The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-14

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WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 13.-[Speciall
Bishop r. H. Hargrove, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, Nashville,
Tenn, presided at the opening of the
sixth days session of the Ecumenical
Methodist Council. Rev. DIR. Patter-
son, of the same place, delivered prayer
and Rev. DR.. David Morton, of Louis
vile, read the Scriptures.
The subject of the day was '.The
Church and Her Agencies" being tho
Same as that discussed yesterday. KS
Rev. DIR. w. S. Walters, secretary Of
the London mission, Wesleyan Metho-
dist Church, spoke of Methodist brother
hoods and sisterhoods. He said it would
have been far more fitting If sister
had been here to present her own cause.
He hoped at the next council woman
would be permitted to take her place on
tho platform and address the conference.
(Applause.)
After recess Rev. DIR. benjamin st.
James Fry, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of st. Louis, editor of the Gem
trail Christian Advance, read paper
upon the subject of Woman's Work in
the Church,. Rev. VIM. German. OF tho
Irish Methodist Church of Belfast.
made strong plea fer women in con-
nection with any phase of church work.
Rev. Thos. II. Hunt, of Primitive
Methodist Church, of Manchester, Eng,
thought that as women constitute the
majority Of the church attendance.
they should assume part Of its work.
Kew. DIR. j. w. Lewis. of the nj. u.
Church South, hold that it was bold.
bad, dangerous fallacy to believe that
because large majority of people we're
harmoni2ing and pushing after thing
it was manifestation OF divine wish.
God created them finale and female.'
and not female and male" (Cries of
'oh, no!') Woman was first in trans
gression, but also in front in redemp-
ton. 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 within certa n 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. Woman should not
give up tho higher power for the lower.
st. Paul had sal 4 they should not take
the work OF preachers without collision
with the laws of nature. They must be
mothers or they must BIO preachers, not
both.
j. b. Slack, Of London, held that
women must discover their own work
in the church, and that without help;
they must not be fettered and tram
oiled il their work by rules cast by
men Tho London mission of Mrs
Hughes was conducted on that prinoi-
pie. Tho debate should BIO adjourned
until women were free to speak here
fer themselves.
copal Church, South, invited ANYBODY
who had higher estimate Of women
than no had himself to show his face,
Scarcely had the words been uttered
before large proportion of delegates
stood up in answer amid applause from
others. The doctor was somewhat non
plussed, but continued with his romarlks,
holding that if God had intended men
and women to do the same work he
would have mado them alike. He, too,
called tho attention to Paul's words.
Mr.. Atkinson, member of parliament,
taking the floor, animadverted upon the
chairman OF the morning session as un-
fair, but when the council disproved
this no passed on to characterize Dr.
Hoss argument as logical jugglery,
saying that If man or woman had been
created alike there would have been no
man or woman. DR.. Buckley had also
cotton an awful twist on this question.
ULaughter.) Why shouldn't such a
woman as Baroness Burdett-Coutts have
vote? DR.. Buckley could not answer
that.
Rev. DR.. Reid, of the Methodist
Church South, of the Japanese Mission,
paid high tribute to work of female
missionaries that had come under his
own observation. He asked for the
ultimate privileges that when she.
brought q soul to Christ, she should be
permitted to perform the right of bap-
tism. Applause.
ANoted Virginia Unionist Dead.
LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. I3.-Hiram I'll.
Henderson, one Of the Oldest citizens
and Odd Fellows in tho Valley of yir-
ginia, died Sunday night, aged IS years.
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