The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-21
M. P. GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The ouadrennial Session opened in this City
Yesterday.

'Come Thou Fount OF Every Blessing, was
sung by the choir and conference, and prayer
was offered by Rev. DIR. W. 5. Hammond, oil
Maryland.
Conference was opened by Rev. Dir. G. B.
McElroy. President of Adrian College,
Adrian, Michigan. Secretary, U. S. Elem
ming Of West Virginia, called the roll, and
fifty-two ministerial and twenty seven lay
delegates answered to their names. More
delegates arrived yesterday.
Rev DIR. L. J. Drinkhouse, of Baltimore,
was chosen temporary chairman, in the alb
sence of the President, and made short adj
dress, returning thanks for the compliment
conferred.
Rev. w. S. Hammond, of Maryland; W.
A. Stricken, of West Virginia, and j. b. Nc
Lucas, of Muskingum, were appointed a
special committee on certificates not certified,
in addition to the regular committee on ere
dentials
Conference adjourned at 1890 until 2 p. m.
THE WOMAN QUESTION.
The question of the admission of the
women delegates, Of which there are four
Mrs. Eugene f. St. John, of Kansas; Mrs.
NJ. J. Morgan, of Indiana; Mrs. A. +. Muir
ply, of Iowa, and Miss NJ. NJ. Bonnet, OF
West Virginia, is one of much interest. The
case of Mrs. st. John Is the most interesting;
She comes as a ministerial delegate. No annual
conference has been authorized to ordain
woman, but on the contrary the general con-
ference of the church voted against such
ordination In 1884, the following Statutory
law was passed:
''No person shall be elected to orders, ex-
cept he be a man of exceptonable moral
character, genuine piety, respectable attain
ments, and sound in the belief of the funda
mental doctrines of christianity and faithful
in the discharge of gospel duties.
Mrs. ST. John claims admission under
Article II of the Constitution, which says:
'sThe matter of suffrage and eligibility to Of +
fee shall be left to annual conferences, re-
spectively; provided that each annual CON
ference shall be entitled to representation In
the same ratio in the general conference, anG
provided no rule shall be passed which shall
infringe the right of suffrage or eligibility to
Office
Mrs. ST. John is above the medium height,
about middle age, fine conversationalist and
of attractive manners. She is prepared to
forcibly present her side of the question. On
September, 1890, she was ordained at Had
dam, Kansas, by the Kansas Annual Con-
ference, and was assigned to Stewart Avenue
Mission Church, Kansas City. There was
some misunderstanding between the Mis-
sionary Board and the Conference, and the
former retained control OF the appointment.
Mrs. st. John then began career as an
evangelist, and has been very successful.
She has built and dedicated churches,
baptised persons, administered communion
and performed marriage ceremonies. her
husband is an evangelist in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and the two hold hive
services every Sunday.
Upon the decision of the conference IN
Mrs. St. Johns case rests the standing OF
two more women in Kansas who have been
ordained. It is thought the committee on
credentials will report adversely on her ad.
mission, and an interesting discussion Will
follow.
Following is a list of delegates:
ALABAMA.
J. T. Howell c. E. Crenshaw.
s. o. Townsend Joseph Bell
ARKANSAS.
H. B. Cox, G.B Holifeld,
/ J. Bond r. L. Emerson,
G. l.. Stoneciphor, &c. Miner
BALTIMORE (Colored).
W H. Holland Perry Gray.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
". G. Veal, n e. Ferguson.
CHARLESTON (colored).
E. R. Washington.
coLoRADo-TExAs
Thomas Aaron J.J. Mabry.
FLORIDA.
I'll Lyle. JJ Fealding.
FORT SMITH.
w. s. Bartholomew, VIM. Irwin.
GENNEssEE.
A. l.. Stinard, II. H. Wick.
GEORGIA.
F. II. NJ Henderson, q. B; Branan
J. o. a. Radford, w, Ii. MCDANIEL.
GEORGIA (Colored).
I 7. Robinson. James A. Smith
INDIANA.
H. Stackhouse, &C: CLARK,
+ NJ HUssey Mrs NJ J. Morgan.
w. II. Fisher s. Barney
INDIAN MISSION.
w. V. Tunstall, J. c. Hart
IOWA
W. Huddleston, Ms RS A E. Murphy
J. L. Scott, j. W. murphy
KENTUCKY.
P. c. Pyree, D. M. Dillon
KANSAS.
Mrs Eugene F. St john DR.. Hendrix.
LOUISIANA.
]. L. Patton. L. NJ. Heam.
MARYLAND.
I + " S K pnIze W. c. DnIany.
Thos H. Lewis, Daniel BAKER
r II Tagg ]. d. Grant
" M SfIss,yer W. c. Coulbourne.
W. S. Hammond, Joshua Miles
| ! r Murray, Samuel Vannort,
E J. Drinkhouse, 5 5. Eweh
MINNESOTA.
Austin Lent. TN. Miller.
NusKINGuM
NJ. L. Jennings. NJ. Yingling,
I A Thran Warner Mills,
| S. A. Fisher, J.B. McLucas,
| F. A. Brown, A. NJ. Lyons,
| " L. Wells T. j. Barnes,
| ]. w" Thomson CD. Hinglng.
MICHIGAN.
| G. b. MeElroy. q. B. Swift.
MISSISSIPPI
i L. Scarborough, D. n. Davis.
MISSOURI
]. Fl. Sartin, J. F. Howe
| NEW JERSEY.
T. B. Appleget, Frank Frank Fulton
NEW YORK.
Reuel Hanks. Theo. cochen-
NEBRASKA.
w. C. Miller, Warren Rucker.
NORTH ILLINOIS.
A. H. widney, ". s. Wilson.
NORTH CAROLINA.
| r l. oebuTn. W. C. Whitaker,
| W. F. Kennett, Z. 4. Piekens,
d. A. Highfiji. W. C. Hammer,
| C. L. Whitaker G. s. Wills.
| r Rail j. s. Hunter
| C. A. Cecil, IL b. harrlA-
NORTH MISSISSIPPI
John stone, H. r. Green.
OHIO.
T. b. Graham S.P. Weaver.
| D. s Stephens A. Alexander,
A. NJ. Ravenscroft- c Gresley
| J. F. Henkle C. W. Heskle.
oEoNDAGA.
W. H. Bentley. George W CrandaI
OREGON.
| oV W Chandler D. B. Ward.
PITTsBURG.
John Scott. W. X Gillespie,
g q WestfalI H N. Myers,
| A. w Robertson George Pogue,
! J. F Dyer Dennis Smith 4aa
PENNSYLVANIA.
Samuel McClain E. 7. Molyneax.
SOUTH ILLINOIS.
J. G. Reed Jacob Miller.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
C. Mcsmilh. Daniel Marlborough
i TEXAS.
| T. L. Garrison D. P. Hollen.
TENNESSEE.
b F. Duggau, +. NJ Atkinson.