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 ITAOK 
 
 Commission on Revision of Discipline. 
 
 CHANGES RECOMMENDED. 
 
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To the Delegates to the Methodist 
 General Conference of 1 890 : 
 
 The following are the alterations in the Book 
 of Discipline, 1886, reco^nmended by the ''Com- 
 mission on Revision of Discipline'' appointed 
 by the last General Conference. They are now 
 sent to you in order that you may be prepared 
 to act upon them when they are submitted to 
 the approaching General Conference. 
 
 Toronto, August, 1890. 
 
 JOHN J. MACLAREN, A. CARMAN, D.D., 
 
 Secretary. Chairman. 
 
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 Changes Recommended, 
 
 1. Either entirely omit or largely condense paragraphs 
 63 to 71 inclusive, also pars. 76 to 84 inclusive, as being 
 sufficiently covered by the other portions of this chapter. 
 
 J8. Par. 90, line 8. Strike out the words " member or " 
 as being inappropriate. 
 
 3. Par. 101, line 2. For "(in the Church) " substitute 
 "(at a meeting of the members of the Church)" or, "(at 
 a meeting of the members of the class)." 
 
 4. Par. 105. Change to: "The General Conference 
 shall be composed of an equal number of ministerial and 
 lay delegates, elected as hereinafter provided, and shall 
 meet quadrennially," in view of the next item. 
 
 5. Combine pars. 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110 with pars. 
 144 and 145, and insert them under the head of Annual 
 Conferences, as hereinafter set out, as being Annual Con- 
 ference business, making them agree with the Basis of 
 Union and with each other. 
 
 6- After par. 105 insert 116. 
 
 1. Next insert 113, 111, 112, and 114. 
 
 8. Change par. Ill to read: "Fifty members of the 
 General Conference shall form a quorum for the transaction 
 of business." 
 
 0- After par. lit insert the following from the Basis of 
 Union, (the General Conference, par. 2) p. 264 : " No 
 change shall be made in the Basis of Union, affecting 
 constitutional questions, or the rights and privileges of 
 
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ministry or laity, excepting' by a threo-fourths majority of 
 the General Conference, and, if recjuired by either ministry 
 or laity, a twothirds majority of each order, voting 
 separately." 
 
 !0. Par. 117, read: "Ihe General Superintendents 
 shall hold otfice," etc. 
 
 11. Omit par. 118, as creating an inequality, 
 
 V4. In order to remove a doul)t, change the Hrst sentence 
 of par. 119 to read as follows : *' The General Superintend- 
 ents shall 1)6 members and chairmen, ex o(/icio, of all 
 Standing Committees and Boards appointed by the General 
 Conference, with the right to vote ; but the one presiding 
 shall have a ;asting vote only." 
 
 I!{. In par. 125, strike out the last seven words and 
 substitute the following : "as hereinafter provided." 
 
 14> After par. 130, insert par. 133, and then par. 135, 
 changing the latter to agree with the Basis of Union (pars. 
 4 and 7, page 265), to read as follows : " Each Annual 
 Conference shall elect by ballot, without debate, from 
 among its ministerial members, a President. It shall also 
 elect by ballot, without debate, a Secretary," etc. 
 
 15. Insert par. 131 after 200. 
 
 10- Par. 134, line 5. Omit the words "of the previous 
 year." 
 
 11. After par. 142, insert pars. 137, IGO, and IGl, 
 omitting par. 138. 
 
 18. After par. 143, insert the following, to take the 
 place of the present par. 106, 107, l08, 109, 110, 144, and 
 145: 
 
 " 144. Each Annual Conference, at the session next pre- 
 ceding each quadrennial meeting of the General Conference, 
 shall divide into Ministerial and Lay Electoral Conferences, 
 for the purpose of electing delegates ; each body electing 
 its own representatives. They shall be elected by ballot 
 
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 " 145. The ministerial delegates shall consist of one mem 
 her for every ten ministerial members of each Annual Confer- 
 ence, of which numher the President shall always be one ; 
 provided, nevertheless, that a fraction of one-half shall 
 entitle a Conference to an additional representative, 
 
 " 146. Each delegate to the General Conference must 
 receive a majority of the votes of the members of the 
 Electoral Conference who may be present and vote, in order 
 to an election. 
 
 •' 147. No layman shall be chosen a delegate to tiie General 
 Conference who is under twenty-tive years of age, or who 
 has not been a member of the Church continuously during 
 the live years next preceding his election. 
 
 " 148. Each Electoral Conference, after the election of the 
 number of delegates to which it is entitled, shall further 
 proceed to elect a reserve delegate, and in addition, it shall 
 further elect one reserve delegate for every ten members, or 
 fraction thereof of one-half, it is entitled to send. 
 
