Judicial Council Decisions

Decisions: 101-200

101. Request of Western North Carolina Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning of the Word "Consult" as Found in Paragraph 432(l) of the 1952 Discipline

102. Action of the Second Quarterly Conference of Inglenook First Methodist Church Held May 13, 1953, in Adding Three New Members to the Board of Trustees and Reorganizing the Board, as Presented on Appeal From the Decision of the District Super- intendent Affirmed by the Pre- siding Bishop in Open Session of the North Alabama Annual Conference

103. Decision Of Bishop Clare Purcell in the 1953 Session of the North Alabama Annual Confer- ence on Appeal from the Decision of the Dis- trict Superintendent Made in the Quar- terly Conference of Inglenook First Methodist Church, Upholding the Removal of William Westbrook, Jr., as Steward and Trustee

104. The Restoration of Credentials to a Minister Who Was Permitted to Withdraw From the Conference Under Charges

105. The Request of the Council of Bishops for Declaratory Decision Concerning the Meaning of the Words

106. Request of Council on World Service and Finance for Declaratory Decision on Pension for Resigned Bishop or His Widow

107. Request of Division of National Missions of the General Board of Missions for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning of the Words "or Sub-divisions" in Paragraph 174 of Discipline of 1952

108. Request of the Council of Bishops Asking If An Annual Conference Incorporated in Accord- ance with Paragraph 625 of the 1952 Disci- pline Is Compelled to Incorporate Its Board of Trustees in Accordance with Paragraph 709 of the 1952 Discipline

109. Instruction of Lay and Reserve Members of an Annual Conference by an Official Board or a Quarterly Conference

110. Request of New England Southern Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision as to the Meaning, Application and Effect of Paragraphs 375 and 309 of Discipline of 1952 Referring to Termination of Annual Conference Membership by Voluntary Location

111. Answer of a Candidate for the Traveling Ministry as to His Abstinence From the Use of Tobacco

112. Ruling by Bishop Watkins on Whether An Approved Supply Pastor Can Be Elected By His Charge as a Lay Member of the Annual Conference

113. Ruling of Bishop Dana Dawson as to What Constitutes a Pastoral Charge in the Election of Lay Members of An Annual Conference

114. Requiring the Consent of a Ministerial Mem- ber of An Annual Conference Before He Can Be Transferred to Another Annual Conference

115. Ruling of Bishop Clare Purcell Relative to the Real and Legal Date of the Close of the An- nual Conference Year, Given at the Session of the North Alabama Conference, September 8-12, 1954

116. Appeal of Reverend L. Blake Craft in the Case of North Georgia Annual Conference vs. the Reverend L. Blake Craft

117. Request of Council of Bishops for a Declara- tory Decision on the Question "Whether or Not a Retired Bishop of a Central Conference Is Authorized to Attend Meetings of the Council of Bishops with Expenses Paid"

118. Request of the Ohio Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Question "Can the Church Treasurer Withhold Pension Fund Assessments and Send Them in Directly to the Pension Office or Must the Ministers Send the Money in Themselves?"

119. Whether the Proceeds of the Sale of Grace Methodist Church of Portland, Oregon, Should Be Turned Over to the Conference Claim- ants' Endowment Fund, or to the Port- land District of the Oregon Annual Conference

120. Validity of the Election of Fred B. Noble, Member of the Judicial Council as a Delegate to the 1956 Jurisdictional Conference of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of The Methodist Church

121. Request of the Northwest Philippines An- nual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning Its Right or Power to Ordain a Woman as Local Deacon

122. The Request of the Virginia Annual Con- ference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Required Appointment of a Preacher on Trial in Paragraph 341 of the 1952 Discipline

123. Ruling of Bishop Frederick B. Newell in the New York East Conference Regarding the Right of a Board of An Annual Conference to Present a Report Referring to Per- sons or Organizations in a Deroga- tory Manner Without Their Having Prior Notice

124. Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia in the Ses- sion of the Philippines Annual Conference on the Election of Lay Delegates to the Philip- pines Central Conference

125. Ruling by Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Jr., on Paragraph 522 of the 1952 Discipline Re Election of Delegates to General Jurisdictional Conferences

126. Request of the General Conference Commis- sion on the Structure of Methodism Overseas for a Declaratory Decision on the Question, "May a Central Conference Bishop Pre- side Over the General Conference?"

127. The Election of Missionary Bishops

128. Whether the Liberia Annual Conference May Be Made a Part of the Central Jurisdiction

129. Whether or Not a Minister in a Sister Church Can Be Given the Privileges of the Floor, Including the Right to Vote, by An Annual Conference of The Methodist Church

130. Request from the Council of Bishops for a

131. Whether a Minister on Missionary Service Shall Be Counted on the Mission Field or at His Annual Conference for Representation at the General Conference

132. May a Provisional Annual Conference Vote on the Constitutional Amendments Handed Down to the Annual Conferences by the 1956 General Conference?

