New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
THEY DECLINE TO VOTE.
NEWARK CONFERENCE RECEIVES THE
HAMILTON AMENDMENT COLDLY.

ox,v THIRTY MINISTER'S GO on RECORD UPON
ONE nrSorNCEs 1T AS SHARP PEAc-
rrcE-woMEN AS LAY DELEGATES
TIE QUESTION AT ISSUE
The reports OF presiding e.ders Were .as,
IN. Newark Conference OF the MethoUiS' '.,
Church in sess.on In st. Pauls Church' ->e"a"
Yesterday morning. The Rev Dr. Sanioiu ~ va,
Penschoten representing the Paterson district eoiu
~ hts r.por that 1t was 1.-The hardest financial year
knovn FOR many wears In the rural portions OF the
a,str,ct" The Rev. c. X. Hutchinson. OF New'oN
asked the status OF his case. saying; i nave o,o"
on older three years. ! would Ike TO kho" "hc'Hci
I am effective" He was tod that 10 1Ns "-s
"erective" until the entire course OF study hao pseh
comn,eted The case Of c. f. Scott, VINO had pech
anpo,rted 10 Mount Fern for two years ana hau
no. been heard from by his preadihs e'ue'' WAS 'e
ferred TO a committee OF hve
q Y Hutchinson and w. J.. Morgan were exam
.ned in the studies OF the fourth year. ana passeu
70 the list OF effective elders. Ellis f. Roserson
Gardner Howland Asa G Covey. Steward r. Gust
ard. John A. Sparnon. George c. Nogol Charies
Wadron William j. Hampton. John McMurray ana
Frederick H. Knight were passed IN the stuuies 0,
tho fourth year. and elected to be ordained
elders to-day. Henry c. Thompson was co"''nuea
In tho studies Of the fourth year
Tho question OF admitting women as delegates 70
the general conference discussed at IL oc.ock.
The Hamilton amendment reads;
Resolved That we submit to the Annual Confer n,,r
s rmIe bW addpS the words and said delegates must
be male members after the words two Jay dsiH S
read Nor more than two. lay delegates for an an
annual conference ard said delegates must be male
The Rev. Dr. J. r. Bryan offered the following
resolution:
whereas. The amendment to the constitution ion pro pro
nosed bv the General Conference OF lS92. and SUD
mitted TO us as proposition l. Is irregular. meiols
and confusing in its construction and at least OF
aGsa5H Res6Ved d. That as conference advise the
sesoved n0I M 10 TSa ndvdua members the
opportunity TO record their vote on the Proposeu
amendment. If they so desire
The Rev. 8. d. Jones. of Hackensack oeciarea
firmly that the proposition not IN harmony with
the constitution 1T is we'll shown" he remarked
that the proposition Is a species OF sharp prac'ce
By which minority seeks to change the oid-es'"o-
lished meaning of our discipline. say stand upon
our dignity and say again We ought not to touch
the question"
Dr. Buttz and A. W. Craig spoke on the cons,'tu-
tionality of the question. while the Rev DR.. Hal
leron was In favor of referring to committee OF
three the question whether or not the 'ohlerence
should take a vote. Laughter was caused py ''c
Rev. J. i. Hayes Of Port Murray, who thought the
resolution would cause a mudde. while the Kew.
James NJ Freeman thought that nobody was COM
peled to vote If he did not care to- After iurthe!
debate the Rev. c. S. Kemble of Bayonne. moved
to lay Dr. Bryan's resolution on the table, which
was done. 49,
Tho vote on the Hamilton amendment was: ayes
8; nayes q: declining to vote. III
Dr. J. W. Hamilton was introduced. just ai'e'
the vote on his amendment, 10 speak on the cause
Of the Freedmens Aid and Educatona! Socle'y'
Chancellor j. r. Day. OF Syracuse University. rep
resented that university in the conference and mado
an address.
In the election OF delegates to the general con-
ference a number Of ballots taken. The Rev
Dr. H. A. But;z. president Of Drew Seminary, az
Madison was the only delegate OF the conference
elected on Friday and II was decided 10 elect inc
other four delegates yesterday. The following ad-
ditional delegates were chosen: DR.. Henry spell
never. OF Newark; the Rev. DR.. George W. Smith,
OF Paterson the Rev. 8. Van Benschoten. o. Pater-
son. and the Rev. s. l.. Baldwin, OF New-iorK.
secretary OF the Missionary Society.
business session held at p. m. ard later
IN the day the conference listened 10 q number OF
addresses before adjournment for the day Last
night at the Eighth Avenue Church. the annver-
sary Of the Total Abstinence and Prohibition So
ciety held.
The programme for to-day Is as follows:
"a m-St Pau's Church. Conference love feast
1920 a. m.-Sermon by Bishop Cyrus ID. Foss. fol-
lowed by ordination OF deacons.
2:3O D. m-Rosevie Church. Sermon by the Kew
DR. III A. Buttz followed by ordination OF elders.
7:45 o. m-St Paul's Church. Missionary sermon
BY the Rev. Joseph A. Owen.
7:45 D. m-Halsey Street Church. Anniversary or
Conference Board and OF Parent Board OF Educa-
tion,