Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-29

used at elections IN the states, as follows:
Vote on the admission Of women as lay dele
gates to the general conference.
Every member male or female, in full connec-
ton. who is not loss than twenty-one years Of
age, can vote.
At Waugh NJ. E. Church,
October %, 1880.
From 1880 to 10 o'clock pm.
Detach tho ballot you desire to vote.
For the admission Of ,oo,aen as lay delegates.
Against the admission Of uomen as lay delegates
Tho tickets were perforated 50 that the bal
lot desired could be easily detached.
Ii was evident, long before the polls closed
that the vote was decidedly favorable to the
women, notwithstanding the fact that the
preacher was on the other side.
The mothers and grandmothers had to do
the voting, as but few Of the young ladies
appeared at the polls. The age limit was the
reason therefor, and they did not propose to
give their ages away even if they had to de-
prive themselves Of the right Of suffrage. The
church has membership of more than four
hundred and only ninety-onc votes were cast.
The result was 6fty-nine for and thirty-two
against
TWELFTH srREKT CHURCH.
The Twelfth Street NJ. E. Church is q little
church situated on hill on 18th street southeast
between d and streets. Rev. Henry Baker is
pastor Of this church, and he is an ardent sup
porter of the females in their effort to get the
right OF suffrage. The church has q member
ship OF nearly one hundred and fifty and the
election was held last Friday evening The
members did not manifest much interest in the
election, and, although largo number Of them
were out, there were only seven votes cast.
Five votes were for the proposition and only
two votes were against it.
aoRsUcH CHURCH.
Gorsuch Church, corner 4th aud L streets
southwest, was deserted last night and looked
anything but a polling station. The woman
question seemed too great question for the
congregation of this church to wrestle with and
no ballots were cast. One of the congregation
told reporter of THE STAR that the voting
would take place Thursday, November Is.
RYLAND CHAPEL
An old mucilage box, with it's cover nailed on
and having a slit in the center, was the sight
that greeted the voters at Ryiand Chapel last
night. Around the box sat Rev j. A. Price.
the pastor, assisted by NJ. II. L. Prang and
Jacob Been. The polls were opened at 5
O'Clock and closed at o'clock. Not much in
terest was manifested and the voting was light
Out of about 300 members but thirty-six depos-
tied ballots Nineteen Of this number were for
the ladies and seventeen against them. When
the time came to count the ballots the pastor,
armed with a tack hammer, removed the lid.
allowed to vote. The judges of election. as the
trio around the ballot box were called, had al
most completed the count when another
brother and sister arrived. They were allowed
to vote. The tally said that thirty-seven bal
lots had been cast while one of the judges de-
clared but thirty-six members had voted
Shades of ballot-box forgeries fell about the
judges and they looked inquiringly at each
other. MIR. Strang suggested u recount, and it
was found that mistake had been made i'll the
ta1l In tNhf hrA tlA1
ing was over.
FOUNDRY CHURCH.
At Foundry Church the polls were open
from to and DIR. Elliott and the two telers,
Mr.. Frank Wilson and Mr.. W. S. Ayers, had
seats behind the railing in the lecture room,
W here the voting was carried on. DIR. Elliott
said that the vote, which was very light, went
to show that little interest was taken in the
question generally. Up to 5 o'clock only 20
votes were cast. In all there were III votes,
Of which siIty-two were for female representa-
ton and ffty-fve were against.
FIFTEENTH STREET CHURCH.
At Fifteenth Street Church q cigar box,
with slit in the top, answered for a ballot
box, but it was more than big enough to ac-
commodate all the ballots that were placed in
it. Rev. John II. Dashiell and Brothers Rowzee
and Rolla counted the votes and found that in
the five hours that the polls were open only
twenty-thres votes had been cast. or this
number twelve had been put in the box by
men and eleven by women and fifteen Of them
were against while eight were for.
DUMpARToN STREET CHURCH
The vote at the Dumbarton Street Methodist
Church last night which would either allow
women to represent the churches at the gen.
eral conference or not was Unexpectedly light,
there being but ffty-eight votes cast, which
IT, II L.
80 to 19. reason for such light vote was
said to be that many Of the younger ladies
present did not want to vote because it would
make them at least twenty-one years old, which
was the eligible age.
JACKSON CHURCH, ANAcosrIA.
The election at the Jackson Street e.
Church, Anacostia, passed off quietly. With
voting membership of about lao only A votes
we're cast; % for and % against the proposition.
The polls were open from to 8 O'clock in
charge OF Meszrs Dony and Jordop, Most of
when some pleasantly was INDUCED over the
result
UNION CHAPEL.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman, pastor Of Union Chapel,
was prevented by illness from being on hand
to count the votes in his church and Alexander
Ashley aud VIM. H. Womersley acted as
supervisors Of the election. There were fifty
six votes cast, Of which thirty were for the
admission OF women and twenty-six against it.
DOUGLASS MEMORIAL CHAPEL.
At Douglass Memorial Church, corner 18th
and II streets northeast, the balloting went
on from to 9 o'clock and out of membership
OF nearly 200 only SO votes were cast-24 for
and IL against the proposition. Most Of the
women who voted were for the admission of
women to the general conference.
At Wesley Chapel, of which Rev. c. W. Bald
win Is pastor, the election will be held next
month.
Fletcher Chapel, Rev. Mr.. Shuttle. pastor,
will hold the election one evening next week.
REHABILITATION OF THE VOTE