The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . of the United States,visited the Conference and delivered be-fore it a notable address, entitled Inter-national Arbitration. During the ensuing quadrennium theproposition to change the constitution soas to make women eligible to seats inthe General Conference was thoroughlydiscussed. A vote on the subject wastaken, as previ
The illustrated history of Methodism [electronic resource]; the story of the origin and progress of the Methodist church, from its foundation by John Wesley to the present dayWritten in popular style and illustrated by more than one thousand portraits and views of persons . of the United States,visited the Conference and delivered be-fore it a notable address, entitled Inter-national Arbitration. During the ensuing quadrennium theproposition to change the constitution soas to make women eligible to seats inthe General Conference was thoroughlydiscussed. A vote on the subject wastaken, as previously provided for, and laity. It provided for the submission tothe Annual Conferences held during18.).) and lSJG of a proposition to changethe Second Restrictive Rule so as to de-clare that lay delegates to the GeneralConference must be male was contended by those favoring thesubmission of the proposition that, if theamendment did not receive the votes ofthree-fourths of the ministers present andvoting, and two-thirds of a subsequentGeneral Conference, the rule should beso construed that the words lay dele-gate might include both men andwomen. This proposition was not favor-ably received by the ministers, and the 646 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A GEOrP OF Rev. Levi Gilbert, D. D., Western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati. 2. Rev. Eugene R. Smith, D. Gospel in All Lands, New York City. 3. J. E- E- Sawyer, formerly Northern Christian Advocate, Syracuse, NewYork. 4. Rev. W. Smith, I/L* D., Pittsburgh Christian Advocate. 5. A. N. Fisher, Pacific ChristianAdvocate, Portland, Oregon. 6. Rev. W. S. Matthews, D. T>., California Christian Advocate, San Joseph F. Berry, The lipmorth Herald, Chicago. majority of them declined to vote uponit. It was hastily passed amid someconfusion. Another proposition sub-mitted, that the time for the meeting ofthe General Conference should bechanged from the first day of May to thefirst Wedn
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