Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-14
WOMAN'S POSITION
Advancing in lhe lsthedlst
Church With Great Success. I
Through Her Aid Distress and Ylca
an Reached.
Other Questions Under Discussion Al
the Methodist Convention.

WAsHtSaros. october IL. - Al the
Ecumenicai Methods, council today
the Rev. NJ ID. G.. Crasford, d, D.. Of
the Msthodia Episcopal church. New
York, wss TO have made an address on the
descoress movement, hut being III HE Cd
dress was read by Bishop w. II. Ninde.
He said the deacoaess movement In this
couatry wAs noveity; 10 years ago such
thing vas never thought Of. We gained
our knowledge OF this from brethren In
Germany and the wesleyans in Eagland.
The Methodists, he said, had always taken
kindly TO the woman movement and
II has taken place and advanced with mar
vellous success, the movement bsing uui-
vsrsally porulAr lie said II was believed
by some that We were copying this from
the RomAnists. We think the Romauists
are becoming somewhat Protestant, still we
believe them cunning and they think We
are enoroaehiug. We are ready to borrow
good ideas from any church, but the Meth
odist methods are 80 different We cannot
he charged with oopy ing them from the
papal church He praised that small class
Of women -ho mother Thousands Of home
lesa children He said wopiAa's sphere
had grown msrvellously in the last 5o
years. He was convinced that God would
never save the world without the instru-
mentality OF woma an. We would be unable
to reach the distress and vice OF our great
cities without woman's aid. Rev. w. ID.
Walters Of London, secretary Of the Lon
don Mission OF Wesleyan Methodists, made
an sd iress on Methodist brotherhood and
sisterhoods. lie said he hoped that when
the next Ecumenicai Conferences was held
woman would be permitted to take her
place o, the platform,
Rev. 4. Il Appiegste, London M. Il.
Church, spoke on the proper play Of the
lay agency IN the church and its power. He
said its place in the church wAs every
where, they must have union with the
isity. Rev. J II. Morgan. England, spoke
on the system Of organization, and said the
different church agencies should unite to
further the success of IN. ir work. Thomss
Lawrence, Eugisnd. said they should look
to the statue OF the local preachers. j. II.
Siles, England, spoke on what women had
done in America for the church, and up
braided American Meihodists because they
did not permit women 10 be delegates at
their conference
Rev. 7. II. Stevenson of England said he
thought It out of order for the gentleman
from the eastern section to say anything In
regard to the working OF those in the west
era actioD, who. he said. are fully able TO
look after their own Ahairs. Mr.. Siles said
he felt justified in speaki,s for those who
could not speak for themselves. A. Is.
Leonard thought something should be done
To get the lay agency to do more missionary
work, especially In the large cities, and that
Methodisis are indebted 10 women for their
efforts en- the temperance question.
.l-1
by Rev. u j Walker. London, secretary
OF the Wesleyan Methodist conference.
An essay on Womans' Work In the Church.
by Rev. Benj ,mtn ST James Frye, ID. D.,
Of the Msthodi-t EpisoopL church, 81.
Louis, editor Of the Christian Advocate.
lie spoke mainly OF the important work
shlch was for women to do in the church,
and especially foreign mission fields.
Others advocated womaL's fitness to BE-
man's c0-worker in the church and her
ability to occupy the pulpit,