tinue until  he  resumes  the  regular  duties  of  an  effective 
Bishop  or  until  his  status  shall  have  been  determined  by  his 
Jurisdictional  Conference.  (None) 

135.  Should  any  retired  Bishop,  in  the  interim  of  the 
quadrennial  sessions  of  his  Jurisdictional  Conference,  be 
called  into  active  service  by  the  Council  of  Bishops  and 
assigned  to  active  episcopal  duty  (Par.  336,  item  4)  he  shall 
be  entitled  to  remuneration  for  such  service  out  of  the  Epis- 
copal Fund.  In  the  event  of  such  assignment  of  a  retired 
Bishop  to  active  episcopal  duty,  the  Chairman  of  the  Council 
of  Bishops  shall  notify  the  Chairman  of  the  General  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance  of  the  same,  giving 
full  information  as  to  the  nature  and  scope  of  the  work 
assigned  him.  On  the  basis  of  this  information  the  said  Com- 
mission or  its  Executive  Committee  shall  determine  what 
salary  remuneration  and  what  expense  allowance  shall  be 
allowed  the  Bishop  concerned  during  the  period  of  his  active 
service.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Episcopal  Fund  shall  make 
remittance  to  him  accordingly.  (None) 

136.  In  determining  the  schedule  of  allowances  for  the 
widows  of  deceased  Bishops  the  following  rule  shall  apply : 
Each  beneficiary  who  prior  to  the  death  of  her  husband  had 
been  his  wife  for  not  less  than  fifteen  years  while  he  was 
engaged  in  the  effective  ministry  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
whether  Bishop  or  Traveling  Preacher,  shall  receive  the  full 
allowance  for  the  widow  of  a  deceased  Bishop,  as  ordered 
by  the  General  Conference.  The  allowance  of  the  widow  of  a 
deceased  Bishop  who  prior  to  the  death  of  her  husband  had 
been  his  wife  for  less  than  fifteen  years,  while  he  was  an 
effective  minister  of  The  Methodist  Church,  shall  be  deter- 
mined on  the  basis  of  that  fraction  of  fifteen  years  during 
which  she  was  his  wife,  while  he  was  an  effective  minister  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  whether  Bishop  or  Traveling  Preach- 
er;  Provided,  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  may  at  its  discretion  increase  the  said  allowance  if 
special  need  exists,  but  in  no  instance  shall  the  allowance 
of  the  widow  of  a  deceased  Bishop  exceed  the  full  allowance 
as  hereinbefore  set  forth.  (None) 

SECTION  VI — MISCELLANEOUS 

137.  All  Boards  and  Agencies  receiving  financial  support 
from  the  World  Service  Fund,  The  General  Administration 


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Fund,  or  from  any  authorized  Church-wide  appeal  shall 
make  to  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  audited  reports  of  all  receipts  and  disbursements 
in  such  detail  and  at  such  times  as  the  Commission  may 
direct.  (None) 

138.  The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  aid  in  standardizing  Annuity  rates  and  formu- 
lating policies  for  the  writing  of  Annuities  by  institutions 
and  agencies  operating  under  the  auspices  of  The  Methodist 
Church.  (829) 

139.  The  Commission  may  receive,  take  title  to,  sell  dispose 
of,  or  hold  absolutely  or  in  trust,  property,  real  and  personal, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  World  Service  Fund,  The  General  Ad- 
ministration Fund,  or  The  Episcopal  Fund  of  The  Methodist 
Church  and  for  proper  distribution  among  the  causes  sup- 
ported by  these  funds.  (830) 

140.  In  the  event  of  any  Inter-Board  disagreement  on 
financial  matters,  the  Commission  shall  act  as  arbiter.  It 
shall  also  consider  any  complaints  from  contributors, 
whether  they  be  individuals  or  organizations.  (825) 

141.  The  salaries  and  all  expense  items  paid  to  the  several 
oflficers  of  the  General  Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church 
and  to  their  chief  assistants  shall  be  published  in  the  report 
of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
to  each  quadrennial  session  of  the  General  Conference.  (855) 

142.  Individual  donors  or  local  churches  may  make  special 
gifts  to  the  support  of  any  cause  or  project  which  is  a  part 
of  the  work  of  any  one  of  the  World  Service  Boards  or 
Agencies.  Such  gifts  shall  not  apply  on  the  benevolence 
apportionment  of  any  local  church.  They  may,  however,  be 
acknowledged  by  "Special  Gift"  World  Service  Vouchers. 
Such  Special  Gift  Vouchers  shall  be  credited  in  the  Special 
Gift  World  Service  Column  in  the  Conference  Minutes. 
Special  Gifts  shall  not  be  charged  against  the  Board  or 
Boards  receiving  them  in  the  ratio  distribution  of  the  on- 
apportionment  Benevolences.  Special  Gifts  may  be  sent 
directly  to  the  Board  or  Agency  concerned,  or  to  the  Office  of 
the  Central  Treasury  of  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance.  The  Board  or  Office  issuing  a  Special 
Gift  Voucher  shall  send  at  the  same  time  a  duplicate  voucher 
to  the  Office  of  the  Central  Treasury  for  forwarding  to  the 
Conference  Treasurer.  Bequests,  gifts  on  the  annuity  plan, 
gifts  to  permanent  funds,  and  gifts  for  property  shall  be 
classified  as  Special  Gifts.  (852) 

143.  Pastoral  Charges,  individuals,  or  groups  may  desig- 
nate their  gifts  to  the  work  of  any  General  or  Conference 
Board  or  Agency  or  to  one  or  more  projects  or  types  of  work 


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under  its  direction;  provided,  that  said  gifts  shall  be  desig- 
nated for  projects  or  types  of  work  which  have  been  included 
in  the  approved  program  of  the  Boards  or  Agencies.  Before 
making  remittance  the  donor  is  requested  to  ascertain  from 
the  Board  or  Agency  concerned  whether  the  proposed  gift 
applies  to  a  project  included  in  the  approved  program.  Such 
gifts  shall  be  credited  upon  the  benevolence  apportionment  of 
the  local  church  and  shall  be  applied  upon  the  ratio  share  of 
the  receiving  Boards  or  Agencies  in  the  apportioned  benevo- 
lence funds.  (853) 

144.  The  authorized  World  Service  Boards  and  Agencies 
may  solicit  additional  or  "special"  gifts  from  individual 
donors  or  special  groups.  The  World  Service  Commission 
shall  have  power  to  limit  the  total  amounts  that  may  be  thus 
solicited  by  any  Board  or  Agency  during  any  one  year,  if  in 
the  judgment  of  the  Commission  such  action  is  necessary. 
(None) 

145.  The  word  "Methodist"  is  not  by  our  approval  or  con- 
sent to  be  used  as,  or  as  a  part  of,  a  trade  name  or  trade- 
mark or  as,  or  as  a  part  of,  the  name  of  any  public  firm  or 
organization  except  by  corporations  or  other  public  units 
created  for  the  administration  of  work  undertaken  directly 
by  The  Methodist  Church.  (None) 

SECTION  VII — THE  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE  COMMISSION  ON 
WORLD  SERVICE  AND  FINANCE 

146.  Each  Annual  Conference  shall  elect,  at  the  session  of 
the  Conference  next  succeeding  the  adjournment  of  the 
quadrennial  session  of  the  General  Conference,  a  Commis- 
sion on  World  Service  and  Finance,  nominated  by  the  Dis- 
trict Superintendents  or  a  nominating  committee,  as  the 
Conference  may  determine,  and  composed  of  five  Ministers 
and  six  Lay  Members ;  Provided,  that  in  the  smaller  con- 
ferences the  number  may  be  reduced  to  not  less  than  two 
Ministers  and  three  Lay  Members.  Their  term  of  service 
shall  begin  with  the  adjournment  of  the  said  session  of  the 
Annual  Conference,  and  they  shall  serve  for  the  quadren- 
nium  and  until  their  successors  shall  have  been  chosen. 
No  member  or  employee  of  any  Annual  Conference  Board 
and  no  employee,  trustee,  or  director  of  any  agency  or  insti- 
tution participating  in  the  funds  of  the  Annual  Conference 
Benevolence  Budget  shall  be  eligible  for  membership  on  the 
Commission.  (832) 

147.  The  Commission  shall  elect  a  President,  a  Vice- 
President,  and  a  Secretary.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Annual 
Conference  shall  be  the  Treasurer  of  the  Commission  (P- 
158) .  The  Treasurer,  who  is  an  employee  of  the  Commission, 


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shall  not  be  a  member  of  the  same.  The  Treasurer  shall  be 
bonded  in  a  surety  company  approved  by  the  Commission, 
and  for  an  amount  which  the  Commission  judges  to  be 
adequate.  (833) 

148.  The  Chairman  of  each  Conference  Board  or  Agency, 
or  other  duly  authorized  representative,  shall  have  opportu- 
nity to  represent  the  claims  of  each  Board  or  Agency  before 
the  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance.  The  Commission  shall  make  diligent  effort  to 
secure  full  information  regarding  all  Conference  Causes, 
that  none  may  be  neglected,  jeopardized,  or  excluded,  and 
shall  recommend  to  the  Annual  Conference  for  its  action  and 
determination  the  total  amount  to  be  apportioned  for  Con- 
ference Causes,  and  included  in  the  Conference  Benevolence 
Budget.  (834) 

149.  The  Commission  shall  also  recommend  to  the  Annual 
Conference  for  its  action  and  determination  the  amount  or 
the  percentage  of  the  total  sum  of  the  Conference  Benevo- 
lene  Budget  which  shall  be  apportioned  to  each  cause  in- 
cluded in  the  said  budget.  (835) 

150.  The  Commission,  upon  receiving  from  the  Treasurer 
of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  a 
statement  of  the  amount  apportioned  that  Annual  Confer- 
ence for  World  Service,  shall  combine  the  World  Service 
apportionment  and  the  approved  Conference  Benevolence 
Budget  (P-148)  in  one  total  sum  to  be  known  as  World 
Service  and  Conference  Benevolences.  The  total  World 
Service  and  Conference  Benevolence  Budget  thus  established 
shall  be  distributed  annually  among  the  Districts  or  Charges, 
by  the  method  determined  by  the  Conference  (P-151),  and 
by  such  divisions  and  ratios  as  the  Conference  may  approve. 
A  like  distribution  shall  be  made  of  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ence apportionments  and  any  other  apportionments  that 
have  been  properly  made  to  the  Annual  Conference.  The 
distribution  of  all  apportionments  mentioned  in  this  para- 
graph shall  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ference. (837) 

151.  The  (Commission  shall  recommend  to  the  Annual 
Conference  for  its  action  and  determination  whether  the 
apportionments  referred  to  in  P-150  shall  be  made  by  the 
Commission  to  the  Districts  only,  or  to  the  Charges  of  the 
Conference.  If  the  apportionments  are  made  by  the  Com- 
mission to  the  Districts  only,  then  the  distribution  to  the 
Charges  of  each  District  shall  be  made  by  the  District  Stew- 
ards. The  Conference  may  order  that  the  entire  distribution 
to  all  the  Charges  of  the  Conference  be  made  by  the  District 
Superintendents.  (837) 


The  Methodist  Church  841 

152.  Should  the  Annual  Conference  direct  that  the  distri- 
bution to  the  Charges  of  each  District  shall  be  made  by  the 
District  Stewards,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  District 
Superintendent  thereof  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  District 
Stewards  of  his  District  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the 
adjournment  of  the  Annual  Conference,  and  they  shall  make 
the  distribution  to  the  Charges  of  the  District,  using  such 
methods  as  they  may  determine,  unless  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence shall  have  determined  the  method  of  distribution  to  the 
charges.  The  District  Superintendent  shall  be  chairman  of 
all  District  Stewards'  meetings.  (None) 

153.  The  Commission  shall  include  in  its  recommendations 
to  the  Annual  Conference  the  amounts  computed  by  the 
Board  of  Conference  Claimants  (Par.  1314)  as  necessary  to 
meet  the  needs  for  annuity  payments  and  relief.  (Par.  166) 
(None) 

154.  The  Commission  shall  at  each  session  of  the  Annual 
Conference  report  to  the  Conference  the  standard  percent- 
age, based  on  pastor's  current  annual  cash  salary  paid, 
approved  by  the  General  Conference  and  apportioned  to  each 
charge  in  the  Conference  for  the  Episcopal  Fund,  as  set 
forth  in  P-131.  (None) 

155.  The  Commission  upon  receiving  from  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  a  statement  of 
the  amount  apportioned  to  the  Annual  Conference  for  the 
General  Administration  Fund  (P-107),  shall  apportion  the 
same  to  the  several  Districts  or  Charges  of  the  (I"onference, 
using  the  same  method  and  percentages  adopted  for  distrib- 
uting the  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolence  Budget. 
(P-151)    (None) 

156.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Annual  Conference  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance,  unless  otherwise 
provided  (P-157),  to  estimate  the  total  amount  necessary 
to  furnish  a  sufficient  and  equitable  support  for  the  District 
Superintendents  of  the  Conference,  including  salary  and 
suitable  provision  for  dwelling,  travel  and  office  expense. 
The  Commission  shall  recommend  to  the  Conference  for  its 
action  and  determination  the  amount  estimated,  including 
the  salary  and  other  allowances  specified  above,  for  each  of 
the  several  District  Superintendents.  The  Commission  shall 
also  recommend  to  the  Annual  Conference  for  its  action  and 
determination  the  basis  and  method  by  which  the  total 
amount  shall  be  apportioned  to  the  Districts  or  Charges  in 
harmony  with  P-166.  The  Conference  Treasurer  shall,  as 
far  as  practicable,  remit  monthly  to  the  several  District 
Superintendents  the  amounts  due  them,  respectively,  and 
with  the  approval  of  the  Conference  the  Commission  on 


842  Journal  of  the  19^4  Gefierai  Conference 

World  Service  and  Finance,  or  the  Treasurer,  as  the  Con- 
ference may  determine,  may  borrow  the  funds  necessary  to 
make  this  possible.  (840) 

157.  Annual  Conferences  which  elect  to  do  so  may  provide 
for  the  support  of  District  Superintendents  through  the 
Board  of  District  Stewards  in  each  of  the  several  Districts. 
In  that  case,  the  District  Stewards  under  the  chairmanship 
of  the  District  Superintendent  (P-151)  shall  estimate  the 
salary  and  expenses  of  the  District  Superintendent  and  shall 
apportion  the  same  among  the  several  Charges  of  the  Dis- 
trict, by  the  plan  adopted  by  the  District  Stewards.  The 
amount  apportioned  for  the  support  of  the  District  Superin- 
tendent shall  be  included  in  the  items  of  Ministerial  Support. 
(P-165)  The  District  Stewards  may  elect  a  Treasurer,  to 
whom  the  Treasurer  of  each  Pastoral  Charge  shall  make 
remittances,  and  who  shall  in  turn  make  payment  to  the 
District  Superintendent.  In  the  event  that  no  such  treasurer 
is  elected,  remittances  shall  be  made  directly  to  the  District 
Superintendent.  There  shall  be  a  settlement  at  least  once  a 
quarter  when  proportional  payments  for  the  various  items 
of  Ministerial  Support  shall  be  made.  (P-166,  167)   (841) 

158.  Each  Annual  Conference,  on  nomination  of  its  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance,  shall,  at  the  first 
session  of  the  Conference  after  the  adjournment  of  each 
quadrennial  session  of  the  General  Conference,  elect  a 
Conference  Treasurer.  He  shall  serve  for  the  quadrennium 
or  until  his  successor  shall  be  elected  and  qualify.  The  Con- 
ference Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall 
have  authority  and  supervision  over  the  Treasurer.  After 
consultation  with  the  Bishop  in  charge,  it  may  remove  him 
from  office  for  cause,  and  fill  the  vacancy  until  the  next  ses- 
sion of  the  Conference.  The  Commission  shall  have  the 
accounts  of  the  Conference  Treasurer  for  the  Conference 
year  preceding  audited  within  forty  days  after  the  close  of 
each  session  of  the  Annual  Conference.  (838) 

159.  All  amounts  contributed  in  Local  Churches  for  World 
Service  and  Conference  Benevolences  shall  be  remitted 
monthly  by  the  Local  Church  Treasurer  to  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Annual  Conference.  The  Conference  Treasurer  shall 
each  month  divide  the  total  amount  thus  received,  setting 
aside  the  proper  amount  for  World  Service  and  the  proper 
amount  for  Conference  Benevolences,  according  to  the 
proportionate  share  of  each  in  the  total  World  Service  and 
Conference  Benevolence  Budget.  He  shall  make  monthly 
remittances  of  the  share  received  by  him  for  Conference 
Benevolences  to  the  Treasurers  of  the  several  Boards  and 
Agencies  for  Conference  work  according  to  the  rightful 


The  Methodist  Church  843 

share  and  proportion  of  each.  He  shall  remit  monthly  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  the  share  received  by  him  for  World  Service  and 
the  total  received  by  him  for  the  General  Administration 
Fund,  the  Episcopal  Fund,  and  other  general  causes.  The 
Treasurer  of  each  Annual  Conference  shall  make  a  full 
report  covering  all  general  funds  handled  by  him  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  each  month.  These  reports  shall  be  made  on  forms 
authorized  by  the  General  Commission.  The  Annual  Confer- 
ence Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall  provide 
a  suitable  bond  for  the  Annual  Conference  Treasurer  and 
shall  designate  a  depository  or  depositories  for  Annual 
Conference  Funds.  It  shall  require  the  Treasurers  of  all 
Conference  Boards  and  Agencies  to  be  properly  bonded  in 
companies  approved  by  the  Commission,  and  shall  require 
that  their  books  be  properly  audited  at  least  annually.  (839, 
801) 

The  Commission  shall  recommend  to  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence the  amount  in  which  the  Treasurers  of  all  unincorpo- 
rated Boards  or  Commissions  shall  be  protected  by  fidelity 
insurance,  and  the  application  for  such  fidelity  bonds  shall 
be  made  by  the  corporate  body  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
and  the  costs  shall  be  provided  for  out  of  the  funds  held  by 
the  unincorporated  Board  or  Commission  so  insured.  And 
Institutions  and  organizations  that  are  incorporated  by  the 
laws  of  the  State  shall  secure  fidelity  bonds  for  the  Treasur- 
ers of  their  funds  and  shall  pay  the  cost  of  the  premium 
required. 

160.  For  the  sake  of  economy  and  efficiency  the  Annual 
Conference  may  constitute  the  Conference  Treasury  as  a 
depository  for  funds  designated  for  any  or  all  Conference 
Boards  and  Agencies  participating  in  the  Conference  Be- 
nevolences, eliminating  as  far  as  possible  the  necessity  of 
a  treasurer  for  each.  In  this  event  the  Conference  Treasurer 
shall  keep  a  separate  account  for  each  such  Conference 
Board  of  Agency,  enter  the  proper  credits  in  each  at  the 
end  of  each  month's  business,  and  disburse  the  same  on 
proper  order  from  each  Board  or  Agency,  respectively.  None 
of  the  above  designated  accounts  shall  be  drawn  on  for  the 
benefit  of  another.  (None) 

161.  The  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  shall  co-operate  with  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance  and  with  the  General  Board  of 
Lay  Activities  in  i)romoting  and  standardizing  the  financial 
system  in  the  local  Churches  of  the  Conference.  (836) 

162.  No  Annual  Conference  Board  or  interest  such  as  a 


844  Jo/inial  of  the  lU^k  General  Conference 

School,  College,  University,  or  Hospital  shall  make  a  special 
Conference-wide  appeal  to  the  Churches  for  funds  without 
the  approval  of  the  Annual  Conference,  except  in  case  of  an 
extreme  emergency,  when  such  approval  may  be  given  by 
a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  District  Superintendents  and  of  the 
Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
acting  jointly.  (854) 

163.  When  application  is  made  to  the  Conference  for  the 
privilege  of  a  special  Conference-wide  financial  appeal, 
whether  by  special  collections,  campaigns,  or  otherwise,  the 
application  shall  be  referred  to  the  Conference  Commission 
on  World  Service  and  Finance  before  final  action  is  taken 
thereon.  The  Commission  shall  investigate  the  application 
and  its  possible  relation  to  other  obligations  of  the  Confer- 
ence, and  in  the  light  of  the  facts  make  recommendations  to 
the  Conference  for  its  action  and  determination.  Such 
application  for  privilege  of  a  special  appeal  may  be  made 
directly  to  the  Commission  for  recommendation  to  the  An- 
nual Conference.  (None) 

164.  The  various  Annual  Conference  Boards  and  Agencies 
shall  report  each  year  to  their  respective  Annual  Confer- 
ences the  salaries  and  other  expenses  allowed  each  secretary 
in  their  employ,  and  the  same  shall  be  published  in  the  Con- 
ference Journal.  (855) 

SECTION  VIII — MINISTERIAL  SUPPORT 

165.  Assumption  of  the  obligations  of  the  itinerancy 
required  to  be  made  at  the  time  of  admission  into  the  Travel- 
ing Connection  puts  upon  the  Church  the  counter-obligation 
of  providing  support  for  the  entire  Ministry  of  the  Church. 
In  view  of  this,  the  claim  for  Ministerial  Support  in  each 
Pastoral  Charge  shall  include  provision  for  the  support  of 
Pastors,  District  Superintendents,  Bishops  and  Conference 
Claimants.  (805,  551) 

166.  Each  Annual  Conference  shall  determine  what  plan 
and  method  shall  be  used  in  distributing  the  apportionments 
for  District  Superintendents  and  Conference  Claimants  to 
its  several  Districts  and  Charges,  whether  by  percentages 
based  on  the  pastor's  current  salary  paid  or  by  some  other 
method.  (P-153. 157)  (806,  552) 

167.  When  the  apportionments  for  Bishops,  District 
Superintendents,  and  Conference  Claimants  for  the  several 
Districts  and  Charges  have  been  determined,  payments  made 
to  the  same  in  each  pastoral  Charge  shall  be  exactly  propor- 
tional to  the  amount  paid  on  the  pastor's  salary.  The  Treas- 
urer or  Treasurers  of  each  pastoral  Charge  shall  accordingly 


The  Methodist  Church  845 

make  proportional  distribution  of  the  funds  raised  in  that 
Charge  for  the  support  of  the  Ministry,  and  remit  monthly, 
if  practicable,  and  quarterly  at  the  latest  (P-157),  the  items 
for  Bishops,  District  Superintendents,  and  Conference 
Claimants  to  the  proper  Treasurer  or  Treasurers.  (806,  807, 
553) 

168.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Quarterly  Conference  of 
each  Pastoral  Charge  or  of  the  Stewards  of  the  Charge,  as 
the  Quarterly  Conference  may  elect,  at  the  session  immedi- 
ately preceding  the  Annual  Conference,  and,  after  consulta- 
tion with  the  Pastor,  to  agree  upon  the  minimum  salary  of 
the  Pastor  of  the  Charge  for  the  ensuing  year.  In  Charges 
of  more  than  one  organized  congregation,  the  amount  appor- 
tioned to  each  Church  shall  be  recorded  in  the  minutes  of  the 
Quarterly  Conference.  The  Pastor's  salary,  thus  agreed 
upon,  shall  not  include  the  traveling  and  moving  expenses 
of  a  new  appointee  to  the  Charge.  Where  traveling  and 
moving  expenses  of  a  new  appointee  to  a  Charge  are  paid  by 
the  Charge,  this  amount  shall  be  a  separate  and  additional 
item.  (808,  554) 

169.  No  pastor  shall  be  entitled  to  any  claim  for  unpaid 
salary  against  any  Church  or  Charge  he  has  served  after  his 
pastoral  connection  with  the  Church  or  Charge  has  ceased. 
(809,  555) 

170.  Each  Annual  Conference,  after  careful  study  of  its 
needs  and  its  sources  of  income  for  Ministerial  Support,  may 
adopt  a  schedule  of  Minimum  Support  for  its  Pastors,  includ- 
ing full-time  Accepted  Supply  Pastors.  The  schedule  may 
allow  for  differences  in  living  conditions,  number  of  depend- 
ents in  the  family,  or  any  other  variants,  as  directed  by  the 
Annual  Conference.  (810,  556) 

171.  When  adopted  by  vote  of  the  Annual  Conference,  this 
schedule  of  Minimum  Support  shall  be  observed  by  the 
Bishops  and  District  Superintendents  in  arranging  Charges 
and  making  the  appointments.  (811  and  557) 

172.  If  necessary  in  order  to  maintain  a  satisfactory 
schedule  of  Minimum  Support  or  to  assist  the  Pastors  of  a 
Conference  in  special  need,  a  Sustentation  Fund  may  be 
established.  The  method  to  be  employed  for  making  the 
apportionments  therefor  to  the  Pastoral  Charges  and  for 
collecting  and  disbursing  the  same  shall  be  determined  by 
the  Annual  Conference.  (812) 

173.  Should  the  Annual  Conference  judge  that  additional 
funds  are  needed  to  supplement  the  funds  provided  for  in 
P-172,  apportionments  may  be  made  for  the  same  to  the 
Ministerial  Members  and  the  Accepted  Supplies  in  the  form 
of  a  percentage  of  that  part  of  the  salary  of  each  over  and 


846  Jourmd  of  the  19^4  General  Conference 

above  the  amount  which  the  Conference  has  designated  as 
the  minimum  salary  level.    (812,  558) 

174.  Every  Ministerial  Member  of  an  Annual  Conference 
appointed  to  any  other  field  than  the  Pastorate  or  District 
Superintendency  shall  furnish  annually  to  the  Secretary  of 
his  Conference,  at  the  time  of  the  Conference  Session,  a 
statement  of  his  remuneration,  and  the  salaries  or  remunera- 
tion of  all  men  in  special  service  shall  be  published  in  the 
Journal  of  the  Annual  Conference.  (814) 

SECTION  IX — THE  LOCAL  CHURCH 

175.  As  soon  as  practicable  after  the  session  of  the  Annual 
Conference  each  District  Superintendent  shall  notify  each 
Charge  in  his  District  what  amounts  have  been  apportioned 
to  it  for  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolences.  (P- 
150,  151)  It  shall  be  the  joint  responsibility  of  the  Pastor, 
the  District  Steward  for  the  Charge,  and  the  Church  Lay 
Leader  to  present  to  a  meeting  of  each  congregation  in  the 
Charge  a  statement  of  the  apportionments  for  World  Service 
and  Conference  Benevolences  to  each  Church  respectively, 
explaining  the  causes  supported  by  each  of  these  funds,  and 
their  place  in  the  total  program  of  the  Church.  Such  presen- 
tation to  each  local  congregation  shall  be  made  before  the 
Quarterly  Conference  of  that  Charge  shall  set  the  amount  of 
its  acceptances.  The  First  or  Second  Quarterly  Conference 
may  accept,  increase,  or  decrease  the  amount  apportioned 
for  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolences.  The  amount 
voted  by  the  Quarterly  Conference  shall  be  the  amount  as- 
sumed by  the  Charge  for  this  cause.  The  District  Superin- 
tendent shall  also  notify  each  Charge  of  all  other  amounts 
properly  apportioned  to  it. 

The  apportionments  to  the  Charge  for  the  General  Ad- 
ministration Fund  and  the  Episcopal  Fund,  for  District 
Superintendents  and  Conference  Claimants  are  not  subject 
to  change  or  alteration  bv  the  Quarterly  Conference  or  by 
the  Local  Church.  (845) 

176.  The  District  Superintendent  shall  report  as  soon  as 
practicable  to  the  resident  Bishop  and  to  the  Chairman  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Annual  Conference  Commission  the 
amounts  that  have  been  accepted  for  World  Service  and 
Conference  Benevolences  for  the  year  in  his  District,  Charge 
by  Charge.  The  Conference  Treasurer,  as  soon  as  he  has 
received  this  information,  shall  make  a  full  report  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  of  all  acceptances  in  his  Conference.  (847) 

177.  The  strength  of  the  Church  is  in  the  local  congrega- 
tion. The  Church's  financial  support  springs  from  the  hearts 


The  Methodist  Church  847 

and  habits  of  our  people.  Constant  care  must  therefore  be 
taken  to  cultivate  in  each  Local  Church  a  conscience  concern- 
ing the  Christian  Stewardship  of  possessions,  in  order  that 
each  may  become  a  supporting  unit  in  the  world-wide  min- 
istry of  The  Methodist  Church.  Certain  principles  and 
procedures  are  applicable  to  all  Local  Churches,  the  large 
and  the  small  alike : 

1.  The  appeal  for  the  financial  support  of  the  Church  must 
be  rooted  in  the  principles  of  Christian  Stewardship.  Train- 
ing the  individual  to  regard  his  possessions  as  a  sacred  trust 
to  be  administered  as  in  the  sight  of  God  is  the  perennial 
task  of  the  Church,  requiring  the  united  effort  of  the  pastor, 
the  lay  leader,  the  Local  Church  organizations,  and  other 
agencies  and  methods  as  set  forth  by  the  General  Board  of 
Lay  Activities  (Par.  223,  item  17,  1247-1249)  ; 

2.  The  membership  of  the  Local  Church  must  be  informed 
concerning  the  Church's  local  needs  and  concerning  her 
manifold  ministries  at  home  and  abroad.  In  the  work  of  the 
Kingdom  information  is  inspiration,  and  an  informed 
Church  is  a  vigorous  and  generous  Church ; 

3.  The  obligation  of  each  individual  member — the  poor 
and  the  prosperous,  child  and  adult — to  contribute  of  his 
means  to  the  work  of  the  Church  must  be  insistently  laid  on 
the  consciences  of  all,  and  each  must  be  urged  to  contribute 
in  proportion  to  his  ability  and  in  accord  with  the  vows  he 
made  when  he  became  a  member  of  the  Church  (Par.  1585, 
1586)  ; 

4.  Our  people  must  be  trained  to  contribute  to  the  Church 
regularly  and  systematically.  The  work  of  The  Methodist 
Church  never  ceases.  Constant  labors  require  constant  sup- 
port. We  who  constantly  receive  from  God  are  obligated 
constantly  to  give.  We  therefore  recommend  and  urge  that 
our  people  contribute  to  the  Church  weekly,  or,  in  the  case 
of  rural  Churches,  monthly  at  the  most.  (815) 

178.  To  the  Official  Board  (Par.  541)  is  committed  the 
responsibility  of  setting  up  a  budget  in  each  Local  Church 
and  making  provision  for  meeting  the  same.  (Par.  542)  The 
Board  shall  appoint  annually  a  Finance  Committee  of  not 
less  than  three  members  whose  duty,  prior  to  the  close  of 
each  fiscal  year,  shall  be  : 

1.  In  collaboration  with  the  Financial  Secretary  or  Treas- 
urer, and  with  the  Pastor  and  other  proper  officials  prepare 
a  budget  for  the  ensuing  year,  in  the  following  form  or  some 
adaptation  thereof  as  the  Committee  may  determine. 

A.  Ministerial  Suppoi-f  and  Local  Expense,  which  shall 
include  Pastor's  Salary  and  suitable  provisions  for  a  dwell- 
ing; apportionments  for  Di.strict  Superintendents,  Bishops, 


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and  Conference  Claimants,  respectively ;  and  all  current  ex- 
pense items  such  as  employed  helpers,  supplies  of  all  kinds, 
repairs,  and  other  items  that  properly  belong  to  local  current 
expense ; 

B.  Benevolence  Apportionments  and  Other  Askings,  which 
shall  include  the  World  Service  and  Conference  Benevolence 
acceptance  of  the  charge  (P-175) ,  district  benevolences,  city 
missions,  the  General  Administration  Fund,  Jurisdictional 
Conference  apportionment,  and  other  special  or  benevolence 
askings  approved  by  the  Annual  Conference  or  by  the  Official 
Board ; 

2.  To  present  the  Local  Church  Budget,  as  thus  estimated 
by  the  Finance  Committee,  to  the  Official  Board  for  revision 
and  for  tentative  approval ; 

3.  To  proceed  immediately  to  inform  the  congregation  of 
the  financial  needs  of  the  Church  as  set  forth  in  the  proposed 
budget,  and  by  personal  canvass  of  the  entire  membership  of 
the  Church  and  other  supporters  to  secure  pledges,  which 
with  any  other  expected  income  will  cover  the  same ; 

4.  Should  the  Official  Board  elect  to  do  so,  pledge  cards  for 
a  permanent  and  continuing  subscription  shall  be  prepared, 
and  individuals  shall  be  asked  to  subscribe  a  certain  amount 
per  week  or  per  month  without  limitation  as  to  the  length  of 
time  the  said  subscription  shall  continue  effective.  In  this 
event  the  subscriber  shall  have  the  right  to  alter  his  sub- 
scription at  any  time  on  written  notice,  and  the  subscription 
shall  terminate  when  his  membership  in  the  Local  Church 
is  terminated.  This  method  eliminates  the  laborious  necessity 
of  soliciting  each  year  the  faithful  contributors  to  the 
Church ; 

5.  If  the  probable  income  appears  insufficient  to  meet  the 
estimated  budget,  the  Official  Board  shall  take  steps  to  pro- 
vide for  the  deficit.  When  the  expected  income  appears  suf- 
ficient to  cover  the  fiscal  budget,  the  same  may  be  finally 
ratified  and  approved ; 

6.  The  total  for  Ministerial  Support  and  Local  Expense 
and  for  Benevolence  and  Other  Askings  may  be  combined  in 
a  single  unified  budget,  if  the  Official  Board  so  elects,  in 
which  event  subscribers  shall  be  asked  to  make  a  single  sub- 
scription to  the  whole ;  or  the  two  budgets  may  be  kept  and 
administered  separately  and  subscribers  asked  to  subscribe 
to  each  and  to  make  duplex  offerings.  Single  offering  en- 
velopes or  duplex  envelopes,  as  the  case  may  require,  should 
be  made  available  to  all  subscribers.  (816) 

179.  All  funds,  except  such  funds  as  are  committed  to  the 
responsibility  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  (776-776),  received 


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into  the  treasury  of  the  Local  Church  shall  be  administered 
by  the  Official  Board.  The  following  rules  shall  apply  : 

1.  As  far  as  practicable,  the  income  shall  be  prorated  each 
month  among  the  respective  items  and  causes  represented 
in  the  budget ; 

2.  Contributions  made  to  specific  causes  and  objects  shall 
be  promptly  forwarded  according  to  the  intent  of  the  donor, 
and  shall  not  be  used,  even  temporarily,  for  any  other 
purpose ; 

3.  When  the  budget  of  the  Local  Church  has  been  ap- 
proved, additional  appropriations  or  items  shall  not  be 
added  thereto  without  the  consent  of  the  Official  Board  and 
after  sufficient  income  has  been  provided  to  cover  the  same; 
any  payments  to  no  cause  or  item  in  the  budget  shall  exceed 
the  budget  allowance  except  by  order  of  the  Board.  (815) 

180.  The  Local  Church  Treasurer,  elected  by  the  Quarterly 
Conference  (or  if  the  Quarterly  Conference  fails  to  do  so, 
by  the  Official  Board)  shall  receive  and  disburse  funds  paid 
into  the  Church  Treasury  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Official  Board: 

1.  He,  or  the  Financial  Secretary,  shall  keep  a  proper 
account  of  each  subscriber  and  contributor  to  the  (Church 
Budget ; 

2.  He  shall  properly  record  all  receipts  into  the  Church 
Treasury  and  all  disbursements  therefrom ; 

3.  He  shall  deposit  promptly  all  funds  received  by  him  in  a 
Bank  approved  by  the  Official  Board  and  deposit  in  that 
bank  in  the  name  of  the  church  ; 

4.  He  shall  report  all  receipts  and  disbursements  and  all 
unpaid  obligations  each  month  to  the  Official  Board,  and  to 
the  Quarterly  Conference  as  may  be  required ; 

5.  He  shall  assist  the  Finance  Committee  in  estimating 
the  Annual  Budget.  (818) 

6.  These  regulations  shall  also  apply  to  the  Treasurer  of 
Benevolences,  where  there  is  such  a  Treasurer. 

181.  A  Church  may,  if  it  so  determines,  elect  a  Local 
Treasurer  who  shall  receive  and  disburse  all  money  con- 
tributed for  Ministerial  Support  ajid  Local  Expense,  and  a 
Benevolence  Treasurer  who  shall  receive  and  disburse  all 
contributions  to  Benevolence  Apportionments  and  similar 
causes.  (815-819) 

W.  F.  Bryan,  Vice  Chairman; 
COSTEN  J.  Harrell,  Secretary. 


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REPORTS  OF  GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON 

WORLD  SERVICE  AND  FINANCE  TO  THE 

1944  GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

PART  IV.  RECOMMENDATIONS 

Report  No.  1.  World  Service  Ratios 

Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  259. 

The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 

recommends  the  following  schedule  for  the  distribution  of 

World  Service   Funds  for  the  quadrennium  beginning  June 

1,  1944. 

L  Fixed  sums  shall  be  paid  annually  from  the  World 
Service  receipts  as  follows : 

"^ 

To  the  Board  of  Pensions,  111.  Corp. $  66,500 

To  the  Board  of  Pensions,  Mo.  Corp 50,000 

To  the  Board  of  Pensions,  111.  Corp.,  for  the  Woman's  Division 
of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  to  aid  in 
providing:  pensions  for  Deaconesses 30,000 


Total $146,500 

The  treasurer  shall  pay  one  twelfth  of  the  foregoing 
amounts  each  month  to  the  boards  indicated. 

n.  The  balance  of  the  receipts  for  the  World  Service  pro- 
gram shall  be  distributed  according  to  the  following  ratios : 

*Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension 71.5  '/c 

Board  of  Education   15.2  ^c 

**Theological   Schools    4.08% 

Commission  on  Courses  of  Study 1.059c 

Board  of  Temperance 2.2   9c 

Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes ^1% 

Board  of  Lay  Activities 1.659c 

Commission  on  World  Peace 9  9c 

Commission  on  Evangelism   1.2  9o 

American  Bible  Society   1.259^ 

W.  F.  Bryan,  V ice-Chairman; 
COSTEN  J.  Harrell,  Secretary. 


•  From  the  receipts  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Junaluska  and 
Sequoyah  Assemblies  are  to  receive  in  equal  shares  14  oi  1%  annually,  not  to  exceed 
(4,000  each  annually. 

••  Two  per  cent  of  the  total  realized  from  this  ratio  shall  be  paid  each  year  to 
Scarritt  College  for  Christian  Workers,  not  to  exceed  $4,000  annually. 

REPORT  No.  2.  The  Episcopal  Fund  Budget 
(See  Discipline  Paragraphs  826  and  806) 
Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Pages  262,  307. 
The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 


The  Methodist  Church  851 

presents  to  the  General  Conference  the  following  recom- 
mendations concerning  the  Episcopal  Fund  Budget  for  the 
quadrennium  beginning  June  1,  1944. 

I.  Salaries  of  effective  bishops,  allowances  for  support  of 
retired  bishops  and  widows  and  minor  children  of  deceased 
bishops,  and  grants-in-aid  to  Central  Conferences. 

1.  The  salary  of  an  effective  bishop  shall  be  $7,500  per 
year. 

2.  The  salary  of  an  effective  missionary  bishop  {Diacipline , 
Paragraph  341)  shall  be  $6,000  per  year.  In  providing  the 
same  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
shall  give  full  consideration  to  rates  of  exchange. 

3.  The  allowance  for  a  retired  bishop  or  missionary  bishop 
shall  be  $3,000.00  per  year. 

4.  The  allowance  for  the  widow  of  a  deceased  bishop  or 
missionary  bishop  shall  be  $1,800  per  year,  provided  that 
prior  to  the  death  of  her  husband  she  had  been  his  wife  for 
a  period  of  at  least  fifteen  years  while  he  was  engaged  in  the 
effective  ministry  of  The  Methodist  Church,  whether  as  a 
bishop  or  a  traveling  preacher.  The  allowance  for  the  widow 
of  a  deceased  bishop  or  missionary  bishop,  who  prior  to  the 
death  of  her  husband  has  been  his  wife  for  a  shorter  period 
than  fifteen  years  while  he  was  an  effective  minister  of  The 
IMethodist  Church,  shall  be  determined  on  the  basis  of  that 
fraction  of  the  said  fifteen  years,  during  which  she  was*  his 
wife. 

5.  The  amounts  to  be  allowed  for  the  support  of  minor 
children  of  deceased  bishops  or  missionary  bishops  shall  be 
determined  in  each  case  by  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance. 

6.  The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
shall  determine  what  sum  shall  be  paid  from  the  Episcopal 
Fund  for  the  support  of  the  several  retired  Central  Confer- 
ence Bishops,  and  the  widows  of  Central  Conference  Bishops 
after  due  consideration  of  the  facts  in  each  case. 

7.  The  grants-in-aid  to  the  several  Central  Conferences 
shall  be  made  as  heretofore  in  such  amounts  as  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall  determine 
after  due  consideration  of  the  representations  concerning 
the  need  for  the  same,  as  made  by  the  respective  Central 
Conferences,  or  their  authorized  repre.sentatives. 

II.  Episcopal  residence,  travel,  secretarial  and  office  ex- 
penses. 

1.  For  effective  Bishops: 

a.  For  an  Episcopal  residence  furnished,  a  maximum  of 
$1,200.00  shall  be  allowed  annually  to  each  effective  Mis- 


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sionary  Bishop,  the  same  to  be  determined  by  actual  rent 
paid,  provided  that  in  the  event  that  a  Missionary  Bishop  is 
temporarily  located  in  the  United  States,  the  General  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance,  shall  after  due  con- 
sideration of  the  facts  in  the  case  be  authorized  to  increase 
such  allov^ance  for  dw^ellin^  on  the  basis  of  rent  actually 
paid  to  the  sum  not  to  exceed  $1,800.00. 

b.  For  secretarial  and  office  expense  there  shall  be  allowed 
annually  to  each  effective  Bishop  a  sum  not  to  exceed  $1,800 
per  year. 

c.  Cost  of  "official  travel"  of  each  effective  Bishop  shall  be 
paid  as  provided  in  the  Discipline. 

2.  For  effective  missionary  Bishops: 

a.  For  house  rent  a  maximum  of  $1,200  shall  be  allowed 
annually  to  each  effective  missionary  bishop,  the  same  to 
be  determined  by  actual  rent  paid. 

b.  For  secretarial  and  office  expense  there  shall  be  allowed 
to  each  effective  missionary  Bishop  a  sum  not  to  exceed 
$1,200  annually. 

c.  Cost  of  necessary  "official  travel"  of  each  effective  mis- 
sionary Bishop  shall  be  paid  as  provided  in  the  Discipline. 

d.  In  computing  the  above  allowance  due  consideration 
shall  be  given  to  the  prevailing  rates  of  exchange. 

3.  For  retired  Bishops: 

Traveling  expenses  incurred  by  each  retired  Bishop  and 
missionary  Bishop  in  attending  the  meetings  of  the  General 
and  Jurisdictional  Conferences  and  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops  shall  be  paid. 

4.  For  Central  Conference  Bishops: 

Travel  expenses  incurred  by  each  Central  Conference 
Bishop  in  attending  sessions  of  the  General  Conference,  and 
the  meeting  of  the  Council  of  Bishops  held  in  connection 
therewith,  and  one  other  meeting  of  the  Council  of  Bishops 
during  the  ensuing  quadrennium  shall  be  paid. 

Travel  expense  of  the  wife  of  each  Central  Conference 
Bishop  whose  home  is  in  the  United  States  shall  also  be  paid 
as  incurred  in  attending  the  General  Conference,  or  instead 
thereof,  one  trip  to  the  United  States  at  any  time  during  the 
ensuing  quadrennium. 

5.  Travel  expense  vouchers  required: 

Travel  expense  of  Bishops,  missionary  Bishops,  and  Cen- 
tral Conference  Bishops  shall  in  every  case  be  paid  only  upon 
the  presentation  of  itemized  vouchers  covering  the  same. 


The  Methodist  Church  853 

III.  The  apportionment  for  the  Episcopal  Fund. 

For  the  ensuing  quadrennium  the  apportionment  for  the 
Episcopal  Fund  shall  be  a  sum  equal  to  one  and  three- 
quarters  per  cent  of  the  amount  paid  to  the  pa.stors'  current 
cash  salaries,  exclusive  of  house  rent,  throughout  the  entire 
Church ;  the  same  to  become  effective  in  each  Annual  Con- 
ference at  its  first  session  after  the  1944  General  Conference ; 
and,  if  the  receipts  in  the  Fund  admit,  to  reduce  the  appor- 
tionment below  1"'|.  ""f  as  much  as  possible,  so  as  to  avoid 
;in  unreasonable  surplus.  It  is  to  be  noted  that  this  appor- 
tionment re])resents  a  reduction  of  the  rate  from  two  and 
one-quarter  to  one  and  three-quarters  per  cent.  Accordingly 
the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  shall 
be  authorized  to  change  the  rate  of  apportionment  during 
the  quadrennium,  if  necessary,  to  a  figure  not  exceeding  two 
and  one-quarter  per  cent. 

The  estimated  annual  requirement  for  this  Fund  during 
the  ensuing  quadrennium  is  $560,137.11.  The  estimated  re- 
turn from  the  foregoing  proposed  apportionment  is  $553,- 
468.  The  balance  now  in  hand  will  provide  for  the  difference 
in  these  two  sums. 

IV.  Determination  of  the  Validity  of  claims. 

The  executive  committee  of  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance  shall  act  for  the  Commission, 
within  the  authority  conferred  upon  it  by  the  Commission, 
in  determining  the  validity  of  any  claims  upon  the  Episcopal 
Fund  which  may  be  presented  during  the  ensuing  quad- 
rennium. 

W.  F.  Bryan,  Vice-Chair  man: 
COSTEN  J.  Harrell,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  3.  General  Administration  Fund 

Adopted  April  29.  See  Joitrnal,  Page  262. 

The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 
recommends  the  following  annual  budget  for  the  General 
Administration  Fund  for  the  quadrennium  beginning  June 
1,  1944. 

General  Conferenci-  Expenses  (Including  General  Conference 

Commissions,  Committees,  etc.^        $108,333 

Federal  Council  of  Churches  55,000 

World  Council  of  Churches  6,000 

Commission  on   Public  Tnfoimalioii  20,500 

$195,83:5 


854  Jouruul  of  the  1944  General  Confereftce 

We  recommend  that  the  annual  budget  of  $195,833  be 
apportioned  among  the  several  Annual  Conferences  of  the 
Church  by  the  same  ratio  and  percentage  that  each  con- 
ference shares  in  the  total  World  Service  Budget.  The 
apportionments  for  the  General  Administration  Fund 
Budget  shall  not  be  subject  to  change  or  revision  either  by 
the  Annual  Conference  or  by  the  Charge  or  local  church. 

The  several  interests  included  in  the  annual  budget  of  the 
General  Administration  Fund  shall  participate  in  the  re- 
ceipts for  that  Fund  in  proportion  to  the  amount  allotted  to 
each. 

All  items  in  the  budget  of  the  General  Administration 
Fund  excepting  the  General  Conference  expenses  shall  be 
limited  to  the  quadrennial  total  for  each  item,  but  the  pay- 
ments made  in  any  one  year  may  exceed  the  annual  budget 
item. 

It  is  understood  that  this  budget  and  all  recommendations 
pertaining  to  the  General  Administration  Fund  shall  go  into 
effect  as  of  June  1, 1944. 

W.  F.  Bryan,  Vice-Chair  man; 
COSTEN  J.  Harrell,  Secretary. 

Report  No.  4.  Miscellaneous  Recommendations 

Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Pages  262,  263. 

1.  Recomynendations  on  the  Relation  of  World  Service  to 
Annual  Conference  Home  Missions. 

(1)  We  recommend  that  the  General  Board  of  Missions 
be  responsible  for  the  maintenance  and  support  of  such  home 
missionary  projects  that  are  clearly  the  responsibility  of  the 
whole  Church.  Let  it  be  the  duty  of  the  Division  of  Home 
Missions  and  Church  Extension  to  develop  the  home  mis- 
sionary policy  of  the  Church  and  establish  demonstration 
projects  throughout  the  Church.  It  should  counsel  with  the 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  each  Annual 
Conference  by  giving  direction  to  the  home  missionary 
policy  of  the  Conference. 

(2)  We  recommend  that  the  Division  of  Home  Missions 
and  Church  Extension  of  the  General  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension  retain  responsibility  for  purely  mission- 
ary work  within  the  Conference,  such  as  work  among  racial 
and  foreign  groups  and  mountain  work. 

(3)  We  recommend  that  the  Annual  Conferences  look 
toward  the  support  of  all  missionary  Charges  within  their 
Conferences  and  make  adjustments  as  will  make  this  become 
operative  by  the  next  quadrennium. 

(4)  We  recommend  that  the  Annual  Conference  Commis- 


The  Methodist  Church  855 

sion  on  World  Service  be  requested  to  take  every  care  to 
include  in  the  Conference  benevolence  budget  only  such 
items  as  are  clearly  of  benevolence  and  missionary  character. 
If,  in  carrying  out  the  readjustments  with  the  above  sug- 
gestions, the  Annual  Conferences  find  it  necessary  to  make 
some  minor  changes  in  the  ratio  of  division  in  the  benev- 
olences they  be  cautioned  to  use  every  effort  to  protect  the 
general  missionary  and  benevolence  interests  of  the  Church. 

2.  Recommendations  on  Payments  to  Theological  Schools. 

We  recommend  that  the  treasurer  of  the  General  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance  be  authorized  to  dis- 
tribute the  share  of  the  Theological  Schools  in  the  World 
Service  Funds  according  to  the  ratio  approved  by  the  Asso- 
ciation of  Methodist  Theological  Schools. 

3.  Recommendations  on  Budgets. 

We  recommend  that  the  annual  budget  for  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  be  $5,500,  and 
that  the  annual  budget  for  the  Treasurer's  Office  be  $39,750. 
In  view  of  the  uncertain  conditions  prevailing  and  in  order 
to  permit  the  Commission  to  care  for  emergencies  arising 
during  the  next  quadrennium,  we  recommend  that  the  Gen- 
eral Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  be  author- 
ized to  increase  the  total  of  the  foregoing  budgets  as  the 
emergency  or  need  may  arise  in  an  amount  not  to  exceed 
$10,000  in  any  one  year. 

4.  Recommendation  on  General  Administration  Fund. 

The  General  Conference  of  1940  placed  an  annual  limita- 
tion upon  the  amount  to  be  paid  to  the  agencies  receiving- 
allotments  from  the  General  Administration  Fund.  During 
the  first  three  years  of  the  quadrennium  no  agency  received 
through  its  regular  ratio  distribution  the  maximum  allowed 
by  the  General  Conference.  It  is  now  apparent,  however, 
that  in  the  last  year  of  the  quadrennium  closing  May  31, 
1944,  that  the  share  in  the  General  Administration  Fund 
receipts  of  one  or  more  of  these  agencies  will  exceed  the 
annual  amount  fixed  by  the  General  Conference.  Inasmuch 
as  no  agency  receiving  allotments  from  the  General  Admin- 
istration Fund  has  received  or  will  likely  receive  an  amount 
equal  to  its  quadrennial  share,  we  recommend  that  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  remove  the  maximum  stipulation  for  these 
agencies  for  the  last  year  of  the  current  quadrennium. 

5.  Matter  of  Reference. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service 
and  Finance  held  in  Chicago  on  February  21  and  22,  1944, 


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the  following  motion  was  passed :  It  was  "moved  that  in 
connection  with  other  matters  which  are  referred  to  the 
General  Conference  that  we  ask  the  General  Conference  to 
clarify  the  relationship  of  The  Methodist  Church  to  the 
Federal  Council  of  Churches  and  the  World  Council  of 
Churches  and  that  we  ask  that  the  realm  of  responsibility 
which  falls  to  the  Administration  Fund  be  particularly  in- 
dicated." This  request  is  hereby  presented  to  the  General 
Conference  for  consideration, 

W.  F.  Bryan,  V ice-Chairman; 
CosTEN  J.  Harrell,  Secretary. 

COMMISSION  ON  WORLD  SERVICE  AND  FINANCE 

Report  on  Apportionments 

Adopted  April  29.  See  Journal,  Page  263. 

The  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  herewith 
submits  to  the  1944  session  of  the  General  Conference,  in 
harmony  with  Paragraphs  824  and  828  of  the  1940  Dis- 
cipline, the  proposed  World  Service  budget  for  the  ensuing 
quadrennium  and  the  proposed  schedule  of  annual  appor- 
tionments to  the  respective  Annual  Conferences. 

Your  Commission,  with  the  assistance  of  the  expert  advice 
of  the  Central  Treasury,  has  labored  diligently  during  this 
quadrennium  to  discover  or  devise  an  arrangement  of  avail- 
able facts  and  figures  which  would  serve  as  the  basis  for  a 
just  and  equitable  distribution  of  the  World  Service  budget 
among  the  Annual  Conferences.  The  size  of  our  Church  and 
the  consequent  variety  of  prevailing  situations  and  condi- 
tions affecting  this  matter  have  rendered  this  undertaking 
a  failure  to  date.  It  is  therefore  recommended  that  the 
annual  World  Service  budget  for  the  ensuing  quadrennium 
shall  be  a  sum  ten  per  cent  in  excess  of  the  total  amount 
which  the  records  shall  show  that  the  Annual  Conferences 
have  contributed  to  World  Service  during  the  fiscal  year, 
June  1,  1943,  to  May  31,  1944.  We  also  recommend  that  dur- 
ing the  ensuing  quadrennium  the  annual  apportionment  to 
each  Annual  Conference  shall  be  a  sum  ten  per  cent  in  excess 
of  its  contributions  to  the  World  Service  fund  during  the 
fiscal  year,  June  1,  1943,  to  May  31,  1944;  provided,  that  the 
apportionments  of  those  Annual  Conferences  that  paid  a 
sum  in  excess  of  the  amount  apportioned  to  them  during 
the  year  1943-1944  shall  be  apportioned  for  the  ensuing 
quadrennium  on  the  basis  of  10 '"r  in  excess  of  the  1943- 
1944  apportionment.  We  request  that  the  treasurer  of  the 
Commission  be  authorized  to  insert  in  the  proper  place  in 


The  Methodist  Church  857 

the  records  of  this  Conference  the  total  World  Service  budget 
as  soon  as  these  figures  are  available.  We  recommend  that 
the  Conference  instruct  the  treasurer  of  the  Commission 
that,  in  cases  of  Conferences  meeting  before  the  1943-1944 
figures  are  available,  the  apportionments  to  such  Conferences 
severally  shall  be  a  sum  ten  per  cent  in  excess  of  the  con- 
tributions of  each  such  Conference  to  the  World  Service 
fund  during  the  fiscal  year  1942-1943.  Thereafter  the  ap- 
portionments shall  be  according  to  the  schedule  first  above 
mentioned. 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  total  annual  World  Service 
apportionments,  as  herein  recommended,  are  approximately 
thirty  per  cent  less  than  the  annual  apportionments  of  the 
last  quadrennium.  In  combining  these  apportionments  with 
the  Conference  Benevolence  budgets  of  the  respective  An- 
nual Conferences,  thereby  creating  the  World  Service  and 
Conference  Benevolence  budget,  a  situation  arises  that 
requires  careful  thought  and  planning.  Unless  each  Annual 
Conference  reduces  its  Conference  Benevolence  Budget  by 
the  same  percentage  by  which  the  World  Service  apportion- 
ment to  that  Conference  has  been  reduced  or  unless  it  makes 
an  adjustment  in  its  ratio  of  division,  it  is  apparent  that 
the  general  causes  of  the  Church  will  suffer  in  the  division 
of  the  funds  received  for  World  Service  and  Conference 
Benevolences.  We  therefore  appeal  to  all  Annual  Conference 
Commissions  on  World  Service  and  Finance  and  to  our 
Bishops  and  District  Superintendents  to  exercise  every  care 
and  all  diligence  that  the  Conference  Benevolence  budget  in 
each  Conference  shall  be  so  adjusted  that  the  ratio  by  w^hich 
World  Service  participates  in  the  combined  World  Service 
and  Conference  Benevolence  Budget  shall  yield  a  proportion- 
ate share  in  the  total  not  less  than  it  received  during  the 
past  quadrennium.  It  is  the  conviction  of  your  Commission 
that  the  World  Service  and  Conference  benevolence  appor- 
tionment to  every  Charge  should  be  related  to  its  previous 
benevolence  giving,  and  should  be  in  such  a  sum  as  might 
be  reasonably  expected  from  that  Charge.  We  recommend 
to  all  Annual  Conference  Commissions  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  a  careful  study  of  the  question  of  apportionments 
to  Charges  and  churches  in  the  light  of  the  revised  World 
Service  apportionments,  that  nothing  be  lost  either  to  the 
General  Conference  or  Annual  Conference  causes. 

The  Commission  emphasizes  to  the  utmost  the  fact  that 
the  World  Service  budget  recommended  in  this  report  does 
not  approximate  the  amount  that  would  be  required  to  meet 
the  needs  of  your  World  Service  agencies  if  they  dared  to 
undertake  the  work  that  confronts  them  now — tasks  that 


858 


Joui'iial  of  the  1!).'^.'^  General  Conference 


Christ  has  committed  to  his  Church,  some  of  which  will 
not  be  undertaken  at  all  unless  by  these  Agencies.  This  dis- 
couraging fact  has  been  made  clear  and  emphatic  to  the 
Commission  as  it  has  heard  and  considered  the  reports  and 
representatives  of  the  Boards  and  Agencies  of  the  Church 
throughout  this  quadrennium.  Neither,  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Commission,  does  this  budget  approximate  the  ability 
of  our  people  to  contribute  to  the  great  causes  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church.  This  budget  is,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Com- 
mission, the  largest  budget  which  will  provide  both  a  chal- 
lenge to  the  Church  and  a  goal  that  is  attainable  at  the 
present  stage  of  our  Church's  development  and  vision.  As 
our  people  learn  and  practice  the  principles  of  Christian 
stewardship  and  give  heed  to  the  commission  of  Jesus  Christ 
to  his  Church,  we  shall  be  able  to  undertake  new  tasks  in 
a  needy  world.  This  World  Service  budget  is  a  milepost  along 
the  way  of  our  Methodist  advance,  and  may  it  soon  be 
behind  us ! 

W.  F.  Bryan,  V  ice-Chair  man; 

COSTEN  J.  Harrell,  Secretary. 


World  Service  Apportionme7its  for  the  Quadrenyiium , 
19U-1948 


Receipts  for 
Fiscal  Year 
Ended  5/31/44 
Northeastern  Jurisdiction $      1,665,009.06 

Boi-TON  Area 136,848  04 

Maine  Conference 17,4.55  13 

New  England  Conference 62,482.04 

New  England  Southern  Conference 43,834.70 

New  Hampsliire  Conference 13,076. 17 

New  York  Area 318,586.96 

Newark  Conference 97,911  84 

New  York  Conference 44, 710  34 

New  York  East  Conference 109,299  80 

Troy  Conference 66, 664 .  98 

Philadelphia  Area 316,041.71 

New  .Jersey  Conference 103,505.54 

Philadelphia  Conference 115.563.32 

Puerto  Rico  Mission 1,627.00 

Wyoming  Conference 95, .345. 85 

Pittsburgh  Area 325,113  66 

Erie  Conference 101,985.61 

Pittsburgh  Conference 133,791.46 

West  Virginia  Conference 89.336.59 

Stracuse  Area 211,009  34 

Central  New  York  Conference 87, 054  26 

Genesee  Conference 90,089.49 

Northern  New  York  Conference 33, 865. 59 

W<sHiN(iTON  Area ,357.409.35 

Baltimore  Conference 182, 115. 11 

Central  Pennsylvania  Conference 123,084  82 

Peninsula  Conference 52. 209  42 


10^  c                        > 

kpportiomnent 
1944-1948 

166,500.90    $ 

1.831.510.00 

13.684.80 
1,745  51 
6.248.20 
4,383.47 
1.307.62 

150.533  f)0 
19.201.00 
68,730.00 
48.218  00 
14.. 384  00 

31,858.70 
9,791  18 
4,471.04 

10,929.98 
6,666.50 

350,446  00 
107,703  00 

49,181.00 
120,230.00 

73,332  00 

31.604.17 

10,350.55 

11,556.33 

162.70 

9,534.59 

347,646  00 
113,856  00 
127,120  00 
1,790  00 
104,880  00 

32,511.37 
10,198.56 
13,379.15 
8,933.66 

357,625  00 
112.184.00 
147,171  00 
98,270  00 

21,100  93 
8,705.43 
9,008.95 
3,386.55 

232,110  00 
95.760  00 
99,098  00 
37.252  00 

35,740.93 
18,211  51 
12.308  48 
5.220  94 

393,150  00 
200.327  00 
135.393  00 
57.430  00 

The  Methodist  Church 


S59 


SOCTHSASTEKN  JlRlSDIc  TIOS 

Athnta  Area 

I-  lorida  Conference 

Norlli  Georgia  Conference 
Soiitli  Cieorgia  Conference 


HiKMI.SOHAM  AkKA 

Alabama  Conference 
Memphis  Conference 
Mississippi  Conferenie 
North  Al.ibama  Confen  nee 

Charlotte  Area 

North  Carolina  Conference 
Western  North  Carolina  Confcren<i 


CoLiMBiA  Area 

.'kxith  Carolina  Conference 
I'pper  South  Carolina  Conference 

I-oiisviLLE  Area 

Kentucky  Conference. 

Louis\  ille  Conference 

Nashville  Area 

Cuba  Conference 

Holston  Conference 

Tennessee  Conference 

Ri(  BMOND  Area 

North  Mississippi  Conference 

\  irginia  Conference 

•  10*^  in  excess  of  apportionment  for  last  (|uadrennium 


Receipts  for 

Fiscal  Year 

Knded  5/31/44 

lO^'r 

Apportionment 
1944-1948 

988,376  74     S 

98,837  65    $ 

1.076,049  00 

229,890  41 
90,165  5S 
71,413  20 
68,311  63 

22.989  04 
9,016  56 
7.141  32 
6., 831   16 

241.715  00 
•88.018.00 
78,555  00 
75,142  00 

160,468  07 
30,892  61 
51,133  67 
30,621  09 
47,820  70 

16.046  80 
3.089  26 
5,113  37 
3.062.10 
4.782  07 

176,515  00 
33,982  00 
56,247.00 
33,683  00 
52.603  00 

1.54.917.24 
53,625  09 
101,292  15 

15.491  72 
5,362  51 
10,129  21 

170.409  00 
58.988  00 
111.421  00 

77,278  10 
27.748  03 
49.530  07 

7,727  81 
2.774  80 
4.953  01 

85.006  00 
30.523  00 
.54,483  00 

.18.620  83 
30.012.43 
28.808  40 

5.862.08 
3.001.24 
2.860  84 

64.483.00 
33,014  00 
31,469  00 

130.220  55 

13.022  05 

8^325  30 
4,696  75 

143,242  00 

83.253  05 
46.967.50 

91.578  00 
51,664  00 

176,981  54 
27.741.27 
149.240.27 

17,698.15 
2,774.13 
14,924  02 

194,679  00 
30,515  00 
164,164  00 

Ce.sth^l  .Iiri.-;diction 

Atlantic  Coast  Area 

Atlanta  Conference 

Central  Alabama  Conference 

Florida  Conference 

.Savannah  Conference 

South  Carolina  Conference 

.South  Florida  Conference 

Baltimore  Area 

Delaware  Conference 

East  Tennessee  Conference 

North  Carolina  Conference 

Tennessee  Conference 

Washington  Conference 

CoLfMBi's  Area 

Central  West  Conference 

I>exington  Conference 

Southwest  Conference 

New  Orleans  Area 

I/Ouisiana  Conference. 

Mississippi  Conference 

Texas  Conference . 

I'pper  MbtsLaippi  Conference 
West  Texas  Conference . 

*  10' (  in  excess  of  apportionment  for  lust  ciuudreiiniuni 


Receipts  for 

Fiscal  Year 

lO^e 

Apportionment 

Rnded  5/31/44 

1944-1948 

115.471  75    S 

11,547  18 

$          126,917  00 

27.939  57 

2,793  96 

30.632.00 

4.869.57 

486.96 

5.357  00 

4.000  00 

400  00 

4,400.00 

3.046  00 

304.60 

•3.274  00 

3,. 503  00 

350  30 

•3.828.00 

10.421  00 

1,042  10 

11.463.00 

2.100.00 

210  00 

2.310  00 

40.991.10 

4.099  11 

45.090  00 

16.507  00 

1.650  70 

18,158.00 

2,805  00 

280  50 

3,085  00 

5,876.70 

587  67 

6.464  00 

1.568.00 

156  SO 

1.725  00 

14.2.34  40 

1.423  44 

15.658  00 

17,935.28 

1.793  .53 

19.729  00 

6,434.92 

643.49 

7,078.00 

10.262.36 

1,026  24 

11,289  00 

1.238  00 

123  80 

1,362.00 

28.605  80 

2,860  58 

31,466  00 

7,690  00 

769  00 

8,459  00 

5.904  00 

590.40 

6,494.00 

7.240  50 

724  05 

7,964  00 

3,7.55  30 

375  53 

4,131.00 

4.016  00 

401  60 

4,418  00 

860 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


Receipts  for 
Fiseal  Year 
Ended  5/31/44 

North  Central  .IiRiSDicTioN S      1,637,240  33 

Chicago  Area 307,535.81 

Illinois  Conference 127,441.67 

Rock  River  Conference 120,043.50 

Southern  Illinois  Conference 60,050. 64 

Cincinnati  Area 432,480  83 

Northeast  Ohio  Conference 213,791.38 

Ohio  Conference 218.680  45 

Dbs  Moines  Area 155,569.93 

Dakota  Conference 14,908.60 

lowa-Des  Moines  Conference 68,938.42 

Northwest  Iowa  Conference 29,378.27 

Upper  Iowa  Conference 42,344.64 

Detroit  Area 218,470  43 

Detroit  Conference 136,830.99 

Michigan  Conference 81 ,  639 .  44 

Indianapolis  Area 334,400.36 

Indiana  Conference 113,486.72 

North  Indiana  Conference 155,377.04 

Northwest  Indiana  Conference 65,536.60 

Saint  Pail  Area 188,782.97 

Minnesota  Conference 48,964.30 

North  Dakota  Conference 16,008. 10 

Northern  Minnesota  Conference 44,611.19 

West  Wisconsin  Conference 28, 152.51 

Wisconsin  Conference 51,046.87 

*  10'  c  in  excess  of  apportionment  for  last  quadrennium. 


