Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-17
SHERMAN.
The Travis Street Methodist Congrega'
ton win Build Large and
Well.Arranged Church.
Many Are Called 10 Hun For Once, but
Pew Are Chosen to serve
Therein.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEx., Feb. l6.-The execu-
tive committee OF the South Travis street
Methodist church met last evening and
adopted design for their new church
building on the site OF the one burned
few months ago. The new house
will be OF the approved modern
style for houses OF worship, with class
room, library, and cloak-rooms Of easy
access, and win have a gallery capable Of
seating large number of hearers when
required. The auditorium will be so ar
ranged In connection with the other de-
partments that by the simple opening OF
series OF folding-doors the whole can
be thrown into the audience chamber,
when over 500 can be comfortably seated
within easy hearing distance OF the
speaker. The church stewards have
$1,000 on hand that came from the in
surance on the old house, and valid sub
scriptions which bring the amount avail
able up to something over $4,000,
but the minimum cost OF the new
house ne now designed will reach $500
or $4,000, according 10 the material
used in its construction. Rev. j. M.
Binkley OF Sherman Is again appointed
pastor of the church, and his well-known
executive ability is ample assurance that
nothing less than tirst-class church will
be built and paid for when completed.
Mr.. Binkley was chiefly instrumental in
the erection OF the old church when he
was young man and only noviate in
the ministry, but he built, what was then
acknowledged to be, the largest and best
building within radius of 200 miles OF this
place, and 1t stood as a monument TO his
Ina hn 90 81. II.
testimonial to the llberality of our peo-
pie, until lew months ago, when the
fiery element reached 1t with consuming
tongue and laid II In ashes. The Method
list denomination In Sherman now num-
oers nearly 400 communicates, and
among them we find many of the leading
business men and capitalists OF the city
AMI surrounding country, who will take
pride In contributing OF their means to
help In the erection of house of worship
In all respects worthy of them.
selves and the cause they love.
Besides, this IL the pioneer church or.
aanizaton of all this section OF country,
and the old burnt church was for many
years cheerfully opened to other congre-
cations and preachers when they were
not sufficiently strong to provide for
themselves, and remembrance of this
TACT Will open many purse both among
other sects and those who are not church |
members to help the Methodists in this |
their time OF need.
Cliff Riley's little three-year-old daugh |
ter Carrie was taken sick on Thursday of |
last week, and on Sunday her physician, |
DR.. Il. ID. Thompson, pronounced II |
case OF dyptheria. Her symptoms were |
thought to be favorable last night, but |
the crisis of the disease has not yet been
reached
George Rugby, route agent of the Pa |
CHIC Express company between Denison
and Houston, took u lay-off last night and |
visited his old friends Ia Sherman.
The political Galdron is beginning 10 |
simmer, both city and county; eandl. |
dates are multiplying rapidly, and the |
"horny handed sons OF toil' will have |
plenty of timber TO select from. II is |
wonderful TO see the number of men who |
are willing to serve their fellow-cltizens. |
and draw their per diem and perquisltes
from the public Grub, and all seem conf |
dent of their ability and success; and 1t |
is sad to think OF the number who, after
election, will find that the quotation from
the old French philosopher, "that they
who rely upon public favor for their sup
port are extremely unwise," is true, as
but few of the vast throng who are pos
sesscd of the laudable ambition to serve
the public will have an opportunity.
The election Is long way off, yet hand |
shaking is the order of the day.
Matters in court circles are dull. The
case of knower VS.. Streeper of Denlson
has occupied the county court to-day aud
is still on trial.
A. II. Andrews, county treasurer, re-
ports $3.50 26 state and county taxes col |
lected up 10 O'Clock p. IN.
Deputy United States Marshal Jake
Spangler left here for Dcnison this morn.
ing with t. I. Craddock of Oklahoma
fame In charge TO undergo his examine
ton before the United States commits
sioner.
Capt, j. IL. Brtton and DR.. Jno. Grant
went south to-day
"Saml of Posen" was played here last
night to q crowded house and every one
was well pleased with 1t.