New-York tribune., 1901-04-17
WOMEN MOTTO BE ADMITTED.
NETWORK EAST CONFERENCE DEFEATS
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
CHURCH CONSTITUTION.

The discussion OF the constitution of the
Church occupied the greater part Of the morning
session and all Of the afternoon session Of the
New-York East Conference at the Hanson Place
Methodist Episcopal Church. Brooklyn, yesterday.
There was strong opposition manifested on the
part OF many speakers to the substitution of the
words LAY members" for ''laymen," which would
give women the right to seat in the general
conference.
DR. d G. Downey opposed the change saying
that the time had Yet come for admitting
women to the law making body. DR. Buckley said
he was compelled to vote against the adoption of
the constitution because of the clause admitting
women as members. although he favored the other
changes He referred to mistakes made by the
Daughters Of the Revolution and by the woman's
Christian Temperance Union. and also spoke of
the demonstrations made by Mrs. Nation as an
evidence of what women might IN thelr nncoh-
trolled zeal undertake to do.
DR. George E. Reed said he was against the new
constitution simply because 1t aimed TO secure the
admission of women to the general conference as
q subterfuge. He In favor of admitting them;
they were bound come in; but he wanted them
n secure representation through proper means.
Tie discussion was continued at the afternoon
session for three hours. when the Rev George r
Mains said he was IN favor of the adoption of the
constitution and thus ending the interminabe
question over the admission Of women to the gen.
eral conference Personally he was opposed to
such action. He believed that the sphere OF woman
was In the home and there her influence was
,ty n, the rank and file of the Church believes that
women should be admitted to the councils of the
Church.
After further discussion the previous question
was ordered and the vote was taken IL resulted IN
a majority of sixty-seven against the adoption OF
the constitution.
The following assignments Of ministers to Brook
lyn churches were made;
St Andrews f. G. Howell: Bushwick Avenue r W
" Couch; First Church. II. F. kastendeck' fleet
street r r. Stockdale: Knickerbocker Avenue - W.
snodgraxs North Fifth Lemue Hicharuson SANDS
S.rsaf Memorial A. II. Sandford Shaw Avenue, w "
clark: Siupson T. s. Henderson, ST John s. N ~
Dawn.y: s5uth Second Street F Saunders South Third
Stns Avenue +. D. Walter; Union; w r. uis, Estes;
WiI1ism. Avenue George Adams: York Street Wiiana
Hamilton: Caverton supply Eunalo Avenue "a -,
rrnL fropsey Avenue. ". II. WakehaI f.ighteeth
s,reef W II Bur,xin: Enbury Memorial b u ,11lppIe,
i-eri,iore Street C. Knesal; First Place 4 l. Ihorpe,
Fstiands N Hubbard Fourth Avenue ). hippsn' N9T
ynrx avenue A. S. Kavanash. Nostrand Avenus 3; "a.
Wi,i.y. Ridley Memorial. G. II butcher Russell Place
a. s Williams; St. Pauls. William StonehA.' siAta
Wanh.ttan-Alien street Memorial, B. F Saxton beek-
r.n Hfl r. w Caswell: City Island. w. -. WILSON
zsser Eleventh Street. l. Fox: FoT.y,he Street
stnn olive Richardson Prospect ASeSu Aosn
Hodeetts Second Street. r. puneS' urnv
s,vast ! II Fairchild Seventh Street J. X Sinny' s
g., Street A.. Dent: Thirty sevensh SLres,,
sAS Hoag: Trinity. W. A. RchaTn' i"eh'S-Se'en'n
Nr.,s H. T. Weston.