10';  Apportionment 

1944-1948 
163,724  03     S      1,788,247.00 


30,753  58 

12,744.17 

12,004.35 

6,005  06 

43,248.09 
21,379.14 
21,868  95 

15,556.99 
1,490.86 
6,893.84 
2,937.83 
4,234  46 

21,847  04 
13,683.10 
8,163  94 

33,440.03 
11,348.67 
15,537.70 
6,553.66 

18,878.30 
4,896.43 
1,600.81 
4,461.12 
2,815.25 
5,104  69 


338,289.00 
140,188.00 
132,048.00 
66,055  00 

475,729  00 
2.35,171.00 
240,558  00 

171,127  00 
16,400.00 
75,832  00 
32,316  00 
46,579.00 

240.318.00 
150,514.00 
89,804.00 

3.55,123.00 

124,835.00 

*158, 198.00 

72,090  00 

207,661.00 
53,861.00 
17,609.00 
49,072.00 
30,968.00 
56,151  00 


Receipts  for 
Fiscal  Year 
Ended  5/31/44 

Soi'TH  Central  .Jurisdiction S         626 , 434 .  15    •? 

Dallas  Area 121,353.85 

Central  Texas  Conference 29,652.85 

New  Mexico  Conference 20,807.33 

North  Texas  Conference 24.245.37 

Northwest  Texas  Conference 46,648.30 

Houston  Area 163,721.37 

Indian  Mission 51 .  29 

Louisiana  Conference 35,318.26 

Southwest  Mexican  Conference 3 ,  577 .  86 

Southwest  Texas  Conference 53,363.36 

Texas  Conference 71,410.60 

Oplahoma  Citt  Area 122,027.07 

East  Oklahoma  Conference 16 ,  773 .  88 

Little  Rock  Conference 38,332.22 

North  Arkansas  Conference 36,928.40 

West  Oklahoma  Conference 29 ,  992 .  57 

O-Uaha  Area 159,172.94 

Central  Kansas  Conference 61,916.71 

Kansas  Conference 41,876.09 

Nebraska  Conference 55,380. 14 

Saint  Louis  Area .- 60,158.92 

Missouri  Conference 13,592.28 

Saint  Louis  Conference 28,770.35 

Southwest  Missouri  Conference 17,796.29 

*  10"^  in  excess  of  aiiportionment  for  last  quadrennium. 


10%  Apportionment 

1944-1948 
62,643.42    S  688,009.00 


12,135  39 

133,489.00 

2,965.29 

32,618.00 

2,080.73 

22,888.00 

2,424.54 

26,670  00 

4,664.83 

51,313.00 

16,372.14 

179.025.00 

5.13 

56.00 

3,531.83 

38,850.00 

357.79 

•3,758.00 

5,336.33 

•57.809.00 

7,141.06 

78,552.00 

12,202  71 

134,230  00 

1,677.39 

18,451  00 

3,833.22 

42,166.00 

3,692.84 

40,621  00 

2,999.26 

32,992,0J 

15,917.29 

175,090  00 

6,191.67 

68,108.00 

4,187.61 

46,064.00 

5,538.01 

60,918.00 

0,015.89 

66,175.00 

1,359.23 

14,952.00 

2,877.03 

31,647.00 

1,779  63 

19,576  00 

The  Methodist  Church  861 


Receipts  for 
Fiscal  Year 

iO% 

.*  pportionment 

Ended  5/31/44 

1944-1948 

$          3S1.427  69    $ 

38,142.78    5 

■>          416,802.00 

104,419  55 

19,441.96 

213.763  00 

51,088.95 

5,108.90 

56.198.00 

558.12 

55.81 

•515.00 

216.42 

21.64 

238  00 

1.023.10 

102.32 

1.128.00 

fi03.0S 

60  31 

663  00 

149,929  82 

14,092  9K 

155.023.00 

75,873.00 

7,587.30 

80.791.00 

38.443.88 

3,844.39 

42.288.00 

23,327.29 

2,332.73 

25,660.00 

5,738.00 

573.80 

•3.643.00 

8,363.83 

836  38 

9.200  00 

111.135.14 

11.113  52 

122.248  00 

570.00 

57.00 

627.00 

11,846  52 

1.184.65 

13,031.00 

42,974.06 

4.297.41 

47,271.00 

55.744.56 

5,574  46 

61,319  00 

Western  J iRi.sDKTioN. 

Califohni.v  Are.a 

California  Conference 

California  Oriental  Mi&sion 

Hawaii  Mission    

l^tin  American  Provisional  Conference. 
Pacific  .Japanese  Provisional  Conference 
Southern  California-.Xrizona  Conferencr 

Denver  .\kk.\    

Colorado  Conference 

Montana  Conference 

I'tah  Mis-sion ,.>....  - 

Wyoming  State  Conference 

P0HTL.\ND  .ArE.\ 

-Alaska  Mission 

Idaho  Conference 

Oregon  Conference 

Pacific  Northwest  Conference 

*  10*^  in  excess  of  apportionment  for  last  quadrennium. 

RECAPITULATION 

Northeastern. I  ursidiction $      1,665.00906    $  166,500.90    $      1.831,510.00 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction 988.376.74  98,837.65  1.076.049.00 

Central  Jurisdiction 115,471.75  11.547.18  126,917.00 

.North  Central  Jurisdiction 1,637.240.33  163,724.03  1,788.247.00 

South  Central  Jurisdiction 626.434.15  62.643  42  688,009  00 

Western  Jurisdiction 381,427  69  38,142.78  416,802.00 


Total $      5,413,959.72    S         541,395.96    S      5.927,534.00 


REPORT  OF  THE  GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON  WORLD 
SERVICE  AND  FINANCE 

To  THE  General  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Church, 

1944 

Part  V.  Report  on  Salaries 

Received  April  29,  and  ordered  to  record.  See  page  259. 

(See  pages  854,  855,  856,  857.) 

The  following  instruction  appears  in  Paragraph  855  of 
the  1940  Discipline : 

"The  salaries  and  any  expense  items  paid  to  all  Connectional  officers 
and  their  chief  assistants  shall  be  published  in  the  report  of  the  Gen- 
eral Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance  to  the  General  Con- 
ference." 

In  accord  with  this  provision  of  the  Discipline  we  submit 
herewith  the  salary  lists  which  in  response  to  our  request 
have  been  returned  to  us  by  the  several  Boards  and  Agencies 
of  the  Church. 

Board  of  Education  of  The  Methodist  Church 
Division  of  Educational  Institutions 

Executive   Secretary    $6,000 

Secretary,  Dept.  of  Institutions,  General 5,400 

Secretary,  Dept.  of  Ints.  for  Negroes 5,000 

Secretary,  Dept.  of  Ints.  for  Negroes 5,000 

Secretary,  Dept.  of  Student  Work 4,500 

Associate  Sec'y,  Dept.  of  Student  Work 4,500 

Editorial  Sec'y,  Dept.  of  Student  Work 4,000 

Secretary,  Dept.  of  Public  Relations 4,500 

Division  of  the  Local  Church 

Executive  Secretary 6,000 

Associate   Secretary    5,400 

Staff  Asst.  in  General  Administration 2,580 

Staff  Asst.  in  General  Administration 2,580 

Director  Children's  Department '4,000 

Staff  Assistant,  Children's  Dept 2,400 

Staff  Assistant,  Children's  Dept 2,100 

Staff  Assistant,  Children's  Dept 2,020 

Director,  Youth  Department 4,500 

Associate  Director,  Youth  Dept 4,200 

Staff  Asst.,  Youth  Dept 3,600 

Staff  Asst.,  Youth  Dept 3,000 

Staff  Asst.,  Youth  Dept 3,000 

Staff  Asst.,  Youth  Dept 2,580 

(862) 


The  Methodist  Church 


863 


Staff  Asst.,  Youth  Dept.    V  $2,580 

Staff  Asst.,  Youth  Dept.  2,400 

Director,  Adult  Department     4,500 

Staff  As.sistant,  Adult  Dept 3,600 

Staff  Assistant,  Adult  Dept 2,580 

Staff  Assistant,  Adult  Dept 2,000 

Director,  Dept.  of  Leadership  Education 4,500 

Staff  Asst.,  Dept.  of  Leadership  Education 3,600 

Staff  Asst.,  Dept.  of  Leadership  Education 2,580 

Staff  Asst..  Dept.  of  Leadership  Education  2,100 
Executive  Secretary,  Interboard  Committee  on 

Missionary  Education   1,666.66* 

Associate  Secretary 1,333.33* 

Staff  Assistant   800.00* 

Staff  Assistant   800.00* 

Treasurer 4,500 

Associate  Treasurer    4,200 


•The  Board  of  Missions  pays  two-thirds  of  the  salaries  in  this  Intcr-board  Commit- 


Board  of  Pensions,  Incorporated  in  Illinois 

Executive  Secretary.      Salary  $5,220 

House  Rent  Allowance  780     $6,000 

Assistant   Secretary       Salary    4,220 

House  Rent  Allowance     .  780       5,000 

Treasurer    Salary    4,220 

House  Rent  Allowance  780       5,000 


Board  of  Pensions,  Misso)iri  Corporation 

Executive   Secretai-y    

Assistant  Secretary    


Board  of  Hospitals  and  Hotnes 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities 
Executive   Secretary    


Associate  Sec'y,  Men's  Work 

Associate  Sec'y,  Stewardship 

Associate  Sec'y,  Office  &  Research 
Associate  Sec'y,  Central  Jurisdiction 


Salary 

Rent 

Salary 

Rent 

Salary 

Rent  . 

Salary 

Rent  . 

Salary 

Rent  . 


$5,000 
1,200 
4,000 
1,000 
4,500 
1,200 
3,000 
1,200 
3,000 
800 


General  Conference  Cotnniission  o)i  Courses  of  Study 
Educational  Director     


General  Connnission  on  Evangelism 
Executive  Secretary 
Associate    Secretary 


Salary    $5,000 

Annual  Rent  Allowance  1,200 

Associate    Secretary       Salaiy    5,000 

Annual  Rent  Allowance   .  740 

Associate   Secretary       Salary    4,000 

.Annual  Rent  Allowance.  .  1,000 

As.sociate   Secretary       Salary    3,000 

Annual  Rent  Allowance    .  1,000 


$6,000 
.  5,000 

None 


$6,200 
5,000 
5,700 
4,200 
3,800 

$5,400 

$5,000 
6,200 
5,740 
5,000 
4,000 


864  JouDial  of  the  IDJ+Ji.  General  Conference 

Commission  on  World  Peace  of  The  Methodist  Church 
Executive  Secretary — 

Average  for  Quadrennium   (Including  allowance  for 

house  rent)    $5,015.63 

Paid  in  1943-44  (Including  allowance  for  house  rent)    .    5,500 
Present  Salary   (Including  $750  allowance  for  house 

rent)    6,000 

Associate  Secretary — 

Paid  in  1943-44  (Including  house  rent) 4,728 

Present  Salary  (Including  $948  house  rent) 4,908 

Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work — 

Paid  in  1943-44    1,850 

Present  Salary   1,980 

The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance 

Treasurer    $6,000 

Assistant  to  the  Treasurer 3,400 

Accountant 3,400 

Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extensioyi  of  The  Methodist  Church 

House 
Division  of  Foreign  Missions  Salary      Rent 

Executive  Secretary $4,800     $1,200 

Associate  Secretary   4,000       1,000 

Associate  Secretary    4,000       1,000 

Associate  Secretary    . 4,000       1,000 

Acting  Associate  Secretary  .  .ii.  .i.-*;v 3,200  800 

Treasurer    4,800       1,200 

Associate  Treasurer   3,600  900 

Assistant  Treasurer   2,800  800 

Associate  Secretary  for  Religious  Education       4,000       1,000 

Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Ch^trch  Extension 

Section  of  Home  Missions — 

Executive   Secretary    4,800  1,200 

Superintendent,  Department  of  City  Work  4,000  1,000 

Supt.,  Dept.  of  Town  and  Country  Work.  .  4,000  1,000 
Associate  Supt.,  Dept.  of  Town  and  Country 

Work    3,600  900 

Supt.,  Dept.  of  Goodwill  Industries 4,000  1,000 

Supt.,  Dept.  of  Negro  Work 4,000  1,000 

Section  of  Church  Extension — 

Executive  Secretary  4,800  1,200 

Executive  Secretary  4,800  1,200 

Associate  Secretaiy   4,000  1,000 

Assistant  Secretary   3,600  900 

Treasurer    4,800  1,200 

Attorney  and  Assistant  Treasurer 3,600  900 

Assistant  Treasurer 3,200  800 

Assistant  Treasurer   1,950 

Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service 

Department  of  Work  in  Foreign  Fields — 

Executive  Secretary 3,000 

Executive  Secretary  .  .  .:<(.»!; 3,000 

Executive  Seci-etary 3,000 

Executive  Secretary 3,000 


The  Methodist  Church  865 

Department  of  Work  in  the  United  States — 

Executive  Secretary $3,000 

Executive  Secretary  3,000 

Executive  Secretary  3,000 

Executive  Secretary  3,000 

Executive  Secretary  3,000 

Executive  Secretary  3,000 
Editors  and  Publishers — 

Editor  3,000 

Assistant  Editor  2,400 

Publication  Manager  3,000 

Treasurer  3,000 

Associate  Treasurer -f---  2,800 

Assistant  Treasurer  2,400 

Assistant  Treasurer  2,400 

Accountant  2,400 

Joint  Division  of  Education  and  Cultivation 

General  Section — 

Executive   Secretary    4,800     $1,200 

Assistant  Executive  Secretary 3,200  800 

Associate  Secretary    4,000       1,000 

Associate  Secretary    4,000       1,000 

Associate  Secretary   4,000       1,000 

Editorial  Secretarv 4,000       1,000 

Director  of  Publicity   3,700  900 

Assistant  Director  of  Publicity 2,200 

Assistant  Secretary   3,700  900 

Assistant  Secretary    3,500  900 

Assistant  Secretary    2,800  800 

Woman's  Section — 

Executive    Secretary    3,000 

Educational  Secretary 3,000 

Associate  Secretary   .  .  .  .\,.  .  .  ^  ."5 2,400 

Associate  Secretary     ...'.....'..'....  f 2,400 

Associate  Secretary    2,400 

Associate  Secretary  2,400 

Editor    3,000 

Assistant  Editor  2,400 

Personnel  Department 

Secretarv  3,600  900 

Secretarv  3,000 

Secretary    3,000 

Recording  Secretary   (of  the  Board  and  of  the 

Foi-eign    Division)  2,400 


IV.  MESSAGE  OF  CHIANG  KAI-SHEK 

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TRANSLATION  OF  MESSAGE  OF  CHIANG  KAI-SHEK 

The  message    was   tra7islated  and  delivered   by  Bishop 
W.  Y.  Che7i. 

I  have  learned  that  the  world  Conference  of  The  Methodist 
Church  is  now  in  session.  With  utmost  sincerity,  I,  Chung- 

(866) 


The  Methodist  Church  867 

Cheng  (the  Generalissimo's  personal  name),  bring  to  you 
greetings  and  congratulations  praying  that  the  Conference 
may  be  crowned  with  great  success,  that  all  the  members 
of  the  Conference  will,  with  the  spirit  of  forbearance  and 
fortitude,  unite  in  the  common  effort  of  securing  the  hap- 
piness and  blessing  of  all  mankind  and  that  His  righteous- 
ness may  prevail. 

Chiang  Kai-shek, 

Presideyit  of  the  Republic  of  China. 

The  following  message  was  sent  in  reply,  as  ordered  by 
the  General  Conference : 

April  29,  1944. 
Generalissimo  Chiang  Kai-shek, 
President's  Office, 
Republic  of  China, 
Chungking,  China. 

Your  Excellency's  esteemed  message  of  greetings,  con- 
veyed to  us  through  Bishop  W.  Y.  Chen,  was  received  with 
great  enthusiasm  by  the  seven  hundred  Delegates  gathered 
in  quadrennial  session  for  the  1944  session  of  the  General 
Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  representing  more 
than  eight  million  Methodists  in  this  country  and  through- 
out the  world. 

They  deeply  appreciated  this  expression  of  world-wide 
Christian  fellowship. 

The  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  in 
quadrennial  session  duly  assembled,  by  unanimous  standing 
vote,  adopted  a  Resolution  sending  to  you  and  Madame 
Chiang  their  respect  and  affection,  assuring  you  both  at  the 
same  time  of  their  prayers  and  of  their  determination  to 
stand  by  China,  your  native  land,  in  her  heroic  struggle, 
and  in  our  common  effort  to  build  a  lasting  and  durable 
peace. 

Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith, 
President  of  the  Council  of  Binhops, 
The  Methodist  Church. 

LUD  H.  ESTES, 

Secretary  of  The  General  Conference, 
The  Methodist  Church. 

(See  Journal,  page  256.) 


V.  ADDRESSES 

Page 

EDUCATIONAL: 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam 868 

Dr.  Fred  G.  Hollowav       874 

Dr.  W.  Aiken  Smart 879 

FRATERNAL: 

Dr.  Benjamin  C.  Roberson 883 

Bishop  William  Y.  Bell 886 

Dr.  James  E.  Ellis 890 

Elias  Hernandez 891 

INTERNATIONAL  NIGHT : 

Bishop  J.  Waskom  Pickett 893 

Bishop  W.  Y.  Chen   901 

Bishop  Eleazar  Guerra 908 

EDUCATIONAL 

These  addresses  were  delivered  Sunday  afternoon,  April 
30,  1944,  during  the  Methodist  School  and  College  Program, 
and  were  ordered  printed  in  the  Journal  by  action  of  the 
Conference  on  Monday,  May  1,  1944. 

(Journal,  page  288.) 

CHRISTIAN  WITHOUT  APOLOGY,  METHODIST  WITH 

PRIDE 

By  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam 

General  Conference,  Sunday  Afternoon,  April  30,  1944 

There  were  two  striking  sentences  in  the  Episcopal 
Address  to  which  I  desire  to  direct  your  attention.  "The 
first  Methodist  institution  was  not  a  church,  nor  a  chapel 
for  preaching,  but  a  school."  And,  "Not  one  of  the  early 
American  circuit  riders  was  a  college  graduate,  but  when 
they  came  up  to  their  first  General  Conference,  they  already 
had  cash  in  hand  for  the  building  of  a  college."  It  is  with 
surprise  that  some  Methodists  learned  that  there  are  125 
Colleges,  Universities,  Theological  Schools  and  other  educa- 
tional enterprises  related  to  The  Methodist  Church.  The 
teaching  staff  is  6,000,  and  the  normal  enrollment  is  117,000 
students.  The  annual  budget  is  $42,000,000.  We  have  in- 
(868) 


The  Methodist  Church  869 

vested  $300,000,000  in  campus,  buildings  and  equipment. 
This  is  a  highly  significant  enterprise.  Time  does  not  permit 
calling  the  roll.  I  must  mention  our  Universities.  Beginning 
in  New  England  with  Boston  University,  continuing  west  to 
Syracuse  University  and  on  to  Chicago  and  Evanston  where 
Northwestern  University  is  located,  we  can  make  our  way  to 
the  mountain  regions  of  the  West  with  Denver  University, 
on  to  the  Pacific  Coast  with  the  University  of  Southern  Cali- 
fornia at  Los  Angeles,  then  turning  back  to  the  East  by  way 
of  the  South,  we  stop  at  Dallas  for  Southern  Methodist  Uni- 
versity, on  to  Atlanta  where  Emory  University  is  located, 
north  to  Durham,  North  Carolina  with  its  world-famous 
Duke  University,  and  back  to  the  capital  of  the  nation  where 
the  American  University  is  situated.  What  is  done  in  our 
theological  schools  today,  will  determine  in  large  measure 
what  the  Church  will  be  tomorrow. 

There  are  some  who  pay  high  tribute  to  the  Church  and 
recognize  that  it  was  the  Church  that  pioneered  in  the  realm 
of  education  and  laid  the  foundation  for  the  great  enterprise 
we  call  American  education.  But  these  individuals  inform  us 
that,  just  as  the  Church  has  pioneered  in  the  field  of  public 
health  and  other  social  services  and  the  community  has 
recognized  the  need  of  the  service  and  has  taken  over,  so, 
too,  in  the  field  of  education,  the  community  itself  should 
now  assume  the  burden  and  the  Church  gracefully  withdraw. 
Methodists  are  proud  of  the  great  educational  system  of  the 
nation,  and  see  in  it  a  bulwark  of  democracy.  They  believe, 
however,  there  is  a  distinct  place  for  the  Christian  college. 
These  institutions  constitute  the  citadels  of  freedom  across 
the  nation,  paralleling  the  great  public  system.  The  funda- 
mental reason  the  Church  must  continue  to  render  its  educa- 
tional services  lies  in  two  principles  that  were  proposed  by 
the  Commission  on  Objectives  appointed  by  the  Board  of 
Education  May  7th,  1941.  This  Report  was  subsequently 
adopted  by  unanimous  vote  in  the  Board  of  Education  itself. 
The  principles  follow: 

"As  a  first  principle,  your  Commission  is  of  the  opinion  that  it  is 
desirable  to  develop  a  Methodist  educational  plan  and  purpose  wherein 
the  educational  institutions  shall  be  more  definitely  related  to  the 
Church,  and  the  Church,  in  turn,  assume  greater  oblig-ation  in  financial 
support;  wherein  there  may  be  a  flow  of  students  from  the  colleges 
of  the  Church  to  the  graduate  .schools  of  the  Church ;  wherein  greater 
attention  shall  be  paid  to  the  selection  of  teaching  personnel  in  the 
light  of  the  objectives  of  the  Church ;  wherein  the  administrative  and 
teaching  staff  may  find  opportunity  for  advancement  in  the  system  as 
a  whole;  wherein  religion  may  become  such  a  force  as  to  make  the 
contribution  of  the  Methodist  colleges  religiously  unique. 

"The  second  principle  is  definitely  related  to  the  first.  Your  Com- 


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mission  believes  that  the  actual  contribution  of  the  educational  insti- 
tutions related  to  the  Church  in  terms  of  religion  shall  be  of  such  a 
nature  as  to  justify  support.  The  Commission  recognizes  fully  the 
superb  contributions  made  by  some  of  these  institutions ;  but  is  of  the 
opinion  that  in  some  situations  the  question  of  the  religious  life  of 
the  student  is  not  faced  with  the  same  concern  evidenced  in  planning 
the  educational  life  of  the  student.  If  the  Church  is  to  be  called  upon 
for  greater  support  of  its  institutions,  the  Church  must  be  convinced 
that  these  institutions  stand  deliberately  for  something  in  the  field 
of  religion  and  the  practices  that  religion  demands.  There  is  a  Chris- 
tian world  view,  a  Christian  way  of  life,  a  Christian  commitment  to 
the  Christian  Leader.  The  educational  institutions  related  to  the 
Church,  in  addition  to  their  educational  service,  must  be  evangelistic, 
in  the  pi'oper  sense  of  that  term.  Without  apology,  the  Methodist 
institution  must  seek  to  win  its  students  to  the  Christ.  Our  Schools 
must  be  Christian  without  apology  and  Methodist  with  pride.  Our 
faculties  must  be  Christian  in  fact.  Our  efforts  must  be  to  make 
the  students  Christian  just  as  truly  as  we  try  to  teach  them  to  think." 

This  means,  of  course,  that  the  Church  in  education  must 
render  educational  service  of  the  highest  quality,  and  be 
prepared  to  stand  the  scrutiny  of  those  bodies  qualified  to 
pass  judgment.  No  amount  of  bedside  prayer  in  a  Church- 
owned  hospital  will  justify  septic  conditions  in  the  operating 
room.  Likewise,  no  amount  of  campus  evangelism  or  chapel 
service  will  justify  poor  teaching,  illy  equipped  laboratories 
and  inadequate  libraries.  It  is  assumed  by  our  leaders  today 
that  our  institutions  will  represent  education  at  is  best.  But 
they  must  be  more  than  educational  institutions.  They  must 
be  Christian  institutions.  Unfortunately,  there  are  some  who 
hold  that  an  institution  is  Christian  if  courses  in  English 
Bible  are  offered,  if  students  are  compelled  to  attend  chapel, 
and  if,  from  time  to  time,  a  Religious  Emphasis  Week  is  held. 
Of  course,  the  Christian  institution  will  have  its  Department 
of  Religion,  its  chapel  services  and  its  Religious  Emphasis 
Week,  but  these  are  insufficient  in  themselves.  A  student  may 
learn  to  cheat  in  a  course  in  English  Bible,  and  thus  learn 
something  more  than  the  ethics  of  Jesus.  Some  students 
march  to  compulsory  chapels  in  the  mood  of  men  in  prison 
lockstep.  There  are  times  when  Religious  Emphasis  Week 
is  merely  an  emphasis.  Religion  must  permeate  the  entire 
institution,  must  reveal  itself  in  the  spirit  and  the  practice 
of  the  campus.  Boards  of  Trustees  must  be  composed  of 
Christian  gentlemen  who  look  upon  the  choice  of  a  college 
President  as  an  act  of  major  religious  importance.  As  a  rule, 
a  campus  will  be  greatly  influenced  by  the  President.  If  it 
be  he  is  solely  a  business  man  or  solely  an  educator,  both  of 
which  he  must  be,  the  campus  is  not  likely  to  be  Christian. 
He  must  be  a  Christian  business  man,  a  Christian  educator. 
In  the  choice  of  the  faculties,  we  must  insist  that  our  teach- 


The  Methodist  Church  871 

ing  staff  give  more  than  formal  assent  to  the  religion  of 
Jesus.  Religion  must  be  a  vital  experience  in  their  own 
lives.  It  is  in  the  classroom  of  the  devoted  Christian  that  the 
student  comes  to  know  the  Christ  indeed.  Full  many  a  pro- 
fessor of  chemistry  or  physics  or  English  literature  has  done 
as  much  for  the  Christian  spirit  of  the  campus  as  has  the 
man  who  happens  to  be  in  the  field  of  philosophy  or  of  reli- 
gion. This  is  a  very  difficult  task.  When  a  teacher  is  selected, 
he  may  be  a  Christian.  It  is  possible  for  a  man  to  lose  his 
Christian  experience;  and  some  men  have  remained  upon 
some  of  our  campuses  who  have  developed  the  attitude  of  the 
cynic  and  have  ceased  to  be  Christian  leaders.  The  whole 
question  of  academic  freedom  and  tenure  arises,  when  a 
Board  of  Trustees  or  an  executive  takes  the  action  necessary 
to  remove  from  its  faculty  one  who  has  ceased  to  be  in 
harmony  with  the  essential  spirit  of  the  school.  I  am  of  the 
opinion  that  we  ought  to  write  into  our  original  contracts 
with  professors  a  clear  understanding  of  the  fact  that  the 
institution  is  Christian,  and  when  a  professor  ceases  to  be  a 
Christian,  he  is  done  no  harm  if  he  is  removed  from  the 
faculty  and  requested  to  seek  work  elsewhere.  The  American 
Civil  Liberties  Union  is  one  of  the  most  potent  forces  in  the 
nation  in  the  matter  of  preserving  civil  liberty.  I  am  quite 
certain,  however,  that  were  an  executive  of  the  Civil  Liber- 
ties Union  to  turn  to  the  philosophy  of  fascism  and  to  re- 
pudiate the  whole  idea  of  civil  liberty,  that  organization 
would  dismiss  him  immediately  and  secure  someone  who  is 
in  harmony  with  its  essential  purpose.  The  great  and  devoted 
teachers  in  our  institutions  across  the  nation  deserve  our 
highest  commendation  and  our  fullest  support,  and  one  way 
to  support  them  is  to  see  that  their  colleagues  who  cease  to 
be  Christian  in  philosophy  and  spirit  find  opportunity  to 
work  elsewhere  and  the  Christian  campus  maintain  a  faculty 
that  is  Christian. 

The  imperative  need  of  the  Christian  institution  is  now 
recognized.  There  is  a  Nazi  world  view.  The  Nazi  has  insisted 
that  the  State  has  the  right  to  determine  the  philosophy  to 
which  every  individual  who  lives  within  it  must  give  assent. 
He  argues  that  it  is  his  duty  to  mobilize  every  impact  upon 
the  rising  mind — school,  press,  church,  radio — to  the  end 
that  youth  shall  come  to  believe  and  give  itself  to  this 
philosophy.  This  is  done.  Hitler  has  repudiated  the  whole 
concept  of  the  worth  of  personality.  Mussolini  laughed  to 
scorn  the  Christian  conception  of  brotherhood.  Democracy 
itself  is  based  fundamentally  upon  the  Christian  world  view. 
The  Church  is  making  a  contribution  of  the  highest  order  to 
the  preservation  of  democracy  when  it  maintains  its  Chris- 


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tian  institutions  and  gives  to  the  succeeding  generations  of 
students  the  Christian  view  of  life  and,  more,  summons  the 
student  to  accept  the  Christian  way  and  the  Christian  life. 
The  Commission  on  Objectives  was  quite  right  when  it  de- 
clared that  "our  schools  must  be  Christian  without  apology 
and  Methodist  with  pride."  A  Report  now  before  the  Com- 
mittee on  Education  is  sound  in  its  recommendation,  namely, 
that  upon  our  campuses  there  shall  be  maintained  "a  reli- 
gious life  and  program  of  such  quality  that  students  shall  be 
won  for  Christ,  accept  the  Christian  world  view,  and  become 
committed  to  the  Christian  way  of  life,  and  religion  thereby 
become  such  a  force  as  to  make  the  contribution  of  Methodist 
educational  institutions  religiously  effective."  When  we  seek 
to  translate  the  idealism  of  Jesus  into  concrete  proposals 
that  mean  justice  and  brotherhood,  it  will  be  necessary  to 
have  the  trained  leadership  that  the  Christian  college  pro- 
duces, if  the  means  to  this  end  are  to  be  found. 

We  are,  therefore,  Christians  without  apology.  I  think  we 
can  be  Methodist  with  pride.  There  is  a  pride  that  goes 
before  a  fall.  It  is  not  that  kind  of  pride  to  which  I  refer. 
I  am  proud  of  the  United  States  of  America.  Never  before 
have  its  tradition  and  history  meant  so  much  to  me.  The 
white  spires  atop  the  hills  of  New  England  speak  to  my  soul. 
This  is  the  "land  where  my  fathers  died."  Its  liberties  must 
be  preserved.  I  have  full  right  to  be  proud  of  my  country.  I 
am  proud  of  my  Church  with  its  World  Service  that  does 
indeed  girdle  the  globe.  I  am  proud,  likewise,  of  our  Colleges. 
It  is  not  to  be  unduly  sectarian  to  be  thus  proud.  It  is  rather 
to  make  our  institutions  of  such  worth  that  when  the  glad 
day  of  Christian  unity  emerges,  our  contribution  to  the 
united  Church  will  be  the  greater. 

All  of  this  means  that  we  must  support  our  institutions. 
It  is  not  enough  to  pass  Resolutions  suggesting  what  they 
should  be.  We  must  give  the  support  adequate  to  reach  the 
ideals  that  the  Boards  of  Trustees,  the  presidents,  the 
faculties,  as  well  as  the  students  accept.  We  have  been  too 
far  away  from  our  schools.  We  must  know  the  campus,  must 
know  the  leadership,  must  know  the  student  body.  Someone 
said  there  is  too  much  religion  by  proxy,  too  little  by  prox- 
imity. So,  too,  in  the  relation  of  the  Church  to  its  schools. 

It  is  these  schools  that  will  answer  the  paralyzing  philos- 
ophy enunciated  by  some  today.  There  are  those  who  insist 
that  the  Kingdom  of  God  cannot  be  realized  in  history.  They 
speak  of  Christianity  as  "perfectionist  ethics."  We  must 
train  a  generation  of  men  who  believe  that  the  Kingdom  can 
be  realized  on  earth  and  have  discovered  the  means  to  its 
realization.  The  Communist  really  believes  that  the  classless 


The  Methodist  Chnrch  873 

society  can  be  created,  and  thus  the  young  Communist  gives 
himself  with  enthusiasm  to  Communist  endeavor.  The  young 
Nazi  is  determined  to  establish  the  New  Order  Hitler  has 
proclaimed.  He  believes  it  can  be  done.  We  Christians,  fol- 
lowing our  Lord  who  gave  His  life  that  the  Kingdom  might 
be  built  upon  the  earth,  must  likewise,  with  the  same  cer- 
tainty, proclaim  that  the  Kingdom  can  be  realized.  We  must 
train  our  sons  and  daughters  to  the  high  task  of  its  realiza- 
tion. In  a  word,  our  institutions  will  make  their  great  con- 
tribution when  they  are  Christian  without  apology  and 
Methodist  with  pride. 


THE  CHRISTIAN  COLLEGE  AS  A  SOURCE  OF 

LEADERSHIP 

Fred  G.  Holloway 

"The  entire  object  of  true  education,"  said  Raskin,  "is 
to  make  people  not  merely  do  the  right  things,  but  enjoy 
the  right  things;  not  merely  industrious,  but  to  love  in- 
dustry; not  merely  learned,  but  to  love  knowledge;  not 
merely  pure,  but  to  love  purity;  not  merely  just,  but  to 
hunger  and  thirst  after  justice." 

The  end  of  education  is  not  knowledge,  but  action.  The 
guarantee  of  action  is  the  enjoyment  of  it.  "This  do  and  thou 
shalt  live"  is  a  constant  reminder  to  the  Christian  that 
"faith  without  works  is  dead" ;  that  the  purpose  of  Chris- 
tianity, finally,  is  not  only  to  bring  persons  into  intellectual 
agreement  with  the  Christian  belief  but  to  bring  them  into 
conformity  with  Christian  ideals.  I  repeat,  the  end  of  educa- 
tion is  not  knowledge,  but  action.  "If  ye  know  these  things," 
said  Jesus,  "happy  are  ye — if  ye  do  them."  Knowledge  is  the 
basis  of  action ;  action  is  the  proof  of  Christian  experience. 

This  is  the  primary  contention  of  Christian  education. 
Knowledge  is  not  an  end  in  itself ;  it  is  the  means  on  which 
intelligent  action  is  predicated.  It  is  the  assumption  that,  if 
we  send  our  young  men  and  our  young  women  to  Christian 
colleges,  something  will  happen  and  will  happen  in  the 
demonstrable  area  of  human  conduct.  The  difference  between 
the  graduate  of  a  Church  college  and  a  non-church  college  is 
not  so  much  the  difference  between  the  knowledge  obtained 
as  it  is  the  use  made  of  that  knowledge.  There  is  additional 
religious  instruction  in  the  one  case,  to  be  sure,  but  the  most 
significant  factor  is  the  way  in  which  the  graduate  uses  the 
knowledge  which  he  has  gained. 

Let  it  be  granted  now  that  the  Christian  colleges  are  not 
performing  well  enough  their  duty  to  produce  leaders.  (No 
persons  are  more  conscious  of  this  than 'educators  them- 
selves. )  But  that  is  only  to  say  that  perfection  has  not  fallen 
on  any  of  the  Church's  activities.  To  state  that  more  can 
be  asked  of  education  is  only  to  infer  that  more  can  be  asked 
of  missions  and  evangelism.  One  needs  only  to  look  at  the 
world  today  to  realize  that  Christianity  in  any  area  of 
activity  has  not  done,  is  not  doing,  too  good  a  job.  The 
various  areas  of  our  effort  are  complementary,  and  our 
successes  and  failures  are  mutual.  Our  responsibilities  are 
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specific  in  their  assignment,  but  they  hold  a  common  im- 
portance for  all  of  us. 

So  it  is  understood  that  what  is  said  today  concerning  our 
colleges,  and  Christian  leadership,  fuses  the  ideal  and  the 
actual.  Education  does  not  claim  to  have  all  the  answers;  the 
Church  college  does  not  claim  so.  There  is  as  yet  no  formula 
to  perfection,  particularly  when  we  deal  with  human  lives ; 
there  are  too  many  unknowns,  too  many  intangibles.  We 
know  that  when  we  put  two  parts  of  hydrogen  with  one  part 
of  oxygen  it  produces  water.  It  always  produces  water.  Put 
a  young  man  into  a  Christian  college  with  a  Christian  en- 
vironment, a  Christian  faculty,  a  Christian  fellowship,  and 
Christian  teaching,  and  it  should  produce  a  Christian  leader. 
Yet  we  admit  that  it  does  not  always  happen  any  more  than 
a  sinner  and  an  evangelistic  sermon  always  equal  a  convert. 
There  are  no  laws  in  human  relationships  that  guarantee 
success. 

It  should  be  made  clear  that  Church  colleges  are  neither 
reformatories  nor  asylums  where  youth  may  be  guaranteed 
freedom  from  the  temptations  of  the  world.  The  parent  who 
sends  a  son  to  a  Church  college  to  effect  changes  in  him  which 
the  home  and  the  Church  failed  to  do  may  meet  disappoint- 
ment. We  are  fundamentally  institutions  of  learning  and 
assume  that  the  students  who  come  are,  by  and  large,  from 
Christian  homes  with  a  good  foundation  in  the  Christian 
life.  We  understand  that  our  task  is  educational ;  that  we 
receive  young  people  at  a  given  point  in  their  development 
and  seek  to  mold  them  in  that  formative  period  of  adoles- 
cence when  the  direction  which  their  lives  take  is  finally 
determined. 

Within  the  limits  of  the  time  imposed,  it  is  possible  to 
name  four  areas  where  we  are  making  a  contribution  to 
Christian  leadership. 

1.  The  Methodist  college  is  an  important  contributor  to 
ministerial  training.  We  know  that  the  earliest  American 
colleges  were  founded  for  the  specific  purpose  of  educating 
ministers.  Indeed,  eight  out  of  nine  pre-Revolutionary  col- 
leges boasted  ministers  as  presidents.  Harvard  was  founded 
in  1636,  During  the  17th  century  543  men  graduated  of 
which  number  265,  or  nearly  50"^^,  became  ministers.  Most 
of  the  liberal  arts  colleges  in  America  sprang  out  of  denomi- 
national background  and  for  the  purpose  of  educating  min- 
isters, preserving  traditional  interpretations  of  theology, 
and  providing  a  Chri.stian  atmosphere  for  youth  pursuing 
higher  education. 

In  the  comprehensive  study,  "The  Education  of  American 
Ministers,"  we  learn  that,  out  of  the  1,479  Seminary  gradn- 


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ates  questioned,  77%  received  their  undergraduate  educa- 
tion in  a  denominational  college.  The  Board  of  Education 
of  The  Methodist  Church  made  a  study  in  1941  which  shows 
that,  of  the  382  college  graduates  received  on  trial  that  year 
in  63  Annual  Conferences,  268  or  76%  came  out  of  Church 
colleges.  A  recent  study  in  the  Baltimore  Conference  indi- 
cates that  75%  of  the  ministers  holding  a  baccalaureate 
degree  graduated  from  a  Methodist  college. 

It  is  an  easy,  but  I  fear  ill-founded,  assumption  that  our 
ministerial  candidates  would  obtain  their  education  else- 
where if  the  Church  college  did  not  exist.  There  is  no  indica- 
tion that  the  men  entering  the  ministry  would  exist  in  suf- 
ficient numbers  without  the  influence  of  the  Church  college. 
It  is  certainly  true  that  an  education  under  the  influence  of  a 
Christian  faculty,  and  in  a  Christian  environment,  and  with 
the  objectives  of  ministerial  training  in  view,  is  far  more 
constructive  than  one  where  the  opposite  conditions  prevail. 

We  must  take  note  of  this  contribution  by  our  colleges  and 
suggest  that  our  candidates  for  the  ministry  should  be 
encouraged,  if  not  required,  to  attend  a  Church  college. 
There  is  no  more  important  leadership  in  the  Church  than 
the  ministerial.  We  shall  not  have  an  intelligent  effective  lay 
leadership  without  it.  If  the  blind  cannot  lead  the  blind,  they 
certainly  cannot  lead  the  intelligent. 

2.  The  second  area  is  the  leadership  found  in  our  graduates 
who  enter  the  professions :  physician,  dentist,  lawyer,  teach- 
er. We  cannot  easily  overestimate  the  influence  which  these 
professions  have  in  American  life.  A  large  proportion  of  our 
graduates  enter  these  fields.  Take  the  physician,  for  example. 
The  area  of  his  influence  far  transcends  that  of  his  profes- 
sional training.  The  weight  of  his  opinion  in  any  community 
is  incalculable.  It  makes  a  vast  difference  whether  or  not 
his  life  is  based  on  Christian  ideals  and  his  loyalties  are 
centered  in  the  Church.  Take  the  lawyer.  His  influence  on 
the  judicial,  legislative,  and  political  world  is  tremendous. 
It  does  make  a  great  deal  of  difference  whether  or  not  his 
professional  life  is  founded  on  a  Christian  background.  Take 
the  teacher.  It  was  once  true  that  only  our  liberal  arts  col- 
leges, most  of  which  are  Church  schools,  produced  high 
school  teachers.  If  time  permitted,  illustrations  could  be 
given  of  the  effective  preparation  Christian  colleges  give  to 
this  profession.  And  who  can  estimate  the  leadership  capac- 
ity of  Christian  school  teachers  as  the  influence  of  their  lives 
is  quietly  moving  on  the  lives  of  the  pupils? 

One  of  the  most  powerful  addresses  I  have  ever  read  is 
that  by  T.  H.  Lewis  on  "Every  Man's  Vocation  a  Call  of 


The  Met  hod  ist  Church  877 

God."  Jf  we  could  direct  every  profession  into  the  same 
divine  objective  as  we  do  the  ministry! 

3.  Lay  leadership  within  the  Church.  The  demand  in^ 
creases  for  a  type  of  college  education  that  will  send  the 
graduate  back  to  the  local  church  to  assume  responsibility 
there.  The  complaint  that  some  college  graduates  do  not 
even  return  to  the  local  church,  or  some  other  church,  is  not 
without  foundation.  The  reasons  may  be  among  the  follow- 
ing: (a)  They  were  not  deeply  attached  to  real  religion  be- 
fore attending  college,  (b)  College  failed  to  deepen  and 
solidify  their  Christian  experience,  (c)  The  local  church  (in 
some  instances)  has  too  elementary  a  conc,eption  of  religion 
to  the  returning  college  graduate,  who  becomes  (impetuously 
and  inexcusably)  disgusted  with  the  local  state  of  religion. 

The  Methodist  college  must  rethink  its  responsibility  in 
this  sphere.  It  is  to  be  recognized  that  we  are  in  sharp  com- 
petition with  independent  and  state  institutions.  The  aca- 
demic requirements  for  the  various  areas  of  study  are  fairly 
standardized.  We  cannot  afford  to  be  less  exacting  in  our 
academic  demands  than  the  non-church  college.  Yet  in  the 
whole  matter  of  lay  leadership  for  the  local  church  we  have 
perhaps  been  too  objective,  too  detached.  We  cannot  go 
beyond  the  tastes  and  desires  of  our  students  ;  but,  assuming 
that  they  come  to  us  with  a  rich  religious  background,  we 
can,  and  ought,  to  find  a  way  to  strengthen  their  Christian 
experience  and  increase  their  leadership  ability  so  that  they 
may  return  to  the  local  church  for  effective  service. 

4.  Christian  leadership  is  made  possible  by  the  raising  up 
of  a  constituency  that  is  willing  to  follow  it.  The  effective 
administration  of  the  affairs  of  man  is  not  dependent  upon 
the  presence  of  able  and  benevolent  leaders  alone,  but  upon 
an  intelligent  citizenry,  and  one  sympathetic  to  the  Chris- 
tian ideal.  What  makes  good  leadership  possible  is  the  ability 
of  persons  to  recognize  and  to  follow  it.  Tyrants  can  arise 
only  where  the  educational  opportunities  are  so  limited  and 
so  controlled  that  a  people  is  not  produced  enlightened 
enough  to  select  good  governors,  and  intelligent  enough  to 
turn  deaf  ears  to  demagogues.  No  more  blatant  illustration 
of  this  can  be  cited  than  Hitlerite  Germany  and  that  nation 
now  figuratively,  as  well  as  geographically,  "down  in  the 
heel." 

We  have  been  reminded  of  the  fact  that  when  the  great 
artist  Giotto  finished  a  painting,  his  townsfolk  used  to  de- 
clare a  holiday  to  exhibit  it  and  to  rejoice  over  it !  There  was 
a  close  connection  between  the  townsfolk  who  could  appre- 
ciate and  the  Giotto  who  could  create  great  art.  Of  what 
value  is  it  to  train  a  Christian  leadership  if  they  are  not 


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supported  by  a  Christian  constituency  interested  in  follow- 
ing it?  The  guidance  of  the  affairs  of  mankind  seems  more 
and  more  to  depend  upon  relatively  few  persons.  That  only 
increases  our  duty  to  produce  a  well-informed  citizenry.  I 
maintain  that  the  Christian  college  is  doing  this ;  that  though 
we  can  show  a  large  percentage  of  our  graduates  to  be  of 
Who's  Who  in  America  caliber,  our  largest  achievement  is 
the  education  of  youth  in  an  environment  w^here  Christian 
ideals  are  stressed ;  where  whatever  the  residuum  of  educa- 
tion may  be  as  students  receive  the  baccalaureate  degree, 
that  residuum  is  transfused  with  the  Christian  interpreta- 
tion of  life.  Only  J;hus  is  Christian  leadership  possible. 

"The  entire  object  of  true  education  is  to  make  people  not 
merely  do  the  right  things  but  enjoy  the  right  things;  not 
merely  industrious,  but  to  love  industry ;  not  merely  learned, 
but  to  love  knowledge ;  not  merely  pure,  but  to  love  purity ; 
not  merely  just,  but  to  hunger  and  thirst  after  justice."  It  is 
this  sense  of  purpose  that  makes  it  possible  for  us  to  mold 
Christian  leadership ;  it  is  this  purpose  that  will  change  the 
world ;  it  is  this  cause  for  which  we  labor  and  to  which  the 
whole  Church  devotes  herself,  whenever  we  fail — to  her 
loss — whenever  we  succeed,  to  her  gain. 


THE  CHURCH  COLLEGE  IN  A  DEMOCRACY 
W.  Aiken  Smart 

We  are  all  committed  to  education,  but  we  have  reached 
no  agreement  as  to  its  purpose.  The  President  of  one  of 
our  greatest  universities  is  quoted  in  a  contemporary  maga- 
zine as  saying  that  the  purpose  of  his  institution  is :  "A 
moral,  intellectual,  and  spiritual  revolution  throughout  the 
world."  I  have  sat  in  more  than  one  discussion  which  as- 
sumed that  the  sole  function  of  education  was  to  criticize  the 
present  world  order  and  to  establish  a  better  one  in  its  place. 

Increasingly  in  our  country  it  is  being  taken  for  granted 
that  the  purpose  of  education  is  the  mastery  of  techniques 
and  skills  through  which  one's  livelihood  is  earned. 

But  surely  it  is  part  of  the  function  of  education  to  per- 
petuate from  generation  to  generation  those  values  which 
society  has  discovered  and  created  in  past  ages.  Education 
makes  a  continuum  of  civilization,  allowing  each  new  gen- 
eration to  inherit  all  the  values  of  the  past  and  to  pass  them 
on,  enriched  it  may  be,  to  the  future.  Education  should 
enable  one  to  see  the  beauty  in  a  Bach  fugue,  or  a  spire  of 
Sir  Christopher  Wren,  to  throw  a  bridge  across  a  river,  or 
to  follow  the  confused  and  uncertain  footsteps  of  the 
philosophers. 

If  this  be  true,  then  the  relation  between  religion  and 
education  is  immediately  seen  to  be  deep  and  vital.  For 
nothing  has  been  a  more  integral  part  of  our  Western  civili- 
zation than  the  Hebrew-Christian's  religion.  Imagination 
simply  staggers  at  the  idea  of  interpreting  the  culture  of  the 
past  centuries  without  the  moral  and  spiritual  elements 
which  it  has  derived  from  Christianity. 

The  ethics  of  our  business  worlds  are  based  on  the  moral 
insights  of  Christianity.  One  need  only  compare  modern 
business  with  the  practices  in  parts  of  the  world  where 
Christianity  has  never  been,  to  realize  the  extent  to  which  a 
"Ten  Commandments"  morality  underlies  our  whole  busi- 
ness structure. 

Similarity  our  ideal  of  home  life  rests  on  Christian  founda- 
tions. The  conception  of  marriage  and  the  attitudes  of 
parents  to  children  found  in  civilizations  untouched  by 
Christian  ideals  are  abhorrent  to  us. 

The  sacrednesa  of  persons,  on  which  all  true  democracy  is 
founded,  is  a  peculiarly  Christian  di.scovery.  When  Chris- 

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tianity  was  born  into  the  world  nothing  was  so  cheap  as 
human  life.  Leckey  lists  as  one  of  the  chief  causes  for  the 
moral  collapse  of  the  Middle  Ages  the  cheapening  of  life 
resulting  from  the  gladiatorial  combats  where  men  killed 
each  other  for  the  amusement  of  the  crowd.  And  in  parts  of 
the  world  untouched  by  Christianity  life  is  just  as  cheap 
today. 

And  from  Christianity  we  derive  not  only  our  limited 
moral  achievements,  but  the  entire  idealism  in  the  light  of 
which  we  bring  to  judgment  our  social  failures  in  whatever 
realm.  It  is  because  of  Christian  assumptions  that  we  recog- 
nize them  as  failures,  and  because  of  Christian  ideals  that 
we  can  envision  a  better  way. 

Of  course  I  am  not  saying  that  these  things  are  the 
peculiar  possessions  of  Christian  people.  Unreligious  people 
often  enjoy  a  beautiful,  idealistic  home  life.  People  who 
will  have  none  of  us  and  our  Churches  conduct  business  on 
the  highest  ethical  levels.  Such  things  are  not  the  monopoly 
of  Christians  but  they  are  in  our  society  because  Christianity 
has  put  them  there,  as  a  look  at  the  non-Christian  world 
will  show^ 

And  now,  for  the  first  time  in  recent  centuries,  we  find 
those  values  definitely  and  powerfully  challenged.  There 
have  been  wars  before,  but  they  have  not  been  wars  to  ex- 
terminate Christian  values  from  civilization.  And  there 
have  been  un-Christian  people  before,  but  even  un-Christian 
people  have  assumed  the  validity  of  the  moral  values  which 
they  have  failed  to  realize  in  their  lives. 

But  now  we  are  fighting  against  a  powerful  and  intelligent 
effort  to  remove  the  Christian  foundations  from  civilization 
and  substitute  others.  The  point  is  not  that  Germany  fails 
to  be  merciful  or  truthful  or  generous.  Germany  believes 
that  these  things  are  evil  and  seeks  to  destroy  them.  She 
believes  that  hardness  and  cruelty  must  be  the  basis  of 
civilization,  but  treachery  and  contempt  are  creative,  and 
that  love  and  the  spirit  of  Christ  are  enemies  to  society. 
Speakers  and  writers  have  said  in  many  ways  that  this  is  a 
war  between  civilizations,  between  cultures.  It  is  this  that 
we  mean  when  we  say  that  we  are  fighting  for  "a  way  of 
life."  Hitler  saw  this  before  we  did.  He  wrote  it  very  ex- 
plicitly in  his  book,  and  he  quite  consistently  repudiated  the 
Christian  religion  as  having  no  part  in  his  new  state.  But 
it  was  harder  for  us  to  understand.  We  had  assumed  the 
Christian  virtues  as  being  virtuous  for  so  long  that  we  were 
slow  to  realize  that  it  was  they,  and  not  merely  armies,  that 
were  being  attacked.  The  enormity  of  the  wickedness  which 
could  call  evil  good  and  seek  to  crush  out  of  the  earth  those 


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values  on  which  we  had  unthinkingly  relied,  was  too  great 
for  our  imaginations  easily  to  grasp. 

And  so  we  are  fighting,  at  least  in  part,  to  preserve  the 
contributions  of  Christianity  to  our  civilization.  But  un- 
fortunately many  who  are  fighting  to  perpetuate  the  fruits 
of  past  moral  ideals  are  unfamiliar  with  the  spiritual  in- 
sights from  which  such  fruits  have  grown.  We  are  trying  to 
go  forward  on  momentum  borrowed  from  other  years  or 
from  other  people.  We  are  trying  to  gather  fruits  without 
the  nurturing  roots.  We  are  basing  belief  in  what  are  the 
essentially  spiritual  values  of  freedom  and  democracy  and 
personality  upon  the  secular  and  materialistic  philosophy 
which  cannot  permanently  support  them.  Democracy  is  not 
merely  a  cure  for  social  and  political  ills.  In  the  hands  of 
ignorant  or  immoral  men  it  becomes  a  terrible  curse.  Democ- 
racy is  rather  a  high  value  to  be  entrusted  to  those  whose 
moral  discipline  and  maturity  make  them  worthy  of  it. 

It  is  this  which  makes  religion  so  essential  to  our  present 
way  of  life.  An  unwise  type  of  evangelism  has  individualized 
religion  until  we  have  forgotten  its  place  in  the  social  pat- 
tern. We  have  thought  of  it  exclusively  in  its  vertical  rela- 
tionships— the  individual  soul  and  God — that  we  have  for- 
gotten the  influence  of  religion  on  our  social  pattern,  and  the 
influence  of  the  social  pattern  on  our  religious  life. 

If  modern  civilization  must  rest  on  Christian  morality  and 
idealism  in  order  to  be  safe,  then  it  is  the  function  of  our 
education  to  acquaint  each  rising  generation  with  religious 
values.  Surely  the  religion  of  the  past  has  as  much  to  say  to 
our  age  as  the  music  of  the  past,  or  the  literature  of  the  past, 
or  the  philosophies  of  the  past.  Religion  has  been  a  more 
essential  and  more  creative  part  of  our  culture  than  these, 
and  we  court  disaster  when  we  try  to  pass  on  to  the  next 
generation  an  education  deprived  of  it. 

This  means,  of  course,  that  religion  cannot  be  treated  as 
extra-curricular  activity  in  our  educational  process.  It  is  not 
an  accessory,  an  unessential  fringe  on  the  borders  of  educa- 
tion, but  of  the  very  heart  of  it,  (If  one  may  so  mix  meta- 
phors.) And  yet,  in  our  secularized  educational  system  we 
have  so  separated  between  the  school  of  religion  that  it  is 
possible  for  an  American  boy  to  start  in  the  kindergarten 
and  go  through  until  the  state  returns  him  to  society  as  a 
finished  product  with  a  college  degree,  and  in  the  whole 
process  he  may  never  have  heard  a  word  about  religion, 
about  morals,  about  a  philosophy  of  life,  the  nature  of  real 
success,  or  even  the  reason  for  living.  He  may  never  have 
heard  a  hint  of  what  religion  has  done  in  the  past  or  what  it 
is  doing  in  the  present. 


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President  Gates,  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  a 
great  state  institution,  in  speaking  to  seven  thousand  public 
school  teachers,  said  :  "Religion  is  the  mainspring  of  growth 
in  character,  and  the  lack  of  it  tends  too  often  to  produce  a 
clever,  hard,  self-seeking  type  of  success  which,  if  it  becomes 
widespread  enough,  leads  to  the  total  eclipse  of  culture  and 
humanity  in  the  state,  and  even  to  the  undermining  of  civili- 
zation." 

This  is  not  the  place  to  discuss  the  methods  by  which 
religion  can  be  integrated  into  the  educational  process. 
Many  suggestions  are  being  made.  Bishop  Oxnam  has  just 
made  some  suggestions  in  the  preceding  address,  and  our 
friends  in  England,  in  spite  of  the  tensions  of  war  under 
which  they  are  living  are  incorporating  some  in  the  revising 
of  their  educational  system. 

But  I  may  remind  you  that  the  personality  of  the  teacher 
is  as  potent  in  creating  a  scale  of  values  in  the  pupil's  life 
as  any  book  which  he  studies.  It  is  a  commonplace  but  as  we 
look  back  on  our  school  days  we  remember  our  instructors 
much  more  vividly  than  we  remember  our  lessons. 

I  think  now  of  a  campus  which  I  know  on  which  the 
chief  religious  influence  is  a  professor  of  Astronomy.  On 
another  it  is  a  teacher  of  Music.  On  another  a  professor  of 
Mathematics.  A  student  recently  told  me  that  one  of  the 
great  religious  influences  which  had  come  into  his  life  was  a 
university  course  in  Evolution. 

This  does  not  mean  that  religion  is  to  be  substituted  for 
sound  learning.  The  classroom  is  not  a  revival  service,  and 
degrees  are  not  given  on  the  basis  of  religious  experience. 
But  it  does  mean  that  the  atmosphere  in  which  the  studying 
is  done  should  be  a  confessedly  religious  atmosphere,  that 
the  interpretation  of  life  underlying  it  all  should  be  a  reli- 
gious interpretation.  Young  people  are  not  only  being  in- 
structed ;  they  are  being  given  direction  for  life,  and  that 
direction  should  be  toward  the  things  of  the  spirit.  They  are 
being  fitted  to  carry  on  the  civilization  of  tomorrow,  and  just 
insofar  as  we  are  leaving  religious  and  moral  values  out  of 
their  equipment  we  are  heading  toward  the  chaos  of  a  stark 
materialism. 


FRATERNAL  ADDRESSES 

AFRICAN  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  ZION  CHURCH 

Dr.  Benjamin  C.  Robeson 

Bishops  and  Members  of  the  Methodist  General  Confer- 
ence :  Your  oldest  daughter,  the  African  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Zion  Church,  has  sent  me  to  greet  you  : 

"We  are  living,  we  are  dwelling, 
In  a  great  and  awful  time ; 
In  an  age  on  ages  telling, 
To  be  living  is  sublime." 

Sublime,  because  civilization  itself  is  being  rocked  to  its 
foundations;  sublime,  because  the  democratic  way  of  life 
that  we  love  and  cherish  is  about  to  leave  us. 

Dr.  Ernest  Fremont  Tittle  asks,  "Can  freedom  live?"  He' 
then  says,  "Much  of  the  world  today  is  not  free  ...  we  have 
further  to  recognize  that  once  freedom  is  denied  to  a  minor- 
ity group,  the  freedom  of  all  is  imperiled."  Either  we  human 
creatures  are  all  children  of  God  or  none  of  us  is  a  child  of 
God.  "In  the  world  of  today,  all  men  must  be  regarded  as 
children  of  God  if  freedom  is  to  be  assured  to  any  man." 
The  very  fact  that  such  a  question  can  be  seriously  asked, 
brings  to  light  the  dangerous  ground  on  which  we  walk.  The 
Church  of  God  must  lead  the  way  vigorously  in  such  a  fight. 
We  talk  about  God  whose  love  takes  us  all  in ;  about  His  Son, 
Jesus  Christ,  who  dared  to  die  that  we  might  live  abundantly. 
We  cannot  then  fail  to  see  our  duty.  Dr.  Tittle  is  right.  "In 
the  world  of  today,  all  men  must  be  regarded  as  children  of 
God  if  freedom  is  to  be  assured  any  man." 

Serville  Davis,  managing  editor  of  the  Christian  Science 
Monitor,  declares  that  the  main  task  of  the  home  front  now 
and  in  the  postwar  period  is  the  complete  economic  and 
social  liberation  of  colored  people.  To  me,  that  is  very  reveal- 
ing. It  means  that  through  the  years,  we  have  deliberately 
ignored  the  burning  aspirations  and  hopes  of  a  minority 
group  and  wake  up  now  to  find  the  house  falling  apart.  We 
must,  however,  be  concerned  with  all  fronts,  China,  India, 
Africa,  all  of  them  are  calling  upon  us  to  stand  up  and  dare 
to  be  on  the  Lord's  side.  I  say  with  Dr.  Willis  J.  King,  "Let's 
go  on  dreaming  of  world  brotherhood,  for  that  is  what  the 
world  is  coming  to." 

God  must  weep  when  looking  at  our  divisions.  If  we  dared 

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to  face  facts,  all  of  us  would  return  to  the  mourner's  bench. 
It  has  been  well  said,  "There  is  no  satisfactory  reason  and 
practically  no  excuse  for  the  existence  of  four  groups  of 
Negro  Episcopal  Methodists  (African  Methodist  Episcopal, 
African  Methodist  Episcopal  Zion,  Colored  Methodist  Epis- 
copal and  the  Negro  group  of  The  Methodist  Church)." 
There  is  no  satisfactory  reason  and  practically  no  excuse  for 
the  existence  of  a  white  Methodist  Church.  The  Methodist 
Church,  when  it  arrives,  will  include  all.  God,  to  my  mind, 
will  not  be  satisfied  with  this.  He  does  not  want  a  Presby- 
terian Church,  Episcopal  Church,  Baptist  Church,  etc.  He 
wants  a  Church  large  enough  to  embrace  all.  It  will  not  be  a 
White  Church,  a  Black  Church,  or  a  Red  Church.  Once  that 
day  comes,  the  Sons  of  God  will  show  again. 

"I  felt  my  heart  strangely  warmed."  Methodism  at  that 
moment  began  its  march.  What  a  mighty  march  it  was! 
Filled  with  courage,  faith,  endurance  because  of  a  God- 
touched  heart.  Until  there  is  a  personal  encounter  with  Jesus 
Christ,  this  never  happens.  That  is  the  fountain  of  enthusi- 
asm, testimony  and  power. 

Speaking  of  The  Methodist  Church,  Rev.  G.  D.  L.  Parsons 
asks,  "What  of  its  spiritual  power,  measured  by  the  tre- 
mendous need  of  a  lost  world?  In  these  days,  we  need  the 
power  and  enthusiasm  of  Pentecost."  I  vote  with  him.  We 
have  too  many  cold  preachers  to  expect  to  have  too  many  hot 
members.  The  world  is  waiting  for  a  baptism.  It  is  our  duty 
as  Christians  to  lead  the  way.  Any  man  with  a  burning  heart 
will  rise  above  bigotry,  prejudice  and  all  their  relations  and 
be  glad  to  help  God  to  see  that  all  men  have  justice. 

"For  the  which  cause  I  also  suffer  these  things  :  neverthe- 
less, I  am  not  ashamed :  for  I  know  whom  I  have  believed, 
and  am  persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  keep  that  which  I  have 
committed  unto  him  against  that  day." 

"For  I  am  persuaded,  that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor 
angels,  nor  principalities,  nor  powers,  nor  things  present, 
nor  things  to  come, 

"Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other  creature,  shall  be 
able  to  separate  us  from  the  love  of  God,  which  is  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord." 

"That  I  may  know  him,  and  the  power  of  his  resurrection, 
and  the  fellowship  of  his  sufferings,  being  made  comfortable 
unto  his  death. 

"If  by  any  means  I  might  attain  unto  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead. 

"Not  as  though  I  had  already  attained,  either  were  already 
perfect ;  but  I  follow  after  it  that  I  may  apprehend  that  for 
which  also  I  am  apprehended  of  Christ  Jesus. 


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"Brethren,  I  count  not  myself  to  have  apprehended ;  but 
this  one  thing  I  do,  forgetting  those  things  which  are  behind, 
and  reaching  forth  unto  those  things  which  are  before, 

"I  press  toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of  the  high  calling 
of  God  in  Christ  Jesus." 

God  bless  you. 

(See  Journal,  page  277.) 


THE  COLORED  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 
Bishop  William  Y.  Bell 

Mr.  Chairman,  Fathers  and  Brethren: 

I  have  been  delegated  by  the  College  of  Bishops  of  the 
C.  M.  E.  Church  to  bring  to  you  our  Church's  greetings  and 
the  reassurance  of  our  sustained  and  abiding  Christian 
good  will  and  sense  of  spiritual  fellowship  with  you  in  your 
devotion  and  loyalty  to  the  enterprise  and  triumph  of  the 
kingdom  of  God  in  human  society. 

We  live  at  a  great  moment  in  history.  It  is  at  one  and  the 
same  time  a  moment  of  great  peril  and  great  promise.  Two 
ways  part  before  the  American  nation  and  the  American 
Church — the  way  of  life  and  the  way  of  death.  Comes  now 
"the  moment  to  decide,"  and  upon  that  decision  turns  the 
destiny  of  our  favored  nation  as  a  moral  leader  in  the  society 
of  nations  in  the  world  tomorrow. 

The  eyes  of  oppressed  and  suffering  peoples  and  nations 
throughout  the  whole  world  turn — half-desperately,  half- 
hopefully — to  the  United  States  of  America  today:  to  the 
United  States  of  America  first,  and  also  to  the  Union  of 
Soviet  Socialist  Republics.  Many  distressed  millions  through- 
out Hitlerized  Europe,  some  millions  of  Jews  yet  surviving 
the  mass  murders  of  three  millions  of  their  brethren,  more 
than  a  billion  people  of  color  in  Africa,  Asia  and  the  Isles  of 
the  Seas,  these  altogether  stretch  out  their  hands  to  us,  and 
the  plaintive  cry  of  their  hearts  is,  ''Come  over  and  help  us." 

More  than  once  or  twice  in  the  brief  national  life  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  she  has  demonstrated  her  capacity 
to  arise  to  high  and  courageous  moral  decisions  and  actions. 
More  than  once  or  twice,  seeing  clearly  her  national  duty, 
prizing  dearly  her  national  honor,  and  sensing  accurately 
the  indissoluble  interrelationship  between  national  duty, 
national  honor  and  national  destiny,  she  has  committed 
herself  to  ethical  positions  that  have  won  for  her  the  respect, 
confidence  and  admiration  of  all  men  everywhere  who 
cherish  liberty,  democracy,  justice  and  equality. 

