The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-14
THE IRREPRESSIBLE WOMAN
QUESTION STILL AGTTATING
THE DELEGATES.
THE N. Z. CHURCH SOUTH SIGHTED
1t Was Unintentonal However, and
Delegates Are Anxious to Make
Reparation-The Southern Rep
resentative Suddenly Left.

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No sooner had the session been opened
today than resolution which provided
changes in The constitution of the Ep-
worth league, so that women might be-
come trustees of the league, was
launched upon the conference. This
resolution is interpreted to mean another
fight on the woman question. The reso-
luton will be made the order of business
n week from today.
A resolution to increase the amount
of relief of worn out ministers and wild
ows and children of deceased ministers
by having the churches appealed to was
adopted.
This was followed by a resolution
which had n great deal of meaning to
the church. In the preamble it said
that the Rev. Dr. Norris fraternal del
egate of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, in his address to the conference
recommended that commission of three
bishops, three ministers and three lay
men, to act with similar commission
already appointed by the Methodist
church, South, looking toward confed-
Grafton of the two churches, should be
appointed.
n MOTION WAS Hlhue 10 REFER IL W lne
committee, but it was not adopted. The
delegates were united in the opinion that
the resolution should be decided on the
floor and without a great deal Of de-
bate, to the courtesy of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Rev. Daniel Stevenson of Kentucky
presented n series Of resolutions as IL
substitute. These rected the fact that
in 1899 the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal conference, South,
appointed commission to confer re-
garding union of the two churches |
IL provided for the appointment OF II |
committee of eight ministers, seven lay |
men and one bishop. This committee |
is to meet n similar committee from the |
Methodist Episcopal church, South. If |
the committee from the Methodist Epis- |
copal church, South, is not empowered
to conduct such negotiations, the gen
cral conference is requested to confer
such power on them. Nothing agreed
on by these committees is to be binding
until reported to and approved by the
respective general conferences in 1877.
Both papers were referred to the com
mittee on the state of the church.
The hour had arrived for the special
order of business and DR.. Leonard of
Cincinnati was recognized. He yielded
the floor to DIR. Kelly, who presented
series of resolutions dcprecating the lack |
of courtesy extended to DIR. Moore as
fraternal delegate from the Methodist
Episcopal church. 1t appears that
through misunderstanding scant cOur
tesy was extended to some and he was
not welcome as he should have been.
The resolutions conveyed the humble re-
grets and apologies.
Dr. Buckley amended by inviting him
vic nEn In, ft,,, |
a brief capitalization the resolution was
adopted.
DIR. Leonard. who had been recog-
nized, yielded the floor on the question.
Rev DIR. Moore of Cincinnati opened
the debate of the morning on the woman !
question.
The speech of Rev. Moore was fol-
lowed in rapid succession by ut least
twenty others.
The conference then adjourned.
The first important meetings of the I
committees were held this after
noon. The committees were those on
Episcopal itinerary, boundaries, temper
ance state of the church. revisals, tempo
raj economy and eligibility.
The committee on episcopacy considered
many important matters. South America
required the adjustment of the foreign |
missionary bishops and the establishment
of bishop with full episcopal powers in
that country.
Europe also asked for bishop. The
presiding elders association of the central
states requested that presiding elders he
given concurrent jurisdiction with the
bishops in appointing minister's The |
Laymen's association of Cincinnati re-
quested that the bishops be assigned to
pprtui stntinns IN rnmnip ni,rht in, |
each instance, instead of choosing their
own territory as now.
Chairman Buckley decided that all those
matters should be referred to the sub
committees, which was done. and ad,
journment was taken until Friday.
The committee on eligibility considered |
the following proposition as n solution of
the woman delegate problem:
That the three wmen delegates to the
present conference be seated without
prejudice to any further action of this
conference. and that the vote be submitted
to the next general conference under the
present legislation.
The members discussed this proposition
all afternoon and adjourned.
There is much chagrn over the nnn, |
territorial sighting of Rev. Morris of Nash
vile, Tenn, the representative of the
NJ. Il. church, South, as it is feared it
may have a tendency to arouse in some
quarters the old feeling of antagonism be,
tween the two American branches of the |
Methodist church.
DIR. Morris arrived ut noon on Monday
and was directed to the Holenden house
by member of the reception committee
at the depot to whom he merely ANNOUNCE
ed that he was II delegate. He went to
the hotel.
When he delivered his speech no one