The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-06
THE METHODISTS.
A Hysterioal Woman Causes q Stir.
She Is Hurriedly Elected From the
Hall of the Conference.
Or. Buckley Attempts to Explain
Himself on the Rights of Woman.
He Loses tho Floor, However, on
His Own Point of Order.
Gen. Clinton u, Fisk Takes Up the
Question OF Woman's Eligibility to
be n 10y Delegate. and Favors
Her Admission.

Her Admission.
| New YoRK, May 5-rhc interest In tho
Methodist Episcopal general conference in
crcascs daily. Today there was larger
audience present than on any previous day
OF The conference, Bishop J. +, Hurst pre-
sided, aud the religious services were CON
Quoted by the Rev, j. II, Wilson, of South
Carolina.
woman seated IN the first box on the
second tier arose at the conclusion of tho
singing Of the hymns aud said
"Can have the privilege Of saying few
worls2"
All eyes were turned toward her. She
was abou; forty years OF age, fashionably
dressed, and evidently suffering from hys-
tcrics. Chaplain McCabc led her out OF tho
opcrhousc She refused 10 give her name.
The R'v, Dr. !, NJ, Buckley claimed tho
floor. lcsaid he only wanted 10 sct himself
| right In regard To certain remarks he had
| made In regard 10 the eligibility Of women
rs delegates. lie claimed that nv the house
had adjourned yesterday without liking any
| special order the rules would have 10 be sus-
| pended before the debate could he continued.
|
orlcr was well taken. On his own point OF
order DR.. Buckley could not continue his
| speech.
| ON motion the rules were suspended for
| the purpose Of giving the committee ON rules
! m opportunity Ia report number OF
| amendments were made Ia the rules. They
were unimportont hut they created much
| discussion.
Tho committee ON fraicrnol delegates re-
ported that Il had arranged for reception TO
the foreign delegates Tuesday evening.
Lay Delegate u. 4. Do Ssing was excused
| from attendance His daughter died at a
hotel last night and lac will take her remains
home
bishop Andrews made the following an
nounccmcnt OF committees appointed 10y the
| bishops.
Committee on Judciay-Samucl r. Up
ham, John Milry Luke g. Qucnl, Charlc
W smith. e. W. Joyce, William Z. Spoke,
I'll. 4. Ritter Louis X. fiske, NJ. H. Reese,
Joseph &. llartzcll John W. Locke, William
Kocnckc, John W. Lacey
Committee ON Ecumcncnl Conference
Daniel Dorchester, james N. hitypcrald,
Charles \. Sims, Thomas II. Nicely. Charles
W, Super, Henry v. kcison, lRmcs NJ. bu-
7 mar, Russell H. Pccler, -. William Dirrs
y James ~. ncputic, James Marvin, llcnr,
libhnrt Robert = Maclay.
, Tho rules were again suspended and Gen
a |
: | floor 10 advocate the admission 81 women.
As women were made class leaders, preachers
and members NJ quarterly conferences they
were entitled a. seats In the conference
Their cause was holy one
Gen. Fiskc contcndcd that there was
nothing In the law Of the church which says
lny delegate shall not be n woman. IL
would be revolutionary 10 turn the women
out 10y vote Of the general conference, aud
the church could not afford Ia exclude them.
IL WIS foolish Ia say that II women ara
elected men will be excluded, and u half Of
the lay and clerical delegation were women
the body would be- a great deal better than II
IT, No lawyer would deny the right OF the
women 10 seats Ia the conference, for tho
law OF the church entitled them to admis.
sion. "Arc We 10 cowardly," asked Gen.
Fiskc, THAT we would refuse 90 admit
women Tor fear they would OH the places Of
mcny'
The Rev. A, J. Kyne,t, Of Upper Iowa,
secretary " the Church Extension society,
favored the admission Of women aud said
that Baptists aud Congrcgntionllists adj
mitiod them t0 their conferences.
The Rev, u. H. Moore, of the Colorado
conference, contendcd that women should
not be admitted.
In closing DR.. Moore offered a substitute
10 all the previous substitutes u was TO
the effect that a. the eligibility u women rs
| Jay uNlN fllfh ithl httN cNAllfNHtu on fnnHti-
tuiional grounds. Il was of the utmost Inn
porinnce that M doubt should exist IN re-
gard to the Introduction ~ women, without
giving Interpretation o. the rule u tho
church aud disclaimiug all Intention Of os-
tablshing q precedent by The action now
proposed by the rcr0lution. Tho substitute
further provided that during the month u
Orjnhcr, 1899, q general election shall DO
held Ia each church, aud that all Of the
members be- called upon 10 vote, either Tor
or against the admission OF women rs lay
delegates. The election shall be held under
the direction oi the preacher, aud II Il de-
mined by this vote 81 admit women tie
second restriction rule shall be- amended 10
ns to Rad "mcn and women
should the majority II the church be In
favor Of the admission 81 women as lay dele
gates. then the general conference In lsy2
can complete tao change. The substitute
bore tie signatures Of David Moore, Bcnla-
min ST. John Frey aud VIM. SWindele.
Unexpectedly the Rev. A. g. rcnlcion
moved the previous question. The motion
was recorded, aud 70 looked o. VI The qucs-
ton would be settled then aud there Con-
siderable excitement existed while tho vote
was being taken. When the announcement
was made Il was discovered that the motion
was lost The vote stood-i32 yeas, 'lW nays.
The Rcy. w. n. McElruy. Of Illinois, was
! Ia favor of the women. while the Rev ~
GRAY. president 81 the Dickinson Female
seminary Of Willnmsport Pa., was opposed
10 The women being present while the vote
Was being taken on the question. After
some dcsultory discussion, an adlOurnment
| 4.