New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
AGAINST NON-RESIDENTS.
THREE MEN DELEGATES RULED OUT.
II TIE WOMEN MAY NOT ENTER THE CONFERENCE
THE REPRESENTATIVES, or FOREIGN BODIES

II TIE WOMEN MAY NOT ENTER THE CONFERENCE
THE REPRESENTATIVES, or FOREIGN BODIES
MUST vAcArE THEIR SEATS.
Empty seats and vacant boxes In the Metropolitan
Opera House yesterday after the recent crowded audi
ences denoted how deeply the interest had centred
in the controversy Of the first week over the eel-
blty OF the women delegates For a timo the voices
Of the speakers rcsounded In the vacant galleries. but
by the house again fairly filed There weir
no women among the delegates, however, except the
few who were wives Of the members. and occupied by
permission vacant seats beside their husbands. A
suggestion had been made that the women delegates
II admitted should be permitted to take the seats
in the body of tae house. but in the rush OF
other business yesterday this overlooked, and
Mrs. Mary C. Mind and Mrs Rippey went to the gallery
TO follow the proceedings, while Mrs. A. L. Newman
occupied the box OF Mrs. Seymour with the Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. John p. Newman
The women and their friends in ana out of Confer
ence expressed some disappointment that, having
come so winning they should have been defeated
But the result accepted with good graco sad with
confidence that the success they have in this Con-
ference will secure their actual recognition when this
body holds its next session in 1892. How close the
vote did come indicated IN yesterdays Tribune
on Q total vote Of 435, the majority was only 80
votes The official announcement stated that 100
ministers voted Aye and ICE "noD The Tribune's
tho secretaries statement yesterday The laymen voted
7S for sustaining the report and 76 for
rejecting It The coorcd delegates nearly ali voted
for the report The German Mcthoests were solid
for It with exception; sla Sex Ong, the Chinese
delegate from the Foochow Conference voted in favor
Of admitting tho
VOTING AGAINST NONRESIDENT DELEGATES
One of the results Of this was shown yesterday
in the decision the contested seats Of several lay
delegates who are not residents Of the conferences
which elected them There had been little expectation
that these seats would be seriously contested but tho
advocates OF the women united with those who felt
that after voting they did the women question:
they could not consistently change their votes for
these contestants: the minority report was adopted
by a vote Of 303 to 49, and india and Mexico will
have no local representation in this Conference This
body decided that the expenses Of the delegates
who attended Conference should be paid from the
regular fund.
Most Of tho session yesterday occupied with
the discussion on the seating Of the contested dele
gates; large number Of papers were referred TO
the various committees many Of which busy IN the
afternoon. Tho report Of the women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society was an indication Of what women
have been doing in tho Church and why they
striving for admission TO the Conference itself On
ma ny u the ouesti)ns srch the Episcopacy, the
time limit Of the pastorate, and church missions,
which TO be points Of controversy, the interest
of these questions are occupying all the delegates
and their friends. Among the prominent names
recently mentioned for Bishop whose strength ap-
pears TO be increasing is that Of Dr. J. II. Vincent,
the founder of the Chautauqua Circle and Of tho
best known Methodists in the country
Bishop Walden presided yesterday, the seventh
Bishop in the regular order. To-day Bishop MALTA
eus turn will in the order of seniority and to-
morrow Bishop Fowier's. This completes the list
Of the present Bishops who have conducted the ses-
sions, and brings before the Conference another I'm
portant question Bishop Taylor, the African Mis-
sionary Bishop, has been regularly at the meetings
Of Conference at the Invitation of the Board OF Bishops
and his first appearance greeted with an ap-
plause that attended mono Of the othe. Tho question
whether he can preside will have to be settled. The
Bishops have not It is claimed, the power appoint
him to preside any than they would to appoint
any person outside their own number This precptates
the question as to whether Bishop
Taylor is simply Missionary Bishop
or whether he has his friends claim coordinate
power with the rest Of the Board. He las taken no
part while present In the decisions the points Of
ruling which which have como before the presiding
officers, and It is known that the Board of Bishops
does not recognize his authority the same foot
ing with its own. Bishop Taylors friends say that
he has following in the Conference which Will Insist
on full recognition Of his rights which the rights
of Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
BISHOP TAYLOR's WORK CRITICISED.
Early last week DR.. J. NJ Reid, secretary Of tho
Methodist Missionary Society, asked that Bishop
Taylor be requested to present to Conference report
his work in Africa and this 1t is expected will
DO presented within few days. Between the Mis-
sionary Society of the Church and Bishop Taylor there
is difference with regard to methods which will be
prominent feature Of the controversy. The Bishop
maintains that his method of establishing selfsup-
porting missions The original practice Of the
Church; and he has carried It on independently of
the Church. The society holds that great mission
work can DO carried on only by such q system
as the Church has gradually established and that
Bishop Taylors work is expensive, incomplete and
impractcable Bishop Taylor has sent more than
hundred missionaries TO Central Africa and the society
is anxious to know what they have accomplished
1t rumored yesterday that the opposition forces
were preparing kind Of bomb which they expected
to xplode in Bishop Taylor's camp in efectua a
manner that It will destroy the force Of his position
and settle for good the question Of his status as
missionary bishop In the Church. One Of bis mission
aries named Waller, who returned home with his wife
from Africa last March, gave an uniayorable account
Of the progress Of his work In the Dark Continent
walters statement not regarded as sufficiently
strong no is an unframed man and went out with
the party as q cook and not to convert the natives
within a few weeks however, one Of the first mis-
sionaries who went to Africa has returned and he IS
now In Ncw-York His name is Clarence Davenport
young miniltcr who followed the Bishop, full OF en-
thusasm He returns, It is said, convinced that the
Bishops work is failure.
When Bishop Taylor asked respecting MI.
Davenport yesterday, he said that the missionary had
gone out with one Of his first parties and was good
entcrprising hard working man. He has done''
the Bishop added, excellent work and none better
than he; that is of itself answer to ons later
statements Of the impractcability Of my work.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE
PAYING TIE EXPENSES OF THE WOMEN DELEGATES