The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-02
NJ. B. CONFERENCE CHAT
Dr.. LoWrie Talks of His
Experience as a Dele
gate at Omaha.
VERY CONSERVATIVE ACTION
Growth of the Church Among
Heathens-The Time Limit
and Women.
VERY CONSERVATIVE ACTION

The Rev. DR.. D. r. Lowrie of the Emory
M. E. Church returned home Saturday
from Omaha. the seat of the recent Gener-
al Methodist Episcopal Conference. l had
a short conversation with the Doctor at
the close of an interesting PRAYER meeting
he conducted. last evening in his church.
found him thoroughly imbued with the
spirit of Methodism, and impressed with
the idea Of Its growth through what he
had seen ard learned as a delegate at the
General Conference. He was especially
pleased with the personal reports of rep
resentatives from India, China, Arabia,
Africa and other foreign chimes.
A CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.
When asked what was his general i'm
preston of the Conference he said,
thoughtfully:-''1t was a very much more
Conservative Conference tnau. The one
held III New York four years ago. There
were measures proposed four years ago
that were expected to be fully realized at
this recent Conference. One question
was the removal OF the time limit. Five
years, you know, has been the limit for
which one munster can remain i'll one
charge. II was thought the recent Cen
eral Conference would remove that limit,
but the Conference decided to try the five
year limit awhile longer. l think myself,
for the present, it Is best for all con-
cerned, but | have no doubt
that the time is near at hand
when the limit will be removed. Then
again, 1T was fully expected four years
ago that by this time women would be
recognized as delegates in the General
Conference. The measure was defeated.
Another measure was proposed. however,
to secure another test vote on the ques-
tion during the year OF 1898, the year pre-
cedlng the next General Conference. 1t
was not decided where thai Conference is
to be held. Saratoga. Cleveland. Boston
and Indianapolis are each mentioned as q
probable seat.
THE woMEN's PROSPECTS.
''This proposed measure recognizes first
of all the admission OF women to the Elec-
toral Conferences. The Annual Confer
ences elect the ministerial delegates to
the General Conference. The Lay Elec-
toral Conference elects lay delegates to
the General Conference. The question
primarily IS rs to whether or not women
shall be admit ed as delegates to the Lay
FL ctoral Conference. III admitted there
they are eligible TO election 30 the Gen
eral Conference. l find there is quite a
division of sentiment concerning this
question between the Ladies of the East
and the ladies of the West. The ladies
of the East do not desire admission.
Those VINO favor iJ, however, have sue
ceeded in having the matterreferred back
again to the Church, with the full expec-
tation of gaining Il victory in '96"
A PREMATURE 10Y
"Do you personally avo the admission
of women 10 the General Conference?' l
asked.
"Well, my Judgment is that the time
FOR the admission of women to the Gen
eral Conference has not yet come. l
hardly think it %expedient, for it is gener-
ally believed that their admission will
eutitle them to all the orders of the min
istrY. eYen to that of ordinntion."