Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-27

Adopted
A heated discussion arose over m effort
'nade by the book committee to make IL more
uifficult for the independent church papers
TO get the endorsement of the annual confer
ences. The whole question was finally laid
on the table.
of Interest to the women.
DR. d. ii. Moore then made n desperate
effort TO get the woman question before
the conference He moved that the ruies be
suspended TO take mp The discussion of the
admission of women into the general confer
cnce. The motion to suspend the rules re-
quired two-thirds vote. II failed to carry.
The galleries were filed with women who
appeared to be very much disappointed. The
woman question had to await the regular
oruer.
DIR. j. O. Peck arose to question Of privI-
lere. He announced that q Nebraska minister
had contributed 81. 0OO TO the deaconess cause
ana another brother, a very wealthy man, had
au Ghorized him to say that be would con
tribute $1,000, 900 for missions during his
life This statement was received with Rp-
plause.
PolyEamy and Church Insurance.
The committee or missions tnen brought
in report declaring that the church should,
under no circumstances. admit any one who
had not entirely abandoned the practice of
polyEamy. Adopted.
A long discussion took place over the mat
ter OF church insurance. The committee
recommended that the matter should be re
ferred TO the church extension society, but
others favored the organization Of u special
commission 10 consider the organization OF
church insurance society. A substitute for
the report of the committee was presented,
recommending the organization OF an in
sursnce society within the church. DIR. Buck
ley and others favored the idea OF organizing
an insurance society similar to those con-
Quoted by the Wesleyan church in England.
The substitute adopted. This pro
vided for the appointment of a commission on
insurance to report a plan OF insurance at the
next general conference.
Temperance and j Judiciary Reports.
Some additional resolutions upon the tenn
perance question were submitted and
adopted.
On motion Of DR. Bristol the conference
| congratulated the United States congress
| upon the action taken few days ago by
| which the S5,0OO,O 600 appropriation to the
| Worlds fair was conditioned upon the propo-
| sttton that no Intoxicating liquors should be
| sold on the grounds.
The Judiciary committee then brought in
several important reports upon appeals
| taken by parties who had been tried upon
charges and who held that they had not
| been fairly deRlt with in the rulings of the
| bishops. The bishops were all sustained by
| the conference in their rulings.
Women Delegates.
Then the woman question got into the con-
| lbreuCS. Inc IuulClury COulmlLLeB repOrUBu
that the word 'lHymen," in the dis
cipline, did not mean both sexes, but
that it had reference to men only TIE com
| mIttee did not mean to take the ground that
| women should not be admitted, but simply
that the meaning OF the word "luymon"
| us IL was placed in the discipline years ago
| did not include women.
| DIR. d. Ii. Moore, the womens champion,
offered q substitute declaring that the plan
| II lay delegation was not d constitutional
| question, but ii might 90 decided by the
action Of une general conference and there
| fore that the general conference might decide
the right to admit women 10 The general
| conference without constitutional
change. He held further that The
| word '.lRymenr did mean women
us well as men. The term might have been
applied only TO men III the time the WORDS
were adopted, but By all justice and right
the term ought TO iDe apphed to both men
| and women.
DR.. Kynett argued In vigorous language
that the word laymen meant both men and
| women.
DIR. Queal opposed the idea OF making the
word ''laymenn include the women.
DIR. j. w. Hamilton introduced a unique
amendment He wanted the annual con
ferences to vote upon proposition 10
make the word clay men" mean men
only, and if this amendment was not carried
by a two-thIrds vote then the word
lRymen" should mean both mon and women.
This amendment was heartily applauded.
| DIR. j. M. Buckley rolled out vigorous
speech going to snow that the word ''lay-
meun never had meant women. He held
also that women had never been or.
daned by the Methodist church he wanted
the women 10 come in fairly If they came in
at all. DR.. Hamilton and Or. Moore, he
said, were trying To get the women
into the church by trick. III this effort
succeeded ii would place stain upon the
| record OF the men vino presented such O
scheme, and would be questionable right
granted to the women.
There was great applause nj the close oi
his speech. mingled with cries of mo, no.
| by the friends OF the women.
Mr.. Field of Philadelphia held that the
admission of women would drive the young
men and boys out of the church. he
pleaded for the young men, he said, by urg
ing the conference aud the women of the
church not TO insist upon admitting women
| DIR. Bristol was opposed TO the scheme pro
posed by DIR. Hamilton. He held that the
women should not come in by iugglery. Let
them come in by the vote of the annual con.
| ferences or not III all. This, he said, was tn,
only way By which the women could CONT
into the general conference in q consJitn
| tionRl manner.
A motion was made to lay DIR. Hamilton
amendment on The table II was not tabled
DIR. Hgmilton's amendment was adopted
by vote OF 234 TO ia The result was tu
putuously Rpplauded.
The question was then divided. DR.
I Moore's part of the paper was laid on tn
table.
DIR. Hamilton's su bstitute was then adopted
by vote of PAL to 100 to take the place OF al
other parts Of the paper and TO be submitte
to the annual conferences.
The victory was crested with q long burs
CT applause.
Reducing Representation.
A resolution was submitted TO ask the au
nual conferences TO reduce The ratio of rep
/ resentation from one delegate for each forty
/ | five ministers To one for each ninety minis
, ! ters in the annual conferences. II wa
adopted by y vote OF lG1 TO 1873 The pbiec
OF this is lo make the general conference
, | smaller body.
The conference then thanked Postmaste
/ | ClRrkson ana his assistants aud the citizen
. | Of Omaha for their kindness during the COZ
/ | ference. The secretaries OF the conference
the railroads, the Daily Advocate and th
secular press Of Omaha were all tendere
| thanks.
The roll was then called 10 see how man
I | OF tine delegates were present, and who the
r | We're, a. the last session. The minutes WEI
= read and approved. and the conference close
r with PRAYER by Bishop Bowman. Most OF III
e delegates departed last night and the othel
: Will 20 today.
| Thanks
!, The general conference of the Methods
Q Episcopal church adjourned ut noon tOdH.
o Tins great body OF Christian ministers nu
;. ;. lRymen Of 523, inclusive of our bishops. hay