Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-07
The Women Delegates.
A PROPOSED COMPROMISE IN TIE METHODIST on.
EKAL CONFERENCE.

A PROPOSBD COMPROMISE IN TIE METHODIST 8BN-
ERAL CONFERENCE.
In the Methodist general conference in session
In New York, after The STARS report closed Satur-
day, the speakers on the women problem were the
Rev. DR.. A. j. Kynet, OF Iowa, and secretary Of the
church extension board; the Rev. Dr. D. II. Moore
Of the Colorado conference, and president of the
Denver University, who offered a substitute for
the Medley amendment; the Rev. A. E. p. Albert
editor OF the New orleans Adrocdte who could see
no warrant either In the Bible or constitution Of
the church for the admission OF women to a share
IN the government OF the church; ex-Lieutenant-
Governor Will c. Cumback. OF Indiana, and lot
OF other prominent Methodists
Inc Moore substitute in substance provided for
the admission OF the women Delegates to the
present conference and relegated the matter OF
the election OF females to the conference OF 1892.
ana all succeeding general conferences to the sew
eral churches OF the Methodist denomination, they
TO vote upon the question by ballot at properly
called meeting In the month OF october, 1890, and
TO De reported through the proper channels to the
ensuing annual conferences II moreover provided
that the bishops OF the annual conferences shall
iay before those bodies proposed amendment TO
the second restrictive rule, and reporting thereon
70 the next ensuing general conference, which
shall permit women to be chosen as lay delegates
10 the general conference. It is further provided
that should a majority OF the votes cast by the
OF the church be in favor OF the admission
Oh women as lay delegates, and thrce-fourths OF all
the members OF the annual conference present and
voting thereon vote in favor OF the proposed
1892, by the requisite two-thirds vote. can COM
plete the change, and any woman who may have
been previously elected lay delegates may then be
admitted"
The substitute gave rise to no end OF discussion,
and finally Lay Delegate s. L. Pendeton, OF the
Kansas conference, moved the previous question.
The vote on this was 132 in the Affirmative to
1S7 in the negative, and the previous question
was not ordered. There was some further debate
OF the main question, in which half a dozen dele
gates participated
No other vote was taken before adjournment.
ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES.
The secretary announced committees as follows:
Committee on the Judiciary-Samuel F. Upham,
John Miley, Luke c. Queal, Charles W. Smith,
Isaac W. Joyce, William F. Speake Eli F. Ritter,
Lewis X Fiske, NJ. V. Reese, Joseph C. Hartzell,
John W. Locke. William Koeneke, and John W.
Lacky.
Committee on the ecuynenical council-Daniel
Dorchester, James n. Fitzgerald, Charles N. Sims,
Thomas b. Nicely, Charles W. Super, Henry F.
ketron, James ii. Baum. Russell X. Peeler, D.
William D1ggs James H. Depatie, James Marvin,
Henry Leibhart, and Robert s. Maclay.
DEATH OF sECRETA9Y CLARKE.
Rev. Charles J. Clarke, assistant secretary Of the
conference, died at noon yesterday at the Stuyve-
SAINT House. He had been In close attendance on
the conference and on Friday was taken ILL., His
sickness developed into diphtherta and caused his
DEATH The deceased was born In Central Maine
about forty-four years ago. His home was In
Portland, Me. He was presiding elder Of his dis
trict.