The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03
UOMEY Lar DELEGATES.
Northern Methodis;s Iavoring Their Ad'
mission, SanEuinc.

CLEVELAND, o., May 2.-Four womei
have been elected as delegates to th'
| General Conference cf the Methodist Lpls
copal church. and their supporters CLAIM
| to have gained a substantial victory, anc
| the indications now are that when the
| question is fought on the floor Of the
! conference on Monday the women will
! come out with flying colors.
The fourteen district conferences have
| held meetings and selected committeeman
TO represent their respective districts on
the committee which will report on the
eligibility of women 10 the conference.
Tie result was a complete victory for the
women, the combination Standing II 10
II in favor of the unconditional admission
OF women. Rev. DR.. J. II. Buckley, Of
New York city, the leader Of the oppos!-
ton to the admission of women. was Sc
lected from the Second district, and he
will lead the opposition on the floor Of
the conference. From the Eighth district
the clerical representative 81 DR.. \. G..
Kynett, OF Philadelphia, one of the lead
ers of the woman'S side. The committee
will make a majority and minority report
on Monday, and then tho most exciting
session OF the conference viii be held
Almost all other questions have been lost
sight of. and the business Of the confer
ence will be unimportant until the women
session IS held
FANORS THE CAUSE OF WOMEN.
Bishop Foster, of Boston, called the
General Conference TO order this morn
ing. The Rev. Dr. Parker, Of India.
led the devotional exercises. He showed
his preference for the cause Of women
by praying that God might bless the men
and women who take part in this Gen.
erai Conference.
Bishop Foster said that the order OF
the body must be preserved and TO that
end he called upon the delegates TO assist
him in maintaining order.
1t was carried that the Epwo.-h League
Committee consist OF one delegate from
each annual conference, and that the
members OF this committee be chosen In
the same way as the standing committees
are chosen. The judiciary Committee
Will be chosen by The bishops.
Tho conference argued for long time
over the appointment OF a Committee on
Constitution. The motion, as amended by
Or. G. RI. Payne. OF Cincinnati confer
ence. was adopted, providing for the an,
pointment OF n committee OF thirtv-one
on constitution, two members 10 be Sc.
ieceed from each General Conference dis
trict, and three at large.
GREAT GAINS.
Bishop Henry w Warren, Of Denver
read the Episcopal address. II contained
many recommendations. The address con-
graduated the Church upon its advance
ment, but said that there was much work
yet to be done. The growth OF ule
Church during the past four years has
been $4,000 souls. and the Methodist
Church Is now the greatest in numbers
IN The world. save the Baptist ana Catno-
tic churches. Including probationers,
there are now in the Church 1856
persons. The Sunday schools have gain
ed in the four years past 2S0.s5s. The
WomNn's Foreign Missionary Society anu
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
are very prosperous. The Bishop did not
recommend any material change in the
time limit or In the mode Of making ap-
pointments, but suggested that wisdom |
might provide some method by which, IN |
der suitable safeguards, the pastoral tsrm |
might be extended 10 meet very rare
cases OF emergency.
This was a direct blow at those who
are laboring to ex End the pastoral term.
and II was greeted with wild cheers by |
the delegates.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
On the amusement question. the ad-
iress said that the Church was opposed
% all pleasures that are disspatins rath-
r than recreative. Churches have
,erished by indulgence in what Seemed 10
De at first innocent delights"
The report says that the church Is OPP
'osed TO intoxicants. and urges the United
states Government to so adjust its laws
Us not to seem TO legaiize the liquor
rattle in States where there is prohibit
ion.
The subjects OF arbitration. capital, and
abor. were treated In a skillful manner.
Downtown churches werek commended.
md the report said Method!sts should be
low 10 abandon them. IL was recon-
nended that conferences recognize Meth
dist schools by accepting diplomas from
hem. Tho report closed by saying that
rom al the world came signs OF on