The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-28

When | became minister the late Judge of
the Supreme Court, who was a Presbyterian, |
told me that our church had such broad views |
that he was almost persuaded to join it. We
don't believe in women running round in
evangelistic work, but they should belong to
a conference. Ifyou do not observe this power |
in the church the women may go out some
day. want to tell you now that you'll have |
to convert DIR. Lewis before he can take charge |
of an NJ. P University in Kansas"
Mrs ST. Johns address was quite lengthy
AT its close the conference adjourned until
night, when the discussion was continued.
Speeches were made in favor of admission by
Rev. j. A. Thrap, of Muskingum; G. W. Ste
phenson, of Michigan; W. c. Miller, of Ne
braska, H. Stackhouse, of Indiana, and MIR.
Theodore Cochen, of New York, and against
it by Rev. DR.. B. F. Duggan, OF Tennessee.
and Mr.. r. T. Pickens of North Carolina.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
After the usual opening service and routine
business the woman question was resumed.
DIR. H. w, Bates proposed that, as the ques.
ton had been widely discussed, Dr. Murray
and Mr.. Appleget close the debate for their
respective sides. Objection was made and
Rev. A. H. Widney, of North Illinois, spoke
in favor of retaining the women in their seats.
He said that women were not intended to
pray, pay and obey, but were helpers in the
work of spreading the gospel.
DIR. John Scu;t moved to lay the substitute
of Dr. Drinkhouse (which was to refer the
question to the annual conferences on the
table. This was defeated by vote Of 81 TO
"A. Dr. Drinkhouse was then permitted to
withdraw his substitute.
Joshua Miles, of Maryland, renewed DR..
Drinkhouse's substitute, with an addition,
and this was laid on the table by large ma
iority.
Rev. Oliver Lowther, of West Virginia,
spoke in favor of unseating Mrs. St. John and
retaining the lay delegates.
f. NJ. Hussey then moved the previous
question, which motion was sustained and
| the vote was taken ON the minority report
| favoring the seating of the women. The vote
was taken by orders. The ministers stood
Al yeas and 30 nays. The laymen stood "a
yeas and 20 nays.
| This admits the women delegates.
! During the roll call considerable amuse
ment was created by the members explaining
their votes, but upon the announcement of
the result there was no demonstration. Rev.
| T. B. Appeget moved that the conference
adjourn by singing the doxology. No vote
was taken, the conference adiourning by com
mon consent.
Mr.. Appleget started the doxology, which
was sung with hearty good will by those who
had won, but the other side did not do much
singing.
The action of the conference in declaring
| that the women ministerial and lay delegates
were duly elected and certified changes no
law of the church, but rather interprets the
law to mean that women are eligible to ordl
nation, and to fill the office of delegates to
the general conference.
The other work done by the conference to.
| I &c aharaatar Ilr II
Ward, of Westminster Theological Seminary,
addressed the body On work among young
people, and DIR. George, secretary of the
American Sabbath Union, made an address
advocating proper observance of the Sab
bath.
At the evening session the report of com
mittee appointed to consider memorial from
the Maryland Annual Conference for the con
solidation of the boards of foreign and home
missions was considered. The committee
reported adversely to the memorial and muct
discussion was elected, in which Revs. j. d
Kinzer. W. NJ. Strayer, DR.. l.. W. Bates, DR.
T. H. Lewis, F. NJ. Hussey, T. B. Graham
A NJ. Ravenscroft, Mr.. Gillespie and other
participated nearly all of them against con
solidation. The report was adopted witt
but one dissenting voice.
THURSDAYS SESSION.
the conference yesterday by appointing eacl
of the women delegates apon a standing com
mittee. Mrs St. John for the first time tool
part in the business of the conference thi
morning and several times addressed tn
chair.
A number of reports and memorials wer
presented. The committee on Sunday School
reported favorably resolution against unio
Sunday Schools and directing pastors to reor
ganize all schools under their supervision int
Methodist Protestant Sunday Schools. Tn
resolution compliments the work of the Rev
. j. F. Cowan, editor of Sunday School period
icals. and favors his re election.
DIR. j. T. Murray, from the committee o
rituals. reported a number of changes in th
ritual as to the apostolic benedietion, tn
baptism of infants and adults, reception int
full membership, the Lords supper and tn
ring in the marriage service. The change
are not radical, and the question comes /
the general conference through report iron
special committee Of the Maryland confer
ence.
Rev. J. C. Berrien, corresponding secretar
of the board of ministerial education, sub
mitted his report ''The whole amount q
money from all sources received during tn
past four years. he said, twas SIG, 42C
The amount of return payments by benetcl
aries for the last four years is S3,62S, whil'
in the preceding term the amount was 81, 4IG
The permanent fund amounts to So, 4T9, al
increase of 1919 over last report. The etfor
to raise memorial fund of SIC, 900 in memoir
of Rev. b. +. Walker has met with yer
encouraging response wherever it has beef
made, The payment of most of the sum
pledged to this fund has been condltionet
upon the securing of at least $4,000. Up t.
date we have little over $1,000 pledged Il
the fund We regard the success Of the funt
as already assured. Ninety eight beneficial
ries have been under the care of the boar
during portions Of the fouryear period, al
increase of sixty-two over the previous fou
: years. "
Mrs. C. Z. Brown, chairman of the Won
ans Foreign Missionary Society made a re
port, which said that the society had in tn
past four years organized nineteen branche
and now numbers 200 auxiliary societies, A
mission bands and membership of $500
The receipts from all sources in the quadren
mum amounts to over $4,000. The societ
has two schools in Japan, one in GOkoham
and another at Nagoya, employing two mis-
sionaries, q humber of native teachers AM
r Bible readers 1t has no building, but ha
$500 for building fund. The school a
Yokohama is conducted with three depart
ments, namely, evangelstic, educational an,
industrial, and compares tavorably with Tn
schools of the city.
A resolution was adopted iavoring tn
passage by Congress of the amendment no,
before it prohibiting the States from passin
laws respecting the establishment of religion
or to use its property or credit or none
raised by taxation for aiding in any way an
church, religious denomination, or any in
stitution, or any institution which is wholly
or in part under sectarian or ecclesiastica
control.
Mr.. j. II. Robertson, of Paterson, N. j.
made an address suggesting that an overture
be made for union with the Primitive
Methodist Church, which, he said, was th
same in its doctrines and practice as tn
Methodist Protestant Church.
Conference decided not to have a session
on Monday, in order to let those who desir,
90 to the Gettysburg battlefield do So
FRIDAYS SESSION.