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Les diagrammas suivants illustrent la mAthode. errata i to a pelure, ion A n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 S 6 ■ Vi.j» : % : .«•'•» ,^ ;,, ' , fe^E m .^y- ^^]\ ipy^f^ ^ - ..t:^ V STUDIA IN / '1 111 i ilU', \l 1 \ u loi'.iA ii\i\ 1 r.M I V TiTulltn "m REPORT rt*-''-'' Of the Union Committees appointed resperlrvelffbt/ thi WesUt/an Methodist Conference, and the Methodist New Connexion Conference, of Canada ; agreed to at the several meetings of said Commiliees, held in the Metro- politan Church, Toronto, on the 1st and '2nd dayt of October, 1872 ; on the 30th and Slst days of January, Ih '", atidontlie 9lh and 10/A days of April, 1873, concluding at 10 p. m , >f the lasi named day. PRELIMINARY AGIiF.EMENTS. 1. This meeting deeius a Union between iho Wenleym MetluHligt Climvli in '!•><<"• 'IckIih- Canada and the Methodist New Connexion Church, on neb principles as may lie mutually agreed upon, highly desirable. 2. A General Conference shoidd bo fonued. to meet once in four yearn, having ;i.o|it ill file oxami: a. JlBt the United: |liiM» Mtv! lii jH, LovofeasI 'eiV Meetings, on the Cirou ,ymen to hikve the right of taking p|^ in all proceed- ministellfel ttharaoter. Ill TItiii. Uu" lay rlL'legaleH to each Gcnawil^j lay members of district meetmgs, in such uiannff as ii that such members of district meet inj/u -when eu' h #lectl elected by the quarterly meetings. lav tlM» uuntinuiitiull uf MavtinHa lu Ira I, wd Local Preach. «"""""»"• his eleu<4Ml by the >'•)' t>olvKa)i'«i ipfwifter clocided, and ar.) 'o take place • Im; ,'I?cV(?.'"' ACCEPTED DETAILG OF GOV£RFMiC:.:r 11. Tlio Umtcd Mothodiat Ccufercncos in Dii'.i»h Amcifioji , ui tlio (jjui of tli'/ir a«D««a 0«v» OtMlDVtil OuVinuuu'Ut» iL^all lo fluttlpOiiad oi ottu OtnuVil Out {un^jki, unil tiu^bWl Af\* I *.. WMMSt. N»m«ofUi« 12. The Nam. ,f the ChiiT'-J. shall bo called The UiaxBD WEaLBYAN AIbthodiki Cnrncn of CA».\ri.. Jjictut!' - a moro gonoral Organic Union of the Methodist Churches, it shall i ;.> > t'.lec The MnrHODisT Chcrch of Cakada. ftai'K(TINn THB OEXEaAL CONFEKENCK. 13. The Gonorul ContrcTnc .ii. 11 be composed of one Minister and one Layman for every eight menu .J -i « ««.li Annual Conference. Provided nevertheless, that a fraction of three- f >■ lU.j iluul ciit,.i.ie a Conference to an additional representation. Provided always tha' t?ip rnisideut of each Conference shall be one of those so select- ed : and also provia. il ^dviiys that ilio whole number of delegates elected shall not ex- ceed two hundred and iwait}'. In. The Ministoiial miubirs :' the General Conference shall be elected by ballot. 15. The appointiueutof Ln; 111 .i: to the General Conference shall be made as fol- lows : — Laymen: how (1) The Laymen iu wh Amu U District meeting next preceding the mc^-iin^ of and when. ' the General Conft renco rfi Jl < lect from among the members of our Church within the bounds of the DsHtri' 6, i iprtsentatives to the General Conference : the number so elected to bo dete'-minadoy ti: ■ number of Church members in the District, as com- pared with the emire moBibership within the bounds of the Annual Conference : the whole number not to exosid the muiiber of Ministers appointed by such Annual Con- ference. DVpOllII the Oencral Conference. I'rovlaoii. Moint. Each delegate must be not less than twenty-five years of ago and must have boc^l a member of the church continuously during the five years next preceding the time of his election. 17. A majority of thote chosen to constitute the General Conference shall form a quonim for the transautio* of business. 