133. The Effective Date of Retirement in the Case of Voluntary Retirement of Ministers

134. Interpretation of Amendment to Paragraph 1924 of the 1952 Discipline Providing a Ritual for Admission on Trial

135. The Acceptance by a Board of Trustees of an Annual Conference or Other Group or Organi- zation Within an Annual Conference of Title to Real Estate Which Does not Contain the Trust Clause as Contained in Paragraph 174 of the 1952 Discipline

136. Privilege of Voting for Approved Supply Elders

137. Standards for Wesley Foundations

138. Whether the Trustees of an Annual Confer- ence Can Dispose of Funds Belonging to The Woman's Society of Christian Service of a Discontinued Church

139. Ruling of Bishop Bachman G. Hodge in the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference Concerning the Application of Paragraph 1103 of the Discipline to the Methodist Children's Home at Selma, Alabama

140. Ruling of Bishop Donald Harvey Tippett in the California-Nevada Annual Conference with Reference to the Report of Joint Committee on Distribution of Responsibility for Conference Claimants

141. May an Annual Conference Adopt a Rule Establishing a Quorum for the Transaction of Business?

142. The Power of a Central Conference to Add a New Paragraph to the Discipline in Accordance with the Provisions of Paragraph 578 of the 1952 Discipline (Paragraph 562 of the 1956 Discipline) of The Methodist Church

143. Question-When an Annual Conference Is Incorporated Should the Sale of Property of an Abandoned Church Be Authorized by Action of the Conference Corporation in Session or by Action of the Annual Conference in Session as an Ecclesiastical Body?

144. Appeal of J. R. Parker

145. The Constitutionality of Paragraph 1612 (3) of the 1956 Discipline Referring to the Restric- tion on Loans of Pension-Related Funds to Local Churches and Its Applicability to the West Texas Conference Endowment Association

146. The Publication of Names and Addresses of Local Church Lay Leaders in the Journals of Annual Conferences

147. The Right of a Central Conference to Amend Paragraph 207 of the Discipline of The Methodist Church Relating to the Qualifications for Membership on the Official Board of the Local Church

148. The Right of a Conference Commission on World Service and Finance to Use the Service of an Interboard Council as a Budget Review Committee

149. Can a Ministerial Member of an Annual Con- ference, Who Has Been Placed in the Retired Relation with the Privilege of Making an Annuity Claim on the Ground of Personal Disability, Serve a Church in a Minis- terial Capacity and Receive Compen- sation for Such Service and at the Time Draw an Annuity from the Board of Pensions of an Annual Conference

150. Whether or Not Years of Service as a Full- time Approved Supply Pastor Can Be Counted as a Part of the 40 Years of Service as a Basis for Retirement as Defined in Paragraphs 1617 and 1618 of the 1956 Discipline

151. Request from the Wisconsin Annual Confer- ence Relating to the Payment of Parsonage Utility Bills as Affected by the Provisions of Section 6 of Paragraph 1624 of the 1956 Discipline

152. Whether Appointment of a Member on Trial of an Annual Conference to Attend School May Be Considered as Fulfilling the Disciplinary Requirement of "Regular Appointment Under the Supervision of a District Superintendent"

153. Ruling of Bishop Matthew W. Clair in the Lexington Conference

154. Constitutionality of the Adoption of Amendments VII and VIII

155. Central Conference Powers with Respect to Full Clergy Rights for Women

156. Request for the Definition of the Terms "Part-Time" and "Full-Time" as Applied to Approved Supply Pastors

157. Ruling of Bishop William T. Watkins at Memphis Annual Conference, June 8, 1958, Relating to the Powers and Duties of an Annual Conference Board of Min- isterial Training and Qualifications

158. Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia Anent the Eligibility of Mr. Lingkod A. Juane to serve as a Lay Member of the Philippines Annual Conference in Its Session of March 4-8, 1959

159. Lay Representation of Pastoral Charges in Annual Conferences

160. Ruling of Bishop Nolan B. Harmon That Funds in the Permanent Trust Fund of the South Carolina Annual Conference Are Disposable by That Annual Conference

161. Ruling of Bishop William T. Watkins in Connection with Action Taken by the Board of Trustees of Kentucky Wesleyan College

162. Ruling of Bishop Clement D. Rockey in the Indus River Annual Conference of the Election of U. B. Ernest as Ministerial Delegate to the General Conference and the Central Conference of Southern Asia

163. Petition of the Council of Bishops Requesting the Judicial Council to Reconsider and Re-hear the Question Which Was Presented to the Council and Answered by Its Opinion No. 114

164. The Right of Central Conference Bishops to Attend All Sessions of the Council of Bishops with Expenses Paid

165. 1. Whether a Ministerial Member or Approved Supply Pastor Automatically Retired at Age Seventy-Two Is Retired for Payment of An- nuity Whether or Not the Conference Acts on His Retirement in the Ses- sion Following Such Minister's Seventy-Second Birthday

166. The Request of Southern Methodist Univer- sity for a Declaratory Decision on the Relation- ship of an Effective Methodist Minister Who Has Been Appointed by a Bishop to the Faculty of Southern Methodist University