 " 149. The Secretary of each Electoral Conference shall 
 report to the Secretary of the Annual Conference the 
 names of the delegn/oes elected to the General Conference, 
 in the order of their election ; and the President and 
 Secretary shall report, as soon as practicable, their names 
 and addresses to the Secretary of the General Conference. 
 
 " 150. When vacancies occur in the delegatio i before the 
 meeting of the General Conference, by reason of death or 
 other cause, the reserves of the respective Annual Confer- 
 ences shall have precedence in the order of their election, 
 and be notified thereof by the President of their Annual 
 Conference. 
 
 "151. At each of the three Annual Conferences succeeding 
 a General Conference, all vacancies in the delegation shall 
 
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 he tilled according to the rules in the preceding paragraphs, 
 further ministerial and lay reserve delegates being elected 
 to succeed those who have been taken to fill vacancies, or 
 who have been promoted to a higher place on the list." 
 
 10. Strike out from par. 156 the following: "which 
 draft shall be printed and ready at the opening of the 
 session for the use of members of the Conference," and make 
 clause 2 read as follows : 
 
 " 2. The first draft of stations, in printed form, shall be 
 placed on the table of the Conference at the close of the 
 first session, and copies shall be supplied to the members ; 
 the second and final draft at any time before the close of 
 the Conference, as the Conference may order." 
 
 5J0. Change par. 152 to read as follows : 
 
 " 1. The presiding officer shall open the Conference with 
 the usual devotional exercises, and shall then call for the 
 names o* the laymen elected by the District Meetings to be 
 reported, after which the roll of the members shall be 
 called." 
 
 " 3. Thf Conference shall the.* oicot by ballot, .first, its 
 President, and tli ;• ''ts Secretary, after which it shall fill 
 any vacaL^ies in th-^ :. >.^e of Chairmen of Districts." 
 
 Si. Omit pr*/, ; 5y. as superfluous. 
 
 'ZZ Cha.-^c pav 1*2 tvO read as follows: "162. The 
 duties oi the Cluiifman of a District are : 
 
 23. Omit par. 163. (See par. 232.) 
 
 *i4- Let the following paragraphs follow 158, viz, 166, 
 168, 166, 169, 170, 171, 172, 181, 173, 174, 175, 176 and 177. 
 
 25. Let the following be substituted for par. 178, ques- 
 tions 12 and 13, and par. 179 : 
 
 " 12. What minister is elected to represent the District 
 on tihe Stationing Committee 1 
 
 " 13. What minister and layman are elected to represent 
 the District on the Sabbath-school Committee of the Annual 
 Conference? (See par. 321.) 
 
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'* 14. What laymen are elected as membera of the Annual 
 Conference 1 
 
 " 15. Can any measures be adopted for the promotion of 
 the work of God in the District 1 
 
 " 16. When shall the next District Meeting be held 1" 
 (See par. 165). 
 
 After par. 178 insert 167. 
 
 26. After par. 167 insert 162 and 164. 
 
 27- Par. 185. After the words " new District," insert 
 the words " or otherwise." 
 
 %S' The Quarterly Official Board. Arrange the para- 
 graphs of this section in the following order : 188, 189, 190, 
 iOl, 191, 192, omitting 193, as superfluous. 
 
 3!K ^^t the par. 194, 6, 3, read as follows : " 3. To elect 
 by bailo , without debate, the lay delegates to attend the 
 Annual District Meeting, in the proportion of one delegate 
 for eac 1 minister or probationer in the active work on the 
 Circ'.o." (See Basis of Union, page 268, Quarterly Meet- 
 ings, 4). 
 
 30. Add to par. 210 the following: "3. To act as 
 Treasurer of the Quarterly Board, unless the Board has 
 elected a Treasurer or Treasurers of its Funds." 
 
 31. In par. 213, after the word "accuser," in the first 
 line, add, " or a material witness." 
 
 38. Let par. 215 follow 213, and add the following 
 words from par. 216, "All charges shall be in writing." 
 
 33. Let par. 217 follow next, omitting the last sentence. 
 
 34- Let par. 216 follow next, reading as follows: "A 
 copy of the charges with a notice," etc. 
 
 35. Let par. 214 follow next. 
 
 36. Let par. 218 follow next, reading as follows : "A 
 Committee of Trial shall consist of five, of whom three shall 
 form a quorum, and may render a verdict. The officer who 
 is to preside at a triti! shall summon the qualified persons 
 
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to ooiiipose the coinniittee. Persons preferring charges, or 
 being material witnesses, shall not be eligible as members 
 of the Committee." 
 
 IJl. Let par. 225 rear! as follows : '* Any amendment of 
 the charges, or any addition thereto may be allowed at any 
 time, if the Committee consider the same to be in the 
 interest of justice, provided, the accused be allowed such 
 opportunity as the Committee think reasonable to meet 
 such amended or new charges." 
 