It  is  devoutly  to  be  hoped,  earnestly  to  be  prayed,  and 
firmly  to  be  demanded  that  we  shall  not  now  fail  to  meet  the 
claims  of  the  kingdom  of  God  upon  us.  "We  shudder  to  con- 
template the  certain  woe  that  must,  by  the  verdict  of  God 
and  the  logic  of  history,  inevitably  befall  our  elect  nation  if 
we  by  indifference,  weakness  or  cowardice  should  fail  these 
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The  Methodist  Church  887 

peoples  and  races"  who  turn  to  us  from  the  ends  of  the  earth 
for  succor  and  salvation. 

It  would  seem  appropriate  to  lift  a  paragraph  out  of  what 
I  have  said  elsewhere  and  insert  it  at  this  point.  "North 
America  cannot  sanely  hope  to  isolate  herself  from  the  rest 
of  tomorrow's  world.  It  is  becoming  progressively  too  small 
geographically  for  that.  Neither  can  North  America  and 
Western  Europe  sanely  hope  to  dominate  the  rest  of  tomor- 
row's world.  It  is  becoming  progressively  and  too  alert 
ethnologically  for  that.  Following  this  war — even  as  during 
it — we  shall  stand  before  the  bar  of  public  world  opinion  to 
defend  our  claim  to  world  faith  and  confidence  as  a  truly 
democratic  commonwealth.  It  may  even  be  that  within  the 
next  quarter  of  a  century  we  shall  have  to  contend  at  arms 
again  for  our  very  existence  as  a  potential  democratic  state, 
if  the  awakening  hundreds  of  millions  of  the  East  grow  in 
distrust  of  us  as  they  bid  fair  to  grow  in  political,  economic 
and  military  power.  It  is  difficult  for  us  to  conceive  of  a  more 
disastrous  and  tragic  world  misfortune  that  for  our  divinely 
favored  nation  to  forfeit  its  claim  to  moral  world  leadership 
at  this  strategic  and  critical  moment  in  human  history ;  yet 
we  are  convinced  and  certain  that  no  less  appalling  an 
incident  threatens  us."  (Manifesto  of  Negro  Churchmen  to 
the  Nation.) 

There  was  never  a  moment  in  history  when  the  prophetic 
message  and  ministry  were  more  poignantly  indicated  than 
now.  Neither  Amos  nor  the  Babylonian  Isaiah,  neither  John, 
the  Baptist,  nor  John,  the  Apostle,  neither  Martin  Luther 
nor  John  Wesley  ever  faced  a  more  acute  challenge  or  em- 
braced a  more  glorious  opportunity  than  do  we  of  the  Chris- 
tian Church  in  America  today. 

"For  approximately  two  and  a  half  years  we  have  been 
engaged  in  a  war  to  the  death  against  Fascism,  Nazism  and 
Tojoism  abroad.  We  must  now  take  up  the  gauntlet  against 
anti-Semitism,  anti-labor-unionism,  and  anti-Negroism  at 
"home.  We  must  see — with  unerring  insight — that  the  latter 
front  is  even  more  formidable  and  deadly  than  the  former. 
We  are  in  process  of  defeating  master-racism  abroad,  but 
master-racism  is  in  process  of  defeating  us  at  home.  We 
must  arise — in  decision  born  of  prophetic  vision  and  in 
courage  born  of  prophetic  faith — to  set  our  own  house  in 
true  democratic  -order,  or  the  world  about  us  will  arise 
shortly  in  revolutionary  disorder  and  set  our  house  in  flames 
of  destruction."  (Manifesto  of  Negro  Churchmen  to  the 
nation.) 

■  'I  speak  to  you,  I  believe,  with  the  voice  of  sobriety.  I  speak 
to  you,  I  hope,  with  the  voice  of  wisdom.  I  speak  fo  you,  I 


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know,  with  the  voice  of  love.  I  speak  to  you  in  a  deep  and 
trembling  sense  of  common  interest  and  common  destiny.  I 
am  an  American  Negro  and  I  know  that  in  the  past  it  has 
usually  been  as  an  American  Negro  that  I  have  spoken,  but 
I  do  not  so  speak  now.  I  am  a  Negro  American  and  I  know 
that  in  the  past  I  have  occasionally  spoken  as  a  Negro 
American,  but  I  do  not  merely  so  speak  now.  I  am  an  Ameri- 
can and  I  speak,  at  least  this  once,  only  as  an  American :  as 
an  American  and,  in  the  sense  of  persuasion  and  aspiration, 
as  a  Christian. 

To  whom  shall  China  and  India — all  Asia,  indeed — and 
Africa,  and  Jewry,  and  the  struggling  masses  of  Europe  and 
South  America  turn  in  the  coming  years  for  moral  and 
spiritual  direction  and  support?  Who  is  to  serve  as  "big 
brother"  to  the  long-burdened  peoples  of  the  earth — to  the 
meek  who  are  destined  ultimately,  perhaps  shortly,  to 
possess  the  earth?  What  else  but  this  is  the  destiny  of 
America  ?  What  else,  in  the  providence  of  the  God  of  history, 
provided  also  we  have  the  vision  and  the  will  and  the  cour- 
age to  work  with  Him  to  this  end  ? 

Does  it  not  lie  well  within  the  power  of  the  Christian 
Church  in  America  to  determine  the  answer  to  these  all- 
important  questions?  Is  it  altogether  too  much  to  say  that 
it  may  lie  well  within  the  power  and  province  of  this  Meth- 
odist General  Conference,  convened  as  it  is  at  this  strategic 
historical  moment,  to  contribute  effectively  to  the  determina- 
tion of  that  answer? 

"The  lion  has  roared,  who  will  not  fear?  The  Lord  God 
hath  spoken,  who  can  but  prophesy?"  Amos  3  :8. 

"Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy,  to  all  them  to  whom  this 
people  shall  say,  A  confederacy;  neither  fear  ye  their  fear 
nor  be  afraid.  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts  himself :  and  let  him 
by  your  fear,  and  let  him  be  your  dread,"  Isaiah  8:12. 

"Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  the 
land  of  Israel ;  An  end,  the  end  is  come  upon  the  four  corners 
of  the  land.  Now  is  the  end  come  upon  thee  and  I  will  send 
mine  anger  upon  thee,  and  will  judge  thee  according  to  thy 
ways,  and  will  recompense  upon  thee  all  thine  abominations. 
And  mine  eyes  shall  not  spare  thee,  neither  will  I  have  pity : 
but  I  will  recompense  thy  ways  upon  thee,  and  thine  abomi- 
nations shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee ;  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  An  evil,  an  only  evil, 
behold,  is  come  .  .  .  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is  come." 
Ezekiel  7 :2ff. 

"The  kingdom  of  God  shall  be  taken  from  you,  and  given 
to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits  thereof."  Matthew 
21:43.  - 


The  Mefhodhf  Church  889 

"Or  else  I  will  come  unto  thee  quickly,  and  will  remove  thy 
candlestick  out  of  its  place,  except  thou  repent."  Revelation 
2:5. 

May  God  grant  unto  our  nation  and  the  Christian  Church 
in  America  today  grace  sufficient  to  the  demands  of  this 
hour:  grace  unto  repentance  and  fruits  answerable  thereto: 
grace  unto  the  achievement  of  true  democracy  and  Chris- 
tian fraternity,  in  principle  and  in  practice,  at  home  and 
abroad.  And  may  Methodism  and  Colored  Methodism  and 
all  Christian  churches  in  America  spearhead  the  movement 
of  America  and  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  to  that  achieve- 
ment. 

(See  Journal,  page  332.) 


THE  METHODIST  CHURCH  OF  BRAZIL 
Dr.  James  E.  Ellis 

Bishops  and  Fellow  Methodists.  It  is  a  real  privilege  you 
are  generously  giving  me  to  bring  you  Christian  greetings 
from  one  of  the  daughters  of  this  great  Methodist  family,  the 
Methodist  Church  of  Brazil,  one  of  your  affiliated  autono- 
mous Churches,  and  also  to  bring  you  the  personal  greetings 
of  Bishop  Cesar  Dacorso  Filho,  our  consecrated  and  tireless 
General  Superintendent,  who  ought  to  be  here  but  who  was 
detained  for  health  reasons. 

In  that  great,  growing  and  rapidly  developing  nation  to 
the  South,  you  have  a  fine,  growing  and  rapidly  developing 
Church  which  is  grateful  for  what  you  have  done  and  are 
doing  to  make  possible  a  larger  growth  and  more  adequate 
expansion  of  the  influence  of  Methodism  in  Brazil,  and  to 
make  it  possible  to  enter  some  of  the  doors  opening  to  us. 

Brazilians  speak  of  you  affectionately  as  the  Mother 
Church,  and  you  may  be  sure  that  the  manner  in  which  your 
daughter  Church  is  addressing  herself  to  the  task  of  bring- 
ing to  Christ  more  and  more  of  the  people  of  Brazil  and  of 
building  up  a  strong  church  to  continue  this  in  the  future 
would  gladden  your  heart  if  you  could  see  it  first  hand.  Come 
to  see  us. 

(See  Journal,  page  461.) 


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THE  METHODIST  CHURCH  OF  MEXICO 
Elias  Hernandez 

Mr.  Chairman,  Members  of  the  General  Conference:  I  am 
the  bearer  of  sincere  fraternal  greetings  from  the  General 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico.  It  is  a  great 
honor  for  me  as  a  layman  to  represent  the  laymen  of  our 
Church.  It  is  also  a  high  honor  and  privilege  to  occupy  a  seat 
in  this  Conference  in  the  capacity  of  Fraternal  Delegate  of 
the  General  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico. 

I  also  take  advantage  of  this  opportunity  as  Grand  Master 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  to 
bring  fraternal  greetings. 

The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico  has  set  a  splendid  ex- 
ample in  one  respect  for  the  Mother  Church.  The  two  Meth- 
odisms  in  Mexico  united  and  formed  a  single  Methodist 
Church  in  1930,  eight  years  before  the  union  of  the  Churches 
in  the  United  States.  This  does  not  mean  that  the  younger 
Churches  loved  one  another  more  than  the  parent  Churches 
but  simply  that  we  came  to  an  understanding  sooner. 

The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico,  although  autonomous, 
never  forgets  the  wise  and  loving  counsels  of  the  Mother 
Church  but  goes  forward  striving  with  faith,  effort  and 
sacrifice,  raising  proudly  the  banner  of  Methodism  with 
honor  and  gratitude  to  the  missionaries  who  have  given 
their  energy,  knowledge  and  experience  and  their  lives  for 
the  good  of  Christian  work  and  of  the  Mexican  people.  The 
Bishops,  the  District  Superintendents  and  the  preachers  are 
making  every  effort  to  organize  the  laymen  and  to  make  them 
the  main  pillar  of  the  Church.  The  laymen  of  the  Methodist 
Church  in  Mexico  have  entered  into  a  period  of  fervent 
activity.  The  churches  are  now  being  organized.  These  or- 
ganizations of  laymen  have  been  carried  out  in  the  stronger 
Churches.  There  are  thirty-six  brotherhoods  and  the  remain- 
ing churches  are  in  process  of  organization.  We  have  just 
appointed  two  traveling  Secretaries  who  will  go  from  church 
to  church  organizing  the  laymen. 

The  laymen  brotherhoods  have  set  as  a  goal  the  raising  of 
300,000  pe.sos,  Mexican  currency,  in  four  years  of  75,000 
pesos  each  year.  This  amount  is  in  addition  to  their  regular 
contributions  to  the  local  churches.  The  purpose : 

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( 1 )  To  develop  the  spiritual  life ; 

(2)  To  increase  their  contributions  to  the  Church  as  much 
as  possible; 

(3)  To  visit  lukewarm  and  cold  members  and  incorporate 
them  anew  into  the  Church  as  active  members ; 

(4)  To  get  lukewarm  members  who  have  large  resources 
to  make  gifts  of  importance  to  the  Church ; 

(5)  To  visit  friends  and  sympathizers  and  obtain  gifts  for 
special  or  educational  or  social  causes  in  Christian  work ; 

(6)  Publishing  the  great  daily  newspapers  and  magazines 
on  a  business  basis  and  secular  in  character  and  that  these 
publications  open  their  columns  to  the  Christian  Church  of 
any  denomination  in  Mexico.  This  undertaking  is  important 
and  difficult  but  of  urgent  necessity  since  there  is  not  one 
important  newspaper  in  Mexico  which  offers  its  columns  to 
evangelical  Churches  for  publicity  purposes. 

How  the  300,000  pesos  will  be  distributed:  In  the  first 
place,  the  Bishop  and  the  Conference  Cabinets  will  recom- 
mend the  objectives;  second,  with  the  approval  and  consent 
of  the  Bishops  and  the  Cabinets,  the  following  plans  will 
preferably  be  followed : 

Pensions  for  Retired  Preachers 

Increase  in  Pastors'  Salaries 

Scholarships  for  Ministerial  Students 

Building  and  Repairing  Churches  and  Parsonages 

Brethren,  Members  of  this  Conference  and  Friends :  Our 
effort  has  already  begun.  We  will  follow  after  the  mark. 
Nothing  shall  hinder  us.  With  the  help  of  our  God  and 
Saviour,  we  look  forward  to  the  triumph  of  our  high  ideals 
and  purposes. 

One  thing  we  do  wish  to  ask  of  you,  your  spiritual  help, 
your  prayers,  your  moral  and  financial  assistance.  We  have 
faith  in  God,  faith  in  our  cause  and  faith  that  you  will  help 
us  in  this  moment  of  trial. 

(See  Journal,  page  277.) 


INTERNATIONAL  NIGHT 

Address  of  Bishop  J.  Waskom  Pickett  of  India 

Mr.  Chairman,  Brothers  and  Sisters:  Perhaps  there  is  a 
special  fitness  on  this  International  Night  in  our  beginning 
with  one  of  the  distant  lands.  India  is  so  far  away  from  these 
United  States  that  when  we  get  there  we  discover  that  if  we 
desire  to  get  any  further  away  and  make  the  effort,  we 
simply  start  back  home  by  another  route. 

But  India  is  not  as  far  away  from  the  United  States  today 
as  it  has  been  in  the  past.  It  is  nearer  to  us  tonight  than  it 
was  a  year  ago.  There  are  forces  at  work  that  are  drawing 
these  United  States  and  India  closer  together.  The  fact  is 
that  isolation  having  broken  down,  the  nations  are  influenc- 
ing each  other  with  increasing  power  and  are  becoming  more 
alike  with  every  passing  day  and  no  nation  is  today  penetrat- 
ing India  with  its  influences  at  more  points  or  more  power- 
fully than  the  United  States  of  America. 

India  is  one  of  America's  allies  in  this  global  war.  And 
while  the  heart  and  mind  of  India  have  been  very  much  con- 
fused about  this  war,  with  some  of  India's  leaders  urging 
India's  people  to  take  no  part  in  the  war,  to  even  drive  the 
United  Nations'  representatives  out  of  India,  and  to  offer  no 
resistance  to  the  totalitarian  powers  poised  upon  India's 
borders,  yet  no  fewer  than  two  and  a  half  million  of  the  sons 
of  India  and  tens  of  thousands  of  the  daughters  of  India 
have  entered  the  armed  forces,  every  one  of  them  a  volunteer, 
every  one  of  them  in  this  war  because  of  a  conviction  that 
this  war  must  be  won ;  that  the  interests  of  India  and  the 
interests  of  the  whole  human  family  demand  the  winning  of 
this  war.  And  if  the  whole  of  India  were  in  this  war  to  the 
same  extent  as  the  Christians  of  India,  I  am  told  on  high 
military  authority  that  the  total  army  in  that  land  would  be 
not  2,500,000,  but  18,000,000,  for  the  Christians  of  India 
have  a  profound  conviction  that  the  destiny  of  India  can  best 
be  safeguarded  and  India's  greatest  interests  can  best  be 
realized  by  a.ssuring  the  overthrow  of  the  despotisms  that 
have  attacked  our  democracies  and  so  many  causes  that  we 
hold  dear. 

But  it  is  not  my  purpose  in  being  here  to  talk  to  you  of 
war.  I  want  to  talk  to  you  of  the  Kingdom  of  our  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Chri.st.  And  I  want  to  take  a  scriptural  basis 
for  the  rest  of  what  I  shall  say.  I  am  going  to  borrow  the 

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words  that  St,  Paul  addressed  to  the  Philippian  Church  and 
dare  to  address  them  to  you.  He  said,  "I  am  set  for  the 
defense  of  the  Gospel"  and  he  said  again,  "In  the  defense  and 
confirmation  of  the  Gospel,  ye  are  all  partakers  of  my 
grace" ;  not  of  the  grace  of  Paul,  but  of  the  grace  of  which 
Paul  partakes. 

It  may  surprise  some  of  you  to  have  a  representative  of 
the  Church  of  Christ  in  India  speak  of  the  need  for  defend- 
ing the  Gospel  but  that  need  is  very  real.  There  is  deter- 
mined, aggressive,  militant  opposition  to  the  preaching  of 
the  Gospel  in  today's  India  and  the  Church  will  be  foolish 
indeed  if  it  fails  to  recognize  the  fact  and  to  set  itself  for 
the  defense  of  the  Gospel. 

It  is  surprising  that  we  should  be  surprised  that  defense  is 
necessary,  that  opposition  to  the  Gospel  should  exist.  Oppo- 
sition to  the  Gospel,  existed  in  our  Lord's  time.  St.  Paul  con- 
fronted it  and  I  say  to  you  with  a  deep  solemnity  that  the 
Church  in  India  faces  today  an  opposition,  very  powerful, 
that  requires  on  the  part  of  the  whole  Church  of  Christ  a 
very  solemn  rededication  of  itself  to  the  defense  of  the  truth 
of  which  it  has  been  made  guardian. 

To  present  the  Gospel  to  a  people  with  a  Hindu  back- 
ground is  by  no  means  easy.  That  Gospel  seems  to  the 
average  Hindu  incredible.  That  too  should  not  surprise  us. 
The  Jews  found  the  Gospel  incredible  when  our  Lord  pro- 
claimed it  and  our  Lord  had  to  confirm  the  message  that  he 
preached.  He  confirmed  it  in  miracles.  He  proclaimed  that 
God  is  not  against  men  for  their  sins  but  God  is  for  men 
against  their  sins.  He  proclaimed  that  all  men  will  find  tender 
love  as  they  approach  God  in  prayer.  And  he  proved  this  by 
invoking  the  power  and  the  love  of  God  to  heal  the  sick,  to 
cleanse  the  lepers.  The  people  of  his  day  interpreted  sickness 
and  misfortune  of  every  kind  as  a  sign  of  sin,  sin  that  had 
brought  upon  men  the  wrath  of  God.  But  Jesus  proclaimed 
that  men  of  every  class,  however  afflicted,  are  the  objects  of 
God's  love  and  he  confirmed  that  message.  Now,  the  Gospel 
has  to  be  defended  and  it  has  to  be  confirmed  in  India  today. 

Let  me  say  another  word  about  its  defense,  A  great  many 
Americans  are  shocked  when  they  learn  that  Mr,  Gandhi,  a 
man  who  owes  much  to  Christ,  whom  American  Christians 
very  widely  have  revered,  has  set  himself  in  determined  op- 
position to  the  Gospel.  But  it  is  a  fact  that  Mr,  Gandhi  has 
sought  to  interrupt  the  progress  of  the  Gospel  and  has  made 
that  interruption  one  of  his  chief  concerns. 

It  is  true  that  a  militant,  awakened  Hinduism  has  declared 
in  the  name  of  political  unification  of  India's  people  that  it 


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is  and  will  be  intolerant  of  further  conversions  to  Christian 
faith,  particularly  among  the  underprivileged. 

As  an  example  of  what  can  be  done,  let  me  tell  you  how  a 
Brahman  Prime  Minister  of  an  important  Hindu  State  out- 
side of  British  India  proper  recently  drew  up  decrees  which 
he  induced  his  Maharajah  to  sign,  giving  to  the  decrees  legal 
status  within  the  State.  These  decrees  provided  that  if  any 
man  or  woman  within  the  State  wished  to  change  his  reli- 
gion he  must  sign  an  application  on  a  stamped  paper  w'hich 
would  cost  him  the  equivalent  of  seventy  cents;  I  mean  the 
cash  equivalent,  not  the  equivalent  in  labor,  for  these  people, 
many  of  them,  who  wish  to  change  their  faith  to  become 
known  as  Christians,  disciples  of  Jesus,  earn  in  a  day  at 
most  eight  to  ten  cents  and  are  compelled  to  sign  an  applica- 
tion with  a  stamped  paper  covering  many  days  of  wages. 
And  then  they  are  not  sure  when  the  application  is  signed 
that  permission  will  be  given.  On  the  contrary,  they  must 
meet  the  judge  who  is  instructed  to  inquire  as  to  their  mo- 
tives and  if  he  finds  that  any  undue  influence  has  been 
brought  to  bear  upon  the  person  desiring  to  change  his  faith, 
he  is  authorized  to  prosecute  the  person  exercising  that 
influence.  Then  he  may  adjourn  the  investigation  and  order 
a  police  inquiry  and  if  any  of  you  know  aught  of  what  a  non- 
Christian  police  force  can  do,  in  such  circumstances,  you  can 
imagine  the  ordeal  of  the  poor  man  who  desires  to  confess 
his  faith  in  Jesus  Christ. 

That  is  not  the  w^hole  of  it.  That  is  but  barely  the  beginning 
of  his  ordeal. 

He  has  to  sign  another  application  to  get  his  case  called 
for  the  rehearing,  and  then,  if  the  police  have  not  disposed  of 
him,  or  the  judge  has  not  decided  against  him,  and  if  he  can 
convince  the  judge  to  grant  him  permission  to  change  his 
religion,  then  his  family  are  taken  from  him.  If  he  and  his 
wife  both  go  through  this  process  in  order  to  become  Chris- 
tians, recognized  as  such,  their  children  are  taken  from  them 
and  are  given  to  some  male  relative,  and  if  no  male  relative 
is  found  willing  to  take  them,  they  are  made  the  wards  of 
the  State.  The  law  provides  that  in  that  circumstance  these 
children  of  one,  or  of  a  couple  permitted  to  change  their 
religion  will  not  be  permitted  to  follow  the  example  of  the 
parents  until  they  reach  the  age  of  twenty-one. 

And  let  me  say  to  you  that  the  act  which  puts  these 
nefarious  provisions  into  legislation  is  inscribed  with 
Brahman-Hindu  cunning  as  an  act  for  the  protection  of 
religious  liberty. 

Yes,  the  Gospel  is  opposed  and  the  Church  requires  to  set 
itself  afresh  in  the  defen.se  of  the  Gospel,  but  I  am  even  more 


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concerned  that  the  Church  may  exercise  itself  for  the  con- 
firmation of  the  Gospel. 

Let  me  repeat  that  when  we  tell  a  Hindu  that  God  is  love, 
that  God  is  the  devoted  Father  of  all  men  and  women  and 
children  of  every  race,  the  Hindu,  if  he  really  believes  the 
central  teachings  of  Hinduism,  says  in  reply,  "How  utterly 
absurd.  Do  we  not  see  that  the  hand  of  God  is  against  many? 
They  are  born  to  oppression,  they  are  born  in  social  degrada- 
tion and  in  poverty.  They  are  diseased." 

The  Hindu  accounts  for  it  by  assuming  that  these  men 
have  lived  a  long  chain  of  lives,  and  that  in  this  long  chain  of 
lives  they  have  committed  many  sins  which  have  determined 
their  birth  in  poverty  and  misery,  and  God  is  carrying 
through  the  influence  of  the  sins  committed  and  is  punishing 
the  men  for  their  sins. 

But  we  say  to  the  Brahman,  we  say  to  the  Hindu,  of  every 
class,  "This  is  not  right.  There  is  no  ground  for  your  assump- 
tion. These  children  are  suffering  because  of  the  sins  of  men, 
more  the  sins  of  others  than  their  own  sins,  and  from  no 
sins  they  have  committed  in  any  previous  life."  We  say,  "It 
doesn't  take  a  Brahman,  it  doesn't  take  a  man  of  great  elo- 
quence or  great  power  or  standing  with  his  fellows  to  become 
a  Christian  and  to  test  and  prove  the  power  of  God.  It  simply 
takes  a  man  who  is  willing  to  give  himself  utterly  to  this 
testing  of  God's  power."  I  repeat,  "It  doesn't  take  much  of  a 
man  to  become  a  Christian,  but  it  takes  all  of  a  man." 

The  Brahman  in  his  opposition — and  all  this  Hindu  opposi- 
tion is  Brahman  led — says,  "If  your  Gospel  were  true,  it 
would  make  its  appeal  to  us,  but  those  who  are  becoming 
Christians  are  not  men  of  education  or  men  of  standing. 
They  are  not  the  important  people  of  this  land,  but  they  are 
the  despised,  they  are  the  oppressed." 

And  we  reply  in  the  spirit  of  our  Lord  that  Christianity 
cannot  be  tested  by  the  people  whom  it  attracts.  The  glory  of 
the  Gospel  never  has  been  in  the  people  it  attracts,  but  in  the 
people  it  produces,  and  the  greatest  confirmation  our  Chris- 
tian faith  has  in  India  is  in  the  taking  of  these  despised  out- 
castes,  labeled  by  Hinduism  as  hopelessly  degraded,  as  utter- 
ly vicious,  as  stupid  and  filthy  by  nature,  and  so  changing 
them  through  the  inflow  of  divine  grace  into  them  that  they 
demonstrate  the  truth  of  this  Gospel. 

I  want  to  tell  you.  Christian  friends,  that  not  since  Pente- 
cost has  there  been  a  more  convincing  confirmation  of  this 
Gospel  than  many  high  caste  Hindus  are  seeing  in  this  utter 
transformation  of  depressed  classes. 

Some  time  ago  I  was  in  a  South  Indian  village.  I  was  in- 
vited to  preach.  There  were  gathered  before  me,  sitting  on 


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the  ground  very  close  together,  perhaps  1,800  people.  Some 
600  of  these  were  avowed  Christians.  Some  hundreds  of 
others  were  interested  deeply  in  the  things  of  God.  Others 
were  there  because  of  curiosity  in  large  part. 

When  I  was  asked  to  preach,  I  arose  but  felt  a  strange 
reluctance,  the  sort  of  thing  that  many  of  you  preachers 
have  felt  at  times,  I  am  sure.  I  bowed  my  head  to  ask  for 
God's  guidance,  and  there  came  at  once  to  me  the  convic- 
tion that  before  I  preached,  I  should  give  to  some  of  the  men 
before  me  an  opportunity  to  tell  what  they  knew  about  Jesus 
Christ. 

So  I  said,  "Before  I  speak,  I  want  some  of  you  men  or 
women  who  have  tested  Christ  Jesus  to  tell  the  result  of  your 
experience  with  him." 

A  man  immediately  arose  and  said,  "Bishop,  may  I  be  the 
first  to  speak?" 

On  the  inspiration  of  the  moment  I  said,  "I  do  not  know, 
Brother ;  I  do  not  know  you.  I  do  not  know  whether  you  are  a 
right  man  to  speak  about  Jesus  Christ  to  this  great  audience. 
Who  is  your  pastor? 

A  man  arose  and  said,  "I  am.  Bishop." 

I  said,  "Is  this  a  fit  man  to  talk  about  Jesus  Christ  to  this 
audience?" 

The  pastor  said,  "He  is." 

Now,  brothers,  I  had  not  thought  of  that  in  advance  but 
I  have  rather  appreciated  that  technique  as  I  have  thought 
about  it  later  and  I  am  prepared  even  to  recommend  it  in 
America. 

This  brother  came  forward  and  facing  the  audience  said, 
"Many  of  you  know  me,  you  know  my  record  of  crime.  Three 
times  I  have  been  in  jail,  twice  I  was  tried  for  murder.  I 
could  not  be  convicted  because  the  evidence  was  not  found 
but  both  times  I  was  guilty."  He  said,  "You  know,  many  of 
you,  that  a  great  change  has  come  into  my  life.  I  want  to  tell 
you  about  it.  When  I  was  in  jail  the  last  time  I  found  as  a 
fellow  prisoner  a  man  that  ought  not  to  have  been  there.  I 
discovered  quickly  that  he  did  not  belong  with  us  criminals. 
I  found  that  everybody  in  the  jail  recognized  that  fact.  So  I 
asked  him  what  brought  him  there.  He  told  me  that  he  had 
become  a  follower  of  Jesus  Christ ;  that  opposition  to  Christ 
existed  in  his  village;  that  high-caste  Hindus  told  him  that 
he  must  renounce  his  Christian  faith  and  return  to  Hindu- 
ism. He  declared  he  could  not  do  that.  They  said  they  would 
bring  false  charges  against  him  and  send  him  to  jail.  He 
replied  that  he  could  go  to  jail  without  much  hesitation  but 
he  could  never  renounce  Christ  Jesus.  He  was  tried,  he  was 
sent  to  jail.  Then  in  the  jail  he  prayed  for  his  persecutors." 


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This  man  said,  "I  learned  the  facts  and  I  swore  that  I 
would  punish  those  men  that  had  sent  him  there.  I  went  to 
the  man  and  said,  'Don't  you  worry.  When  I  get  out  of  jail 
I'll  give  a  sound  beating  to  every  one  of  those  men,  and  if  you 
wish  it,  I'll  kill  one  or  two  of  them.'  And  the  man  said,  'Don't 
talk  like  that.  I  am  not  the  enemy  of  those  men,  they  are  only 
my  enemy,  and  it  is  because  of  their  ignorance  I  am  praying 
for  them.  If  you  see  those  men  when  you  get  out  tell  them  I 
am  their  friend  and  not  their  enemy.'  " 

He  said,  "I  was  amazed  and  I  said,  'What  kind  of  a  fool  is 
this  fellow?  Does  a  man  have  to  be  a  fool  because  he  wants  to 
be  good?'  I  asked  the  pastor  who  came  to  see  this  man  and 
told  him  how  the  man  likes  his  enemies  and  the  pastor  said, 
'That's  fine !  I'm  glad  to  learn  it  because  that  is  what  Christ 
taught  us.'  " 

He  said,  "That  so  profoundly  impressed  me  that  I  asked 
that  pastor  to  begin  to  teach  me  and  I  learned  to  read  before 
I  left  the  jail.  When  I  went  out  of  jail  I  went  to  another  pas- 
tor near  my  home,  confessed  my  faith  in  Christ,  was  taken 
under  instruction  and  pastoral  care,  was  baptized  some 
months  later  and  received  into  the  Church.  Seven  years  have 
passed  since  then.  I  have  not  abused  anybody,  I  have  not 
stolen,  I  have  not  gotten  drunk,  I  have  not  eaten  opium  as  I 
used  to  do.  I  am  a  friend  now  of  all  men,  whereas  I  was  the 
enemy  of  most." 

I  was  a  little  disturbed  before  he  finished.  I  was  afraid 
there  was  an  element  of  boasting  there,  but  I  was  reassured 
a  moment  later  for  another  man  arose  and  said,  "Bishop, 
may  I  speak?" 

I  said,  "No,  you  may  not,"  for  across  his  forehead  I  saw 
the  marks  that  identified  him  as  a  follower  of  Vishnu,  the 
Hindu  god.  I  said,  "You  misunderstood.  We  have  only  asked 
for  people  to  talk  about  what  Jesus  has  done  for  them." 

He  said,  "Bishop,  I  can  say  nothing  about  what  Jesus  has 
done  for  me,  I  am  not  a  Christan ;  but  I  want  to  tell  you  what 
Jesus  has  done  for  that  man  who  just  spoke," 

I  said,  "That's  another  matter.  Come  forward." 

He  came  to  the  front  and  said,  "I  am  the  Brahman  priest 
in  charge  of  the  Vishnu  Temple  in  the  town  where  that  man 
lives.  There  are  nine  of  us  Brahmans  here  tonight  from  his 
village,  there  are  thirty  high-caste  Hindus  here.  We  want  to 
hear  about  the  gospel  that  has  so  changed  that  man.  He  was 
formerly  the  worst  man  in  our  village;  now  he  is  the  best 
man.  Everybody  was  afraid  of  him  of  old ;  now  for  fifteen 
miles  around  people  in  trouble  come  to  him  for  help.  We  want 
to  understand  what  changed  that  man." 


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Well,  you  can  imagine  that  after  that  testimony  I  felt  no 
more  restraint  about  preaching. 

Just  after  that  I  was  in  another  village  and  I  asked  a  group 
of  high-caste  Hindus  what  they  knew  about  the  working  of 
the  grace  of  Christ  in  the  outcastes  of  their  village  who  had 
become  Christians.  I  chose  two  men  that  were  thought  to 
have  been  uninfluenced  by  Christianity  in  order  to  pick  their 
minds  and  learn  what  they  knew  about  the  transforming 
grace  of  Christ  in  the  untouchable.  The  first  man,  when  I 
asked  him  if  he  had  known  these  Christian  people  since  the 
days  when  they  were  Hindus,  said  "Yes,  I  have  lived  all  my 
life  in  this  village.  I  have  known  them  and  I  have  watched 
them  carefully  day  by  day." 

"Well,"  I  said,  "has  any  change  taken  place  in  them  be- 
cause of  their  Christian  faith?" 

He  said,  "Bishop,  the  change  between  what  those  people 
used  to  be  and  what  they  are  now  is  the  difference  between 
the  darkness  of  midnight  and  the  brightness  of  midday." 
He  said,  "Again,  it  is  the  difference  between  the  ground 
down  here  and  the  sky  up  there." 

I  said,  "Have  you  ever  known  a  change  like  that  to  take 
place  except  as  men  have  come  into  touch  with  the  living 
Christ?" 

He  looked  at  me  and  said,  "Why,  Bishop,  that  change 
cannot  happen  apart  from  Christ." 

"But,"  I  said,  "my  brother,  I  thought  you  were  a  Hindu 
in  your  religious  convictiorfs." 

He  said,  "Oh,  yes,  I  was  brought  up  a  Hindu  but  a  man 
cannot  hold  to  Hindu  religious  convictions  when  he  sees  the 
thing  that  I  have  seen  in  this  village." 

That  man  and  many  others  of  his  group  were  baptized  into 
the  Christian  Church  by  the  hand  of  ministers  recruited 
from  the  outcastes  in  less  than  a  year  after  that  interview. 

I  conclude  with  this  word.  Brothers  and  Sisters :  We  must 
defend  the  Gospel  in  our  own  hearts,  in  our  own  communities 
throughout  our  land  and  to  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth. 
We  must  demonstrate  and  confirm  this  Gospel  as  individuals, 
as  families,  as  a  Church.  We  must  stand  by  India's  ministers 
as  they  strive  in  a  time  of  unprecedented  difficulty  to  defend 
and  confirm  this  Gospel.  Many  of  our  preachers  knew  dire 
hunger  in  last  year's  tragic  famine.  I  went  to  one  of  those 
preachers  and  asked  him  how  he  managed  to  stay  at  his  work 
in  view  of  the  undernourishment  that  I  saw  registered  on 
the  faces  and  in  the  bodies  of  the  whole  family. 

He  said,  "Bishop,  I  did  plan  to  leave  and  go  into  work 
where  I  was  offered  four  times  the  salary  that  I  have  been 
paid  at  my  highest  and  best  in  this  church,  but  when  I  was 


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about  to  leave  we  held  a  family  council.  I  asked  my  wife,  my 
son  of  eighteen  and  my  daughter  of  sixteen  whether  they 
wanted  me  to  leave.  They  said,  'Father,  do  not  leave.  If  you 
leave  and  get  that  good  salary  we  will  have  plenty  of  food, 
we  will  have  new  clothes  again,  but  the  people  you  have  been 
serving  will  have  a  harder  time  because  you  have  gone." 
That  pastor  said  his  family  told  him,  "If  you  resign  now  we 
will  have  plenty  but  all  the  rest  of  our  lives  we  will  feel  that 
in  the  crisis  father  failed  the  Church  and  its  Lord.  If  you 
stay  now  we  will  suffer,  we  will  be  hungry  at  times,  but  God 
will  see  us  through  and  all  the  rest  of  our  lives  we  will  live  in 
the  glory  of  the  memory  that  father  stood  the  test." 
He  said,  "That,  Bishop,  is  why  I  am  here  now." 
I  say  to  you  it  is  in  that  spirit  that  Indian  ministers  are 
defending  and  confirming  the  Gospel  and  they  are  kept  at 
their  task  because  many  in  the  American  Church  share  with 
them  that  purpose. 
Thank  you. 

(See  Journal,  page  270.) 


Address  of  Bishop  W.  Y.  Chen  of  China 

Greetings  from  China!  The  subject  of  my  talk  tonight  is 
"The  March  of  Methodism  in  China  Today  and  Tomorrow." 
I  should  like  to  read  to  you  the  last  portion  of  the  twentieth 
verse  of  the  third  chapter  of  Job :  "Your  old  men  should 
dream  dreams ;  your  young  men  should  see  visions." 

At  the  age  of  six  I  was  in  a  little  village  school  in  my 
home  town  in  Foochow.  The  teacher  was  an  old  Chinese  Con- 
fucian scholar.  There  was  no  timepiece  in  the  school.  The 
boys  were  kept  there  all  the  day  until  dusk.  Our  teacher 
wore  a  pair  of  spectacles.  One  day  after  his  noon  meal  he  fell 
sound  asleep  in  his  armchair  dreaming  dreams. 

One  of  the  boys  suddenly  saw  a  vision.  Taking  the  Chinese 
brush  in  the  ink,  he  stiffly  and  lightly  smeared  the  spectacles 
of  the  teacher  with  ink.  All  of  us  then  read  aloud  in  unison 
so  as  to  awaken  the  old  man  from  his  dreamland.  When  he 
did  wake  up  and  looked  through  the  spectacles  he  said, 
"Children,  it  is  now  dark.  All  of  you  are  free  and  can  go 
home." 

So  all  of  us  walked  together  out  into  the  bright  daylight 
and  enjoyed  our  freedom.  Whenever  I  read  this  passage, 
"Your  old  men  shall  dream  dreams  and  your  young  men 
shall  see  visions,"  this  childhood  experience  of  mine  always 
comes  back  to  me. 

Our  old  men  did  dream  dreams.  Forty  years  after  Robert 
Morrison's  arrival  in  China,  the  first  two  Methodist  mis- 
sionaries of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  landed  in  the 
teeming  port  of  Foochow  in  1847  and  the  following  year, 
1948,  the  first  missionary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South,  landed  in  Shanghai.  It  took  them  one  hundred  and 
forty  days  to  cross  the  Pacific  and  twenty  years  to  gain  one 
convert.  In  the  midst  of  fierce  opposition,  disease,  death  and 
internal  uprisings,  these  missionaries  and  Chineses  pioneers 
were  dreaming  great  dreams. 

But  before  the  end  of  the  first  century  millions  have  been 
won  to  the  Kingdom  of  Christ.  One  Conference  after  another 
has  been  founded  throughout  the  country.  From  our  fore- 
fathers we  have  received  the  priceless  heritage,  the  un- 
shaken faith  in  God  and  man.  Methodism  is  marching  on 
today  in  China.  In  fact,  the  whole  Chinese  nation  is  on  the 
march.  More  than  seventeen  million  people  have  been  driven 
out  of  their  homes,  millions  and  millions  have  been  on  the 
road ;  many  of  them,  like  Abraham,  know  not  where  they 

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will  go.  The  movement  of  the  cultural  institutions,  the  trek 
of  the  Chinese  teachers  and  students  from  occupied  areas  to 
free  China,  the  mass  transportation  and  transplantation  of 
machinery  from  coast  cities  to  the  interior,  are  the  most 
dramatic  and  heroic  movements  in  the  great  migration  of 
China,  unparalleled  anywhere  in  the  world.  Even  our  do- 
mestic animals  sometimes  join  in  the  march. 

The  Methodist  Church  in  China  has  followed  refugees  on 
the  road,  soldiers  in  the  trenches,  students  in  the  schools, 
the  child  in  the  home.  Even  in  the  occupied  areas  of  China 
the  Church  remains  as  a  beacon  light  during  the  darkest 
hour  of  our  nation's  history. 

On  the  top  of  the  tower  of  our  Church,  Moore  Memorial, 
which  formerly  belonged  to  our  Church,  South — the  finest 
and  the  largest  Church  in  the  country — on  the  top  of  the 
tower  there  is  a  revolving  redlighted  cross,  against  a  dark 
and  black  sky  in  the  night,  serving  as  a  symbol  of  guidance, 
salvation  and  sacrifice. 

Upon  the  entry  of  the  Japanese  forces  following  Pearl 
Harbor,  the  Church  was  taken  over  by  the  Japanese  Marines. 
Immediately  the  cross  was  covered  by  the  flag  of  the  Rising 
Sun.  For  a  while  it  looked  as  if  all  the  light  of  faith,  hope  and 
love  had  gone  out  in  darkness  and  despair.  But  through  the 
protest  of  the  Chinese  and  Japanese  Christians,  the  flag  of 
the  Rising  Sun  finally  went  down  and  the  cross  emerged 
again,  revolving  around  and  casting  its  rays  on  the  dark 
corners  of  Shanghai. 

Brute  force  may  triumph  for  a  while  but  God  will  bring 
hope  out  of  despair,  light  out  of  darkness.  This  is  what  the 
Methodists  are  witnessing  today  in  occupied  areas  in  China. 
Chungking,  the  wartime  capital  of  free  China,  has  been 
subject  to  persistent  air  raids.  In  the  year  1939  two  thirds  of 
the  city  was  bombed  and  burned  to  the  ground.  More  than 
twenty  thousand  people  were  wounded  and  killed.  In  the 
midst  of  the  ruins  there  stands  the  old  Methodist  Church  in 
the  heart  of  the  city,  defying  all  bombs  and  fire.  At  one  time 
it  was  the  only  Church  standing  in  the  whole  city.  During 
the  past  seven  years,  through  all  the  horrors,  even  through 
the  most  hectic  air  raids,  this  old  Methodist  Church  in 
Chungking  can  boast  that  not  one  single  Sunday  morning 
service  has  been  suspended.  Guns  and  bombs  shook  the  cities 
into  ashes,  they  shook  forests,  fields  and  orchards  into  wreck- 
age. They  shook  the  finest  school  buildings  from  their  foun- 
dations but  the  throne  of  God  cannot  be  shaken.  When  the 
thrones  of  the  earth  totter  and  tumble,  the  throne  of  God 
endures  forever.  This  is  what  the  Methodists  are  witnessing 
today  in  free  China. 


The  Methodist  Church  903 

Your  young-  men  shall  see  visions.  Where  there  is  no 
vision  people  perish.  Our  young  men  have  seen  visions.  They 
have  stood  and  watched  their  beloved  city  being  burned 
down  to  the  ground,  their  temple  destroyed,  their  people 
carried  away.  They  have  lifted  up  their  tear-stained  eyes  to 
heaven  in  protest.  But  there  will  be  a  new  city,  a  new  temple 
and  new  people.  Methodism  has  found  a  place  in  the  life  of 
the  Chinese  nation,  fulfilling  great  human  needs  in  the  hour 
of  travail. 

At  least  three  nation-wide  movements  have  been  started 
by  the  lay  members  of  The  Methodist  Church,  namely,  the 
New  Life  Movement,  the  Society  of  the  Friends  of  the 
Wounded,  and  the  National  Christian  Gold  Offering  Move- 
ment. 

First,  the  New  Life  Movement:  It  has  been  said  by  his- 
torians that  John  Wesley  saved  England  from  revolution. 
It  may  be  said  that  the  Methodists  in  China,  through  the 
New  Life  Movement,  are  helping  to  complete  the  revolution 
which  will  make  China  a  republic. 

The  New  Life  Movement  has  a  Methodist  origin  and  its 
founder.  Generalissimo  Chiang  Kai-shek  is  a  Methodist. 
The  General  Secretary  of  the  New  Life  Movement  Head- 
quarters, Colonel  J.  L.  Hwang,  and  practically  all  of  the 
other  members  of  the  staff  are  Methodists. 

The  New  Life  Movement  in  China  started  with  the  cor- 
rection of  people's  habits  and  emphasized  such  virtues  as 
honor,  justice,  integrity,  and  conscientiousness, 

A  new  life,  according  to  the  Generalissimo,  is  also  an 
inward  change.  "This  new  life,"  he  said,  "can  only  be  ob- 
tained through  embracing  Christ's  spirit  of  love  and  readi- 
ness to  sacrifice." 

There  is  no  greater  need  in  my  country  today,  friends, 
than  the. spiritual  awakening  of  the  nation,  which  can  be 
brought  about  only  by  the  power  from  above.  Methodism 
meets  the  moral  wants  in  China. 

Everywhere  there  is  a  feeling  of  powerlessness  in  the  face 
of  vast  evil  forces.  Everywhere  there  is  a  recognition  of  the 
fact  that  material  forces  alone  are  not  adequate,  that  spir- 
itual regeneration  must  precede  material  progress,  that 
new  people  are  necessary  before  we  can  build  the  New  World, 
that  better  men  are  needed  before  we  can  have  better  poli- 
tics, that  without  spiritual  mobilization,  material  and  mili- 
tary mobilization  cannot  succeed. 

China  is  now  engaged  in  a  life  and  death  struggle,  and 
the  New  Life  Movement  is  to  give  to  the  nation  new  blood 
and  to  bury  the  past. 

Five  years  ago  I  was  traveling  with  the  Secretary  of  the 


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New  Life  Movement  on  behalf  of  the  War  Area  Service. 
We  came  to  a  village  through  which  the  Japanese  troops  had 
just  passed.  We  had  walked  the  whole  day.  It  was  already- 
dusk,  dark.  We  could  not  find  a  place,  a  house,  an  inn,  because 
it  was  a  deserted  village,  a  No  Man's  Land.  Finally,  we  found 
a  temple  and  we  went  in.  But  for  occasional  flashes  of  light- 
ning, we  could  see  nothing.  We  spread  our  blankets  and  lay 
down.  Very  soon  we  both  fell  into  a  sound  sleep  and  did  not 
wake  up  until  the  next  morning.  It  was  a  clear  and  bright 
morning. 

When  I  opened  my  eyes,  I  saw  my  friend  on  one  side,  and 
on  the  other  side  another  man.  I  was  a  little  bit  surprised. 
I  got  up  quickly  and  found  the  man  was  dead — a  Chinese 
soldier.  My  friend  got  up,  too,  and  I  said  to  my  friend,  "Look 
here,  I  know  we  are  in  a  life  and  death  struggle,  but  I  never 
realized  that  last  night  I  slept  between  the  living  and  the 
dead." 

We  quickly  went  out  of  the  temple,  but  before  we  got  to 
the  gate,  we  heard  a  groan.  It  wasn't  possible.  Could  it  be 
that  the  soldier  wasn't  dead,  or  that  he  came  back  to  life? 
So  we  went  back  and  found  the  soldier  was  dead,  and  the 
groan  had  come  from  the  back  of  the  temple.  My  friend  said, 
"Listen,  it  is  not  a  groan,  it  is  singing."  He  was  singing  a 
song  of  the  military  tnarch  composed  by  the  New  Life 
Movement  Headquarters.  He  was  singing  the  last  verse  of 
the  song,  something  like  this : 

"Blood  shed  on  the  battle  gi'ound 
Reflects  a  precious  hue 
Luminous  and  bright  it  shines 
On  the  road  to  life  anew." 

So  we  went  around  to  the  back  of  the  temple.-  We  saw 
underneath  the  temple  a  young  soldier,  who  was  lying  in  a 
pool  of  blood.  This  is  the  story  he  told  us. 

The  Japanese  Army  went  through  the  village  the  day 
before.  Forty-nine  young  students,  who  belonged  to  the 
local  guerrilla  force,  were  captured.  They  were  searched, 
and  a  copy  of  the  New  Testament  was  found  in  the  pocket  of 
this  young  soldier,  this  young  student.  When  the  Japanese 
soldier  took  the  New  Testament,  he  asked  him  if  he  was  a 
Christian,  and  he  answered,  "Yes." 

And  he  stared  at  him  but  he  did  not  say  a  word.  The  next 
morning  forty-nine  husky  young  men,  stripped  down  to_  the 
waist  with  their  hands  bound  behind  their  backs,  were  lined 
up  before  a  dugout.  A  Japanese  soldier  stooped  by  the  cap- 
tives ready  to  commence  mass  beheading  when  the  com- 


The  Methodist  Church  905 

mander  shouted  the  order.  The  heads  and  bodies  fell  one  by 
one  into  the  hole. 

Finally,  it  came  to  the  turn  of  this  young  man.  The  Japa- 
nese soldier  who  had  taken  away  his  New  Testament  stepped 
out  and  asked  the  commander  to  permit  him  to  kill  the  last 
captive  by  shooting  instead  of  beheading.  So  he  fired  at  him 
and  this  young  man  fell  into  the  hole,  and  the  Japanese 
soldiers  left. 

Then  this  boy  said  to  me,  "This  Japanese  soldier  must  be 
a  Christian  and  a  Methodist." 

I  said,  "How  do  you  know?  What  makes  you  think  so?" 

"Well,"  he  said,  "first  I  looked  in  his  eyes  and  saw  him  a 
different  man  from  the  whole  crowd.  He  took  away  my  New 
Testament,  and  he  looked  at  me  and  I  looked  at  him,  and  in 
that  look  we  found  something  in  common.  I  knew  he  was 
going  to  save  me,  and  that  shot  was  a  Christian  shot.  He 
deliberately  planned  methodically  to  fire  on  me  with  such  an 
accurate  shot  that  the  bullet  went  from  this  side  of  my 
shoulder  out  the  other  side.  So  when  the  Japanese  soldiers 
left,  I  came  back  to  life  again," 

Then  he  said,  "I  owe  him  my  life.  I  not  only  owe  him  my 
life,  I  really  owe  Jesus  Christ  my  life.  In  Jesus  Christ  we 
have  found  something  in  common." 

Second,  the  Friends  of  the  Wounded:  Inspired  by  the 
need  and  distress  of  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers,  despite 
all  that  the  government  and  relief  agencies  could  do  for  the 
soldiers,  Mr.  William  Hsu  started  the  Societj^  of  the  Friends 
for  the  Wounded,  which  has  now  become  a  nation-wide 
movement.  Young  Christians  are  recruited  to  serve  the  sick 
and  wounded  in  the  base  hospitals  behind  the  Chinese  lines, 
but  they  must  be  able  to  endure  hardships. 

Some  time  ago,  there  was  a  Chinese  dentist  whose  sign 
would  run  something  like  this  in  English :  "Insertion  of  false 
teeth.  The  latest  Methodist."  The  latest  Methodist  in  China 
does  not  insert  false  teeth  but  gives  to  the  people  good  and 
strong  teeth  so  that  they  can  endure  hardship  or  eat  the 
bitterness,  as  we  say  in  China. 

When  the  war  first  started,  in  Shanghai  one  morning 
there  came  to  my  office  a  young  man  with  tears  in  his  eyes, 
who  said,  "Mr.  Chen,  my  mother  last  night  \a  as  captured  by 
the  Japanese."  He  asked  whether  I  could  use  my  good  office 
and  the  office  of  my  Japanese  friends  to  rescue  his  mother 
from  a  fate  worse  than  death. 

Later  he  came  to  my  home  and  said,  "Mr.  Chen,  my  mother 
was  sent  back,  but  she  was  assaulted  and  tortured,  she  died 
this  morning." 

Four  years  later,  in  Chungking,  I  met  this  same  lad  in 


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the  hospital  for  the  wounded  soldiers,  among  whom  there 
were  about  five  or  six  wounded  Japanese  prisoners.  This 
boy  was  there.  He  had  joined  the  Society  of  the  Friends  of 
the  Wounded,  serving  the  wounded  Japanese  as  well  as 
Chinese. 

I  asked  him,  "How  can  you  do  it?" 

He  said,  "We  are  more  than  conquerors,  through  Him  that 
loveth  us.  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love  of  God? 
Nobody  can  separate  us  from  the  love  of  God." 

It  is  this  spirit  that  the  Church  in  China  is  trying  to 
impart  to  our  young  people. 

Now,  third,  the  National  Christian  Gold  Offering  Move- 
ment is  a  patriotic  act  on  the  part  of  Chinese  Christians  to 
give  to  the  Chinese  Government  one  tenth  of  their  income 
until  the  end  of  the  war.  This  movement  was  started  by  a  lay 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  General  Fen-Yu-hsiang, 
known  as  the  Christian  General.  He  was  inspired  by  the 
Methodist  spirit  of  giving.  But  the  Generalissimo,  also  a 
member  of  this  movement,  has  set  a  very  good  example,  not 
only  giving  money  to  the  government  but  he  gave  his 
youngest  son  to  the  country. 

The  Generalissimo's  youngest  son,  who  was  educated  in 
America  and  Germany,  when  the  war  broke  out  went  back 
home  and  wanted  to  join  the  army,  and  the  Generalissimo 
sent  him  to  the  northwest  where  the  fighting  was  the 
fiercest  and  there  he  demonstrated  his  valor  and  courage, 
so  he  was  promoted  to  be  Captain  of  the  Army. 

When  Madame  Chiang  was  in  this  country,  the  Generalis- 
simo asked  him  to  keep  him  company.  Generalissimo  Chiang 
Kai-shek  got  up  about  four-thirty  in  the  morning  and  his 
first  hour  was  devotion  and  he  asked  his  son  to  observe  the 
devotional  hours  with  him  for  two  months.  Then  his  son  was 
converted  and  wanted  to  be  baptized.  I  was  called  by  the 
Generalissimo  who  asked,  "Can  you  baptize  him?" 

I  said,  "Yes." 

He  said,  "Can  you  baptize  him  tomorrow?" 

I  said,  "No." 

He  said,  "Why?" 

I  said,  "I  want  to  know  more  aoout  him."  I  found  he  had 
been  in  our  Methodist  school  of  Foochow  University  nine 
years.  I  said,  "What  church  do  you  want  to  join?" 

He  said,  "Methodist."  So  I  gave  him  a  history  of  Method- 
ism that  he  read  and  he  came  back  and  told  me  the  story. 
Then  two  weeks  later  he  was  baptized  in  the  presence  of  his 
friends  and  relatives. 

One  month  after  his  conversion  he  came  back  to  me  and 
said,  "I  want  to  say  good-by  to  you.  I  am  going  back  to  the 


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battlefield.  My  father  this  morning  gave  me  three  books: 
one  The  Meaning  of  Faith,  by  I-osdick  in  Chinese.  My 
father  said  to  me,  'You  must  know  what  faith  means;  you 
must  have  faith  in  God  v\hen  you  go  out.'  Another  book  was 
The  Meaniyig  of  Service,  also  \,y  Fosdick.  He  said,  'You  are 
going  to  serve  your  people ;  you  must  know  the  meaning  of 
service.'  He  said,  'Behind  these  two  books  is  the  Bible  in 
which  you  will  find  the  meaning  of  new  life  and  new  inspira- 
tion.' " 

"So,"  he  said  to  me,  "Mr.  Chen,  I  really  have  found  a  new 
life.  My  father  first  thought  he  would  give  his  son  to  the 
nation ;  now  he  has  given  his  son  to  God,  and  I  would  like 
to  give  my  life  to  God."  This  is  the  spirit  of  giving. 

In  conclusion,  my  friends,  before  I  left  the  Generalissimo 
said  to  me :  "The  abrogation  of  the  unequal  treaties 
afforded  greater  opportunity  and  challenge  to  missionaries 
to  serve  all  people  and  to  come  not  as  guests  but  as  comrades 
to  give  our  people  a  spiritual  basis  of  life  and  our  nation  a 
spiritual  foundation  upon  which  a  new  China  will  be  built 
out  of  the  ashes  and  ruins.  Ask  The  Methodist  Church  to 
send  more  missionaries  when  the  war  is  over." 

Now,  friends,  I  have  been  asked  whether  Fascism  will 
come  to  fruition  in  China  or  not;  whether  China  will  be 
absorbed  by  Communism  or  not.  Imperialism,  Fascism, 
Communism  will  come  and  go  but  Methodism  with  its  one 
hundred  years'  history  will  go  on  forever  in  my  country. 
China  will  never  go  red  nor  w^hite  nor  blue ;  she  will  always 
remain  as  yellow^  as  saffron  and  as  solid  as  pure  gold.  Meth- 
odism is  a  world  Church. 

I  am  very  sorry  I  could  not  give  my  whole  speech  but  in 
conclusion  I  should  like  to  say  that  here  is  a  challenge.  Come 
over  to  help  us  to  build  up  a  new  China.  The  world  cannot  be 
free  when  China  must  be  enslaved.  The  w^orld  cannot  have 
Deace  w^hen  China  must  be  at  war.  The  world  cannot  be 
Christian  when  China  is  not  Christian.  Methodism  is  a  world 
Church.  Chung  Wai-Lee  said :  "The  world  is  my  province ; 
you  cannot  leave  China  out." 

Here  is  the  challenge  and  here  is  the  vision  to  build  a  new 
China  and  a  new  world. 

(See  Journal,  page  271.) 


Address  of  Bishop  Eleazar  Guerra  of  Mexico 

Mr.  Chairman  und  7nembers  of  this  Conference:  It  is 
with  profound  reverence  and  gratitude  toward  the  kind 
Heavenly  Father  that  I  come  before  you  at  this  hour  of  great 
responsibility  which  falls  upon  me.  No  human  being,  how- 
ever capable'  and  well  prepared  for  a  task  like  this,  could 
have  come  to  this  General  Conference  session  with  calmness, 
joy,  expectancy,  faith  and  enthusiasm  had  he  depended  on 
his  own  strength  and  his  own  talent. 

It  is  with  gratitude  also  to  the  Mother  Church  in  general 
and  to  the  Board  of  Missions  and  its  Executive  Secretaries 
in  particular  that  I  proclaim  unto  the  whole  world  what  a 
marvelous  piece  of  work  the  pioneer  missionaries  did  in 
Mexico  and  how  those  that  followed  them  continued  the  task 
in  a  sacrificial  way. 

Now  the  young  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico  through  me 
sends  her  hearty  greetings  to  this  inspiring  gathering  and 
entrusted  me  to  express  to  you  her  love  and  admiration  and 
the  hope  that  in  the  future  The  Methodist  Church  may 
march  forward  with  redoubled  effort  and  compassion  to 
redeem  the  world  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Inspired  by  the  fundamental  teachings  of  the  Bible,  by  the 
missionary  effort,  strengthened  by  the  educational,  social 
and  medical  institutions  of  Methodism,  after  seventy-one 
years  of  continuous  labor,  the  national  Church  is  acquiring 
the  strength  of  an  oak.  After  the  period  of  inception,  of 
learning,  of  organization,  national  leaders  are  of  age,  the 
increase  in  membership  creates  a  strong  moral  and  spiritual 
force.  All  these  are  factors  which  help  the  Church  in  its 
onward  march.  It  is  worth  while  perhaps  to  mention  briefly 
the  precise  and  systematic  order  in  which  every  missionary 
enterprise  begins,  grows  and  reaches  its  full  development. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  evangelical  work  in  Mexico,  the 
missionary  carried  the  entire  responsibility,  for  he  was  the 
messenger  who  brought  the  Gospel  to  those  who  had  never 
heard  it.  His  support  was  assured  by  the  organization  which 
appointed  him. 

The  second  step  in  the  normal  development  of  the  mis- 
sionary enterprise  was  the  co-operation  which  the  mission- 
ary received  from  the  new  converts.  Naturally,  the  mission- 
ary continued  to  be  the  leader,  guide  and  teacher,  but  the 
national  began  to  assume  responsibilities  in  the  measure  of 
his  capacity. 
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The  third  step  in  the  missionary  movement  is  that  of  the 
missionary  sharing  responsibilities  on  an  equal  basis  with 
the  native  worker.  After  some  years  of  training  and  prepara- 
tion, the  natives  were  ready  to  enter  actively  into  the  mis- 
sionary program. 

The  fourth  step  is  that  of  the  native  taking  upon  himself 
the  prime  responsibility  for  the  work,  while  missionary 
effort  naturally  decreased. 

At  this  stage,  my  dear  brethren,  we  were  to  stop  in  our 
onward  march  in  the  development  of  the  missionary  enter- 
prise. 

In  making  the  following  statement,  I  do  so  with  fear  and 
trembling,  but  it  is  my  deep  conviction  that  when  the  Na- 
tional Autonomous  Church  was  set  up,  it  was  not  adequately 
prepared  to  assume  a  maximum  of  responsibility.  Under  the 
circumstances,  however,  it  set  in  motion  heroic  and  noble 
efforts  and  marched  ahead  unselfishly  and  earnestly. 

Due  to  the  effervescence  of  the  revolutionary  movement 
and  the  drastic  laws  enacted  thereafter,  The  Methodist 
Church  suffered  such  a  drawback  that  it  was  on  the  point 
of  facing  a  premature  death.  The  majority  of  our  missionary 
men  had  to  leave  the  country  in  obedience  to  our  laws ;  a 
large  number  of  the  missionary  women  had  to  re-orient  their 
work  and  adapt  themselves  to  new  conditions,  and  although 
they  were  prepared  primarily  to  do  educational  and  evange- 
listic work,  they  had  to  direct  their  energies  into  the  field  of 
social  service.  Our  schools  were  dismembered,  many  had  to 
be  closed  and  we  lost,  therefore,  the  important  intellectual 
forces  which  had  served  as  a  reinforcement  as  far  as  our 
membership  was  concerned  and  had  always  been  the  source 
of  a  better  prepared  membership. 

The  Church  had  reached  the  state  of  development  men- 
tioned under  point  5,  but  we  did  not  have  as  yet  the  required 
number  of  trained  leaders  nor  enough  members  prepared  to 
take  upon  themselves  the  responsibility  for  complete  self- 
support. 

The  missionary  appropriations  suffered  a  tremendous 
decrease,  the  missionary  force  dwindled  to  three  men,  the 
work  sponsored  by  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
and  by  the  Woman's  Missionary  Council  had  to  undergo 
reorganization.  It  was  just  at  this  time,  in  1930,  when  a 
far-reaching  event  took  place  in  Mexico  City.  Duly  elected 
delegates  from  the  Border  and  the  Central  Conferences,  the 
Mission  Board  Secretaries  of  the  parent  Churches  were 
authorized  to  draw  up  a  document  whereby  the  autonomous 
Methodist  Church  of  Mexico  was  properly  organized. 

All  our  resources  at  hand,  men,  women,  buildings,  litera- 


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ture  and  money,  were  put  together,  after  all  an  insufficient 
legacy  for  such  an  enormous  task.  It  is  true  that  among  the 
national  leaders  there  were  men  of  high  caliber ;  true  that  we 
could  count  on  a  group  of  educators  and  that  we  had  splendid 
laymen;  true  we  were  blessed  with  a  group  of  devoted 
women  missionaries  wholly  consecrated  to  the  Master's 
cause.  And  yet,  my  beloved  iDrethren,  when  we  take  stock  of 
all  our  moral,  spiritual,  economic  and  temporal  assets,  we 
have  to  reach  the  sad  conclusion  that  our  status  as  an 
autonomous  Church  was  rather  fragile. 

Fourteen  years  have  passed,  fourteen  years  in  which 
these  men  and  women  have  carried  on  bravely,  although 
with  meager  resources,  eagerly  seeking  to  proclaim  the 
good  news  of  salvation  to  the  Mexican  people,  with  their 
hope  set  on  the  Author  and  Finisher  of  our  faith,  Jesus 
Christ.  They  marched  onward  through  arid  and  scorching 
deserts,  through  rough  and  stony  places,  through  busy  cities 
and  lonely  villages,  stumbling  at  times,  but  always  renewing 
the  journey,  though  at  times  with  almost  unbearable  hard- 
ships. They  have  faced  all  these  years  of  heavy  labor  and, 
having  exercised  victorious  faith,  they  now  come  to  lay  at  the 
altar  the  fruits  of  these  labors. 

During  the  administration  of  our  first  Bishop,  Juan  N. 
Pascoe,  he  had  to  face  difficult  problems  of  adaptation,  to 
clear  misunderstandings,  but  he  was  successful,  through 
earnest  petition  to  God  for  guidance.  All  obstacles  in  the 
way  of  the  Unification  of  both  Methodisms  were  overcome 
during  his  period  of  service  and  he  was  able  to  develop  other 
phases  of  the  work,  such  as  self-support,  evangelism  and 
the  construction  of  churches  and  parsonages. 

During  the  second  quadrennium  Rev.  Sixto  Avila  was 
elected  as  General  Superintendent  and  his  administration 
was  characterized  by  prudence  and  love;  his  broad  and 
sincere  spirit  strengthened  the  fraternal  bonds  between  the 
workers  from  the  Border  and  the  Central  Conferences,  Petty 
difl[iculties  and  sectarian  interpretations  were  eliminated, 
the  unification  of  the  groups  was  accomplished  and  they  all 
realized  more  fully  that  The  Methodist  Church  of  Mexico 
was  one  in  essence  and  in  spirit. 

When  we  were  called  to  this  important  task,  tragedy 
loomed  on  the  horizon  and  menacing  clouds  darkened  the 
world ;  military  tactics  threatened  to  dominate,  all  efforts  to 
maintain  peace  had  failed  completely  and  just  as  we  took 
upon  us  the  duties  of  our  office,  the  most  destructive  war  of 
all  ages  encircled  the  world. 

