The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-28
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
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NEWARK, March 28 1S96-From nine
o'clock this morning until eleven the min
isterial members of the Conference sit
ting in st. PauPs Church applied them
selves to routine discussion of disciplin-
ary questions, so that from eleven O. clock
they could take hold of Dr. Hamilton s
constitutional amendment permitting wo-
men to be elected as lay delegates.
During the course of that business the
characters of the elders were passed with
one exception, and that was of the Rev.
Clifford E. Scott, pastor of Mount Fern,
New Dover, who hasn't been on his
charge for whole year. To add to the
mystery Of this brothers conduct Presid-
ing Elder Van Benschcten said that the
Bishop appointed him with the under
standing that he would not go on his
charge. This annolpcement took the
breath away from the brethren, who ask
ed for light, but the discussion was
-ehnked of, and three pastors were ap-
pointed to look into the case
It was also reported that Simpson
Church, Paterson, is in a. bad way. It is
worth $4,000. has Sc. ooO mortgage on it
and hasn't paid two years interest on its
incumprances, and to sum up, cannot pay
25 cents on the dollar. A committee was
appointed to investigate its condition
These students were elected elders
Charles K. Hutchinson. W H.. Morgan.
yey, s. F. Custard. j. o. sparnon, G. 6.
Vogel, c. Waldron, W. J. Hampton, j.
McMprray, Fl. G., Thompson, F. H
orders.H. x. Carroll, Alfred Evans, S.
T. jackson; local preachers advanced to
deacon's order-D. D. Smalley, F. G. Cur
tis.
At this point Bishop John H. Vincent
entered, followed BY Chancellor Day, Of
Syracuse University. and the letters of
the first ballot taken, this morning for
ficient for choice. namely 81 votes. An
other ballot was taken with this result
Presiding Elder s; Van Benschoten and
the Rev. 8. l.. Baldwin had the requisite
votes. This makes three delegates elect
ed. DR.. Buttz was elected yesterday. An
other ballot was ordered, and the Rev. II.
Smith were elected.
The whole list of delegates is now
MInisteriaIH Mini 4 Buttz, =. Van Ben
G. W. Smith; lay-Franklin Murphy, DR..
r. R. Doherty.
The decks being now clear "the" fight
position was begun. This was sent down
by the General Conference to be voted
on and reads Resolved. That the Sec
ond restrictive rule be amended SO as to
read nor of more than two lay dele-
gates for an annual Conference and said
delegates must be male members. !" Or
in other words to shut out the new wom-
an from election as a delegate
The peculiar wording of the resolution
raised great deal of criticism and pro-
amid great shouts of laughter
''The women are in and If we vote them
in they're out. and il we vote them out
they're in.''
This negative resolution was finally
submitted and the vote was:--Ayes, 8;
nays, 27; declined to vote, 121. This after
noon the affirmative proposition will
come up for discussion.
Resolved, That the second restrictive
rule be amended to read nor of more
than two lay delegates. and said dele
gates may be men or women
Before adjournment DR.. J. w. Hamil-
ton spoke in favor of the Southern Edu-
cation Society and Chancellor Day for
Syracuse University