The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
ADMISSION OF WOMEN.
METHODIST CONFERENCE TO VOTE
ON THE QUESTION TO-DAY.
The Work of Desconessss-To Raise a Nil.
Hon Dollars for Missions-The sus-
tenation Pan Discussed.

BALTIMORE, ND, March u.-Women
were largely in evidence in the proceed
irrs OF the fifth days session of the
Baltimore Methodist Conference at
Mount Vernon Place church to-day. he-
ports were made on a question known as
ihe Hamilton amendment" which was
submitted by the las: General Conference
for the churches TO vote on. II looks 10
the admission OF women TO the General
Coz ference, but is a thing OF complicated
structure that but few understand out
Of five districts in the Baltimore Con-
ference only two voted on it at all. Five
churches voted in the Frederick district,
with the result Of p for and 40 against
TIE admission Of women. Thirteen
churches in the Washington district
voted. with the result Of l3 for and 2ll
against the admission of women. The
Rev. Dr. G. Herbert Richardson sub
mitted another amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the Church. providing for the
admission OF women TO the General Con-
ference. The amendment will be voted
on tomorrow at IL O'clock having been
made the order of the day for that hour.
WORK OF DEAcoNEs>Es.
Women also figured I'm the conference
proceedings in a report of the deacon
N.~NS WI n 4 AaAo II lllt GQl1ldIdIlkGiN
new feature Of Methodism. and CORE
spends 10 the Sisters of Mercy of the
Catholic Church. The work is carried on
IN Washington and Baltimore.
} Bishop L. W. Joyce was introduced.
and spoke a few words on general work
OF deaconesses over tho country He
said the demand could not. be supplied.
ana that their work had been productive
of highest good
chaplain McCabe, The popular mission
ary secretary OF the church. was re-
celVed with applause which suddenly SUBJ
sided when he announced that he was
ehdeaVoring to raise a million and a half
dollars Tor missions. He said the million
dollar iine had been passed in 1887. and
since then the church had grown 10000
members, and it was fitting TO increase
also the missionary collections He pre-
scented also the need Of more money for
great Methodist building now being
constructed in Rome.
The Rev. c., Herbert Richardson and
the Rev Or. J. T.. Goucher supplement-
ed Chaplain McCabe's remarks on the
Methodist work AT Rome with accounts
of their visits there.
THE sUsrENATIoN PLAN.
The report Of the committee on sustep-
alton was adopted. 1t reported unfavor-
ably on a plan suggested last year TO
charge preachers one half OF one per
cent. of the salaries paid them for the
support Of weak churches. When A
church is too poor TO pay preacher the
sustenation fund comes 70 the rescue
and contributes enough 10 make 500 for
a single man, and 500 for a married man.
The conference went into its annual
memorial service FOR the purpose Of
honoring the memory of its members who
had died during the Year. The names
of the Methodist veterans whose lives
were commemorated were the Rev.
Thomas Myers, Rev. j. w. Cornelius.
Rev. w. T. p. Glenn and Rev. Lyttletonl
+. Morgan. The service was unusually
interesting and the large audience was
much affected during the reading of
memoirs and eloquent addresses. "Amens"
were frequent, and several of the minis
ters uttered exclamations OF Glory and
"Hallelujah." The service closed with
the adoption OF the memoirs and the
conference adjourned.
Appointments for the coming year will
be announced tomorrow.