It  is  easy  to  understand  that  the  condition  of  the  Church 
in  the  face  of  such  a  chaotic  state  of  affairs  was  serious, 


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indeed,  for  the  spirit  of  anxiety  and  agony  which  dominated 
the  world  entered  the  homes  and  was  nerve  shattering.  And 
later,  our  country  was  also  drawn  into  the  conflict  and  all 
the  social  classes  were  ready  and  anxious  to  defend  the 
national  integrity.  We  expressed  the  opinion  that  although 
The  Methodist  Church  has  always  been  characterized  by 
devotion  to  peace,  it  is  not  possible  to  allow  such  a  state  of 
affairs  which  menaces  the  most  sacred  doctrines  of  liberty  to 
go  unheeded.  Recently  I  had  the  opportunity  to  speak  per- 
sonally with  the  President  of  the  Republic  and  I  expressed 
as  my  opinion  that  The  Methodist  Church  is  ready  to  co- 
operate with  our  Government,  and  offered  as  many  Chap- 
lains as  the  Army  of  Mexico  may  need. 

In  this  hour  of  darkness  we  have  sought  light  to  illumine 
our  path  and  to  inspire  us  in  the  midst  of  our  heavy  respon- 
sibilities. We  have  carried  the  burden  naturally  inherent  to 
the  tasks  assigned  to  us  and  added  to  it  the  burdens  which 
result  from  a  world  inflamed  with  deadly  hatred.  But  in  sprite 
of  this,  the  God  of  all  mercies  and  love  has  graciously  kept 
His  people  and  has  given  victories  to  offset  defeats. 

In  all  the  matters  pertaining  to  our  National  Church,  the 
Council  of  Co-operation  has  always  taken  a  very  active  and 
basic  part.  It  is  composed  of  representatives  of  both  Con- 
ferences, as  well  as  missionaries  appointed  by  the  Board  of 
Missions  of  the  parent  Church.  This  Council  has  been  alert 
to  the  needs  and  has  done  everything  in  its  power  to  solve 
every  problem  which  came  before  it.  I  cannot  at  the  moment 
state  the  exact  number  of  meetings  held  by  Committee  No.  1 
and  Committee  No.  2,  as  well  as  by  the  Council  as  a  whole, 
but  I  can  affirm  that  they  have  always  shown  intense  zeal 
and  have  sought  the  guidance  of  God  for  every  problem  con- 
fronting them.  I  guarantee  you  that  we  were  always  on  the 
job,  working  fervently  to  solve  all  the  problems  that  came 
our  way. 

On  several  occasions  we  had  the  privilege  of  the  presence 
of  Dr.  A.  W.  Wasson,  Secretary  of  the  Latin-American  area, 
as  well  as  Miss  Elizabeth  Lee,  Secretary  of  Latin  America 
for  the  women's  work  and  of  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt.  We  are 
most  grateful  to  these  consecrated  workers  for  their  interest 
and  devotion  to  the  missionary  task  in  Mexico.  They  gave 
their  hearty  support  to  every  plan  which  was  for  the 
progress  of  our  Church. 

All  the  members  of  the  Council  of  Co-operation,  conscious 
of  their  responsibilities,  faitljf ully  did  their  duty,  gave  clear 
expression  to  their  points  of  view,  guided  always  by  their 
earnest  desire  to  serve  their  Church.  The  Council  of  Co- 
operation is  the  link  which  unites  us  with  the  parent  Church. 


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Through  this  Council  the  Church  here  can  make  its  needs 
known  and  it  is  sure  to  receive  inspiration,  strength  and 
help.  Because  of  the  Council  of  Co-operation,  The  Methodist 
Church  of  Mexico  is  not  an  isolated  movement,  it  is  a  part  of 
a  world-wide  organization.  And  it  is  indeed  a  cause  for 
rejoicing  to  be  able  to  go  forward  hand-in-hand  with  the 
parent  Church,  aspiring  as  it  does  to  the  redemption  of  the 
world. 

It  is  with  deep  satisfaction  that  we  can  say  that  our 
Church  has  established  frank  and  fraternal  relations  with 
the  other  denominations  which  preach  the  Gospel  side  by- 
side  with  us. 

Upon  a  number  of  occasions  we  have  had  an  opportunity 
to  share  with  them  problems  which  were  of  interdenomina- 
tional character. 

Some  of  our  finest  workers  are  co-operating  through  the 
National  Council  of  Churches,  at  the  head  of  which  is  Pro- 
fessor Gonzalo  Baez-Camargo,  well  known  in  this  country, 
and  some  other  prominent  men,  members  of  our  Conference. 
They  have  achieved  brilliant  results,  and  we  should  be  proud 
indeed  of  their  victories,  for  they  have  sought  to  unify  all 
the  evangelical  forces. 

The  outstanding  interdenominational  event  was  the  Inter- 
national Congress  of  Religious  Education  of  the  World's 
Sunday  School  Association. 

It  is  our  fervent  prayer  that  the  spirit  of  mutual  under- 
standing may  grow  in  the  Evangelical  Churches.  We  publicly 
testify  tonight  that  it  is  our  earnest  purpose  to  join  hands 
and  hearts  with  all  who  profess  the  religion  of  Jesus  Christ, 
and  united  seek  the  salvation  of  souls. 

We  are  working  in  Mexico  at  this  very  moment  through 
an  organization  similar  to  the  Board  of  Missions  of  your 
own  Church.  Of  course,  our  organization  is  very  small.  At 
the  beginning,  this  organization  was  only  able  to  raise  a 
small  amount  of  money,  5,000  pesos  in  all.  But  after  these 
years  of  continued  work,  we  are  happy  to  inform  you  that 
at  our  last  Conference  meeting  we  were  able  to  raise  23,000 
pesos  through  this  Missionary  Society  that  is  working  in 
Mexico  to  forward  the  movement  of  our  Evangelical 
Churches. 

Although  the  number  of  missionaries  is  not  large,  as  it 
used  to  be  in  other  years,  we  have  had  the  excellent  leader- 
ship of  L.  B.  Newberry,  Dr.  J.  P.  Hauser,  Dr.  Milton  C. 
Davis,  and  recently  Dr.  Claude  Kellogg,  the  only  members 
left  of  that  splendid  group  who'  gave  their  whole  time  and 
interest  to  the  development  of  our  work.  We  are  most  grate- 
ful to  them  and  we  pray  that  God's  blessings  may  always  be 


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theirs.  Needless  to  mention  the  numerous  occasions  when 
their  wise  counsel  was  most  timely  and  inspired  only  by 
their  desire  to  be  of  service. 

In  regard  to  the  women  missionaries,  we  have  twenty-six 
who  are  faithfully  carrying  on  their  tasks.  Some  are  reach- 
ing the  end  of  their  allotted  period  of  service,  and  they  look 
back  with  joy  upon  duty  done.  We  have  with  us  this  splendid 
group  of  missionaries.  We  love  them  and  respect  them,  and  I 
am  here  to  tell  you  that  their  efficient  work  has  gone  deep 
into  our  hearts,  and  that  it  is  an  example  which  has  been  of 
guidance  to  us.  They  are  entitled  to  the  profound  gratitude 
of  all  our  Methodist  people  who  hold  them  in  high  esteem 
and  who  testify  that  their  service  has  been  a  real  blessing 
to  our  Church. 

In  spite  of  difficulties  which  have  beset  the  educational 
work,  we  are  happy  to  say  that  our  teachers  have  faithfully 
complied  with  their  duties  and  have  conducted  these  institu- 
tions along  the  proper  channels.  They  have  all  been  endowed 
with  keen  vision,  and  thus  a  new  era  of  opportunity  opens 
up  in  our  schools  in  Mexico  through  the  national  leadership. 

The  most  encouraging  phase  of  the  work  and  one  that 
causes  us  to  rejoice  is  the  fact  that  we  have  a  most  important 
group  of  young  men  who  have  decided  to  devote  their  lives 
in  service  to  the  Master.  The  hope  of  our  Church  lies  in  these 
young  lives  who  are  being  given  a  solid  preparation  which 
will  qualify  them  for  success  in  their  ministry. 

In  a  recent  visit  of  Dr.  J.  H.  Goodlow,  Professor  of  His- 
tory in  Southwestern  University,  he  stated  that  there  is  not 
a  single  evangelical  organization  which  is  not  losing  some  of 
its  ministers,  and  they  have  not  found  the  w-ay  to  fill  the 
vacancies  caused  by  illness  or  death.  We  are  happy  to  say 
that  Mexico  is  an  exception,  for  we  have  young  ministers 
prepared  to  take  the  place  of  those  who  are  departing.  We 
have  at  present  twenty-five  young  men  who  are  being  trained 
in  the  Union  Seminary,  and  they  will  doubtless  render  a 
great  service  in  the  future. 

Besides  the  regular  Seminary  students,  we  have  a  number 
of  young  men  "pre-theological  students"  who  are  studying 
secondary  courses  and  will  later  enter  the  ministry. 

Already  in  active  ministerial  work  we  have  a  number  of 
enthusiastic  young  men,  such  as  Nelson  Velasco,  who  has 
had  great  success ;  Luis  Areyzega,  Jose  0.  Velasco,  Manuel 
Castaneda  Flores,  Josue  L.  Mora,  Rolando  Zapata,  Giro 
Barron,  Francisco  Avila,  Fernando  Acosta,  Margarito  Gon- 
zalez, Raul  Ruiz,  Juan  V.  Sanchez,  Ignacio  Gonzalez,  and 
many  others  who  are  now  reaching  their  most  useful  years 


914  Jouryial  of  the  19H  General  Conference 

of  service  and  are  carrying  on  the  task  of  preaching  the 
Gospel  to  our  people. 

I  am  thankful  to  God  that  I  can  give  you  these  facts  as  a 
glimpse  of  what  The  Methodist  Church  in  Mexico  is  doing  at 
present. 

In  1938  we  raised  for  pastoral  support  in  our  Methodist 
Church  the  amount  of  34,947  pesos  and  71  cents.  In  1943  we 
raised  69,023  pesos,  an  increase  of  34,937  pesos,  or  an 
increase  of  eighty  per  cent  in  our  ministerial  support. 

In  1938  we  raised  for  all  general  expenses  of  the  Church 
the  amount  of  110,531  pesos.  In  1943  we  raised  for  the  same 
purpose  801,916,  an  increase  of  285  per  cent. 

In  1938  we  had  on  our  books  as  registered  members  of 
our  Church  14,812  members.  In  1943  we  had  registered  in 
the  books  of  the  Church  19,218  members,  a  net  gain  of  4,040 
members  in  four  years,  or  thirty-eight  per  cent  increase, 

I  am  happy  to  inform  you  that  our  Church  is  awakening 
to  the  responsibility  of  supporting  her  institutions.  I  firmly 
believe  that  a  Church,  if  it  is  to  be  autonomous,  must  be 
able  to  support  herself  and  must  be  able  to  conquer  all  the 
lands  and  go  forth  missionary-minded.  Toward  this  effort 
we  organized  not  long  ago  all  our  laymen.  Heretofore,  they 
were  not  organized.  In  an  inspired  service  that  we  had  in 
the  city  of  Saltio,  we  were  able  to  organize  them  into  a 
strong  movement.  They  are  trying  to  raise  the  amount  of 
300,000  pesos  to  increase  the  forward  movement  of  our 
Church,  and  they  are  helping  in  order  that  we  may  be  able 
to  double  our  membership. 

We  are  at  this  very  moment  in  the  midst  of  our- campaign. 
I  come  here  before  you  to  tell  you  that  God  Almighty  has 
been  with  us  and  inspired  us.  We  are  willing  to  go  and  follow 
in  your  trail,  in  your  example,  and  are  willing  to  give  our 
own  life  pursuing  our  aim ;  namely,  to  serve  Jesus  with  all 
our  hearts  and  with  all  our  souls. 

I  am  here  tonight  to  express  to  you  this  very  fact.  It  is 
true  that  Mexico  is  changing  rapidly  in  her  sentiment  to- 
ward the  United  States  as  never  before.  It  is  true  that  our 
government  is  working  in  such  a  way  that  a  great  future 
is  ahead  for  our  country.  I  know  that  the  people  of  the 
United  States  are  beginning  to  look  toward  Latin  America 
with  kind  eyes  and  with  a  spirit  of  understanding  and  with 
a  spirit  of  love.  I  am  here  to  tell  you  that  none  other  than 
Christian  love  can  do  the  work,  because  Christ,  and  only 
Christ,  is  the  one  that  can  join  nations  and  peoples  of  the 
earth. 

I  come  here  to  tell  you  at  this  hour  that  God  Almighty 
put  us  together.  I  don't  know  why  I  am  of  a  dark  complexion, 


The  Methodist  Church  915 

and  why  I  have  brown  eyes,  and  why  I  was  born  on  the  other 
side  of  the  Rio  Grande.  I  don't  know  why.  I  don't  know  why 
you  were  born  here  in  this  great  and  wonderful  country  of 
yours.  But  one  thing  I  know,  that  you  and  I  are  neighbors, 
that  we  are  going  to  live  together.  And  if  we  are  neighbors 
we  have  something  in  common,  and  if  we  have  something 
in  common  we  have  to  work  together.  And  that  something 
in  common  is  Christ,  our  Lord  and  our  Saviour. 

Dear  members  of  The  Methodist  Church  of  America,  don't 
go  to  sleep.  There  is  a  powerful  organization  in  my  country 
working  faster  than  you  are  working  and  making  headway 
in  your  own  country,  and  you  do  not  suspect  it.  At  this  very 
moment  there  is  a  movement  going  on  in  Mexico  saying 
that  millions  of  dollars  are  being  brought  into  Mexico  by 
the  Protestant  Churches  in  America  for  a  new  campaign 
of  Protestantism  in  Mexico.  It  is  not  true;  I  wish  it  were 
true.  But  I  am  telling  you  this :  There  are  things  happening, 
and  unless  our  Mother  Church  awakens  and  takes  her 
post  of  responsibility,  we  are  going  to  be  sitting  by  and 
looking  at  some  other  organization  take  the  job.  You  are 
here  this  very  hour  to  face  the  big  problem.  Perhaps  it  will 
come  tomorrow,  or  after  tomorrow,  who  knows.  The  day 
will  come  when  thousands  upon  thousands  and  millions  of 
your  own  sons  and  daughters  will  die  and  our  sons  and 
daughters  will  die  on  the  battle  fronts  seeking  liberty  and 
peace  for  the  future.  There  never  will  be  peace  in  the  world 
unless  it  is  conquered  by  Christ  and  His  love,  and  this 
Church  of  ours  has  the  right  to  go  forward  with  this  won- 
derful message  of  winning  the  world  for  Christ  through 
love. 

Oh,  if  I  could  close  my  eyes  at  this  very  moment  and  die 
I  would  die  happily  because  I  would  die  with  the  idea  that 
you  that  are  members  of  The  Methodist  Church  will  carry 
on  your  task  preaching  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  to  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  world. 

Receive,  my  dear  brethren,  the  love  of  the  Methodist 
Mexican  Church.  We  are  few  in  number,  we  are  poor  indeed ; 
but  we  are  part  of  you  and  we  want  to  go  with  you  wherever 
you  go  in  mind,  in  soul,  in  the  spirit  and  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

(See  Journal,  page  271.) 


VI.  DECISIONS  OF  THE  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

Page 

Appeal  of  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  on 
Question   of   Responsibility   of    Pension   of    D.    W. 

Nichols,  et  al 916 

Constitutionality  of  Paragraph  231,  DiscivUne  of  1940   )18 
Status  of  T.  H.  Osborne,  North  Texas  Annual  Confer- 
ence        919 

Appeal  by  the  College  of  Bishops  of  the  Northwestern 
Jurisdiction  re  Expense  Account  of  Committee  of 
ADDeals  920 

Restoration  of  Credentials  of  C.  M.  Tyndal 921 

Interpretation  of  Paragraph  1309,  1940  Discipline    .  .   923 

Membership  of  Bishops  in  Annual  Conferences 926 

Pension  Claim  of  Mrs.  Albert  Sidney  Gregg 927 

Constitutionality  of  the  Election  of  Missionary  Bishops 

by  the  General  Conference 928 

General  Pension  Regulations 929 

Constitutionality  of  Paragraph  934,  1940,  DiscivUne      .    929 

Conscientious  Objectors 930 

Church  Members  in  Jurisdictions  and  General  Boards    .  931 
Pension  Code,  Par.  1318  Sec.  2  and  Par.  1319  recently 
enacted    932 

DECISIONS  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

(1) 

In  Re :  Appeal  of  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extensiori  on  Question 
of  Responsibility  of  Pension  of  D.  W.  Nichols,  et  al. 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

At  the  June,  1943,  session  of  the  Southern  California-Arizona 
Annual  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  a  report  was  submitted 
by  the  Board  of  Conference  Claimants  and  adopted  by  the  Annual 
Conference,  reading  as  follows : 

Board  of  Conference  Claimants 

of  the 

Southern  California-Arizona  Conference 

The  Methodist  Church 
125  East  Sunset  Blvd.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Be  It  Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Pensions  of  The  Methodist  Church 
be  requested  to  exclude  from  its  Clearinghouse  procedure,  beginning 
June  1,  1943,  and  charge  to  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  of  The 

(916) 


The  Methodist  Church  917 

Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist  Church 
the  following:  years  spent  in  Foreign  Missionary  services: 

D.  W.  Nichols  from  1888  to  1904  inclusive,  a  total  of  16  years. 

Charles  A.  Kent  from  1912  to  1915  inclusive,  a  total  of  4  years. 

Stacy  A.  Smith  from  1890  to  1892  inclusive,  a  total  of  3  years. 

Thereafter,  action  was  taken  by  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions 
of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist 
Church,  as  follows: 

REQUEST  FOR  RULING 

Appeal  to  Judicial  Council  by  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension 

It  was  reported  that  the  Southern  California-Arizona  Conference 
had  recently  i-efused  to  continue  to  pay  pensions  for  certain  years  of 
service  given  by  Rev.  D.  W.  Nichols  under  the  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  the  Division  of  For- 
eign Missions  is  now  asked  to  assume  responsibility  for  those  years. 

It  was  VOTED  that  the  Division  of  Foreign  Missions  refuse  to 
accept  responsibility  for  the  pension  of  Rev.  D.  W.  Nichols  for  the 
years  he  served  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  from  December  26,  1887,  to  September  1,  1904, 
hitherto  paid  for  by  the  Southern  California-Arizona  Conference,  and 
that  the  Executive  Secretary  prepare  an  appeal  to  the  Judicial  Council 
on  whether  or  not  Paragraph  959  in  the  Discipline  of  1936  is  retro- 
active for  those  who  had  already  retired  and  had  been  receiving 
pensions. 

The  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  of  The  Methodist 
Church  in  session  at  Buck  Hill  Falls  Inn,  having  adopted  such  appeal 
and  made  it  an  appeal  of  a  General  Conference  Board,  the  matter  is 
now  properly  before  the  Judicial  Council  for  determination. 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

In  the  opinion  of  the  Judicial  Council,  the  law  now  in  force  relating 
to  divided  annuities  is  set  forth  in  Paragraph  1330  of  the  1940 
Discipline,  the  first  clause  of  which  i-eads  as  follows: 

1.  The  responsibility  for  annuity  for  the  approved  years  of  sex'vice 
of  a  Conference  Claimant  shall  rest  with  the  Annual  Conference  in 
which  the  service  was  performed,  or  its  legal  successor;  etc., 

It  is  further  the  opinion  of  the  Council  that  such  law  is  retroactive, 
and  does  apply  to  those  who  had  already  retired  and  had  been  drawing 
pensions  when  same  was  enacted. 

Since  the  service  rendered  by  D.  W.  Nichols  from  1888  to  1904  was 
in  a  Mission  Conference  and  not  in  the  Southern  California-Arizona 
Conference  or  its  predecessor  Conference  in  the  United  States,  no 
liability  rests  upon  the  Southern  California-Arizona  Conference  for 
annuity  payments  to  D.  W.  Nichols  on  such  yeai*s  of  service  in  such 
Mission  Conference. 

Walter  C.  Buckner,  a  member  of  the  Judicial  Council,  being  also  a 
member  of  the  Southern  California-Arizona  Conference,  did  not  par- 
ticipate in  the  decision  herein  set  forth. 
Dated  December  8,  1943. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 


918  Journal  of  the  19JU  Geneyml  Conference 

(2) 

In  Re:  Constitutionality  of  Paragra'ph  231,  "Discipline"  of 

19  W 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

At  the  session  of  the  Missouri  Annual  Conference  held  September, 
1943,  three  members  of  the  Conference,  to-wit:  W.  C.  Franasco,  H.  T. 
McGrew  and  E.  J.  Speer  were  retired  by  action  of  the  Conference 
alleged  to  be  under  the  provisions  of  Parag^raph  231  of  the  Discipline 
of  1940,  by  reason  of  having  attained  the  age  of  72  years.  Thereupon 
a  request  for  a  ruling  was  presented  to  the  Presiding  Bishop,  John  C. 
Broomfield,  which  is  as  follows: 

REQUEST  FOR  RULING 
QUESTION  OF  LAW 

The  following  question  of  law  was  presented  by  Paul  Barton  for  a 
ruling  by  the  Bishop:  The  constitution  of  The  Methodist  Church 
Discipliyie  1940,  Paragraph  22,  reserves  to  the  Annual  Conference  the 
right  to  detet-mine  all  rights  relative  to  the  character  and  Conference 
relations  of  its  ministerial  members.  Does  the  requirement  of  Para- 
graph 231  of  the  Disciplive  of  1940  that  ministers  having  reached  the 
age  of  72  shall  automatically  be  retired  constitutional,  and  is  it  binding 
upon  the  Annual  Conference?  This  request  for  ruling  appears  on  pagf' 
27  of  the  Conference  Journal  of  the  said  Missouri  Annual  Conference. 

RULING  OF  THE  BISHOP 

The  Presiding  Bishop,  John  C.  Broomfield,  ruled  as  follows: 
Paragraph  231  is  not  in  conflict  with  the  Constitution. 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

The  foregoing  ruling  of  Bishop  Broomfield  having  been  considered 
by  the  Judicial  Council,  it  is  held  that  the  Judicial  Council  alone  has 
the  power  to  pass  on  the  constitutionality  of  an  act  of  the  General 
Conference.  See  Paragraph  431,  Article  II  of  the  Constitution. 

The  Judicial  Council  has  already  determined  that  Paragraph  231 
of  the  Discipline  of  1940  is  constitutional.  See  Majority  and  Minority 
of  Opinions,  pages  808  to  811  of  the  1940  General  Conference  Journal 
of  The  Methodist  Church.  Therefore  the  Judicial  Council  holds  that. 
Bishop  Broomfield  in  this  case  having  properly  applied  the  law  in  the 
light  of  such  decision,  his  said  ruling  is  hereby  afiirmed. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 

CONCURING  OPINION 

Dr.  J.  S.  French  asked  leave  to  file  a  separate  opinion  in  the  above 
stated  matter,  which  is  as  follows : 

I  agree  with  the  above  opinion  under  the  ruling  of  the  majority 
opinion  of  the  Judicial  Council,  as  recorded  in  the  Journal  of  the 
General  Conference  of  1940,  page  808,  but  I  am  still  of  the  opinion  that 
Paragraph  231  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  is  not  constitutional  for  the 
reasons  set  forth  in  the  dissenting  opinion  as  appears  in  the  Journal 
of  the  General  Conference  of  1940,  at  page  810. 


The  Methodist  Church  919 

(3) 

In  Re:  Status  of  T.  H.  Osborne,  North  Texas  Annual 

Co7iference 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

T.  H.  Osborne,  a  member  of  the  North  Texas  Annual  Conference 
for  more  than  twenty  years,  in  1940  withdrew  from  the  ministry  and 
the  membership  of  The  Methodist  Church,  surrendered  his  credentials, 
joined  the  Baptist  Church,  and  was  ordained  a  Baptist  minister.  Sub- 
sequently he  sought  re-admission  in  the  North  Texas  Conference,  under 
Paragraph  311  of  the  Discipline,  coming  as  a  minister  from  the  Baptist 
Church.  The  Conference  Committee  on  ministerial  qualifications  recom- 
mended his  acceptance,  but  the  Conference  voted  against  the  Com- 
mittee's report.  Thereupon  there  was  presented  to  the  Presiding 
Bishop,  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  at  the  session  of  the  Conference  on  October  29, 
1941,  a  request  for  a  ruling,  which  appears  on  page  33  of  the  North 
Texas  Annual  Conference  Journal. 

REQUEST  FOR  RULING 

H.  D.  Knickerbocker  presented  the  following  written  question,  in- 
volving an  interpretation  which  Bishop  Holt  made  concerning  the 
application  of  T.  H.  Osborne:  "Can  a  Methodist  preacher  who  sur- 
renders his  credentials  while  under  complaints,  join  the  Baptist 
Church  and  come  back  presenting  his  Baptist  credentials  and  be  rec- 
ognized as  a  Baptist  preacher,  ignoring  his  record  as  a  Methodist 
preacher,  and  without  clearing  up  the  afoi'esaid  complaints,  made 
while  he  was  a  Methodist  preacher?" 

RULING  OF  THE  BISHOP 
Decision  in  the  Case  of  Rev.  T.  H.  Osborne 

The  Rev.  T.  H.  Osborne  served  as  a  member  of  the  North  Texas 
Conference  for  more  than  twenty  years.  In  the  autumn  of  1940  he 
withdrew  from  the  ministry  and  membership  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
surrendered  his  credentials,  joined  the  Baptist  Church,  and  was 
ordained  a  Baptist  minister.  For  some  months  there  was  illness  in 
the  family,  and  Brother  Osborne's  own  illness  made  it  necessary  for 
him  to  ask  and  be  granted  relief  from  his  charge  six  weeks  before 
the  Conference  session.  The  doctor's  certificate  stated  that  he  was  in 
great  pain,  and  that  he  was  not  in  physical  or  mental  condition  to 
carry  on  the  work  of  the  pastorate. 

At  the  Annual  Conference  Brother  Osborne's  District  Superin- 
tendent made  the  announcement,  presented  his  credentials  to  the  Con- 
ference, and  had  for  filing  with  the  credentials  a  statement  containing 
a  report  of  rumor  about  financial  difficulties  and  unpaid  bills  of 
Brother  Osborne.  No  formal  or  signed  complaint  other  than  this  was 
made. 

In  the  fall  of  1941  Brother  Osborne  sought  reception  into  the  North 
Texas  Conference  as  a  minister  from  the  Baptist  Church.  The  Com- 
mittee on  Ministerial  Qualifications  took  the  case  under  consideration, 
made  due  investigation,  and  recommended  that  Brother  Osborne  be 
admitted  as  coming  from  the  ministry  of  the  Baptist  Church.  The 
motion  to  accept  and  approve  the  Committee's  recommendation  was 
considered  by  the  Conference  for  two  hours.  The  Conference  voted 
against  the  Committee's  report  and  Brother  Osborne  was  not  admitted. 

During  the  consideration  of  the  case  by  the  Conference  I  was  asked 


920  Journal  of  the  19H  General  Conference 

by  Dr.  H.  D.  Knickerbocker,  a  member  of  the  Conference,  to  answer 
the  following  question  submitted  in  writing:  "Can  a  Methodist 
preacher  who  surrenders  his  credentials  while  under  complaints  join 
the  Baptist  Church,  and  come  back  presenting  his  Baptist  Credentials 
and  be  recognized  as  a  Baptist  preacher,  and  without  clearing  up  the 
aforesaid  complaints  made  while  he  was  a  Methodist  preacher?"  My 
answer  was:  "The  case  of  T.  H.  Osborne  is  legally  before  this  Con- 
ference on  recommendation  of  the  Committee  on  Ministerial  Qualifica- 
tions." I  have  talked  with  several  Bishops  about  my  position  and  all 
agree  that  I  was  right,  but  I  am  required  by  law  to  submit  the  question 
and  answer  to  the  Judicial  Council.  In  support  of  my  position  I  call 
attention  to  paragraph  311,  Article  3:  "Ministers  from  other  churches 
may  apply  directly  to  the  Annual  Conference,  which  may  recognize 
their  credentials  and  receive  them  into  full  membership  in  the  Confer- 
ence, provided  that  in  all  such  cases  the  candidates  for  admission  into 
full  membership  must  answer  satisfactorily  the  questions  set  forth 
in  Paragraph  218."  At  the  time  of  his  application  for  admission. 
Brother  Osborne  was  a  fully  ordained  minister  in  good  standing  in  the 
Baptist  Church.  Paragraph  466,  Article  2,  Section  3  gives  the  Com- 
mittee on  Ministerial  Qualifications  authority  to  report  those  to  be 
received  from  other  churches. 

The  law  gives  full  protection  to  the  Conference  and  the  ministerial 
connection  by  investing  it  with  power  through  its  Committee  on  Min- 
isterial Qualifications  to  get  all  the  facts  of  the  applicant,  with  the 
power  to  reject  as  well  as  accept  the  Committee's  report,  and  with  the 
further  power  to  try  him  later.  The  "clearing  up  of  aforesaid  com- 
plaints" or  any  new  complaints  cannot  be  considered  so  long  as  the 
applicant  is  a  member  and  a  minister  of  another  church.  Brother 
Osborne  as  a  Baptist  preacher  could  not  be  tried  by  a  Methodist  Con- 
ference. If  he  had  been  admitted  by  a  vote  of  the  Conference  then 
complaints  could  have  been  made,  an  investigation  conducted,  and  a 
trial  held  if  necessary. 

If  one  wished  to  advance  a  moral  as  well  as  a  legal  argument  he 
might  plead  the  comity  and  fellowship  among  Christian  denominations 
in  recognition  of  the  ministers  of  one,  by  another,  and  also  our  Meth- 
odist insistence  on  a  man's  right  of  confession  and  repentance  in  the 
hope  of  forgiveness.  But  the  Judicial  Council  is  concerned  only  with 
the  legal  arguments,  and  in  my  thinking  the  law  is  absolutely  clear 
in  sustaining  me. 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

The   Judicial   Council  having  considered  the  foregoing  ruling   of 

Bishop  Holt,  and  the  paragraph  of  the  Discipline  applicable  to  the 

facts  so  presented,  the  Council  adopts  the  written  statement  of  the 

Bishop  as  its  formal  opmion;  and  the  ruling  of  the  Bishop  is  hereby 

affirmed. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 

(4) 
In  Re:  Appeal  by  the  College  of  Bishops  of  the  Northeastern 
Jurisdiction,  for  Review  of  the  Refusal  of  the  Commission 
on  World  Sei'vice  and  Finarice  to  Reimburse  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Northeastern  Jurisdiction  for  Expenses  InciuTed 
by  the  Church  Through  the  Committee  on  Appeals  of 
Said  Jurisdiction. 


The  Method if<f  Church  921 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

A  member  of  the  Central  Pennsylvania  Conference  was  tried  by 
said  Conference  according  to  charges  and  specifications  duly  sub- 
mitted. The  trial  Court  having  found  him  guilty  imposed  a  penalty, 
from  which  decree  the  defendant  appealed  to  the  Committee  on  Ap- 
peals of  the  Northwestern  Jurisdiction,  as  provided  for  by  paragraphs 
694-697  of  the  Discipline  of  1940. 

In  connection  with  the  hearing  of  the  appeal  by  said  committee, 
certain  expenses  were  incurred.  No  provision  having  been  made  for 
the  payment  of  the  same  by  the  Northeastern  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ence, the  Secretary  of  the  latter  Conference  forwarded  a  bill  for  the 
complete  amount  of  the  expenses  to  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance. 

The  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  on  the 
ground  that  paragraph  848  of  the  Discipline  provides  only  that  the 
General  Administration  Fund  shall  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Judicial 
Council,  the  sessions  of  the  General  Conference,  such  General  Con- 
ference Commissions  and  Committees  as  may  be  appointed,  and  au- 
thorized inter-church  activities  but  made  no  provision  for  the  payment 
of  any  expenses  incurred  by  any  Jurisdictional  Conference,  held  that 
such  payment  could  not  be  made  from  the  General  Administration 
Fund. 

From  this  action  of  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance  the  College  of  Bishops  of  the  Northeastern  Jurisdiction  have 
appealed. 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

After  carefully  considering  the  briefs  presented  by,  and  hearing 
oral  arguments  of  representatives  both  of  the  Northeastern  Jurisdic- 
tion and  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance,  the 
Judicial  Council  finds  as  follows: 

1.  There  is  no  specific  law  of  the  Chux'ch  governing  this  case. 

2.  The  General  Conference  has  made  no  provision  for  the  payment 
of  the  costs  of  appeal  of  this  character  in  the  budget  of  the  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance. 

Therefore,  there  is  no  authoi'ity  for  the  General  Commission  on 
World  Service  and  Finance  to  pay  such  expense.  The  appeal  is  ac- 
cordingly not  sustained. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 

(5) 
In  Re:  Ruling  of  Bishop  Decell  of  the  North  Alabama  Con- 
ference on  Restoration  of  Credentials  of  C.  M.  TyndaL 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

Sometime  prioi-  to  March  21,  1943,  C.  M.  Tyndal,  then  a  member 
of  the  North  Alabama  Conference,  surrendered  his  credentials  to  the 
District  Superintendent,  who  then  forwarded  the  same  to  the  Presid- 
ing Bishop,  J.  L.  Decell.  Subsequently,  on  March  2,  1943,  at  the  Quar- 
terly Conference  of  the  Hamilton  Charge  of  the  Jasper  District  of  the 
North  Alabama  Conference,  a  resolution  was  adopted  recommending 
that  the  Annual  Conference  restore  to  C.  M.  Tyndal  his  surrendered 
credentials.  The  next  session  of  the  Annual  Conference  occurred  in 
October,  1943,  at  which  session  on  October  28,  1943,  the  following 
action  was  taken,  as  shown  by  the  Journal  of  the  Conference,  page  40: 


922  Journal  of  the  19.U  General  Conference 

"B.  F.  Ting'le,  Superintendent  of  the  Jasper  District,  announced 
that  C.  M.  Tyndal  had  surrendered  his  credentials  under  complaint, 
and  that  his  credentials  had  been  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Secretary. 
The  Conference  voted  to  receive  these  surrendered  credentials." 

There  was  then  presented  for  the  consideration  of  the  Annual  Con- 
ference the  resolution  of  the  Hamilton  Church  Quarterly  Conference 
recommending  restoration  of  these  surrendered  credentials,  and  the 
Presiding  Bishop  was  requested  to  rule  thereon. 

RULING  OF  THE  BISHOP 

The  main  question  here  is:  May  an  Annual  Conference  restore 
credentials  to  a  person  who  has  never  been  re-licensed  to  preach?  An 
Annual  Conference  in  the  restoration  of  credentials  can  only  restore 
whatever  rights  and  privileges  inhered  in  the  credentials  which  were 
bestowed  by  its  vote.  Membership  in  the  Church  and  license  to  preach 
are  not  within  the  powers  of  an  Annual  Conference,  therefore,  it  can- 
not restore  what  it  never  possessed. 

In  view  of  supporting  law  and  decisions,  we  hold  that  paragraph 
707  in  the  1940  Discipline  assumes  that  a  person  receiving  restoration 
of  credentials  has  taken  the  necessary  steps  to  qualify  for  reception 
of  credentials.  One  who  is  not  even  a  Local  Preacher  and  holds  only 
the  relation  of  layman  in  tlie  Church  may  not  have  his  credentials 
restored.  Therefore,  "A  preacher  deposed  and  deprived  of  his  ci-e- 
dentials  must  be  recommended,  examined,  and  licensed  in  regular  form 
in  order  to  bring  his  case  under  the  provision  of  the  law  for  the 
restoration  of  credentials." 

The  petition  or  recommendation  is  estopped  and  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence may  not  restore  the  credentials  until  the  one  for  whom  restoration 
is  requested  has  begun  his  ministry  DE  NOVO. 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

The  procedure  for  restoration  of  surrendered  credentials,  when 
surrendered  under  complaints,  is  provided  by  paragraph  707  of  the 
Discipline  of  1940  as  follows: 

"707.  Should  he  later  give  satisfactory  evidence  to  the  Conference 
of  his  amendment  or  innocence,  and  procure  a  certificate  of  the 
Quarterly  Conference  of  the  Charge  in  which  he  resides,  or  of  the 
Annual  Conference  that  admitted  him  on  trial,  recommending  then- 
restoration  by  the  Annual  Confei'ence  to  which  he  surrendered  his 
credentials,  the  Conference  may  restoi'e  them. 

The  procedure  must  be  strictly  followed.  In  the  instant  case,  from 
the  recoi'd,  it  appears  that  the  acceptance  of  surrender  of  the  creden- 
tials was  voted  by  the  North  Alabama  Conference  at  its  session  on 
October  28,  1943.  Therefore,  the  requisite  steps  specified  by  paragraph 
707  could  only  properly  take  place  after  October  28,  1943,  including 
(a)  later  giving  satisfactory  evidence  to  the  Conference  of  amend- 
ment or  innocence,  and  (b)  the  procurement  of  a  certificate  of  the 
Quarterly  Conference  of  the  Charge  in  which  the  applicant  resides, 
or  of  the  Annual  Conference  that  admitted  him  on  trial,  recommending 
restoration  of  credentials. 

It  follows,  therefore,  that  the  ruling  of  the  Presiding  Bishop,  which 
in  effect  was  that  no  action  could  then  be  taken  by  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence on  the  restoration  of  credentials,  was  proper,  and  to  that  extent 
the  ruling  is  affirmed. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 


The  Methodist  Church  923 

(6) 

In  Re:  Decision  of  the  Judicial  Council  on  the  Ruling  of 
Bishop  James  C.  Baker  in  the  19 US  Session  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Annual  Confereiice  Relating  to  Interpretation  of 
Paragraph  1309  of  the  19 W  "Discipline"  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church. 

The  the  1943  Session  of  the  Califoi'nia  Annual  Conference  of  The 
Methodist  Church,  the  following  question  was  propounded  in  writing 
to  Bishop  James  C.  Baker: 

REQUEST  FOR  RULING 
"Are  the  following  Conference  Claimants  of  the  California  Annual 
Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church,  who  have  retired  since  May  10, 
1939,  entitled,  under  Par.  1309  of  the  1940  Discipline,  to  receive  income 
from  the  Endowment  Fund  for  the  Superannuates  held  by  the  Missouri 
Corporation  of  the  Board  of  Pensions,  on  the  years  of  service  which 
they  rendered  as  members  of  an  Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  prior  to  May  10,  1939? 

Years  of  serv- 
ice jrrior  to 
May  10,1939 
G.  C.  Black   Retired  1942         43^/2 

A.  S.  Cecil   Retired  1940         32y2 

S.  M.  Cheek  Retired  1940         33y2 

Jesse  Crumpton Retired  1940         34% 

W.  R.  Haselden  Retired  1940         31^^ 

John  I.  Huff    Retired  1940         16y2 

N.  F.  Johnson   Retired  1940         37 

Wni.  J.  Lee    Retired  1940         38 

C.  W.  Long   Retired  1940         29y2 

B.  H.  Mobley Retired  1942         42^^ 

U.  G.  Murphy   Retired  1942         *4 

A.  B.  Pendleton Retired  1942         33  y2 

Total 376y2 

*(Bal.  relinquished) 

To  this  question  Bishop  Baker  answered  in  writing  as  follows : 

RULING  OF  THE  BISHOP 

"They  are  entitled  to  receive  the  income  from  the  Endowment  Fund 
for  Superannuates  held  by  the  Missouri  Corporation  of  the  Board 
of  Pensions  on  exactly  the  same  basis  as  any  other  member  of  an 
Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  for  any 
and  all  services  rendered  prior  to  May  10,  1939. 

"The  income  from  the  Superannuate  Endowment  Fund  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  was  distributed  prior  to  May  10, 
1939,  to  all  superannuated  preachers  on  the  basis  of  years  of  service. 
Every  member  of  an  Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South,  upon  retirement  had  an  equity  in  the  income  from  this 
Fund,  the  amount  of  which  was  determined  by  the  number  of  years 
of  service  he  had  rendered  to  his  Church.  The  act  of  Unification  on 
May  10,  1939,  did  not  take  away  the  right  of  any  member  of  an 
Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  upon 
retirement  to  his  share  of  the  income  from  this  fund,  based  upon  the 
years  of  sei-vice  rendered  to  his  Chui'ch. 


y24  Journal  of  the  lOJ^J^  General  Conference 

"The  Uniting-  Conference  decided  that  the  Pension  administration 
of  The  Methodist  Church  should  be  divided  between  the  Illinois  Cor- 
poration and  the  Missouri  Corporation  of  the  Board  of  Pensions  and 
assigned  the  Northeastern,  the  North  Central,  the  Western,  and  the 
Central  Jurisdictional  Conferences  to  the  Illinois  Corporation ;  and 
assigned  the  Southeastern  and  the  South  Central  Jurisdictional  Con- 
ferences to  the  Missouri  Corporation. 

"The  Uniting  Conference,  by  adopting  Par.  1309,  terminated  the 
further  accrual  of  service  which  could  be  counted  as  a  basis  of  partici- 
pation in  the  income  from  this  Fund  by  any  member  of  an  Annual 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  whose  member- 
ship in  The  Methodist  Church  was  assigned  to  an  Annual  Conference 
in  the  territory  of  the  Illinois  Corporation. 

"Since  the  General  Conference  has  not  'ordered  otherwise'  than  is 
provided  in  Par.  1309  of  the  1939  Discipline  a  Claimant  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Annual  Conference  who  has  retired  since  May  10,  1939,  and  who 
rendered  service  as  a  member  of  an  Annual  Conference  in  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  South,  prior  to  May  10,  1939,  is  entitled  to 
share  in  the  income  from  the  Endowment  held  by  the  Missouri  Corpo- 
ration for  such  years  of  service." 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

This  decision  is  now  properly  before  the  Judicial  Council  for  review. 
After  careful  consideration  of  the  question  and  answer,  and  of  the 
briefs  and  arguments  submitted  in  support  of  Bishop  Baker's  ruling 
and  in  opposition  thereto,  we  approve  such  ruling  in  all  respects 
except  as  hereinafter  set  out. 

We  find  ourselves  unable  to  agree  with  Bishop  Baker  in  his  state- 
ment that  "every  member  of  an  Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  upon  retirement  had  an  equity  in  the  income 
from  this  fund."  Paragraph  1316  of  the  1940  Discipline  distinctly  says: 

"Assumption  of  the  obligation  of  the  Ministry  required  to  be  made 
at  the  time  of  his  admission  to  membership  in  an  Annual  Conference 
puts  upon  the  Church  the  inevitable  counter-obligation  of  providing 
a  comfortable  support  for  the  Minister  during  the  period  of  his  mem- 
bership in  an  Annual  Conference  and  for  his  widow  and  dependent 
children  after  his  death ;  but  such  counter-obligation  tvith  reference 
to  an  annuity  (emphasis  ours)  shall  not  be  construed  as  contractual 
unless  and  until  provision  shall  have  been  made  therefor  on  an  actu- 
arial reserve  basis." 

No  one  has  any  vested  right  or  equity  in  such  General  Fund  or  the 
income  derived  therefrom.  This  was  judicially  determined  recently 
by  the  United  States  District  Court,  Eastern  District  of  Missouri,  in 
the  case  of  Rembert  Gilman  Smith,  et  al.  v.  The  Board  of  Pensions  of 
The  Methodist  Church,  Missouri  Corporation,  in  Cause  Civil  No.  936, 
Court  No.  3.  The  Court  said:    (Vol. — ,  Federal  Supplement,  page — ) 

"By  brief  filed,  plantiff  asserts  that  he  and  other  pensioners  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  who  were  receiving-  an  income 
from  the  trust  at  the  time  of  union  have,  not  only  a  'fixed,  vested, 
property  interest'  in  the  fund,  as  'fixed'  by  the  original  articles  of 
agreement  of  defendant  (the  Missouri  Corporation),  but  that  such 
'vested  rights  could  not  be  affected  or  diverted  in  whole  or  part'  with- 
out the  consent  of  plaintiff  and  other  pensionei-s.  We  search  the  pag-es 
of  the  original  Articles  of  Association  of  the  defendant  in  vain  for 
language  from  which  it  could  be  concluded  that  'a  fixed,  vested,  prop- 
erty interest'  was  created  in  any  pensioner.  It  is  evident  that  the 
creators  of  this  ti-ust  retained  control  of  this  trust  at  all  times.  They 


The  Methodist  Church  925 

determined  who  should  be  admitted  to  the  pension  rolls  and  could  have 
removed  pensioners  from  the  rolls." 

In  this  conclusion,  so  clearly  stated  by  the  court  in  this  case,  we 
fully  concur. 

However,  this  does  not  affect  Bishop  Baker's  decision  as  a  whole. 
His  interpretation  of  Par.  1309  to  the  effect  that  the  Uniting  Confer- 
ence in  enacting-  Paragraph  1309  intended  thereby  to  make  former 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  who  have  retired 
since  Union  (May  W,  1939)  in  Annual  Conference  outside  the  terri- 
torial limits  of  the  Missouri  Corporation,  eligible  for  Annuities  out  of 
the  income  of  the  General  Fund  being  administered  by  the  Missouri 
Corporation  for  all  their  years  of  service  rendered  in  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  prior  to  May  10,  1939,  is  correct.  It  is 
sustained  by  two  well-settled  principles  of  judicial  interpretation,  viz. : 

First — The  language  of  the  Act  itself. 

Second — The  interpretation   given   to   the   Act  by  the   proponents 

thereof  before  the  enacting  body  at  the  time  the  Act  was  passed. 

It  has  been  argued  before  the  Council  that  Paragraph  1309  conflicts 
with  other  provisions  of  the  regulations  governing  the  Missouri  Corpo- 
ration. Be  that  as  it  may,  the  pertinent  clause  in  Paragraph  1309  is 
not  uncertain.  It  plainly  reads  as  follows : 

"Until  the  General  Conference  shall  order  otherwise,  the  income 
from  the  Endowment  Fund  for  Superannuates  held  by  the  Missouri 
Corporation,  shall  be  distributable  as  annuities  on  account  of  service 
of  Conference  Claimants  formerly  rendered  in  an  Annual  Conference 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South  .  .  ." 

Up  to  this  point  in  Paragraph  1309  there  are  no  territorial  limita- 
tions. It  is  only  in  the  succeeding  clause  that  a  territorial  limitation 
is  imposed.  For  a  traveling  preacher  to  be  eligible  for  a  pension  from 
this  fund  for  service  rendered  in  an  Annual  Conference  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church,  such  Annual  Conference  must  be  located  within  the 
territory  of  the  Missouri  Corporation.  Thus  Bishop  Baker's  interpreta- 
tion is  sustained  by  the  language  of  the  paragraph  itself. 

Furthermore,  in  interpreting  the  meaning  of  an  act  of  a  legislative 
body,  it  is  a  well-settled  principle  of  civil  law  that  the  proceedings 
attendant  upon  the  enactment  of  the  act  may  be  considered  in  deter- 
mining the  true  legislative  intent  sought  to  be  expressed  by  the  act. 
When  that  rule  is  applied  in  this  case,  the  correct  interpretation  of 
Paragraph  1309  becomes  obvious.  When  the  report  of  the  Committee 
on  Superannuate  Support  embodying  Par.  1309  was  before  the  Uniting 
Conference  on  Friday,  May  5,  1939,  as  reflected  on  page  247  of  the 
Daily  Christian  Advocate  of  Saturday,  May  6,  1939,  Dr.  B.  W.  Meeks 
requested  that  Dr.  Thomas  S.  Brock,  Chairman  of  the  Committee, 
make  explanation  of  same.  After  some  discussion  between  Dr.  Meeks 
and  Dr.  Brock,  the  following  dialogue  took  place  between  them: 

B.  W.  MEEKS:  ".  .  .  The  point  I  would  like  to  have  cleared  up  is 
this:  Will  the  members  of  the  Baltimore  Annual  Conference,  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  under  the  Missouri  Corporation,  up  until  the 
adjournment  of  this  Uniting  Conference,  receive  their  annuity  rights 
under  the  law  of  the  Missouri  Corporation  as  operated  up  to  the 
present  time?  In  other  words,  will  the  lights  established  by  reason 
of  participation  in  the  raising  of  the  six  million  dollar  fund  of  the 
Missouri  Corporation — of  which  probably  one-fourth  belongs  to  the 
Annual  Conferences,  be  maintained  after  the  adoption  of  this  legisla- 
tion, or  will  they  be  discontinued  and  the  Conference  into  which  they 
come  assume  full  liability  for  all  the  vears?" 

THOMAS  S.  BROCK:  "The  Missouri  Corporation,  at  the  present 
time,  is  paying  $2.13  per  service  year  to  all  the  annuitants  for  which 


926  Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf  General  Conference 

that  Board  is  responsible.  That  money  was  raised  for  the  benefit  of 
these  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South.  The  re- 
sponsibility of  the  Annual  Conference  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Missouri  Board  will  be  for  the  moneys  that  came  from  the  churches 
and  from  the  Chartered  Fund  and  the  dividends  or  produce  of  the 
Book  Concern  and  such  other  moneys  that  may  come  into  these  par- 
ticular Annual  Conferences.  Then,  all  those  members  ivho  ivere  origi- 
nally meinhers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  (emphasis 
ours)  for  which  this  six  million  dollar  fund  was  raised,  will,  in  addi- 
tion, receive  the  $2.13  for  service  years  as  long  as  they  continue  to  be 
annuitants  in   The  Methodist  Church." 

B.  W.  MEEKS:  "Thank  you  very  much,  Mr.  Chairman.  That  is  the 
thing  I  wanted  to  get  into  the  record." 

With  that  interpretation  before  the  Uniting  Conference,  and  within 
a  very  few  minutes  after  it  was  given,  the  Uniting  Conference  adopted 
the  report  including  Paragraph  1309. 

The  Uniting  Conference  having  enacted  this  paragraph  with  that 
understanding  no  other  interpretation  could  or  should  be  given  thereto. 

Therefore,  with  the  exception  noted  above,  with  reference  to  "vested 
rights  and  equities,"  the  ruling  of  Bishop  Baker  is  approved. 

All  eight  members  of  the  Judicial  Council  present  concur  in  this 
decision. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 
H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 
Dated  April  26,  1944. 

(7) 

Ruling  of  Bishop  Charles  W.  Flint,  in  Ceyitral  New  York 
Conference,  In  Re:  Membership  of  Bishops  in  Annual 
Conferences. 

REQUEST  FOR  RULING 

At  the  1943  session  of  the  Central  New  York  Conference  there  was 
presented  for  ruling  by  the  presiding  Bishop  the  following  question: 

"Is  a  Bishop  a  member  of  the  Annual  Conference?  Should  he  be 
counted  in  the  statistics  of  the  Conference,  and  exercise  the  rights 
of  Annual  Conference  membership?" 

Note:  In  this  case  the  names  of  Frederick  G.  Keeney  (retired)  and 
Charles  W.  Flint  appeared  on  the  Roll  of  the  Conference. 

RULING  OF  THE  BISHOP 

"A  Bishop  effective  or  retired,  is  not  a  member  of  an  Annual  Con- 
ference. He  should  not  be  counted  in  reporting  the  total  membership 
of  the  Conference  for  statistical  purposes  or  in  computing  the  number 
of  Delegates. 

"No  provision  should  be  made  by  the  Annual  Conference  for  him 
as  a  Conference  Claimant;  other  provision  has  been  made  by  the 
General  Conference;  nor  is  he  subject  to  Annual  Conference  assess- 
ments. 

"He  is  not  eligible  to  election  as  a  Delegate  representing  the  An- 
nual Conference  in  the  General  or  Jurisdictional  Conferences;  nor  is 
he  entitled  to  vote  in  an  Annual  Conference  for  Delegates  to  General 
and  Jurisdictional  Conferences." 

"When  elected  a  Bishop,  if  at  the  time  a  Delegate,  his  membership 
in  the  electing  Conference  as  an  Annual  Conference  Delegate  termi- 


The  Methodist  Church  927 

nates  and  his  place  is  immediately  filled  by  an  elected  Alternate  Dele- 

"If  he  resigns  from  the  Episcopacy  he  is  returned,  by  definitely 
prescribed  procedure,  to  membership  in  the  Annual  Conference,  of 
which  he  ceased  to  be  member  when  elected  Bishop." 

DECISION  OF  THE  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

The  Judicial  Council  hereby  affirms  the  ruling  of  Bishop  Flint, 
and  adopts  as  its  opinion  the  ruling  of  the  Bishop  as  aforesaid. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 
May  2,  1944 

(8) 
Ruling  of  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith  in  North-East  Ohio  Con- 
ference, hi  Re:  Pension  Claim  of  Mrs.  Albert  Sidney 
Gregg. 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

The  Rev.  Albert  Sidney  Gregg,  a  member  in  good  standing  in  the 
Noi-th-East  Ohio  Conference,  was  permitted  to  locate  at  his  own 
request  at  the  session  of  the  Conference  in  September,  1927.  This  was 
a  voluntary  location.  The  Discipline  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  1932,  repeated  as  Paragraph  505  of  the  Discipline  of  1936, 
provided  the  manner  whereby  a  minister  involuntarily  located  might 
retain  his  right  to  an  annuity  claim  on  reaching  the  age  of  65,  as 
follows : 

"Paragraph  505 — hivoluntary  Location.  Sec.  3.  If  such  located 
person  remains  a  member  in  good  standing  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  until  the  age  of  sixty-five  years,  he  shall  thereby  retain  the 
right  to  make  an  annuity  claim,  based  upon  the  years  of  his  effective 
ministry  and  subject  to  the  action  of  the  Annual  Conference." 

A.  S.  Gregg  died  before  reaching  the  age  of  sixty-five.  Later  his 
widow  made  application  for  a  pension  on  the  ground  that  the  provision 
of  the  1936  Discipline  applied  to  voluntary  as  well  as  involuntary 
location,  and  that  whatever  rights  he  had  passed  on  to  her  at  his 
death. 

REQUEST  FOR  RULING 

"On  page  629  of  the  Journal  of  the  North-East  Ohio  Conference 
for  1943,  the  following  motion  appears: 

"  'On  motion  of  C.  W.  Cooper,  the  Conference  voted  to  reaffirm  the 
following  action  taken  two  years  ago: 

"  '  "The  Conference  voted  to  remove  the  name  of  Albert  Sidney 
Gregg  from  the  list  of  those  located,  place  his  name  in  the  list  of  those 
granted  the  retired  relation,  and  among  the  deceased  members  of  the 
Conference,  in  order  that  Mrs.  Gregg  may  receive  the  pension  which  is 
due  her  for  the  years  served  by  Brother  Gregg  previous  to  his  loca- 
tion; (see  record,  page  243,  1941  Journal)  and  to  request  the  presiding 
Bishop  to  make  a  statement  on  the  law  in  the  case  for  inclusion  in  the 
Journal  for  presentation  to  the  Judicial  Council."  '  " 

RULING  OF  THE  BISHOP 

The  Bishop  restated  the  question  involved,  and  thereupon  ruled 
on  the  same,  which  question  and  answer  are  as  follows: 

"Question:  Since  the  Rev.  Albert  S.  Gregg,  of  the  North-East  Ohio 
Conference,  who  was  in  good  standing  in  the  Conference  and  located 


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at  his  own  request,  September  11,  1927,  died  before  he  reached  the  age 
of  65,  when  he  would  have  been  entitled  to  ask  for  his  pension  for 
his  effective  years  of  service,  does  his  widow  have  the  right  to  ask 
for  her  pension  as  a  preacher's  widow  when  her  husband  would  have 
been  65  had  he  lived? 

"Answer:  The  widow  of  Albert  S.  Gregg  has  just  claim  for  an 
annuity,  and  the  Conference  has  the  power  to  grant  the  same." 

OPINION  OF  THE  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

In  ruling  as  above  the  presiding  Bishop  in  this  case  relied  upon  and 
followed  a  ruling  by  the  Board  of  Bishops  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  which  was  made  in  May,  1938,  in  another  case  in  the  North 
Dakota  Conference  wherein  the  facts  were  seemingly  similar  to  those 
in  the  instant  case.  Under  the  procedure  of  the  former  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  such  a  ruling  of  the  Board  of  Bishops  would  have 
been  submitted  to  the  next  succeeding  General  Conference  of  that 
Church  for  affirmation  or  reversal  on  the  report  of  its  Committee  on 
the  Judiciary.  This  ruling  in  the  North  Dakota  case,  however,  was 
never  so  submitted  as  there  was  thei'eafter  no  General  Conference  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  it  therefore  has  no  binding 
authority  as  a  precedent  even  if  the  facts  were  similar. 

It  must  be  noted  in  the  instant  case,  that  even  if  the  located  min- 
ister had  reached  the  age  of  65,  on  the  record  as  it  stood  without 
further  action,  he  v/ould  not  have  been  eligible  for  annuity  claim,  as 
the  paragraph  of  the  1936  Discipline  which  has  been  invoked  in  behalf 
of  his  widow  applied  only  to  involuntary  location. 

It  follows,  therefore,  that  the  widow  could  have  no  right  which  the 
deceased  located  minister  did  not  have  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and 
as  he  had  no  claim,  she  has  none. 

The  ruling  of  the  Bishop  is  accordingly  reversed. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 
H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)   Secretary. 
May  2,  1944 

(9) 

Coiistitutionality  of  the  Election  of  Missionary  Bishops  by 
the  General  Conference. 

On  Monday,  May  1,  1944,  the  General  Conference  passed  the  fol- 
lowing resolution: 

"Resolved,  That  in  order  to  provide  adequate  supervision  for  Central 
Conferences  and  Provisional  Central  Conferences,  as  need  may  arise, 
the  General  Conference  shall  elect  one  or  more  Missionary  Bishops 
for  administration  in  such  areas." 

An  appeal  was  taken  by  more  than  the  necessary  number  to  the 
Judicial  Council,  on  the  question  of  constitutionality. 

The  Constitution,  paragraph  35,  Article  II,  reads  as  follows: 

"The  Bishops  shall  be  elected  by  the  respective  Jurisdictional  and 
Central  Conferences,  and  ordained  or  consecrated  in  the  historic  man- 
ner of  Episcopal  Methodism,  at  such  times  and  place  as  may  be  fixed 
by  the  General  Conference." 

There  is  no  provision  for  the  election  of  a  Bishop  by  the  General 
Conference. 

Since  the  General  Conference  cannot  go  beyond  the  clear  powers 
granted  in  the  constitution,  we  must  declare  that  it  would  be  uncon- 


The  Methodist  Church  929 

stitutional  for  the  General  Conference  to  elect  Missionary  Bishops. 
The  Judicial  Council  is  unanimous  in  this  opinion. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Seci-etary. 
May  1,  1944 

(10) 

In  Re:  General  Pension  Regulations. 

In  regard  to  the  request  for  a  Declaratory  Decision  regarding  sub- 
paragraph (d)  of  paragraph,  1318,  Art.  V,  Chapter  IV,  under  the  title 
of  General  Pension  Regulations,  as  found  on  page  91,  of  the  Daily 
Christian  Advocate  of  Tuesday,  May  2,  1944. 

At  the  session  of  the  General  Conference  on  May  4,  1944,  the 
following  was  adopted: 

"Whereas,  This  General  Conference  has  adopted  the  Pension  Code, 
Paragraph  1318,  Section  2,  SSubdivision  (d)  of  which  provides  that 
years  served  as  a  member  of  an  Annual  Conference  left  without 
appointment  to  attend  school  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  three  Confer- 
ence years  may  be  counted  for  annuity  claim, 

"Whereas,  The  Western  North  Carolina  Conference,  in  common  with 
other  Annual  Conferences  in  the  Territory  of  the  Missouri  Corpora- 
tion, has  in  its  membership  many  Conference  Claimants  to  which 
such  a  provision  has  not  been  hitherto  applicable, 

"Therefore,  Be  It  Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  ask  the 
Judicial  Council  to  render  a  declaratory  decision  as  to  whether  or  not 
the  aforementioned  enactment  is  retroactive  within  the  Territory  of 
the  Missouri  Corporation,  in  order  that  the  claims  of  these  Conference 
Claimants  may  be  accurately  determined." 

The  Judicial  Council  is  ready  at  all  times  to  render  such  service  to 
the  General  Conference  as  it  may  within  the  limits  of  the  jurisdiction 
conferred  upon  it,  but  we  do  not  believe  that  the  enactment  of  the 
legislation  in  regard  to  Declaratory  Decisions  was  intended  to  put  into 
our  hands  any  legislative  authority,  but  that,  contra,  the  General  Con- 
ference itself,  outside  of  matters  involving  constitutional  questions,  is 
the  sole  judge  and  interpreter  of  the  meaning  of  any  legislation  passed, 
so  long  as  the  Conference  enacting  such  laws  is  in  session. 

While  the  General  Conference  is  in  session  it  would  appear  that  if 
there  is  any  lack  of  clarity  in  legislation  it  should  be  clarified  by  the 
General  Conference  and  not  be  left  to  Judicial  determination. 

We  therefore  respectfully  return  this  request  with  the  suggestion 
that  the  General  Conference  itself  clarify  the  enactment  at  issue. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 
H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 

(11) 
Constitutionality  of  Paragraph  9 3 It. 

At  the  evening  session  of  May  1,  1944,  the  General  Conference 
passed  a  motion  made  by  L.  0.  Hartman  that  an  appeal  to  the  Judicial 
Council  be  made  to  determine  whether  Paragraph  934  of  the  Discipline 
1940  is  constitutional. 

Paragraph  934  reads  as  follows,  "In  fields  outside  the  United  States 
the  Annual  Conference  may  seat  regularly  appointed  lay  missionaries 
of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension  in  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence session,  and  give  them  the  privileges  of  the  floor  and  the  right  to 


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vote  on  all  questions  not  ministerial  or  constitutional  and  they  shall 
be  eligible  for  election  to  Mission  or  Conference  Committees." 

Paragraph  21,  Article  1,  of  the  Constitution  defines  the  composition 
and  qualifications  of  the  members  of  the  Annual  Conference.  "The 
Annual  Conference  shall  be  composed  of  all  the  Traveling  Preachers 
in  full  connection  with  it,  together  with  a  Lay  Member  elected  by  each 
Pastoral  Charge.  The  Lay  Members  shall  be  at  least  twenty-one  (21) 
years  of  age  and  shall  have  been  for  the  four  years  next  preceding  their 
election  members  of  one  of  the  constituent  churches  forming  this 
union  of  The  Methodist  Church." 

From  this  it  is  clear  that  only  those  laymen  who  have  been  elected 
by  Pastoral  Charges  are  eligible  to  membership  in  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence and  membership  alone  determines  the  right  to  vote  on  any  matter 
before  the  Annual  Conference. 

We  must  decide,  therefore,  that  the  part  of  Paragraph  934  which 
reads  as  follows,  "The  right- to  vote  on  all  questions  not  Ministerial 
or  constitutional  and  they  shall  be  eligible  for  election  to  Mission  or 
Conference  Committees"  is  unconstitutional. 

The  first  part  of  Paragraph  934  which  reads  as  follows,  "In  fields 
outside  the  United  States  the  Annual  Conference  may  seat  regularly 
appointed  lay  missionaries  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Ex- 
tension in  the  Annual  Conference  session  and  give  them  the  privileges 
of  the  floor"  is  constitutional;  provided  the  phrase  "may  seat"  used 
therein  is  not  to  be  construed  as  extending  to  them  membership  in  the 
Annual  Conference. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Sec-retary. 

(12) 
In  Re:  Conscientious  Objectors. 

At  the  session  of  the  General  Conference,  May  4,  1944,  the  following 
Resolution  was  adopted: 

That  there  be  immediately  referred  to  the  Judicial  Council  the 
question  of  whether  members  of  our  Church  who  are  conscientious 
objectors  are  entitled  to  assert  their  claim  to  exemption  under  the 
Selective  Service  Act  in  spite  of  the  adoption  of  the  statement  on  "The 
Church  and  War"  today  adopted. 

Paragraph  1716  of  the  1940  Discipline,  under  the  heading  "State- 
ment on  Peace  and  War,"  and  Paragraph  1712  of  the  1940  Discipline 
under  the  heading  "Our  Social  Creed,"  seemed  to  be  of  equal  standing, 
each  being  under  the  division  of  the  1940  Discipline  known  as  "Reso- 
lutions, etc." 

The  pertinent  language  in  these  Paragraphs  in  protection  of  the 
rights  of  conscientious  objectors  is  identical.  Note  the  following  quota- 
tions from  these  respective  Paragraphs: 

Par.  1716  (page  778  of  the  1940  Discipline)  :  "We  ask  and  claim 
exemption  from  all  forms  of  military  preparation  or  service  for  all 
conscientious  objectors  who  may  be  members  of  The  Methodist 
Church." 

Par.  1712  (part  of  sub-section  16,  page  769,  1940  Discipline)-.  "We 
ask  and  claim  exemption  from  all  forms  of  military  preparation  or 
service  for  all  conscientious  objectors  who  may  be  members  of  The 
Methodist  Church." 

We  have  not  been  advised  of  any  action  of  the  General  Conference 
altering,  changing  or  deleting  Par.  1712.  Assuming  that  Par.  1712  has 
not  been  repealed  or  altered,  it  would  appear  obvious  that  conscientious 


The  Methodist  Church  931 

objectors  still  have  the  same  protection  under  the  Discipline  that  they 
had  prior  to  the  action  of  the  General  Conference  today  on  the  report 
on  "The  Church  in  Time  of  War." 

Any  action  regarding  Par.  1716  under  the  heading  "Statement  on 
Peace  and  War,"  could  not  be  interpreted  as  affecting  in  anywise 
Paragraph  1712  under  the  subject  "Our  Social  Creed." 

F.  R.  Bayley,  Presideyit; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 

(13) 

Decision  of  the  Judicial  Council  on  question  referred  to  it  by 
the  General  Conference  on  the  question  of  the  meaning  of 
the  words  "Church  Members"  in  connection  ivith  the  plan 
for  the  organization  of  The  Board  of  Publication. 

