Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-13

| forward on two overtures from the General
| conference OF lSsl2 proposing two amend
| ments to Article L. OF the constitution.
| This article as now constituted provides
that the matter Of suffrage and eligibility
| to office shall he left TO the annual con-
terences, respectively, provided that each
annual conference shall he entitled 10 rep
rcsentation in the same ratio in the Cen
| eral Conference, and provided that no rule
shall be passed which shall infringe the
| right of suffrage or eligibility to office, 1t
is now proposed to amend this article by
inserting two more provisions, the first
| being that no annual conference shall
| elect woman to the Office or elder, and
| The second that no annual conference shall
elect woman AS representatives, the Cen
| eral Conference.
| Interpreting the articlcin question to per.
| init the election and ordination of women
| TO elders orders, and also as representative
To the General Conference, some of the
western conferences have ordained women
| Atthe last General Conference, four women
| were admitted, but toward the close OF the
session Of that body Rev. ]. 4. Murray in
4 order to settle the matter beyond recall,
! presented an overture to the Annual Con-
ierences providing for the amendment Ut
| aftlcle OF the constitution SO as To make
| it read, The General Conference shall
consist of An equal number Of minister's
| either mai" or female, and laymcn either
men or women" 10 ADOPT this would re.
| qulre majority of twothirds OF the An-
| nual conferences. This was the direct way
of Amending the constitution When the
| overture was submitted by DIR. MURRAY,
key. ]. b. Apilcgrt of New Jersey, who
| was one ut the leaders i'll the contest for
! woman rights, submitted another a. a
substitute. This cited certain actions Of
| tile neral convention of lS77, and also
ne. action. Of the General Conference then
sitting, claiming that these sanctioned
4 women ordination and election. both as
ministerial and lay representatives to the
| hcncrhl Conference. lie then submitted
! the Two overtlreS now before the Mary
! land Conference ana which are designed
10 work backward. To accomplish its pur-
4 pose Il would have to he defeated, ana to
defeat its purpose Would require its adup
uoh ny twolthirds OF the Annual Confer
ences.
pEnArIHG rnE QUESTION.
hen the matter came up this morning.
| llr, =, y. sutherland submitted paper or
similar purpOrt to that offered by DIS.
John i, Guucher and \. NJ. Courtenay OF
baltimore, and adopted by the Baltimore
/ Methodist Episcopal Conference ut liagcrS-
town IN Marcn. This paper requested he
l conference u decline 10 vote IlpDu the
! matter in its present form. at il evident Z"
y SAID, that 1t Was the intention of the
| majority by whntn the overture was
| huppieu To make the action Of the General
| Conference ut l>92 binding upon the
church, although this action was in con.
MAIN, ,,,,,,',I ~, 't'"' " W
yns ,ti,,,I ;,i oie n Will
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nrdcr ~ ,ortn,jr m !v' S 'ie
nftyr, r,jg5,r ,, mii'S'' lc'iu'iua wy
alter or amend the Cunslilutian--and i'm
posp mon those Win ,,tiir,. 10 ma Id, ''i
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sonrri,,l,S y. ~ Nn"'eiti tle ltttasity -
4 MIN Y tMo,t'lttus = HhaAl ult
IF IN III, I;t,,i', q.
tures ara airn.,,t =, ,,tu ~ ny "aet,
4 I;; II; tI''f I" w N.i9t1tnt'oIl hl1i
Vs. l'ii''c " we Mythpulst Protestant
Mill. 80 80 IL 'al''tS"H 70 heeucu 70
Ft"te y NV'P 'Hr'h '"cFe
BAD OPINION on THE GENERAL coNFEHENrg,
In presenting his rarrr Dr S,r,bnr,.,.I
reviewed thc Eisrnrv n ,rficIn - II H.,
constitution ThnrS ,,as " ~ ~ ~
| church over the yyprl .,yybitr u ,,,I,fsI,
formerly existed III ma la,y nroyiai,,,. HI
representation The churches were tiT,I,.,
United and TIC, article was adopted az j.
c ,,a. liaa there been an init
'n"'n,ti Ky i W.T. brtihIGh 81 lhe Methodist
TI'm,.h No."t "Nall themselves ol TIE
l 'i,nspoi, w !" "'i!hlt women me union
y, Mp ~ Au'tL h"Nc pttit effected lie sHid
Wy aClloh ~ l!in IaSt conference
W. ~ p''7t''"'tuilal anu evolutionary.
~ ''"t n"loISu .a't year WIN position
- w. 'S'l-tH' inference My pft,llrth
wnu were sem there Iid not feel so highly
,r,,,,,. i'll Il Ky "W,'loH' WAGA the CON
i't''i.e ~ WIS.,. ~ lpr me- AFTER rs
nave it.t that the post OF
"I WIKI VIZ III I.sate sLallnh'
htE.J' u. Jones OF Cecil, madca Char8c.
fE''>tlG i sPttC4, III winch he SAID tina,
A I'M i,l'ti ntrh v me GENERA! Cunirr
T.lt' IVY neNyr wanted 70 60 that lie had
r 70, y. - ~ ""I'7s Folcathht NhNich
~ 4, n WIZ ~ VIZ TeAtfal 9nter
.t,UgS W. ~ M,loWli III innt tme hIn
fnII,nH , Wy ". %, o''l,a' re sam mat the
being visited nov on M chur"hs h M9'I'
and all the resolutions in world wonidn'i
undo the misciuui. lie closed by snyiur
lie had 4 high regard for Pilates wife, luG
lhhukei Hui for her. She was worth /;
lAlt-doHen weak kneed dlsclples. n,
thanked ti0d tor HI wife ana his mother
and thanked tot that his mother was uo
4 male man, .lnls speech causGu d IRE
ntndons putbursJ Of laughter.
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81. pn i,'' n SI'
*, - i HEf"E S"!u 'Aat the over
,it's s'''@t. ~ lnE1Ittt means to uhtdit
~ XIV ''cFlIVl' mere SAN ne no conn
9l' Hla'.,,' ny sa'l' me pFhGP.c in
lo!tt1 IH!'7t " EphslHtIcR' Vt Was not (
ttaMl.H t,''HE " cream 4 woman Or adm
tisl y, Wy General conference. II Is no
lte "a" o. ne thugth We are now asked t.
gSih''''.'Vi N,u " misrepresentation n ~ lass
NJ NJ Ht'l"h 81 inc General pnicrcnee Il
N,HtihiH .et VIZ !ipt maj anu ean he re
NS'aE" y WV WNHt lAh law CAahgcd, dt
'"'in'l ana properly. do not believe
III \. tlt"t' Hollcl ~ Westminster uli
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