The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-10-15

tive Methodist Church, Manchester,
England thought that MS women
constituted a majority Of the church
attendance they should assume part Of
its work
Rev Dr. j, w, Lewis, Of the NJ. +.
Church South, held that it was bold,
bad, dangerous follacy to believe that
because large majority of people
were h0mmering and pushing after a
thing twas n manifestation of the di-
vine wish, GOOD created them, male
and female" not "iemale and male"
Cries Of "0h no." Woman was the
first in tansgression, but also in the
front in redemption, She was ex-
pectcd, under divine providence, to
sustain The relation to the masculine
church that she did to the family, not
one OF subordinatioG, 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 platitudcs
delivered today, Women should not
give up q highorpowor for lower. st,
Paul had said they should not take the
place Of 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.
j, B, Slack, Of London, held that
women must discover their own work
in the church and that without help
and must not be ietteled and tram.
meled in their work by rules cast by
men. The London mission of Mrs
Hughes was conducted on that prin-
ciple. The debate should be adj
jouned until women were free tc
speak here for themselves.
Rev. Dr. Hoss, Methodist Episcopal
Church South, invited anybody who
had higher estimate of woman thar
he had himself to show his face
Scarcely had the words been uttered
before Il large proportion of the dele
gates stood up in answer amid ap
plause from others. The Doctor wa!
somewhat nonplused, but continued
with his remarks, holding that if Goo
had intended men and women to dc
the same work be would have made
them alike lie, too, called attention
to Paul's words.
Mr., Atkinson, NJ. p, taking The
floor, animadyerted upon the chairman
of the morning session as unfair, bu
when the Council disapproyed this hi
passed on to characterize DR.
Hoss argument as logical jugglery
saying that if man and woman
had been created alike there would bt
no men or women, DR.. Buckley hat
also gotten an awful twist on thi
: question. Laughter Why shoul,
not such women as Baroness Burdett
: Coutts have a vote? Dr. Buckle,
could not answer that.
Rev. DR., Reid, Methodist Episcopa
Church South OF the Japanese Mi:
sion, paid high tribute to the worl
Of female missionaries that had com
, under his observation. He asked 10
} them the ultimate privilege, that whel
a woman had brought a soul to Chris
She should be permitted to perform
j the rite Of baptism Applause.
> Secretary King, Of the Bushes
Committee, reported the followin
/ resolution:
: Resolved, That we have heard wit
e pleasure of the purpose to erect as
: memorial to the Second Ecumeuica
t Council on some suitable site in thi
G city bronze statue Of John Wesley.
; Resolved, That we approve Of tn
= enterprise and commend it to the cor
sideration of our people.
: Upon motion of DR.. Ding, the cour
+ Gil appointed Il committee headed b
. Bishop Fowler, of San Francisco, t
/, raise funds to carry out the purpose.
The council then adjourned.