Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12
N. E. CONFERENCE.
Regular Annual Gathering of the NJ E. Church
North in Texas

Regular Annual Gathering of the NJ. E. Church
North in Texas.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, Jan. 1.-THE first day s
proceedings of the Texas annual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
(North) passed off without any very
interesting scenes or questions arising.
Bishop D. A. GoodsiI of New York is
presiding and makes splendid
presiding officer. He opened the con-
ference by an eloquent address on
the relationship of the Christian
people the world over The bishop is
a fine specimen of physique, and ap-
parently has the SOUL s salvation of the
colored people at heart. Heis one of the
new bishops elected at the conference of
the Methodist Church North held in New
York last summer when such dramatic
scenes were had, and in which Clinton b
Fisk, the candidate for president of the
United States played such conspicuous
part. Nearly all of the delegates and
ministers in attendance in the confer
ence are colored, and they number about
$50. The conference fixed the hour of
meeting at 1890 O'Clock. Rev. G.. c..
Minnegan of Galveston was chosen secre-
tary. After considerable discussion it
was decided that the presiding elders
should appoint the standing and special
committees. The following are the COM
mittees appointed:
Public Work-P. Morgan, Wad Hamil-
ton.
Missions c. Moore, G w. Smith,
Ed Lee, r. H. Harbert, S. n. Scott,
Petty Morgan.
Missionary Robert Will
liams, c. Curtis, A. Taylor, G. j. L.
zard, F. Parker
Church Extension-N. NJ. Cole, P.
Douglass, P. Edwards, J S. Whitaker,
2. L. Jackson.
Education-C. A. Curry, jeremiah
Smith, j A Featherstone, L. j. Nor
yon, A Alexander.
Freedmans aid-H. Wilson, w. J.
Holland, S. M. Mcmillan, w. II Logan,
D. Morris.
Sunday schools. D. Meade, a. C.
Culbreth, R. R. Roberts, W. w. Brown,
H. j. Dyer.
Woman's home MISSIONS. A. Til
lery, Williams Rocks, c. C. Minnegon,
I. Moore, T. Cole.
Woman's foreign missions-A. Will
Iams, Jesse Jones, 1. F. Crozier, w.
B. Berry, w. Hamilton.
Book concern and periodicals.. NJ.
Bolden, Jordan Jordan, E. Gilmore, c..
w. WOose, T. c.. Shenalt.
Temperament. Ericsson, w. II. Jack
son, Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Fisher.
Bible cause-A. c.. Culbroth, S. H.
Grant, w. McKinsky, A. W. Parker, G.
Davenport.
Conference relations. d. Weade, c..
G.. Minnegan, w. J. Hamilton, j. K.
Logan O Douglass
Book Accounts. c.. CuIbrath.
Auditing Presiding Elders Accounts
W. H. Logan, J . A. Tilley, A. Alexan-
der, II. ID. Wilson, R. R. Roberts.
Sabbath Observance-S. H. McMillen,
A. Williams, S. Johnson, S. Kelly, 7.
Moore.
Memoirs-F. Parker, G. J lizard, N.
w. Cole, P Williams, Z. Edwards.
State of the Church-R. R. Roberts,
T. Cole, F. Gary, c. Curtis, j S. Whit
aker.
Gospel in all Lands-G. J lizard.
Rev. N e. Harrison (white) of the
Southwest Kansas conference, Rev. f.
Jeffries (white) of the Upper Iowa con-
ference, and Professor A. P. Albert,
(colored) editor of the Southwestern
Christian Advocate, are present.
special committee was appointed to
investigate the charges against the Rev.
Sampson Karn of Fairfield. The work
principally done the first day was to sub
NIT and have reports of the various con-
ferences