The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-07
SNUB FOR THE CHURCH SOUTH
A FRATERNAL DELEGATE TREAT
ED VERY sHAnBILY.


One of the Northern ministerial Dell
egates Offers a Resolution of ApoI-
Ogy On the Part Of the COnfer-
ence-Rev. DR.. Morris Leaves
Cleveland ON Account of HIS In
hOsDItnbIe Treatment-The Ques-
tlon of Admitting Women StnI
Unsettled.
Cleveland. O.. May 6.-In accordancs
with the rule adopted Tuesday the gener-
al conference OF the Methodist church was
called 10 order this morning at $50 o'clock
Bishop Warren presided.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
the Rev. Dr. s. o. Benton Of Southern New
England
Prof. George Il. Ackerman Of Alabama
presented a resolution asking the commit
tee on episcopacy to report by Saturday as
TO the adyisa5;lity OF electing more bish-
ops.
1t was ordered that no resolution af-
fecting the law or discipline OF the church.
which has not been considered by a COM
mittee, be introduced after May 10.
A resolution giving women the right to
be elected trustees Of the Epworth League
was offered by the Rev. Or. Parker of In
dia. 1t was referred.
An order was made. fixing Monday, May
49, as a day for the election OF additional
bishops and other officers.
A resolution was introduced providing
for commltte Of nine, consisting OF three
bishops, three ministers and three laymen
as a committee to confer with a similar
committee from the church south to con-
slider federation Of the two churches
Daniel stevenson OF Kentucky offered
a substitute providing for a COMMITTEES
OF fifteen to take up the subject Of re-
union with the church south. Both the
resolution and substitute were referred
TO the committee on state Of the church.
Rev. w, A. Keely Of New York east,
introduced resolution apologizing for the
shabby treatment accorded to the Rev.
DR.. Morris, the fraternal delegate from
the church south. The Rev Or. Buckley
Of New York said that the treatment OF
Or. Norris was the worst case Of inhos-
pitallty that had ever occurred in any Of
the sessions of the general conference. Af-
ter some delegates had suggested that the
matter was a very delicate one, and that
the less said the better, the resolution
was passed.
The debate on the woman question was
again heated. but no decision was reach-
ed. Rev. Or. Reed Of New York, east.
smoke against the Admission of the four
women delegates, although he said he
favored tho admission of women by con-
stitutional means. The adoption OF the
majority report would discredit this con-
ference before the whole United states,
he said. ITO seat these women would he
to wrong a great portion Of the general
conferences and OF the Methodist church,
There IS no hurry about the matter Let
us refuse to admit these four delegates
and. refer the whole matter to the annual
conferences"
Rev. Dr. ]. M. King of New York said:
'eThe mere fact that the general confer
ence has submitted this question 10 the
annual conference twice Is proof conciu-
sive that the previous general confer
ences have regarded this question as a
legislative one, and not question over
which this body has exclusive jurisdic-
tion."
The Rev. c. =. Mason said: ''For years
/ voted for the women and am heartily In
favor Of giving her the right of churcn
suffrage by constitutional means, but
do not think II wise to bring the woman
IN by judicial Interpretation of the con-
Rev. Dr. Frank Bristol Of Chicago, IN
a brilliant speech, moved TO recommit
both the majority and minority reports.
with instructions TO bring in a report sub
mitting the question TO the annual con-
ferences.
Rev. Or. Buckley wanted the committees
to have enlarged powers SO that they
might report what they desired.
Rev. DR.. Leon amended the motion by
moving that the committee try to come
to an unanimous decision and report to-
morrow morning. ale said that both sides
had been Ia consultation during the day
and that there was a settlement In sighr
Several speeches were made in favor OF
re-committal, and amid great excitement
on the part Of the delegates the previous
question was ordered. The two Reports
were re-commltted by an almost unani-
NOUS vote.
On motion, the action OF the conferences
IN relation to tho treatment Of the Rev.
Or. J; C. Morris, fraterna delegate from
the church south, was reconsidered and
the Rev. DR. Goucher's resolution con-
corning the matter was passed
A resolution was passed asking Rev Dr.
Morris to return to Cleveland that he
might be properly received by the con-
ference.
The most important matter of the Meth-
odist conference, irrespective Of the ad-
mission Of women delegates, was acted up
on tonight when the fifty-nine negro dele
gates met and decided that they would in
slst on the elevation TO a bishopric Of u
W. p. Bowen, ID. D., Phi D., professor OF
THEOLOGY at Grannon School at Atlanta.
The matter will be brought to a crisis
on May 49, when the election Of bishop.
book agents and editors will take place.
u is likely that there will be considerable
dlssension before the matter is ended