Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-13
SOUTHERN METHODISTS.
Fifth Days Proceedings of Their Con-
ference in the City of st. Louis.
Report Of the sunday-schooI Committee-A
Committee on Trusteeship Insti-
tuted Money Matters

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 12.---1n the NJ.
E. Church general conference this morn
ing, after the usual religious exercises,
the Sunday-school committee, through
its chairman, T. J. Magruder of Balti-
more, submitted report in which it is
stated that the past our years have been
the most prosperous in our history. The
increase in our Sunday school member
ship and in the circulation our periodical
literature is very enco uraging and the
relation of our SundsY-schools to the
church generally is becoming more sat-
isfactory every year. We now have 49,
$50 Sunday schools with SO 1880 teachers
and 693, 845 scholars, total 1872, 684. This
is an increase during the quadrennium of
1867 schools, 16 1896 teachers and 1872 ,098
scholars, total 14S 1854. The circulation
of our Sunday school periodicals has
increased during the four years 261 $50.
We now issue monthly 1872 200 copies
and in addition to this we furnish the
African Methodist Episcopal church 95,-
600 copies per month.
The committee of the Episcopacy re-
ported eulogistic memorial on Bishop
McTyire, who was the senior bishop at
the time of his death and it was
adopted.
E. s. Hunt of the American bible So
N.ciety was introduced to the conference
and spoke few words.
The committee on reVisals made two
long reports on proposed changes in
minor details of discipline. They rec
commended non-conourrenoe In nearly
every instance.
|. A resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointment of a committee to consist of
four laymen and three ministers TO
consider the expedience of con-
stituting board of trustees
to be invested with corporate
powers and authorized to receive and
hold IN trust and for the benefit of the
church under the direction of the gen.
eral conference, any and all donations,
requests, devises and grants Of whatever
description made to the church
South, IS such, and IL the same be
deemed expedient to report plan of said
trusteeship, and for the insertion in the
discipline of a statute In accordance there
with. Bishop Duncan, from the chair,
appointed the following gentlemen as
the committee, which is to be known
as ''the committee on trusteeship:'
Edwsrd 81. East Of Tennessee, E. E.
jackson, ex-governor Of West Virginia;
Thomas Stacey, governor Of Alabama;
Samuel Cupples and Rev. T. NJ. Finney
OF st. Louis; Rev. W. s. Black and Rev.
s. P. Wright.
Another resolution against the liquor
traffic was introduced and referred to the
committee on temperance.
A resolution TO increase the salaries Of
bishops from $4,000 to $4,000 per AMMAN
was sent to the committee OF episcopacy.
A way is to be provided for the legal
raising of funds to pay the salaries Of
presiding elders.
A resolution calling for the insertion
in the appendix to the discipline of the
resolutions adopted last Thursday con-
demuing worldliness, dancing, card
playing, theater going, etc., was laid
on the liable.
The Hio Grande mission conference, in
e memorial. called attention to the great
increase in membership of Spanish
speaking missions, and asking for the as
Segment of q bishop to that field. Re-
ferred to the committee OF episcopacy.
Adjourned.