Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-14
THE RICHMOND D1sPAToH-wEDNEsDAy ocropER IA, 1881.
"CHURCH AGENCIES"
YESTERDAYS SUBJECT BEFORE THE
eCUMENlCAl COUNCIL.
Womnn'a Place and Work--Hcr Influence
In Various Channcis-shouidS She lie
Heard circumference Notes.
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Thy telegraph TO the Dispatch.i
WARRINGTON. u. g., October 13.-Bishop
II. n. Hargrovc. of the Methodist Epis-
eopal Church, South. Nashville Tenn.
presided ct the opening of the sixth days
session of the Ecumenical Methodist
Council. Rev. DR.. Patterson, OF the same
Church. delivered prayer. and Rev. Dr.
David Morton, of Louisville, read the
Scripture. The Business Committee re-
ported receipt Of the following papers:
Memorial concerning the death Of Rev.
Or. Potter; motion to send a deputation
tothe Pan Presbyterian Council at Toronto
IN 1872; memorial from the Congregational
Methodist church: memorial from the
Methodist Episcopal Church. West. The
resolution referred TO the committee con-
corning Joint action of Methodist mission
airy bodies working III the same fields was
reported bac. favOrably. and a committee
was appointed to consider the subject
TIE CHURCH AND rEa AGENCIES.
The Couacil then proceeded! to the order
OF the day, the subject: The Church
ana Her Agencies" being the same rs that
discussed yesterday.
The Rev. j. Travis. general missionary
secretary Of the Primitive Methodist
Church, England, read paper on 'The
Place and Power OF Lay Agency in the
Church.
Rev. NJ. j. c. Crawford, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church OF New York. WAS
set down for an address on The Deacon
ess Movement" but owing TO his ille-s
| bishop William NinIe, OF Kansas, rcated
the subject.
WOMAN IN TIE CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. W. s. Walters. secretary Of the
London Mission of Wesleyan Methodist
Church. spoke of Methodist brotherhoods
and slsterhoods. lie sand it would have
been far more fitting If Il sister had been
here to present her own cause. He hoped
that at the next Council woman would
be permitted to take her place upon the
platform and address tie Conference.
lApplause.l
After recess Roy. DR.. BENJAMIN 81. James
Fry, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
st. LOUIS and editor of the Central Chris
tan hdrCcGie, read paper upon the sub
jet of womans work in the Church.
Rev. William Gordon. Of the Irish Metho-
dist Church. Belfast. made a strong plea
for woman in connection with any phrase
of church work.
Rev. Thomas IT, Hunt. of the Primitive
Methodist Church. Manchester. England,
thought that "a women constituted ma
Jority of the church attendance they should
! assume part of ITS work.
"A GOLD. BAD TALLAcY."
Rev. DIR. J. W. Lewis. Methodist Epsco-
pal Church South, held that il was bold.
bad, dangerous sallacy to believe that be-
cause a large majority Of people were hau-
merng and pushing after thing IT was q
! manifestation OF the divine wish. God
created them male and female not "fe-
male and male" Cries OF ION, no"
Woman was first in the trausgresslOn but
also Ill the front of the redemption. 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 IL GER
| tain lines.
Rev. Dr. Buckley. of New York. said
| that many sensible women must have felt
J SICK at heart to hear the plailtudes doliy-
| cred to-day. Women should not give up
| their higher power tor lower. ST. Paul
| had said they should not take the place #
man. 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.
Mr. }. j. Slack, of London. held that
women must discover their own place IN
the Church and that without help. They
must not be fettGred and trammolled IN
their work 10y rules cast by men. The Lon
don mission Of Mrs. Hughes WAS conduct
ed on that principle. The debate should
. be adjourned until women were free 10
speak here for Themselves,
NoSPLUssED But Not DTsMAyED.
Rev. DR.. Lewis, Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. invited anybody who had
n higher estimate of woman than he had
himself 20 show his face. Scarcely had
the words been uttered before large pro-
portion of the delegates stood up IN
answer. amid applause from the others.
.it.,4 ~ ~
continued with his remarks, holding that
if God intended men and women to do the
zane work he would have made them alike.
He. too. called attention to st. Paurs
words.
Mir. Atkinson, III. F., taxing the floor,
enlmadverted upon the chairman OF the
session as unfair, but when the council
disapproved this, he passed on TO charac,,
torize DR.. Lewis's argument - logical
iugglerv, saying that # man and woman
had been created alike there would be no
men or women. DIR. Buckley had also
gotten an lawful twist on this question.
Iauchter.l Why should not such wo-
man as the Baroness Burdette-CouttS nave
a vote. DR.. Buckley could not answer
that.
Rev. DR.. Reid. Methodist Episcopal
| Church, South. of the Japanese mission.
paid a nigh tribute TO the work OF the fo-
|
| own observation. lie asked for them tine
ultimate privilege that when she, had
brought soul to Christ she should DO
permitted TO perform the rite of baptism.
| lApplause.l
TIE STATUE TO WESLEY.
Secretary King. of the Business Commit
tee. reported the following resolution:
| That we have heard with pleasure the pur-
| pose to erect as memorial to the Second
| Fcumenical Council on some suitable site
| ia this city "a bronze statue OF John
| Wesley.
Resoiced. That we approve of the enter
| prise and commend it TO the consideration
| of our people.
| Upon motion of DIR. King, the Council
appointed committee, headed by Bishop
| Fowler, of San Francisco, TO RAISE the
| funds 10 carry out the purpose.
The Council then adjourned.
| THE ROOF or THE WORLD.