Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-14

ren in Christ, Dayton, would not be thought
behind his predecessors in his respect for
women. Women might, could, would and
should preach the Gospel if they wanted to.
The greater part of those who attend
church were women and she had demon.
strated that she was not only on level
with man in church work, but she stood
above him in devotion.
Rev. Thomas H. Hunt, of the Primitive
Methodist Church, Manchester, Eng,
thought that as women constituted the
majority of the church attendance, they
should assume part of its work. All would
agree that woman's chief work was In the
home, but he preferred to think that there
she was more than "manageress, and was
instiIling the doctrines of Christianity in
the minds of her children. They might
gain admission where men could not, and in
the hour of sickness and death their minis
trations were of value.
AS PREACHERS AND MISSIONARIES.
They could participate in missionary
work side by side with men. There is no
great wish on the part of women to occupy
the pulpit, but if she has the necessary
qualifications, then why not? If she is en-
gagged in church work, if she carried the
in the nature of preaching. If God had so
ordained woman, why should not the
Church recognize the ordination?
Rev. DR.. j. w. Lewis, Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, said that it was bold,
bad, dangerous fallacy to believe that be-
cause large majority of people were ham,
mering and pushing after thing it was a
manifestation of divine wish. ''God created
them male and female" Cries of "Oh,
no." Woman was first in the transgres-
sion, but also in the front in the redemp-
tion. She was expected under divine
providence to sustain the relation to the
masculine church that she did to the family
not one of subordination, but of equality
in certain lines
Rev. DR.. Buckley, of New York, said that
many sensible women must have felt sick at
heart to hear the platitudes delivered to-
day. Women should not give up higher
power for a lower st. Paul had said they
should not take the place of men. Women
could not do the work of preachers without
collision with the laws of nature. They
must be mothers or they must be preachers
not both.
ALoNDoN DELEGATE NoNPLUssED.
j. B. Slack, of London. held that women
must discover their own work in the churcn,
and that without the help of the NJ. f.
Church, South. He invited anybody who
had higher estimate of women than he had
himself to show his face. Scarcely had he
said this before a large proportion of the
delegates stood up in answer, amid applause
from the others The doctor was little
nonplussed but continued his remarks,
holding that if God had intended man and
woman to do the same work they would
have been made alike.
Rev. Il. Hamilton, of New York, held
that it was wrong representation to say
that the men wanted women to become
bishops. He wanted them to take up the
work for which they were specially fitted.
Rules of sex were not to invalidate the gifts
of God. If the greatest expounders of the
Methodist Church had held that Paul must
not conflict with Jesus, it was not for the
men who sat here to force the conflict
Mr. Atkinson, NJ P, animadverted upon
the Chairman of the morning session as un-
fair, but when the council disapproved this
he passed on to characterize DIR. Hass' argu-
ment as logical iugglery. Why should not
such a woman as Baroness Burdett-Coutts
have vote?
LET WOMAN BAPTIZE HER CONVERTS.
Rev. Or. Reid, Methodist Episcopal
paid high tribute to the work of female
missionaries that had come under his own
observation. He asked for them the ulti-
mate privileges-that when she had brought
a soul to Christ she should be permitted to
perform the rite of baptism. Applause
Rev. F. w. Bourne, of London, said that
the discussion recalled to his mind the
question once put to him by a rector in
England. What authority, he said have
you (N1r. Bourne) for preaching? He had
answered that the power and ability to
preach was his authority. He would make
this answer when questioned as to the ad-
mission of women into the ministry. They
could preach the word and lead souls to
Christ. 1t had been proven. This is the
only authority that should be required of
them. He had no patience with the narrow
and bigoted version of st. Paul's words
upon this subject. If literally rendered it,
would prevent women from being married
in church, inasmuch as it forbids women to
speak in church.