New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
Will Not Keep Silence 4
in the Church Any More

! two old. was thrown ont .rto tho ~,
to o;o !rcause She was the third d,,,,.s
and nnr parents dbi not want arosh..
she VAS found. "a rod ror and e,s,c,,o. VIZ
, :1,.s t12. es, an .ia2,!Y married a ny
m'ris''. Th" "s"r'ries. seeing s-,,.
! a".s. 1.i.~iCs .r p Nags Ter ot h,y co,o,'
. scrt &c :, inca 20 oe educated
itvc, NcT,2o, IA IS not so forv.,.
! - '1 %. 'sihorIu. Ia tho matter of ,r-
,'- -. ~ :he vote. mas. however. ou,a,.
70 CD nloce progressive nations Oy sers,.
!: ;e.cSsj., 70 ;h,s o'afe-epcp She In a,-
uori's iuapa Palsch,G. a young womsn .
'nucr learning, whe. IS teacher a, %,
pueAia state Norma institute ,or c,,,
TIC Presbyterian Hurch Assembly :.
LouiayiiIc aljo ;uyrn, low, ,he requesr :.
wou1or ,nat hey be allowed 20 enter -
ministry.
The inita..an ard XII, s.sa,is, Ch,Ircs..
noUoV.i. which have ious had women ml,'
istors. dis.inSIi &rnd .hemsnlves -urth.r ..
t..,. % - II suH'-agG u ~ ;nGorslnx wor,..
qrf'rag, .e3oij.1inrS TIC Cni;arians w.
rerI'nird II that i1aa, u 1eir illustro,.
members he'd been in :avor OF suftr.r.
among them being 'rho,dore Parker. s,.
=. II Lob.
-. J.onI. ,.orga William Curtis, ,;eor,, -
iloar. julia Ward TLH,e and Lucy s,on.
Thc resolution offeren by FRED Y. Gnn,
u Montreal, was carvScd with only Com,
dissentifnts.
In :hc tHivorSast Convention he Pa,
hda g. Bowles mad q. strenuous time H4.A
nor .ulfrag" measure, bat sho finally xo-
ccc'lcd in passing II. Certain brethre,
however. who were. as ~. Paul was one.
very mad" succeeded in keeping the p,,.
sage u the resolution Dlu of tho psp,,,
and the news l"aked ou' only through r,
suffrage press. Nar~e Than thar. w.,
Bowles writes 10 Tfs Tribune that IA.
now, was 1T least to % looked for in or.
cisI ~ cords Of the c'alvention. but eys
hath s'pr ". Tho can. fil2"
- good study Tor nv present hour .A,
.ont,ul"s is found iu. 10 words OF A r..
loved I'ni"orsol.st roct. Aic" caro-, va
ya'd.
yet when nan an ll~ apart
From deeds. on theolNgic trust,
know tie blood aboIr hs head
dlN - dust
~ HoWlo, -,-cr couiJ Lcnderstani tie
,ogi" ot 'rc brethren who thint sIHr,n
30 = ~oug'o'u, ru.a'ior and tr,' n keep I,
out 81 "hurch gsthariugs
THO mon opposed - sTftrsgo 81,
writes "ve-" ioudost IN proclaimirg II.
Fatrerhori of cod and Bro,herh ,od al
Man .ooutaS - 'link tna. these mascg
lIro Nouns suggested rI1Sul.nA syp-
rloris, of church member srir,. iusllrins n.
~. lea.lc -,hip of Tc.'is. bit ~ His mage
lin. toliowprs orir. -tiil. ! c'0rkad on A..
coultsntIv urged that oman sun age III
the relig',si. question Il tho hoDy We,
no. tho rh.Irchc1 composed 'of MA lon, |
of Jotolcss women. hence lacking In soci
power and dignity. bndy of t..h,
units cannot pir 'h" respect Of the con.
muritv At large n a. on This account Tia, |
the church has d,vindled and pershG n !
many places. Sometimes the male admit. |
is,ration gave - z'alou. woman M, /
'ster tho prtvlegr Of taking one Of thes
dormant and foehIe churches that no ma
would accept and she never failed 80 gu
Il new lifc Still men shut their o'e. {, |
this l"ssou. and even women dreaded .;
praise women ministers IN the presen:e Il
tho mon Who had so long led them 10 ati
the ministry sacred ~ men"
Mrs. Rowles believes that the Chgro
must holp woman suffrage. because Il .
in IN" ballot that women viii have tts
strongcs' weapon 70 rghf tSe world. a.
flesh and the devil II IL non cOnsi6sf.. |
tion in her mind that some women var
the vote and some do not. the voee ei
symbol of responsibility and must n /
forced upon all. save telons and focs f-
Nm as'onshinsly large number ot ~
om,A who arc prominent IN suffrage vei
are ministers. The Rev Antoinerte Ercr,
y lackpsll tho Oldest particlpan, IN ~
recent suffrage parade was the frs' voms,
minister 'n tho United states She Va, |
ordained IN tho "ongrncatiora' Church, 6
South Butler. Y V. ~ Is5c This ,cI
created tremendous eVciter,>rt The |s- |
York Independent declared that arv pc~.
an vho lot herso'f he ordained ras al
rtdel. and a0v rhurch that p"''d ordsI
h"r was ~ ir'idal church
DESPITE This reception. women rs-Sev.re,
~ demanding recognition in tho pplp-s
until now. according 10 tho --latest censvs
there are 100 women ministers ~ th |
United States. belonging ~ almost eysD
denomination. Among the most widsHI
known are IN" Rev. Anna Garlin Spence i
m" Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane. who q /
lat" has given much of her attention t'I
sanitary reforms of cities. the Rev EleanrI
Gordon. president OF tho Iows EdUa' SufI
frage Association. and the Rev. Nirsl
Jenny Howe. prominent I'm suffrage vorsl
in New York city Tho National Wome,I
Ministers Association was formed last year
With the Rcv. Marion Murdock. az Cali.crI
nin. president.