can hurl them like shot and
shell. Herbert Spencer once wrote an article on the different
biases which distort the human mind, and among the first he
reckoned the theological bias. In Christ's time and in the early
Christian days there was no liberty, every one was under the
despotism of the Roman Caesars, but women were on an equality with
men, and the religion that Christ taught included women equally
with men. He made none of the invidious distinctions which the
churches make to-day.

MRS. SHATTUCK (Mass.): We did not pass the resolution of last
year, so it could not have harmed anybody. But I protest against
this fling at masculine interpretation of the Scriptures.

MRS. MINOR (Mo.): I object to the whole thing--resolution and
letter both. I believe in confining ourselves to woman suffrage.

MRS. COLBY (Neb.): I was on that committee of resolutions last
year and wrote the modified one which was presented, and I am
willing to stand by it. I have not found that it hurts the work,
save with a few who do not know what the resolution was, or what
was said about it. The discussion was reported word for word in
the _Woman's Tribune_ and I think no one who read it would say
that it was irreligious or lacked respect for the teachings of
Christ. I believe we must say something in the line of Mrs.
Stanton's idea. She makes no fling at the church. She wants us to
treat the Church as we have the State--viz., negotiate for more
favorable action. We have this fact to deal with--that in no high
orthodox body have women been accorded any privileges.

EDWARD M. DAVIS (Penn.): I think we have never had a resolution
offered here so important as this. We have never had a measure
brought forward which would produce better results. I agree
entirely with Mrs. Stanton on this thing, that the church is the
greatest barrier to woman's progress. We do not want to proclaim
ourselves an irreligious or a religious people. This question of
religion does not touch us either way. We are neutral.

MADAME NEYMANN (N. Y.): Because the clergy has been one-sided, we
do not want to be one-sided. I know of no one for whom I have a
greater admiration than for Mrs. Stanton. Her resolution
antagonizes no one.

MRS. BROOKS (Neb.): Let us do this work in such a way that it