18. The first Oouera]| Conference shall meet on tho first AVednesday after the fifteenth day of September, in the yoar 1874, provided that tho Conferences concerned shall have approved of the plan of Union ; and thoncofor^rard, once in four years, on the first Wednesday after Ithe fifteenth day of September, in such place as may bo de- cided by the General Conference. 19. Each General Conference iifter the first, shall, on its assembling, elect by ballot without debate, one.or inoiv v'U-iu inl Ruporintcndents fn>m among those nomi- nated far that office by 4|M Ajuwn) C\>jifer«ice8 as hereinafter provided. Kteotlon of Huorolarr. 20. Each (Umiiti Ooxintauw •iiull, immediately Suporiutendenta, eleot hy ^lot^«ril|K]uy|riM^i a Si 1wo|T •' 130I root ieiswu of the Oencral OonfeimUfc^'-^'T^rTJfip ^nupn ' «u Ooupral Cun- tcrAQco powers 21. Tho Gen for tho Ohuroh \m (1) They shall not w election of the General .whose duty i1|||f|lilb to y, shall have power to maku ruloa imd regulations glJpMtations and restrictions, viz : alter or change any article of religion, nor CBtablish any now standards or rules o£ fftbotrim', contrary to our existing and ostablJBhod standorda. & Umltatloas. (2) They shall not dcntroy tl.p plfl,n of our Itinerant system. * ^ , (3) Thuy Miill not niifk* wiy oliange in tho Gonortl Rulos of our Society. MT^ Aoijjf »>:y of tbu Qvim^ viuft^utNW itovblvu^ otmvtttut&!^ b]^tpointertiiveiionce or nee sssity may re- quire. I 31. The General Conference shall mako an ap])roprii'tion for salaries to each of Support of tho Qcneral Superintendents, which, together with t: ivulling expenses, shall bo pro- intonSints.'**'" vided u tlio Gcnoial Conference may direct. 32. Each General Superintendent shall bo amenable for his moral uid religious To whom conduct to the Annual Conference within tho bounds of which he may r«}ide. And if """*"* ®" SQOUsed of crime or immoraliijr, tka iruUakaU inko plaoo i' - >*>» Dlniiivl Mwu-luenlU^ in which the alleged crime is said to have been comnutte which he may be ti-ansf erred. K. .tJ-WTIKO THE ANNUAL «;ONFEREN«'KS. Pr'iviiii:i's of Ontario and Quebec shall be dividctl into three )e kiio.vii an the Ontario, Huron, and St. Lawrence Con- llowtobccom- imwd. President to be Plerled by Uillot. .'vithout debate ; and shall also elect the Chairmen of Districts, according to tlic l)i.s<;ii>Hiie. 41. Each Annual Crtifen iko mxt preceding the meeting of the General Confer- ence, shall nominate for 'leneriil Superintendent a member of one of the Annual Con- ferences, and from iimoj){»t tho.st so nominated, the General C a Prdiklent I'f an Annual Conference, the ex-President shall im- mediately enttr updu th» duties <;f the Presidency and discharge them to the end of the year. . 43. Each Annual Cwlference shall examine the character and qualifications of all Ministers and Piuachorsion trial within its limits, and its decisions shall bo final. Stationing Committee, Station''. 44, Each Amnial Ctnfereuoe shall station all the Ministers and Preachers within its limits according to tha rules of the Stationing Committee. 45. No chanj^e shalliat pi'esent be made in the Constitution of tho Stationing Committee, except that we lay members of the District Meeting shall also vote in the election of the Represenktives. stMioned ****** ^' ^^^ Priisidont of an Aimual Conference shall be stationed on a Circuit, and shall be ex-officio Ohainaan of vhe District in which he i stationed or through which he may travel. In the Absence of a General Superintendent ho shall fulfill all the duties of President within the bounds of the Conference by which he is appointed. RK-SPSOnmi QUABTEKLY OFPICIAL MIKTIHCm. mSSuSS^^of *^' ''^e Q"*'^«*"^y ^Ii«''^1 Meetings shSl ccaisist "^iSe JJinliterB aiiaTreioKe whom to' con- on trial ; the Lojal PreajcJer.s, the Stewards of the Circuit, the Leaders of Claasee, tho * ' ■ Superintendents of Sabl »ach .Sclioolg, being menilters of tlio Church ; one representative from each Board of Tru: rfecs, he buing a member of the Church, and also of additional representatives who majl bo appointed by the Societies of the Circuit, tho apportion- ment and scale to bo fix«a by tho May Quarterly Meetitigs, which also sliall dpocify the mode by which the votivuliull be taken ; but such additional representatives shall not exceed the number of tllo Soewards on each Circuit. Chairman. 