Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-06
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Question of Union Before the Meth
odist General Conference.
RESOLUTIONS LOOKING TO HARMONY
Two Hours Debate Regarding
Woman Delegates.
REPORTS RECOMMITTED

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 6.-The woman
seems to be irrepressible. No sooner had
the session opened today than resolution
which provided changes in the constitution
of the Epworth League so that women
might become trustees of the league was
launched upon. the conference This reso-
luton is interpreted to mean another fight
on the woman question. The resolution
will be made the order of business a week
from today
Bishop Warren was at the helm this
morning. The conference began proceed
irgs in a business-like way. 1t decided
to elect the bishops and other officers on
May Is The order of electing was suggest
ed in a resolution, as follows:
Bishops, book agents OF New York, book
agents of Cincinnati. secretary of Mission
airy Society, secretary of board of church
extension, secretary of F'reeImanS Aid and
Southern Educational Society, secretary of
Sunday School Union and Tracts, editor of
the Review. Editor of the Herald, editor of
the Christian Advocate, Northwestern
Christian Advocate, Central Christian Adj
vocate, Pi-tsburg Christian Advocate,
Northern Christian. California Christian
Advocate, Southwestern Christian AdVo-
cate. and the resolution also provided the
manner in which candidates should be NOM
mated and elected
DR.. W. II. Shier of Detroit desired to con-
slider the resolution by sections, and DR..
Teter wanted to refer it to the committee
en- reviSalS. 1t was finally referred to the
committee on rules and the order of busi-
ness, and made special order for . O'Clock
Thursday morning.
\ resolution to increase the amount of
the fund for relief of WORKOUT ministers
and widows and children of deceased min
listers by having the churches appealed to
was adopted.
This was followed by a resolution which
had great deal of nearing 10 the church.
In thu preamble it said that Rev. DIR. Nor
ris. fri.ternaI delegate Of the VI. f. Church
South, in his address to the conference rec
commended that commission. consisting
of three bishops, three ministers and three
laymen, to act with a similar commission,
already appointed by the Methodist
Church South, looking toward a confedera-
ton of the two churches, should be ap-
pointed.
A motion was made to refer 1t to the
committee. but it was demurred to. Sew
eral deleg ties thought it would be good
plan to act on the matter at once and not
refer it to committee They Were United
in the opinion that the resolution should be
decided on the floor and without great
deal of discussion in courtesy to the NJ. E.
Church South.
Rev Daniel Stevenson of Kentucky pre-
scented a series of resolutions as a substi-
tute-
These recited the fact that in 1892 the
W.
South appointed a commission to confer
regarding a reunion of the two churches
1t provided for the appointment of a COM
mittee of eight ministers, seven laymen
and one business man. This committee IS
to meet a similar committee from the NJ.
f. Church North. II the committee from
the NJ. Z. Church North is not empowered
to conduct such negotiations, the general
conference is requested to confer such pow
er on them. Nothing agreed upon by these
committees is to be binding until report
ed to and approved by the respective gen
eral conferences in 1900. Both papers were
referred 10 the committee on state of The
chruch
The hour had arrived for the special
order of business and DIR. Leonard of Gin
cinnati was recognized. He yielded the
flo or to DIR. Kelley, who presented series
of resolutions deprecating the lack of cour-
tesy extended to DIR. Moore as fraternal
delegate from the NJ. E. Church South.
ing scant courtesy was extended to him,
and he was not welcomed as he should
have been. The resolutions conveyed the
most humble regrets and apologies.
DIR. Buckley amended by inviting him
to visit the conference again, and after
a brief capitalization the resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Dr. Leonard, who had been recognized,
yielded the floor on the question
Rev. DR.. d. H. Moore of Cincinnati open
ed the debate of the morning on the wo
man question.
The speech of Rev. DR.. Moore was fol-
lowed in rapid succession by at least twen-
ty others. Two long hours We're consumed
In the debate, and just before the hour for
adjournment the reports of the majority
and minority on the question of the admis-
sion of women were referred back to the
committee eligibility, with Instructions
first order of the business. The conference
then adjourned.