The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-14
WOMEN IN CHURCH WORK
TIE METHODIST CONFERENCE
= wREsTLEs WITH THE SUBJECT.

DR. Waters of London Expresses the
Hope That Women VIII Participate
,o the Proceedings Of the Next Ecu
nenical Gatheri g-The Body Puts
the Laugh on DR.. Hoss.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13.-Bishop R. H.
pargrave Of tina Methodist Episcopal
osnrch south, of Nashville, Tenn, pre-
,idsd at the opening Of the sixth days
,,ssion of the ecumenical Methodist coun-
cl Rev. DR.. Patterson of the same church
delivered the prayer, and Rev. DR.. David
Morton of Louisville read the scriptures.
The business committee reported the re-
cept Of the following papers A memoria
concerning the death Of Rev. DR.. Potter; a
4 ,no,ion 10 send deputAtion to the pan
Presbyterian council at Toronto in 1899: q
memorial from the Congregational Metho.
di2t church: a memorial from the Methodist
EniscoDal church west, The resolution. re-
ferred 10 the committee, concerning Joint
action of Methodist missionary bodies
working in the same fields, was reported
back favorably and committee was ap-
pointed to consider the subject. Ths con-
ference then proceeded to the order of the
dsv. the subject being: "rhe Church and
Il
yesterday.
Rev. J. Travis, general missionary secre-
.ary of the Primitive Methodist church
England, read paper on THE Place and
Power Of the Lay Agency in the Church. "
THE DEAcoNEss MOVEMENT.
Rev. M. D. G. Crawford Of the Methodist
Episcopal church of New York was set
DOWN for an address on "The Deaconess
Novement,F but owing to his illness, Bishop
William Ninde of Kansas treated the sub
ect.
Rev. DR.. W. S. Walters, secretary of
he London mission, Wesleyan Methodist
church, spoke of Methodist brotherhoods
and sisterhoods. He said it would have
teen far more fitting if the sister had been
here to PRESENT her own cause. He hoped
at the next council woman would be per-
nitted to take her place upon the platform
and address the conference. [Applause.l
woMAN's WORK IN THE CHURCH.
After a recess Rev. DR.. Benjamin st.
James Frye of the Methodist Episcopal
church Of st. Louis, editor of the Central
Christian AduOcute, read a paper upon the
subject Of womans work in the church
Rev. William German of the Irish Meth
Odlst church of Belfast made strong plea
for women in connection with any phase of
church work
Rev. Thomas H. Hunt of the Primitive
Methodist church of Manchester, Encland.
thought that as women constituted a major
lty Of the church attendance they should
assume part of its work
Rev. DIR. j. w. Lewis of the Methodist
Episcopal church south held that it was q
bold, bad, dangerous fallacy TO believe that
because large majority of the peo-
pie were hemmering and pushing af-
tar a thing it was a manifestation
Of divine wish. God created then. male
and female" not "female and male" ICries
Of 20, uo~l. Woman was first In trans
gressiou, but also in front in the redemp-
ton. she was expected under divine prov
idence to sustain the relation to the mascu-
line church that she did to the family. Not
one Of suoordination, but of equality in
certain lines.
ST. PAUL ON woMAN's PLACE.
Rev. DR.. Buckley of New York said that
many sensible women must have felt sick at
heart to hear the platitudes delivered TO-
day. Woman should not give mp higher
E power for lower. st. Paul lad said they
should not take the place of man. Women
could not do the work of preachers without
collision with the laws Of nature; they must
q both.
J. B. Slack of London held that women
must discover their own work in the church,
*M N-''V WAbhOub ncAIs 1uoN uluSO NOV 10
let'ered and trammeled in their work by
4 Tqe' cast by men. The London mission Of
mrs hughes was conducted or that princi-
PIE Inc debate should he adjourned until
selves
TURNED THE TABLES ON DIR. HOss.
ReV. DR.. Hoss OF the Methodist Episcopal
Salrca south invited anybody who had a
sais agnsr estimate of woman than he had him
N osa 20 saow his face. Scarcely had the
4 t;o ~orus oeea uttered before large propor-
81 ~ VI Use delegates stood up in answer,
a.-iIu applause from the others. The doctor
was maS somewhat nonplussed, but continued
;'. ~i.n 1ls remarks. holding that if God had
Gsu 1vori, Su hen and women to do the same
Le would have made them alike. He,
'0V: caiteo attention to Paul's words.
go. -. atklnson, M. P, taking the floor
r,,nla9uVerted upon the chairman of the
ooosg mug session as unfair, but when the
toniSetehce dlsapDroved of this he passed on
;caI InG, ie acterize DR.. Hoss' argument as log
eai Jug&lery, saying that if man and
woman had been created alike there would
pe no man or woman
DL: buckley had also gotten an lawful
.SasH ol thls question. Laughter Why
IpauuIuht pI such woman as the Baroness
~,,lI -Coutts have votes DR.. Buckley
"Hld not answer that
N,roh - 4S9lo OF uhe Methodist Episcopal
,.d cu south, OF the Japanese mission,
nAi ~ uign tribute to the work of female
asslonsries th a had come under his own
SssFvatlon. Ss. He asked for them the ujti-
ssle privilege, that when thew had bronght
sIal to Christ, they should be permitted TO
F''Fn the rite OF baptism. Applause
STATUE OF WESLEY.
nOcc nOoxesary King Of the business committee
''pofIed the following resolution
pse te' Il we % have heard with pleasure the pur
eeunsOiooIo ". las As memorial to the ,cond
c,Ilcal c,ys council on some suitable site in this
R.,,,ir RaSronze statue of John Wesley.
snd ndS,oeo, Snote, Ihat we approve of the enterprise
peOlA ~ ~ Vhe consideration of oui
sD0eS,oi 0sa motion of DR.. King the conferenc,
ForIed a committee, headed by Bishor
carr carront oi San Francisco, to raise funds tc
conference then adjourned.