Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-10
WORK OF THE LORD
BIG SUBJECTS CONSIDERED
Women Demand Membership on Com
rittees-An Appeal Presented In
Favor Of Daneing.

OMAHA. Seb., May s.-The Methodist
general conferences was presented with
TIVE sensatiens at its morning session
The wsmen's question WAS sprung In
the form Of resolution by J. b Asx-
well, Of Nebraska, which asks that
they be admitted to membership in the
general missionary committee With
cut debate il was referred.
ssnsssiea Ne. 2.
Amsng the memorials presented was
eAe from the Troy conference. which
petitions the general conferences 10
sxpuass from the Discipline section
3<s, relating TO amusements. or ut
least asking that it be modified
So that dancing may be Pernissi-
BILE. The memorial is signed by Rev.
william w. Foster, Joel w. Eaton.
William II. Hughes, John W. ThomP-
SON, E. p. Stevens, L. f. Sawyer and
several others. all CT New York. Bishop
Foster. of Boston, approves the move
ment and has given n his official sane
ton and will no doubt advocate its
adoption. The memorial is now in the
hands Of the committee on discipline, to
whom il WAS referred.
Many Resolutions.
Bishop Vincent of Buffalo. n. Y.
sented = petition asking that . daily
religious paper be established and run
under the jurisdiction of the bishops
and general conference. w. F. Stevens,
Of southwest Indiana, presented
q petition asking fer equal lay
representation, which was re-
ferrea to a special committee. N. :.
Plumb, Of Foo Chow, presented . reso-
luton asking that in contracts which
permit . plurality of wives the mar
riage tie need not be dissolved ia order
70 enter the church; also that bishop
be required to reside in China Both
referred.
Rev. II. p. Williams. Of Iowa, offered
. strong anti-tobacco resolution The
resolution declared that the use of to-
bacco in any form was.un-Christian and
harmful The resolution was referred
to the committee on temperance.
0evesnment Aid Net Wanted.
Dr. King, Of New York, offered . res
olutlen asking that the conference com
mend the proposed sixteenth amend
ment ts the constitutions prohibiting
tho appropriation Of public money
for the agGranaixsnent or support
Of sectarian schools In order ia
perpetually separate the church and
state. He addressed the conference on
ths subject, saying that three things
would thereby DO accomplished, name
~: 1. The protection Of cemmen
schools; Q. The divorcing of the church
and state; 5 The sauishnent ol eccle-
siastical tyranny ia politics.
The resolutions we've adopted unsni
meusIy, amid much applause, and Dr.
King offered another resOlutien asking
that no further appropriations fcc In
dian missionary work he accepted
from the national treasury, as it wa.
wrong IN spirit apd letter. He said ths
time had GENE when this great church
should not Only refuse to accept msnay
bst decline 10 APPLY for It. [Applsuss.
His statement was emphasized by DR.
Needy, who said the church, as . church
HAS rever asked or received sing l.
doNer from tie government He favoret
tho resolution. DR.. Leonsrd, o
0Ais. sfse favored il, saying that TIT
Meshedsst Episcopal church sheuls
never place itself la position whore
co~ld net protest against farming eu
~ WARDS 10 be educated by the Roman
Catholic church and misapprspriasiel
81 funds. The resolution was unapi
neusly adopted.
Il b. Penberten, Of Kentucky. OF
ferea resolution declaring tho confer
enee opposed to all class Legislation
mob violence and unlawful rule.