The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-05-07
WOMEN SHOW POWER.
Majority In Committee to De-
eide Their Fate.
THE M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE.
A wild Scene When the Woman Ques-
zion Came Up In the Cleveland Meet
ing-Bishop Bowman Threw Up His
Hands In Despair.

CLEVELAND, May "A better chance
in the Methodist Episcopal general con-
fej ence has developed.
Meetings of the district conferences
have been held and members of the
committee of 81 were appointed. OF
the ID district conferences, seven de.
clared Internationally for seating the
women delegates and two others gave
This makes vote of II to II in the
committee in favor of seating the
women. The committee chosen is as
follows:
Rev. DIR. Hamilton of Boston, DR. A.
w Harris of Maine state college, Rev.
DIR. j NJ. Buckley of New York, DIR. d. II.
Carroll of Plainfleld, N. j., Rev. G. J.
Little Of Evanston, Ills, Hon S. NJ. Coon
of Oswego, N. Y, Rev. DR.. Il. b. Neeloy,
Thomas II. Murray of Clearfold, Pa,
Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard of Cincinnati,
Prof f.. 7. Nelson of Delaware, o.. Rev.
J. $. Hill Of Tennessee, l.. j. Price, Of At
Mich, Rev. DIR. II. 4. Goblin of
Indiana, Rev. DIR. A. G. Ky
nett Of Philadelphia, l.. NJ Shaw
of Dennison, Ia, Rev. DIR. J. L. Chaffee
Of Minnesota, w. Il. T. Bushnell Of Aber-
deem, S. d., Rev. DIR. William Cranston
of Colorado, l.. NJ. Jones of Nebraska,
Rev. ]. w. Stewart of Kansas, T. J. Lang
ston of St. Louis, Rev. DIR. J. Rothweiler
of New Albany, Ind, H. A. Salzer of La
crosse, Wis, DIR. G.. Townsend of Texas,
Rev. DIR. w. G. Emory of Little Rock,
Ark, Rev DIR. w. A, Knighton OF Cali
fornia and Judge John Il. Caplos OF Port
| land, Or.
A little furry occurred in the conven-
tion by reason of the call on Secretary
Monroe to call the roll When the
name Of Lydia A. Timble was an
nounced. a delegate was Immediately
on his feet and made motion that this
name be omitted until q committee de-
termine whether her election was legal.
For moment it looked as if the fight
had started. Bishop Bowman, how
ever, refused to entertain the motion as
he declared the convention was not
| organized. The conference decided to
| fill the vacancies from the reserves and
to adopt the rules of the last conference.
| a fight over the rites of laymen on
the floor of the convention was precipi.
tated by Mr., Daniels of India, who took
the conventions breath away by pre-.
senting resolutions allowing laymen
the right to choose the committees on
which they will serve in the same man
ner, as the ministerial delegates.
Bishop Bowman ruled them out OF
order still contending that the organi.
2ation of the convention had not been
perfected.
The actual fight for the admission OF
women delegates was precipitated when
Mr.. Planet of North Dakota moved
that committee on credentials be ap,
pointed This brought Dr. Buckley
tho old time enemy of the women, tc
the front. who challenged the rights oi
women to seats in the convention. A
scene of widest confusion followed, in
which Bishop Bowman threw up his
hands in despair and exclaimed,
"Are we in congress, or are we In 9
\ Methodist confcrenceY Good Lord
brethren, can we not stop this hootinl
and bowling. The Lord help u.s."
The question was finally disposed OF
by referring all questions OF eligibility
TO the above committee The commit
tee will report Monday and in the mean
time the women will be allowed seats
in the convention.
The Bible being used in the devotional
exercises is the ono which was used by
John Wesleyin his study in England
This historical treasure was presented
tbeIconfercncG some years ago.
Rev. DR.. John Lanahan of Baltimore
author Of the book The Friends OF tho
Methodist Book Concern" is here anC
may ask the conference for persona
Vindication. He claims that % year.
ago he discovered extensive fraudulent
transactions in the book concern anC
brought about correction of the evils
that a strong effort was made by mel
high in authority in the church to keel
tho affair secret. and that because III
would not consent to this he was perse
cnted aud even expelled from tb,
church. though finally reinstated.