On  May  2,  1944,  the  General  Conference  referred  to  the  Judicial 
Council  the  following  communication  with  request  that  the  Judicial 
Council  answer  the  inquiry  therein  set  forth : 

To  the  Members  of  the  Jtidicial  Council  of  The  Methodist  Church 

Brethren : 

In  behalf  of  the  publishing  interests  of  The  Methodist  Church,  we 
desire  to  ask  of  the  Judicial  Council  a  "Declaratory  Decision"  on  the 
following  question: 

Paragraph  871  of  the  Discipline  of  1940  specifies: 

"The  Board  of  Publication  shall  be  constituted  by  the  respective 
Jurisdictional  Conferences,  with  a  representation  of  each  in  proportion 
to  Church  membership  upon  a  basis  of  one  member  of  the  Board  for 
each  150,000  Church  members  or  major  fraction  thereof  within  the 
Jurisdictional  Conference;  ..." 

In  order  that  there  may  be  uniformity  of  action  in  each  of  the 
respective  Jurisdictions,  we  desire  a  decision  on  this  question:  Does 
the  1.50,000  church  members  required  as  a  basis  for  election  include 
laymen  and  ministers  or  laymen  only? 

There  will  be  in  these  next  Jurisdictional  Conference  sessions  some 
changes  in  the  number  of  members  elected  to  this  Board  predicated 
on  the  changes  in  membership  and  it  is  necessary  that  we  be  able 
to  notify  the  Jurisdictions  of  their  proper  action  and  assure  uniform- 
ity. 

As  the  Board  in  charge  of  the  Statistical  Department  of  the  Church, 
we  desire  to  state  that  to  the  best  of  our  knowledge  and  belief  page 
500  of  the  Discipline  of  1940,  which  has  on  it  a  map  of  the  various 
Jurisdictions  and  a  statement  of  the  membership  of  each  Jurisdiction, 
was  created  to  simply  include  the  lay  members  of  the  Church.  There- 
fore, if  the  membership  of  the  several  Jurisdictions  are  added  to  show 
the  membership  of  the  Church  in  the  United  States,  it  will  not  include 
the  ministers. 

Purely  for  the  purpose  of  information  for  the  Judicial  Council  we 
desire  further  to  state  that  we  have  issued  to  the  Statistical  Depart- 
ment instruction  that  when  preparing  a  like  map  for  the  publication 
in  the  Discipline  of  1944  two  sets  of  figures  shall  appear  in  each  Juris- 
diction, (1)  the  number  of  lay  members;  (2)  the  number  of  ministers. 


932     Journal  of  the  19 AU  General  Conference 

With  very  great  appreciation  of  the  service  being  rendered  to  the 
Church  by  the  Judicial  Council,  we  are 

Respectfully  yours, 

T.  W.  Appleby  (*) 
Vice-Chairman,  Board  of  Publication 
B.  A.  Whitmore  (*) 
Fred  D.  Stone 

Publishing  Agents 

After  careful  examination  of  the  Discipline  of  1939  and  the  Dis- 
cipline of  1940,  and  of  the  Journal  and  Daily  Christian  Advocate  of 
the  Uniting  Conference,  and  of  the  Journal  and  Daily  Christian  Advo- 
cate of  the  General  Conference  of  1940,  we  can  report  only  that  we  are 
unable  to  find  any  legislative  interpretation  of  the  meaning  of  the 
words  "Church  members"  as  used  in  connection  with  this  subject. 

The  General  Conference  is  thoroughly  competent  to  define  such 
term  as  it  may  desire.  Since  there  appears  no  legislation  on  the  subject, 
it  is  our  opinion  that  any  definition  given  to  the  term  "Church  member" 
in  connection  with  this  matter  should  be  by  action  of  the  General 
Conference  rather  than  by  judicial  interpretation. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 

H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 

(14) 

In  Re:  Resolution  of  General  Conference  Asking  for  Declara- 
tory Decision  of  Certain  Provisions  of  1944-  Pension  Case. 

STATEMENT  OF  FACTS 

On  May  4th,  1944  the  General  Conference  of  The  Methodist  Church 
in  Session  at  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  adopted  the  following  Resolution 
(See  Proceedings  of  1944  General  Conference,  p.  190)  : 

"Resolved,  That  the  General  Conference  ask  the  Judicial  Council 
to  give  a  declaratory  decision  on  the  following  case: 

"A  retired  minister  of  the  Mississippi  Conference  who  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  on  May  10,  1939  (the  date 
of  Unification)  originally  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  South,  rendered  service  therein  in  the  effective  relation, 
was  subsequently  involuntarily  located  and  thereafter  he  was  received 
into  the  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church.  Since  Unifica- 
tion, and  until  the  present  time,  his  approved  years  of  service  counted 
for  annuity  claim  in  the  Mississippi  Conference  have  been  those  served 
as  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church. 

"In  this  case,  the  adoption  of  a  new  Pension  Code  by  this  General 
Conference  raises  under  Par.  1318,  Sec.  2  and  Par.  1319,  last  clause 
thereof,  the  question  as  to  whether  or  not  the  years  of  said  retired 
minister  formerly  rendered  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South, 
should  be  included  with  the  years  for  which  annuity  claim  can  be 
made." 

OPINION  OF  JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

This  resolution  having  been  duly  considered  it  is  the  decision  of  the 
Judicial  Council  that  the  effective  years  of  service  by  such  minister 
in  an  Annual  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South, 
prior  to  his  involuntary  location  should,  under  the  new  Pension  Code, 
be  included  in  the  number  of  years  on  which  his  claim  for  annuity 
is  based. 


The  Methodiftt  Church  933 

Subsection  2,  subdivision  (c)  of  Par.  1319,  of  the  1940  Discipline 
reads  as  follows: 

"The  following  years  of  service  in  the  effective  relation  may  not 
be  approved  as  a  basis  of  annuity  claim;  ...  (c)  Years  served  prior 
to  the  United  Conference  in  a  Denomination  other  than  the  one  in 
which  membership  was  hold  on  May  19,  1939." 

This  provision  was  repealed  by  the  1944  General  Conference,  and 
therefore  is  not  included  in  the  new  Pension  Code. 

However,  Par.  1320  of  the  1940  Discipline  was  reenacted  in  1941 
as  Par.  1619,  Art.  7  of  the  1944  Discipline.  This  article  reads  as  fol- 
lows : 

"Art.  6.  Claims  of  a  Retired  Minister: 

"The  annuity  claim  of  a  retired  minister  shall  be  for  an  amount 
equivalent  to  the  total  years  of  his  approved  service  multiplied  by  the 
annuity  rate  as  defined  above,  irrespective  of  breaks  in  the  sequence 
of  such  service." 

(See  Par.  1619  of  the  1944  Discipline.) 

Furthermore  the  1944  General  Conference,  (Subdivision  8  of  Art. 
1618,  1940  Discipline)  defined  the  meaning  of  the  words  "The  Meth- 
odist Church"  as  used  in  connection  with  the  years  of  effective  service 
on  which  annuity  claims  may  be  based.  Such  definition  reads  as 
follows : 

"8.  The  Methodist  Chiirch  shall  mean  The  Methodist  Church  after 
the  Uniting  Conference  of  1939,  also  any  of  the  Churches  united  in 
1939,  as  they  were  constituted  prior  to  1939." 

In  the  light  of  these  specific  actions  of  the  General  Conference, 
it  appears  that  there  can  be  no  doubt  as  to  the  legislative  intent  in 
the  premises.  The  minister  involved  is  entitled  to  have  such  years 
included  in  the  number  of  years  on  which  his  annuity  claim  is  based. 

F.  R.  Bayley,  President; 
H.  R.  Van  Deusen,  (*)  Secretary. 


VII.  MEMORIALS 
MEMORIALS 

The  following  memorials  have  been  received  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  General  Conference  and  referred  to  the  proper  Committees.  The 
order  of  the  Secretary's  report  is  number,  subject  with  which  the 
Memorial  treats,  and  its  source  and  the  Committee  to  which  referred. 

Memorials  1  to  27  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Membership,  Lay  Activities,  and  Temporal  Economy. 

1.  Basic  Support  for  Ministers  of  The  Methodist  Church,  South- 
west Texas  Conference. 

2.  Annual  Conferences  and  the  General  Administration  Fund, 
Southwest  Texas  Conference. 

3.  A  Commission  on  Christian  Stewardship,  Wisconsin  Conference. 

4.  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance, 
R.  Franklin  Thompson,  Pacific  Northwest  Conference. 

5.  Election  of  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders,  Roy  R. 
Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

6.  Amending  Paragraphs  552,  808,  816  in  1940  Discipline,  Relating 
to  Minimum  Salary,  Southern  Illinois  Conference. 

7.  Representation  on  the  General  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance,  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia. 

8.  Election  of  District  and  Associate  District  Lay  Leaders,  Roy  R. 
Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

9.  Lay  Leader,  Lay  Member  of  Annual  Conference  Added  to  Official 
Board,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

10.  Nominating  Committee  for  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

11.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members  of  Annual  Conference 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Finance;  also  Provision  for  Filling 
Vacancies,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

12.  Minimum  Standard  of  Ministerial  Support,  Pacific  Northwest 
Conference. 

13.  Changing  Financial  Plan  of  the  Church,  Elizabethtown  District 
Conference,  Kentucky  Conference. 

14.  Reporting  Church  Membership,  West  Virginia  Conference. 

15.  Vacancies  in  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Methodist  Church,  Board 
of  Trustees. 

16.  Nominations  for  Boards,  Commissions  and  Committees  Within 
the  Annual  Conference,  North  Indiana  Conference. 

17.  Sale  and  Purchase  of  Episcopal  Residences,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois 
Conference. 

18.  Tenure  of  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  World  Service  and 
Finance,  A.  M.  Wells  and  Illinois  Delegation,  Illinois  Conference. 

19.  The  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trin- 
ity Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

20.  Defining  Conference  and  World  Service  Askings,  Louisville  An- 
nual Conference. 

21.  Spiritual  and  Financial  Goals  to  Be  Separated  in  Future  Special 
Movements  Throughout  The  Methodist  Church,  Louisville  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

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22.  The  Status  of  Baptized  Children,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

23.  Defining  Church  Membership,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

24.  Specific  Tasks  for  the  Lay  Leader,  Indianapolis  Area  Delega- 
tions. 

25.  Vacancies  in  Board  of  Trustees  of  Charges,  Indianapolis  Area 
Delegations. 

26.  Enlarging  Authority  on  the  General  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance,  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

27.  Vacancies  on  the  Annual  Confei'ence  Commission  on  World 
Service  and  Finance,  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

Memorials  28  to  30  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Education. 

28.  World  Service  Credit  for  the  World  Comradeship  Fund,  Meth- 
odist Youth  Fellowship,  Florida. 

29.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Florida. 

30.  The  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Upper  Iowa  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  31  to  39  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities,  and  Temporal  Economy. 

31.  Support  of  Missionaries  Elected  as  Central  Conference  Bishops, 
Foochow  Annual   Conference. 

32.  Term  Episcopacy  and  Retired  Support,  Foochow  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

33.  Support  for  Conscientious  Objectors,  Central  New  York  Con- 
ference. 

34.  Prorating  Ministerial  Support,  Central  New  York  Conference. 

35.  Basic  Salary  Plan,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

'    36.  Matters  Relating  to  General  Benevolences,  Ohio  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

37.  Disposal  of  Property  of  a  Discontinued  Charge,  New  England 
Conference. 

38.  Expenses  of  a  Jurisdictional  Committee  on  Appeals,  Peninsula 
Annual  Conference. 

39.  Support  of  Central  Conference  Bishops,  Foochow  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

Memorials  40  to  70  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Ministry. 

40.  Committee  on  District  Superintendent  Relations,  0.  L.  Williams, 
North-East  Ohio. 

41.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice, North  Georgia  Conference. 

42.  Amending  Paragraphs  327,  386,  389,  Concerning  Central  Con- 
ference Bishops,  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia. 

43.  Concerning  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  West  Oklahoma  Confer- 
ence. 

44.  Provisions  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Association  of  Supply 
Pastors. 

45.  Duties  of  Bishop,  Appointing  District  Superintendents,  Omaha 
District  Conference  of  the  Nebraska  Conference. 

46.  Duties  of  All  Ministerial  Members  of  an  Annual  Conference, 
Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

47.  Minimum  Support  for  Pastors,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General 
Conference. 

48.  Requires  District  Superintendent  to  Consult  with  Pastors  Before 
Final  Announcements  of  Pastors,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Con- 
ference. 


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49.  Consultation  in  Forming'  of  District  by  a  Bishop — Adds  Lay 
Leaders,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

50.  On  Appointments  of  District  Superintendents,  Pacific  North- 
west Conference. 

51.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Pacific  Northwest  Conference. 

52.  Missionary  Bishop  for  Africa,  Texas  Conference. 

53.  Marriage  of  Divorced  Persons,  West  Virginia  Conference. 

54.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Executive  Committee  of  the  Indiana 
Conference  of  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service. 

55.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Rock  River  Conference  Woman's 
Society  of  Christian  Service. 

56.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Southwest  Missouri  Conference  of 
the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service. 

57.  Duties  of  Unordained  Local  Preachers,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois 
Conference. 

58.  Prorate — Supply  Pastors,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois  Conference. 

59.  Supply  Pastors  Admitted  to  an  Annual  Conference,  West  Wis- 
consin Conference. 

60.  Defining  the  Term  "Pastors,"  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity 
Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

61.  Accepted  Supply  Pastors  and  Ministerial  Support,  Rock  River 
Delegation. 

62.  Clarifying  and  Defining  the  Duties  of  a  Pastor,  Rock  River 
Delegation. 

63.  Appointment  of  "Executive  Secretaries  of  Preachers'  Aid  So- 
cieties, etc.,"  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

64.  Membership  in  the  Council  of  Bishops,  Foochow  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

65.  Conference  of  Methodist  Bishops,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

66.  Women  in  the  Annual  Conference,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

67.  Full  Conference  Privileges  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Cen- 
tral Northwest  Conference. 

68.  Appointment  of  District  Superintendents,  West  Wisconsin  Con- 
ference. 

69.  Duties  of  a  Bishop  Making  Appointments,  Ohio  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

70.  Retired  Age,  Board  of  Education  of  the  Washington  Confer- 
ence. 

Memorials  71  to  96  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Education. 

71.  Amending  Chapter  Thi'ee,  Discipline  1940,  Education,  Board  of 
Education. 

72.  Men's  Work  Covered  Elsewhere — Board  of  Lay  Activities — De- 
letion From  Board  of  Education  Adult  Work,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  Gen- 
eral Conference. 

73.  World  Comradeship  Giving,  The  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship  of 
Holston  Conference. 

74.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  The  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship  of 
Holston  Conference. 

75.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Western  North  Carolina. 

76.  The  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

77.  "Church  School  Superintendent"  and  "General  Superintendent," 
Rock  River  Delegation. 

78.  Volunteer  Service  by  Methodist  Youth,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

79.  Religious  Education  for  an  Entire  Church,  Rock  River  Dele- 
gation. 


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80.  Increasing  Enrollment  and  Attendance  of  the  Church  School, 
Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

81.  District  Boards  of  Education  and  Missions,  Indianapolis  Area 
Delegations. 

82.  Combining  Boards  of  Education  and  Missions  in  Districts  and 
Local  Churches,  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

83.  Providing  Kindergartens  in  Methodist  Charges,  North  Carolina 
Conference. 

84.  Manuals  for  Training  for  Church  Membership,  General  Commis- 
sion on  Evangelism. 

85.  Manuals  for  Training  for  Church  Membership,  Harry  Denman 
et  al. 

86.  Missionary  Education  and  Giving,  Des  Moines  Area  Counselors 
of  Christian  Education. 

87.  Church  School  Literature,  Committee  on  Church  School  and 
Church  Literature,  Elizabethtown  District,  Louisville  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

88.  Church  School  Attendance,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity  Meth- 
odist Church,  Chicago. 

89.  Vacancies  in  the  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Education,  In- 
dianapolis Area  Delegations. 

90.  Student  Loan  Fund  of  the  Board  of  Education,  Black  River 
District,  Northern  New  York  Conference. 

91.  Financial  Secretary,  Treasurer,  Secretary  of  Church  School 
to  Become  Members  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  Local  Church,  Board 
of  Education  and  Workers'  Council  of  First  Methodist  Church  School 
of  Madison,  Wis. 

92.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members  Annual  Conference  Board 
of  Education.  Provision  for  Filling  Vacancies  in  Offices  of  Board,  Roy 
R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

93.  Youth  Age  Range  of  Members  of  Boards  and  Commissions, 
Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Florida  Conference. 

94.  Youth  Members  of  Boards  and  Commissions,  Methodist  Youth 
Fellowship,  Florida  Conference. 

95.  Staff  of  Board  of  Education,  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship, 
Florida  Conference. 

96.  Boy  Scout  Recognition  of  Church  Activities  of  Youth,  Ohio 
Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  97  to  107  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

97.  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  West- 
ern North  Carolina  Conference. 

98.  Annual  Conference  Boai'ds  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension, 
Western  North  Carolina  Conference. 

99.  Rehabilitation  and  Expansion  of  Mission  Pz'ogram,  Virginia 
Annual  Conference. 

100.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members  Annual  Conference  Board 
of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Con- 
ference. 

101.  Amending  Chapter  II,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Exten- 
sion, West  Oklahoma  Conference. 

102.  Deaconesses'  Work,  Deaconess  Association  of  Woman's  So- 
ciety of  Christian  Service,  Southeastern  Jurisdiction. 

103.  Organization  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  Church  Extension,  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 


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104.  Annual  Conferences  to  Receive  25%  of  All  Money  Contributed 
to  the  Division  of  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Indianapolis 
Area  Delegations. 

105.  Vacancies  on  the  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Missions  and 
Church  Extension,  Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

106.  New  Missionaries  for  China,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

107.  Organization  of  the  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service, 
Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  108  to  113  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Publishing  Interests. 

108.  Digest  for  the  Use  of  Ministers,  Wisconsin  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

109.  Rearranging  Sections  4  and  6  of  the  1940  Discipline,  M.  T. 
Titus,  North  India. 

110.  Pastor's  Salary  and  Name  on  Statistical  Report,  A.  M.  Wells, 
Illinois  Conference. 

111.  Changes  in  the  Statistical  Tables,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

112.  Co-ordination  of  the  Production  of  Literature,  Upper  Iowa 
Conference. 

113.  Certificates  of  Baptism  for  Adults,  West  Wisconsin  Confer- 
ence. 

Memorials  114  to  132  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conference  Claimants. 

114.  Pension  Plan  for  Employed  Lay  Workers,  Methodist  Children's 
Home  Society. 

115.  Net  Years  of  Sei'vice,  Western  North  Carolina  Conference. 

116.  Px-esent  Pension  Law  as  it  Affects  Southern  Illinois  Confer- 
ence, Southern  Illinois  Conference. 

117.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members  Board  of  Conference 
Claimants,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

118.  Annuities  and  Retired  Ministers,  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
Methodist  Pension  Fund. 

119.  Amending  Paragraph  362  (5)  Relating  to  Appropriating  the 
Produce  of  the  Publishing  House,  Central  Conference  of  Southern 
Asia. 

120.  Conference  Claimants,  West  Oklahoma  Conference. 

121.  Net  Service  Years,  Southern  Illinois  Conference. 

122.  Illinois  Corporation,  Pacific  Northwest  Conference. 

123.  Amending  Paragraph  1319  (2)  Concerning  Annuity  Claim, 
West  Virginia  Conference. 

124.  Proportional  Payment — Paragraph  1324,  Pacific  Northwest 
Conference. 

125.  Retired  Member  of  an  Annual  Conference  Serving  as  Supply 
to  Be  Credited  With  His  Service,  General  Association  of  Retired 
Methodist  Ministers. 

126.  Net  Years  of  Service,  A.  M.  Wells  and  Illinois  Delegation. 

127.  Pastor's  Service  Record,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois  Conference. 

128.  Retired  Member  of  an  Annual  Conference  Serving  as  a  Supply 
to  Receive  Credit  for  Such  Service,  Louisville  Annual  Conference. 

129.  Support  of  Conference  Claimants,  Foochow  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

130.  Maximum  Ministerial  Salary  of  Retired  Members,  Central 
New  York  Conference. 

131.  Regarding  Annuity  Liens,  Central  New  York  Conference. 

132.  Amending  Pension  Code  to  Provide  for  Needy  Sick  Minister, 
Ohio  Annual  Conference. 


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Memorials  133  to  155  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conferences. 

133.  Conference  Lay  Leader  a  Member  of  the  Annual  Conference, 
Virginia  Annual  Conference. 

134.  Quorum  for  the  Annual  Conference,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trin- 
ity Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

135.  Affiliated  Autonomous  Chui'ches,  Central  Conference  of  South- 
ern Asia. 

136.  Amending  Paragraph  363  (3)  and  Adding  the  Words  "Or 
Central,"  Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia. 

137.  Amending  Paragraph  414  Relating  to  Central  Conferences, 
Central  Conference  of  Southern  Asia. 

138.  Presidency  of  Jurisdictional  Conference  in  Absence  of  Bishop 
— Any  Delegate  Eligible,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

139.  Change  of  Place  for  Annual  Conference — Add  Lay  Leaders, 
Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

140.  Presidency  of  Annual  Conference  in  Absence  of  Bishop — Any 
Member  Eligible,  Roy  R.   Roudebush,  General   Conference. 

141.  Lay  Member  of  Annual  Conference  Added  to  Quarterly  Con- 
ference, Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

142.  Business  of  the  Annual  Conference,  Pacific  Northwest  Con- 
ference. 

143.  The  Examination  of  Records  of  a  Quarterly  Conference,  West 
Virginia  Conference. 

144.  The  Licensing  Committee  of  a  District  Conference,  West  Vir- 
ginia Conference. 

145.  Angola,  Southeast  Africa,  Central  Congo  Provisional  Annual 
Conferences  to  become  Annual  Conferences,  Africa  Provisional  Central 
Conference. 

146.  Dual  Conference  Membership,  Africa  Provisional  Central  Con- 
ference. 

147.  Election  of  Bishop  by  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference, 
Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference. 

148.  On  Bishop  for  Africa,  Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference. 

149.  The  Africa  Provisional  Conference  to  become  a  Central  Con- 
ference, Africa  Provisional  Central  Conference. 

150.  Representations  on  General  Boards,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois  Con- 
ference. 

151.  Transfer  of  Conference  Membership,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois 
Conference. 

152.  Defining  Pastoral  Charge,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity  Meth- 
odist Church,  Chicago. 

153.  Time  of  Meeting  of  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  West  Wis- 
consin Conference. 

154.  Uniform  Rule,  Election  of  General  Boards,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illi- 
nois Conference. 

155.  Annual  Conference  Committees,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity 
Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

Memorials  156  to  170  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conferences. 

156.  Duties  of  a  Quarterly  Conference,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity 
Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

157.  Ministerial  Members  of  an  Annual  Conference,  Alfred  C. 
Crawford,  Trinity  Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

158.  Organization  of  the  Pastoral  Charge,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

159.  Concerning  Time  of  Jurisdictional  Conference,  Rock  River 
Delegation. 


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160.  Changring  the  Time  of  the  Meeting  of  the  Jurisdictional  Con- 
ferences, Indianapolis  Area  Delegations. 

161.  Lay  Members  of  the  Annual  Conference  and  the  Church  Lay 
Leader  to  be  Members  of  the  Official  Boards,  Indianapolis  Area  Dele- 
gations. 

162.  Lay  Member  of  the  Annual  Conference  to  be  a  Member  of  the 
Quarterly  Conference,  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Florida  Confer- 
ence. 

163.  Duties  of  the  Quarterly  Conference,  Grace  Methodist  Church, 
Newport,  Kentucky. 

164.  Youth  Membership  in  the  Annual,  Jurisdictional  and  General 
Conference,  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Florida  Conference. 

165.  Bishops  for  China,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

166.  Voting  Privileges  for  Conference  and  District  Lay  Leaders, 
Central  New  York  Conferences. 

167.  Election  of  Delegates  to  General  and  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ences, Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

168.  The  Adjourned  Quarterly  Conference,  Kentucky  Conference. 

169.  Time  of  Holding  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  Kentucky  Con- 
ference. 

170.  Administration  of  Accepted  Supply  Preachers  into  the  Annual 
Conference,  Elizabethtown  District  Conference,  Kentucky  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

Memorials  171  to  174  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  the  State  of  the  Church. 

171.  Nominating  Committee,  Annual  Conference,  Board  of  Temper- 
ance, Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

172.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members  Annual  Conference  Com- 
mittee on  World  Peace,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

173.  Use  of  Tobacco,  New  York  East  Annual  Conference  Delega- 
tion. 

174.  Conference  Board  of  Temperance,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity 
Methodist  Church,  Chicago. 

Memorial  175  has  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Ministry. 

175.  The  Use  of  Tobacco,  North  Carolina  Conference. 

Memorials  176  to  180  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  the  State  of  the  Church. 

176.  Support  of  Conscientious  Objectors,  Louisville  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

177.  A  Commission  on  Social  Action  and  Industrial  Relations,  Rock 
River  Delegation. 

178.  The  Task  of  the  Church  in  the  Post  War  World,  Indianapolis 
Delegation. 

179.  Repeal  of  the  Oriental  Exclusion  Act,  Foochow  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

180.  Co-operation  with  Other  Churches  in  Curbing  Juvenile  De- 
linquency, Central  New  York  Conference. 

Memorials  181  and  182  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Evangelism. 

181.  Nominating  Committee  for  Members  Annual  Conference  Com- 
mission on  Evangelism,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

182.  The  Observance  of  Pentecost,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

Memorial  183  has  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Hospitals  and 
Homes. 


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183.  Nominating  Committee  Annual  Conference  Board  of  Hos- 
pitals and  Homes,  Roy  R.  Roudebush,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  184  and  185  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Ritual  and  Order  of  Worship. 

184.  The  Apostles'  Creed  in  the  Baptismal  Covenant,  Quarterly 
Conference,  Mt.  Washington  Charge,  Elizabethtown  District,  Louis- 
ville Annual  Conference. 

185.  Defining  Infant  and  Adult  Baptism,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

Memorials  186  and  187  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Judicial  Administration. 

186.  Trial  of  a  Church  Member,  Peninsula  Annual  Conference. 

187.  Appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher,  Peninsula  Annual  Confei'ence. 

Memorials  188  to  219  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

188.  Defining  and  Compiling  Membership  Statistics,  New  York 
East  Conference. 

189.  The  Trust  Clause  in  Property  of  The  Methodist  Church,  New 
York  East  Conference. 

190.  Changes  in  Statistical  Tables,  New  York  East  Conference. 

191.  Church  Property  for  Trustees,  New  York  East  Conference. 

192.  Schedule  of  Special  Sundays  and  Causes,  Louisville  Methodist 
Preachers'  Meeting. 

193.  Period  of  Instruction  for  Church  Members,  Michigan  Confer- 
ence. 

194.  Salaries  of  Those  in  Connectional  Positions,  Michigan  Con- 
ference. 

195.  Commission  on  Christian  Stewardship,  Northern  Minnesota 
Conference. 

196.  A  Lay  Corresponding  Secretary,  Alfred  C.  Crawford,  Trinity 
Church,  Chicago. 

197.  Division  of  World  Service  and  Benevolence  Askings,  North- 
west Iowa  Conference. 

198.  Alternative  Financial  Pl-an  for  a  Basic  Salary,  North  Centi-al 
Jurisdictional  Methodist  Town  and  Country  Workers. 

199.  The  Episcopal  Fund,  North  Central  Jurisdictional  Methodist 
Town  and  Country  Workers. 

200.  Endowment  Fund  for  the  John  Street  Methodist  Church,  Board 
of  Trustees,  John  Street  Methodist  Church. 

201.  A  Basic  Salary  Financial  Plan,  North-east  Ohio  Conference. 

202.  A  Basic  Salary  Financial  Plan,  Troy  Annual  Conference. 

203.  Alternate  Financial  Plan  for  Support  of  the  Ministry,  Troy 
Annual  Conference. 

204.  Minimum  Support  for  Pastors,  Troy  Annual  Conference. 

205.  A  Pastor's  cabinet.  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

206.  Amending  Chapter  in  the  1940  Discipline  on  Lay  Activities, 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

207.  Christian  Stewardship,  Stewardship  Planning  Conference, 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

208.  A  Pension  Plan  for  Lay  Employees  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

209.  A  Program  of  Cultivation  and  Education  in  Christian  Steward- 
ship, General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

210.  Stewardship  Education,  Cultivation  and  Promotion,  Steward- 
ship Planning  Conference,  General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 


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211.  A    Third    Alternative    Plan   for    Organization    of   the    Official 
Board,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 

212.  Age  of  Preparatory  Members,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

213.  Proportional  Payment,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

214.  The  Episcopal  Fund,  Greencastle  District  Conference,  North- 
west Indiana  Conference. 

215.  Special  Collections,  Central  Texas  Conference. 

216.  Quotas    and    Apportionments    to     Annual     Conferences     and 
Charges,  Central  Texas  Conference. 

217.  Christian  Stewardship,  Noi'thern  Minnesota  Conference. 

218.  Defining  Church  Membership,  Wyoming  State  Conference. 

219.  Nannie  Findley  Bean  Bequest,  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Meth- 
odist Church. 

Memorials  220  to  248  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Ministry. 

220.  Use  of  Tobacco,  New  York  East  Conference. 

221.  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Southeast  Jurisdictional  Wom- 
an's Division  of  Christian  Service. 

222.  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  Claires,  Florida. 

223.  Financial  Obligations  of  Ministers,  W.  L.  Doss,  Jr.,  Louisiana 
Conference. 

224.  Admission  of  Accepted  Supplies  into  the  Annual  Conference, 
W.  L.  Doss,  Jr.,  Louisiana  Conference. 

225.  Tenure  of  a  Pastor's  Appointment,  Seminar  for  Research  in 
the  Problems  of  the  Urban  Church. 

226.  Tenure  of  a  Pastor's  Appointment,  Interdenominational  School 
for  Rural  Leaders. 

227.  Requirements  for  Admission  or  for  Ordination,  A.  W.  Pugh, 
North  Indiana  Conference. 

228.  Appointment  and  Tenure  of  District  Superintendents,  North 
Central  Jurisdictional  Methodist  Town  and  Country  Workers. 

229.  Duration  of  Appointment  to  a  Charge,  North  Central  Jurisdic- 
tional Town  and  Country  Workers. 

230.  A   Better    Status   for   Accepted    Supply   Pastors,    North-East 
Ohio  Conference. 

231.  Chaplains  in  Government  Hospitals,  North  Alabama  Confer- 
ence. 

232.  Receiving    Ministers   from    Other    Churches,    North    Alabama 
Conference. 

233.  Specific  Functions  for  District  Superintendents,  Ti'oy  Confer- 
ence. 

234.  Duties  of  the  District  Superintendents,  Wyoming  Conference. 

235.  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  Louisville  Conference. 

236.  Episcopal  Residential  Supervision,  A.  M.  Wells,  Illinois  Con- 
ference. 

237.  Duties  of  District  Superintendents,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fel- 
lowship. 

238.  Amending  Item  16,  Paragraph  223,   Concerning  Duties  of  a 
Pastor,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

239.  Defining  the  Duties  of  a  Pastor,  Thomas  H.  West,  Rock  River 
Conference. 

240.  Amending  Article  1138,  Responsibility  of  the  Pastor,  Thomas 
H.  West,  Rock  River  Conference. 

241.  Appointment  of  an  Accepted  Supply  Pastor,  Accepted  Supply 
Pastors  of  Erie  Conference. 


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242.  Privileges  of  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Accepted  Supply  Pas- 
tors of  Erie  Conference. 

243.  Full  Clergj'  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  West  Virginia  Conference. 

244.  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Division  of  Christian 
Service,  Board  of  Membership  and  Church  Extension. 

245.  Ordination  as  Elder  Required  for  Administering  the  Holy 
Communion,  New  York  Conference. 

246.  A  Missionary  Bishop  for  Liberia,  Liberia  Conference. 

247.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Northern  Minnesota  Conference. 

248.  Reports  of  Local  Preachers,  South   Georgia   Conference. 

Memorials  249  to  266  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Education. 

249.  Children's  Day,  New  York  East  Conference. 

250.  Specialized  Training  for  Ministers,  Seminar  for  Research  in 
the  Problems  of  the  Urban  Church. 

251.  Specialized  Training  for  Ministers,  Interdenominational  School 
for  Rural  Leaders,  Garrett  Biblical  Institute. 

252.  Specialized  Training  for  Ministers,  North  Central  Jurisdic- 
tional Methodist  To^\^l  and  Countrjr  Workers. 

253.  Commission  on  Religion  and  Fine  Arts,  Troy  Conference. 

254.  An  Earned  Doctorate  Degree,  Troy  Conference. 

255.  A  Commission  on  Religion  and  the  Fine  Arts,  Wyoming  Con- 
ference, 

256.  Boy  Scout  Program  of  Work  for  Boys  in  the  Local  Church, 
Louisiana  Conference. 

257.  The  Duty  of  the  Church  Board  of  Education,  Rock  River 
Delegation. 

258.  Deleting  Paragraph  1147;  Amending  Paragraphs  1140  and 
1141,  concerning  Education,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

259.  A  Superintendent  on  Attendance,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

260.  Composition  of  the  Board  of  Education,  Rock  River  Delega- 
tion. 

261.  Increasing  Sunday  School  Attendance,  Rock  River  Delegation. 

262.  Harmonizing  Paragraphs  1139,  1141,  1143-10,  and  1144  Re- 
garding the  Term  "General  Superintendent,"  Thomas  H.  West,  Rock 
River  Conference. 

263.  Amending  Paragraph  1141,  Relative  to  Election  of  Church 
School  Superintendent,  Thomas  H.  West,  Rock  River  Conference. 

264.  Education,  Course  of  Study,  W.  T.  Daniel,  North  Alabama 
Conference. 

265.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Tennessee 
Conference. 

266.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  South  Carolina  Conference. 

Memorials  267  to  272  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

267.  Financial  Support  of  Mission  Conferences  on  Pacific  Coast, 
Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Southern  California-Arizona 
Conference. 

268.  A  Secretary  of  Town  and  Country  Work,  Troy  Conference. 

269.  Personnel  of  Annual  Conference  Commission  on  Town  and 
Country  Work,  Troy  Conference. 

270.  Adding  to  membership  of  the  Commission  on  Town  and  Country 
Work,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 

271.  Amending  the  Disci])li)ie  Relating  to  the  Board  of  Missions 
and  Church  Extension  Executive  Committee — Moore. 


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111.  Home  Missions  and  Church  Extension  in  Annual  Conference, 
New  Mexico  Conference. 

Memorials  273  to  277  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Publishing  Interests. 

273.  A  Digest  for  the  Use  of  Ministers,  Wisconsin  Conference. 

274.  Department  of  Public  Information  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
Methodist  Commission  on  Public  Information. 

275.  Editorial  Revision  and  Codification  of  Methodist  Law,  Troy 
Conference. 

276.  A  Single  Monthly  Periodical  for  Ministers,  New  York  Confer- 
ence. 

277.  Column  in  Statistical  Blanks  for  House  Rent,  Northern  Minne- 
sota Conference. 

Memorials  278  to  284  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conference  Claimants. 

278.  Pension  for  Lay  Workers  of  the  Church,  Methodist  Children's 
Home  Society,  Detroit. 

279.  Net  Years  of  Service  of  Retired  Ministers  Serving  as  Supplies, 
Memphis  Conference. 

280.  An  Adequate  Pension  Plan,  Memphis  Conference. 

281.  A  Pension  Plan  for  Lay  Employees  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
General  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

282.  Accepted  Supply  Pastors'  Pension  Fund,  Accepted  Supply 
Pastors  of  the  Erie  Conference. 

283.  Pension  System  of  The  Methodist  Church,  South  Georgia 
Conference. 

284.  Management  of  Superannuate  Homes,  New  Mexico  Conference. 

Memorials  28-5  to  309  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conferences. 

285.  Time  of  Holding  the  Jurisdictional  and  General  Conferences, 
New  York  East  Conference. 

286.  Place  for  Holding  the  General  Conference,  New  York  East 
Conference. 

287.  Co-ordination  Between  the  Authorities  Represented  by  the 
General  and  Jurisdictional  Conferences,  New  York  East  Conference. 

288.  Liberia  to  Be  Placed  Under  Episcopal  Supervision  of  the 
Central  Jurisdiction,  Atlanta  Conference. 

289.  Liberia,  and  other  Fields,  to  Be  Placed  Under  the  Supervision 
of  the  Central  Jurisdiction,  Central  Alabama  Conference. 

290.  Simplified  Form  of  Organization  for  Small  Church,  North 
Central  Jurisdictional  Methodist  Town  and  Country  Workers. 

291.  Quarterly  and  District  Conference,  North  Alabama  Conference. 

292.  A  Secretary  of  Town  and  Country  Work,  Wyoming  Confer- 
ence. 

293.  Election  of  Delegates  to  the  General  Conference,  Wyoming 
Conference. 

294.  A  Pastor's  Cabinet,  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 

295.  Jurisdictional  Conference  Powers  and  Duties,  Central  Texas 
Conference. 

296.  Disciplinary  Questions  Asked  of  Pastors,  Woman's  Division  of 
Christian  Service,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Mrs. 
Lamb. 

297.  Co-ordinating  and  Policy  Committee  for  Each  Church,  S.  A. 
Cohagen,  Upper  Iowa  Conference. 


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298.  Amending  the  Plan  of  Union  Regarding  the  Conferences  of 
the  Central  Jurisdiction,  New  York  Conference. 

299.  Electing  Delegates  to  the  General  and  Jurisdictional  Confer- 
ences, Erie  Conference. 

300.  Detaching  Liberia  from  the  Africa  Provisional  Central  Con- 
ference, Liberia  Conference. 

301.  Liberia  Annual  Conference  to  Be  Related  to  the  Central  Juris- 
diction, Liberia  Conference. 

302.  New  Washington  Area,  South  Georgfia  Conference. 

303.  Love  Feast  at  the  Annual  Conference,  South  Georgia  Confer- 
ence. 

304.  District  CommitteG  on  License  and  Recommendation,  South 
Carolina  Conference. 

305.  Changing  Time  of  Holding  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  South 
Carolina  Conference. 

306.  Continuation  of  the  South  Florida  Annual  Conference,  South 
Florida  Confei-ence. 

307.  Liberia  to  Be  Placed  with  the  Central  Jurisdiction,  South 
Florida  Conference. 

308.  Constitutional  Duties  of  Jurisdictional  Conferences,  North 
Texas  Conference. 

309.  Constitutional  Rights  of  the  Annual  Conferences,  North  Texas 
Confei'ence. 

Memorials  310  to  324  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church. 

310.  Christian  Principles  for  World  Peace,  New  York  East  Con- 
ference. 

311.  Collective  Bargaining  for  The  Methodist  Church,  New  York 
East  Conference. 

312.  Financial  Support  of  Methodist  Conscientious  Objectors,  Col- 
orado Conference. 

313.  Overseas  Relief,  Methodist  Commission  for  Overseas  Relief, 
Miss  Sally  Lou  MacKinnon. 

314.  Youth  and  the  Use  of  Tobacco,  A.  W.  Pugh,  North  Indiana 
Conference. 

315.  Financial  Support  of  Methodist  Conscientious  Objectors, 
North-East  Ohio  Conference. 

316.  The  Methodist  Church  and  Racial  Segregation,  Troy  Confer- 
ence. 

317.  Financial  Suppoi't  for  Methodist  Conscientious  Objectors,  Troy 
Conference. 

318.  Relation  of  the  Races  Within  The  Methodist  Church,  Rock 
River  Delegation. 

319.  Segregation  and  Church-wide  Meetings  and  Programs,  Wom- 
an's Division  of  Christian  Service,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  Mrs.  Lamb. 

320.  Social  Security  for  Lay  Workers  of  The  Methodist  Church, 
Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  Mrs.  Lamb. 

321.  Peisonnel  of  the  Board  of  Temperance,  Chapin  D.  Foster, 
Pacific  Northwest  Conference. 

322.  World-wide  Church  Rehabilitation  Program,  South  Georgia 
Conference. 

323.  Financial  Support  of  Methodist  Conscientious  Objectors,  Bal- 
timore Conference  Peace  Commission. 

324.  Use  of  the  Term  "Methodist,"  W.  H.  Forse,  First  Methodist 
Church,  Anderson,  Ind. 


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To  Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Homes: 

325.  ^Amending  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Board  of  Hospitals 
and  Homes,  Board  of  Hospitals  and  Homes. 

To  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations: 

326.  Interdenominational  Relations,  New  York  East  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship: 

327.  A  Brief  Ritual  for  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  Fred 
J.  Jordan,  West  Wisconsin  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

328.  Amending  Paragraph  777  Relating  to  "Trust  Clause,"  Balti- 
more Confei-ence. 

To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 

329.  Amending  Paragraph  1319,  Article  2  and  (C)  Relating  to  Net 
Service  Years,  Baltimore  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

330.  Charters  for  Local  Charges,  Baltimore  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

331.  Business  of  the  Quarterly  Conference,  Baltimore  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

332.  Election  of  Boards  of  Trustees,  Baltimoi-e  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

333.  The  Committee  on  Pastoral  Relations,  Baltimore  Conference. 
To  Committee  on   Conferences: 

334.  Local  Church  Elections,  Baltimore  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests: 

335.  Annual   Conference  Records,   Baltimore   Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

336.  Regulations  for  Licensing  Persons  to  Preach,  North  Georgia 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy : , 

337.  Church  and  Parsonage  Insurance,  Noi'th  Georgia  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

338.  The  Jurisdictional  Conference  to  Discharge  Its  Constitutional 
Duties,  North  Georgia  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

339.  Financial  Provisions  for  the  Operations  of  the  Jurisdictional 
Boards  and  Program,  North  Georgia  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants : 

340.  Provisions  for  Retired  Ministers,  North  Georgia  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

341.  Church  Extension  Loan  Policy,  North  Geoi-gia  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

342.  Youth  Representation  at  the  Jurisdictional  and  General  Con- 
ference, Young  People's  Leadership  Conference  of  the  South  Central 
Jurisdiction. 

343.  Youth  Representation  at  the  Jurisdictional  and  General  Con- 
ference, Young  People's  Leadership  Conference  of  the  Southeastei'n 
Jurisdictional  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

344.  Recommendations  Concerning  the  World  Service  and  Confei'- 
enee,  Oklahoma  City  District  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 


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345.  International  Economic  Co-operation,  National  Conference  of 
Methodist  Youth  Fellowship. 

346.  Negrro  Segregation,  National  Conference  of  Methodist  Youth 
Fellowship. 

347.  Christian  Policies  in  the  Feld  of  World  Peace,  National  Con- 
ference of  ]\Iethodist  Youth  Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

348.  Central  Treasurer  for  Pastor's  Salaries,  Northwest  Iowa  Con- 
ference. 

To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 

349.  Annuity  Years  of  a  Retired  Ministers,  Northwest  Iowa  Con- 
ference. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

350.  Full  Conference  Rights  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Wyoming 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

351.  Basic  Salary  Financial  Plan,  lowa-Des  Moines  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

352.  Support  of  Conscientious  Objectors,  Indiana  Conference. 

353.  Lay  Employees  of  Methodist  Institutions  and  Social  Security, 
Indiana  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

354.  Deaconess  Work,  North  Central  Jurisdictional  Deaconess  Asso- 
ciation. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry : 

355.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice Executive  Committee,  Detroit  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Education: 

356.  Simplified  Course  of  Study  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Ten- 
nessee Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

357.  Apportionment  of  Benevolences,  Tennessee  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

358.  Conference  Benefits  for  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Tennessee 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests: 

359.  Provisions  of  Duplication  in  Literature,  Tennessee  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

360.  Episcopal  Age  Limit,  Tennessee  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

361.  Provisions  for  the  Africa  Central  Conference,  Bishop  Springer. 
To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

362.  Amending  Paragraph  800,  Relating  Trustees  of  Schools  and 
Other  Institutions,  Montana  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

363.  Religious  Liberty  and  the  Future  Peace  Conference,  Fourteenth 
Biennial  Conference  on  Italian  Evangelization,  Presbyterian  Chui'ch, 
U.  S.  A. 

364.  E.  Stanley  Jones  and  the  World  Peace  Table,  Kansas  City 
(Mo.)   District  Conference. 

365.  Religious  Liberty  and  the  Future  Peace  Conference,  National 
Conference  on  Religious  Liberty. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences : 


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366.  Boundaries    Within   the    Central    China    Conference,    Central 
China  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

367.  A  Connectional  Basic  Salary  Plan,  Hinghwa  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

368.  Support  of  Methodist  Conscientious  Objectors,  National  Con- 
ference of  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

369.  Mission  Representation  in  the  General  and  Jurisdictional  Con- 
ferences, Utah  Mission. 

To  Committee  on  Education : 

370.  Race  Relations  Sunday,  Official  Board,  First  Methodist  Church, 
Corning,  Calif. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

371.  Lay  Employees  of  Church  Institutions  and  Social  Security,  The 
Chelsea  Methodist  Home. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

372.  Lay  Delegates  to  Be  Informed  of  Appointments,  Upper  South 
Carolina  Conference. 

373.  An  Interim  Licensing  Committee,  Upper  South  Carolina  Con- 
ference. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

374.  The  Social  Order  and  the  National  Economy,  The  Methodist 
Federation  for  Social  Service. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

375.  Annual  Conference  Secretary  of  Town  'and  Country,  The  Meth- 
odist Rural  Fellowship. 

376.  Town  and  Country  Research  Department,  The  Methodist  Rural 
Fellowship. 

377.  Organization  of  the  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service  in 
Smaller  Churches,  The  JMethodist  Rural  Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

378.  Election    of    Delegates    to    the    General    and    Jurisdictional 
Conference,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

379.  Privileges  of  Accepted  Supply  Ministers,  The  Methodist  Rural 
Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship: 

380.  Amending  the  Social  Creed,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

381.  A  Functional  District  Superintendency,  The  Methodist  Rural 
Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

382.  The  Appointment  of  Pastors,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 

383.  A  Basic  Salary  Plan  for  the  Ministry,  The  Methodist  Rural 
Fellowship, 

384.  Amending    Schedule   of   Minimum    Support   for   Pastors,    The 
Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 

To  Committee  on  Education: 

385.  Student  Loan  Funds,  The  Methodist  Rural  Fellowship. 
To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants : 

386.  Amending  Paragraph   1330,   Section   1,   Touching  the  Illinois 
Corporation,  California  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 


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387.  Provisions  Relating  to  Central  Conferences  to  Remain  Un- 
changed, Yenping  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

388.  Adequate  Support  for  Medical  Work,  Yenping  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

389.  Basic  Principles  of  World  Peace,  Yenping  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

390.  Increase  in  the  Number  of  Missionaries  in  China,  Yenping 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

391.  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Yenping  Confex'ence. 
To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 

392.  Divided  Annuity  Responsibility,  Southern  California-Arizona 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

393.  Pensions  for  Officers  of  Missions  and  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ferences,  Southern   California-Arizona   Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

394.  Apportioning  All  Benevolences  in  a  Single  Sum,  Southern 
California-Arizona  Conference. 

395.  Benevolence  Acceptance  by  Annual  Conference,  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia-Arizona Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Confei'ence  Claimants: 

396.  Distribution  of  Income  from  General  Endowment  Fund  for 
Superannuates  Held  by  Missouri  Corporation  of  Board  of  Pensions, 
Southern  California-Arizona  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

397.  The  Oriental  Exclusion  Act,  Southern  California-Arizona 
Conference. 

398.  Detached  Service  for  Conscientious  Objectors,  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia-Arizona Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

399.  To  Permit  a  "Basic  Salary"  Financial  Plan  to  Be  the  Re- 
sponsibility of  a  Conference  as  a  Whole,  Southern  California-Arizona 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

400.  The  Deaconess  Board,  Southern  California-Arizona  Confer- 
ence. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences : 

401.  Permanent  Officers  of  an  Annual  Conference,  lowa-Des  Moines 
Conference. 

402.  The  Jurisdictional  Confei'ence  to  Discharge  Its  Constitutional 
Duties,  Little  Rock  Confei-ence. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

403.  Committee  on  Conference  Relations  and  Ministerial  Qualifica- 
tions, Little  Rock  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

404.  Missionary  Bishop  for   Liberia,  Liberia   Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

405.  Liberia  Annual  Conference  and  the  Africa  Provisional  Central 
Conference,  Liberia  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

406.  The  Post  War  World,  Second  Miler's  Bible  Class,  The  First 
Methodist  Church,  Media,  Pa. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

407.  Laymen  in  the  Annual  Conference,  China  Central  Conference. 


950  Journal  of  the  194^  General  Conference 

408.  Lay  Members  of  the  Annual  Conference,  Paragraph  406,  China 
Central  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration : 

409.  Appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher,  Paragraphs  694,  695,  696, 
697,  China  Central  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations: 

410.  Trustees  of  an  Annual  Conference,  District  Superintendents, 
Syracuse  Area. 

To  Committee  on  Publishing  Intei'ests: 

411.  Reducing  the  Amount  of  Literature  Sent  to  the  Various 
Churches,  Black  River  District,  Northern  New  York  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

412.  Pension  for  Officers  of  Missions  and  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ferences, California  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants : 

413.  Distribution  of  Income  From  General  Endowment  Fund  for 
Superannuates  Held  by  Missouri  Corporation  of  the  Board  of  Pen- 
sions, California  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

414.  Amending  Paragraph  987  (5)  by  Eliminating  Interest  Charges, 
California  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration : 

415.  Amending  Paragraph  606  Touching  the  Duties  of  the  Judicial 
Council,  California  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

416.  Duties  of  the  Local  Church  Board  of  Missions  and  Church 
Extension,  California  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

417.  The  Annual  Conference  to  Determine  the  Amount  It  Will 
Accept  of  the  General  Benevolence  Apportionment,  California  Confer- 
ence. 

418.  Apportioning  All  Benevolences  in  a  Single  Sum,  California 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

419.  Financial  Support  of  Methodist  Conscientious  Objectors,  Cal- 
ifornia Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy : 

420.  Restoring  the  Inactive  List,  California  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

421.  The  Appointment  of  Preachers,  California  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

422.  Liberia  Annual  Conference  to  Be  Placed  with  the  Central 
Jurisdiction,  Liberia  Annual  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Education: 

423.  Combining  the  Functions  of  the  Board  of  Missions  and  the 
Board  of  Education  in  the  Local  Church,  Tennessee. 

To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests : 

424.  Ritual  Services  in  Hymnal,  Board  of  Publication. 

425.  Amend  Paragraph  903,  Board  of  Publication. 

426.  Committee  on  Manuals  for  Training  for  Church  Membership, 
Board  of  Publication. 

427.  Amend  Paragraph  871,  Board  of  Publication. 

428.  Amend  Paragraph  881,  Section  5,  Board  of  Publication. 

429.  Amend  Paragraph  876,  Board  of  Publication. 

430.  Publication  of  a  Glossary  of  Terms  in  the  Discipline,  Board 
of  Education. 


The  Methodist  Church  951 

431.  Rearrangement  of  Materials  in  Discipline  Dealing  with  the 
Local  Church,  Board  of  Publication. 

432.  Makers  of  Methodist  History,  Donald  H.  Yoder. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

433.  Amend  Paragraph  987,  Bessemer  District  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

434.  Clarify  Paragraph  257,  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study. 

435.  Admission  of  Preachers  into  Field  Connection,  Commission  on 
Courses  of  Study. 

To  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship: 

436.  Order  of  Service  for  Rural  Church,  Ralph  L.  Williams. 
To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 

437.  Veteran's  Day,  George  E.  Heath. 

To  Committee  on  Membei'ship,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

438.  Specific  Duties  of  Lay  Leaders,  William  J.  Kurth,  New  Eng- 
land Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

439.  Oriental  Provisional  Annual  Conference,  California  Oriental 
Mission. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

440.  Rotation  of  Stewards,  Houston  District  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

441.  Study  of  Local  Church,  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

442.  The  Church  and  Its  Ministry,  Board  of  Lay  Activities, 
To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension: 

443.  Church  and  World  Program,  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 
To  Committee  on  Education: 

444.  Church  to  Adapt  Program  to  World  Conditions,  Board  of  Lay 
Activities. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

445.  Conference,  District,  Charge  Lay  Leaders,  Board  of  Lay  Ac- 
tivities. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

446.  Organization  of  Annual   Conference,   Frederick  L.   Pederson, 
Pacific  Northwest. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

447.  World  Condition  of  Churches,  Board  of  Lay  Activities. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences : 

448.  Amend  Pai-agraph  470,  Commission  on   Records,  Forms  and 
Statistical  Blanks. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

449.  Expenses  of  Jurisdictional  Committee,  Committee  on  Appeals, 
New  England  Jurisdiction. 

450.  Expenses  of  Jurisdictional   Committee,   Northern   New   York 
Conference. 

451.  Amend  Paragraph  43,  New  England  Jurisdiction. 

452.  Jurisdictional  Representatives,  Albert  G.  Judd. 

453.  Amend  Paragraph  783,  New  England  Jurisdiction. 
To  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration: 

454.  The  Judicial  Council,  Members  of  General  Conference. 


952     Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

455.  Definition  of  Pastoral  Charge,  Albert  G.  Judd. 
To  Committee  on  Central  Conferences : 

456.  Status  Central  Conference  Bishops,  Methodist  Church  South- 
ern Asia. 

457.  Affiliated  Autonomous  Churches  Methodist  Church   Southern 
Asia. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy : 

458.  Transfer  of  Church  Membership,  D.  C.  Bryan. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences : 

459.  Ecumenical   Methodist  Conference,   Paul   N.   Garber. 
To  Committee  on  Missions  and  Church  Extension : 

460.  Amend  World  Service  Provisions,  S.  C.  Jurisdiction. 
To  Committee  on  Central  Conferences: 

461.  Amend  Paragraph  414,  Methodist  Church,  Southern  Asia. 

462.  Representation  in  World  Service,  Methodist  Church,  Southern 
Asia. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

463.  Amend  Paragraph  488,  New  Orleans  Preachers. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

464.  Full  Clergy  Rights  to  Women,  Official  Board,  Roseau,  Minn. 
To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

465.  Following  Up  Membership,  Muncie  District,  Indiana. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

466.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Official  Board,  Annadale  Church, 
Minnesota. 

To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests: 

467.  Approving  Publication  Pamphlets,  New  Orleans  Pi'eachers. 
To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

468.  Chaplain  and  Secular  Activity,  Guy  O.  Carpenter. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

469.  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Guy  0.  Carpenter. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

470.  Amend  Paragraph  832,  Franklin  Duncombe. 

471.  How  Many  Bishops,  Birmingham  Preachers'  Meeting. 
To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests: 

472.  Reduction  in  size  of  Discipli7ie,  Birmingham  Methodist  Preach- 
ers. 

To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

473.  Conference  Committee  on  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Birming- 
ham Preachers. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

474.  Better  Race  Relations,  Ralph  W.  Sockman. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

475.  Organizing  the  Local  Church,  John  W.  Hawley. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

476.  Powers  of  Jurisdictional  Conference,  Texas  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy : 

477.  Time  of  Meeting  of  Jui'isdictional  Conference,  Texas  Confer- 
ence. 

To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 


The  Methodist  Church  953 

478.  Ministerial  Supply  Service,  Texas  Conference. 

479.  An  Effective  Ministry,  Texas  Conference. 

480.  Ministerial  Retirement  Plan,  Quarterly  Conference,  Fayette- 
ville,  Arkansas. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

481.  The  Methodist  Radio  Hour,  Methodist  Radio  Society  of  Phila- 
delphia. 

To  Committee  on  Publishing:  Interests: 

482.  Report  by  Chairman  Board  of  Stewards,  New  Orleans  Meth- 
odist Preachers. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

483.  District  Secretary  of  the  Golden  Cross,  New  Orleans  Preachers. 
To  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations: 

484.  Relationship  Interdenominational  Relations,  Federal  Council  of 
Churches. 

To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church : 

485.  Reaffirm  Position  on  War,  Social  Action  Fellowship,  Detroit 
Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

486.  Repay  Pezce  Churches,  Social  Action  Fellowship,  Detroit  Con- 
ference. 

To  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration : 

487.  Declaratory   Decisions,   Members  of  General  Conference. 
Memorials  488  to  516  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 

on  Ministry. 

488.  Order  of  Lay  Preachers,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

489.  Office  of  Deaconess,  T.  F.  Carroll. 

490.  Administering  Holy  Communion,  John  M.  Pearson. 

491.  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  West  Oklahoma  Conference. 

492.  Amend   Paragrraph  332,   Ohio  Annual   Conference. 

493.  Automatic  Retirement  of  Ministers,  St.  Joseph  District  Con- 
ference, Missouri  Annual  Conference. 

494.  Women  in  Conference,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

495.  Appointing  Preachers  to  Pastoral  Charges,  Troy  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

496.  Reports  from  Local  Preachers,   South   Georgia  Annual   Con- 
ference. 

497.  Change  of  Name,  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study. 

498.  Preacher's  License,  Member  of  Genesee  Conference. 

499.  Admission  of  Preachers  on  Trial,  Commission  on  Courses  of 
Study. 

500.  Clergy    Rights    for    Women,    Woman's    Society    of    Christian 
Service,  Omaha  District. 

501.  Full  Ministerial  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  Orlando  District,  Florida. 

502.  Full  Ministerial  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  Canal  Point  Church,  Florida. 

503.  Recognition  of  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service, 
St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

504.  Women  Full  Ministerial  Rights,  Brooksville  Church,  Florida. 
505.  Full  Ministerial  Right  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  Clearview  Church,  Florida. 

506.  Membership  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service, 
Evinston,  Fla. 

507.  Equal    Rights    for    Women,    Woman's    Society    of    Christian 
Service,  Daytona  Beach,  Florida. 


954     Journal  of  the  19 hh  General  Conference 

508.  Ministerial  Rigrhts  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  Live  Oak,  Florida. 

509.  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Wesleyan  Service  Guild,  St.  Augus- 
tine, Fla. 

510.  Rights  for  Women,  Methodist  Church,  Live  Oak,  Fla. 

511.  Full  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service, 
Live  Oak,  Fla. 

512.  Clergj'    Rights    for    Women,    Woman's    Society    of    Christian 
Service,  Detroit  Conference. 

513.  Recognize    Call    for    Women,    Woman's    Society   of    Christian 
Service,  St.  Louis  Conference. 

514.  Women  Able  for  Ministry,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice, South  Georgia  Conference. 

515.  God's  <Call  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service, 
Montgomery,  Ala. 

516.  Call  of  Women  to  Preach,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice, Kentucky  Conference. 

Memorials  517  to  534  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

517.  Statistical  Conference  Report,  Indiana  Conference. 

518.  Effective  Functioning  Jurisdiction,  South  Central  Jurisdiction. 

519.  The  Official  Board,  George  W.  Henson,  et  al. 

520.  Election  of  Delegates  to  Conferences,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

521.  Paragraph  779,  Knoxville  District. 

522.  Rotation  Plan  for  Stewards,  St.  Luke's  Methodist  Church. 

523.  Auditing  Books  of  Treasurer,  R.  H.  Wallin  (California). 

524.  Status  of  Jurisdictional  Conference,  Alabama  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

525.  Nonresidents,  Methodist  Chui'ch,  McKees  Rocks,  Pa. 

526.  Inactive  and  Nonresident  Members,  J.  W.  Wallcer,  et  al. 

527.  Board  of  Trustees,  Local  Church,  Thomas  Holgate. 

528.  Amend    Paragraphs   800    and   801,    Missouri    Annual    Confer- 
ence. 

529.  Pension  for   Lay   Workers,   Boai'd   of   Child    Care,   Baltimore 
Annual  Conference. 

530.  Adjustment  of  Property  Rights,  Kirksville  District. 

531.  Support  of  Conscientious   Objectors,   Bishops'  Crusade,   Mon- 
tana Annual  Conference. 

532.  St.  George's  Church,  Francis  H.  Tees. 

533.  Remove  Restrictions  on  Laymen,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

534.  Amend  Paragraph  582,  Pacific  Northwest  Conference. 

Memorials  535  to  548  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church. 

535.  Wartime  Prohibition  Act,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

536.  Services  of  Prayer  for  Allied  Armies,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

537.  Capitalistic  System  Not  Christian,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

538.  Establish  Department  of  Social  Service,  Frederick  J.  Poole. 

539.  Statement  of  War  and  Peace,  Social  Action  Committee,  Detroit 
Conference. 

540.  General  Board  of   Social  Action,   Social   Projects   Committee, 
Baltimore  Annual  Conference. 

541.  General  Benevolences,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

542.  Segi-egation  and  Discrimination,  L.  S.  Moore,  et  al. 

543.  Emphasize  Pentecost,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

544.  The  Soul  of  the  Church,  James  A.  Perry. 


The  Methodifit  Church  955 

545.  Just  and  Durable  Peace,  Methodist  Church,  McKees  Rocks,  Pa. 
54fi.  Boy  Scout  Recognition,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

547.  Love  Feast,  Georgia  Annual  Conference. 

548.  Rehabilitation  of  the  Church,  South  Georgia  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

Memorials  549  to  561  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Education. 

549.  Teaching  Ministry  of  Church,  Michigan  Annual  Conference. 

550.  Children's  Literature,  Children's  Commission,  Rock  River  An- 
nual Conference. 

551.  Youth  in  Armed  Service,  Methodist  Social  Service  Breakfast 
Club,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

552.  Commission  on  Radio  for  Methodist  Church,  Detroit  Annual 
Conference. 

553.  Ministry  of  Radio,  Detroit  Annual  Conference. 

554.  Commission  on  Youth  Publication,  Herman  Will,  Jr. 

555.  Teaching  the  Youth,  John  G.  Herman,  Baltimore. 

556.  Boy  Scout  Merit,  Mitchell    (S.  Dak.)    Methodist  Church. 

557.  Questions  for  Youth,  Consulting  Committee  of  the  Joint  Pro- 
gram of  Public  Relations. 

558.  Ministerial  Education,  Commission  on  Courses  of  Study. 

559.  Memorizing  Ritual,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

560.  Amend  Paragraph  482,  Board  of  Education. 

561.  Social  Security  for  Lay  Workers,  Board  of  Education. 

Memorials  562  to  567  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conferences. 

562.  Changes    in    Jurisdictional    Boundaries,    Brooklyn    and    Long 
Island  Society. 

563.  Amend  Paragraph  488,  Gushing  District  Conference. 

564.  Charge  Conferences,  R.  Z.  Tyler,  Florida  Annual  Confeience. 

565.  Change  Section  VIH,  Plan  of  Union,  Ralph  W.  Sockman. 

566.  New  Washington  Area,  South  Georgia  Annual  Conference. 

567.  Central  Jurisdiction  Membership,  Chester  A.   Smith.  , 

Memorials  568  to  570  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Publuishing  Interests. 

568.  Pastorial  Journal,  R.  Z.  Tyler,  Florida  Annual  Conference. 

569.  Monthly  Periodical  for  Pastors,  J.  Gordon  Chamberlin. 

570.  Methodist  History,  Faculty,  Garrett  Biblical  Institute. 

Memorials  571  to  574  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Judicial  Administration. 

571.  Amend  Paragraphs  694-697,  Peninsula  Annual  Confei-ence. 

572.  Amend  Paragraph  678,  Peninsula  Annual  Conference. 

573.  Amend  Paragraph  382,  Peninsula  Annual  Conference. 

574.  Restudy  on  Judicial  Procedure,  Council  of  Bishops. 

Memorials  575  and  576  have  been   referred  to  the   Committee  on 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship. 

575.  Use  the  Word  Cup  in  Sacrament,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

576.  Substitute  "Cup"  for  "Wine,"  Earl  W.  G.  Killer. 

Memorials  577  to  579  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

577.  Amend    Paragraph   958,   Commission   on    World    Service   and 
Finance. 


956     Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 

578.  Juvenile  Delinquency,  Elwood  F.  Melson. 

579.  Missionary  Cultivation,  Earl  Quimby. 
To  Committee  on  Central  Conferences : 

580.  Restoration  of  Name,  Joseph  IBartak. 

Memorials  581  and  582  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms. 

581.  Continuing  Conference  Below  Standard,  Savannah  Annual 
Conference. 

582.  Boundaries  of  Delaware  Annual  Conference,  New  York  City 
Society. 

Memorials  58.3  and  584  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Interdenominational  Relations. 

583.  Federal  Union  Plan  of  Churches,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

584.  National  Council  of  Churches,  Memphis  District,  Memphis 
Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  585  and  586  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Evangelism. 

585.  Church-wide  Evangelism  Movement,  Committee  on  Evange- 
lism. 

586.  Aim  of  Evangelism,  Committee  on  Evangelism. 

Memorials  587  to  592  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conference  Claimants. 

587.  Pensions  for  Missouri  Corporation,  L.  E.  Wratten. 

588.  Pensions  for  Retired  Bishops,  R.  C.  Wilson. 

589.  Paragraph  1339  of  Discipline,  West  Oklahoma  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

590.  Amend  Pension  Code,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

591.  Pension  Study  System,  South  Georgia  Annual  Conference. 

592.  Support  for  Parsonage  Help,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

Memorials  593  and  594  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
State  of  the  Church. 

593.  Resolutions  on  the  Adequate  Voluntary  Support  for  Methodist 
Conscientious  Objectors  in  Civilian  Public  Service,  World  Peace  Com- 
mission. 

594.  Resolutions  on  the  Bishops'  Crusade  for  a  New  World  Order 
and  for  a  Just  and  Lasting  Peace,  World  Peace  Commission. 

To  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations: 

595.  Election  of  Members  for  the  World  Council  of  Churches,  Coun- 
cil of  Bishops. 

Memorials  596  to  608  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conference  Claimants. 

