New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-02
BUSINESS BEGUN WITHOUT DELAY
THE PRocEEpINGs BECOME ANIMATED.

BUSINEC0 bEuO'
THE PROCEEDINGS BECOME ANIMATED.
eLrxrsEs ir THE REPRESENTATIVE pHLAGAIhs-
MANY LADIES AMONG THE INTERESTED
SPECTATORS - MISS WILLARD hA
pycTEp HERE sooN.
One hundred and twenty-five years aso sno ~
.fsthoast Fnlscopal gathering in New-York was in
rigging loft In the lower part OF the CITY ihee was
no Methodist church to meet IN. fes'cfuaS 'n',o
NJ wa,hod,st church in the city large enough in
-. % ,r.ns,ct the business Of tho General Con-
s.y.,c. and n assembled in the Metropolitan opera
1rouse the most com pete and the handsomest euong
for public gatherings IN New-forN All inc "''o ~
dations of the great building were caned in'o uso' nv
s,age which was occupied by the bishops ana INC
secretaries, wss set with background VI 'h' INV
r,or OF a modern palace scene
p,shop Thomas Bowman, as senior oishop Vi INC
church. announced the opening OIL the se.soh
delegates, nearly 500 in number, nliea 'h9 uos' "
che Souso The curtains in the three tiers OF boxes
overlooking the were drawn aside ana .he os
faces of many ladies looked down On the ecciesiA'
hodv and awaited with interest tho business tnat was
20 come Above them the seats OF the ores' ohv'o
wcre al,cd with men and women from Gil pai's VI VII"
country. ,,.. hair
nshou powmaa, his curling silvery'wh"e hsn
FINISHED back was seated in largo easy cha'r neAi
80 o.n,r~ AZ tho stage At his left was ex-Judge
Fnoch L. Fancher, who was to mako inc aa"o -
welcome TO the Conference, and at bis Hghs VIZ Wv
other hisbops of the church, Randolph $ fos'or'
stepbcn NJ Merrill, Edwin G. Andrews heni, w,
Warren, Cyrus D. Foss, John +. huis,, IN w rovler
den. willard +. Mallalieu and Charles H. i -"
p,sbon N,nde was absent being detained by Illness
na Missionary Bishop Taylor was looked TOT ID VAN
- A.. .,,ge II was stated that he had been invtea
"a a seat with the bishops and would arrive iA'en
PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE OoNFhniN
Tho delegates had regular seats until ."er .ao
rermanent organic alton Of the body Down III tno
.iioht NQurp L.
Ms head covered with black skull cap, when was
constantly coming up before the Conference - 'uo
debate grew heated. Near him were tho 'S'i "s
and the broad forehead Of DR.. James NJ hns' Anu 20
side DR. King John slaybaok the banker ano lay u.
era.e Of the New-York Conference. The roeus'
g.. - Tia Pew DR. J. r. Day, of Newburg, sat near
che centrc and along the aisle were the gen@ ica'-
mes NJ the Rev. Or Vincent of Chsutauqua reho"n'
and the heavier figure OF the Rev. Dr. A. d. heo'
tina Prohibition candidate for Governor VI o"'S'
WAS defeated last year by Governor foraAer' on ~,
,aght side of the aisle DR.. Neeley OF rhnauoI
e ,ho ch.mn,on Of the women delegates, and Dr.
sncncer who looked like a divinity STUDENT pu' WIN
has inst returned from his mission In japan ooV'
erpor Lounsbury, Of Connecticut sat quietly hos' LII
The Rev. DR. Vernon, Of Italy, occupied sca az S
distance from the PLATFORM put sho"ou nn,Se" -
Sessed OF good lungs ana Voico 'ns' '' "
clearly all over the house.
The colored representatives were mostly srouPou
together midway among tho delegates anu W 'no ~
of the stage. There are thirty nine OF "ein' a.