48. The Chairman .,f the Di8tri^;t, or in his absence, tho Superintendent of the Circuit shall preside at , at the May Quivrterly Kxlioiicr*, Meeting, to renew their licenses. 8. At any Quarterly Meeting, where there is ii>> l-n :il Preachers' Meeting, to Hpculttliy. license Local Preachers in case of necessity. HESPEirriNO I.(K:A1 I'KJi.VC UEB8 50. Where there are six Local Preachers on a ("ucmt, tt three years' continuous Jl"") *"'.''."*, standing, the Superintendent shall regidarly meet the Lur! Preachers once a quarter. iiiK- No person shall be put upon the plan as a Local l\oai!l» ar be suff. red to preach among us as such, except on the nomination of the >Su\i«r:atendent, and with the ap- probation of the Local Pi'eachers' Meeting, or tht; (^uamrly Official Meeting of the Circuit, where a Local Preachers' meeting is not hcMd. 51. Tlie Superintendent at each regular Looid Preiciisrs' Meeting, or the Chair- K'lqulry Into man or Superintendent at the last Quarterly Official Meeting "f the Circuit, shall in- quire into the religious and moral character, doc^i-ines, ahility to preach, punctuality in attending appointments, of eac' Preacher by nau)e. 52. The questions proposed in the examination of th-jf liaraoters of Local Preachers, Q'lCHilriiiH, shall be the same as those proposed in regard to Traveling Pre;w3hers. 53. All Local Preachers shall meet in class. No ©xteption shall bo made in re- 2ta»"_*'"' '" spect to any who may have been Traveling Minister's or Preachers in former years. 54. No Local Preacher shall hold Love-feasts wvthpUt the consent of the Super- UmiUMon*. intendent, nor in any wise interfere with h>.8 busineea. .1:. 55. AMienever a Local Preaohur or ]S\tiorter »««>«•)* f ho shall obtain from the Superintend ont ci' the OiroiiH a' ing in the Church at the time of hi.t removal, mftout as a Local Preacher or Exhorter in otlier places. I anotlior part of the world, l'",«'oni other although duly recommended, shall bo allowed tcj preaolk or hold meetmgs m our ilioy imiHt do, 56. No Local Preacher coming to roBido among ua li duly recommended, shall bo allowed t- 1 6 Local Preacher shall be recorded on the Journals of tho of the Circuit in vrliich ho resides. Record). 68. The name Quarterly Officlil M^ I^ocatrd &9- Prcaehcra n ,'»d have boon formerly in r.:nnection wiih the Conference, but niU?"rew)co^inK ^*''" '"'^'^ located, slialiille subject to all tho rpyiilatidus atfecthig Local Preachers, and when charged with iuiin^rjlity sliall be iirootcdL-d against iw other Local Preachers. The Superintendent of ike Circuit shall rei)oit tliu cii.so to tho District Meeting. From other GO. Should any Locd Preacher belonging to uny other body of Methodists make nfurchM: how apphcation to be received into our Church, the Cliainuan of tho District or Sui)er- to be received, jntcndent of the Circuit, in concurrence with tho Quarterly or L(jcal I'reachers' Meet- ing of tho Circuit on which such Local Preacher shall reside, is authorized to receive tuin, after having inquired into his qualifications and all the circumstances of Itis case. qiiallflcailoiifi. Appointed ; how and when. nESPECTING CIRCUIT STEWARDS. 