Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-28
TEXAS AT UNION CITY.
Worth Trying to Secure Another
"" Big Convention.
,,roterpst to Texas Cumberland Pres
"''' bytsrIans-Ths Assembly at
Union City.

f,V D,e.byteriau THE GAZETTE makes
bp1 TRACTS of interest to Fort Worth
"n' cher cities: Rev. R. NJ. Tinnon, of
r,r,h. Texas, placed his city in
f"' ,..,,ou urging that the location of
Worth was favorable IN every re-
Io o.. for the place of meeting. The city
P y. trslve or thirteen railroads; is in the
n a large humber of young
BidH " which would be unified in in
tnDlsH' and be revived by the
'a" .,,o of the assembly in
nss''Tw Worth. They have magniti-
fol. ,bnrcb, just finished. at a cost Of
cso. SlO 600. The church has grown
rssLn ave years from twenty mine mem
WEI, hundreds. The womans' board
e' - . in Dallas, thirty miles away;
.~ 10 bodies would be near enough to-
h ~" n help each other, possibly to
,ocether one day in "a great mis-
@Is -v meeting. Finally, he urged
s sH. Tsyas is to be thSS future state for
~. y. church, and it behooVes US to Guilt
W. Ts,as. His speech was strong and
'AS s..t With Texans devotion to
s sa,sr he was desperately patriotic.
o. \ NJ. Gillian of brentwood,
seconding the nomination of Fort
T 80 said that all Cumberland Pres
,arians are proud of the achievements
,hs Fort Worth church, and he was
-ions that the assembly should see
T..t Worth and its handsome Cumber-
i LU, Presbyterian church. and enjoy the
Sa,nItslity of the able Fort Worth
-S,or and his people.
Pc T. n. Williams of Bonham,
r.T wes in favor of Fort Worth. He
IA. ave are going to take Texas for
cumberland Presbyterianism. - Others
MIKE zealously of Fort Worth.
FPsv. E. T. Bowers didn't wish the as
,.mbIv TO come to Kentucky simply to
,ss me country. BE had no Spring Pal
,cs 10 show the guests of Greensboro. He
,omInated greensboro because it had ~ -
I'M inhabitants. He invited the assembly
n a church costing about $40, 900; he iu-
yIts1 If bv authority of his church unan-
jmop,ly given. 1t has been fifteen years
rncs the assembly met in Kentucky.
kentucky knows how to entertain her
guests.
Ohio Presbyteryi seconded the nomins-
ton Of Greensboro. SIX
Rev. Jesse Marshall gave some rea-
sons for the election of Wagner, I. T.
Rev. W. 7. Ferguson favored Ovens
bOTO.
Rev. Alb. johnson made a plea for
Wagner, during which be made some
h.pDy hits. "Come, - said he, "and
ven feed you on beef instead of the
ubOminable COW meat you have been liv-
iag on in the states.'' he said he was
the only preacher.in the PresbyterY that
would ride on the cars; hence he always
got to 60 to the general rssembly
"I'm q Choctaw, every whit except
blood. II you come TO the Indian Terri
tory, LET every man bring his blankets. ~
Memphis was named. by Rev. Richard
Ings, who commepded the big
hospitality of the people of TIemphis and
assured the assembly q hearty welcome
should ii go there.
Rev. G. N. Nall nominated Chicago.
He said he had no idea the assembly
would 20 there, but he was sincere in
dis desire that the assembly go there.
Re spoke of the proposition lately made
tia. Cumberland Presbyterian mission
b started in the Lake City, and argued
that the meeting of the assembly there
would bring the church before the pso-
pie aud tend to the success of the mis-
sion.
Dr.. Blake read a letter from Benton
vile, Ark, inviting the assembly there.
A vote was then taken, resulting as
follows.
Greensboro, ll5; Fort Worth, IS; Mem
pms, IL; Wagner, II; Chicago, 6.
Mr. Bowers gracefully acknowledged
NE honor done his city. Mr.. Tinnon
moved that Owensboro's election be
made unanimous, which motion was car
HE'D