The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-15
THE NJ. +. CONFERENCE
Woman Delegate Question
Pops Up In Committee.
BLOW At THE c. f. SOCIETIES.
Effort Made to Have the Epworth League
Declared the Only Young Peoples
Organization of the Church-Preacher's
Hostile Interview Causes Trouble.

CLEVELAND, May 1.-the committee
on missions of the NJ E general con-
ference. has considered the request of
the conference of India that missionary
work be done among the educated peo-
pie of that country. memorial was
received requesting that all approprIa-
tions for missions be made specific m
stead of general Both Were referred
To sub committees. The committee rec
commended that the contingent fund OF
the missionary societies be Increased
from S25 900 10 S5O,OOO.
The woman delegate question popped
up fiercelv in the committee when Soulh
America asked that lay missionaries ne
seated in the missionary annual CONFER
ences Many of these lay missionaries
are women and it was argued that their
being a mart of the annual conference
would allow them 10 be delegates To the
general conference There was not
discussion and the matter was held III
allowance. but will probably be settled
by allowing lay missionaries to occupy
seats in conference, but not TO vote
The book concern committee discussed
and will probably recommend that
The Church Journal be published IN
Spanish for the benefit of Mexico and
SOnth America.
The education committee decided
against the proposition to consolidate
all the educational institutions, course
of procedure recommended on tnc
score of economy.
There was a lively time at the meet
ing of the church extension committee
over some severe criticism of the imam
cIal management of the Church Exten-
sion society. The society loans money
to weak churches with which to build.
ba SOriaty ia mort The com
plaint was that often these mortgages
were worthless and the interest not paid.
Rev DIR. Kynett, the secretary, made
vigorous answer that they were great
church and not a money making cOrpor-
alton; that it would discourage the
spread of the church and the Gospel to
be Overexacting, and that to press for
the last penny used for Christ was not
in line with true Methodism. The com.
mittee upheld DR.. Kynett.
The Epworth League committee de-
bated the proposition to recognize the
League as the only young peoples
society in the church. This was hOtiy
opposed on the ground that II would
drive many young people out of the
church.
At the meeting of the committee on
epiScopacy DIR. j. +. Goucher of Balti-
more, for the sub committee to consider
the advisability of electing more bish-
ops. reported that Bishops Bowman and
Foster and Missionary Bishop Taylor
were worn out and inefficient and
recommended that two additional bish-
OPS be elected to strengthen the board
DR. D. H. Moore of Cincinnati moved
Ia make the number four and his motion
was supported by DR. Graw, DIR. Leon
ard and DR. Kynett. Before action was
taken the committee went into execu
tive session and when il adjourned
nothing could be learned as TO the
result
The session of the conference was
brief, hut breezy. Considerable oratory
was indulged in over the head lines Oi
one of the morning newspapers. which
made it appear that conference dele
gate had denounced the Christian En-
deavor Society as idiOtic. because il had
prayed for the conversion of Colonel
Ingersoll The storm quickly blew over
however Rev. W. A. Quayle of Kan
sas City, the delegate referred to. de
MED the interview. but said neverthe
less it was his opinion and he helievet
il was the sentiment of many of th'
delegates He was loudly applauded.
Amanda Smith. one of the most ia
NOUS colored evangelists. was present
and the conference suspended business
to receive her. She was given the great
est ovation of the conference, and wa
requested to sing The delegates joinet
in the chorus. and one song was INSULT
rient and a second was called for an,
gwen She aroused the greatest enthu
SiISm
The most important matter brough
before the conference was embodied i
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a commission TO prepare a ney
constitution. The shortness of tn
session and the failure of the cOnferenc
To transact much business was due t
the delay of the committees in prepar
ing their reports
At the armory last evening there wa
meeting Of the church extension
society. at which DR. William
Spencer of Philadelphia. one of tn
secretaries, read statistics showing tina
s.. SOC. 900 had been devoted tn the wor
dnrinS the past 80 years q, ,962 chnrche
being aided during that time Th
collections for the past four years e,
ceeded those of the previous four year
by s3l. 900