The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-27
MAY WOMEN BE PREACHERS!
SENSATION IN THE METHODIST MINIS
TIERS UEEKLr MEETING.



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There was excitement I'm the Methodist |
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nnhS"rs mccuhe yesterday AhstWcck sIhc'.-
ing had invited Miss Anna NJ. Oliver to preach
before thc ministers nj thcir regular meeting on |
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inc hfst mohuay III MARCH anu she h"u acccpo'u
the invitation. In yesterdays meeting the Rev.
Mr. Rucliev ,brc,, N ho,baboil into tho cann |
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10y moving tnot tne ihvnnuon pe w'nur"wh, ana
o,tcn .i' nov, Mondov,s meeting
a'sohu next nonuay mec,'ne,
ask Miss Oliver to preach was adopted in an
| unparliamcntarv mnnnor after mnny of the
ministers had retired from the meeting. and
that IL was in no an expression OF the
w'sh Oh 'he majority -
Clergyman with some feelng)-lf IT is pro-
posed that we impcach the action which we
nave already ,ek,n IN regard 10 MISS ohVcr'i
most decidedly object
Several clcruymen iumped to their feet and
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The Chair called for the ayes and noes. and
being unable to decide which sido was the ma
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jorlty' then ordered rising VOTE saying
" There are some persons In this meeting VINO
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coun,cJ no s,andlng nm nnJ voting. they must
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get down on tue. nnor ana hold hclr heaus ,,s
I'D The meeting to the wthlrlwal of the invita-
ton TO Miss Oliver to preach before the minis
tors. a.. .,...,. .,
motion TO reconsider the resolution 70
rcscind the invitation t. Miss Oliysr was mpde.
| Another brother said that Miss Olivcr had NO
right to preach.
A Voice in ono corner OF NE hall-1hcse ar,
strange proceedings. Miss Oliver has received
and accepted our invitation. and y is diseourte-
preach.
The REV Mr.. Bucklcy-If the mother OF our
Lord wcrc to preach, would oppose IT,
| A Brothcr-Miss Oliver has ~ license to preach
regularly granted TO hcr by tho proper Mctho
di An s%hs9rB! ly,hcrYou can't make mo believe
that the moon il made Of green chccse.
smiled upon r T MEETINGS held by women
proarhcrs. and tho meetings conductcd by Miss
, instan,@s.
Brothor-How about tho Mount OF Trans
wLan ,y nsg no WOMAN S w,th christ o
, Another Cicrgyman-But the New Testament
w.re " nrcsnnt and wsr" The iIoiy Ghost de.
sccndcd in a remarkable manner.
sail. WIN Wi.cin IIniyrrsity he yonnr men
! nnJ women hold ,,,livioua rno,tiuts tnlrthrr
. II II wins nronosnd tHnt instoaI 81 mcc,inu
. together Inc males should 70 by thcms Ives
, ! and the females also meet alone. Some sani
| flat tins would destroy tho efficacy Of Christian
wrrificd "' Tho ,nen bnd snccessful meetines
| and so did the women. This shows thai one
scx is moi drnend,nt upon liz, other for It's re-.
( ! liyious welfare
A Broihcr-Miss Oliver is n graduate of the
. \ Rostnn ThNolnVical School and ms that schpo
\ never admits any person who cannot show a
E rns,lar ii""n." Ia breach rrante,i by n omar
y trrlv Conf,renc, IL stands To reason that sh,
|, has mn undoui,nd right to prcach
n A clergyman who wished to conciliatc the OF.
i ncsit,, clements in the meeting suggested thn
~ Miss Oliver b Invited 10 deliver AN address bn
y not To ptr,ach "A sermon. The effort To con
I "il,nt, failed
n 4 BrnAcr-Miss Oliver is a bachelor of div
Vi unity
Ill A Bruther-No; she IL u maid of divinity.
The Rev Mr. Dickinson held that Miss olive
r. had n status granted her from n higher an,
more legal authority than the preachers
ut meeting She had been preaching in New
ut York. New Jersey. and elsewhere, and h
OF Thought II was violation Of prOpricty 10 hay,