The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
AN EXCITING MOMENT.

AN EXCITING MOMENT.
Great excitement prevailed and many
delegates struggled to get the floor
An attempt to lay the resolution on
the table was defeated.
Rev. Dr. Nicely, of Philadelphia, pre-
sented substitute for the resolution
asking that the women delegates who
had claimed the right of admission to
this conference come to the floor as WIS.,
itors and that their expenses be paid by
the committee.
Rev. DIR. Cranston, of Colorado, made
Il point of order against DR.. Neely's
resolution on the ground that it stated
the four women claimed admission
when, as a matter of fact. their right
to sit In this conference wes unques-
toned. Bishop Hurst refused to enter
tain the point of order. Dr.. Cranston
appealed to the floor and the bishop
decided that he had been sustained.
Then followed the great excitement of
the conference. A dozen men demand
ed attention. and delegates declared
that they did not understand what they
were voting on.
Rev. DIR. William NJ. 'Frysinger, of
Central Pennsylvania, said that he had
appealed to the floor, and that the ap-
peal had been stated as having come
from DR.. Cranston. Therefore. the
members had not voted intelligently.
He demanded that his appeal be put.
Bishop Hurst refused to let the con-
ference act on the appeal and amid the
utmost confusion Dr. Frysnger cried
out: IF I can't get justice on this floor
/ will resign" He was greeted with
cheers.
the floor to speak on his resolution.
DR.. Kynett said that Dr. Nesly had no
right to the floor until DR.. -Frysingers
appeal had been put. The bishop ruled
otherwise.
DR.. Kynett. with his face flushed with
anger jumped to the floor and demand
ed that Dr. Nicely resume his seat and
let the house decide whether DR.. Neely
had the floor or the appeal be put. A
hundred voices backed DR.. Kynett and
the chair was compelled to put the ap-
peal of Rev. DR.. Frysinger; The house
sustained the bishop, and DIR. Nicely
tried to speak on his resolution.
DR.. Kynett demanded that both reso-
lutions be read. When the reading had
been finished. Dr. CranstOn made the
point of order that DR.. Nicely had
changed the reading Of his resolution.
Dr. Neely admitted that he had.
Bishop Hurs: said that he must re-
store the wording of the resolution.
BY this time everybody was excited
and a dozen angry delegates In all parts
OF the house were vainly trying to get
the floor. During the confusion both
| resolutions were withdrawn and the in
cident closed.
| BISHOP TAYLOR'S REPORT.
Bishop Taylor. the missionary bishop
| from Africa, delivered his report. In
| part he said:
IAN ask for Africa is that in our
missionary work we do for the blacks
| what we would do FOR the whites.
| In regard to our work in Africa. l will
! say that if this conference shall decide
! that the time has come 10 put all the
African missions under the control of
| the missionary society, ! shall make no
| objection Only make your decision on
| the subject decisive.
| Bishop Thoburn, OF India and Asia,
read his report. He said: In general
| terms we have abundant reason to
thank God for our prosperity during
the last four years. We have gained
two annual conferences and eleven pre-
siding elder districts: we now have "a
| district conferences. Our preachers
now speak sixteen languages, three
more than four years ago and by the
end of the century they may be eN-
pected to preach In twenty languages
| -Four years ago our total number ol
converts was $4,000 souls: now 1t is
over 100000 We now have 2.2i9 Sunday
| schools and 2i.7l2 pupils. The Epwcrtt
| League has made its appearance among
| us since my last report and we now
| have 124 leagues and G,555 members
We have over 200 natives studying foi
the ministry"
After the long wrangle. all reference
to the debate on the woman question
| was ordered stricken from the record
| Friday, May Is. was set for 'Memoria
day"
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the action of congress in cutting of
| aid from sectarian schools.
A resolution asking the government t.
grant belligerent rights to the Cubans
was referred without debate to tht
committee on the state of the church
The conference then adjourned
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session at the armory
was devoted to the educational ami
versaries of Methodist churches. Th'
laymen also held a meeting, the pur
pose of which was to devise means t.
cut down the authority Of the bishop!
and ministers. There were sixty-tw'
delegates out of the 200 In the confer
ence present. They wrangled all thu
evening, but arrived at no definite con
clusion. A resolution was introduced
that the church law shall be changed 81
that q man could be kept at a cit,
church more than five years, but tn,
move to thus assall the Fundamental
law was finally voted down.
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