The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-07
WOMEN STILL THE TOPIC.
Question Presented to NctholistS
in Various Phases.
UNION OF TIE NORTH AND SOUTH.
Conferences ot'Ninety-Sevcn to Pass on
he OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on the
Woman Question.

Cleveland. Ohio, May 1.-THE woman
question IN the Methodist Episcopal gen
cral conference seems to BIZ irreprcssiblc
No sooner had the session been opened
today than II resolution which provided
Changes IN the constitution OF the i.p.
worth .casue SO that women meht he
'"Hl' trustees ct the league was !u.ncu.d
upon IN. conference. Iui$ resolution L.
A''ipretci to moan another iignl On "a
woman question. The resolution w!!l he
maze the order of business Il week from
today.
r,n"i Tor WORKOUT ministers und widows
aid children of deceased ministers by
hdNins tne CHURCHES appealed TO- wa
adopted.
mis- was followed by a resolution which
hau u great deal of manning to iho
.hllrch. IN the preamble It said that the
iteN. Or Morris, frutrrnai delegate of the
ni'tnoulst tplsc"ln' church. Sonih. In his
h'titss TO the confer nee recommended
mat ii commission OF thro. bishops. three
ministers und three lnymen to act with
sun4nf commission, already appointed by
the methodist church, South. looking 10
ward concentration OF The Two churches
should he appointed
y motion %ns made 10 refer IT to IN.
committee hut 1t was drmurrcd To- S.v-
,rai delegates thought II w,uid I..n GOOD
plan TO 0c; ON the matter al once and nnt
r'lcr to committee. They c.rc united
IN Tho opinion that tho resolution should
be decided on the iloor and without u
Erent deal of dohhic as courtesy 10 ih,
Methodist Episcopal church, south.
f,V i'nn'cl Stevenson OF Kentucky pre-
.,'''' -, a. s"F'rs 81 resolutions IL u .ghs''-
tlt". Thcse rccitc ,t. fact That ia ISL.
Tho general conference OF thu Methodist
Episcopal church. Norin. appointed II
'omrssion to confer Regarding a union
OF ne two churches 1t provided for thc
appointment OF "a commute, nf eight nia-
listers seven laym'u and mn bishop This
N"Nu'Iti"s IS 10 meet ii siiniur commit r.
from INC Methodist Episcopal chu'.l.
south. If the connittce from the Memo
n'St episcopal church. Sorth, IS rot en-
powered t. conduct such negotiations TIM
general conference is requested to cou.er
such power ON them. Nothing agreed "a
lN these committees IS &. he binding untll
reported 10 ami approved by The respect
"" general conferences In 1897 Bonn ma
i'rts werr referred to the committee on
state of the church
IN" hour had arrived for tho spcc'.,i or
der of business and Dr Leonard of C.n-
cincinnati was recogni1el. He Welded the
floor TO iDr. Felloy, WHO presented a seria.
of resolutions .dcprrcat!ag the lack Of
courtesy extended TO rr Morris as fra
iortslI delegate from the Methodist EMS
conal church. South. It appeurs that
through misunderstanding sGant cnur-
tesy was extended to Inn and he was
not welcomed as he shonh havc hocn.
Tho resolutions conveyed these humble
regrets md apologies Or Iiuckley
amended By inviting him To visit the con-
ference again md utter a brief appuuln-
tion. the resolution WAS unanimously
adopted
pr Ieornrd, who had been recognized.
Yielded the floor on the question. Rev,
Nr Moore of Cincinnati opened the do
bate of the morning on the woman qucs-
ton.
Tho speech OF Hcv Moore was followed
In rapid succession by at least twenty
others.
Tho conference then adjourned.
The first important meetings of the
standing committees was here this after
noon The committees worr those on
oriaropacy. itinerary. boundaries. state
of the church. reviVals temporal. ccano-
nv and eligibility,
cd many important matters. South Amer
len required ihc aha'ishuieni of the for
ogn missionary Ill hops and the establish
rncni of bishop With tni' episcopal pow
ors In that country. Iurope also asked
for bishop TIN presiding elders nSso-
citation Of tho Central states requested
that presiding 'ldsrs be- giron concurrent
jurisdiction with the bishops In appnlnt-
ing minister's. Tho lnymen's aasociaiion
Of Cincinnati requested that the hishops
be assigned TO certain stations 80 remain
osht v'ars In oach instance. instead of
choosing ''eir own inrritoly as no'Y.
chairman Eucl.lav decided that all tnusa
matters should he referred to tb" SUD-
committees. which WAS don" ANA adjourn
Tho rommi,f.n ON ollril,ilitv considered
thn follovinf. rronosition as n solution Of
tho woman delegate question;
,,r,,s,,nt rorf,roneo he sootrl ,yithou, nrei
adicn to any fufuro action Of This con
Ference and that The question he arnin
submitted to n vote before thu noxt gnn
,rn com 'r'n'" mnnrr '',r rcT,ni nsi,'
The memhors of tho committee discussed
this proposition all afternoon and nd
journel
There IL much chngrin over the un,nten-
tional sighting of Rov. Morris of Nash
Vile Team, the representa- I've oi TIM
Methodist Episcopal church (South). as IT
Is fan rod il may hnve IA fnndpunV to Hruil e.