 38 Place the heading " appeals " after instead of before 
 par. 244, and amend par. 244 by making it read as follows : 
 
 '* 244. In the case of the trial of a minister (other than 
 a General Superintendent), or of a probationer, the whole 
 of the evidence and papers shall be laid before the next 
 ensuing Annual District Meeting to which he belongs, for 
 its information, and subsequently forwarded to the Annual 
 Conference. If the decision be rendered between the hold- 
 ing of the Annual District Meeting and the Conference, 
 the documents shall be forwarded directly to the Annual 
 Conference." 
 
 39- Insert the word " annual " before the words " Dis- 
 trict Meeting " wherever they occur in pars. 240 and 252. 
 
 40. In par. 247 for the last line substitute the following: 
 " Let their report be considered as a charge, and let a trial 
 be had thereon." 
 
 41. In par. 2.^4, strike out all aftei the words "paying 
 them," and substitute the following : " Let their report be 
 considered as a charge and let a trial l)e had thereon." 
 
 4?J. Let par. 271 read as follows : " It shall be the duty 
 of the Trustees, for the time being, to keep a book of record 
 in which the names of the original Trustees shall be entered 
 together with the names of their respective successors, 
 giving in each case the date when each became a Trustee, 
 apd the date when each ceased to be a Trustee, and the 
 cause of his ceasing to hold the office." 
 
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43 Par. 272. Add at the end of the paragraph the 
 words, "and one Mission Conference, Japan." 
 
 44- Par. 273. Add at the end, " and the Japan Dis- 
 trict." 
 
 45- Par. 363. Place the words " under the direction of 
 the Western Section of the Book Committee," after the 
 word "periodicals," instead of their present place. 
 
 40- Par. 418. Read: "The period for computing the 
 claims of those ministers of the uniting bodies who did not 
 contribute their share of invested capital before the 17th 
 of March, 1887, shall commence at the time of the Union 
 (June 1st, 1884)." 
 
 41. Par. 427. After $60 read, "which claims shall 
 hold good for a period of five years." 
 
 48- Insert before par. 412, "No minister shall have an 
 annual claim except during the period while he is on the 
 list of superannuated ministers of his Annual Conference. 
 No widow or child of a minister shall be recognized as a 
 claimant unless such minister was in good standing at the 
 time of his death." 
 
 49. Pars. 424, 425, 426 and 427. Insert the word "tor" 
 after the word " travelled." Par. 427. Let the last line 
 read "for thirty years or upwards, $10 for each such year." 
 
 50- Omit par. 428, in view of last item. 
 
 51. Par. 433. Head, "Any minister who may be ex- 
 pelled from the Conference shall thereby forfeit all claim 
 upon the Fund, including all sums he may have paid 
 into it." 
 
 The Ritual. 
 
 53. Page 181,, line 6, omit the words "or some other 
 exhortation suitable to this sacred office." 
 
 53- Page 182, line 8. For "being delivered from Thy 
 wrath " substitute the words, " saved by Thy grace." Line 
 12. For "this troublesome world," substitute the words 
 " life's troubled sea." 
 
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54. Page 183, line 7. For "be found at last," substi- 
 tute the words "ever remain." 
 
 55. Page 184, line 21. For " soldier " substitute "fol- 
 lower." 
 
 56. Page 191, line 1. For "only promised to those" 
 read " promised to those only." 
 
 51. Page 194, line 6. Omit first word "but." 
 
 58. Page 194, line 17. Omit first word "for." 
 
 59. Page 194, line 20. Omit first word "but." 
 
 60. Page 194, line 22. Omit first word "but." 
 
 61. Page 195, line 3. For "some fit person "substitute 
 "the person or persons." 
 
 6!?. Page 201, line 5. Omit "special." 
 
 63. Page 202, line 7. For " is " substitute " be." 
 
 64. Page 209, line 7. For " objected " substitute 
 " alleged." 
 
 65. Page 214, line 18. For '* do so" substitute «« so do." 
 
 66. Page 215, line 6. For " shall " substitute " will." 
 
 67. Page 215, lines 12 and 18. For "do so " substitute 
 "so do." 
 
 68. Page 217, line 25. For "Ministers" substitute 
 " Minister." 
 
 60. Page 227, line 6. Omit the words "poor prodigals." 
 
 TO. Page 227, line 8. Omit the words "and a thousand- 
 fold more children of hell by our sinful practice." 
 
 Tl. Page 228, line 10. Omit the words "wretched 
 sinners." 
 
 18. Page 228, line 14. For "under the feet of" substi- 
 tute " before." 
 
 13. Page 228. Omit from beginning of line 23, " O 
 blessed Jesus " down to " death " in the first line of page 
 229. 
 
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