Most Recent Decisions

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Title Date
Type
125 Ruling by Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Jr., on Paragraph 522 of the 1952 Discipline Re Election of Delegates to General Jurisdictional Conferences April 25, 1956 Decision
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 April 25, 1956 Decision
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 April 25, 1956 Decision
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 July 29, 1955 Decision
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 July 29, 1955 Decision
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 July 29, 1955 Decision
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 July 28, 1955 Decision
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?" July 28, 1955 Decision
117 Request of Council of Bishops for a Declaratory 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" July 28, 1955 Decision
116 Appeal of Reverend L. Blake Craft in the Case of North Georgia Annual Conference vs. the Reverend L. Blake Craft July 28, 1955 Decision
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 July 28, 1955 Decision
114 Requiring the Consent of a Ministerial Mem- ber of An Annual Conference Before He Can Be Transferred to Another Annual Conference July 28, 1955 Decision

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