01. Let them be m«j;of solid piety, who botli know and love the Methodist doc- trine and discipUne, and crt df Ministers and Preacliurs in the Circuit ; to make an accu- rate return of every exp«iiditure of money, whotlier to the Minister, the Preacher, the sick, or the poor ; to seddtho needy and distressed, in order to relieve and comfort them ; to inform the Ministers or Preachera of any sick or disorderly persons ; to at- tend the Quarterly MeetUgs of their Circuits ; to give advice, if asked, in planning the Circuit ; to provide the eKments for the Lord's Supper ; to ^vrite circular letters to the To whom sub- Societies in the Circuit ioho more liberal if need be ; to let them know, when occasion ject. requires, the state of tht temporal concerns at tho last Quarterly Meeting ; to fill up the Circuit schedules oorjrtctly ; and to bo subject to the President, the Chairman of their District, and the Kfiaistera and Preachers of their Circuit. 4 ' t.N\ ^■j Accountable. 64. The Stewards sliall be accoimtable fur the faitliful pe'-fornance of their duties to the Quarterly Officic' Meeting of tho Circuit. Number. 65. On each Circuity tiiere shall be not less than three, nor more than seven ; one AppoS^meiit. of whom chall be the lle(f<|rding Steward, who shall be nominated by the Superintend- ent, and appointed by w/a meeting. Provision in 66. When a Becorditig Steward of a Ckcuit becomes incapacitated for the duties ca«! o capa- ^j j^ office, the Superi^jepdent of the Circuit shall have authority to appoint another of the Stewards to that (jSce until the next Quarterly Meeting, when his place shall be supplied according to discipline. Principal ■jbjcet. 07. Society Meotin<{« aliuM be helrl in all our Circuits, wherever it is prac- tioable, once a quni-ter, BiBtilio principal object of these meetings shall be the spiritual rdifieatiou of the ChufdliiT .'• •■^■-MrteftirnTN. One Fund. 68. All the moneys tho United Chui-ches dbl] ANCL\L ECONOMY. nti OBNBRAL M^s.sIo^fAl^y sooikxy. idled for Missionary purposes in tho several Conferences of form one General Mission Fund. Central Board. 69. There shall be a Central Missionaiy Board for tho management of tho Mis- sionary Fund, wliich slia|l meet annually. wlSmfuy?' '^^- '"''* ^"^ '^^^ ^ composed, for tho present, of the General Superintend- men, iy whom ents ; the ftesideab of c|aoh Annual Conferenco ; one Minister annually elected from each Annus Confa|ftc«b the chief Officers of the Missionary Society, and an equal 4 oumber of Laymon, uf whom uiic sliall bo appointed 1);|m1>i Oonforenco Missionaiy Committee, nnd the others l y Cimforonco. 71. Tlio duties of this Committee n]iall bo to review opportioii the funds committed to them, to the respective their necessities. flon ' each ^Vnniial t the Ooncral Mi8«i-)iiar}- work and UuUcb. forenc'S accortlin}; to 72. Vacancies occim-ing in the Central Missionary Bokrd sliall be filled by the Vucaiicicu. General Conference Special Comn)ittce. 73. Tlie General Conference shall appohit the Oiticers •>: the ALftiioiuiry Society, OlUcii-.*. who Mhall be cx-olhcio members of the Central Missio'.iry JJ'iird. 74. All Foreign Missions now existing or that mcy hereafter bo estivblished, shall '',''"''*"^'wj Ijo under the direction of the General Conference. Tat all Missionaries must be con- slonarics. ' noctod with ome Annu.al Conference, and bo amenable to such Conference for their conduct in all respects. 75. There shall bo within the bounds of each Annual Conference a Local Mission- ^^f\ Coin- ary Committee constituted as the General Conference may determine. BESPEiTINC OTlIi:U CONNKXIONAl. FUNDS. 70. It is deemed de-sirable as soon u.s legal and other difficulties can be removed, •V""''?"'""' to amalgamatu the dilferent fimds of the United Church and to place them under the tiiuuagoment of a Ccntr-'l Board or Boards. 