Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-12
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Admission of Women Dcnconerses--
Nissions-Memoria


BALTIMORE. March 1i.-Women were
largely in evidence in tho proceedings OF
the nth days session Of the Baltimore
Methodist Conference at Mount Vernon
Place church to-day.
Reports were made on question known
as the Hamilton amendment, Whlch
was submitted by the last general CON
ference for the churches to vote on. IL
looks TO the admission OF women 10 the
general conference. but Is a thins OF
complicated structure that but rev uhuet-
stand. Out Of FIVE districts in the Baltl-
more conference only two voted on IL
at all. Five churches voted In the Fred
erick District. with the result Of q for
ana 20 against the admission Of women
Thirteen churches in the Washington
District voted. with the result OF l3 for
and 21l against the admission OF women
The Rev. Dr. G. Herbert Richardson
submitted another amendment 10 the
constitution OF the Church. providing for
the admission Of women 10 the general
conference. The amendment viii be
voted on tomorrow at II O'Clock, having
been made the order Of the day for that
hour.
Women also figured In the conference
proceedings In a report on the deaconesses'
work This is a comparatively new fea-
ture Of Methodism. and corresponds 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 the general work
Of deacOnesses over the country. He said
the demand could not be supplied and
that their work had been productive Of
the highest good.
a fefF aIa 10
airy secretary Of the Church. was received
with applause. which suddenly subslded
when he announced that he was endcav-
orng 10 raise q million and a half dollars
for missions He said the milliOn-dOllar
line had been passed in 1857. and since
then the Church had grown $4,000 mem
berg. and II was fitting 20 Increase also
the missionary collections. lie presented
also the need Of more money for great
Methodist building now being constructed
I'm Rome.
The Rev. G. Herbert Richardson and
the Rev pr. !. =. Goucher supplemented
Chaplain McCabe's remarks on the Meth
odist work al Rome with accounts of their
visits there
The report Of the Committee on Susten-
tation was adopted. II was unfavorable
10 plan suggested last year to charge
preachers one half Of per cent. OF the
rtIhilFN ItIl ll'iu lot lif SUPPORT OF
weak churches When n church Is too
poor 10 pay preacher the sustentati0n
fund comes to the rescue ard contributes
enough 10 make 500 for n single man.
AMI 500 for a married man.
The conference went into its annual
memorial service for the purpose OF honor
ting the memory Of its members who had
died during the vcar The names Of tho
Methodist veterans whose lives were com
memorated were the Rev. Thomas Myers.
Rev J. W Cornelius, Rev w. T. ID.
GLENN and Rev T.vttleton = MORGAN.
The service was unusually interest'n".
and the large audience w2s much
affected during the reading Of memoirs
and eloquent addresses "hmens" were
frequent. and several Of the ministers
uttered ordinations Of GLORY" ard
"Halloluiah" The service closed with tho
adoption Of the memoirs. and the confer
cn~e adjourned.
The APPOINTMENTS for tho coming year
VIII be announced tomorrow.