The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-18
C0gsICAE&.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
A Big Days Work by thu Conference
and an Adjournment Had-Fan List
fAPq0iatments-.Lo Trans
piriDss at the Basy little
City--Other News.


ilsious ssryicss conducted by Rsv. W.
7, &olussn.
The returning board appointed TO
c0ua' he third hsllos Tor lsymen and
sscoud ballot tor clerical members,
presented their report, w5ioa Was 81
nounoed as follows;
Clerical OelsSatcs-I. Fred Cox, -,
Bishop, ]. T. Il. Annis, L. l.. arm.
srrony
Lay Da!egR.ss-Genorsl y. Jester,
J. ~. Lane and J. X. Laua.
The lsymer decided 20 elscs slter-
nGlcs b. piurs.IGY vote, az did also
the clerical college. The lay sl,ernsies
claated Sre as follows: o. s. Kennedy,
g. w. HolllnsTorth and George PEN
"loton,
Fourth ballot, clerical, regulted IN
the sIectiOu OF W, Il. .. Stockton,
Sam P. WriSht and II &C. Almsir)rg
as alter nasas.
The ropors CT tbe Joint board Of
finance, pepdiGs when the tiu0 for
einc len OF q 10 atos came up, was re-
suICed, ana that pars Of tho report PSF
taininE TO tho assCssmont Of educs-
iiDnSl lRud for delegates to th9 general
ceui0tence, for oXplns5s OF jOius b0SrJ
OF pnblicstioU, was read end AdOptdd
Henry 2. Man, coming % the con
florence from this MorhCdist Episcopal
church for recognition OF orders a3 IN
elder, being dRly recommended, was
ooSni2sd.
Question l, "WR9 ars admitted On
trla Into travelling connnctioaW was
call0d. Emmetts Hish.ower, from
Cleburne station, William 8. Ford,
from Mineral Wells station, mud Thom-
az Dunosn, from ClsDurn9 atsion, BE-
ing rscomm snded by their respective
Gu irteriy conforNncer, aud having
passed. ~ approved examination, wole
| sd uitisa,
Question 8, "Wdo1sre rasdmitted?"
was called, and G. ~. EDWARDS, roc
ommscdea b. quarterly conferences
OF Csntsrvii o circuit, Wsatherford dis
trtct, was pres9nta1, but wa not read
,aitted II, r. Ray, recommended by
| the qusr.erlY conference 0f Tho
| Commando clfpu,b, Bc0YRWo0d Glssrio-,
was readmlttB. Lsooidsg L1ntz WA
located at his 6gn reouas'.
The secretary OF Tie board of church
exclusion rosa the report, which was
| ad1ptad.
a paper looking to the missionary
work ard asking additional help from
tno foreign board, TAs referred to con,
| 'eFonge mic iOa bpSfd.
| Phc board Of n9ai1ns read g. part of
their rapot ass2asllg the dist,iats
with sm9uato .t,ust5C for lha Buppar
OF missions, foreign a16 domestic, for
tho coming ysar.
G'he board OF education presented
their report, WhlcR wg9 road by g. s.
WyGtt. Pending Tho adOption Of the
r9pOrt, Dr.. John w. Heidi addressed
tue conference. A motion that when
tho meeting asigurued, IL adjourn
TO meet ut O'clock, Yves carried.
The time OF the session was extended
indefinitely 10 allow DR.. Heidi 20
finish his address, Az concluding, the
report Of the board OF education was
| adopted.
Tho conference adjourned 20 most
| this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met et 3 O'clock, the
bishop Ia the OhGir; religious services
conducted by Rev. w. L.. Nelms.
che repor6 Of the oommlttseo on
books ead periodicals was read and
adopted.
An address WAS then made by Or. G..
". Briggg, o6i.0v Of the F0EGs Chris
F'en Advocate, IN relation to religious
periodicals aud nis own pspag.
The report ~ tAs committee on COR
ference relations ,gaS rGad,. and that
part in roleo . nupernumersriss
was adopted, aUu aJterward "a g
whole.
@ Il Ellis aske5 8 loaaaon, which
was grsnted
The report Cf tho oommitt8B on the
state of tho church w2s presented and
read by w. d. Robinson, and adopted.
Tho report Of ihA COMMITTEES on sun
Tie committee on temperance resd q
report, which was adopad.
day schools wss re2d and adopted.
a resolution from the Eastlend dis
trios, 20 make egcA district steward pa
ex-otlicio member Of the disbric. cun-
teroace, prevailed.
a motion waS made and carried that
a pro rata assessment be made on the
joint board OF finance, of church extern
sion, hoard Of Missions and board of
education, for the recessary funds to
publish the minutes of this conference,
and that the secretary OF she confer
ence draw on the above Tor that pur-
pose.
The following resolution was unanl-
mously adopted:
Resolved, first, That this conference
renders its sincers thanks to tho olti-
zens OF Corsicaua ard vicinity for the
most hospitael0 manner with which
they have ontertaiuSd US, and that we
will pray GODS richest benedictions
upon them in & grseious revival dur
ing tho incoming year.
Resolved, second, That VIC tender
our thanks 10 the various churches for
the courtesy extended us In tho uSs OF
their houses OF worship, aud pray
that God may give than prosperity In
al things pnrtsining To tho good of
man and glory Of God.
The following was offered and
Edspte1:
WHEREAS, Tho conference has been
so kindly and elegantly ontortaiuse,
and whereas we feel that this Is
largely due TO tho thoughtful method
and kindnoes Of Brother w. II.
Vaughn,
| Resolved, That we tendon our un-
folgned thanks 10 this good brother.
Tho bishop then read the following
appointments and sdJourned the SEES
e,on Of the conference.
GzoGaETowN DISTRICT.
Georgetown District james Macl,ey
Georgetown StstioD-W. q, Conner.
Bolton Station---W. l.. Nelms.
Bolton Circui,-W. II. Kiyce.
Round Rock and Teylor--Jerome
Harolson.
Temple Clrcult-A. Y. Taylor.
Corn Hill-Sam Morris.
Sugar Loaf--W. l.. Harris.
Liberty HILL. s.. Tunnel.
| Salsdo-9. W. Graves.
| Ossnville--J. Die.
Ber,ram Clrcuit--M. T.. Holenbeck.
Burnet--A. p. Smith
Lampssss Circuit-w. n. Melugen,
Burnett Cirsult-A. p. Smith.
| wAxAHACliIR DISTRICT.
X. G. Armstrong, Presiding Elder.
WaxshGohie S,atlon--M, X, Little,
W9xshaohis Cir0uit--B. M. Steph-
ems.
Ennis Station -. Fred Cox.
Sims aud GlBnwood-- -. NECTAR
yer.
Lancaster Clrcuit-G. w. Owens.