596.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

597.  Annuity  Responsibility,  California  Annual  Conference. 

598.  Relations  to  Supply  Pastors,  Rock  River  Annual  Conference. 

599.  Endowment  Fund  for  Superannuates,  California  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

600.  An  Annuity — A  Denominational  Responsibility,  California  An- 
nual Conference. 

601.  Distribution  of  Income  Fi-om  General  Endowment  Fund,  South- 
ern California-Arizona  Annual  Conference. 

602.  Dividend  Annuity  Responsibility,  Southern  California-Arizona 
Annual  Conference. 


The  Methodist  Church  957 

603.  Pension    System   at  a   Universal    Rate,    Southern    California- 
Arizona  Annual  Conference. 

604.  Pensions  for  Officers  of  Missions  and  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ferences, Southern  California-Arizona  Annual  Conference. 

605.  Lien  on  Annuitants,  Central  New  York  Annual  Conference. 

606.  Cai-e  of  Accepted   Supply   Pastors,   Ohio   Conference    (South 
Webster  Charge). 

607.  Accepted  Supply  Pastor,  Southwest  Texas   (Mc Allen  District 
Conference ) . 

608.  Salary  of  Retired  Minister,  Central  New  York  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

Memorials  609  to  623  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church. 

609.  Quadi'ennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

610.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

611.  Conscientious  Objectors,  Rock  River  Annual  Conference. 

612.  Exemption  of  Conscientious  Objectors,  California  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

613.  Concerning  Central  Jurisdiction,  New  York  District,  New  York 
Annual  Conference. 

614.  Oriental  Exclusion  Act,  Southern  California-Arizona  Annual 
Conference. 

615.  Detached  Service  for  Conscientious  Objectors,  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia-Arizona Annual  Conference. 

616.  Better  Race  Relations,  Merritt  B.  Queen,  et  al. 

617.  Juvenile  Delinquency,  Central  New  Yoi'k  Annual  Conference. 

618.  Racial  Christian  Status,  W.  Scott  Chinn. 

619.  Reaffirming  Sovereignty  of  God,  Rev.  Gross  W.  Alexander. 

620.  Support  for  Conscientious  Objectors,  Central  New  York  An- 
nual Conference. 

621.  Stand  of  the  Church  on  War,  Bessemer  District  Preachers. 

622.  Profanity  in   Publications,   Methodist   Ministers'   Association, 
Delaware  County. 

623.  Narcotic  Education,  Florida  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  624  to  649  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

624.  Quadrennial    Reports,    General    Conference. 

625.  Commission  on  Religion  and  Fine  Arts,  Camden  District,  New 
Jersey  Annual  Conference. 

626.  Amend  Paragi'aph  228,  Edmund  Heinsohn,  et  al. 

627.  Restore  Inactive  List,  California  Annual  Conference. 

628.  Conference  to  Vote  on  Acceptance  of  Apportionments,  Cali- 
fornia Annual  Conference. 

629.  Plan  of  Single  Apportionment,  California  Annual  Conference. 

630.  Title  of  Property,  Edward  A.  Smith. 

631.  Substitute  Word  "Clerical,"  Detroit  Annual  Conference. 

632.  Amend  Paragraph  350,  Alabama  Annual  Conference. 

633.  Repeal   Section  3,  Paragraph  351,  Alabama  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

634.  Rotation  in  Stewards,  Houston  District,  Texas. 

635.  Apportioning   All    Benevolences   in    a   Single    Sum,    Southern 
California-Arizona  Annual  Conference. 

636.  Benevolence  Acceptance  by  Annual  Conferences,  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia-Arizona Annual  Conference. 

637.  Use  Name  "Church  Conference,"  Detroit  Annual  Conference. 

638.  Limit  on  Interest  Rates,  Security  Exchaange  Commission. 


958  Journal  of  the  19 Jf.^  General  Conference 

639.  Over-Organization  Threatens  Church,  Gospel  Searchlight. 

640.  Voting  Pi'ivileges  for  Lay  Leaders,  Central  New  York  Annual 
Conference. 

641.  Pension  for  Lay  Members,  Virginia  Conference  Orphanage. 

642.  Non-Resident    Active    and    Inactive    Members,    Ralph    Mason 
Dreger. 

643.  Pension  Plan  for  Lay  Activities,  Michigan  Christian  Advocate. 

644.  Non-Resident  Member,  Harry  R.  Hummer. 

645.  Reduction  of  Budget,  Harry  R.  Hummer. 

646.  Question  in  Statistical  Forms  Regarding  World  Service  Giving 
of  Church  Schools,  Interboard  Committee  on  Missionary  Education. 

647.  J.  Wesley  Robinson  Estate,  Upper  South  Carolina  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

648.  Trustees  Not  Liable,  Fred  B.  Noble. 

649.  Clarify  Paragraph  779,  Philippi  Quarterly  Conference. 

Memorials  650  to  652  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Education. 

650.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

651.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

652.  Doctorate  Degree  Program,  Detroit  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  653  and  654  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Conferences  (Void). 

653.  Return  of  Bishop  Wade  Requested,  Big  Rapids  District  Confer- 
ence. 

654.  Relating  to  Bishop  Oxnam,  William  Gunter. 

Memorials  655  to  658  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Publishing  Interests. 

655.  Quarterly  Journal  Devoted  to  Methodist  History,  Faculty  of 
Westminster  Theological  Seminary. 

656.  Abbi'eviated  Church  Discipline,  George  Mecklenberg. 

657.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

658.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  659  and  660  have  been  referred  to  the   Committee  on 
Evangelism. 

659.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

660.  Bishop's  Address,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  661  to  670  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Missions. 

661.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

662.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

663.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

664.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

665.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

666.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

667.  Service  to  Bilingual  and  Minority  Groups,  California  Annual 
Conference. 

668.  Properties   Available   for   Pension   Responsiblities,    California 
Annual  Confei'ence. 

669.  Legislation  Concerning  the  Interboard  Committee  on  Mission- 
ary Education,  Interboard  Committee  on  Missionary  Education. 

670.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Interboard  Committee  on  Missionary 
Education. 


The  Methodist  Church  959 

To  Committee  on  American  Bible  Society: 

671.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  672  to  682  inclusive  have  been  referi-ed  to  the  Committee 
on  Education. 

672.  "Guide  to  Under.standinff  the  Bible,"  W.  T.  Daniel. 

673.  Annual  Observance  of  Children's  Day,  Quarterly  Conference, 
Havre  de  Grace  Methodist  Church,  Baltimore  Annual  Conference. 

674.  Use  of  the  Radio,  First  Methodist  Church,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

675.  Recognition  of  Young  Adult  Fellowship,  Albert  L.  Branscomb, 
D.  S. 

676.  Legislation  Conaerning  the  Interboard  Committee  on  Mission- 
ary Education,  Interboard  Committee  on  Missionary  Education. 

677.  Youth  as  Students,  Boyd  M.  McKeown. 

678.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Pittsburgh  Annual  Conference. 

679.  Methodist  Youth  Fellowship,  Lloyd  Scherer. 

680.  Methodist  Youth  Fund,  Interboard  Committee  on  Missionary 
Education. 

68L  Credit  in  Conference  Coui'se  of  Study,  Louisville  Disti'ict. 

682.  Church  Membership  Manual,  Rocky  Mountain  District  Confer- 
ence. 

Memorials  68-3  to  708  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Ministry. 

683.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

684.  Appointment  of  Preachers,  California  Annual  Conference. 

685.  "Basic  Salary"  Financial  Plan,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

686.  Basic    Salary,    Financial    Plan,    Southern    California-Arizona 
Annual  Conference. 

687.  Deaconess  Standard,  Southern  California-Arizona  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

688.  Confidence  in  Pastor,  Sweden  Annual  Conference. 

689.  Right  to  Administer  Sacrament,  Sweden  Annual  Conference. 

690.  Relation  to  Annual  Conference,  Fred  D.  Mumby,  et  al. 

691.  Accepted  Supply  Pastors,  Central  New  York  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

692.  Accepted    Supply    Pastors'    Voting    Privilege,    Rev.    Arthur 
Sellers. 

693.  Women  Included  for  Ministry,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  Central  Kansas  Annual  Conference. 

694.  Office  of  Deaconess,  North  Central  Jurisdiction. 

695.  Women  Called  to  Preach,  Woman's  society  of  Christian  Serv- 
ice, Louisville,  Ky. 

696.  Admission  on  Trial,  South  West  Texas  Annual  Conference. 

697.  Decline  in  Ministerial  Supply,  Elmer  L.  Brooks. 

698.  Prorate  Ministerial  Support,  Central  New  York  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

699.  Ministerial  Delegates  to  General  Conference,  Philadelphia  An- 
nual Confei'ence. 

700.  Women  Preachers'  Membership  in  Annual  Conference,  Lois  E. 
McKeown. 

701.  Annuity  of  Conference  Members  During  Years  They  Serve  as 
Local  Preachers,  West  Virginia  Annual  Conference. 

702.  Women  Called  to  Preach.  Mrs.  R.  H.  Pinkston,  et  al. 

703.  Full  Clergy  Rights  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian 
Service,  Florida  Annual  Conference. 

704.  God's  Will  for  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service, 
South  Georgia  Conference. 


960  Journal  of  the  194^4^  General  Conference 

705.  Status  of  Women,  Woman's  Society  of  Christian  Service,  Flor- 
ida Church. 

706.  Use  of  Tobacco,  New  York  East  Delegation. 

707.  Amend  Paragraph  443,  H.  J.  Gernhardt. 

708.  Women  and  the  Traveling  Ministry,  Woman's  Society  of  Chris- 
tian Service,  Kansas  Annual  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences : 

709.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Homes: 

710.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  711  to  718  inclusive  have  been  refei-red  to  the  Committee 
on  Conferences. 

711.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

712.  Change  Name  of  Conference,  Alabama  Annual  Conference. 

713.  Quarterly  Conference,  Frank  Leonard  Hicks. 

714.  Ecumenical  Methodist  Conference,  Paul  N.  Garber. 

715.  Preacher  Member  of  Official  Board,  Sweden  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

716.  Reports  to  First  Quarterly  Conference,  Sweden  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

717.  Quarterly  Confei-ence,  Florida  Conference. 

718.  Powers  of  Quarterly  Conferences,  James  D.  Brummey,  et  al. 

Memorials  719  to  739  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Central  Conferences. 

719.  Support  of  Missionaries  Elect,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

720.  Organization  Woman's  Division  of  Christian  Service,  Foochow 
Conference. 

721.  Women  in  the  Annual  Conference,  Foochow  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

722.  New  Missionaries  for  China,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

723.  Term  Episcopacy  and  Retired  Support,  Foochow  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

724.  Administi'ative  Responsibility  for  Southeast  Asia,  Representa- 
tives of  Malaya  and  Philippine  Conferences. 

725.  Authorization  for  Conferences,  Sweden  Annual  Conference. 

726.  Continuing  Enabling  Act  for  Provisional  Conferences,  African 
Provisional  Central  Conference. 

727.  Relation  to  Liberia,  Liberia  Annual  Conference. 

728.  Relations  With  Liberia,  African  Provisional  Central  Confer- 
ence. 

729.  Representation  in  Conference,  China  Central  Conference. 

730.  Central  Annual  Conferences,  African  Provisional  Central  Con- 
ference. 

731.  Relating  to  Legislation,  Yenping  Annual  Confei'ence. 

732.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

733.  Conference  of  Methodist  Bishops,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

734.  Support  of  Conference  Claimants,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

735.  Repeal  of  Chinese  Exclusions  Act,  Foochow  Annual  Confei'- 
ence. 

736.  Bishops  for  China,  Foochow  Annual  Conference. 

737.  Support  of  Central  Conference  Bishops,  Foochow  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

738.  Authorization   to   Elect   Bishop,   African   Provisional    Central 
Conference. 

739.  On  Dual  Conference  Membership,  African  Provisional  Central 
Conference. 


The  Methodist  Church  961 

To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 

740.  Amend  Paragraph  1330,  Board  of  Conference  Claimants,  New 
Hampshire  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  741  to  743  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

741.  Inactive  Membership,  Fourth  Quarterly  Conference,  Havre  de 
Grace  Methodist  Church,  Baltimore  Annual  Conference. 

742.  Social  Security  for  Lay  Workers,  Washington  Preachers'  Meet- 
ing. 

743.  Apportionment  of  World  Service.  George  Home,  Crosby,  Texas. 
To  Committee  on  Judicial  Administration: 

744.  Amend  Paragraph  606,  California  Annual  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Enabling  Acts: 

745.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  746  to  748  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Interdenominational  Relations. 

746.  Quadrennial  Reports,  General  Conference. 

747.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

748.  National  Council  of  Bishops,  Federal  Council. 

Memorials  749  and  7.50  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship. 

749.  Harmonization  of  Hymn  Tunes,  Nolan  B.  Harmon. 

750.  Bishops'  Address,  General  Conference. 

Memorials  751  and  752  have  been  referred  to  the   Committee  on 
Hospitals  and  Homes. 

751.  Liquidation  of  Methodist  Home,  North-East  .Ohio  Conference. 

752.  Amend  Paragraph  800,  A.  C.  Caton,  et  al. 

Memorials  753  to  756  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church. 

753.  Conditions  Among  Labor,  Eugene  Boughton. 

754.  Support  for  Conscientious   Objectors,   New   Haven    Methodist 
Ministers. 

755.  No  Memorial. 

756.  Offerings  for  Civilian  Public  Service,  Kansas  Annual  Confer- 
ence. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

757.  Clarify  Paragi-aph  783,  Roland  Riddick,  et  al. 
To  Committee  on  Education: 

758.  Goodwill  Industries  Train  Ministers,  Goodwill  Industries. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

759.  Committee   on    Traveling   Elders,    Commission    on    Course   of 
Study. 

To  Committee  on  Central  Conferences : 

760.  Liberia  Conference,  J.  C.  Wengatz. 
To  Committee  on  Missions: 

761.  Jurisdictional  Board  of  Missions,  Kansas  Annual  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

762.  World  Service  Distribution,  Kansas  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship: 

763.  The  Lord's  Supper,  Northwest  Iowa  Annual  Conference. 


962  Journal  of  the  lOJfJf.  General  Conference 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

764.  Licensing  Persons  to  Preach,  John  L.  Wolfe. 
To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests: 

765.  Campaign  for  Advocate  Subscriptions,  Committee  on  Advocate. 
To  Committee  on  Ministry: 

766.  The  Ministry,  E.  H.  Nease,  et  al. 
To  Committee  on  State  of  the  Church: 

767.  Honor  the   Sabbath   Day,   Waverly   Place   Methodist   Sunday 
School,  Kansas  Annual  Conference. 

To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

768.  Unified  Budget,  Kansas  Annual  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Interdenominational  Relations: 

769.  Plan  for  Church  Unity,  California  Annual  Conference. 
To  Committee  on  Central  Conferences: 

770.  Membership  in  Council  of  Bishops,  Henry  V.  Lang. 
To  Committee  on  Conferences: 

771.  Co-operation  of  Boards  and  Jurisdictional  Conferences,  Roland 
P.  Riddick. 

Memorials  772  and  773  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Central  Conferences. 

772.  Petition  to  Become  Central  Conference,  African  Provisional 
Conference. 

773.  Request  for  Bishop  Moore,  African  Provisional  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

Memorials  774  and  775  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
State  of  the  Church. 

774.  Conscription   of   Civilians,   Including   Labor,    Commission    on 
World  Peace. 

775.  Postwar  Conscription,  Commission  on  World  Peace. 

Memorials  776  to  778  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Ministry. 

776.  Alternative  Financial  Plan,  Ohio  Annual  Conference. 

777.  Authority  to  Administer  Sacraments,  Harry  Lambdice. 

778.  Location  of  a  Minister,  Charles  E.  Schofield. 

Memorials  779  to  785  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  State  of  the  Church. 

779.  Sabbath  Observance,  W.  C.  Brewer. 

780.  "Stand  on  This  Ground,"  Westminster  Theological  Seminary. 

781.  A  Service  of  Prayer,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

782.  Peace  Parley  of  Warring  Nations,  Noah  W.  Cooper. 

783.  Traffic  in  Alcoholic  Beverages,  Miss  Ida  Kast. 

784.  Prohibiting  Spiritual  Liquors,  James  Cannon,  Jr. 

785.  Amend  Par.  105,  William  Muncy. 

Memorials  786  to  788  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Education. 

786.  Youth  Service  Committee,  Earl  Quimby. 

787.  Questionable  Editorials  and  Articles,  James  Cannon,  Jr. 

788.  Change  Name  of  Board  of  Education,  Wilmer  Fell  Davis. 

Memorials  789  and  790  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Interdenominational  Relations. 

789.  Union  of  British  and  American  Methodism,  Thomas  H.  West. 


The  Methodist  Church  963 

790.  Union   with   Colored   Methodist   Episcopal  Church,   Edgar   A. 
Love. 

Memorials  791   and  792  have  been   referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship. 

791.  "The  Fruit  of  the  Vine,"  F.  H.  Trotter,  et  al. 

792.  Belief  in  Apostles'  Creed,  C.  C.  Bell,  et  al. 
To  Committee  on  Conference  Claimants: 

793.  Uniform  Pension  System  for  Employees  of  the  General  Boards, 
Texas  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  794  to  796  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Judicial  Administration, 

794.  Right  of  Appeal  from  Decision  of  Bishops,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

795.  Status  of  the  Wyoming  State  Conference,  J.  W.  Walker, et  al. 

796.  Responsibility  Missionary  Bishop,  Philippines  and  Malay. 

Memorials  797  to  801  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Missions  and  Church  Extension. 

797.  Centennial  of  Methodism  in  China,  Members  East  China  An- 
nual Conference. 

798.  Annual  Conference  Boai'ds,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

799.  Methodist  Service  Committee,  Lynn  A.  Wood,  Pacific-North- 
west Annual  Conference. 

800.  Rehabilitation  of  Mission  Work,  Greenville  District. 

801.  Conference  Board  of  Missions,  Newai'k  Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  802  to  821  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Economy. 

802.  Deputation  Teams  of  Churches,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

803.  Commission  on  Religion  and  Fine  Arts,  Newark  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

804.  Commission  on  Social  Education  and  Action,  Newark  Annual 
Conference. 

805.  Membership  Record  of  Youth,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

806.  Study  of  Church  Organization,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

807.  Tolerance  Toward  Americans  of  Japanese  Descent,  Earl  Quim- 

by. 

808.  Organization  of  Local  Church,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

809.  Active  and   Nonresident   Membership,   Newark   Annual    Con- 
ference. 

810.  Ratification  of  Treaties,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

811.  Independence  of  India,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

812.  Board  of  Trustees  Receive  and  Expend  Funds,  R.  V.  Bennett, 
et  al. 

813.  Organization  Structure  of  the  Church,  Newark  Annual  Con- 
ference. 

814.  Duties  of  the  Official  Board,  John  Baxter  Hawes. 

815.  United  Church  Canvass,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

816.  Anniversary   First   Methodist   Church,   Central   Pennsylvania 
Annual  Conference. 

817.  Commission  on  Religion  and  Fine  Arts,  Central  Pennsylvania 
Annual  Conference. 

818.  World  Constitutional  Convention,  Chester  A.  Smith. 

819.  Simplified  Form  of  Official  Board,  Central  Pennsylvania  An- 
nual Conference. 

820.  Pastor's  Salary,  Charles  E.  Schofield. 


964  Journal  of  the  lOJ^If.  General  Conference 

821.  PeYision  Plan  for  Lay  Workers,  Board  of  Education,  California 
Annual  Conference. 

Memorials  822  to  835  inclusive  have  been  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Conferences. 

822.  Amend  Par.  443,  New  Hampshire  Annual  Conference. 

823.  Racial  Discrimination,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

824.  Numbering  Sessions  of  Annual  Conference,  Newark  Annual 
Conference. 

825.  Organizing  a  Local  Church,  Newark  Annual  Conference. 

826.  Change   in    Name   of   Eastern    South    American    Conference, 
Christobal  G.  Coates. 

827.  Relief  for  Starving  Millions,  Tom  V.  Ellzey. 

828.  Committee  of  Traveling  Elders,  George  W.  Henson. 

829.  Repeal  Paragraph  23,  J.  E.  Skillington. 

830.  Lay  Privileges  in  Annual  Conference,  Edward  A.  Smith,  et  al. 

831.  "Orphanage,"  0.  V.  Woosley. 

832.  Qualifications  for  Admission  to  Provisional  Annual  Conference, 
Vernon  M.  McCombs. 

833.  Provisional  Annual  Conferences,  Vernon  M.  McCombs. 

834.  Training  for  the  Christian  Ministry,  Frank  L.  Shaffer. 

835.  Amend  Paragraph  791,  Raymond  H.  Huse. 
To  Committee  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship: 

836.  Special  Attention  Arts  and  Crafts,  Albert  L.  Baner. 
To  Committee  on  Central  Conferences : 

837.  Central   Conferences   of   Latin   America,   Provisional   Annual 
Conference  of  Central  America. 

To  Committee  on  Publishing  Interests : 

838.  Chairman   of   Board   of    Stewards,   New    Orleans    Preachers' 
Meeting. 

To  Committee  on  Membership,  Lay  Activities  and  Temporal  Econ- 
omy: 

839.  Alternative  Plan  for  0.  B.,  Central,  Pennsylvania. 


VIII.  COMMISSIONS,  COMMITTEES,  ETC. 

Elected  by  The  General  Conference  or  Provided  for  by 
General   Conference  Action 

american  bible  society— members  advisory  council 

(See  page  401,  508) 

Henry  W.  Blackburn  (Florida),  Thomas  B.  Lugg  (Illinois),  Frank 
M.  Phelps  (*)    (Oregon) 

COMMISSION   ON   CENTRAL  CONFERENCES 

(See  page  451) 

Bishops:  Arthur  J.  Moore,  Lewis  0.  Hartman 

Jurisdictional  Members:  Northeastern:  Leon  T.  Moore  (Philadelphia) 
Southeastern:   Foster  K.  Gamble   (North  Alabama) 
Central:  John  W.  E.  Bowen   (Louisiana) 
North  Central:  Chester  A.  McPheters  (Indiana) 
South  Central:  Alfred  W.  Wasson  (North  Arkansas) 

Central  and  Provisional  Central  Conference  Members:  R.  L.  Archer 
(Southeastern  Asia),  Theodore  Arvidson  (Northei'n  Europe), 
Joseph  P.  Bartak  (Central  and  Southeastern  Europe),  Orville 
Davis  (Southern  Asia),  George  W.  Harley  (*)  (Africa),  E. 
Pearce  Hayes  (China),  J.  W.  E.  Sommer  (Germany),  To  be  ap- 
pointed (Philippine  Islands) 

Members  from  Board  of  Missions  and  Church  Extension:  Ralph  E. 
Diffendorfer  (Rock  River),  Miss  Louis  Robinson  (*),  Murray  T. 
Titus  (North  India) 

COMMISSION  ON  COURSES  OF  STUDY 

(See  page  316) 

Bishops:  Paul  B.  Kern,  Charles  W.  Flint,  James  C.  Baker,  William 
C.  Martin,  Bruce  R.  Baxter. 

Oscar  T.  Olson  (North-East  Ohio),  Gideon  I.  Humphreys  (Western 
North  Carolina),  Bachman  G.  Hodge  (Tennessee),  R.  Franklin 
Thompson  (Pacific  Northwest),  Paul  W.  Quillian  (Texas) 

AD  INTERIM  COMxMITTEE  CRUSADE  FOR  CHRIST 

(See  page  486) 

Bishops:  J.  Ralph  Magee,  Paul  B.  Kern,  Titus  Lowe,  William  C. 
Martin,  Alexander  P.  Shaw,  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  G.  Bromley 
Oxnam 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St.  Louis),  Mrs.  W.  Raymond  Brown  (•) 
(Genesee),  Mrs.  J.  Walter  Mills  (*)  (Texas),  Costen  J.  Harrell 
(Tennessee),  Charles  A.  Jones  (♦)  (Ohio),  Mark  Depp  (Pitts- 
burgh), Earl  R.  Brown  (North-East  Ohio),  Albert  E.  Day 
(Southern  California-Arizona),  Charles  W.  Brashares  (Detroit), 
Albert  P.  Shirkey  (Southwest  Texas),  Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer 
(Rock  River),  John  Q.  Schisler  (North  Arkansas),  George  L. 
Morelock  (*)   (Memphis),  Harry  Denman  (*)    (North  Alabama) 

(965) 


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EPISCOPAL  MEMBER  OF  BUREAU  DEACONESS  WORK 

(See  page  331) 
Bishop  William  T.  Watkins 

ENTERTAINMENT   AND   ARRANGEMENTS   FOR 
1948  GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

(See  page  448)  • 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New  York  East), 
George  W.  Crabbe  (*)    (Baltimore) 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Walter  A.  Stanbury  (Western  North  Caro- 
lina), Elias  C.  Watson  (*)    (North  Alabama) 

Central  Jurisdiction:  R.  Gammon  Morris  (Lexington),  Lee  W.  Lynn 
(*)    (Central  Alabama) 

North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Aubrey  S.  Moore  (Rock  River),  T.  Morton 
McDonald  (*)    (Indiana) 

South  Central  Jurisdiction:  Walter  W.  Ward  (Central  Texas),  Leslie 
J.  Lyons   (Southwest  Missouri) 

Western  Jurisdiction:  Carl  K.  Mahoney  (Pacific  Northwest),  J.  Wes- 
ley Hole  (*)    (Southern  California- Arizona) 

GENERAL  BOARD  OF  EVANGELISM 

(See  pages  316,  445) 

Bishops  Charles  W.  Flint,  Arthur  J.  Moore,  Alexander  P.  Shaw,  Ralph 
S.  Cushman,  Charles  C.  Selecman,  Bruce  R.  Baxter 
(Note:   Bishop  Charles   C.   Selecman  was   elected  a   Member-at- 

Large  and  Chairman  of  the  Board.  The   College  of  Bishops  of  the 

South  Central  Jurisdiction  later  elected  Bishop  W.  Angle  Smith  to 

represent  the  Jurisdiction.) 

FEDERAL  COUNCIL  OF  THE  CHURCHES  OF  CHRIST  IN  AMERICA 
MEMBERS  OF  THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

(See  page  378) 

Bishops  James  C.  Baker,  Bruce  R.  Baxter,  Charles  W.  Brashares, 
Robert  N.  Brooks,  Fred  Pierce  Corson,  Ralph  S.  Cushman,  J. 
Lloyd  Decell,  Charles  Wesley  Flint,  Schuyler  E.  Garth,  Wilbur  E. 
Hammaker,  Coston  J.  Harrell,  Lewis  0.  Hartman,  Ivan  Lee  Holt, 
Edward  W.  Kelley,  Paul  B.  Kern,  Lorenzo  H.  King,  W.  Earl 
Ledden,  Titus  Lowe,  J.  Ralph  Magee,  Paul  E.  Martin,  William 
C.  Martin,  Arthur  J.  Moore,  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  W.  Walter 
Peele,  Clare  Purcell,  Charles  C.  Selecman,  Alexander  P.  Shaw, 
A  Frank  Smith,  H.  Lester  Smith,  W.  Angle  Smith,  James  H. 
Straughn,  Raymond  J.  Wade,  William  T.  Watkins 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Lynn  Harold  Hough  (New  York  East), 
Franklin  Duncombe  (Philadelphia),  Frederick  B.  Newell  (New 
York  East),  John  M.  Pearson  (New  York),  Ralph  W.  Sockman 
(New  York),  R.  L.  Shipley  (Baltimore).  Percy  M.  Spurrier 
(New  England  Southern),  Walter  A.  Hearn  (Peninsula),  Mrs. 
Dorr  Diefendorf  (*),  Miss  Margaret  Forsyth  (*),  Mrs.  Benjamin 
W.  Meeks  (*)  (Baltimore),  Mrs.  E.  L.  Phillips  (*),  Walter  L. 
Hunt  (*)   (Wyoming),  Jackson  C.  McQuiston  (*)   (Pittsburgh) 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  William  F.  Quillian  (South  Georgia), 
Zachary  T.  Johnson  (Kentucky),  Mark  M.  Moore  (Holston),  Caw- 
thon  A.  Bowen  (Mississippi),  J.  Manning  Potts  (Virginia),  Jesse 


The  Methodist  Church  967 

M.  Orraond  (North  Carolina),  A.  L.  Gunter  (Upper  South  Caro- 
lina), Mrs.  Andrew  C.  Johnson  (*)  (Louisville),  Ben  A.  Whit- 
more  (*)  (Tennessee),  George  L.  Morelock  (*)  (Memphis),  J. 
Earl  Moreland  (*)  (Virginia),  Luther  L.  Gobel  (*)  Western 
North  Carolina).  J.  Caldwell  Guilds  (*)    (South  Carolina) 

Central  Jurisdiction:  John  W.  Haywood  (East  Tennessee),  Herman  D. 
Brown  (*)  (Delaware),  Nathaniel  W.  Greene  (South  Carolina), 
M.  LaFayette  Harris  (Lexington),  James  D.  Wheaton  (Missis- 
sippi), Lee  W.  Lynn  (*)  (Central  Alabama),  Robert  E.  Hunt 
(*)    (Upper  Mississippi) 

North  Central  Jurisdiction:  William  F.  Smith  (lowa-Des  Moines), 
William  W.  Robinson  (North  Indiana),  Paul  F.  Secrest  (North- 
East  Ohio),  Charles  M.  Coulter  (Ohio),  Marshall  R.  Reed  (De- 
troit), Carroll  D.  W.  Hilderbrand  (Northwest  Indiana),  Henry 
Hitt  Crane  (Detroit),  Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer  (Rock  River),  Mrs. 
Anna  E.  Kresge  (*)  (Detroit),  Hiram  A.  Douglass  (*)  (North- 
ern Minnesota),  Thomas  H.  West  (*)  (Rock  River),  Ernest  H. 
Cherrington  (*)  (Ohio),  Amos  L.  Heer  (*)  (North-East  Ohio), 
William  C.  Coffey  (*)    (Northern  Minnesota) 

South  Central  Jurisdiction:  W.  Angie  Smith  (North  Texas)  (Later 
elected  Bishop),  J.  Walter  Mills  (Texas),  Joe  E.  Bowers  (East 
Oklahoma),  Charles  E.  Schofield  (Central  Kansas),  Thomas  B. 
Mather  (Southwest  Missouri),  Paul  E.  Martin  (North  Texas) 
(Later  elected  Bishop),  Benjamin  F.  Schwartz  (Nebraska),  Rob- 
ert J.  Smith  (West  Oklahoma),  Mrs.  George  Sexton,  Jr.  (*) 
(Louisiana),  Mrs.  W.  W.  Fondren  (*)  (Texas),  Will  W.  Parker 
(*)  (Southwest  Texas),  Dr.  Mary  E.  Shannon  (*)  (Kansas), 
Nels  Barnett  (*)  (North  Arkansas),  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg  (*)  (St. 
Louis) 

Western  Jurisdiction:  Albert  E.  Day  (Southern  California-Arizona), 
Theodoi-e  H.  Palmquist  (California),  Harry  T.  Morris  (Colorado), 
J.  Brett  Kenna  (Pacific  Northwest),  Fred  D.  Parr  (*)  (Cali- 
fornia), John  K.  Strange  (*)  (Wvoming  State),  Edson  Deal  (*) 
(Idaho) 

Members-at-Large :  John  R.  Mott  (*)  (Florida),  Mrs.  C.  W.  Mead 
(*)  (Nebraska),  Miss  Sallie  Lou  MacKinnon  (*)  (North  Caro- 
lina), Glenn  R.  Phillips  (Southern  Califoi*nia-Arizona),  George 
M.  McKibben  (*),  Nolan  B.  Harmon,  Jr.  (Virginia),  Thomas  L. 
Bailey  (*)  (Mississippi),  Homer  M.  Adkins  (*)  (Little  Rock), 
Carl  Magee  (*),  Edgar  A.  Love  (Washington) 

JUDICIAL  COUNCIL 

(See  pages  415,  525) 

Waights  G.  Henry    (North  Alabama),  Charles  B.   Ketcham    (North- 
East  Ohio),  Martin   E.  Lawson    (*)    (Missouri),  Henry  R.  Van 
Deusen   (*)    (Wyoming) 
(Those  above  were  elected  1944.  Editor.) 

COMMITTEE  TO  STUDY  LOCAL  CHURCH 

(See  page  447) 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  James  Stx'aughn,  Harry  W.  Burgan 
(Baltimore),  Frank  Prentzel,  Jr.  (Philadelphia).  Fred  P.  Loring 
(*)  (Maine),  Edgar  T.  Welch  (Erie),  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Hardie 
(*)    (New  York  East) 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell,  G.  E.  Clary  (South 
Georgia),   Ben   M.   Persinger    (Virginia),  Dennis   V.   Snapp    (*) 


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(Kentucky),  Benjamin  G.  Childs  (*)  (North  Carolina),  Miss 
Mamie  D.  Ledbetter  (*) 

Central  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Lorenzo  K.  King,  Caleb  E.  Queen  (Wash- 
ington), Timothy  B.  Echols  (West  Texas),  Miller  W.  Boyd  (*) 
(East  Tennessee),  Mrs.  Phvlis  E.  Gibbes  (*)  (South  Carolina), 
Miles  W.  Jordan  (='=)    (Texas) 

North  Central  Jurisdiction :  Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade,  Marvin  B. 
Kober  (Upper  Iowa),  Earl  B.  Brown  (North-East  Ohio),  Alfred 
C.  Crawford  (*)  (Rock  River),  Mrs.  John  G.  Law  (*)  (Wiscon- 
sin), John  Boyd  Davis  (*)    (Ohio) 

South  Central  Jurisdiction :  Bishop  A.  Frank  Smith,  Warren  Johnston 
(Central  Texas),  Fred  M.  Bailey  (St.  Louis),  Mrs.  R.  G.  Cole 
(*).  Roy  M.  Green  (*)    (Nebraska),  Harmon  Lowman  (*). 

Western  Jurisdiction :  Bishop  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker,  N.  A.  Christensen 
(California),  Charles  M.  Donaldson  (Idaho),  Ernest  W.  Peterson 
(*)  (Oregon),  Ezra  C.  Harrah  {*)  (Colorado),  Mrs.  Jerome 
Seymour   (*)    (Southern  California-Arizona) 

COMMITTEE  ON  OVERSEAS  RELIEF 

(See  page  379) 
Resident  Bishop  of  Boston  Area:  (Bishop  Lewis  O.  Hartman),  Bishops 

W.  Walter  Peele,  Lorenzo  H.  King,  J.  Ralph  Magee,  William  C. 

Martin,  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker 
Northeastern   Jurisdiction:    Amos   Thornburg    (New   England   South- 
ern), Harry  N.  Holmes   (*)    (New  York  East),  Mrs.  William  C. 

Scott   {*)    (Baltimore) 
Southeastern    Jurisdiction:     Lester    Rumble     (North    Georgia)     Miss 

Sallie   Lou    MacKinnon    (*)     (North    Carolina),   J.    B.    Ivey    (*) 

(Western  North  Carolina) 
Central  Jurisdiction:   Bishop  Lorenzo  H.  King,  E.  L.  Lofton   (Wash- 
ington),   Miss    Arsania    Williams    (*)     (Central    West),    T.    W. 

Hodges  (*)    (Atlanta). 
North  Central  Jurisdiction :  Bishop  J.  Ralph  Magee,  Guy  0.  Carpenter 

(Indiana),  Mrs.  Conrad  C.  Long  (*)    (Ohio),  Jacob  Kindleberger 

(*) 
South  Central  Jurisdiction :  Bishop  William  C.  Martin,  Joe  O.  Haymes 

(Northwest  Texas).  Carl  Hollis    {*)    ^Little  Rock),  Mrs.  W.  W. 

Fondren  (*)    (Texas) 
Western    Jurisdiction :     Bishop    Wilbur    E.    Hammaker,    Walter    B. 

Spaulding  (Montana) ,  John  R.  Crummey  (*)    (California),  Mrs. 

David  Lawson   (*)    (Pacific  Northwest) 

EPISCOPAL  MEMBERS  GENERAL  BOARD  OF  PENSIONS 

(See  page  331) 
Bishops  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  J.  Ralph  Magee,  Wilbur  E.  Hammaker 

COMMISSION  ORDERED  PENSION   LEGISLATION 

(See  page  257) 

Bishops  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  J.  Ralph  Magee 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Edgar  R.  Heckman  (Central  Pennsyl- 
vania), Sam  T.  Emery   (*)    (New  England) 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction :  Robert  A.  Clark  (Memphis),  Elias  C.  Wat- 
son (*)   (North  Alabama) 

Central  Jurisdiction:  David  W.  Henry  (Delaware),  Theodore  L.  Miller 
(■■)   (Louisiana) 

North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Arthur  M.  Wells  (Illinois),  Paul  G.  James 
(*)    (lowa-Des  Moines) 


The  Methodist  Church  969 

South  Central  Jurisdiction:  Sidnev  H.  Babcock  (West  Oklahoma),  C. 

A.  Tolin  (*)   (St.  Louis) 
Western  Jurisdiction:  Russell  E.  Clav  (Southern  California-Arizona), 

Edgar  L.  Oakes  (*)    (Idaho) 

COMMISSION  ON  PUBLIC  INFORMATION 

(See  page  316) 

Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam,  Josephus  Daniels  (*)  (North  Carolina), 
Umphrey  Lee  (North  Texas),  William  A.  Bailey  {-"■),  (Southwest 
Missouri),  Roy  L.  Smith  (Southern  California-Arizona),  Miron  A. 
Morrill  (Minnesota),  Theodore  H.  Palmquist  ( Calif oraia),  George 
W.  Rideout  (M),  Walter  W.  Van  Kirk  (New  England) 

COMMISSION  ON  RELATIONS  OF  THE  RACES  IN 
THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

(See  page  360,  No.  7,  State  of  the  Church) 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Fred  Pierce  Corson,  Frederick  B. 

Newell  (New  York  East),  F.  Murray  Benson  (■=)    (Baltimore) 
Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Clare  Pux-cell,  Marvin  A.  Franklin 

(North  Alabama),  Mrs.  S.  Homer  Tatum  (*)   (Memphis) 
Central  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  Robert  N.  Brooks,  M.  LaFayette  Harris 

(Lexington),  James  P.  Brawley  (*)    (Atlanta) 
North    Central   Jurisdiction:    Bishop    Schuyler    E.    Garth,    E.    Burns 

Martin  (Northwest  Indiana),  Frank  D.  Slutz  (*)    (Ohio) 
South  Central  Jurisdiction:   Bishop  W.  Angle  Smith,  Alfredo  Nanez 

(Southwest  Mexican),  Mrs.  Wiltz  M.  Ledbetter  (*)    (Louisiana) 
Western  Jurisdiction:  Bishop  James  C.  Baker,  Russell  E.  Clay  (South- 
ern California-Arizona),  Ezra  C.  Harrah   (''■')    (Colorado) 
Foreign  Fields:  Y.  C.  Yang  (China),  Bishop  Shot  K.  Mondol  (India), 

George  P.  Howard  (South  America) 
Women:   Mrs.  Wilbur  H.  Ale   (*)    (Detroit),  Mrs.  J.  D.  Bragg   (*) 

(St.  Louis),  Mrs.  Evelyn  R.  Nicholson    (*)    (Upper  Iowa),  Mrs. 

Roscoe  M.  White  (*)    (Virginia) 

COMMISSION  ON  RECORDS,  FORMS  AND  STATISTICAL  BLANKS 

(See  page  448) 

Robert  L.  Wood  (Baltimore),  John  F.  Baggett  (Tennessee),  Claude 
Young  (*),  R.  E.  Spangler  (*),  Edgar  H.  Nease  (Western  North 
Carolina),  Frank  Webber  (*),  Orrin  W.  Auman   (Colorado) 

COMMISSION  ON  RITUAL  AND  ORDERS  OF  WORSHIP 
(To  fill  vacancies) 

(See  page  449) 

Albert  L.  Baner  (New  Jersey)  for  J.  S.  Ladd  Thomas  (Philadelphia) 
Fred  G.  Holloway  (Baltimore)  for  C.  E.  Forlines  (North  Carolina) 
Amos  Thornberg  (New  England  Southern)  for  Fred  W.  Adams  (New 

England) 
Oscar  P.  Bennett  for  William  J.  Williams   (North  Arkansas) 
Roy  H.  McVicker  (Colorado)  for  Lindsay  B.  Longacre  (Colorado) 


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COMMISSION   ON  REVISION  STUDY  OF  DISCIPLINE 

(See  page  429) 

Bishop  Raymond  J.  Wade 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Frank  C.  Propei-t   (*)    (New  Jersey) 

Southeastern    Jurisdiction:    Gideon    I.    Humphreys    (Westei-n    North 

Carolina) 
Central  Jurisdiction:  Edgar  A.  Love  (Washington) 
North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Charles  0.  Loucks   (*)    (Rock  River) 
South  Central  Jurisdiction:  Dawson  C.  Bryan  (Texas) 
Western  Jurisdiction:  Robert  B.  Spencer   (*)    (Colorado) 

COMMITTEE  ON  PLAN  OF  ORGANIZATION  AND  RULES  OF 
ORDER  FOR  1948  GENERAL  CONFERENCE 

(See  page  465) 

President  of  Council  of  Bishops 

J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania) 

James  E.  Underwood  (Memphis) 

Thomas  B.  Lugg  (Illinois) 

Eugene  B.  Hawk  (Central  Texas) 

Rufus  Baker  (Colorado) 

Lud  H.  Estes  (Memphis)  ex  officio 

COMMITTEE  ON  SOCIAL  ACTION  AND  INDUSTRIAL  RELATIONS 

(See  page  471) 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  Arthur  Hopkinson   (New  England),  Miss 

Margaret  Forsyth  (*) 
Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Jesse  M.  Ormond  (North  Carolina),  Walter 

K.  Greene  (*)    (Upper  South  Carolina) 
Central  Jurisdiction:  Karl  E.  Downs  (West  Texas),  E.  B.  Dodson  (*) 

(Washington) 
South   Central   Jurisdiction:    Gerald    H.   Kennedy    (Nebraska),   Carl 

Greenhaw  (*)   (North  Arkansas) 
North  Central  Jurisdiction:  John  M.  Versteeg  (Ohio),  Paul  G.  James 

(*)   (lowa-Des  Moines) 
Westei-n  Jurisdiction:  Andrew  C.  Caton  (Montana),  A.  E.  Eberhardt 

(*).  (Utah  Mission) 

COMMITTEE  ON  SOCIAL  SECURITY  FOR  FULL-TIME  LAY 
EMPLOYEES  IN  RELIGIOUS  INSTITUTIONS 

(See  page  472) 

Bishop  Charles  W.  Flint 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  William  P.  ToUey  (Central  New  York) 
Southeastern  Jurisdiction :  Luther  W.  Wells   (*)    (Virginia) 
Central  Jurisdiction:  E.  C.  McLeod  (Texas) 
North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Edward  A.  Smith  (*)    (Detroit) 
South  Central  Jurisdiction:  Charles  M.  Hay  (*)    (St.  Louis) 
Western   Jurisdiction:    Donald   A.    Odell    (*)     (Southern    California- 
Arizona) 

GENERAL  CONFERENCE  NOMINATIONS  FOR 
UNIVERSITY  SENATE 

(See  page  316) 

Fred  P.  Corson   (Central  Pennsylvania),  Charles  N.  Pace   (Northern 
Minnesota),  G.  Herbert  Smith  (*),  Fred  G.  HoUoway  (Baltimore), 


The  Methodist  Church  971 

Umphrcy  Lee  (North  Texas),  Hubert  Searcy  (*)  (Alabama), 
James  L.  Robb,  E.  E.  Voipht  (lowa-Des  Moines),  William  P. 
Tolley  (Central  New  York),  Goodrich  C.  White   (*). 

WORLD  COUNCIL  OF  CHURCHES 

(See  page  448) 

Bishops  Ivan  Lee  Holt,  James  C.  Baker 

Ralph  E.  Diffendorfer  (Rock  River),  Miss  Sallie  Lou  MacKinnon  (*) 
(North  Carolina) 

Alternates:  The  Resident  Bishop  of  New  York  (Bishop  G.  Bromley 
Oxnam).  Alfred  W.  Wasson  (North  Arkansas).  Hallev  P.  John- 
son, Williani  P.  Tolley    (Central  New  York) 

GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON  WORLD  PEACE 

(See  page  316) 

Bishops  Charles  Wesley  Flint,  William  C.  Martin 

Henry  N.  Holmes  (*)  (New  York  East),  Ralph  W.  Sockman  (New 
York),  G.  Ray  Jordan  (Western  North  Carolina),  Paul  Worley 
(Holston),  George  W.  Carter  (Louisiana-C) ,  Ernest  Freemont 
Tittle  (Rock  River),  Miss  Georgia  Harkness  (*),  Frank  D. 
Slutz  (*)    (Ohio),  Edmund  Heinsohn   (Southwest  Texas) 

GENERAL  COMMISSION  ON  WORLD  SERVICE  AND  FINANCE 

(See  page  279) 

Bishops  Clare  Purcell,  Titus  Lowe 

Northeastern  Jurisdiction:  C.  W.  Kitto  (Philadelphia),  Le  Roy  W. 
Stringfellow  (New  Hampshire),  W.  Clyde  Sykes  (*)  (Northern 
New  York),  Henry  Gilligan  (*)    (Baltimore). 

Southeastern  Jurisdiction:  Henry  W.  Blackburn  (Florida),  Costen  J. 
Harrell  (Tennessee),  elected  Bishop  by  Jurisdictional  (Conference. 
Foye  G.  Gibson  (Holston),  elected  to  Commission  for  Costen  J. 
Harrell,  Luther  W.  Wells  (*)  (Virginia),  William  F.  McMurrv 
(*)    (Memphis) 

Central  Jurisdiction:  Gradison  M.  Phelps  (North  Carolina).  Amos  L. 
Holland  (Mississippi),  Samuel  J.  McDonald  (*)  (South  Caro- 
lina), J.  E.  Wilkins  (*)    (Lexington) 

North  Central  Jurisdiction:  Charles  W.  Brashares  (Detroit)  (elected 
Bishop  by  the  Jurisdictional  Conference,  and  William  E.  Harrison 
(Detroit),  elected  in  his  place,  Richard  C.  Raines  (Northern  Min- 
nesota), Hershal  R.  Snavely  (*)  (Illinois),  George  R.  Klein 
(*)    (North-East  Ohio) 

South  Central  Jurisdiction:  Albert  E.  Kirk  (Kansas).  R.  F.  Curl 
(Southwest  Texas),  J.  T.  Thompson  (Little  Rock),  Frank  L. 
McNeny  (*)    (North  Texas) 

Western  Jurisdiction:  H.  Guy  Goodsell  (Oregon),  W.  P.  Rankin 
(California),  J.  Wesley  Hole  {*)  (Southern  California-Arizona). 
A.  R.  Reeves  (*)   (Montana) 

Members-at-Large:  Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  (Ohio).  Harry  S.  Devore 
(North  Texas),  Frank  G.  H.  Stevens  (Southern  California- 
Arizona),  J.  Edgar  Skillington  (Central  Pennsylvania),  Edwin 
L.  Jones    (*)    (Western   North  Carolina) 


972  Journal  of  the  19.kA  General  Conference 

TRUSTEES  FOR  DREW  UNIVERSITY 

(See  page  252) 

Class  of  1956:  Nolan  B.  Hai-mon,  Jr.,  Chester  C.  Marshall,  Albert  H. 
Marion,  Eric  M.  North,  John  M.  Pearson,  Harold  Paul  Sloan, 
J.  Edgar  Washabaugh,  Luther  Haggertv  (*),  William  MacRossie 
(*),  Oscar  H.  Merz  (*),  C.  C.  Moore  (''),  Charles  C.  Parlin  (*), 
William  S.  Pilling  (*),  Paul  Sturtevant  (*) 

To  fill  vacancies  Class  of  194S:  Ralph  W.  Sockman  for  Allen  Mac- 
Rossie, Deceased;  Ross  Allen  Baker  (*)  for  Frank  A.  Home  (*), 
Deceased 

TRUSTEES  JOHN  STREET  CHURCH 

(See  page  433) 

Resident  Bishop  of  New  York  (Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam),  Arlo  A. 
Brown,  Edward  R.  Carman.  John  C.  Hegeman,  James  R.  Joy, 
Annie  M.  Pfeiffer.  Millard  L.  Robinson,  Clayton  Snyder,  Wilson 
P.  Tanner 

TRUSTEES  LAKE  JUNALUSKA,  INCORPORATED 

(See  page  288) 

For  eight  vears:  Elmer  T.  Clark,  Edwin  L.  Jones,  Benjaman  H.  Little- 
ton, G.  L.  Morelock,  C.  C.  Norton.  Clare  Purcell,  W.  F.  Quillian, 
Guy  E.  Snavely 

For  four  vears:  H.  A.  Dunham,  R.  L.  Flowers,  Paul  B.  Kei-n,  W.  A. 
Lambeth,  W.  W.  Peele,  W.  S.  F.  Tatum,  L.  W.  Wells 

TRUSTEES  OF  THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

(See  page  445) 

Term  expires  1948:  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  Harry  Shaw  (*)  (West 
Virginia),  Troy  W.  Appleby  (*)  (Ohio),  Howard  W.  Whitaker 
(Louisville),  Arnold  A.  Johnson  (*)    (Kentucky) 

Terms  expire  1952:  Samuel  W.  Marble  (Colorado),  Henry  Zimmerman 
(*),  Reber  Boult  (*)  (Tennessee),  J.  F.  Caskey  (St.  Louis), 
W.  H.  Williams  (Detroit).  Fred  M.  Bailey  (St.  Louis) 

TRUSTEES  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH.  SOUTH 

(See  page  446) 

Class  of  1950:  J.  T.  Leggett  (Mississippi),  M.  A.  Stevenson  (Holston), 
John  Q.  Schislei-  (North  Arkansas).  George  H.  Armstead,  Jr.  (*) 
(Tennessee),  Reber  Boult  (*)    (Tennessee) 

Class  of  1954:  John  L.  Ferguson  (Tennessee),  B.  B.  Pennington  (Ten- 
nessee), B.  A.  Whitmore  (*)  (Tennessee),  C.  F.  Lovell  (*)  (Ten- 
nessee), W.  H.  Wiseman   (*)    (Tennessee) 

TRUSTEES  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

(See  page  446) 

Terms  expire  1948:  Bishop  H.  Lester  Smith,  M.  C.  Slutes  (*)  (Ohio), 
Carroll  H.  Lewis  ('■=)  (Ohio),  H.  F.  Dornette  (*)  (Ohio),  Anson 
C.  Fry  (*)    (Ohio),  Charles  M.  Coulter  (Ohio) 

Terms  expire  1952:  Isaac  E.  Miller  (Ohio),  Freemont  E.  Fribley 
(North  Indiana),  Albert  G.  Schatzman  (Ohio),  Leonard  Garver, 
Jr.  (*)  (Ohio),  Trov  W.  Appleby  (*)  (Ohio),  J.  B.  Dean  (=•) 
(Ohio) 


The  Methodist  Church  973 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE  METHODIST  PROTESTANT  CHURCH 

(See  page  447) 

Bishop  James  H.  Straughn.  Roby  F.  Day  (New  York  East),  Henry 
0.  DeWeese  (North  Indiana),  Harry  Shaw  (*)  (West  Virginia), 
Cuthbert  W.  Bates  (Western  North  Carolina),  W.  C.  Scott  (Bal- 
timore), B.  M.  Mitchell  (*)  (West  Virginia),  Ely  D.  Miller  (*) 
(Ohio) 

TRUSTEES  METHODIST  HOME,  WEST  LAFAYETTE,  OHIO 

(See  page  402) 

D.  L.  Curtis,  H.  W.  Peterson.  Roy  I.  Farmer,  F.  Hull,  C.  L.  Yoder, 
F.  E.  Stottlemire,  T.  L.  Montgomery 

TRUSTEES  WESTMINSTER  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY 

(See  page  318) 

Bishop  James  H.  Straughn,  L.  E.  Bee,  John  H.  Baker,  F.  Murray 
Benson,  George  W.  Culberson,  Charles  E.  Forlines,  Thomas  S. 
Holt,  George  K.  Mather,  Benjamin  W.  Meeks,  Reginald  G.  Mow- 
bray, Reuben  Y.  Nicholson,  William  C.  Scott 


974  Journal  of  the  194i  General  Confer eyice 


IX.  GENERAL  CONFERENCES  OR 

GENERAL  CONVENTIONS  OF  THE 

THREE  CONSTITUENT  CHURCHES  FORMING 

THE  METHODIST  CHURCH 

General  Conferences  or  Conventions  of  the  Three 
Constituent  Churches  Forming  The  Methodist  Church 

The  Declaratioyi  of  Union,  Item  III. 

"The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  South,  and  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church 
had  their  common  origin  in  the  organization  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church  in  America  in  1784,  A.D.,  and  have 
ever  held,  adhered  to  and  preserved  a  common  belief,  spirit 
and  purpose,  as  expressed  in  their  common  Articles  of 
Religion." 

THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,   SOUTH 

THE   METHODIST   PROTESTANT   CHURCH 

1784  (Dec."24) Baltimore,  Md The  Christmas  Conference 

1792 Baltimore,  Md. 

1796 Baltimore,  Md. 

Secretary 

1800 Baltimore,  Md Nicholas  Snethen 

1804 Baltimore,  Md John  Wilson 

1808 Baltimore,  Md William  Penn  Chandler 

Delegated  General  Conferences  Begun 

1812 New  York,  N.  Y Daniel  Hitt 

1816 Baltimore,  Md Lewis  R.  Fechtig 

1820 Baltimore,  Md Alexander  McCaine 

1824 Baltimore,  Md John  Emorv 

1818 Pittsburgh,  Pa Martin  Ruter 

METHODIST  PROTESTANT  CHURCH  1928-1936 

President  Secretary 

1827  Convention.  .    Baltimore,  Md Nicholas  Snethen Henry  Willis 

1828  Convention.  .    Baltimore,  Md Nicholas  Snethen Wm.  S.  Stockton 

1830  Conference    .    Baltimore,  Md Francis  Waters Gideon  Davis 

1834 Georgetown,  D.  C Nicholas  Snethen W.  C.  Lipscomb 

1838 Pittsburgh,  Pa A.sa  Shinn T.  W.  Pearson 

1842 Baltimore,  Md Asa  Shinn John  J.  Reed 


fhe  Methodist  Church  975 

18461. ...        Cincinnati,  Ohio Francis  Waters J.  E.  Wilson 

1850 Baltimore,  Md Levi  R.  Reese A.  H.  Bassett 

1854 Steubenville,  Ohio    .  .  .John  Burns W.  H.  Wills 

1858 Lynchburg,  Va W.  C.  Lipscomb W.  H.  Wills 

1862 Georgetown,  D.  C Francis  Waters D.  Evans  Reese 

(Adjourned  to  1865) 

1865 Georgetown,  D.  C Francis  Waters D.  Evans  Reese 

(Adjourned  session) 

1866 Georgetown,  D.  C W.  H.  Wills J.  K.  Nichols 

1867  Convention       Montgomery,  Ala J.  J.  Murray C.  W.  Button 

1870  Baltimore,  Md J.  G.  Whitfield J.  G.  Cherry 

1874 Lynchburg,  Va L.  W.  Bates A.  C.  Harris 

1877 Baltimore,  Md L.  W.  Bates G.  B.  McElroy 

General  Convention 

1880 Pittsburgh,  Pa G.  B.  McElroy Wm.  S.  Hammond 

1884 Baltimore,  Md Wm.  S.  Hammon S.  K.  Spahr 

1888 Adrian,  Mich David  Jones U.  S.  Fleming 

1892 Westminster,  Md J.  W.  Hering John  F.  Cowan 

1896 Kansas  City,  Mo J.  W.  Hering T.  M.  Johnson 

1900 Atlantic  City,  N.  J....D.  S.  Stephens H.  L.  Elderdice 

1904 Washington,  D.  C F.  T.  Tagg F.  C.  Chambers 

1908 Pittsburgh,  Pa T.  H.  Lewis Charles  H.  Beck 

1912 Baltimore,  Md Lyman  E.  Davis Charles  H.  Beck 

1914 Columbus,  Ohio Lyman  E.  Davis Charles  H.  Beck 

Special  Session 

1916 Zanesville,  Ohio Lyman  E.  Davis Charles  H.  Beck 

1920 Greensboro,  N.  C T.  H.  Lewis Charles  H.  Beck 

1924 Tiffin,  Ohio T.  H.  Lewis Charles  H.  Beck 

1928 Baltimore,  Md J.  C.  Broomfield C.  W.  Bates 

1932 Columbus,  Ohio J.  C.  Broomfield C.  W.  Bates 

1936 High  Point,  N.  C James  H.  Straughn  .  .  .  C.  W.  Bates 

THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 
THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,  SOUTH 

Secretary 

1832 Philadelphia,  Pa Thomas  L.  Douglass 

1836 Cincinnati,  Ohio Thomas  L.  Douglass 

1840 Baltimore,  Md John  A.  Collins 

1844 New  York,  N.  Y Thomas  B.  Sargent 

THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,   1844-1936 

1848 Pittsburgh,  Pa Joseph  M.  Trimble 

1852 Boston,  Mass Joseph  M.  Trimble 

1856 Indianapolis,  Ind William  L.  Harris 

1860 Buffalo,  N.  Y William  L.  Harris 

1864 .< Philadelphia,  Pa William  L.  Harris 

1868 Chicago,  111 William  L.  Harris 

Lay  Delegates  First  Seated 

1872 Brooklyn,  N.  Y William  L.  Harris 

(Elected  Bishop,  May  23,  1872) 
George  W.  Woodruff 

1876 Baltimore,  Md George  W.  Woodruff 

1880 Cincinnati,  Ohio George  W.  Woodruff 

1884 Philadelphia,  Pa David  S.  Monroe 

1888 New  York,  N.  Y David  S.  Monroe 

1892 Omaha,  Neb David  S.  Monroe 

1896 Cleveland,  Ohio David  S.  Monroe 


&76  Journal  of  the  lOJ^Jf.  General  Conference 

Ministerial  and  Lay  Delegates  Now  in  Equal  Number 
1900 Chicago,  111 David  S.  Monroe 

Women  Admitted  to  Membership 

1904 Los  Angeles,  Calif Joseph  B.  Hingeley 

1908 Baltimore,  Md Joseph  B.  Hingeley 

1912 Minneapolis,  Minn Joseph  B.  Hingeley 

1916 Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y Edwin  Locke 

1920 DesMoines,  Iowa Edmund  M.  Mills 

1924 Springfield,  Mass Raymond  J.  Wade 

1928 Kansas  City,  Mo Raymond  J.  Wade 

(Elected  Bishop,  May  23,  1928) 

John  M.  Arters 

1932 Atlantic  City,  N.  J John  M.  Arters 

1936 Columbus,  Ohio John  M.  Arters 

.METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,  SOUTH,  1844-1938 

1846 Petersburg,  Va T.  N.  Ralston 

1850 St.  Louis,  Mo T.  O.  Summers 

1854 Columbus,  Ga T.  O.  Summers 

1858 Nashville,  Tenn T.  O.  Summers 

1862 No  session  on  account  of  the  war. 

1866 New  Orleans,  La T.  0.  Summers 

1870 Memphis,  Tenn T.  0.  Summers 

1874 Louis\alle,  Ky T.  O.  Summers 

1878 Atlanta,  Ga T.  0.  Summers 

1882 Nashville,  Tenn T.  0.  Summers 

(Died  during  session) 
John  S.  Martin 

1886 Richmond,  Va John  S.  Martin 

1890 St.  Louis,  Mo W.  P.  Harrison 

1894 Memphis,  Tenn W\  P.  Harrison 

1898 Baltimore,  Md John  J.  Tigert 

1902 Dallas,  Texas John  J.  Tigert 

1906 Birmingham,  Ala John  J.  Tigert 

(Elected  Bishop,  May  17,  1906) 

A.  F.  Watkins 

1910 Asheville,  N.  C A.  F.  Watkins 

1914 Oklahoma  City,  Okla A.  F.  Watkins 

1918 Atlanta,  Ga A.  F.  Watkins 

Women  Delegates  Seated  for  First  Time 

1922 Hot  Springs,  Ark A.  F.  Watkins 

1926 Chattanooga,  Tenn A.  F.  Watkins 

Special  Session 

1926 Memphis,  Tenn A.  F.  Watkins 

1930 Dallas,  Texas Lud  H.  Estes 

1934 Jackson,  Miss Lud  H.  Estes 

1938 Birmingham,  Ala Lud  H.  Estes 

THE  UNITING  CONFERENCE 

THE  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

THE   METHODIST   EPISCOPAL  CHURCH,   SOUTH 

THE  METHODIST  PROTESTANT  CHURCH 

1939 Kansas  City,  Mo Lud  H.  Estes 

THE  METHODIST   CHURCH 

1940 Atlantic  City,  N.  J Lud  H.  Estes 

1944 Kansas  City,  Mo Lud  H.  Estes 


INDEX 


INDEX 


Ad    Interim    Committee 

Crusade    for    Christ,    Ordered    456 
Personnel   of   486,   965 
Adams,  Charles  V.    (•) 

Resolution    re    Editor   Christian    Advocate 

304 
Moves  to  delete ;  lost  345 
Moves    to   refer ;    accepted    420 
Moves  to  amend:    lost  469 
Address 

Council  of  Bishops,   148,  230 
Addresses 

Educational  288.  868 

Oxnam,    Bishop    G.    Bromley    288,    868 
Holloway.  Dr.   Fred  G.  288,  874 
Smart,    Dr.   W.   Aiken   288,   879 
Kraternal    277,    332,    461,    883 

Roberson.  Dr.  Benjamin  G.  277,  883 
Bell,  Bishop  William  Y.  332,  886 
Ellis,    Dr.    James    E.    461,    890 
Hermandei'.    (*),    Elias   277.    891 
International    Night    270,    271,    893 
Pickett.  Bishop  J.  Waskom  270,  898 
Chen,   Bishop  W.   Y.   271.   900 
Guerra.    Bishop   Eleazar  271,   90S 
Adjournment 

Final,  ordered  363 
Sine   die   504 
Administrative   Committees 

List  of    16,   220 
Affiliated   Autonomous    Churches 

Roll  of  95,   214 
Africa 

Unofficial  Delegates  97 
Residential    Supervision    434 
Provisional      Central      Conference ;      En- 
abling Act  for  457 
African   Methodist   Episcopal  Church 

Greetings  sent  332 
African    Methodist    Episcopal    Zion    Church 

Greetings  sent  332 
Age  of   Methodist   Church 

Resolution  Daniel  L.  Marsh  235 
Alabama    Annual    Conference 
Personnel  41 
Roll   call   202 
Substitutions   745 
Allen.   Chaplain   Phillip   J. 

Presented   302 
Alphabetical     List 
Delegates    98 
Reserve  Delegates  112 
Unofficial    Delegates    111 
American    Bible   Society 
Committee   on    18 
Nominated   and   elected   220 
Advisory   Council,   The   Methodist   Church 

members   401,   508,   965 
Report    No.    1,    American    Bible    Society 
401,  509 
Anderson,   William    K. 

Resolution,  re  Order  of  the  Day  ;  ndopte<l 

236 
Answers   question   356 
Presents    Report   357 
I'rescnted    367 


Moves    previous    question  ;    out    of    order 

367 
Point   of   Order;    well   taken    414 
Angola    Provisional    Annual    Conference 

Enabling  Act   for   457 
Appeals   to   .Judicial   Council 

J.      Edgar      Skillington,      re      Missionary 

Bishops   276.   290.   928 
Glenn    R.    Phillips,    re    Paragraph     1318, 

Section  2    (d)    352,  382,  928 
Lewis    O.    Hartman,    re    Paragraph    934, 

1940   Discipline  291,    320.    929 
Charles   C.    Parlin    (*),    re   Conscientious 

Objectors  392,   398,  930 
Fred    D.    Stone,    re    Church    Members    in 

Jurisdictions   303,    383.   930 
Glenn   R.   Phillips,  re   1944   Pension    Plan 
Case   373,    932 
Appleby,    TVoy   W.    (*) 
Archbishop    of   York 

Moves    to    amend;    adopted    261 
Apportionments    1944-1948 

Report   on    241,    263,    856,    858 
Communication    from    350 
Armstrong,     Buddy     (•) 

Solo   270 
Arvidson.    Theodor 

Cablegram    from    487 
Atlanta    Annual    Conference 
Personnel    42 
Roll   call   202 
Substitutions  750 
Auman.   Orrin   W. 

Voted   privileges   of   floor   226 
Presents   Report  232 
Speaks  to  question   251 
Makes   announcements   258.   307.   364.   367 
Statement  re  Commerce  Trust  Co.  463 
Elected      to      General      Commission      on 
Records,   Forms   and  Statistical   Blanks 
486,  969 
Aye  and   No   Vote  on   War 
Ordered   377 
Taken    378 
Results    386,    387,    389,    390 

I 
B 

Kaboock.    Sidney    H. 

Moves   to  amend  :   accepted   295 
Badley.    Bishop    Brenton    T. 

Retiring   Service   for   436 
Bailey.    Governor    Thomas    L.     (•) 

Addresses  Conference  264 
Baker.    E.    D. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  248 

Asks    question    292 

Moves    to    substitute ;    lost    345 
Haker.    Bishop   James   C. 

Presides    371 

Special   gavel  used   374 

Ruling:    Chester   A.    Smith    (•)  ;    Out    of 
order   373 

Ruling:      Thomas     B.     Lugg ;     Point     of 
Order,   well   taken   374 

Ruling:    J.    Edgar    Skillington;    Point    of 
Order,    well   taken   376 


(979) 


980 


Jounial  of  the  19 U  General  Conference 


Ruling:  Leo  H.  McKay  (*)  ;  out  of  ofder 
377 

Ruling:  Frank  C.  Pronert   (*)  ;  Point  of 
Order,  well  taken  377 

Ruling:    W.   Foss   Curtiss    (♦)  ;   Point  of 
Order,    well   taken    381 
Haker,  Rufus  C. 

