Judicial Council Decisions

Decisions: 201-255

201. Request of the Central Kansas Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Eligibility of Mrs. Margaret Rickard for a Pension Under Paragraph 1620.5

202. Request of the New England Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision As to the Legality of Conference Action Concerning Pension Payments of a Federated Church Served by a Conference Member

203. Ruling of Bishop D. D. Alejandro in The Philippines Annual Conference Regarding Annual Conference Responsibility for Annuity Claim of a Minister

204. Request of the Southern Illinois Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of Paragraphs 304.2, 392 and 402, Limiting the Ministerial Functions of Approved Supply Pastors

205. Tenure of Members of the General Committee on Family Life

206. The Effective Years of Service of Ad-Interim Local Preachers

207. Request of the Lexington Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Involving Paragraph 127 of the 1960 Discipline

208. Ruling of Bishop Nolan B. Harmon in North Alabama Annual Conference Session of 1962

209. Tenure of Members of the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief

210. In Re: Petition of the Boundaries Committee of the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The Methodist Church for a Declaratory Decision as to the Status of Bishop Newell Booth with Respect to an Assignment to an area in the Northeastern Jurisdiction

211. Constitutionality of Paragraph 680 of the Discipline Implementing Amendment IX of the Constitution of The Methodist Church

212. Request of General Board of Christian Social Concerns for Answers to Certain Questions Without Reference to any Act or Legislation of the General Conference or Paragraph or Paragraphs of The Discipline

213. Request of the Nebraska Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision as to the Legality of a Resolution of its Board of Pensions

214. Constitutionality of Legislation Adopted by the 1964 General Conference Providing for the Composition of the General Board of Pensions

215. Request of the Commission on the Structure of Methodism Overseas for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Necessity for a Constitutional Amendment to Remove the Word CUBA from Paragraph 26, Article I, of the Constitution of The Methodist Church and Regarding the Source of Authority for Granting Autonomy to a Church Requesting the Same

216. Request of the Council of Bishops for a Reconsideration of Decision No. 163 Regarding the Constitutionality of Paragraph 431.7 of The Discipline

217. Authority Over Mergers of Annual Conferences

218. Request of the Southwest Texas Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision As to the Legality of Its Proposed "Tax-Sheltered Annuity Trust Fund"

219. Request of the North Arkansas Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision As to the Meaning of Paragraph 1618.2e, 1960 Discipline

220. Constitutionality of Plan of Action Under Amendment IX of the Constitution Adopted By The Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference Recommending Transfer of Central Jurisdiction Annual Conferences Under Certain Conditions

221. Request of the General Conference Commission on Entertainment and Program for Ruling as to the Meaning of the Final Sentence in Paragraph 509 of the 1964 Discipline

222. Petition of General Board of Lay Activities Concerning Tenure of Lay Members at Large On That Board

223. Tenure of Members of the Board of Trustees of The Methodist Church

224. Eligibility of Mr. Jim A. Egan to Serve as a Member at Large of the Board of Hospitals and Homes

225. Petition of the Secretarial Council of the Interboard Commission on the Local Church for a Declaratory Decision with Reference to the Right of Local Churches to Determine Who May Attend Their Services of Worship

226. Ruling of Bishop Shot K. Mondol in the Middle Philippines Annual Conference Concerning the Validity of Election of Delegates to the Adjourned Session of the General Conference of 1966

227. Request of The General Conference Commission on Entertainment and Program for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Scope of Business and the Program of the Adjourned Session of the General Conference of 1966

228. Request of the General Conference Commis- sion on Entertainment and Program for Ruling Clarifying Decision No. 221

229. Appeal of the Chile Annual Conference from the Decision of Bishop Pedro Zottele Concerning the Applicability of Legislation of the Latin America Central Conference As to Limitation of Tenure in the District Superin- tendency

230. Request of Florida Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision as to the Legality of a Ruling Passed by that Annual Conference Fixing a Maximum Limit Which its Local Churches May Allow as Travel and Expense Funds

231. Ruling of Bishop James K. Mathews Concerning the Right of Local Churches to Determine Who May Attend Their Services of Worship

232. Petitions of the Advisory Council on Interjurisdictional Affairs of the Southeastern Jurisdiction and the Committee of Five of the Central Jurisdiction, on Behalf of Their Respective Jurisdictions, for a Declaratory Decision on the Legislative Authority of the General Conference in the Matter of Racial Inclusiveness, and the Relationship of That Authority to the Authority of Jurisdictional Conferences Over Annual Conference Boundaries.

