Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-09

Cleveland. Ohio, May S.-The woman
question, supposedly having been dis
POSED of by the Methodist conference,
there was a marked falling off in the
attendance this morning. BishopHurst
presided and the devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. DR.. S. w.
! Thomas. OF Philadelphia.
The woman question came up again
like Banquo's ghost and caused a great
deal of trouble. Mr.. Norris Sharp, of
Ohio, presented a resolution to exclude
the women delegates in that they have
relinquished their seats and that their
expenses be paid to the date of their
withdrawal. The resolution also called
| in their male reserves. Dr. Neely, of
| Philadelphia, presented a substitute, in
which the women were invited to re-
main as honored guests of the confer
ence, and their expenses ordered paid.
Dr.. Cranston rose and asked for rul-
ing by the chair as to the present status
| OF the women in the conference.
Bishop Hurst decided, it was not a
point of order, but was matter of in
depreciation for the body and ruled that
/ DR.. Nicely had the floor. Just after
I DR.. Neely began speaking DR.. Frysing-
er, OF Pennsylvania, appealed from the
/ decision of the chair and DR.. Cranston's S
| point. Bishop Hurst put the question,
being on the appeal of Dr. Cranston, and
! great confusion existed. A motion to
| lay the entire matter on the table was
/ lost by vote of 21S TO 109 yeas. DR..
Kynett raised the point of order that
the question had been improperly put,
but Bishop Hurst held that DR.. Neely
had the floor, and DR.. Kynett ap-
pealed
Bishop Hurst declined to entertain
the appeal, and dozen men were Oh
the floor shouting for recognition.
Bishop Hurst declined TO recognize any
one, but pounded with his gavel and
shouted:
DIR. Neely has the floor Dr. Leon
ard, DR. Chaffee and others loudly in
sisted on the appeal being put. Bishop
, Hurst pounded until he broke his
gavel. DR.. Frysinger insisted on the
/ appeal being put. and in this he was
Joined by the entire conference. Shouts
I TO put the appeal almost drowned out
the Bishops voice and the utmost con-
| fusion reigned.
Finally, forced by the conference.
Bishop Hurst said he ruled that both
papers were before the house and he
would entertain the appeal.
In the midst of intense excitement
the vote on the appeal was taken. The
I ruling of Bishop Hurst was sustained
by vote of 22S yeas and 204 nays. AS
soon as it was decided that the papers
were before the house. DR.. Neely and
Mr.. Sharp both withdrew their papers.
and the most violent struggle of the
first week Of the conference was over.
The little storm over the woman
question having passed over, DR.. ]. NJ.
Kings, of New York, presented a reso-
luton directed against the use of Fed
| eral money by the Roman Catholic
church, and its reading was frequently
interrupted with applause. 1t was
unanimously adopted without discus
sion.
Inc resolution opposed the practice
of sectarian appropriations for Indian
education. 1t states that this general
conference. representing the member
ship and constituency OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church reiterates its con-
viction that the cure for these sectarian
and ecclesiastical aggressions is to be
found in the adoption of the proposed
sixteenth amendment to the United
States constitution, drafted and pro-
mulgated by the national league for the
protection of American institutions.
After the transaction of other routine
business, the convention adjourned.