Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-07
THE GREW CONFERENCE.
The Muke-Up OF the Distinguished Body
Ike Delegate from China,

The AIuke-Tp ct the Distinguished Body
Ike Delegate from China,
NEW YORK, May G.-The body know
as the General Conference Of the Me,ho
dist Episcopal Church, now holding it
vuadrennial in the Metropolitan Opera
house in this city, il without doubt rc
mlrkable as7emblage-great in numbers
great in Intelligence, great in scholarship
great in physioll appearance, great in pur
pose. 1. il the whipped cream o. The
fifteen thOusaHd Clergymen and the three
million of laymen who compose itS society
One of the most interesting members CI
the great body OF delegates ~ the delegate
from Foo Chow, China, the Rev Sia SEX
Oug, one of the ablest and best known oI
Chinese preachers. From early boyhood
Sia earnestly desired an education, and
worked hard for ten years with native
teacher. His mothers death, when he
was but sixteen years OF ago, made such an
impression upon him that he left his books
and became hermit.
In l~}4 hen he was a lad OF eighteen,
ne SIC IN tn, We preacher ;,..,, and, and a9Ss !
.n,kr sps, q new , sec,s,' From IT tb;s T,t"
4, '"J ..l,Ou tne youth lett the aged
preacher, fully convinced in his own mind
that this was the truth which he was
- earnestly seekiCy, and after many
months had passed, returned and studied
.: the feet OF his aged friend, wa'cOnyerted.
lbIued the church, and, in l~G2, was OF
deiued 10 preach Sia Sex Oug is a scholar
ly-lOOking man OF nearly liity years of age
aui occupies a seat in the Conference with
an English interpreter at his side, who
keeps up running commentary in Chinese
on the speeches and dojngs OF the Confer
enCe
The first sustained debate OF the session
occurred on Thursday and Fiday, and re-
lated to the admiss On OF women as Law
delegates to the General Conference. Ii
WAS worth going u long way to hear
Each speaker was permitted to talk twenty
minutes, and only the most formidable
dehstars felt disposed to undertake so stout
a contest as the regDlutiOu Invited. In
their address the Bishops broadly hinted
that the Conference could no; lawfully
admit women, aud showed decided Op-
position 10 the plan.
4 committee was appointed to deal with
the question. Ii returned by large ma
iority m excluding resolution. In n
secular body some wicked per4On might
have charged that the committee was
packed. Sharp speeches were made
on both sides. The issue was legal one.
he opponents OF women avoided cOusi-
deratious OF chivalry, OF utility, of avail
ability, and argued hOtly on the cold law.
The champions OF women laughed, threa-
tened, pleaded argued by turns. Two Of
the leading candidates for the Episcopal
office met each other in ardent conflict.
These were Dr. Buckley, who wants to
keep the women ont and Dr. Hlmilton,
who wants to get them in. Dr. Buckley
l. the editor OF tho Christian iirp.1,. the
Methodist or an owned by the Church.
and accOmpl .,hiHg extraordinary feat OF
making for une tor it every year II Is
one OF the m Dst profit. .ble newspaper pop
critics IN \ America Dr. Hamilton Ii "a
pastor in Syracuse, and a lifelong cham.
p.ou Of WOnBu's affairs. Dr. Buckley Is
small. SHARP. quick aui aggressive. lie
hiss like q llI,h, and follows up MS blows
like the cIicl ota Telegraph instrument.
Dr. Hamilton Is large, handsome, robust.
lf you will u-t recall the lace Of dick
Newcombe and put into its almost perfect
beauty the one quality that 1t conspicu-
ously lacks, you will have a good picture
of DR.. Hamilton. Dr. Buckley spoke with
effect, rappug his sppOuent, hard, bolster
iug mp his friends, defending the law and
lrluIut, lDvVU ri1lpulp unpD the Euiuht
rrrlutry OF the other side. But Dr. Ham
ilton met him at all points. lie gave him
wit for wit, logic for logic, blow tor blow.