The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-04
M, P, GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Sixteenth Quadrennial Session Meets
in Westminster.

beers. the baptism OF infants anu others'
celebration of the Lords Supper, the mar
rage ceremony, and burial of the dead.
When the marriage ceremony was reach
ed Rev. J. w. Thomps on moved that tine
world "obey" be stricken from the service
He said he was was willing to let it remain
if it be placed in the service again, so as TO
require the man to obey his wife as well
as TO honor and comfort and keep her:
President Herring called for definite
motion. and the motion was made to strike
out ..obey" from the promise the bride Is
reouired to make in the clause, wilt thou
obev. love. honor and keep him, in sickness
and in health" &c This Rev. w. II.
Bentley, of Onondaga, seconded Mr;
Appleget wanted to know If the thing had
any retroactive effect, and would have any
action on his case. President Herring as
sured him that it would take effect from
the date of its passage, and would effect
only contracts to be made in the future
The vote was 80 to 26 in favor of striking
out the word.
The women delegates voted for 1t, M rs
st. John saying that had always consider,
ed it unnecessary in that woman would
obev her husband if she loved him. The
other changes made were only slight.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
Saturdays session was the second In
interest during the conference. The cleo
tion of officers was standing order at
1920 in the morning, and then the woman
onastion report on the claim of the
PENNSYLVANIA conference against the New
York conference. recommended a compro-
mise acceptable to the representatives from
both conferences The Pennsylvania CON
ference agreed to remit the interest and
accept the original claim of S5S5.Ol, and
the report recommends, also, that the
charges that formerly belonged to the
Pennsylvania conference, but now under
the jurisdiction of the New York confer
ence, take such action as will place them
in the Pennsylvania conference. The re-
port was adopted.
The election of officers, the special order,
was matter of much interest. Rev. L.
f. Colbourne, of Lynchburg was chosen
corresponding secretary Of the Board OF
Foreign Missions by reclamation, and Rev.
BENJAMIN Stout corresponding secretary
of the Board of Home Missions. Rev.
J. c. Berrien was reelected cores
bonding secretary of the Board of
Ministerial Education. For publishing
agent at Baltimore, William j. {.
Dulany was reelected by reclamation. and
for publishing agent at Pittsburg, L. 5.
Flemming, of West Virginia, was chosen
on the second ballot. Rev. j. f. Cowan,
of Pittsburg, was reelected without oppo-
sition, editor of Sunday School publications,
and DIR. d. s. Stephens was likewise re-
elected editor of the Methodist Recorder,
at Pittsburg The directories of the Pitts
burg and Baltimore publishing houses were
elected as follows: Baltimore, Rev. Dr. }.
T. Murray, Rev. Frank 7. Little, John G.
Clarke, Horace Burroughs, Dr. j. w.
Herring; Pittsburg, Rev. DIR. John Scott,
Rev. +. A. Brown, W. p. Herbert, Nathan
Jones and William X. Gillespie. These
directories are to act as "A joint directory, |
with W. X. Gillespie, president, and Horace
Burroughs, secretary.
The great interest in the election OF OIL
GERS, was in the choice OF the editor of the
Methodist Pr0testdm at Baltimore. Dr.
Drinkhouse of Baltimore, nominated as his
successor DIR. 7. H. Lewis, President of
Western Maryland College, and made a
speech in his behalf L. NJ. Lockwood,
of Virginia, nominated Rev. f. L. Tagg,
and Dr. s. B. Sutherland. President
Herring left the chair and made Il strong
and convincing speech in favor Of letting DIR.
Lewis remain where he is, which was met
with applause, and was followed by VIM
J. C. Dulany in favor of electing DIR. Lewis
to the editorship. Parts Of his speech were
so distateful that expressions of disapproval
were uttered A vote was taken, resulting
in 90 votes for Mr. Tagg, Is for DIR. Lewis
and , for DIR. Sutherland. The announce
ment was greeted with applause, in spite of
the vigorous pounding Of the gavel, and
the college students, who were present in
force, retired to the pavement in front and
gave vent to their joy by giving the college
'yell'' with great vigor.
The following were chosen Examining
Board at Westminster Theological Semi
nary-Rev. j. T. Ward, D. D., Rev. I. II.
Lewis, DR.. Charles Billingslea, DIR. j. w.
Herring and the pastor of the NJ. p. Church
at Westminster.
The Woman question came up again,
by the presentation of the following;
WHEREAS, The General Conference of
1884, by direct action, and the General Con
ference of 1888, by clear implication, declar-
ed female ordination to be contrary to the
law of the Methodist Protestant Church, and
WHEREAS, The next General Conference
may reverse the action of this General Con-
Eeneuce on the subject, leaving the question
still in doubt, therefore.
ReSOlced, In order to settle the question
beyond dispute that the president and secre-
tary of this General Conference be and they
are hereby instructed to send down TO the
various annual conferences before their next
session the following overture to be substitut,
ed for the first sentence of item two, article
8 of the constitution
The general conference shall consist of an
equal number of ministers, either male or
female, and laymen, either male or female.
This was signed by John Scott, G. B. Me-
Elroy, J. T. Murray and Z. NJ. Lockwood.
The Rev. T. B. Appleget offered the follow
ing substitute:
WHEREAS, The general convention of the
NJ. p. Church. which assembled in Baltimore
on the 9th OF May, 1887, in order to effect a
anon with the Methodist Church. did adopt
the following resolution, which had been
adopted for the same purpose on the 10th of
May by the General Conference of the NJ. P.
Church, viz:
"Resolped, That the matter of suffrage
and eligibility to Office be left to the annual
conferences respectively, provided that each
annual Conference shall be entitled to repre-
sentation in the same ratio in the General
Conference, and provided that no rule shall
be passed which shall infringe the right of
suffrage or eligibility to Office"
WHEREAS. The joint convention of the
Methodist Church did adopt this resolution
without change as its organic law of suffrage
and eligibility:
ResOtred. That this general conference,
by its deliberate action in refusing to unseat
the representatives from Kansas, Indiana,
Iowa and West Virginia, has declared that
the right to determine the eligibility of per.
sons for any Office conferred upon the annual
conferences by this article twelve has remain
ed and is now unrestricted and unimpaired