77. The Superannuated Preachers' Annuitant Society of the New Connexion Supcninnuat- Conference, and the Superannuated Ministers' Fund of the Wesleyan Conference be ant Funds, amalgamated, and all claimants on the New Connexion Fund be placed on the lanie footing as Wesleyan Ministers, and receive from the Superannuation Fund of the United Church according to the scale laid do^vn in the Constitution of the Superannu- ated Ministers' Fund of the Wesleyan Conference. . iun Stiiiistci'ti. H 78. The Members of this Committee connected with the Wesleyan Methodist Jf**^"".""?"'/','" Church recommend to the Board of Management of their Superaniuuited Ministers' New ('onm-x- Fund, to take into their most favoi-able consideration the cases of those Ministers of ' the Now Connexion Church who are not members of their Annuitant Society, in order to constitute them claimants on the Superannuation Fund of the United Church. 79. llespecting the Mitisionary Fund, the Contingent. Fund, the Cluu-ch lielief Other FhikIh. Fund and the Children's Fimil, the Comnuttce ia of opinion tliat no difficulty exists to provont an immediate and perfect amalgamation of the ssvme.j 80. Whenever Connexional Funds are organized or amjilgamated, their manage- Future maua- ment shall be entrusted to a iJuaril or Boards constituted byjhe General Conference siuiilorly to the Mi.s3ionary Boai.l ^, Si . The pnblishinpr interests nf the United Church shall be under the direction of Instltutiung. the Ueucrol Conference. ^j^ 82. The General Confcronco shall appoint the Editor Steward or Book Sto-R-arUu. or Editors and the Book Editors. 83. The General Ccnforcnco shall dttcrmino the nujuW and dm-actcr of om- General Con- Bdnoational Institutions, and nhall presciibn the manner d foDiing the Govtming ffy^rtfai'''' Bowtls of all Univursities and Theological Schools. The GtjDcral ^WtritaScIfl glt'all file^J tncoTo. wm DUllnrt ■nullity turc. com- ill fu- Inrss It llf oiir past history ; and wo devoutly pray that upon them, as upon ourselvft", may rest continually the lilcssinj; of God, guiding iih to hucIi decisions am! lah' rs a* iu»y ppimotc the evangelization of the world and extend tlio glory of th.' i^.'duiMuer's unne. 85. Til' ' 'irmul tha'i'ts of this United Comiaittcj iue preauntod to the Rev. VV. Morley I'm lion, LL. D. for his efliuient services, and cordial co-operation with the Committ4>.' ixy* ChuiDUAii, 'firing our former sittings. 80. This I'/iit'iil (^iQiir ttoe cannot separate without expressing its hearty thanks to tlui Rev. Dr. Siim, the resiJected Chairman of this meeting, for his impartiality in tJi>.! Chair, a&i! :U8 very great kindness and consideration during the deliberatii'iLs of lina CoiaiiJt' 'S, whereby harmony has been promoted, and success so far has attended 'iir labors. llcsoliiiions lo 87. Tlie.se ri sn!utioin ii the subject of Union b.;tween the Weslevan Metli- iie tirrau^ed unci pdntcd. odist and MetlioJi:>l. Sew<- nnexion Churches in Canada, adopted by their Committees on Union, shall be arrangjj by the Secretaries and printed, to bo sulimitted to the sep- arate Conferences ; the eii^ciiscs to lie .shared by i,he two Conferences. HocroUrics ^' The cordial thauls of the Union Comiuittees are presented t< > the exculUnt •Sucretai'ies, the Rev. Win Scott and Robert Wilkes, Esq., M. P., for their arduous and able services rondertxl lu connection with the several meetings of this Committee, All of whicli is respectfully submitted. ToKONTO, April lOth, 1873. WILLIAM SCOTT, ROBERT WILKES, i SECEEXABlJSfi, ^., «iiMn«MMak> -«* »^ w* m ^v,->>i:->>v><»'>em>fmmmmim'mittm . W'»»K««,,*r»«aaB... f I : t