The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-09
Reference to Question Ordered Stricken
From Records.
Serious Trouble Likely to Result Over
the Strike at the Rarus Mine,
MOntana-Men Who Attempted to
Take the Strikers Places Driven
Down the Hill With Threats of
Violence-Talk of Calling Out the
Militia.

CLEVELAND, May S.-The meeting
OF the General Conference of the Meth
odist Church this morning was exciting.
Morris Sharp of Ohio opened up the
woman question by Offering a resolution
providing that as the women delegates
elected to this conference had relin-
qulshed their seats their expenses be
paid and that their male reserves, if
any, be called.
Rev. DR.. Leonard made a fervid
speech against the passage of the res
olution: These women, it has been de-
cided,' he said, ARE legal members of
this body, and as such their expenses
must be paid without any resolution.
hope the conference will vote this reso-
luton down.
Great excitement prevailed, and many
delegates struggled to get the floor. An
attempt to get the resolution on the ia
BILE was defeated.
Rev. Dr. Neeley of Philadelphia Of
fered substitute for the resolution,
asking that the women delegates who
had claimed the right of admission to
the conference come to the floor as Wis
itors, and that their expenses be paid
by the committee.
Then followed the greatest excitement
of the conference. Everybody was ex-
cited, and dozen angry delegates in
all parts Of the house were vainly try
ing to get the floor. During the confu-
sion both resolutions were Withdrawn,
and the incident closed
Bishop Taylor, the missionary Bishop
from Africa, delivered his report In
part, he said: "All | 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
will say that if this conference shall
decide that the time has come to put
all the African missions under the con-
troll of the Missionary Society, I shall
make no objection. Only make your de-
cision of the subject decisive"
Bishop Thoburn of India and Asia
made his report. He said: I'VE have
reason to thank God for our prosperity
through the last four years. We have
gained two annual conferences and
eleven presiding elder districts. We
have now twenty-four district confer
ences. Our preachers now speak six
teen languages, three more than four
years ago, and by the end Of the CEN
fury they may be expected to preach
in twenty languages. Four years ago
our total number of converts was $4,000
souls; now it is over 100000 We now
have 2,249 Sunday and II 800
scholars, an increase of S13 schools
The Epworth League has made it's
first appearance among us since my last
report, and We now have 1874 leagues
and 5000 members. We have over 200
natives studying for the ministry
After the long wrangle all reference
to the debate on the women question
was ordered stricken from the record
Friday, May 10Th, was set apart for
Memorial Day"
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the action of Congress in cutting off
aid from sectarian schools
A resolution asking the Government
to grant belligerent rights to the Gu
bans was referred without debate to
the Committee on the State of the
Church.
The conference then adjourned.