233. Request of the Central West Annual Conference of the Central Jurisdiction for a Declaratory Decision Concerning Its Right to Transfer and Conjointly Merge With the Missouri East Annual Conference and the Missouri West Annual Conference of the South Central Jurisdiction.

234. Appeal of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference for a Ruling Concerning a Plan of Action Under Constitutional Amendment IX Providing for Transfer of Annual Conferences of the Central Jurisdiction within the Bounds of the Southeastern Jurisdiction

235. Request of the General Conference Commission on Entertainment and Program for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Representation of the Methodist Church of Burma and the Methodist Church of Sumatra in the Adjourned Session of the General Conference to be held in 1966.

236. Request of Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision as to the Application of Paragraphs 445 and 559.2 to the Status and Retirement Rights of Dionisio D. Alejandro, Former Bishop of the Philippines Central Conference.

237. Petition of D. D. Alejandro for Reconsideration of Decision No. 236

238. Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia in the Northwest Philippines Annual Conference Concerning the Right of an Annual Conference to Hold a New Election of Delegates to Attend an Adjourned or Special Session of the General Conference

239. Petition from the Central Illinois Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Right of an Annual Conference to Direct its Board of Missions as a Corporation to Hold all Church Extension Property for the Conference and for its District and City Church Extension Societies and to Determine the Use of Such Property

240. Ruling of Bishop W. Kenneth Pope on Suspension of Gladstone Risinger

241. Appeal from the Action of the Philippines Central Conference in Abolishing the Position of Promotional Director of the Philippines Central Conference

242. Request of the General Conference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Impact of Article IV of Division One of the Proposed Constitution of The United Methodist Church Upon the Transi- tional Existence of Annual Conferences Predominantly Racial in Composition

243. Request of the General Conference Asking for a Declaratory Decision Determining Whether the Proposed Constitution Under the Plan of Union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church Would Require for its Adoption by The Methodist Church a Three-Fourths Majority Vote of the Members of the Several Annual Conferences Present and Voting

244. Request of the General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Effect of an Abstention from Voting on an Amendment to the Constitution

245. Petition of the North Carolina Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Interpreting the Application of Amendment IX of the Constitution, to Determine Whether a Two-thirds Majority Vote of Each Annual Conference of the Affected Jurisdictions Is Required to Adopt a Resolution Providing for the Transfer and Conjoint Merger of the North Carolina-Virginia Annual Conference of the Central Jurisdiction to and Into the North Carolina Annual Conference, the Virginia Annual Conference and the Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the Southeastern Jurisdiction

246. Petition of the Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations for a Clarification of Decision No. 242 and a Declaratory Decision as to the Effect of Certain Paragraphs of the Constitution of The United Methodist Church on Elimination of Annual Conferences Based on Race.

247. Petition from the Holston Conference for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Responsibility to Assure that the Provisions of Paragraph 127, Sub- Paragraph 1, of the Discipline Are Followed

248. Ruling of Bishop Jose L. Valencia Concerning the Legality of the Presidency of Bishop Shot K. Mondol in the Philippines Central Conference and the Legality of the Proceedings of that Conference

249. Petition from the Western North Carolina Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision Con- cerning the Meaning of Paragraph 325.3(l)

250. Petition of the North Carolina Annual Conference for a Ruling Concerning the Legality of Filing Liens Against a Minister's Pension Annuity to Cover Unpaid Balances in Apportionments for the Conference Pension Fund and of Levying Interest Upon Such Unpaid Balances

251. Request of the Council on World Service and Finance for Clarification of Decision No. 236

252. Ruling of Bishop James W. Henley in the Florida Annual Conference Concerning the Right of the Annual Conference to Determine the Maximum Amount Which a Local Church May Allow Its Pastor or Pastors as Reimbursement for Travel Expenses.

253. Consolidated Petitions for a Declaratory Decision Concerning the Consequences Under Amendment IX of the Vote Taken By Annual Conferences on the So-Called Omnibus Resolutions Submitted to Them By the 1966 Session of the General Conference Insofar as Those Resolutions Purported to Authorize the Transfer of Annual Conferences of the Central Jurisdiction into Other Jurisdictional Conferences and the Merger of Certain of Such Annual Conferences With Annual Conferences of Other Jurisdictions

254. The Right of a Bishop to Appoint a Minister in the Effective Relationship with an Annual Conference to the District Superintendency or a Pastorate in Another Annual Conference Also under His Jurisdiction without Transferring the Minister from the First to the Second Annual Conference

255. Petition from the Central Kansas Annual Conference for the Determination of any Claim of Dean W. Dryden to Participation in the Benefits of the Chaplains Pension Fund.

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