The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09
METHODISTS IN AN UGLY MOOD
THE WOMEN DELEG ATEs AT THE
BOTTOM OF A HEATED DEBATE.

Bishop Hurst Excites the Anger OF
One of the Clerical Delegates by
Refusing 10 Entertain a Point of
Order-The Delegate Appeals TO
the Conference, But That Body
sustains the Ruling of the Bishop.
Dozen Angry Delegates Trying
TO Get the Floor simultaneously.
but the Storm Cloud Finally Blown
Away by the Withdrawal of the
Two Resolutions Which Caused
the Trouble.
! Cleveland, O., May s.-The meeting of
! the general conference of the Methodist
/ Episcopal church this morning was excit-
ing. Bishop Hurst presided.
Rev. DR.. King of New York presented a
resolution deploring any state appropria-
tion. for sectarian purposes. The resolu-
tions recited in strong terms that all de-
nominations save one had declined to re-
| ceive moneys for Indian schools and de-
manded that this "co-partnership between
church and the nation be dissolved at
once" Dr. King explained that the House
| Of Representatives had declined to further
| continue the appropriations for certain de-
nominational Indian schools and that the
Senate had insisted on their continuance.
| The matter was now in the hands of the
| conferees.
| DR.. Kings resolution almost unanimous
| ly passed.
| Morris Sharp Of Ohio opened up the wo-
man question by offering a resolution pro-
viding that as the woman delegates elect
ed to this conference had relinquished their
seats, that their expenses be paid, and
/ that their m q la ragervee IL o,v ho aaT1ad
Rev. DR.. Leonard made a fervid speech
against the passage of the resolution.
These women it has been decided" he
said, ''are legal members of this body and
as such their expenses must be paid with
| out any resolution. / hope the conference
Will vote this resolution down"
| Great excitement prevailed and many
! delegates struggled to get the floor. An
| attempt to lay the resolution on the table
| was defeated.
! sented substitute for the resolution ask
/ ing that women delegates who claimed the
/ right of admission to this conference came
/ to the floor as VISITORS and that their ex-
| penses be paid by the committee.
Rev. DR.. Earl Cranston of Colorado,
| made point Of order against Dr. Nee
| leys resolution on the ground that it stat
| ed that four women claimed admission,
| when as a matter of fact the question of
their right to sit in this conference was
Bishop Hurst refused to entertain the
| point of order
Or. Cranston appealed to the floor and
the bishop decided that he had been sus-
| tanned.
Then followed the greatest excitement
| of the conference. A dozen men demanded
| attention and delegates declared that they
did not understand what they were voting
Rev Dr. William M. Frysinger Of Cen
! tral Pennsylvania said that he had ap-
| pealed to the floor, and that the appeal
| mad been stated as having come from DR..
4 Nnufo focsF ton .fgaraf
voted intelligently and he demanded that
| his appeal be put.
Bishop Hurst refused to let the confer
| ence act on the appeal and amid the ut
/ most confusion, DR.. Frysinger cried out,
| If can't get justice on this floor l win
resign" He was greeted with cheers.
| Bishop Hurst said that DR.. Neeley had
| the floor to speak on his resolution.
! DR.. Kynett said that DR.. Neeley had no
| right to the floor until DR.. Frysinger's APP
| The bishop ruled otherwise
| DIR. Kynett, his face flushed with anger,
| jumped TO the floor and demanded that
| DIR. Neeley resume his seat and let the
| house decide whether Dr. Neeley had the
| hoor or the appeal be put. A hundred
| voices backed DR.. Kynett and the chair
| was compelled to put the appeal of Rev.
| DIR. Frysnger.
The house sustained the bishop and DR..
| Neeley tried to speak on his resolution.
Dr. Kynett demanded that both resolu-
| tions be read.
When the reading had subsided DR..
| Neeley had changed the reading of his res
| olution.
Dr. Neeley admitted that he had
Bishop Hurst said that he must restore
| the wording of the resolutions.
BY this time everybody was excited and
| a dozen angry delegates in all parts of the
| house Were vainly trying to get the floor
| During the confusion both resolutions
We're withdrawn and the incident closed.
Blshop Taylor, the missionary bishop
| from Africa, delivered his report. In part.
| he said: "All I ask for Africa is that in
| our missionary work, we do for the blacks
| what we would do for the whites. In
| that if this conference shall decided that
| the time has come to put all the African
| missions under the control of the mis-
| sionary society, / shah make no objec>
| tion. Only make your decision on the sub
| ject decisive"
Bishop Thoburn of India and Asia read
| his report. He said: Tn general terms we
have abundant reason to thank God for
our prosperity during the last four years
We have gained two annual conferences
and eleven presiding elder districts We
| now haye twenty-four district confer
ences. Our preachers now speak sixteen
Languages three more than four wears
ago, and by the end of the century thev
may be expected to preach in twenty Lam
guages. Four years ago our total num-
100000,
n,975 scholars, an increase of S73 schools
and q ,712 pupils.
THE Epworth League has made its first
appearance among us since my last re-
port, and we now have 1874 leagues and
6,555 members. We have over 200 natives
studying for the ministry.
After the long -wrangle, all reference to
the debate on the woman question was
ordered stricken from the record.
Friday, May 15 was set for memorial
day."
Resolutions were adopted commencing
the action of congress in cutting off aid
from sectarian schools.
A resolution asking the government to
grant belligerent rights to the Cubans
was referred, without debate, to the com
mittee on the state of the church.
The conference then adjourned.
A SAILOR DROWNED.