Point  of   Order ;   well  taken   467 
Baggett,   John   F. 

Moved  to  adjourn  :   adopted   435 
Balloch,    Bishop    Enrique   C. 

Devotions  458 

Prayer    273 
Balloch,    Mrs.    Enrique    C.    (*) 

Presented   273 
Ballots    and    Tellers 

Personnel  13 

Nominated    and    Elected    233,    234 
Baltic  and  Slavic   Annual   Conference 

Personniel    42 

Roll  Call  202 

Unofficial    Delegates    97 

Enabling  Act  for   457 
Baltimore  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  42 

Roll    Call    202 

Substitutions    751 
Bancroft,   E.   Dow    (*) 

Presented,    382 
Barnwell,   Miss   Mary    Lou    (*) 

Makes  statement  428 
Barradell.   William   H.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend,  lost  312,   315 
Bartak,  Joseph  H. 

Prayer  343 
Bttumhofer,   Earl   F. 

Moves   to   amend  ;   accepted   249 
Baxter,  Bishop  Bruce  R. 

Escorts  Retiring   Bishops   436 

Devotions  231 

Final  Benediction  504 
Bayley,   Francis  R. 

Makes   statement    278 

Presents  Decision,   re  Missionary  Bishops 
290.   928 

Presents  Decision,  re  Paragraph  934,  1940 
Discipline  320,   929 

Presents    Decision,     re    Paragraph     1318, 
Section  2    (d),  1940  Discipline  382,  928 

Presents  Decision,  re  Church  Members  in 
Jurisdictions,    383.    285.    930 

Presents    Decision,    re    Conscientious    Ob- 
jectors 398.  930 

Presents  Charles  B.   Ketcham  430 

Requests   leave  of   Absence   430 
l?elgium    Annual    Conference 

Personnel   43 

Roll   Call   202 
Bell.  C.  Cooper 

Against  Resolution   276 

Against   amendment   337 
Bell,   Bishop   William   Y. 

Address     ordered     published     332 
Bengal    Annual   Conference 

Personnel  43 

Roll  Call  202 

Unofficial   Delegates  96 
Bennett,  Reginald  V. 

Makes   inquiry  249 
Bishops 

Address  of   148,   230 

Authorized  to  complete  nominations,  etc. 
464 

Council  of  9 

Deceased   10 

In    attendance   201 

Presiding  12  ^ 


Retired    10  .         , 

Retiring,    motion    re   385 

Retiring   Service   for   436 

Song,  sung  309 

Motion   re  Bishops'   Song  310 

Statement  re  Africa  434 
Bissell.   Rebecca    (*) 

Solo  270 
Blackard.   William   F. 

Standing   Votes.   Section   B    15 
Boaz,    Bishop    Hiram   A. 

Benediction  238 
Bohemia-Moravia  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    43 

Roll    Call    202 

Unofficial    Delegates    97 
Bombay   Annual    Conference 

Personnel   43 

Roll  Call  202 
Booth.    Newell    S. 

For  Substitute  397 

Moves  to  amend ;  lost  407 
Bragg.   Mrs.   J.    D.    (*) 

Asks   question    308 

Speaks   to   Report   314 

Motion  re  Bishop   Paul   B.   Kern   334 

For  Minority  Report  349 

Against  amendment   356.   412 
Branscomb,  John  W. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted  263 
Brashares,  Charles  W. 

Motion    re    Deceased    Bishops    and    Dele- 
gates ;   adopted  232 

Resolution     re     World     Service     Funds ; 
adopted  258 

Presents    Resolution   of   Thanks  ;    adopted 
500 
Brazil    Methodist    Church 

Delegates   from   95 

Meetings  from   461,   890 
Brewster.    Earl   B. 

Moves    to    amend ;    accepted    326.    444 

Question  of   Privilege ;  out  of  order  480 

Amendment  deleted   496 
Britton,  Charles  A..  Jr. 

Editor,  Daily  Christian  Advocate  15 
Broomfield,    Bishop   John   C. 

Takes   offering   270,   342 

Devotions   271 

Retiring  Service  for  436 
Brown,  Earl  R. 

Speaks   to  Report  286.   401 

Asks    explanation    324 

Moves   election  of   Trustees   West   Lafay- 
ette  Home  ;   adopted   402 
Brown.    William    E. 

Ballots  and   Tellers.   Section  D   13 
Brown.    Mrs.    W.    Raymond    (♦)  • 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted   308 
Bryan,    Dawson    C. 

Presents  Report  504 

Motion  re  printing  in  Discipline :  adopted 
504 
Bryan,   Winfred   F. 

Presents   O.   W.   Auman    232 

Motion    re    Reports    233 

Motion    re   changes    250 

Moves  to   refer  ;   adopted    25 1 

Motion    re    postponement  ;    adopted    250, 
251 

Against   amendment   260 

Moves  to  refer ;  lost  278 

Presents   Report  305.   432 

Motion  re  Vote  by  Orders  ;  lost  349 

Motion    to   reconsider ;    lost   392 

Presents   nominations  ;   elected   433 


The  Methodist  Church 


981 


Resolution   re    Uniform    rcnsion    System  ; 
adopted    460 

Moves    to    amend ;    accepted    amendment 
484 

Moves    reconsideration  ;    adopted    484 

For   Amendment   494 
Houdet,   Moisea    (*) 

Seconds    amendment    411 
Burma    Annual    Conference 

Personnel   43 

Roll   Call   202 

Unofficial   Delegates   96 
Burnett,  Chaplain   William  M. 

Presented   488 


Caldwell.  Charles  W.  (•) 
Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  286 
California    Annual   Conference 

Personnel  43 

RoU    Call    202 

Substitutions  202 
Callaghan,   Arthur  A. 

Moves   to  amend  :   accepted   244 

Motion   to   excuse;    adopted   321,    477 

Explains    provision    396 

Presents  Reports  Committee  on  Enabling 
Acts  and  Legal  Forms  437,  438,  439, 
450,  491,  492.  493,  501 

Motion  re  Paragraph  803,  1940  Discipline 
adopted    492 

Motion     re    North    Africa    Annual    Con- 
ference adopted  492 
Caton,    Andrew   C. 

Motion   re  A.   Raymond   Reeves    (*)    217 

Moves  previous  question  ;  adopted   368 
Carder,    Okey    J. 

Presents  Reports,  Committee  on  Hosr 
piUl  and  Homes  307,  401,  403 

Motion  to  amend  ;   no  second   236 

Accepts    amendment   308 

Presents  Covering  Resolution  309.  402 

Moves   previous  question  ;  ordered  341 
Carpenter,  Chaplain  Charles  I. 

Presented   301 
Carpenter,   Guy  O. 

Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  223 

Moves  to  amend ;  accepted   243 

Explains  amendment  249 

For    amendment   249 

Moves   to  table :   withdrawn    275 

Moves   to   amend;   adopted    311 

Against    amendment    345 

Moves   to  amend ;   lost   356 

Moves  to  delete ;  lost  356 

Asks   Question   428 
Carr,   Robert  B.    (•) 

Presents   Report   423 

Designates   helpers   423 

Moves  privileges  of  floor  for  Bishop  J. 
Lloyd  Deceit ;  adopted  423 

Motion  re  adoption  of  Report ;  adopted 
423 

Arrept,s    amendments    425,    427.    428,    429 

Asks    question    428 

Resolution    re   Revision    Study   Committee 
of  Discipline:  adopted  429 
Cavert,   Samuel   McRae 

Presents  Report  of  Federal  Council  of 
Churches  of  Christ   in   America   251 

Addresses    Conference    251 
Central  Alahuma  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    44 

Roll   Call   202 
Central   China    Annntd   Conference 

Personnel    44 


Roll   Call   202 

Unofficial   Delegates   96 

Enabling  Act  for  457 
Central   Conferences 

Commission    for    1944-1948,    ordered    228 

Personnel  nominated  and  elected  486,  96ii 
Central  Conferences 

Committee  on  22 

Nominated  and  elected   237 

Reports 

No.  1,  Disciplinary  Changes  393,  395,  435, 
795 

No.  2.  Enabling  Acts  393.  396,  399,  466, 
764 

No.  3.   Bishops   for  Africa  450,  451.  766 

No.  4.  Authority  to  Propose  Changes  to 
Constitution  of  The  Methodist  Church  ; 
withdrawn    466,    767 

No.  5.  Conference  of  Bishops  451,  767 

No.  6.  Laymen  in  the  Annual  Conference 
467,   768 

No.  7.  Term  Episcopacy  and  Retirement 
Allow^ances   451,    766 

No.  8.  Affiliated  Autonomous  Churches 
467,   768 

No.  9.  Boundaries  Within  The  China  An- 
nual   Conference    468,    769 

No.  10.  Episcopal  Supervision  in  Mission 
Fields  396,  397,   398,   434,  435,  485,  769 

No.  11.  Central  Conference  of  Latin 
America   468,    771 

No.  12.  Report  of  Commission  on  Central 
Conferences    1940-1944,    451,    771 

No.   13.  Miscellaneous  Matters   496,   774 

No.    14.    Amending   Paragraph   341,    1940 
Discipline   485,    774 
Central  Conference  of  Southern   Asia 

Enabling  Act  for  457 
Central     Congo     Provisional     Annual     Con- 
ference 

Enabling  Act   for  457 
Central  German  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  44 

Roll   Call   203 
Central   Kansas   Annual  Conference 

Personnel  45 

Roll   Call   203 

Substitutions   203 
Central   New  York   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   45 

Roll  Call  203 

Substitutions  203 
Central    Pennsylvania    Annual    Conference 

Personnel   46 

Roll   Call    203 

Substitutions  203,  744,  748 
Central  Provinces  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    46 

Roll  Call   203 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 
Central  Texas  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   46 

Roll   Call    203 

Substitutions   203,    748.   751 
Central   West  Annual   Conference 

Personnel    47 

Roll   Call   203 

Substitutions    203.    760 
Certification   of   Journal 

Resolution   on    4.   487 
Chairmen 

Committee  of  16 
ChHi)lains 

Order  of  the  Day  313 
Chapman.    Chaplain    Grover 

Presented    302 
Chen.    Bishop    W.    Y. 


982 


Journal  of  the  19J^^  General  Conference 


Interprets       Message      of       Generalissimo 

ChianK    Kai-shek   256.   866 
Addresses   Conference  270,   900 
Chiang    Kai-shek 

Message  from   266,   866 
Reply  to  256 
Chile  Annual  Conference 
Personnel   47 
Roll  Call  203 
Unofficial  Delegates   97 
China  Annual  Conference 
Personnel    47 
Roll   Call   203 
Unofficial   Delegates   96 
Clark,   Anson   C.    (*) 

Moves   to   elect ;   adopted    379 
Clark,    Clyde   B.    (♦) 

Speaks  to  Report  265 
Clarke,    Vincent  P. 

Greetings   sent  2S8 
Coates,    Cristobal    G.     (*) 
Makes   request ;   granted   260 
Moves   to  amend ;   withdrawn   395 
CoUey,    Thomas    E. 

Resignation  accepted  303 
Colorado   Annual   Conference 
Personnel    47 
Roll   Call   203 
Colored    Methodist    Church 

Report    of    Commission    251,    262 
Commissions   for   1944-1948 
Central   Conferences   461,   965 
Courses   of    Study   316,   965 
Entertainment  1948  448,  966 
Pension    Legislation    257,    968 
Plan     of     Organization      and      Rules     of 

Order   1948,    465,   970 
Public  Information  816,  969 
Relation   of   the   Races   in    The   Methodist 
Church     (See    Report    No.    7    State    of 
the    Church  ;     Program     of    Action     A, 
729)    360,   726,   729,   969 
Records,    Forms,    and    Statistical    Blanks 

448,    969 
Ritual    and    Orders    of    Worship    449,    969 
World    Peace    316,    971 

World  Service  and  Finance  279.  303,  971 
Committees  for   1944-1948 

Ad  Interim,  Crusade  for  Christ  456,  486, 

965 
Study  of   The  Local  Church   447,  967 
Overseas   Relief   379,   968 
Revision   Study  of  the  Dinr.i.pline  429,  970 
Social    Action    and     Industrial    Relations 
(See    Report    17    State    of    the    Church 
740)    471,    970 
Security  for  Full-Time  Lay  Employees  in 
Religious   Institutions    (See   Report  No. 
19,   State  of  the  Church)    472,  742,  970 
Committees    for    1944    General    Conference 
Central    Conferences    22,    237 
Evening   Programs    23,    225,    230 
Commvinications 

Archbishop  of   York  350 
Arvidson,    Theodor   487 
Council   of    Bishops    223 
Sigg,  Ferdinand  264 
Conference    Claimants 
Committee  on   36 
Reports 

No.    1.   Unified   Pension   Code   321,   329, 

510 
No.  2.  Minister's  Reserve  Pension  Fund 

330.    529 
No.   3.   Pension   I^egislation  442,  530 
No.   4    Non-concurrence   497,   631 


Conferences 

Committee    on    37 
Reports 

No.    1.    Lay    Member    of    Annual    Con- 
ference   Added   to    Quarterly   Confer- 
ence 286,   286,   293,   532 
No.    2.    Minimum    Support    for    Pastor.s 

293,   294,   532 
No.   3.  Duties  of  the  Quarterly  Confer- 
ence  294,   533 
No.    4.    Lay    Member    of    Annual    Con- 
ference   and    Charge    Lay    Leader    to 
he  Members  of  Official   Board  533 
No.  5.  Continuation  of  the  South   Flor- 
ida   Annual    Conference   358,    533 
No.     6.     Oriental     Provisional     Annual 

Conference    358,    534 
No.   7.   Ministerial   Members  of  an   An- 
nual   Conference    (Withdrawn),    358, 
534 
No.  8.   Disciplinary  Questions  Asked  of 
Pastors     (Withdrawn    and    Substitute 
inserted)    469,   536 
No.  9.  A  Secretary  of  Town  and  Coun- 
try  Work   367,    358,   535 
No.    10.    Business    of   An    Annual    Con- 
ference   442,    443,    536 
No.    11.    Negro    Work    in    New    Jersey 

and    New    York    437,    443.    540 
No.     12.     Local     Church     Election     443. 

541 
No.    13.   Examination   of   Records   of   A 

Quarterly  Conference  468,  541 
No.  14.  Continuation  of  English- 
speaking  Annual  Conferences  With 
Less  Than  Fifty  Members  in  Full 
Connection  (Never  called  on  the  Cal- 
endar) 542 
No.     15.     Orphanages     and     Children's 

Homes   468,    543 
No.   16.  Amend  Paragraph  463    (Never 

called  on   Calendar)    543 
No.    17.    Election   of   Delegates   to   Gen- 
eral   Conference    468,    643 
No.    18.    Basic    Salary    Financial    Plan 

469.   544 
No.   19.   District  Committee  on   License 

to  Preach  443,  544 
No.  20.   Southwest  Mexican  Conference 

469,    470,    645 
No.    21.    Non-concurrence   497,   545 
Conscientious   Objectors 

Status    referred    to    Judicial    Council    392. 
398,    930 
Contents 

Table  of  5 
Cooper,   Charles   E.    (*) 

Presented  304 
Corley,  Chaplain   P.   K. 

Presented    401 
Correlation   of  Legislation 
Committee    on    16 
Nominated    and    elected    219 
Report    of    459 
Count  Vote 

On    p:nabling   Acts    449,    450 
Coulter,    Charles    M. 

Moves   to  delete:   lost  355,   356 
For   amendment   357 
Courses    of    Study 

Order  of  the  Day  236,  312 
Commission    on    316,    965 
Courtesies  and  Privileges 
Committee  on  16,  219 

Reports  of  238,  265,  272,  301,  317,  332, 
361,  362,  372,  383,  400,  418,  436,  459. 
488 


The  Methodist  Church 


983 


Crabbe,  GeorKe  W.    (•) 

Moves   to   reconsider ;   adopted   496 
Moves  to  delete ;  adopted  496 
Crane,    Henry   Hitt 

For   Majority   Report   366 
Takes   offering   437 
Crawford.    Alfred    W.    (*) 

Ballots   and    Tellers,    Section    C    13 
Credentials 

Committee  on  17 
Nominated  and  elected   210 
Reports 

No.  1.  253,  744 
No.  2.  266,  744 
No.  3.  305,  745 
No.  4.  385,  746 
No.  5.  885,  747 
No.  6.  463,  748 
No.  7.  463,  749 
No.  8.  463,  750 
No.  9.  463,  751 
Cromer,   Horace  E. 

Moves   to  amend :  accepted  356 
Cropper,    Walter   V. 

Moves   to  recommit ;  lost   247 
Crummey,  John  R.    (•) 

Moves   to    amend ;   adopted    338 
Crusade  for   Christ 

Order  of  the  Day  287.   334 

Report    unanimously    adopted     339,     775, 

776,   777,   780,   781,   783 
Ad    Interim    Committee    authorized    456, 

486,   965 
Advance  Expense  Account  Provided  For, 
462 
Cuba  Annual  Conference 
Personnel   48 
Roll   Call   203 
Curtis,  W.  Marvette 

Moves   to  substitute:    lost   275,    276 
For    amendment    359 
Curtiss,    W.    Foss    (») 

Point   of   order;   well    taken    381 
Speaks    to    motion    427 
Cushman,   Bishop   Ralph  S. 
Presides    458 
Presents      Bishop      Enrique     C.      Balloch 

458 
Ruling:    Chester    A.    Smith     (*),    out    of 

order  465 
Ruling  :  Rufus  C.  Baker  ;  point  of  order  ; 

well  taken  467 
Ruling:  Abbot  L.  Fletcher   (*)  ;  Point  of 

Order ;   not  well   taken    468 
Ruling :  A.  Wesley  Pugh  ;  Point  of  Order  ; 

not   well   taken    476 
Ruling:     Edward     B.     Brewster;     not    a 

privileged  matter  480 
Makes     statement     re     Ernest     Fremont 
Tittle  474 
Cushman,  Mrs.   Ralph   S.    (•) 

Presented  255 
Czechoslovakia  Annual  Conference 
Enabling  Act  for  501 

D 

Daily  Christian  Advocate 

Staff  16 
Dakota  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  48 

Roll  Call  203 

Substitutions  74B,  750 
Darlington,    Bishop    Urban    V.    W. 

Retired  Service  for  436 
Davage,  Matthew  S. 

Makes  statement  279 


Davenport,  G.  Montgomery 

Motion  to  refer  ;  out  of  order  275 

Against  amendment  345 

Moves  to  adjourn;  adopted  361,  371 

Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  404 

Moves  adoption  of   Report  ;  adopted   428 

Prayer  488 
Davis,  J.  Boyd   (*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  326 

Moves  previous  question  ;  adopted  359 
Davis.   Ernest   E. 

Motion  re  Report ;  adopted  406 
Davis,  Milton  C.    (•) 

Interprets  Fraternal  Address  277 
Davis,  Wilmer  Fell   (♦) 

Moves  to  amend;  accepted  471 

Moves  to  reconsider ;  adopted  493 

Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted   494 
Day,  Albert  E. 

Makes      request     to      withdraw      Report ; 
granted  268 

Makes   statement   269 

Speaks  against  motion  317 
Against  amendment  337 
For  Majority  Report  366 

Asks   reading   369 

Presents    Reports ;    Committee   on    Evan- 
gelism  269,   403,    404,    405,   503,    593 

Accepts   amendment  404 

Makes  request ;  granted  409 

Resolution    re   Closing    Hours   of    General 
Conference  ;   adopted   408 

Moves  to  refer;  adopted  414 

Presents     Covering     Resolution  ;     adopted 
494 

Addresses  Conference  502 
Deaconess    Work 

Bishop  assigned  to  331,  966 
Deceased 

Bishops  10,  200,  300 

Delegates-elect  200,  300 
Decell,   Bishop  J.  Lloyd 

Benediction    317 

Devotions   361 

Granted  privileges  of  the  floor  423 

Presides  488 

Ruling:    Chester    A.    Smith    (*)  ;    out   of 
order  498 

Ruling:   Frank  C.  Propert    (*)  ;  point  of 
order ;   well  taken   494 

Thanks  George  W.  Henson  502 

Resigns  Chair  for  Devotional  Service  502 

Resumes  Chair  503 

Announces  closing  Hymn  of  1944  General 
Conference  504 
Decell,  Mrs.  J.  Lloyd   (•) 

Presented  273 
Decisions,  Judicial  Council 

Prior  to  General  Conference 

(1)  Appeal   of   Board   of   Missions   and 
Church  Extension  916 

(2)  Constitutionality       of       Paragraph 
231,  1940  Discipline  917 

(3)  Re  Status  of  T.  H.  Osborne  918 

(4)  Expense  Account  of  Committee  on 
Appeals  920 

(5)  Restoration  of  Credentials  of  C.  M. 
Tyndal  921 

(6)  Paragraph     1309,     1940    Dtacipline 
922 

(7)  Membership  of  Bishops  in  Annual 
Conferences  926 

(8)  Pension     Claim     of     Mrs.     Albert 
Sidney  Gregg  926 

During  the  General  Conference 

(9)  Missionary    Bishops   276,   290,   928 

(10)  Paragraph    1318,    Section   2,    Sub- 


984 


Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


division     (d)     352,    382,    928 

(11)  Paragraph     934.     1940    Discipline 
291,  320,  929 

(12)  Conscientious   Objectors   392,   398, 
930 

(13)  Church   Members  in   Jurisdictions 
383,  385,  930 

(14)  1944  Pension  Case  373    (Rendered 
after  Conference)    932 

Delaware  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  48 

Roll  Call  203  749 

Substitutions  749,  762 
Delegates 

Roll  of  98 

Election   to   General   Conference   468,   543 
Denman,  Harry   (*) 

Prayer  502 
Denmark  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  48 

Roll  Call  203 
Denning,  Mrs.  Jessie  C.   (*) 

Official  stenographer  15 
Denniston,  Benjamin  M. 

Cross-Reference  Secretary   13 
Detroit  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  49 

RoU  Call  203 
Dewey,  Rev.  Horace  E. 

Presented  ;  addresses  Conference  488 
Diffendorfer,  Ralph  E. 

Presents  Thomas  E.  Ward  and  Charles  E. 
Cooper   (*)   304 

Suggests  change  ;  accepted  360 
Discipline 

Revision  Study  Committee  429,  970 
Dobbs,  Bishop  Hoyt  M. 

Retiring   Service  for  436 
Dolliver,  James  I.    (*) 

For  Minority  Report  374 
Donald  W.  Clyde 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  293 

Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted  427 
Doss,  W.   Lafayette,  Jr. 

Moves  previous  question  ;  ordered  406 

Moves  to  amend  ;  referred  476 
Drew  University 

Trustees  elected  252,  972 

E 
East  China 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 
East   Oklahoma  Annual   Conference 

Personnel   49 

Roll  Call  204 
East  Tennessee  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   50 

RoU  Call  204 
Eastern  South  America  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  50 

Roll   Sail  204 

Unofficial  Delegates  97 
Ebner,  Mrs.  Anne  M.   (*) 

Against  Minority  Report  349 
Editing  Journal 

Resolution  on   4,   487 
Editorial  Revision 

Committee  on  19 

Nominated  and  elected  219 
Education 

Committee  on   28 

Report    No.    1.    Selective    Service    Defer- 
ment for  Ministerial  Students  264,  546 

No.  2.  Increasing  Sunday  School  Attend- 
ance 286,  646 

No.    8.    Increasing    Enrollment    and    At- 
tendance of  the  Church  School  285,  547 


No.  4.  Amending  Chapter  III,  1940  Dls- 
ripline  353,  357,  547 

No.  5.  Ministerial  Education  and  Simpli- 
fied Course  of  Study  for  Accepted  Sup- 
ply Pastors  357,  562 

No.  6.  Ministry  of  Radio  and  Commis- 
sion on  Radio  for  The  Methodist 
Church  357.  566 

No.  7.  Questions  for  Youth  and  Youth  as 
Students    441.    566 

No.  8.  Youth  Members  of  Boards  and 
Commissions   454,   566 

No.  9.  Emphasis  on  Public  Worship  455, 
567 

No.  10.  Legislation  Concerning  the  Inter- 
Board  Committee  on  Missionary  Edu- 
cation 441,  567 

No.  11.  Church  Membership  Manual  455, 
568 

No.  12.  Church  School  Superintendent 
and  General  Superintendent  455,  568 

No.  13.  Providing  Kindergartens  in  Meth- 
odist Charges   455,   569 

No.  14.  Volunteer  Service  by  Methodist 
Youth  and  Youth  in  the  Armed  Serv- 
ice 455.  569 

No.  15.  Credit  in  Conference  Courses  of 
Study   (Withdrawn)    454,  569 

No.  16.  Recognition  of  Teaching  Min- 
istry 454,  570 

No.  17.  Boy  Scout  Recognition  455,  570 

No.  18.  The  Use  of  Radio  455,  456,  571 

No.   19.  Children's  Literature  456,  671 

No.  20.  Goodwill  Industries  to  Train 
Ministers  456,  571 

No.  21.  Non-concurrence  497,  571 

No.     22.     Amending    the     Name    of    the 
Board  of  Education  442,  572 
Educational   Addresses 

Oxnam,   Bishop   G.   Bromley  288,   868 

Holloway,  Or.  Fred  G.  288,  874 

Smart.  Dr.  W.  Aiken  288,  879 
Eighth  Day,  Wednesday,  May  3rd. 

Morning  session  331 

Afternoon  session   342 

Evening  session  350 
Elections 

Of  Delegates  to  General  and  Jurisdic- 
tional Conferences  468,  543 

In   Jurisdictions   for  Boards,  etc.,   417 
Eleventh  Day,   Saturday,  May  6th. 

Morning  session  458 

Afternoon  session  488 
Ellis,  James  E. 

Presented  461 

Greetings     from     the     Brazil     Methodist 
Church  461,  890 
Elliston,  John   T.    (*) 

Moves  previous  question  ;  ordered  296 

Moves  Order  of  the  Day  ;  adopted  371 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  429 

Assists  in  presenting  Report  423 
Emmons,  Grover  C. 

Memoir  273 
Enabling  Acts  and  Legal  Forms 

Committee  on  19 

Nominated  and  elected  220 

Leslie  G.  Templin  added  233 

Committee   e.xcused   477 

Reports 

No.     1.     Request    from    Committee    on 
Central     Conferences     for     Enabling 
Acts  449,  450,  467,  573 
Motion  for  Count  Vote ;  adopted  449 
Result  of  Count  vote  450 
No.  2.  Continue  Savannah  Anifual  Con- 
ference 438,   575 


The  Methodut  Church 


985 


No.  3.  Continuation  of  Board  of  Home 
Missions    and    Church    Extension    of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  438, 
576 
No.    4.    Southwest   Mexican  :    Continua- 
tion   as    an    Annual    Conference    439, 
676 
No.    6.    Continuation    of    the    Board    of 
Church    Extension    of    the    Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South  4S8.  577 
No.     6.     California     Oriental     Mission  : 
Permission    to   Organize   an    Oriental 
Provisional    Annual    Conference    450, 
578 
No.  7.  Boundaries  of  Delaware  Confer- 
ence 437,  540,  579 
No.    8.    Continuation    of    South    Florida 
Annual     Conference    as    an     Annual 
Conference  439,  580 
No.   9.   Continuing  the  Wyoming   State 

Annual  Conference  439,  590 
No.  10.  Continuation  of  Board  of  Home 
Missions    and    Church    Extension    of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  540, 
580 
No.    11.   Re-enactment   of   Certain    Par- 
graphs    in     1940     DxncipUnc    of    The 
Methodist  Church  492,  581 
No.    12.    Continuation    of    Corporations 

492.  581 
No.  13.  In  Re  :  Authority  to  Amend  the 
Charters    of    the    Woman's    Foreign 
Missionarj'    Society,    Methodist    Epis- 
copal   Church    492.   581 
No.    14.   Continuation   of   the   Woman's 
Home     Missionary     Society     of     the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  493,  582 
No.  15.  Trustees  of  Institutions  491,  582 
No.    16.    Provision   for   Hawaii   Mission 
to    Organize    a     Provisional    Annual 
Conference  493  583 
No.    17.    Continuance   of    North    Africa 

Annual   Conference   492,   583 
No.   18.   Continuance  of  Czechoslovakia 
Annual  Conference  501.   584 
Entertainment 

Local  Committee  for  1944.  8 
Report   No.    1.   225,   787 
For  1948.  nominated  and  elected  448.  966 
Episcopal   Address 
Text   148 

Read  by  Bishop  Arthur  J.  Moore  230.  148 
Erie   Annual    Conference 
Personnel  50 
Roll  CaU  204 
Substitutions  745 
Estes.  Lud  H. 

Secretary-in-Chief   12 

Calls  Roll  of  1944  General  Conference  200 

Nominated  and  elected  Secretary-in-Chicf 

217 
Nominates   Secretarial   Staff   217 
Moves   to  extend  time;   adopted   216.   314. 

371.  417 
Motion    re   Committee   Meetings ;   adopted 

228 
Moves  to  adopt  Report;  adopted  243,  250 
Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  286 
Calls  roll  of  Deceased  300 
Moves  thanks,  adopted  422 
Call   names  of  Retiring  Bishops  4;{6 
Motion   re   Reports;  adopted  341 
Moves  to  elect ;  adopted   448 
Moves  sine  die  adjournment  :  adopted  504 
Kvangelism,   Board  of 
Bishops  on   316.  445,  966 


Evangelism 

Committee  on  19 
Nominated  and  elected   221 
Reports 

No.    1.    Legislation    to    Substitute    for 
Paragraphs    1265    to    1287.    Inclusive, 
in  the  Discipline  of  1940.  404,  685 
No.  2.  The  Needs  404.  405.  588 
No.  3.  The  Message  to  the  Church  503, 

589 
No.  4.  Methods  405.  591 
No.  5.  and  5A  Non-concurrence  497,  593 
No.  6.  Observance  of  Pentecost  268.  694 
Evans.  Chaplain  Armour  H. 

Presented  302 
Evening    Programs 

Committee  on  23.  225.  230 
Report  No.   1,  253 
Report  No.   2.   266 
Executive  Committee 
The     Methodist    Protestant    Church     477. 
972 


Fain.  J.  Ed 

Speaks  to  Report  286 
Faulk,  Chaplain   Roland  W. 

Presented  301 

Addresses  Conference  302 
Federal   Council  of  the  Churches  of   Christ 
in  America 

Methodist  Members  378,  966 
Finland  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  50 

Roll  Call  204 

Unofficial  Delegates  97 
Finland-Swedish    Annual    Conference 

Personnel   51 

Roll   CaU  204 
Fifth  Day.   Sunday,   April  30th. 

Evening  session  269 
First   Day,   Wednesday,    April   27th. 

Morning   session    198 

Evening  session  230 
Five  Minute  Speeches 

Ordered  363 
Fletcher,  Abbott  L.   (•) 

Point  of  Order ;  Out  of  order  468 
Flint,   Bishop  Charles  W. 

Presides  217 

Declares   Trustees   John   Street   Methodist 
Church  elected   433 

Benediction  435 
Flint,  Mrs.  Charles  W.    (•) 

Presented  255 
Florida  Annual  Conference    (SE) 

Personnel  51 

Roll  CaU  204 

Substitutions  745 
Florida   Annual   Conference    (C) 

Personnel  51 

Ron   Call   204 
Koochow  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  51 

RoU  Call  204 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 
Ford,  J.   Emerson 

Motion  re  Bishop  William  T.  Watkins  298 
Foster,  Chapin  D.    (*) 

Presents  reiiuest  240 
Fourth  Day,  Saturday,   April   29th. 

Morning  session  254 
Eraser,  Chaplain  Harry  C. 

Presented  301 
Fraternal  Delegates 

Committee   on    17 

Nominated   and  elected   210 


986 


Joivrnal  of  the  lOJf.'^  General  Conference 


Roberson,  Dr.  Benjamin  G.  277,  883 
Bell.  Bishop  William  Y.  332,  886 
Ellis,  Dr.  James  E.   461,  890 
Hernandez   (*).  Elias  277,  891 
Freeman,  Horace  T. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  369 


Gage,  Mayor  John  C. 

Welcome  address  239 
Galbraith,  John  A. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  327 
Gamble,   Foster  K. 

Committee   Books   12 
Garber,  Paul  N. 

Moves  to  amend ;  accepted  262 
Speaks  to  Report  281 
Raises  question  356 
Moves  previous  question  ;  ordered  376 
Resolution  re  Ecumenical  Methodist  Coun- 
cil ;  adopted  490 
Garth,   Schuyler  E. 

Presents   Reports   282,   433,   434,   474.  476, 

476 
Accepts   amendment   282 
Against  amendment  282 
General   Conference 

Election  of  Delegates  to  468,  469,  540 
General  Conference  1944 

Officers   and   Committees    12 
Presiding    Bishops    12 
General    Conferences,    Etc. 

Of  the  Three  Constitutent  Churches  974 
General   Standing  Committees 

List  and  personnel  24 
Germany   Central   Conference 

Enabling  Act  for  457 
Gernhardt,  Henry  J. 

Point  of  Order  ;  out  of  order  261 
Resolution    re    Message    of    Bishop    John 
C.   Broomfield ;  adopted  418 
Genesee  Annual   Conference 
Personnel  52 
Roll  Call  204 
Substitutions  204 
Gibbs,  Frank  L. 
Presented  302 
Addresses  Conference  302 
Presents  Chaplains  Roland  W.  Faulk  and 
Ivan  M.  Gould  302 
Gilligan,  Henry   (*) 
Committee   Books   12 
Speaks  for  Report  477 
Gobbel,  Luther  L.  (*) 

Moves  to  refer ;  adopted   237 
Gould,  Chaplain  Ivan  M. 

Presented  302 
Gowdy,  Bishop  John 

Prayer  317 
Greenslit,   Henry   M.    (*) 

Moves  to  table:  lost  476 
Griffin,  Mrs.  Florence   (*) 

Thanked  422 
Grimes.  Paul  W. 

Associate  Editor  Daily  Christian  Advocate 
15 
Guerra,  Bishop  Eleazar 
Addresses  Conference  271 
Benediction   382 
Gujarat  Annual  Conference 
Personnel    52 
Roll  Call  204 
Unofficial  Delegates  96 
Gunter,  William 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  325 
Asks  question  427 


Gustafson.   Mrs.   C.   V.    (♦) 
Leads    quartette   361 
Solo  400 

H 

Hall,    Miss    Betty    (*) 
Sings    quartette   361 
Hammaker,  Bishop  Wilbur  E. 
Chief  Marshall   198 
Presides  298 
Hammaker,  Mrs.  Wilbur  E.   (*) 

Presented  255 
Hardy,    Mrs.    Alice    (*) 

Official  stenographer  15 
Harmon,  Nolan  B.,  Jr. 

Presents    Reports     Committee    on     Inter- 
denominational Relations  281,  380,  381, 
415,  416 
Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  252 
Asks  question  276 
Moves  to  amend  :  accepted  348 
For  Minority  Report  367 
Moves  suspension  of  rules  ;  adopted   381 
Motion   re  Memorials   Nos.    789   and   790 ; 

adopted  416 
Accepts   amendments   416 
Hargis,  David  H. 

Motion  re  Greetings  to  African  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  and  to  African  Meth- 
odist  Episcopal   Zion    Church  ;   adopted 
332 
Harper,  Dr.  Earl  E. 
Presented   382 

Plays  for  Dr.   James   E.   Houghton   382 
Harrell,   Costen   J. 

Presents  Reports  226,  241 

Motion  re  Order  of  the  Day  :  adopted  226 

Motion  re  O.  W.  Auman  ;  adopted  226 

Makes  statement  227,   449.   484 

Speaks   to   Report   232,   340 

Accepts    amendments    242,    243,    244,    246, 

248,  249 
Accepts  substitute  246 
Against   amendments   246,   247 
Against   recommitting  247 
Moves  adoption  of  Report ;  adopted   248 
Answers   question   249 
Makes  request :  granted  249 
Moves   Covering   Resolution  :   adopted   250 
Makes  special  Report  on  Apportionments 

263 
Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  285,  416 
Point  of  Order  ;  well  taken  394 
Harris,   M.   Lafayette 
Resolution  re  Frank  Knox  ;  adopted  266 
Against  deletion  355 
Hartman,   Lewis  O. 

Presents   Reports,   Committee   on    Central 
Conferences  393,  395.  396.  450,  451,  466, 
467.   468.   485 
Seconds  motion  225 

Motion  re  members  of  Committee  on  Cen- 
tral  Conferences  ;   adopted   228 
Motion   to   refer :   adopted   228 
Presents   no  imitations  ;  elected   237 
Makes  request ;  granted  260 
Moves  to  refer ;  adopted  264 
Moves   suspension   of   rules  ;  adopted   275, 

291 
Resolution  re  Missionary  Bishops  ;  adopt- 
ed 275,  276 
Motion      re     greetings     to     Vincent     P. 

Clarke  :  adopted  287 
Moves     appeal     to     Judicial     Council     re 
Paragraph  934,   1940  Disciplhie :  adopt- 
ed 291 


The  Methodwt  Church 


987 


Asks  cummun  consent  U>  amend  ;  Kranted 

393 
Speaks  to  Report  395 
Moves  to  refer  substitute ;  adopted  397 
Cloees   debate  397 
Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  399 
Statement    re    Residential    Supervision    in 

Africa  434 
AKrees  to  recommittment  434 
Moves  reconsideration  ;  adopted  436 
Moves  to  amend  :  adopted  485 
Expresses  thanks  485 
Havens.  Joan    (*) 

Solo   270 
Hawley,  John  W. 

Presents   Reports  Committee  on  Ministry 
268.    283,    295.    347,    348,    440,    441,    452. 
453 
Accepts  amendments   295.   344,   348 
Against   substitute  295 
Closes  debate   349 
Hayes,    K.    Pearce 

Presents   MessaKe   from   Chiang   Kai-shek 

256 
Motion   re  reply  ;  adopted  256 
Haywood,  John  W. 

Secretar>-    Non-concurrent    Reports    13 
Benediction   458 
Heckman,    Edgar    R. 

First  Assistant   Secretary   12 

Calendar   Secretary    12 

Makes    report    235 

Moves  to  adjourn  ;  adopted  254 

Moves   suspension   of   rules  ;  adopted   268, 

310,   347.  393.   402.   437,  463 
Calls  Calendar  281.  292,  307,  321,  465 
Statement  re  Calendar  346 
Makes  statement  re  Bishop  Ivan  Lee  Holt 

457 
Makes  statement  484 
Heinsohn,    Edmund 

For  Majority  Report  366 
Henry,    David   W. 

Greetings  sent  304 
Henry,   Joseph   S.    (*) 

Moves   to  adopted  ;  adopted   484 
Henry.    Waights  G. 
Prayer  289 

Elected  to  Judicial  Councir  415 
Hensun,   George  W. 

Presents     Reports,     Committee     on     Con- 
ferences   286,    292,    294.    357.    358,    442, 
443,  468,  469 
Moves  to  table  ;  out  of  order  215 
Motion    re    nominations    for   Committees  ; 

adopted  218 
Moves    suspension    of    rules  ;    adopted    2:'6 
Accepts  amendments  236,  293 
Motion    re    night    sessions  ;    adopted    236, 

265,  287.  314.  334.  370 
For  amendment  247 

Motion  re  Saturday  session  ;  adopted  251 
Motion  re  Statistical  Blanks  ;  adopted  267 
Explains  Conference  business  267,  321 
Motion  re  Chairmen  ;  adopted  277 
Reports  for  Committee  of  Chairmen  280 
Motion  re  Reports  ;  adopted  307 
Motion  re  Calendar  :  adopted  309,  343.  353. 

491 
Question  of  privilege  312.  398.  430 
Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  315 
Moves  t«  adjourn  ;  adopted   330,   350 
l^resents  Leslie  J.  Lyons   (*)   330 
Motions  afternoon  sessions  ;  adopted  3:i4, 

370,  487 
Statement  re  editorial  changes  348 
Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted   355,  363 


Presents   John   R.   Kenney  358,   443 

Motion  )ter  diem:  adopted  363 

Motion     re    final    adjournment  ;     adopted 
363 

Moves    reconsideration    Rules    of    Order  ; 
adopted  368 

Motion   re   Expense  of   Local  Committee : 
adopted   364 

Motion  re  Entertainment  Commission  for 
1948 ;  adopted  380 

Resolution  re  Decisions  of  Judicial  Coun- 
cil ;  adopted  392 

Resolution    re    Organization    of    Boards ; 
adopted  403 

Moves   reconsideration  ;  adopted  405 

Motion  re  three  minute  speeches  ;  adopte<l 
405 

Moves   previous  question  ;  ordered   422 

Moves  adoption  ;  lost  426 

Makes    request ;    granted    431,    432,    434, 
443,  478 

Statement  re  closing  of   General   Confer- 
ence  480 

Resolution     re     Editing     and     Publishing 
Journal  ;  adopted  4,  487 

Prayer  and  benediction  488 

Motion   re  one  minute  speeches  ;   adopted 
493 

Motion       re      Non-concurrent       Reports  : 
adopted  496 

Thanks  to  all  501 

Motion    re    1948    session    General    Confer- 
ence ;  adopted  502 

Motion  re  use  of  auditorium  ;  adopted  502 
Hernandez,   Elias    (*) 

Addresses  Conference  271,   891 
Hilderbrand,   Carrol   D.   W. 

Against  amendment  369 
Hillman,  Paul  M. 

Second  Assistant  Secretary  12 

Journal  Secretary   12 

Motion   re  silent   prayer ;  adopted   228 

Moves  to  adjourn  ;  adopted  231 

Moves  to  extend  time  ;  adopted  245 

Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted  248 

Motion    re   Commission    Report  ;    referred 
252 

Motion     re     Southwest    Mexican     Annual 
Conference  ;  adopted  319 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  358,  368 

Moves  to  adopt;  adopted  418 

For  Resolution  421 

Asks  question   421 

h'or  amendment  429 

Raises  question  450 

Motion   re  Chaplaincy  ;  adopted   462 
Hinghwa  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  52 

Roll  Call  204 

Unofficial   Delegates   96 
Hoch,   Vada    (•) 

Quartette   361 
Hocking,   Edward   P.    (•) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  322 
Holloway,   Fred   G. 

Address   ordered   printed   288,   874 

Against   amendment   355 

Moves   thanks   to   Bishop    Ivan    Lee    Holt  ; 
adopted  457 
Holmes,   William  W. 

Speaks   to   Report   314 
Holston   Annual  Conference 

Personnel   52 

Roll  Call  204 

Substitutions   744 
Holt,  Bishop  Ivan  Lee 

Presents   Report  287 


988 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


Presides   435 

Presents  Umphrey  Lee  436 

Presents    Bishop    Titus    Lowe   436 

Declares      Trustees      of      The     Methodist 

Church  duly  elected  446 
Declares  Trustees  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  South,  duly  elected  446 
Declared  Trustees  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal  Church   duly  elected   447 
Declares     Executive     Committee     of     the 
Methodist  Protestant  Church  duly  elect- 
ed 447 
Calls  list  of  Enabling  Acts  457 
Thanked  457 
Holt,  Mrs.  Ivan  Lee   (•) 

Presented  255 
Hopkinson,  Chaplain  Arthur,  Jr. 
Presented  301 
Addresses  Conference  302 
Home  and  Shell 

Official  Stenographers   15 
Horton,  Chaplain  Paul  R. 

Presented   302 
Hospitals  and  Homes 
Committee  on  20 
Nominated  and  elected  221 
Reports 

No.    1.    Constitution    of    Board   of    Hos- 
pitals and  Homes  307,  309,  595 
No.  2.  Liquidation  of  Methodist  Homes 

401,   600 
No.   3.   Nominating   Committee   Annual 
Conference    Board    of    Hospitals    and 
Homes  497,  602 
No.  4.  Quadrennial  Reports  403,  602 
Hosts,  Our 

Local  Committee  8 
Hough,   Lynn  Harold 
Seconds  amendment  215 
Motion  re  Order  of  the  Day  ;  adopted  230, 

317,  319 
Presents      nominations,      TVustees     Drew 

University;  elected  252,  972 
Against  amendment  260 
For  Report   282 
Against   Report   295 
Moves    previous    question  ;    ordered     337, 

345,   355 
Speaks  to  Report   360 
Point  of  Order ;  well  taken   364 
Motion  re  recess  ;   adopted   366 
For  Minority   Report  367 
Against  amendment  377 
For  substitute  397 
Houghton,  James  R. 

Leads    singing    198,    230,    245,    271.    280, 

289,   366 
Solos  231,  255,  317,  331,  350,  382,  502 
Duets  367,  409,  418 

Presents  Dean  Robert  G.  McCutchan   372 
Presents  Dr.  Earl  R.  Harper    (*)    382 
Presents   Virgil  Woodside    (*)    436 
Presents  Thomas  Tibbetts    (•)   473 
Houser,   Otto   H. 

Makes  request ;  granted  235 

Motion     re    Recruits    for    the    Ministry ; 

adopted  333 
Presents    Report    Committee   on    Correla- 
tion of  Legislation   459 
Houston,  James  G.    (*) 
Against  amendment  311 
For  Minority  Report  374 
Howard,  George  P. 

Moves  reconsideration  ;   adopted   399 
Makes   statement   407 

Interprets   speech    Edmundo   G.    Morgado 
412 


Houghes,   Mrs.    W.    A.   C.    (*) 

Presented  400 
Hummer,  Harry  R.    (•) 

For  Minority  Report  368 
Hunter,  Alfred  V. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  327 
Huston.  G.  Robert    (*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted  429 
Huston,    Mrs.   G.   Robert    (*) 

Solo  437 
Hyderabad  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  53 

Roll   Call   205 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 

I 

Idaho  Annual  Conference 
Personnel  53 
Roll  Call  205 
Illinois  Annual  Conference 
Personnel  54 
Roll  Call  205 
Index 

Contents  979 
India 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 
Indiana  Annual  Conference 
Personnel  54 
Roll  Call  205 
Substitutions  205 
Indus   River   Annual   Conference 
Personnel  55 
Roll  Call  205 
Unofficial   Delegates   96 
International  Night  Addresses 

Pickett,  Bishop  J.  Waskom  270,  893 
Chen,  Bishop  W.  Y.  271,  900 
Guerra,  Bishop  Eleazar  271,  908 
Interdenominational    Relations 
Committee  on  20 
Nominated  and  elected  221 
Reports 

No    1.    Ecumenical    Methodist    Confer- 
ence 281,   603 
No.    2.    Commission   on    Interdenomina- 
tional Relations  380,  381,  604 
No.     3.     Relations     with     the     Colored 

Methodist   Church   381,    604 
No.  4.  The  World  Council  of  Churches 

381,  606 
No.   5.  Federal  Council  of  Churches  of 

Christ  in  America  416,  417,  607 
No.   6.   The  Proposed  National  Council 
of  Churches  416,  607 
lowa-Des  Moines  Annual  Conference 
Personnel  55 
Roll   CaU   205 
Substitutions  205,  745 
Ivins,   Lester  S.,   Ph.D. 
Speaks    372 


James,   Glenn   C. 

For  Majority  Report  366 
James,  Paul  G.    (♦) 

Against  amendment  296 

For   deletion    353 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  375 

Point  of  Order  ;  not  well  taken  392 

For  motion  421 

Against  Report  477 
Japan  Methodist  Church 

Personnel  95 

Roll  Call  214 
Jefferson,  Mrs.  Grace  (*) 

Pianist  270 


The  Methodist  Church 


989 


Jensen,   A.    K. 

Benediction  417 
John   Street  Methodist  Church 

Trustees  elected  433.  972 
Johnson,  Hubert  T.   (•) 
Assists  in  Report  808 
Johnson,  Zachary  T. 

Nominates  for  Judicial  Council  346 
Kor  amendment  397 
Jones.  Charles  A.    (•) 
Presents   Report  287 
Motion  re  Reports  ;  adopted  287 
Moves  Order  for  the  Day  ;  adopted  287 
For  Minority  Report  367 
Resolution  re   K.   H.  CherrinKton  ;  adopt- 
ed 460 
Resolution      re      Executive      Secretaries  ; 
adopted  489 
Jones,   Edward  M. 

Presented   333 
Jones,  Guy  F. 

Moves  substitute  ;  lost  405,  406 
Accepts  amendment  406 
Jones,   Bishop   Robert  E. 
Presides  269 

Presents   Bishop   J.    Waskom    Pickett   270 
Presents   Bishop  W.   Y.   Chen   270 
Presents  Bishop  Eleazar  Guerra  271 
Presents  Edward  M.  Jones  333 
Presents   Herbert    S.    Wilson    (*)    333 
Retiring   Service  for   436 
Jones.  Mrs.   Robert   E.    (•) 

Presented  273 
Jordan.    David    M. 

Solo   343 
Jorns.   Elza   L. 

Secretary  Committee  Reports   12 
Journal    1944   General   Conference 
Certification  of  4 

Resolution    re    Editing   and    Publishing   4, 
487 
Journal 

Committee  on   17 
Nominated  and   elected   219 
Reports   of   232,    238,    255,    272,    300,    332. 
362,  400,  459.  488,  504 
Judicial   Administration 
Committee  on  21 
Nominated   and  elected   222 
Reports 

No.    1.    The   Judicial   CouncU   265.    330, 

609 
No.   2.   Declaratory   Decisions   269,    330, 

610 
No.  3.  Appeal  of  a  Traveling  Preacher 

473,    611 
No.  4.  The  Judicial  Council  330.  612 
No.  6.  Revision  of  Judicial  Administra- 
tion 423.  613 
No.  6.  Appeals  to  the  Judicial  Council 
by    Annual    and    Provisional    Annual 
Conferences  451,  631 
No.     7.     Trial    of    a    Church     Member, 
Amend  Paragraph  43  497,  631 
Judicial    Council 
Members  of  10 

Nominations  of  Council  of  Bishops  346 
Nominations  from  the  floor  346 
First  ballot  taken  409,  414,  415 
Second   ballot   taken    415,   417 
Third   ballot  taken   422,   423,   424 
Organization   announced   430 
Judicial   Council   Decisions 

(1)  Appeal    of    Board    of    Minsions    and 
Church  Extension  916 

(2)  Constitutionality    of    Paragraph    2.'il, 
1940  DUriplinr  917 


(3)  Re    SUtus   of    T.    H.    Osborne   918 

(4)  Expense    Account    of    Committee   on 
Appeals   920 

(B)    Restoration   of   Credentials  of   C.   M. 
Tyndal    921 

(6)  Re   Paragraph    1309.    1940   DiacipUnt 
922 

(7)  Membership    of    Bishops    in    Annual 
Conferences  926 

(8)  Pension    Claim    of    Mrs.    Albret    Sid- 
ney Gregg  926 

(9)  Missionary   Bishops  276,   290,   928 

(10)  Paragraph     1318,     Section     2,     Sub- 
division   (d)    352,    382,   928 

(U)    Paragraph  934,   1940  ViHcipliiif  291. 
320,   929 

(12)  Conscientious     Objectors     39:i.    398. 
930 

(13)  Church    Members     in     Jurisdictions 
303,  383,  930 

(14)  1944   Pension  Case  373,  932 
Jurisdictions 

Election  of  Boards,  etc.  417 
Junaluska,    Lake 

Report  of  Trustees  288,  970 
Trustees  elected  288,  972 

K 

Kai-shek,   Chiang 

Message  from   256,  866,  867 

Reply  to  256,   867 
Kansas    Annual   Conference 

Personnel    56 

Roll   Call   205 

Substitutions   744,    748,   750,   751,   752 
Kenney,  John  R. 

Presents   Reports   358,   443.   469 

Accepts   amendment    358 

Raises   question   285 

Moves  to  delete ;  not  in  order  394 

Makes  statement  395 

Asks    question    424 
Kentucky  Annual   Conference 

Personnel  56 

Roll   Call   205 

Substitions  205,  744.  746,  747,  748.  750 
Kestle,    Asa    J. 

Secretary   Standing    Votes    15 
Kern.   Bishop   Paul   B. 

Presents   Preamble  to  Crxisade  for  Christ 
Report  335 

Presides   342 

Ruling    J.    Edgar    Skillington  ;    point    of 
Order  well  taken   424 
Ketcham,  Charles  B. 

Elected  to  Judicial  Council  424 

Presented   430 
Kiangsi   Annual    Conference 

Personnel  57 

Roll  Call  205 
King,   Bishop  Lorenzo  H. 

Devotions  238 

Presents     Fraternal     Address    of     Bisho)> 
William  Y.  Bell  332 
Kirk,  Lyle  O.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend;   lost   311 

Moves   individual   vote ;   lo.st   33H 
Knox,    Frank 

Resolution   re  :  adopted  266 
Kohlstedt,  Edward  D. 

Presents    Report   251 

Speaks  to  Report   381 

ReHolution       re       .lapanese       Americans: 
adopted   418 


990 


Jourrml  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


Korean  Methodist  Church 

Personnel  95 

RoU   Call   214 
Kruwel,  Max   (•) 

Directs  music  270 


Lacy,   Bishop   Carleton 

Devotions   254 

Reads   Scripture  270 
Lacy,   Mrs.   Carleton    (♦) 

Presented  255 
Lake   Junaluska 

Report  of  Trustees  288,  970 

Trustees  elected  288,  972 
Lamb,  Mrs.  Fred  A.    (•) 

Speaks  to  Report  286 
Lambdin,  Henry  L. 

Moves  to  substitute  ;  referred  284 

Moves  to  amend ;  lost  296,  327 

Point  of  Order;  not  well  taken  296 

Renews  motion  to  amend  ;  lost  296 

Asks    explanation    325 
Latin   America   Central   Conference 

Enabling  Act  for  457 
Lawson,    Martin    E.    (•) 

Elected   to    Judicial    Council    515 
Laymen 

Recorded   vote  substituting   Minority   Re- 
port 386 

Recorded  vote  NOT  to  substitute  Minor- 
ity Report  387 
Legislative    Committees 

List  of  18 

Organization  of  228 
Leiffer,  Murray  H. 

Discipline  Committee  13 

Presents   Report   313 
Leiper,  Henry  Smith 

Presented  251 

Addresses  Conference  251 
Lee,  Bishop  Edwin  F. 

Benediction   271 

Devotions  331 
Lee,  Mrs.  Edwin  F.   (*) 

Presented  255 
Lee,   Miss    Elizabeth    (*) 

Speaks   to   amendment   412 
Lee,   Umphrey 

Motion    re    Crusade    for    Christ    Report 
adopted  336 

Speaks  for  General  Conference  436 
Leonard,  Bishop  Adna  Wright 

Death  342,  351 
Lewis,   Vernon   E.    (•) 

Motion  re  Report ;  adopted  459 

Moves  to  substitute ;  referred  476 
Lexington   Annual  Conference 

Personnel   57 

Roll  Call  205 
Liberia  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   57 

Roll   Call   205 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 
Little  Rock  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  57 

RoU  Call  205 

Substitutions  748,  760 
Liu,  Miss  Katherine  (•) 

Addresses  Conference  473 
Local  Church 

Committee  to  Study  447,  448,  967 
Local  Committee 

Entertainment  8 

Expense  account  364 


421 
(SO 


(C) 


Lord's  Supper 

Administered  by  Bishop  Herbert  Welch 
199 

Assisting  Bishops  199 
Lott,  Fred  E. 

Moves  count  vote :  out  of  order  261 

Resolution  re  Rules  of  Order ;  adopted 
419 

Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  420, 
Louisiana  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  58 

RoU  CaU  206 

Substitutions   749 
Louisiana  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  58 

Roll  CaU  206 
LouisviUe   Annual    Conference 

Personnel  56 

Roll  Call   206 
Love,  Edgar  A. 

Prayer  400 

Asks  question  428 
Love,   Ernest  C. 

Asks  question  328 
Lowe,  Bishop  Titus 

Presents  retjuest  of  Council  of  Bishopi 
re  Unofficial  Delegates  224 

Presides   238 

Replies  to  Address   of  Welcome  239 

Ruling :  Miron  A.  Morrill ;  moves  to 
table  ;  out  of  order  245 

Ruling  ;  A.  Wesley  Pugh  ;  point  of  order  ; 
weU  taken   248 

Presents  O.  W.  Auman  251 

Thanks  Drs.  Cavert  and  Leiper  251 

Declares  Trustees  of  Drew  University 
duly  elected  252 

Benediction  254,  298 

Speaks   for   Council  of   Bishops   436 
Lowe,   Mrs.    Titus    (*) 

Presented  255 
Lucknow   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   59 

Roll  Call  206 

Unofficial  Delegates  96 
Lugg,  Thomas  B. 

Resolution  re  Platform  Arrangements ; 
adopted  253 

Moves  to  amend  :  accepted  324 

Point  of  order  ;  weU  taken  374 
Lund   M.    (*) 

Presented  362 
Lynch,  G.   Stanley    (*) 

Ballots  and  Tellers.  Section  B  13 

Moves  to  amend;  lost  246,  432 
Lyons,    Leslie   J.    (*) 

Presents  Reports  Committee  on  Judicial 
Administration  225,  265.  330.  423.  451, 
473 

Motion  re  Committee  on  Evening  Pro- 
grams ;  adopted  225 

Presents  Hon.  John  C.  Gage  (•),  Mayor 
239 

Makes  statement  re  stenographers  254 

For  amendment  259 

Moves  suspension  of  rules ;  adopted 
265,  269,  423 

Motion  time  limit  on  Memorials  ;  adopted 
267 

Moves    reconsideration  ;    adopted    330 

Raises  question   345 

Motion  re  Order  of  the  Day :  adopted  349 

Presents  Robert   B.  Carr    (•)    423 

Against  amendment  451 

Asks  reading  479 

Resolution  re  honarium  for  Secretary  ; 
adopted  495 


The  Methodist  Church 


991 


Mc 
McConncIl,    Bishop    Francis   J. 

Presides   254 

Ruling  ;   Fred   E.   Lott :  request  for  count 
vote ;  out  of  order   261 

Benediction    269 

Retiring   Service  for   436 

Addresses     Conference     for     Council     of 
Bishops   458 
McConnell.  Mrs.  Francis  J.    (*) 

Presented   273 
McCutchan.  Dean  James  G. 

Presented  372 
McDonald.  T.  Morton    (•) 

Point  of   Order  ;   out  of  order  276 

Moves    to    amend ;    accepted    295 

Motion  re  Bishops'  Sonjj  :  adopted  319 

Moves   to   amend  ;   lost   368 

Raises  question  374,  424 

Moves  to   recommit ;  lost   394 
McGiflfin,    James    (*) 

Against   substitute   406 
Mcllwain,  A.  Thomas 

Resolution  re  Pension  Legislation  ;  adopt- 
ed 256,  257 

Assists  in  presenting  Report  321 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  322,  329 

Yields  floor  to  John  E.  Stephens  359 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  338 
McKay.  Leo  H.    (♦) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  out  of  order  377 

Renews  motion  ;  out  of  order  377 
McPherson,    Harry   W. 

Speaks  to  Report  357 
McQuerr>-,   Miss   Dona    (*) 

Solo   270 

M 

MacKinnon,  Miss  Sallie  Lou    (*) 

Against  substitute  397 

Presents  Dr.  Y.  C.  Yang  409 

Presents  Dr.  Hyla  S.  Watters    (*)    409 
Magee,  Bishop  J.  Ralph 

Presents  Report  Board  of  Pensions  226 

Presides   350 

Benediction    361 
Maine  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  59 

Roll  Call   206 
Malaya   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   60 

Roll   Call    206 

Unofficial  Delegates  97 
Marsh,  Daniel  L. 

Presents    Reports    Committee    on    Educa- 
tion   264,    285,    357,    441,    454.    455,    456 

Resolution     re     Age    of     The     Methodist 
Church  ;  adopted  235 

Moves   suspension    of   rules  ;   adopted    263 

Motion  re  Report  No.   1  ;  adopted  264 

Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  284 

Makes   statement   285 

Speaks  to  Report  286 

Moves  to  adjourn  ;   adopted  298,   381,   399 

Speaks  to  motion  334 

Moves     previous    question  ;    ordered     339, 
345 

Accept,"?  amendment  355,  356 

Closes  debate  356.   357 

Presents  William   K.  Anderson  357 

Suggests    procedure ;    adopted    367 

Raises  qutwtion   374 

Makes  suggestion  ;  accepted  40fi 

Seconds   motion    439 

Expresses  thanks  456 

Resolution    re   Paragraph    1098,    1940   Die- 
ripline:  adopted  494 


Martin,   Albert   W. 
Speaks  to  Report  286 
Moves  to  amend;  accepted   313.   338 
Martin,  Mrs.  John   E.    (♦) 

Against  Minority  Report  349 
Martin,   Miss  Mary    (•) 

Sings    361 
Martin,   Bishop   William   C. 

Assistant  Marshall  of   Program    198 
Presides   317 

Declares    Trustees    of    Westminster    The- 
ological Seminary  duly  elected   319 
Martin,    Mrs.   William    C.    (*) 

Presented   255 
Mayerberg,    Rabbi 
Presented  272 
Addresses   Conference   272 
Mecklenberg,   George 

Moves  to  amend  ;   lost  337 
For  Minority  Report  349 
Meeks,    Benjamin    W. 
Asks  question  245.  344 
Moves  to  amend  ;  accepts  substitute  245 
Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  249,  282.  286, 

296,    328,    348 
Point   of  Order;   well   taken    296 
Speaks  to  Report  394 
Makes  suggestion  ;  accepted  403 
Melson,   Elwood   F.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  344 
Moves  to  reconsider  ;  lost  344 
Renews   motion  ;   adopted   344 
Membership,    Lay   Activities   and   Temporal 
Economy 
Committee  on  24 
Reports 

No.  1.  Church  Membership  281,  282,  632 
No.  2.  Non-concurrence  478.  634 
No.   3.   Amending  Chapter   in   the   1940 
Dsciplive  on  Lay  Activities  310,  312. 
314.  315,  634 
No.   4.   Disposal   of   Property  of  a  Dis- 
continued  Charge   343,    353.    477,   644 
No.  5.  Charters  for  Local  Charges  343, 

644 
No.  6.  Vacancies  in   Board  of  Trustees 

of  Charges  344,  645 
No.    7.    Minimum    Standard    of    Minis- 
terial     Support      (Withdrawn)      478, 
645 
No.  8.  Non-concurrence  497,  645 
No.  9.  Transfer  of  Church  Membership 

474,   475,   646 
No.   10.  Correlation  of  Legislation  480, 

646 
No.   11.   Membership   282,   646 
No.      12.      Definition      of      a      Pastoral 

Charge   475,   647 
No.  13.  Election  of  Boards  of  Trustees 

478,   647 
No.  14.  Vacancies  on  the  Annual  Con- 
ference Commission   on    World    Serv- 
ice   and    Finance    (Withdrawn)     480. 
648 
No.    15.    Amend    Paragraph    80fl    Relat- 
ing to  Trustees  of  Schools  and  Other 
Institutions   476,   477,   491,  492.  648 
No.  16.  Vacancies  on  Board  of  Trustees 

of  The  Methodist  Church  481.  649 
No.  17.  F^ndowment  Fund  for  the  John 
Street  Methodist  Church  432,  433,  649 
No.    18.    Nannie   Findley   Bean    Bequest 

478.   650 
No.   19.  Definition  of  a  Pastoral  Charge 

(Withdrawn.  See  No.   12)    481,  661 
No.   20.   Stewardship    (See  Crusade  for 
Christ)    335.    781 


992 


Journal  of  the  I94.4  General  Conference 


No.    21.    St.    George's    Church    432.    652 
No.  22.  Study  of  the  Local  Church  433, 

663 
No.    23.    Clarify    Paragraph    779,    1940 

Disciph'n-e    452,    655 
No.     24.     To     Define     More     Fully     the 
Power   and    Duties    of   the    Board    of 
Trustees    of    The    Methodist    Church 
452,   656 
No.    25.    Pastor's    Service    Record    475, 

476,  657 
No.   26.   Trustees   Not   Liable   478,   480, 

657 
No.    27.    The   Status   of   Baptized   Chil- 
dren 433,  434,  657 
No.    28.    J.    Wesley    Robinson    Estate, 
Anderson     County,     South     Carolina 
452,   658 
No.  29.  Quadrennial  Reports  481,  659 
No.    30.    Age   of    Preparatory   Members 

476,  660 
No.    31.    Clarify    Paragraph    784,    1940 

Discipline  440,   660 
No.  32.  Adjustment  of  Property  Rights 

440,   661 
No.   33.   Conveyances   of   Churches   and 

Parsonages  440,   661 
No.    34.    Question    in    Statistical    Forms 
Regarding    World    Service    Giving   of 
Church    Schools    481,    663 
No.     35.     Pensions    for     Lay    Workers 

(Withdrawn)    481.   482.  664 
No.   36.   Representation   on  the  General 
Commission    on    World    Service    and 
Finance  482.  664 
No.    37.    Statistical    Conference    Report 

497.    498,    665 
No.   38.   Non-concurrence  497,   498,   665 
No.  39.  Amending  Paragraph  840,  1940 

Discipline  483,   665 
No.  40.  Non-concurrence  482 
Memorial  Service 
Ordered    273 

Bishop    Raymond   J.   Wade   presides   298 
Memphis   Annual   Conference 
Personnel   60 
Roll   CaU  206 
Methodist  Church  of  Brazil 
Personnel   95 
Rail   Call  214 
Methodist   Episcopal    Church 

Trustees  elected  446,  972 
Methodist    Episcopal    Church,    South 

Trustees  elected  446,  972 
Methodist  Church  of  Mexico 
Personnel  95 
Rail   Call   214 
Methodist   Protestant   Church 

Executive  Committee  elected   447,   972 
Michigan   Annual   Conference 
Personnel   60 
Ral  Call   206 
Miller,    Cassius    J. 

