The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-10

The conference met at the usual hour
Bishop McTyeire in the chair, and was
opened with the customary religious ex
ercises.
Minutes of previous day read and ap-
proved.
DEACoN's ORDERS.
Upon call of districts for recommends
tions of local preachers for deacons
orders, the following we're named and
regularly elected: Columbus r. Wright,
VIM. F. Princeton, Joseph B. Westrop,
George ". Merritt.
ELDERS ORDERS.
In the same manner the following gen
tlemen were elected to be ordained elders:
George e. Stoval and Wiley W. Minis.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The special committee appointed to
! look into certain matters alleged against
A. L. p. Green, reported there we're suf
fcient grounds for trial and preferred
the charge of immortality against him, in
that he had violated the Book of Discip-
line, providing against doing harm, in
appropriating to mis- own use funds col
lected for missionary purposes.
Rev. Wesley Smith was named by the
committee to prosecute the case.
! The following committee Of trial was
elected:
bliss, Samuel H. Brown, G. r. Shapard, J.
M. Wesson, J. L. Murray, M. II. Porter, D.
II. Limbaugh.
Rev. DIR. John was appointed chairman
of the committee and Rev. Mickle sec
rotary.
THE PHILLIPS CASE.
The committee to whom had been re-
ferred the matter of W. J. Phillips, to
bring in more specific specifications, sub
mitted a report that they had made out
case for trial and preferred against Mr..
Phillips the charge of immortality. The
two specifications, drunkenness. Once, at
Bryan, Texas, and again at Wooten Wells.
At one time he was SO drunk he did not
know his baggage.
Rev. ThOs. r. Rogers, chairman of the
committee, was instructed to take the case
in hand and, with all justice to the de-
PENDANT, report as early as practicable.
PAINE INSTITUTE.
Layman Ben. E. McCuIloch, chairman,
submitted the following report
To the Bishop and Members of the Texas Confer
ence.
DEAR FATHERS AND BRETHREN:-T The
committee to whom was referred the ap-
peal in behalf of Pain Institute, beg leave
to report.
This institution inaugurated by the gen
eral conference of 1882, to aid our breth-
rem of the Colored Methodist Episcopal
church in America in educating young
men for the ministry and mission fields,
was located on the joint recommendation
of our bishops at Augusta, Georgia. The
design Of this movement will appeal to
every christian heart "The World is our
Parish and an important part of our
field are these sons of Ham, providentially
placed in our midst. In other days
the colored people presented the
God wonderfully blessed our labors among
them.
Their changed condition does not relieve
US of our obligations to them. The col
ored Methodist church was organized I'M
der our auspices and a sacred paternal OBJ
legation pledges Us to aid them.
The colored people served US and oul
fathers, in other days, in temporal things
and we owe them a debt in spiritual
J things. They need the Gospel, and the
men who bear them the message should
be fully equipped for the work This
school of the Prophets" which, we be
lieve, bears upon it the impress of divine
appreciation, like all other agencies FOL
the spread of the Gospel, MUST be sup
ported by the iberality of the church
Our brethren of the colored Methods
church in America are poor. God has
blessed US in material things. "Men and
Brethren" let us help them.
They appeal to this conference fo1
$3.50.
RESOLVED I've most cordially ednors'
and will cheerfully support the Pain In
stitute,
RESOLVED II-That the Bishop be re
quested to permit collection for thi
purpose to be raised at this time.
(Signed) BEN E. MCCULLooH,
G. W. THOMAS,
VIM. SHAPHARD,
CiOmInittaa