, 1880-05-11
Mrs. President Hayes Is Highly
complimented on Her Tenn.
perance Work.
A Long Debate on a Resolution
Fixing the Number Of
Bishops
Probability Of Tremendous Row III
tic Reformed Presbyterian
Church,
Growing Out OF the Notorious Woodslde
Case at Pittsburg, Pa.
THE MEr1IODIs1S.

STkttdl Bu5hatfh 10 iHe Iht(A9V 2r'VN"'s
CtSu1sxATt. o., N&ny l0.-tn tho Qoncrnt Com
ference Of tho Methodist Episcopal Church,
Dtst,op Buwran occupied tho chair and DR..
Curry conducted the opening exercises. Hoon
nftcr tho reading Of tho journal dclcghte
urpse to n question OF privilege. and read from
tho Cincinnati Commercial a statement In refnr-
cncc to tho remarks Of tho German delegate re-
1errcd to few dhys hgo, whIcl, Aecmed 10 ex-
press dislike for c0l6rcd men, nud assert LINT
even thasp Germans wcro fnnd Of beer. THO
statement WAS formulated BY tho parties inter-
tercs,Gl In tho presence of half dozon others.
an8 ndm!ttcd TINT the substnnco OF the remark
hnl bctn made. but playfutly and Of Germnts
gencr,!ly, not Of those here. Tho reporter had
furnished his proof, and was fully oxoueFatcu
fro,, all charge Of sluhcr.
tsrllcrc Is IL surprising Bcnstt1vencss amonE tho
German ministers and members hero uu holng
Ut all
RusrEcrEp Or nEEnr pnoCI1v1r1Es,
aud tic most pronounced assertions Of 4hctr
utter opposition to Its use. It wins IN these
quarters " lively breeze, and will do good. They
huve ut leust inserted themselves, as they other
wise could not.
Ncnrly the entire session was taken up With
pouring petitions, ,memnrEals,an and resolutions Into
tho horpcrs Df the various standing committees
Among these vert several in fAvor ut tho CLEO.
tlon Of colorcd bishop; unc from tho
Newark Lay Electoral Conference By Gen. Fisk
ngalnst tho extension Of the pnBt0rnl term. An
o'ner ws an upps'.s M tsp . ~ Sosarnnc " .h"rI
he nssrrted 1t WINS unluwfut tu license II woman
to preach, The Indy, Miss KRto Lent, hnd under
tho Presidency of Presiding Eldor, In District
Conference, bccn liceuscd to preueh.
AN ArrEAL
from tho decision OF tho Presiding Elder wns
tnkcn to tic Annual Conference, and thore
1lshop Andrews decided rs above. AlrcAay
this Conference has tho question OF ordalfi-
lug women rs ministers III ono Of Its
Committees, md now tho question Of any
permission ut nll rs Il mlnIater Is before tho
sa'i'e CothshHteo. III tnls ohnaeetloh tnefe "as
also presented from tho American "omans
sniraEc Association momos'al asklfs taat
,"n, ',.n...,o ,,,n, ,ro,,nn NAV In Wcnnsa1 ~
WIN p1o'iue tha. "olaen "'as W Msc"se" 70
Church.
DR.. Crory. ot NevRdn. offered q resolution
purity to tho sa,ne effect, Or permitting women
trustees wherever tho needs Of tho. work de-
~, IN tront,ars ,rtnn fm,nJ thnt
~" ..1., -" .'s na,',r.t,t,, ~ ta.ns.,-,4 tse
Nnos "so .'st". .as 49,,
Hoeu hi'tt III Renefle, a"o taoteoy "s ,uS.uoins
tho female man.. Ut cour4u tho adrot ma
ncuyru to meet tho necla nf. tho work,
rnovoKxn coss,nEi.Apt.E MEua1Mzxr.
Dr. J. =. smart OF h'cn'sai. 'o1ertN
resolution tn Instruct tho hook .CoM-
mlttce asii tho nook Agents to distribute tho
pfonts ot tho pnpasa'ns nonso IN nceofs'aneo
Win tno psus'su's W. suo ."un rl.e.
wura.u,lt prcacl,,rs alltl thu widows and erphans
nf lec,nsrh mi,,istera.
s,n,n nftcr II rrsol,ttou was niYorod r,ccitnu TIM
fact TINT Il curtain Commission was nuno!nteti
~ 1o ast aa Ordering