Of the older delegates having boon slaves. vi 'no
women delegates only three OF tho nvc VINO ne'o :,
chosen were present These were MIS- Aneenno I
Naxnan who was the first woman delegate 10 tho
CoDterence chosen by the efforts Of tho NeorashA
woman who started the issue; Mrs. Ahanoa - my
pey. of Kansas; Mrs. Mary c. Mind, OF Mhneso'A
Mrs Lizzie Van Kirk, the fourth delegate VI ~
had determined not to present hersen uhic's 'no
ference decided that women were W 20 "u 80
and Miss Frances E. Willard, who arrived In tho Guy
,ast week was Obliged return home OH account VI
the Illness of her mother. Word was rccsNeu no
her Yesterday however, that she e4pecteo 70 oo
back 10 New-York at once as her mother "e' 1 ,
halter III the boxes and with friends who were iooA
49,. 90 60, twslve more ladies who have been chosen
oserye delegates and if the Conference decides iaVor
ahlv for tho women one two OF tneso oApoo' :"
seats in tho body which are vacant by reason
of the absence Of the regular dcega'os'
FRIENDS WATCHING THE DEBATE
Among the boxes were many guests on ,no,o wv
had rented them, who are not members OF Inc Hie
dst Church or Others who members, but are not
seIeaates Tho Rev. DR.. John T. nov"
man and Mrs Newman occupied the puA
Of J. H. Seymour, the produce merchant win
Mrs, Seymour and friends. The Rev d. LSn
Abbott OF Plymouth Church, was In good methooi''
company In another box, aud tho ROY. Dr. LINDSAY
parker formerly a Methodist minister, now an Eps'
oopslian, was seated with Anderson Fowler ana some
Of tho members of his former Congregation Ia
Governor Pattson, Of Pennsylvania. VINO ropieoen''
North India in the Conference, has ren'eo tho joy
Could box in tho second tier for tho month, ana u
was occupied by his friends Mrs W. u De feau' Va
Indiana who Is said TO DO ardent believer IN inc
rl<bts 81 women delegates occupied the box OF eco-
n tary whitney, which she has rented Inc As'oi
b, xes have boon taken by Mrs j. b. Cornen anu n. y.
Ctnoyer; the Bostwick box by q. u hoas'nSn
Austin Corbin's by Mrs j. NJ De Veau; thai OF FL
bridge T. Gerry by F. NJ. otterman; William RocheieF
ier's by George McKibben. The Vanderbilt boxes "oo
filled by the families OF tho Rev. Dr. J. ii. Vlnceh.
and william Uoyt; the Rhinelander box by DaVid
Decker, of Elmira Among other welkno"n msVh0'
dist people who have secured boxes arc
ufsesuier and a delegates Dr. j. III. ,d BUCK
ley IesyGraft John n.,, E. the A fSnilies
~ ths Rev Dr. Fitzgesld ana Chaplain McCsbc occupy
box T. together The Rev. Stephen Merritt ana H,Ia
NV, %eis the et Of the stage the Rev Crawford
w j. Hoagland. OF Newark; Mrs Lowrey. ME- w. W. a.
esent OF tho Methodist Church Extension Committee
John D. saybaek, d. H. Bates Of the western T"'V"
Telegraph Wider M1 s0S Warren wife Of
warren DE- James King j. D. ATe@ Ta1or
S;Sa Psas Editor DR. q Sss
%.;o,! John s'8 %soe ' on ss
Of Cincinnati; Dr. C. S. narrower Dr. Chsa"hss;
OF 1d ts s %sr ~ HOOK; Dr. Phillips Hunt Of the
oaoa Concern william white p'Ds %srs,
SIfred suly James Boyd DR.. o. d. Hammond OF Al
bany; w H. Stout of Fort Scott Ksnsas .ne neS u
I,nbor OF IAncoln Neb A. G. Newman tne NeV
Dr. j. Gouchsr Of Baltimore the Rev D
n u Ham Morris H. Smith, the Rev DR.. A. H. henuis
~ I,rookIyn; ogden and Kirk Boylan. manufsctufef'
Of Newark
In many instances several delegates or their n'enae
secure @ box together. Mrs Thomas n Eusonh VIC
of the inventor and her mother. Mrs Lewis Muter' o.
Akron. Ohio, occupied the Samuel d. BaococR oox
No. es, which they have rented for tho month