MINORITY REPORT.
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The Committee on Missions beg leave re-
spectfully to report in part, that, having had.in
consideration the first request in the resolution
of the Maryland Annual Conference, viz "for
this General Conference to review the rules re-
specting Home Missions and define explicit
ly their meaning" and having carefully exa-
mined said rules Tor this purpose,


We are convinced that while the 9Th section
Of the 10Th article ofthe constitution plainly re-
stricts the General Conference from the pas
sage of any rule " TO abolish an efficient tine-
rant ministry, or 10 authorize the Annual Con-
ferences TO station their ministers and preach
ers any longer than three years successfully in
the same circuit and two years successfully
in the same station )" the General Conference
is nevertheless empowered by the lst section
of the 9th article OF the constitution, to make
rules and regulations for the missionary depart
ment Of the church, without regard 10 said re-
striction, and that the provision made for
"Home Missions" by the General Conferences
of 1884 and 1888, as found on pagcs7l and 72
OF the discipline, is 10 be understood as autho-
rizng the Annual Conferences to create Home
Missions" and to appoint ministers or preach
ers without any other limitation than the Con
1erenccs themselves may Judge cxpedient.


JOHN S. REESE, Chairman,


u. WARD,


THOMAS CAMPBELL.


The further consideration of the reports was
postponed to z p. m on Tuesday, for the pur-
pose OF having the reports printed.


Mr.. DeFord offered resolution stringently
condemning the course of the abolilonists-
Laid Oh the table without debate.


AFTERNOON.
Rev. J. G.. Whitetied offered resolution 10
the Methodist Protestant Church, and moved
the reference TO the Literary Committee. Re.
ferred.


A resolution Of instruction to the contem.
plated Historical Committee, was referred tt
the Literary Committee.


Rev. E. Hinkle offered new form of dis
charge from Circuit which was adopted


Rev. ID. II. Stevens offered resolution
that each Circuit shall have right 10 send
lay delegate for every minister who sits in thu
Annual Conference.


The resolution was Withdrawn 10 admit
another to the same effect by Rev. c. Springer.
The hour of adjournment having arrived,
the Conference adjourned 10 O'Clock, A. nj.
Tuesday.