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Show Tin- ni nimiisr. Adloutuiiipiil oflli. taiil.reuea Alltr una- nr..luu Ouaiia, -Neb, Msy id At tha Mtthodltt aonfurenca tills morning the lommttteaou tho state of the church recommended tho appolntmeut of a committee uf three tlthopt, three mlnl.ter. and tbrea laymen lo comld. or the advlab1llty of an organic union of all the Mcthodlit dh irche of lha United Hlate. Adopted. Tha report of the Judiciary commit tea that tho word "laymen" In dla-clpllnu dla-clpllnu meant men ouly, then came up. Dr. Hamilton ollered a suUtltuloiro. vldlng that annual conference should vote upon the jiroioltlon to make the worJ "laymen' miau men ouly, and In eaia the proportion wa not carried hyn two-thirds votu tho word "lay. nun" should thereafter mraj both meu aud women. After n sharp discussion dis-cussion thu tuhslltute was adopted, 31 to7t. This wositdrcldrd victory for thu w omen In the general coufureiue. After adopting the resolullun to ask the annual conferences lo reduce thu rej resuntatlon from ouo delegate for eadi forty five inlnltters to ut.o for eseli ninety, the conference adjourned sine die. |