San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-29
The West Texas Conference.

The West Texas Conference.
The West Texas conference opened
with prayer in the basement of Paine
Methodist church, at $50 this morn
ing, Bishop Galloway, of Mississippi,
presiding.
Seventy-two preachers and twelve
lay delegates reported to their names
at roll call.
First call of reports of presiding
elders from all districts in West Texas
conference. The reports tor last year
were all favorable.
Reports from pastors who had either
been superanuated or acted as super
numeraries, referred TO committee.
Reverend DIR. Harris, of San
Antonio district, reported favorably
on the case of Rev. J. Kingsbury,
who was q candidate for rsadmission
for trial on travelling circuit. After
was denied readmission. 1t seems
that Mr.. Kingsbury is a very good
man, but not enough of an exhorter
for . travelling preacher. The vote
was 81 to 81, the bishop casting the
| vote that denied him readmission.
DR.. Morrison, travelling missionary,
and DR.. Palmer, editor of St. Louis
Christian Advocate, were introduced
by Bishop Galloway to the confer
ence.
San Antonio district was next heard
| from as to candidates who desired
admission for trial on travelling
circuits. Bro. Bynum was the
only candidate, and his virtues
were so formidable, SO numerous that
one of the brothers remarked that
| they needed him more at Yorktown
university. After a glowing eulogy
on his abilities, family and four chill
dren he was admitted.
San Marcos was the next district
called. Only n candidate from this
district, It's. Ballard. The presiding
elder of this district remarked that
Brother Ballard was not near SO good
a man as Brother Bynum, but that
he va a good man and a good
preacher, and the conference needed
him; he had q wife and four chill
dren. Admitted.
From San Saba district Brother
William r. Crockett was admitted
He also had four children and was a
good man. Bishop Galloway here
remarked that -four seemed to be the
orthodox number of children for itin-
Grant preachers.
Cuero had 8 candidates J. T. Webb,
| 20 years of age; Samuel j. Doak, %
years old, and J. Albert Phillips, %
years old. None of these gentlemen
were married and after some testimo-
ny from ministers who were &C
quainted with their fathers, were ad-
mitted.
A communication from the Coronal
Institute was referred to committee on
education without being read DIR.
Schmall, secretary of West Texas
Conference, had some rather severe
criticisms on himself and colleague
from the general conference which he
wished to read to the conference,
but he had mislaid them, and was
compelled to defer the reading.
Chairmen of the various comm ittee-
were assigned hours to call their com
mittees together, when the opening
session was adjourned till evening
by singing the doxology, and a bene-
diction by Brother Lection Elder
Denton will preach in the Paine
Methodist church at 3 this p. m.
and Rev. DIR. Morris at 7:30 this even
ing. A number of ladies and chill
dren were present and seemed very
much interested in the ~poceedings.
A finer looking body of preachers
never assembled in san Antonio.
Bishop Galloway as q presiding Of
ficer leaves nothing to be desired.
Every facility for obtaining in
formation was furnished press repre-
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