Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-25

FIFTH DAYS SESSION.
Special to the Gazette.
WAXAuACHIE, Ten, Nov. sl.-Tbs
fifth day IS session of the Northeast IN.
nual conference convened in I6.ms
chapel tins morning, and was called IA
order by Bishop Grant after devotional
exercises by Rev. j. w. Wilusd Of
Dallas.
Rev. j. II. Armstrong, presiding eide,
OF the Houston district of the Texas con.
ference. aud Rev. w. r. Carson Of
Natchez, Miss. were introduced anI in.
v!ted 10 seats within the har.
Rev. Monroe Conner, pastor Of Joshua
chapel, ADDED Sl2 10 to his doilar MONEY
report, making Sl55. an increuse on the
previous. year, besides having huilt
$1,000 church aud paid it out OF debt e.
cept SIS.
The conference located the electoral
college to meet in Dallas on the second
week in July hext for the election of DEL
egntrs to the general conference al Phil
adrlphia on the first Monday in NAV.
1892.
The Baptist church of this cl;v Of
which Rev. james Lister Is pastor was
p aced ut the disposal of the confrrer,s
for Sunday services, and from the ron
gregation Sl0.35 was received for the
support Of the conference.
Mrs. Lizzie f. Burnett, stewariess
of Joshua chapel and mother In Israe,
donated $40 tn Paul Quinn college; Rev.
W. Ii. F. Pyle gave $40; Adam Forbs,
$40, and Eev. J w. Joshua contributed
So to the correctional institution at
Waco.
The committee on missionary asses.
ments reported. which was adopted,
that each member of the churches
throughout the conference district be
assessed ten cents each to support home
and foreign missions.
G. Fl. Hopkins w. C. Cole and f. E.
Markell were appointed a committee 10
make the necessary assessments for tia
expenses of delegates to the general con.
ference.
Solemn memorial services were held In
respect to the memories of Filters A. F.
Jackson who died at Dallas, q. 3 TGY-
Tor ut Waco, III. r. Bluitt at Mexis,
G. K. Petty at Bonham, all OF whom
were prominent members OF the con-
ference. Elders w. d. F. Pyle and
Henry White euIogized the life and
character OF A. +. Jackson; J. W.
Joshua and Monroe Conner gave an n
teresting account OF the service and
death of G. b. Taylor; NJ. j. BROOKS
and W. A. Davis did justice 10 the
memory of H. R. Bluitt; d. Hill ard
F. w. Wright paid tributes 10 the
Christian life and peaceful death OF I.
K. Petty. The services were veJ
solemn aud impressive, aud many were
deeply affected
Rev. J. W. Joshua, presiding elder OF
the Tyler district, reported that its con-
difion was good and progressive; that
the pastors were respected in their sew
eral charges; that there has been geu.
eral wakinr-up among the people; thss
2S3 members have been added to .ns
church; that the membership in the Dis
trict is 1875. an increase OF - oTei
the previous year; that ten new chuFeH
lots have Ueen purchased during 'p'
year, namely. one ut Biveus, one d.
Kildare, and fine lots at GreenEh7'
Wills Point. Fornev, Rockwell, GUN
Creek, and two on the Fincastle ciFru',
one on Tyler circuit; that ioui
new churches have been uu'.
on the district; that several cnnrchs'
have been remodeled and iurnlsnei,
that two bells have been bought AHu
paid for; that Sl22l. was collected Jul
building purposes; that S2Stl.l' hH,
been paid for pastors salaries; 'HA,
S45S. 10 have been paid for support y.
presiding elder; that S2!2 81 HH
been collected for Sunday school pu'.
poses; that Sl3. 10 have been collected u.
Easter day for missionary purposes 'Ha.
SIS were raised for charitable purposes
that serenty-seven adults and thirty ID.
fants were baptized; that there ai'
twenty-five Sunday schools in the ~
trict, with l0l4 pupils, ana that the pro-,
pect is good for an increase OF numV'"
and effectiveness.
Deacons T. r. Simpson, E. W. hiRa.'
W. d. Blakely, d. V. Stovel, u ",
Sims, w. NJ. Sparks and F. ". "fIz..
having failed TO sustain the reGulre'
animation, were continued In Inc :.
ond years studies, and ordered 10
present at Denlson next year for eAa =,
ination one day before the openinH
conference.
A communication was received i,,n,
Rev. C. T. Shaffer, D. D.. pFe''-.f.
elder OF the Philadelphia district, III n
ference to placing a memorial windo" "A
Bethel church, on the old historic @so.h
where heiirst African Methodist epui
was erected, in memory of the late 81 81,
lamented Bishop r. 81. Cain, who ,...
beloved in Texas. The co"' n,
ence cheerfulIy voted its proportion
the payment of the memorial tribute