Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-03

Opening Of the 1Osth Session Yesterday
| Temperance" Preferred to Prohibition
| The Baltimore conference of the Methodist
/ Episcopal church began its annual session YES
terday in Baltimore and this is the one hun
/ dred and eighth session. Bishop Randolph s.
Foster presides- Rev. W. T. D.. GLENN, in the
| opening prayer begged the Irvine blessing
| upon the conference and its presiding officer.
hymn was sung and communion was admin
| istered by Bishop Foster, assisted by the pre-
siding elders Rev. G. G. Baker was chosen
\ secretary.
Bishop Foster in the course Of short al
dress said: Il stand with only eleven others, 80
lar az can correctly ascertain, who. in all the
world, have spent fifty i've years in the minis
| try of the church.
Il trust this will be a delightful session and
hope II will be profitable one. trust we will
| retain nothing but sweet consciousness of
pleasant memories and that the proceedings
Will be marked with that decorum and order
which Is SO dear to us NIL 1 am glad to be
here, glad TO be with you and glad to welcome
with us Bishop Bowman. who will receive all
! the privileges of our body while with us
Bishop Bowman expressed pleasure at being
able tc stop at the conference for few days on
his way to Carlisle.
On behalf Of the conference Rev. W. T. d.
Clemm expressed the pleasure of the members
| at Bishop Foster being able to be present and
preside over the deliberations of the body, and
said II was their wish as well as his that order
and decorum should be observed and pre-
served.
The Rev. Dr. s. H. Hunt of the Book Concern
| stated that the concern profitable, and the
question was whether to reduce the profits by
reducing the prices Of the books and other pub
LEGATIONS or to use the profits for other work.
1he hrst discussion was occasioned by a mo-
ton to change the name of the committee on
temperance to that on Or OhibitiOn.
The motion Was tabled. Rev. W. 7. d.
Clemm moved for special committee on pro-
hlbition. Laid ON the table by a vote Of 20
to A.
motion that the vote on the constitutional
amendment today be taken by ballot and with
out debate was adopted.
This amendment is In reference to the in
depreciation of the word "laymen" in the con-
stltutlon, whether ii is to be interpreted as
meaning both men and women. The decision
OF the various conferences will settle the right
OF women to sit in the general conference.
The presiding elders then made their reports.
THE woman DELEGATE" QUESTION.
A discussion Of the woman delegate ques-
ton was brought about soon after the confer
ence was organized by Rev. ]. p. Wright, who
moved that the question as to the admission of
women delegates to the general conference be
voted on by ballot, without debate, at Ii
o clock today.
a vote by ballot. The question, he said, was a
constitutional one and of the greatest import
ance. 1t was no more than right that every
minister In the conference should put himself
on record. every man should show his man
hood and stand by his colOrs. no matter what
they might be. He would also like to see the
matter thoroughly and fully discussed, and not
leave all discussion to the general conference.
The great danger to the church, he thought
that the annual conferences we're too quies-
ant and tod fnh rits av,I
question the rulings of the general conference
The annual conferences should insist in having
greater part In determining the laws which
govern the church.
DIR. John Lanahan opposed discussion, say
ing that everybody had made up his mind and
that the matter had been discussed and talked
over until it threadbare.
Mr. l. DIN Eldridge took issue with DIR. Ian
ahan. saying that the movement for the adj
mission of woman to the general conference
bad come to the church as the result of discus
sion. and that it was bad logic to say that a
great constitutional question could be so much
discussed that nothing more should be said
about it. He thought the discussion would
give the younger members a better idea Of the
conferences action than they have. and it
would also give them sufficient backbone to
vote as their consciences dictated No matter
what reasons would be given for non-discus-
sion, non-discussion would be regarded by the
people as an effort 10 evade the matter as far
u
demand that the ministers discuss the ques-
ton, and that their views be made public.
After little more talk the amendment to
take the vote by yeas and nays was carried. At
Mr.. Richardson's reques; the resolution was
divided and separate votes we're taken upon
having the vote today and having 1t without
debate. 1t was decided to vote on the matter
today without debate.
The question comes up this year as a pro-
posed amendment to section 2 OF the constitu-
1zff Ell
general conference. The vote last year was a
test vote of the conferences ministers and
iaity, and showed a great majority In favor of
the women. This year the vote is by confer
ences only, and although it is likely the major
lty OF them will favor the anne ndment ii is not
likely TO become part Of the constitution be-
cause a three-fourths vote of the annual con-
ferences and two-thirds vote in the general
conference are necessary to effect u change.
The Baltimore conference voted against women
last year, the vote being la against and 40 for
their admission.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees elected yesterday
were asfollows:
On book depository and Baltimore Metho-
dist-Revs. Watson. Case, i. +. CIarkson. f.
Burhrmsn, J. 7. Cross W. c. Griffith, W. j. Nc
kenney and A. NJ. Courtenay.
Bible Society and the Sabbath-A. ". RuJa-
sill, L. q. Eldridge, Henry Nice, W. I. l..
Nelch UecfSe EiiiOtt, W. IT, CasSaru ana W.
ii. Osborne.
Church benevoIence-E. L. Watson, C. C.
Cook, u. A. FOard, W. W. Van Arstale, J. Z.
Amoss, T. j. Cross and g. ID. Smith.
Conference claimants--G. ". Hobbs, G. H.
Hunt, B. p. Brown, J. II. Galley, j. Il. Wheeler,
J. 5. Berry. X. Kolb, ID. p. Miller. Joel Brown
T. F. Thompson. j. A. Price, J +. Ockermau
T. Bennett and David Abercrombie.
Educational ins.itutions--F. j. Wagner, F.
n. Havener, II. +. Downs, A. r Reilly, j.
n. Dashiell, G. W. Baldwin and John f.
Goucher.
Memoirs-W. J. Mckinney. A. NJ. Courte-
nay. j. X Wheeler, A. j. Gill; L. Z. Wilson.
1emperance-W. A. koontz, George C.
Bacon j. C. Nicholson, c. A. Tone, s. shannon
A J. Gill and W. I. ID. GLENN.
Epworth League-J. Fred. Heisse, C. T.
Wsede, J. p. Wright, G. W. Evans, L. A.
Thirlkeld, E. L. Watson and b. F. Devries.
Sustentation-C. II. Richardson, J. p.
Wright, &. L Weede. L. T. Waterman, r. W.
Black, J. b. Stitt, W. NJ Ferguson, George W.
Corner, W. A. LeItch, H. b. Moulton, Edwin
H. Fowler, U. w. Redin Woodward
Observation-Disclosures on trial E. d.
Huntly, James McIAren, C. E. Dudrear. A
Biefaski, W. W Davis; first year class. j III
Suit, W. ID. Morgan, George Elliott. G. f.
Young, W. j. l. Weech: second year class r.
VI. West, j. c. Nicholson. +. H. Havener. W. L.
Mcdowell, " T. Curley; third year class. Geo
V.Leach. b. NJ Afford, q. o Cook. VIM Roeers
W. E. Bird; fourth year GLASS; W r. Stricken
J. g Webster, J. L. Walsh, J. r. Cadden. F.
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