When was it published?

May 1, 1940 in Afro American Courier

Domestic News May 1, 1940

Afro American Courier

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Ame Conference, Women Ordination, Detroit, Martha J Keys, Church Discipline

Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi

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What is this article about?

At the A.M.E. Conference in Detroit, Michigan, women lost their effort for ordination as ministers. Evangelist Martha J. Keys presented a bill to amend the church discipline allowing bishops to ordain qualified women in exceptional cases, which was adopted but then tabled 309-248 after debate.

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At the A. M. E. Conference, Detroit, Mich., the women lost their fight to be ordained as ministers in the A. M. E. Church. A bill presented by Evangelist Martha J. Keys, asked that line 27, page 9, of the discipline be changed to read as follows. "And in exceptional cases the Bishop, by vote of the Annual Conference, may ordain any woman possessing qualifications as provided for entrance into the itineracy." The bill was adopted but after a debate to support it, the motion to lay the matter on the table won, 309 to 248.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Event

What keywords are associated?

Ame Conference Women Ordination Detroit Martha J Keys Church Discipline

What entities or persons were involved?

Evangelist Martha J. Keys

Where did it happen?

Detroit, Mich.

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Primary Location

Detroit, Mich.

Key Persons

Evangelist Martha J. Keys

Outcome

the bill was adopted but after a debate to support it, the motion to lay the matter on the table won, 309 to 248.

Event Details

At the A. M. E. Conference, Detroit, Mich., the women lost their fight to be ordained as ministers in the A. M. E. Church. A bill presented by Evangelist Martha J. Keys, asked that line 27, page 9, of the discipline be changed to read as follows. "And in exceptional cases the Bishop, by vote of the Annual Conference, may ordain any woman possessing qualifications as provided for entrance into the itineracy."