The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-09
BISHOP HURST.


Ackerman of Alabama presented resolu-
tions thanking the mayor and city coun.
Gil of Cleveland for the cordial manner OF
their greeting to the delegates.
For all your kind words and loving
fraternal deeds, declare the resolutions,
1--WE most sincerely thank you, and we
will ever pray that upon you and yours
the richest blessings of heaven may con.
continue tn descend, and that the al
ready splend d commercial, social, educa'
tional, and ecclesiastical achievements Of
your society may be multiplied an hun.
dredfold.
Woman Question Once More.
No sooner had the resolutions been
adopted by rising vote than the woman
question came up again and caused
great deal of trouble, both to the dele
gates and to Bishop Hurst Mr.. Morris
Sharp of Ohio presented a resolution TO
excuse the women delegates in that they
have relinquished their seats and that
their expenses he paid to the date of their
withdrawal The resolution also called
in their male reserves DIR. Neely of
Philadelphia presented substitute, in
which the women were invited to remain
as honorcd guests of the conference and
their expenses ordered paid DIR. Gram
ston rose and asked for n ruling by the
char n to'the present ststus Of women
in the conference Bishop Hurst decided
It was not apoint of order, but was n
matter OF Interpretation for the body, and
RULED that Dr.. Ncciy had the floor.
Caused Great Confusion.
just after DR. Nicely began speaking
DIR. Frysinger of Pennsylvania appealed
from the decision of the chair and DIR.
Cranston's point Bishop Hurst put the
question rs being Oh the appeal of DIR.
Cranston aud great confusion existed. A
motion to lay the entire matter OH the
table was lost by a vote Of 2lS nays to 100
yeas DIR. Kynett raised the point of or
der that the question had been improper
ly put. but Bishop Hurst held that DR..
Neely had the floor aud DIR. kynett ap-
pealed
Bishop Hurst declined to entertain The
appeal and n dozen men were Oh the floor
shouting for recognition Bishop Hurst
declined to recognize any one, but
pounded with his gavel and shouted:
"Dr. Neely has the floor" DIR. Leonard,
DIR. Chafes and Others loudly insisted on
the appeal being put. Bishop Hurst
pounded until he broke his gavel, DIR.
Frysinger insisted ON the appeal
being put, and in this he was
joined by the entire conference.
Threatened To Resign.
Shouts to put the appeal almost
drowned out the bishops voice, aud the
utmost confusion reigned. DIR. Fryslng
or leaped to his feet and said no would
resign If not given the right to appeal.
DIR. Nicely made himself heard above tho
din and said he wished To withdraw his
paper. Bishop Hurst would not permit
this, and the din continued DIR. Hurst
would recognize no one, and hold that
DIR. Nicely had the floor. Finally,
forced by the conference, Bishop
Hurst said he ruled that both papers
were before the house and he would
entertain the appeal. Mr.. Sharp asked
to withdraw his resolution but he was
not permitted TO do so. In the midst of
intense excitement the vote on the appeal
was taken. The ruling of Bishop Hurst
was sustained by a vote OF 22s yeas to 204
nays. AS soon rs 1t was decided that the
papers were before the house, DIR. Neely
and Mr. Sharp both withdrew their pa
pers and the most violent struggle of the
first week of the conference was over.
The little storm over the woman ques-
tion having passed over DIR. j VI Kings
of New York presented II resolution. The
document was directed against the use of
federal money by the Roman Catholic
church and it's reading was frequently in
,errupted with applause. Ii was unani-
,nously adopted without discussion. The
resolution opposed the practice of sectar.
ian appropriations for lndiin education
IL states that this general conference,
representing the membership and constit-
uency of the Methodist Episcopal
church. reiteratcs Its conviction that
the cure for these sectarian and ecclesiasti-
fhf acrressfuns is To be found in ths
adoption Of the proposed sixteenth amend.
ment to the United States constitution,
drafted and promulgated by the National
Loaeue for the Protection of American
Institutions. IL Is directed that "a record
of this action he promptly forwarded To
the secretary Of the United states senate,
the secretary of tho house Of representa-
tiyes and to the secretary of the interior
at Washington. This general conference
directs that the signatures OF its presi-
dent and secretary be signed to this nc
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