167. Request of the Southwest Texas Annual Con- ference for a Declaratory Decision on the Rela- tionship of an Effective Methodist Minister Who Has Been Appointed by a Bishop to the Faculty of a Methodist Theological School

168. Re-Submission of the Rev. Blake Craft's Ap- peal to Answer Questions Raised in Decision No. 116

169. Constitutionality of a Transfer of an Annual Conference from One Jurisdiction into Another

170. Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia Upholding the Action of the Northwest Philippines Annual Conference in Unseating Benjamin Casiano

171. Whether a Minister Retired on Disability Can Receive Annuity While Engaged in

172. Request of the Central Conference of South- ern Asia Commission on Structure of Method- ism Overseas for a Joint Statement of the General Conference and the Judicial Council Clarifying the Power of Cen- tral Conferences to Make Such Changes and Adaptations in the Discipline as the Peculiar Con- ditions in the Fields Con- cerned May Require

173. Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia in the Northwest Philippines Annual Conference That Ezekias G. Gacutan Is a Layman

174. . Election of Voluntarily Located Former Minister as Delegate to General or Central Conference

175. Direct and Final Responsibility for the Super- vision of a Local Wesley Foundation or Method- ist Student Movement Including Local Church Relationships and Employed Personnel

176. Constitutionality of Resolution of General Conference Relating to the So-called Sit-in Demonstrations

177. Request of General Conference for Opinion Concerning Procedure Regarding Consecration and Induction of Bishops

178. The Right of a Conference Board of Missions (and Church Extension) to Purchase and Hold Property

179. Ruling of Bishop Hazen G. Werner in the North-East Ohio Conference as to the Right of the Annual Conference to Enact a Compulsory Apportionment to the Ministerial Members for the Support of the Minimum Salary Plan

180. Ruling of Bishop Nolan B. Harmon Relative to the Authority of the Western North Carolina Conference to Grant Annuities on an Adjusted Basis to Conference Members Related to Approved Institutions That Have Pension Plans

181. The Request of the Texas Conference for a Declaratory Decision Whether a Retired Minister Serving a Charge as a Supply Pastor May Be Lawfully Required to Pay a Portion of His Salary to a Fund for Pensions

182. Action of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference with Respect to the Election of a Bishop by the Africa Central Conference and Reassignment of Bishop Newell S. Booth

183. Constitutionality of Legislation Adopted by the 1960 General Conference Providing for the Election by the General Conference of the Required Number of Members From each Jurisdiction to the General Board of Pensions

184. Request of the West Virginia Annual Conference for An Opinion As to the Legality Or Legal Effect of the Amendment of One of Its Standing Rules to Permit the Election of Supply Pastors, Who Have Been Ordained Elders and Are Serving Under Episcopal Appointment, to Membership on Conference Boards and Agencies

185. Petition from the Northwest Philippines Annual Conference on Eligibility of Candidates for Conference Treasurer

186. Ruling of Bishop Alejandro on Whether St. Paul's Church Is Entitled to Two Lay Members to the Philippines Annual Conference When One of the Ministers Appointed to It Belongs to Another Conference

187. Ruling of Bishop D. D. Alejandro in the Philippines Annual Conference As to the Legality of the Readmission on Trial of Miguel Fernandez

188. Whether Rally Day Funds May Legally Be Absorbed Into the Total Annual Conference Council Budget, Which Includes the Budget Askings of the Various Agencies, Boards and Commissions of the Conference and Also the Administrative Expenses of the Conference Council

189. Request of the Virginia Annual Conference For Declaratory Decision As to the Right of Conference Trustees to Lend Money

190. The Right of the North Carolina Annual Conference to Direct Its Trustees Concerning the Investment of Trust Funds

191. Request of the North Carolina Annual Conference (SEJ) for a Declaratory Decision Interpreting the Powers of the Conference Board of Education and the Conference Commission on Higher Education as Set Forth in Paragraphs 1450 and 1452 of the 1960 Discipline

192. Ruling of Bishop Richard C. Raines Concerning the Readmission of R. W. Parsley, a Voluntarily Located Person to the Indiana Annual Conference

193. Request of the Central Conference of Southern Asia for a Declaratory Decision as to the Powers of Said Conference to Act Under a Possible Future Enabling Act of the General Conference Not Yet Passed or Granted.

194. Equity of Central Pennsylvania Annual Conference in Washington Area Episcopal Residence Fund

195. The Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia Regarding Eligibility of Lay Delegates to a Provisional Annual Conference

196. The Eligibility of a Member of the Judicial Council for Administrative Service on the Annual Conference or District Level

197. Rulings of Bishop James W. Henley Made During the District Conference of the Tampa District of the Florida Conference Concerning the Status of an Elder on Voluntary Location

198. Request of South Central Jurisdictional Council for a Declaratory Decision as to Whether It or the General Board of Education Has Authority to Fill Vacancies in the General Board of Education Between Sessions of the South Central Jurisdictional Conference

199. Compulsory Retirement of a Bishop of a Central Conference

200. Request of the Commission on Entertainment and Program of The 1964 General Conference for an Opinion as to Whether or not the Tenure Rule in Paragraph 1104 is Applicable to this Commission

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