Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-01
A. n. Z. CONFERENCE
Eidar Conner Returns From Co1's Providence
Chapel With the Lost Money Fourth
Days session.

DEIION, lex. NOV. ZS-lue iouit III
days session of the Central Texas an
uual conference convened this morning
and was called TO order by Bishop Grant
af er devotional services by Elder J. N.
Gentry OF Temple.
Bishop Grant asked Deacon l. d. Coffee
OF Austin why be was not present yester-
day afternoon TO hear the educational
sermon, which Is specially prepared for
the information and instruction of the
ministers, and he gave as an excuse that
he was doing some writing for Rev. j
/ L. Bryan, presiding e,der OF the West
/ Texas conference. The bishop directed
, that the excuse be put down in the min
utes, ana further added that be ought
not TO ordain him on elder for his alb
sence upon such an occasion.
4 communication was received from
the trustees and members OF the Ell Paso
church with the request that the confer
encs grant them the right to sell their
present church property for more suit
able location, which was granted.
Elder j. II. Connor, who was in charge
of Rockdale circuit last year, WAS
directed day before yesterday to return
10 Cox's Providence chapel In Milan
county, TO bring the S75 which he in
formed the conference was lost in
the possession of Ephraim Pleasant,
one of the officers of the church;
and Elder Common was specially
charged by Bishop Grant that
if he did not bring the money he need
not return TO the conference. Elder
Connor appeared this morning with every
dollar of the amount, reporting that on
his return to his charge that the officers
of ha ..hn m pDpi Pleasant iefDrp
them, informing him that he must pro-
duce. the money Immediately or
suffer the consequences; that the
stewards of the church US an evidence of
their determination 10 proceed TO the
severest measures if necessary, would
, not allow Pleasant out OF their custody
until he produced the money, which he
clnims to have raised la place of that
which he lost.
Bishop Grant quietly remarked that he
did not believe that the money had been
lost, and he was GLAD 10 know that it had
been found and received by the confer
enCe.
Rev. Henry white, presiding elder
of the Dallas district of the African
Methodist Episcopal church was intro
. duced TO the conference aud Invited to
seat within the bar.
A. j. Moore, secretary and treasurer
of the trustee board of Paul Quinn
college reported the amount of funds
received on Paul Quinn day from the
several churches III Texas was S30l 80;
that money from this source has en-
abied the board 10 iiquidate many of
the small and embarrassing claims; that
il the day is properly observed IN all
( of the Texas conferences, it will be the
svk.ts a1NN .lFafao
/ materially; that the institution is doing
a good work, aud closing with ths
PRAYER that Christian zeal aud effort may
( characterize the labOrs during the pres
I ent year.
/ Bishop Grant impressed upon the
members of the conference the ncces-
! sity of raising the required means for
the support OF Paul Quinn college at
/ Waco, aud assured the members that
they could not bs better engaged than
in advancing the cause of education
/ among the people of African descent.
/ The transfers of Elders j. d. Coffee
and W. d. Rics from the East Florida
/ conference 10 the Central Texas confer
) euce were announced. and their names
were ordered 10 be enrolled as members.
Deacon I. H. Smith OF San Angelo
was dropped from the roll OF member
! ship because of his failure 10 attend the
sessions, and he was assigned 10 the
quarterly conference at San Angelo, TO
which he will be responsible for his min
istsris conduct.
The conference has heretofore had but
one presiding elder district, but 1t has
advanced sufficiently TO justify the set
ting apart OF Two districts.
The following were elected trustees OF
Paul Quinn college: Ministerial-B. ".
Roberts, q. l.. Taylor aud j. E. Ed
wards; lay-Protessor Fl. T. Keeling of
Austin and A. J Moore OF Waco.
The second Thursday was fixed as the
time and Cameron az the place for hold
ing the electoral! college for the selection
of lay delegates TO the general confer
-ence OF the church ct Philadelphia on the
nrst Monday in May, 1892.
A statement was received from the
educational department OF the church,
located at Athens. Ga. showing what
African Methodists are doing as church
in fostering education, that they have
under their control and management
twenty lone institutions OF learning.
seveuty-three professors and 2l72 stu
dents, and that the whole number OF
graduates is 179: that there have been
collected for educational purposes $685.
$50. %; that the value of school property
il S34l 425, and that the debts amount to
S34l SO. In order that greater success
may attend the work in the future. the
department asks that whole of eudow-
ment dag, in churches and Sunday
schools, be devoted to endowment pur-
poses; that the bishop and ministers are
requested 10 lay before the well-to-do
people of AfriCsn descent the claims of
needy schools and to assist in securing
students for the same; that local board
OF three ministers and Two laym be
elected for purposes of cooperation, and
the blessings OF God are invoked upon
the deliberations Of the conference.
The committee on education reported q
fine paper on that subject, showing that
education is the art OF drawing out and
developing the faculties OF the mind and
. causing them to act IN sympathy with
the lave Of God. The report treats the
subject under two heads-mora! training
aud the importing OF useful information.
Industrial education is advocated 10 the
extent that no one should leave the
schools 10 go out i'll the world without
knowledge of some profession, trade or
occupation with which 10 make au honest
living. Agricultural! training. carpen-