The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-15

Mr.. Archer fav0reu INC rcPorV =" u"
earnest speech. >.
Mr. Hughes, did not think 1t com
United the confcren q 10 party lines.
TINT it was not a party question, no
more than the educational question
He was for that document just as IL
was.
Rev. Miller spoke in favor Of the
resolution.
Mr.. McLain, again spoke, he said the
bretheren insist that we are not coih-
mitted to vote as the conference nc
tates, but it..was his opinion thatit ala.
The vote was then taken and adopt
ed, with applause.
Statistical report was read, sho wing
the condition of the church, increase
ETC.. which was adopted.
Sunday School Board made report,
which was adopted without discus
sion.
Mr.. Riddle read the constitution
and bylaws Of the North IeXas
brotherhood, a society organized for
the benefit of ministers.
The report OF the committee on
district conference records was read
by the secretary. Adopted.
Committee on books and periodicals
reported, recommending a committee,
consisting of nine members, to en-
auire into the consistency OF board
Of colporteuragc.
Mr.. Briggs, editor of the Texas
Christian Advocate, made few bust
ness remarks in the interest OF that
Mr.. Hawkins said that he was rep
resentative of the Texas Christian Adj
vocatc; that its mechanical condition
and editorial ability are A No. l, and
that its circulation was not equal to
its merit.
Bishop Galloway said he had been
anseditor for four years, and that he
had something to say upon this sub
jcct. He spoke earnestly and elo-
uuently in favor Of circulating reli-
gyious periodicals, and especially the
Christian Advocate.
The report was then read in sections
consisting of four parts:
/. Committee on colporteurage.
Adopted.
2. Organization Of an historical So
ciety. Adopted.
8. Endorsing the Texas Christian
Advocate. Adopted.
4. Endorsing the Southern Review.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hawkins took Mr.. Briggs, the
religious editor of the Advocate, to
task for stating that the Advocate had
10000 subscribers. Mr.. Hawkins is a
member of the joint board, connected
with the Advocate, and he
said that the managers of the
Advocate had reported to the board
only $500. Mr.. Briggs in replying said
that the report to the joint board was
the bona fide subscription and did not
include the exchanges and compli-
mentary pages, which went to make
up the circulation. Mr.. Archer read
the report of the board Of educa-
ton No. 2. A paper which related to
the central university, asking it to be
reorganized as church institution,
by this conference and to be correlated
with the Southwestern college. DIR.
McLain of the Southwestern objected
to the phraseology of the paper re-
garding corallation. Mr.. Archer
changed the reading satisfactory to
Mr.. McLain, but which did not suit
the friends of the Central University,
and discussion arose. Mr.. McLain
read from proceedings has some seven
teen years ago upon the establishment
of one of the college, proper, and the
the right of corallation. The time
having arrived to adjourn, conference
adjourned till o'clock.
The bishop announced that memoir
ial services would be held in this hall
at Z o'clock, and that he would call the
questions: "What preachers have died
the past Year," 5