They were out fifteen minutes and reported that, as in their opinion the call for this meeting was not intended to include female delegates, and custom had not sanctioned the public action of women in similar situations, their credentials should be rejected.

And this after they already had been accepted! Rev.Thomas Wentworth Higginson, pastor of the Unitarian church in Worcester, Mass., at once resigned from the business committee and withdrew from the meeting, as did also the women delegates and such gentlemen, including several ministers, as thought the ladies had been unjustly treated.

They met at Dr.Trail's office and decided to call a Whole World's Temperance Convention which should not exclude one-half the world, and that the half which was doing the most effective work for temperance.
After they left the Brick Church meeting there were many speeches made condemning the action of women in taking public part in any reforms, led by Rev.Fowler, of Utica, Rev.Hewitt, of Bridgeport, Conn., and Rev.Chambers.The last said he rejoiced that the women were gone, as they were "now rid of the scum of the convention." Mayor Barstow, who had threatened to resign rather than put the motion that Miss Anthony should be on the business committee, made a speech which the press declared too indecent to be reported.

It must be remembered that this entire discussion was founded on the mere proposal to place Miss Anthony on a committee of a temperance meeting.

Horace Greeley handled these men without gloves in an article in the Tribune beginning: Rev.John! We have allowed you to be heard at full length; now you and your set will be silent and hear us.