The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-19
REFUSE To GIVE
RIGHTS To WOMEN
Petition Defeated in Confer
enee by Big Majority After
Much Heated Debate
SEVEN NEW BISHOPS
ARE CONSECRATED
Members Set Monday Noon as Day
for Adjournment-Will
Open Mission Work in
Africa.

Especial TO The Richmond yirginian.)
ASHEvILLE. N. c., May 1s.-The
comet Wednesday night and the wo-
man question Thursday are the lime
Hight exhibits at tire Conference OF the
Methodist Church now In session. Rev.
Or. Frank Richardson, or Tennessee.
the Nestor of the Conference. laid off
in his best vein of humor and satire
for the women's side. Great laughter
greeted his sally that You say women
can do this and that and the other work
In the church. but must not profane
with her unhaliowed presence the sane
tum sancttrum OF the quarterly con-
ference"
Miss Belle Bennett, of Kentucky,
president of the Womans Home Mis-
sion Society. and author of the re-
quest. was}invited to address the Con-
ference. which she did at lentgh. She
said the councils OF the church needs
the women; that the mission work
needs the women. that opposition to
their administration to rights of men
was due to prejudice ana sentiment
rather than reason: and that IL the
General Conference did not grant the
women's request the agitation would
continue. Some people. she declared.
need education on the subject
DIR. George X. Stuart said that pos
Elptt tchs&S VI HiSsA'PS ASS1 SAo
cation. They are against it
1.-THE able committee are also against
IT," he continued. "Ths cali for this
action comes from "a most insignificant
number of our women. The tremen-
dous majority of the women are either
silent or opposed to it, Noman's work
Is more honorable than that of men.
When my wife dresses the baby and
80 out 10 hitch up the horse, her work
h..T ~ han fFA 4 .afsp h
ter) We speak Tor our wives: | am
speaking for mine tLaughter.) l
plead Tor woman's higher privileges
rather than her lower rights. Ged
made them. man ana woman. This Ia
the beginning OF the moyemeiiS for wo-
man poitticai ambition and foe to
the home and wofnaniiness."
Dir. w. b. stupos plead for the We
mems petition. he said the women
are already on the general MISSION
board OF managers.
Request Denied
The women s request was then de-
MED by vote of to tss.
Against a strong EFFORT to set Fri
day afternoon or night for tinal adj
Journment, the conference. after
.-earnest debate, held on Monday noon
as the time, The whore calendar
3 viii be called. Conference refused
10 MRHVtnt a ttUtfatttttS ~ Sttk -
These men are strenuous workers, and
though weary, are holding to business
from nine to ten hours a day.
A pleasing incident OF the session
was the presentation of a magnificent
loving cup 70 the aged Bishop Key,
OF Texas, from the Texas delegation.
The presentation was made 10y Bishop
Gambler in pleasing speech.
The College OF Bishops last night
assigned Bishop Wilson to preside
over the Virginia conference at. Cen
tenary church, Richmond. In Novem-
Der next Ii Bishop Wilson's feeble
health prevents his presidency. Bish-
OPP Gambler. IL il said. Will take his
place.
The board OF missions has decided
to open work In Africa. Bishop Wall
ter II. Lamhuth was assigned to this
field. and will personally superin-
tend the establishment of the mis-
sion In that continent.
BY very large majority Messrs.
Smith and Lamar were Reelected
publishing agents.
The Federal council to adjust diff
ferences between the different Meth
odism VIII have the following menu
bers from the Southern Methodist
church: Bishops Wilson. Hoss and
Denny, Revs W J.. Young. r. NJ.
Thomas. e. NJ. Bishop and -Messrs.
NJ l.. Walton, r. s Hyer. w. B.
! Stubs. Lay representation In the
annual conferences will hereafter be
one for every 1900 members In a
presiding elders district. and one for
every two-thirds of 1900 members,
no district to have less than four
representatives.
DIR. s. Parkes Cadmon. of New
York City. delivered a magnificent
lecture last night on The Puritan
z In Two Continents"
New Bishops COnsecrated.
The seven new bishops were con-
secrated at p. NJ Thursday after
noon In the presence of an immense
throng, which packed Central Meth
odist church. The services were con-
Quoted according to the well known
and beautiful ritual. Bishop Wilson,
who 10 senior bishop, was In charge
and preached the sermon.