Assists  in   presenting   Report   423 
Miller.   Issac  E. 

Presents  Report  Committee  on  Presiding 
Officers    229.    237,    254.    266.    280.    288. 
316.  342.  361.  371.  399.  417.  435,  483 
Presents   gavel  217 
Motion   re  privilege  of  floor  to   Oscar  T. 

Olson  ;    adopted    340 
Presents  Chaplain  C.  F.  Murphy  342 
Moves    reconsideration  ;   lost   365 
Mills.  Mrs.  J.  Walter   (♦) 
For  Minority   Report  349 


Ministers   Voting 

To  substitute  Minority  Report  389 
NOT   to  substitute   Minority    Report   390 
Ministry 

Committee  on   26 
Reports 

No.  1.  Receiving  Ministers  From  Other 

Churches  268,  667 
No.   2.   Ad   Interim   Licensing   Commit- 
tee   (Withdrawn,    See    No.    19    Com- 
mittee on  Conferences  443,  544)    283. 
440 
No.  3.  Reports  of  Local  Preachers  283. 

668 
No.    4.    Duties   of   Ministerial   Members 

of  an  Annual  Conference  283,  668 
No.     5.     Duties     of     Unordained     Local 

Preachers   294,   295,   344,   346,   668 
No.  6.   Full  Clergy  Rights  For  Women 

(Non-concurrence)    498,  669 
No.  7.  Equal  Clergy  Rights  for  Women, 

With  Minority  Report  348,  349,  669 
No.    8.    Ck)nference   Committee    on    Ac- 
cepted Supply  Pastors  347.  348.  670 
No.   9.  Appointment  of  Executive  Sec- 
retaries   of    Preacher's    Aid    Societies 
347.   671 
No.    10.   Ordination    of   Deacons    Under 

Seminary  Rule  440.  441,   671 
No.     11.    Admission     of     Preachers    on 

Trial  452,   453,   671 
No.    12.    Admission    of    Preachers    Into 

Full   Connection   453,   673 
No.    13.    Annuity    Claim    of    a    Located 

Person   441,   675 
No.    14.    Requirements    For    Admission 

or  Ordination  441,  675 
No.  15.  Chaplains  In  Government  Hos- 
pitals   453,    454,    675 
No.   16.  Duties  of  a  Bishop   in   Making 

Appointments   453,   676 
No.  17.  Non-concurrence  497,  676 
Minnesota   Annual    Conference 
Personnel    61 
Roll  Call  206 
Substitutions    751 
Missions  and  Church  E.xtension 
Committee  on   31 
Reports 

No.    1.    Amending    Chapter    II    in    the 
1940     Discipline    on    Board    of    Mis- 
sions    and     Church     Extension     410, 
413,   467,   493,   494.    (See  No.   8,   Cen- 
tral Conferences  677)    768 
No.    2.    Report    on    the    Reference    To 
This  Committee  of  the  Miscellaneous 
Recommendations    Found    in    Report 
No.  4  of  the  General  Commission  on 
World    Service   and    Finance    Printed 
on    Page    13    of    the    Daily    Christian 
Advocate  on   April  27,   1944   415,  701 
No.   3.   Proper  Celebration  of  the  Cen- 
tennial of  the  Work  of  The  Method- 
ist Church  in  China  408,  409.  701 
Mississippi    Annual    Conference     (SC) 
Personnel    61 
Roll  Call  206 
Mississippi    (C) 
Personnel    62 
Roll  CaU  206 

Substitutions  745,  747,  749,  751 
Montana  Annual  Conference 
Personnel   62 
Roll  Call  207 
Substitutions    207 
Moore,  Bishop  Arthur  J. 

Reads   Episcopal    Address   230,    148 


The  Methodist  Church 


993 


Presents  Cabletrram  from  Ferdinand  SigK 
264 

Speaks  to  Report  381 

Presides   382 

Announces  vote  391 

Ruling;  Paul  G.  James  (*)  ;  point  of 
order  ;  not  well  taken  302 

Rulinjr  :  Costen  J.  Harrell :  point  of 
order  :   well   taken   394 

Ruling :  Walter  W.  Ward ;  point  of 
order  ;  well  taken  395 

Benediction   400 
Moore.   Bishop  John  M. 

Conducts  Ritual  Service  199 

Benediction   342 
Moore.   Leland 

Presents  Reports  Committee  on  Creden- 
tials  253,   266,    305,    385,    463 

Moves  a  Recorded  "Aye"  and  "No"  vote; 
adopted   377 
Moore.    Leon    S. 

Greetings  to  304 
Moore.    Leon    T. 

Motion  re  Episcopal  Address ;  adopted 
230 

"Moves    previous   question ;   ordered   276 

Raises  question  348,  394,  396 

Resolution    re    Rules   of    Order   for    1948 ; 
adopted   495 
Moreland,   J.   Earl    (*) 

Moves    previous    question ;    ordered    377 
Morelock,   George   L.    (•) 

Speaks  to   Report  3G6 

Prayer  502 
Morgado,    Edmundo  G. 

Speaks   to    Resolution   258 

Asks   question   323 

Moves  to  amend;  lost  411 
Morrill.   Miron   A. 

Motion     re     Nominations :     adopted     217 

Makes    request ;    granted    244 

Moves  to  table  ;  out  of  order  245 

Point  of  order;  well  taken  284,  413 

Moves   to   recommit  ;   adopted   286 

Motion  re  Order  of  the  Day  ;  adopted  336 

Motion  re  Report ;  adopted  336 

Asks    question    359 
Morris,   R.   Gammon 

Makes   request ;   adopted   240 

Moves  previous  question  ;  ordered  250, 
295,  296,  297,  315,  353,  357,  395,  429, 
479 

For  amendment   337 

For  Minority   Report  367 
Morrison,  J.  Oliver   (•) 

Directs  music  270  • 

Mulligan.    Thomas   C. 

Ballots  and  Tellers  13 
Muncy.    William   T. 

Moves  previous  question  ;  ordered  216. 
369 

Makes    request  ;    granted    410 
Murphree,  Marshall  J. 

Moves  substitution  ;  adopted  396,   397 
Murphy.   Chaplain   C.    F. 

Presented   342 

N 

Nazarene  Publishing  Company 

Publishes    Daily   ChriHtian   Advocate    15 

Nease.    Edgar   H. 

Third    Assistant    Secretary;    Journal    12 
Motion   re  election  ;  adopted  486 

Nebraska   Annual   Conference 
Personnel   62 
Roll    Call    207 
Substitutions   207,   745 


New   England   Annual  Conference 

Personnel   63 

Roll    Call    207 

Substitutions   745 
New   England  Southern  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   64 

Roll   Call   207 
New    Hampshire    Annual    Conference 

Personnel  64 

Roll   Call   207 

Substitutions   207 
New  Jersey   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   64 

Roll   Call   207 
New  Mexico  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    65 

Roll  Call   207 

Substitutions  746,  748 
New  York  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  65 

Roll   Call   207 

Substitutions  207 
New  York   East  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   65 

Roll  Call  207 

Substitutions   748,    752 
Newark   Annual   Conference 

Personnel  66 

Roll   Call   207 
Newell,  Frederick  B. 

Presents  Reports  Committee  on  Missions 
and  Church  Extension  408,  410,  467, 
415 

Committee  on    Discipline    13 

Moves  substitutions  ;  accepted  245 

Moves   to   refer ;   withdrawn    324 

Moves   to   amend  ;    accepted    324 

Moves  to  recommit ;  lost  326 

Renews  motion  to  recommit ;  adopted  328 

Moves  to   recommit ;   withdraws   394 

Explains   Report  410 

Presents  Covering  Resolution ;  adopted 
415 

Agrees   to   substitution    467 

Moves    reconsideration  ;    adopted    467 

Against  amendment  494 
Nichols,    Ray   H.    (*) 

Presents  Reports  Committee  on  Member- 
ship, Lay  Activities  and  Temporal 
Economy  287.  310,  315,  433,  480,  481, 
482,   483 

Presents  Schuyler  E.  Garth  281,  433,  474 

Accepts   amendment   311 

Motion  re  1947  for  Stewardship  ;  adopted 
335 

Presents  Francis  A.  Stanger,  Jr.  (•)  343, 
439.   452,    476 

Presents    Winfred    F.    Bryan    432 

Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  439 

Consents  to  withdrawal  478 

Makes   request   483 

Moves  to  amend  ;   adopted  483 

Expresses   thanks   483 
Ninth   Day,  Thursday,   May  4th 

Morning    Session    361 

Afternoon    session    371 

P^vening  session  382 
Noble.    Fred   B.    (•) 

Movest  to  amend  ;  accepts  substitute  360, 
406 

Against   Report   471 

Si>eaks   to   Report   479 
Non-concurrence    Reports 

Motion     re    all     Reports    of    Non-concur- 
ronce ;  adopted  496 
North    Alabama    Annual   C<mference 

Personnel    67 


994 


Journal  of  the  19 H  General  Conference 


Roll  Call  208 

Substitutions  208,  748.  750,  751,  752 
North   Africa  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   67 

Roll   Call   208 

Unofficial   Delegates   97 

Enabling  Act  for  492 
North   Arkansas   Annual   Conference 

Personnel    68 

Roll   Coll   208 

Substitution    208 
North    Carolina    Annual    Conference    (SE) 

Personnel   68 

Roll    Call    208 
North   Carolina   Annual    Conference    (C) 

Personnel   68 

Roll   Call    208 

Substitution    208 
North  China  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   69 

Roll   Call   208 

Unofficial   Delegates  97 
North  Dakota  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   69 

Roll  Call   208 
North  Georgia  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   69 

Roll    Call    208 

Substitution    208 
North  India  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    70 

Roll    CaU    208 
North   Indiana   Annual  Conference 

Personnel   70 

Roll    Call    208 
North   Mississippi   Annual   Conference 

Personnel    71 

Roll   Call  208 

Substitution    752 
North    Texas    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    71 

Roll    Call    209 

Substitutions    745,    748,    752 
North-East    Ohio    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    71 

RoU   Call   209 

Substitutions   746,   749 
Northern    Europe   Central   Conference 

Enabling  Act  for  457 
Northern    Minnesota   Annual    Conference 

Personnel   72 

Roll  Call  209 
Northern    New   York   Annual   Conference 

Personnel  73 

Roll   Call   209 
Northern    Philippine   Annual   Conference 

Personnel  73 

Roll  Call  209 

Unofficial  Delegates   97 
Northeast   Germany  Annual   Conference 

Personnel   71 

Roll  Call  209 
Northwest   Germany    Annual   Conference 

Personnel  73 

Roll   Call   209 
Northwest   India  Annual   Conference 

Personnel  73 

Roll    Call    209 

Unofficial   Delegates  96 
Northwest  Indiana  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   74 

Roll  Call  209 
Northwest   Iowa   Annual   Conference 
Personnel   74 
Roll  Call  209 
Substitutions  209,  749 


Northwest  Texas  Annual  Conference 

Personnel  75 

Roll  Call  209 

Substitutions   749,   752 
Norway   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   75 

Roll    Call    209 

O 

Odom.  Chaplain   Vincent  L. 

Presented    302 
Offerings   Taken 

Local   Expenses   270,   342 

Seminary   Singers   290 

Relief  in   Asia  474 

Ushers   437 
Officers  and  Committees 

1944   General  Conference   12 
Ohio  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    75 

Roll   Call   209 
Olson,  Oscar  Thomas 

Assists   in   presenting  Report  339 

Granted    privileges   of    floor    340 
Opening   Services 

General  Conference   198 
Orcutt,  Louis  E.    (*) 

Against  amendment  244 
Orders  of  the  Day 

Council  of  Bishops ;  Service  for  Chap- 
lains, Sons  and  Daughters  in  Armed 
Service:    Tuesday,    May    2nd    223,    313 

Costen  J.  Harrell;  Report  of  O.  W.  Au- 
man,    Thursday,    April    27th    226,    232 

Lynn  Harold  Hough  ;  Hearing  Represen- 
tatives of  Federal  Council  and  World 
Council,    Friday,    April    28th    230,    251 

William  K.  Anderson ;  Report  of  Com- 
mission on  Ministerial  Supply,  Tues- 
day, May   2nd   236,   312 

Costen  J.  Harrell ;  Report  of  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Fi- 
nance,  Friday,   April   28th   240,   258 

Ernest  Fremont  Tittle;  Report  on  The 
Church  and  Rural  Life,  Saturday,  April 
29th   253,   264 

J.    N.    R.    Score ;    Report   of    Commission 

on  Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship, 
Wednesday,    May    3rd    280,    339 

Charles  A.  Jones  (*)  Preamble  and  Cru- 
sade for  Christ,  Wednesday,  May  3rd 
289     334 

Aruth'ur  M.  Wells  ;  Unified  Pension  Code, 
Tuesday,    May    2nd    310,    321 

Lynn     Harold     Hough ;     The    Church     in 
•Time  of  War,  Thursday,  May  4th  317. 
364 

John  T.  Ellison  (*)  Report  on  Judicial 
Administration,  Friday,  May  5th  371, 
423 

Leslie  J.  Lyons  (*)  Election  of  Mem- 
bers of  Judicial  CouncU,  Friday,  May 
5th  349,  409 

Glenn     R.     Phillips ;    Offering    for    Asia, 
etc.,    Saturday,   May   6th   460,   473 
Orders,    Vote    by 

Ordered  and  taken  377 
Oregon  Annual  Conference 

Personnel   77 

RoU   Call   210 
Organization 

Judicial    Council    430 

Legislative  Committees   228 

Plan    and   Rules   for   1944    129 
Our  Hosts 

Local  Committee  8 


The  Methodvit  Church 


995 


Overseas    Relief 

Committee   on    319.   968 
Oxnam.    Bishop   G.    Bromley 

Presents   list  of   Bishops  present  201 

(Note:  All  nominations  and  appoint- 
ments made  by  the  Council  of  Bishops 
were  presented  to  the  General  Con- 
ference by  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam, 
Secretary  of  the  Council  of  Bishops. 
Editor.) 

Presents  Nominations  for  Administrative 
and   Legislative  Committees  218 

Presents  Communication  from  Council  of 
Bishops  re  World  Council  of  Churches 
223 

Presents  Request  of  Council  of  Bishops  re 
Order  of  the  Day  223 

Presents  Nominations  for  Committee  on 
Evening  Programs   230 

Presents  Nominations  for  Tellers  233 

Presents  Request  re  Leslie  G.  Templin 
233 

Presents    Dr.    Samuel    McRae   Cavert   251 

Presents  Dr.  Henry  Smith  Leiper  251 

Makes  statement  re  Bishop  Ralph  A. 
Ward   253 

Makes  statement  re  Treatment  of  Negro 
Delegates   272 

Presents  Nominations  for  General  Com- 
mission on  World  Service  and  Finance 
279 

Makes  statement  re  Income  Tax  Deduc- 
tions  279 

Presents  Preamble  to  Crusade  for  Christ 
286 

Presents  Report  of  the  Crusade  For  A 
New   World   Order   286 

Makes  statement  re  Memorial  Service  298 

Educational  Address  order  printed  in 
Journal   288,    868 

Makes  statement  re  Bishop  William  T. 
Watkins   298 

Presents  nomination  of  J.  Edgar  Skill- 
ington  for  membership  on  General 
Commission  on  World  Service  and  Fi- 
nance 303 

Presents  Appointments  made  by  Council 
of  Bishops  315,  316 

Presents  Nominations  for  Commission  on 
Public  Information  316 

Granted  privileges  of  the  floor  335 

Speaks  to  Crusade  for  Christ  337 

Against  amendment  of  Leo  H.  McKay 
(*)    338 

Presents  nominations  of  the  Council  of 
Bishops  for  election  to  the  Judicial 
Council   346 

Presents  nominations  for  Federal  Council 
of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  America 
378 

Presents  nominations  for  Methodist  Com- 
mittee on  Overseas  Relief  379 

Presents  appointments  of  Council  of 
Bishops  for  General  Board  of  Evangel- 
ism 445 

Presents  nominations  for  Trustees  of  The 
Methodist  Church   445 

Presents  nominations  for  Trustees  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South 
446 

Presents  Nominations  for  Trustees  of  the 
Methodist     Episcopal    Church    446 

Presents    nominations    for   the    Executive 
Committee  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church    447 
Presents    nominations    for   Committee    to 
Study  the   Local   Church   447 


Presents  nominations  for  Commission  on 
Entertainment  of  1948  General  Con- 
ference 448 

Presents  nominations  for  the  World 
Council  of  Churches  448 

Puts    the   (lucstion    448 

Presents  nominations  for  Commission  on 
Records,  Forms  and  Statistical  Blanks 
448 

Rf<iuests  authority  for  the  Council  of 
Bishops  to  set  up  Ad  Interim  Commit- 
tee on  Crusade  For  Christ ;  granted 
456 

Makes  statement  re  Organization  of 
Boards,  etc.  461 

Makes  statement  re  Advance  Expense  of 
Crusade   For   Christ   462 

Makes  statement  re  Chaplaincy  485 

Presents  nominations  for  Commission  on 
Centran    Conferences   486 

Announces  Ad  Interim  Committee  on 
Crusade  For  Christ  486 

Presents    nomination    of    O.    W.    Auman 
for  Commission  on  Records,  Forms  and 
Statistical  Blanks  486 
Oxnam,   Mrs.   G.   Bromley    (*) 

Presented  255 


Pacific    Northwest   Annual   Conference 

Personnel    77 

Roll   CaU   210 

Substitution  751 
Parlin,   Charles   C.    (*) 

Presents   Minority   Report   367 

Answers   question   374 

Against   amendment  376,   377 

Closes   debate  377 

Resolution     re     Conscientious     Objectors: 
adopted   392 

Moves     reference     to     Judicial     Council ; 
adopted  392 

Resolution    re    Paragraph    1716  ;    referred 
414 

Speaks  for  Resolution  414 

Seconds    Resolution    of    Ernest    Fremont 
Tittle   431 

Moves  adoption  of  Report ;  adopted  470 
Patterson,   D.    Stewart    (*) 

Speaks  to   Report  286 

Presents   Report   311 

Against  amendments  311,  312,  315,  338 

Raises  question  355 

Moves    previous    question  ;   ordered    426 
Pedersen,   Frederick   L. 

Assistant   Calendar   Secretary   12 

Moves  to  refer  ;  adopted  279 

Motion    re   Commission    on    Central    Con- 
ferences ;  adopted  486 
Peele.    Bishop   W.   Walter 

Presides    271 

Ruling;    J.    Edgar   Skillington  ;    point    of 
order ;   well   taken   275 

Ruling;  T.  Morton  McDonald    (*)  ;  point 
of  order  ;  out  of  order  276 

Ruling ;     Miron     A.     Morrill  ;     point     of 
order ;   well  taken   284 

Presents  Chaplains  301 

In    charge   of   Chaplain    Program    313 
Pegues,  David  K. 

For   amendment   261 
Pellowe.   William   C.   S. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted  248 

Moves    to   amend  :    lost   297,    395 

Asks   question   323 


996 


Journal  of  the  19 U  General  Conference 


Peninsula   Annual   Conference 
Personnel    77 
Roll   Call   210 
Pensions,    Board   of 

Bishops  on  331,  968 
Pensions 

Commission   on    Pension   Legislation    257, 

968 
Perkins,  Albert  R. 

Moves    previous    question  ;    ordered    397 
Perry,  James  A. 

For  amendment  248 

Motion  re  stenographic  help  ;  adopted  254 

Against    amendment    265,    426 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  312 

Motion    re   Address   of    William    Y.    Bell ; 

adopted   332 
Motion    re   adoption   of    Report;    adopted 

360 
Personnel 

Of  General   Conference  41 
Peterson,    Ernest   W.     (*) 
Document   Secretary    13 
Motion    re    nominations  ;    adopted    316 
Resolution      re      Crusade      For      Christ; 

adopted  462 
Resolution  re  Bishop  G.  Bromley  Oxnam  ; 

adopted   491 
Philadelphia  Annual  Conference 
Personnel  78 
Roll  Call  210 
Philippine  Annual  Conference 
Personnel   79 
Roll  CaO  210 
Unofficial   Delegates   97 
Philippine  Island  Central  Conference 

Enabling  Act  for  457 
Phillips,   C.    Gordon 

For  Majority  Report  367 
Makes  statement  404 
Phillips,    Glenn    R. 

Presents    Reports    for   the   Committee   on 

Courtesies  and  Privileges  238,  255,  272, 

301,    317,    332,   351,    362,   372,    382,    400, 

418,  459,  436,  488,   (Sifting  Committee) 

491 
Motion  re   Bishop's  Wives  ;   adopted  239 
Motion  re  greetings  ;  adopted  255 
Resolution     re     P  e  n  s  i  on      Legislation  ; 

adopted  256 
Motion  re  Memorial  Service ;  adopted  273 
Moves  to  Refer  Rule  21  ;  adopted  277 
Requests     Bishop     W.     Walter     Peele    to 

make  presentation  301 
Reads    Communication    frcftn    Archbishop 

of  York  350 
Request     for     Declaratory     Decision     on 

Paragraph  1318,  Section  2,  Sub-division 

(d)  ;  adopted  352 
Motion      for      Declaratory     Decision      on 

Pension  Code  ;  adopted  373 
Motion     re     Retiring     Bishops ;     adopted 

385 
Resolution  re  Pension  Code ;  adopted  421 
Announces   Retiring   Service  436 
Motion   re  Special  Offering  ;   adopted  460 
Resolution    re    Y.M.C.A. ;    adopted    488 
Motion      re      Poem      of      Benjamin      F. 

Schwartz  ;   adopted  498 
Presents 

Adams,  Charles  V.    (*)    303 
Bayley,   Francis   R.   320,   382 
Brashares,    Charles   W.    500 
Bryan,   Winfred   F.   460 
Burnett,   Chaplain  William  M.   488 
Colley,   Thomas  E.   303 


Corley,    Chaplain    P.    K.    401 

Crane,   Henry  Hitt  437 

Dewey,  Horace  E.  489 

Diffendorfer,  Ralph  E.  304 

Ellis,   James   E.   461 

Estes.   Lud   H.   422 

Garber.    Paul   N.   489 

Gernhardt,   Henry  J.  418 

Hargis,   David  H.   332 

Hartman,    Lewis    O.    274 

Hayes,   E.  Pearce  255 

Hillman,  Paul  M.  319 

Hough,    Lynn    Harold   317 

Houghton,   James   R.   372 

Houser,    Otto   H.    333 

Ivins,    Lester    S..    Ph.D.    372 

Jones,   Charles  A.    (*)    460,   489 

Jones,  Bishop  Robert  E.   333 

Kohlstedt,    Edward   D.    418 

Lewis,   Vernon   E.    (*)    459 

Lott.  Fred  E.  419 

Lyons,  Leslie  J.    (*)    238,  239 

McDonald,   T.  Morton    (*)    319 

Oxnam,   Bishop  G.  Bromley  303 

Peterson,   Ernest  W.    (*)    491 

Potts,  Dr.  E.  W.  239 

Potts,  J.  Manning  362 

Price,   Chaplain   Harry  Allen   488 

Quillian.   William   F.   459 

Rixey,  George  F.   301 

Robbins,  Charles  A    (*)    362 

Schwartz,    Benjamin   F.   351 

Score,  J.  N.  R.  419 

Shirkey,  Albert  P.  490 

Skillington,  J.  Edgar  277 

Smith,  Chester  A.    (*)    372 

Smith,    Bishop    H.    Lester    255,    272,    301. 
382 

Smith,    Roy   L.    273 

Speicher,    Chaplain    Thoburn    422 

Stone,   Fred  D.   303,   362 

Street,  Cassius  S.  272 

Templin,   Leslie  G.   350 

Tittle  Ernest  Fremont  333 

Van   Kirk,  Walter  W.   302 

Ward,  Thomas   E.  489 

Welliver,   Lester   A.   318 

Werner,   Hazen   G.   276.   332 

Wilson,   Chaplain   Hugh   E.  372 

Wood,   Lynn   A.   333 
Pickett,    Bishop    J.    Waskom 

Addresses  Conference  270,  473,  893 
Pittsburgh    Annual   Conference 

Personnel    79 

Roll   Call   210 
Plan  of  Organization  and  Rules  of  Order 

Adopted   129 
Commission    for    1948    General    Conference 

465,   970 
Pellett,  Miss   Odena    (*) 

Duet    418 
Pellett,   Mrs.   G.   W.   L.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;   lost  340 
Poland 

Unofficial   Delegates   97 
Potts,  Dr.  W.  E. 

Presented   239 
Potts,    J.    Manning 

Presents   Reports  Comjnittee  on  Evening 
Programs    253,    266 

Motion   re   Evangelism  ;  adopted  562 
Presiding    Bishops 

1944  General  Conference  12 
Presiding   Officers 

Committee  on    17 

Nominated    and    elected    219 

Report    of    229,    237.    254,    266,    280.    288. 
316,   342,  361,   371,  399,   417,  435,  483 


The  Methodist  Church 


997 


Trice.   Chaplain    Harry   Allen 

Presented    488 
Propert.   Frank   C.    (  *  ) 

Moves  to  refer  back  :  adopted  353 
Moves    previous    question  ;    ordered    370 
Point  of  Order:   well  taken   377,  488 
Moves   substitution  :   lost   479,   480 
Public   Information 

Commission    on    282,   316,   705,   969 
Publishinjr  Interests 
Committee  on   33 
Reports 

No.   1.   ReliKion   in   Life  268,   703 

No.  2.  Christian       Advocate,       Central 

Edition    268.    703 
No.  3.   Filling    Vacancies    on    Board    of 

Publication    268.    704 
No.   4.   Manuals  for  Training  in  Church 
Membership   and   the   Christian   Life, 
268,    704 
No.  5.  Co-ordination    of    Good    Litera- 
ture  282.   705 
No.  6.  Department  of   Public   Informa- 
tion   of    The    Methodist    Church    282, 
705 
No.  7.  Annual  Conference  Records  282, 

283,   706 
No.    8.    Rearranging    Sections    IV    and 

VI    of   the   Discipline   283,   307,   707 
No.    9.    Rearrangement   of   Materials   in 
Discipline  in  Dealing  with  the  Local 
Church    284,    285,    296,    298,    709 
No.  10.  Commission  on  Records,  Forms 

and  Statistical  Blanks  285,  710 
No.    11.    A   Methodist   Historical   Maga- 
zine  295,    710 
No.    12.    None   presented    711 
No.    13.    To   Revise   the   Official   Certifi- 
cate of   Baptism   of   Adults   295,   296, 
711 
No.  14.  Ritual  Services  in  Hymnal  and 

Discipline    341,    711 
No.    15.    None   presented    712 
No.   16.   A   Glossary  of  Terms   442,   712 
No.    17.    None    presented    712 
No.     18.     Quadrennial    Reports    of    the 
Publishing    Agents    and    Editors    347, 
712 
No.   19.   Editing  the  Discipline  347,  714 
No.    20.    The    Christian    Advocate    and 

Good    Literature    347,    715 
No.    21.   An    Abridged    Edition    of    the 

Discipline   442,    715 
No.   22.  Non-concurrence  498,  716 
Publishing  Journal 

Resolution    on    4,    487 
Pugh,    A.   Wesley 

Moves   previous   question  :   ordered   215 

Moves  to  amend  ;   accepted   236,   246,   444 

Point  of  order :    well   taken    248 

Moves    to    amend  ;    adopted    260 

Asks  question   276,   323,  364,  424,   425 

M(  tion    re   microphones  ;    lost   305 

Moves  to  amend  ;   lost  324 

Presents   Miniority   Report  348 

Motion    re    Minority    Report ;    lost   349 

Closes   debate   for   Minority  349 

Makes    correction    358 

Moves    extension    of    time;    adopted    397 

Makes   statement   408 

Moves  suspension  of   Rules  :  adopted  453, 

483 
Motion   re  Chester  A.  Smith    (•)    465 
I'oint    of    order;     over-ruled     476 
Purcell,    Bishop   Clare 

Memorial    Address   273,   301 

Presides  289 

Thanks   Seminary   Singers   289 


Ruling;    John    L.    Wolfe;    out    of    order 

295 
Ruling ;    Henry    L.    Lambdin  ;    point    of 

order,    not   well    taken    296 
Ruling ;    Benjamin    W.    Meeks ;    point    of 

order ;    well   taken    296 

Q 

Quillian,    Paul    W. 

Against   amendment    356 
Quillian,    William    F. 

Asks   reading   421 

Resolution        re        Episcopal        Address ; 
adopted  459 
Qiiimhy,   Karl    K. 

Makes   correction    468 

R 

Races,  Relation  in  The  Methodist  Church 
Commission   on   360    (See  No.    7   State  of 

the  Church)   969 
Ralph.    Will    P.    (»i 

Secretary,    Standing   Votes    15 
Records,    Forms    and    Statistical    Blanks 

Commission   on    448,    969 
Redwine,   Marcus  C.    {*) 
Against   Report  282 
Against    amendment    311 
Asks   question   344 
Reed,   Marshall   R. 

Asks    question    325 
Reeves,    A.    Raymond    (*) 

Greetings   to   217 
Reeves,    Chaplain    Floyd    M. 

Presented   302 
Reference 

Committee    on    18 
Nominated  and   elected   220 
Reports 

No.l.   Bishops'    Address   342,   753 

No.   2.   Quadrennial    Reports    342,    753 
ReHtion  of  Races  in  The  Methodist  Church 
Commission   on   360    (See  No.   7   State  of 

the   Church)    969 
Reserve   Delegates 

Personnel    112 
Residential  Supervision 

For  Africa   434 
Resolutions 

Bishops'   Song;  T.  Morton   McDonald    (*) 

319 
Broomfield,     Bishop    John    C.  :    Henry    J. 

Gernhardt  418 
Cherrington,      Ernest      H.  ;      Charles      A. 

Jones    (*)    460 
Christian    Advocate,    Editor    of;    Charles 

V.    Adams    (*l    304 
Closing    Hours    of    General    Conference ; 

Albert   E.    Day   408 
Commerce    Trust    Co.,    J.    Edgar    Under- 
wood   463 
C<>nscientious  Objectors  ;  Charles  C.  Par- 

lin    (*)    392 
Credentials  ;  Leland   Moore  463 
Crusade  for  Christ,   E.xpense ;   Ernest  W. 

Peterson    (*)    462 
Discipline.     Revision     Study     Committee ; 

Robert   B.    Carr    (*(    429,    970 
Ecumenical    Methodist    Council  ;    I'aul    N. 

Garber   490 
Elections      in     Jurisdictions ;      Fred     D. 

Stone    417 
Episcopal    Address ;    William    F.    Quillian 

459 
Evangelism,     Covering     Resolution  ;     Al- 
bert  E.   Day   494 
Executive  Secretaries  of  Boards  ;  Charles 

A.  Jones    (•)   489 


998 


Journal  of  the  19 ^Jf.  General  Conference 


Garrett  Biblical  Institute ;  Ernest  Fre- 
mont   Tittle    333 

Honorarium  for  Secretary ;  Leslie  J. 
Lyons    (*)    495 

Hospitals  and  Homes,  Covering  Resolu- 
tion ;  Okey  J.  Carder  309 

Houghton,  James  R. ;  Albert  P.  Shirkey 
490 

Japanese  Americans ;  Edward  D.  Kohl- 
stedt    418 

Journal,  Editing  and  Publication  ;  Geor  e 
W.   Henson   487,   4 

Judicial  Administration,  Covering  Re- 
solution ;   Clyde   B.   Stuntz   430 

Judicial  Council  Decisions  ;  George  W. 
Henson    392 

Judicial  Council  Decisions ;  Fred  D. 
Stone   494 

Knox,  Hon.  Frank ;  M.  LaFayette  Har- 
ris 266 

Missions  and  Church  Extension,  Cover- 
ing Resolution,  Frederick  B.  Newell 
415 

Missionary  Bishops :  Lewis  O.  Hartman 
275 

Orsrani  ation  of  Boards,  Commissions, 
etc.  ;  George  W.   Henson   403 

Oxnam,  Bishop  G.  Bromley ;  Ernest  W. 
Peterson    (*)    491 

Paragraph    1098  :    Daniel    L.    Marsh    405 

Paragraph  171G  ;  Charles  C.  Parlin  (*) 
413 

Paseo  Methodist  Church  and  Max  Kru- 
wel    (*):    Albert    P.    Shirkey    490 

Pension  Code,  Unified  ;  Arthur  M.  Wells 
330 

Pension    Code;    Glenn    R.    Phillips    421 

Pension  Legislation  ;  A.  Thomias  Mc- 
llwain  and  Rhodes  A.  Stafford  256,  257, 
968 

Pension  Support ;  Ralph  W.  Sockman 
401 

Pension  System,  Uniform ;  Winfred  F. 
Bryan    460 

Platform  Arrangements  ;  Ernest  Fremont 
Tittle    239 

Platform  Arrangements ;  Thomas  B. 
Lugg    253 

Platform  Committees ;  Chester  A.  Smith 
(*)    496,    499 

Recruits  for  the  Ministry ;  Horace  G. 
Smith    313,    314 

Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship,  Cover- 
ing Resolution  ;  J.   N.   R.   Score  341 

Ritual  and  Orders  of  Worship,  Editorial 
Committee:    J.    N.    R.    Score    341 

Rules  of  Order:   Fred   E.   Lott  419 

Rules   of   Order  :   Leon   T.    Moore   495 

Stenographic   Report;  Fred  D.   Stone  226 

Thanks  ;   Charles   W.    Brashares    500 

Unofficial  Delegates  ;  Leslie  G.  Templin 
351 

War:   Ernest   Fremont   Tittle   431 

West  LaFayette  Methodist  Home ;  Okey 
J.   Gardner  402 

World  Service  and  Finance,  Covering 
Resolution  ;    Costen    J.    Harrell    250 

World  Service  and  Finance.  Report  No. 
2  :    J.    Edgar    Skillington    262 

World  Service  Funds;  Charles  W.  Bra- 
shares    258 

World  Service  Funds  ;  Lester  Rumble 
267 

Y.M.C.A.  :    Glenn    R.    Phillips    267 
Retired   Bishops 

Personnel    10 
Retiring    Bishops 

Recognition    Service    for    436 


Reves,    Claude   M. 

Presents  Report  Committee  on  American 

Bible   Society   401,    509 
Moves   to   amend  ;   accepted    425 
Revision   Study  of  Discipline 

Committee   on    429,    970 
Rhodesia   Annual   Conference 
Personnel   79 
Roll  Call  210 
Substitutions    751 
■-{ice.  Samuel  C. 

Moves  to  substitute  ;  accepted  294 
Richardson,   Bishop   Ernest  G. 
Presides   331 
Ruling  ;    J.    Edgar    Skillington  ;    point    of 

order  :  not  well  taken   338 
Ruling ;     John     L.     Wolfe :     motion     un- 
necessary  338 
Retiring   Service    for    436 
Ri-gin,    E.    Cranston 
For   Resolution   422 
litch.    Chaplain    Elliott    S. 

Presented    301 
?lituals    and    Orders    of   Worship 
Committee  on   22 
Nominated   and   elected  222 
Reports 

No.  1.  Action  on  the  Report  of  the 
Commission  on  Ritual  and  Orders  of 
Worship  to  the  General  Conference 
339,  341,  717  (This  Report  carries 
with  it  Report  No.  14,  Publi.:hinj 
Interests) 
No.   2.   Harmonization   of  Hymn   Tunes 

399,  720 
No.  3.   Non-concurrence  497,   721 
Vacancies  on   Commission  filled  449,  969 
Rixey,    George   F.    (Deputy   Chief  of   Chap- 
lains of  the  Army) 

Presented   and   addressed   Conference   301 
Prayer  315 
Robbins,   Charles  A.    (*) 
Secretary   of   Roll   13 
Moves   to   refer :   adopted   226 
Asks    reading   247 

Moves   reconsideration  ;   adopted   247,   z48 
Speaks   for   motion    248 
Moves    previous    question ;    ordered    261 
Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  308 
Motion   re  Stenographic  Report ;  adopted 
363 
Robertson,    Dr.    Benjamin    G. 

Addresses     Conference    288.    883 
Robinson,  Bishop  John  W. 

Bendiction   231 
Rock     River    Annual    Conference 
Personnel    80 
Roll   Call   210 

Substitutions    746,    748,    750.    751 
Roll  Call 

of    the    Annual    Conference    201 
Rooks,    Robert   E.    (*) 

Standing   Votes,   Section    C    15 
Roush,    Lester    L. 

Ask    question    327 
Roudebush.    Roy    R.     (*) 

Moves    to    amend  ;    lost    244 
Rules 

Committee    on    18 
Nominated   and    elected   220 
Reports 

No.    1.    Clarification    of    Rule    21,    305, 

754 
No.    2.    Amendment  of   Rule   34   of   the 
Plan    of    organization    and    Rules    of 
Order   464,    754 
No.   3.   Revision  of  Rules  464,   465,   755 


The  Methodist  Church 


999 


No    4.    Composition    of    Commission    on 
Rules    for    1948    465,    756 
Rules    of    Order 

For  1944  General  Conference  138 
Report   presented   214 
Adopted    216 
Amended    363.    464 
Rumble.  Lester 

Resolution     re     World     Service     Funds  ; 
adopted   267 
Rust.  Little  J.   (•) 
Sneaks  to  Report  345 

Motion   re   Vote  by   Orders ;  adopted   378 
Moves  to  amend  :  accepted  404 
Ryder.    Frank   H.    (*) 
Moves    to    amend ;    accepted    310 
Motion  re  PrintinK  Questionaire  :  adopted 
372 


Saint    Louis    Annual    Conference 

Personnel  80 

Roll  Call  210 

Substitutions  750,   751 
Sanderfur.   Mrs.  Ruby    (♦) 

Thanked  422 
Savannah    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    81 

Roll    Call    210 
Schisler.  John   Q. 

Statemant   re   Stenographic   help   254 

Presents   Report  287 

Moves   to   amend  :   accepted   293.   297.   416 

Speaks  to   motion   355 

Prayer  502 
Schofield.    Charles   E. 

For  amendment  357 

Speaks    to    Report    394 

Presents    Reports    442 
Schmidtke.    Chaplain    Benjamin    L. 

Presented    302 
Schwartz.    Benjamin    F. 

Motion    re   Greeting   to    President   Roose- 
velt ;   amended   and   a   adopted    278 

Moves    to   amend  :    accepted    337 

Motion    re   R.    H.    Shannon;    (*)    adopted 
351 

Poem   ordered   printed   498 
Score.    J.    N.    R. 

Presents    Reports    Committee    on    Ritual 
and    Orders    of    Worship    341.    399 

Moves    to    amend  ;    accepted    236 

Motion    re    Bishops'    Song ;    adopted    240 

Moves    Order    of    the    Day :    adopted    280 

Motion   re  silent  prayer  ;  adopted  340 

Against  amendment   341 

Presents     Covering     Resolution  ;    adopted 
341 

Resolution       re       Editorial       Committee; 
adopted    341 

Point  of   Order ;   well   taken   373 

Clarifying    statement    419 
Scott.    Julius    S.     (*l 

Against  amendment   405 
Seaman,    Walter    L.     (♦) 

Circulation      Manager      Daily      Chriatiaii- 
Ad  vacate    15 
Seamands.    Earl    A. 

Standing   votes.   Section   A    15 
Secrest.    Paul    E. 

For    Minority    Report    367 
Secretarial    Staff 

Personnel    12 

Nominated  and  elected  217 
Selecman.    Bishop    Charles    C. 

Presides    231 

Appointed   to  General    Board   of    P^vange- 
lism    445 


Makes    announcement   487_ 

Devotion   for  closing  session   458 

Presents   Albert   E.   Day  502 

Devotions  502 

I'resents    Bishops    Francis    J.    McConnell 

.503 
Second   Day.  Thursdav.  April  27th. 

Morning  session  231 
Seminary  Singers.  Boston  University 
Sii-r    198.    245.    261 
Give  concert  289 
Offering  taken  290 
Semite,     University 

General     Conference     Nominations     316. 

970 
Seventh    Day.    Tuesday.    May    2nd. 
Morning    session     298 
Evening   session    317 
Sh-'Ter,    Frank    L. 

Secretary  Telegrams,  Greetings,  etc.  13 
Moves  substitution  ;   lost  345 
Shannon.    Captain    Robert    H.    (•( 

Killed  with  Bishop  Adna  Wright  Leonard 

351 
Shantung    Annual    Conference 
Personnel    81 
Roll    Call    210 
Unofficial    Delegates    97 
Shaw.   Bishop  Alexander   P. 
Benediction   331 
Devotions    400 
Shirkey.    Albert    P. 

Airainst  amendment  337 

Moves   to   table:   adopted    471 

Resolution      re      James      R.      Houghton  ; 

adopted    490 
Resolution     re    Paseo    Methodist    Church 

and     Max     Kruwel     (*t;     adopted     490 
Short.    Roy    H. 
Ask    question    243 
Motion   re  election  ;   adopted   378 
Sifting 

Committee    on    18 
Nominated    and    elected    220 
Report   of   491.    757 
Si"g.    Ferdinand 

Cable'=-ram    from   264 
Sixth    Day.    Monday.    May    1st. 
Mirning  session  271 
Evening  session   289 
Skillington.   J.    Edgar 

Presents   Rulers  of  Order  214 

Speaks    to    motion    248 

I'resents  Reports  of  Committee  on   Rules 

of   Order   258.    259.   262.   305.   307.    464. 

465 
Requests   nermission   to   withdraw   Items ; 

granted   260 
Closes    debate    261 
.\ccepts   amendment  262 
Presents     Covering     Resolution  ;     adopted 

262 
Moves  to  refer  ;  adopte<l  262.  263 
Against  sub.stitute  275 
Mov<^  appeal  to  Judicial  Council  :  adopted 

276 
Motion     re    Missionary    Bishops;    adopted 

277 
Motion     re    granting    PVancis    R.     Bayley 

privile-es     of     floor;     adopted     278 
Against    amendment    247.    259.    282.    426 
Moves   suspension   of   Rules;   adi>pted   291 
Motion    re  Committee  on   Enabling  Acts  ; 

ailopted    291 
Elected      to      General      Commission      on 

World     Service    and     Finance    303 
Motion    re    Crusade    For    Christ;    adopted 

335 


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Motion     re     Bishop     G.     Bromley     being- 
granted  privileges  of  the  floor  ;  adopted 

335 
Point  of   order ;  .not   well   taken   338 
Motion   re  Rule  34  :  adopted   342 
Point  of  order  ;  well  taken  275,  344.  349. 

376,    465 
Moves   to   adjourn  ;   lost   349 
Ask    question    355.    365,   395 
Moves     to     reconsider ;     withdrawn     365 
Motion  re  Clarification  of  Rules  of  order  ; 

adopted  380 
For   amendment   394 
Against  recommitting  394 
Ask    re-reading    397 
Moves    to    amend    accepted    amendment ; 

lost   426 
Moves    to   amend :    lost   427 
Moves   to   amend ;    out   of   order   479 
Speaks  to  amendment  488 
Speaks  to  Resolution   495 
Slut'..    Frank    D.    (*) 
Motion  re  Educational  Addresses  ;  adopted 

288 
Smart,   Dr.   W.  Aiken 

Educational      Address      ordered      printed 

288.    879 
Smith.    Bishop    A.    Frank 
Benediction    350 
Presides   361 
Ruling ;    Lynn    Harold    Hough  ;    point    of 

order ;    well    taken    364 
Makes  statement  re  parliamentary  stauts 

367 
Ruling:    Hershal    R.    Snavely    (*)    out   of 

order    367 
Ruling :    William    K.   Anderson  ;   previous 

question  :   out  of  order   367 
Ruling;    Harry    R.    Hummer     (*)    out    of 

order    368 
Ruling  ;     Leonard      B.      Smith ;     out     of 

order   369 
Ruling  ;    Fred   D.    Stone  ;   point   of   order  ; 

well  taken   37U 
Thanked  Conference  371 
Benediction   371 
Smith.    Mrs.    A.    Frank     (*) 

Presented    255 
Smith,   Chester  A.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend;  lost  215,  216,  265,   326, 

451 
Personal    Privilege;    not    well    taken    216 
For  amendment   260 
Asks   reference   to   Judicial    Council  ;    out 

of   order   372 
Moves  to  amend  ;  out  of  order  465 
Moves   to   amend ;   tabled   471 
Makes    request ;    out    of    order    484 
Resolution      re     Platform      Committees  ; 

lost   497.    499 
Moves   reconsideration ;    lost   498 
Smith.   Edward   A.(*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  242,  243 
Moves  to  amend  ;  adopted  247 
Motion    re   changes  ;   adopted   249 
Smith.    Horace    G. 

Speaks  to  Report  264 

Resolution   re   Recruiting   Candidates   For 

Ministry;    adopted    313,    314 
Accepts   amendment   313 
.'^mith.    Bishop    H.    Lester 

Opens    1944   General    Conference   198 
Ruling ;    George    W.    Henson  ;    motion    to 

table ;    out   of   order   215 
Presented    gavel    by    Issac    E.    Miller    217 
Appropriately  replies  217 
Benedication     229 
Presents   Bishop's  wives  255,   273,  400 


Makes  statement  re  offering  for  Boston 
Seminary  Singers   290 

Presents  Bishop  Robert  Nelson  Spencer 
301 

Presents  E.  Dow  Bancroft   (*)   382 

Requests  Council  of  Bishops  be  execused  ; 
granted    391  ;    402,    422  ;    464 

Makes  announcement  re  Closing  Pro- 
gram  of  General   Conference  458 

Prayer    503 
Smith,   Mrs.   H.   Lester    (*) 

Presented    255 
Smith,    Leonard    B. 

Against  substitute  345 

Print   of   order;   not   well   taken    369 
Smith,    Roy    L. 

Motion  re  Bishop  Ralph  A.  Ward ; 
adopted   214 

For  deletion   355 

Speaks  to  Resolution  258 

Presents  Memoir  of  Grover  Carlton 
Emmons   273 

Motion   re  Memoir ;   adopted   274 
Smith.   W.    Angle 

Presents  Reports  of  Committee  on  Pub- 
lishing Interests  267.  268,  282,  283, 
284.  285,  295,  307,  346,  347 

Requests     postponement :     granted     283 

Accepts    amendments     285,    297 

Close  debate  297 
Snaverly,    Hershal   R.    (*) 

Speaks    to    Resolution    258 

For    Minority    Report ;    out   of    order    367 
Social     Action     And     Industrial     Relations 

Commission  on  471.  740.  970   (See  Report 

17,  State  of  Church) 
Social        Security        For        Full-Time       Lay 

Employees    in    Religious    Institutions 

Committee  on    472.   742.   970    (See   Report 

19,   State  of  the  Church) 
Sockman,   Ralph  W. 

Ask  question  325 

Resolution    re    Pension    Support ;    adopted 
401 
South  America 

Unoflicial    Delegates    97 
South     Carolina    Annual     Conference     (SEt 

Personnel    81 

Roll   Call  210 
South     Carolina     Annual     Conference     (C) 

Personnel   81 

Roll    Call    211 

Substitution    750 
South    Florida    Annual    Conference 

Personnel  82 

Roll  Call  211 
South   Georgia   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   82 

Roll    Call    211 

Substitutions   211,   751 
South   Germany  Annual   Conference 

Personnel   82 

Roll    Call    211 
South    India    Annual    Conference 

Personnel   82 

Roll   Call  211 
Southeast   Africa    Provisional   Annual    Con- 
ference 

Enabling    Act    for    457 
Southern     Asia     Provisional     Annual     Con- 
ference 

Enabling    Act    for    457 
Southern    California-Arizona    Annual    Con- 
ference 

Personnel    83 

Roll   Call   211 

Substitutions    211,    752 


The  Methodist  Church 


1001 


Si)'ithern        ConKO        Provisional        Annual 
Conference 
Personnel    95 
Roll   call   214 
Southern    Illinois    Annual    Conference 
Personnel  83 
Roll   211 
Southwest    Annual     Conference 
I'ersonnel   84 
Roll    Call    211 
Southwest     Germany     Annual     Conference 
Personnel    84 
Roll   Call   211 
Southwest  Mexican  Annual  Conference 
Personnel    84 
Roll    Call    211 
Southwest     Missouri      Annual      Conference 
Personnel   84 
Roll    Call    211 

Substitutions   211.    749,   750,    751 
Southwest  Texas  Annual  Conference 
Personnel   85 
Roll    Call    211 
Substitution    212 
Special  Committees 

Central  Conferences,  22,  228,  237 
Reports     of     Committee     393,     395,     435, 
759:    395.    396.    399,   466.    764;   450,    451. 
766;  466,  767;  451.  767;  467;  768;  451, 
76S:   467,   768:   468.   769:   396,  397,  398. 
434.  435.  485.  769;  468,   771;   451,   771; 
496.    774  :    485.    774. 
EveninK    Programs  225.   230 
Reports  253.  266 
Speeches 

Five  minutes  363 
Three    minutes    405 
One  minute  speeches  493 
Spencer,    Robert    B.     (*) 

Secretary    Memorials    13 
Spencer.    Bishop    Robert    Nelson 

Presented    and   addresses    Conference   301 
Springer.    Bishop   John    M. 
Retiring   Service   for   436 
Stafford.   Garland    R. 
Asks    question     421 
Stafford,  Thomas  A. 

Makes   explanation    245 

Resolution        re       Pension       Legislation  ; 

adopted    256.    257 
Assists   in    presentation    of    Report   321 
Makes     request :     granted     322,     327 
Answers  question  324 
Speaks  to  amendment  325 
Moves  to  amend  :  accepted  329 
Against  referring  421^ 
Moves    to    amend  :    adopted    441 
Standing    Committees 

General   24 
Standing     Votes 
Tellers    for    15 
Stanger,    Francis    A.,   Jr.    (*) 

Presents   Reports  343,   440,  452.   476.   477. 

478 
Nominated   for   Judicial   Council   346 
Speaks  to  motion   353 

Moves   suspension   of   Rules ;   adopted   440 
For    reference    477 
Request     to     withdraw     Report ;    granted 

478 
Against    substitute    479 
Makes    explanation     484 
State  of  The  Church 
Committee   on    38 
Reports 

No.   1.  Overseas  Relief  281.  722 
No.    2.    The    Church    And     Rural    Life 
264.    265.    724 


No.  3.  The  use  of  the  Term  "Methodist" 

294.   724 
No.    4.    The    Christian    Home    470.    725 
No.    5.    Segregration    and    Church-wide 

Meetings    358,    359,    725 
No.     6.     Resolutions     on     the     Bishops' 
Crusade    For    A    New    World    Order 
470,   725     • 
No.    7.    Conditions    of    Peace    360.    405. 

406,  407,  726 
No.    8.    The    church    In    Times   of   War 
364,   373 

Presentation    outlined    364 
Two     agreed     amendments     inserted 

366 
Consideration    resumed    374 
Tellers   report  on   vote  386 
Laymen    voting   to   substitute  Minor- 
ity Report  386 
Laymen     voting    NOT    to    substitute 

Minority  Report  387 
Miristers  votinvr  to  substitute  Minor- 
ity Report  389 
Ministers    voting    NOT    to    substitute 

Minority  Report  390 
Minority       Report       substituted       for 

Majority  Report  391 
Report,    as    amended    by    substitution 
adopted  381,   733 
No.    9.     I'ersonnel    of    Board    of    Tem- 
perance   444,    735 
No.    10.    Temperance    444.    735 
No.    11.    Paragraph    1724    of    the    1940 

Discipline  444,  445,  739 
No.     12,     Temperance     (Episcopal     Ad- 
dress)    445,    739 
No.    13.    Support   of    Conscientious   Ob- 
jectors   470.    739 
No.  14.  Detached  Service  For  Conscien- 
tious    Objectors     470.     471     739 
No.    15.    P<stpone   Action    On    Postwar 

Conscription  471.  740 
No.    16.    Against   General    Conscription 
of   Labor ;   Amended,   tabled   471,   740 
No.   17.   Social  Action   Commission  472. 

740 
No.  18.  Church  And  Economics  472.  741 
No.      19.      Social      Security      For     Lay 

Workers    472.    742 
No.  20.  Wartime  Prohibition  472,  742 
No.  21.   Non-concurrence  498.  742 
Statistical   Blanks 
When    effective    267 
Commission    on    285.    448,    710 
Stevens,  John  E. 

Moves  to  amend  :  adopted  359 
Stevens.   Miss   Thelma    {*) 
Against  amendment  359 
Stone.    Fred    D. 

Second   nomination   of   Lud   H.    Estes  217 
Resolution     re     Stenographic     Report     of 

Conference ;   adopted  225 
Ask   question   227 

Makes    announcement    240,    287,    401 
Against    amendment    244 
Moves  to  amend  :   accepted   278 
Moves  suspension   of   Rules  ;   adopted   303 
Motion  re  Declaratory  Decisions  :  adopted 

303 
Yields   floor  to   Mrs.   J.   D.    Bragg    1*1    313 
Ft)r    amendment    359 
Statement    re    Dailv    Christian    Advocate 

362 
Presents  M.  Lund  (♦)  362 
Point   of   Oder :    well   taken    370 
Motion      re      Election      in      Jurisdictions 

a<lopted    417 
Raises   question    472 


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Resolution  re  Decisions  of  Judicial  Coun- 
cil :  adopted  494 
Strauuhn,    Bishop    James    H. 

Presides    2S0 
Street,    Cassius   E, 

'''oves   to  amend  :   lost  259 

Presents   Rabbi   Mayerbe/g   272 

Makes  statement  272 

Moves    previous    question  :    order    349 
Stroch.    Miss    Anne    E.    (*) 

Thanked  422 
Stunt',   Clyde   B. 

Assists    in    presentation    of    Report    42o 

Answers  question  428 

Presents  Covering  Resolution,  Report  No. 
5  Judicial  Administration  ;  adopted  430 

Makes   statement   473 
Sullivan,   J.    Magruder    (*) 

Against  amendment  315 
Sutherland,    Benjamin    L. 

Prayer    361 

Sweden    Annual  Conference 

Personnel   84 

Roll    Call    212 
Swit  erland    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    85 

Roll    Call    212 

Enabling    Act    for    457 


Talbot,  Miss  Elizabeth   (*) 

Thanked     422 
Tarr,   Chaplain  Donald   B. 

Presented    302 
Te^d,    Chaplain    William    Henry 

Presented    301 
Tellers 

Personnel    13 

Nominated   and   elected   233,   234 
Templin,   Leslie  G. 

Elected    to    Committee   on    Enabling    Acts 
and   Legal   Forms   233 

Resolution    re    Unofficial    Delegates  : 
adopted  351 

Presents    Paragraph   632,    1940   Discipline 
426 
Tennessee    Annual    Conference    (SE) 

Personnel   86 

Roll   Call  212 

Substitution  750 
Tennessee    Annual    Conference    (C) 

Personnel  86 

Roll   Call  212 
Tenth     Day.     Friday,     May    5th. 

Morning  session  400 

Afternoon    session    417 

Evening    session    435 
Texas  Annual  Conference   (SC) 

Pei-sonnel    86 

Roll    Call    212 

Substitution    212,    749,    750,    752 
Texas  Annual   Conference    (C) 

Personnel    87 

Roll    Call    212 
The    Methodist    Church 

Resolution  re  age  of  235 

Trustees   nominated   and   electe.l   445,   972 
Thomas.    Chaplain    William    N. 

Presented    301 

Addresses    Conference    314 
Thomasson,    Gus    W.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;   lost  215 

Speaks   for  motion   248 
Thompson,     William     C. 

Greetings    to    305 
Three    minute    Speeches 

ordered    405 


Tibbetts,    Thomas    (*) 

Solo   473 
Timmerman,    Donald 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  356,  357 
Title    Page 

Page    3 
Tittle,  Ernest  Fremont 

Presents     Reports     Committee     State    of 

the    Church    264,    281,    294,    359,    360, 

364,   444.   445,   470,   472,   472 
Moves    amendment ;    adopted    214 
Resolution     re     Platform     Arrangements  ; 

adopted    239 
Moven  suspension  of  Rules  :  adopted   252, 

364 
Motion    re    Order    of    the    Day ;    adopted 

253 
Presents     Governor     Thomas     L.     Bailey 

(*)    264 
Resolution   re  Garrett   Biblical    Institute : 

adopted    333 
Makes    statement    359,    408 
Accepts     change    360 
Accepts    amendment    368,    380,    444.    445. 

471 
Against   amendment  369.   370 
Asks    question    369 
Closes    debate   377.    406 
Accepts   request   407 
Resolution   re  War ;   adopted   431 
Makes   insertion   by  common   consent  470 
Motion  re  Postwar  Conscription  :  adopte  1 

474 
Reply   to   Bishop   Ralph   S.    Cushman    474 
Speaks    to    amendment    488 
Statement  re  Chester  A.  Smith   (*)   499 
Titus,    Murray    T. 

Resignation  from  Committee  on  Enabling 

Acts    and    Leral    Forms  ;    accepted    233 
Speaks    to    amendment    395 
Makes   statement   397 
Makes     request  ;    granted    407 
Resolution    re   special    Offering   for   Asia, 

etc  ;  adopted  460 
Thoburn,    Chaplain    Speicher 

Presented     422 

Troy    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    87 

Roll  Call  212 

Trustees,    Elected 

Drew    University    252,    972 
Executive    Committee,    Methodist    Protes- 
tant Church  447,  972 
John    Street    Methodist    Church    433.    972 
Lake  Junaluska   288.   972 
Methodist     Episcopal     Church     446.     972 
Methodist    Episc5pal    Church.    South    466. 

972 
The    Methodist    Church     445,     972 
West  La  Fayette  Methodist  Home  402,  973 
Tuc'-er.    ''h-iplain    Kenneth    I. 
Presented    302 

U. 

Underwood,    .1.    Edgar 

Nominates    Lud    H.    Estes    for    Secretary 
217 

Resolution   re  Commerce  Trust  Co.   463 
University  Senate 

Nominations  by   Council   of   Bishops   316, 
970 
Unoffieal    Delegates 

Personnel    96 

Ordered    225 

Suggested    list   223.    224 
Upper  Iowa  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    88 

Roll   Call  212 


The  Methodist  Church 


1003 


Upper   South    Carolina    Annual    Conference 

Personnel  89 

r-oll   ('all  212 

Substitutions  212,   774 
Upper    Mis  issippi    Annual    Conference 

Pei-sonnel   88 

Roll    Call   212 
Ur>nernian,  Harry  L. 

Secretary,    LHscipline    13 
Ut  ,    William.    Jr.    (*l 

Ae-inst     amendment     259 
Sheet  60 

AKainst    substitute    479 
Ushers 

Offering   for   437 


Van   Deusen.   Henry   R.    (*( 

Elected    to   Judicial    Council    415 
Announces      Organization       of      Judicial 
Council    430 

Vessey,    Bernard 
Solo  336 

Duet   367.    409 

\  irginia    Annual    Conference 
Personnel   89 
Roll    Call    212 
Substitutions    212,    752 

W. 

Wade.   Bishop  Raymond  J. 

In  Charge  Memorial  Service  289 

Presleies  400 

Declares     Trustees     of     West     LaFayette 
Methodist  Home  duly  elected  402 

Rulin'r :     Miron     A.     Morrill ;     point     of 
order:    well    taken    413 

Ruling ;    William    K.    Anderson  :   point  of 

.    order:   well  taken   414 

Answers   question   427 

Presents  cablegram  from  Theodor  Arvid- 
son    487 
Wale.    Mrs.    Raymond   J.    (*) 

Presented  255 
Warmer.    Paul   E. 

Motion     re    Nominations    of    Council     of 
Bishops  ;  adopted  408 
Ward.   Bishop  Ralph  A. 

Prayer   for   214 

Statement   concerning  253 
Ward.   Thomas   E. 

Presented    304 

Addresses  Conference  489 
Ward.    Walter   W. 

Move^  to  amend  :  lost  376,  377 

Point  of  order  ;  well  taken  395 
W-re.  H.   Wendell 

Moves  to  amend:  lost  281.  282 
Warfield.   Gaither   P. 

''rayer   3K2 
Washabaugh,   J.   Edgar 

Moves    adjournment  :    withdrawn    motion 
398 
Washington   Annual  Conference 

Personnel    90 

Roll  Call  213 
.Sii' stitution  749 
V.alkin.^.   Bishop  William  T. 

.Messa-e  to  298 

/  •    "in ted  to  Bureau  of  Deaconess  Work 
331 
Walters.   Dr.   Hyla  S.    (•( 

Pre^cntel  and  addresses  Conference  409 
Weaver.   Miss    Evelyn    (•» 
Sings    361 


Weis,  Leroy  L. 

Moves    reconsideration  :    adopted    353 

Moves    to    delete ;    referred    353 

*.^sk    (luestion    397 
Welch.    Bishop   Herbert 

Administers    Lord's    Supper    199 

Prayer   230 

Benediction    288 
Welcome  Address 

By  Mayor  John  C.  Gage  239 

Peolied     to    by     Bishop    Titus    Lowe    239 
Welliver.  Lester  A. 

Presents     nominations     for     Trustees     of 
Westminister     Theological      Seminary  : 
elected  318.  973 
Wells.   Arthur  M. 

Presents   Reports  of   Committee   on    Con- 
ference  Claimants    329.    330.    442 

Presents    Covering    Resolution  :    adopted  : 
329 

Moves   to  amend :   accepted   244,    425.    429 

For   amendment   249 

Motion  re  Order  of  the  Day:  adopted  310 

Accepts    amendments    322,   323,   324.    326. 
328.    329 

Against  amendments  325.  326.  327,  353 

Speak  to  amendment  325 

Moves    to   refer;   withdrawn    motion    421. 
422 

Speaks   against  Resolution   422 

Amendment    changed:    accepted    425,    429 
Wells,  Luther  W.    (*) 

Presents  Report  Trustees  Lake  Junaluska 
288.    790 
Werner.  Ha-en  G. 

Moves  to  amend  :  lost  369,  390 

Presents  Dr.   Benjamin   C.   Robertson   277 

Presents   Elias   Hernandez    (•)    277 

Presents    Bishop     Lorenzo    H.     King    332 
West.   Thomas   H.    (*) 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  247 
We3t   China   Annual   Conference 

Personnel    90 

Roll    Call    21.', 

Unofficial    Delegates    97 
West   Lafayette  Methodist  Home 

Trustees  elected  for  402,  973 
West  Oklahoma  Annual  Conference 

Personnel    90 

Roll   Call   213 

Substitutions  745,  749 
We^t    Texas    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    91 

Roll    Call    213 

Substitution    745 
West  Virginia   Annual   Conference 

Personnel  91 

Roll  Call  21  :j 

Substitution  748 
West    Wisconsin    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    92 

Roll    Call    213 
Westminister    Theological    Seminary 

Trustees  elected  318,  973 
Western  North  Carolina  Annual  Conference 

Pei-sonnol  92 

Roll    Call    213 

'^"bstitutions    213.    749 
White,    Mary    Hargis     (•) 

Directs     music    270 
While.    Paul    B. 

Memorial    Se<-retary    13 
Williams.  Robert   M. 

Ballots  and  Tellers,   Section   A    13 

Assists  in  presentation  of  Report  438 
Wilson,  Herbert  S.    (•) 

Presented  333 
Wilson,   Chaplain   Hugh  E. 

Presente<l    372 


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Journal  of  the  1944  General  Conference 


Wisconsin    Annual    Conference 

Personnel    93 

Roll    Call    213 
Wood.  Lynn  A. 

Greetings   to   Mrs.   D.   C.    Mclver    (*)    333 

Speaks    to    Resolution    376 
Woodside,    Virgil    (*) 

Sin<js    436 
Wolfe,  John  L. 

Moves  to  amend  ;  out  of  order  295 

Moves    previous    question  ;    out    of    order 
338 

Moves  to  amend  ;  accepted  354 

Atrainst  amendment  368 
World   Council  of  Churches 

Methodist  Members  of  448,  971 
World   Peace 

General    Commission    on    31G,    971 
World    Service   And   Finance 

General   Commission  on   279,   303,   971 

Report     on     Apportionments     1944-1948 ; 
adopted    263,    856,    858 

Episcopal     Fund     Budget;     adopted     262, 
305,    307,    850 

General     Administration    Fund ;    adopted 
262    853 

Le-'islation  ;  adopted  240,  250,  827 

Miscellaneous  Recommendations  ;  adopted 
262,    263,    854 

Receipts    and    Disbursements  ;   ordered    to 
record  233.  792 

Salaries  :   ordered  to  record   259,   862 

Survey     of      Benevolences ;     ordered     to 
record   233,    808 

World    Service   Ratios ;    adopted   259,    850 


Worley,    Loyd    F. 

Moves   to   amend;    lost   293,    311,   312 

Moves    to    amend  ;    accepted    293 

Motion  re  Telegram  to  President  adopted  ; 
407 

Raises    question    413 

Moves    to    refer ;    adopted    477 
Wright,    Louis    C. 

Against  amendment  357,  426,  471 
Wright,   Mrs.   Nancy   L.    (*) 

For   Majority    Report   366 
Wymonig    Annual    Conference 

Personnel  94 

Roll    Call    213 
Wyoming    State    Annual    Conference 

Personnel   94 

Roll    Call    213 

Y. 

Yang,    Dr.    Y.    C. 

Presented   and   addresses    Conference   409 
Yenping   Annual   Conference 

Personnel   94 

Roll    Call     213 

Unofficial    Delegates    97 
Yo'ing,    Claude 

Moves  to  amend:   accepted   243,   261,   428 

Moves  to  amend  ;  lost  315 

Motion    re    count   vote ;    adopted    449 


Zahn,   Logan    (*) 
Directs  music  269 


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