New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-17
WOMEN And THE GENERAL CONFERENCE.
AN APPEAL TO THE MINISTERS IN BEHALF OF
LAY REPRESENTATIONS.

AN APPEAL TO THE MINISTERS IL BEHALF OF
LAY REPRESENTATIONS.
The following appeal to the ministers Of the Method
it Episcopal Church has been issued By the advocate,
Of the measure giving women representation IN the
General Conference:
Dear brethren in the Ministry Of tie Methodist Epi,-
ne aggregate vote Of the laity on the eligibility 81
women 10 thr General Conference j. decidedly lu faVOr
4. the measure. The vote thus Tar reported - 10
900 iOr to lJ=,9iJ against, u majority oi oi,Oll IN
and intelligent members of the Chufch Voicd. Eui the
voters belong almost universally 70 this class and the
VOC, thcreiort, represents the most devoted ana pro.
gressivc Of our lazy. The subject was thoroughly ana
e,Iyc. GlI members q i" Of 9TH the Church Church have Te'" f,afad tn that " int
proposed movement - contrary 10 the orGinducca OF
God. Had our members generally shared this con-
vctOn, the measure would have been defeated over
wlclminSly. ii t. any u; vote seems small IN pro-
portion Ia our membership, it, very lghthcss show,
conclus,vcly That me body Of oar thurch does not for
a moment hold that the cHsibhiE oil me sisters 10 us
General Conference Is a violation of the principle, ol
the Bible. any mo1r than Wa, the admission of The Law
brothers TO that council \ similar fear vas ihduISci
formerly III rcsa.d to permitting women 10 speak in
rested upon Protestant christianity ana npon Method.
Ism in uLscaling the lips OF woman. We are equally
Confident that His blessing viii abide upon our Church
moning her 10 greater devotion. surely it j. no more
than just tlrat two-tnlrd, of the laity, Who are AWAY,
invited by th,ir brethren to Joln them In toll aud in
gifts for the u|pbuilding Of orr Church. should also be- al
least eligible 10 share with their brothers In planning
for tic work which all must perform together. We.
therefore. appcal to our brother, In the ministry ~
ratify the expressed wish Of the laity. and thus max,
our mother Church even more dear 10 her daughters
chan She las ever been before.
Mrs. :. i. Baldwin, foreign missionary Mary L. Dick
Wheeler. pres. Phil. Ir. W. +. VI. =; Francis f. VIII
ard, pres. W. &. r. T.; Mary T.. Hill Willard Anna 4
Gordon, supt. inv. dept. W. {. I. T.; ii. Is. Skidmore
cor sec. y. ~. Hr. W. I. n. $; L; y. alderman,
G. paws. pres. ". II. NJ s.; Mrs. Il. 5. Rust. cor. scc'
W. II. VI. -; Mrs. ?. \. Aiken, rec. sec. W.. IT,
VI. :: Mr.. 4. Il. Clark, treas. W. II. ". $: Clara NJ
(ushman. for. missionary Mrs. Charles Pirkhur,,, pre-,
y. T.. Ir. W. +. NJ. =; Katharine l.. stevenson. Mary
Gran. CIamer., Emma Winner Rogers. Mrs. II. Is
Ridcaway. Mrs. j. II. Bayli,,. v-prcs. W. II. VI. ;.
Julia 4. Amcs. supt. press. dept. W. c. 4. T.; Helof
l.. Hood, Meta Howard. NJ. D.. for. missionary Eliza
beth L. Yates. for. missionary Angle +. Newman
Mrs. J. L. Willard, Elizabeth Il. Chambers. con. pres
". H. VI. :. Mary j.. Lunn, sup. Dca. Home. panlinf
l. Walden. act. II. ". Friend Mrs. J. II. Potts. Mrs
Mary Haven T%hirkield. Mis-. y. II. Knox. pres. y. H.
". c. T. e.: jennie Fowler Willing. v-prcs. W. II. VI
=: Lucy Rider Meyer. VI. d., prin. MIS-. TT. school; Mrs
II e. Hickman. con sec. W. II. VI. :: Mary G. Mind
Sara A. Emerson. prof. Wei. Col. Anne VI. Kaulbacl
Wilson. for. missionary Mrs. Florence :. Wilson.
supt. Dea. Home Miss sarah I. Lyman, supt. Dea
Ir school: Mary T. Lathrop. pres. Mich. W. {. 7. T..
Rcna A.. Michacls, dean W0man's Col. y. W. t..
Matha van Martcr. con. sec. w. II. VI. 5; Eliza H.
Albright. sec. Bu. W. II. VI. :; Mrs. :. VI. |. Henry
". G. T. l.. evangelist Eliza I. Powell, Mrs. Pcrsis +.
McGrcw, Ellen r. Martin. prof. q, W. T.: Clara
". II. VI. :; Mary I. Lodge, sec lIu. ". II. II. ;.
Elizabeth h. Green. con. see. W. II. VI. : Mrs. ".
". Nmpt, sec. IN. W. H. VI. : Anna +. Heron, man.
". II. NJ. =: Margaret d. House, man. ". II. " ;.
Alice NJ. House. sarah BAILEY Gosling, man. W. II.
VI. <; Mrs. G. :. Winchcll, cor. see. MINI. Hr. W. F.
NJ s.. Mrs. Annie ;. Clason, con. sec. W. T. VI. 5.
Mrs, sarah D. La Ectra, pres. u. &. ", G.. L, u: Kate