Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-05


METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Further Argument Against wo.
men as Lay Delea ates.
New YORK. May 4.--Bishop Foss
Of Minneapolis, presided at to-day''
session Of the Methodist Episcopa
Conference. The order Of the day
was the continuance of the debate OF
the eligibility of women as lay dele.
gates.
The debate was opened by Dr.
Leonard, Of the Cincinnati conference
He began by saying that he had re-
ceived a number OF letters warning
him not to speak in favor of admit
ting women. He was a strong advo-
cate for the admission of women, and
closed by urging that if women were
not to be recognized they should not
be allowed to vote for the election OF
delegates.
Rev. John Miley, President of the
Drew Theological Seminary, spoke
against the admission of women. If
the question were submitted to vote
Of the women. he believed nine out OF
ten would vote against it.
Rev. j. r. Day, New York confer
ence, also argued against the admis-
sion of women. He thought the
question before it is settled should
be submitted to a general vote Of
the Church. Women, he said, lacked
THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCE,
And if admitted would weaken the
force OF the lay delegation.
DIR. J. H. Buckley, editor of the
Christian AdUocate said: "The ques-
ton does not turn upon the rights OF
women, but upon principle. | have
claim to have some knowledge of
Methodist history, and / don't know
of anything that tells us that women
should be admitted.
DR.. Buckley referred to the Episco-
palians, Baptists and Presbyterians
who did not admit women into their
conferences, and claimed there was
not denomination in the world that
would admit women. He did not
consider woman was in her place in
such an ssemblage. There is nothing
in the constitution of the Church that
gives them the right to seat. He
claimed that for every woman put
in the legislative body
MAN WAS PUT OUT
To no advantage to that body. He
closed with an impassioned plea for
the support of the committees report.
Rev. j. A. B. Wilson, of Whining
ton, Delaware, an advocate Of the adj
mission of women, read long essay
in support Of their rights.
Rev. DR.. A. Wheeler, of Erie, tool
a decided stand against their admis
sion.
Rev. DIR. Luke G. Queal, OF central
New York, said if women are to come
in hey must do SO by consent Of the
Annual Conference.
: Rev. DIR. J. w. Hamilton, Of Bos-
ton, who was one of the committee
who refused to sign the committee's
report against the admission Of wo-
men, said the world was prejudiceG
against new things. Those who op
posed the admission OF women did sc
from prejudice. Women had righi
to vote in the church and were there
fore entitled to seats in the Confer
ence.
General Samuel FL. Hurst, Dairy
and Food Commissioner of Ohio, the
first layman to gain the foor, defend
ed the right of women to admission
He alluded to the opponents of womer
as "old fogies." He criticised the
Bishops address.
Professor G. J. Little, Of Syracuse
University, followed. He said he was
not in favor of the ADMISSION of women
at the present time, because the church
at large had not expressed an opinion
on the subject.
Rev. F. 8. Healy, Of Philadelphia
said he was in favor of submitting the
question to the Annual Conference
and to this end offered an amendment
to the report of the committee. The
amendment was seconded, and will
be voted on at the close of the de-
bate.
DR.. Buckley, who had seconded the
amendment, got the floor. There
were objections on the ground tina
he had already spoken on the ques
ton. He said he had not spoken OF
the amendment, and was permitted
by the chair to proceed. Numberlesl
points of order were raised with the
object of shutting DIR. Buckley of
The effort was successful, as before
he could get an opportunity to speal
the hour of adjournment for the day
had arrived.
METHODIST woMEN's DUTY.
WASHINGTON. May AT a meeting
OF the District Women's Suffrage As
ISOLATION last evening the following
resolution was passed:
ResolUed, That it is the duty o
every woman in the Methodist de
nomination to withdraw from any
church where the pastor upholds thu
action of the general conference nov
assem- led in New York City, in re
fusing to receive the noble womeI
sent there as lay delegates.
Ex-Chief Of Police Murdered.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, May 4.--JohI
H. Atkins, ex-Chief of Police, was
fatally shot in Bryant's saloon last
night. Atkins and Joseph Sample, a
liveryman, had engaged in two fis
fights during the afternoon in the
same saloon. After the last fight At
kins armed himself and returned t.
the saloon. Immediately on entering
the shooting began. Three shots
were fred in quick succession. AT.
kins was found lying on the floor witt
a bullet through his body. He stated
that Bryant aud Sample had shot him
Bryant and Sample are under arrest
Sad News.
ALTON, Ill.,, May 1.-The remains
Of General Martin BEEN, of Chicago
will be inferred here. The unfortun
ate death of General BEEN by suicide
at Stanton, Neb., was most unex
xl LIZ, A., his frsoudo and rolu